1 hr. ago
The 2026 college football season is underway, and the Oklahoma Sooners will kick things off at home on Friday night against the UTEP Miners. OU's roster has been mostly set since the transfer portal madness died down in January, but the madness of eligibility lawsuits in college football has given the Sooners the opportunity to make some very last-minute additions to their roster.
According to multiple reports, former Boise State defensive lineman Braxton Fely has been granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA. That TRO allows him to enter the transfer portal and play this season.
Fely was invited to an NFL minicamp, but he never signed an NFL contract. He plans to transfer to and play for Oklahoma in 2026. Fely spent four seasons with the Broncos. He was listed at 6-foot-1 and 296 pounds last season, and he was a starter at defensive tackle for Boise State. Fely was a second-team all-conference player for each of the last two years, and was a starter for three straight years.
Of course, Fely's status still depends on a preliminary injunction hearing, a process college football fans have become all too familiar with this offseason. The same goes for defensive lineman and incoming Arkansas transfer Danny Saili, who had an update in his case on Thursday as well. Saili committed to OU out of the transfer portal in August, having never pursued the NFL.
According to multiple reports, Saili was also granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday in a separate ruling from Fely's case. His situation is also pending a preliminary injunction hearing. However, Saili now appears on OU's official roster, and head coach Brent Venables stated that he is on the team and practicing. Saili has been allowed to go through team activities, but not play, at least until he was ruled eligible to play.
#saili #fely #play #college
According to multiple reports, former Boise State defensive lineman Braxton Fely has been granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA. That TRO allows him to enter the transfer portal and play this season.
Fely was invited to an NFL minicamp, but he never signed an NFL contract. He plans to transfer to and play for Oklahoma in 2026. Fely spent four seasons with the Broncos. He was listed at 6-foot-1 and 296 pounds last season, and he was a starter at defensive tackle for Boise State. Fely was a second-team all-conference player for each of the last two years, and was a starter for three straight years.
Of course, Fely's status still depends on a preliminary injunction hearing, a process college football fans have become all too familiar with this offseason. The same goes for defensive lineman and incoming Arkansas transfer Danny Saili, who had an update in his case on Thursday as well. Saili committed to OU out of the transfer portal in August, having never pursued the NFL.
According to multiple reports, Saili was also granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday in a separate ruling from Fely's case. His situation is also pending a preliminary injunction hearing. However, Saili now appears on OU's official roster, and head coach Brent Venables stated that he is on the team and practicing. Saili has been allowed to go through team activities, but not play, at least until he was ruled eligible to play.
#saili #fely #play #college
6 hours ago
NORMAN — Oklahoma is adding significant depth at defensive tackle.
The Sooners are expected to add former Boise State defensive tackle Braxton Fely, The Oklahoman confirmed Thursday.
Fely was granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Thursday in Cleveland County District Court, clearing him to compete until a future hearing on a permanent injunction is scheduled.
The order blocks the NCAA from enforcing any bylaw to keep him off the field, and separately bars the "Rule of Restitution," shielding OU from potential penalties for playing him.
Arkansas defensive tackle transfer Danny Saili has already been added to the roster and received a separate TRO on Thursday.
#order #norman
The Sooners are expected to add former Boise State defensive tackle Braxton Fely, The Oklahoman confirmed Thursday.
Fely was granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Thursday in Cleveland County District Court, clearing him to compete until a future hearing on a permanent injunction is scheduled.
The order blocks the NCAA from enforcing any bylaw to keep him off the field, and separately bars the "Rule of Restitution," shielding OU from potential penalties for playing him.
Arkansas defensive tackle transfer Danny Saili has already been added to the roster and received a separate TRO on Thursday.
#order #norman
2 days ago
A mom of five was convicted last week of delinquency of a minor. Her offense: allowing her 5-year-old son to walk about a half-mile by himself in their gated community.
Until very recently, Karyann Parkinson lived in leafy Williamsburg, Virginia. She and her husband, Dallin, moved there from Utah so Parkinson could attend William and Mary Law School.
In June, when Parkinson was preparing for the bar—and also happened to be eight months pregnant with her fifth child—she and her then-youngest, Sam, went for a bike ride, as they often do. They stopped for her son's favorite activity: collecting goose feathers from the path near their community pond. When they got home, he asked if he could walk back and get some more.
Parkinson said yes. It's a short walk, along a sidewalk separated from the street by 10 feet of grass. Sam would have to cross two streets with crosswalks, which she'd seen him do safely hundreds of times—including six times that morning, she says. Off he went while she made lunch.
A passerby saw Sam and alerted security. One of the community's security guards escorted the boy back and gave Parkinson an earful. Pretty soon there were three cop cars, just as many cops, a security vehicle, and two Child Protective Services (CPS) workers at Parkinson's door.
#went #until #karyann
Until very recently, Karyann Parkinson lived in leafy Williamsburg, Virginia. She and her husband, Dallin, moved there from Utah so Parkinson could attend William and Mary Law School.
In June, when Parkinson was preparing for the bar—and also happened to be eight months pregnant with her fifth child—she and her then-youngest, Sam, went for a bike ride, as they often do. They stopped for her son's favorite activity: collecting goose feathers from the path near their community pond. When they got home, he asked if he could walk back and get some more.
Parkinson said yes. It's a short walk, along a sidewalk separated from the street by 10 feet of grass. Sam would have to cross two streets with crosswalks, which she'd seen him do safely hundreds of times—including six times that morning, she says. Off he went while she made lunch.
A passerby saw Sam and alerted security. One of the community's security guards escorted the boy back and gave Parkinson an earful. Pretty soon there were three cop cars, just as many cops, a security vehicle, and two Child Protective Services (CPS) workers at Parkinson's door.
#went #until #karyann
2 days ago
Outhomering the Dodgers five to zip, the Cardinals had no trouble controlling this game right from the jump in a 13-8 blowout win. For the first time since joining the Dodgers, Eric Lauer delivered a bad enough start at home that helps illustrate why he was available in the first place, ready to be scooped up by one of baseball's strongest teams. Lauer ran into all kinds of issues, first crushed by the long ball and then dealing with a massive rally courtesy of nothing but singles, walks, and an HBP.
The bottom of the Cardinals' order first gave Lauer problems, with Ramón Urías and Thomas Saggese demolishing fastballs in the middle to upper part of the zone to leave the yard in back-to-back at-bats in the second. Saggese, in particular, was on an inspired night, later also crushing his second homer in the game to triple his total (1) before the start of play. Equally not known for his pop, Urías hit what was only his fourth long ball this season.
Still, both of those were solo shots, and only trailing 2-0, Lauer had a path to find himself once again, but in the third inning, it all quickly unraveled for the veteran southpaw. Six of the inning's first seven hitters reached safely; a little later, Nathan Church drove in the Cards' seventh run on an infield single—the runner from first was thrown out trying to go to third on the play, ending the inning with the score 7-0.
A seven-run deficit is a daunting challenge to overcome, but with six innings still to go, the Dodgers had nothing but time, and for a brief moment it looked like they'd get back into it. Back-to-back walks by Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman loaded the bases with two outs in front of Mookie Betts. And probably with more luck than skill, Betts cleared the bags on a fly ball to right that likely should've been caught but was aberrantly misplayed by the Cardinals' defense. The scoring in that inning stopped there, and as much as the end product was promising, you couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated at the lack of thump—by the end of three frames, the Dodgers had three runs and just two hits.
Understanding full well who they were going up against, the Cardinals made it so that the Dodgers weren't able to gain much momentum by scoring two of their own in the following frame to make it 10-3. Looking to get in on the fun alongside the bottom of the order, Jordan Walker took Alex Vesia deep in the fourth for a two-run shot, as Lauer got the hook after three dreadful innings of work.
