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Este lugar futurista para eventos en Las Vegas es la estructura esférica más grande del mundo

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

(CNN) — Se alza sobre el horizonte de Las Vegas como una enorme nave espacial, negra y misteriosa, hasta que cae la noche, cuando brilla como la Tierra desde el espacio.La MSG Sphere no se abrirá al público hasta dentro de casi tres meses, cuando U2 estrene el lugar con una serie de conciertos. Pero la expectativa es cada vez mayor.Una máquina tragamonedas en Las Vegas no funcionó y no le avisó a un turista que había ganado. Esto fue lo que ocurrió despuésEmpecemos con los superlativos. Con una altura de 112 metros (366 pies) y un ancho de 157 metros (516 pies), se presenta como la estructura esférica más grande del mundo. Su teatro en forma de cuenco contiene la pantalla LED envolvente de mayor resolución del mundo. Y su exterior está equipado con 1,2 millones de pantallas LED del tamaño de un disco de hockey, que pueden programarse para emitir imágenes dinámicas a gran escala. La noche de este martes se iluminó por primera vez para celebrar el 4 de Julio.No es fácil mover la...

Pablo López throws 1st career shutout, strikes out 12 in the Twins’ 4-0 win over the Royals

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López pitched his first career shutout, a four-hitter complete with a career-high 12 strikeouts, in the Minnesota Twins’ 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.López (5-5) retired 15 straight from the third to the eighth inning, including a stretch with six consecutive strikeouts, to help the Twins complete a three-game sweep.The smooth-throwing right-hander, who came to Minnesota this season from Miami in a trade for major league batting leader Luis Arraez, had the Twins’ second shutout from a starter in less than two weeks after Joe Ryan spun one for the club’s first in five years.López gave up two doubles and two singles without a walk in his first scoreless appearance since he beat the Royals on opening day. He received a rousing ovation from the crowd as he returned to the mound for the ninth, keeping limber with an exaggerated arm circle with Van Halen’s “Right Now” rocking through the stadium sound system. A...

Gurriel scores from first on error in ninth to give Marlins a 10-9 victory over Cardinals

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Yuli Gurriel scored from first base on a throwing error by Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks with one out in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 on Wednesday night.With Gurriel on first after a single and pinch-runner Garrett Hampson on second, Joey Wendle hit a dribbler back to Hicks (1-5). The pitcher’s high, errant throw got past first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to allow both runners to score.The Cardinals’ Jordan Walker hit a two run homer off Marlins closer A.J. Puk (4-2) in the ninth to make it 9-8.The Cardinals came from behind to tie the game twice — once in the third and again in the fourth — before Bryan De La Cruz put Miami ahead 7-6 in the sixth with an RBI double.Garrett Cooper made it a two-run lead with a single, which was needed, as the Cardinals cut the deficit to one run in the seventh with an RBI double from Willson Contreras that scored Nolan Arenado.Arenado doubled three times, including a two...

Stewart scores 43 to lift Liberty to 99-95 win over the Mercury and Griner

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 43 points and the New York Liberty recovered from blowing a 20-point lead to beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-95 on Wednesday night.Stewart helped the Liberty build a 73-53 lead with 4 minutes left in the third quarter before Phoenix rallied to tie it at 92 all and then Michaela Onyenwere scored to give the Mercury their first lead since the opening minutes. Jonquel Jones answered with a layup and then Courtney Vandersloot stole a pass and fed Stewart for a layup with 1:19 left to give New York the 94-92 advantage.Both teams turned it over on their next possessions before Onyenwere, who was traded by New York in the offseason, was fouled with 33.4 seconds left. She hit the second of two free throws to get the Mercury back within one.New York (12-4) worked the shot clock down and Stewart, who also had 12 rebounds and six assists, drove to the basket and hit a tough shot over two defenders to make it 98-95 with 18.4 seconds left.“Things don’t always g...

All-Stars Murphy, Olson homer as Braves bounce back from rare recent loss to smash Guardians 8-1

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — All-Stars Sean Murphy and Matt Olson homered as the Atlanta Braves bounced back from one of their rare losses over the past month by smashing the Cleveland Guardians 8-1 on Wednesday night.Murphy hit a solo shot in the third inning off Cal Quantrill (2-6) and Olson hit a 428-foot blast in the ninth as the Braves collected 19 hits and took the series finale after their winning streak was stopped at nine on Tuesday.Austin Riley also connected as the Braves homered in their 23rd straight game, baseball’s longest stretch of long balls this season. They lead the majors with 166 homers and are on pace to break the single-season record of 309 set by Minnesota in 2019.Atlanta has won 18 of 20 and 25 of 29.The Braves improved to 7-0 in rubber games — when a series is tied and up for grabs. The last team to go unbeaten in rubber games with as many overall wins was the 1994 Montreal Expos, who went 9-0.The Guardians had plenty of chances, but couldn’t come up with timely...

