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Champion UConn gets Newton back at NBA draft deadline; Kentucky’s Tshiebwe stays in

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

Connecticut’s reign as NCAA champion will begin with multiple starters having left for the NBA draft and one returning after flirting with doing the same.As for Kentucky, star big man Oscar Tshiebwe is sticking with his pro pursuit. UConn guard Tristen Newton announced that he is withdrawing his name from the draft Wednesday, the NCAA’s deadline for players who declared as early entrants to the draft to withdraw and retain their college eligibility. But Tshiebwe announced late in the afternoon that he would remain in the draft after a college career that included being named The Associated Press men’s national player of the year in 2022.The list of players facing decisions include another big who was voted AP player of the year in Purdue’s Zach Edey. The 7-foot-4 Edey was last season’s winner after guiding the Boilermakers to a No. 1 seed in the NCAAs.For the current champions, Newton (10.1 points, 4.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds) was one of four Huskies to e...

Yankees say there’s a chance Stanton, Donaldson, Kahnle could return in LA

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said “it’s definitely in play,” that the trio of Josh Donaldson, Giancarlo Stanton and Tommy Kahnle could return to New York’s active roster this weekend in Los Angeles.Boone wasn’t willing to definitely say Wednesday that the trio would rejoin the Yankees before their series against the Dodgers. But indications were the three will soon be back.“It’s definitely in play, but let’s get through today,” Boone said.Stanton, Donaldson and Kahnle all played in a rehab game for Double-A Somerset on Tuesday. Donaldson went 1 for 4 in his fourth rehab game as he comes back from a strained right hamstring and Stanton was hitless in three at-bats in his first appearance since injuring his left hamstring on April 15. Kahnle pitched one inning, giving up one run, one hit and walked two.Boone said he wasn’t concerned about Stanton potentially returning after playing in just one rehab game. He did say that Stanton likely will be just a designated hit...

Jefe Robert Contee se despide de la policía de DC

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

Las calles alrededor de la sede del Departamento de la Policía Metropolitana estuvieron cerradas el miércoles para darle una despedida especial al Jefe Robert Contee y su familia en su último día como uniformado. Una ceremonia privada celebró su carrera de 33 años que comenzó cuando se convirtió en cadete a los 17 años. “La mayoría de nosotros no tuvimos la bendición de saber lo que queríamos hacer con nuestras vidas a los 17 años”, dijo la Alcaldesa Muriel Bowser. “El Jefe Contee sí”. Pero un antiguo profesor reveló que Contee tenía otras ideas de lo que quería hacer en el sexto grado. “En la esquina del salón, Robert Contee se paró, y con toda la confianza y certeza que un alumno del sexto grado puede tener, gritó duro y claramente, ‘Voy a ser el alcalde de Washington, DC”, dijo Robert Burrell. Contee ahora será un subdirector del FBI. Afirmó que una de las razones por la cual aceptó la posición era para tener más tiempo con su familia. “Te he visto a...

Bizarrap y Peso Pluma lanzan la “Music Session #55”: una canción de desamor en donde predomina el sello mexicano

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

(CNN Español) – Bizarrap y Peso Pluma —el cantante que se hizo viral en redes y escaló rápidamente en las listas musicales a nivel mundial con “Ella baila sola” junto a Eslabón Armado— dieron a conocer este miércoles su primera colaboración.Fue bajo el ya conocido formato del productor argentino, las BZRP Music Sessions, en la edición número 55 del repertorio. Y se trata nada menos que de un corrido.Así se volvió viral Peso Pluma: “Ha habido momentos donde sí nos desestabiliza”Esta es la tercera canción que Bizarrap lanza en lo que va del año. El video, como ya es costumbre, se estrenó a las 8:00 p.m. hora de Atlanta, 9:00 p.m. hora de Argentina.La canción es un tema de desamor con una melodía fuera de lo que Bizarrap tiene acostumbrado a su público. Esta vez, el argentino se trasladó al sonido de Peso Pluma con las guitarras de los corridos. Sin embargo, le imprimió su sello personal al final de la colaboración con sonidos electrónicos.Bizarrap y Peso Pluma “enratonados”Bizar...

García, Ruiz lead Nats’ 5-homer barrage in 10-6 win over Dodgers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia (2) celebrates with Keibert Ruiz (20) and Ildemaro Vargas, right, after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Ruiz and Vargas also scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia (2) celebrates with Keibert Ruiz (20) and Ildemaro Vargas, right, after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Ruiz and Vargas also scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keibert Ruiz celebrated his ninth-inning homer with extra chest-thumping zeal, leaving no doubt that a big day a...

