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Indianapolis Star
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Noblesville struggles with downpour, Harrison's bats. Need 'to come off the bus ready to go' when regional resumes
WEST LAFAYETTE – Deke Bullard was just looking to buy some time. Noblesville trailed Harrison, 4-0, in the Class 4A regional championship game with two on and no outs in the bottom of the fifth, but more pressing were the rapidly deteriorating conditions. Wednesday's weather cell that forced a nearly 20-minute delay earlier in the game had returned with a vengeance, and the steady downpour was making it nearly impossible for sophomore pitcher Addison Retzinger to grip the ball. 'I told the girls I was out there stalling, trying to see what they're going to do with the rain,' Bullard said. 'That's all I was doing. … Because I already knew she couldn't hold onto the ball. When you're switching the ball every pitch, that's hard on a pitcher. It's hard to get into a groove.' IHSAA softball regionals: Statewide pairings, schedule, scores The umpire sent Bullard back to the dugout and after trying to stall a few more seconds — all while the rains increased to more of a torrential downpour — Retzinger was forced to throw another pitch. It came out flat and sophomore Anna Hainje capitalized, launching it over the left-field wall for a three-run homer. The game entered a delay as soon as she crossed home plate and play was suspended shortly thereafter. Officials hope to resume play at 6 p.m., Thursday, with West Lafayette Harrison batting with no outs in the fifth. 'It's flat-out pouring,' Bullard said. 'You can't see the ball. You can't hold onto the ball. And we held off probably three pitches too long before they called that. I mean, the last three pitches were in the dirt because the pitcher can't hold onto the ball. I'm not going to blame the umpires. We haven't played well. But you have to be aware of that.' The night's heaviest downpours occurred with Noblesville in the field — Murphy's Law, Bullard deadpanned — but the visitors came out flat, their coach observed, and that proved costly against Raiders pitcher Bradi Odom, who's working a four-hit shutout with only one walk and five strikeouts. 'We have done some guessing on what she's doing and what we're trying to do,' Bullard said. 'She's kept us off-balance and done a really good job. Kudos to her.' At the plate, Harrison's generated 11 hits with three from Hainje — she's also scored two runs and has been generally excellent — and two apiece from juniors Becca Knight and Della Bossung. Hannah Voll and Alex Waitkoff accounted for the Raiders' other two RBIs. If it can escape the fifth without further damage — a fairly significant 'if' against a lineup of WL Harrison's caliber (seven earned runs on 11 hits with only three strikeouts) — Noblesville will have six outs to generate seven runs, a by-no-means impossible task for a lineup that averages nearly eight runs per game and hung nine runs on two of the state's top talents in the sectional: Hamilton Southeastern's Grace Swedarsky and Zionsville's Leah Helton. 'We've had big innings before. They're going to have to come off the bus ready to go. And it's going to take a tremendous effort on our part to be able to do anything, to even make it close. Seven? With no outs in the fifth? That's a big hill. … We'll come back tomorrow and see what happens.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
RHOBH's Erika Jayne Shows Off Her 'Sexy' Old Hollywood-Inspired Home: ‘What L.A. Living Is About' (Exclusive)
Erika Jayne redesigned her Los Angeles home with help from celebrity interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard The pair give a tour of the rooms' highlights in an exclusive PEOPLE Hollywood at Home video Some of Bullard's other clients have included Cher, Elton John and Kylie Jenner Erika Jayne is giving a peek inside her newly redesigned Los Angeles abode. In an exclusive PEOPLE Hollywood at Home video tour, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 53, shows off her house, which she says was inspired by '1920s glamour.' She explains that 'none of this would've been possible' without celebrity interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, who's decorated for A-listers like Cher, Elton John and Kylie Jenner for the past three decades. The pair's home tour starts with the living room, which Bullard says captures the reality star's personality perfectly. 'It's got glamour, it's very comfortable, it's very approachable,' he tells her. 'But don't forget it's sexy.' 'At nighttime, especially, this is the sexiest room,' Erika agrees. The space's grounding piece is a cream-colored sofa from Coco Republic, in a cozy fabric. Erika also praises the luxurious rug, which she says 'did not disappoint' when she 'rolled around' on it. Bullard notes that he kept a statue from Erika's former decor for its 'character,' adding, 'The mix of the old and the new has really made this room feel extra special.' Other highlights include vaulted ceilings with full-height drapery, which the designer explains 'exemplify the high style of the 1920s and '30s' in Hollywood, and a 1960s bar cart from the South of France. Next is the dining room, which Bullard calls a 'main focal point' when people enter the house.'Every day I come in here I am thrilled,' Erika says. Bullard calls the palm wallpaper 'decorating magic,' explaining that it brings personality and drama to the space. 'Now, you bring a lot of drama into spaces, normally,' he jokes of his reality star client. 'I do,' Erika admits. 