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☆ MLB’s Pitch Clock Makes a Speedy—and Dramatic—Debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Lindsey Adler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The new era of baseball’s pitch clock is under way. MLB’s new pitch clock had its first signature moment in the ninth inning of a spring training exhibition game between the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves on Saturday. With two outs, the bases loaded, and a full count, Atlanta batter Cal Conley was called for a third strike after the umpire determined he had not been ready and in the batter’s box with enough time left on the pitch clock. Because it was an exhibition game—in which extra innings aren’t played—the automatic strike also ended the game.

☆ NBA roundup: Kyrie Irving leads Dallas to win in Mavs' debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

He added 11 assists and 10 rebounds. LaMelo Ball collected 16 points and six rebounds and Gordon Hayward added 15 points for the Hornets, who have lost five in a row. Fox (31 points, 11 assists) scored the final seven points for the Kings, who trailed 128-123 with 1:17 left. Martin added 15 points -- all in the first half -- and Jae'Sean Tate added 16 for the Rockets, who committed 13 of their 19 turnovers in the second half. Bojan Bogdanovic, Detroit's most prominent trade chip ahead of Thursday's deadline, led the Pistons with 15 points.

☆ NBA roundup: Five players ejected as Magic drop Wolves
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Bojan Bogdanovic added 21 points, Alec Burks chipped in with 16, Jalen Duren collected 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Isaiah Stewart added eight points, 16 rebounds and six assists. Mason Plumlee added 13 points, and Gordon Hayward chipped in 12. Jayson Tatum had a poor shooting night, hitting 3 of 15 from the floor en route to 20 points, and Derrick White added 19 points. Clint Capela hauled in a game-high 13 rebounds and scored nine points for Atlanta. Jordan Clarkson scored 24 and Mike Conley, playing his 1,000th NBA game, chipped in with 20 points and eight assists.

☆ NBA roundup: Jalen Green, Rockets end 13-game skid
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Alperen Sengun added 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Houston ended a 10-game homecourt skid. Brook Lopez had 21 points, Bobby Portis logged 18 points and 10 rebounds and Jevon Carter also scored 18 points for the Bucks. Patrick Williams had a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Alex Caruso (12 points) and Coby White (10) also finished in double figures for Chicago. Trae Young paced Atlanta with 21 points and 13 assists, joining Clint Capela (16 points, 12 rebounds) with a double-double. Jordan Clarkson added 18 points for Utah, which has won three of its past four.

☆ A teen endured taunts after reporting a sex assault, but her school didn’t help, complaint says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Kate Martin | Kate Martin Is An Enterprise Reporter For Nbc News | Based In North Carolina. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“I think this situation is a perfect example of why schools have Title IX obligations,” said Chloe Neely, the lawyer representing Riley in her Title IX complaint. Riley’s Title IX complaint accuses Cherokee County Schools, which has about 2,900 students, of not properly training school staff on how to respond to a complaint of harassment. “There usually aren’t any accountability measures in place to ensure compliance with Title IX,” said Meyer, who was not referring specifically to Cherokee County. The proposed Title IX changes are currently going through a federal review process and could be finalized later this year. Cherokee County Schools only opened its own investigation in early 2022, after Marcella filed the Title IX complaint and more than three months after the alleged assault.

☆ NBA roundup: Luka Doncic posts 51 in win over Spurs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 30 points, while Sochan added 20. Markkanen led the Jazz with 29 points and 14 rebounds, and Clarkson netted 22 points in Utah's fourth consecutive loss. Kevin Love added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers, who survived a rough night from star Donovan Mitchell. Randle added 12 rebounds and six assists for the Knicks, who were without starters Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett. LaMelo Ball's 23 points and 11 assists and Mason Plumlee's 22 points and 10 rebounds led the Hornets.

☆ Veterans Affairs has denied benefits to Black people at higher rates for years, lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Victoria Ebner | Victoria Ebner Is A Desk Assistant With Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Obtaining benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs has been disproportionately more difficult for Black Americans for decades, a federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges. “The results of VA’s racial discrimination has been to deny countless meritorious applications by Black veterans, depriving them and their families of care and support that their faithful service has earned,” the lawsuit reads. Filed in federal court by Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic on behalf of Conley Monk Jr., a Vietnam War veteran, the suit claims Monk was repeatedly denied home loan, education and medical benefits because he is Black. According to VA records obtained through Freedom of Information Act litigation brought by the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress, of which Monk is the co-founder and director, and the Black Veterans Project, the average denial rate for disability compensation was 5.3% higher for Black veterans than their white counterparts between 2001 and 2020. “We hope that going forward, there won’t be another generation of veterans who are subjected to the same system,” Henderson said.

