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Indianapolis Star
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Doyel: Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese drama, a surprise tech and WNBA milestone. Fever opener had it all
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark doesn't see what's the big deal. She saw an opposing player near the rim, with the basketball, about to score. In a few minutes Fever coach Stephanie White is going to make her team's defensive mentality clear — 'Nobody's going to get anything easy against us,' White will say — and that's what Clark is doing, right now, in the third quarter of the Fever's first game of the 2025 WNBA season: Making sure nobody from the Chicago Sky is getting anything easy. It just so happens, the player about to get something easy is Angel Reese. Yes, her. Yes, them. So, it's a big deal. Should it be a big deal? Probably not, no. But Reese was on the short end of a bad score — the Fever were comfortably on their way to a 93-58 victory Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — and she was near the rim, about to score, about to get something easy … and Angel Reese wasn't in the mood to take a hard foul. Especially not from, you know. Her. So now Angel Reese, after losing the ball and her balance and ending up on the court, gets off the floor and stalks toward Caitlin Clark. She's not faking it. This isn't performative. Angel Reese is furious — Angel Reese is furious with Caitlin Clark — and within seconds they will both be trending on social media. Before the end of the third quarter, 'Angel Reese' will be the No. 1 trending topic in America, and it won't be pleasant for her. But at this moment Reese is heading toward Clark, and Fever teammate Aliyah Boston is getting in the way, fending off Reese. What's Clark doing? Nothing. She's turning her back and walking away slowly, nonchalantly, because it's like she'll tell ESPN's Holly Rowe after the third quarter and a roomful of reporters after the game: 'If you watch a lot of basketball,' Clark says, 'it's a take foul. … I wasn't trying to do anything malicious. It's not the type of player I am. I went for the ball. It's clear as day on the replay — you watch it — it shouldn't have been upgraded.' But it was upgraded, referees studying the replay on a courtside monitor and deciding Clark had committed a flagrant foul, the decision stunning Clark and White as they stood near the Fever bench. Pretty soon, 'Flagrant Foul' is trending nationally on social media. Yeah, because of them. By game's end, 'triple-double' will be trending nationally. Yes. Because of her. Other than the latest rift in the Clark-Reese rivalry — there's a Wikipedia page for it, and that's the title — this game went almost perfectly for the new-look Indiana Fever. First of all, Gainbridge Fieldhouse was full well before tipoff, with the giant videoboard showing various female fans with their signs. Here were three: 'Caitlin Clark you're my Maya Moore. I traveled 1,500 miles from NB (New Brunswick, Canada) to see you.' 'I'm 2 but feel 22 (Clark's number).' 'I'm 85 years old and ready to play Caitlin 1 on 1.' Caitlin Clark transcends caustic national borders and an 83-year age gap because she does things like this on Saturday: recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists. It was preordained from the moment Angel Reese started chasing after her. What do I mean by that? Only this: At that moment Clark had only an outside shot at a triple-double — 14 points, five rebounds, four assists with 4:38 left in the third quarter — but she's going to get hot in the fourth quarter. Clark drills a pair of 3-pointers, picks up four assists in about three minutes, grabs a few rebounds here and there, and goes to the bench with six minutes left and this line: 20 points, nine rebounds, 10 assists. The Fever lead 81-51 with less than 4½ minutes left when White looks down the bench, says something, and Clark rises and walks toward her. The crowd knows the deal. The crowd is cheering … until Clark is sent back to her seat. Now the crowd is groaning, but wait. What's this? Clark's rising again, heading back toward White, past her to the scorer's table. Now the crowd's going crazy, and soon Clark is the only starter on the court — for either team — and with 2:22 left she grabs a defensive rebound to finish it off (remember: 20, 10 and 10) and gets pulled from the game. That was one of two special individual moments for the Fever. The other one? Well … hang on. It's coming. But first, the bigger picture. A year after thinking it would build slowly around its young nucleus of Boston (19 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks), Clark (added four blocks and two steals to her triple-double) and Kelsey Mitchell (15 points), the Fever organization decided it had a group that could win now — with the right front office, coaching staff and supporting cast. Changes were made. New COO: Amber Cox. New team president: Kelly Krauskopf, back again. New coach: White, also back again. New supporting cast: WNBA All-Stars DeWanna Bonner and Natasha Howard, two-time WNBA champion Sydney Colson, forward Brianna Turner, guard Sophie Cunningham. Same, only better: Boston, Clark and Mitchell. Because now they don't have to be The Big Three. This team has a Big Five, a starting lineup for the ages. Put it like this: Bonner on Saturday became the No. 3 scorer on the WNBA career list, passing Tina Thompson. That was the other special individual moment, and Bonner celebrated her historic seventh point — a made free throw — by shouting 'Yes!' as the ball approached the rim, then raising her hands for about 15 seconds as coaches, teammates and fans applauded. '(Bonner) is such a light, and such a positive leader for us in the locker room,' Boston said. '(Bonner) is a hall of famer, a legend,' Clark said. 'Not just a great player, but a great person. The strongest voice in our locker room is hers.' That's one addition to the starting lineup. The other? Howard, who had 15 points, five rebounds, three steals, two assists, a blocked shot and a team-best plus-minus of plus-26. The Fever defense, White's focus to enhance a clearly offensively gifted group, held the Sky to 29.1% shooting from the floor and had 13 steals and 10 blocked shots. Everything wasn't quite perfect, though. With a new coaching staff and more new players on roster (six) than returners from last season (five), the Fever are a work in progress. We saw that at the end of the first half, when Clark had the ball near the top of the key with about 10 seconds left and was waving for Howard — in the corner — to come set a ball screen. Howard wasn't sure where to go, and with the seconds ticking away, Clark darted the opposite direction, to the left, to her beloved spot 25 feet from the basket, and hit a 3-pointer before the halftime buzzer. 'We're still finding our chemistry together — it's not perfect yet,' Clark said later. 'But we just have so many weapons, and that's what's so fun.' But also… Here's Clark on the latest Angel Reese incident: 'Let's not make it anything it's not,' is how she started her answer. 'I'm not sure what the referees saw, that's up to their discretion. If you watch a lot of basketball, it's a take foul…' You've seen the rest of that quote. What you've not seen is what happened when a reporter mentioned Clark was called for a flagrant foul, and Reese and Boston were hit with offsetting technical fouls, meaning no additional free throws. The technical on Aliyah Boston came as news to Aliyah Boston. 'Wait, what?' Boston was saying. 'Oh no!' Boston mentions the accompanying fine she expects to receive from the league office, then asks Clark: 'Will you pay half?' Clark literally pats Boston's hand and says: 'I got it for you. Don't worry.' All good. Well, locally — and even with Reese, whose in-game fire turned to postgame ice as she told reporters of the incident: 'Basketball play. Refs got it right. Move on.' But let's see what the national media — and the influencers on social media, which feels like the same thing these days, doesn't it? — do with the latest Clark-Reese incident. Their rivalry, if that's what we're calling it, started during the 2023 NCAA title game when LSU and Reese beat Clark's Iowa team. That was the night Reese waved her hand in front of her face at Clark in that dismissive 'You can't see me' gesture (ask your kids), then celebrated the victory by gesturing toward Clark by pointing out which finger she would put the championship ring. Last year, Reese's teammate in Chicago — Chennedy Carter — decked Clark with a hard foul and Reese clapped. Reese and Clark have tried to tamp down talk of their rivalry, even as it has been among the contributing factors to the WNBA's surge in popularity — a fact Reese enjoys pointing out — but then came Saturday, and Clark's hard foul, and Reese's reaction and then social media's reaction. It was just the first game of 44 this season. Lots of chemistry to be learned, for the Fever, and lots of games to be won, perhaps even a march toward the 2025 WNBA Finals. Lots of headlines to be generated, too. The country cares about Caitlin Clark, and this Fever team. Does it care too much? Sometimes it seems that way, yes. The trolls are out, and they're everywhere, and they're not listening when Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese agree that what happened Saturday was a basketball play. 'Move on,' Reese said. 'Let's not make it anything it's not,' Clark said. Would be nice, wouldn't it? Find IndyStar columnist Gregg Doyel on Threads, or on BlueSky and Twitter at @GreggDoyelStar, or at Subscribe to the free weekly Doyel on Demand newsletter.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Significant severe storms likely Friday into Saturday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A rare regional severe weather outbreak is expected Friday in parts of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. For Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, there will be two main rounds of severe storms, one impacting the region in the morning and another for late afternoon through early Saturday morning. Severe Thunderstorm Watch A Severe Thunder Storm Watch is in effect until 9 a.m. Friday for all of Southern Kentucky and the Middle Tennessee counties of Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Dickson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson and Stewart. FORECAST: Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky Weather Through 7 a.m. Friday, the overall severe risk is low, but mainly for wind gusts and hail. An isolated tornado is not ruled out. After 7 a.m. Friday, the Storm Prediction Center has upgraded all of Southern Kentucky to a Moderate Risk (level 4/5) and now includes most of northern Middle Tennessee. An Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) for nearly the rest of Middle TN, with a Slight Risk (level 2/5) for far southeastern Middle Tennessee. RADAR | Track weather across TN live Now for Friday late afternoon through early Saturday morning, the threats increase for our area. Damaging wind gusts are becoming the biggest concern for all of our area, but large hail and tornadoes are possible, especially for northern Middle Tennessee into Southern Kentucky. Also, heavy rain at times will accompany these storms. ALERTS | Weather advisories in Middle Tennessee Looking to Future Tracker for early Friday, storms will move in after 4 a.m. and continue through mid-morning. Some severe storms are possible in northern Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, mainly for a wind gust & hail threat. For Friday late afternoon through early Saturday morning, let's first talk about the severe threats in closer detail. Part of this Moderate Risk (level 3/5) for most of our area is due to increasing wind gusts and large hail. The