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Gophers football: Five key position battles going into fall camp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

Gophers football players have been listening to Bret Michaels sing “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” and other ballads with the band “Poison” during weight-room sessions since January.It became a thorn in their sides.Playing off P.J. Fleck’s new buzzword — “poise” — the U weight room cranked up the sounds that 1980s glam-rock band to help drive home a point.“If you don’t have poise, it will be poison,” Fleck said at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis last week. He wants his mix of veterans and inexperienced players to show control and balance in hostile situations this season.Team leaders on the program’s “board of directors” told Fleck what they thought about the new soundtrack at a weekly meeting. “Coach, listen, we get it,” Fleck relayed his players’ response. “We just want a little less ‘Poison’ in the weight room.”Their wish was granted and the playlist became more eclectic, but the message remains as the Gophers opened preseason camp Monday.In order for the Gophers to strike a ...

Price Chopper and Red Cross to provide local disaster relief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Price Chopper/Market 32 announced they will be partnering with the American Red Cross to provide disaster relief to victims of devastating flooding that occurred in the Hudson Valley. The two organizations have teamed up frequently over the last thirty years to raise funds for Red Cross relief missions, generating over $2 million collectively. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Price Chopper will be donating $10,000 to the Red Cross of Eastern New York. The support will be in addition to their annual "Register Roundup" campaign slated for August, which raised nearly $68,000 for the Red Cross last year. “Every eight minutes somewhere in the US, disaster strikes, and the Red Cross responds. This time, the disaster was right in our own back yard." said Kevin Coffey, CEO of the American Red Cross Eastern New York Region. "Red Cross was on the ground in the Hudson Valley within hours of the massive flood...

Monday night jazz starts at Glens Falls City Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Things are getting jazzy in Glens Falls. The Glens Falls Jazz Band concert series starts this week, with melodies in City Park all through August.The city jazz band is set to play every Monday from July 31 to Aug. 21. Each show is set for the City Park gazebo by Crandall Public Library, with a rain location of the Queensbury Hotel. Each concert runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Visitors are advised to bring a lawn chair or blanket for optimal enjoyment of the best local jazz Glens Falls has to offer. The concerts take their turn following the Glens Falls City Band, which played weekly throughout July.

'A day we hoped would never happen' : Mozeliak reflects on Sunday's trades, hints more might come

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It's the first time in quite awhile, at least with John Mozeliak as the lead executive, that the St. Louis Cardinals have committed to the seller's market at the trade deadline. Mozeliak suggested as early as his All-Star break interview with FOX 2's Martin Kilcoyne that trades were coming, particularly hoping for ones that could set up the team for next season and beyond. Weeks later, and just two days before the MLB trade deadline, Mozeliak began to deliver on his comments. The Cardinals moved pitchers Jordan Montgomery, Chris Stratton and Jordan Hicks in two separate deals Sunday for a haul of prospects. Who are the Cardinals new prospects from the Montgomery & Hicks trades? Addressing these trades Sunday, Mozeliak explained what went behind some tough decisions in unfamiliar territory. "This is a day we hope would never happen in the sense of having to break up our club," said Mozeliak. "But over the course of the last two weeks, we were taking a look at what...

Van sandwiched between tractor trailers in I-55 crash in Montgomery County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ill. - The driver of a van is fortunate to be alive after being sandwiched between two tractor trailers in an accident on Interstate 55.According to Trooper Josh Robinson, Illinois State Police, the crash happened just after 8:45 p.m. Sunday near mile marker 59 in Montgomery County.The ISP crash report states a tractor-trailer was traveling north on the interstate when it slowed down due to being in a construction zone. A Chevrolet van was traveling behind the tractor-trailer and also slowed down. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW However, another tractor-trailer, which was traveling behind the van, was unable to stop or slow in time and smashed into the back of the van, pushing it into the rear of the first trailer.Both t...

