Front center with the long dark hair and the big bullhorn is Jennifer Harrison of Arizona Patriot, an obnoxious group of anti-immigration bullies who have harassed Democrats and organizations helping immigrants. In 2019, she walked into the Phoenix Democratic headquarters and dumped two bags of trash she claimed were “donations.” You may also recall this very viral moment she had, when she was literally laughed out of a city council meeting.
Harrison has also been known to film and harass immigrants and church employees who provide services for immigrants.In October, Harrison was formally charged with felony Identity theft and you are probably going to laugh when you read why. From AZ Central:Harrison is accused of using hotel points that belonged to her former in-laws, using their email address to access their cellphone service account and forging a press credential to access an event at Grand Canyon University where Donald Trump Jr. was a speaker, according to paperwork filed in Maricopa County Superior Court. She has a hearing coming up this month. Tots and pears, sweetheart.So, that’s just a glimpse at the fine folks who are out there on the front lines fighting to stop the vote. Or count the vote, depending the state and the whether Donald Trump has a lead.At least we can be thankful former Sheriff Joe Arpiao wasn’t there in any official capacity. You can thank the same organizers who drove him out for turning out the Democratic vote in Arizona. We all owe them and we must follow through to continue growing the coalition they’ve built. Sign the petition: Elect the president by national popular vote xMy photographer and I have left after one protester threatened us and said he would find where we live. We are filing a police report. https://t.co/mx9cr6MDq1— Kim Powell (@KimPowellTV) November 5, 2020So, who were those folks who showed up with guns and kevlar vests demanding the count be stopped?
First up, Rep. Paul Gosar, one of the absolute worst members of Congress. Gosar is fond of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about George Soros and is so reviled by his own family that six of his siblings filmed ads asking the public not to vote for their brother. They even published an open letter in their local newspaper saying the same and that if their parents were still alive, they would have been ashamed of Gosar. – Advertisement – – Advertisement – xArmed pro-Trump protester gave his first name as Rich, age 30. Told me he doesn’t belong to an armed group. “Biden wants to tax our guns like the AR-15 I have with me right now,” he said pic.twitter.com/RwQ17HA8YX— Simon Romero (@viaSimonRomero) November 5, 2020Reporters were threatened by attendees, who chanted “Fox News sucks” off and on throughout the evening, and many reporters left under escort from Maricopa Sheriff’s Deputies.- Advertisement – Gosar used his Twitter account to encourage the mob to show up.Standing right alongside Gosar was Mike Cernovich, a “men’s rights activist” who frequently appeared on InfoWars with Alex Jones. Cernovich was key in spreading the Pizzagate hoax in 2016 that falsely and ridiculously claimed notable Democrats were involved in a child sex trafficking ring.Lovely pair, right? But, wait. There’s more. ABC 15 reporter Nicole Valdes was on-hand sharing video throughout the evening and another familiar face stuck out in the group photo below.- Advertisement –
Man City vs Liverpool: Jamie Carragher assesses the big clash on this week’s Pitch to Post Preview Podcast | Football News
He also explained why he believes these two teams will once again be the ones fighting it out for the Premier League title come the end of the season, and weighed up selection issues for both sides…Listen to Jamie Carragher on the Sky Sports Pitch to Post Podcast on: Spotify | Apple | CastboxWill the Premier League title race be between Liverpool and Man City once again? Carragher: “I still can’t envisage anyone besides Liverpool or Man City winning the league. I just can’t see that. I know Tottenham have started really well and I hope they have a great season and there are more challengers, but I just can’t see anybody else lifting that league title besides the big two of the last few years. The Premier League’s dominant sides over the past couple of seasons go head-to-head on Sunday when Manchester City host Liverpool at the Etihad live on Sky Sports. But who will come out on top?Ahead of the mouth-watering match-up, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher joined the Pitch to Post Preview Podcast to analyse both sides and how their showdown on Sunday could go.- Advertisement – I just can’t see anybody else lifting that league title besides the big two of the last few years.Jamie Carragher I think Jurgen Klopp will know that Man City want to play out from the back and he’ll go with his pressing machine.Jamie Carragher “I’d been very strong putting Liverpool as favourites for the title, but for the injury to Virgil van Dijk – not just one of Liverpool’s top players but one of the top players in the Premier League. And if something similar would have happened to, say, Kevin De Bruyne for Man City, who is their top man, I think you’d say the same for City. I think it makes for an even more interesting race, no doubt about that.”Gabriel Jesus returned from a thigh injury to score for City in the Champions League. How important is it they have a player like him – a true striker, a goal poacher – as the focal point of their attack?
