Jarren Duran hits inside-the-park homer for Red Sox against Pirates at Fenway Park

Jarren Duran hits insidethepark homer for Red Sox against Pirates at Fenway Park KEN POWTAK August 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM 1 / 3Pirates Red Sox BaseballFans cheer as Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran runs to home plate to score after hitting a threerun in field home run during the fifth inning of a baseball...

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1 / 3Pirates Red Sox BaseballFans cheer as Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran runs to home plate to score after hitting a three-run in field home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran was running to third base when he realized he needed to pick up the pace again and head for home.

Duran's inside-the-park homer Sunday, a three-run shot, gave Boston the lead in the fifth inning and helped the Red Sox avert a three-game sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park.

With Carlos Narváez on third and Alex Bregman on first, Duran lined the first pitch from starter Mitch Keller into the right-center gap.

The ball got past right fielder Alexander Canario, who tried to cut it off, and rolled into the Fenway triangle. Then it caromed off the side wall of Boston's bullpen and briefly got past center fielder Oneil Cruz near the 420-foot sign in right-center.

As the crowd roared, the speedy Duran raced around third and easily beat a wide relay throw to the plate standing up.

"When I was starting to round second, I was like, OK, I've got to make sure I get to three," he said. "I thought I was going to be standing up (at third). I found myself kind of lay back a little bit, then (third base coach Kyle Hudson) came back to me waving and I was like, I've got to get going again."

It was the second inside-the-park homer by the Red Sox at Fenway Park this season. Wilyer Abreu hit one on June 30 and became the sixth player in major league history with a grand slam and an inside-the-park homer in the same game.

"I was just happy I didn't have to slide after all," Duran said. "I was like, this is going to be more of a fall than a slide."

Duran's inside-the-park shot was the first of his career.

"Everybody's doing the same thing in the dugout," Boston manager Alex Cora said, comparing his players and coaches to the cheering crowd.

"We become fans," he explained. "Everybody's loud, everybody's sending him."

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'Harry Potter' director rules out original cast reunion due to J.K. Rowling controversy

'Harry Potter' director rules out original cast reunion due to J.K. Rowling controversy Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY August 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM Will a "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" film starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint ever happen? Don't hold your breath, director Chris Col...

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Will a "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" film starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint ever happen? Don't hold your breath, director Chris Columbus says.

Columbus, who directed the first two movies in the "Harry Potter" franchise, has previously expressed interest in turning the "Cursed Child" stage play into a film that would bring back the original cast. But in a new interview with The Sunday Times published on Saturday, Aug. 30, the filmmaker said this is no longer possible due to author J.K. Rowling's anti-trans controversy.

"It's never going to happen," he said. "It's gotten so complicated with all the political stuff. Everyone in the cast has their own opinion, which is different from her opinion, which makes it impossible."

Columbus added, "I haven't spoken to Miss Rowling in a decade or so, so I have no idea what's going on with her, but I keep very close contact with Daniel Radcliffe and I just spoke to him a few days ago. I still have a great relationship with all the kids in the cast."

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson in a promotional photo for "Harry Potter."

Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" books, has become a divisive figure in recent years due to her anti-trans views. In April, she again drew backlash when she celebrated a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that the definition of a woman refers to biological sex under equality legislation.

Radcliffe, Watson and Grint have all made it known that they disagree with the author's views on the transgender community.

J.K. Rowling says 'Harry Potter' stars who've criticized her anti-trans views 'can save their apologies'

"Transgender women are women," Radcliffe said in 2020. "Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either (Rowling) or I."

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which opened on the West End in 2016, takes place 19 years after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and features the return of an older Harry, Hermione and Ron. In a 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Columbus revealed he wanted to bring the play to the big screen with the original film trio.

J.K. Rowling celebrated UK Supreme Court ruling with a cigar. Backlash was swift.

J.K. Rowling attends the premiere of "Fantastic Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore" on March 29, 2022 in London, England.

"A version of 'Cursed Child' with Dan, Rupert and Emma at the right age, it's cinematic bliss," he said at the time. "If you're a film nerd or cinephile, it's kind of like what J.J. (Abrams) did with 'Star Wars.' ... I think that would be the same situation for 'Harry Potter' fans. To able to actually see these adult actors now back in these roles? Oh, yeah. It would be amazingly fun to make that film — or two films."

Since then, HBO announced a new "Harry Potter" television series, which will adapt the original books starring young actors in the lead roles of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Rowling is a producer on the show, and she says she "worked closely" with the writers.

In a recent appearance on the "Rest Is Entertainment" podcast, Columbus said that while he's "excited" to see the HBO show, he was surprised when he saw a photo of Nick Frost as Hagrid, adding that the costume looked quite similar to the way Hagrid appeared in his "Potter" films.

