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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dodgers DFA Chris Taylor and Activate Tommy Edman From Injured List
The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten off to a strong start, despite multiple veterans underperforming and other stars getting injured. Ahead of the Dodgers' series finale against the Los Angeles Angels, the Dodgers made a key roster decision. According to David Vassegh of Dodger Talk on Twitter/X, Chris Taylor doesn't have a locker in the Dodgers clubhouse, and that utility infielder/outfielder and fan-favorite Tommy Edman is expected to be activated on Sunday, May 18. In an update on Taylor's locker being absent from the clubhouse, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reported on Twitter/X that Taylor has been designated for assignment. The departure of Taylor marks the second time a long-tenured Dodgers player has been designated for assignment by the team this week. Earlier, Austin Hedges was DFA'd to bring up top catching prospect Dalton Rushing. Now, Taylor is DFA'd to make room for Edman to return to the lineup. Advertisement Taylor was in the final year of a four-year, $60 million deal. He helped the Dodgers win two World Series, and accumulated a decade of experience in Los Angeles with the Dodgers. After 10 years in Los Angeles, Taylor accumulated 108 home runs, 846 hits, 505 runs, 195 doubles, and 433 RBI en route to an incredible Dodgers tenure. He was named to the All-Star team in 2021, and was NLCS MVP in 2017. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Chris Taylor (3) celebrates with teammates in the dugout after scoring against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the sixth inning at Dodger Hui-Imagn Images His departure, while bitter-sweet, comes amid his a poor start to 2025. In just 35 plate appearances, Taylor was hitting just .200, with a very low .457 OPS. His departure paves the way for Edman to return to the lineup. Advertisement Edman was off to an incredible start to the year. While he was hitting just .252, Edman had an incredible .523 slugging percentage and an .818 OPS. Edman in just 122 plate appearances had 28 hits, 19 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, and 24 RBI. The former Gold Glove winner for the St. Louis Cardinals has made a huge impact on the Dodgers since joining the team for the 2024 season. He had an incredible postseason, being named NLCS MVP in 2024 en route to the Dodgers second ring in five seasons. Edman's return is much-needed after dropping two games to the Angels. While Taylor's career in Dodger blue is likely over, the veteran utility-man will be beloved by the Dodgers fandom. Related: Dodgers Expected to Monitor Trade Talks Surrounding All-Star Third Baseman Related: Dodgers Trade Idea Lands Blue Jays' Bo Bichette Amid Rumors
Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
What PGA Championship stars earn after missing cut in full purse breakdown
The PGA Championship hit the halfway mark on Friday, but those players who failed to make the cut were still rewarded for their efforts at Quail Hollow despite their tournament being over The PGA Championship is well underway and golf's top stars are vying for the grand prize at Quail Hollow. At the halfway point, Jhonattan Vegas is the unlikely leader on eight-under-par ahead of Day 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Venezuelan holds a two-shot lead over the trio of Matt Fitzpatrick, Kim Si-woo, and Matthieu Pavon in T2. World number one Scottie Scheffler is next up in T5 on five-under and is joined by Max Horna. At the other end of the leaderboard, defending champion Xander Schauffele and Masters victor Rory McIlroy sit at T62, nine shots off the lead. Both scraped through the right side of the cut line on Friday, with the PGA Championship field reduced from 156 to 74. Plenty of high-profile names missed out on the opportunity to compete for the rest of the weekend. The most notable players included three-time PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka, golf legend Phil Mickelson, and two-time champion Justin Thomas. Recent Masters runner-up Justin Rose also fell well short of the mark, finishing on nine-over. Jordan Spieth and Shane Lowry came closer to securing their place for Day 3. However, all those who missed the cut do not leave Quail Hollow empty-handed. The players who finished below the cut line last year each received $4,000 (£3,000). The prize money breakdown for the 2025 PGA Championship will be revealed later this weekend, but the total is expected to improve from $18.5m (£13.9m) and move closer to $20m (£15m). Schauffele was rewarded with a $3.3m (£2.48m) payday when he triumphed at the PGA Championship last year, almost double the $1.8m (£1.36m) that McIlroy received for winning the same tournament a decade earlier. Meanwhile, last year's runner-up Bryson DeChambeau earned just shy of $2m (£1.5m) for his efforts. It is a far cry from the $500 that inaugural winner Jim Barnes was given in 1916. The recent prize money figures reflect the trend of the PGA striving to match the lucrative payouts offered by LIV Golf. The Masters boasted a $21m (£15.8m) prize pot last month, just shy of the $21.5m (16.1m) shared out at last year's US Open. The Open Championship also paid out $17m (£12.8m) in 2024. Here's a full breakdown of the PGA Championship prize money from last year. 2024 PGA Championship prize money payouts 2: $1,998,000 3: $1,258,000 4: $888,000 5: $740,000 6: $660,580 7: $618,300 8: $577,790 9: $539,030 10: $502,040 11: $466,810 12: $433,340 13: $401,630 14: $371,690 15: $343,500 16: $317,080 17: $292,420 18: $269,520 19: $248,380 20: $229,000 21: $211,390 22: $195,530 23: $181,440 24: $169,990 25: $158,980 26: $148,410 27: $138,280 28: $128,590 29: $119,340 30: $110,540 31: $103,490 32: $97,330 33: $92,040 34: $87,640 35: $84,110 36: $80,770 37: $77,510 38: $74,340 39: $71,250 40: $68,260 41: $65,350 42: $62,530 43: $59,800 44: $57,160 45: $54,610 46: $52,140 47: $49,760 48: $47,470 49: $45,270 50: $43,160 51: $41,130 52: $39,190 53: $37,340 54: $35,580 55: $33,910 56: $32,320 57: $30,830 58: $29,590 59: $28,540 60: $27,660 61: $26,950 62: $26,440 63: $26,000 64: $25,590 65: $25,190 66: $24,800 67: $24,430 68: $24,060 69: $23,690 70: $23,340 71: $23,060 72: $22,830 73: $22,650 74: $22,470 75: $22,350 76: $22,230 77: $22,140 78: $22,100
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Yahoo
Are national parks still open? Recent layoff news shouldn't stop you from visiting
National Park Week begins April 19 with an invitation to celebrate national parks in person, for free. 'Find a national park and come visit!' the annual event's webpage encourages, pointing to the 433 'parks' across the National Park System, including national battlefields, monuments and seashores – not just places with National Park in their name like Great Smoky Mountains or Yosemite. April 19 is one of five remaining free-entry dates this year. However, cost isn't the only factor travelers are considering for their upcoming national park trips. Prospective visitors, along with park proponents, are concerned about what the parks and experiences may look like after the sweeping layoffs across the National Park Service and the larger federal government in February. Here's what travelers planning national park trips should know: No special passes are needed for free park entry on April 19, the first day of National Park Week. Just show up. At other times of year, certain groups are eligible for free admission: ◾U.S. military service members and their dependents, U.S. veterans and Gold Star families. ◾U.S. citizens or permanent residents with disabilities. ◾Fourth graders and family members traveling with them. ◾Volunteers who've spent at least 250 hours volunteering at federal recreation sites. Not all parks charge entry fees, which go back to the park. Those top out at $35. Yes. "National Park Week is a great time to visit one of the country's 430+ national parks," an NPS spokesperson told USA TODAY by email. "It also is an opportune time to plan summer vacations or other excursions to national parks this year." Jason Rano, vice president, Government Affairs at the RV Industry Association, said if people stop visiting, "That's money that's not going back to the park and the Park Service ... and for our customers and our industry, that's a big concern. And it's not just us. There are gateway communities that serve as important networks to these places that largely thrive or don't on park visitation." Rano, who previously worked in Government Relations for the National Park Foundation, the official charitable partner of the National Park Service, added: 'RVs need campgrounds. So even if they're not using a public campground in a national park or national forest, they may be using a private RV park and campground in the gateway community and going to the cafes and going to the bookstores and things like that, so there's a real potential economic hit to these largely rural gateway communities as well." Elizabeth Silkes, CEO of Grand Canyon Conservancy, the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park, echoed that sentiment and encouraged visits. 'It's a perfect time to visit national parks, to show your support for public lands in this country and our shared appreciation for the stories they share,' she said. 'This is a moment to lean into what time spent in nature provides us, and it's also a moment for a new kind of questioning when we are in these spaces: What is our role in protecting them? What can we do to better amplify their needs?' No. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a secretarial order on April 3 to ensure all national parks 'remain open and accessible for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people and to ensure that the National Park Service will provide the best customer service experience for all visitors.' "The National Park Service is focused on every visitor having meaningful opportunities to explore and connect with the incredible, iconic spaces of national parks," the Park Service told USA TODAY. The secretary's order pledges to uphold the hours posted on the National Park Service's website and review 'any closures or reductions to operating hours, seasons, or any visitor services' beforehand at top levels. The order also says: 'The (interior) Department shall take action to ensure that NPS is properly staffed to support the operating hours and needs of each park unit.' Budget cuts and bathrooms: An ongoing struggle at US national parks According to the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association, all 1,000 of the probationary National Park Service employees terminated in February were allowed to be reinstated in March, after court orders determined their firings were illegal. Additionally, despite a hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump on his first day in office, the National Park Service was approved in February to hire thousands of seasonal workers, as it does each year. While some uncertainty remains about the stability of some positions, multiple park advocates and experts have told USA TODAY one thing is clear: the National Park Service was already understaffed before all this. 'For a long time actually, the park staff have been stretched quite thin,' Silkes said. Story continues below. To illustrate this point, Robert Manning, professor emeritus of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, broke it down by numbers: The National Park Service manages 433 units, spanning more than 85 million acres. Last year, they welcomed a record 331.8 million visitors, according to National Park Service data, all with roughly 20,000 employees. For perspective, he compared that to Walt Disney World, which has roughly 80,000 cast members. 'But the responsibilities of the National Park Service go well beyond an organization like Disney World,' he said. Manning specialized in national parks and has written several books about them, most recently co-authoring 'Conversations About Visiting and Managing the National Parks: Crowdsourcing America's Best Idea.' If visitors find fewer rangers available in a park or longer lines for help, Rano asks for patience. 'The folks that work at NPS, at Forest Service, at these other land management agencies are there because they care, and they want people to have the best experience possible,' he said. 'If you're headed out, we hope you have an awesome, awesome time, but be prepared for unknowns and have patience with the folks that you're encountering because I know generally, to a person, they are doing their best.' Planning is always important, but park advocates say it's especially important now. ◾The National Park Service's website offers a wealth of tips to 'plan like a park ranger,' as well as details on each park and any applicable reservation requirements. Visitors will also find up-to-date weather alerts and closure advisories. ◾Visitors can use the free National Park Service app to download park-specific information and maps before their visit, in case they lose cell reception in the parks. ◾Guidebooks are another resource visitors can carry along. 'It may be that visitors are a little bit more on their own this year, and that can be frightening a little bit, I think, to visitors,' Manning said. 'It's frightening to the welfare of the parks as well, because we need well-informed visitors when they get to the parks.' He and others stressed the importance of personal safety and practicing Leave No Trace principles to help protect the parks. 'I think this is a moment where we have realized the fragility, in many ways, of our public lands, and if we can lean into that feeling that many of us have had about how important it is to protect them, if that is infused in our visits and our planning for visits, perhaps that prompts a new way of looking at all we see in the parks,' Silkes said, encouraging visitors to also thank park rangers. She said visitors who want to do more to show their support can donate to friends association groups and parks conservancies, volunteer and write to lawmakers. 'This country works best when everyone shares their perspective and what they feel most strongly about with their representatives,' she said. 'It's important to recognize how important these places are, not only in this moment, but in protecting them long into the future.' This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: National parks still want you to visit. What to know before you go
USA Today
18-04-2025
- USA Today
Are national parks still open? Recent layoff news shouldn't stop you from visiting.
Are national parks still open? Recent layoff news shouldn't stop you from visiting. National Park Week begins April 19 with an invitation to celebrate national parks in person, for free. 'Find a national park and come visit!' the annual event's webpage encourages, pointing to the 433 'parks' across the National Park System, including national battlefields, monuments and seashores – not just places with National Park in their name like Great Smoky Mountains or Yosemite. April 19 is one of five remaining free-entry dates this year. However, cost isn't the only factor travelers are considering for their upcoming national park trips. Prospective visitors, along with park proponents, are concerned about what the parks and experiences may look like after the sweeping layoffs across the National Park Service and the larger federal government in February. Here's what travelers planning national park trips should know: How to get a free national park pass No special passes are needed for free park entry on April 19, the first day of National Park Week. Just show up. At other times of year, certain groups are eligible for free admission: ◾U.S. military service members and their dependents, U.S. veterans and Gold Star families. ◾U.S. citizens or permanent residents with disabilities. ◾Fourth graders and family members traveling with them. ◾Volunteers who've spent at least 250 hours volunteering at federal recreation sites. Not all parks charge entry fees, which go back to the park. Those top out at $35. Should I go to national parks? Yes. "National Park Week is a great time to visit one of the country's 430+ national parks," an NPS spokesperson told USA TODAY by email. "It also is an opportune time to plan summer vacations or other excursions to national parks this year." Jason Rano, vice president, Government Affairs at the RV Industry Association, said if people stop visiting, "That's money that's not going back to the park and the Park Service ... and for our customers and our industry, that's a big concern. And it's not just us. There are gateway communities that serve as important networks to these places that largely thrive or don't on park visitation." Rano, who previously worked in Government Relations for the National Park Foundation, the official charitable partner of the National Park Service, added: 'RVs need campgrounds. So even if they're not using a public campground in a national park or national forest, they may be using a private RV park and campground in the gateway community and going to the cafes and going to the bookstores and things like that, so there's a real potential economic hit to these largely rural gateway communities as well." Elizabeth Silkes, CEO of Grand Canyon Conservancy, the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park, echoed that sentiment and encouraged visits. 'It's a perfect time to visit national parks, to show your support for public lands in this country and our shared appreciation for the stories they share,' she said. 'This is a moment to lean into what time spent in nature provides us, and it's also a moment for a new kind of questioning when we are in these spaces: What is our role in protecting them? What can we do to better amplify their needs?' Are national parks closing? No. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a secretarial order on April 3 to ensure all national parks 'remain open and accessible for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people and to ensure that the National Park Service will provide the best customer service experience for all visitors.' "The National Park Service is focused on every visitor having meaningful opportunities to explore and connect with the incredible, iconic spaces of national parks," the Park Service told USA TODAY. The secretary's order pledges to uphold the hours posted on the National Park Service's website and review 'any closures or reductions to operating hours, seasons, or any visitor services' beforehand at top levels. The order also says: 'The (interior) Department shall take action to ensure that NPS is properly staffed to support the operating hours and needs of each park unit.' Budget cuts and bathrooms: An ongoing struggle at US national parks What is happening to national park staff? According to the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association, all 1,000 of the probationary National Park Service employees terminated in February were allowed to be reinstated in March, after court orders determined their firings were illegal. Additionally, despite a hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump on his first day in office, the National Park Service was approved in February to hire thousands of seasonal workers, as it does each year. While some uncertainty remains about the stability of some positions, multiple park advocates and experts have told USA TODAY one thing is clear: the National Park Service was already understaffed before all this. 'For a long time actually, the park staff have been stretched quite thin,' Silkes said. Story continues below. What government layoffs at U.S. national parks mean for your next trip The National Parks Service reported 331.9 million visits in 2024, a record high. But the White House has slashed jobs, which could affect travelers. To illustrate this point, Robert Manning, professor emeritus of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, broke it down by numbers: The National Park Service manages 433 units, spanning more than 85 million acres. Last year, they welcomed a record 331.8 million visitors, according to National Park Service data, all with roughly 20,000 employees. For perspective, he compared that to Walt Disney World, which has roughly 80,000 cast members. 'But the responsibilities of the National Park Service go well beyond an organization like Disney World,' he said. Manning specialized in national parks and has written several books about them, most recently co-authoring 'Conversations About Visiting and Managing the National Parks: Crowdsourcing America's Best Idea.' If visitors find fewer rangers available in a park or longer lines for help, Rano asks for patience. 'The folks that work at NPS, at Forest Service, at these other land management agencies are there because they care, and they want people to have the best experience possible,' he said. 'If you're headed out, we hope you have an awesome, awesome time, but be prepared for unknowns and have patience with the folks that you're encountering because I know generally, to a person, they are doing their best.' What do I need to know before going to a national park? Planning is always important, but park advocates say it's especially important now. ◾The National Park Service's website offers a wealth of tips to 'plan like a park ranger,' as well as details on each park and any applicable reservation requirements. Visitors will also find up-to-date weather alerts and closure advisories. ◾Visitors can use the free National Park Service app to download park-specific information and maps before their visit, in case they lose cell reception in the parks. ◾Guidebooks are another resource visitors can carry along. 'It may be that visitors are a little bit more on their own this year, and that can be frightening a little bit, I think, to visitors,' Manning said. 'It's frightening to the welfare of the parks as well, because we need well-informed visitors when they get to the parks.' He and others stressed the importance of personal safety and practicing Leave No Trace principles to help protect the parks. 'I think this is a moment where we have realized the fragility, in many ways, of our public lands, and if we can lean into that feeling that many of us have had about how important it is to protect them, if that is infused in our visits and our planning for visits, perhaps that prompts a new way of looking at all we see in the parks,' Silkes said, encouraging visitors to also thank park rangers. She said visitors who want to do more to show their support can donate to friends association groups and parks conservancies, volunteer and write to lawmakers. 'This country works best when everyone shares their perspective and what they feel most strongly about with their representatives,' she said. 'It's important to recognize how important these places are, not only in this moment, but in protecting them long into the future.'
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
Are national parks still open? Recent layoff news shouldn't stop you from visiting.
National Park Week begins April 19 with an invitation to celebrate national parks in person, for free. 'Find a national park and come visit!' the annual event's webpage encourages, pointing to the 433 'parks' across the National Park System, including national battlefields, monuments and seashores – not just places with National Park in their name like Great Smoky Mountains or Yosemite. April 19 is one of five remaining free-entry dates this year. However, cost isn't the only factor travelers are considering for their upcoming national park trips. Prospective visitors, along with park proponents, are concerned about what the parks and experiences may look like after the sweeping layoffs across the National Park Service and the larger federal government in February. Here's what travelers planning national park trips should know: No special passes are needed for free park entry on April 19, the first day of National Park Week. Just show up. At other times of year, certain groups are eligible for free admission: ◾U.S. military service members and their dependents, U.S. veterans and Gold Star families. ◾U.S. citizens or permanent residents with disabilities. ◾Fourth graders and family members traveling with them. ◾Volunteers who've spent at least 250 hours volunteering at federal recreation sites. Not all parks charge entry fees, which go back to the park. Those top out at $35. Yes. "National Park Week is a great time to visit one of the country's 430+ national parks," an NPS spokesperson told USA TODAY by email. "It also is an opportune time to plan summer vacations or other excursions to national parks this year." Jason Rano, vice president, Government Affairs at the RV Industry Association, said if people stop visiting, "That's money that's not going back to the park and the Park Service ... and for our customers and our industry, that's a big concern. And it's not just us. There are gateway communities that serve as important networks to these places that largely thrive or don't on park visitation." Rano, who previously worked in Government Relations for the National Park Foundation, the official charitable partner of the National Park Service, added: 'RVs need campgrounds. So even if they're not using a public campground in a national park or national forest, they may be using a private RV park and campground in the gateway community and going to the cafes and going to the bookstores and things like that, so there's a real potential economic hit to these largely rural gateway communities as well." Elizabeth Silkes, CEO of Grand Canyon Conservancy, the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park, echoed that sentiment and encouraged visits. 