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Jim Boeheim replaced as Syracuse head coach by Adrian Autry after 47 seasons
Jim Boeheim worked his last game as Syracuse's head men's basketball coach on Wednesday.
Hours after a 77-74 loss to Wake Forest in the ACC tournament, Syracuse announced that Boeheim will be replaced by associate head coach Adrian Autry. Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the transition in a statement.
https://sports.yahoo.com/jim-boeheim-re ... 47361.html
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Former Fox exec found guilty in bribery scheme for soccer game rights
A New York federal jury found a former 21st Century Fox executive guilty on Thursday in an alleged scheme to bribe FIFA officials for lucrative soccer game broadcasting rights.
Driving the news: Hernan Lopez was convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud and launder money, but co-defendant Carlos Martinez was acquitted on the same charges, per a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/10/former ... -world-cup
A New York federal jury found a former 21st Century Fox executive guilty on Thursday in an alleged scheme to bribe FIFA officials for lucrative soccer game broadcasting rights.
Driving the news: Hernan Lopez was convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud and launder money, but co-defendant Carlos Martinez was acquitted on the same charges, per a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/10/former ... -world-cup
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Ex-Goldman banker Ng sentenced to 10 years prison in 1MDB corruption case
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) banker Roger Ng was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, after he was convicted of helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.
A jury in federal court in the New York City borough of Brooklyn last April found Ng, Goldman's former head of investment banking in Malaysia, guilty of helping his former boss Tim Leissner embezzle money from the fund, launder the proceeds and bribe government officials to win business.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci ... 023-03-09/
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) banker Roger Ng was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, after he was convicted of helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.
A jury in federal court in the New York City borough of Brooklyn last April found Ng, Goldman's former head of investment banking in Malaysia, guilty of helping his former boss Tim Leissner embezzle money from the fund, launder the proceeds and bribe government officials to win business.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci ... 023-03-09/
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It just didn't work out.
St. John's fires men's basketball coach Mike Anderson
NEW YORK — St. John's fired men's basketball coach Mike Anderson on Friday, one day after his fourth season in charge ended with an overtime loss to No. 6 Marquette in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.
Athletic director Mike Cragg announced the move in a news release, saying the school has begun a national search for a new coach to lead the program.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/st ... -anderson/
St. John's fires men's basketball coach Mike Anderson
NEW YORK — St. John's fired men's basketball coach Mike Anderson on Friday, one day after his fourth season in charge ended with an overtime loss to No. 6 Marquette in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.
Athletic director Mike Cragg announced the move in a news release, saying the school has begun a national search for a new coach to lead the program.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/st ... -anderson/
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College athletics are like that. Things frequently don't work out.
Don't even start me on UCLA.
Don't even start me on UCLA.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
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Southland Conference umpire suspended indefinitely for retaliating against player with outrageously bad call
You've seen bad calls, and you've seen egotistical umpires, but you've probably never seen them combine like they did Friday. And there were consequences.
In the ninth inning of a game between Mississippi Valley State and New Orleans, outfielder Davon Mims went to the plate as Mississippi Valley State's final out. After two pitches, things got weird.
https://sports.yahoo.com/southland-conf ... 52292.html
You've seen bad calls, and you've seen egotistical umpires, but you've probably never seen them combine like they did Friday. And there were consequences.
In the ninth inning of a game between Mississippi Valley State and New Orleans, outfielder Davon Mims went to the plate as Mississippi Valley State's final out. After two pitches, things got weird.
https://sports.yahoo.com/southland-conf ... 52292.html
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Ja Morant issued 8-game suspension without pay, eligible for Grizzlies return Monday
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was reported Monday to have entered a counseling program in Florida after a string of off-court incidents. The league announced Wednesday that the games he has already missed will count toward an eight-game suspension without pay.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday that the 23-year-old had left his counseling program. After Morant's almost two-week absence from the team, the All-Star guard is eligible to return Monday against the Dallas Mavericks.
https://sports.yahoo.com/ja-morant-issu ... 26910.html
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was reported Monday to have entered a counseling program in Florida after a string of off-court incidents. The league announced Wednesday that the games he has already missed will count toward an eight-game suspension without pay.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday that the 23-year-old had left his counseling program. After Morant's almost two-week absence from the team, the All-Star guard is eligible to return Monday against the Dallas Mavericks.
https://sports.yahoo.com/ja-morant-issu ... 26910.html
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Ford won’t seek reelection after 2 decades
Denise Ford, who has served as a Nassau County legislator for 20 years, has decided against running for reelection this fall, she said last week.
The 72-year-old Ford was elected to the legislature in 2003 shortly after her husband, Harry, a 27-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, was killed in a fire in Queens on Father’s Day in 2001. She’s an enrolled Democrat but caucuses with the Republicans.
https://www.liherald.com/stories/ford-w ... des,169240?