#Dodgers #saggese
The bottom of the Cardinals' order first gave Lauer problems, with Ramón Urías and Thomas Saggese demolishing fastballs in the middle to upper part of the zone to leave the yard in back-to-back at-bats in the second. Saggese, in particular, was on an inspired night, later also crushing his second homer in the game to triple his total (1) before the start of play. Equally not known for his pop, Urías hit what was only his fourth long ball this season.
Still, both of those were solo shots, and only trailing 2-0, Lauer had a path to find himself once again, but in the third inning, it all quickly unraveled for the veteran southpaw. Six of the inning's first seven hitters reached safely; a little later, Nathan Church drove in the Cards' seventh run on an infield single—the runner from first was thrown out trying to go to third on the play, ending the inning with the score 7-0.
A seven-run deficit is a daunting challenge to overcome, but with six innings still to go, the Dodgers had nothing but time, and for a brief moment it looked like they'd get back into it. Back-to-back walks by Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman loaded the bases with two outs in front of Mookie Betts. And probably with more luck than skill, Betts cleared the bags on a fly ball to right that likely should've been caught but was aberrantly misplayed by the Cardinals' defense. The scoring in that inning stopped there, and as much as the end product was promising, you couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated at the lack of thump—by the end of three frames, the Dodgers had three runs and just two hits.
Understanding full well who they were going up against, the Cardinals made it so that the Dodgers weren't able to gain much momentum by scoring two of their own in the following frame to make it 10-3. Looking to get in on the fun alongside the bottom of the order, Jordan Walker took Alex Vesia deep in the fourth for a two-run shot, as Lauer got the hook after three dreadful innings of work.
#Dodgers #saggese
2 days ago
Coco Gauff returned to the scene of her grand slam breakthrough on a rain-lashed Tuesday night and safely cleared the first hurdle toward another, launching her pursuit of a second US Open ******* le in four years with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez beneath the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 22-year-old American, seeded fourth in New York, arrived with momentum and expectation running particularly high, fresh off her first ******* le of the year in Cincinnati and having shown encouraging signs that the serve which has so often dictated the rest of her game is becoming a more reliable weapon. Now, three years after she first lifted the trophy here, both a third major championship and the world No 1 ranking are within her reach.
Gauff got off to a confident start before a buzzing crowd, crunching a pair of early aces in a love hold, but the 54th-ranked Sonmez held her own in the muscular baseline exchanges throughout the opening five games. Gauff took control in the sixth, breaking her opponent's serve without dropping a point, then steadied herself through an uneven service game to move to the brink of the set at 5-2. Sonmez held to prolong it, but Gauff calmly served it out after 33 minutes as the heavy rainfall pounding the roof overhead reverberated through Ashe like the inside of a bass drum.
The second set was less straightforward. Gauff broke immediately and appeared poised to pull away, but Sonmez responded by attacking the net and taking advantage of a sudden dip in the American's level, breaking back for 2-all with a searing backhand winner. Gauff then had to dig out of a marathon 16-point service game at 2-3, saving three break points before finally escaping with a 115mph ace down the middle to complete the hold for 3-all. "I knew if I could hold that game, I felt confident breaking the next game," Gauff said.
That proved prescient. Sonmez double-faulted twice in the next game to surrender the critical break, before Gauff consolidated for 5-3 and shortly after held at love to close the show after 1hr 20min.
#hold #title
The 22-year-old American, seeded fourth in New York, arrived with momentum and expectation running particularly high, fresh off her first ******* le of the year in Cincinnati and having shown encouraging signs that the serve which has so often dictated the rest of her game is becoming a more reliable weapon. Now, three years after she first lifted the trophy here, both a third major championship and the world No 1 ranking are within her reach.
Gauff got off to a confident start before a buzzing crowd, crunching a pair of early aces in a love hold, but the 54th-ranked Sonmez held her own in the muscular baseline exchanges throughout the opening five games. Gauff took control in the sixth, breaking her opponent's serve without dropping a point, then steadied herself through an uneven service game to move to the brink of the set at 5-2. Sonmez held to prolong it, but Gauff calmly served it out after 33 minutes as the heavy rainfall pounding the roof overhead reverberated through Ashe like the inside of a bass drum.
The second set was less straightforward. Gauff broke immediately and appeared poised to pull away, but Sonmez responded by attacking the net and taking advantage of a sudden dip in the American's level, breaking back for 2-all with a searing backhand winner. Gauff then had to dig out of a marathon 16-point service game at 2-3, saving three break points before finally escaping with a 115mph ace down the middle to complete the hold for 3-all. "I knew if I could hold that game, I felt confident breaking the next game," Gauff said.
That proved prescient. Sonmez double-faulted twice in the next game to surrender the critical break, before Gauff consolidated for 5-3 and shortly after held at love to close the show after 1hr 20min.
#hold #title
3 days ago
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz didn't miss a beat as he returned from a four-month injury absence with a straight-sets first-round victory in the US Open on Monday.
Out of action with a wrist injury since April, Alcaraz passed his first test with flying colors, beating Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where women's defending champion Aryna Sabalenka also made it safely into the second round.
"It's been a really tough five months for me," Alcaraz said. "Being able to step on the Arthur Ashe, being able to compete again, I couldn't decide to come back in a better tournament. It's a really special place for me."
"I tried to enjoy as much as I can," he added. "I missed the crowd, I missed the energy, I missed competition. I missed everything."
Alcaraz is trying to bookend his season with Grand Slam ****** les after his Australian Open triumph in January made him the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.
#slam
Out of action with a wrist injury since April, Alcaraz passed his first test with flying colors, beating Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where women's defending champion Aryna Sabalenka also made it safely into the second round.
"It's been a really tough five months for me," Alcaraz said. "Being able to step on the Arthur Ashe, being able to compete again, I couldn't decide to come back in a better tournament. It's a really special place for me."
"I tried to enjoy as much as I can," he added. "I missed the crowd, I missed the energy, I missed competition. I missed everything."
Alcaraz is trying to bookend his season with Grand Slam ****** les after his Australian Open triumph in January made him the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.
#slam
3 days ago
You know, Tottenham Hotspur's pursuit of Mykhailo Mudryk doesn't make a lick of sense to me and I think I've been pretty clear about that from the beginning. But you know what makes even LESS sense? There's apparently a purchase option on Mudryk's loan, and it's 75 freakin' pounds.
I mean, what the absolute ***** ? At some level it doesn't really matter because there's no way on God's green earth Spurs are going to pay that much money for Mykhailo Mudryk, even if he's better than I think he is, which is not good. But even so, why set the option that high? It leaves no way to negotiate, even if Mudryk is better than expected. Like — hypothetical — let's say Mudryk turns out to be pretty good but not amazing and we'd like to keep him beyond his loan, there's no real way we can approach Chelsea and say "will you take £30m" because £75m is now the baseline of expectations. I know Chelsea spent like £7om plus escalators to sign him, so that would represent a straight profit for a guy who was awful in his first season and has not kicked a ball competitively for the last two.
Insanity. But I guess we can safely say we're probably not signing him permanently no matter what, huh?
#like #know #doesn 't #think
I mean, what the absolute ***** ? At some level it doesn't really matter because there's no way on God's green earth Spurs are going to pay that much money for Mykhailo Mudryk, even if he's better than I think he is, which is not good. But even so, why set the option that high? It leaves no way to negotiate, even if Mudryk is better than expected. Like — hypothetical — let's say Mudryk turns out to be pretty good but not amazing and we'd like to keep him beyond his loan, there's no real way we can approach Chelsea and say "will you take £30m" because £75m is now the baseline of expectations. I know Chelsea spent like £7om plus escalators to sign him, so that would represent a straight profit for a guy who was awful in his first season and has not kicked a ball competitively for the last two.
