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Diamondbacks host the Brewers in first of 3-game series

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

Milwaukee Brewers (7-2) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (6-4)Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Wade Miley (0-0); Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Diamondbacks -140, Brewers +120; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks begin a three-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.Arizona went 74-88 overall and 40-41 at home a season ago. The Diamondbacks slugged .385 as a team last season with 2.8 extra base hits per game.Milwaukee had an 86-76 record overall and a 40-41 record on the road last season. The Brewers slugged .408 with a .723 OPS as a team in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Cole Sulser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Melancon: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Davies: 15-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Lewis: 10-Day IL (illness), Corbin Martin: 60-Day IL (lat), Carson Kelly: 10-Day IL (forearm), Joe Mantiply: 15-Day IL (shoulder)Brewers: Justin Wilson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring),...

Phillies open 3-game series with the Marlins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

Miami Marlins (4-6) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (3-6)Philadelphia; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (0-0); Phillies: Matt Strahm (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Marlins -116, Phillies -103; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies begin a three-game series at home against the Miami Marlins on Monday.Philadelphia had an 87-75 record overall and a 47-34 record in home games last season. The Phillies averaged 8.6 hits per game last season while batting a collective .252 and slugging .421.Miami went 69-93 overall and 35-46 on the road a season ago. The Marlins scored 3.6 runs per game while allowing 4.2 in the 2022 season.INJURIES: Phillies: Darick Hall: 10-Day IL (thumb), Noah Song: 15-Day IL (back), Cristopher Sanchez: 15-Day IL (left tricep), Bryce Harper: 10-Day IL (elbow), Rafael Marchan: 60-Day IL (hand), Nick Nelson: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rhys Hoskins: 60-Day IL (acl)Marlins: Joey Wendle: 10...

Padres try to extend road win streak in matchup with the Mets

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

San Diego Padres (5-4) vs. New York Mets (5-5)New York; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Yu Darvish (0-0); Mets: Max Scherzer (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mets -137, Padres +116; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres visit the New York Mets looking to continue a three-game road winning streak.New York had a 101-61 record overall and a 54-27 record in home games last season. The Mets slugged .412 with a .744 OPS as a team in the 2022 season.San Diego had an 89-73 record overall and a 45-36 record on the road last season. The Padres scored 4.4 runs per game while allowing 4.1 last season.INJURIES: Mets: Omar Narvaez: 10-Day IL (calf), Sam Coonrod: 60-Day IL (lat), Bryce Montes de Oca: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tommy Hunter: 15-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (teres major), Stephen Ridings: 15-Day IL (lat), Edwin Diaz: 60-Day IL (knee), Elieser Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 15-Day IL (rib)Padres: David Dahl: 10-Day IL (quad...

3 unions representing about 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff to begin historic strike over contract negotiations

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

Three unions representing about 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff will go on strike Monday morning after nearly a year of gridlocked contract negotiations, marking the first educator strike in the university’s nearly 257-year history, according to the unions.Members of the unions will form picket lines on Rutgers’s three main campuses in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden, New Jersey, to demand salary increases, improved job security for adjunct faculty and guaranteed funding for graduate students, among other requests, union representatives said in a joint release.“Those closest to our learning and to the university’s mission to teaching, research and service deserve more than to merely be surviving and scraping by,” Rutgers masters student Michelle O’Malley said during a virtual town hall Sunday night.The three unions are Rutgers AAUP-AFT, which represents full-time faculty, graduate workers, postdoctoral researchers and counselors; the R...

Div. 3-4 boys lacrosse: Norwell ready to run it back

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

A slight chill hung in the air last week as cars whistled along Route 3 nearby. But the Norwell Clippers were finally back at their sanctuary, eager to defend their 2022 Div. 3 boys lacrosse championship after an extended respite.Was there plenty of optimism? Sure, how could there not be? Yet, the Clippers have decided to approach their new campaign with a sense of humility, albeit eager to make history.“Right now, we’re kind of keeping the expectations real,” said Norwell coach Josh Stolp. “We lost a lot of great players. We still have a lot of great players, lot of young guys. So, we’re just trying to make sure that we’re going out there every day, and sort of pushing ourselves to get a little bit better.”Norwell (21-2) lost a few critical players from last season’s roster, but has the return of Syracuse commit John Mullen, along with seniors Austin Shea and Timmy Ward. Ryan Daly should provide some great insurance in net for the Clippers as well.Most are penciling in Medfield (19...

