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TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. The Blue Jays announced the deal Friday, two days after multiple media outlets reported the agreement. The 34-year-old Garcia was traded from Toronto to Seattle on July 26 for outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher/outfielder Jacob Sharp. He had a 6.00 ERA in nine innings over 10 appearances for the Mariners. He was 3-0 with a 3.46 ERA and five saves overall this year in 39 games and 39 innings. Garcia is 22-29 with a 3.59 ERA and 26 saves over 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014-19), Miami (2020-21), Houston (2021), Toronto (2022-24) and Seattle. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. He missed the 2017 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2024. Advertisement
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The upcoming 3x3 Unrivaled Basketball League have is not expected to make any further trades this season after a four-player, three-team preseason deal involving Natasha Cloud, Courtney Williams, Jackie Young, and Tiffany Hayes sent shockwaves through the basketball community. With Sabrina Ionescu recently announced as the league's final roster addition, questions ensued about the stability of its six teams. The Unrivaled League hasn't even started, but it's already making headlines following its first unexpected trade in history . Just weeks before its Jan. 17 debut in Miami, Unrivaled announced that Cloud, initially assigned to the Laces BC, was first dealt to the Lunar Owls and then again to Phantom BC. Phantom also gained an additional wild-card slot, which turned out to be Ionescu following her WNBA championship season with the New York Liberty . 4 WNBA stars sent to new Unrivaled teams in huge trade before season starts Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe in agreement on JuJu Watkins-Caitlin Clark debate In return, the Lunar Owls received Williams, while Young and Hayes, both WNBA teammates on the Las Vegas Aces, joined the Laces roster. The trade shocked league supporters, especially fans who had grown attached to rosters meticulously curated during the league's inaugural announcement. Sources close to the league explained a commitment to maintaining competitive balance across all clubs was the reasoning behind the shakeup. "The trades were made to ensure the same level of parity across the league that was established during club selection in light of player updates post-club assignments," an insider told Mirror Sport US . While no official details were given, Kelsey Plum's unexpected departure from the Laces appears to have been a significant factor in maintaining guard-play balance and triggering the need to bring in Ionecu. For fans, the announcement raised questions about roster stability. Many had already declared allegiance to certain clubs based on their favorite players, only to see them moved before a single game was played. A source close to the league said: "Barring an outlier situation, Unrivaled does not anticipate additional trades this season." Further, "coaches and league basketball operations will continue to manage the competitive balance in the league. "While contracts vary in length, the goal is to build solid foundations for each club and limit player movement. But like any professional league, teams and players are subject to transactions." Unrivaled is already shaping up to be an exciting venture, featuring 36 players, six clubs, and significant backing from high-profile investors like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Michael Phelps. Players in the league will be outfitted in Under Armour as an official apparel sponsor, with games expected to appear on TNT and TruTV in prime time slots from January 17 to the championship game on March 17. With Ionescu rounding out the rosters and trades now reportedly off the table, fans can focus on a brand new 3x3 basketball competition and a chance to see some of the WNBA's brightest stars shine in a new format. Here are the final rosters for Unrivaled Basketball's first season: Head Coach: Andrew Wade Jackie Young [ Las Vegas Aces ] Tiffany Hayes [Las Vegas Aces] Kayla McBride [ Minnesota Lynx ] Alyssa Thomas [ Connecticut Sun ] Kate Martin [ Golden State Valkyries ] Stefanie Dolson [ Washington Mystics ] Head Coach: DJ Sackmann Napheesa Collier [Minnesota Lynx] Courtney Williams [Minnesota Lynx] Skylar Diggins-Smith [ Seattle Storm ] Allisha Gray [ Atlanta Dream ] Shakira Austin [ Washington Mystics ] Cameron Brink [ Los Angeles Sparks ] Head Coach: Phil Handy Breanna Stewart [ New York Liberty ] DiJonai Carrington [Connecticut Sun] Courtney Vandersloot [New York Liberty] Jewell Loyd [ Seattle Storm ] Aaliyah Edwards [Washington Mystics] Rickea Jackson [Los Angeles Sparks] Head Coach: Adam Harrington Satou Sabally [Dallas Wings] Marina Mabrey [Connecticut Sun] Brittney Griner [Phoenix Mercury] Natasha Cloud [Phoenix Mercury] Katie Lou Samuelson [Indiana Fever] Sabrina Ionescu [New York Liberty] Head Coach: Nola Henry