Insanity. But I guess we can safely say we're probably not signing him permanently no matter what, huh?
#like #know #doesn 't #think
4 days ago
Gentlemen from Connecticut, start your engines. The Nutmeg State just doubled its chances in "The Chase."
Berlin native Ryan Preece, with an overtime victory Saturday night at Daytona in the ***** e Zero Sugar 400, the final regular-season race in the NASCAR Cup Series, secured the 16th and final berth in the postseason.
Preece will join Middletown native and former Cup champion Joey Logano in the 16-driver playoff series, which opens Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
On Saturday night at Daytona, Preece triumphed at a track at which he knew mostly trauma. He twice flipped cars at NASCAR's iconic home track, last year during the Daytona 500 and in 2023 at the ***** e Zero Sugar 400.
This time around, Preece dodged mayhem on the final lap when leader Zane Smith got ***** ped and spun into other cars. Preece safely navigated his No. 60 car to the front and took the checkered flag under caution.
#daytona #series #night
Berlin native Ryan Preece, with an overtime victory Saturday night at Daytona in the ***** e Zero Sugar 400, the final regular-season race in the NASCAR Cup Series, secured the 16th and final berth in the postseason.
Preece will join Middletown native and former Cup champion Joey Logano in the 16-driver playoff series, which opens Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
On Saturday night at Daytona, Preece triumphed at a track at which he knew mostly trauma. He twice flipped cars at NASCAR's iconic home track, last year during the Daytona 500 and in 2023 at the ***** e Zero Sugar 400.
This time around, Preece dodged mayhem on the final lap when leader Zane Smith got ***** ped and spun into other cars. Preece safely navigated his No. 60 car to the front and took the checkered flag under caution.
#daytona #series #night
6 days ago
A judge has granted a hearing to explore claims that a man wants to recant allegations of ****** ual abuse years ago by Penn State ****** istant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Sandusky, 82, has been serving a decades-long prison sentence since he was convicted of 45 counts of ****** ual abuse in 2012. Eight young men testified about what happened to them as boys. He has repeatedly lost efforts to get a new trial, but Sandusky's lawyers are trying again.
A man identified in court documents as R.R. said he was coached extensively by authorities.
"I was told — both directly and indirectly — that trauma may have fragmented my memory, and that I could safely affirm details I did not fully recall. I was ****** ured this was common and even expected," R.R. said in an affidavit filed by Sandusky's attorneys.
A court hearing in Centre County has been scheduled for Sept. 8.
#hearing #abuse #penn
Sandusky, 82, has been serving a decades-long prison sentence since he was convicted of 45 counts of ****** ual abuse in 2012. Eight young men testified about what happened to them as boys. He has repeatedly lost efforts to get a new trial, but Sandusky's lawyers are trying again.
A man identified in court documents as R.R. said he was coached extensively by authorities.
"I was told — both directly and indirectly — that trauma may have fragmented my memory, and that I could safely affirm details I did not fully recall. I was ****** ured this was common and even expected," R.R. said in an affidavit filed by Sandusky's attorneys.
A court hearing in Centre County has been scheduled for Sept. 8.
#hearing #abuse #penn
6 days ago
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is one of Jim Cramer's favorite stocks in the sector. Over the course of this year, the CNBC TV host has praised the firm on multiple occasions. Among the reasons that he has been optimistic about Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) include the firm's cancer drug portfolio and its Triple A balance sheet. For instance, in his July 6th appearance on Mad Money, Cramer remarked that "P&Gs and the J&Js in your portfolio allow you to safely own the techs." With tech stocks struggling recent due to concerns about the data center buildout, it was unsurprising that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) popped up on his radar once again on August 24th:
"I've been using that one stock JNJ to be able to [example] becuase it has a better balance sheet at this point than the US government, it doesn't need money, it's got very good science. It's not hostage to the government right now. It's got more new drugs than any of the, 18 new compounds, could be a billion dollars. And I come back and say, all right, well that's the treasury, plus the upside."
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s shares are up by more than 50% over the past year. Cramer's optimism about the firm covers several, but not all, aspects of the debate surrounding the firm. While Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has raised its full-year revenue guidance to a midpoint of $101 billion, removed headwinds related to its longstanding talcum powder lawsuits and posted strong growth with its Darzalex and Tremfya drugs for myeloma and psoriasis, concerns about its MedTech growth, flat profits growth and a 55.7% sales hit to its immune system disorders drug Stelara continue to raise the potential for headwinds.
For instance, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s MedTech business grew by a mere 3.6% in the second quarter as it was impacted by a slowdown in sales of heart-recovery devices following a study in the United Kingdom. Additionally, for a firm that's struggling on the net income growth front, $5.5 billion in talc powder settlements will continue to be a headwind to the cash flow. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is due to pay $3 billion out of the $5.5 billion in 2027. Yet, at the same time, the diversified business nature means that some segments are growing. One example is the Innovative Medicine Business, which grew by 6.8% to $16.4 billion revenue, due to Darzalex and Tremfya.
Looking at hedge fund sentiment, while 113 out of the 1,022 funds part of Insider Monkey's Q1 database had held a stake in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), the figure jumped to 117 out of 1,006 funds in Q2. Among the notable additions was Polar Capital's $199 million stake, while Fisher ****** et Management ****** ped its stake by 44% to $3.3 billion. On the valuation front, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) trades at a forward P/E ratio of 23.4,2 which is lower than MRK's 56.82 and higher than AbbVie's 18.83. Shares short as a percentage of float are negligible at roughly 1%.
#billion #tremfya
"I've been using that one stock JNJ to be able to [example] becuase it has a better balance sheet at this point than the US government, it doesn't need money, it's got very good science. It's not hostage to the government right now. It's got more new drugs than any of the, 18 new compounds, could be a billion dollars. And I come back and say, all right, well that's the treasury, plus the upside."
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s shares are up by more than 50% over the past year. Cramer's optimism about the firm covers several, but not all, aspects of the debate surrounding the firm. While Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has raised its full-year revenue guidance to a midpoint of $101 billion, removed headwinds related to its longstanding talcum powder lawsuits and posted strong growth with its Darzalex and Tremfya drugs for myeloma and psoriasis, concerns about its MedTech growth, flat profits growth and a 55.7% sales hit to its immune system disorders drug Stelara continue to raise the potential for headwinds.
For instance, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s MedTech business grew by a mere 3.6% in the second quarter as it was impacted by a slowdown in sales of heart-recovery devices following a study in the United Kingdom. Additionally, for a firm that's struggling on the net income growth front, $5.5 billion in talc powder settlements will continue to be a headwind to the cash flow. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is due to pay $3 billion out of the $5.5 billion in 2027. Yet, at the same time, the diversified business nature means that some segments are growing. One example is the Innovative Medicine Business, which grew by 6.8% to $16.4 billion revenue, due to Darzalex and Tremfya.
Looking at hedge fund sentiment, while 113 out of the 1,022 funds part of Insider Monkey's Q1 database had held a stake in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), the figure jumped to 117 out of 1,006 funds in Q2. Among the notable additions was Polar Capital's $199 million stake, while Fisher ****** et Management ****** ped its stake by 44% to $3.3 billion. On the valuation front, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) trades at a forward P/E ratio of 23.4,2 which is lower than MRK's 56.82 and higher than AbbVie's 18.83. Shares short as a percentage of float are negligible at roughly 1%.
#billion #tremfya
7 days ago
By David Lague and Yimou Lee
PENGHU, Taiwan, Aug 28 (Reuters) - In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from their green plastic canisters. After all the ammunition had been checked and safely loaded through hatches on four tanks, troops waited silently for the order to fire.
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The soldiers are among the thousands of troops that form a garrison on the Penghu Islands and they are training for war with China. If Beijing decides to attack, they will be on Taiwan's frontline.
A popular tourist destination known for its pristine beaches and coral reefs, this strategically crucial cluster of 90 islands and islets, about 50 km off the southwest coast of the main island of Taiwan, would be hit in the first wave of an attempted Chinese invasion, according to senior Taiwanese security officials and military experts.
#taiwan #troops
PENGHU, Taiwan, Aug 28 (Reuters) - In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from their green plastic canisters. After all the ammunition had been checked and safely loaded through hatches on four tanks, troops waited silently for the order to fire.
(Read the story on Reuters.com: )
The soldiers are among the thousands of troops that form a garrison on the Penghu Islands and they are training for war with China. If Beijing decides to attack, they will be on Taiwan's frontline.
A popular tourist destination known for its pristine beaches and coral reefs, this strategically crucial cluster of 90 islands and islets, about 50 km off the southwest coast of the main island of Taiwan, would be hit in the first wave of an attempted Chinese invasion, according to senior Taiwanese security officials and military experts.
#taiwan #troops
8 days ago
TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: With the handshake looming, Shubman Gill introduced himself into the attack. Judging by their body language, India had already checked out of the fixture with Sri Lanka's lead over 200 runs and little time remaining. A result in India's favour was almost out of the equation and the visitors were waiting for the formalities to be completed. Yashasvi Jaiswal was introduced from the other end, and even Dhruv Jurel rolled his arm over as the writing was on the cards. India would rue drawing a Test they were in a very good position of winning, squandering the opportunity to bolster their World Test Championship (WTC) final chances.
Sometimes, draws feel like wins and Sri Lanka must have a similar feeling in Colombo. With chips down and backs to the wall, Sonal Dinusha produced a performance for the ages, who had an equally stubborn lower-order for company. He has been the rockstar for the hosts in this series and made India dance to his tunes when he battled for close to two days to eke out a hard-fought draw. The 25-year-old's sequence of scores in the series read 100, 84, 103 and 133*, and across the four innings his compact technique, composure and solid temperament stood out.
It wasn't easy; whenever he came out to bat, the team was in a spot of bother and he mostly had the lower-order and tail for company. In the second Test alone, he spent nearly 147 overs out in the middle, facing 71 overs, frustrating the visitors and keeping the win out of their reach.
It didn't help that Mohammed Siraj wasn't running in with the steam he would have liked and the pitch offered turn but not enough threat. The tone was set by the pair of Keshara Nuwantha and Dinusha for over 40 overs and the former ended up playing 150 deliveries in the process. Lahiru ***** ara and Asitha Fernando followed the drill and India just carried on in hopes of things miraculously falling into place.
The 116th over of the Sri Lankan innings was significant in more ways than one. Siraj patiently waited to bowl as Sarfaraz Khan suggested field changes to Shubman Gill before the fast bowler began. The short-ball trap was set. After trying it for two deliveries, which Sonal Dinusha ducked safely, the bowler walked up to the stumps and flipped the bails. This was India's second attempt, followed by a very creative field setting, likely the first of its kind that day.
The entire field moved towards the off-side, placing enough men in catching positions for a miscued drive. Dinusha had been pushed back for most of the over and here Siraj was trying to induce a false shot from the most consistent batter of the series. The plan didn't work but India's attempt to finally make things happen brought success when Prabath Jayasuriya was dismissed in the very next over while driving against Ravindra Jadeja. India, even after picking up two wickets in the first hour after Lunch, were still two wickets away from beginning their chase but that 12-ball perio
Sometimes, draws feel like wins and Sri Lanka must have a similar feeling in Colombo. With chips down and backs to the wall, Sonal Dinusha produced a performance for the ages, who had an equally stubborn lower-order for company. He has been the rockstar for the hosts in this series and made India dance to his tunes when he battled for close to two days to eke out a hard-fought draw. The 25-year-old's sequence of scores in the series read 100, 84, 103 and 133*, and across the four innings his compact technique, composure and solid temperament stood out.
It wasn't easy; whenever he came out to bat, the team was in a spot of bother and he mostly had the lower-order and tail for company. In the second Test alone, he spent nearly 147 overs out in the middle, facing 71 overs, frustrating the visitors and keeping the win out of their reach.
It didn't help that Mohammed Siraj wasn't running in with the steam he would have liked and the pitch offered turn but not enough threat. The tone was set by the pair of Keshara Nuwantha and Dinusha for over 40 overs and the former ended up playing 150 deliveries in the process. Lahiru ***** ara and Asitha Fernando followed the drill and India just carried on in hopes of things miraculously falling into place.
The 116th over of the Sri Lankan innings was significant in more ways than one. Siraj patiently waited to bowl as Sarfaraz Khan suggested field changes to Shubman Gill before the fast bowler began. The short-ball trap was set. After trying it for two deliveries, which Sonal Dinusha ducked safely, the bowler walked up to the stumps and flipped the bails. This was India's second attempt, followed by a very creative field setting, likely the first of its kind that day.
The entire field moved towards the off-side, placing enough men in catching positions for a miscued drive. Dinusha had been pushed back for most of the over and here Siraj was trying to induce a false shot from the most consistent batter of the series. The plan didn't work but India's attempt to finally make things happen brought success when Prabath Jayasuriya was dismissed in the very next over while driving against Ravindra Jadeja. India, even after picking up two wickets in the first hour after Lunch, were still two wickets away from beginning their chase but that 12-ball perio
8 days ago
There is a question hanging over the small carrier world right now, and two of the most knowledgeable transportation attorneys in the country did not flinch from it when they sat down separately on The Long Haul. The question is whether the small carrier, the one-truck owner-operator and the five-truck fleet, still has a viable future as an independent business, or whether the forces set in motion by the Supreme Court's Montgomery decision are quietly pushing that operator toward extinction as an independent and into the arms of a larger carrier.
Neither attorney sugarcoated it. Brian Nelson, a partner at Taylor Nelson Slattery Bernard in St. Petersburg, Florida, who spent years as general counsel inside a broker, a motor carrier, and a 3PL under one roof, walked through the legal machinery now bearing down on carriers. Greg Feary, president and managing partner of Scopelitis, the firm the biggest fleets in the country call when things go wrong, went further and named the outcome he is already seeing. Together, their two conversations form the clearest picture available of where the small carrier stands, and it is a picture every independent operator needs to see.
Start with the ruling itself, because everything else flows from it. In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport, decided this May by a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court, the justices answered a single question: do brokers have a duty to select carriers that operate safely over the roadways? The Court said yes. As Nelson explained, that put brokers back into what he called the firing squad, meaning they can no longer get a negligent selection lawsuit dismissed early on the grounds that federal law preempts it.
Before May 14, in most of the country, a broker sued after a crash could file a motion to dismiss and often walk out of the litigation quickly on preemption grounds. Nelson described the old routine: file the answer, file the motion to dismiss, argue there is no valid claim, and get out. That door is now closed. As Nelson put it, brokers can no longer rely on that early exit, which means they now have to go through discovery and potentially all the way to summary judgment. That longer, more expensive path is why insurance companies are raising rates, because they know they will have to pay defense costs deeper into every case.
Nelson was careful to note that causation still matters. A plaintiff still has to prove that the specific thing the broker was negligent about, say, selecting a carrier with poor vehicle maintenance, actually caused the crash. But he explained how plaintiffs get around that requirement using what is called the reptile theory. The argument runs that if a carrier is bad at one thing, hours of service, for instance, a jury will believe they must be bad at everything, including whatever actually caused the wreck. The practical consequence, Nelson said, is that a carrier can no longer afford to be excellent at four things and poor at one. In his words, you have to take a hol
Neither attorney sugarcoated it. Brian Nelson, a partner at Taylor Nelson Slattery Bernard in St. Petersburg, Florida, who spent years as general counsel inside a broker, a motor carrier, and a 3PL under one roof, walked through the legal machinery now bearing down on carriers. Greg Feary, president and managing partner of Scopelitis, the firm the biggest fleets in the country call when things go wrong, went further and named the outcome he is already seeing. Together, their two conversations form the clearest picture available of where the small carrier stands, and it is a picture every independent operator needs to see.
