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Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Liverpool NARROW search down to two clubs
Liverpool to find club for Vitezslav Jaros Liverpool used three first-team goalkeepers last season. Alisson Becker was the no.1, of course, while Kelleher deputised brilliantly. Then there was Vitezslav Jaros. Jaros only played a handful of minutes but impressed when he did. The 23-year-old proved he's a reliable goalkeeper and one who really needs more exposure to first-team football. Advertisement Especially as Pecsi arrives this summer as the expected no.3, with Giorgi Mamardashvili joining to rival Alisson. Jaros simply can't stick around - for the good of his own career. Liverpool want to ship him out somewhere then, and it appears two clubs now look to get him. The first is Ajax, as explained by Voetbal International. The Dutch giants, who just appointing Johnny Heitinga as head coach and have Jordan Henderson as club captain, are after a goalkeeper. Jaros is on their list but Liverpool's demands are apparently too high right now. Then there's Lille, who are interested in signing Jaros as a backup goalkeeper. The report suggests these are the player's options right now. And if either meet the demands of Liverpool and player, this could move quickly. There's certainly no room at Anfield for Jaros next season - a move works in everyone's favour.
Chicago Tribune
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Column: New exhibit to highlight Aurora's rich baseball and softball history
As I watched my 14-year-old grandson playing baseball with his youth travel team Wednesday evening on Aurora University's beautiful field, I looked around at all the other bustling diamonds in this section of the Fox Valley Park District's Stuart Sports Complex and thanked the heavens for making the game part of my life. Baseball really is America's sport. More specifically, baseball and softball have huge legacies in this area. So on Thursday, when I found out the Aurora Historical Society will be featuring the exhibit 'Play Ball, Aurora!' at its museum at 20 E. Downer Place starting June 6 at downtown's First Fridays event, I gave Executive Director John Jaros a call to find out a little more about the deep roots baseball and softball have here in our community. Jaros told me this exhibit is similar to the popular display that ran through the summer of 2014, featuring photos, trophies, uniforms and other memorabilia from 'old-timers who played the game' back in the day when both baseball and particularly fast-pitch softball really did rule. 'A lot of good material came into the collection at that time … including Aurora's 1959 World Softball Championship Trophy,' said Jaros. It was 65 years ago in September of 1959, according to the Aurora Historical Society, that the Aurora Sealmasters, a fast-pitch softball team sponsored by Stephens-Adamson Company, made history by winning the Amateur Softball Association National Tournament. (At the time, it was the World Softball Championship). Aurora pitcher Harvey 'The Horse' Sterkel – who had been recruited from Denver after Stephens-Adamson decided to get serious about the game – dominated this Florida tournament, winning eight of the team's nine games, including pitching three shutouts on the final day of the tournament. Sealmasters would go on to win Amateur Softball Association championships again in 1961, 1965 and 1967, and would win the first International Softball Federation World Tournament in 1966 and '68. Sterkel himself would dominate for a good 20 years, earning a well-deserved spot in two major softball Halls of Fame. And as I found out while writing this column, one of the fields in the Stuart Sports Complex on Jericho Road where I watched by grandson play this week is named in his honor. Aurora's winning ways in softball continued into the 1970s, culminating with a win at the international Softball Congress World Tournament in 1980. Under Dolan & Murphy Real Estate, which took over sponsorship in 1988, Aurora continues to field men's and women's teams, and according to its website, has qualified for and played in the world tournament since 1994 – a record – finishing as high as second in 2012. While some of those championship players are still with us, Jaros noted, many have died, including the legendary Sterkel, who passed away in 2019. 'We wanted to pay tribute to those who are still around,' he said, adding that the decision to reintroduce the exhibit is also because 'it was very popular … the sport is big in Aurora.' Baseball in this community actually dates back to the 1870s, with the city being home to some minor league teams back in the early days including the Aurora Blues, whose roster in 1911 included the legendary Casey Stengel. By 1912, Stengel was in the majors playing for Brooklyn. The number of amateur baseball teams grew in the 1930s and '40s as more city and neighborhood leagues formed. And it became even more popular in the 1950s as youth leagues came into existence. 'Back then everybody played ball,' said Jaros, noting that Aurora also had several semi-pro teams. 'Baseball really was America's pastime.' It was in the 1930s, he added, that softball – originally called 'diamond ball' – came into prominence in Aurora, with two men's recreational leagues: The Industrial League – 'every factory had a team' – and the Protestant Church League. But the sport here was far different then what Jaros grew up playing, with big 16-inch softballs and no gloves, in his North Side Chicago neighborhood. 'When I came to Aurora (in 1984), they told me this was a big softball place,' he said. 'I loved softball but when I saw how they played, throwing really hard with a smaller ball and they all had gloves, I thought, this is not how I played.' While Jaros never participated in any Aurora fast-pitch games, he never lost his appreciation for the sport or the special spot it holds in this city's story. 'We have a lot of cool material that comes in and out of storage,' Jaros said. 'We just felt this was a good time to bring it out again.'