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Image:Diogo Jota has been in superb form for Liverpool “I think Jurgen Klopp will know that Man City want to play out from the back and he’ll go with his pressing machine. There’s no doubt Jota can do this as well, ‘he’s a pressing monster’, that was the description of him from Pep Lijnders, Jurgen Klopp’s assistant, so there’s no worries about him on that score.“But I just think for this game and the type of game it will be and the fact that Bobby has played so many games against Man City and Liverpool have had success in those games, I just think he’ll go back to that.”So, what’s your big match prediction?Carragher: “I think there will be goals. I just can’t see Liverpool keeping a clean sheet, or City for that matter. I do think it will be a great game.“I know City wiped the floor with Liverpool last time at the Etihad but Liverpool had some real big chances in that game, certainly at 0-0 and 1-0 and on another day could have got back into the game but it just showed what City can do, it just shows the quality City have, how they can play and the great footballers that they’ve got. That can happen to anyone.“I’m going to go 2-2. Sitting on the fence but predicting will get goals – it should be entertaining.”Pitch to Post Preview: Jamie Carragher on Man City v Liverpool; Steve Bruce on Callum Wilson; Chelsea’s title chances assessedJamie Carragher and Steve Bruce are among the guests on this week’s Pitch to Post Preview Podcast.Sky Sports pundit Carragher joins Peter Smith and Adam Bate to look ahead to the big Super Sunday clash between Man City and Liverpool, while Steve Bruce is on the line to discuss Newcastle’s Friday Night Football trip to Southampton and the form of star striker Callum Wilson.Also on the show, we analyse how Chelsea have turned around their defensive problems, how Leicester have coped with injury problems, and Adam makes a bold Pitch.Listen to the Sky Sports Pitch to Post Podcast on: Spotify | Apple | Castbox Carragher: “Jota’s form warrants a start, you can’t argue about that, but I just think the manager will go back to Firmino, the way they’ve set up before.“I think Firmino this season, he’s not been at his best, there’s no doubt. I don’t think he was at his best last season. But they’ve always performed in the big games – Everton, Arsenal, Chelsea. That’s when teams play out from the back and that’s when Bobby Firmino is a huge part of that press and winning the ball back and almost not letting teams get out of their own half.“That was certainly the case in those three games I mentioned, those teams really struggled to get through the press of Liverpool. 
Image:Liverpool defender Joel Matip was injured in the 2-2 draw at Everton Carragher: “I think he’ll go with Matip, the big-game experience, and he wasn’t shy in putting him straight in against Everton, as well, another tough game for Liverpool away from home.“The only thing is fitness and playing games, but I don’t think that’s ever really been a problem for Matip because he’s injured so often he’s always in that position where he’s coming back without having had the full training programme or games under his belt or a pre-season because he is very injury prone.“I actually think Matip has possibly been ready for the last game or two and the manager has almost kept him in reserve for the City game and making sure he’s got two recognised senior centre-backs for that City game. I fully expect Matip to play in this game.”There’s another selection dilemma in attack for Liverpool – should Jota or Firmino start against City? “What’s possibly let City down – not in terms of actually scoring goals, they scored more goals than anyone last season – but being really clinical and putting a certain percentage away that they create, and also being strong enough in the defensive box as well.”Speaking of City’s defence, is Ruben Dias the answer alongside Aymeric Laporte at centre-back? Carragher: “I’ve liked the look of Dias since he’s come in, he looks a great size when you think of the Premier League and what you need. And Laporte, we all know is a top player, it’s just getting together and playing longer, creating a partnership, there’s no doubt about that. But in terms of individually, Dias looks a really good player, good age to bring in as well. It looks as though, in these early stages, they’ve recruited well in that position.”Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams have come in at centre-back and performed well for Liverpool and Joel Matip is back fit too. Who will play alongside Joe Gomez on Sunday? Carragher: “I think they do miss it, there’s no doubt. Even in Pep Guardiola’s first season, when it didn’t go as well as he’d have wanted, he always spoke about what happened in the boxes and that City weren’t good enough in both boxes, really.“Between the boxes they’re the best team in the Premier League by a mile, in terms of keeping the ball away from the opposition, actually creating chances – but are they clinical enough? You actually look at the goal record this season and it’s not normally what you’d associate with a Pep team. They’re maybe not creating as much but you’d still fancy them to create chances in games.- Advertisement –
Biden team to meet with coronavirus vaccine makers this week
