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Think about Wasim Akram for a moment. He was a champion player of his time, a bona fide legend. The Pakistan cricket team he once built is now crumbling before his eyes. With every loss, Pakistan’s standing in world cricket takes a hit. They have become the team everyone wants to target. They have lost before and will continue to lose… just like any other team. But chaotic team selection, player qualifications and internal politics within the Pakistan Cricket Board are destroying the team from within like termites. Wasim Akram is angry at the Pakistan cricket team. (Getty) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}}…
FILE – Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill speaks to reporters during a news conference at the NHL hockey team’s training facility in Frisco, Texas, on June 8, 2023. Ken Holland and Nill were teammates in junior hockey nearly a half-century ago and had big ambitions as players. Their names have appeared on the Stanley Cup together four times, not as players but in their roles in the Red Wings’ front office during Detroit’s championship streak from 1997 to 2008. Now they’re general managers of teams that will face off in the Western Conference finals, and both are old friends…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Evelyn Peck Vasquez and her husband moved to Los Angeles with their four children in search of diversity. Evelyn Peck Vasquez Evelyn Peck Vasquez became concerned about Michigan’s lack of diversity and how it would affect her four children.She and her husband decided to sell their Michigan home and seven rental properties for a profit of $177,000.Although they can only afford a two-bedroom apartment in California, they say the benefits outweigh the higher cost of living. We were vacationing in Florida and at breakfast in the hotel when my…
There is a lot of truth to be said about Caitlin Clark being left off the U.S. Women’s National Team roster for the 2024 Olympics. First, the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team is the hardest team in the world to build, and Caitlin Clark should be a staple on the team for the next 20 years as long as she stays healthy. But she didn’t Deserves Clark is set to be selected to the 2024 team. Clark is the most popular women’s basketball player on the planet, but she’s not currently one of the top 12 players in the United States.…
The Boston Celtics won nearly 70 games on their way to this year’s NBA Finals. Finishing the season with a 64-18 record was enough to secure the best record in the league. Now, in the NBA Finals, the Celtics are dominating Western Conference teams that many thought could match up to Boston’s onslaught. So far, that hasn’t been the case. So far, it’s been two teams at two different levels of matchups. What the Brooklyn Nets can learn from all this is whether they should change the way they play to keep up.In Game 1, the Celtics attempted 42 three-point…
St. George — Santa Clara will have a new senior living center when Snow Canyon Retirement Community opens this fall. This rendering shows what the outdoor amenities will look like at the new Santa Clara, Utah facility. June 6, 2024 | Photo by Ashley Gomez, St. George News The facility will incorporate “lifelong learning” in partnership with the Utah Tech Institute for Continuing Learning. Future education for residents is planned through monthly on-site presentations, with classes available both in-person and via Zoom. Colton Balmforth, executive director of Snow Canyon Retirement Community, said their goal is to make lifelong learning accessible…
RED OAK, Iowa – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business, today announced details for Sac County’s Flower of the Week. Senator Ernst will be honoring small businesses in all 99 Iowa counties during this legislative session. “Thank you to Cheryl Gerry and the entire team at Details Flowers for spreading joy in the Sac City community and creating beautiful floral arrangements and lasting memories.” Senator Ernst said: “I look forward to watching this already thriving small business grow and blossom in Northwest Iowa for the next 24 years and more.” Cheryl Gary founded…
June 10, 2024 4:57 PM Hunter Biden’s legal fate remains in the hands of a jury, so here’s a refresher on the three charges he faces. From CNN’s Marshall Cohen Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, leave the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The panel of 12 Delawareans is deliberating in the federal firearms trial against Hunter Biden after both sides made closing arguments. It is the first time in US history that the child of a sitting president has been put on trial. The indictment was filed by the…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Federal law enforcement officials have described the switch as “a scourge to our communities.”So what’s the switch? Authorities say it’s a one-inch device that turns a semi-automatic gun into a fully automatic weapon.ABC13 was on hand for a demonstration this morning where representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives showed how the device modifies a handgun.The ATF representative first fired 15 rounds from a semi-automatic weapon, which took just under four seconds to complete.The switched pistol then took 0.64 seconds to fire the same number of bullets.”These switches are just lumps of plastic,”…
Who will represent Team USA’s track and field team in Paris? With the 2024 Olympics approaching at the end of July, the specific members of some teams have yet to be finalized. In track and field, top athletes will soon be competing for spots at the Olympic Trials. Here’s everything you need to know to capture the action: When are Team USA’s Olympic Track and Field Qualifiers? The athletics trials will run from Friday, June 21st through Sunday, June 30th. Where will Team USA’s Olympic Track and Field Qualifiers take place? The trials will take place at Hayward Field in…