Red Sox demote struggling rookie Kristian Campbell in wake of Rafael Devers trade

Red Sox demote struggling rookie Kristian Campbell in wake of Rafael Devers trade

Four days after the Boston Red Soxsaid goodbye to Rafael Devers, the team is set to demote one of the prospects who was supposed to help replace him as a franchise player. Boston plans to option second baseman Kristian Campbell to Triple-A Worcester,according to MLB.com. The club has not confirmed the move but figures to do it Friday ahead of its game against Devers and the San Francisco Giants. The Red Sox signed Campbellto an eight-year, $60 million contract extension early in the season. Not much has gone according to plan this season for the 39-37 Red Sox, who made headlines earlier this week when they traded their longest tenured player, Devers, aftera simmering position dispute. Somehow, Campbell was a factor in Devers' unhappiness, withJoon Lee reporting for Yahoo Sportsthat Devers was upset when Campbell volunteered to cover first base for the Red Sox after Triston Casas tore his patellar tendon. Devers outright refused to switch positions after losing third base to offseason signee Alex Bregman, but he also reportedly interpreted Campbell's offer as a slight to his own stature. Campbell was one of three highly anticipated prospects Boston was expecting this season, alongside outfielder Roman Anthony and shortstop/third baseman Marcelo Mayer. All three players ranked in the top 15 of Baseball America's top prospects list, but only Campbell broke camp with the big-league club. As a prospect, the 22-year-old Campbell presented a well-rounded offensive approach combined with defensive versatility. He was an unheralded talent in the 2023 MLB Draft, with the Red Sox landing him in the fourth round, but he broke out in 2024, earning Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year Award after hitting .330/.439/.558 between High-A, Double-A and Triple-A. For about a month this spring, Campbell delivered on the hype. He finished April hitting .301/.407/.495 and looked like a Rookie of the Year candidate, but then he fell off massively. He has hit .159/.243/.222 since the calendar turned to May, with only one base hit in the past week. While Campbell was scuffling, the Red Sox called up Anthony and Mayer. They had the trio together for a little more than a week but will now send Campbell down to work on his offensive approach and perhaps get his confidence back.

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June 19, 2025

Red Sox demote struggling rookie Kristian Campbell in wake of Rafael Devers trade

Red Sox demote struggling rookie Kristian Campbell in wake of Rafael Devers trade Four days after the Boston Red Soxsaid goodbye to Rafael D...

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Scottie Scheffler tied for Travelers lead after chasing a 59

Scottie Scheffler tied for Travelers lead after chasing a 59

After denying that TPC River Highlands is too easy, Scottie Scheffler was on pace for a round of 59 there Thursday in the opening round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn. Instead, the World No. 1 and defending champion carded an 8-under-par 62, tying Austin Eckroat for the 18-hole lead. At the $20 million signature event, the last of the regular season, Scheffler and Eckroat are two shots ahead of Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, Wyndham Clark and 2023 Travelers champion Keegan Bradley (6-under 64). Scheffler was 9 under par through 15 holes at the par-70 course but settled for par at No. 16 and made his only bogey of the day at No. 17 after overshooting the green. Scheffler, who shot 59 once before in his PGA Tour career (2020 Northern Trust), said the potential milestone didn't enter his mind. "When I came out to do my warmup it was still pretty calm. By the time I got to the first tee, it was blowing 20 miles an hour and it was sustained at that for most of our round," Scheffler said of the conditions. "It maybe went down to 10, to 12 and then it would gust to 30. It was pretty challenging out there." The low round came one day after Scheffler said he didn't believe TPC River Highlands was too easy for tour professionals. The winning scores the past two years have been 23 and 22 under par. "I've always had a preference for the tougher tests that we have," he added Thursday. "That's always been my preference since I was a young kid. I like the challenge of playing difficult golf courses, and I like the challenge of playing against really good fields, as well." Earlier in the day, Eckroat put up a bogey-free 62 highlighted by an eagle-birdie-birdie stretch at Nos. 13-15. The eagle came on a 35 1/2-foot putt. The 26-year-old won twice on tour last year but is struggling this season, as he ranks outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup race. "It's funny, a lot of Wednesdays I've felt really good going into the tournament and then Thursday comes around and it hasn't been there," Eckroat said. "I don't know if it's just the stress of playing in a PGA Tour event, but this one, it was nice to feel good on Wednesday and then actually take it into Thursday." McIlroy continued his upward trajectory after missing the cut at the RBC Canadian Open and tying for 19th at the U.S. Open. He made three birdies on each nine while keeping a bogey-free card. McIlroy played alongside Bradley, the U.S. captain for the upcoming Ryder Cup. "There was definitely a lot more 'Captain America' and 'USA' chants out there, which is cool," the European star said. "It's cool for Keegan to be here, be the U.S. Ryder Cup captain and obviously get all that support." Cameron Young is alone in sixth at 5-under 65, and a large tie at 4-under 66 included Norway's Viktor Hovland, England's Tommy Fleetwood and Australia's Jason Day. J.J. Spaun, playing alongside Scheffler after winning his first major title at the U.S. Open on Sunday, struggled to a 3-over 73. There is no 36-hole cut at the tournament. Jordan Spieth withdrew due to a neck/upper back injury that began to bother him on the practice range. Spieth said it was the first time he'd ever dropped out of a tournament early, on the PGA Tour or otherwise. "I've never withdrawn from an event ever, anywhere, at any level, so I didn't really know what to do," said Spieth, who was 5 over through 12 holes. "It just became too much. I didn't see it turning around until probably Saturday. These things kind of last an extra day, and no matter what I was going to do, it was just going to be -- I don't know, it's unfortunate. I've been doing everything right, and I think it was just very random." --Field Level Media

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June 19, 2025

Scottie Scheffler tied for Travelers lead after chasing a 59

Scottie Scheffler tied for Travelers lead after chasing a 59 After denying that TPC River Highlands is too easy, Scottie Scheffler was on pa...

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Appeals court extends order allowing Trump to deploy National Guard to L.A.

Appeals court extends order allowing Trump to deploy National Guard to L.A.

Washington —A federal appeals court on Thursday extended its block of a judge's order that directed President Trump to return control of California's National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Theunanimous orderfrom a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is a victory for the president and allows for the continued deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, where they have been protecting federal property and U.S. immigration agents during enforcement operations. Mr. Trump invoked a law known asTitle 10to call the Guard into federal service earlier this month in response to demonstrations against immigration raids conducted across Los Angeles. Since then, a total of roughly 4,100 National Guard troops and700 active-duty U.S. Marineshave deployed to Los Angeles. Newsom, a Democrat, objects to the use of troops in California's largest city andsued the presidentover his decision to federalize the California Guard. A federal judge, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, concluded last week thatMr. Trump's actions were illegaland exceeded the scope of his authority. The judge blocked the administration from deploying members of the California National Guard in Los Angeles and directed the president to return control of the troops to Newsom. His decision applied only to Mr. Trump's deployment of the National Guard, and not the Marines. The Trump administration swiftly appealed the decision and won a temporary stay of Breyer's order from the 9th Circuit. Itheld a hearing Tuesdayto consider a Justice Department request to halt the judge's decision while the case proceeds. The 9th Circuit judges sided with Mr. Trump on Thursday. They wrote "it is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority" to federalize the National Guard under Title 10, which allows the president to call the Guard into federal service whenever "there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion," or when the president is unable to "execute the laws" of the U.S. The panel of judges — made up of two Trump appointees and one Biden appointee — rejected the Trump administration's argument that the courts don't have the power to review whether the president is allowed to call up the Guard. But they said judges need to be "highly deferential" to the president if he decides that troops need to be deployed, citing prior rulings. The court said administration officials "have presented facts to allow us to conclude that the President had a colorable basis for invoking" Title 10, noting instances of protesters in Los Angeles interfering with immigration agents. The 9th Circuit also said the Trump administration did not need to seek Newsom's permission to call up the Guard. The state has pointed to a provision of Title 10 that said orders to federalize the Guard should go "through the governors" — but the court said that "does not give governors any veto power." In a post to his Truth Social platform, Mr. Trump wrote late Thursday: "BIG WIN in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the President's core power to call in the National Guard! The Judges obviously realized that Gavin Newscum is incompetent and ill prepared, but this is much bigger than Gavin, because all over the United States, if our Cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should State and Local Police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done." Trump alleges "rebellion" — but California calls Guard deployment "extraordinary" The Justice Department argued that Mr. Trump properly invoked the authorities laid out in Title 10 when he federalized National Guard troops in response to the protests in Los Angeles. In his June 7 memorandum deploying members of the National Guard, Mr. Trump said the protests constituted a "form of rebellion" against the U.S. The Justice Department further argued that courts had no role to play in reviewing the president's directive, as the law leaves decisions of whether to call forth the National Guard to the president's discretion. Courts, administration lawyers said, should not second-guess the commander-in-chief's military judgments. During arguments before the 9th Circuit, Brett Shumate, a Justice Department lawyer, warned that Breyer's order, if left intact, risked putting federal judges "on a collision course with the commander in chief" and would put "lives and property at risk." But California officials argued that the Trump administration should have considered more "modest measures" to quell the demonstrations in Los Angeles before taking the "extraordinary step" of deploying the National Guard. Sam Harbourt, a deputy solicitor general for the state, warned that the continued presence of troops on California streets would only escalate tensions and the risk of violence. Plus, he said Mr. Trump failed to adhere to the requirements of Title 10 by not consulting with Newsom before calling forth members of the California National Guard. In his memo, Mr. Trump had directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to effectuate the federalization of the Guard. The secretary then issued memoranda to the adjutant general of the California National Guard to transfer authority over the Guard from the state to the federal government. It had been 60 years since a president last sent in the National Guard without a request from a state's government, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. President Lyndon B. Johnson deployed the guard to Alabama in 1965 to protect a voting rights march. Mr. Trump said in his memo that the protests in Los Angeles threatened the security of a federal immigration detention facility in the city, as well as other government property. The demonstrationsbroke outearlier this month in response to the immigration raids across Los Angeles, conducted as part of Mr. Trump's promise ofmass deportations of peoplein the country illegally. Protests against the president's immigration crackdown havespread to other cities. Mr. Trump hascontinued to step upimmigration enforcement and announced Sunday on social media that federal immigration authorities should "do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest mass deportation program in history." He said operations aimed at detailing and deporting migrants in the country unlawfully will expand to major cities like Chicago and New York, which are led by Democrats. SpaceX Starship upper stage blows up Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico with destructive winds, major storm surge Biden to speak at Juneteenth event in Texas

