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Impact of Ahmed’s return from injured list for Giants Wisely, Luciano originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area.SAN FRANCISCO — It took a little longer than initially expected, but shortstop Nick Ahmed has returned to the Giants.Ahmed was activated from the disabled list before Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at Oracle Park. The two-time Gold Glove winner had been recovering from a sprained left wrist suffered after being hit by a liner in early May.Ahmed struggled during his rehab and missed 30 games. Prior to the injury, he was batting .236 with 11 RBIs in 36 games.”It’s been…
EAST LANSING – Hillman scored more points this season than any team in state history, averaging more than 13 points per game. But on the big stage at Secchia Stadium on Friday, the combination of slick Holton High School junior pitcher Kenzie Green and a stellar defense backing her up meant the machine never got going. And senior slugger Ryan Robbins handled the rest of the work. Robbins hit a two-run single in the second inning and then sealed the game with an incredible three-run homer over the right-field wall, leading Holton to an 8-0 victory in Friday’s Division 4…
Alicia Amos cried for her 3-year-old daughter when she learned of the Southern Baptist Convention’s resolution issued Wednesday opposing the widespread practice of in vitro fertilization.Her healthy infant was conceived through in vitro fertilization and is now among the approximately 2 percent of babies born each year as a result of this procedure. Amos, 32, who grew up Southern Baptist and still attends a church in Missouri with her husband, is not “disparaging” the convention or the delegates who voted in favor of the resolution.But she doesn’t want her daughter to get hurt.”I never want her to feel ashamed that…
A federal grand jury charged this week that an Arizona man was planning a mass shooting this spring aimed at Black people in an attempt to foment a “race war” before the 2024 election.According to the indictment, Mark Prieto, 58, of Prescott, Arizona, planned to carry out attacks in Atlanta with the intention of targeting African-Americans and other non-whites. Between January and May, Prieto allegedly discussed the plan with people he believed shared his racist beliefs, who turned out to be an FBI source and an undercover FBI agent.According to the criminal complaint, Prieto met with people at gun shows…
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing increased to $61 million because no one won it on Friday.The winning numbers were drawn just after 11pm ET on Friday and the results are below.The lucky winner in Friday’s drawing could receive a lump sum of an estimated after-tax cash value of $22.6 million, according to the lottery association.Two different people have won the Mega Millions jackpot so far this year: A player from New Jersey won a massive $1.13 billion prize in early March, and another player from Illinois won $552 million last week.See below for the winning numbers for the…
VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — A special support night will be held at Valley Strong Ballpark in Visalia.”Not only can the kids be their true selves, but the parents can be their true selves too,” says Our House founder Karina Carillo.For the third year in a row, Visalia Rawhide has partnered with Adapted Athlete, a nonprofit organization that helps a variety of people struggling with mental, physical and cognitive challenges.”It’s really great to see the excitement these kids get knowing they can come to a baseball game and have fun with everyone,” said Dalila Palacios, ticket operations manager for Visalia Rawhide.Nikki…
Former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team on Friday night delivered an aggressive, and at times misleading, rebuttal to efforts to curb Mr. Trump’s public attacks on the FBI agents working on his classified documents case in Florida.In 20 pages of court documents, the lawyers blasted prosecutors from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office for trying to limit Trump’s comments about the FBI on the eve of two key political events: the first presidential debate scheduled for June 27 and the Republican National Convention, which begins on July 15.”This motion is a blatant attempt to impose totalitarian censorship of core political…
The Patriots survive a seventh-inning scare to advance to the Division 4 State Championship.Tom Greene/Huron Daily TribuneThe Patriots survive a seventh-inning scare to advance to the Division 4 State Championship.Tom Greene/Huron Daily TribuneUSA’s Layla Bolzman on third base.Tom Greene/Huron Daily TribuneThe Patriots survive a seventh-inning scare to advance to the Division 4 State Championship.Tom Greene/Huron Daily TribuneThe Patriots survive a seventh-inning scare to advance to the Division 4 State Championship.Tom Greene/Huron Daily TribuneThe Patriots survive a seventh-inning scare to advance to the Division 4 State Championship.Tom Greene/Huron Daily TribuneThe Patriots survive a seventh-inning scare to advance to the Division 4…
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria native Mariah Cooley is proudly wearing the crown and sash as the first ever Miss Black Peoria USA. The Monarch is Coulee’s platform, representing the monarch butterfly, the state insect of Illinois. “I chose the monarch butterfly because it represents a transition in life and growing into a new journey,” she said. As Cooley embarks on her new journey, she encourages others in her community to do the same. “Through the pageant, which is a fairly new endeavor for me, I want to empower all Illinoisans to explore not only turning their pain into purpose,…
Image source, Getty ImagesArticle informationThe investigation into a £100 “bet” on the general election by Rishi Sunak’s parliamentary aide Craig Williams has put the spotlight on the world of political gambling. Betting on sporting events is now huge business in Britain, with millions of dollars being wagered on the Euros and the Paris Olympics this summer, most of which is done online rather than via the traditional bookmaker route. But gambling has also long been part of the political world. To an outsider, betting on an obscure by-election or leadership contest may seem odd, but for some political enthusiasts it…