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With just two months until the start of the college football season, preseason rankings are beginning to come in. Multiple publications have released their preseason teams, with Athlon Sports selecting 13 players from Virginia Tech to its ACC Football 2024 All-Conference Team.Here’s a breakdown of the 13 nominations the Hokies received:Defensive Lineman: Antwuan Powell RylandCornerback: Dorian StrongPunt Returner: Tucker HollowayDefensive Lineman: Aeneas PeeblesCornerback: Mansoor DehlaineKick returner: Beischl TutenRunning back: Beischl TutenWide Receiver: Ali JenningsOffensive Lineman: Caden MooreOffensive Lineman: Parker ClementsKicker: John LoveWide Receiver: DaQuan FeltonPunter: Peter MooreTight End: Nick GalloIt’s no surprise to see the Hawkeyes receive a number of…
The Boston Celtics could be challenging for a spot in the Eastern Conference next season.While many NBA fans were sleeping in early Monday morning, the Philadelphia 76ers made a major addition to their team: nine-time All-Star Paul George agreed to join the 76ers on a four-year, $212 million contract, with betting markets valuing the deal as a good fit.This news cut the 76ers’ odds of winning the NBA championship by nearly half. By the time basketball fans were going to bed, BetMGM had the 76ers at +1400 odds to win the championship.When they woke up, the 76ers were +800.76ers move…
The director of Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip was released from Israeli custody without charge early Monday, seven months after being held on suspicion of collaborating with Hamas fighters.Mohammed Abu Salmiya was arrested from a UN convoy transporting wounded civilians from heavy fighting in Gaza City in one of the most memorable episodes of Israel’s nine-month military operation in Gaza. Israeli authorities had presented a controversial raid on the Al-Shifa medical facility as a key war objective.Abu Salmiya was arrested in November after Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest and most important hospital, accusing the medical director of allowing Hamas…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Direct flights between Israel and Turkey have been suspended since the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Noorfoto/Getty Images El Al said the plane, en route from Warsaw to Tel Aviv, made an emergency landing in Turkey.The Israeli airline said local staff at Antalya airport refused to refuel the plane.Tensions between the two countries have been rising since Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Israel’s national airline El Al said local airport officials refused to refuel one of its planes that made an emergency landing in Turkey on Sunday.Flight LY5102, flying from Warsaw…
The accident was caused by an engine explosion on a fishing boat, leaving two fishermen seriously injured and nearly sinking the boat.”A coast guard vessel quickly arrived at the scene of the distressed Philippine fishing boat, freed the small boat and carried out rescue operations,” a narrator in the roughly two-minute video clip from the China Coast Guard said.The video showed two rigid-hulled rubber boats being deployed from the Coast Guard’s Patrol Vessel No. 3105. The boats approached the sinking ship, and uniformed officers on board were seen tossing life rings and life jackets to people in the water.This incident…
The Chinese consulate in Auckland has called on local police to investigate a “racially motivated” attack on a Chinese teenager.The 16-year-old boy was attacked by unknown assailants on a bus in the city at about 9am on Friday, a public holiday marking Matariki, the Maori new year.The boy, who had been living in New Zealand for seven years, was attacked by a woman with a metal bar, according to the New Zealand Herald.”A woman started verbally abusing me and then shortly after she started physically abusing me,” the boy, who did not want to be named, told the newspaper.The paper…
To personalize a garment, you might need to remove rather than add. Sometimes, a pair of scissors is all you need to literally refresh a top. At the last Men’s Fashion Week, the runway was Crop tops More than ever before, LOEWE To Prada2024 won’t be the trend’s first golden year. Generation Z What you may not know is that the crop top has roots that go much deeper than TikTok fit checks: It became part of European women’s wear in the 1940s when rationing restricted the amount of fabric people could use, but it didn’t take off two decades…
On January 6, 2021, a pro-Trump mob rallied at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Jose Luis Magana/AP The Supreme Court on Friday limited prosecutors’ ability to pursue obstruction charges against those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, narrowing the scope of a law that could have added years to the prison sentences of hundreds of defendants. The ruling also has ramifications for former President Donald Trump, who was indicted on the same charges, but the impact appears to be less than initially expected. Here are some key takeaways from this decision: The charges against Trump…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersStocks rose on Monday as the second half of 2024 began, with investors looking to build on the strength of the first half of the year.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 214 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.2%.Technology stocks Apple and Alphabet rose modestly, while artificial intelligence favorite Nvidia fell more than 1%. Continued excitement around artificial intelligence and stocks like Nvidia helped the S&P 500 rise 14.5% in the first half of the year, while the Nasdaq…
Story Link Lawrence, Kansas – Kansas Athletics and Learfield’s Sidearm Sports on Monday launched the new KUathletics.com, which will serve as the digital home for the Kansas Jayhawks. The new website features improved functionality, the highest levels of security, faster load times and a focus on accessibility, as well as a new modern, user-friendly design to ensure inclusivity for all fans. Among the new features on KUathletics.com is a focus on broader engagement opportunities, including video, ticketing and game-day experiences. The KUathletics.com homepage features an interactive content stream with the latest news, photo galleries, videos and more,…