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Read More »NFL Power Rankings Week 6: Commanders rising; checking in on fantasy flops
As we enter Week 6 of the NFL Power Rankings, it might be time to check on the fantasy football manager in your lives. It’s been a rough start for lots of the folks who spent weeks poring over data in the preseason to make the perfect pick only to …
Read More »Ex-Houston Police Officer Gets 60 Years in Prison in Drug Raid Killings
A jury had found Gerald Goines guilty of felony murder in the deaths of two people who were fatally shot during a botched drug raid in 2019. Source link
Read More »Luis Tiant, Boston Red Sox legend known as ‘El Tiante,’ dies at 83
Luis Tiant, the Cuban-born ace with a unique delivery, who twice led the American League in ERA and threw a shutout for the Boston Red Sox in the 1975 World Series, has died, according to the Red Sox. He was 83 years old. El Tiante, as he was known, was …
Read More »School Absences Rise as Special Education Fails Students, Suit Says
A class-action lawsuit argues that the New York City school system falls short in helping students with emotional disabilities, leaving them to miss too many school days. Source link
Read More »Alabama football’s Malachi Moore won’t be suspended for outburst vs. Vanderbilt
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama defensive back Malachi Moore will not receive a suspension for his late-game outburst against Vanderbilt and will start on Saturday against South Carolina, according to coach Kalen DeBoer. Moore’s actions included throwing his mouthpiece, appearing to refuse to be subbed out during the final moments of …
Read More »U.K.’s MI5 Chief Says Russian Spies Seek to ‘Generate Mayhem’
The head of Britain’s domestic security service said Russia’s military intelligence service was pursuing “dangerous actions conducted with increasing recklessness.” Source link
Read More »Can Zion Williamson, Ja Morant reach their ‘potential’ after years of starts and stops?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Zion Williamson’s and Ja Morant’s respective NBA teams opened training camp last week in the capital of country music; Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans just steps from Music Row on the campus of Belmont University, and Morant’s Memphis Grizzlies at a posh, private high school about 15 miles …
Read More »France’s Government Survives a No-Confidence Vote
The outcome was not a surprise, but signals a treacherous road ahead for the country’s divided legislature. Source link
Read More »Inside Utah Hockey Club’s unprecedented five-month scramble to NHL opening night
The NBA’s Utah Jazz opened their preseason slate on Friday night against a barnstorming New Zealand team called the Breakers. The night before, Jazz owner Ryan Smith was on the other side of the world, in a hotel room in Scotland, to play in a pro-am golf tournament. That might …
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