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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Dr. Homer Rice, Georgia Tech’s longtime athletic director, died Monday at the age of 97, the university announced.Rice served as the Yellow Jackets’ athletic director from 1980-1997 and led the school to 16 Atlantic Coast Conference championships across five sports during his tenure, the university announced in a press release Monday night.”Under his leadership, Georgia Tech revitalized its athletics program, winning its fourth football national championship in 1990,” the university said in a statement.Tech said its men’s basketball team won its first ACC championship in 1985 and appeared in its first NCAA Final Four…
CNN — Four lecturers from an Iowa university visiting a partner university were wounded in a park in northeastern China on Monday in what Iowa state leaders described as a stabbing incident. The instructors, from Cornell University in Mount Vernon, Iowa, were in a public park with faculty from partner schools when they were injured in a “serious accident,” Cornell President Jonathan Brand said in a statement to university officials. “We have been in contact with all four instructors and are supporting them during this time,” Brand said. A State Department spokesman said the department was aware of reports of…
A federal judge on Monday slightly narrowed the scope of the classified documents case against former President Donald J. Trump, saying prosecutors cannot indict him on the basis that he allegedly showed highly classified military maps to a political adviser months after he left office.Judge Eileen M. Cannon’s decision was less of a major blow to the charges against Trump than a scathing rebuke to the prosecutors working for Special Counsel Jack Smith, who brought the case. While Judge Cannon technically removed the allegations from the 53-page indictment, prosecutors could still present evidence from the allegations to a jury if…
Federal and state officials fully reopened a major shipping channel to the Port of Baltimore on Monday after a massive cleanup operation, transforming a scene of devastating destruction into a symbol of resilience after a container ship capsized off the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six workers.Officials restored the Federal Canal to its original width of 700 feet and depth of 50 feet, bringing a moment of hope to Baltimore after a period of hardship.”Once again, Baltimore has lost,” Mayor Brandon Scott (Democrat) said in an interview. “And once again, Baltimore has proven the world wrong.”The disruption from…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Former President Donald Trump Scott Olson/Getty Images Trump was allowed to conduct his pre-sentence interview virtually in New York City with his lawyers present.New York lawyers say it’s preferential treatment for the billionaire former president.They say low-income defendants should be interviewed in person and without lawyers. Donald Trump was allowed to undergo pre-sentence questioning via video conference on Monday with his lawyers present, but New York City lawyers whose clients are not billionaires or former presidents have argued that this is unfair.Defendants who are not in jail awaiting sentencing…
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…