Start with the ruling itself, because everything else flows from it. In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport, decided this May by a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court, the justices answered a single question: do brokers have a duty to select carriers that operate safely over the roadways? The Court said yes. As Nelson explained, that put brokers back into what he called the firing squad, meaning they can no longer get a negligent selection lawsuit dismissed early on the grounds that federal law preempts it.
Before May 14, in most of the country, a broker sued after a crash could file a motion to dismiss and often walk out of the litigation quickly on preemption grounds. Nelson described the old routine: file the answer, file the motion to dismiss, argue there is no valid claim, and get out. That door is now closed. As Nelson put it, brokers can no longer rely on that early exit, which means they now have to go through discovery and potentially all the way to summary judgment. That longer, more expensive path is why insurance companies are raising rates, because they know they will have to pay defense costs deeper into every case.
Nelson was careful to note that causation still matters. A plaintiff still has to prove that the specific thing the broker was negligent about, say, selecting a carrier with poor vehicle maintenance, actually caused the crash. But he explained how plaintiffs get around that requirement using what is called the reptile theory. The argument runs that if a carrier is bad at one thing, hours of service, for instance, a jury will believe they must be bad at everything, including whatever actually caused the wreck. The practical consequence, Nelson said, is that a carrier can no longer afford to be excellent at four things and poor at one. In his words, you have to take a hol
8 days ago
Chris Sails, best known for his popular YouTube channel Chris and Queen with his ex-wife, has often remained in the spotlight through his YouTube videos and music. However, this time, the YouTuber is facing legal trouble after police alleged that he falsely claimed his children had fallen into a body of water.
According to TMZ, citing court documents, the Waller County Sheriff's Office responded to a call on Aug. 16 about a suspicious person running and jumping onto residents' cars.
The documents state that an officer arrived at the scene and found Sails sitting in the roadway near a light pole and appearing to pray. Moments later, the officer said Sails began rolling around in the street.
During questioning, police claim Sails told them that his children had fallen into a body of water directly behind his home. Authorities immediately deployed fire department vehicles, search-and-rescue boats, specialized sonar equipment and aerial drones to search for them.
However, officers later learned that family members had the children safely in their care and ended the search.
#search #chris #youtube #however
According to TMZ, citing court documents, the Waller County Sheriff's Office responded to a call on Aug. 16 about a suspicious person running and jumping onto residents' cars.
The documents state that an officer arrived at the scene and found Sails sitting in the roadway near a light pole and appearing to pray. Moments later, the officer said Sails began rolling around in the street.
During questioning, police claim Sails told them that his children had fallen into a body of water directly behind his home. Authorities immediately deployed fire department vehicles, search-and-rescue boats, specialized sonar equipment and aerial drones to search for them.
However, officers later learned that family members had the children safely in their care and ended the search.
#search #chris #youtube #however
8 days ago
Everton started their cup play against Preston North End after the 40 mile drive down the M58 and up the M6. David Moyes ended his playing career at Preston and also started his managerial career before Everton came looking for someone to save them from the drop in 2002. A lot has happened since then but what has not changed is the fact that neither team have won silverware since then and today was another step in that journey. On a purely selfish note, I am heading home to Liverpool in September and would love to see a round three match with the Mighty Blues playing under the lights!
David Moyes went with a strong side to take on Preston. Jarrad Branthwaite and Hayden Hackney were given the night off with Michael Keane and James Garner taking their places. A big surprise to see O'Brien on the bench. Tyler Dibling was given another chance to shine on the right wing with Ndiaye moving to his favoured left.
Everton advanced to the third round of the Carabao Cup following a dominant victory over Preston North End, highlighted by a clinical hat-trick from Thierno Barry. After a closely contested first half, Everton pushed forward and eventually forced Preston into submission.
The match began with a warm reception for former manager David Moyes, which set a lively atmosphere that energized the travelling Evertonians. While Preston looked to sit back in a resilient low block and strike on the counter-attack through Delano Burgzorg and Adam Armstrong, Everton safely neutralized those early threats. The Toffees dictated the tempo through key involvements from Iliman Ndiaye, Tyler Dibling, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, despite initially struggling to breach Preston's crowded defensive line.
The deadlock was finally broken when Dewsbury-Hall lobbed a precise ball over the top to Vitaliy Mykolenko, who slid a low cross into the middle for Thierno Barry to tap past goalkeeper Nichols. The Evertonians were in full voice. "Oh, Tierno Barry, oh, Tierno Barry!"
#everton
David Moyes went with a strong side to take on Preston. Jarrad Branthwaite and Hayden Hackney were given the night off with Michael Keane and James Garner taking their places. A big surprise to see O'Brien on the bench. Tyler Dibling was given another chance to shine on the right wing with Ndiaye moving to his favoured left.
Everton advanced to the third round of the Carabao Cup following a dominant victory over Preston North End, highlighted by a clinical hat-trick from Thierno Barry. After a closely contested first half, Everton pushed forward and eventually forced Preston into submission.
The match began with a warm reception for former manager David Moyes, which set a lively atmosphere that energized the travelling Evertonians. While Preston looked to sit back in a resilient low block and strike on the counter-attack through Delano Burgzorg and Adam Armstrong, Everton safely neutralized those early threats. The Toffees dictated the tempo through key involvements from Iliman Ndiaye, Tyler Dibling, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, despite initially struggling to breach Preston's crowded defensive line.
The deadlock was finally broken when Dewsbury-Hall lobbed a precise ball over the top to Vitaliy Mykolenko, who slid a low cross into the middle for Thierno Barry to tap past goalkeeper Nichols. The Evertonians were in full voice. "Oh, Tierno Barry, oh, Tierno Barry!"
#everton
8 days ago
Busy Philipps is sharing new details about a terrifying health scare that led to the "weirdest six months" of her life.
The actress recently revealed that she underwent two surgeries earlier this year after doctors discovered a rare, slow-growing brain tumor. While she's now safely on the other side of the procedures and feels "grateful" to be alive, she admits she came very close to skipping the appointment that caught the mass.
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Philipps told People that she'd been curious about getting a full-body Prenuvo MRI scan after seeing it on Instagram, even though her primary care doctor said it wasn't necessary since she was young, healthy, and her annual labs were normal. Going with her gut instinct, Philipps booked the appointment anyway.
#port
The actress recently revealed that she underwent two surgeries earlier this year after doctors discovered a rare, slow-growing brain tumor. While she's now safely on the other side of the procedures and feels "grateful" to be alive, she admits she came very close to skipping the appointment that caught the mass.
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Philipps told People that she'd been curious about getting a full-body Prenuvo MRI scan after seeing it on Instagram, even though her primary care doctor said it wasn't necessary since she was young, healthy, and her annual labs were normal. Going with her gut instinct, Philipps booked the appointment anyway.
#port
9 days ago
The Mets triumphed over the Brewers 4-3 in the tenth inning. The winning run scored when a throwing error by Brewers third baseman David Hamilton allowed Francisco Lindor to reach home safely.
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There's been a lot of discussion around Carson Benge as a serious Rookie of the Year contender, but it'd be unwise to sleep on Nolan McLean's candidacy.
Laura Albanese examined the state of the Mets farm system after the roller coaster of a year it's had.
Kodai Senga just might have what it takes to succeed as the new Mets closer.