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Appeals court extends order allowing Trump to deploy National Guard to L.A.

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North Carolina lawmakers finalize bill that would scrap 2030 carbon reduction goal

North Carolina lawmakers finalize bill that would scrap 2030 carbon reduction goal

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators finalized a bill Thursday that would eliminate an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set ina landmark 2021 law,while still directing regulators to aim to cancel out power plant carbon emissions in the state within the next 25 years. With some bipartisan support, the state Senate voted to accept the House version that would repeal the 2021 law's requirement that electric regulators take "all reasonable steps to achieve" reducing carbon dioxide output 70% from 2005 levels by 2030. The law's directive to take similar steps to meet a carbon neutrality standard by 2050 would remain in place. The bill's Republican supporters pushing the new measure say getting rid of the interim goal benefits ratepayers asked to pay for future electric-production construction and is more efficient for Duke Energy, the state's dominant electric utility. The bill now goes to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, who can veto the measure, sign it or let it become law without his signature. Stein previously expressed concerns about theSenate version of the measure, worried that it could hurt electricity users and threaten the state's clean-energy economy. His office didn't immediately provide comment after Thursday's vote. With over a dozen House and Senate Democrats voting for the final version, the chances that any Stein veto could be overridden are higher. Republicans in charge of the General Assembly are only one House seat shy of a veto-proof majority. The bill also contains language that would help Duke Energy seek higher electric rates to cover financing costs to build nuclear or gas-powered plants incrementally, rather than wait until the project's end. The 2021 greenhouse gas law marked a rare agreement on environmental issues by then-Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers. At least 17 other states — most controlled by Democrats — have laws setting similar net-zero power plant emissions or 100% renewable energy targets, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. North Carolina and Virginia are the only ones from the Southeast. The legislation came about as PresidentDonald Trump's administration hasproposed rolling backfederal environmental and climate change policies, which critics say could boost pollution and threaten human health. Republicans are promoting them as ways to reduce the cost of living and boost the economy. The state Utilities Commission, which regulates rates and services for public utilities, already has pushed back the 2030 deadline — as the 2021 law allows — by at least four years. The panel acknowledged last year it was "no longer reasonable or executable" for Duke Energy to meet the reduction standard by 2030. Bill supporters say to meet the goal would require expensive types of alternate energy immediately. If the interim standard can be bypassed, GOP bill authors say, Duke Energy can assemble less expensive power sources now and moderate electricity rate increases necessary to reach the 2050 standard. "Our residents shouldn't be saddled with higher power bills to satisfy arbitrary targets," Republican Senate leader Phil Berger said in a news release after the vote. Citing an analysis performed by a state agency that represents consumers before the commission, GOP lawmakers say removing the interim goal would reduce by at least $13 billion what Duke Energy would have to spend — and pass on to customers — in the next 25 years. Bill opponents question the savings figure given uncertainty in plant fuel prices, energy demand and construction costs. They say the interim goal still holds an aspirational purpose and was something that Duke Energy had agreed in 2021 to meet. Provisions in the measure related to recouping plant construction expenses over time would reduce accumulated borrowing interest. Environmental groups argue the financing option would benefit Duke Energy's bottom line on expensive projects even if they're never completed, and the bill broadly would prevent cleaner energy sources from coming online sooner. They also contend another bill section would shift costs to residential customers. "This bill is bad for all North Carolinians, whether they're Duke Energy customers or simply people who want to breathe clean air," North Carolina Sierra Club director Chris Herndon said after the vote while urging Stein to veto the measure. Bill support came from the North Carolina Chamber and a manufacturers' group, in addition to Duke Energy. "We appreciate bipartisan efforts by policymakers to keep costs as low as possible for customers and enable the always-on energy resources our communities need," the company said this week.