Storm Prediction Center says the wind & hail concerns could be significant (gusts greater than 74 miles per hour and hail possibly bigger than 2 inches in diameter). The tornado risk is also a concern, especially for far northern Middle TN & most of Southern Kentucky. The SPC outlines this area for a higher risk of a few tornadoes, with a 10% chance of a few strong tornadoes (within the yellow shaded areas, a tornado could reach EF-2 strength or stronger). Looking closer at Future Tracker for Friday, temperatures Friday afternoon reach the middle to upper 80s with not much storm coverage during the day after the morning storms end. With greater weather dynamics approaching the area, the severe weather potential will increase by the afternoon and evening. Several rounds of storms likely, especially north of Nashville, but most of us will see the storms late Friday evening into Saturday morning. It will be imperative to stay alert and have ways to get weather warnings. Storms end Saturday morning, and then we expect a quiet but humid Saturday. On Sunday, storms are possible in the morning, but we will dry out in the afternoon. More storms are expected by Monday through the first half of next week. Don't forget to take the power and reliability of the WKRN Weather Authority with you at all times by downloading the News 2 Storm Tracker app. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Ya Libnan
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Ya Libnan
India and Pakistan accuse each other of violating ceasefire hours after reaching deal
ISLAMABAD — India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later. The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the massacre of tourists by gunmen last month that India blames on Pakistan, which denies the charge. But multiple explosions were heard in two large cities of Indian-controlled Kashmir hours after the countries agreed to the deal. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said late Saturday that 'there had been repeated violations of the understanding arrived between the two countries' and accused Pakistan of breaching the agreement. 'We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility,' he said at a news conference in New Delhi. Misri said the Indian army was 'retaliating' for what he called a 'border intrusion.' In Islamabad, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry blamed Indian forces for initiating the ceasefire violation. The ministry said Pakistan remains committed to the agreement and its forces were handling the situation with responsibility and restraint. 'We believe that any issues in the smooth implementation of the ceasefire should be addressed through communication at appropriate levels,' the ministry said. The first word of the truce came from U.S. President Donald Trump, who posted on his Truth Social platform that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire: 'Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!' Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a speech Saturday that his country agreed to the ceasefire in the larger interest of peace in the region and hoped all the outstanding issues with India, including the long-running dispute over the Kashmir region, would be resolved through peaceful dialogue. Misri said the head of military operations from both countries spoke Saturday afternoon and agreed 'that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, and in the air and sea.' However, hours after the agreement, explosions heard by residents in Srinagar and Jammu in Indian-controlled Kashmir were followed by blackouts in the two cities. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Omar Abdullah, the region's top elected official, said in a post on social media: 'What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!!' Working toward a broader agreement Conflict between India and Pakistan is not rare, with the two countries having periodically engaged in wars, clashes and skirmishes since gaining independence from British India in 1947. The ceasefire in the latest hostilities came after the countries fired volleys of cross-border missile strikes Saturday, when India said it targeted Pakistani air bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at military and civilian infrastructure in Punjab state. Pakistan said it responded with retaliatory strikes. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he and Vice President JD Vance had engaged with senior officials from both countries over the past 48 hours. They included Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sharif, India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir. Rubio said the two governments agreed to 'start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.' Though Pakistanis had initially celebrated their army's retaliation, they were later jubilant about the truce, saying it was a moment of national pride and relief after days of tension. In Islamabad, Zubaida Bibi expressed her joy at the restoration of peace with India. 'War brings nothing but suffering,' she said. 'We are happy that calm is returning. It feels like Eid to me. We have won.' NPR
Reuters
22-03-2025
- General
- Reuters
Three years after China Eastern plane crash, regulator has not released report
