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Aaron Nola is staying in Philadelphia, signing a 7-year deal with the Phillies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

Aaron Nola is staying in Philadelphia, after all.The right-hander signed a seven-year contract to remain with the Phillies after testing the free-agent market, the team said Sunday. ESPN and others reported the 30-year-old’s contract is worth $172 million.“At the outset of this offseason, we made signing Aaron our top priority,” Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski said. “We are committed to winning, and having an individual like him in our uniform for years to come only helps us in that regard. “Aaron has proven to be one of the best and most durable pitchers in our game for a number of years now, and when considering his leadership abilities and his character, it was very important for us to keep him a part of the Phillies family.”Nola is the first big-name starting pitcher to come off the board among this year’s free agents, a group including Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Sonny Gray, Jordan Montgomery and Eduardo Rodriguez.Nola w...

AP Top 25: Ohio State jumps Michigan, moves to No. 2. Washington, FSU flip-flop at Nos. 4-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

Ohio State passed Michigan and moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, a week before the Big Ten rivals play another top-five matchup, and No. 4 Washington flip-flopped with No. 5 Florida State.Georgia remained No. 1 and received a season-high 61 first-place votes. The Bulldogs have been atop the rankings for 23 straight weeks, the second-best streak in the history of the poll and 10 behind the record held by Southern California (2003-05).The top five teams, all unbeaten, had held their places for five straight weeks. All improved to 11-0 on Saturday, but their order changed Sunday.Michigan had been No. 2 since the preseason but slipped a spot after playing its closest game yet. The Wolverines, without suspended head coach Jim Harbaugh, beat Maryland 31-24.The Buckeyes received one first-place vote after blowing out Minnesota.“Our team did a great job of staying focused this week,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said after the game. “Not easy to do for any...

Timpson has 17 and 11 and No. 12 Florida State women defeat South Alabama 80-45

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Makayla Timpson scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 12 Florida State rolled to an 80-45 win over South Alabama on Sunday.Amaya Bonner added 14 points for the Seminoles (4-0) and O’Mariah Gordon scored 12. Sara Bejedi and Sakyia White added 10 points each. Ta’Niya Latson was just 2-of-16 shooting but she had 11 rebounds as FSU won the boards 60-42 and contributed six assists.Tyrielle Williams had 11 points to lead the Jaguars (1-3), who shot just 22% (16 for 72).Florida State never trailed and Bonner’s 3-pointer at the buzzer made it 20-9 after one quarter. Another late 3, this one from Bejedi, gave the Seminoles a 37-19 lead at the half.South Alabama hit 1 of 10 behind the arc and shot 18% (6 of 34) in the first half. Florida State had 8-0 and 11-0 runs in the third quarter to go on top 64-31.FSU heads to Las Vegas for the Ball Dawgs Classic, playing Northwestern on Wednesday.___ Get alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball t...

1 driver dies, another runs from I-95 crash site, Virginia police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

Scene of a fatal accident on I-95 southbound near Woodbridge, Virginia, that left one driver dead, one on the run and traffic in the are restricted for most of Sunday. (Courtesy Sharon Reid) Scene of a fatal accident on I-95 southbound near Woodbridge, Virginia, that left one driver dead, one on the run and traffic in the are restricted for most of Sunday. (Courtesy Sharon Reid) A collision between a tractor-trailer and a sedan on Interstate 95 Sunday morning has left one driver dead and Virginia State Police are searching for the other.A tractor-trailer and sedan crashed in the southbound lanes of I-95 near the 156-mile-marker in Woodbridge at around 5 a.m., according to Virginia State Police. The tractor-trailer...

Rookie QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson rallies Browns to a last-second 13-10 win over Steelers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dustin Hopkins kicked a 34-yard field goal with 2 seconds left after Cleveland rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed four straight clutch passes, giving the Browns a 13-10 win Sunday over the rival Pittsburgh Steelers.Making just his second NFL start, Thompson-Robinson rallied the Browns (7-3) just days after Deshaun Watson was lost for the season with a shoulder injury.With the crowd chanting “D-T-R!” and Watson watching from Cleveland’s sideline in sweats, Thompson-Robinson, a fifth-round pick from UCLA, calmly completed his four passes for 29 yards to set up Hopkins.Last week, Hopkins kicked a 40-yard field goal as timed expired to beat Baltimore 33-31.The Browns have now beaten the Ravens and Steelers (6-4) in consecutive weeks for the first time in 15 tries. And Thompson-Robinson’s performance, though at times raggedy, has given Cleveland hope this season can still be special without Watson.The Steelers were outgained for the 10th st...

