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Brownsboro ISD names new head football coach
BROWNSBORO, Texas (KETK) — Following a competitive selection process, Brownsboro ISD has named Ryan Hood as the new athletic director and head football coach. The school announced Hood’s hiring on Monday, saying he’s bringing over 17 years of coaching experience to the school district. Hood has previously been a part of two state championship programs at Daingerfield-Lone StarISD and advanced to state playoffs while at Paris ISD. The district highlights Hood’s commitment to student success and presented the school with a clear, actionable plan for the future of the athletic program. “His vision focuses on building strong relationships with students, staff, and the community, fostering meaningful partnerships, and developing competitive programs across all sports,” the district said. ... Read MoreFormer Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs is found not guilty of assaulting his private chef
BOSTON (AP) — Former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty on Tuesday of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute. The four-time Pro Bowl wideout pleaded not guilty in February to a felony strangulation charge and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge stemming from the alleged dispute. The case centered on a Dec. 2 encounter at Diggs’ home in Dedham, where Jamila Adams, a former live-in personal chef who is known as Mila, testified he slapped and choked her during an argument. Diggs’ attorneys said the alleged assault never happened and questioned Adams’ credibility and whether the dispute was about money, relationship tensions — including a disagreement over a planned trip to Miami — or an alleged ... Read MorePirates reliever Chris Devenski suspended three games for intentionally throwing at opposing batter
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Chris Devenski has been suspended for three games and fined for intentionally throwing at Cincinnati Reds rookie Sal Stewart, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. Devenski intentionally threw at Stewart in the top of the seventh inning of Pittsburgh’s 17-7 win at PNC Park on Saturday. He was ejected following the incident. Pirates manager Don Kelly was also suspended for one game and received an undisclosed fine, MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill announced. Devenski’s suspension is set to start on Tuesday night, when the Pirates open a road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. If Devenski appeals, the suspension would be put off during that process. His fine was not disclosed. ... Read MoreWNBA all-time leading rebounder Tina Charles retires from basketball
NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Charles, the WNBA’s all-time leading rebounder, is retiring from the league, the eight-time All-Star announced Tuesday on social media. Charles, who had 4,262 rebounds in her career, also finished as the league’s No. 2 all-time scorer behind Diana Taurasi. The 15-year veteran scored 8,396 points in the regular season. “Today, I officially announce my retirement from basketball. Fifteen years at the professional level and a lifetime of love for this game,” Charles wrote in her post. “I’ve experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows, and I’m thankful for all of it. Through it all, I learned how to show up. When doubt got loud and narratives were written about me, I kept showing up. ... Read MoreWild make switch in net for Game 2, go with Gustavsson after Wallstedt allows 8 goals against Avs
DENVER (AP) — The Minnesota Wild are making a switch in net for Game 2, going with Filip Gustavsson on Tuesday night after Jesper Wallstedt allowed eight goals in a 9-6 loss to Colorado. Wild coach John Hynes announced the goaltender swap several hours before puck drop. Gustavsson hasn’t played since allowing five goals at St. Louis on April 13. He went 28-15-6 with a 2.69 goals-against average during the regular season. Wallstedt surrendered 14 goals in six games during a first-round series win over Dallas. He struggled in Game 1 against the high-scoring Avalanche in allowing eight goals on 42 shots. Wallstedt and Gustavsson split time throughout the season. “We have confidence in both of our goalies. They’re both ... Read MoreJon Rahm resolves his dispute with European tour as LIV Golf faces loss of Saudi funding
STERLING, Va. (AP) — Jon Rahm has resolved his financial dispute with the European tour, a move that potentially gives him a place to compete in 2027 and beyond with LIV Golf facing an uncertain future. Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton took questions Tuesday at LIV Golf Virginia after LIV CEO Scott O’Neil spoke to reporters about his efforts to court investors for a league that is losing its chief financial backer, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, at the end of the season. Both players declined to speculate on their future and noted that they remain under contract with LIV for years to come. “As of right now I have several years on my contract left, and I’m pretty sure they ... Read MoreBrownsboro ISD names new head football coach
BROWNSBORO (KETK) — Following a competitive selection process, Brownsboro ISD has named Ryan Hood as the new athletic director and head football coach. According to our news partner KETK, the school announced Hood’s hiring on Monday, saying he’s bringing over 17 years of coaching experience to the school district. Hood has previously been a part of two state championship programs at Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD and advanced to state playoffs while at Paris ISD. The district highlights Hood’s commitment to student success and presented the school with a clear, actionable plan for the future of the athletic program. “His vision focuses on building strong relationships with students, staff, and the community, fostering meaningful partnerships, and developing competitive programs across all sports,” ... Read MoreStars captain Jamie Benn again has a decision to make about whether to play another season
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn again goes into the offseason with a decision to make about whether to come back for another NHL season. His coach wants him to keep playing, and so does longtime teammate Tyler Seguin. Benn, who will turn 37 on July 18, sounds as though he will take some time to ponder an 18th season — all in Dallas — and another shot at a Stanley Cup title. “Right now I’m just hanging out, being a dad, and figure it out later,” Benn said. During the Stars' season-ending availability Monday, after they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, Benn was asked if he knew exactly when or how he ... Read MoreMagic fire Jamahl Mosley after 5 seasons as coach, 3 first-round playoff appearances
Jamahl Mosley was fired as coach of the Orlando Magic on Monday, paying the widely expected price after the team blew a 3-1 series lead and got eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in Round 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. It was Orlando’s third consecutive first-round playoff exit, and easily the most disappointing. Not only did the eighth-seeded Magic lose all three chances to upset the top-seeded Pistons, but one of those games saw Orlando have a 24-point second-half lead at home and still lose. Orlando missed 23 consecutive shots in that Game 6 loss on Friday, getting booed by fans when it was over. That loss probably was the one that sealed Mosley’s fate, even though the loss in ... Read MoreKyle Tucker homers, drives in 2 runs as the Dodgers beat the Astros 8-3
HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered and drove in two runs against his former team to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 8-3 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night. Tucker’s home run came in a four-run third inning that broke open a close game, pushing the lead to 7-2. He’s in his first season with the Dodgers after spending last year with the Cubs following seven seasons in Houston. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six strong innings and Alex Freeland homered and tied a career high with three hits to help the Dodgers to their second straight win following a four-game skid. Yamamoto (3-2) allowed five hits and three runs with eight strikeouts for his first win since April ... Read MoreAstros catcher Yainer Diaz sidelined by oblique injury, headed to the IL
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston catcher Yainer Diaz will be heading to the injured list with an oblique injury after hurting his left oblique during batting practice ahead of Monday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manager Joe Espada didn't provide many details about the injury after Houston's 8-3 loss, but did say that “he's going to require some IL time.” Diaz said he was injured during batting practice and went straight to the trainer's room. “I made a swing and it bothered me.,” he said in Spanish through a translator. Diaz said that he hasn't had any imaging done nor has he been given a prognosis for the injury. But, he added that it was “disappointing” that he'll have to ... Read MoreMavericks hire former Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as president and alternate governor
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president and alternate governor on Monday, the latest step in moving on from the Luka Doncic trade that ended up being a significant setback for the club. Ujiri was in charge of the Raptors when they acquired Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs and won the 2018-19 NBA title in Leonard's only season with Toronto. The 55-year-old Ujiri replaces Nico Harrison, who was fired as general manager in November. That was nine months after Dallas acquired oft-injured center Anthony Davis from the Los Angeles Lakers in the deal for Doncic, a generational star in his prime. Ujiri was with the Raptors for 13 seasons ... Read MoreJohn Sterling, theatrical Yankees broadcaster known for enduring home run calls, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling, the ebullient radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and shouting "theee Yankees win!” after each of New York's victories, died Monday. He was 87. Sterling had a heart attack and bypass surgery this winter and had returned to his home in Edgewater, New Jersey, where he was cared for by health aides. He died of complications Monday at Englewood Hospital, according to his former wife, Jennifer. “John Sterling breathed life and excitement into Yankees games for 36 years while wearing his passion for baseball and the Yankees on his sleeve,” the team said in a statement. “He informed and entertained generations of fans with a theatrical and unapologetic style that was ... Read MoreLakers’ Doncic, Thunder’s Williams ruled out for Game 1 of West semifinals with hamstring injuries
