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Column: Matchup between managers David Ross and Craig Counsell adds some spice to the Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee Brewers rivalry

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

There might not have been an obvious turning point to the Chicago Cubs’ season.But the extra-inning win in Milwaukee on the Fourth of July, which ended with manager David Ross’s profane postgame rant about the closing of the roof at American Family Field, was probably as good a place as any to start.“It’s really un-American to shut the roof on the Fourth of July,” Ross said the next day. “I don’t know who does that. It was a beautiful day.”The Cubs were seven games under .500 at 38-45 entering the holiday. They went 31-16 over their next 47 games, a .660 winning percentage that catapulted them into a wild-card spot and kept them within spitting distance of first place, four games behind the Brewers in the National League Central entering Monday’s showdown at Wrigley Field.It was another beautiful day as Cubs starter Jameson Taillon faced Brewers left-hander Wade Miley in the opening game of a key three-game series.Sister Jean of ...

Luis Severino dominates again, Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres hit back-to-back homers in Yankees’ win over Tigers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

Luis Severino’s stark resurgence continued Monday night, and Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres gave the Yankees enough offense to make it count.Severino dominated the Detroit Tigers in a tidy 4-1 win on the road, striking out eight over seven shutout innings while surrendering five hits.It was the second straight stellar start by Severino, who held the Washington Nationals to one hit over 6.2 shutout innings five days ago in the win that ended the Yankees’ nine-game losing streak.The recent excellence marks a return to form for Severino, who pitched to a 2-8 record and 7.98 ERA over his first 15 games this season. The two-time All-Star’s last two outings improved his record to 4-8 and lowered his ERA to 6.64.Detroit threatened in the sixth inning, when Zach McKinstry tripled with one out in a 1-0 game. But Severino, 29, got the next batter, Riley Greene, to ground to shortstop, and rookie Anthony Volpe threw out McKinstry at home.The seven-inning outing was the longes...

Boston judge rips Caribbean Festival suspects after gunplay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

Several suspects were arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Monday on charges tied to the Caribbean Festival chaos that injured eight people on Saturday.“At a festival where people are supposed to be able to go have fun, relax — it’s not that anymore, we all know it — but that’s what it’s supposed to be,” said Judge Jonathan Tynes, during the arraignment of 21-year-old Maceo Withers Brown. “To celebrate rich culture, rich history, rich tradition. This ain’t it.“Twenty-one years old, no record,” Tynes continued loudly, as Withers Brown’s mother audibly cried. “Now we’re going to ask (his mother) to come up with $25,000. I’m not saying that’s an unreasonable request. I’m saying it’s an unreasonable ask for this woman. … This is not supposed to be happening. And I recognize that she’s probably thanking God that the phone call she didn’t get from the police w...

Newspaper group publisher G. Ogden Nutting has died at 87

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — G. Ogden Nutting, who helped grow his family’s newspaper business to more than 50 daily publications in 18 states, has died. He was 87.Nutting died Friday, according to The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, which published his obituary and a separate story on his death Monday.A Wheeling resident, Nutting was the longtime publisher of Ogden Newspapers Inc. and spent more than 60 years in various roles with the private company. His grandfather, H.C. Ogden, founded The Wheeling Evening News in 1890, and it formed the basis of the newspaper chain.Nutting joined Pittsburgh Pirates team owner Kevin McClatchy’s ownership group in 1996. McClatchy and Nutting knew each other initially through their newspaper industry ties before McClatchy brought Nutting into his ownership group that kept the team from leaving Pittsburgh.But McClatchy eventually lost his majority ownership stake to Nutting’s son, Bob, who supplanted McClatchy as the Pirates’ principal owner in ...

