Trout, who leads the AL in OPS (1.108) and is second in the league in home runs (22), has been recognized twice this season. He was named player of the week April 8, a day after hitting a home run five times in a four-game span and completing a series against the Texas Rangers with a 2.631 OPS. Only two players in baseball history had assembled a better figure in a four-game series: Babe Ruth (3.111 vs. Detroit on June 11-14, 1921) and Mickey Mantle (2.850 vs. Kansas City on July 2-4, 1962). … [Read more...] about Angels’ Mike Trout is named AL player of the week
81-year-old deemed mentally fit for trial on robbery charge
Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Updated 2:46 pm CDT, Monday, June 24, 2019 FILE - This Jan. 14, 2018, photo released by the Tucson Police Department shows 81-year-old Robert Francis Krebs, who was charged with robbing a credit union in Tucson, Ariz. A judge has ruled Krebs, who claimed to have symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, is mentally fit to stand trial. (Tucson Police Department via AP, File) less FILE - This Jan. 14, 2018, photo released by the Tucson Police Department shows 81-year-old Robert Francis Krebs, who was charged with robbing a credit union in Tucson, Ariz. A judge has ruled Krebs, who ... more Photo: Uncredited, AP Photo: Uncredited, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - This Jan. 14, 2018, photo released by the Tucson Police Department shows … [Read more...] about 81-year-old deemed mentally fit for trial on robbery charge
Man in serious condition after Frisco house fire
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One person was seriously injured in a Frisco house fire early Monday. Authorities were alerted around 2:20 a.m. to a fire in the 7400 block of Independence Parkway, near Main Street. When firefighters arrived several minutes later, the house was ablaze, with heavy smoke billowing from it.A male resident, the only person in the home at the time, was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation and was in serious condition. No one else was injured.Firefighters had the blaze under control by 3 a.m.The cause of the fire is under investigation. … [Read more...] about Man in serious condition after Frisco house fire
U.S. Oil Exports Rising Amid Middle Eastern Turmoil
U.S. crude exports are surging, reflecting strife along the Strait of Hormuz that has given oil buyers second thoughts about the Persian Gulf. The hostilities, including attacks on oil tankers passing through the important supply route, have lifted crude prices, sent tanker rates surging and opened a window for U.S. producers to sell more barrels abroad, taking market share from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in the process.... … [Read more...] about U.S. Oil Exports Rising Amid Middle Eastern Turmoil
German Airline Promises to Bore You
Investing in airlines offers more rolls, loops and spins than actually taking a commercial flight, because profitability is extremely sensitive to any drop off in demand. German carrier Lufthansa hopes to ease the turbulence by proudly reclaiming a national trait: boringness. “In the end, we are boring. We are German; we like to be boring,” said Carsten Spohr, chairman and chief executive officer of Lufthansa, during the closing words of the airline’s capital markets day, which occurred Monday in Frankfurt.... … [Read more...] about German Airline Promises to Bore You