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Credit: Little League/ESPNIf you watch baseball in any capacity, you know that the stolen base is one of the most incredible plays in baseball. There's a reason it's so rare.Now imagine doing that in a tense semifinal game of the Little League World Series. That's what Florida's Teraj Alexander did.During a hard-fought game against Texas in the Little League's flagship U.S. championship game, 12-year-old Alexander had a golden opportunity at home plate after striking out and the pitcher got a little too relaxed on the mound.Alexander homered with ease, surprising everyone, including the announcer, who accurately captured the moment Florida…
Norway's Jacob Ingebrigtsen broke the 28-year-old world record in the 3,000 meters on Sunday at the Diamond League meet in Poland.Ingebrigtsen, the Olympic champion in the 1,500m and 5,000m, clocked 7 minutes 17.55 seconds in the Silesian Diamond League.This broke the previous world record of 7 minutes 20.67 seconds set by Kenya's Daniel Komen in 1996.Although the 3,000 meters is not an Olympic event or an event at the biennial World Outdoor Championships, Komen's record was the oldest world record in any men's individual track event that is an Olympic event.Diamond League: Complete Results Ingebrigtsen also holds the world records…
When we started That Oregon Life 10 years ago with the intent of celebrating Oregon’s best places, we never would have imagined that 10 years later, Facebook and Instagram pages would be popping up every day with clearly AI-generated images masquerading as real things. Across Oregon and around the world, these images have spread like wildfire, catching the attention of thousands, sometimes millions, of unsuspecting viewers. What began as a platform to showcase Oregon’s true beauty and charm has now entered into a bizarre race against a flood of AI-generated landscapes that are sometimes visually stunning, but often comically absurd…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — With COVID-19 vaccines soon arriving at local pharmacies, federal health officials from a variety of agencies are united in their message: Now is the time to make a plan for when you'll get all the vaccines you need to stay safe this fall and winter.”The improved vaccine is a great match for the KP.3 family of viruses, which continues to become increasingly dominant,” said CDC Director Mandy Cohen.She is urging Americans to get both COVID and flu shots.”When you directly compare influenza to COVID-19, when you compare hospitalizations and deaths, COVID-19 continues to be the more…
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – The Clay County Firefighters Union has a new member.A second therapy dog has joined the team to provide additional mental health support for firefighters, especially after they respond to extremely difficult calls.Smiles is the newest member of the Clay County Professional Firefighters Union Local 3362 and has only been on the job for a few weeks.Union president Jacen Hernandez said Smiles is a huge asset given the volume of calls firefighters receive.”In this county alone, we've seen a doubling of calls with the influx of people who've moved in,” Hernandez said. “When you double the calls,…
GM Hans Niemann has rocketed to world No. 16 on the live ranking list after a series of matches he organized titled “Hans Niemann vs. the World”. He has won all of his matches so far, starting with an exhibition blitz match against GM Vidit Gujrati in Dallas, Texas before the series began, and then in Europe in matches featuring three time controls: Classic, Rapid and Blitz. He has defeated GMs Anish Giri, Nikita Vitiugov and finally Etienne Baclof. Niemann has a live rating of 2733 and his next big challenge is just around the corner. After defeating Maxime Bachier-Lagrave…
The Houston Astros (69-60) and Baltimore Orioles (76-55) will meet in the final game of a four-game series on Sunday Night Baseball at Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 7:10 PM ET (ESPN). Break down the lines on Astros vs. Orioles odds from BetMGM Sportsbook and make your best betting predictions and forecasts from MLB experts. Season series: Astros lead 4-2 The Astros won their opener 6-0 on Thursday but dropped their next two games, 7-5 and 3-2. Second baseman Jose Altuve hit his 18th home run of the season, his second straight game with a home run and went…
rock There is no lock today. Degenerate MLB St. Louis Cardinals/Minnesota Twins First 5 Innings Under 4.5 (-110; odds via Caesars): 1:10 pm CST on Bally Sports North The hope here is that Zebe Matthews can continue his strong start to his major league career, having been good in his first two outings. Especially considering he faced two great lineups and will have to face another one in this one. But the Cardinals are extremely up and down, and after yesterday's shutout loss, it's easy for them to take a dip. And the Twins are unlikely to put up big…
The reason why Jenna Ortega can't be found on X/Twitter is simple… AI-generated sexualized images of herself have led her to flee the social media platform and develop an aversion to technology. Jenna, now 21, says the visual attacks began several years ago, when she was a teenager and that she started on Twitter to boost her profile as an actress, but it quickly became a nightmare. She said on The Interview podcast: “I hate AI. Would I have liked to be 14 and create a Twitter account because I had to, and then see salacious edited content of myself…
The jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth when he “took command” and hit a home run in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series has sold for a record $24.1 million (£18.1 million) at Heritage Auctions.The jersey became the most expensive sports collectible ever sold at auction – the jersey in question, owned by the late New York Yankees star, last sold at auction in 2005 for $940,000. But at the time, the item was only associated with the 1932 World Series, not the famous episode in which Ruth pointed his bat into the outfield stands before hitting a…