24-04-2025
- Business
From banning tech to ending sister-city ties, US states have at least 240 anti-China proposals
TOPEKA, Kan. -- State lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced at least 240 anti-China proposals this year, aiming to ensure public funds don't buy Chinese technology or even T-shirts, coffee mugs and key chains for tourists. They're also targeting sister-city relationships between American and Chinese communities. After years celebrating trade ties with China, states don't want police to buy Chinese drones, government agencies to use Chinese apps, software or parts, or public pension systems to invest in Chinese companies. A new Kansas law covers artificial intelligence and medical equipment, while in Arkansas, the targets include sister-city ties and state and local contracts for promotional items. Tennessee now prohibits health insurance coverage for organ transplants performed in China or with organs from China. 'Either the United States or China is going to lead the world in the next few decades,' Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said after successfully pushing a wide-ranging 'Communist China Defense' package into law. 'For me, I want it to be the U.S.' The push started well before President Donald Trump imposed 145% tariffs on China, but his posture is encouraging state officials, particularly fellow Republicans. Sanders said her efforts compliment Trump's trade policies. Anti-China proposals have been introduced this year in at least 41 states, but mostly in GOP-controlled legislatures, according to an Associated Press analysis using the bill-tracking software Plural. Trump's rhetoric encouraged the push since his first term, said Kyle Jaros, an associate professor of global affairs at the University of Notre Dame who writes about China's relationships with U.S. states. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic soured American attitudes. 'The first Trump administration had a very different message than the preceding Obama administration about state and local engagement with China,' Jaros said. 'It tended to not see the value.' Playing a "patriotism card' against China resonates with U.S. voters, said David Adkins, a former Kansas legislator who is CEO of the nonpartisan Council on State Governments. 'Politicians of both parties, at all levels of government, pay no price for vilifying China,' Adkins said in an email. John David Minnich, a scholar of modern China and assistant professor at the London School of Economics, attributed states' measures largely to 'targeted, strategic lobbying,' not a popular pressure. Critics see China as more anti-American and authoritarian under President Xi Jinping, and U.S. officials say China has a booming hacking-for-hire ecosystem to collect overseas intelligence. Some state officials also began seeing China as a concrete threat when a Chinese balloon flew over the U.S. in 2023, said Sara Newland, an associate professor of government at Smith College who conducts research with Jaros. 'There is this idea that a Chinese investment is actually going to result in the Chinese government spying on individual people or threatening food security in a particular area,' she said. Kansas House Majority Leader Chris Croft, a retired Army colonel, said countering China is a 'joint effort' for states and the U.S. government. He championed a new law greatly limiting property ownership within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of a military installation in Kansas by firms and people tied to foreign adversaries — China, but also Cuba, Iran and North Korea. 'All of us have a part to play,' Croft said. Further limiting foreign property ownership remains popular, with at least 46 proposals in 24 states, but critics liken imposing restrictions to selling snow shovels to Miami residents. Together, Chinese, Iranian, North Korean and Cuban interests owned less than 1% of the nation's 1.27 billion acres of agricultural land at the end of 2023, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report. Chinese interests' share was about 277,000 acres, or two-hundredths of 1%. And in Arkansas, only the state capital of Little Rock is affected by the ban on sister-city relationships. Misgivings about anti-China measures extend even to conservative North Dakota, where a Chinese company's plan to develop farmland near an Air Force base inspired anti-China efforts that spread elsewhere. Some North Dakota lawmakers wanted to divest a state fund holding billions of dollars in oil tax revenues from Chinese companies. But the Senate killed a weaker version of the measure last week. Republican Sen. Dale Patten suggested during the debate that lawmakers backing the bill were being inconsistent. 'I would guess that this body right now is already heavily invested in neckties that have been manufactured in China, if we want to flip our ties over and take a look at it,' Patten said. 'That's how difficult it is when we talk about doing something like this.' Minnich said if Trump's tariffs get China to reset relations with the U.S., that would undercut what states have done. If Trump seeks 'sustained decoupling,' state measures likely will have minimal effect on China in the short-term, compared to Trump's policies, he said. Yet states don't seem likely to stop. Joras said they do have valid concerns about potential Chinese cyberattacks and whether critical infrastructure relies too heavily on Chinese equipment. 'The vast majority of China's threats to the U.S. are in cyberspace,' he said. 'Some of those defenses are still not solid.'
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Business Standard
24-04-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
From tech bans to ending ties, US states have over 240 anti-China measures
State lawmakers across the US have introduced at least 240 anti-China proposals this year, aiming to ensure public funds don't buy Chinese technology or even T-shirts, coffee mugs and key chains for tourists. They're also targeting sister-city relationships between American and Chinese communities. After years celebrating trade ties with China, states don't want police to buy Chinese drones, government agencies to use Chinese apps, software or parts, or public pension systems to invest in Chinese companies. A new Kansas law covers artificial intelligence and medical equipment, while in Arkansas, the targets include sister-city ties and state and local contracts for promotional items. Tennessee now prohibits health insurance coverage for organ transplants performed in China or with organs from China. Either the United States or China is going to lead the world in the next few decades, Arkansas Gov Sarah Huckabee Sanders said after successfully pushing a wide-ranging Communist China Defence package into law. For me, I want it to be the US. The push started well before President Donald Trump imposed 145 per cent tariffs on China, but his posture is encouraging state officials, particularly fellow Republicans. Sanders said her efforts compliment Trump's trade policies. Trump's first term prompted a shift Anti-China proposals have been introduced this year in at least 41 states, but mostly in GOP-controlled legislatures, according to an Associated Press analysis using the bill-tracking software Plural. Trump's rhetoric encouraged the push since his first term, said Kyle Jaros, an associate professor of global affairs at the University of Notre Dame who writes about China's relationships with US states. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic soured American attitudes. The first Trump administration had a very different message than the preceding Obama administration about state and local engagement with China, Jaros said. It tended to not see the value. An effort with little political risk Playing a patriotism card against China resonates with US voters, said David Adkins, a former Kansas legislator who is CEO of the nonpartisan Council on State Governments. Politicians of both parties, at all levels of government, pay no price for vilifying China, Adkins said in an email. John David Minnich, a scholar of modern China and assistant professor at the London School of Economics, attributed states' measures largely to targeted, strategic lobbying, not a popular pressure. A Chinese balloon alarms state officials Critics see China as more anti-American and authoritarian under President Xi Jinping, and US officials say China has a booming hacking-for-hire ecosystem to collect overseas intelligence. Some state officials also began seeing China as a concrete threat when a Chinese balloon flew over the US in 2023, said Sara Newland, an associate professor of government at Smith College who conducts research with Jaros. There is this idea that a Chinese investment is actually going to result in the Chinese government spying on individual people or threatening food security in a particular area, she said. Kansas House Majority Leader Chris Croft, a retired Army colonel, said countering China is a joint effort for states and the US government. He championed a new law greatly limiting property ownership within 160 kilometres of a military installation in Kansas by firms and people tied to foreign adversaries China, but also Cuba, Iran and North Korea. All of us have a part to play, Croft said. Some skepticism greets state efforts Further limiting foreign property ownership remains popular, with at least 46 proposals in 24 states, but critics liken imposing restrictions to selling snow shovels to Miami residents. Together, Chinese, Iranian, North Korean and Cuban interests owned less than 1 per cent of the nation's 1.27 billion acres of agricultural land at the end of 2023, according to a US Department of Agriculture report. Chinese interests' share was about 2,77,000 acres, or two-hundredths of 1 per cent. And in Arkansas, only the state capital of Little Rock is affected by the ban on sister-city relationships. Even conservatives have questions Misgivings about anti-China measures extend even to conservative North Dakota, where a Chinese company's plan to develop farmland near an Air Force base inspired anti-China efforts that spread elsewhere. Some North Dakota lawmakers wanted to divest a state fund holding billions of dollars in oil tax revenues from Chinese companies. But the Senate killed a weaker version of the measure last week. Republican Sen Dale Patten suggested during the debate that lawmakers backing the bill were being inconsistent. I would guess that this body right now is already heavily invested in neckties that have been manufactured in China, if we want to flip our ties over and take a look at it, Patten said. That's how difficult it is when we talk about doing something like this. States aren't likely done with China Minnich said if Trump's tariffs get China to reset relations with the US, that would undercut what states have done. If Trump seeks sustained decoupling, state measures likely will have minimal effect on China in the short-term, compared to Trump's policies, he said. Yet states don't seem likely to stop. Joras said they do have valid concerns about potential Chinese cyberattacks and whether critical infrastructure relies too heavily on Chinese equipment. The vast majority of China's threats to the US are in cyberspace, he said. Some of those defences are still not solid.