'But then you brought the right kind of drama, like the beautiful, artistic drama.' 'My son and I sit here almost every night and have dinner together,' she adds of Thomas "Tommy" Zizzo, whom she welcomed with her first husband in 1992. 'And it's very special for us.' The duo then enter Erika's bedroom, which Bullard calls a 'sexy, movie star experience.' 'This is a room that I feel it's like a little cocoon, in a way,' Erika just feels warm and luxurious in here, which is what you want in your bedroom.' The bedroom leads out into a garden with a cabana, which Erika refers to as 'the best part of the house.' 'This is so special,' she continues. 'Everyone that comes here is like 'Erika, this is the best part of this entire space.' Bullard explains the inspiration for the cabana's teal and white walls. 'The stripes are a real decorating trick,' he says. 'It's a way to add drama. It's a way to make the space feel bigger. It's a way to transport you.' 'I feel so serene, like I'm somewhere else right here,' Erika admits. Bullard then says what he loves most is that the outdoor space includes a DJ booth. 'We're ready for a dance party, we're ready for an impromptu cocktail party, we're ready for friends, we're ready for a dip in the pool,' Erika says. 'This is really what L.A. living is about.' In the season 14 premiere of RHOBH, Erika opened up about her decision to redesign the home, where she's lived since her 2020 split from ex-husband Tom Girardi. Tom's legal troubles began making headlines shortly after. The former couple listed their L.A. area mansion for $13 million before dropping it to $8.2 million six months later. It sold in 2022 for $8 million. "The house is tiny ... there's really a living room, a bedroom, and the two other bedrooms that are closets," Erika said on the episode, which aired in November 2024. "I spent 20-plus years in what some people will refer to as a mansion. When I left Pasadena, I took what would fit in the house." "It's time to, I think, let go of the past and let go of that furniture," she added. "Redoing the living room is a real step in the right direction." She first shared the redesign on the season's 14th episode, which aired in March. 'I feel like a new woman,' she said of taking in her updated surroundings. 'This is such a great new beginning, and it just feels like me.' Read the original article on People
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Business courts could soon be established in Oklahoma. Critics are worried.
A bill designed to establish business courts in Oklahoma — a key part of the Republican-led Legislature's budget agreement with Gov. Kevin Stitt — sailed through both chambers on what figures to be the penultimate day of the four-month legislative session. Senate Bill 632 has seen multiple iterations and ridden a proverbial legislative roller coaster during that time, but it now has ended up on Stitt's desk, awaiting his signature. On the morning of Wednesday, May 28, the Senate approved the bill 39-7. Later in the day, the House sent the legislation to the governor's desk in a 77-12 vote. The creation of courts designed to handle complex business litigation long has been a goal of Stitt, as he believes the existence of such courts will help make Oklahoma appear more friendly to potential businesses looking for a place to locate. Critics have said having business courts could raise the specter of those courts providing preferential treatment to businesses over people seeking to sue them for alleged wrongdoing. They've also noted that by creating the courts, the Legislature is supporting an expansion of government, a point noted Wednesday by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, a leader of the Senate's far-right members. Bullard asked Sen. Brent Howard, R-Altus, who was presenting the bill, 'Are we growing government or shrinking it?' Howard eventually acknowledged it was growing government, and Bullard eventually voted in favor of the bill. One far-right senator, Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, joined six of the Senate's eight Democrats in voting against the bill. The legislation would create a business court in any judicial district in Oklahoma containing a county with a population of more than 500,000 — essentially, Oklahoma and Tulsa counties. Howard said the physical location of the two courts would be worked out between the chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The salary of a business court judge will be the same as that of an associate justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Currently, that's $161,112, but a bill that's not yet been acted upon by Stitt would raise that number to $185,612. According to an analysis by the Administrative Office of the Courts, the business court system will cost taxpayers about $2 million to establish. Opponents of the bill have pointed out that the court system would also cost millions of dollars a year to run. The business courts would focus on disputes regarding Oklahoma's complex business laws, including securities, trade secrets, professional malpractice, contracts, commercial property, intra-business disputes and e-commerce. Under the legislation, for an issue to be considered by the court, the amount in controversy must be $500,000 or more. The bill also would require any non-jury trial in a business court to be resolved within 12 months. Any party can transfer a legal case into the business court if a district judge determines the business court has subject-matter jurisdiction over the case. The bill, authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, and House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, had a long journey through the Capitol. Its stops included hearings by four committees, House amendments to the bill that were rejected by the Senate, and two conference committee reports, including one that was rejected on May 22. Members of both chambers on the conference committees agreed on the bill's final language on Tuesday, May 27. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: What is a business court? Oklahoma poised to establish with SB 632
