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Chicago Tribune
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Stevenson defender Annie Egeland is ‘difficult to beat.' It becomes hard to overlook the Michigan recruit too.
Lack of name recognition hasn't been a problem for Stevenson's Annie Egeland. Her older sister Ellie Egeland, a freshman midfielder at Maryland, scored 28 goals during her Stevenson career and was an all-state selection last year. 'Sometimes, definitely as a freshman, all I was known as was 'Ellie's little sister,'' Annie Egeland said. 'When I started to play, people started giving me respect. She definitely put my name out there. 'But I had to earn my own position and my own part of the spotlight instead of being in her shadow, so I had to keep working to get to her level.' Egeland is definitely earning her share of the spotlight. The Michigan recruit has become one of the best defenders in the state and has also racked up four goals and two assists in her junior season to lead the Patriots (9-4-3, 5-1-1) to a second-place tie in the North Suburban Conference and a No. 4 seed in the Class 3A Fremd Sectional. Stevenson will play 13th-seeded Waukegan in the Glenbrook South Regional semifinals at 5 p.m. Tuesday. 'Annie tackles the ball really well and has really good patience and balance,' Stevenson coach Jay Bulev said. 'She doesn't dive in and covers well and recovers well. She is difficult to beat 1v1, and she wins headers and balls out of the air.' The 5-foot-8 Egeland is also making an impression on opponents, including Saint Louis recruit Addison Stanciak, who is the career leader in goals and points scored for conference rival Warren. 'Annie's tackling and understanding of the game are elite,' Stanciak said. 'She is always anticipating the offense.' Egeland, a third-year varsity starter who was named all-conference last season, hasn't always been a defender. She used to be a forward. 'A coach moved me to outside back,' she said. 'I liked defending. I never looked back. 'Obviously, what people always see on the score sheet is the goals and assists, but they never see how many tackles you make or how you save goals.' Ellie Egeland said Annie made herself into an elite defender. 'Annie puts more time and effort into setting herself up for success from the moment she wakes up,' Ellie Egeland said. 'She is able to understand the game at such a deep and complex level, where she can spot the right pass from a mile away and know exactly the right moment to enter a tackle. 'As an attacker, I have always been scared to go against her, knowing that she is likely going to win the ball. Her ability to win balls in the air and even score as a center back is something not many can do.' Annie Egeland said the turning point in her career came in eighth grade, when she was moved to the B team in the Eclipse Select club program after playing for the A team the previous year. She said she worked tirelessly over the next several months to regain her former position. 'Sometimes that can bring you down, and a lot of people quit, but it pushed me harder, and I worked all of my eighth grade year,' Egeland said. 'I didn't rest because I didn't want to let anybody outwork me. 'Without that experience, I would not be the player I am now.'
Local Norway
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Local Norway
Norwegian Refugee Council slams Israel plan to take over Gaza aid
Israel's security cabinet said there was "currently enough food" in the territory which has been under full Israeli blockade since March 2, and approved overnight the "possibility of humanitarian distribution" in Gaza. "We cannot and will not do something which is fundamentally against humanitarian principles," Jan Egeland told AFP. He said "the United Nations agencies, all other international humanitarian groups and NGOs have said no to be part of this idea coming from the Israeli cabinet and from the Israeli military." Israel has accused Hamas of diverting humanitarian aid -- which Hamas denies -- and said its blockade was necessary to pressure the militant group to release Israeli hostages. Egeland said the Israeli government wanted to "militarise, manipulate, politicise the aid by allowing only aid to a few concentration hubs in the south, a scheme where people will be screened, where it's a completely inoperable system." "That would force people to move to get aid, and it would continue the starvation of the civilian population," he said, adding: "We will have no part in that." Advertisement "If one side in a bitter armed conflict tries to control, manipulate, ration aid among the civilians on the other side, it is against everything we stand for," he stressed. Meanwhile, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said the Israeli scheme "will mean large parts of Gaza, including the less mobile and most vulnerable people, will continue to go without supplies." International aid organisations as well as Palestinians in Gaza have for weeks warned of a dire humanitarian situation on the ground. The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has said it has depleted its food stocks and that the 25 bakeries it supports in Gaza have closed due to a lack of flour and fuel
Arab News
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Norwegian NGO decries Israel plan to take over Gaza aid
OSLO: An Israeli plan to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza at hubs controlled by the military is 'fundamentally against humanitarian principles,' the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) told AFP on Monday. Israel's security cabinet said there was 'currently enough food' in the territory which has been under full Israeli blockade since March 2, and approved overnight the 'possibility of humanitarian distribution' in Gaza. 'We cannot and will not do something which is fundamentally against humanitarian principles,' Jan Egeland told AFP. He said 'the United Nations agencies, all other international humanitarian groups and NGOs have said no to be part of this idea coming from the Israeli cabinet and from the Israeli military.' Israel has accused Hamas of diverting humanitarian aid — which Hamas denies — and said its blockade was necessary to pressure the militant group to release Israeli hostages. Egeland said the Israeli government wanted to 'militarise, manipulate, politicize the aid by allowing only aid to a few concentration hubs in the south, a scheme where people will be screened, where it's a completely inoperable system.' 'That would force people to move to get aid, and it would continue the starvation of the civilian population,' he said, adding: 'We will have no part in that.' 'If one side in a bitter armed conflict tries to control, manipulate, ration aid among the civilians on the other side, it is against everything we stand for,' he stressed. Meanwhile, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said the Israeli scheme 'will mean large parts of Gaza, including the less mobile and most vulnerable people, will continue to go without supplies.' International aid organizations as well as Palestinians in Gaza have for weeks warned of a dire humanitarian situation on the ground. The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has said it has depleted its food stocks and that the 25 bakeries it supports in Gaza have closed due to a lack of flour and fuel.
News24
05-05-2025
- Politics
- News24
Norwegian NGO decries Israel's plan to take over Gaza aid
Norwegian Refugee Council and UN agencies rejected Israel's plan to control aid distribution in Gaza, calling it a violation of humanitarian principles. NRC's Jan Egeland said the plan would "militarise" and "politicise" aid, worsening starvation and forcing displacement. UN agencies warned the scheme would leave Gaza's most vulnerable without supplies, as food stocks and bakeries have already run dry. An Israeli plan to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza at hubs controlled by the military is "fundamentally against humanitarian principles", the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) told AFP on Monday. Israel's security cabinet said there was "currently enough food" in the territory, which has been under full Israeli blockade since 2 March, and approved overnight the "possibility of humanitarian distribution" in Gaza. "We cannot and will not do something which is fundamentally against humanitarian principles," Jan Egeland told AFP. He said, "The United Nations agencies, all other international humanitarian groups and NGOs have said no to be part of this idea coming from the Israeli cabinet and from the Israeli military." Israel has accused Hamas of diverting humanitarian aid - which Hamas denies - and said its blockade was necessary to pressure the militant group to release Israeli hostages. Egeland said the Israeli government wanted to "militarise, manipulate, politicise the aid by allowing only aid to a few concentration hubs in the south, a scheme where people will be screened, where it's a completely inoperable system." "That would force people to move to get aid, and it would continue the starvation of the civilian population," he said, adding: "We will have no part in that." "If one side in a bitter armed conflict tries to control, manipulate, ration aid among the civilians on the other side, it is against everything we stand for," he stressed. Meanwhile, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Israeli scheme "will mean large parts of Gaza, including the less mobile and most vulnerable people, will continue to go without supplies." International aid organisations, as well as Palestinians in Gaza, have for weeks warned of a dire humanitarian situation on the ground. The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has said it has depleted its food stocks and that the 25 bakeries it supports in Gaza have closed due to a lack of flour and fuel.
