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23-05-2025
- Sport
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Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman leaves game with injury
Boston Red Sox pitcher Aroldis Chapman, left, celebrates with Alex Bregman, right, after defeating the New York Mets in a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman, left, celebrates after his double in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Fenway Park, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman is led off the field by manager Alex Cora after injuringf himself on a single during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman is led off the field by manager Alex Cora after injuringf himself on a single during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) Boston Red Sox pitcher Aroldis Chapman, left, celebrates with Alex Bregman, right, after defeating the New York Mets in a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman, left, celebrates after his double in the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Fenway Park, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman is led off the field by manager Alex Cora after injuringf himself on a single during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman was removed in the fifth inning of Friday's opening game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles after what appeared to be a lower-body injury. Bregman singled sharply to left field and made a wide turn before retreating to the first-base bag. The two-time All-Star motioned to the Red Sox dugout with manager Alex Cora sprinting to check on the status of the team's leading hitter. Bregman didn't bother checking the severity of the injury before heading down the stairs to get it checked out. Advertisement A two-time World Series winner who spent the first nine seasons of his big-league career with the Houston Astros, Bregman signed with Boston in February. He entered Friday with a .297 batting average with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs. Abraham Toro came on as a pinch runner for Bregman and remained in the game as Boston's first baseman. Nick Sogard opened Friday's game at first but moved across the diamond to third base. ___ AP MLB:
Toronto Sun
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
How the Trump administration's move will affect Harvard's international students
Published May 23, 2025 • 4 minute read The Harvard University logo is displayed on a building at the school, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. Photo by Charles Krupa / AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration escalated its standoff with Harvard University on Thursday, revoking the school's ability to enroll international students. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The government told Harvard's thousands of current foreign students that they must transfer to other schools or they will lose their legal permission to be in the U.S. That decision is currently on hold, a federal judge ruled Friday, pending a lawsuit. The move could significantly affect the university, which enrolls about 7,000 international students, most of them in graduate programs. Those students may now have to scramble to figure out their next steps. The Department of Homeland Security took this latest step because Harvard failed to comply fully with requests to produce records about its foreign students, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a letter. Noem accused Harvard of 'perpetuating an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students, promotes pro-Hamas sympathies and employs racist 'diversity, equity and inclusion' policies.'' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Harvard said the action is unlawful and undermines the school's research mission. Here's what to know about how this decision affects international students and what legal authority Noem has to take the step. Does the government have authority over Harvard's enrollment? The U.S. government has authority over who comes into the country. The Department of Homeland Security oversees which colleges are part of the Student Exchange and Visitor Program. On Thursday, DHS said it would remove Harvard. The program allows colleges to issue documentation to foreign students admitted to their schools. The students need those documents to apply to obtain visas to study in the United States. Where does the legal challenge stand? Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Harvard filed a lawsuit early Friday morning, seeking to stop the Trump administration from revoking its ability to host international students. A federal judge in Boston granted a temporary restraining order that would prevent the government's decision from taking effect. While the order stands, Harvard's international students can maintain their legal status, and Harvard can continue to enroll foreign students while the case proceeds. A hearing is scheduled for next week on the case. Read More Will Harvard's current international students be allowed to graduate? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Students who completed their degrees this semester will be allowed to graduate. Noem's letter said the changes would take effect for the 2025-2026 school year. Harvard's Class of 2025 is expected to graduate next week. However, if courts uphold the government's decision, students who have yet to complete their degree will need to transfer to another university, Noem said, or they'll lose their legal permission to remain in the U.S. What percentage of Harvard's student body is affected? Harvard sponsors more than 7,000 people on a combination of F-1 and J-1 visas, which are issued to students and to foreigners visiting the U.S. on exchange programs such as fellowships. Across all the schools that make up the university, about 26% of the student body is from outside the U.S. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But some schools and programs, by nature of their subject matter, have significantly more international students. At the Harvard Kennedy School, which covers public policy and public administration, 49% of students are on F-1 visas. In the business school, one-third of students come from abroad. And within the law school, 94% of the students in the master's program in comparative law are international students. Will admitted students be able to enroll at Harvard in the fall? No, not unless the government changes its decision or a court steps in. For now, Noem said Harvard could restore its status as a host institution for foreign students if it complied with a list of demands within 72 hours. Those demands include requests for a range of records, such as disciplinary records for international students, plus any audio and video recordings of protest activity. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Harvard previously had failed to provide sufficient records, Noem said. The university said it did send the government information, including 'thousands of data points concerning its entire F-1 visa student population.' Has the government ever done this before? The government can and does remove colleges from the Student Exchange and Visitor Program, making them ineligible to host foreign students on their campus. However, it's usually for administrative reasons outlined in law, such as failing to maintain accreditation, lacking proper facilities for classes, failing to employ qualified professional personnel — even failing to 'operate as a bona fide institution of learning.' Other colleges are removed when they close. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I've never seen it revoked for any reason besides the administrative issues listed in the statute,' said Sarah Spreitzer, vice president of government relations at the American Council on Education, an association of universities. 'This is unprecedented.' How else has the Trump administration targeted Harvard? Harvard's battle with the Trump administration dates to early April. The storied institution became the first elite college to refuse to comply with the government's demands to limit pro-Palestinian protests and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies. That kicked off a series of escalating actions against Harvard. Various federal agencies, including DHS and the National Institutes of Health, have cut their grant funding to Harvard, significantly impacting research projects conducted by faculty. Harvard has sued the administration, seeking to end the grant freeze. The administration first threatened to revoke Harvard's ability to host international students back in April. Trump also has said Harvard should lose its tax-exempt status. Doing so would strike at the school's ability to fundraise, as wealthy donors often give to tax-exempt institutions to lower their own tax burdens. — AP Education writers Collin Binkley and Cheyanne Mumphrey contributed. Canada Music Celebrity Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora empathizes with reliever Liam Hendriks following offensive messages
Omer Shem Tov, front right, a former Israeli hostage who survived over 500 days in Hamas captivity, gets a pat on the chest by Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks, front left, after delivering a ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Red Sox and the New York Mets at Fenway Park, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks celebrates after the final out of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, left, walks back to the dugout with bench coach Ramon Vazquez after being ejected by home plate umpire Mike Estabrook during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Fenway Park, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, left, walks back to the dugout with bench coach Ramon Vazquez after being ejected by home plate umpire Mike Estabrook during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Fenway Park, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Omer Shem Tov, front right, a former Israeli hostage who survived over 500 days in Hamas captivity, gets a pat on the chest by Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks, front left, after delivering a ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Red Sox and the New York Mets at Fenway Park, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks celebrates after the final out of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, left, walks back to the dugout with bench coach Ramon Vazquez after being ejected by home plate umpire Mike Estabrook during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Fenway Park, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON (AP) — One day after Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks took to social media to condemn offensive messages made against him and his family, manager Alex Cora empathized with his player. Cora spoke Friday ahead of the first game of a doubleheader against Baltimore at Fenway Park. Advertisement 'We're in the public eye and people feel they have the right to say whatever they want,' Cora said. 'Sometimes, it comes from real people. Other times, it comes from burner accounts … fake people. It puts everyone in a tough spot.' On Thursday, Hendriks expressed his displeasure about death threats he says he received following Boston's most recent loss to the New York Mets. Posting on his personal Instagram account, Hendricks wrote: 'Threats against my life and my wife's life are horrible and cruel. ... I think I speak for all players who have had to deal with this in their career when I say enough is enough.' Hendriks is in his second season with the Red Sox and is 0-1 with a 5.56 ERA in 11 games. In 2023, he underwent treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Last year, after signing with Boston as a free agent, he missed the entire season with an elbow injury he picked up during spring training. Advertisement 'I understand what he's trying to accomplish,' Cora said. 'We have to protect our players and we have to voice what we think.' Though not on the same level as what Hendriks dealt with, Cora found himself in the middle of a social-media storm on Monday after attending the graduation of his daughter from Boston College and missing that night's home game against the Mets. 'If it's up to me, I'll bring my daughter here and go through every account and filter it,' Cora said. Cora has more than 78,000 followers on the X social-media platform. From time to time, he will post a brief message. His most recent post was made in tribute to his daughter graduating from college — #perfectday accompanied by a graduation emoji. Advertisement Cora noted that he reached out to Major League Baseball's security division after getting suspended in 2020 for his role in the Houston Astros' cheating scandal in 2017. 'I put my family in a tough spot, especially when the news came out. It was dangerous and we were afraid, to be honest,' Cora said. 'I don't want to go into details, but they did an amazing job.' In an era where sports gambling comes into play, Cora noted the 'dangerous path' that crops up when fans look to take out their frustrations on players via social media. 'A decision, a pitch, a play, it puts them in a bad spot and they take it personally," Cora said. "That's not my fault. You have to be responsible with what you're doing.' ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Knicks and Pacers set for Round 9 in their playoff rivalry, with the winner going to the NBA Finals