BEIJING/SEOUL, March 22 (Reuters) - China's aviation regulator has not released an expected update on its investigation into a deadly China Eastern Airlines ( opens new tab crash three years ago, leaving relatives and the aviation industry with no details on the cause of the disaster. On March 21, 2022, a China Eastern Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 737-800 jet plunged into a hillside in the southwestern region of Guangxi about an hour after takeoff, killing all 132 people on board in China's deadliest air disaster in three decades. The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a preliminary report and two anniversary updates on the crash of China Eastern flight MU5735, but the updates were only a few paragraphs, offering scant details. CAAC has said it would release relevant information based on the progress of the investigation. But on Saturday, after the third anniversary of the crash, relatives were still waiting to learn what caused the plane to nosedive from cruising altitude. CAAC and China Eastern did not respond to requests for comment. Global aviation guidelines call for an initial report within 30 days of an accident and a final one ideally within a year. Failing that, investigators should issue statements on each anniversary. Final reports are a major tool used by the aviation industry to help prevent new accidents by learning lessons from previous tragedies. Aviation bodies have raised the alarm over the number of delayed or non-existent final reports globally, blaming scarce investigation resources, judicial interference or a lack of political willingness to disclose certain narratives. CAAC has maintained that no faults or abnormalities were found in the aircraft or engines before takeoff from Kunming, bound for Guangzhou, or with the weather or communications. The crew held valid licences, adequate rest and passed health checks on the day of the flight, and there was no dangerous weather or dangerous goods on board the plane, the regulator has said. Investigators examined the crew's actions after finding no malfunctions, two people briefed on the matter said at the time. In May 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported that "black box" data indicated someone had intentionally crashed the plane, citing a preliminary assessment from U.S. officials. CAAC has previously said speculation surrounding the crash had "gravely misled the public" and interfered with accident investigation work. Chinese lawmakers are considering significant changes to the country's civil aviation law, including measures against spreading rumours about aviation safety, CAAC said last month. Some users of Chinese social media platforms Xiaohongshu and Weibo took note of the lack of a report. "Three years... no results? Does nobody remember?" a Weibo user wrote. Others expressed hope it would be released so as to give the public and family members of victims an explanation. "Not releasing in itself is a type of report," a Xiaohongshu user wrote Saturday.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jen Psaki Moves to Primetime Weekdays in MSNBC Overhaul
Jen Psaki, the former Biden White House press secretary who has become a favorite at MSNBC since joining in 2023, will get even more screen time in front of viewers in April when she takes over the network's 9 p.m. slot between Tuesday and Friday. The move is the latest to be unveiled from MSNBC under new leader Rebecca Kutler, who has wasted little time in tearing up the network's schedule as it faces seismic pressures. MSNBC is grappling not only with the new Trump administration, to which many of its progressive anchors and analysts are directly opposed, but it also faces a big change in its business operations once it is, along with a group of other cable networks, spun off from Comcast in a transaction slated to be completed later this year. More from Variety Trump Rages at MSNBC, Joy Reid and 'Lowlife' Comcast CEO Brian Roberts: Company Should 'Be Forced to Pay Vast Sums of Money' for 'Damage They've Done to Our Country' Joy Reid's Sudden MSNBC Exit - and How She Let Queer Viewers Down Joy Reid and Alex Wagner Axed From MSNBC Lineup in Major Network Shakeup While Rachel Maddow is anchoring 9 p.m. five days a week during the early part of the Trump administration, she will return to hosting only Mondays soon. At that time, Psaki's show will roll out Tuesday through Friday. Her program, 'Inside with Jen Psaki,' has become MSNBC's most-watched on the weekends and has expanded audiences at 8 p.m. on Mondays. 'Since joining MSNBC, Psaki has become a crucial and trusted voice for the network,' Kutler said in a memo on Monday. 'As I shared with many of you a few weeks ago, my goal is to build on the successes that have distinguished MSNBC from its peers,' Kutler said. 'We now have one of the most engaged audiences in all of television and are seeing rapid growth across digital, audio, and more. In the years ahead, we must continue to show up for our audiences in this critical moment while simultaneously best positioning ourselves for the future.' Under her new plans, Alex Wagner, who had been stationed at 9 p.m., will become a correspondent for the network, and the trio that currently hosts 'The Weekend,' Symone Sanders-Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez, will move to 7 p.m. weekdays, hosting two hours on Monday evenings. Joy Reid, the current 7 p.m. anchor, will leave MSNBC. Kutler has new plans for weekends as well. She will launch two new roundtable hours, one at 7 a.m. and one at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Jonathan Capehart, who has been a familiar weekend presence at MSNBC in recent years, will serve as one co-anchor of the morning show, while anchor Ayman Mohyeldin will work in the trio in the evening program. Ali Velshi, meanwhile, will expand his namesake weekend program, 'Velshi,' to three hours. And the daytime schedule will be tweaked. Ana Cabrera, Chris Jansing and Katy Tur will each anchor two hours on weekdays. Jose Diaz-Balart, who anchored a late-morning hour, will come off MSNBC and remain the anchor of the Saturday broadcast of 'NBC Nightly News.' Katie Phang, who hosted an early-morning hour on weekends, will remain with MSNBC as a legal correspondent. MSNBC intends to launch its own Washington bureau once separated from NBC News, and will consolidate production operations in New York and Washington D.C. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Grammy Predictions, From Beyoncé to Kendrick Lamar: Who Will Win? Who Should Win? What's Coming to Netflix in February 2025
