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New Orleans will join a new partnership to address carjackings in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
What is wrong with Jimmy Butler? If you ask Shams Charania, NBA insider at The Athletic, FanDuel TV and Stadium, the Miami Heat forward is “feared to have an MCL injury in his knee” after a collision with Philadelphia 76ers wing Kelly Oubre Jr. in Wednesday night’s Eastern Conference play-in game. Charania reported the potential
We tend to throw around the notion that a broadcaster is “The Voice” of a franchise, but John Sterling truly has embodied being the Voice of the New York Yankees for almost four decades. His voice and epic calls have become an essential part of the Yankees experience. Whole generations of fans don’t know a
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman claimed that Donald Trump appeared to "doze off" during his hush money criminal trial.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – 'Tis spring, and for many homeowners that means a yard covered in weeds. But what type of weeds do we get in New Mexico and are they the nuisance most people see them as? Some of the more common weeds we see in the state, (Russian thistle, plantains, and dandelions) got to []
Tyler Takeda/The Madera TribuneThe Madera Coyotes stunt team after finishing their Competitive Sport Cheer game at Liberty High School on Friday.About three years ago, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body of high school sports, introduced a new sport to high schools in the state — Competitive Sport Cheer — or Stunt Cheer. Its goal was to give girls a chance to get scholarships in college with more and more colleges also introducing...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Turnstone Center was awarded a $50,000 grant from The Hartford, an insurance company, for new adaptive sports equipment. The equipment will be used in collaboration with the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne to increase access to adaptive sports opportunities throughout the community, including locations at four YMCA facilities. Turnstone CEO, []
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - There was a "Memorandum of Understanding" at Tuesday night's City Council meeting, announcing new sponsorships for the future sports complex. In an interview provided by the City, Odessa Council Member Steve Thompson said, "It's been a lengthy process. A lot of people giving it a lot of time. But it is []
Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 "fake news".The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) -- a prescription heart drug that is banned in athletes because it can enhance performance -- before the Games three years ago.The swimmers were allowed to compete in Tokyo after world governing bodies accepted China's findings that they had...
Over 38% of renters with disabilities pay at least half their income on housing, according to city data. Over a third of New York City tenants with disabilities pay at least half their income on rent, according to city housing data. [ more › ]