New Indian Express
24-04-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
From banning tech to ending sister-city ties, US states have at least 240 anti-China proposals
TOPEKA: State lawmakers across the US have introduced at least 240 anti- proposals this year, aiming to ensure public funds don't buy Chinese technology or even T-shirts, coffee mugs and key chains for tourists. They're also targeting sister-city . After years celebrating trade ties with China, states don't want police to buy Chinese drones, government agencies to use Chinese apps, software or parts, or public pension systems to invest in Chinese companies. A new Kansas law covers artificial intelligence and medical equipment, while in Arkansas, the targets include sister-city ties and state and local contracts for promotional items. Tennessee now prohibits health insurance coverage for organ transplants performed in China or with organs from China. Either the United States or China is going to lead the world in the next few decades, Arkansas Gov Sarah Huckabee Sanders said after successfully pushing a wide-ranging Communist China Defence package into law. For me, I want it to be the US. The push started well before President Donald Trump imposed 145 per cent tariffs on China, but his posture is encouraging state officials, particularly fellow Republicans. Sanders said her efforts compliment Trump's trade policies. Trump's first term prompted a shift Anti-China proposals have been introduced this year in at least 41 states, but mostly in GOP-controlled legislatures, according to an Associated Press analysis using the bill-tracking software Plural. Trump's rhetoric encouraged the push since his first term, said Kyle Jaros, an associate professor of global affairs at the University of Notre Dame who writes about China's relationships with US states. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic soured American attitudes. The first Trump administration had a very different message than the preceding Obama administration about state and local engagement with China, Jaros said. "It tended to not see the value. An effort with little political risk Playing a patriotism card against China resonates with US voters," said David Adkins, a former Kansas legislator who is CEO of the nonpartisan Council on State Governments. Politicians of both parties, at all levels of government, pay no price for vilifying China, Adkins said in an email. China is always a congrete threat for US, believes state officials John David Minnich, a scholar of modern China and assistant professor at the London School of Economics, attributed states' measures largely to targeted, strategic lobbying, not a popular pressure. A Chinese balloon alarms state officials Critics see China as more anti-American and authoritarian under President Xi Jinping, and US officials say China has a booming hacking-for-hire ecosystem to collect overseas intelligence. Some state officials also began seeing China as a concrete threat when a Chinese balloon flew over the US in 2023, said Sara Newland, an associate professor of government at Smith College who conducts research with Jaros. There is this idea that a Chinese investment is actually going to result in the Chinese government spying on individual people or threatening food security in a particular area,she said. Kansas House Majority Leader Chris Croft, a retired Army colonel, said countering China is a joint effort for states and the US government. Croft championed a new law greatly limiting property ownership within 160 kilometres of a military installation in Kansas by firms and people tied to foreign adversaries China, but also Cuba, Iran and North Korea. All of us have a part to play, Croft said. Some skepticism greets state efforts Further limiting foreign property ownership remains popular, with at least 46 proposals in 24 states, but critics liken imposing restrictions to selling snow shovels to Miami residents. Together, Chinese, Iranian, North Korean and Cuban interests owned less than 1 per cent of the nation's 1. 27 billion acres of agricultural land at the end of 2023, according to a US Department of Agriculture report. Chinese interests' share was about 2,77,000 acres, or two-hundredths of 1 per cent. In Arkansas, only the state capital of Little Rock is affected by the ban on sister-city relationships. Even conservatives have questions misgivings about anti-China measures extend even to conservative North Dakota, where a Chinese company's plan to develop farmland near an Air Force base inspired anti-China efforts that spread elsewhere. Some North Dakota lawmakers wanted to divest a state fund holding billions of dollars in oil tax revenues from Chinese companies. But the Senate killed a weaker version of the measure last week. Republican Sen Dale Patten suggested during the debate that lawmakers backing the bill were being inconsistent. I would guess that this body right now is already heavily invested in neckties that have been manufactured in China, if we want to flip our ties over and take a look at it, Patten said. That's how difficult it is when we talk about doing something like this. States aren't likely done with China Minnich said if Trump's tariffs get China to reset relations with the US, that would undercut what states have done. If Trump seeks sustained decoupling, state measures likely will have minimal effect on China in the short-term, compared to Trump's policies, he said. Yet states don't seem likely to stop. Joras said they do have valid concerns about potential Chinese cyberattacks and whether critical infrastructure relies too heavily on Chinese equipment.
