Pakistan's legendary philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, known as the “Angel of Mercy' who devoted his life to the poor and the destitute, died on Friday at a hospital in Karachi following a prolonged illness, The Associated Press reports ... We have lost a great servant of humanity ... This loss is irreparable for the people of Pakistan."...
MicahXavierJohnson, 25, a U.S. Army veteran, has been identified as a dead suspect who launched a deadly sniper attack during an anti-police brutality march in Dallas Thursday night, Raw Story reported Friday.Johnson was killed after a robotic explosive device cornered him in a parking garage at El Centro College after police negotiated with him for several hours ... We’ve got other possible suspects that we’re interviewing....
The United States has expelled two Russian officials following an attack on an American diplomat outside the US Embassy in Moscow last month, the State Department says. The US diplomat was attacked by a Russian guard on June 6 and the incident was caught on a security camera ... "On June 17, we expelled two Russian officials from the United States to respond to this attack," Kirby added....
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Leaders of the NATO military alliance gathered Friday to order ambitious actions against a daunting array of dangers to the security of their nations and citizenry, including a rearmed and increasingly unfriendly Russia to Europe's east and violent Islamic extremism to the south ...President Barack Obama and other heads of state and government. After arriving in Warsaw, Obama announced the U.S ... ___ ... ....
A suspected sniper who was in a standoff with Dallas Police early Friday reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound hours after five officers were killed and several others were wounded in an attack targeting law enforcement officers during a protest march ... ....
Robbie Ross Jr., Heath Hembree, Matt Barnes and Koji Uehara allowed just three hits and one run in four innings ...Uehara didn’t warm up for the eighth inning of a 6-5 win over the Rays, with Barnes taking it instead ... What was wrong with Uehara? He hadn’t pitched since Monday and that game didn’t go so well ... Well, if something’s wrong with Uehara, now the Sox might really need to get a reliever....
There was speculation something was wrong with Kimbrel when Farrell went to Koji Uehara for the save following a team off-day on Thursday ... "He was unavailable," Farrell said ... Without two of their key relievers, the Red Sox still held on for a tight win, as Robbie Ross Jr., Heath Hembree, Matt Barnes (three strikeouts in the eighth) and Uehara recorded the final 12 outs ... ET on FOX ... ....
(Source. Boston Red Sox). There was speculation something was wrong with Kimbrel when Farrell went to Koji Uehara for the save following a team off-day on Thursday ... 'He was unavailable,' Farrell said ... Without two of their key relievers, the Red Sox still held on for a tight win, as Robbie Ross Jr., Heath Hembree, Matt Barnes (three strikeouts in the eighth) and Uehara recorded the final 12 outs ... ET on FOX....
(Source. MLB - Major League Baseball). There was speculation something was wrong with Kimbrel when Farrell went to Koji Uehara for the save following a team off-day on Thursday ... 'He was unavailable,' Farrell said ... Without two of their key relievers, the Red Sox still held on for a tight win, as Robbie Ross Jr., Heath Hembree, Matt Barnes (three strikeouts in the eighth) and Uehara recorded the final 12 outs ... ET on FOX....
Maybe it’s the backup goalie effect. Sean O’Sullivan isn’t exactly blowing hitters away ... Manager John Farrell turned to Matt Barnes (3.00 ERA) instead of Junichi Tazawa, who hadn’t pitched since Sunday, or Koji Uehara, who hadn’t pitched since Monday ... With a two-run lead in the ninth, Kimbrel, who pitched on Tuesday and Wednesday, stayed in the bullpen while Uehara came out to slam door in the ninth. ....
(Source. Boston Red Sox). Aaron Hill, playing his first game for the Red Sox, ripped a pair of RBIsingles to contribute to the cause ...Logan Forsythe drilled a solo shot for the Rays against O'Sullivan in the third, while Longoria finished with four hits, including a two-out, ninth-inning solo homer that brought Tampa Bay within a run before Koji Uehara induced a game-ending flyout from Logan Morrison. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED ... Not so fast....
(Source. Tampa Bay Rays). Aaron Hill, playing his first game for the Red Sox, ripped a pair of RBIsingles to contribute to the cause ...Logan Forsythe drilled a solo shot for the Rays against O'Sullivan in the third, while Longoria finished with four hits, including a two-out, ninth-inning solo homer that brought Tampa Bay within a run before Koji Uehara induced a game-ending flyout from Logan Morrison. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED ... Not so fast....
Holt left the game in the bottom of the fourth after spraining his left ankle trying to steal second ... Brentz's RBI single TB@BOS ... Logan Forsythe drilled a solo shot for the Rays against O'Sullivan in the third, while Longoria finished with four hits, including a two-out, ninth-inning solo homer that brought Tampa Bay within a run before Koji Uehara induced a game-ending flyout from Logan Morrison. Longoria's long solo home run TB@BOS ... ....
Holt left the game in the bottom of the fourth after spraining his left ankle trying to steal second ... Brentz's RBI single TB@BOS ... Logan Forsythe drilled a solo shot for the Rays against O'Sullivan in the third, while Longoria finished with four hits, including a two-out, ninth-inning solo homer that brought Tampa Bay within a run before Koji Uehara induced a game-ending flyout from Logan Morrison. Longoria's long solo home run TB@BOS ... ....
BOSTON (AP) — Tampa Bay's Chris Archer has experienced lots of trouble beating the Red Sox during his career. His latest outing didn't go a long way toward ending that drought. David Ortiz hit his 21sthome run of the season, Bryce Brentz had two hits and broke a tie with an RBI single in the sixth and the Red Sox beat the Rays 6-5 on Friday night ... "It's tough ... I'm typically better than that ... Koji Uehara picked up his third save ... Rays ... ___....
Maybe it’s the backup goalie effect. Sean O’Sullivan isn’t exactly blowing away hitters ... When O’Sullivan starts, the Red Sox are 4-0 this season ... It was his 21sthome run ... With Junichi Tazawa (shoulder tightness) and Craig Kimbrel (left knee soreness) unavailable, Matt Barnes handled a scoreless eighth and Koji Uehara allowed a solo homer in the ninth before securing an important win two games before the break....