Denise Ford, who has served as a Nassau County legislator for 20 years, has decided against running for reelection this fall, she said last week.
The 72-year-old Ford was elected to the legislature in 2003 shortly after her husband, Harry, a 27-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, was killed in a fire in Queens on Father’s Day in 2001. She’s an enrolled Democrat but caucuses with the Republicans.
https://www.liherald.com/stories/ford-w ... des,169240?
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Axios why.
Axios Tampa Bay fires reporter Ben Montgomery over response to DeSantis DEI email
Ben Montgomery was on a hell of a run when the phone call came in.
"I had like 41 million points, man," he told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Montgomery was playing a Godzilla pinball machine somewhere in Savannah, Georgia where he'd flown to be with his girlfriend on her birthday.
https://www.cltampa.com/news/axios-tamp ... l-15291534
Axios Tampa Bay fires reporter Ben Montgomery over response to DeSantis DEI email
Ben Montgomery was on a hell of a run when the phone call came in.
"I had like 41 million points, man," he told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Montgomery was playing a Godzilla pinball machine somewhere in Savannah, Georgia where he'd flown to be with his girlfriend on her birthday.
https://www.cltampa.com/news/axios-tamp ... l-15291534
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Wow.
‘Family Feud’ Contestant Arrested for Killing His Wife After Telling Steve Harvey Their Marriage Was a Mistake
A former Family Feud contestant has been arrested for murdering his estranged wife after joking on the game show years earlier that his “biggest mistake” was his marriage.
KHQA, a Missouri-based news station, reported that Timothy Bliefnick was arrested Monday (March 13) and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and home invasion following the death of his estranged wife, Rebecca Bliefnick.
https://decider.com/2023/03/16/family-f ... e-mistake/
‘Family Feud’ Contestant Arrested for Killing His Wife After Telling Steve Harvey Their Marriage Was a Mistake
A former Family Feud contestant has been arrested for murdering his estranged wife after joking on the game show years earlier that his “biggest mistake” was his marriage.
KHQA, a Missouri-based news station, reported that Timothy Bliefnick was arrested Monday (March 13) and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and home invasion following the death of his estranged wife, Rebecca Bliefnick.
https://decider.com/2023/03/16/family-f ... e-mistake/
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AEW’s Eddie Kingston addresses why he deleted his Twitter account
Eddie Kingston knows both the negatives and positives that Twitter brings when signing up for it.
Kingston, a fan favorite in AEW and ROH, was recently pulled from OTT Wrestling events this weekend as he had to miss them after testing positive for COVID-19. After this announcement, Kingston deleted his Twitter account without an explanation until now.
https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/aews- ... er-account
Eddie Kingston knows both the negatives and positives that Twitter brings when signing up for it.
Kingston, a fan favorite in AEW and ROH, was recently pulled from OTT Wrestling events this weekend as he had to miss them after testing positive for COVID-19. After this announcement, Kingston deleted his Twitter account without an explanation until now.
https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/aews- ... er-account
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State voter fraud system fractures as Republicans opt out
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials from states enrolled in a bipartisan effort to ensure accurate voter lists decided Friday against making rule changes that had been pushed by Republicans amid conspiracies targeting the group, prompting more GOP-leaning states to leave.
The Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has a record of combating voter fraud by identifying those who have died or moved between states. Yet it also has drawn suspicion among some Republican state leaders, after a series of online stories surfaced last year questioning the center's funding and purpose.
https://www.trumbulltimes.com/news/poli ... 845578.php
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials from states enrolled in a bipartisan effort to ensure accurate voter lists decided Friday against making rule changes that had been pushed by Republicans amid conspiracies targeting the group, prompting more GOP-leaning states to leave.
The Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has a record of combating voter fraud by identifying those who have died or moved between states. Yet it also has drawn suspicion among some Republican state leaders, after a series of online stories surfaced last year questioning the center's funding and purpose.
https://www.trumbulltimes.com/news/poli ... 845578.php
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Pakistani police storm home of former PM Khan, arrest 61
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday and arrested 61 people amid tear gas and clashes between Khan’s supporters and police, officials said.
Senior police officer Suhail Sukhera, who led the operation in an upscale Lahore neighborhood, said police acted to remove a barricade erected by members of Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party and his defiant supporters. He said they blocked the lanes around Khan’s residence with concrete blocks, felled trees, tents and a parked truck.
https://apnews.com/article/imran-khan-p ... 4b97e810ff
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday and arrested 61 people amid tear gas and clashes between Khan’s supporters and police, officials said.
