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Elton John serenaded by Manchester City players at airport in FA Cup celebrations

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

(CNN) — “This boy’s too young to be singin’ the blues,” Elton John sings in one of his biggest hits “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.”And on Saturday, the legendary singer found himself singing with the sky blue side of Manchester as he was serenaded by Manchester City shortly after the team had won the FA Cup.Pep Guardiola’s side had defeated its bitter rival Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley to keep its hopes of a ‘treble’ still standing, before players and staff bumped into John at Manchester Airport on the tarmac by a plane.“Look who I ran into at Manchester Airport,” John posted on Instagram, alongside a photo of himself holding the FA Cup with some of City’s staff, including a grinning Guardiola. “Congratulations on an incredible double. Fingers crossed for the treble.”Videos posted by Manchester City showed John hugging each of the players in turn as they walked past him, while Phil Foden even posed for a selfie with the singer, before the team serenaded John with a rendition o...

Arraez’s RBI infield single in 8th lifts Marlins over A’s and series sweep

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez hit a tiebreaking infield single in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.Joey Wendle doubled against A’s reliever Austin Pruitt to lead off the inning, then advanced on Jacob Stallings’ single. Stallings took second on right-fielder Ramon Laureano’s throw to the plate as Wendle remained at third.Sam Moll relieved Pruitt (1-3) and struck out pinch hitter Jorge Soler before Arraez’s hard smash bounced off second baseman Aledmys Diaz’s glove and drove in Wendle to give Miami a 6-5 lead. Nick Fortes ran for Stallings and scored from third on catcher Shea Langeliers’ passed ball.The A’s lost their 14th straight on the road and are a major league-worst 12-49.Yuli Gurriel had three hits — falling a home run shy of a cycle — and Garrett Cooper went deep for the Marlins.Tanner Scott (4-1) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win, and Dylan Floro closed with a perfect ninth for his sixth save.NL ...

Red Sox embarrass themselves in sloppy 6-2 loss to Rays

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

Before Sunday’s game the Red Sox welcomed hundreds of kids from across New England onto the field at Fenway Park for a parade around the warning track.Then, in the hours that followed, those kids got to watch as the Red Sox delivered what could only be described as a Little League performance.Over a stretch where the Red Sox have frequently shot themselves in the foot on defense, the club outdid itself with an embarrassing showing in a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.The lowlight came on what started as a simple hit-and-run single in the top of the sixth, which quickly devolved into a full-fledged disaster. The slow chopper by Yandy Diaz bounced through the infield to Alex Verdugo in right, who nonchalantly returned it into the infield without realizing that Manuel Margot had already gone from first to third and was charging home.By the time Enmanuel Valdez made the relay home it was already too late, so catcher Connor Wong tried to salvage the play by trying to throw out Diaz ...

Tensions over Taiwan: China defends buzzing American warship

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

SINGAPORE — China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world’s top defense officials in Singapore on Sunday that such so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to China.In his first international public address since becoming defense minister in March, Gen. Li Shangfu told the Shangri-La Dialogue that China doesn’t have any problems with “innocent passage” but that “we must prevent attempts that try to use those freedom of navigation (patrols), that innocent passage, to exercise hegemony of navigation.”U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the same forum Saturday that Washington would not “flinch in the face of bullying or coercion” from China and would continue regularly sailing through and flying over the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea to emphasize they a...

Quebec town devastated by fishing accident that killed local man, four children

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

Residents of a small northeastern Quebec village are devastated by the news that a local man and two of his children were among five people killed in a weekend fishing mishap, one of the man’s relatives said Sunday.Keven Girard, 37, and four children died early on Saturday when they were caught in the shifting tides of the St. Lawrence River while fishing for capelin. Police identified Girard on Sunday but declined to name the children. But Girard’s aunt by marriage, Vivian Lavoie, said his sons Patrick and Jérôme Girard were among the victims. “Everyone is gutted,” Lavoie said in French on Sunday from the village of Les Bergeronnes, which was also Girard’s hometown.“Everyone knows each other here. It’s tight here. Everyone is affected, because we know them all.”Divers found Girard’s body in the St. Lawrence river on Saturday night, provincial police spokeswoman Sgt. Béatrice Dorsainville said in a phone interview.His death was f...