#METS #york #david
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There's been a lot of discussion around Carson Benge as a serious Rookie of the Year contender, but it'd be unwise to sleep on Nolan McLean's candidacy.
Laura Albanese examined the state of the Mets farm system after the roller coaster of a year it's had.
Kodai Senga just might have what it takes to succeed as the new Mets closer.
#METS #york #david
9 days ago
In ancient legend, 300 Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vast, overwhelming force, relying on a critical bottleneck to offset impossible odds. Today, America's energy security is facing its own fateful "300" moment, fought thousands of feet beneath the Gulf Coast.
As crude inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drain toward their operational limits, America is left, armed with just 300 million barrels. This dwindling buffer forces the nation into a high-stakes standoff against the uncompromising laws of fluid dynamics, immense geological forces, strict federal statutes, and relentless geopolitical pressure.
The SPR is a subsurface engineering marvel. Spanning 60 massive underground salt caverns across four storage sites in Texas and Louisiana, the system holds a combined authorized capacity of 714 million barrels. These solution-mined cavities are gigantic, often 300 feet wide and 2,000 feet tall, large enough to stack the Empire State Building inside.
Because these caverns operate entirely on a liquid displacement system, they can never be left empty. If the fluids were removed without replacement, the immense geological weight of the overlying earth would cause the salt domes to collapse inward like a crushed shield. Consequently, the total volume of fluid inside the reserve must be permanently maintained at 714 million barrels. However, the actual crude oil inventory tells a sobering story. The crude oil volume currently stands at approximately 293 million barrels. The remainder is entirely heavy salt brine used to push the oil out. Operating below this 300-million-barrel threshold pushes the aging infrastructure into uncharted and hazardous territory.
According to the Department of Energy, the absolute physical minimum crude oil inventory is approximately 70 million barrels. This cushion is required at the very top of the caverns to keep the extraction pipes safely submerged in oil rather than the underlying water. But while 70 million barrels is the structural floor where the salt rock might physically hold together, the practical operational floor is much higher, around 250 million barrels.
#energy
As crude inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drain toward their operational limits, America is left, armed with just 300 million barrels. This dwindling buffer forces the nation into a high-stakes standoff against the uncompromising laws of fluid dynamics, immense geological forces, strict federal statutes, and relentless geopolitical pressure.
The SPR is a subsurface engineering marvel. Spanning 60 massive underground salt caverns across four storage sites in Texas and Louisiana, the system holds a combined authorized capacity of 714 million barrels. These solution-mined cavities are gigantic, often 300 feet wide and 2,000 feet tall, large enough to stack the Empire State Building inside.
Because these caverns operate entirely on a liquid displacement system, they can never be left empty. If the fluids were removed without replacement, the immense geological weight of the overlying earth would cause the salt domes to collapse inward like a crushed shield. Consequently, the total volume of fluid inside the reserve must be permanently maintained at 714 million barrels. However, the actual crude oil inventory tells a sobering story. The crude oil volume currently stands at approximately 293 million barrels. The remainder is entirely heavy salt brine used to push the oil out. Operating below this 300-million-barrel threshold pushes the aging infrastructure into uncharted and hazardous territory.
According to the Department of Energy, the absolute physical minimum crude oil inventory is approximately 70 million barrels. This cushion is required at the very top of the caverns to keep the extraction pipes safely submerged in oil rather than the underlying water. But while 70 million barrels is the structural floor where the salt rock might physically hold together, the practical operational floor is much higher, around 250 million barrels.
#energy
9 days ago
With the Washington Huskies set to kick off the 2026 season in less than two weeks against the Washington State Cougars in the Apple Cup, Jedd Fisch's team got an influx of reinforcements back during Tuesday's practice.
As ******* ps and bruises accrue over the course of fall camp, Fisch's coaching staff has been a big proponent of playing things safely. Cornerback Dylan Robinson, linebacker Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, and offensive lineman Champ Taulealea have missed time over the last few weeks, and all three made their return to the team portions of practice, while defensive tackle Kai McClendon took his first reps with the Huskies after spending the entirety of spring and most of the fall recovering from a torn ACL.
"Right now we're just trying to see where he fits in," defensive coordinator Ryan Walters said of the Mississippi State transfer on Tuesday. "We've just got to put together a good week of practice, and follow that up with a good week of game prep, and we'll see where he's at."
If his first practice is any indicator of that, the third-year player could be a strong addition to the interior. He batted a Demond Williams Jr. pass into the air during an early team period, which turned into the day's only turnover, a diving interception for linebacker Buddah Al-Uqdah.
"Obviously his size and his experience," defensive tackle Elinneus Davis said of what McClendon brings to the interior. "He comes from an SEC school, but his style, he brings everything you want in a nose tackle, (3-technique), so we're trying to get him in the scheme and understand the blocking schemes, and that'll help him go a lot longer."
#practice #defensive #huskies #fall
As ******* ps and bruises accrue over the course of fall camp, Fisch's coaching staff has been a big proponent of playing things safely. Cornerback Dylan Robinson, linebacker Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, and offensive lineman Champ Taulealea have missed time over the last few weeks, and all three made their return to the team portions of practice, while defensive tackle Kai McClendon took his first reps with the Huskies after spending the entirety of spring and most of the fall recovering from a torn ACL.
"Right now we're just trying to see where he fits in," defensive coordinator Ryan Walters said of the Mississippi State transfer on Tuesday. "We've just got to put together a good week of practice, and follow that up with a good week of game prep, and we'll see where he's at."
If his first practice is any indicator of that, the third-year player could be a strong addition to the interior. He batted a Demond Williams Jr. pass into the air during an early team period, which turned into the day's only turnover, a diving interception for linebacker Buddah Al-Uqdah.
"Obviously his size and his experience," defensive tackle Elinneus Davis said of what McClendon brings to the interior. "He comes from an SEC school, but his style, he brings everything you want in a nose tackle, (3-technique), so we're trying to get him in the scheme and understand the blocking schemes, and that'll help him go a lot longer."
#practice #defensive #huskies #fall
9 days ago
Few players in MLB history have ever experienced a drop-off like the one Cal Raleigh has endured this year.
After setting an MLB record for catchers with 60 home runs last season and finishing second in the AL MVP race to Aaron Judge, Raleigh has endured a disastrous 2026 thus far. He's missed time with injuries and collapsed at the plate, losing 330 points on his OPS.
Fortunately for the Seattle Mariners, however, he seems to be pulling out of it. He's hit safely in four straight games with four homers during that span, including his first career three-homer game on Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Raleigh finished Monday's game 3-for-3 with three homers, four RBI and a walk, powering the Mariners to a 9-2 victory that snapped the Phillies' nine-game winning streak.
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After setting an MLB record for catchers with 60 home runs last season and finishing second in the AL MVP race to Aaron Judge, Raleigh has endured a disastrous 2026 thus far. He's missed time with injuries and collapsed at the plate, losing 330 points on his OPS.
Fortunately for the Seattle Mariners, however, he seems to be pulling out of it. He's hit safely in four straight games with four homers during that span, including his first career three-homer game on Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Raleigh finished Monday's game 3-for-3 with three homers, four RBI and a walk, powering the Mariners to a 9-2 victory that snapped the Phillies' nine-game winning streak.
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10 days ago
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 23: Willy Adames #2 of the San Francisco Giants gets to home safely as catcher Connor Wong #12 of the Boston Red Sox makes a late tag during the first inning at Fenway Park on August 23, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images) Getty
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 30: Manager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants walks to the dugout during the third inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacksat Chase Field on June 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Getty
The San Francisco Giants announced a series of 10 transactions before their series opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The biggest move of them all was placing shortstop Willy Adames on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow.
Adames, 30, suffered an elbow injury in their series finale against the Boston Red Sox. He told NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic that it happened when he slid home in the first inning. Adames eventually left the game in the fifth inning.