Fox Sports
18-04-2025
- Business
- Fox Sports
LA is betting central with money on the Lakers and Clippers as the NBA playoffs begin
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Lakers often attract large betting interest anyway, but the controversial midseason trade that landed Luka Doncic from Dallas has people emptying their bank accounts to put money on Los Angeles. And the money, mostly fueled by casual bettors, is still coming. BetMGM trading manager Halvor Egeland said 99% of the bets on the Lakers' opening-round NBA playoffs series against Minnesota is on LA. That series opens Saturday in Los Angeles. 'It's pretty much all Lakers money coming in so far in the series,' Egeland said. 'I think they opened up -160 (favorites), and we've taken some bigger bets on it. There's excitement around the Lakers for sure, but it's surprising how much we've taken on the Lakers.' LeBron James and the Lakers now are -200 favorites at BetMGM to beat the Timberwolves. Caesars Sportsbook also has been hit hard with bets on the Lakers, who are drawing strong money to win the Western Conference and NBA Finals. 'It's been kind of a running theme for a few months now,' Caesars pro basketball lead trader David Lieberman said. They went from about 40-1 at Caesars to win the championship before the Doncic trade to now 10-1. The other LA team The Lakers remain Southern California's glamour team, but the Clippers might be playing at a higher level. Bettors certainly are coming around on them. The Clippers went from underdogs to favorites at BetMGM and Caesars in their first-round series against Denver even though the Nuggets have home-court advantage. 'I really think the Clippers could come out of the West,' CBS SportsLine handicapper Bruce Marshall said. 'Nobody's talking about them. ... but I think they could win everything, I really do. It's a great veteran mix. They're not too old. They've got guys who've been around and won titles.' The oft-injured Kawhi Leonard finally looks like the player who won championships in San Antonio and Toronto. 'Personally, it does come to Kawhi's health,' Egeland said. 'Right now, he's been great, but history repeats itself frequently — Kawhi Leonard gets hurt and James Harden no-shows in some games in the playoffs. There does seem to be a belief in (Leonard), but we'll see what happens.' Celtics still the champs Boston might be headed into the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference behind Cleveland, but the Celtics are favored at both sportsbooks to make the NBA Finals. The Celtics are trying to become the NBA's first repeat champion since 2018 when Golden State won its third title in four years. They are +200 at BetMGM win the title, just behind Oklahoma City at +185. The numbers are similar at Caesars — +200 for the Celtics to +170 for the Thunder. 'Boston was playing pretty well down the stretch,' Marshall said. 'They'd probably be favored over (East top seed) Cleveland even though they wouldn't have home court.' There will be plenty of focus on Jaylen Brown. The MVP of last year's NBA Finals has received knee injections and hasn't played much over the past month. 'On paper, I think the Celtics have a pretty big edge (in the East) if they're healthy,' Lieberman said. 'But I feel like they probably won't be entirely healthy.' Watch the Warriors A Golden State championship would be bad news for the sportsbooks after all the money that has come in on the Warriors since they acquired Jimmy Butler. He helped spark a late-season run before the Warriors lost three of their final five regular-season games. That forced the Warriors into the Play-In Tournament, and they defeated Memphis 121-116 on Tuesday night to secure the seventh seed. 'I am a little bit skeptical they can make a run all the way through the West,' Lieberman said. 'A lot of their players are pretty old and it's hard to see them surviving the gauntlet. On talent alone, you have (Steph) Curry and Butler playing at a high level and the experience they have going up against younger teams in Houston and OKC (Oklahoma City). I won't count them out.' Are the Thunder ready? Top-seeded Oklahoma City is almost being overlooked by the bettors, but much of that has to do with the price point rather than the team youth and inexperience playing in the playoffs. The Thunder, led by MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, are heavy favorites to at least make the NBA Finals. Many gamblers are finding greater value with other teams in what is a deep Western Conference. 'I don't think that they're doubting the Thunder,' Egeland said. 'I think it's more that you don't want to place a bet on a team with that short of odds.' ___ AP NBA: recommended
