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Alzolay — ranked the No. 1 prospect in the organization, according to MLB.com — has gone 2-4 with a 5.30 ERA in seven starts this season during his first stint in Triple-A. |
At times, the 23-year-old has been dominant, allowing just one earned runs in 13 innings over two starts that saw him take no hitters into the sixth inning. The other five starts have been a different story for Alzolay, who was rocked for 40 hits and 30 earned runs in 22.2 innings during those outings. |
Sagara said the struggles aren’t anything to worry about, and the Cubs actually expected them since Alzolay is still learning how to pitch in Triple-A, where hitters often adjust to hurlers from pitch to pitch. It’s a new challenge for Alzolay, who had never pitched above Double-A before this season. |
Sagara said the Cubs aren’t focusing on the numbers. Instead, the emphasis is on Alzolay making strides and mastering his three pitches, including his changeup, which has been a big emphasis for the youngster this season. Sagara also wants Alzolay to get a good understanding of how to pitch to scouting reports before t... |
And that time could come soon. Sagara said Alzolay is in the same group as pitchers like Randy Rosario, Luke Farrell, Rob Zastryzny and Justin Hancock — all guys who have seen some time in the big leagues. In fact, Alzolay was even in the conversation to earn a start earlier this month when the Cubs nearly needed anoth... |
Even though Alzolay hasn’t gotten his shot yet this season, it likely will come at some point. |
“I couldn’t give you a solid yes or no, but I wouldn’t be surprised because he’s more than physically talented enough,” Sagara said. |
Background: Underwood, a second-round pick by the Cubs in 2012, is also in his first season at Triple-A. He went 3-4 with a 3.35 ERA in his first nine games that included eight starts and could be poised for his first big-league promotion. |
Sagara: "Underwood's been awesome. His growth and development at this level this year, has been really eye-opening for the organization. His ability to pitch to game plans and his poise and his continued growth and emotionally with (pitching coach) Rod Nichols and the rest of the staff here with (former Iowa catcher) C... |
Background: Tseng was the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2017. He went 13-4 with a 2.54 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A last season before making his big league debut. Tseng has struggled this season though, going 2-4 6.70 ERA in nine starts with Iowa. He also gave up three earned runs in two inni... |
Sagara: "The big thing has just been pitch execution. Just pitch execution. I think when guys go up like he did last year and have some success up there, it's natural to press a little to try and do more, to try to be better at what they do. It's not any different from feeling the pressure of wanting to get up for the ... |
He was also left with two wounds to his scalp. |
After the attack, stepdad John Lyden challenged him. As Mr Lyden went to call the police, Shallcross followed him. |
When his mother intervened, Shallcross told her she’d just saved his (Mr Lyden’s) life. |
At Mold Crown Court on Friday, Shallcross - who had earlier admitted both the common assault on his mother and wounding of his brother - appeared via a videolink from Altcourse prison. |
The court heard both his mother and brother had withdrawn their complaints against him, and believed he needed help rather than jailing. |
But Judge Niclas Parry said the offence was so serious, only a prison sentence would do. |
He jailed him for 21 months, telling him: “Your actions could have had even more shocking, possibly fatal, consequences. |
“I know you understand that. |
In a victim impact statement, Richard told how he often re-lived what had happened and felt that he could have died during the incident. |
Mrs Lyden had told how she was angry and saddened by the fact that she was scared of her own son. |
Both said that they felt he needed treatment and assistance. |
Defending barrister Myles Wilson said that it was accepted that a serious injury was caused – but it could have been far more serious. |
It was an unusual case where the victims wanted him helped rather than imprisoned. |
Mr Wilson said that it was out of character behaviour by a man who had his own mental health issues. |
He had been to the doctors a number of times over his depression and anxiety. It was clear that he had not been himself for some time. |
He knew he had gone “far too far” during the January incident when he was dealing with the stress of being asked to leave the family home because of his behaviour. |
It was accepted that there was no real alternative to custody, and the probation officer was worried about whether the risk he posed could be managed in the community. |
