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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
USC football countdown to kickoff continues—Kyon Barrs in focus
USC football countdown to kickoff continues—Kyon Barrs in focus Kyon Barrs added value to USC in the time he was here The countdown to USC's 2025 football season is officially on! The Trojans kick off their new campaign 92 days from today. You need something to help you while away the days and hours in the spring and summer. This is one way to do so. In this new series, countdown to kickoff, we will be counting down the days by highlighting a notable Trojan who wore each number. Today, we take a fairly recent look back at former USC defensive lineman Kyon Barrs. Position: Defensive line Years played at USC: 2023 Career highlights: Barrs spent the first four years of his college career at conference foe Arizona. He transferred to USC for his final year of eligibility in 2023, and recorded 18 tackles during his lone season with the Trojans. After USC: Barrs signed with the Seattle Seahawks during training camp in the summer of 2024, but ultimately did not make the team. In December, he signed with the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League, for whom he currently plays.
Global News
22-05-2025
- General
- Global News
Halifax heritage building slated for demolition saved by appeal court decision
A century-old Victorian home in south-end Halifax has been saved from the wrecking ball, thanks to a Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decision. The battle surrounding the 128-year-old house at 1245 Edward St. has been long and mired in legal proceedings. Sandra Barrs, the past president of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, applauds the court's latest decision and believes the house has a history worth saving. She says everything about the home — from its small turret to its arched windows — offers a glimpse into the past. 'It has been part of the fabric of this neighbourhood for (nearly) 130 years,' she said. Dalhousie University originally bought the lot in July 2021 for $1 million with the intention of demolishing the Victorian home. Story continues below advertisement The next year, the university told Halifax council the house would require significant costs to fix — something the university didn't want to take on. The university received a demolition permit in July 2022, despite a grassroots effort by neighbours to block it. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'A neighbourhood group, the Halifax University Neighbourhood Association, got involved,' said Barrs. 'They didn't want to see the property simply demolished because there was no plan to do anything with it, just simply demolish it and leave the lot vacant.' In October 2022, municipal councillors voted to add the lot to its Registry of Heritage Properties, prompting Dalhousie to file a notice for a judicial review. 2:03 N.S. judge puts end to Halifax's heritage designation for south end property A Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruling in November 2023 put an end to the heritage designation, and stated council had wrongly decided that a heritage registration could be granted to a group other than the property owner. Story continues below advertisement 'There is a reasonable apprehension of an attitude of closed-mindedness at the (Heritage Advisory Committee) level, and a reasonable apprehension of bias at the HRM Council level – a bread-crumb trail that led to a clearly unreasonable result,' Justice Peter Rosinski wrote in part. That led the municipality to seek a judicial review from the Court of Appeal, which dismissed the university's claims and said the council's decision was fair and reasonable. The province's highest court also confirmed that Halifax council could award heritage status to a property following a request by a party other than the property's owner. 'We were happy to read not only that the allegations of procedural unfairness were dismissed, but more importantly, that third party registrations of heritage structures was accepted as being with merit,' said Barrs. In a statement to Global News, a Dalhousie University spokesperson said, 'we accept the appeal court's decision.' 'Dalhousie remains committed to finding the right balance between preservation of our most iconic buildings and development that supports continued university and municipal growth,' wrote Michael Fleury. — with a file from The Canadian Press
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Treasure Islands officials meet to talk about lessons learned after back-to-back hurricanes
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The city of Treasure Island has prepared an after-action report, showing what might have been done better before devastating back-to-back hurricanes. City Fire Chief Trip Barrs said during the first storm, only about an estimated 30% of city residents evacuated, despite repeated warnings. 'We actually went through neighborhoods on PA systems, we had our public information officer giving out warnings,' said Barrs. Sadly, some people died in Treasure Island during Hurricane Helene as a result of the storm surge. 'We had four fatalities during Hurricane Helene, they were all water-related. There comes a point where we can not come and get you, once you realize you made a bad decision,' said city also learned that its own aging buildings were not constructed to survive major hurricanes. Fire stations, built in the 60s, will have to be replaced. 'We lost everything. We got inundated with three and a half feet of water in our police and fire stations. So, we are going to rebuild. We are in the process of selecting an architect now and of course it will be outside the flood plane,' said Barrs. The Treasure Island City Council will meet Tuesday night to discuss the after-action reports and to talk about what can be done better during the next hurricane season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Irish Examiner