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June 19, 2025

North Carolina lawmakers finalize bill that would scrap 2030 carbon reduction goal

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Top-ranked Nelly Korda even par to start Women's PGA after reaggravating neck injury

Top-ranked Nelly Korda even par to start Women's PGA after reaggravating neck injury

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda shot an even-par 72 in the opening round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday, three days after the world's top-ranked player reaggravated a neck injury during a practice round. While Korda said she doesn't feel pain hitting shots, thetwo-time major championsaid she has pain "just with rotation" of her neck and that it is hard to get comfortable to sleep at night. "It's better, yeah. Getting better every day, which is nice," she said. "Just because I injured it last year, whenever I do injure my neck it takes a little bit longer than normal. I kind of tweaked it before my round with Ariya (Jutanugarn) in Vegas this year, during the night I couldn't move then, so thankfully it wasn't as bad as that day. ... Just takes me like a week to kind of recover when I tweak my neck now." Korda late last year skipped two tournaments during the LPGA's Asia swing because of a minor neck injury, and thatloss to Jutanugarnin match play was in April. Korda said earlier this week that her neck "went into a full spasm" after hitting a shot out of the roughduring a practice roundat the Fields Ranch East course at PGA Frisco on Monday, before skipping the champions dinner that night. In the first round of the season's third major, Korda had two birdies and two bogeys. She was four shots behind Jeeno Thitikul, the world's No. 2-ranked player who was in the same group and thetournament leaderat 4-under 68. "Overall I mean, even par to start the major ... it was windier in the morning than I thought it would be. So played a little tougher. Yeah, I'm pretty happy with my first round in the conditions," Korda said. "It was pretty windy. It was hot. It definitely takes a toll on you, the Texas heat. So happy with my position. I haven't even really looked at the leaderboard, to be honest." Korda opened with seven consecutive pars, including at the 317-yard, par-4 seventh hole, where shehit a 294-yard driveinto a valley just short of the green. Her initial pitch from there ricocheted off the edge of the green and rolled back down the slope to where she was. Korda hit her next shot to 2 feet and saved par. On the par-3 eighth, Korda's tee shot went over the green to set up her first bogey. She got free relief after her approach at the par-5 ninth went right and settled next to a temporary structure, and she pitched to 3 1/2 feet and made the birdie putt. "It's great to rebound with a birdie. Wasn't sure where to drop. The grass was like pavement. It was so firm, it's been walked on a lot," Korda said. "Whenever you get to bounce back with a birdie and you get to kind of have in a sense a fresh start for the next nine holes, that's always good." ___ AP golf:https://apnews.com/hub/golf

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June 19, 2025

Top-ranked Nelly Korda even par to start Women's PGA after reaggravating neck injury

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Petra Kvitová, 2-Time Wimbledon Champ, Announces Plans to Retire: ‘I Am So Grateful’

Petra Kvitová, 2-Time Wimbledon Champ, Announces Plans to Retire: 'I Am So Grateful'

Maja Hitij/Getty Two-time Wimbledon Championship winner Petra Kvitová announced that after 19 years of playing, she will retire at the close of the 2025 season The Czech tennis player, 35, made her announcement on Instagram Thursday, June 19 Kvitová said she intends to finish her "active playing career" at the U.S. Open in August Former world No. 2Petra Kvitováis retiring. The professional Czech tennis player, 35, announced on Instagram Thursday, June 18, that she is retiring from the game after 19 years. "Growing up in my hometown of Fulnek and hitting the first tennis balls with my father on the local courts, I never imagined becoming a professional tennis player, being able to travel the world, and playing in the most beautiful stadiums around the world," the two-time Wimbledon champion captioned an Instagram post of her holding the Venus Rosewater Dish in 2014. "And sure enough…somehow all of that became a reality, and so much more," Kvitová continued. Throughout her nearly two-decade professional tennis career, Kvitová has won two Wimbledon Championships, in 2011 and 2014, and six Billie Jean King Cup trophies, which is the world's largest annual international women's tennis team competition. Achieving this feat ranked Kvitová as No. 2 in the world. "I have accomplished more than I could have ever imagined and I am so grateful to everything that tennis has given me all these years," Kvitová continued in the social media post. The lessons Kvitová has learned reach far beyond the court or even the gym, she wrote. "I would never be whom I am today without this beautiful sport, and everything it has given me both on and off the court." With that, Kvitová announced that at the end of the 2025 tennis season she will no longer play professionally. "I am excited and very much looking forward to soak in the beauty of playing The Championships, Wimbledon one more time, a place that holds the most cherished memories in my career for me,"  Kvitová wrote of her last season. Kvitová plans to end her career on a high note by playing at the U.S. Open in New York, beginning August 24 - September 7. "While no such decision is ever easy to make, for me this is a happy moment! I will leave the sport with the biggest smile on my face - the same smile you've seen from me on and off court throughout my whole career," Kvitová wrote. Kvitová thanked her friends, family and coaches who have supported her throughout her tennis career. "Tennis has given me everything I have today, and I will continue to be forever grateful to this beautiful sport that I love," Kvitová concluded. Read the original article onPeople

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Petra Kvitová, 2-Time Wimbledon Champ, Announces Plans to Retire: ‘I Am So Grateful’

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Memphis mayor targeted in stalking and attempted kidnapping incident

Memphis mayor targeted in stalking and attempted kidnapping incident

A man has been charged with stalking, attempted kidnapping and aggravated criminal trespass after allegedly scaling a wall and knocking on the door of Memphis Mayor Paul Young's residence in Tennessee, police say. The Memphis Police DepartmentsaidWednesday that it recovered "a taser, gloves, rope and duct tape" from the vehicle of 25-year-old Trenton Abston as he was arrested. The suspect allegedly approached the home on Sunday "with gloves on, a full pocket, and a nervous demeanor," YoungwroteWednesday on Facebook. Abston was listed as an inmate in the Shelby County Sheriff's Office database, which showed a hearing for him scheduled for Friday. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney who could speak on his behalf. CBS News has reached out to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. The incident comes on the heels of what officials called politically motivatedshootingslast week in which Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in their home and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded. The suspect,who has been taken into custody, impersonated police officers as he approached their homes and shot his victims, according to investigators. Young wrote on Facebook that political violence "simply cannot become our norm." "In today's climate, especially after the tragic events in Minnesota and the threats my wife and I often receive online, none of us can be too careful," Young said. "The link between angry online rhetoric and real-life violence is becoming undeniable." "What starts as reckless words online can all too quickly become something much more dangerous," the mayor continued. "The angry rhetoric, the hateful speech, and the heated threats create a culture where violence feels like a next step instead of a red line." Young was elected mayor in 2023 and was sworn in on Jan. 1, 2024. He was previously the director of Memphis' Division of Housing and Community Development. State and local officeholders reported increasing levels of threats in recent years, according to a January 2024reportfrom the Brennan Center, a nonpartisan law and policy institute. The threats range from insults to physical attacks, according to the report, with 18% of local officeholders experiencing threats. The same day of the Minnesota shootings, June 14, the Texas Department of Public Safety Capitol Region said it was notified of a threat made against Texas lawmakers. A suspect was taken into custody for further questioning and the investigation is ongoing, the agencywrote on X. SpaceX Starship upper stage blows up Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico with destructive winds, major storm surge Biden to speak at Juneteenth event in Texas

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June 19, 2025

Memphis mayor targeted in stalking and attempted kidnapping incident

Memphis mayor targeted in stalking and attempted kidnapping incident A man has been charged with stalking, attempted kidnapping and aggravat...

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