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Scotsman
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
'That's where I sit' - Former Hearts manager responds to Kilmarnock links
A former Hearts manager has been linked with a return to Kilmarnock. Sign up to our Hearts newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Hearts appear to be edging closer to naming former Rangers midfielder Derek McInnes as their new manager as talks over the move continue with Premiership rivals Kilmarnock. Following the departure of former head coach Neil Critchley last month, the Tynecastle hierarchy have identified McInnes as their prime candidate to step into the hotseat and news that McInnes and his coaching staff are not overseeing preparations for their side's home game against their potential employers seems to hint an announcement is getting closer. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad As part of their contingency plans, there have been reported the Killie board are said to be considering former Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell, Aberdeen first-team coach Peter Leven and Killie Under-18s coach Chris Burke as potential replacements for McInnes. However, former Hearts boss Steven Naismith is also said to be 'firmly in the equation' to take charge at Rugby Park. For the first time since the speculation hit the media, Naismith has given his take on a potential return to the club where he started his professional playing career 22 years ago. He told the Warm-Up podcast: 'My things haven't changed. I'll go serious for you and give you a good answer. I'm enjoying the time out and we'll probably come on to talk about it. It takes over your life management, when you talk about work-life balance, it doesn't. It's on your mind all of the time. I loved it - but I've loved my timeout. So I'm at the point where everything needs to be perfect for me in terms of the right club, you believe in what it is and you're going to make a difference. That's where I sit. I've spoken to clubs in the past and I've just felt it's not right. I'll probably speak to clubs in the future, if that changes then my mind will change. That's where I'm sitting but I'm really relaxed and I am really enjoying my life at the moment.' Naismith did admit he would not rule out a return to the dugout - but stressed he is enjoying his time visiting other clubs and learning how fellow managers conduct themselves on the training pitch and on matchday. 'If the right opportunity comes, and it ticks everything, and I am ready, then I'll do it,' he explained. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Another thing you do when you come out of a job is you look at what you've done, where you were at the start, what changed when you were in the job and then when you're out of a job, the amount of people that text you and say my door's open, come in and see. I've done a wee bit of that and it's such a good learning experience, to see guys with a little more experience, to see a totally different mindset on football and how it should be played. Going and watching that and taking what you can from there is a massive part of development and I'm at that point at the moment.'
Winnipeg Free Press
07-05-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
Alabama governor overhauls state's largest water utility despite cries of racial discrimination
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The city of Birmingham is one step closer to losing control over Alabama's largest water utility after the governor signed a bill on Wednesday that would give more power to neighboring suburbs, despite a pending federal lawsuit alleging the move would constitute racial discrimination. The bill redistributes power from Birmingham city officials — who currently appoint a majority of the nine-person board — to the governor, the lieutenant governor and the surrounding four counties that are also in the board's jurisdiction. It also reduces the number of board members to seven. Board members approve rate hikes and manage infrastructure projects for the utility's 770,000 customers. The state Senate voted unanimously to pass the bill, and the House of Representatives voted along party lines. FILE - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey visits the sidelines during an NCAA football game between Troy and Arkansas State, Oct. 7, 2023, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) 'No doubt, this is an important issue to all those residents served by this utility board. The Alabama Legislature overwhelmingly passed SB330, and I was pleased to sign it into law,' Republican Gov. Kay Ivey said in a written statement. Proponents of the bill point to frequent rate hikes, old infrastructure and recent scandals. The legislation said that the power transfer will prevent catastrophic events that have happened in cities like Jackson, Mississippi, or Detroit, Michigan. Opponents say that the restructured board wouldn't solve the utility's problems. Five counties rely on the Birmingham Water Works Board. Over 40% of customers are concentrated in the city of Birmingham, and 91% are in Jefferson County. The new system would give more weight to Jefferson County's neighboring areas that have only a fraction of the customers, but which house some of the reservoirs that supply the system. Winnipeg Free Press | Newsletter Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Sign up for The Warm-Up Mayor Randall Woodfin and city council members filed a federal lawsuit against Ivey on Tuesday, alleging that the legislation 'constitutes blatant racial discrimination' because it gives the majority-white suburbs disproportionate influence and takes power away from Birmingham, a majority-Black city where close to half of the utility's customers live. 'We live in America, representation matters. It matters at all levels of government — the federal level, the state level, the local level,' Woodfin said at a press conference on Tuesday. U.S. Chief District Judge Emily C. Marks declined to temporarily block the bill from going into effect on Tuesday evening without first hearing oral arguments from either side. She set a hearing for May 15. ____ Riddle is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
Winnipeg Free Press
07-05-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Baby seal stabbed on Oregon coast prompts search for suspect
NESKOWIN, Ore. (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is searching for the person who stabbed a baby seal multiple times on a beach in Oregon. The seal survived the March attack in a cove in the small town of Neskowin, which sits along the Pacific Ocean, NOAA said Monday. The administration's marine stranding team was able to help the animal relocate after monitoring and evaluating it. The agency's law enforcement office, which is investigating the attack, was searching for a 'person of interest' spotted by a witness. Officials were also looking for the owner of a vehicle seen in a parking lot near the cove behind a condominium building that may be connected with the Sunday evening attack, according to NOAA. This April 2025 photo provided by Seaside Aquarium shows a baby seal who the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said was stabbed on an Oregon beach in March. (Tiffany Boothe/Seaside Aquarium via AP) Officials are asking anyone with information on the person of interest, vehicle owner or attack to call NOAA's enforcement hotline. Winnipeg Free Press | Newsletter Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Sign up for The Warm-Up In the spring and summer, juvenile elephant seals will often drag themselves onto Oregon's beaches to spend weeks shedding their hair and skin, according to Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute. Adult elephant seals are rarely seen in the state. The federal Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits harassing, harming, killing or feeding wild elephant seals and other marine mammals. Violators can face criminal penalties of up to $100,000 in fines and up to 1 year in jail.
Winnipeg Free Press
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Yordan Alvarez has muscle strain at the top of his right hand. Astros hopeful he could return soon
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has a strained muscle at the top of his right hand, a diagnosis that instills optimism he won't have a prolonged stay on the injured list. The three-time All-Star went on the 10-day injured list Monday, retroactive to Saturday, and returned to Houston for an MRI that revealed the muscle strain. 'We look at it as good news,' Astros manager Joe Espada said before their Wednesday afternoon game with the Milwaukee Brewers. Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez (44) hits a sacrifice fly to San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., not pictured, scoring Cam Smith during the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren) Espada expressed hope that Alvarez wouldn't have to stay on the injured list longer than the required 10 days. He also said the hand issue may have played a role in Alvarez's slow start. Alvarez, 27, is hitting .210 with a .306 on-base percentage, three homers and 18 RBIs in 29 games this season. He batted .308 with a .392 on-base percentage, 35 homers and 86 RBIs in 147 games last year while ranking ninth in the AL Most Valuable Player balloting. He has posted an OPS of at least .959 and has finished 13th or higher in the MVP voting each of the last three seasons. 'Once he heals, once he gets back, I think we'll see a more aggressive at bat and be not as cautious,' Espada said. 'I think it had something to do with it, yes.' His potential return could go a long way toward boosting an Astros lineup that hasn't been as productive as usual this season. The Astros entered Wednesday's action ranked 21st in the majors in runs (136) and 23rd in OPS (.676). Houston has ranked 11th or better in both those categories each of the last four seasons. Winnipeg Free Press | Newsletter Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Sign up for The Warm-Up ___ AP MLB:
