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Cardinals activate OF Lars Nootbaar from injured list

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals activated outfielder Lars Nootbaar (jammed left thumb) from the 10-day injured list and optioned infielder-outfielder Juan Yepez to Triple-A Memphis prior to Saturday’s game.Nootbaar injured his thumb sliding into third base in the Cardinals’ season opener against Toronto on March 30.Nootbaar was in the Cardinals’ lineup on Saturday against the Pirates at home batting seventh and playing center field.“It’s good to have him back in the lineup,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “This is a guy that obviously is good at several things performance-wise, defensively, offensively, on the bases, but also brings a ton of energy and some of the intangibles that he brings to the team are welcomed.”Nootbaar made his first career opening day start after playing for World Baseball Classic champion Team Japan. He went 0 for 5 in a rehabilitation appearance as a designated hitter with Double-A Springfield on Thursday before testing his...

Tottenham’s top-4 hopes hit with 3-2 EPL loss to Bournemouth

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were dented after a 3-2 loss to Bournemouth following Dango Ouattara’s stoppage-time winner on Saturday.A wild Premier League game was won by the visitors after goals by Matias Vina and Dominic Solanke were added to by substitute Ouattara. It earned the Cherries some revenge after their late pain in the reverse fixture in October.It capped a bad afternoon for Spurs’ acting head coach, Cristian Stellini, who substituted a substitute — Davinson Sanchez — after the defender’s poor 23-minute cameo and saw his aggressive tactics cost his team. Tottenham had six attackers on the field in the final minutes.Tottenham remained in fifth but has Aston Villa just three points behind and a critical three-game week against top-four rivals Newcastle and Manchester United coming up. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy faced more chants during the team’s 10th defeat of the league season.Kickoff was delayed by 15 minu...

Northern Virginia home sales plummet 32% in March, compared with 2022

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Home sales in Northern Virginia declined 32.1 percent in March, compared with the prior year, as higher interest rates continue to depress the region’s real estate market.Sales were up 38.4% from February, which is typical, according to data from the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors.“The growth from February is part of our seasonal cycle,” said NVAR board member Cassandra Welch of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Spring market is traditionally hot, and we are seeing lots of interest in buying homes. Sellers still have more leverage since buyers are challenged to find many options. The good news is that we see this changing.”Homes stayed on the market for an average of 22 days, up 57.1% compared to March 2022, inventory grew from a year ago, up 59.9%. The average of 0.9 months worth of inventory is also ...

Lo mejor de Becky G en Coachella: el beso con Natti Natasha, otros momentos destacados y las canciones que interpretó

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

(CNN Español) – Este viernes, la cantante latina Becky G deleitó al público de la tarima principal de Coachella con un espectáculo lleno de invitados, algunos de sus hits y mucha mexicanidad.El año pasado, Becky G fue una de las invitadas de Karol G en su espectacular presentación, en la que rindió tributo a la latinidad, interpretando temas de Selena, Daddy Yankee y Celia Cruz, entre otros.Becky G aprovechó el escenario del festival, uno de los más importantes de Estados Unidos, para resaltar su cultura, la mexicana.Becky abrió el espectáculo con “Mayores”, uno de los temas emblemáticos de la intérprete. Este fue lanzado en 2017 y contó con la colaboración de Bad Bunny.El espectáculo no estuvo exento de algún problema técnico: a inicio del set la cantante perdió el audio del micrófono en varias oportunidades. Algo a lo que Becky G salió al paso y dijo que estas cosas ocurren.Becky G y Peso Pluma. (Crédito: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)Los invitados de Beck...

Haaland ties record for most goals in 38-game EPL season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has tied the record for the most goals in a 38-game Premier League season after moving his tally to 32 with an early double against Leicester on Saturday.Haaland is now level with Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, with City still having eight more games to play. Salah scored 32 goals in the 2017-18 season.The Norway striker scored in the 13th and 25th minutes against Leicester at Etihad Stadium.He has 47 goals in all competitions in his first season in English soccer.City was leading Leicester 3-0.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Diego Costa scores 1st PL goal in 6 years as Wolves win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Diego Costa’s first Premier League goal for six years helped fire Wolverhampton closer to survival on Saturday.The striker inspired the hosts to a 2-0 win over Brentford to end his wait for a goal after his September arrival.Hwang Hee-chan netted the second, with Wolves now seven points clear of the relegation zone with seven games left after successive league wins for just the second time this season.Julen Lopetegui’s side edged toward safety and another barnstorming Costa display sparked memories of his bullying best at Chelsea.Ninth-place Brentford’s European hopes continue to fade after a damaging defeat. Wolves opened the scoring after 27 minutes. It was all down to Costa’s driving run from midfield as he charged forward to pick out Toti on the left. The striker continued into the box to collect Toti’s cross, evade Christian Norgaard and poke past David Raya from 12 meters for his first goal in English football since the 2017 FA Cup final.Wol...

