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Mike Lupica: Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry showed up and made Mets Amazin’ again

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

Somehow, all this time after that first bright summer of 1984 and then 1985 when he pitched like a right-handed Koufax, somehow nearly four decades after October of 1986 for him and the Mets, Dwight Gooden was laughing on Friday morning about turning 60. And for this old Met, one who will be honored next year at Citi Field for what he did when he was young, it was just one more Amazin’ thing.“I kept thinking it was this year instead of next year,” he said. “I was telling people I was getting ready to turn 60 and then my 13-year old daughter said, ‘Dad, what’s your rush? You’re only 59.”He was a teenager himself when he showed up at Shea Stadium with all that arm and all that fastball and all the promise in the world. He and Darryl Strawberry will be honored for that in 2024, when they each have their numbers retired by Steve Cohen’s Mets. These occasions will not be about what happened to both of them after they were Mets, drugs ...

Patriots must make important roster decision without key information

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

The Patriots are keeping all options on the table as they decide their kicker competition for the 2023 season.Rookie fourth-round pick Chad Ryland is in a heated battle with veteran Nick Folk. Ryland, 23, has the bigger leg and more potential, while Folk, 38, has remained a steady and consistent presence. The Patriots kicked just one field goal during the preseason, a 44-yarder knocked through by Folk. Both Folk and Ryland each made two extra points.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL notes: 4 potential Patriots trades before cutdown day, including a blockbuster New England Patriots | Patriots QB Bailey Zappe on re-entering preseason finale: ‘That was the head man’s decision’ New England Patriots | Patriots have difficult decision to make with Malik Cunningham as cutdowns loom New England Patriots | Callahan: The Patriots’ preseason finale shouldn’t dampen a successful summer New Eng...

Patriots’ Kayshon Boutte earns praise after conspicuous lack of playing time

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

Those rooting for Kayshon Boutte to make the Patriots’ 53-man roster saw good signs Friday night when the rookie wide receiver started but barely played in the team’s preseason finale against the Tennessee Titans.Boutte played a handful of snaps in the first quarter then got to hang out on the sideline with players nearly guaranteed to make the 53-man roster. The 2023 sixth-round pick got out to a slow start with the Patriots during the spring and early part of training camp before impressing as the summer progressed.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL notes: 4 potential Patriots trades before cutdown day, including a blockbuster New England Patriots | Patriots QB Bailey Zappe on re-entering preseason finale: ‘That was the head man’s decision’ New England Patriots | Patriots have difficult decision to make with Malik Cunningham as cutdowns loom New England Patriots | Callahan: The Patriot...

Seven people shot at Boston’s Caribbean Carnival; Council prez calls for 2nd parade to be canceled

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

Seven people have been shot, all with non-life threatening injuries, at today’s Caribbean Carnival, police report, as City Council President Ed Flynn urges the day’s second parade to be called off.Police are on the scene in Dorchester and the wounded have been taken to the hospital. Firearms have been recovered, police added.The call came in at 7:44 a.m. for an active shooting on Blue Hill Avenue and Talbot Avenue, according to police.Flynn said this morning police have been “confiscating guns” in the neighborhoods but a more “comprehensive plan” is needed to address gun violence.He’s also calling for the city to cancel today’s second parade scheduled for 1 p.m. — telling the Herald “based on the violence from this morning and not having enough police officers in the city, we should cancel it.”The annual Caribbean Carnival features two separate parades. The first parade, the J’ouvert Parade, started at 6:30 AM o...

A fire inside a parked train kills 9 in southern India

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire erupted inside a stationary train compartment at a railway station in southern India, killing nine people on Saturday morning, officials said.The blaze broke out at 5 a.m. and burned for two hours before firefighters were able to put it out, authorities said.It started inside a train’s private compartment, which was detached and parked on the tracks in the Madurai station, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, according to a statement by the Southern Railway.A gas cylinder smuggled in by passengers caused the fire, the statement read, adding that police, fire and rescue officials helped pull out the bodies. There was no damage to other coaches. Southern Railway did not say how many people were inside the compartment at the time of the fire, but said many managed to get out.Officials told the Press Trust of India news agency that 20 others were injured and taken to a hospital. Accidents are common on India’s railroad network, one of the world’s la...

Shooting in Boston neighborhood wounds at least 7 people

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A shooting wounded at least seven people in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Saturday morning, police said.All seven were taken to local hospitals with non life-threatening injuries, Officer Michael Torigian said.“Firearms have been recovered and arrests have been made,” he said. “It’s an ongoing investigation.”Police received a call at 7:44 a.m. reporting that multiple people had been shot, and officers responded to the area of Blue Hill Avenue and Talbot Avenue, Torigian said. The Associated Press

Hot air balloon lands on Vermont highway median after being stalled in flight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) — A hot air balloon made an emergency landing on a highway median in Vermont after becoming stalled in flight. Five people were aboard for a sunset ride Wednesday night when the pilot landed the craft safely on the Interstate 91 median in Hartford, the Valley News reported. Drivers reported seeing the balloon hovering 30 feet (about nine meters) in the air over the road before it landed, according to the Hartford Fire Department. Traffic was shut down for about 20 minutes while the balloon was landing. “The pilot-in-command of the aircraft made a precautionary decision as sunset was nearing to land safely rather than taking unnecessary risk,” Quechee Balloon Rides said in a statement. “Our team informed local authorities and officials prior to landing of our intentions so they could assist in ensuring a safe landing,” Balloonist Chris Ritland “did a good job of landing the balloon safely in the median and avoiding any issues,” the Hartford Fire Departm...

An attack by al-Qaida-allied group in northwest Syria kills, wounds dozens of troops, activists say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents in northwest Syria attacked an army position Saturday killing and wounding more than 30 troops, opposition activists said.The attack came days after Russian and Syrian warplanes carried out several airstrikes on the last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib and parts of Aleppo killing several insurgents.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the Ansar al-Tawhid group, which is allied with al-Qaida, carried out the attack with its members first detonating a massive bomb and then storming the position manned by government troops. The Observatory said the attack killed 11 soldiers and wounded 20 others.Other activist collectives, including Amjad News, also reported the attack saying it killed and wounded dozens of soldiers without giving a breakdown. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian government or state media.A truce reached between Russia and Turkey in March 2020 that ended a ...

2 woman shot at White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

CHICAGO — Authorities are investigating reports of two women being shot during a White Sox game inside Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night, according to a police source.Police said a 42-year-old woman was shot in the leg and was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center. A 26-year-old woman suffered a graze wound and refused medical attention. The source told WGN News police are investigating reports of a shooting that occurred during Friday night's game against the Oakland A's at Guaranteed Rate Field in Armour Square.Police said it did not seem to be an active threat and the after-game concert was cancelled, with fans being told it was due to technical difficulties. Student arrested after threatening Glenbard North High School principal Currently, it is unclear what led to the shooting, how the gun got inside the stadium, and if any injuries may have occurred. No further information has been made available at this time.The investigation is ongoing.This is a developing s...

8-year-old boy, woman, shot in Garfield Park: CPD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:47 GMT

CHICAGO -- An eight-year-old boy and a woman were injured after a shooting in Garfield Park Friday night. Police said they responded to the shooting near the 4100 block of West Adams Street around 8:01 p.m. and found the two individuals with gunshot wounds. A 42-year-old woman sustained a graze wound to the ankle and the boy sustained a graze wound to the leg. 2 woman shot at White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field Both were transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition. The victims were outside when the incident occurred and there was no additional information provided. There is currently no one in custody.