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Doctors say this is the most important virus you’ve never heard of

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

(CNN) — The past winter was a heavy one for respiratory viruses, dominated by surges of RSV, influenza and Covid-19. But just as it was winding down, a little-known virus that causes many of the same symptoms – a lower lung infection, hacking cough, runny nose, sore throat and fever – was just picking up steam.Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, spiked this spring, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s respiratory virus surveillance systems. It filled hospital intensive care units with young children and seniors who are the most vulnerable to these infections. At its peak in mid-March, nearly 11% of tested specimens were positive for HMPV, a number that’s about 36% higher than the average, pre-pandemic seasonal peak of 7% test positivity.Most people who caught it probably didn’t even know they had it, however. Sick people aren’t usually tested for it outside of a hospital or ER. Unlike Covid-19 and the flu, there’s no vaccine...

Orioles finish first third of 2023 season with 5-0 loss to Guardians

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

There’s an adage in baseball that every team will win and lose a third of its games, leaving the other third as those that will decide their seasons.The Orioles would be positioned well if their first 54 games prove to be that decisive third. Even with Monday’s 5-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians — one in which center fielder Cedric Mullins exited in the eighth inning with an apparent lower-body injury — Baltimore is off to a 34-20 start, the sixth-best start in franchise history.Each of the five teams they trail reached the postseason and won at least 97 games. Going 54-54 the rest of the way would leave Baltimore with 88 victories, a total that would likely be enough for the organization’s first playoff berth since 2016.In the years since, the Orioles have often challenged that adage, frequently credited to longtime Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda. They won fewer than 54 games in 2018 and 2021, exactly that many in 2019, and played only a ha...

Orioles’ Cedric Mullins exits game vs. Guardians with apparent lower-body injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

Cedric Mullins, the Orioles’ center fielder and primary leadoff man, exited Monday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians in the eighth inning with an apparent injury to his lower body.Mullins pulled into first base slowly on a ground ball to shortstop, stutter-stepping into the bag behind Amed Rosario’s throw. He exited the game with a trainer at his side, and Terrin Vavra replaced Mullins in the lineup while Ryan McKenna moved from right field to center.Mullins is hitting .264 with an .839 OPS while appearing in all but one of Baltimore’s first 54 games, missing a contest last week against the New York Yankees for what manager Brandon Hyde said were “personal reasons.”This story will be updated. ()

Professional athletes to lend hand, and Schofield name, to Orland Park artificial turf sports fields

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

With a name already deeply linked to Orland Park, NFL player Michael Schofield III will see his name on a scoreboard at a village park where future football players will hone their skills.Schofield and his wife, Kendall Coyne Schofield, an Olympic gold medalist, have bought naming rights for a portion of a redevelopment of Schussler Park in Orland Park, with the couple also agreeing to raise funds for an all-inclusive playground at the park.The installation of two artificial turf playing fields are part of a multimillion-dollar renovation of Schussler. The 21-acre park, 14609 Poplar Road, has baseball and soccer fields along with a playground, tennis courts and sledding hill.The park will be the home of Orland Park Pioneer Football, and Michael Schofield, who most recently played with the Bears, is a product of the Pioneer football organization.He has played nine seasons in the NFL, and graduated from Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park in 2009. He won a Super Bowl with the Den...

Mets at Memorial Day: What went wrong, and reasons for optimism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

Memorial Day is considered the day baseball fans are free to look at the MLB standings, but Mets fans might not like what they see.At 27-27, the Mets currently sit in third place in the NL East behind the Miami Marlins (28-26) and the Atlanta Braves (32-21). The Mets are coming off a six-game road trip through Chicago and Denver. They went 2-4 and the series microcosm of the 2023 season: A lot went wrong, but a little still went right.The pitching didn’t match the hitting. The bullpen blew up twice. But the Mets showed resolve with some big comeback efforts at the plate, and rookies Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos drew high praise for stellar play.The Mets are only 1/2 game back in the NL Wild Card standings, so it’s not like the season has been a complete disaster. Still, it’s not how anyone drew it up. As the Mets head into a crucial month, here’s a look at what’s wrong, what they can make right and what to look forward to.Problematic p...

