Today, ESPN has agreed to hire former Washington Wizards assistant coach and well-known statistician Dean Oliver as a data scientist. In his role at ESPN, Oliver will focus on basketball player metrics and the NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI).
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, called on Monday for the arrest of Israel’s prime minister for war crimes. In doing so, he hammered another nail into the coffin of the ICC, which predictably has become a force not for a better world but for malevolent international apparatchiks to wield as a weapon against Western-oriented liberal democracies. […]
Congress is done with its homework, which means it’s time for some good old-fashioned messaging bills and dickering around
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s April 10 speech to the US Congress, following the American custom, began with a joke. The speaker introduced him, the audience gave him a friendly applause, and he said, “Thank you. I never get such nice applause from the Japanese Diet.” The joke was a success: it got a big More
“Before they drop the bomb they drop the narrative.” – Caitlin Johnson, journalist The USA narrative goes like this: “Maria Corina Machado has been unjustly barred from running for president. Her stand-in candidate is Edmundo Gonzalez, a calm, serious, rational, peaceful, wise alternative, an ex-diplomat who is more popular than Nicolás Maduro, and who will More
The state of Washington has declared defeat in its war on graffiti and called in reinforcements. Expect to see a graffiti-removing drone hovering by a tantalizingly canvas-like wall near you. Our Tacoma area maintenance crew, led by Mike Gauger, is testing drone technology that can remove graffiti from hard-to-reach places. — Read the rest
George Washington Warned Against A 'Passionate Attachment' To Israel By Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities As war rages in Gaza, the intensifying debate over the US-Israel relationship spotlights a political paradox: Those Americans who view George Washington with deepest reverence — that is, would-be “conservatives” — are often the ones who most zealously violate the central tenet of his foreign policy philosophy. Specifically, their fierce devotion to the State of Israel...
"GMA" looks at an ancient tradition being brought to life at a festival in the nation's capitol this weekend.
The Commanders and rookie QB Jayden Daniels begin the 2024 season on the
SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Fallen San Benito Lt. Milton Resendiz was honored at the 43rd annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service in Washington D.C. Resendez's widow attended the event along with member of the San Benito Police Department and Resendez's family members. Members from the Edinburg Police Department were also in attendance. President Joe []
Breaking down what the Commanders are getting from their fifth round linebacker With his body type and having studied how Dan Quinn and Joe Whitt Jr. make use of their defensive personnel, Hampton seems like a prime candidate to shift down more into the box as a big nickel/dime linebacker type of role. He has the size to be able to handle playing closer to the box, but the athletic ability to still match up well in coverage against tight ends and running backs. In fact it’s that coverage ability...