A restraining order banning him from the family home in Granby Court, Connah’s Quay , was imposed for five years. |
Chinese leaker Ice universe has mysteriously tweeted that the “back of the Galaxy S9 will change a lot”. There’s no expansion on how, but Ice universe has a strong Samsung track record having previously nailed the Galaxy Note 8 design and delivered the first real world photos of the Galaxy S8. |
Of course the most obvious way the Galaxy S9 would change in a big way would be with the addition of dual cameras, as seen on the excellent Galaxy Note 8. With dual camera pressure from Apple, LG and Huawei as well as Google’s superlative Pixel 2 camera, this is nailed on in my opinion. |
But there are two other areas where Samsung could also greatly improve the back of the Galaxy S9. Firstly it must move the fingerprint sensor into a more central, easier to reach position. Secondly it should copy Google’s Pixel 2 smartphones with a mix of aluminium and glass - the former adds durability, the latter is ... |
But Ice universe didn’t stop there. In two further tweets the leaker delivered good and bad news. |
The good news is Samsung is expected to keep the headphone jack (while ever more rivals foolishly ditch it). The bad news is the Galaxy S9 will “100%” miss out on a fingerprint sensor integrated into the display, which corroborates an earlier report this week and increases the chance its repositioning will be one of th... |
Novi Woods Elementary students are using Google Cardboard and the Google Expeditions app, an inexpensive virtual reality experience. |
It’s one thing to Google a photo of the Coliseum or look up a YouTube video of fish and turtles and sharks at the bottom of the ocean. It’s a different experience altogether to step inside that picture and see it surround you, 3-D and in vivid color. |
For kids at Novi Woods Elementary School, that’s now a regular occurrence, thanks to Google Cardboard and the Google Expeditions app, an inexpensive virtual reality experience that transports viewers undersea, across the world or even back in time. |
Call it a View-Master for the 21st century. |
Google Cardboard, released in 2014, is a handheld virtual reality device made of just that: cardboard – and a smart phone. The viewer looks like a little box. It costs about $15 and has two 3-D lenses. Slide a phone into the goggles, hold them up to your eyes and it creates a 3-D image of whatever you select via the ap... |
Donberger was the first to try Google Expeditions in her classroom. In December, she and other teachers at Novi Woods decided to lead an underwater expedition as part of their science unit. It was an instant hit with the kids. |
Added to the 3-D experience is a guided tour component, called Google Expeditions, which allows the teacher to “lead” the virtual trip. It works via an app, downloaded on smart phones and the teacher’s iPad. For teachers, there’s a script and talking points. |
Each expedition has between four and 10 scenes. The possibilities are endless and there’s even an advanced option to download a 360 camera and create an expedition yourself. |
That includes scenes from history. As part of the social studies unit on immigration, Leon and Donberger’s class is learning about why different groups of people traveled within the U.S. |
“We took a look at pioneers in the westward movement; it shows kids what a settlement would look like, what a covered wagon would look like, life on the trail,” Donberger said. Their second trip was to slave quarters in the south. Later this year, they’ll be seeing Ellis Island. |
Jillian Hattie teaches second grade and did her first expedition a couple of weeks ago. |
Ascher called the new initiative the tip of the iceberg. “Is this the answer to all of education’s ills? No, not any more than the View-Master,” he said. “Does it open up the world any more for them? For sure. |
All the phones that the Novi Woods kids are using have been donated to the school. Right now, they have 17; Ascher wants to increase that number to 30 and create a kit that teachers can “check out” for use in their classrooms. Anyone wishing to donate a phone can stop by the Novi Woods office or email david.ascher@novi... |
To work with the app, phones need to be iOS 8 or later or Android 4.4 or later, unlocked and erased and, preferably, include a cord and charger. |
On Monday night, Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich announced his resignation from President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council, making him the third chief to bail after Trump did not take a strong enough stance against the domestic terrorism that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. |
