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Reds finalize $26M, 2-year contract with Nick Martinez and $16M, 2-year deal with Emilio Pagán

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds finalized a $26 million, two-year contract with pitcher Nick Martinez on Friday and a $16 million, two-year deal with reliever Emilio Pagán.Martinez, a 33-year-old right-hander, gets $14 million in 2024 and $12 million in 2025.Pagán, a 32-year-old right-hander has an $8 million salary next season, and the deal includes an $8 million player option for 2025. If Pagán declines the option, he would receive a $250,000 buyout.Pagán can earn $200,000 in performance bonuses for games finished in 2024: $50,000 each for 20 and 30, and $100,0000 for 40.He would receive a $500,000 assignment bonus if traded.Martinez joins a rotation that could include Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Graham Ashcraft, Andrew Abbott, Brandon Williamson or Connor PhillipsMartinez made $10 million this year, when he went 6-3 with a 3.43 ERA in nine starts and 54 relief appearances in his second season with the San Diego Padres. He was 4-4 with a 3.47 ERA with eight saves in 10 starts and 37 re...

Colorado Ped Patrol sued for falsely accusing child exploitation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) -- An Aurora man says he was wrongly arrested and lost his job after he was falsely accused of child exploitation by the founder of the Colorado Ped Patrol.27-year-old Juleon Duran filed a lawsuit Friday in Jefferson County District Court against Thomas Fellows.Duran's lawsuit states he was a former supporter of the Colorado Ped Patrol and had even donated money to support the organization as far back as 2015.The Colorado Ped Patrol claims to align itself with law enforcement by exposing would-be pedophiles during online livestreams of "predator catches." Denver man suspected in serial burglaries after early prison release The Problem Solvers reported on Fellows' false representations of being a non-profit organization last year after FOX31 exposed that Fellows solicited donations as a non-profit without properly registering with the state. Duran's lawsuit states he asked for a "tax-deductible receipt for his donations to Defendant Colorado Ped Patrol Inc...

Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans: TV channel, time, what to know

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Broncos face the Houston Texans on Sunday after winning five consecutive games, Denver's longest winning streak since the 2015 season.The Broncos have turned around a 1-5 start to the season and are now working for a spot in the playoffs.Tickets for Broncos vs. TexansIf you're thinking of making a last-minute trip to Houston, there are plenty of seats available for the game.If you go to the secondary market, SeatGeek and StubHub both have tickets available starting at $54 as of Friday afternoon. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather How to watch Broncos vs. Texans on TVThe game was flexed into an earlier kickoff because it’s one of the weekend’s premier matchups.Kickoff: 11 a.m. MTChannel: CBSBroncos tackle Garett Bolles is hoping that makes for a late-arriving crowd, with the noon local time start.“I’m pretty sure it’s going to be rockin’ unless they’re all at church,” Bolles said. “I know Texans have their church at 12 o’clock. Y...

Why Coloradans might see low-flying helicopters this winter

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Coloradans might notice low-flying helicopters in the coming months.Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists will be conducting wildlife research projects and population surveys, for which helicopters are a key tool, CPW said in a release Friday. Watch: Elk herd on the move near Castle Pines Wildlife researcher Nathaniel Rayl said they do this research in the winter because lower temperatures and snowfall make better conditions for capturing animals."Elk, moose, deer and pronghorn prefer cooler temperatures and are actually less stressed than if we were to capture in the summer when they may overheat and die. The deeper snow cushions the animal and helps prevent injuries, and they don't run as far, making capture easier and quicker," Rayl said.Here are some of the research plans CPW has laid out for this winter.Big-game species classificationStarting this month and lasting through February, CPW will conduct classification flights across the state for big-game species...

Thief strikes sour holiday note, swipes pricey Grinch costume from North Bay Village parking lot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

A South Florida woman is trying to solve a Whoville whodunit after a real-life Grinch took off with her Grinch costume.Speaking with 7News on Friday, Terry Bu knew something was wrong when she realized the pricey costume was stolen from her car in North Bay Village, Thursday night.“I was like, ‘Wait a minute, where is the jacket? Where is the head?'” she said.When asked to describe the sheer absurdity of the holiday-themed theft, Bu replied, “That’s the worst part, because you know what? That’s karma, because that’s, like, the Grinch stole Christmas, and now someone stole the Grinch costume?!”Bu said she was in charge of a performance at the North Bay Village Annual Winter Wonderland event, a holiday celebration with live music and performances from start to finish.But on the night of the show, an actual Grinch showed up and stole the show, literally. This Whoville Houdini stole the costume right out of the front seat of Bu’s car...