Nude man arrested after fatal crash in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

MT. VERNON, Ill. – A man is facing a possible reckless homicide charge in southern Illinois after striking and killing a pedestrian with his vehicle and crashing into a residence.According to a spokesperson for the Mt. Vernon Police Department, the crash happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, in the 600 block of Main Street. Dispatchers received calls of a rollover accident and were told the vehicle hit a pedestrian and home.Mt. Vernon police and firefighters responded to the home, along with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Litton Ambulance Services, and Illinois State Police. Overnight carjacking attempt in St. Louis foiled by disconnected battery The pedestrian, an 18-year-old woman, was declared dead at the scene. Her name has not been released.Meanwhile, police claim the driver of the vehicle had fled on foot and was seen running nude a few blocks away. Law enforcement located the man in the 800 block of Main Street and took him into custody.The man was trea...

Dogs left behind to die in Fairview Heights; two wanted

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - Authorities are searching for two people accused of leaving behind two dogs to die in a Fairview Heights home. The Fairview Heights Police Department says Sean Flynn, 49, and Amber Strickland, 34, are wanted in the investigation. Overnight carjacking attempt in St. Louis foiled by disconnected battery Flynn and Strickland are believed to be the dogs' owners. St. Clair County prosecutors have issued felony charges to both for aggravated cruelty to animals and cruel treatment of animals. On May 11, a man arrived to his newly vacant rental property in the 900 block of Salem Place, but noticed a suspicious odor. He notified police, who inspected the property and eventually found two deceased dogs locked in a kennel. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP N...

Jefferson County man dies in custody after collapsing in county jail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

A 57-year-old Jefferson County man died in custody Sunday after collapsing in the county jail.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Woman charged in shooting death of her husband is found dead in Douglas County jail William Newell was booked last week on investigation of burglary, third-degree assault and theft, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Monday in a news release.The inmate had a leg injury when he entered the jail, authorities said, but had no other known medical issues. He collapsed Saturday while on detox protocol.The First Judicial District Law Enforcement Critical Incident Response Team launched an investigation into the death, as it does for all in-custody fatalities.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Rockies reinstate Brendan Rodgers from 60-day injured list, clearing way for second baseman’s 2023 debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

B-Rod is back.The Rockies reinstated Brendan Rodgers from the 60-day injured list on Monday, clearing the way for the second baseman’s 2023 debut.Rodgers injured his left shoulder diving for a ball during a Cactus League game on March 6, and what was initially deemed a short-term injury — a dislocated shoulder — actually turned out to be a torn labrum. Rodgers needed surgery as a result, but worked hard to rehabilitate himself to come back in the second half.Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | Carlos Gonzalez, a force with the Rockies, relishes return to Coors Field Colorado Rockies | Rockies’ Chase Anderson rebounds with five solid innings vs. Yankees Colorado Rockies | Slumping Rockies face tough choices, big challenges in second half Colorado Rockies | Rockies Mailbag: Orioles and D-backs turned it around. Can Colorado do it by 2025? Colorado Rockies | Rockies’ Brendan Rodgers ...

Body found inside barrel at Malibu beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:15 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of a body inside a 55-gallon drum in Malibu Lagoon on Monday.A park worker first saw the barrel floating by the Pacific Coast Highway bridge Sunday night but didn’t think much of it at the time, a spokesperson for the L.A. County Fire Department told KTLA.When lifeguards arrived at work Monday morning, they saw the drum in the lagoon and tried to pull it out at which point they discovered the body inside, officials said.Lifeguards discovered the body inside a 55-gallon drum on Monday. July 31, 2023. (KTLA)Lifeguards discovered the body inside a drum in Malibu Lagoon. July 31, 2023. (KTLA)The body was found inside a 55-gallon plastic drum in Malibu Lagoon. July 31, 2023. (KTLA)No information about the victim was immediately known.Sky5 footage showed the black plastic drum standing upright in shallow water and the beach appeared to be closed for the investigation.This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA for u...