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Logjams That Aren’t

Athletics Nation 

“s-s-sssmokin’!!!” | Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images

Naturally, with the 2024 A’s functionally eliminated from post-season contention around spring training, fans are looking ahead to 2025 and beyond pondering a team that might actually be as good as this year’s club has been since the calendar turned to July.

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RFE/RL journalist marks 1,000 days jailed in Belarus on charges viewed as bogus

Voice of America 

washington — A journalist with VOA’s sister outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Wednesday marked 1,000 days in jail in Belarus on charges that he and his employer reject as politically motivated. Andrey Kuznechyk, with RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service — known locally as Radio Svaboda — has been jailed in Belarus since his arrest on November 25, 2021. He was initially sentenced to 10 days in jail on hooliganism charges, which he rejected. When Kuznechyk was due to be released, authorities kept... Читать дальше...

Wilford Dominates out of 'Pen in Middle Game Victory

OurSports Central - Frontier League 

TROY, NY - The Tri-City ValleyCats (47-37) won their second consecutive one-run game, and defeated the New Jersey Jackals (29-56) 2-1 on Wednesday at ... - FL Tri-City ValleyCats

Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows 'devastating' and explains her silence

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellation. She called it devastating and said she was filled with a “new sense of fear” and a “tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.” She thanked authorities and said she waited to speak until the European leg of her Eras Tour concluded to prioritize safety.

PBA: June Mar Fajardo flashes MVP form in San Miguel win

Sports.inquirer.net 

SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup elimination round MANILA, Philippines—June Mar Fajardo picked up where he left off and asserted his dominance in San Miguel’s opening win over Phoenix in the PBA Governors’ Cup on Wednesday at Araneta Coliseum. Fajardo showed why he’s an eight-time PBA MVP in leading the Beermen to victory. “Oh Big Boy,

South Carolina deputy charged with killing unarmed man and letting police dog maul innocent person

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Authorities say a deputy in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault after he fatally shot an unarmed suspect and his police dog mauled a different, innocent person. State agents arrested 29-year-old former Florence County deputy Treyvon Jonathan Sellers on Wednesday. He was on leave after the May 26 shooting and was fired in July after an arrest in an unrelated domestic violence case. State agents say Sellers was chasing William Rankin when Rankin ran into a home.... Читать дальше...