Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — Florida’s latest COVID-19 wave is making Bob Gortney, an intensive care nurse in Fort Myers, think twice about his two decades in medicine. Gortney, who works at Gulf Coast Medical Center, recently came back from vacation and found the hospital full of COVID patients. “I never […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 17, Cleveland 0 Seattle 3, Texas 1 Detroit 6, Baltimore 4 Tampa Bay 8, Boston 1 Chi White Sox 9, NY Yankees 8 LA Angels 6, Toronto 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE NY Mets […]
John McCoy/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — As many Americans hesitate to get vaccinated against COVID-19, NBA legend Spencer Haywood is teaming up with a medical school in Las Vegas to tackle the mistrust of the health care system prevalent in some communities of color. The Basketball Hall of Famer and […]
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — As universities prepare to welcome droves of students back to campus, some have announced additional fees for those who are not vaccinated — to help foot the bill for their supplementary COVID-19 testing — in a move that has courted controversy among the vocal faction of […]
Baseball 1A Baseball Preview RICHFIELD, Utah-Jake Batty drove in three runs and the Wayne Badgers clobbered Manila 16-0 Thursday during the 1-A baseball preview. Jake Peterson and Ryland Rees added 2 more RBI apiece in victory for the Badgers. RICHFIELD, Utah-John Ahlstrom and Joel Romo drove in three runs apiece […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pac-12 teams that cannot play because of COVID-19 issues will likely be forced to forfeit games this season. The conference announced it is reinstituting its forfeiture policy after it modified its rules last season because of the pandemic. Last season, a game that could not be […]
MOBILE, Ala.-Thursday, numerous Utah college football standouts received distinction on the Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list. This is the rare watch list in Division I college football comprising both the NCAA FBS and FCS subdivisions. Those appearing on the list are as follows: Southern Utah offensive tackle Braxton Jones BYU […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Thursday, Dixie State football awarded the distinction of wearing No. 3 to junior linebacker Malaki Malaki. The honor bestowed upon the 6-2 225-pound native of Leone, American Samoa, bolsters the Trailblazers’ tradition of Dixie State football player Abraham Reinhardt, who passed away in March 2019 and wore this […]
John Moore/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — The largest school district in Texas is among those poised to defy the governor’s ban on school mask mandates as students prepare to head back to school this month amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. The Houston Independent School District board is set to vote […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has renewed its prior calls to members to get a COVID-19 vaccine and to wear face masks in public gatherings. Church leaders said Thursday that available vaccines have proven to be both safe and effective and urged […]
