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The internet’s biggest NFT marketplace OpenSea is delisting Cuban artist and collector accounts from its platform in order to comply with U.S. sanctions law. Suspicions that OpenSea had been specifically targeting Cuban accounts had lingered in recent months—a stance the New York-headquartered company holds in respect to countries such as Venezuela, Iran, and Syria—but Artnet News can now confirm the policy extends to Cuban artists, following an exchange with the platform. “We comply with U.S. sanctions law,” an OpenSea spokesperson told Artnet News via email. “Our terms of service explicitly prohibit sanctioned individuals, individuals in sanctioned jurisdictions, or services from using OpenSea.” The development is a blow to Cuban artists who began minting work on the blockchain during the great NFT boom of early 2021, a time that coincided with the height of pandemic travel restrictions that deprived the island of valuable tourist dollars. One such artist is Gabriel Bianchini, a photographer whose work has appeared at the Havana Biennial and Milan’s MIA Photo Fair. After learning about NFTs on social audio app Clubhouse,  » Read More

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Before being shelved, he remained one of MLB’s best contact hitters, with a .288/.370/.416 (.786 OPS) slash line and a 125 OPS+ (league average is 100), although at 35 years old, his power diminished, with just five homers.nnThis was his second surgery on his right shoulder, having undergone a similar procedure in 2016 with Cleveland. The five-time All-Star also battled back and ankle issues earlier in his career, but he’d been mostly healthy over parts of four seasons in Houston, where he’s compiled a .306/.368/.464 (.832 OPS) slash line and 10.2 wins above replacement, per Baseball-Reference.","type":"markdown","__typename":"Markdown"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4":{"contentDate":"2022-06-18T02:38:25.583Z","description":"Michael Brantley crushes a grand slam in the 6th inning, giving the Astros a 10-3 lead in the 6th","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:00:52","mp4AvcPlayback":"https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-06/17/2746eab3-e22f8c1e-71b388f6-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4","slug":"michael-brantley-hits-a-grand-slam-5-to-right-field-yuli-gurriel-scores-a","source":"diamond-vodentry","tags":,"templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/lufpbg5ct6nsilnnpibl","title":"Michael Brantley's grand slam ","type":"video","url":"https://www.google.com/video/michael-brantley-hits-a-grand-slam-5-to-right-field-yuli-gurriel-scores-a","__typename":"Video"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.0":{"slug":"season-2022","title":"Season 2022","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.1":{"slug":"gamepk-662757","title":"2022/06/17 cws@hou","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.2":{"slug":"playerid-488726","title":"Michael Brantley","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.3":{"slug":"teamid-117","title":"Houston Astros","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.4":{"slug":"hitting","title":"hitting","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.5":{"slug":"highlight","title":"highlight","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.6":{"slug":"in-game-highlight","title":"in-game highlight","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.7":{"slug":"grand-slam","title":"grand slam","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.8":{"slug":"group-9","title":"group 9","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.9":{"slug":"international-feed","title":"International Partner feed","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.10":{"slug":"eclat-feed","title":"Eclat feed","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.4.tags.11":{"slug":"apple-news","title":"Apple News","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({"locale":"en-us","slug":"michael-brantley-astros-finalize-one-year-contract","type":"story"}).parts.5":{"content":"Asked how he feels compared to his previous shoulder surgery, Brantley said: “It’s too long ago, to be honest with you. You’re looking at almost six years ago,  » Read More

By: Josh Berhow December 20, 2022 Augusta National Golf Club released a statement addressing LIV golfers, saying any player who has qualified for its event will not be banned. Getty Images The 2023 Masters will welcome every golfer who has qualified — regardless of what tour they play on. In a statement from Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley on Tuesday morning, the club paved the way for golfers from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to earn entry into next April’s tournament. While Ridley didn’t go as far as to name the upstart tour explicitly in his statement, he noted Augusta National will invite “those eligible under our current criteria to compete in the 2023 Masters Tournament” — effectively ruling out a LIV Golf Masters ban. “Regrettably, recent actions have divided men’s professional golf by diminishing the virtues of the game and the meaningful legacies of those who built it,” the statement said. “Although we are disappointed in these developments,  » Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander's phone rang in November. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen was on the line. “It really wasn’t a baseball call. It was just a ‘Hey, this is Steve. You’re Justin. Let me get to know you a little bit,’" the pitcher recalled Tuesday. That conversation led to an $86.7 million, two-year contract on Dec. 5, a deal that was finalized two days later. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was introduced at a news conference Tuesday at Citi Field. Verlander joins former Detroit teammate Max Scherzer atop the rotation, and effectively replaces Jacob deGrom, who left New York and agreed to a $185 million, five-year contract with Texas. “I would expect the pool and ping-pong games to maybe take on another another level,” Mets general manager Billy Eppler said of adding another hypercompetitive player to his clubhouse. New York, seeking its first World Series title since 1986, has boosted its luxury tax payroll to about $360 million next year,  » Read More