The veteran infielder underwent an MRI after the game, which revealed the sprain. Pavlovic relays that it's a moderate sprain, which could mean a lengthy stint on the injured list.
#boston
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 30: Manager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants walks to the dugout during the third inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacksat Chase Field on June 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Getty
The San Francisco Giants announced a series of 10 transactions before their series opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The biggest move of them all was placing shortstop Willy Adames on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow.
Adames, 30, suffered an elbow injury in their series finale against the Boston Red Sox. He told NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic that it happened when he slid home in the first inning. Adames eventually left the game in the fifth inning.
The veteran infielder underwent an MRI after the game, which revealed the sprain. Pavlovic relays that it's a moderate sprain, which could mean a lengthy stint on the injured list.
#boston
10 days ago
If you retire with $1 million, your nest egg should safely be able to produce somewhere around $40,000 in income for your first year of retirement, with withdrawals adjusted in subsequent years to account for inflation. That's based on the 4% rule, a common rule of thumb for setting a safe withdrawal rate.
Many people set the goal of saving $1 million for retirement because it's a simple number to work toward. But is it actually a realistic goal? How much would you have to save to hit the target?
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
If you want to end up with $1 million at retirement, you'll likely need to save consistently throughout your entire career in order to make that feasible. The specific amount, however, will vary depending on when you start saving and the returns you expect to earn.
The table below shows the different monthly amounts you will need to invest to reach $1 million by age 67, which is the full retirement age for Social Security for anyone who was born in 1960 or later. It ******* umes that you will earn a 10% average annual return, which is a reasonable ******* umption for many retirement savers based on the historical returns provided by the S&P 500.
#many #based
Many people set the goal of saving $1 million for retirement because it's a simple number to work toward. But is it actually a realistic goal? How much would you have to save to hit the target?
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
If you want to end up with $1 million at retirement, you'll likely need to save consistently throughout your entire career in order to make that feasible. The specific amount, however, will vary depending on when you start saving and the returns you expect to earn.
The table below shows the different monthly amounts you will need to invest to reach $1 million by age 67, which is the full retirement age for Social Security for anyone who was born in 1960 or later. It ******* umes that you will earn a 10% average annual return, which is a reasonable ******* umption for many retirement savers based on the historical returns provided by the S&P 500.
#many #based
11 days ago
An American Airlines flight landed safely in Dallas after a laptop battery caught fire on board, prompting flight attendants to contain the fire and emergency personnel to meet the aircraft, officials confirmed to Fox News Digital.
American Airlines Flight 2398 was approaching Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) on Friday after departing Atlanta when the crew reported a laptop battery fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Flight attendants contained the fire with a thermal containment bag, the FAA said.
The Airbus A321 landed safely at DFW at about 6:55 p.m. local time, according to the agency. The FAA is investigating the incident.
Two Planes Blow Tires While Landing At Major Us Airport Hours Apart, Faa Investigating
#flight #FIRE #american #safely
American Airlines Flight 2398 was approaching Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) on Friday after departing Atlanta when the crew reported a laptop battery fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Flight attendants contained the fire with a thermal containment bag, the FAA said.
The Airbus A321 landed safely at DFW at about 6:55 p.m. local time, according to the agency. The FAA is investigating the incident.
Two Planes Blow Tires While Landing At Major Us Airport Hours Apart, Faa Investigating
#flight #FIRE #american #safely
12 days ago
MINERAL RIDGE, Ohio (WKBN) – Proving that the program's standard of excellence is built to last, McDonald flexed their muscles in a commanding season-opening 44-0 victory over Valley Christian.
For a program that rewrote the history books as a state semifinalist last season, Saturday's showcase was a terrifying reminder to opponents of McDonald's depth and explosive talent.
By routing the Eagles, the Blue Devils successfully extended their active regular season winning streak to 12 consecutive games, safely carrying the torch passed on by last year's historic senior class.
McDonald moved the ball quickly on their opening possession. Preston VanMeter (9 yards) and Dom Sampson (11) started the drive with two big running plays to gain early yardage.
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#last #ridge #ohio
For a program that rewrote the history books as a state semifinalist last season, Saturday's showcase was a terrifying reminder to opponents of McDonald's depth and explosive talent.
By routing the Eagles, the Blue Devils successfully extended their active regular season winning streak to 12 consecutive games, safely carrying the torch passed on by last year's historic senior class.
McDonald moved the ball quickly on their opening possession. Preston VanMeter (9 yards) and Dom Sampson (11) started the drive with two big running plays to gain early yardage.
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#last #ridge #ohio
12 days ago
Red Sox Erase Eight Innings Of Frustration With Wild Walk-Off Win originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Boston Red Sox were down to their final three outs Saturday night. They also had not scored a run. That somehow did not stop them from delivering one of their most dramatic wins of the season.
Boston scored three times in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun the San Francisco Giants, 3-2, at Fenway Park. Wilyer Abreu completed the comeback by putting the ball in play with the bases loaded, allowing Evan White to race home with the winning run. It was an unlikely finish for Abreu, who had struck out in each of his first four plate appearances. Faced with one more opportunity, he battled through a seven-pitch at-bat and hit a ground ball toward first base.
Giants first baseman Bryce Eldridge attempted to get the force out at home, but his throw was off line. White scored safely, setting off a celebration near home plate and giving Boston its second consecutive win over San Francisco. The win improved the Red Sox to 70-59 overall and 33-32 at Fenway. The Giants dropped to 52-77.
Boston's offense spent most of the evening searching for an answer against Giants starter Blade Tidwell. Tidwell allowed only three hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out seven and kept Boston from producing a hit with a runner in scoring position.
#first #abreu
The Boston Red Sox were down to their final three outs Saturday night. They also had not scored a run. That somehow did not stop them from delivering one of their most dramatic wins of the season.
Boston scored three times in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun the San Francisco Giants, 3-2, at Fenway Park. Wilyer Abreu completed the comeback by putting the ball in play with the bases loaded, allowing Evan White to race home with the winning run. It was an unlikely finish for Abreu, who had struck out in each of his first four plate appearances. Faced with one more opportunity, he battled through a seven-pitch at-bat and hit a ground ball toward first base.
Giants first baseman Bryce Eldridge attempted to get the force out at home, but his throw was off line. White scored safely, setting off a celebration near home plate and giving Boston its second consecutive win over San Francisco. The win improved the Red Sox to 70-59 overall and 33-32 at Fenway. The Giants dropped to 52-77.
Boston's offense spent most of the evening searching for an answer against Giants starter Blade Tidwell. Tidwell allowed only three hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out seven and kept Boston from producing a hit with a runner in scoring position.
#first #abreu
12 days ago
Whale Rock Capital Management executed a number of noteworthy portfolio changes during the second quarter, yet one deserves special attention. Namely, the hedge fund sharply reduced its exposure to Nvidia (NVDA) in Q2.
According to the most recent 13F filing from the firm, Whale Rock decreased its Nvidia holding from approximately 1.04 million shares to 377,204 shares in Q2. This marks a reduction of about 64%, which is quite a significant step for a company at the heart of the AI infrastructure boom. On the other hand, Whale Rock increased its Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stake from just 69,211 shares to roughly 1.51 million shares. Therefore, one can safely say that this was not a complete selloff of AI semiconductor stocks. Let's take a closer look.
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Rocket Lab and AST **** eMobile Are Priced for the Big Bang. One **** e Stock Already Delivered.
#whale #Google #namely
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Rocket Lab and AST **** eMobile Are Priced for the Big Bang. One **** e Stock Already Delivered.
#whale #Google #namely
14 days ago
Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk have agreed to play Champions League home games at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge this season.
It means that west London will host at least four fixtures in the expanded league phase of the competition, with the draw to come next Thursday.