Trump showed his disdain for Frazier less than an hour later with a tantrum in tweet form. |
Merck stock prices spiked after Frazier’s announcement. |
Hours later, Trump caved to pressure and made a stronger statement condemning racism, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis. But he later lashed out again at Frazier, showing he had more anger toward a leading African-American executive who shamed him than he had for a domestic terrorist who killed an innocent woman who wa... |
The announcement came hours after Kraznich shamed Trump in a tweet. |
Kraznich also said that as an engineer who has spent most his career working in factories, he believes the political landscape is harming the progress of American manufacturing. “The current environment must change, or else our nation will become a shadow of what it once was and what it still can and should be,” he wro... |
Update 12:00 pm: Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, has announced he is also resigning from the council. |
This means that six executives have left the council, including Elon Musk of Tesla and Bob Iger of Disney, who both left in response to Trump withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. |
Update 6:00 pm: According to CNBC, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka also decided to resign, following Trump’s bizarre exchange with reporters on Tuesday afternoon. |
Join the stars of Stan & Ollie on the red carpet at the world premiere of the film. |
eOne and the BFI have partnered with the Telegraph to exclusively live stream the film's premiere so you can catch all the action as it happens. |
There will be interviews with Steve Coogan, John C Reilly and other special guests on the red carpet outside the BFI Southbank in London ahead of this year’s Closing Night Gala of the 62nd BFI London Film Festival. |
The film tells the untold story of the comedy double act Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and what would become the pair’s farewell tour. |
With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair’s love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they ... |
The biopic of the comedy duo stars Coogan as Stan Laurel alongside Reilly as Oliver Hardy. The film is directed by Jon S Baird and written by Bafta-winner Jeff Pope. |
It reunites Pope with Coogan for the first time since they co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for 2013's Philomena. |
Laurel and Hardy made more than 100 films together between 1921-1951, before leaving the screen for the stage, touring music halls around Britain and Ireland. |
Stan & Ollie opens in cinemas nationwide on January 11. |
The top seeds defeated Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana in a marathon and rain-interrupted final. |
It was a fine day for India at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, on Wednesday. First, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, the defending champions, won the gold in the Asian Games men's doubles on Wednesday. The top seeds defeated the twins from Thailand, Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana, in a marathon and rain-inter... |
But teen icon SaniaMirza failed to win the gold in the women's singles. Sania, who shocked top seed Li Na of China in straight sets in the semi-final on Tuesday, could not repeat the show and went down to China's Jie Zheng in three sets. She had to remain content with silver. |
The 20-year-old, 66th-ranked Sania, stumbled at the last hurdle by committing 45 unforced errors as the higher-ranked (World No. 33) Jie Zheng completed a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 victory in one hour and 49 minutes. |
The result came as a huge disappointment for the large crowd,mainly comprising flag-waving Indian expatriates, who vociferously cheered the Indian star right through the contest held under a blazing sun. However, Sania still has a chance to finish with a gold medal as she is partnering Leander Paes against Satoshi Iwab... |
The chess team continued its relentless run towards a gold medal despite a setback when Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran was held to a draw by his Iranian opponent Ehsan Ghaem Maghami in the seventh round. But Koneru Humpy and Pentala Harikrihna ensured India finished the round with 18.5 points out of 21 in their kitty, ... |
Ljubljana, 26 March - Two defendants in a high-profile case against former bosses of Pivovarna Laško and Istrabenz as well as several others accepted Tuesday a plea bargain which commuted their proposed sentences to suspended prison terms and a EUR 25,000 fine each. |
Hearing resumes in in the case against the former bosses of Istrabenz and PivovarnaLaško, Igor Bavčar (pictured) and Boško Šrot. |
