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☆ Delphi murders: Richard Allen is found guilty in double murder trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Indiana man charged in the 2017 killing of two middle school girls was convicted of murder Monday, NBC affiliate WTHR of Indianapolis reports. The jury’s decision came after a four-week trial in which Richard Allen, 52, pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the Feb. 13, 2017 slayings of close friends Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14. “Richard Allen is the ‘bridge guy.’ He kidnapped them and later murdered them. After his arrest, Allen was held in solitary confinement in a maximum security prison while awaiting trial. “How much can one human endure?”Officers escort Richard Matthew Allen following a hearing on Nov. 22, 2022, in Delphi, Ind.

Persons: Richard Allen, Abigail Williams, Allen, Nick McLeland, ” McLeland, “ Richard Allen, ’, Libby, Brad Rozzi, Rozzi, Allen's, ” Rozzi, Richard Matthew Allen, Darron Cummings, WTHR, wasn't, he’d Organizations: NBC, Liberty, NBC Chicago, ”, Authorities Locations: Indiana, Indianapolis, Delphi, Carroll County, Ind

Jurors will deliberate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday until they reach a verdict, according to WTHR. Last month, 16 Allen County residents were selected to serve on the jury, including four people serving as alternates, WTHR said. “I believe the evidence is firmly convincing that Richard Allen is Bridge Guy and he killed Abby and Libby,” McLeland told the jury. Prosecutors drew attention to the .40-caliber unspent round found by the girls’ bodies, which a prosecution expert testified matched Allen’s pistol. He also pointed out that Allen still lived in Delphi for more than five years after the girls were killed.

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☆ 2024 WNBA season: A historic year for women’s basketball, both on and off the court
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —With confetti falling from the rafters, a boisterous Brooklyn crowd bellowing and the victorious New York Liberty celebrating, the curtain fell on the 2024 WNBA season. ‘The perfect storm’The latest edition of the WNBA season had all the hallmarks for booming success, with all the pieces falling into place almost serendipitously. The Fever superstar also set rookie season records for both points and three-pointers made and became the first rookie to get a triple-double. Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson was named WNBA MVP for the third time following the 2024 season. It’s super exciting and kind of crazy to say that.”The New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx to win the 2024 WNBA Finals at Barclays Center.

Persons: LaChina Robinson, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, it’s, ’ ” Robinson, Robinson, –, agonizingly, Liberty –, Sarah Stier, ” Robinson, “ I’m, “, Chelsea Gray, Charisma Osborne, ” Osborne, They’ve, Clark, Reese, A’ja Wilson, Darron Cummings, Osborne, “ It’s, UConn’s irrepressibly, Paige Bueckers, Wilson, “ We’ve, ”, A'ja Wilson, Kirby Lee, they’ve, Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, we’ll, Wendell Cruz, Gray, I’ve Organizations: CNN, New York Liberty, WNBA, CNN Sport, Minnesota Lynx, Liberty, Barclays Center, Phoenix Mercury, Aces, ESPN, UCLA, Indiana, Chicago Sky, Sky, Las Vegas Aces, USA, Sports, Reuters, YouTube, Area Locations: Brooklyn, Nevada

☆ Keanu Reeves makes professional auto racing debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Keanu Reeves is putting his foot on the pedal of his professional auto racing career. This weekend, the “Matrix” actor competed in the Toyota GR Cup, an amateur-focused racing series for car enthusiasts and aspiring racers, at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In a field of 33 racers, Reeves finished in 25th place in Saturday’s Race 1 and placed 24th in Sunday’s Race 2. 92 BRZRKR car during the Toyota GR Cup Series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 92 BRZRKR car, a reference to his graphic novel “The Book of Elsewhere” that he co- co-wrote with China Miéville.

Persons: Keanu Reeves, Reeves, Darron Cummings, Reeves ’, Cody Jones, Sandra Bullock, Bullock Organizations: CNN, Toyota, Indianapolis Motor, Sunday’s, Long Beach Toyota Locations: China, Los Angeles

☆ The men's college basketball Final Four teams earn $19.3 million in revenue. The women's teams earn 27% of that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Women's college basketball popularity is up, but their revenue still lags behind the men's teams. AdvertisementMany women's college basketball teams are setting records for attendance and could see a subsequent revenue boost from ticket, merchandise, and concession sales. Meanwhile, the NCAA sold the television rights to the men's basketball championship separately from the other sports. The deal for men's college basketball is worth more than $1.1 billion annually and also goes through 2032. AdvertisementThose watching for the disparity in revenue between the women's and men's college basketball teams to narrow may have to be patient.

Persons: —, University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, JuJu Watkins, University of Connecticut's Paige Bueckers, Nielsen, What's, Darron Cummings, Bruce B, Siegel, Greenspoon Marder, Caitlin Clarks, Reeses, Paige Bueckers, Steph Chambers Organizations: Service, NCAA Division, US Department of Education, NCAA, University of Connecticut, North, North Carolina State, South Carolina State University, North Carolina State University, University of Alabama, Purdue University —, Carolina State University —, University of South, University of South Carolina —, of Connecticut, Iowa State, University of Iowa's, University of Southern, University of, LSU, ESPN, North Carolina State's, Duke, Elite, LSU's, Iowa Hawkeyes, AP, Impact, Vanderbilt University, Hawkeyes, Associated Press Locations: North Carolina, South, University of South Carolina, Louisiana, North

☆ Hang a picture of Jason Kelce shirtless in the Louvre? ArtButMakeItSports thinks so
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Callum Sutherland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Social media account ArtButMakeItSports connects the dots. He says: “I tend to see things through a sports lens, and I guess art is no different for me. Rebecca Blackwell/APSamson and Delilah, by Anthony van Dyck, 1628-30, 📸 by Rebecca Blackwell pic.twitter.com/jNJ6HNjNn5 — ArtButMakeItSports (@ArtButSports) December 24, 2023Are sport and art all that different? Since starting ArtButMakeItSports, Rader says the audience has been small for the most part. After all, wouldn’t we all love to see a roaring Jason Kelce matched with a renaissance painting on our social media feeds again?