However, it remains subject to regulatory approval but Uefa, European football's governing body, and Hammersmith and Fulham Council have signed the move off.
Upon announcing the agreement, which is understood to be non-commercial, Chelsea said: "FC Shakhtar have played in countries across Europe and we look forward to welcoming them to London for their Champions League campaign this year.
"We will be working with the Shakhtar team closely over the coming weeks to ensure that matchdays run safely and smoothly for their team and supporters."
#london #ukrainian
It means that west London will host at least four fixtures in the expanded league phase of the competition, with the draw to come next Thursday.
However, it remains subject to regulatory approval but Uefa, European football's governing body, and Hammersmith and Fulham Council have signed the move off.
Upon announcing the agreement, which is understood to be non-commercial, Chelsea said: "FC Shakhtar have played in countries across Europe and we look forward to welcoming them to London for their Champions League campaign this year.
"We will be working with the Shakhtar team closely over the coming weeks to ensure that matchdays run safely and smoothly for their team and supporters."
#london #ukrainian
14 days ago
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The sci-fi-worthy machine soaring 120 feet tall in the hills outside Lynchburg had been all but left for dead - a $400 million experiment that collapsed as the energy economy shifted and the financial prospects for next-generation nuclear technology soured.
The faux eight-story reactor in Lynchburg, built to mimic a nuclear plant but run on electricity so engineers can safely monitor and tinker with it, languished a decade unused on a Liberty University engineering campus.
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Now, with the AI build out exploding across the country, a pair of engineering wizards with a nuclear start-up and ******* eX pedigree see in it a lucrative solution to one of the country's most vexing challenges: powering the proliferation of data centers.
They are betting that they can leverage a forgotten test facility started in 2009 as a launchpad to build the small, more nimble nuclear reactors that the industry has been promising for decades could create cheap, reliable energy.
#post #engineering #washington
The faux eight-story reactor in Lynchburg, built to mimic a nuclear plant but run on electricity so engineers can safely monitor and tinker with it, languished a decade unused on a Liberty University engineering campus.
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.
Now, with the AI build out exploding across the country, a pair of engineering wizards with a nuclear start-up and ******* eX pedigree see in it a lucrative solution to one of the country's most vexing challenges: powering the proliferation of data centers.
They are betting that they can leverage a forgotten test facility started in 2009 as a launchpad to build the small, more nimble nuclear reactors that the industry has been promising for decades could create cheap, reliable energy.
#post #engineering #washington
14 days ago
In the summer of 1997, I was a young sports reporter in Salt Lake City and got an ****** ignment that, at the time, didn't exactly feel like covering the Super Bowl. I was a sideline reporter for the Utah Starzz during the inaugural season of the WNBA. Yes, Starzz. With two Z's. It was Utah in the '90s. Apparently, everything needed to rhyme with Jazz.
I remember standing in the arena during that first season. Looking around some nights at what felt like a few hundred people scattered throughout a building designed for thousands more. The official numbers were better than my memory makes them seem. Utah averaged 7,611 fans that first season, but the Starzz still ranked dead last in attendance in an eight-team league.
I remember thinking something that, almost 30 years later, I can safely admit. This thing isn't going to make it.
Great call, John. Thankfully, social media didn't exist yet to preserve that take for eternity.
The WNBA began in 1997 with eight teams and a 28-game schedule. I respected the players and the basketball, but I certainly didn't see what was coming. I'm pretty sure ****** ody standing next to me in Salt Lake City was whispering, "Just wait 30 years until these franchises are worth hundreds of millions of dollars and Amazon is fighting for streaming rights."
#season
I remember standing in the arena during that first season. Looking around some nights at what felt like a few hundred people scattered throughout a building designed for thousands more. The official numbers were better than my memory makes them seem. Utah averaged 7,611 fans that first season, but the Starzz still ranked dead last in attendance in an eight-team league.
I remember thinking something that, almost 30 years later, I can safely admit. This thing isn't going to make it.
Great call, John. Thankfully, social media didn't exist yet to preserve that take for eternity.
The WNBA began in 1997 with eight teams and a 28-game schedule. I respected the players and the basketball, but I certainly didn't see what was coming. I'm pretty sure ****** ody standing next to me in Salt Lake City was whispering, "Just wait 30 years until these franchises are worth hundreds of millions of dollars and Amazon is fighting for streaming rights."
#season
17 days ago
The most unique ballpark innovation in Major League Baseball this season was conceived through something many millions of people do every day: Doomscrolling on Instagram
Last October, Malcolm Rogel, the Seattle Mariners' vice president of fan experience, started seeing videos of Florence, Italy's historic buchetta del vino — wine windows carved out of holes in the wall that originated in the 16th and 17th century. Knock on an ancient set of tiny, non-descript wooden doors during operating hours, and get sold a libation in one of the most unique ways possible. Rogel texted Megan Murray, the district manager at Sodexo Live, which operates concessions at the Mariners' T-Mobile Park, and asked if this concept could be replicated at the stadium.
Over the cold, rainy offseason, Rogel and Murray went to work on bringing this idea to life. Rogel's father-in-law built a wooden door in the shape of home plate. His close friend's son welded a door knocker in the shape of the Mariners' classic trident logo. Murray toured the ballpark with Seattle's liquor control board to get approval for the concept and the location of the door, which opens up to sinks and closets in the back and counter ***** e with enough room for up to seven staffers to safely work within the location's tight confines.
On opening day, the Mariners' Sea-cret Door was born as a speakeasy selling one specialty ***** tail per game, with the concept spread strictly through social media influencers and word of mouth. There's been no team advertising and no mention of the door on radio or TV broadcasts all season — the door's location purposefully kept secret to create a sort of scavenger hunt for fans searching for it at the park.
While it took until the seventh inning of the first game for the drink special to sell out its roughly 100 orders, now the offering is bought up within the first hour or so, with a full queue forming in about 12-15 minutes. Yet Rogel and Murray decided early on that the door wouldn't be open every game, and would probably only operate during about 30 of the team's 81 home games. And when the door isn't open, the M's bolt a storage bin in front of the wall to preserve its location and identity.
#Mariners #concept
Last October, Malcolm Rogel, the Seattle Mariners' vice president of fan experience, started seeing videos of Florence, Italy's historic buchetta del vino — wine windows carved out of holes in the wall that originated in the 16th and 17th century. Knock on an ancient set of tiny, non-descript wooden doors during operating hours, and get sold a libation in one of the most unique ways possible. Rogel texted Megan Murray, the district manager at Sodexo Live, which operates concessions at the Mariners' T-Mobile Park, and asked if this concept could be replicated at the stadium.
Over the cold, rainy offseason, Rogel and Murray went to work on bringing this idea to life. Rogel's father-in-law built a wooden door in the shape of home plate. His close friend's son welded a door knocker in the shape of the Mariners' classic trident logo. Murray toured the ballpark with Seattle's liquor control board to get approval for the concept and the location of the door, which opens up to sinks and closets in the back and counter ***** e with enough room for up to seven staffers to safely work within the location's tight confines.
On opening day, the Mariners' Sea-cret Door was born as a speakeasy selling one specialty ***** tail per game, with the concept spread strictly through social media influencers and word of mouth. There's been no team advertising and no mention of the door on radio or TV broadcasts all season — the door's location purposefully kept secret to create a sort of scavenger hunt for fans searching for it at the park.
While it took until the seventh inning of the first game for the drink special to sell out its roughly 100 orders, now the offering is bought up within the first hour or so, with a full queue forming in about 12-15 minutes. Yet Rogel and Murray decided early on that the door wouldn't be open every game, and would probably only operate during about 30 of the team's 81 home games. And when the door isn't open, the M's bolt a storage bin in front of the wall to preserve its location and identity.
#Mariners #concept