President-elect Joe Biden discusses protecting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and his health care plans during a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware, November 10, 2020.Jonathan Ernst | Reuters – Advertisement – – Advertisement – President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus advisors will meet with the leading drug companies developing coronavirus vaccines this week, Ron Klain, Biden’s newly selected chief of staff, said on Sunday.The meetings come even as President Donald Trump refuses to concede the election, though he acknowledged in a Tweet posted Sunday that Biden had won.Klain, the former Ebola czar under President Barack Obama, told MSNBC’s “Meet the Press” that Biden’s top health officials can’t coordinate with federal government employees until the General Services Administration approves the transition process.- Advertisement –
Despite the lack of access, Klain said Biden’s team will meet with the drug makers, naming Pfizer as one of those companies.“We’re going to have meetings between our top scientific advisors and the officials of these drug companies,” Klain said. Other leading companies with Covid-19 vaccine candidates in late-stage clinical trials include Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.Manufacturing and distributing the vaccines will be one of the key challenges Biden’s administration will face once the president-elect takes office on Jan. 20. Pfizer’s vaccine, which was found through preliminary data to be more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19, comes with extensive storage and distribution requirements, including ultra-cold temperatures.- Advertisement – “The bigger issue will be the mechanics of manufacture and distribution, getting this vaccine out,” Klain said, adding that it’s important Biden’s transition team collaborates with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “as quickly as possible.”HHS has been leading the development, manufacturing and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines as part of Operation Warp Speed. A spokesperson for the agency wasn’t immediately made available for comment.“There are people at HHS making plans to implement that vaccine. Our experts need to talk to those people as soon as possible so nothing drops in this change of power we’re going to have on January 20th,” Klain said.The nation’s leading scientists expect the first doses of vaccine to be available in limited quantities beginning in late December. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN’s “The Lead” on Tuesday that there should be enough doses of Covid-19 vaccine for Americans who want to be inoculated against the disease by the end of April 2021.“It’s great to have a vaccine, but vaccines don’t save lives. Vaccinations save lives,” Klain said on Sunday. “And that means you’ve got to get that vaccine into people’s arms all over this country. It’s a giant logistical project.”Fauci, who has served under six presidents, also said on Sunday that the Trump administration should start working with Biden’s team on the coronavirus response, calling the transition period “crucial.”“It’s almost like passing a baton in a race,” Fauci told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “You don’t want to stop, and then give it to somebody, you want to just essentially keep going.”
Lika lamb 20th Croatian product registered at the EU level!
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 272/31 of 2018 October 2018 on the entry of names in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, L 1630 of 24 October 2018. Lika lamb (ZOZP). “The gastronomic card of the European Union got another delicacy, and our Lika lamb got a European passport. In addition to 20 protected names of Croatian products, we have 7 more products in the process of name protection at the EU level, and the number of applications for transitional national protection is constantly increasing. The interest shown by manufacturers in protecting their products shows that there is a growing awareness of the importance of marketing domestic products. In addition to proven origin and top quality for consumers, they also mean greater added value, better competitiveness and market visibility for our producers. ” said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Tomislav Tolusic. The area of Lika pramenka breeding and production of “Lika lamb” includes the town of Gospić and the municipalities of Donji Lapac, Karlobag, Lovinac, Perušić, Plitvice Lakes, Udbina, Vrhovine, Senj, Brinje and Otočac in Lika-Senj County, and Gračac in Zadar County. With the protection of the name “Lika lamb” with a geographical indication, Croatia now has 20 agricultural and food products whose name is registered in the European Union as a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication. In addition to Lika lamb, the following are registered: Krk prosciutto, Extra virgin olive oil Cres, Neretva mandarin, Ogulin sauerkraut / Ogulin sauerkraut, Baranja kulen, Lika potatoes, Istrian prosciutto / Istrian prosciutto, Drniš prosciutto, Dalmatian prosciutto, Poljički soparnik / Poljički zeljannik Krk olive oil, Korčula olive oil, Pag lamb, Šolta olive oil, Varaždin cabbage, Slavonian kulen / Slavonian kulin, Međimurje meat ‘from Tiblica and Slavonian honey. More details / Lika lamb “Lika lamb” is fresh lamb meat of the Croatian original breed of sheep, Lika pramenka. The name “Lika lamb” has been protected in the Republic of Croatia since September 2016, and now in the entire European Union. The process of protection of the name “Lika lamb” (ZOZP) began in February 2016, when the Association of Sheep Breeders Lika submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture a request for protection of the geographical indication of the name “Lika lamb”. In July 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture issued a Decision on the transitional national protection of the name “Lika lamb”, and in September of the same year we sent a request to the European Commission to register the name of the protected geographical indication “Lika lamb” at the European Union level. The area of Lika pramenka breeding and production of “Lika lamb” includes the town of Gospić and the municipalities of Donji Lapac, Karlobag, Lovinac, Perušić, Plitvice Lakes, Udbina, Vrhovine, Senj, Brinje and Otočac in Lika-Senj County, and Gračac in Zadar County. The protection of the name “Lika lamb” is based on the reputation that this product has gained thanks to the quality of the meat and the long tradition and specific way of raising sheep. The population of the Lika area has always grown Lika pramenka traditionally – on open pastures, and this method of cultivation has been maintained to this day. Sheep breeding in Lika differed significantly from breeding from other similar areas because in the mountainous areas of Lika, in conditions of abundant pasture on pastures during the summer, but also poor nutrition during the winter, sheep stayed in the same area all the time. Such a traditional way of breeding has also influenced the characteristics of the Lika pramenka sheep, which is very durable, resistant to diseases and modest in terms of accommodation and nutrition due to its intensive movement. Due to more intense movement and physical activity, the meat of Lika lambs is more intensely red than the meat of lambs kept in closed housing. The change in the color of the meat is directly related to the body weight of Lika lambs at slaughter. The aroma profile of thermally processed meat “Lika lamb” is specific due to the botanical composition of meadows and pastures where Lika lambs are raised, and which abound in a diverse floral composition and a significant proportion of aromatic plants.
Grateful to companies that back smart growth
Categories: Letters to the Editor, Opinion Clifton Park is fortunate to have a corporation like Price Chopper redevelop its shopping area at the intersection of Route 146 and Vischer Ferry Road instead of abandoning it and constructing a new Market 32 store on undeveloped land. This is very rare, because most businesses simply move out and leave an empty building to be demolished or repurposed by someone else.Further, Price Chopper is sharing the area with other businesses, i.e. a pharmacy, a barbershop, a restaurant and a bank. It’s noteworthy that some of these businesses are locally owned and are invested in the community. Many big, corporate stores headquartered elsewhere do not allow other businesses to share their space and rarely use smart-growth principles to rejuvenate old and tired retail areas.Another locally owned business, DCG builders, has dramatically transformed the Clifton Park Centre shopping center at Exit 9, making it a more pleasant area to shop. The company has also recently revamped its office buildings along Route 146. It is encouraging to see these companies employ smart-growth principles in our community, and I thank them.Frank BerlinClifton ParkThe writer is president of the Friends of Clifton Park Open Space.More from The Daily Gazette:Controversial solar project goes before Clifton Park Planning BoardEDITORIAL: Find a way to get family members into nursing homesEDITORIAL: Urgent: Today is the last day to complete the censusEDITORIAL: Beware of voter intimidationFoss: Should main downtown branch of the Schenectady County Public Library reopen?
Gene therapy ‘treats’ Parkinson’s disease
Sharing is caring! Treating Parkinson’s disease with gene therapy has been shown to be successful in clinical trials for the first time, say US researchers.The illness causes uncontrolled shaking, stiffness and slow movement as part of the brain dies.The small study in The Lancet Neurology used a virus to add genes to brain cells, which resulted in reduced symptoms for half of patients.Parkinson’s UK welcomed the study, but said further research was needed. The disease affects 120,000 people in the UK, mostly in the over-50s.There is no cure, although drugs and deep brain stimulation have been shown to reduce symptoms.Gene treatmentPatients with Parkinson’s have reduced levels of a chemical – GABA – in part of the brain known as the subthalamic nucleus.The researchers created a virus which “infects” cells with a gene to increasing GABA production.In the trial, 22 patients had the virus injected into their brains while 23 patients had “sham surgery”, to make them think they had the virus injected. Their motor function was then scored over six months.Patients who had gene therapy showed a 23.1% improvement in their motor score, those with sham surgery improved by 12.7%.The report’s authors say this “offers a novel alternative to conventional pharmacological or surgical treatment” and that it “shows the promise of gene therapy for other neurological disorders.”Professor Nicholas Mazarakis, who is a specialist in gene therapy at Imperial College London, told the BBC that the positive result was “very encouraging.”He added: “This result should be taken with some caution though, as it constitutes a rather small mean improvement, only 10.4%, in the clinical rating scale motor scores between those patients receiving the gene therapy and the placebo group.”In addition the absence of significant improvements in other secondary outcome measures such as dyskinesia and quality of life between the two groups, warrants further long-term evaluation of this treatment in more patients.”There have been concerns about the safety of gene therapy. In 1999, Jesse Gelsinger died during a trial in the US and there were cases of leukaemia after treatment in France.The authors say this procedure is safe. Dr Michelle Gardner, research development manager at Parkinson’s UK, said: “This research shows the promise of gene therapy for neurological conditions like Parkinson’s, but further research is still needed.