Sevilla wins Europa League at Mourinho’s expense as Montiel clinches another penalty shootout

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Five months after scoring the winning penalty in the World Cup final, Gonzalo Montiel converted the clinching spot kick for Sevilla in the Europa League final Wednesday to beat Jose Mourinho’s Roma.It earned Sevilla a seventh title in the competition.The Argentina international sent Roma goakeeper Rui Patrício the wrong way with his retaken penalty to seal a 4-1 win in the shootout after the match finished 1-1 after extra time in Budapest, where Mourinho was aiming to maintain his record of having never lost a final in European competitions.“I’ve won five finals and I lost this one, but I’m coming back home proud again,” Mourinho told Sky Sport Italy. “The boys gave everything.”Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez failed to convert for Roma from the spot against Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Montiel missed his first attempt but had another chance after Patrício was judged to have come off his line.Sevilla has still never lost a final it has contested in th...

Opinion: Focusing on consent ignores better ways of preventing sexual violence

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

By: Nicole K. Jeffrey, University of WindsorIn early May, a New York jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing the writer E. Jean Carroll in 1996. The jury did not find him liable for allegedly raping her.In the wake of this high-profile case, and the many others of the #MeToo movement, what should we be doing to prevent sexual violence and promote equitable sex? So far, consent is getting too much of the spotlight. Schools, universities and popular media are focusing heavily on consent in their efforts to curb high rates of sexual violence.Many advocates and educators have recently shifted their messaging from “no means no” to “yes means yes” and “consent is sexy.” This messaging promotes voluntary and affirmative agreement. That is, the idea that silence does not mean consent.Regardless, consent is much too low a standard for promoting ethical sex — even if it may be the best available legal standard. And focusing on consent limits our ability to create better approaches...

98 percent of Kingston voters say ‘no’ to privatizing healthcare in Ontario

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

The results for the community-led referendum on healthcare privatization organized by the Kingston Health Coalition have been released, and Kingston voters have answered with a resounding ‘no’ to healthcare privatization.Over the weekend, from May 26-27, in-person voting took place at 17 polling stations with the addition of other advanced polls across Kingston managed by 119 volunteers; 10,394 Kingstonians cast their vote, with 98 per cent answering “no” to privatization. The exact results were 10,256 votes “no” to privatization, 138 votes “yes,” and 10 spoiled votes. The Kingston Healthcare Coalition is an affiliate of the Ontario Healthcare Coalition. For the last six weeks, they have been engaged in a campaign to halt healthcare privatization in Ontario, culminating in a referendum to gather public opinion on the topic. The ballot asked Ontario citizens if they want our public hospital services to be privatized to for-profit hospital...

Gananoque, TLTI to serve as festival hub for fall festival

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

By: Keith Dempsey is a Local Journalism Initiative reporterThe Township of Leeds and Thousand Islands and Gananoque will serve as a festival hub for the 2023 Ontario Culture Days.Hubs are local partners that act as community leads for the festival. From regional galleries to the local culture department, these expert organizations are a friendly face during the festival.This year, the festival hub program has grown to 13 communities, deepening Ontario Culture Days’ connection to more regions across the province. Each hub partner will develop their own cutting-edge arts programming and engage more local participants than ever before.The hub partner for TLTI and Gananoque is the Gananoque Arts Network. The hubs are located in cities and towns across the province to help visitors explore local events and learn more about the area.This festival runs from Sept. 22 to Oct. 15, serving as an Ontario-wide festival.The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture a...

House passes bill to raise debt ceiling

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:41 GMT

The House on Wednesday night passed a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling, overcoming vocal opposition from conservative and liberal lawmakers and bringing the country one step closer to avoiding an economy-rattling default ahead of next week’s deadline.The legislation — which was crafted through negotiations between President Biden, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and their designees — cleared the chamber in a bipartisan 314-117 vote and now heads to the Senate, where leaders are hoping for swift consideration as the default deadline looms.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 5, a situation that would plunge the country into its first-ever default — which economists and administration officials have warned would be catastrophic for the economy.The bill suspends the debt limit through Jan. 1, 2025, while also implementing a slew of cost-cutting measures including new spending caps over the ne...