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Tyler Lussi scored in North Carolina’s third straight shutout win

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

Tyler Lussi came off the bench and scored to give the North Carolina Courage a 1-0 victory at home against Racing Louisville on Saturday in the National Women’s Soccer League.It was North Carolina’s third straight win and third straight shutout. Louisville was in control for most of the first half, outshooting the Courage 8-2, but the teams went into halftime scoreless.The momentum would turn in the second half, and Lussi broke the deadlock in the 73rd minute, getting her initial opportunity blocked but slamming the rebound into the net.The Courage (7-4-2) continued to threaten for the last 10 minutes, and Racing defender Abby Erceg had to make a sliding block in the 83rd to prevent a second goal. Louisville (3-4-6) only had two shots in the second half.Saturday’s game was the last club match for players on both teams who are heading to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which kicks off July 20.For the Courage, Emily Fox and Casey Murphy were called up by the Un...

Deion Sanders expects hospital release Sunday, 2 days after surgery for blood clots in his legs

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said on social media that he expects to be released from the hospital on Sunday, two days after surgery for blood clots in his legs.In a video posted on Instagram on Saturday, Sanders told his family that he had successful surgery on Friday for a blood clot in his left thigh and another in the same leg below his knee. He said he also has a blood clot in the right leg that doctors were “going to get soon.”The news of Coach Prime’s impending procedure began to spread Thursday after Pat McAfee discussed on his podcast with longtime NFL defensive back Adam Jones what was referred to as an emergency surgery for Sanders. In a video posted Thursday, the 55-year-old Sanders explained in the video on YouTube that his doctor found a blood clot in both legs, including one in his left thigh. He’s struggled with the left foot since having two toes amputated in 2021 due to blood clot issues while at Jackson State.He said that two of his three remaining ...

Minter: Baseball fans should root for gambling’s expansion

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

The next time your favorite baseball team negotiates a nine-figure deal for an injury-prone pitcher, blame the oddsmakers.They’ll soon be the source of cash upon which baseball depends to sustain the sport’s lofty pay packages.Both Major League Baseball and media companies are vying to control the next wave of sports gambling, integrating betting into streamed broadcasts of games. The expansion of betting will make some baseball traditionalists queasy. But wary fans should consider the alternative — higher costs to watch or attend games as both teams and media companies grasp for new sources of revenue.For years, baseball and other sports leaned upon regional television networks to pay them billions of dollars for the rights to broadcast games to the home fans. Now, cord-cutting is choking off that lucrative pipeline.The question over who should benefit from the switch became more urgent two weeks ago, when a court ordered Diamond Sports Group, a Sinclair Broadcast Group subsidiary ...

Editorial: COVID restrictions did more harm than good

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

Ronald Reagan famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” What an apt summation of the government’s heavy-handed efforts to fight the coronavirus.The Institute of Economic Affairs recently published a book on the effectiveness of pandemic lockdowns. The authors include a professor from Johns Hopkins and professor emeritus from Lund University in Sweden. “The results of our meta-analysis support the conclusion that lockdowns in the spring of 2020 had a negligible effect on COVID-19 mortality,” they wrote. “This result is consistent with the view that voluntary changes in behaviour, such as social distancing, did play an important role in mitigating the pandemic.”They find that the average lockdown in the United States in spring 2020 averted 16,000 deaths. That’s a significant number, but consider the context. In the United States, an average of 38,000 people each year die from the flu. But no one ever sug...

Fresh out of college? Here are the financial tips you need

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

For new college graduates, receiving that first post-degree paycheck can be almost as exciting as getting the diploma itself. But it also presents a challenge: Given the many demands on a young person’s budget, how should those funds be managed?We asked five money experts to share their best personal finance strategies to help this year’s college grads successfully launch their financial lives. Here’s what they said.Find your budgeting styleTo figure out how to allocate your money toward needs, wants and everything else, Erin Lowry, author of the “Broke Millennial Workbook,” says that instead of following the latest budgeting trend on TikTok, it’s helpful to just sit down with a pen and paper. “Write down what your big expenses are,” she says.After accounting for large items like rent, car payments and food, you can then see what nonessentials also fit. “You might want to go out to dinner with friends, build up new work attire or adopt a dog,” Lowry says. Writing out the budget help...