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Cork football league round-up: Clinical Clon rout Barrs
Clonakilty took a big step towards securing their place in the final of Division 1 of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Football League after they enjoyed a comprehensive win over St Finbarr's in Clonakilty on Sunday. This was a much-anticipated clash as both sides entered the game with perfect records, but the home side ran riot, winning by 3-22 to 0-6 against a Barrs side who were without the services of Steven Sherlock and Cillian Myers Murray. Darragh Gough, returning to action after being in with the Cork U20s, was the main man for the home side as he hit the Barrs for 2-4. Dara Ó Se kicked 0-5, Chris Kenneally hit 1-1 while David Lowney and Tom Clancy both clipped over 0-3. On a tough morning for the city side, Cian O'Sullivan and Thomas Egan both had a brace of points. The Barrs' loss gave their neighbours, Nemo Rangers, the opportunity to join them on 10 points and the Trabeg side just about took their chance as they edged Castlehaven by 2-9 to 1-11 in Moneyvollahane. Nemo seemed to be in total control when they led by 2-9 to 0-8 with six minutes to go. Another Cork U20, Bryan Hayes, kicked 1-3 for Nemo, Ronan Dalton had clipped 1-1 while Conor Horgan helped himself to a brace of points. However, a goal from Donncha O'Donovan and three points from Mark Collins brought the Haven to within the minimum before they ran out of time. The Barrs have the head-to-head edge on Nemo, so they are in second place behind Clon. Newcestown moved into fourth spot after a late rally helped them to a 1-17 to 2-13 win over St Michael's in Mahon. Luke O'Herlihy continued his fine form for the home side as kicked 0-5, Liam O'Sullivan clipped 1-1, Kyle Leahy landed the other major and Daniel Meany scored 0-3. David Buckley led the way for the visitors as he kicked 0-7, including the winner, Niall Kelly contributed 0-4 while Darragh McGee's goal sparked their comeback. Douglas joined Newcestown on seven points as a result of their 3-12 to 0-13 win over Cill na Martra. Conor Russell's hot streak continued for Douglas as he clipped 1-6, 1-4 of which came from play, Dean Buckley hit 1-1 and Brian Powter raised their other green flag. Their goalkeeper, Andrew Cotter, also played his part in kicking a '45 and making a string of vital saves as Cill na Martra chased the game. Micheál Ó Deasúna and Jason MacCárthaigh both scored 0-3 for the Gaeltacht men while Seán Ó Fóirréidh and Ciarán Ó Duinnín both landed a brace of points. Finally, Carrigaline registered their first win of the campaign after they bested Éire Óg by 0-19 to 2-11 in Ovens. The win looked unlikely when they trailed by five points with three minutes of normal time remaining. Enter Brian Coakley. Carrig's talisman hit three two-point frees to power his side to victory. Coakley had already registered a two-point effort from play, his brother Niall hit 0-5 while Éanna Desmond's three-point haul also proved crucial. Dylan Foley was top man for the home side as he scored 1-2, Jerome Clifford accounted for their other goal while Rian O'Flynn and Darragh Clifford both clipped 0-2. Meanwhile in Division 2 Carbery Rangers took another step towards promotion after they made it six wins from six with a 1-20 to 1-10 win over Kanturk in Rosscarbery on Saturday evening. Ciarán Santry contributed 1-2 to the cause for Ross, John O'Rourke and Darragh Hayes both helped themselves to 0-5 while Timmy Cullinane kicked 0-3. Lorcán McLoughlin struck for Kanturk's major, Ian Walsh hit 0-3 while Colin Walsh and Gavin Kenehan both scored 0-2. Knocknagree are just two points behind Carbery Rangers after they pounced for a dramatic 4-7 to 1-15 win away to Ballincollig. All of Knocknagree's goals came in the opening half as they led by 4-3 to 0-3 at the interval. Matthew Dilworth converted a penalty, while David O'Connor, Denis O'Connor, who also hit three points, and Michael Mahoney raised the other green flags. Ballincollig made a supreme effort to overturn the deficit. Cian Dorgan led the charge with 1-2, Darragh O'Mahony landed 0-5 while Darren Murphy, Peter O'Neill and Ben O'Connell all hit 0-2 before they ran out of time. Dohenys are in the best position to challenge the top two after they defeated winless Fermoy by 3-15 to 1-11 on Thursday night in Dunmanway. The home side played the last ten minutes of the opening half with thirteen men after receiving two black cards, but they still made it to interval 1-7 to 0-6 to the good and from there they pushed on. Mark Buckley hit Fermoy for 1-6, Fionn Herlihy clipped 1-1, Aaron Mannix landed their other goal and Keith White scored 0-4. Finally, Castletownbere gave their chances of survival a real boost after they bested O'Donovan Rossa by 3-18 to 4-10 in Castletown. Lee Kelly scored 1-2 for the hosts, while James Harrington and Declan Dunne both pounced for 1-1. Andrew O'Sullivan's 0-5 haul included two two-point efforts while Fintan Fenner also raised two orange flags. The imperious Kevin Davis led the resistance for Rossa as he kicked 1-6 while Elliot Connolly, Thomas Hegarty and Dylan Hourihane Jnr struck for the other goals.
