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The Florida Panthers advance to the Stanley Cup Final, sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers advance to the Stanley Cup Final, sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final.Source

Riopelle’s walk-off homer lifts Florida over Alabama 7-6 in SEC tourney

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — BT Riopelle hit a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to rally top-seeded Florida to a 7-6 victory over Alabama on Wednesday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.The Gators (43-13) trailed the ninth-seeded Crimson Tide (39-18) by three runs after Tommy Seidl’s double cleared the bases with two outs in the top of the inning. Florida intentionally walked Jim Jarvis to load the bases for Seidl.Alabama reliever Aidan Moza allowed a lead-off single to No. 2 batter Wyatt Langford to begin the bottom of the 11th and was replaced by Alton Davis II. Jac Caglianone greeted Davis with a single to right and Josh Rivera followed with a run-scoring single. Riopelle homered to right-center on a 0-2 pitch from Davis (0-2).Rivera homered in the bottom of the first inning to give Florida a 2-0 lead.Colby Shelton had an RBI single to get Alabama on the scoreboard in the fourth. Jarvis evened the score with a sacrifice fl...

NCAA tax records show ex-president Emmert paid nearly $3.3 million in 2021

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

The NCAA paid former president Mark Emmert nearly $3.3 million in 2021, according to federal tax records released by the association Wednesday.Emmert’s 13-year tenure leading the NCAA officially ended in March. In April 2022, the association announced its board of governors and Emmert had mutually agreed that he would step down. He was replaced by former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.Emmert received almost $2.8 million in salary and another $83,000 in bonuses, according to records for the 2021-22 fiscal year.The NCAA also paid $3.6 million to former chief operating officer Donald Remy, who left the association April 1, 2021, to become deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. That included a $2.4 million severance payment. Overall, NCAA revenue increased 10% to $1.22 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal year, while its expenses rose 16% to $1.19 billion. Those expenses included $53 million in legal fees.The NCAA paid just over $5.4 million to the Kaplan Hecker & ...

Wednesday’s Transactions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

BASEBALLMajor League BaseballAmerican LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with 2B Joseph Rosa on a minor league contract. Sent 2B Ramon Uiras on a rehab assignment to Aberdeen (SAL).CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent LF Eloy Jimenez on a rehab assignment to Birmingham (SL)LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent CF Brett Phillips outright to Salt Lake (PCL).TAMPA BAY RAYS — Selected the contract of RHP Ben Heller from Durham (IL). Designated RHP Zack Burdi for assignment. Recalled 2B Vidal Brujan from Durham. Placed RHP Zack Littell on the 15-day IL.National LeagueCHICAGO CUBS — Recalled RHP Javier Assad from Iowa (IL). Placed RHP Nick Burdi on the 15-day IL retroactive to May 21.CINCINNATI REDS — Selected the contract of RHP Eduardo Salazar from Louisville (IL). Designated RHP Silvino Bracho for assignment.COLORADO ROCKIES — Released LHP Fernando Abad.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent 3B Luis Urias on a rehab assignment to Nashville (IL).SAN DIEGO PADRES — Released CF Adam Engel.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed ...

Alex Call doubles in 4-run second, Nationals beat Padres 5-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Call had a two-run double in Washington’s four-run second inning and the Nationals held off the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday night.Call also singled to help the rebuilding Nationals improve to 11-11 in May and 21-28 overall.“We’re showing up to the ballpark playing with a lot of energy,” Nationals manager Davey Martinez said. “That’s been the key for these guys. They’re starting to feel like they can compete.”Washington starter Trevor Williams (2-2) went 5 2/3 innings. Carl Edwards Jr. and Hunter Harvey combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings and Kyle Finnegan worked a perfect ninth for his 10th save. They held the Padres to four hits.“Shut down,” Call said about the bullpen effort. “It’s nice to see our guys taking care of business.”Keibert Ruiz singled in the first run in the second, and Luis Garcia had a sacrifice fly to close the scoring spree.San Diego’s Rougned Odor hit in two-run homer in the fourth, and Washi...

El expresidente de Panamá Ricardo Martinelli enfrenta un nuevo juicio

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

(CNN Español) — La justicia de Panamá abrió este martes un juicio contra el expresidente Ricardo Martinelli por blanqueo de capital en el caso que la Fiscalía denomina “New Business”, alegando que participó en la compra de un grupo editorial con fondos supuestamente obtenidos tras blanqueo de capitales y que provenían, según el Ministerio Público, de contratos con el Estado que presuntamente se manejaban de forma irregular.En un comunicado, la Fiscalía afirmó que en este caso, que comenzó a investigarse en 2017, pudo identificar que la compra de acciones de Editora Panamá América, que publica diarios y revistas, se hizo “mediante un complejo esquema en el que intervinieron personas jurídicas y naturales, que realizaron maniobras de estratificación financiera, mediante múltiples transacciones nacionales e internacionales”, con las cuales supuestamente recolectaron cerca de US$ 44 millones en 2010 en una cuenta en un banco offshore a nombre de New Business Services L...

Albies drives in winning run in 9th as Braves beat Dodgers 4-3, avoid sweep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies’ sacrifice fly drove in Austin Riley in the bottom of the ninth and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.Austin Riley doubled to left field off Phil Bickford (1-2) to lead off the ninth. Riley moved to third on Travis d’Arnaud’s grounder to first base. Following an intentional walk to Eddie Rosario, Albies’ fly to deep right field allowed Riley to score easily, setting off a celebration near first base.Bryce Elder gave up seven hits and one walk but had six strikeouts while allowing only one run in six innings. Elder stranded two runners on base in each of the first three innings to continue his season-long success in pitching out of trouble.Entering the game, Elder’s 3.24 ERA with runners on base was the lowest in the National League.Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin’s 14-inning streak of scoreless innings ended with Matt Olson’s 456-foot home run whi...

Kingston Community Health Centres on moving forward after publishing inclusion report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

After two years of collaboration with Kingston Police, the Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) published the Kingston Speaks Inclusion (KSI) Report on April 28.The purpose of the partnership was to aid Kingston Police in gathering input from community members in order to foster a more inclusive dialogue with the community; inform the creation of a Kingston Police Community Inclusion Council; and kickstart various other initiatives related to equity, diversity, and inclusion. The overall objective of the project was to discover and implement strategies to strengthen the relationship between Kingston Police and the greater Kingston community.Wendy Vyuk, director of Community Health at KCHC, spoke to the importance of this project and the changes it aims to bring about, emphasizing the experiences shared with researchers by Kingston community members.“There’s lots of data in the report that is quite powerful and well presented, but I think for me it was really the anec...

Chamber of Commerce recognizes local businesses at Kingston Business Awards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

By: CHRISTENA LAWRIE, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with CFRC NewsThe Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2023 Kingston Business Awards at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts on May 18. This year marks the 27th occurrence of the annual event recognizing the achievements of Kingston’s business community. This event occurred shortly after the release of the first ever Kingston City Council Report Card, a document chronicling and evaluating city council’s decisions regarding local businesses throughout the first quarter of 2023.Nine awards were presented at the event and winners were decided by a volunteer committee of judges from other chambers of commerce across Canada.Karen Cross, CEO of the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, spoke about the chamber’s commitment to local businesses in the planning and outfit of the event.“We’ve been working with many local businesses to bring this concept of life as we wanted the remarkable ach...

More will travel by road on 2023 Memorial Day weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Millions of Americans will hit the road for Memorial Day weekend with Colorado being a top destination.Denver resident Cole Miller and his dog Glacier are geared up and ready to go.“I’m super excited, we’ve got some big plans to go camping,” Miller said.AAA Colorado lists Denver as a top 10 booking destination in 2023 and reported 80% of Colorado residents who plan to travel for the holiday will drive to their destination.“If you’re thinking about travel, so is everybody else. With lower gas prices more people are driving,” AAA Colorado Regional Director of Public Affairs Skyler McKinley said. Officials expecting busy air, road travel in Colorado this Memorial Day One reason for increased road travel in 2023 is higher airfares.“Airfare, for example, is at 40% over this time last year. We’re seeing a splashback effect of Coloradans to stay home,” McKinley said.Travelers will spend most of their travel budget on lodging and gas, stimulating the economy and boosting ...