Nielsen top shows of 2022-2023 include ‘Yellowstone,’ ‘NCIS’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

Looks like “Yellowstone” is going out on top. The Paramount Network series, which will end after its fifth season, was the most-watched scripted television series of the 2022–2023 season, according to newly-released Nielsen data.The Nielsen ranking, published by Variety, tracks linear viewers of broadcast and cable series, as well as unscripted fare. As usual, football remains a major draw for TV viewers.NBC’s “NFL Sunday Night Football,” for starters, tops the chart with 18.1 million viewers, while ESPN’s “NFL Monday Night Football” comes in third with 10.1 million. And Amazon’s “NFL Thursday Night Football” comes in sixth with 9.4 million. (Amazon struck a deal with Nielsen to measure streaming viewers of its NFL coverage.)Outside of sports showdowns, longtime CBS procedural “NCIS” came in fourth place with 9.8 million viewers, followed closely by the same network’s “FBI” with 9.5...

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is understanding – and producing in – yet another new role

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

When Jose Trevino found out that the Yankees were going to have Isiah Kiner-Falefa play the outfield in spring training, the catcher hardly seemed surprised.“Izzy’s the type of guy that, you tell him to run through a brick wall, he’ll ask you, ‘Which one?’” Trevino said at the time.A teammate with the Rangers and Yankees, Trevino came up through the minors with Kiner-Falefa. He watched as the middle infielder adjusted to third, tried his hand at the outfield and learned to catch as a prospect. Kiner-Falefa even spent four innings playing first base at Double-A, but the catching experience helped him stick in the majors, as he spent 73 games receiving for Texas from 2018-2019.The Rangers needed a backup backstop, and Kiner-Falefa eagerly took the job.“He embraces everything,” Willie Calhoun, another past and present teammate, said after Kiner-Falefa hit a walk-off single against the Padres on Saturday. “It’s fun to watch, an...

No fatalities reported in Iowa as officials plan to demolish partially collapsed building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

By FREIDA FRISARO and TRISHA AHMEDOfficials in Iowa are making plans to demolish a six-story apartment building a day after it partially collapsed and crashed to the ground, injuring one person and displacing countless other residents and business owners. No fatalities have been reported.City officials in Davenport, a city in eastern Iowa, said in a news release that the property owner was served Monday with an order for demolition of the building that was once the Davenport Hotel. Residents were not being allowed back inside to remove their belongings due to the building’s unstable condition.“The property is currently being secured by a contractor on site this afternoon and demolition is expected to commence in the morning,” the statement said.News of the collapse doesn’t surprise Schlaan Murray a former resident who told The Associated Press that his one-year stay there was “a nightmare.”Murray, 46, moved into his apartment in February 2022 and ...

Young man shot downtown; police searching for gunman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Police are searching for a gunman after a 20-year-old man was shot in downtown San Diego early Monday, authorities said.Shortly after 1:30 a.m., San Diego police received a call about a person shot near 5th Avenue and Broadway, SDPD confirmed to FOX 5. Police say before the shooting, the victim was involved in an altercation with a group inside Phantom Nightclub in the 1000 block of 5th Avenue. When the group left the club, the argument continued outside on the street. That's when someone in the group shot the victim several times in his upper body, police said.The victim ran across the street, where he collapsed. He was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable but serious condition. 3-year-old fatally struck by car in Chula Vista Police temporarily closed 5th Avenue and Broadway for their investigation.

Nevada Legislators weigh plan to put MLB stadium on Las Vegas Strip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:32 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lawmakers are considering a proposal to finance and incentivize construction of a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, with an initial public hearing scheduled Monday at the Nevada Legislature.The plan would authorize up to $380 million in incentives, mainly through state transferable tax credits and county bonds to help provide a new home for the Oakland Athletics. The state would forgo up to $180 million in transferable tax credits, with a cap at $36 million per year. The $120 million in county bonds would help with construction costs and be paid off gradually.The proposal’s price tag and behind-the-scenes negotiations have sparked debate about public subsidies and equity in state economic development efforts.State lawmakers also are considering billions of dollars in tax credits to bring major film studios to Las Vegas. The governor’s office of economic development has approved hundreds of millions of dollars in tax abatements for T...