Irish Examiner
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Cork Football Round-Up Round 5: The Barrs and Clon continue to lead the way
With five of the nine rounds of Division 1 of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Footblall League played, Clonakilty and St Finbarr's continue to lead the way after they maintained their perfect records over the weekend. Clonakilty travelled to Cill na Martra on Sunday morning and picked up the points after they edged the home side by 1-15 to 1-12. Luke Griffin hit 1-1 for the West Cork men as their superior scoring difference gives them the edge over the Barrs. Conor Daly landed 0-5 for the visitors, while Seán McEvoy, Ross Mannix and Seán White all contributed 0-2. Seán Ó Duinnín hit 1-3 for the Gaeltacht men, Micheál Ó Deasúna landed 0-3 and Jason MacCárthaigh landed a brace of points. St Finbarr's briefly topped the pile on after they defeated Castlehaven by 3-16 to 1-13 in Togher on Saturday. Steven Sherlock has been shooting the lights out for the Barrs and while he continued his rich vein of form with 1-5 here, he had plenty of assistance. William Buckley and Eoin McGreevey both plundered 1-3 while Cian O'Sullivan clipped 0-2. Jamie O'Driscoll hit 1-1 for the Haven while Andrew Whelton and Jack Cahalane both slotted over 0-3. The loss leaves the Haven on two points with four rounds to play. Nemo Rangers remained on the coat-tails of the table toppers after they beat Carrigaline by 0-18 to 0-12 in Trabeg. Conor Horgan and Donagh O'Leary led the way for Nemo with 0-5 each while Gary Sayers scored 0-4. Éanna Desmond was Carrigaline's scorer in-chief with 0-5, Niall Coakley clipped over 0-4 while Kevin O'Reilly hit 0-2. Newcestown and Douglas both moved onto five points after they played out a 0-11 to 1-8 draw on Sunday morning. Douglas led by six points just after the interval, but Newcestown reeled them in with a late Eddie Kenneally two-point free earning the home side a share of the spoils. Kenneally had four other points from frees to his name at the end while Jack Meade kicked two points and Tadhg Twomey also got on the scoresheet. Conor Russell continued his good form as he landed 0-7 for the city men while Conor Kingston pounced for their goal. Finally, Éire Óg moved into mid table after they found their goalscoring touch to beat St Michael's by 3-13 to 1-14 in Mahon. Daniel Ryan and Rían O'Flynn had first half goals for the Ovens men, Jack Murphy converted a penalty after the break while the great Daniel Goulding hit two two-pointers and another point on his introduction. Luke O'Herlihy clipped 0-9 for Michael's, with 0-6 coming from two-pointers, while Billy Cain raised the green flag Meanwhile in Division 2, Carbery Rangers remain on top of the pile after they made it five wins from five with a 1-16 to 0-14 win over Dohenys in Dunmanway on Friday evening. Darragh Hayes led the way for Ross as he kicked 0-4 while Cian Daly goaled just after half time. John O'Rourke clipped 0-3, as did Brian Hodnett, with one of those being a two-pointer. Mark Buckley shot 0-5 for the Dohenys, Rhys Coakley raised a white and an orange flag and Keith White landed a brace as they remain in contention for promotion. Knocknagree remain in second spot after they bested Castletownbere by 2-10 to 0-11 on Sunday morning. David O'Connor hit 1-2 for the Duhallow men, Denis O'Connlr clipped 0-4 while Niall O'Connor had the other goal. Andrew O'Sullivan and Fintan Fenner were best for the Beara men as they both scored 0-3. Ballincollig remain in contention for promotion as they moved on to seven points by virtue of their 3-13 to 0-6 win over Fermoy. Pete Kelly hit 1-2 for Ballincollig, their other goals came from Sean and Brian Dore while Darragh Dorgan registered 0-3. O'Donovan Rossa moved into contention for promotion after they edged Béal Átha 'n Ghaorthaidh by 1-18 to 3-10 in Skibbereen. Kevin Davis ran the show for Rossa, who were down six points at one stage, kicking 0-5, while Ciaran Coombes raised the green flag and Niall Daly and Darren Daly both had a brace of scores. For Béal Átha, Seán Ó Luasa struck for two goals and Matt Ó Riordáin scored their other goal. Finally, Valley Rovers moved up the table after they beat Kanturk by 0-15 to 0-13. Fiachra Lynch led the way for Valleys with 0-7, including one two-pointer while Adam Walsh Murphy hit 0-3.