‘Fargo’ stars Joe Keery and Richa Moorjani discuss work on Season 5 of FX’s popular crime series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

Every season of FX’s “Fargo” brings a whole new story, cast and chaos to the show. Its fifth season is no different. We sat down with the two new stars of the show to find out what it was like working on the popular series on and off the screenJon Hamm (as Sheriff Roy Tillman): “There is no one else on God’s green earth who is a better enforcer of the laws of this land than Roy Tillman.”FX’s “Fargo” is back for Season 5, along with two new faces to the cast: “Stranger Things” actor Joe Keery and “Never Have I Ever” actress Richa Moorjani, who were excited to be on the hit show.Richa Moorjani (as Deputy Indira Olmstead): “I see a woman who outsmarted two kidnappers.”Joe Keery: “It’s a show that I was a fan of. Noah is a brilliant guy and an amazing director, obviously, but just like a fantastic writer. “Jon Hamm also joins this season’s cast. The “Mad Men” sta...

Wind and rain could make holiday travel ‘difficult’ NWS says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

Wind and rain could impact holiday travel both before and after Thanksgiving, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service.It will be below “seasonable” temperatures through much of the week in the Boston area, meteorologist Bill Leatham told the Herald, and both sides of the busy holiday travel season could be impacted by gusts and precipitation.“On Wednesday it will be fairly windy — 35 mph to 40 mph — could make travel a bit difficult with the rain,” he said.A weather system is developing, though not entirely formed, that could bring more rain over the weekend, Leatham said.“It’s kind of a toss up at this point, there could be a system that’s working its way up to the region, but it’s still kind of early. I know at this point we’ve got chances of rain for both days,” he said.The week will start off sunny but about 10 degrees below normal mid-November temperatures, Leatham said, with highs on Monday in the lower 40s and dropping into the 20s overnight aro...

Best of 60 field hockey: A fitting send-off for state’s top seniors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

BOLTON – The field hockey season and its seniors’ high school careers came to an official close Sunday morning at Nashoba, but not without one last reminder of what the sport is losing from the state’s top graduating players.The two Massachusetts State Field Hockey Coaches Association Best of 60 Senior All-Star Games showed plenty of offensive firepower and defensive execution in a final hoorah, with Team Dark Green beating Team Neon Orange 5-2, and Team Neon Green playing Team Navy to a 1-1 tie.The top seniors from state title-winning programs, state finalists and a bevy of other contenders were randomized to comprise all four rosters, and the skill level was even across the field in both games.Reading senior Natalie Wall’s heart rate didn’t exactly climb when her Navy teammate Norah Bargatti (Westfield) tied the score late in the fourth quarter of their game, but certainly was pleased to be among the competition.“It’s low stakes, we just came out here to have fun,” she said, the d...

Bruins notebook: Players looking to impress special audience

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

An 82-game regular season schedule that lasts up to seven months can hold its share of forgettable games and road trips. But a trip that every player seems to look forward to is the one that many teams have been doing over the past decade or so, the family-based road trip.Sometimes it’s the mothers of players who tag along, other times it’s the siblings. When the B’s boarded their flight Sunday for their two-city Florida trip to Tampa and Sunrise, the players had their Dads in tow.Not only were there smiles all around after practice at Warrior Ice Arena on Monday, the players usually get an extra boost once the games begin.“I think the motivation is they want to play well in front of their parents, but they also want to give kind of a thank you of a performance, a thank you to the Bruins for being able to do something like this,” said coach Jim Montgomery. “Because it really is special to spend time with your Mom or your Dad. Last year it was the siblings. Your par...

Sweet 16: Marshfield has its day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:54 GMT

Once the new MIAA football alignments came out, all eyes were on Div. 2 to see if a certain powerhouse squad was listed there.Sure enough, Catholic Memorial was one of 22 teams.That certainly irritated many schools who believed the Knights should have moved up to Div. 1 after dominating the Div. 2 scene the previous two seasons. Catholic Memorial captured the previous two state titles and won each of those eight postseason contests by at least 20 points, one of the eight victims being Marshfield.Thus when the tournament pairings came out this year, Marshfield found itself on the same side of the draw as Catholic Memorial. Few gave the Rams any chance of ending the Knights’ reign of terror, but they didn’t count on a group of young men from Marshfield rising to the challenge and stunning Catholic Memorial 52-40 to advance to the Div. 2 title game against King Philip.“Our kids deserve all the credit for this,” said Marshfield coach Chris Arouca. “They played really hard an...