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Black softball coaches at Illinois, Michigan St make history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

Tyra Perry of Illinois and Sharonda McDonald-Kelley of Michigan State will meet in a three-game series this weekend that is believed to be the first time two Black female coaches have squared off in a Power Five softball game.The Spartans were scheduled to play three games at Illinois, starting with Friday’s opener. Perry said she sees the moment as a sign of progress but was disappointed it took this long to happen. She said there are plenty of Black female head coaches and assistant coaches ready to make the jump to a Power Five program.Perry and McDonald-Kelley are good friends and they know each other’s families. Perry was hired in 2015 while McDonald-Kelley was hired before this season. Perry said she joins McDonald-Kelley and Duke’s Marissa Young as the only Black Power Five coaches. McDonald-Kelley’s younger sister, Brittney Williams, is in her second year as head coach at Southern University, a Division I program that is not Power Five.Perry is in her 22nd season as a ...

Arsenal stumbles again in comeback draw with Southampton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal dropped points for the third game in a row after having to come from two goals down to draw with last-placed Southampton 3-3, falling just short of another remarkable comeback in the English Premier League on Friday.Theo Walcott helped to deal another blow to his former team’s title hopes by putting Southampton 2-0 up after just 14 minutes as the hosts dug themselves a hole they couldn’t fully get out of.Southampton led 3-1 in the 88th minute before goals by Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka dragged Arsenal to parity, and Leandro Trossard hit the crossbar in injury time as Arsenal nearly added a winner as well.But in the end it was a third straight draw for Mikel Arteta’s team, which let a 2-0 lead slip away in its previous two games, and a result that handed Manchester City the advantage in the title race.Arsenal still leads by five points but City has two games in hand and the Gunners need a win against Pep Guardiola’s team at the Etihad on We...

La NFL suspende indefinidamente a tres jugadores por hacer apuestas con los partidos de la temporada

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

(CNN) — La NFL anunció este viernes que suspendió indefinidamente a tres jugadores ––Quintez Cephus y C.J. Moore, de los Lions de Detroit, y Shaka Toney, de los Commanders de Washington–– por hacer apuestas con partidos de la liga en la temporada 2022, mientras que otros dos recibieron una suspensión durante seis juegos.Según la NFL, los tres jugadores serían suspendidos al menos hasta el final de la temporada 2023 y podrán solicitar su reincorporación luego de que termina la temporada. Poco después del anuncio de la NFL, los Lions anunciaron que Cephus y Moore habían sido retirados.Además, a Stanley Berryhill y Jameson Williams, ambos de los Lions, los suspendieron por los primeros seis juegos de la temporada regular del equipo en 2023 por violar la política de apuestas, anunció la NFL.La estrella de la NFL Aaron Rodgers acudió a un retiro en la oscuridad para contemplar su futuro. ¿Qué es eso y cómo funciona?“Tras una revisión de la liga no se encontraron pruebas que indique...

Collision ends Smyly perfect game bid, Cubs top Dodgers 13-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Smyly lost a perfect game bid when he collided with his catcher while trying to field an eighth-inning dribbler that went for an infield single in the Chicago Cubs’ 13-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.Nico Hoerner hit a three-run homer with four hits and four RBIs as Chicago won for the fifth time in six games. Cody Bellinger went deep for the second straight day and third time this season against his former team. Trey Mancini and Patrick Wisdom also connected.Smyly (2-1) struck out 10 and walked none in 7 2/3 innings. He threw 68 of his season-high 103 pitches for strikes.David Peralta accounted for Los Angeles’ only baserunner against Smyly on a 32.9 mph leadoff dribbler in the eighth that trickled between third base and the mound. Smyly and Yan Gomes each went for the grounder, and the catcher tumbled over the pitcher as the left-hander picked up the ball.Smyly was checked by manager David Ross and an athletic trainer, but the pitcher st...

