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Transfer portal tampering frustrates SEC coaches, but few – if any – ideas on how to stop it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer lost some key contributors from the Gamecocks’ eight-win team to the transfer portal this offseason.In a few cases, it seemed as if things moved pretty quickly.“It was strange based on conversations I’d had with guys two or three days before they went in the portal. It’s interesting how things happen,” Beamer said this week at the Southeastern Conference spring meetings.NCAA rules state schools cannot recruit athletes who are currently on another team’s roster.But with college football players freer to transfer than ever before — and name, image and likeness compensation opportunities being dangled — coaches are frustrated the recruiting starts even before the name pops up in the portal.SEC coaches all say tampering is more prevalent than ever, but there are few — if any — ways to stop it.“The chaos we’re experiencing is the result of pulling back of regulations,” Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said.Every school is intens...

Gausman strikes out 11, Bichette and Chapman HR, Blue Jays beat Brewers 3-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time this season, Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman both homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Thursday.Gausman (4-3) struck out 11, giving him 100 on the season and reclaiming the AL lead from Angels right-hander Shohei Ohtani (89). Gausman allowed five hits and walked two.Erik Swanson retired all four batters he faced and Jordan Romano finished for his 13th save in 16 chances.The Brewers have lost five of seven.Bichette and Chapman both connected off Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta (5-5) in a three-run first inning as Toronto opened June on a winning note after going 11-17 in May.Bichette got it started with a solo drive to center, his team-leading 12th. Three batters later, Chapman hit a two-run blast, his eighth.Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier made a sensational diving catch on the warning track for the final out of the second inning, laying o...

Dell Technologies: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $578 million.The Round Rock, Texas-based company said it had net income of 79 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were $1.31 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 87 cents per share.The computer and technology services provider posted revenue of $20.92 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $20.15 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DELL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DELLSource

Colorado No. 10 in US for getting by on credit cards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Coloradans are leaning more and more on credit to get by.Analysts from the financial advisor website WalletHub ranked each U.S. state based on the share of its adults who reported using credit cards for expenses in the U.S. Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey. The analysis included the share of adults who reported difficulty covering expenses on their regular wages, as well. ‘You’re on’: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock accepts NBA Finals wager from Miami’s mayor Coloradans appear to be more willing to put expenses on credit despite needing to less than the residents of other states.Colorado ranks No. 10 for the share of adults using credit cards for necessities. About 39.5% of Coloradans say they need to.Expensive states in the Northeast dominate the top of the list. In Connecticut, 42.5% of adults say they get by on credit, followed by Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire and Delaware.Coloradans have an easier time, however, covering expenses in the first plac...

MMA fighter wrangles with alligator found near elementary school in Jacksonville

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — Another day, another alligator for Florida man Mike Dragich.The trapper, MMA fighter and U.S. Marine wrangled a 10-foot reptile in Jacksonville last week after it was spotted near an elementary school.Dragich saw it and knew exactly what to do.“We just had to get the job done,” said Mike Dragich. “I felt like Batman, for real, you know.” The video showed Dragich surrounded by a crowd of people, where he entered the ring with the alligator one on one.Dragich dragged the gator by its tail across the grass and hooked by its neck.The reptile was maneuvering into a death roll. It took Dragich and several firefighters to restrain the gator safely“If you don’t get these animals tired, they will hurt you, if not kill you,” said Dragich. Dragich, who goes by “Blue-collar Brawler” on Instagram, posts regularly about his run-ins with reptiles. He said every experience is just another day in the office.“I am...

City: Opa-Locka Police Chief and former BSO Sheriff Scott Israel to announce retirement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

Opa-Locka Police Chief and former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel will announce his retirement from the force, city officials said.According to a release from the city, Israel will confirm he is retiring at a news conference scheduled for Friday morning at the city’s municipal complex.Israel’s retirement comes just over a year after he was named Opa-Locka’s chief of police.Israel was removed from leading the Broward Sheriff’s Office following the response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. He was widely criticized at the time for his handling of the massacre.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removed Israel from his post after being a BSO sheriff for six years.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this breaking story.

