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Mets notebook: The early season quest to fill the long relief role

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

MILWAUKEE — Sunday afternoon in Miami, with Kodai Senga on the ropes in the first inning against the Marlins, the Mets phoned the bullpen and told right-hander Stephen Nogosek to get up and to get on the rubber with a ball, but to hold off on warming up.This is something Showalter does often with his relievers. It serves two purposes: It prevents the pitcher from throwing superfluous pitches and putting unnecessary strain on the arm, as well as it serves to get relievers mentally engaged.“It lets me know it’s time to rock and roll,” Nogosek said.Nogosek later came into the game and pitched two innings. Senga ran up his pitch count in the first inning and wasn’t able to go as deep into the game as he or the Mets would have liked, but Nogosek absorbed a few. With four games left before an off day, Nogosek’s outing proved big for the Mets. Tommy Hunter’s two innings in Friday night’s game were helpful as well.“Nogosek had one of the...

Heat’s Bam Adebayo, who ‘could barely walk,’ hopes to play in Tuesday’s key game at Detroit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

After missing a crucial victory over the Mavericks on Saturday due to a hip contusion, Heat center Bam Adebayo said he hopes to get back on the court for Miami’s road game against Detroit on Tuesday.“I expect to be on a positive note,” Adebayo said Monday. “We’re going to see how it goes, but yeah, I do think I have good intentions of playing.”Adebayo participated in the Heat’s practice before they left for Detroit on Monday afternoon, and he said he felt better than he did in the past few days, when he had a hard time walking. He said he was “not 100 percent” but said he wants “to give the team what I’ve got.”“I’m one of the people that tries to fight through it,” said Adebayo, who is listed as questionable. “The fact that I could barely walk was obviously a problem. The biggest thing was just getting healthy, getting my body right.”Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said his star center ha...

Dolphins sign tight end Durham Smythe to contract extension

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

The Miami Dolphins signed veteran tight end Durham Smythe to a contract extension, the team announced Monday.Smythe, the 2018 fourth-round pick out of Notre Dame, is expected to be the starter in coach Mike McDaniel’s offense, which requires more of an in-line blocking tight end than a receiving tight end.Smthye, for his five-year career, has 115 receptions for 809 yards and three touchdowns. He had a direct-snap 1-yard run touchdown against the New York Jets last season.Smythe’s extension comes in an offseason in which the Dolphins saw tight end Mike Gesicki, a receiving specialist, sign with the New England Patriots in free agency. The Dolphins also sent tight end Hunter Long to the Los Angeles Rams as part of the trade to acquire star cornerback Jalen Ramsey.Smythe is joined in the tight end room by returnees Tanner Conner and Adam Shaheen and free agent signee Eric Saubert.The Dolphins might be in the market to add another tight end in the NFL draft or via free agenc...

7 ways to use your tax refund to fight inflation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.If inflation has eaten away at your budget the way waves erode a beach, then your tax refund might just provide a much-needed protective barrier.As of March, prices are up 6% over the past 12 months, according to the most recent consumer price index. At the same time, just over half of filers (55%) are expecting tax refunds for the 2022 tax year, with an average expected refund of $2,205, according to the 2023 Nerdwallet Tax Report. Financial experts say consumers can use that windfall — which is really just a delayed paycheck that you already earned — to help offset the strain of those higher prices.“Tax refunds are going to arrive at just the right time for many consumers this spring,” says Drew Wessell, a certified financial planner at ...

Trump gets send-off from cheering supporters before flying from South Florida to New York to face criminal charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

Anthony Man and Scott Travis | South Florida Sun-SentinelFormer President Donald Trump got a send-off from cheering supporters on Monday as he rode from his Mar-a-Lago resort and home in Palm Beach for the flight from Palm Beach International Airport that took him to New York to face criminal charges against him.Trump left Mar-a-Lago at about 12:20 p.m. Monday. About 15 minutes later, he walked up the back stairs to his plane at the airport. At 1 p.m. he took off. The criminal case concerns hush-money payments made during his 2016 campaign to conceal a sexual relationship — which he denies — with porn star Stormy Daniels.The motorcade and flight were widely watched, but it wasn’t like his presidential days flying in and out of the airport on Air Force One. Trump’s red, white and blue Boeing 757, emblazoned with his name, had to wait its turn to take off behind other aircraft.On the way to to the airport, his motorcade passed by a group of cheering and flag-waving supporters gathered...