US Marines killed in Australian aircraft crash were from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The three U.S. Marines killed in a tiltrotor aircraft crash during a training exercise in Australia were from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado and another Marine was in critical condition, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.The Marine V-22B Osprey with 23 Marines on board crashed Sunday in tropical forest on Melville Island while taking part in Exercise Predators Run, a drill that includes the militaries of Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.All 20 survivors were injured and were flown by rescue aircraft 80 kilometers (50 miles) south to the city of Darwin within hours of the crash. Three of those Marines remained in Royal Darwin Hospital on Tuesday, one in critical condition and two stable, a Marines statement said. Their names have not been released.Up to 2,500 U.S. Marines have been based in Darwin for six months a year since 2012 as part of the U.S. military pivot to Asia to counter China’s growing influence in the region.Col. Brendan Sulli...

Woman charged with murder in fatal Moss Park altercation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

Toronto police say a 27-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman seriously injured in an altercation in the Moss Park area later died in hospital. Police were called to the Shuter and Sherbourne streets area at around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16 for unknown trouble. Investigators say two women had an altercation that resulted in one of them suffering serious injuries. It’s not clear exactly how she was injured.The woman was rushed to hospital where died on Friday, August 25. The victim has since been identified as Fadumo Hassan, 29. Mireille Pardieu, 27, is facing a single count of second degree murder.

Kim calls for North Korean military to be constantly ready to smash US-led invasion plot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart plots to invade his country, as he accused the U.S. of conducting “more frantic” naval drills with its allies near North Korea, state media reported Tuesday.The U.S. and South Korean militaries are holding joint summer exercises that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. The allies have insisted the drills are defensive in nature.Kim said in a speech marking the country’s Navy Day that falls on Monday that the waters off the Korean Peninsula have been made unstable “with the danger of a nuclear war” because of U.S.-led hostilities, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.He cited a recent U.S.-South Korean-Japanese summit, the deployment of U.S. nuclear strategic assets and the U.S. drills with its allies. “The prevailing situation requires our navy to put all its efforts into rounding off the war readiness to maintain the constant co...

Several homes damaged after fire in Marquette Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

CHICAGO — Emergency crews were called to the scene of a house fire in Chicago Lawn on Monday afternoon.The blaze broke out at a home near 69th and Rockwell around 5 p.m.SkyCam9 flew above the scene. Details are limited, but SkyCam9 shows a house engulfed, with heavy smoke from the roof area. Chicago fire officials said the blaze has spread to neighboring homes, affecting at least three structures.Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesAt this time, there is no word on what may have sparked the blaze, but officials say nobody was injured in the fire. This is a developing story. Check back with WGN News for updates.

'For the Youth, By the Youth: Young entrepreneur hosts back-to-school event for South Side kids

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

CHICAGO — A South Side entrepreneur scarred by losing a loved one to gun violence, says his passion is to help Chicago youth prepare for bright futures, while also pursuing his. Just a few weeks into his first year of college, 18-year-old Jaqueza Thomas hosted a back-to-school giveaway at Cole Park in the Chatham neighborhood, giving away over 100 backpacks funded by himself and other organizations. A boy and a Chicago firefighter were having a 1v1 in a basketball game which was tied 20-20.  "Just seeing the smiles on the faces of the families and being able to inspire others at the event was enough for me," Thomas said. 40th annual Chicago Triathlon underway, swimming removed due to dangerous Lake conditions A total of 110 backpacks were distributed, with 50 donated by the Chicago Architecture Center. The Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Fire Department also attended to ensure safety during the event.Kids from around the neighborhood gathered for activities, b...

Significance of March on Washington still felt decades later

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:16 GMT

60 years ago Monday, hundreds of thousands of people filled Washington D.C. for the historic March on Washington for Jobs and freedom.About a quarter million Americans outraged over the nation’s racial oppression and inequities peacefully marched and gathered near the Lincoln Memorial for the march.During the march, the most influential Civil Rights leaders called for greater racial, ethnic and economic equality.Among those speakers was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.Today, leaders in Chicago say they’re fulfilling ideals presented during the march by helping families become financially stable.It’s an idea historian, author and professor of history at Simmons College of Kentucky, Dr. Jemar Tisby says formed decades earlier by A. Phillip Randolph.“He proposed a march on Washington all the way back in 1941 and it was to protest discrimination in the federal government and who they offer federal contracts too,” he said. From WGN Morning News: L...