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CBC
36 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Defending champion Panthers advance to 3rd straight Stanley Cup final after eliminating Carolina
Defending champion Florida Panthers advance to third straight Stanley Cup final, beating Carolina 5-3 in Game 5.
Fox News
an hour ago
- Business
- Fox News
Indiana Fever suffer worst loss of the season in Caitlin Clark's first missed game of career
One may argue that even though Caitlin Clark was off the court on Wednesday, it made a case that she is the Most Valuable Player in the WNBA. That's because in the Indiana Fever's first game without Clark since she suffered a quad injury, the Fever suffered their worst loss of the young WNBA season. The Washington Mystics took down the Clark-less Fever, 83-77, on Wednesday night. The Fever started out hot, getting out to a 10-4 lead, and even leading by five at a point during the second quarter. But from 5:47 left in the second until 5:03 left in regulation, the Mystics outscored the Fever, 46-32. Their 11-point lead (73-62) was their largest of the night until garbage time free throws with under a minute left. Indiana scored seven points in the final 22 seconds to avoid a double-digit loss, but the majority of the final 25 minutes were all Mystics. The Fever's previous two losses this season came by a combined three points - they lost by one to the Atlanta Dream and by two to the reigning champion New York Liberty. The Fever had the ball in the final seconds in both of those contests. Their 77 points are the lowest they've scored all season, as well. They had previously scored 93, 90, 81, and 88. Clark is slated to miss at least two weeks with a right quad injury. In their first four games, the Fever's point differential was +37. The former Iowa Hawkeye is averaging 19.0 points, 9.3 assists and 6.0 rebounds in her four games of the 2025 season. Last year, she set the single-season record for the most assists in one year, en route to winning Rookie of the Year. Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell tied with a team-high four assists on the night. The Fever as a whole had just 15 on the night – Clark had a WNBA record 19 on July 17 of last year. DeWanna Bonner dropped 21 points off the bench, leading the Fever. Clark netted a season-high 27 points last Tuesday against the Dream. She dropped 20-plus points in each of her first two games before settling for just 11 on Thursday and then 18 on Saturday against the Liberty. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
CBS News
an hour ago
- General
- CBS News
Former Aliquippa basketball coach says he doesn't know why he was voted out by school board
Successful high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania blindsided after being ousted by school boar Successful high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania blindsided after being ousted by school boar Nick Lackovich said he was blindsided when the Aliquippa school board voted against renewing his contract as boys basketball coach. Lackovich was ousted last week after a vote by the school board. "For what I've done, what I've achieved at that school, that is like the ultimate slap in the face," he told KDKA on Wednesday. "You can't give me a reason?" Lackovich said he is now looking for answers about why he lost his job two months after leading the team to the WPIAL championship game. "I can't tell you exactly what it is because I've never been given a reason," he said. KDKA's Jennifer Borrasso asked, "You just want a reason?" "Yeah, an honest reason, don't just try to pacify me," he said. As the school board voted 5-3 against renewing his contract on May 21, Lackovich was holding an open gym session. He learned of the news in a text message. "I'm really thinking that I'm coming back," he said. "I thought it would just be a formality. Usually in these kinds of situations, with the success I've had there, it usually should have been just a formality." Aliquippa Superintendent Phillip Woods said he supported Lackovich and does not know why others on the board wanted a change. Sources told KDKA that the board is trying to hire a former student-athlete. The (athletic director) gave me a sterling recommendation," Lackovich said. "Like I said, that's usually how it works. They give the recommendation, and the board either says 'yay' or 'nay.'" During his tenure at Aliquippa across two different stints, Lackovich won eight section titles, four WPIAL titles and two PIAA titles. Overall, Lackovich had a record of 185-41. A meeting at the high school is set for June 2 to discuss why Lackovich was let go. "I would love to come back," he said. "This is something that I have built. I just have fond memories." KDKA tried to contact several board members but did not hear back on Wednesday.
CBS News
2 hours ago
- Politics
- CBS News
CIF issues ruling as trans athlete set to participate in state championship
This weekend, a trans athlete will be competing for a title against female competitors at the state track and field championship meet. It has inflamed an issue central to President Trump's supporters, as the worlds of sport, law and politics collide. At issue is a California law that guarantees students the right to participate in sports based on their gender identity. That's now being challenged on the basis of the federal law that protects women athletes from discrimination. AB Hernandez is a transgender track and field athlete who just qualified to compete for a title in the long jump, high jump and triple jump events. When she placed first in qualifiers in the long jump competition, there were a number of angry adults in the crowd calling foul. "That's a boy! That is a biological boy," yelled one woman. Later, Hernandez was asked whether the criticism affected her during competition. "Um, honestly, no," she said. "Nothing I can do about people's actions. Just focus on my own." But President Trump focused on it, sending out messages threatening to cut federal funding and accusing California of illegally allowing "men to play in women's sports." "It's truly a blatant abuse of power," said Jorge Reyes Salinas with the transgender advocacy group, Equality California. "Targeting a transgender athlete, an underage student, a child, for political points is shameful and he should be ashamed for doing that." But shortly thereafter, the group that governs high school sports, the California Interscholastic Federation, or CIF, announced that whoever may have had the next closest score to Hernandez would be allowed to compete in the finals as well. It felt like an admission that something may not be fair about the situation, something Governor Gavin Newsom recently discussed with conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. "Well, I think it's an issue of fairness. I completely agree on that. It is an issue of fairness. It's deeply unfair," said Newsom. "Well, would you speak out against this young man, AB Hernandez, who right now is going to win the state championship in long jump," asked Kirk. Newsom replied, "In 2014, years before I was governor, there was a law established that established the legal principles that allow trans athletes in women's sports." That law was AB 1266 which says, "A pupil shall be permitted to participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil's records." CIF said it is required to allow Hernandez to compete for that reason. But a group called the California Families Council disagrees. "This is one of the only issues — the issues of boys' and girls' sports — that the majority of America agrees on. It's an 80/20 issue. We don't see that with many other social issues," said Communications Director Sophia Lorey. "So, no matter what people with CIF may be feeling or thinking, they keep saying their hands are tied by state law. But in reality, all they would have to do is come out and make a statement, and say, 'We will be following Title IX, which protects girls' sports, which allows equal opportunities for females.' Because at the end of the day, the federal ruling, Title IX, supersedes state law." The Department of Justice has joined the fight, announcing that it will be investigating whether AB 1266 is, in fact, a violation of Title IX. But Susan Cahn, history professor emeritus at the University of Buffalo, has studied women's sports and said the Title IX issue may not be as cut and dried as that. "Title IX has been interpreted the opposite way, too," said Cahn. "So, the gender discrimination could be understood as discriminating against that trans girl because she has a girl's identity. And that's how it was interpreted under Biden. And so, it really brings the fuzziness of Title IX out for us to look at. And that is a question that will probably be decided legally." In the meantime, the CIF is trying to walk a fine line. On Wednesday afternoon, they announced that, if Hernandez should make it to the finals, "a biological female student/athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark will also be advanced to the finals." And, if Hernandez should win a medal, CIF said a duplicate medal would also be awarded to the next closest female athlete in the competition.
Geek Girl Authority
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
Sifu Archives
Categories Select Category Games GGA Columns Movies Stuff We Like The Daily Bugle TV & Streaming This week, get Deliver At All Costs, Gigapocalypse, and Sifu for free in the Epic Games Store. Read on for all the details. Games Stuff We Like Video Games 'February is always a bad month for TV sports,' Hunter S. Thompson wrote. 'Football is gone, basketball is plodding along ...