Florida divers discover military plane in deep water, 66 years after Marine survived crash off Key Biscayne 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

Two deep sea divers found something off the coast of South Florida that is giving one family some closure. Karen Hensel shines 7 Spotlight on a story of service, survival and discovery that spans more than six decades.On Jan. 31, 1957, First Lt. Richard McCombs was on a training mission when his plane’s engine failed.The newspaper headline at the time: “Marine pilot safe in ocean ditching.”Jimmy Gadomski, found plane: “He was able to put it down safely, but it was still a crash.”The Marine managed to get out of his Douglas Skyraider, an attack bomber, just before it sank about a mile off of Key Biscayne.Jimmy Gadomski: “We were able to learn that the pilot did survive.”Florida divers Jimmy Gadomski and Mike Barnette were the ones who found his plane this past July, more than 66 years after the plane went down.Mike Barnette: “We immediately knew this was something unique and that it had been undocumented.”And they discovered it by...

Ticker: X says Walmart pulled ads in October, weeks before Media Matters hate speech report; Wall Street extends its rally

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

Walmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform.“We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found some other platforms better reach our customers,” Walmart said in a statement.While Walmart went public with the pullout on Friday, Joe Benarroch, head of operations at X, said the company has not advertised on the platform since October. The company, he added, “has just been organically connecting with its community of more than one million people on X.”Wall Street extends its rallyA broad rally on Wall Street closed out a fifth straight week of gains for the market Friday, driving the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year.The benchmark index rose 0.6%, eclipsing its previous high for the year set in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.8% higher, while the Nasdaq composi...

Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis day to day with calf injury, could return Monday at Pacers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

Kristaps Porzingis has not yet returned to practice with the Celtics but has got back on the court for individual work as he continues to recover from his left calf strain. While he’s progressing, coach Joe Mazzulla said he’s unsure if he’ll return for Monday’s In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game against the Pacers.“His status hasn’t been updated as far as if he’ll be ready for Monday, but he feels better than he did before,” Mazzulla said. “So I think we’re just trying to continue to take it day by day and see how it feels.”Porzingis injured his calf in last Friday’s loss to the Magic, and Mazzulla had said the center would be re-evaluated after one week. He missed his third game since the injury on Friday against the 76ers.Al Horford continued to start in Porzingis’ place. While Porzingis’ absence is certainly not ideal, Horford thought it could still serve serve some long-term benefits for the Celtics.“It gives some of our other guys an opportunity to step in and play,” Horfor...

Massachusetts pediatric pneumonia cases going up: ‘No evidence’ it’s tied to mycoplasma

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

Pediatric pneumonia cases have been rising in the Bay State, according to health officials who say there’s “no evidence” that the seasonal jump is tied to the increase in mycoplasma pneumonia flare-ups around the world.Massachusetts has seen a modest uptick in pediatric pneumonia cases during the past few weeks, the state Department of Public Health said on Friday.This increase is “seasonally appropriate” and is in line with the levels of pneumonia typically seen at this time of year before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to DPH. These pneumonia cases are most likely linked to a combo of respiratory viruses — including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which normally jumps in the winter months.“We are aware of the attention to the increase in pneumonia in several geographic regions of the world that has been attributed in part to mycoplasma pneumonia,” DPH said in a statement. “There is no evidence that the normal and expected ...

US proposes plan to protect the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:25:25 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to help the snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.The proposal marks a sharp turnaround from five years ago, when officials in Donald Trump’s presidency said lynx had recovered and no longer needed protection after their numbers had rebounded in some areas. President Joseph Biden’s administration in 2021 reached a legal settlement with environmental groups to retain threatened species protections for lynx that were first imposed in 2000.Populations of the medium-sized wildcats in New Hampshire, Maine and Washington state are most at risk as habitat changes reduce populations of their primary food, snowshoe hares, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service documents indicate.But declines for lynx would be seen in boreal forests across the contiguous U.S. under even the most optimistic warming scenar...