Canada’s government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s government said Wednesday it would stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram, in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test.Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government’s decision at a news conference.Canada’s move is the latest episode in a dispute that started after Trudeau’s administration proposed a bill that would require technology companies to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online. Meta promised at the time to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms to address Canada’s recently passed Online News Act.Rodriguez said the decision from Meta was “unreasonable” and “irresponsible,” and as a result Canada would stop advertising on their platforms. He said the federal government spends about 10 million Canadian dollars (around $7.5 million...

Devil's Thumb Fire at 95 acres near Fraser

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

(KDVR) — A wildfire burning northeast of Fraser has grown to 95 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.The Devil's Thumb Fire is burning in the Indian Peaks Wilderness near Devil's Thumb trailhead. The fire ignited on Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. in an area of heavy mountain pine beetle kill and spruce blowdown, the Forest Service said.The Devil's Thumb wildfire near Fraser in Grand County ignited on the afternoon of July 4. (Credit: U.S. Forest Service)Firefighters have reached about 10% containment of the blaze. Rain fell on the fire Tuesday night and into Wednesday, and relative humidity remained high, the Forest Service said. More support has been ordered, including additional air support and ground crews. Why you may be seeing more black widow spiders in Colorado this season Trail closures are expected near the fire, which is in Grand County. The public is asked to avoid these areas while fire crews work.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

2 juveniles, 3 adults hospitalized after shooting in courtyard of Fort Lauderdale apartment complex

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

Gunfire tore through a Fort Lauderdale apartment complex, sending two juveniles and three adults to the hospital, police said.Fort Lauderdale Police units responded to the scene of the shooting in the area of Northwest 29th Avenue and 19th Street, Wednesday night.Speaking with reporters, FLPD Chief Patrick Lynn said the shooting stemmed from an argument involving two groups of people in the courtyard of the complex.“At approximately 8:40 p.m. this evening, at this apartment complex … we had a group of people gathered in the courtyard. A second group of people confronted them,” said Lynn. “As a result, gunfire ensued.”Investigators confirmed five people were injured and were transported to Broward Health Medical Center.Investigators said one of the adults suffered life-threatening injuries, and the other four victims suffered injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening.A woman who spoke with 7News said she helped one of the victims moments after h...

Viral rant puts David Ross back in the spotlight, while the Chicago Cubs pull out another wild win in Milwaukee

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

David Ross’ parents called him around 9 p.m. Tuesday after his profane postgame rant went viral.“‘Are you OK?’” he said his mom asked. “My dad was like, ‘Hey, buddy, everything all right?’”It was a reasonable question, and the Chicago Cubs manager assured them he was OK, even if that wasn’t obvious to anyone watching the video of him going off on umpires after a 7-6, 11-inning win over the Milwaukee Brewers in which he was ejected.“Just checking on me,” he said. “The league will check on me too. Make sure I’m OK.”If Ross seems a little more animated of late, it’s for good reason.The Cubs are at a critical juncture of their season and could fall out of contention if they don’t get back on a prolonged hot streak.All-Star left-hander Justin Steele, who faced the Brewers on Wednesday, said Tuesday he believes the Cubs’ luck is about to change.“We’ve just got to keep do...

‘Awful to watch’: Gunnar Henderson’s errant throw strikes cameraman in head in Orioles’ game vs. Yankees

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:07:05 GMT

The Orioles’ game Wednesday night against the New York Yankees was delayed for about 17 minutes in the bottom of the fifth inning after an errant throw to first base sailed into the camera well and struck a YES Network cameraman.With one out and a runner on first, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe hit a ground ball to second base, where Baltimore’s Adam Frazier bobbled the ball and flipped it to shortstop Gunnar Henderson for the out at second. Hurrying in an effort to get Volpe, Henderson sailed his throw to first, going above first baseman Ryan O’Hearn and striking Pete Stendel in the head. The game was paused as medical professionals tended to Stendel, with players eventually returning to the dugout as he was placed on a backboard and carted off the field.While being driven off the field, Stendel raised an arm to the crowd, giving the peace sign and other gestures as fans cheered. After the game, manager Brandon Hyde opened his postgame media session with thoughts...