Angel Reese [Chicago Sky] Chelsea Gray [Las Vegas Aces] Brittney Sykes [Washington Mystics] Kahleah Copper [Phoenix Mercury] Azurá Stevens [Los Angeles Sparks] Lexie Hull [Indiana Fever] Head Coach: Teresa Weatherspoon Arike Ogunbowale [Dallas Wings] Rae Burrell [Los Angeles Sparks] Rhyne Howard [Atlanta Dream] Aliyah Boston [Indiana Fever] Jordin Canada [Atlanta Dream] Dearica Hamby [Los Angeles Sparks]Apartments are in high demand Families priced out of Brisbane’s red-hot housing market are driving a surge in apartment demand, with units costing as little as a quarter of the median house price. Exclusive data has pinpointed the suburbs where units deliver the best value — not only slashing costs compared to freestanding houses but also offering generous living space. Research by SuburbData also highlighted a divide between luxury suburbs, where apartments were far cheaper than houses, and more affordable areas, where unit prices were as much as 70 per cent of houses but had comparable floor space. This Auchenflower unit sold for $741,000 Leading the list of 29 suburbs was ritzy Teneriffe, where a typical unit priced at $908,000 was just 22 per cent of the jaw-dropping median house price of $4.11m. Buyers in Paddington and Auchenflower also benefitted, with units priced at 34.6 and 33.8 per cent of houses, providing proximity to the city without the hefty outlay. SuburbData’s analysis shows units in key family-oriented areas still delivered on space, with those in Taigum and Highgate Hill offering 38.5 and 36 per cent of the typical house block size. In Taigum, units averaged 2.4 bedrooms compared to 3.6 for houses, with a typical buy-in of 71.6 per cent of the median house price of $809,000 — a balance attracting young families seeking space without breaking the budget. A three-bedroom apartment in Kedron sold for $675,000 More affordable markets were Redbank Plains in Ipswich, where units cost $513,000 and typically offer one quarter of the space of freestanding houses, and Michelton, where the average apartment value of $597,000 was half the price of a house. The research considered relative house and unit prices in each suburb, as well as typical floor space or house block size and number of bedrooms in the respective dwelling types. The growing preference for units reflected broader lifestyle changes, according to industry experts. PropTrack’s latest Home Price Index showed Brisbane apartment prices surged 17 per cent over the past year to a median value of $670,000 in October, outpacing houses which were up 12 per cent to $970,000. A three-bedroom apartment in Kedron sold for $675,000 MORE NEWS ‘Unfair’ bank policy stopping thousands from owning a home Surprise factor making homes 10pc cheaper Revealed: the lifestyle hotspots in line for 100 new homes SuburbData analyst Jeremy Sheppard said the research showed where some of the best unit buying opportunities were in the current market. “There’s the potential for buyers to get good value in a location where they want to live but can’t afford a house,” Mr Sheppard said. He noted that the gaps between unit and house prices were at record highs in some areas, suggesting apartment buyers could get more value than usual. A common theme among the markets where units were selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars less than similarly-sized houses in the area was a long history of house subdivisions nearby. Highgate Hill apartment sold for $825,000 “Unit sizes tend to be fairly similar across areas, while houses can vary,” he said. “Often the best value units are in established areas where most of the houses are on smaller blocks.” But Mr Sheppard also cautioned buyers to be highly selective in the types of units they targeted. “One of the problems with units is that oversupply can be a real killer of the long-term value,” he said. “It’s best to try to avoid units in high-rise buildings and rather focus on boutique blocks where there are only a few apartments there. “A good sign is if there’s no lift. It means there will be less apartments jammed into the same building and the strata fees are often lower.” Hotspotting director Terry Ryder said inner-city unit markets were leading growth. Picture: Supplied Hotspotting director Terry Ryder said the trend mirrored other states, with inner-city areas leading the charge. Bowen Hills was recognised as Australia’s top Supercharged Suburb by the Hotspotting Spring 2024 Price Predictor Index, indicating potential for future price growth. “In areas like Newstead, Bowen Hills, Fortitude Valley, and the Brisbane CBD, units are in high demand and often preferred over houses,” Mr Ryder said. “This precinct is desirable for its close proximity to the CBD and is benefitting from ongoing improvements to connectivity and amenities, such as the $6.3b Cross River Rail project.” TOTAL Property Group managing director Adrian Parsons said younger, high-net-worth buyers aged between 35 and 45 were leading demand for luxury apartments, while working families were drawn to convenience, lifestyle and affordability. ABS