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5 days ago
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One dead and six hurt in crash near Clifton
Bosque County, Tx (FOX 44) – One person is dead and six injured with two of those critical following a Thursday morning head on collision near Clifton. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Ryan Howard said it happened about 6:00 a.m. on FM 219 near FM 3265 northeast of Clifton. Sgt Howard said the preliminary investigation indicated a Ford Escape was traveling north on FM 219 and crossed into the southbound lane, colliding head on with a Ford Expedition. The driver of the Escape was transported to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest in Waco where he was pronounced dead. All six occupants of the Expedition were transported to other area hospitals, with two of those reported to be in critical condition. The names of the victims were being withheld Thursday morning pending notification of next of kin. FM 219 was closed to all traffic for a time resulting a long back up. The road was reported back open by about 9:30. Sgt Howard said the crash remained under investigation late Thursday morning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Plane lands on McLennan County highway
Tours, Tx (FOX 44) – The McLennan County Sheriff's office reports a pilot made an emergency landing on FM 2311 between Tours and West in northern McLennan County Monday afternoon. Sheriff's office spokesman Cody Blossman said deputies responded the area of 2311, also known as Heritage Parkway and Heritage Ridge Road about 3:00 p.m. The Department of Public Safety took over the scene shortly thereafter with Sgt Ryan Howard saying the plane landed safely and that there were no injuries. The roadway was cleared in a short time and reopened to traffic. The plane was a Piper Cherokee that can carry six people. The plane carried registration or tail number N-3498W with FAA records showing is registered to a resident with an address in the Speegleville area. DPS had no information on what sort of emergency the pilot had incurred with Sgt Howard saying the Federal Aviation Administration had been notified and would handle the investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
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The Phillies and the art of not rushing prospects
With starting third baseman Alec Bohm slumping to open the season, and Otto Kemp going on a tear at Lehigh Valley, there has been a growing narrative among some Phillies fans that the Phillies should (must?) call up Kemp to supplant Bohm, and to do otherwise is just more example of organizational malpractice. This fits in nicely with another long-existing narrative about the Phillies: They are too slow to promote their prospects. Advertisement If you press anyone who makes a claim that the Phillies are always slow to promote prospects, the first names you'll hear are Ryan Howard and Chase Utley. Howard and Utley came though the Phillies' system over 20 years and four general managers ago. They were also drafted out of college which by nature will lead to older debuts. Most importantly, both were blocked at the major league level by good players (Placido Polanco and Jim Thome). Even then, the Phillies did promote some of their prospects at younger ages. During that era, Brett Myers was called up at age 21, Cole Hamels at 22, and Jimmy Rollins at 21. Now that we've covered guys from a generation ago, are there any examples of the Phillies recently taking too long to promote players? Bohm and Bryson Stott were on the older side when they reached the big leagues, but not egregiously so. Also, both were college players, and COVID helped delay their timelines. Advertisement Perhaps there's a case that once they reached the majors, some of the younger players didn't get much playing time in favor of veterans, but that was more of a Joe Girardi issue, and one of the reasons he was fired. It would be great if the Phillies could call up a teenage wunderkind like Juan Soto or Ronald Acuna, Jr, but those players are rare. It certainly seemed like the team was going to start the 2023 season with a 19-year-old Andrew Painter on the roster before he suffered an injury. The real conversation isn't that the Phillies have been too conservative with promoting player, but rather that they haven't had many young prospects good enough to be called up. Let's hope that the current group of prospects like Aidan Miller and Eduardo Tait can earn quick promotions, and we can help put an end to the narrative. More from
Washington Post
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard makes pitch for Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion
PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O'Neil , a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Howard was introduced to O'Neil as a modern-day Josh Gibson , one of the Negro Leagues' greatest players, who hit .466 for the 1943 Homestead Grays. Howard, who hit at least 45 homers four times in his career, was too embarrassed to accept the comparison.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Sport
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Former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard makes pitch for Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt stands for the national anthem before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) FILE - Buck O'Neil walks to the field as he is introduced before a minor league all-star game Tuesday, July 18, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riede, File) FILE - Former Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard smiles before a ceremony honoring him before a baseball game between the Phillies and the Washington Nationals, July 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) FILE - Former Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard smiles before a ceremony honoring him before a baseball game between the Phillies and the Washington Nationals, July 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt stands for the national anthem before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) FILE - Buck O'Neil walks to the field as he is introduced before a minor league all-star game Tuesday, July 18, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riede, File) FILE - Former Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard smiles before a ceremony honoring him before a baseball game between the Phillies and the Washington Nationals, July 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O'Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Howard was introduced to O'Neil as a modern-day Josh Gibson, one of the Negro Leagues greatest players who hit .466 for the 1943 Homestead Grays. Howard, who hit at least 45 homers four times in his career, was too embarrassed to accept the comparison. Advertisement 'Mr. O'Neil was like, 'Do you got that power?′ I said, 'Yes sir, I do,'' Howard said. 'He told me, 'Don't be ashamed of it. Let it out.' It was great, just hearing the stories from and just being in his presence.' O'Neil, who died in 2006, was long a champion of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Howard, who won an NL MVP and a World Series with the Phillies, is ready to take up O'Neil's cause as the former slugger joined the push in helping the museum's expansion project. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is fundraising for a new 30,000-square-foot facility and campus, aimed at advancing the museum's mission of preserving the rich history of Negro Leagues baseball and its impact on social progress in the United States. Howard and San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt announced their plans Thursday to join the Negro Leagues' 'Pitch for the Future' in bringing greater awareness to the legacy of the Negro Leagues with a museum expansion. Advertisement Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick said he hoped to raise $30 million to complete the project. 'It's a tremendous indicator of the growth of his museum and the heightened interest in the subject matter that we've generated through the years and has dictated a need for us to grow in all phases of our operations,' Kendrick said. 'This is a byproduct of growth.' Interest in the Negro Leagues has spiked of late in large part because of its inclusion in MLB The Show and when records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated into Major League Baseball statistics. The museum that was founded in a tiny, one-room office space in 1990 that attracts about 70,000 visitors each year — plus major leaguers who stop by during road trips — has outgrown its space at 18th and Vine. Kendrick said the current space 'wasn't designed to handle large crowds at any one time." Advertisement 'In a perfect world, Kansas City will host the World Cup next year,' Kendrick said, 'and we would love to follow the energy and excitement of the World Cup with a grand opening of the Negro Leagues Museum in 2027. That might be a little bit ambitious, but it's doable.' Howard toured the museum long before he was one of the feared sluggers in the National League. 'It was my way of paying homage to the Negro Leagues and former Negro League players that didn't get the opportunity to play in the big leagues,' Howard said. Howard was always struck by the Field of Legends — 13 life-size statues of the first Negro Leaguers inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York — that deepened his understanding of the journey the players took to reach the Hall. Advertisement 'I think that's why it's important to keep the story going, keep it alive,' Howard said. 'You've got to understand the history of Black baseball and how it correlates with baseball, in general, and Major League Baseball.' The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida found during its last published study that Black players represented just 6.2% of players on MLB opening day rosters in 2023, down from 7.2% in 2022. For the first time since 1950, shortly after Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier, there were no U.S.-born Black players on the Houston Astros or Philadelphia Phillies roster in the 2022 World Series. Former New York Mets slugger Darryl Strawberry said over the weekend MLB needed to focus on developing and marketing the game within the inner cities in order for the percentage of Black players to rise substantially. Howard said connecting Black youth with baseball has long had its issues. Advertisement 'It's tough, trying to help figure things out,' Howard said. 'I think there are now more young Black kids starting to get back into baseball. You have to be able to turn on the TV and see somebody that looks like you.' Howard was raised in Missouri and noted Black former St. Cardinals stars such as Willie McGee, Vince Coleman and Terry Pendleton that helped ignite his interest in the sport. Howard and fellow NL MVP Jimmy Rollins were two Black stars and fan favorites with the Phillies when they won their last World Series in 2008. Shildt was a frequent visitor of the museum when he managed the St. Louis Cardinals and remained hopeful expansion would provide the resources needed to educate a new generation of fans. 'There's a bigger story to tell,' Shildt said. 'What's taken place has been more grassroots oriented. They've been able to put it together without the resources to tell the full, big-picture story.' ___ AP MLB:
