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Miami Herald
01-05-2025
- Miami Herald
7 times people came face-to-face with bears. Take a look at the stories
National 7 times people came face-to-face with bears. Take a look at the stories This list of stories shows unpredictable encounters, from a black bear stealing peanut butter in a Tennessee cabin to an encounter where one man ignored fresh tracks on a Montana trail and got charged by a mother bear. Take a look at the stories. A man hunting for shed antlers ignored a fresh grizzly track in grizzly country — and surprised a mother bear, Montana officials said. Photo by Felicia Montenegro via Unsplash NO. 1: MAN IGNORES FRESH GRIZZLY TRACK AND FACES ANGRY MOTHER BEAR, MONTANA OFFICIALS SAY He went against several bear safety best practices while hunting for shed antlers in grizzly country, officials say. | Published May 3, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger A disabled Army Reserve veteran played dead as a grizzly (not the one pictured here) mauled him in Grand Teton. Photo by Zdeněk Macháček via Unsplash NO. 2: VETERAN PLAYED DEAD AS GRIZZLY MAULED HIM IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, OFFICIALS SAY 'It was the most violent thing I have ever experienced.' | Published May 24, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger File photo of a grizzly bear. Wildlife officials wrongly identified a grizzly as a black bear in the Idaho Panhandle region. A hunter then killed it, officials said. Jim Peaco National Park Service NO. 3: HUNTER ASKS BEFORE KILLING 'BLACK BEAR' IN IDAHO. OFFICIALS SAY THEY MISIDENTIFIED IT A concerned hunter sent videos of the animal to wildlife staff days before killing it, officials said. | Published June 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Helena Wegner Wildlife officials trapped and killed a mother bear (not the one pictured here) that had repeated run-ins with people in Montana over two years that continued through this summer. Photo by Ben Owen via Unsplash NO. 4: MAMA BEAR THAT GOT TOO CLOSE TO PEOPLE KILLED IN MONTANA. WHAT HAPPENS TO HER CUBS? 'Once a bear has become food-conditioned, hazing and aversive conditioning are unlikely to be successful in reversing this type of behavior.' | Published July 12, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger A black bear helped itself to breakfast in a Tennessee cabin, according to a Facebook post. Screengrabs taken from video shared to Facebook by Kiley Pickett-Suits NO. 5: 'GET OUT!' MOM TELLS HUNGRY BEAR EATING BREAKFAST IN TENNESSEE CABIN. SEE THE PHOTOS The bear was found eating out of a jar of peanut butter. | Published October 21, 2024 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree A bear cub spent most of the afternoon perched in a tree near a southern California high school campus, officials said. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Crescenta Valley NO. 6: BEAR CUB SPOTTED IN TREE NEAR CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL, PHOTOS SHOW. SEE THE COMMOTION The cub spent most of the afternoon hanging out in the tree, locking students indoors for the day. | Published November 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger A grizzly bear (not the one pictured) charged at an antler hunter in Montana, officials said. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks NO. 7: ANTLER HUNTER KILLS FEDERALLY PROTECTED BEAR CHARGING HIS WAY, MT OFFICIALS SAY The bear was 13 years old and weighed about 250 pounds, wildlife officials said. | Published April 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Helena Wegner The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
New York Times
03-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Pete Alonso's power making up for Mets' outages elsewhere: 3 takeaways
MIAMI — In their most dramatic game through the first week of the season, the New York Mets pulled out a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Miami Marlins in 11 innings Wednesday for their first series victory. 'Crazy game,' Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. After finishing the road trip at 3-3, the Mets host the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday for their home opener at Citi Field. Advertisement Here are three takeaways from the series against the Marlins. In the 11th inning Wednesday, after fouling off a few tough pitches during an eight-pitch at-bat, Alonso worked a walk. But he remained at home plate for a couple of seconds. It was as if he didn't want to go. As he stood there, the Mets players on the top step of the dugout yelled out to him: 'Ball four! Ball four!' 'I had to jump out of the dugout,' Mendoza said with a smile. 'That tells you he wants to hit and he's locked in.' Alonso later said he was just trying to avoid getting a called third strike against him, but could you blame him if he was simply just that into wanting a chance to hit? After hitting a grand slam Monday, Alonso went 3-for-4 on Wednesday with two doubles and a three-run home run. He had four of the five hardest-hit balls of the game with exit velocity readings of 114.5 mph, 113.4, 113.1 and 107.1. THE POLAR BEAR DELIVERS 🐻❄️ — New York Mets (@Mets) April 2, 2025 In the Mets' six games, Alonso did what he entered the season wanting to do: limit chase and consistently take good swings on any pitches over the plate. His raw power takes it from there. 'The whole road trip, we've seen some really good at-bats,' Mendoza said. If Alonso didn't come through in the eighth inning with the home run, the Mets may not have pulled off a win. His home run tied the score at 4. To that point, things had not looked good. The Mets did not play crisp defense this series. Some of the miscues seem like anomalies. For instance, Francisco Lindor made two errors Tuesday — chances are slim of that morphing into a recurring problem. On Wednesday, center fielder Tyrone Taylor misread a ball that ended up as a double because, he said, he just went to the wrong spot — he's a steady defender and hardly ever takes poor routes. Advertisement However, other poor plays loomed as more concerning. Instead of attempting a double play with runners on first and third base and one out in the third inning, Mark Vientos made a wild throw to home plate for an error. Vientos also fielded a ball that may have gone foul but instead ended up as an infield hit. It wasn't just the defense Alonso helped conceal. Aside from Alonso, the Mets failed to do much offensively with runners in scoring position. For the series against the Marlins, they went 5-for-27. Alonso had two of the hits. It's a tiny snapshot. The Mets lineup — you know, the one with Juan Soto, Brandon Nimmo, Lindor and Alonso — should be fine in the big picture. But over the six-game road, Lindor (.100 batting average), Vientos (.083) and Brett Baty (.071) all failed to get on base much or supply much power. The close-up view from here just wasn't always pretty. On the other hand, winning games on the strength of Alonso, Soto and Nimmo demonstrates the depth of the lineup; chances are, a couple of their best hitters are going to be rolling right, and some days that may be enough. Toward the end of spring training, a longtime National League scout said of Luis Torrens, 'He's one of the best backups in the game.' With Francisco Alvarez (hamate fracture) sidelined, Torrens has made quite an impact. Wednesday was the first game Torrens didn't start. Didn't matter. He managed to produce in a big way after replacing Hayden Senger as a pinch hitter in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth with a runner on third base, Griffin Conine hit a grounder to second baseman Baty, who threw home. Baty's throw sailed to the right of home plate, in the opposite direction of the sliding runner. Torrens nonetheless snagged the ball and slapped the tag just in time. Advertisement 'It's really tough because you can't see the runner with the ball coming from the right side,' Mets catching coach Glenn Sherlock said. Added Mendoza: 'Unbelievable play there.' Then, there was another one. Conine took off early for second base, taking advantage of Edwin Diaz's inability to control the running game. Torrens caught Conine anyway — with a perfect throw from his knees. Torrens, who is hitting .313, also went 1-for-2 in the game. The depth of the Mets bullpen may depend on just how good Reed Garrett, Huascar Brazoban and Max Kranick really are. In Houston, the Mets didn't intend to put Garrett and Kranick in pressure-packed situations to start the season. It's just how it unfolded. They both came through for the Mets in big spots. They then continued to look good in Miami. Though Kranick didn't rack up swings-and-misses, he pitched three scoreless innings Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, Garrett provided 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Clay Holmes, who failed to get through the fifth inning (a long third inning in which the Mets failed to make plays contributed to the short outing). Kranick and Garrett have each made two appearances. Brazoban, meanwhile, has already appeared in three games, looking sharp in each outing. Perhaps his best performance happened Wednesday, when he recorded his first career save. In relief of Danny Young, Brazoban recorded the final two outs, stranding runners on first and third base by attacking the strike zone. 'Huge,' Mendoza said. The back end of the Mets bullpen features Diaz, A.J. Minter, Ryne Stanek and Jose Butto. Dedniel Núñez is working his way to full strength in Triple A. The Mets pretty much know what they're getting from that group. Garrett was strong in the first month-plus of last year but then faded. Kranick and Brazoban were the last relievers to make the roster (both pitchers had stellar springs). If Garrett, Kranick and Brazoban emerge as reliable contributors or become anywhere close to how good they've looked early, then the Mets boast some depth. Advertisement The ability for each of those three relievers to go multiple innings also helps the Mets, considering the state of their rotation. Frankie Montas (strained right lat) has started throwing, but Sean Manaea (oblique) had a setback in his rehab and won't throw for two weeks.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Hartford HealthCare offers ‘BEAR Repair' for ACL injuries
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — ACL tears are a common and often debilitating knee injury, but advancements over the years have provided patients with more effective treatment options. Along with the gold standard of reconstruction, the Hartford HealthCare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute offers the Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament (BEAR) Repair. Surgeon Dr. Michael Redler, with the Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute at St. Vincent's Medical Center, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to tell us more about the Bear ACL Repair. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