figures show 32 per cent of interstate arrivals were aged between 25 and 44 years. Total Property Group director Adrian Parsons said younger buyers were active in the luxury apartment sector. Picture: Glenn Hampson. “The market in southeast Queensland has matured and there’s now a significant focus on apartment living, which has become more desirable because of the high level of luxury amenities developers are adding within the apartment buildings,” Mr Parsons said. “The way people are living has changed. Technology has given us the freedom to live and work where we want to, while on the other hand we have become increasingly busy. “People in their prime working years either don’t have time, or do not want to maintain a house and yard and this has changed the way younger people view their living environments. “The introduction of larger, two and three-bedroom apartment residences in key locations is attracting young families, who traditionally would have purchased a house with a yard. It makes sense these days as children are spending less time outdoors and when they do go outside, they are happy to play at a local park or the beach,” he said. Elisa McMahon said house-sized apartments were selling fast. Picture: Josh Woning McMahon Estate Agents principal Elisa McMahon has just settled 11 house-sized apartments in Park Lane Residences, a project in Lutwyche — all to owner-occupiers. “The majority of apartments are three-bedroom plus a multi-purpose room, or four bedrooms,” Ms McMahon said. As well as downsizers, the buyers were made up of families with school-aged children looking for a more affordable option in an inner-city market, she said. “What I’m finding interesting is apartments seem to be accelerating in price growth at the same pace as houses, or actually outperforming them in some markets.” Ms McMahon said many young, professional singles and couples were also opting for an apartment over a house because of affordability and lifestyle preferences. “Since 2014, we’re really seeing people starting to make the downsizing move (to an apartment) earlier as Brisbane’s lifestyle and entertainment precincts improved,” she said. “We’re now delivering beautiful, owner-occupied stock compared to the investor-driven apartment product on the market 10 years ago.” Unit in Teneriffe sold for $810,000 TOP VALUE UNIT MARKETS Suburb/units typical value/unit prices as % of houses TENERIFFE/$908000/22.1 KANGAROO POINT/$821000/39.8 HIGHGATE HILL $903000/ 44.5 PADDINGTON $789000/ 34.6 AUCHENFLOWER $691000/33.8 WEST END $790000/ 47.4 WOOLLOONGABBA $709000/ 46 GORDON PARK $667000/ 39.6 CLAYFIELD $696000/ 36.7 WINDSOR $614000/ 38.6 KEDRON $635000/ 45.3 CANNON HILL $651000 /53.4 ALDERLEY $744000/ 49.6 SHERWOOD $690000/ 44.4 LUTWYCHE $656000/ 56.2 TAIGUM $580000/ 71.6 NORMAN PARK $776000/55.8 WOODY POINT $780000/ 103.6 WYNNUM $801000/ 64.8 MITCHELTON $597000/ 54.1 NUNDAH $629000/ 55.7 GREENSLOPES $673000/ 51.5 WYNNUM WEST $666000/ 70.5 MORNINGSIDE $714000/ 77.7 REDBANK PLAINS $513000/ 73.5 CARINA $809000 /72.6 REDCLIFFE $712000/ 83.8 COORPAROO $698000/ 52.5 ANNERLEY $662000/ 61.3 * source: SuburbDataWashington State has hired South Dakota State's Jimmy Rogers to be its next coach, according to a report Saturday from ESPN. Rogers has accepted a five-year contract according to ESPN, citing sources. Rogers, 37, has been the head coach the past two seasons at South Dakota State, his alma mater, compiling a 27-3 record. He led the Jackrabbits to the FCS championship in the 2023 season, capping a 15-0 season with a victory over Montana in the title game. Rogers was a captain on South Dakota State’s first FCS playoff team in 2009. He had 66 tackles that season as senior, and finished his four-year career with 312 tackles, three interceptions and three forced fumbles. Rogers began his coaching career at South Dakota State in 2010, working two seasons as a graduate assistant. He then spent two seasons at Florida Atlantic as a graduate assistant before returning to South Dakota State in 2013 as linebackers coach. In 2019, he also became assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator. In 2022, he became the sole defensive coordinator. Rogers was hired to replace John Stiegelmeier, who was head coach at South Dakota State for 26 seasons, before the 2023 season. Rogers was named FCS coach of the year after winning the national title in his first season. Rogers will need to rebuild a Washington State football team that lost its head coach, two coordinators and has had at least 28 players — including more than half of its starters — enter the transfer portal.