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Minnesota Lynx retire Sylvia Fowles’ jersey

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sylvia Fowles has always deflected praise to others. The Minnesota Lynx great couldn’t escape the spotlight as the team retired her jersey Sunday night.The jersey retirement ceremony capped off a reunion weekend for the Lynx, who honored the 25 greatest players in franchise history, including Fowles, Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, Seimone Augustus and Rebekkah Brunson.“It’s hard because I typically don’t talk about myself. I am the way I am because of the people in my life,” Fowles said. “It’s about me, but I wouldn’t be the same without those people helping me along the way.”Now her No. 34 jersey hangs with all of them except Moore, whose number will likely be retired in the future.“I never been one to chase goals, chase many records,” Fowles said. “To see who I’m next to in the rafters, it’s a big thing that I’ve done my job.”The 6-foot-6 center won titles in 2015 and 2017 and earned WNBA Finals MVP honors both times. Fowles retired after last season.Sh...

‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ about a teen who ages four times faster than the average human, wins the Tony Award for best musical

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ about a teen who ages four times faster than the average human, wins the Tony Award for best musical.Source

Beloso hits 3-run HR, LSU wins super regional, clinches first CWS berth since 2017

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Cade Beloso hit a three-run home run, Riley Cooper and Gavin Guidry combined for 5 2/3 scoreless innings of three-hit relief and LSU beat Kentucky 5-3 Sunday night to sweep the best-of-3 Baton Rouge Super Regional. LSU (48-15) clinched its 19th trip to the College World Series, all since 1986. Second-year coach Jay Johnson has the Tigers headed to Omaha for the first time since 2017. Beloso’s homer gave LSU a 4-1 lead in the top of the third inning and the Wildcats trailed the rest of the way. LSU starter Ty Floyd worked out of a couple jams, throwing 81 pitches in 3 1/3 innings but gave up just three runs — all on solo home runs. Cooper (4-3) came on in the fourth and pitched 3 scoreless innings. Guidry (3) pitched the final 2 2/3 innings and got out of a jam in the bottom of the seventh with a called third strike on a curveball with runners on first and third. Just a couple pitches before he was called out looking to end the inning, designated hitter ...

Oral Roberts claims surprise College World Series bid; Wake Forest, LSU, Virginia also win supers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

No. 1 national seed Wake Forest was expected to make it to the College World Series.Oral Roberts? Not so much.Yet it’s on to Omaha for the Golden Eagles, who certainly look the part of a team deserving to be among the final eight in the NCAA Tournament after going on the road and sweeping through regionals and then winning a three-game super regional against Oregon.ORU is the lowest seed to reach the CWS since Stony Brook in 2012. The feat is reminiscent of ORU’s run to the Sweet 16 in the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.Now the team from the small evangelical school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will head to Omaha, Nebraska, to play TCU on Saturday at Charles Schwab Field. Oral Roberts’ only other CWS appearance was in 1978, when the team was known as the Titans and played as an independent.“We’re going to let it fly here in a week,” coach Ryan Folmar said after his team’s 11-6 win Sunday night. “We knew we had a good club coming into the year. We continued to get bet...

Tom Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt,’ exploring Jewish identity with an intergenerational story, wins Tony Award for best play

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt,’ exploring Jewish identity with an intergenerational story, wins Tony Award for best play.Source

Hernández lifts Red Sox over Yankees 3-2 in 10 innings to take series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kiké Hernández hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Sunday night with the help of a late error by second baseman Gleyber Torres.Justin Turner homered and Brayan Bello allowed three hits in seven efficient innings for the Red Sox, matching his career high. Last-place Boston (33-33) took two of three low-scoring games at Yankee Stadium in the first series this season between the longtime rivals.Jose Trevino’s early two-run single that took a lucky bounce off second base was one of only three hits for the Yankees — and all the offense they could muster.Chris Martin worked a hitless inning for his 10th career save and first for the Red Sox. With a runner on third, he struck out Trevino and rookie Anthony Volpe to end it.Hernández’s sharp single to left field off Ron Marinaccio (2-3) in the 10th scored pinch-runner Adam Duvall, placed at second base as the automatic runner before advancing to third on Tr...

'Aidan's Song' marks preschool graduation for young boy with visual impairment

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Last week, 5-year-old Aidan Gleason graduated from Anchor Center School for Blind Children.The collaboration to celebrate his big accomplishment brought together talented folks for a project they won't forget."We didn't know if he would walk or talk or be communicative but despite all of his challenges, he is all over the place," Adam, Aidan's father, said.Aiden was born with disabilities that include visual impairment.He's a very happy boy learning about the world around him and his place in it. Tix for trade: Local barber offers free haircuts for life in exchange for Nuggets tickets "We use songs in therapy, we've made up so many songs about bath time, potty time, going up the stairs," Elizabeth, Aidan's mother, said.Elizabeth and Adam celebrated his graduation from preschool, in part, with his favorite thing in the world: his toy police car."He will drive that around the house," Adam said, "he loves looking at the lights, that's something with this vision he ca...

Straub: We need a better solution to problems like TikTok

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

The Trump administration tried to ban TikTok, and the Biden administration has threatened to — because of its ties to China. Now, Montana has passed legislation banning the app in the state to protect residents’ “personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party.” However, many believe the law may not hold up in court.The right to spread information — even information that may counter national security interests — is well established. The concerns raised by Montana and two presidential administrations go far beyond this, focusing on the app’s tracking — including gathering information about others — and collection of information on a mass scale. This collection could lead to numerous threats, ranging from future cyberattacks to election tampering to recruiting U.S. citizen spies. This information is also useful for commercial purposes such as targeting advertisements for goods and services.The United States has several competing interests to consider. The first is constitut...

Editorial: Farm Bill must say no to Big Sugar subsidies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

Sugar in the U.S. costs nearly twice as much as elsewhere in the world, raising prices for candy, baked goods, ice cream and more. The reason is no mystery. A government farm-subsidy program in effect since the 1930s blocks cheaper imports and controls the price and quantity of sugar in our marketplace. As in the days of Soviet central planning, the program benefits a few at the expense of the many.The main culprits? A small group of domestic sugar processors, sugar cane growers in Florida, Louisiana and Texas, and sugar beet producers in a handful of mostly northern states. Lining the pockets of this wealthy, politically connected pressure group costs U.S. consumers at least $2.4 billion at the grocery store each year.Someday, the price-gouging must stop, and reformers have high hopes for the 2023 Farm Bill — the federal farm and food policy legislation that comes up for renewal every five years. Voters are justifiably angry about the high cost of food, and no doubt would support e...

‘Jagged Little Pill’ star Lauren Chanel takes deep dive into role

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:30:48 GMT

Every night, Lauren Chanel spends two hours playing Frankie Healy, a Black, adopted 16-year-old who rages against her wealthy, white, Stepford Wife-like mother, Mary Jane Healy. For Chanel, diving daily into the role of Frankie in “Jagged Little Pill” can be overwhelming.“This show requires all of you,” Chanel told the Herald. “It’s mentally, physically draining. Yes, acting is not real, and we know that. But sometimes your body and mind have a disconnect, so your mind knows it’s fake but your body is going through something physically. That can mean trembling. It can mean hearing words that trigger a certain experience. The show is exhausting.”But the exhaustion comes with tremendous artistic satisfaction.Despite being based on Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album “Jagged Little Pill,” this is no silly jukebox musical indulgence. This is a decidedly modern Broadway production – “Jagged Little Pill” plays at the Citizens Bank Opera House June 13 -25.Developed at Cambridge’s American Reper...