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Joey Votto returns to Reds’ lineup after 10-month absence

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto rejoined the Cincinnati Reds’ lineup on Monday night after 10 months sidelined by an operation to repair his left biceps and rotator cuff.The 39-year-old was batting sixth and playing first base in a series opener against Colorado in the first big league game since Aug. 16 for the 2010 NL MVP. The Reds entered with an eight-game winning streak, their longest since 2012.“I feel much more like myself,” Votto said. “I’m back to full health. Ten months is a long rehab. If I’m going to rejoin a winning ballclub, my responsibility is to be up to speed with them.”Votto had surgery on Aug. 19, ending a season in which he hit .205 with 11 homers and 41 RBIs. At the time of the operation, the Reds said they expected the six-time All-Star back by opening day.He made his spring training debut on March 12 and hit .182 with one double and one RBI in eight games, then was put on the 10-day injured list and sent to Triple-A Louisville for a minor league injury reh...

Mbappé eclipses Fontaine as France beats Greece in Euro qualifying

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé’s twice-taken penalty moved him one goal behind Michel Platini on France’s all-time scoring list as Greece was beaten 1-0 in European Championship qualifying on Monday.Platini won the Ballon d’Or three straight times from 1983-85 during his heyday with Juventus and France, for which the gifted playmaker scored and created goals with a casual brilliance that became his trademark.“It’s huge when you know what Michel Platini represents for France,” Mbappé said. “He’s a legend.”The win was a fourth straight for World Cup runner-up France without conceding a goal in Group B — all with Mbappé as the new captain.“Let’s hope it lasts. I’m learning every day,” Mbappé said. “It’s an enriching experience to have this responsibility.”Mbappé also reached 54 goals over the season combined for France and Paris Saint-Germain to beat the overall mark set by the great Just Fontaine in the 1957-58 season — the year Fontaine set an individual scoring r...

Former top pick Henry Davis arrives in Pittsburgh eager to help after sprint through the minors

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates tried to take their time with Henry Davis.His bat wouldn’t let them.The top overall pick in the 2021 amateur draft was to make his major-league debut on Monday night, playing right field while batting seventh against the Chicago Cubs in hopes of sparking an erratic offense in serious need of a jolt.The Pirates insist they remain committed to making Davis an everyday catcher. For now, however, the 23-year-old will spend most of his time — at least during games — getting a crash course in how to play right field at PNC Park, where the 21-foot-high Roberto Clemente Wall and its sometimes funky caroms can make learning the position on the fly difficult.“If I can help the Pirates win in right, I’m excited about it,” Davis said.Davis’ debut caps a rapid rise through the system, particularly this season. He began the year at Double-A Altoona and was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on June 4 with the team intent on having him splitting catching wi...

'He had a hoof print on his chest': Moose attacks man as he walks his dogs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 58-year-old man is recovering after he was trampled by a moose while out on a trail in Boulder County.The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said Robert Standerwick surprised the cow and her calf on a hairpin turn on a trail in Coal Creek Canyon. How moose came to live in Colorado "The moose are definitely the most deadliest animals up here for sure," Collin Howe, who helped Standerwick after he was trampled, said.Standerwick shot a gun he was carrying into the ground twice to scare off the cow and calf, which then both left without injury."He wasn’t trying to injure it. He made that clear to me. He was just trying to scare it off," Howe said. Howe, who also lives in the area, said he had just gotten out of the shower when he heard a gunshot and then heard someone in distress about a quarter of a mile away. "I heard a gunshot. I thought someone was scaring the bear we are dealing with in the neighborhood," Howe said. "Then I listened and heard our n...

Community members celebrate Juneteenth in Boulder

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — Communities across the nation celebrated Juneteenth Monday. It is the holiday celebrating the emancipation of freed slaves and is recognized as a national holiday and a state holiday here in Colorado.Many celebrate Juneteenth with activities like parades and cookouts. While some of those events took place over the weekend, one group of Coloradans used Monday to educate instead.Students and community members of all backgrounds gathered at the University of Colorado Boulder on Monday to celebrate the emancipation of freed slaves in the United States."I better not hear no more Black folks, White folks or otherwise coming to tell me, talking about, 'Juneteenth is a Black holiday,'" said Alice Faye Duncan, guest speaker at the Juneteenth celebration. Colorado voters keep getting less partisan, according to their registrations "Imagine only knowing slavery and then one day, one day, that is no longer your reality or perceived reality. Because we understand the co...