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse to serving as a state legislator for over 30 years died Friday. He was 93. The South Carolina Democratic Party announced Patterson's death saying he “left an indelible mark on our state. Senator Patterson commanded everyone’s attention with his wit and wisdom.” The statement did not list a cause of death. Patterson was born in 1931 in Darlington County and raised by his grandmothers. They recalled his hardheaded spirit early, recommending he not take jobs as a golf caddy or shoe shiner because he was likely to mouth off to white people in segregated 1940s South Carolina and get in trouble. Instead, Patterson served in the military and then got his teaching degree through the GI Bill at Allen University. While in college, he cleaned offices at the segregated capitol where he and other Black people couldn't be unless they were working. "When I was a janitor, Black people couldn’t go in the Statehouse," Patterson said in a 2004 interview with the University of South Carolina. “And then one day I came back down here as a member of the House and then in '84, I came back sitting in the Senate as a senator. Now that’s a hell of a long way to come.” Patterson spent 30 years in education and was elected to the South Carolina House in 1974 and the Senate 10 years later after U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn urged him to run for the upper chamber seat. In a statement, Clyburn called Patterson “a trusted leader, a tireless champion for civil rights, and a treasured friend. He was a person of strength, determination, wisdom, and a long proponent of removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse dome .” Patterson was also the first Black person to serve on the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees since Reconstruction. Patterson was a key member of both the House and Senate, He served on the budget committees in both chambers and was a major voice in support of civil rights, public education and helping poor people. He adamantly demanded the Confederate flag be removed from atop the Statehouse dome and inside the House and Senate chambers long before they were taken down in 2000. The lifelong Democrat said the final years of his political career were the toughest after Republicans took over state government. His seniority no longer mattered and he felt many newer Republicans were religious hypocrites who claimed to help others but only cared for people just like themselves. A few years before he retired from the Statehouse, Patterson said it was important to respect elders and supervisors, but not be afraid to speak up if bothered or something was on one's mind. “That’s just my hallmark ever since I was a little child. It will get you in trouble now, but you can sleep well at night. And learn to treat everybody as human beings with respect,” Patterson said in the interview with the university's Champions of Civil and Human Rights in South Carolina program. “You can sleep real good at night. Right now, I’m 73 years old and sleep like a log when I go to bed because I know I’ve done no wrong to my fellow man,” Patterson said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball switched a pair of series involving the Tampa Bay Rays to the first two months of the season in an attempt to avoid summer rain at open-air Steinbrenner Field, their temporary home following damage to Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay is scheduled to play 19 of its first 22 games at home and 37 of 54 through May 28, then play 64 of its last 108 games on the road. The Rays are home for eight games each in July and August. A series scheduled at the Los Angeles Angels from April 7-9 will instead be played at Tampa, Florida, from April 8-10, MLB said Monday. The second series between the teams will be played at Anaheim, California, from Aug. 4-6 instead of at St. Petersburg, Florida, from Aug. 5-7. Minnesota's first series against the Rays will be played at Steinbrenner Field from May 26-28 and the Twins' second will be at Target Field in Minneapolis from July 4-6. Tampa Bay heads into the All-Star break with a 10-game trip to Minnesota, Detroit and Boston, and has a 12-game trip to the Angels, Seattle, Oakland and San Francisco from Aug. 4-17. Tropicana Field, the Rays’ home since the team started play in 1998, was heavily damaged by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 9 , with most of its fabric roof shredded. The Rays cannot return to the Trop until 2026 at the earliest, if at all. Tampa's average monthly rainfall from 1991 to 2020 was 2.25 inches in April and 2.60 in May , according to the National Weather Service, then rose to 7.37 in June , 7.75 in July and 9.03 in August before falling to 6.09 in September . The Class A Tampa Tarpons, the usual team at Steinbrenner Field, had six home postponements, two cancellations and four suspended games this year from June 21 through their season finale on Sept. 8. The Rays are now scheduled to play their first six games at home against Colorado and Pittsburgh, go to Texas for a three-game series, then return for a 13-game homestand against the Angels, Atlanta, Boston and the New York Yankees. The Tarpons will play their home games on a back field. AP MLB: https://apnews.com/Trae Young, Hawks hoping to win big in Vegas at the NBA Cup semifinalsNewsom wants CA consumers to pay to replace $7,500 federal EV credit, Tesla excludedGeode Capital Management LLC Acquires 322 Shares of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV)