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Can the Cubs get back to the playoffs in 2023?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune joins "9 Good Minutes" on WGN News Now to talk about the start of the Cubs 2023 seasonCHICAGO - Could this be the year that a new core of players for the Cubs gets back into the postseason?Perhaps that's ambitious for a team that's been under .500 the last two seasons, but there is hope on the north side that the team is closer to a return to the playoffs than they were a year ago. Team president Jed Hoyer will start to find that out for sure when the Cubs face the Brewers to start the 2023 season, one in which there are a few new players on the roster along with others that joined last year as the team builds a new core.Shortstop Dansby Swanson, starting pitcher Jameson Taillon, catcher Tucker Barnhart and outfielder Cody Bellinger were among the key additions to the club in the offseason. Meanwhile, starting pitcher Marcus Stroman along with outfielder Seiya Suzuki enter their second year with the franchise. Ian Happ, one of the holdovers f...

These MLB teams have never won a World Series: Will that change this season?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - With Opening Day upon us, the MLB season is now underway. While last year's World Series winners, the Houston Astros, will be trying to defend their title, other teams will be vying for their first.Of the 30 active MLB teams, all but one franchise has made a World Series appearance: the Seattle Mariners. Since joining the American League in 1977 as an expansion team, the Mariners have appeared in three league championship games but never won.Twice, the Mariners fell victim to the team with the most World Series appearances and wins, the New York Yankees, ESPN records show. MLB Opening Day: Recipes that make you feel like you’re there Of the 118 World Series that have been played, the Yankees have appeared in 40, or one-third, winning 27. Seattle isn't the only team that has never brought home the Commissioner's Trophy. Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena celebrates with the trophy after their 4-1 World Series win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 on Saturda...

Kid swings with Disney, PAW Patrol designs recalled over fall hazard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

(WHTM) - Tens of thousands of 2-in-1 outdoor child swings are being recalled over a fall hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and PAW Patrol images can be found on the top of the swings which are made of plastic. The swing is for children 9 months through 4 years old, or holds up to 50 pounds.Around 43,380 units of Delta Enterprise Corporations 2-in-1 Outdoor Kids Swings were impacted by the recall. Thousands of pounds of beef recalled over E. coli concerns The recall is for model numbers SW86508MM, SW86516MN, SW86575MM, SW86576MN and SW86577PW. The model numbers are printed on a Delta Children's label on the bottom of the swing.(Photos CPSC)There have been multiple reports of the swing seat restraint straps breaking, though no injuries have been reported.The swings were sold at Walmart from March through October 2022.Consumers with affected models are urged to stop using the swings immediately and contact Delta Enterprise Co...

7 shot, 2 dead outside Tennessee restaurant with ties to rapper Yo Gotti

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) -- Police say two people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting Wednesday night at a Tennessee restaurant with ties to rapper Yo Gotti.According to police reports, the shooting happened at Prive restaurant a little after closing. Two male victims were found on the scene. One was pronounced dead, and the other was taken to a local hospital where he later died.Five others, four men and a woman, arrived at hospitals by private vehicles. The men were ages 37, 35, 31 and 30. The woman was 25 years old. Officials say the shooting stemmed from an altercation inside the restaurant.A pickup truck at the scene appeared to have a large bullet hole in the driver's side window. Nine dead after two US Army helicopters crash in Kentucky The restaurant, which rapper Yo Gotti -- whose real name Mario Sentell Giden Mims -- purchased for his mother, was roped off by police, but people could be seen stopping by, including some who were crying. Arthur Horne, the owne...

Gisele Barreto Fetterman pushes back on 'power hungry wife' description

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

(The Hill) - Gisele Barreto Fetterman is speaking out against critics who’ve dubbed her a “power hungry wife,” saying she’s faced the “vast majority” of “harassment” after her husband, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), was hospitalized for treatment of clinical depression.“As soon as John’s political profile began to grow, I started receiving hate mail — ten times more than John ever got himself,” Barreto Fetterman wrote in an op-ed published in Elle on Thursday.“I hadn’t sought an office of any kind, and I had never wanted to be in the public eye; in fact, that’s the last thing I’d want,” the 41-year-old founder of Free Store 15104, an organization in Pennsylvania that distributes donated goods at no cost, wrote.“I’ve always preferred serving others as a private citizen and have no interest in the politicking of policy.”Nonetheless, Barreto Fetterman said, she was on the receiving end of “politically-motivated attacks” that continue to “flood” her life.“I’ve been called a ‘mai...

High school students say they've found new way to prove Pythagorean theorem

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Two students at a school in New Orleans have presented evidence of a mathematical discovery that scholars have been trying to prove for 2,000 years. School officials at St. Mary's Academy say Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, both 17, attended the American Mathematical Society's Annual Southeastern Conference where they said they had found a way to prove the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry and without using circular logic."In the 2,000 years since trigonometry was discovered it's always been assumed that any alleged proof of Pythagoras’s Theorem based on trigonometry must be circular," the teenage authors wrote in the abstract of their presentation a the conference. "In fact, in the book containing the largest known collection of proofs (The Pythagorean Proposition by Elisha Loomis) the author flatly states that 'There are no trigonometric proofs, because all the fundamental formulae of trigonometry are themselves based upon the truth of the Pythagorean...

Wild send clear message to other Western Conference contenders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

LAS VEGAS — As the Wild filed onto the ice for their morning skate on Wednesday, all they had to do was look up to find any extra motivation they might need heading into their biggest game of the season. Hanging in the rafters at Ball Arena in Denver is a 2022 Stanley Cup banner, proof that the Colorado Avalanche are the team to beat in the NHL until further notice.“They’re the team that we have to beat because they were the champions,” Wild coach Dean Evason told reporters in Denver roughly 12 hours later as the Wild put the finishing touches a statement 4-2 win over the Avalanche. “To put this in our memory bank is good.”Though the Wild have kept the focus on getting as many points as possible ahead of the NHL playoffs, they have sent a clear message to other Western Conference contenders in the process. They are an incredible 16-1-4 since a swoon last month dropped them below the playoff cut line.“We don’t want to run into the Wild in the first round if we can help it...

New York gets $3M for innovative climate projects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded New York $3M to plan innovative projects to reduce climate pollution and create clean energy economies across the state. With the funds, some plans include increasing climate planning among municipalities statewide and creating meaningful engagement in communities, according to the EPA. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The 50 states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, were eligible to receive $3M each in EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction planning grant funds. The EPA announced the availability of the funds earlier this month, according to a spokesperson from the EPA, coming from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program created by President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. “New York is once again proving itself to be a national climate leader. By signing on to this program, it is positioning communities across...

Fair Haven police search for runaway teen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (NEWS10) -- The Fair Haven police are attempting to locate a runaway teen. Noah Bissette, 14 reportedly ran away from home. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Noah is 5 feet 9 inches tall with blue eyes and brown hair. Noah was last seen wearing a green hoodie, blue pants, carrying a Nike bag and a skateboard. If you have any information on Noah's whereabouts, contact Fair Haven police at 802-265-4531.Noah Bissette

Pittsfield releases 2023 paving schedule

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:40 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The City of Pittsfield has released its 2023 road work and paving schedule. The document can be accessed on the city's website and the 2023 road work program may be accessed on the Department of Public Services (DPS) page. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Our Engineering office used the established asset management evaluation system to compile this list," says DPS Commissioner Ricardo Morales. "The process included a review of the pavement condition index which reflects the amount and level of distress for each road. Then, each road was scored into a pavement condition index. We also included input from ward councilors and accounted for existing and future projects as well as Berkshire Gas and Eversource road work plans”