Persons: –, ArtButMakeItSports, LJ Rader, Phillips de Koninck, haring, ake, eason, hy, ruth, ”, ike Organizations: CNN, ust

☆ One family may have to travel 185 miles to Chicago to get gender-affirming care after Indiana banned treatment for trans minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Arleigh Rodgers | Michael Goldberg | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

An expert said trans kids need what all young people need: "to feel included and part of a family." The following afternoon, Flower and Jennilyn Nichols would see a doctor at the University of Chicago to learn whether they could keep Flower, 11, on puberty blockers. At least 20 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for trans minors, though several are embroiled in legal challenges. Flower Nichols hugs her mom, Jennilyn Nichols, as they watch the Pride Parade, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Indianapolis. Flower Nichols, middle, watches the Pride Parade with her parents Kris and Jennilyn Nichols, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Indianapolis.

Persons: Flower Nichols, Jennilyn Nichols, Eric Holcomb, Darron Cummings Jennilyn Nichols, Nichols, Parker, Kris, Darron Cummings, Robert Marx, Marx, Krisztina Inskeep, Inskeep, Indiana University's Riley, Flower, Jennilyn, —, Teresa Crawford, She's, ___ Arleigh Rodgers, Michael Goldberg, Rodgers, Goldberg Organizations: Indiana, Service, University of Chicago, Republican Gov, AP, of Science, Industry, Republican, San José State University, Indiana University's Riley Children's Hospital, Hoosier, Red, Indiana Statehouse, Scout, Chicago's Museum of Science and, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Indianapolis, Chicago, Wall, Silicon, Indiana, Indiana , Mississippi, babysit, brightened, Chicago's, Jackson

☆ US Women’s Open: Nasa Hataoka leads as she bids to win first major title
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Japanese golfer Nasa Hataoka will be looking to win her first major title on Sunday as she leads the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. Hataoka, a six-time LPGA Tour winner, tops the leaderboard after three rounds in California, one shot ahead of American Allisen Corpuz. The 24-year-old, a runner-up at the 2021 US Women’s Open and the 2018 Women’s PGA Championship, will likely have to hold off a challenge from Corpuz if she is to win her first major title. The Hawaiian native bogeyed the 18th hole during her one-under 71 as she searches for her first professional win. Behind Corpuz on four-under overall are South Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo and the USA’s Bailey Tardy, who shot 73 and 75 respectively on Saturday.

Persons: Nasa Hataoka, ”, Darron Cummings, Hataoka, Kim Hyo, Bailey Tardy Organizations: CNN, Nasa, US Locations: Hataoka, California

☆ Michelle Wie West enjoys magical ending at US Women’s Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Wie West has lived much of her life in the public eye. She turned professional a year later, just shy of her 16th birthday, and won her only major – the US Women’s Open – in 2014. Michelle Wie West won the US Women's Open in 2014. This too could be Sorenstam’s final major – she has said this would be her last US Women’s Open. “I thought my last [U.S. Women’s Open] would be in 2008,” she said, per the LPGA.

Persons: Michelle Wie West, ”, Makenna, Mike Whan, Wie West, Ezra Shaw, ” Wie, “ It’s, Annika Sorenstam, Darron Cummings, Swede, Will, “, it’s, We’ve, ” America’s Bailey Tardy Organizations: CNN, US, Kraft Nabisco, Sony, USGA, Getty, Women’s Locations: Pebble, Wie

☆ Amy Olson: What to eat at a golf major when you’re seven months pregnant – peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But before she embraces parenthood, Olson has a golf tournament to try and win – the US Women’s Open, no less. Darron Cummings/APOlson had just one request for the tournament’s organizers: to have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches waiting for her at Pebble Beach. Amateur Brenda Corrie-Kuehn was eight months pregnant when she teed off at the 2001 US Women’s Open, with playing partner Jennifer Greggain well into her second trimester. Olson came close to a first major title at the 2020 US Women's Open. Women’s golf’s oldest major is finally touching down at Pebble Beach, a course that has already captivated Olson with its beauty.

Persons: Amy Olson, Olson, ” Olson, ”, Grant’s, Darron Cummings, –, “, don’t, Amateur Brenda Corrie, Kuehn, Jennifer Greggain, Corrie, Kuehn’s, Rachel, Stacy Lewis, “ I’m, I’m, it’s, there’s, Olson’s, Lim Kim birdied, Carmen Mandato, can’t, what’s Organizations: CNN, LPGA, American, Amateur, Nike, US, South, Evian Locations: Minnesota, “ There’s, North Dakota, South Korean, Pebble

☆ Indy500: How to watch ‘the biggest sporting event in the world’ where Katherine Legge will be the only woman on the start line
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Thomas Schlachter Don Riddell | Thomas Schlachter | Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

After two weeks of testing, practice and qualifying, the drivers are now ready to start their engines and step on the gas ahead of the 2023 Indy 500. “It is the biggest sporting event in the world, right?” British driver Katherine Legge told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. Katherine Legge is taking part in her third Indy 500 this weekend. Darron Cummings/APHow to watchHeld on Sunday May 28, the Indy 500 is broadcast live from 9:00 a.m. Legge called the achievement “awesome.”The driver set an incredible average speed of 231.07 miles per hour when racing for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team.

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