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After missing 2024 with Tommy John surgery and struggling through 2025, Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara is ready for his sixth Opening Day start with renewed mental strength. The Marlins ace says he's done listening to critics and is focused on staying healthy and dominant in 2026.
Sandy Alcantara just became the fifth active Dominican pitcher to reach 1,000 career strikeouts, a milestone made sweeter after missing nearly two years recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Marlins ace dedicated the achievement to his mom and the team that believed in him.
A former middle school in Sandy, Utah will become a community asset after the city agreed to purchase it for $17 million, preserving public use while funding the district's new innovation center. Both sides turned down private developers to keep the property serving the community.
Shannon Montgomery was crowned queen of Sandy's Mountain Festival after dedicating five decades to the event her mother co-founded. The honor celebrates a lifetime of community service that started when she was just 12 years old.
A former middle school is getting new life as a community asset while funding the next generation of educational innovation. Sandy City's $17 million purchase of Crescent View Middle School will keep the property public while helping Canyons School District launch a cutting-edge innovation center.
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a Cuban artist who spent five years in prison for peaceful protest, landed in Miami to a hero's welcome after the US granted him humanitarian parole. The co-founder of the San Isidro Movement now has a second chance to create art in freedom.
Hundreds of runners gathered at Philadelphia's Navy Yard for the 25th annual Sandy Sprint 5K, raising funds and hope for ovarian cancer research. Survivors and families honored loved ones while spreading crucial awareness about the disease often called "the silent killer."
Scientists just made the first daily weather forecast for a planet 690 light-years away, revealing sandy morning clouds that clear by evening. The breakthrough lets astronomers finally see what hot Jupiter planets are really made of.
When Hurricane Sandy destroyed $1.5 million worth of Eileen Fisher products, the CEO's response revealed a company that values people over profits. Her approach to mindful leadership is transforming an entire industry.
Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, a Cuban artist who spent five years in prison for using his art to demand freedom, has arrived safely in the United States. His release marks a powerful victory for artistic expression and human rights.
Erika Sandi just became the first woman to win both the Top Lady Angler and overall Top Angler titles at the prestigious Offshore World Championship. Her record-breaking performance in Costa Rica's waters is opening doors for women across the maritime industry.
New York City's massive flood protection system, born from Hurricane Sandy's devastation, is almost complete. Now Mayor Zohran Mamdani is adding 70 new staff members to decide which vulnerable neighborhoods get protected next.
In smog-choked Faridabad, Sandy Khanda is transforming neglected government school libraries into hands-on sustainability centers where 2,250 students learn climate action by living it. Vertical gardens made from plastic bottles now line walls where dust once gathered.
Steel foundations anchoring offshore wind turbines are accidentally transforming bare sandy seafloors into bustling underwater communities. Eight years of data from Taiwan shows what could happen off New York's coast.
A Cornell researcher taking a shortcut through an Ithaca cemetery stumbled upon one of the world's largest documented bee colonies. More than 5.5 million wild bees have been thriving in the undisturbed sandy soil for over a century.
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A Sandy Springs police officer pulled over during his shift to give a man in need a pair of Jordan sneakers, not knowing his body camera was recording. The simple act of kindness, later shared by the department, is inspiring thousands with its quiet sincerity.
Artists on Croatia's Rab Island are sculpting massive sea creatures from sand, turning the shoreline into a stunning open-air gallery. The 15th Festival of Sand Sculptures celebrates both artistic talent and the island's rare sandy beaches. #
When a car plunged into Kentucky's frigid Big Sandy River, two firefighters didn't hesitate to wade into icy waters to rescue a driver barely hanging onto a tree branch. Their years of training turned a potential tragedy into a story of survival.
Louise Yeung, New York City's new chief climate officer, brings 10 years of experience rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy to help residents understand how climate impacts their daily lives. Her focus: making vulnerable neighborhoods safer, healthier, and more resilient.
In Gaza's displacement camps, a former professional footballer is organizing matches with borrowed boots and sandy pitches, giving thousands of displaced people rare moments of celebration. The games have become a vital outlet for joy amid severe shortages of water, sanitation, and basic necessities.
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