Biola University Eagles (WASHINGTON) — RobertAnthony Cruz has dreamed about being a professional baseball player his whole life. This week, when he got the call to join the Major League Baseball Washington Nationals as a rookie player, he decided to surprise his biggest supporter: his father. “My dad would often […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Corrections officials in Alaska say a Utah man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise has died. The Alaska Department of Corrections says Kenneth Manzanares was in the department’s custody, at a facility in […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Friday, four Snow College men’s basketball standouts from the 2020-21 season were named as NJCAA Academic All-Americans. They are as follows: 1st Team Sophomore small forward/power forward Travis Wagstaff 2nd Team Sophomore power forward Brayden Roberts 3rd Team Freshman shooting guard Michael Scheffner Sophomore center/power forward Rich Stucki
Dmytro Aksonov/iStock (NEW YORK) — Friday’s New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox game is on after Thursday’s clash in the Bronx was postponed following six positive COVID-19 tests on the Yankees roster. “After conducting testing and contact tracing involving members of the New York Yankees’ organization, the Club’s home game […]
Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington Nationals infielder Starlin Castro has been placed on administrative leave, Major League Baseball announced on Friday. The Athletic reported earlier on Friday that the league was investigating an alleged domestic violence incident that took place earlier this summer. Castro would […]
Chris Graythen/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata announced on Instagram that he failed a drug test. “I was informed by the NFLPA yesterday that I have tested positive for a banned substance resulting in a suspension for part of the 2021 NFL season,” Onyemata wrote […]
D-Keine (WASHINGTON) — Gun-inflicted injuries result in more than $1 billion in hospital costs each year and programs like Medicaid end up picking up most of the tab, according to a new report. The report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office was requested by House and Senate Democrats and sheds […]
LUND, Utah (AP) — Authorities say three workers onboard a freight train were injured when it derailed while crossing tracks covered with water in a remote part of southern Utah Thursday night. The train tipped on its side after derailing near Lund. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office says the workers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah pharmacist has been stripped of his license and fined after acknowledging he gave people COVID-19 vaccination cards without administering the vaccine. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the pharmacist said he was giving six reluctant patients what he called a choice. In one case, […]
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Farmers, conservationists and small-town business owners are calling for an end to what they call wasteful uses of Colorado River water. On Thursday, they gathered at Hoover Dam to demand the federal government scrap plans to divert water from Lake Powell upstream to accommodate anticipated […]
