The United States has increased its military aid to Israel, notably for the Iron Dome anti-missile system. During major clashes between Israel and Hamas in 2012 and 2014, the United States supported Israel’s right to defend itself. At the United Nations General Assembly, the United States voted against elevating Palestine’s status to a non-member observer state.The arrival of Donald Trump and his decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as well as his insistence on economic growth before a solution can be found to this century-old political problem, have made only embolden the right-wing led by…
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Even though Iowa’s Caitlin Clark still has a decision to make on whether or not to return for a fifth season, that hasn’t stopped WNBA teams from salivating at the prospect of drafting her next summer.Latest mock version of ESPN’s 2024 WNBA The Iowa women’s basketball star will be the first overall pick for the Indiana Fever, which would team her up with former South Carolina star Aliyah Boston. Clark and Boston have gone back and forth to win the Player of the Year award in each of the last two seasons of women’s basketball.”Last season’s national player of the…
The Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club hopes to increase its pickleball membership by offering to share courts with those who live outside of Covenant.At the October 5 RSF Association board meeting, the club’s request led to a broader debate about opening the Association’s private facilities to non-residents and its potential to dilute the brand of the Association. The board did not make a decision on the new pickleball sponsorships that day and instead voted to defer the item until it could get more information from the tennis board about the benefits membership and financial impacts. RSF Association President Courtney LeBeau…
The magic word for football coaches: zero. Three weeks into the season, 10 Minnesota high school football teams have yet to score a goal. Two teams are boys, both in Class 1A: St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura (5-0-1) and St. Cloud Cathedral (4-0). On the girls’ side, eight programs still have shutouts. They are Blaine (5-0), Lakeville South (4-0), Minnetonka (5-0) and Spring Lake Park (5-0-1) in Class 3A; Alexandria (4-0-1), St. Francis (1-0-3) and St. Peter (5-0) in Class 2A and Albany (5-0) in Class 1A. St. Francis played three scoreless draws. Did they rack up these shutouts against weak competition? Here…
MINNEAPOLIS — Tony Petitti’s sixth anniversary since being hired as Big Ten commissioner will be Wednesday, and this semester has been marked by significant changes to the college sports landscape. From adding Washington and Oregon to finalizing media rights deals to working with other commissioners on a 12-team College Football Playoff, Petitti barely had time to spend a honeymoon after its May 15 start date. “I feel absolutely privileged to have this position. Really,” Petitti said. “It’s an incredible responsibility. You see it and feel it every time you’re on campus. Petitti spoke with Athleticism as part of Big Ten…
Apparently I felt bad about going 3-3 with my best bets in this column this week, because I decided to go way over my normal word total and even added a table explaining why a heavy favorite on the road in a division game is a solid bet. . Or maybe I was toning down the bottom trend – bottoms were broken last week with NFL scoring down. We actually delved into the topic on the latest episode of the Pick Six podcast – listen/subscribe/download here — and congratulations to the new ones producer of Harry Swartout pods for jumping…
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NEW DELHI: Alyssa NakkenTHE San Francisco Giants assistant coach, made history once again. More than three years after becoming the first woman to join a Major League Baseball coaching staff and 18 months after becoming the first woman to coach on the field at a MLB match, Nakken has now become the first woman to interview for a major league management position.The president of the Giants Baseball Operations’ Farhan Zaidi confirmed that Nakken had a first-round interview for the managerial position last week. This groundbreaking development comes as the team searches for a replacement for recently fired manager Gabe Kapler.…
The Tampa Bay Rays have renewed hope for a stadium deal after nearly two decades of failed efforts to develop a successor facility to Tropicana Field. Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg – who has faced years of criticism for his apparent inability or refusal to reach a deal with a local stadium – said he is “very optimistic” that a deal worth approximately $1.2 billion will be reached in St. Petersburg by the end of the year. Sternberg also said he was willing to pay more than half the cost of the stadium, a notion that led the owner to…
The Pittsburgh Penguins once again looked like world beaters, zombies and world beaters, but it was the zombified second period that cost them dearly in a 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The Penguins roster exists in the form of two teams in the same locker room. Detroit’s postgame bulletin delves deeper into this topic. National Hockey Now has picked up the “Off the Record” column, in which NHL executives, scouts and insiders talked about the latest NHL trade rumors and even offered some colorful opinions on recent moves. Also in the Daily, the Ottawa Senators received a big…