Senior police officer Suhail Sukhera, who led the operation in an upscale Lahore neighborhood, said police acted to remove a barricade erected by members of Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party and his defiant supporters. He said they blocked the lanes around Khan’s residence with concrete blocks, felled trees, tents and a parked truck.
https://apnews.com/article/imran-khan-p ... 4b97e810ff
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Best wishes St. Francis.
St. Francis (Brooklyn) to drop NCAA D-I athletic program
NEW YORK -- St. Francis College, one of the smallest NCAA Division I schools, announced Monday that its board of trustees has approved a plan to eliminate its athletic program at the end of the spring semester.
St. Francis sponsors 21 NCAA teams, including men's and women's basketball, and has been a member of the Northeast Conference for more than four decades.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... cs-program
St. Francis (Brooklyn) to drop NCAA D-I athletic program
NEW YORK -- St. Francis College, one of the smallest NCAA Division I schools, announced Monday that its board of trustees has approved a plan to eliminate its athletic program at the end of the spring semester.
St. Francis sponsors 21 NCAA teams, including men's and women's basketball, and has been a member of the Northeast Conference for more than four decades.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... cs-program
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Good & bad good because he's a Republican bad because DeSantis gets to pick his most extreme conservative judge for that seat.
DeSantis to get 5th Supreme Court pick as Polston retires
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ already strong stamp on the Florida Supreme Court will be even greater for years to come after Justice Ricky Polston retires at the end of this month.
DeSantis will have appointed five of the court's seven justices when he replaces Polston, who sent DeSantis a three-sentence letter Monday announcing his resignation. He didn't give a reason for his decision.
https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/2 ... n-retires/
DeSantis to get 5th Supreme Court pick as Polston retires
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ already strong stamp on the Florida Supreme Court will be even greater for years to come after Justice Ricky Polston retires at the end of this month.
DeSantis will have appointed five of the court's seven justices when he replaces Polston, who sent DeSantis a three-sentence letter Monday announcing his resignation. He didn't give a reason for his decision.
https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/2 ... n-retires/
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Man who spent hours on 31st floor window ledge in Midtown taken into custody
NEW YORK -- A standoff with a man hanging out a window in Midtown finally ended Wednesday afternoon.
The situation had been going on for roughly eight hours before he was taken into police custody just after 4:30 p.m.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/fb ... -building/
NEW YORK -- A standoff with a man hanging out a window in Midtown finally ended Wednesday afternoon.
The situation had been going on for roughly eight hours before he was taken into police custody just after 4:30 p.m.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/fb ... -building/
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Why Ferris State football coach Tony Annese was suspended over players smoking cigars
Save Ferris.
Division II Ferris State (Big Rapids, Mich.) won the national championship in December, with head coach Tony Annese's Bulldogs hoisting a second-consecutive DII trophy. While a second natty is great reason for celebration, the NCAA broke it up like cops at a lengthy frat party.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-fo ... g0pwd3pvlc
Save Ferris.
Division II Ferris State (Big Rapids, Mich.) won the national championship in December, with head coach Tony Annese's Bulldogs hoisting a second-consecutive DII trophy. While a second natty is great reason for celebration, the NCAA broke it up like cops at a lengthy frat party.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-fo ... g0pwd3pvlc
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ESPN blasts ethnic slur directed at Mina Kimes as ‘extremely offensive’
ESPN has denounced a Boston sports radio host who used an ethnic slur directed at network personality Mina Kimes, calling the comments “extremely offensive.”
“There is no place for these type of hateful comments,” an ESPN spokesperson told The Hill in a statement on Thursday, adding that the remarks “were uncalled for and extremely offensive.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... ina-kimes/
ESPN has denounced a Boston sports radio host who used an ethnic slur directed at network personality Mina Kimes, calling the comments “extremely offensive.”
“There is no place for these type of hateful comments,” an ESPN spokesperson told The Hill in a statement on Thursday, adding that the remarks “were uncalled for and extremely offensive.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... ina-kimes/
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NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs
NPR moved this week to cut 10% of its staff and stop production of a trio of acclaimed seasonal podcasts — Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation — as it seeks to close a yawning budget gap that stands in excess of $30 million.
The network also canceled a comedy podcast unveiled just a year ago called Everyone & Their Mom, a spinoff of the mainstay radio program Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/2023-03 ... or-layoffs
NPR moved this week to cut 10% of its staff and stop production of a trio of acclaimed seasonal podcasts — Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation — as it seeks to close a yawning budget gap that stands in excess of $30 million.
The network also canceled a comedy podcast unveiled just a year ago called Everyone & Their Mom, a spinoff of the mainstay radio program Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/2023-03 ... or-layoffs
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Memphis' Jamirah Shutes charged after throwing punch following WNIT game against Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — A Memphis Tigers women's basketball player is now charged with assault after a confrontation in the postgame handshake line following Bowling Green's win over Memphis on Thursday night in the Women's NIT.