Hearing resumes in in the case against the former bosses of Istrabenz and PivovarnaLaško, Igor Bavčar and Boško Šrot. |
Hearing resumes in in the case against the former bosses of Istrabenz and PivovarnaLaško, Igor Bavčar and Boško Šrot (pictured). |
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The Environmental Society of Pakistan and Department of Chemical Engineering, CIIT, Lahore, jointly organised ‘360 Sec Idea Challenge on Environmental Sustainability’ at the Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). |
The objective of the contest was to provide a platform to research students working on environmental sustainability. A large number of research students from Punjab University, Lahore College for Women University, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, NUST, University of G... |
He said that it is direly needed to change current practices and lifestyle to more sustainable approaches. “We need to decide whether we want to ensure a shared future or we want to collapse. Therefore, I think that we need a quick and smart approach to identify, and integrate the concept of sustainability in every asp... |
The Mizzou softball team, seeded sixth in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship, will host No. 11 Washington in the Super Regional round Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24 at University Field. The Tigers take on the Huskies in a best-of-three series, with Thursday’s game set for 8 p.m. CDT on ESPN and the Friday g... |
Missouri (38-12) is one of just three programs in the country to make six consecutive Super Regional appearances, with Alabama and Arizona State joining the Tigers. Mizzou has hosted the Super Regionals for four straight seasons (2010-13). |
The Tigers earned their sixth-straight regional championship with the squad’s 5-0 win over Hofstra advance. Mizzou went 3-1 in regional play, beating Stony Brook (3-0) on Friday before defeating the Pride 1-0, on Saturday. Mizzou dropped a 10-0 result to Hofstra to force a rematch. |
Washington (41-15), has made five-straight trips to the Super Regional round. The Huskies went 3-0 in their own regional in Seattle, Wash., to advance in the tournament. |
Any way you slice it, the Carnegie Deli will permanently close tonight, its owner said Friday. |
Marian Harper-Levine, the proprietor of the famed pastrami palace, turned down an 11th-hour offer from a former dishwasher-turned-restaurateur to buy the deli for $10 million and save it from closing, her rep said. |
“Carnegie Deli is not for sale, and the family is certainly not considering any publicity-inspired offers to buy the Seventh Avenue location,” spokeswoman Cristyne Nicholas said a day after Sammy Musovic offered the big bucks to buy it. |
Musovic, who said his first job after emigrating to America from then-Yugoslavia was scrubbing dishes at the deli in the ’80s, waved a jumbo check at a press conference and claimed he was ready to fork over the cash Friday afternoon. |
“We have a check here for [Levine]. Ten million dollars. It was amazing working here as a dishwasher. It was a pleasure working here. It was like working in the White House. Cleaning Woody Allen’s plate was a pleasure,” Musovic said. |
“It’s a landmark, it’s been here forever. I would like the owner to sit with me and see if we can keep it going for another 100 years,” he said of the classic Jewish-style deli on Seventh Avenue and 55th Street. |
But the famed eatery is still toast, said the rep for Harper-Levine — who announced in September she would close its doors for good by the end of the year. |
“First and foremost, [she] wishes to thank all of the loyal patrons, the media, and even many first-time customers who came in today, for the amazing send-off for Carnegie Deli’s original location on Seventh Avenue,” Nicholas said Friday of her boss. |
“She intends on keeping her father’s legacy alive with quality control through the family-owned and -operated meat-processing plant and bakery in New Jersey,” she added. |
Musovic hasn’t even contacted Levine to make a formal offer, according to a deli spokeswoman, who also raised questions about his legitimacy. |
“[Levine] has no access to any record of Musovic working at the deli,” she said. |
Musovic, who said he runs Big Apple hot spots Sojourn, Vero and Selena Rosa, first offered $5 million to save the deli in October. |
The Carnegie Deli has served up belt-popping sandwiches — like its 4-inch-thick pastrami-and-corned-beef dubbed “Woody,” after actor and director Woody Allen — for 79 years. |
Norma Gordon takes a bite out of her sandwich. |
A waitress poses with a "Woody Allen" sandwich. |
Eileen Rourke (left) Gabriel Kroznek and Naima Rauam are the last customers at Carnegie Deli. |
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