CNBC: ¿Quieres trabajar desde tu casa? Las 10 mejores ciudades para lograrlo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

Menos personas trabajan desde casa hoy en día en comparación con los últimos años, pero el trabajo remoto continúa transformando las principales ciudades de Estados Unidos.A nivel nacional, aproximadamente el 12 % de las vacantes laborales permiten explícitamente el trabajo remoto al menos un día a la semana, según datos de WFH Map, un grupo de economistas e investigadores que miden los impactos del trabajo remoto, y Lightcast, una firma de análisis del mercado laboral con acceso a ofertas de trabajo en línea en todo el país.Pero algunas ciudades importantes están ofreciendo, de lejos, más flexibilidad para que las personas trabajen de forma remota. La ciudad número 1 del país para encontrar un trabajo con flexibilidad remota es Lansing, Michigan, donde hasta el 39% de las descripciones de trabajo dicen explícitamente que las personas pueden trabajar desde casa a partir de febrero de 2023. CNBC: la cantidad de dinero que los estadounidenses dicen necesitar para sentir...

Aerial video shows flooding in northwest Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

DENVER, (KDVR) -- Evacuations were lifted in the town of Hayden after early-season flooding on Thursday.That flooding forced CDOT to close U.S. 40 as debris built up in culverts and under bridges.Mark Olson lives along Dry Creek, which overflowed Thursday morning."I was just like 'Wow, this is crazy.'" he said. "You could see the water just moving, and logs, and chunks of ice." Olson launched his drone, capturing aerial footage of the water closing within just feet of his back fence."I thought that creek can't have that much water," he said. "Next thing I know, it just kept coming and coming." Dinger’s assault suspect turns himself in, gets citation Town Manager Mathew Mendisco said some damage has been reported, with water damage to a handful of basements and some ground-level homes.He said that water is now receding, and evacuations have been lifted.The flooding is unusual for this time of year, but Mendisco said they were prepared following historic snowfall. “We’ve been having...

Boston College defense dominates spring football game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

On a day when quarterbacks failed to lead, the defensive backs ruled.The Boston College secondary registered five interceptions, three in the end zone, to lift the Maroon team (defense) to a 62-49 victory over the Gold squad (offense) in the annual Jay McGillis Memorial spring football game on Saturday at Alumni Stadium. The Maroon finished with six turnovers to three touchdowns scored by the Gold.“Six turnovers is a good day,” said BC coach Jeff Hafley. “I liked the takeaways but at the end of the day I’m not going to judge us off the spring game.“Today was going to be vanilla and in my opinion, if the defense didn’t have a better day with the limitations placed on our offense, than there is something wrong with the defense.”Operational offenseStarting quarterback Emmitt Morehead got a first and goal on the one with a 17-yard hook up with senior wide receiver Taji Johnson. After a loss of one, Morehead connected with Dino Tomlin on a fade route to the left corner of the end zone fo...

Darnell Washington once considered UM in his recruitment; could Dolphins bring him to Miami in NFL draft?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:28:09 GMT

Georgia tight end and 2023 NFL draft prospect Darnell Washington’s football career nearly brought him to Miami once.It was the summer of 2019, and Washington was a five-star recruit from Las Vegas. Flying across the country, he was the star of the Miami Hurricanes’ marquee recruiting event, Paradise Camp, with current UM quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, then a four-star recruit from Connecticut, continuously finding the mammoth tight end in 7-on-7 drills.Washington considered Miami significantly in his recruitment but ultimately decided to become a Georgia Bulldog.Now, Washington, who officially measured in at 6 foot 7 and 264 pounds at the NFL scouting combine, could interest the Miami Dolphins as they are surely looking to fill a need at the position in this draft.It would probably take either a trade up or an unexpected drop in the draft for Washington for Miami to select him. The massive tight end is widely projected to be taken off the board by the time the Dolphins make...