"He's wearing the exact same costume that we designed for Hagrid," Columbus said. "Part of me was like, 'What's the point?' I thought everything was going to be different, but it's more of the same."

Though a "Cursed Child" movie may not be in the cards, Tom Felton announced in June that he will reprise his film role of Draco Malfoy in the play beginning in November. Felton told Variety he is "not really that attuned to" the controversy surrounding Rowling, adding, "I have not seen anything bring the world together more than 'Potter,' and she's responsible for that, so I'm incredibly grateful."

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Charles Bierbauer, former CNN correspondent, dies at 83

Charles Bierbauer, former CNN correspondent, dies at 83 Alison Main, CNNSeptember 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM Charles Bierbauer reports from the Supreme Court in 2000. CNN Former CNN correspondent Charles Bierbauer has died, his family announced on Sunday. He was 83 years old.

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Former CNN correspondent Charles Bierbauer has died, his family announced on Sunday. He was 83 years old.

Bierbauer retired from CNN in 2001 after two decades covering news in Washington, DC, and around the world.

He joined CNN in 1981 to cover the Pentagon as a defense correspondent. He was then the network's senior White House correspondent for nine years, covering the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He also served as the network's senior Washington correspondent, highlighting his deep knowledge of the US presidency, policy and politics.

The veteran journalist traveled with presidents to all 50 states and more than 30 nations, and he served as president of the White House Correspondents' Association from 1991 to 1992. He also covered presidential campaigns between 1984 and 2000, as well as the Supreme Court.

Bierbauer won an Emmy for his coverage of the 1996 Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta. He also anchored CNN's "Newsmaker Saturday," a weekly show featuring interviews with top newsmakers, for a decade.

"Charles Bierbauer was a cherished member of the CNN family, who covered everything from the White House and the Pentagon to the Supreme Court during his two decades with the network," said a CNN spokesperson Sunday. "A tireless reporter and wonderful colleague, Charles will be remembered for his outstanding journalism and his willingness to help others."

Longtime CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said in a statement Sunday Bierbauer had been a mentor to him.

"Charles inspired me and helped me throughout my assignments at the Pentagon and the White House. He was a good friend, colleague, and mentor, and I will certainly miss him," Blitzer said.

Before joining CNN, Bierbauer had an extensive career spanning more than a decade as an international journalist. He was the ABC News Moscow bureau chief and correspondent beginning in 1978, and he later served as the network's bureau chief in Bonn, Germany. He had previously worked in London, Bonn and Vienna for Westinghouse Broadcasting.

Versed in coverage of Eastern Europe during the Cold War, Bierbauer covered all US-Soviet summits, starting in 1975 with President Gerald Ford and the Soviet Union's Leonid Brezhnev through the 1992 meeting between Presidents George H.W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin.

Charles Bierbauer at the Reykjavík Summit, a meeting between US President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, in Reykjavík, Iceland, in October 1986. - Judi Borza/CNN

He started his career as a radio reporter in his native Allentown, Pennsylvania, and later wrote for the city's local newspaper.

Bierbauer graduated in 1966 from Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Russian and bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism. He has been recognized as a distinguished alumnus and alumni fellow by the university.

Bierbauer became the first dean of the University of South Carolina's College of Mass Communications and Information Studies in 2002. He stepped down from the role in 2017.

Bierbauer is survived by his wife Susanne Schafer, a former journalist at the , and his four children.

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How America's largest theme park vanished in less than a decade

How America's largest theme park vanished in less than a decade Chad Murphy, Akron Beacon Journal August 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM For more than 100 years, Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, was an amusement park destination.

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For more than 100 years, Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, was an amusement park destination.

From its earliest days in the late 19th century, when Geauga Lake was just a train stop with picnic tables and boats to rent, the park grew. Its first ride was a steam-powered carousel, added in 1889. Its first roller coaster didn't come until 1925 with the Big Dipper, which entertained thrill-seekers until the park closed down.

And in 2001, Geauga Lake absorbed the neighboring Sea World, when the latter closed its Ohio park. That made Geauga Lake the largest theme park in the world by area at the time, covering some 700 acres on both sides of the lake.

Less than a decade later, the fun was over.

In 2007, the park shut down after rounds of ownership changes and park expansion. Now, what's left of Geauga Lake Park may return to its 19th-century roots. The City of Aurora has purchased the former Geauga Lake and Sea World land, with the intent of making it a public park.

Here's a look back at the history of Geauga Lake, as reported in previous Beacon Journal articles.

Looking back at Geauga Lake Park in Ohio; its first roller coaster, the Big Dipper, debuted in 1925

Here's a brief history of Geauga Lake:

1887: The northeast side of Geauga Lake is first called Picnic Lake or Giles Pond, a place where visitors camped, went fishing or picnicked.