According to our sister station WTOL in an update Friday, Bowling Green State University athletics released a statement saying Memphis' Jamirah Shutes has been charged with assault.
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/sp ... 42453753b9
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — A Memphis Tigers women's basketball player is now charged with assault after a confrontation in the postgame handshake line following Bowling Green's win over Memphis on Thursday night in the Women's NIT.
According to our sister station WTOL in an update Friday, Bowling Green State University athletics released a statement saying Memphis' Jamirah Shutes has been charged with assault.
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/sp ... 42453753b9
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News Anchor Fired For Quoting Snoop Dogg’s ‘Foshizzle My Nizzle’
Mississippi news anchor Brittany Noble-Jones was fired for saying “fo shizzle my nizzle” on air, a slang term popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. She had been with the station for 20 years and claimed she faced discrimination.
This incident highlights the need for diversity and inclusion in newsrooms, and the debate over using slang terms in professional settings. Some say it’s unprofessional, while others believe it’s important to acknowledge cultural contributions.
https://www.sohh.com/the-feed/news-anch ... -my-nizzle
Mississippi news anchor Brittany Noble-Jones was fired for saying “fo shizzle my nizzle” on air, a slang term popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. She had been with the station for 20 years and claimed she faced discrimination.
This incident highlights the need for diversity and inclusion in newsrooms, and the debate over using slang terms in professional settings. Some say it’s unprofessional, while others believe it’s important to acknowledge cultural contributions.
https://www.sohh.com/the-feed/news-anch ... -my-nizzle
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Ex-Morgan Stanley adviser arrested after allegedly defrauding NBA players out of millions
Former Morgan Stanley adviser Darryl Cohen was arrested Thursday after allegedly defrauding NBA players out of millions.
Cohen is accused of transferring roughly $13 million from his NBA clients into his personal accounts. Cohen was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. If found guilty, Cohen could face up to 20 years in prison for each charge.
https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-morgan-stan ... 38863.html
Former Morgan Stanley adviser Darryl Cohen was arrested Thursday after allegedly defrauding NBA players out of millions.
Cohen is accused of transferring roughly $13 million from his NBA clients into his personal accounts. Cohen was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. If found guilty, Cohen could face up to 20 years in prison for each charge.
https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-morgan-stan ... 38863.html
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Biden’s pick to lead the FAA withdraws from nomination
(CNN) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is withdrawing his name from nomination due to “an onslaught of unfounded Republican attacks” on the nominee’s service and experience, a White House official told CNN.
Phillip Washington’s nomination was first announced by the White House last year, but has faced strong criticism from Republican lawmakers over a number of issues, including Washington’s slim aviation credentials and his potential legal entanglements.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/25/poli ... index.html
(CNN) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is withdrawing his name from nomination due to “an onslaught of unfounded Republican attacks” on the nominee’s service and experience, a White House official told CNN.
Phillip Washington’s nomination was first announced by the White House last year, but has faced strong criticism from Republican lawmakers over a number of issues, including Washington’s slim aviation credentials and his potential legal entanglements.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/25/poli ... index.html
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Another example of why America is broken, and board con is responsible. Enemies of the human race. There is no debate about that anymore, why anyone would deal wtih them in any way at all is beyond me. They must be shunned into oblivion.ap215 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:53 am Biden’s pick to lead the FAA withdraws from nomination
(CNN) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is withdrawing his name from nomination due to “an onslaught of unfounded Republican attacks” on the nominee’s service and experience, a White House official told CNN.
Phillip Washington’s nomination was first announced by the White House last year, but has faced strong criticism from Republican lawmakers over a number of issues, including Washington’s slim aviation credentials and his potential legal entanglements.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/25/poli ... index.html
I sigh in your general direction.
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Saudi National Bank chair resigns just days after Credit Suisse comments sparked sell-off
Saudi National Bank Chairman Ammar al-Khudairy resigned his post on Monday, days after his comments exacerbated the share collapse of troubled bank Credit Suisse
He will be replaced by SNB Managing Director and Group CEO Mohammed al-Ghamdi, with former deputy Talal Ahmed al-Khereiji now the new SNB acting CEO, according to a SNB statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/27/saudi-n ... l-off.html
Saudi National Bank Chairman Ammar al-Khudairy resigned his post on Monday, days after his comments exacerbated the share collapse of troubled bank Credit Suisse
He will be replaced by SNB Managing Director and Group CEO Mohammed al-Ghamdi, with former deputy Talal Ahmed al-Khereiji now the new SNB acting CEO, according to a SNB statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/27/saudi-n ... l-off.html