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Chicago Tribune
2 days ago
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Injured pitcher Cooper Eggert solidifies lineup at first base as Providence routs Lincoln-Way East. ‘Juiced us up.'
For a short period of time, Providence's Cooper Eggert said he felt sorry for himself. The senior pitcher was told by three doctors — including an orthopedic surgeon for the Cincinnati Reds – that he needed Tommy John surgery after injuring his elbow April 24 against Marist. 'When I found out from the third doctor that I'm going to need surgery, I went through a point in my head where I was struggling with it,' Eggert said. 'I felt bad through it.' Eggert snapped out of his sullen mood when Scott Mensik, his former coach with the Mokena Blaze, gave him some inspirational words to live by. 'He said, 'You can't look in the past and you can't do anything about it — just go out there, win another ring.'' Eggert said. That won't happen with Eggert on the mound. But after a stint as the team's designated hitter, he's now manning first base and helping the Celtics defensively and at the plate. His performance Saturday featured a bases-loaded triple in the second inning that sparked Providence to a 12-0 rout of Lincoln-Way East in the Class 4A Lincoln-Way West Sectional championship game in New Lenox. Eggert drove in four runs for Providence (27-12), which will play at 7:30 p.m. Monday against Catholic League rival Brother Rice (36-3) in the Crestwood Supersectional at Ozinga Field. 'That hit by Cooper — that was huge,' Providence coach Mark Smith said of Eggert, who has committed to SIU Edwardsville. 'It gave us a little bit of a cushion.' Cincinnati commit Enzo Infelise, Declan Kane, Dominik Alberico and Blake Jenner each had two hits. Minnesota recruit Nate O'Donnell and Alberico combined for the shutout, striking out eight. Jake Newman led Lincoln-Way East (28-11) with two hits. Senior left-hander Jack Bauer, an MLB prospect who recently decommitted from Virginia, gave up six runs in an inning-plus of action. Bauer, who made national headlines for throwing 102 mph earlier in the spring, has been on a strict pitch count this season. He threw 35 pitches in the first inning and finished with 53. 'We spent an hour taking hacks off the machine at 100 mph,' Eggert said of Friday night's practice session. 'It was hard. But the plan was to make him throw strikes. We heard about his pitch count, and if we got it up in the first inning, he would be taken out soon.' 'Bauer is special — really special,' Smith said. 'But our kids had great, competitive at-bats.' It allowed Providence to earn the 13th sectional title in program history. Eggert, meanwhile, has surgery scheduled with Timothy Kremchek, a longtime doctor for the Reds, after the playoffs on June 17. He's also prepared for a redshirt season in college. Still, Eggert said he's been enjoying his time at first base. And Smith likes having him in the lineup. 'He's had kind of a rough senior year,' Smith said of Eggert. 'He started out with a hamstring injury and missed the first couple of games. But this injury really hit this team hard. 'This is a very close-knit team. There are 20 seniors on this team out of 24. When one goes down, they all felt it, and it took us a while to get over that. When he came back, it just juiced us up a bit.' Count O'Donnell as one of the Celtics who is happy to have Eggert around. And then some. 'He's had a lot of ups and downs, and an injury like that gets in your head and can hurt your mindset,' O'Donnell said of Eggert. 'For him to come back and play first base for us is huge.'
India Gazette
4 days ago
- Business
- India Gazette
Economic Watch: U.S. tariff hikes deal blow to EU metals industry
As the U.S. tariff hike on steel and aluminum takes effect, European producers voice concerns over rising costs and industry impact. BRUSSELS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government's decision to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 percent took effect Wednesday, escalating a trade dispute that threatens to further weaken the EU's metals sector and disrupt downstream manufacturing across the bloc. European producers have warned that the steep new duties will inflict serious damage, compounding existing pressures and driving up costs for manufacturers dependent on competitively priced raw materials. The latest levies, applied broadly to nearly all U.S.-imported steel and aluminum, followed a 25 percent tariff introduced in March. While that initial measure had limited overall impact on EU exports to the United States, analysts say doubling the rate will effectively price many European producers out of the American market. "Most of the 3.8 million tonnes of EU steel exports to the United States are now under a de facto import ban: at a 50 percent blanket tariff," said Axel Eggert, director general of the European Steel Association (EUROFER). "Even Europe's highest-quality, most competitive steel products will be priced out," Eggert said following the implementation of the new tariffs. Earlier in March, EUROFER had criticized Trump's "America First" trade policy, warning it could become the "final nail in the coffin" for Europe's steel industry. The association noted that the overall market situation for European steel is much worse than in 2018, as the new measures remove all product exemptions and tariff rate quotas that the EU had previously negotiated. With EU steel exports to the United States already having fallen by 1 million tonnes, the bloc stands to lose at least another 1 million tonnes. Moreover, the tariff now covers "derivative" steel products, potentially reducing export opportunities for a further 1 million tonnes, EUROFER said. Germany, the EU's largest steel producer, is already contending with surging energy costs and delays in transitioning to low-carbon "green steel" technologies. Industry giants such as Thyssenkrupp and Salzgitter have unveiled major restructuring and cost-cutting plans. Thyssenkrupp plans to break up its business and cut around 11,000 jobs, while Salzgitter aims to reduce costs by 500 million euros (approximately 571.95 million U.S. dollars) by 2028, having already saved about 130 million euros (148.36 million dollars). Gerhard Erdmann, managing director of the German Steel Employers' Association, told Bild newspaper that it remained unclear whether Washington would fully enforce the higher tariffs. However, he warned that if implemented, they would "further aggravate the already precarious state of Germany's steel industry." He emphasized that the real threat lies not only in the loss of direct sales to the United States, but also in broader ripple effects, as key German industries -- such as automotive and machinery manufacturing -- depend heavily on steel and maintain strong export ties with the United States. "If German car and machinery makers see sales decline due to tariffs, the consequences will hit our steel mills with full force," he said, warning of a painful and far-reaching industry restructuring. European aluminum producers have voiced similar concerns. The industry association European Aluminium condemned the U.S. decision to double tariffs, warning that it would "further destabilize transatlantic trade relations and disrupt long-standing supply chains between two key economic partners." In a statement, the association expressed deep concern that the move would "indirectly fuel scrap outflows from Europe and add further distortion to an already fragile trade environment." Gavran Igor, an economic analyst from Bosnia and Herzegovina, said the tariff hikes reflect a protectionist mindset that violates international trade norms and undermines global economic stability. He told Xinhua the measures would "inevitably trigger retaliatory tariffs from other countries and ultimately harm the U.S. economy most in the long run," adding that such actions erode trust and treat global partners as subordinates rather than equals. Igor called on major economies -- including China, the EU, Japan and India -- to take the lead in building a fair, rules-based global trading system. Ljubo Jurcic, the former Croatian Minister of Economy, echoed the concern, noting that history shows tariff wars hurt the world economy and fuel uncertainty. He pointed out that while the Trump administration claimed high tariffs would protect domestic industry and reshore supply chains, experience from his first term showed they failed to boost the U.S. economy -- instead, they ended up hurting U.S. consumers. European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic warned Wednesday that Washington's decision to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum "clearly doesn't help the ongoing negotiations" and risks undermining recent progress. He emphasized that the EU stands ready to defend its interests and will do its utmost to rebalance bilateral trade should negotiations collapse.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Baywatch' Star Shares Bold Statement About Negative Effects of the Show
It's decades after the show was on the air, and Baywatchis still a cultural icon, but according to former cast member , the extreme success of the show wasn't always a good thing. The actress, who played the character Summer Quinn for two seasons, revealed during a recent episode of the Still Here Hollywood podcast that the show had negative effects on both her career and dating life, even after she left the series. 🎬 🎬 "We were being ripped apart in the press," she said of the response to Baywatch despite its intense popularity, and because of this, "The casting doors were not opening anymore." Eggert went on, "And then all of a sudden it was like we were called 'Baywatch bimbos' and these dumb bimbos on the on the other hand, you have this No. 1 hit on your hand, and it's like what a kerfuffle. What a mess." She "politely bowed out" of the show after two seasons, hoping to create some distance between herself and the image of Baywatch, saying, "I had some crazy idea in my head that if I left the show, I would be able to detach myself from the stigma that the show had given all of us as actors, which is not a thing." Unfortunately, this also negatively affected her dating life, with Eggert saying that many people had trouble separating her from the character she played. She said, "People have an idea of who you are, and that could be a number of things. And I think it's harder for people to get to know you without this preconceived notion that they have going in." While Eggert left the show after a couple of years, Baywatch continued to be a huge success, airing until 2001. There was a reunion TV movie in 2003 called Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding, in which Eggert reprised her role as Summer.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
A St. Charles man died in Vietnam 54 years ago; efforts to return his remains are intensifying
May 23—ROCHESTER — Area veterans organizations are hosting the first-ever Memorial 5K run to honor the memory of Allen Richard Lloyd, a Special Forces soldier who died in Vietnam, as well as support ongoing efforts to bring home his remains. The effort to return his remains took a turn in a positive direction recently, 54 years after he died in combat. The agency responsible for the recovery of personnel listed as missing in action recently announced plans to conduct a survey of the site where Lloyd is believed to have died, leaders of area veterans groups say. "We're going to keep pushing" to bring him home, said Scott Eggert, president of the Minnesota POW-MIA Riders Association, one of the groups sponsoring the run. There are currently 23 Vietnam War service members from Minnesota who are listed as MIA, Eggert said. A St. Charles native, Lloyd was 22 when he was killed in action in 1971 in a helicopter crash. The 5K run will take place this Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at VFW Post 1215, 2775 St. NW, Rochester. It will begin with a 9:30 a.m. pre-race ceremony of tribute with the 5K race starting at 10 a.m. It includes a $25 registration fee and a commemorative race shirt that will be distributed to participants while supplies last. The event is being hosted by Honor Bound Veterans, a recently formed Rochester nonprofit whose aim is to combat veteran isolation and suicide, said Bryan Ehni, president of the group. "We decided to raise awareness not only of Honor Bound Veterans, but of the POW/MIA Riders' mission of bringing home Allen Richard Lloyd," Ehni said. Lloyd was last seen alive clinging to a rope from a helicopter as he was being extracted from an intense firefight. The helicopter came under fire and crashed. The next day, a recovery team was sent to the crash site to search for the patrol that Lloyd was a part of. The bodies of Lloyd and another service member were found on their rope slings. But efforts to retrieve them were aborted when the search team came under fire. Eggert said that the coordinates where the helicopter went down — on the border of Laos and Vietnam west of the A Shau Valley — are well-documented. His family has never abandoned the hope that Lloyd's remains might be brought home, but its prospects got a boost when the federal POW/MIA Accounting Agency said it planned to conduct a site survey where Lloyd went down sometime in the summer. "There's many servicemen in that area, so they won't just find one, they'll find many," Eggert said. The passage of time and the fading of memories can make such efforts seem like a long shot. Yet, recent history offers examples of successful recovery efforts, as the remains of service members dating back to World War II continue to be returned stateside and to Minnesota. Eggert cited the search for Maj. Benjamin Danielson, an Air Force pilot shot down in 1969 in Vietnam, as an example of how such efforts can bring closure. Several items belonging to Danielson were brought to the attention of U.S. authorities, sparking a search by the DPAA into Laos looking for more clues and assisted by his son, Brian, a native of Kenyon. Although no further evidence was discovered, DNA testing of previous evidence provided proof that he'd been killed in action. As of 2024, there were more than 82,000 service members still missing from previous conflicts. The DPAA estimates that about 38,000 of those remains are potentially recoverable. "They know that it's there," Eggert said. "What they have to show proof of is that the helicopter is still there." Eggert said that Lloyd has three living siblings who wish to see their brother brought home. That was a major reason behind focusing the event on him. "The family members contacted us and said, 'Hey, we're not getting any younger,'" Eggert said. "And we thought, 'Alright, let's put the emphasis on this.'"
Toronto Sun
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
'WE TRAILBLAZED THAT': 'Baywatch' star Nicole Eggert reveals how sexy slo-mo beach run began
The actress starred as Summer Quinn in the third and fourth seasons of the hit show Nicole Eggert as Summer Quinn on Baywatch. YouTube Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Nicole Eggert is exposing how the iconic Baywatch slo-mo beach run came to be — and admits it was 'not cute.' The 53-year-old actress and model appeared on a recent episode of Still Here Hollywood hosted by Steve Kmetko. When asked about running in slow motion in those classic red swimsuits, from which no series star was exempt, Eggert dished on how it all began. 'Here's the thing about the slow-motion running,' Eggert divulged. 'We had no idea that there was such a thing as slow motion. We trailblazed that,' she explained of the filming technique used in a Baywatch context. 'We were the guinea pigs the first two seasons of this new look of Baywatch ,' she said of her time on the third and fourth seasons of the hit show. 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. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES 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. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. 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. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. 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 Baywatch ran for nine seasons, from 1989 to 2001. 'Nobody mentioned the slow mo,' Eggert recalled. 'I heard that (it) happened by accident in the editing room,' she continued. 'It was a timing thing, and an editor put it in slo-mo, the run, for a montage, and then everybody fell in love with it.' Nicole Eggert as Summer Quinn on Baywatch. (YouTube) YouTube Eggert detailed how she was 'running full speed,' but affirmed that 'full-speed running in slow motion is not cute. Not cute at all.' So for the actors who appeared after her and her groundbreaking co-stars, they 'had it so much easier because they knew what they were going into,' Eggert added. The former Charles in Charge star said she was envious of later cast members who knew ahead of time what the final product would look like. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'They could be more conscious of the looks they had on their face or the way they were holding their body,' she said. 'Not me,' the cancer survivor added. 'I was out there, like, trying to be Miss Athletic running, and then they would put it in slo-mo. So I had a lot of cringeworthy moments.' Eggert's character Summer Quinn was a student and star athlete in Pittsburgh when she moved to California to live with her mother and joined the team of lifeguards. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Her main love interest was Matt Brody (played by David Charvet) but she left at the end of Season 4 to pursue an education at Penn State. Eggert reprised her role in the reunion movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding , where it was revealed that she was in a relationship with Hobie, son of David Hasselfhoff's Mitch Buchannon. Alexandra Daddario played the role of Summer in the 2017 film led by Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. Read More