Musgrove pitches no-hitter into the 6th, Sánchez homers again as Padres beat Marlins 10-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched a no-hitter into the sixth, Fernando Tatis Jr. had three doubles and four RBIs and the San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 10-1 on Thursday.Recently acquired Gary Sánchez homered for the second consecutive day, helping San Diego to 11 hits after being limited to a two-hitter by three Miami pitchers Wednesday. The Padres finished 5-4 in their nine-game road trip.Musgrove (3-2) kept Miami hitless until Luis Arraez’s infield single. The right-hander allowed a third-inning run, three hits, walked three and struck out three over six innings.After Arraez’s single, the Marlins loaded the bases against Musgrove with no outs. Musgrove induced a double play grounder that began with a force at home and then struck out Yuli Gurriel.The 30-year-old Musgrove became the first and remains the only Padres pitcher to throw a no-hitter with his outing against the Texas Rangers April 9, 2021.Consecutive doubles from Ha-Seong Kim and Tatis in the fourth helped erase...

Europe gathered in unity for Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s plea exposed its divisions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

BULBOACA, Moldova — European leaders mounted a powerful show of defiance — and support for Ukraine — as they gathered Thursday for a historic summit in the ex-Soviet country of Moldova just kilometers from the Ukrainian border.But even as over 40 leaders pledged their solidarity with Ukraine at the second gathering of the so-called European Political Community, the difficulty in maintaining that unity was on display. Before and during the summit, leaders hedged and staked out competing positions on an increasingly contentious issue — what security guarantees the Western alliance can give Kyiv to ensure that if Russia is ever pushed out, it won’t return.French President Emmanuel Macron set the tone on Wednesday, imploring allies to offer Kyiv “tangible and credible” security guarantees — a shift in the French position. His German counterpart, Olaf Scholz, was more hesitant on Thursday, declining to provide any details and indicating it might be a question for after the war.Again...

Bill Cosby targeted in new sexual assault lawsuit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

(CNN) — Bill Cosby is being sued by Victoria Valentino in a new civil lawsuit claiming decades-old allegations of sexual assault, that her attorney shared with CNN and said it was filed in Los Angeles on Thursday.Shortly after meeting Cosby in 1969, Valentino claims she and a friend had dinner with the comedian where they were given pills and later agreed to go to an office with him, according to the filing.“After ingesting the pill, Plaintiff’s head began nodding and she struggled to keep her head up and stay awake. Plaintiff felt nauseated, and her head was spinning. She stated, ‘I want to go home now,’” according to the filing.The lawsuit outlines in graphic detail allegations that Cosby raped Valentino, claiming “Plaintiff was incapable of consent by reason of being drugged by Cosby and physically helpless.”Valentino filed the lawsuit under California’s new law that gives residents a three-year window in which they can file civil sexual assault lawsuits that would...

Thousands of patients impacted by Compass Medical shutdown, Gov. Healey says admin is looking into situation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:20 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey said her administration is trying to get answers one day after the sudden shutdown of all Compass Medical locations in Massachusetts left patients with questions about their health care and left hundreds of employees without a job. Compass Medical, with locations in Quincy, Braintree, East Bridgewater, Easton, Middleborough and Taunton, confirmed  an “imminent plan” to close its practices in a message on its website Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, people were seen leaving now-closed Compass buildings with boxes and suitcases, not saying a word. “I’m afraid for my health,” said Compass patient Courtney Beggs. 7NEWS has learned the abrupt closure of the Compass system means 450 employees have lost their jobs and 70,000 patients have been left in the lurch.Beggs is among the patients now asking questions. She said she has a lump on her thyroid and shared a letter from her doctor urging her to get a chest x-ray and ultrasound immediately.&nbs...