1889: The park's first ride is added, a steam-powered carousel.

1925: Geauga Lake's first roller coaster is built. The Big Dipper was the largest wooden roller coaster built at the time, at 2,800 feet long and a height of 65 feet.

1939: A dance hall and ballroom are built.

1969: Funtime Inc. purchases the park.

1977: The Double Loop — Ohio's first looping steel coaster — opens.

1978: The Corkscrew steel coaster debuts.

1984: The Wave, the first pool of its kind that creates 6-foot waves, opens.

1988: The park celebrates its 100th year and welcomes the Raging Wolf Bobs wooden roller coaster.

1995: Geauga Lake is purchased by Premier Parks Inc.

1998: Premier Parks purchases Six Flags Theme Parks.

2000: Park changes name to Six Flags Ohio.

2001: Six Flags purchases SeaWorld Cleveland, renamed to Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.

2004: Six Flags sells the park to Cedar Fair, at the time the owner of Cedar Point. The name is changed back to Geauga Lake.

2005: Cedar Fair revamps the old Sea World into a water park called Wildwater Kingdom.

2007: The ride side of Geauga Lake closes.

2016: Wildwater Kingdom closes.

SOURCES: Aurora Historical Society and Akron Beacon Journal archives.

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Snoop Dogg Breaks Silence After Backlash Over Saying He’s ‘Scared’ to Go to Kids’ Movies Due to LGBTQ+ Representation

Snoop Dogg Breaks Silence After Backlash Over Saying He's 'Scared' to Go to Kids' Movies Due to LGBTQ+ Representation Bailey RichardsSeptember 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM Paras Griffin/Getty Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg responded to backlash over his comments about LGBTQ+ representation in children's movies On Aug.

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Snoop Dogg responded to backlash over his comments about LGBTQ+ representation in children's movies

On Aug. 27, the rapper said he's "not perfect" and "was just caught off guard and had no answer" for his 6-year-old grandson's questions about the same-sex couple in Lightyear

Snoop Dogg drew scrutiny after saying he's "scared to go to the movies," among other controversial comments, during the Aug. 20 episode of the It's Giving podcast

Snoop Dogg is clarifying his comments after facing backlash for his criticism of LGBTQ+ representation in children's movies.

The rapper, 53, faced scrutiny after saying he is "scared to go to the movies," specifically children's movies, due to LGBTQ+ representation during the Aug. 20 episode of the It's Giving podcast.

Among other remarks on the podcast, he asked, "We have to show that at this age?" and said "they're putting it everywhere," seemingly referring to LGBTQ+ characters and storylines.

Snoop's comments came as he recalled growing frustrated as his 6-year-old grandson asked him questions about a family with two mothers during a screening of Lightyear. One scene in the 2022 Toy Story spinoff involves a character saying she has a wife, and the couple is briefly shown kissing and later welcoming a baby son.

On Aug. 27, a week after his controversial comments were first shared, Snoop clarified his remarks, stating that he was "just caught off guard" by the Lightyear moment.

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Snoop Dogg's response to backlash over his comments about LGBTQ+ representation in movies

The grandfather of seven shared a statement in a comment on a Hollywood Unlocked Instagram post reacting to his initial podcast remarks.

"I was just caught off guard and had no answer for my grandsons," Snoop Dogg wrote, adding that "all my gay friends [know] what's up" and have "been calling me with love 💗."

"My bad for not knowing the answers for a 6 yr old 😳," he continued. "Teach me how to learn I'm not perfect 🙌🏿🙏🏾🐾."

During his It's Giving podcast appearance, Snoop recalled that during their viewing of Lightyear, his grandson asked him, "Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? She a woman!" At the time, he told his grandson to keep watching and thought to himself: "I didn't come here for this s---. I just came to watch the goddamn movie."

"It's like, I'm scared to go to the movies now," Snoop said. "Y'all throwing me in the middle of s--- that I don't have an answer for."

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"It threw me for a loop," he added. "I'm like, 'What part of the movie was this?' These are kids. We have to show that at this age? They're going to ask questions. … I don't have the answer."

A representative for Snoop Dogg has not responded to PEOPLE's request for comment.

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The family of three, including two mothers, featured in 'Lightyear' from 2022

The inclusion of the same-sex embrace in Disney and Pixar's Lightyear caused controversy among some markets, with countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates banning it from being released altogether. One movie theater in Oklahoma also posted signs "warning" about the kiss, and told moviegoers it would fast-forward through the scene.

The kiss was also cut from the 2022 movie at one point, per Variety, but was later added back. The reinstatement was reportedly in response to Disney and Pixar staff uproar over former Disney CEO Bob Chapek's initial response to Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill. At the time, Uzo Aduba, Chris Evans, and other Lightyear cast and crew members were among those championing the studios' decision to reinstate the kiss.

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