Senior dog’s in good health, except for teeth

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

Dear Dr. John,Our 12-year-old  Spaniel X  is in good health according to our vet. Our vet does feel that his teeth need to be addressed. He has a fair amount of tartar and, as you might imagine, his breath is pretty offensive. His gums are very red which we were told suggests that he has gingivitis. To assess whether our dog would be a safe risk for anesthesia to have his teeth cleaned, our vet did a blood panel. What was found was an elevation of something called ALT at a level of 140. Apparently, this has something to do with his liver function and it might influence his tolerance for general anesthesia. Would you proceed with a dental cleaning given the findings? What can be done for the gingivitis since the cleaning probably won’t get rid of that? N.M.Dear N.M.,What does your veterinarian think? ALT is a liver specific enzyme and I have written recent columns about risks associated with various elevations in certain blood values. Depending on the lab values that one uses to be c...

Ex finagles summer vacations in her favor every year

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

Q. My ex insists each year that I give up my vacation weeks because of the summer camps our children want to attend. I am incredibly sick of not getting any summer vacation time with our kids.  We could not agree on parenting and had a trial.  The judgment requires us to equally pay for summer camp, to agree on camps by March 1 each year and also allows us to each have two weeks of vacation time with our kids.Somehow each year my ex makes her vacation plans and then comes to me with a list of summer camps our kids want to attend which she of course has already discussed with the kids.  She has me agree on the camps and then immediately informs me of her vacation time. I am typically left with two non-consecutive weeks and one child available for each week.  Our kids go to different camps which somehow never fully line up.  Somehow, she always gets two weeks with both kids.  How can I stop her from doing this again next summer while there is still time for me to speak up?A. It sounds...

TV Q & A: When will ‘Dark Winds’ blow in for Season 2?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

You have questions. I have some answers.Q: Will the second season of “Dark Winds” be shown, and on which network?A: The new season will air Sundays on AMC beginning July 30, with early telecasts the preceding Thursday on AMC+. According to the networks, “Lt. Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) reunites with Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), his former deputy turned private eye, when their separate cases bring them together in pursuit of the same suspect. They find themselves in the high desert of Navajo Country chasing a killer who’s turned his sights on them to protect a secret that rips open old wounds and challenges Leaphorn’s moral and professional code.”Q: I recall many years ago that there were codes in the TV listings for each program and that number was entered when you wanted to tape — thereby when the code was broadcast, the program taping started. It was almost fail-safe, as I recall. Do you think anything like that could ever be reinstated? It sure would simplify trying to predict when...

Remind daughter that she is loved despite no-show ex

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

Q. My ex says he will be here to pick up our daughter for their time together, but he rarely shows. She waits, he doesn’t show up, and she cries herself to sleep. The problem is, sometimes he does come, so I don’t know what to tell her. I would like to change the custody order, so she doesn’t have to go through this, but I’m afraid. He threatens to take her away if I do anything. What is good ex-etiquette?A. I cannot stress the negative impact not showing up to planned visitation has on a child. A child doesn’t realize that mom or dad is the problem. They blame themselves. “If I were a better child, smarter, prettier, whatever, they would love me and show up.” A child sees the no-show behavior as a choice. Mom or dad chooses to not see them. The child’s takeaway is that people, particularly those who tell them they love them, can’t be trusted. This makes it difficult for children to form secure attachments in adulthood.As the custodial parent, you...

Looking for a summer break? Head to these NH ski resorts

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:24 GMT

It’s summer, and just like you pack away your ski gear and pull out your summer threads, some of the great New Hampshire ski areas do pretty much the same.Tucked away are the snow cats and snow fences, and the winter white coat is replaced with a blanket of green. What’s more: there’s a ton of great things to do.You can find the perfect escape for whatever ambiance you’re looking for – even all of them at once. Consider these New Hampshire hills for some summer fun that may not involve the ocean, but is just as refreshing and beautiful.Active: You want to run, jump, careen downhill and soar above it all? You’ve got choices. At Cranmore Mountain Resort (https://www.cranmore.com) in the heart of North Conway, you’ll find  all kinds of thrills like a seated zip line ride, mountain coaster, lift-serviced downhill mountain biking (lessons if you’re new), chairlift rides and more. Beginning June 30, they stay open until 8 p.m., meaning you can take in the alpenglow of a ...