Vegetation from recent rains could become fire fuel

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Mike Amdur is a firefighter at the Foothills Fire Protection District around Lookout Mountain.He said the grasses in the area are green and several feet high after all of the recent rain."There's good moisture content right now, but we worry when those grasses dry out, they create a very large, heavy fuel load for us and can generate pretty intense and fast-growing fire behavior," he said.Amdur said grasses dry out much faster than trees and it doesn't take long.According to Zach Hiris, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Boulder, the rest of June looks to be pretty dry."For places like the plains where it is predominantly grass, it just takes a couple of weeks of really dry conditions to get those fuels available to burn again," Hiris said. When was Denver’s last 90-degree day? He said there would be reason for concern if the area moved into an extended dry period, after a very wet period."We did that a couple of years ago where th...

How moose came to live in Colorado

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- You might think that moose were always in Colorado, but you'd be wrong. In fact, there weren't any permanent populations of moose in the state until just over four decades ago.As of 2023, there are nearly 3,000 moose across the state of Colorado. 'He had a hoof print on his chest': Man attacked by moose while walking dogs However, moose aren't considered to be native to the Centennial State at all, and until recently were a very rare site to see.Moose weren't always in ColoradoAccording to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, there were reports dating back to the 1850s of solitary moose moving into the state from Wyoming. These strays never came in large enough numbers to establish a stable population in the state, however.That changed in 1978 when wildlife managers arranged for a transplant of 12 moose from Utah to the state's North Park region near Walden. The next year, another 12 were moved from Wyoming to the same region. Moose dies after jumping from 2nd-story dec...

47-year-old naked man gets accused of aggravated battery on an officer in Miami Beach

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

A man baring it all on Miami beach and it wasn’t just to get an even tan.Police said he was caught stealing when he made a run for the water.Now he’s facing some serious charges. 7’s Sheldon Fox has the exclusive.You’re watching one of the weirdest takedowns you’ll ever seeBody camera footage obtained exclusively by 7news shows the wild reeling in of a big, buck-naked man accused of aggravated battery on an officer. The battery on civilians and other charges connected to when cops said, he is 6 feet and 2 inches tall and weighs around 300 pounds gentleman attempted to steal a Jetski in the area of 23rd Street and the beach on April 2.“Do you wanna go on a boat ride?,” said Marine Patrol from the boat.One of the first official views of the suspect from Miami Beach Marine Patrol.The move here was to try convincing him out of the water.“Where you want to go, bro, I’ll take you,” said Marine Patrol.Splashing and singing in Hebrew, he doesn’t wan...

House goes up in flames, thousands left without power after power surge in Waltham

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

First responders and power crews have been working throughout Waltham after the city experienced a power surge on Monday, leading to widespread outages.A house also went up in flames in the aftermath of the fire.Waltham Fire Chief Andrew Mullin told 7NEWS his department received around 40 phone calls from residents within 30 minutes around 9 a.m. He said the calls ranged from homeowners reporting power outlets smoking to the full-blown house fire on School Avenue.A 15-year-old boy was believed to be the only person inside of the home at the time and was able to get out safely, according to officials.“I heard a loud commotion and then all of our hard-wired alarms were going off,” said Tricia Hurley, a neighbor who called 911. “Smoke just billowing from the top of the house – one of my neighbors did show me a picture [showing] that the flames were shooting out the front.”An Eversource spokesperson said its crews worked as quickly as possible to resolve th...

Bebe Rexha shares photo and says ‘I’m good’ after she was hit in the head by a phone on stage

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:23 GMT

(CNN) — Bebe Rexha has shared an update after she was rushed off stage at her concert in New York City when someone threw a cell phone that hit her in the head on Sunday.“I’m good,” Rexha wrote in the caption of two photos she posted to her Instagram page that showed a closeup of the injury the singer suffered to her eye.According to People magazine, a man in attendance was subsequently arrested and charged with felony assault for using his cell phone as a weapon.CNN has reached out to the New York Police Department for comment.Video of the incident shared by concertgoers on social media, Rexha grabbed her face and fell to her knees after she was hit while the crew at the Rooftop at Pier 17 rushed to help her.Rexha has been on her “Best F’n Night of My Life” tour since May.One concertgoer took to Twitter to write about the incident, saying, “This is Bebe Rexha being rushed out of the concert venue here in NYC after someone threw a f—ing p...