Mundelein man arrested, charged after deputies find nearly 8,000 fentanyl pills, guns

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

MUNDELEIN, Ill. — A man from the far north suburbs was arrested and charged after the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) raided his home Friday, where they found thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, a gun and a large amount of ammo.In March, LCSO's Special Investigations Group (SIG) along with members of the ATF and Homeland Security Investigations launched an investigation into 22-year-old Oscar Pena after learning he was allegedly selling firearms and illegal narcotics out of his home in the 1000 block of Concord Circle in Mundelein.Oscar Pena, 22.As the investigation progressed, undercover detectives acquired three firearms, 15 grams of cocaine, and nearly 2,500 fentanyl-laced pills. On Friday, a search warrant was conducted at Pena's home, where law enforcement officials seized nearly 5,500 fentanyl-laced pills, another firearm, and a large quantity of ammunition, according to the LCSO. 19 people shot, 3 dead in overnight violence on the South Side Pena faces the following char...

Hendriks gets win on Burger slam, White Sox beat Tigers 6-2 for 3-game sweep

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger's game-ending grand slam handed Liam Hendriks his first win since returning from cancer, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday for a three-game series sweep.Hendriks (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two. It was the third big league appearance for the All-Star closer since he missed the start of the season after he was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Yoán Moncada and Tim Anderson walked with one out to load the bases for Burger, who hit a drive to left-center off Alex Lange (3-1) for his 12th homer of the season. It was his first career slam and game-ending homer. YESTERDAY: Moncada scores on wild pitch that strikes ump, White Sox beat Tigers 2-1 Burger has been at the peak of his powers at home this year, as eleven out of his 12 home runs have cleared the fences at Guaranteed Rate Field this season.Michael Kopech also continued his recent string of success on the mound. The big righty finished his day with 7....

Periods of scattered rain and thunderstorms continue in the forecast

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Weekend thunderstorms brought hail from the Austin Metro area through the Hill Country, wind damage reports in Lakeway and La Grange, and 1-2 inches of rain in many communities.Weekend rain totalsA few isolated showers and thunderstorms continue overnight, then rain and storms become a bit more widespread Monday afternoon and evening. The chance of rain Monday and again late Tuesday stands at 50%, and some storms may contain small hail and lead to minor flash flooding.Rain coverage over the next 7 daysRain chances diminish later this week, though a few showers and storms cannot be entirely ruled out. After a brief respite from the June heat and humidity, we are tracking the potential of our first 100-degree heat of the year coming during the middle of June. BLOG: Summer forecast released: When do 100º days begin Hotter than normal temperatures expected mid-June INVESTIGATION: LCRA didn't plan for climate change until KXAN investigation FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Sta...

Police searching for missing vulnerable man in Troy

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Police Department and State Police have issued a missing vulnerable adult alert. Michael J. Hart, 55, was last seen in Troy on June 3. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hart is developmentally disabled and may be in need of medical attention. He was last seen on Marvin Avenue in Troy at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 3. He was last seen wearing a green work t-shirt, black work boots, a black baseball hat, a gray hand brace, a blue and orange bookbag, and a wallet with a chain. He also has a tattoo of a wolf on his arm. Anyone with information is encouraged to call (518)270-4411 or 911.

Ballwin man killed in I-44 collision with abandoned truck

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:22:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - One man is dead and another seriously injured following a collision on Interstate 44 in south St. Louis County.According to a report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 5:10 p.m. Saturday on westbound I-44, just east of South Lindbergh Boulevard.A 2006 Ford F550 had been parked and abandoned on the westbound shoulder, but part of the vehicle was left in the roadway, partially blocking lane 4. Man charged in St. Louis MetroLink assaults Two men were traveling westbound in lane 4 in a 1999 Ford Contour. The Contour slammed into the rear of the F550.Members of the Crestwood Fire Protection District responded. The driver of the Contour, a 30-year-old man from Kirkwood, was taken to a nearby hospital. The passenger in that vehicle, Thomas Brennecke of Ballwin, was pronounced dead at the scene just before 5:30 p.m. Brennecke was 31.State troopers said neither man was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.