Nashville shooter fired 152 shots inside school, documented plans to commit mass murder, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- The shooter who took the lives of six people at The Covenant School last week fired a total of 152 rounds before being shot by officers, Nashville police said in an update on their investigation Monday.According to police, Audrey Hale fired 126 rifle rounds and 26 nine-millimeter rounds while at the school. Based on the currently available information, investigators believe Hale worked alone. Police also said collective writings written by Hale (found in the shooter's bedroom and vehicle) show Hale was planning over a period of months to commit mass murder at The Covenant School. Hale also considered "the actions of other mass murderers," the documents show. 911 calls made during Covenant School shooting released Police said the writings remain under careful review by the Metro Nashville Police Department and the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Virginia. Two Metro police officers shot and killed Hale. Officer Rex Englebert shot a total of four rounds f...

Renamed Schaumburg post office honors war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Veterans of America's most recent war were honored in the northwest suburbs on Monday. The Schaumburg Post Office will now be known as the Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, to honor the veterans of the nation's most recent conflicts. ‘Felt like a guinea pig’: 90-year-old suburban atomic veteran conflicted after receiving medal "With the post office being named after OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom) veterans, it will ensure that the veterans that served there will forever be remembered," said Eric Morales with the Veterans of Foreign Wars.Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) sponsored the bill to have the post office renamed. President Biden signed it into law last December.

Family of man found dead in Lady Bird Lake in 2018 responds to recent deaths

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Less than two months after 30-year-old Jason John's body was found in Lady Bird Lake, another man in his 30s was found dead in roughly the same spot. Both were last seen on Rainey Street. At approximately 12:50 p.m. Saturday, APD officers found Jonathan Honey, 33, in Lady Bird Lake near 10 Rainey Street, a release from the Austin Police Department said. Homicide and Missing Persons Unit Detectives, Lake Patrol Unit, along with Crime Scene Specialists, responded to the scene to investigate, they reported.It's a story Mitchell Gutierrez is all too familiar with. His 25-year-old brother, Martin was also found dead in the lake several years ago after being last seen on Rainey. "He was at a bar on Rainey Street. Went alone. And never came back," Gutierrez said. APD confirms body found at Lady Bird Lake is missing man from Rainey Street Gutierrez and his family have been pushing for change in that area for years, but with recent deaths in the lake, they have convinced ...

Spring allergens in full swing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

Austin (KXAN) -- Sneezing? Sniffling? It could be allergies. Central Texas pollen continues to heat up. Early April is when we, on average, hit the middle and peak of the majority of our Spring Tree pollens. Here is a look at what pollen to expect here in central Texas:Austin Allergy CalendarNotice once we get to the end of May and early June is when we typically stop experiencing Tree pollen. Right on cue, Willow trees have jumped to the highest count of the season reaching 832 grains per cubic meter. Oak trees, the worst of them all during this time of the year, continue to remain in the 'Very High' category with a whopping 11,753 grains per cubic meter. Find the latest allergen counts for Central Texas, as measured by PollenSense, an automated pollen sampling machine that gives KXAN updated counts every minute, instead of once a day. Here is what our packed pollen slide showed from early Monday morning:Pollen Sensor SlideOur sensor uses artificial intelligence to identify differe...

Schenectady woman arrested for trying to cash fraudulent checks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:00 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Sunday, State Police arrested Kayla Willis, 34, of Schenectady. Willis was charged with three counts of Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree and three counts of Attempted Petit Larceny. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say the arrest was made following an investigation into reports of people attempting to cash fraudulent checks throughout the Capital Region. Investigations determined that Willis had tried to cash fraudulent checks at Albany, Rotterdam, and Schenectady financial institutions. Willis was located at her home and transported to State Police Headquarters in Latham for processing. Willis was issued multiple appearances tickets to appear in court at a later date. Police anticipate additional arrests to be made in connection to the investigation.