Hydro-Quebec may not see full restoration until Tuesday : In The News for April 10

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 10 …What we are watching in Canada …Hydro-Quebec is warning that some of its remaining repairs to lines damaged by last week’s deadly ice storm may not be completed until Tuesday.Roughly 40,000 customers remain without power across Quebec as of 3:30 a.m. Monday morning. The majority of the outages are in the Montreal, Outaouais, Monteregie, and Laval regions.Regis Tellier, the utility’s vice-president of operations and maintenance, told reporters Sunday morning that power has been restored to over 90 per cent of the more than one million customers who lost electricity — including 180,000 who saw the lights come back on Saturday.Tellier said most of Quebec’s remaining outages affect only a handful of customers, noting hydro workers are reconnecting fewer customers even though theyR...

Daily horoscope for April 10, 2023

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Sagittarius.Happy Birthday for Monday, April 10, 2023:You are a brave risk-taker. You like to shake things up a bit. Nevertheless, you know what you’re doing. This is a wonderful year to socialize and enjoy life! Old friends might reappear again. Let your hair down and live it up!ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★★★This week starts in an exciting way. You’re full of a sense of adventure! You want to travel somewhere different to get a change of scenery. Fortunately, it’s a great day to travel or make travel plans; it’s also a great day to study and learn something new to broaden your horizons. Tonight: Schmooze!TAURUS(April 20-May 20)★★★★This is a wonderful day to discuss financial matters with others, especially if you have to ask for a mortgage or a loan. Any discussion regarding shared property, insurance issues, inheritances and such will likely result in your favor. To...

Monaco Court decides in favour of Ashot Yegiazaryan's wife

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

Russian oligarchs continue to lose: not only by sanctions but by their former wives. Natalia Tsagolova, the wife of the fugitive Russian oligarch Ashot Yegiazaryan, recently froze half of his assets in a bank in Monaco. The Monaco Court of Appeal's decision to freeze  $94 million in favour of Tsagolova added to the ever-growing legal problems that Yegiazaryan has been facing both in his former homeland and abroad. Currently, he is being sued for more than $300 million by a variety of parties, including his spouse Tsagolova, his former business partner Vitaly Smagin, and others.In the late 1990s - early 2000s, Yegiazaryan built his wealth by investing in various Russian businesses, including real estate, banking and others. However, instead of registering all family assets under his name, Yegiazaryan, who was also a three-time elected member of the State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament where he represented scandalous Liberal Democrats, made use of his political...

Miss Manners: I want to have a 14-course dinner party. What are the rules?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My grandmother lived her life to its fullest: making calls on Tuesdays, remaining “at home to guests” on Wednesdays, and serving tea promptly at 4 every day.Throughout her life, she would tell me of grand dinner parties that would last all evening with numerous courses and the table “turning” twice during these amazing fetes. When I asked her what the menu was, she replied, “It was 14 courses and then some. Write to Miss Manners; she’ll know.”She recently passed, and I had the honor of inheriting her entire retinue of china, linens, flatware, glassware, serving platters, bowls, tureens, urns, cups, saucers, etc. I do not wish to “show off” this collection of flatware and glasses, but I do want to have one of these dinners in honor of my grandmother.Could you please tell me what the courses are, and what order they should be served? And what are the rules of “turning the table”?GENTLE READER: The fir...

Dear Abby: My dad says he had no choice but to cheat. I’m not buying it.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:16:34 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I am a 23-year-old child of divorce. For nine months, my father has been dating a woman he was seeing while still married to my stepmother.My youngest brother (age 19) and I have yet to meet her. If they marry, this will be Dad’s third marriage.While I love him, he deeply hurt not only my former stepmother but also my mother, because he cheated on them both multiple times. He excuses it by saying he had no other choice.I recently moved back to my hometown after living in New York for 16 months. At some point soon, the three of us, as well as my middle brother, will likely have dinner together. I’m afraid I’ll lash out at her and possibly lose my father in the process.I feel like a child when he tries to explain his behavior in an indirect way. Must I accept this new woman as my father’s partner or risk him dropping out of my life?REVOLVING DOORSDEAR REVOLVING DOORS: If you want a relationship with your father, it’s important that you not lash...