Scottish Sun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Premier League cult hero, 46, to play in qualifying tournament for The Open as he goes for golf glory
PREMIER LEAGUE cult hero Jimmy Bullard is swapping the pitch for the pitching wedge was he tries to qualify for golf's oldest major. Bullard, 46, is going to be taking a swing at qualifying for The Open at Royal Portrush this July. Advertisement 4 Jimmy Bullard is trying to qualify for the Open Credit: Getty 4 Bullard retired from football in 2012 and has shifted his focus to golf Credit: Getty The retired midfielder spent his career playing for the likes of Wigan Athletic, Hull City and Fulham as he earned a reputation as one of football's funniest personalities. But since hanging up his boots in 2012, Bullard has shifted his full focus onto the golf course. The former Soccer AM host is always out on the course and has managed to whittle his handicap down to play off scratch. While he is also one of the faces of popular YouTube golf channel 'Golf Life', which boasts over 335,000 subscribers. Advertisement Bullard did announce plans to try and qualify last year, but was forced to pull out before the first stage even began with a back injury. Now he's back fighting fit and has announced his intention to qualify in a video on the Golf Life channel. He said: "Done my back [last year], played too much golf so I've got to manage that. 'But I think that's just a one off to be honest. I don't really get injured do I? Quest for The Open, yes. But a quest to make me a better golfer. Advertisement 4 Bullard is a scratch golfer Credit: Getty CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 'I feel like the game of golf, I've got to the ceiling of what I know. All my scores are like level par, one-under, I've reached my ceiling. 'How do I get to the next level shooting four, five, six under? Is it available to me with my ability? I don't know. But I feel I've come to the end where I need a coach. I've exhausted all the stuff I know.' Advertisement Rangers star Todd Cantwell spotted at world famous golf course with Sky Sports star and Premier League legend Bullard has enlisted the help of coach Hugh Marr to help him on his journey. The 'Bulldog' will be one of many scratch handicappers who will try their luck at qualification into this year's Open. The Open process sees a field of approximately 2,000 hopefuls whittled down until at least 16 are granted entry to the tournament proper. This year's Open, the 153rd edition of the tournament, will be played at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland from July 17-20. Advertisement But regional qualification begins on June 23 at 15 different courses across the UK and Ireland.
The Irish Sun
28-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Premier League cult hero, 46, to play in qualifying tournament for The Open as he goes for golf glory
PREMIER LEAGUE cult hero Jimmy Bullard is swapping the pitch for the pitching wedge was he tries to qualify for golf's oldest major. Bullard, 46, is going to be taking a swing at qualifying for The Open at Royal Portrush this July. 4 Jimmy Bullard is trying to qualify for the Open Credit: Getty 4 Bullard retired from football in 2012 and has shifted his focus to golf Credit: Getty The retired midfielder spent his career playing for the likes of But since hanging up his boots in 2012, Bullard has shifted his full focus onto the golf course. The former Soccer AM host is always out on the course and has managed to whittle his handicap down to play off scratch. While he is also one of the faces of popular YouTube golf channel Bullard did Now he's back fighting fit and has announced his intention to qualify in a video on the Golf Life channel. He said: "Done my back [last year], played too much golf so I've got to manage that. 'But I think that's just a one off to be honest. I don't really get injured do I? Quest for The Open, yes. But a quest to make me a better golfer. Most read in Golf 4 Bullard is a scratch golfer Credit: Getty CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 'I feel like the game of golf, I've got to the ceiling of what I know. All my scores are like level par, one-under, I've reached my ceiling. 'How do I get to the next level shooting four, five, six under? Is it available to me with my ability? I don't know. But I feel I've come to the end where I need a coach. I've exhausted all the stuff I know.' Rangers star Todd Cantwell spotted at world famous golf course with Sky Sports star and Premier League legend Bullard has enlisted the help of coach Hugh Marr to help him on his journey. The 'Bulldog' will be one of many scratch handicappers who will try their luck at qualification into this year's Open. The Open process sees a field of approximately 2,000 hopefuls whittled down until at least 16 are granted entry to the tournament proper. This year's Open, the 153rd edition of the tournament, will be played at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland from July 17-20. But regional qualification begins on June 23 at 15 different courses across the UK and Ireland. 4 The Open begins on July 17 Credit: Getty - Contributor
