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LeVar Burton will host National Book Awards ceremony, replacing Drew Barrymore

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — LeVar Burton will host next month’s National Book Awards ceremony, replacing the original choice, Drew Barrymore, who was dropped because of her decision to resume taping of her show during the writers’ strike.The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, announced Burton’s selection Friday. Burton, a longtime advocate for reading known for his roles in the TV miniseries “Roots” and in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” also hosted the ceremony in 2019.“It’s an honor to return as host of the biggest night for books, especially in a moment when the freedom to read is at risk and literature both needs and deserves our recognition and support,” said Burton, who earlier this month served as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, when stores and libraries highlight works that have been challenged or censored. The National Book Awards will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Nov. 15, when winners will be announced in...

Jurgen Klinsmann earns first home win as coach of South Korea’s national team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann earned his first home win as coach of South Korea’s national team on Friday with a 4-0 victory over Tunisia in a friendly match.Klinsmann, a former Germany great who previously coached his country’s national team and the United States, won his second straight match with South Korea after starting with three losses and two draws.Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lee Kang-in scored two goals only a week after winning a gold medal in soccer at the Asian Games.South Korea captain Son Heung-min missed the match because of a groin injury.The 22-year-old Lee scored his first international goal from a free kick in the 54th minute. He added another three minutes later after twisting and turning in the area and finding the net with a low shot.Hwang Ui-jo got the final goal for South Korea in added time after Yassine Meriah had scored an own-goal midway through the second half.Asian teams playing this week are gearing up for the start of World Cup qualif...

Cricket and flag football are among five sports nearing inclusion for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Flag football and cricket were among five sports that took their next step Friday toward inevitably being added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The International Olympic Committee executive board recommended all five sports — including baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash — that were formally requested Monday by organizers of the LA Games.The final elevation to the 2028 program should come Monday at a meeting of about 100 IOC members who typically rubberstamp the board’s views.“These proposals have been accepted as a package,” said IOC president Thomas Bach, who chairs the 15-member board, hailing a showcase of “iconic American sports to the world while bringing at the same time international sports to the United States.”Cricket is a big-ticket item for the IOC. The sport is expected to raise broadcast revenue from India by at least $100 million when the country’s favorite sport joins the Olympics.“For the Olympic movement, it is the opportunity to engage wit...

Victims of crime in DC tell Congress their stories during a hearing on Capitol Hill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

Victims of crime in the District spoke before Republican leaders on Capitol Hill Thursday, telling the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance their stories and their concerns about the increase in crime in the city.During the hearing, Gaynor Jablonski, who owns the Valor Brewpub on Capitol Hill, showed a video of a DoorDash driver attacking him then pointing a gun at him as his 4-year-old son sat watching next to him.“As horrific as that video is, what happened after was even worse,” Jablonski said, criticizing how the case was prosecuted and the perpetrator’s sentence. “He gets eight months and I’m left explaining to my 5-year-old why I had to fight this man. And my 5-year-old tells me when I drop him off at school every day to, ‘Be safe.'”D.C. resident Mitchell Sobolevsky said that he was a victim of a robbery in the Shaw neighborhood in December of 2020.“He told me, ‘Do what I say and you ain...

NASA sends spacecraft on a six-year journey to explore a rare asteroid made of metal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA sends spacecraft on a six-year journey to explore a rare asteroid made of metal.Source

Marcus Smart is marveling at the Grizzlies’ defensive mindset. He thinks they can be NBA’s best

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marcus Smart sees no reason why the Grizzlies can’t be the NBA’s best defensive team this season. It’s not just bold talk from a brash player. Smart knows exactly why Memphis traded for him in June. Not only did the Grizzlies rank third in the NBA in defensive rating last season behind the play of Jaren Jackson Jr., the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, but Smart won that same award in 2022. That makes Memphis the first NBA team to pair back-to-back defensive players of the year since the award was first handed out in 1983.It has Smart marveling at the possibilities that could be on the horizon.“As a defensive guy coming on a team who thinks just like you and has guys such as Jaren in the same boat (that) understand the defense and how important it is … they’ll take you to a new level,” Smart said.Even as good as the Grizzlies have been on defense, this is an upgrade.They traded Dillon Brooks, who was named to the NBA All-Defense second...

Sports on TV for October 14 – 15

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSaturday, October 14AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE (WOMEN’S)4 a.m.FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Richmond10 p.m.FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at North Melbourne12 a.m. (Sunday)FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Carlton2 a.m. (Sunday)FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at West CoastAUTO RACING12:30 p.m.USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas3:30 p.m.USA — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Alsco Uniforms 302, Playoffs – Round of 8, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas6:30 p.m.USA — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The Motul Petit Le Mans, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga.BOXING10:30 p.m.ESPN — Top Rank Main Card: Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Vincenzo Gualtieri (Middleweights), Rosenberg, TexasSHO — Showtime International Main Card: Tim Tszyu vs. Brian Mendoza (Junior Middleweights), Queensland, AustraliaCOLLEGE FOOTBALL12 p.m.ABC — Syracuse at Florida St.ACCN — Syracuse at Florida St. (Command Center...

Map: Does Colorado drinking water contain ‘forever chemicals’?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — So-called “forever chemicals” have been found in 45% of the nation’s tap water, according to a government study, but is your Colorado water affected?If you’re wondering whether or not your tap water might contain synthetic chemicals known as PFAS, nonprofit Environmental Working Group created an interactive map using official records and data from public drinking water systems to show where forever chemicals were found to be above and below the advised maximum concentration level, 4 parts per trillion (PPT).EWG notes that while researchers used the highest quality data available, contamination levels are based on a single point in time and may not reflect changes to the water system or treatment efforts.(Copyright © Environmental Working Group)Search the map for your own address.The synthetic compounds known collectively as PFAS are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns — and in private wells and pub...

13-year-old arrested after allegedly killing his mother in Hialeah

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

A 13-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly killing his mother, Hialeah Police said.According to police, at around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, authorities responded to the juvenile’s call confessing to the murder at 211 West 79th Place in Hialeah.Upon arrival, officers found the deceased woman in her bedroom, alongside an unharmed seven-day-old baby in a crib.The investigation into the murder is underway.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Bryce Young, winless Panthers visit Tua Tagovailoa’s Dolphins in former Alabama QBs’ first matchup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:49:32 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Young has been watching Tua Tagovailoa for a long time.The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner saw Tagovailoa excel at Alabama and help transform the Crimson Tide’s run-first offense into a pro-style scheme that pushed the ball down the field. That, in turn, influenced Young’s decision to go to Tuscaloosa.“It was a big transition from when he was there,” the Carolina Panthers’ rookie quarterback said, “just what the offense looked like and what Alabama moved to offensively. It’s flourished since then, and I was a recruit when all that was happening, so that was a really big reason for me being there.”Tagovailoa said he didn’t know he had that impact on Young, who became Alabama’s starter a year after Tagovailoa was drafted by the Dolphins, but he remembers being a part of Alabama’s offensive evolution.“It’s one of those things that, ‘Yeah, Alabama is not just a ground-and-pound team,’” Tagovailoa said. “&#...