'It's a perfect time to visit national parks, to show your support for public lands in this country and our shared appreciation for the stories they share,' she said. 'This is a moment to lean into what time spent in nature provides us, and it's also a moment for a new kind of questioning when we are in these spaces: What is our role in protecting them? What can we do to better amplify their needs?' No. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a secretarial order on April 3 to ensure all national parks 'remain open and accessible for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people and to ensure that the National Park Service will provide the best customer service experience for all visitors.' "The National Park Service is focused on every visitor having meaningful opportunities to explore and connect with the incredible, iconic spaces of national parks," the Park Service told USA TODAY. The secretary's order pledges to uphold the hours posted on the National Park Service's website and review 'any closures or reductions to operating hours, seasons, or any visitor services' beforehand at top levels. The order also says: 'The (interior) Department shall take action to ensure that NPS is properly staffed to support the operating hours and needs of each park unit.' Budget cuts and bathrooms: An ongoing struggle at US national parks According to the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association, all 1,000 of the probationary National Park Service employees terminated in February were allowed to be reinstated in March, after court orders determined their firings were illegal. Additionally, despite a hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump on his first day in office, the National Park Service was approved in February to hire thousands of seasonal workers, as it does each year. While some uncertainty remains about the stability of some positions, multiple park advocates and experts have told USA TODAY one thing is clear: the National Park Service was already understaffed before all this. 'For a long time actually, the park staff have been stretched quite thin,' Silkes said. Story continues below. To illustrate this point, Robert Manning, professor emeritus of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, broke it down by numbers: The National Park Service manages 433 units, spanning more than 85 million acres. Last year, they welcomed a record 331.8 million visitors, according to National Park Service data, all with roughly 20,000 employees. For perspective, he compared that to Walt Disney World, which has roughly 80,000 cast members. 'But the responsibilities of the National Park Service go well beyond an organization like Disney World,' he said. Manning specialized in national parks and has written several books about them, most recently co-authoring 'Conversations About Visiting and Managing the National Parks: Crowdsourcing America's Best Idea.' If visitors find fewer rangers available in a park or longer lines for help, Rano asks for patience. 'The folks that work at NPS, at Forest Service, at these other land management agencies are there because they care, and they want people to have the best experience possible,' he said. 'If you're headed out, we hope you have an awesome, awesome time, but be prepared for unknowns and have patience with the folks that you're encountering because I know generally, to a person, they are doing their best.' Planning is always important, but park advocates say it's especially important now. ◾The National Park Service's website offers a wealth of tips to 'plan like a park ranger,' as well as details on each park and any applicable reservation requirements. Visitors will also find up-to-date weather alerts and closure advisories. ◾Visitors can use the free National Park Service app to download park-specific information and maps before their visit, in case they lose cell reception in the parks. ◾Guidebooks are another resource visitors can carry along. 'It may be that visitors are a little bit more on their own this year, and that can be frightening a little bit, I think, to visitors,' Manning said. 'It's frightening to the welfare of the parks as well, because we need well-informed visitors when they get to the parks.' He and others stressed the importance of personal safety and practicing Leave No Trace principles to help protect the parks. 'I think this is a moment where we have realized the fragility, in many ways, of our public lands, and if we can lean into that feeling that many of us have had about how important it is to protect them, if that is infused in our visits and our planning for visits, perhaps that prompts a new way of looking at all we see in the parks,' Silkes said, encouraging visitors to also thank park rangers. She said visitors who want to do more to show their support can donate to friends association groups and parks conservancies, volunteer and write to lawmakers. 'This country works best when everyone shares their perspective and what they feel most strongly about with their representatives,' she said. 'It's important to recognize how important these places are, not only in this moment, but in protecting them long into the future.' This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: National parks still want you to visit. What to know before you go.
