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USA Today
24-03-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Donald Trump's latest distraction is inviting the 2020 Chiefs to the White House
Donald Trump's latest distraction is inviting the 2020 Chiefs to the White House A pandemic derailed the Kansas City Chiefs' ability to celebrate their 2020 Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers at the White House. Five years later, President Donald Trump is giving them the opportunity to visit the nation's capital. The latest effort in Trump's campaign to be president of sports -- after attending Super Bowl 59, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and numerous UFC events in the recent past -- is an invitation for the team he gave an (unsuccessful) pregame endorsement at this year's big game to visit him to celebrate their world title five years later. While this invite isn't yet official, it will reportedly take place after the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate their much more relevant Super Bowl win on April 28. Is this a good faith effort to reward a team whose celebratory window was slammed shut due to a global pandemic? Or is it a further distraction from a volatile economy and a slate of executive orders and government layoffs currently in the midst of what could be an arduous legal battle? The answer, of course, is yes.
CBS News
21-03-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Philadelphia hosts 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling championships this weekend at Wells Fargo Center
With the help of the University of Pennsylvania, the Wells Fargo Center is set to host the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships this weekend, bringing together the nation's best collegiate wrestlers. You could call it March Mat-ness. A total of 330 competitors from 90 Division I programs will battle across 10 weight classes. Philadelphia was selected, in part, because of its affinity for the sport. "Pennsylvania, New Jersey, this area of the country is really known as the hotbed of wrestling. When you look at the heat map of where these 330 wrestlers came from, in terms of their home state, the heat map is right here around Philadelphia," University of Pennsylvania Wrestling Coach Roger Reina said. Two local athletes compete for Penn – freshman Reed Fuller from Wayne and junior Hunter Gandy from Pennsville. They say more people should be paying attention to the sport. "There's not many sports where you go out and go head to head against someone in front of 30,000 people, and put it all in the line, and just testing your physicality or mentality. It's incredible." Gandy said. President Trump is expected to be in attendance for the wrestling championships this weekend. Trump graduated from The Wharton School at Penn in 1968, according to the Daily Pennsylvanian student newspaper . If you're unfamiliar, here's a quick rundown of what to look for: If one wrestler gains control of the other wrestler, that's called a takedown. That's worth three points. If someone escapes from another wrestler's control, that's an escape, which is worth one point. If someone reverses control, that's worth two points. And ultimately, with pinning your opponent, both shoulder blades touching the mat for a second ends the match.
CBS News
21-03-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Ohio State Buckeyes to visit White House after national championship win
The 2024 NCAA football champions, the Ohio State Buckeyes, will visit the White House next month, CBS News has learned. Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34–23 on Jan. 20 to claim the College Football Playoff national title. The team is scheduled to meet with President Trump on April 14, according to sources familiar with the visit. Mr. Trump did not attend the championship game, which took place on the day of his inauguration but appeared in a pre-recorded message that aired during halftime on ESPN. "This has been a historic and exciting day," Trump said in the video, referencing his swearing-in as the 47th president of the United States. "In recent years, our people have suffered greatly but starting now we're going to bring America back and make it safer, richer, prouder than ever before." The visit comes as Ohio State is among more than 50 universities under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for alleged racial discrimination. The probe is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to challenge diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs it argues disadvantage white and Asian American students, according to the Associated Press. In a memorandum issued earlier this year, the department warned academic institutions that receive federal funding that they could face penalties for "race-based preferences" in admissions, scholarships, and other programs. Mr. Trump attended Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans last month, where the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22. He became the first sitting president to attend the NFL championship game. The White House has announced that the Eagles will visit on April 28. Mr. Trump also plans to attend the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships this Saturday, multiple sources confirmed. The 2024 Stanley Cup winners, the Florida Panthers, visited the White House in February.