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, left, celebrates along with forward Pascal Siakam after scoring during the second half in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, rear, is congratulated by guard Miles McBride (2) during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) FILE - Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) dribbles during the first half of Game 7 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, May 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) FILE - New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives past Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the second half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) FILE - New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives past Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the second half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, left, celebrates along with forward Pascal Siakam after scoring during the second half in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, rear, is congratulated by guard Miles McBride (2) during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) FILE - Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) dribbles during the first half of Game 7 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, May 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) FILE - New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives past Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the second half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Brunson held a steel chair. Tyrese Haliburton had brass knuckles. As the star point guards glared at each other in a WWE wrestling ring last summer in Madison Square Garden, it seemed a fitting next step in the rivalry between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. It's already featured headbutts and chokes, so why not weapons? Advertisement The teams go at it again starting Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Knicks' first trip to the Eastern Conference finals in 25 years, with the winner of their ninth playoff matchup headed to the NBA Finals. 'It's obviously a storied rivalry between the two franchises, so to add another chapter to it is going to be a lot of fun," Haliburton said. It sure was for Haliburton and the Pacers last year when the teams met in the second round. Indiana won Game 7 at Madison Square Garden against a Knicks team that was decimated by injuries, shooting an NBA playoff-record 67.1% from the field in a 130-109 romp. Haliburton scored 26 points and afterward wore a sweatshirt to his news conference with a picture of Reggie Miller making a choke signal toward Knicks fan Spike Lee on the sidelines during a playoff game three decades earlier. Haliburton returned to the Garden to troll New York fans again about a month later, attempting to interfere in a match on behalf of Logan Paul. Brunson, with a seat in the crowd near the ring, intervened and LA Knight pinned Paul. Advertisement After the match, Brunson grabbed the chair and entered the ring to protect the winner when it appeared Paul and Haliburton had him surrounded. 'I'll be back! I'll be back!' Haliburton yelled toward fans after exiting the ring. Well, here he comes. 'It was obviously something that he wanted to do and the way he played last year in the playoffs, I mean, it was fitting,' Brunson said. 'And so, he played well in the Garden. Obviously Knicks fans and Pacers fans, they go back and forth. But I think he did a great job with it last year but now we're moving on.' A Knicks-Pacers series could be penciled into the spring schedule in the 1990s. The teams met six times in an eight-year span, starting with a 1993 series that included John Starks getting ejected for head-butting Miller. Indiana won the last one in that stretch, a victory in the 2000 East finals the most recent time the Knicks advanced this far. Advertisement This time, it's a surprise. Cleveland and Boston ran away to the top two records in the East, but the Knicks ousted the defending champions and the Pacers blew away the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games to set up this matchup between the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds. Things are different now. Brunson and Haliburton are friendly, having been teammates in 2023 on the U.S. team that played in the Basketball World Cup. But Miller will be in the arena, working the games as an analyst for TNT, so there will be a reminder of the way Knicks-Pacers used to be. 'There was definitely a sense of hatred for each other. So I think that makes a good rivalry,' Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns said. 'They have a history of finding a way to end each other's season, so it's up to us now to add our names into history and see what we do.' The postseason history Advertisement The Pacers lead the series 5-3. When the teams have met in the East finals, the Knicks won in 1994 and 1999 — when they reached the NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed — and the Pacers won in 2000. The 2024-25 history The Knicks went 2-1 against the Pacers, with all the meetings before the All-Star break. Towns had 30.3 points and 12 rebounds per game for the Knicks, who averaged 124 points on 53.9% shooting. A torrid Pace The Pacers were just 10-15 after a loss to Charlotte on Dec. 8. Counting the playoffs, they are 48-19 since. A June reunion? An NBA Finals matchup between the Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves is a possibility after they made a blockbuster trade on the eve of the preseason. The Knicks acquired Towns by sending Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota. Towns, the Wolves' No. 1 pick in 2015, isn't thinking about that yet. Advertisement 'We've got to get there first,' he said. 'I ain't going to worry about something that we're not there yet. Step by step.' ___ AP Sports Writer Michael Marot in Indianapolis contributed to this report. ___ AP NBA:
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
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AP PHOTOS: Athlete to attempt first-ever swim around Martha's Vineyard ahead of 'Jaws' anniversary
