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Deco’s Alex Miranda throws the first pitch at Miami Marlins 2023 Baseball Season game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

The Miami Marlins kicked off the 2023 baseball season Thursday at Loan Depot Park. Alex: If you were at yesterday’s game against the New York Met’s, when I was invited to throw the first pitch, I’m sorry…For exceeding expectations. I didn’t send one person to the ER.The Marlins are back at it.Alex Miranda: “That is a beauty, baby. That is an absolute beauty.”Closing their season-opening series against the Mets at Loan Depot park Sunday.Alex Miranda “The games are so much fun, right? So now, of course, baseball is back.”David Oxfeld: “It should be a right of passage, so we really want people to come out. And we’re confident that they’ll have a good time, not just on the weekends. We have 81 of them.”We lost the same day I was asked to throw the first pitch. I hope those aren’t connected.Alex Miranda: “Yeah, I think it is.”Win or lose, nothing beats a day at the ballpark.David Oxfeld: ̶...

Street Art Regatta puts Wynwood graffiti art on the water

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

If you’ve ever wandered around Wynwood, you know how cool street art can be. It’s even cooler when that art is plastered on the sails of boats doing crazy stunts. It gives a whole new meaning to the term: “art for sail.”Mix hip street artists with the freestyle talents of young sailors, and you get the Street Art Regatta.Clare Vickery: “It’s an opportunity to exhibit interactive art in a visual way both on the water and to showcase some of the region’s and actually the nation’s top competitive sailing teams that are coming right out of Fort Lauderdale.”These boaters use the intracoastal waterway at the Lauderdale Yacht Club as their own personal playground.Clare Vickery: “We have competitive youth sailing teams competing against each other to sort of outdo each other in the spins and the maneuvers and the tacks.”With the wind blowing into all the colorful sails, it’s an art show like no other.Clare Vickery: “And a lot of the youn...

Tiki Tuesdays at No Man’s Land in Fort Lauderdale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

Tuesdays, they’re not just for tacos anymore. That’s the day one Broward bar celebrates the culture of the South Pacific. Party people get ready for “Tiki Tuesdays”. No doubt about it. Even Elvis would have made it over to No Man’s Land in Fort Lauderdale for Tiki Tuesdays.Felipe: “The place kind of opens up, it’s a great kind-of ambiance for anyone who wants to come on a date or come on their own.”Everybody looks forward to tiki time.Felipe: “It’s a great addition to what we do here.”The place is transformed into a tiki hut. From the cocktails in festive mugs to the small plates offered up, you’re getting a full dose of tiki culture.Felipe: “We make tiki-style drinks, we have the leis, we have floral shirts, all the staff, we decorate the place fit for tiki and we have a tiki food menu as well.” We’ll get to the food in a minute. The cocktails are the main reason for this special day.Felipe: &...

Keene State College student accused of making phone threat to member of Congress

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A college student has been accused of making a threatening phone call to a member of Congress.The Keene State College student is accused of making the cellphone call to the congressional office of a U.S. House member last week, leaving a message on a voicemail saying, “if you keep on coming for the gays, we’re gonna strike back,” according to an FBI affidavit.The message said, “We will kill you if that what it takes,” and the caller left a name and number.The representative was not identified.The student told investigators he did not actually plan to harm others or himself, does not own firearms, and was “emotional and intoxicated” when he left the message, the affidavit said.He is accused of making a threat in interstate communication.His lawyer described him as a “a peaceful young man and student. He means no ill will toward anybody and does not believe in violence or disruptive protest. He is mindful of the allegations against him and will a...

Right whale sighting in Cape Cod Canal a positive sign for future of species, scientists say 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

A recent right whale sighting provided hope over the weekend as a mother whale and her calf were seen feeding in the Cape Cod Canal. The right whale is one of the most endangered whale species in the world. This weekend’s sighting, scientists said, is a positive sign for the species’ future as whales reproduce.“Even if we stop killing the whales, if we don’t give them enough of an opportunity to bulk up and get pregnant and half calves and do what that animal was doing — No amount of effort will make a difference if we can’t also get them healthy enough to make more calves,” Dr. Michael Moore of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution said. “So, it’s really good to see a calf there.”Officials temporarily closed the Cape Cod Canal on Sunday to make way for the whales as they moved through the area. The sighting, in turn, followed other right whale sightings in recent weeks and months as officials and scientists keep close watch on local w...

Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish exits game vs. Rangers in 2nd inning after taking line drive to right leg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish exited Monday’s game against the Texas Rangers early after taking a line drive off his right leg.Bradish left his 2023 debut after a 104 mph line drive from Rangers catcher Jonah Heim appeared to strike Bradish on his lower right leg.The 26-year-old right-hander attempted to walk it off as manager Brandon Hyde and head athletic trainer Brian Ebel visited the mound. But Bradish was quickly pulled after throwing one warmup pitch and limped off the field.Bradish retired the side in order in the first inning, averaging 96 mph on his fastball and striking out two batters on his slider. He allowed an infield single and a walk in the second before the comebacker, which resulted in an out after the ball ricocheted to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle.Left-hander Danny Coulombe, whom the Orioles acquired from the Minnesota Twins last week, relieved Bradish and struck out Rangers designated hitter Brad Miller to end the inning. Bradish ended his first ...

Chicago White Sox allow 7 homers — 5 off Michael Kopech — as the San Francisco Giants spoil the home opener 12-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

Chicago White Sox starter Michael Kopech paced behind the mound as David Villar circled the bases after hitting the San Francisco Giants’ fourth home run of the fifth inning.Talk about spoiling a party.The Giants hit seven homers in all and thumped the Sox 12-3 to put a damper on Monday’s home opener in front of 34,784 at Guaranteed Rate Field.“The first inning, (Kopech) threw the ball really well, the velocity was high and he looked really good,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “They made some adjustments on him. Whatever that was, we’ve got to get back to the video and see what we’ve got and see what we see.“We’re going to flush this one. This is one of 162. We’ve got to flush it, day off (Tuesday) and come ready to play on Wednesday.”The seven home runs allowed are tied for the second-most in club history, one shy of the record eight the New York Yankees hit on July 31, 2007.Five of the homers came against Kopech an...

Yankees Notebook: Rob Thomson returns to the Bronx

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

Rob Thomson thought the chance to manage had passed him by when the Yankees hired Aaron Boone in 2017.Thomson spent nearly three decades with the organization, most recently as bench coach from 2015-2017. The loyal pinstriper interviewed to succeed Joe Girardi, but the Yankees plucked the inexperienced Boone out of the broadcast booth instead.Having already interviewed for a few managerial openings at that point, Thomson figured he would never get another shot in the majors. So he stopped thinking about it and became the Phillies’ bench coach — first under Gabe Kapler, and then under Girardi.But when the Phillies fired Girardi last season, they turned to Thomson, who led them to the World Series. Philadelphia lost to the Astros, but the franchise rewarded Thomson with a two-year contract and removed his interim tag prior to the Fall Classic.“When I went to the Phillies, I sort of shut down the idea of managing,” Thomson said Monday, when he visited Yankee Sta...

Ban on mini bottles of booze returns to City Council for debate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

A proposal to ban mini bottles of alcohol took a lurching step again in City Council chambers with both strong support from some public officials and opposition from local business owners.“I think that this is one of those issues where we get the ability to do some good,” said Councillor Ricardo Arroyo, the sponsor of the hearing, referencing the bottles’ connection to issues like alcoholism and littering. “I think that the public safety, public health, public good is worth whatever that trade-off is financially.”The discussion, introduced a couple of weeks prior, could lead to a ban of the sale of 50 ml and potentially 100 ml bottles of liquor — the more colloquial name for the bottles was nixed from the meeting due to its alternative meaning as a slur used against Japanese people — in the city if it were reviewed and approved through Boston’s Licensing Board. If it moves forward, the proposal will face several more hearings.Proponent...

'It's what I came here to do': Butler not shy of big moment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- If Monday night's NCAA basketball championship game comes down to a last-second shot opportunity for the San Diego State University Aztecs, all eyes will surely be on Lamont Butler.Butler wasn't afraid of the moment in Saturday's Final Four matchup against Florida Atlantic University, when the Aztecs were down by one with about 10 seconds left on the clock. FAU had an opportunity to extend the lead on their last possession, but fell short after a missed layup. That's when SDSU center Aguek Arop grabbed the rebound and passed the ball forward to Butler for him to hold for the last shot. How to watch San Diego State in the NCAA National Championship Butler, of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, dribbled down the court and made his way toward the right corner sideline where he was able to juke the defender off balance. The Aztec guard took full advantage of it, pulling up for a midrange jumper and releasing it just in time before the buzzer. Swish! Nothing but net f...