☆ NBA roundup: Dejounte Murray, Hawks hand Bucks first loss
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Murray added eight rebounds and three steals for the Hawks, who lost 123-115 at Milwaukee on Oct. 29. Jerami Grant finished with 23 points and Lillard had 19 points and six assists. Cade Cunningham supplied 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Pistons. Jaden Ivey had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and Isaiah Stewart added 11 points with 12 rebounds. Mike Muscala and Kenrich Williams scored 11 points apiece.

☆ NBA roundup: Short-handed Warriors cap 0-5 trip
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Jusuf Nurkic recorded 14 points and eight rebounds, and Justise Winslow had 12 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Nic Claxton recorded 18 points and nine rebounds while Cam Thomas contributed 17 points and six assists off the bench. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 24 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. RJ Barrett finished with 22 points and nine rebounds while Cam Reddish added 11 points off the bench. Kelly Oubre Jr. led the Hornets with 17 points, while James Bouknight had a season-high 14 points.

☆ NBA roundup: Clippers end skid, win on late Paul George shot
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

George had 35 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and six steals for the Clippers, who scored the game's final seven points to break a four-game losing streak. Ivica Zubac recorded 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots while Marcus Morris Sr. added 11 points for Los Angeles. The star forward also contributed nine rebounds and seven assists. Cade Cunningham's 27 points, seven assists and six rebounds led the Pistons, who were playing the tail end of a back-to-back. Scottie Barnes added 21 points, seven rebounds and eight assists and Gary Trent Jr. scored 21 points for the Raptors, who were playing without Fred VanVleet (back).

☆ NBA roundup: Blazers fall to Heat, lose Damian Lillard to injury
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The star forward shot 16 of 25, grabbed 14 rebounds, added five assists and also hit 10 of 14 free throws. Bruce Brown scored 18 points, Jamal Murray scored 13 points and Jeff Green scored 10 for the Nuggets. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also had 13 points before spraining his left ankle on a drive late in the third quarter. John Collins supplied 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks while De'Andre Hunter tossed in 17 points before fouling out. Washington, Kelly Oubre Jr. and reserve Jalen McDaniels all added 17 for the Hornets.

☆ NBA roundup: Suns hit late shot to cap rally from 22-point hole
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Lee hit a 10-foot fallaway jumper over Spencer Dinwiddie to cap an electric Phoenix comeback in the season opener for both teams. Cameron Johnson added 15 points, Mikal Bridges had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Lee scored 11 points off the bench. Christian Wood added 25 points and eight rebounds in his Dallas debut while Dinwiddie added 15 points. D'Angelo Russell added 20 points and Jaden McDaniels had 19 for Minnesota. Santi Aldama (18 points, 11 rebounds) and John Konchar (12 points, 11 rebounds) each posted double-doubles while Jones had 15 points off the bench.

Tameka Cage Conley, an assistant professor of English and creative writing, always had a love and an appreciation for Tyler Perry. Tameka Cage Conley, an assistant professor teaching of English and creative writing who created the "In the Language of Folk and Kin: the Legacy of Folklore, the Griot and Community in the Artistic Praxis of Tyler Perry" course. Since starting the class, Conley said she’s had engaging discussions with students from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, his Tyler Perry Studios helps to employ over 200 staff members, who are predominantly Black. And so I thought that Tyler Perry is the person who enables me to be a conduit for them to feel safe.”

☆ Brexit 'is going to get done' now that Boris Johnson wins clear mandate at the UK election
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-13 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

watch nowBrexit will finally "get done" now that U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party have won big at the elections, analysts said. "Boris Johnson will now have the mandate to move very swiftly to remove the U.K. from the EU, he will have great authority in negotiating new trade deals," she told "Squawk Box" on Friday. Calling the Conservative Party "now fully the Brexit Party," Conley said the party will now "dominate" British politics for at least five years. "It will be an extraordinary test of the many promises that the Conservative Party has given to the British people," she said. watch nowJohnson's Brexit divorce deal has been agreed to in principle by the U.K. Parliament but is yet to be fully ratified by lawmakers.

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