A woman views the sunset at Menemsha Beach, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Chilmark, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) A fishing boat is docked for the evening in Menemsha Harbor, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Chilmark, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Visitors walk by the Edgartown Town Hall, one of the filming locations for the movie "Jaws," Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Store clerk Maby Isabelle Carter, shows items featuring the Jaws movie at Neptune's Sea Chest gift shop, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Socks featuring the Jaws movie are displayed at Neptune's Sea Chest gift shop, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Visitors ride bikes on the street used for a Fourth of July parade in the movie "Jaws," Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Audrey Constant, of Marshfield, Mass., is wrapped in a towel featuring the "Jaws" movie, while walking on a beach that was used as a filming location for the film five decades ago, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A fisherman casts for mackerel near one of the locations used fifty years ago for the film "Jaws," Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Mark Alton spends some downtime with his employer's dogs, Bentley and Morgan, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. Fifty years ago Alton's brother played the role of the ambulance driver while his sister appeared in a beach scene in the movie "Jaws". (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) A sunset attracts visitors to Menemsha Beach, near a fishing harbor seen in the movie "Jaws," Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Chilmark, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Fish tails hang on a fisherman's shack in Menemsha Harbor, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Chilmark, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh looks out at Edgartown Harbor, the ending point for his swim around Martha's Vineyard island, which is expected to take 12 days, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A family walks to the span of the American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the "Jaws Bridge", while spending the day fishing, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Passengers disembark from the Martha's Vineyard ferry, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Vineyard Haven, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh walks towards the Edgartown lighthouse, which will be the starting point for his 12-day swim around Martha's Vineyard island, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A man navigates the wake behind the Martha's Vineyard Ferry, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Vineyard Haven, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh gestures to where he will begin his swim around Martha's Vineyard island, which is expected to take 12 days, near the Edgartown Lighthouse, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh gestures to where he will begin his swim around Martha's Vineyard island, which is expected to take 12 days, near the Edgartown Lighthouse, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A woman views the sunset at Menemsha Beach, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Chilmark, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) A fishing boat is docked for the evening in Menemsha Harbor, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Chilmark, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Visitors walk by the Edgartown Town Hall, one of the filming locations for the movie "Jaws," Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Store clerk Maby Isabelle Carter, shows items featuring the Jaws movie at Neptune's Sea Chest gift shop, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Socks featuring the Jaws movie are displayed at Neptune's Sea Chest gift shop, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Visitors ride bikes on the street used for a Fourth of July parade in the movie "Jaws," Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Audrey Constant, of Marshfield, Mass., is wrapped in a towel featuring the "Jaws" movie, while walking on a beach that was used as a filming location for the film five decades ago, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A fisherman casts for mackerel near one of the locations used fifty years ago for the film "Jaws," Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Mark Alton spends some downtime with his employer's dogs, Bentley and Morgan, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. Fifty years ago Alton's brother played the role of the ambulance driver while his sister appeared in a beach scene in the movie "Jaws". (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) A sunset attracts visitors to Menemsha Beach, near a fishing harbor seen in the movie "Jaws," Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Chilmark, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Fish tails hang on a fisherman's shack in Menemsha Harbor, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Chilmark, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh looks out at Edgartown Harbor, the ending point for his swim around Martha's Vineyard island, which is expected to take 12 days, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A family walks to the span of the American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the "Jaws Bridge", while spending the day fishing, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard Island. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Passengers disembark from the Martha's Vineyard ferry, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Vineyard Haven, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh walks towards the Edgartown lighthouse, which will be the starting point for his 12-day swim around Martha's Vineyard island, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A man navigates the wake behind the Martha's Vineyard Ferry, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Vineyard Haven, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh gestures to where he will begin his swim around Martha's Vineyard island, which is expected to take 12 days, near the Edgartown Lighthouse, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass. (AP) — An athlete will aim to be the first person to swim around Martha's Vineyard to educate the public on sharks. Lewis Pugh will attempt the swim in 47-degree (8-degree Celsius) water during the start of white shark migration season. Advertisement The swim is planned to correspond with the 50th anniversary of 'Jaws.' The 55-year-old swimmer is specifically taking on the challenge because he wants to change public perception of the vulnerable animals. He says they were maligned by the 1975 blockbuster film as 'cold-blooded killers.' He'll urge for more protections for the animals while he completes the 62-mile (100-kilometer) swim in about 12 days. He begins the journey just after the New England Aquarium confirmed the first white shark sighting of the season, earlier this week off the coast of Nantucket. ___ Read more about Pugh's historic swim and watch a livestream of him entering the water here. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