He was never their best player. He was never their biggest star.He never won a batting title. He never scored a Gold Glove. He never signed a historic contract.It required a mass organized effort to vote him into his first All-Star Game. When his team recorded the final out of his only championship, he wasn’t even on the field.Despite being in the middle of the greatest nine-year stretch in franchise history, Justin Turner was never the most famous, celebrated or accomplished of Dodgers.But he was the Dodger who signed baseballs for military heroes. He was the Dodger who passed out lunches to children. He was the Dodger who smoothed waters in the clubhouse. He was the Dodger who churned up dirt on the field.He once hit a walk-off playoff home run on the anniversary of Kirk Gibson’s blast. He once saved a title with a diving tag in base line chalk. He would forever saunter to home plate with a pine tar splotch on his back and a playful gleam in his eyes.  » Read More

A THREE-year-old boy died after he allegedly fell from the staircase connecting the fifth and sixth floors of Garware Club House on Sunday evening. His family was at the club house to watch the FIFA World Cup final. Marine Drive police, who are probing the matter, have registered a case of accidental death. The boy’s family, however, alleged negligence on the part of the club’s management. According to police, the boy’s father Avinash Rathod, who holds a senior position at a prominent bank, is a member of Garware Club House. He along with his wife Charmi, daughter Amayra (7), son Hridyansh (3) and other family members had gone to the club in south Mumbai to watch the FIFA World Cup final. Speaking to The Indian Express, Rathod’s relative Dhanpat Jain said, “As there was a special screening of the FIFA World Cup final at Garware Club House, Rathod’s family, my family and some other cousins were there to watch the match together. The screening was on the terrace of the club which is also the sixth floor.” At around 10.40 pm,  » Read More

Restricted access to Forster Main Beach facilitiesAmenities behind the Forster Surf Life Saving Club building at Forster Main Beach will be closed for the first part of this week.The closures which began yesterday evening, Sunday, December 18, will affect the walkway past the surf club, the male amenities block, and the grassed area and shower at the rear of Beach Bums Café. The facilities will reopen in time for the Christmas holiday period later this week.The closure is required as part of the demolition of the old club house that is being undertaken by the Forster SLSC to allow for work to start on the construction of a new surf club building.The demolition has identified asbestos in the old building which will be removed under the appropriate safety requirements from today, Monday, December 19.Members of the community are asked to co-operate with directions from construction crew and signage, and remain well away from the site.Alternative amenities are located at Forster Ocean Baths,  » Read More

NEW TALES OF OLD DORP – You never know what is under your feet when walking around Schenectady. The remains of material goods left by Mahicans, Mohawks, Dutch and English settlers could be underfoot at any time. Of course, more recent discoveries can be just as fascinating. I received an email on Nov. 7 from a young man named Daniel Garroway who recently purchased the office building at 34 Jay St., diagonally across from Schenectady City Hall. He invited me to examine an underground bar in the building that he believed dated to Prohibition. I, of course, jumped at the chance to check it out. Investigating such finds is one my favorite aspects of being city historian. Larry Hart, one of my predecessors as city historian, noted in a column about Prohibition that “There was a place on Jay Street, not far from the old city hall, known as the Altroon Club and it managed to survive all 14 years of Prohibition.” Was Mr. Garroway’s speakeasy the Altroon Club? I immediately called Bill Buell,  » Read More

Years after a mid-career shift that would make him a poster child for modern hitting development, J.D. Martinez cashed in. His previous time hitting the free-agent market paid him handsomely, as the Boston Red Sox were hopeful he could be the piece that pushed their group of gifted homegrown position players over the top.Upon his arrival at Fenway Park, he was entrusted with a more specific task.“They pretty much assigned me Mookie Betts,” Martinez told The Athletic’s Chad Jennings this past August. “They called me into the office and said, ‘This is your project.’ I said, ‘Damn, alright.'”Betts was the most promising of them all, and Martinez’s soothsaying brought out the best in the All-Star outfielder. Betts’ OPS jumped nearly 200 points, resulting in the AL MVP award. The Red Sox won the World Series, with Martinez’s forceful right-handed bat helping lead the way.His voice and guidance resonated among a core of All-Stars, a skill set that drew notice from outside the organization as well.  » Read More