USA Today
21-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Live updates, scores for Ohio wrestlers from Day 2
NCAA Wrestling Championships | Live updates, scores for Ohio wrestlers from Day 2 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships schedule Friday: Quarterfinals and consolations, noon; Semifinals, blood round, 8 p.m. Saturday: Medal round, 11 a.m.; Finals, 7 p.m. How to watch the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Friday's quarterfinals and consolations are on ESPNU and ESPN+ with the semifinals and blood rounds airing on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The medals rounds on Saturday will air on ESPNU and ESPN+. The finals can be seen on ESPN and ESPN+. Team standings after Day 1 of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 1. Penn State, 39.5; 2. Nebraska, 28; 3. Oklahoma State, 27; 4. (tie) Ohio State, Iowa, Minnesota, 18; 7. Northern Iowa, 17.5; 8. Cornell, 17; 9. (tie) Illinois, Michigan, 16.5; 11. Virginia Tech, 12; 12. Lehigh, 11; 13. (tie) Indiana, North Carolina State, Pennsylvania, 10.5; 16. Purdue, 10; 17. Maryland, 9.5; 18 (tie) Iowa State, Oregon State, Rutgers, South Dakota State, 9. 22. (tie) Navy, Stanford, West Virginia, 8.5; 25. Little Rock, 8; 26. (tie) North Carolina, Pittsburgh 7.5; 28. Northern Colorado, 7; 29. (tie) Arizona State, Cal Poly, Missouri, Oklahoma, 5.5; 33. Lock Haven, 5; 34 (tie) Central Michigan, Utah Valley, 4.5; 36. (tie) Army, Bucknell, Northwestern, Princeton, Rider, Wyoming, 4; 42. (tie) Binghamton, Virginia, 3.5; 44. (tie) Appalachian State, California Baptist, Columbia, Hofstra, Wisconsin, The Citadel, 3; 50 (tie) Harvard, Chattanooga, Cal State Bakersfield, Ohio, 2.5; 54. (tie) Campbell, George Mason, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, 2; 58. (tie) Edinboro, Michigan State, 0.5. Quarterfinal pairings are set at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 125: Luke Lilledahl (Penn State vs. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh); Dean Peterson (Rutgers) vs. Vincent Robinson (North Carolina State); Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs. Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia); Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) vs. Matt Ramos (Purdue). 133: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs Braeden Davis (Penn State); Angelo Rini (Indiana) vs. Zeth Romeny (Cal Poly); Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) vs. Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech); Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) vs. Drake Ayala (Iowa). 141: Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. Jacob Frost (Iowa State); Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) vs Josh Koderhandt (Navy); Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. Vance VomBaur (Minnesota); CJ Composto (Pennsylvania) vs. Beau Bartlett (Penn State). 149: Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. Jordan Williams (Arkansas Little Rock); Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) vs. Dylan D'Emiliio (Ohio State); Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. Lachlan McNeik (North Carolina); Kannon Webster (Illinois) vs. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska). 157: Tyler Kasak (Penn State) vs. Joey Blaze (Purdue); Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) vs. Trevor Chumbley (Northwest); Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) vs. Matty Bianchi (Arkansas Little Rock); Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado) vs. Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) 165: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State); Christopher Minto (Nebraska) vs. Terrell Barraclough (Virginia); Mike Caliendo (Iowa) vs. Beau Mantanona (Michigan); Hunter Garvin (Stanford) vs. Peyton Hall (West Virginia). 174: Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) vs. Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech); Simon Ruiz (Cornell) vs. Cade DeVos (South Dakota State); Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) vs. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa); Danny Wask (Navy) vs. Levi Haines (Penn State). 184: Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. Jaxon Smith (Maryland); Silas Allred (Nebraska) vs. Dustin Plott (Oklahoman State); Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. Chris Foca (Cornell); Edmond Ruth (Illinois) vs. Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) 197: Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) vs. Gabe Sollars (Indiana); Michael Beard (Lehigh) vs. Josh Barr (Penn State); AJ Ferrari (Cal State Bakersfield) vs. Mac Scott (Pittsburgh); Seth Shumate (Ohio State) vs. Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) 285: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State); Ben Kueter (Iowa) vs. Owen Trphan (Lehigh); Greg Kervliet (Penn State) vs. Joshua Heindselman (Michigan); Isaac Trumble (North Carolina State) vs. Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State). Ohio wrestlers remaining at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Thirty-two wrestlers from Ohio high schools or colleges advanced to the NCAA Championships. Eight advanced to the quarterfinals, while 11 remain alive in the consolation bracket. Quarterfinalists 133: Lucas Byrd (Cin. La Salle/Illinois); Nick Bouzakis (Ohio State); Angelo Rini (St. Edward/Indiana); 141: Jesse Mendez (Ohio State): 149: Dylan D'Emilio (Genoa Area/Ohio State); 157: Joey Blaze (Perrysburg/Purdue); 174: Lennox Wolak (Dublin Coffman/Virginia Tech); 197: Seth Shumate (Dublin Coffman/Ohio State). Consolations 125: Brendan McCrone (Lake Catholic/Ohio State); Tanner Jordan (St. Paris Graham/South Dakota State); 133: Dylan Shawver (Elyria/Rutgers); 141: Julian Tagg (Brecksville/South Dakota State); 157: Brandon Cannon (Ohio State); 165: Ty Lillard (Aurora/Indiana); 174: Garrett Thompson (Ohio University); 184: Dylan Fishback (Aurora/North Carolina State); Eddie Neitenbach (Buckeye/Wyoming); 197: Camden McDanel (Teays Valley/Nebraska); 285: Nick Feldman (Ohio State).