NCAA rules panel approves keeping clock running on 1st downs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved rules changes that are expected to reduce the number of plays in football games, notably one that will keep the clock running when a team makes a first down except in the last two minutes of a half. The panel on Thursday approved recommendations forwarded last month by the Football Rules Committee. Since 1968, the clock had stopped on a first down until the referee gave the ready-for-play signal.The new clock rule affects only Divisions I and II. The Division III Management Council requested the proposal be referred back to the Football Rules Committee due to opposition within its division.Two other changes were approved. Penalties accepted at the end of the first and third quarters will now be enforced at the start of the following quarter rather than having an untimed down. Also, back-to-back timeouts during the same dead-ball period are no longer allowed.Steve Shaw, NCAA secretary-rules editor and national co...

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone. They are appealing a lower court ruling that would roll back Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone. Colorado says it won’t enforce ‘abortion reversal’ ban The drug has been approved for use in the U.S. since 2000 and more than 5 million people have used it. Mifepristone is used in combination with a second drug, misoprostol, in more than half of all abortions in the U.S. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women's access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged or be restricted while a legal challenge to it...

Slick roads in Rocky Mountain National Park Friday evening

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado's high country is seeing flurries today as snow continues to fall in the mountains. Rocky Mountain National Park announced traction laws are in effect. The snow, according to the Pinpoint Weather Team, is coming from a north-easterly direction into the state.Snow falling at Glacier Basin 4/21/2023. Credit: Rocky Mountain National ParkSnow falling at Kawuneeche Valley, 4/21/2023. Credit: Rocky Mountain National ParkColorado Department of Transportation has issued travel advisories for the mountains from the Eisenhower Tunnel through Vail Pass and continuing into the canyon through Saturday. Make sure to proceed with caution through Rabbit Ears Pass as well. The Pinpoint Weather Team also warns slick roads will worsen Friday after sunset and before sunrise on Saturday.

Bandimere Speedway was originally planned for Arvada

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

MORRISON, Colo. (KDVR) -- Bandimere Speedway, which announced it will be closing at the end of the drag racing season, has a rich history in its 65-year existence including that it wasn't originally planned for that location. The “Safety Proving Grounds of America,” which the Bandimere family said was intended to be a performance park and education center, initially was planned in 1956 to be built in West Denver, now the Arvada area.But according to John Bandimere Jr., after the family got the permits and were about to break ground, the neighbors decided they didn't want the speedway in their quiet neighborhood. So rather than fighting over it, the family relocated the plan to what is now in Morrison butted up against Hogback Mountain. Grandmother, 71, loves to make towels by hand and race car at Bandimere Speedway The Jefferson County location began construction in 1958 and according to the website, John Bandimere, Sr.'s vision of the property "included an oval track, drag strip...

Alligator found roaming NW Miami-Dade warehouse parking lot captured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

An alligator has been detained after it was found wandering through a warehouse district parking lot.7Skyforce hovered overhead as a Miami-Dade Police officer responded to the area near 10301 NW 112th Ave., at around 3 p.m., Friday.He was seen tailing it closely with his police cruiser until a wrangler from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrived.After the wrangler arrived, the alligator went into some bushes, where he snared it with a pole, and after the gator wore itself out rolling on the grass, the officer helped duct tape the animal’s snout shut.Before the animal was restrained, a woman was seen coming out of the office, but she soon backed off after noticing the animal. She still took a moment to break out her phone to document it.The officer and wrangler remained at the scene with the gator tied up and restrained, as it laid under the wrangler’s pickup truck, while a trapper was en route.The trapper then threw the 6-foot critter into the back...

VP Harris lands in Miami to discuss climate change agenda

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:58 GMT

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Miami on Friday to discuss the Biden administration’s climate change agenda. As the effects of climate change become increasingly apparent, the Biden administration has made it a priority to address the issue. During her last visit to Miami, Harris spoke about the need for the United States to take action to combat climate change and the importance of investing in infrastructure that is resilient to its effects.Vice President Kamala Harris visited the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science Friday to announce a $562 million investment as part of the Investing in America agenda.“President Joe Biden and I understand the incredible challenges that coastal communities face, and we intend to do all in our power to help fight back,” Harris said.That money is set to fund 149 projects, reaching 30 coastal states and territories under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...