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Miami Herald
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
HBCU in-state rivalry decides SWAC Baseball Championship
Bethune-Cookman University captured the 2025 SWAC Baseball Championship with an exciting 11-9 victory over Florida A&M on Sunday, May 25, at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The Wildcats (37-21) rallied late and outslugged the Rattlers (33-25) in a high-scoring HBCU affair marked by timely hits and defensive miscues. The offensive showcase featured a combined 24 hits and 20 runs. Bethune-Cookman's Andrey Martinez was the standout performer, going 3-for-6 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth that sealed the game. Jorge Rodriguez added a two-run homer in the eighth, while Jeter Polledo went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a double. Florida A&M jumped into contention with a six-run surge across the sixth and seventh innings. William Brown sparked the Rattlers with a two-run homer and scored three times. Justen Crews matched the momentum with a two-run shot of his own in the seventh. Bethune-Cookman led 3-0 early, but FAMU fought back to tie and eventually take a brief lead. The Wildcats responded with three runs in the seventh and two in the eighth before Martinez's dramatic walk off blast in the bottom of the ninth. Reliever Joel Core (6-1) earned the win for BCU, closing the door with 1.1 innings of scoreless work. Florida A&M's Carson Kelly (6-2) took the loss after surrendering eight runs (four earned) over 7.1 innings. With the victory, Bethune-Cookman claims the SWAC Baseball Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats will play on representing HBCU baseball in the postseason, capping a resilient conference season with championship gold. The post HBCU in-state rivalry decides SWAC Baseball Championship appeared first on HBCU Gameday. Copyright HBCU Gameday 2012-2025
Times of Oman
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Venezuela agrees to US repatriation flights after row
Caracas: Venezuela has agreed with the US to resume repatriation flights for deported Venezuelan nationals, its officials announced on Saturday. Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela's National Assembly President, confirmed the first flight would depart on Sunday. He said the goal was to "ensure the return of our countrymen with the protection of their human rights." Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had suspended the flights on March 8 after US President Donald Trump accused Venezuela of failing to meet its commitments. In response, Caracas refused to accept further flights. The situation escalated when the US government moved against US energy giant Chevron, suspending its license to export Venezuelan oil. Caracas and Washington have clashed over the US deporting over 200 Venezuelans to a high-security prison in El Salvador, with Venezuela slamming the move as "kidnapping." Washington claims the deportees belong to the Tren de Aragua gang — designated a foreign terrorist organization by the US State Department. Venezuela denies this claim. In a televised speech, Maduro also addressed Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, telling him "you're responsible." "You have to guarantee their health and sooner rather than later, you have to free them and hand them over," Maduro told Bukele. Maduro maintained that the migrants hadn't committed crimes in the US or El Salvador. Relatives say deportees 'deceived' Families of the deportees protested in Venezuela, accusing the US of tricking the migrants into believing they were returning home after days or weeks in detention. "They were deceived," Gladys Coromoto Rojas, grandmother of deportee Kenlyn Rodriguez, told news agency AFP at a street protest in the Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto. Similarly, the family of Maikel Rojas Olivera said he had informed them that he was coming home to Venezuela on Saturday, only to be shipped to El Salvador. A federal US judge temporarily blocked further deportations, but some flights had already departed.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Venezuela agrees to US repatriation flights after row
Venezuela has agreed with the US to resume repatriation flights for deported Venezuelan nationals, its officials announced on Saturday. Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela's National Assembly President, confirmed the first flight would depart on Sunday. He said the goal was to "ensure the return of our countrymen with the protection of their human rights." Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had suspended the flights on March 8 after US President Donald Trump accused Venezuela of failing to meet its commitments. In response, Caracas refused to accept further flights. The situation escalated when the US government moved against US energy giant Chevron, suspending its license to export Venezuelan oil. Caracas and Washington have clashed over the US deporting over 200 Venezuelans to a high-security prison in El Salvador, with Venezuela slamming the move as "kidnapping." Washington claims the deportees belong to the Tren de Aragua gang — designated a foreign terrorist organization by the US State Department. Venezuela denies this claim. In a televised speech, Maduro also addressed Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, telling him "you're responsible." "You have to guarantee their health and sooner rather than later, you have to free them and hand them over," Maduro told Bukele. Maduro maintained that the migrants hadn't committed crimes in the US or El Salvador. Families of the deportees protested in Venezuela, accusing the US of tricking the migrants into believing they were returning home after days or weeks in detention. "They were deceived," Gladys Coromoto Rojas, grandmother of deportee Kenlyn Rodriguez, told news agency AFP at a street protest in the Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto. Similarly, the family of Maikel Rojas Olivera said he had informed them that he was coming home to Venezuela on Saturday, only to be shipped to El Salvador. A federal US judge temporarily blocked further deportations, but some flights had already departed. More than seven million Venezuelans have left their home country following an economic collapse in the past decade, including opponents of the Maduro government.
LBCI
22-03-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Venezuela agrees to again accept US deportation flights
Venezuela announced Saturday it had reached an agreement with Washington to accept more deportation flights from the United States, one week after more than 200 Venezuelans accused of being gang members were sent to El Salvador. The flights were suspended last month when U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Venezuela had not lived up to its promises, and Caracas subsequently said it would no longer accept the flights. "In order to ensure the return of our countrymen with the protection of their human rights, we have agreed with the U.S. government to resume the repatriation of Venezuelan migrants with a first flight tomorrow," Venezuelan top negotiator Jorge Rodriguez said in a statement. AFP
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Venezuela reaches agreement with US to resume repatriation flights of migrants
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela announced it reached an agreement on Saturday with the United States to resume repatriation flights of migrants, according to a statement from the country's Parliament President Jorge Rodriguez. Rodriguez said the flights would start on Sunday. "Migrating isn't a crime, and we won't rest until everyone who wants to return is back and we rescue our kidnapped brothers in El Salvador," the statement said. The move comes amid a diplomatic spat between the United States and Venezuela over the recent deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. The White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment. As part of President Donald Trump's rapid U.S. deportation program, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants were sent to a prison in El Salvador. The families and lawyers have been seeking news about relatives and clients whom they could no longer reach, and demanding their return to Venezuela. The United States said the deportees sent to El Salvador were members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, a claim that Venezuela's interior minister denied. The Trump administration now faces a March 25 deadline to respond to a judicial request for more details on the deportations to El Salvador, as Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg considers whether officials violated his order temporarily blocking the expulsions.