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams have been ruled out of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday night with left hamstring injuries. The teams notified the league on the injury reports they turned in on Monday. Doncic was injured in Oklahoma City about a month ago and hasn’t played since. The league scoring champion averaged 33.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists in the regular season. Lakers coach JJ Redick hadn't said if or when Doncic could return from an injury that sometimes requires two months of recovery. Doncic shot 3-pointers with his teammates Monday while they wrapped up a workout before their flight to Oklahoma ... Read MoreEdwards returns and Timberwolves overcome big game by Wembanyama to beat Spurs 104-102 in Game 1
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 18 points in his unexpected return from injury and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a huge game by Victor Wembanyama and held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-102 in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night. Edwards was expected to miss at least the first two games of the series after suffering a bone bruise and hyperextending his left knee on April 25 during Game 4 of Minnesota’s opening-round series against Denver. But he had 11 points in the fourth quarter as Minnesota held on to hand San Antonio only its second loss in its last 17 series openers at home. “Nobody expected him to play,” Timberwolves veteran Mike ... Read MoreMavericks hire former Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as president and alternate governor
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks hired former Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri as team president and alternate governor on Monday, the latest step in moving on from the Luka Doncic trade that ended up being a significant setback for the club. Ujiri was in charge of the Raptors when they acquired Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs and won the 2018-19 NBA title in Leonard’s only season with Toronto. The 55-year-old Ujiri replaces Nico Harrison, who was fired as general manager in November. That was nine months after Dallas acquired oft-injured center Anthony Davis from the Los Angeles Lakers in the deal for Doncic, a generational star in his prime. Ujiri was with the Raptors for 13 seasons ... Read MoreA stunning 9-6 Avalanche win over the Wild turns a defense-first series into a 15-goal frenzy
DENVER (AP) — Two of the NHL’s best defenses and a pair of the game’s ironfisted goaltenders are squaring off in Round 2, promising a paucity of pucks flashing the red light in the Minnesota-Colorado series, right? Not in Game 1. A whopping 14 players scored Sunday night, Colorado goalie Scott Wedgewood gave up a half-dozen goals — one more than he allowed in his team’s sweep of the Los Angeles Kings in Round 1 — and yet the Avalanche prevailed 9-6 after Jesper Wallstedt surrendered a career-high eight goals before an empty-netter completed the madness. “It was a weird one,” said Avalanche star Cale Makar, the only player to score multiple goals in the opener of a series that ... Read MoreJohn Sterling, theatrical Yankees broadcaster known for enduring home run calls, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling, the theatrical New York Yankees radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls, has died, the team and radio station WFAN announced Monday. He was 87. Sterling had undergone heart bypass surgery this winter and after the procedure was attended to by health care aides at his home in Edgewater, New Jersey. The team said he died at a New Jersey hospital. He had called 5,631 games — 5,420 regular season plus 211 postseason — when he retired in April 2024 just after the season’s start, citing fatigue. Sterling broadcast 5,060 consecutive games from September 1989 through July 2019 after beginning with the Yankees as a pregame host. He came out of retirement ... Read MoreMagic fire Jamahl Mosley after 5 seasons as coach, 3 first-round playoff appearances
ORLANDO (AP) - Jamahl Mosley was fired as coach of the Orlando Magic on Monday, paying the widely expected price after the team blew a 3-1 series lead and got eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in Round 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. It was Orlando’s third consecutive first-round playoff exit, and easily the most disappointing. Not only did the eighth-seeded Magic lose all three chances to upset the top-seeded Pistons, but one of those games saw Orlando have a 24-point second-half lead at home and still lose. Orlando missed 23 consecutive shots in that Game 6 loss on Friday, getting booed by fans when it was over. That loss probably was the one that sealed Mosley’s fate, even though ... Read MoreTop of page
