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Giants special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey sees ‘uncharted territory’ with new kickoff rule
By: Tribune News Service
Giants special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey didn’t have to blast the NFL’s new kickoff rule on Thursday to make it clear where he stands. He said it all with his shoulder shrugging, his grim acceptance of a change that heavily impacts his livelihood, and his response to whether special teams...
In this youth baseball league, fans who mistreat umpires are sentenced to do the job themselves
By: The Associated Press
By DAN GELSTON (AP Sports Writer) DEPTFORD, N.J. (AP) — The April Facebook post hardly seemed like national news at the time for Deptford Little League president Don Bozzuffi. He’d lost patience when two umpires resigned in the wake of persistent spectator abuse. So he wrote an updated code of...
Denver mayor-elect Mike Johnston launches transition team
By: Joe Rubino
Three days after winning the Denver mayor’s race, Mike Johnston and his backers are making moves to take the reins of the city from the departing Michael Hancock on July 17. Step 1 for the mayor-elect: Announcing the people who will helm his transition team and plan his inauguration. They...
How a decade of sacrifice and resilience earned North Harford graduate JT Maguire a shot in Major League Baseball
By: Tribune News Service
JT Maguire slumped into his worn-out mattress on the floor of a Wofford College dorm. He was four jobs removed from graduation, bunking like a college kid while working as a volunteer assistant baseball coach, asking himself if he chose the right path. Is this lifestyle sustainable? Am I ever...
Afternoon Briefing: Bears’ stadium move remains at an impasse
By: Tribune News Service
Good afternoon, Chicago. The head of special education at Chicago Public Schools has stepped down following pressure for her ouster over the use of physical restraint in schools and other criticism of how the district has treated students with disabilities. Last week, the Chicago Teachers Union demanded Jones resign for...
Broncos podcast: Denver adds pass-rusher Frank Clark plus a recap of OTAs
By: Parker Gabriel
On the latest edition of the 1st & Orange podcast, Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down Denver’s addition of pass-rusher Frank Clark, what they learned during OTAs and what’s ahead for Sean Payton’s team during next week’s mandatory minicamp. Watch Listen Related Articles Denver...
Prosecutor overseeing Trump case says US has ‘one set of laws’ that ‘apply to everyone’
By: The Associated Press
By ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press) MIAMI (AP) — The Justice Department special counsel who filed charges against former President Donald Trump says in his first public statement that the country has “one set of laws” and that they apply to everyone. Jack Smith delivered...
What to watch: ‘Crowded Room’ a gripping true-crime story, thanks to Tom Holland
By: Randy Myers
Tom Holland scales new acting heights in one of Apple TV+’s most anticipated new series, the 10-part “The Crowded Room,” debuting with three episodes this week. We do a deep dive into the psychological thriller co-starring Amanda Seyfried as well as one of 2023’s best films of the year, “Past...
Custer County sheriff, CBI looking into elder abuse allegations involving actor John Amos
By: Bruce Finley
Actor John Amos arrives at HBO’s 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards after party in September 2007. Colorado law enforcement agencies are investigating claims the actor has been the victim of elder abuse. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas) Colorado authorities on Friday confirmed they’re looking into allegations of elder abuse involving actor John...
Type 2 diabetes study: Afternoon exercise tied to blood sugar improvements, Boston researchers find
By: Rick Sobey
Those with type 2 diabetes who are planning out their exercise schedule should consider getting in a workout after lunch, according to a new study from Boston researchers. Type 2 diabetes patients who were physically active in the afternoon saw greater improvements in blood sugar levels than those who were...
Garlic, butter and vampires? It’s scape season in the garden
By: Dave Kline
If you’re a home gardener or a frequent shopper at regional farmers markets, there’s no escaping the fact that right now is scape season. I’m talking about those pungent soon-to-be-a-flower on top of the green spike that all garlic pushes up this time of year. I just harvested all of...
Donald Trump described Pentagon plan of attack and shared classified map, indictment says
By: The Associated Press
By ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press) MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents, according to an indictment unsealed Friday that alleges that he described a Pentagon “plan of attack” and shared a classified...
Suncor’s Colorado refinery records more malfunctions than comparable facilities, EPA study finds
By: Noelle Phillips
Suncor Energy’s oil refinery in Commerce City experiences more malfunctions that release toxic chemicals into the air than other similarly sized plants in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency found in a report released Friday. Inadequacies in preventative maintenance, testing and inspections of various control systems and electrical equipment...
2 groups cancel Orlando conventions as worries over political climate grow
By: Skyler Swisher
AnitaB.org, an organization of female and nonbinary tech workers, is moving its annual convention out of Orlando and taking its business elsewhere, citing Florida’s political climate and actions taken by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature. And another group of nurses is canceling a 2027 event because of similar concerns,...
The best days to fly around the Fourth of July in 2023
By: Nerdwallet
If Memorial Day 2023 was any indication, travelers should brace for big Fourth of July crowds at airports. On the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened roughly 2.7 million people at U.S. airports, the highest checkpoint volume thus far in 2023. And summer travel is...
How heavy was hail that pelted metro Denver? CDOT had to deploy a snowplow
By: Bruce Finley
The hail that pelted metro Denver on Thursday night was so heavy that state transportation officials had to deploy a snowplow to clear Interstate 225. “It is not common for us to plow hail,” Colorado Department of Transportation shift lead Tanya Bowen said Friday morning, confirming that a plow worked...
Opinion: Why Clinton wasn’t indicted and Trump was. The Comey test.
By: David French
Donald Trump has been indicted. Again. And this time, it appears richly deserved, even if one includes special considerations related to the unique recent history of public officials mishandling classified documents. Before we dive into the details of the case, it’s important to restate the general principles that should govern...
LT Garett Bolles couldn’t protect Russell Wilson after 2022 injury and it made him angry: “I’m hungrier than ever”
By: Parker Gabriel
Left tackles are tasked with being protectors and Garett Bolles is just that when it comes to his quarterback. That’s what made 2022 so difficult for the Broncos veteran. As Russell Wilson was harassed by defensive opponents, sacked 55 times, hurt twice and struggled to find his footing with a...