“We still don’t know for how long the benefits of this treatment may last, or whether there may be long-term problems due to introducing viruses into the brain.“In addition, any new treatment must be shown to be more effective than those currently available for Parkinson’s, which this treatment has not yet been shown to do.”Source: BBC News Share Share 44 Views no discussions
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‘Innovate WithIn 2018 Pitch Competition’ targets high school competitors
Batesville, In. — Ball State University and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is hosting a one-of-a-kind competition to encourage innovators at the high school-level. The Innovate WithIn 2018 Pitch Competition is open to all Indiana high school students.Teams of up to three students from the same region of the state can use a series of educational videos to develop business ideas for products, services or other ventures that continue to sustain statewide economic successRound One submissions are due by February 10, 2018 and must include: Teams can begin uploading on January 9, 2018.Prepare a one-page executive summary outlining the business idea and market opportunity.Complete and submit the Future Innovators of Indiana application.Optional slide deck (PowerPoint, Keynote, or PDF) of no more than 10 slides.Practice and record a 3-5 minute pitch. (do NOT go over!)Winners announced on or before February 23, 2018, and invited to compete at their regional competition. Feedback from judges will be compiled and returned to each team in an effort to encourage them to continue developing the venture.Round Two, or the Regional Competition will be held from March 5 through 17, 2018. Round Two includes the following:Students should continue to refine their venture.Students should prepare a slide deck (20 slides maximum) to accompany a 3-5 minute pitch.Students must demonstrate that they implemented feedback received in Round 1.Students must be prepared to answer 3-5 minutes of judges’ questions.All members must speak.Region 2 includes Ripley, Dearborn, Ohio, Jennings and Switzerland Counties. Decatur, Franklin, Rush, Fayette and Union Counties are in Region 4.For more information or an application look here.
WABU president lauds sponsors for Introducing GOtv Boxing Night Mini
RelatedPosts WBF Bout: NBB of C lauds GOtv boxing night GOtv Boxing Night Mini holds today Excitement builds as GOtv Boxing Night Mini nears President of the West African Boxing Union, Remi Aboderin, has commended GOtv for introducing GOtv Boxing Night Mini, a smaller version of the popular GOtv Boxing Night. Speaking in Lagos on Sunday, Aboderin, who is also the Secretary-General of the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control said GOtv Boxing Night Mini has the potential to take the sport to the next level.The WABU President stated that GOtv Boxing Night Mini, which is conceived to hold more regularly, will offer many more Nigerian boxers the opportunity for fights that will help boost their fight records that will enhance their chances of being ranked for titles by international boxing bodies. He explained that the infrequency of boxing promotions locally has reduced the chances of boxers getting fights, thereby robbing them of the opportunity to have the number of fights required to take shots at continental, Commonwealth and world titles.“It is undisputable that GOtv Boxing Night is the most regular platform on which our professional boxers get to fight because it holds every three months or thereabouts. There are other promotions, but they’re not of the same regularity, meaning that it is one for which most boxers aim. But with GOtv Boxing Night Mini, additional fight opportunities have been presented and many more boxers can benefit,” he said.The inaugural edition of GOtv Boxing Night Mini will hold on 16 November at the Rowe Park Sports Complex in Lagos. It will feature big-name boxers such as Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu, WABU lightweight champion; Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde, WABU welterweight champion; Waidi “Skoro” Usman, former African Boxing Union featherweight champion and Kabiru “KB Godson Towolawi.The WABU boss noted that Ghanaian boxers, who usually have higher number of fights than their Nigerian counterparts of the same age and profile, have been benefiting from the regularity of promotions in their country.He noted that the sponsors deserve commendation for introducing GOtv Boxing Night Mini, which increases their support for boxing in Nigeria.“They have been spending a lot of money on GOtv Boxing Night and GOtv Boxing NextGen Search and have added GOtv Boxing Night Mini. They are probably the biggest supporters of the sport in Africa. I want to use this opportunity to call on other corporate bodies to join GOtv in their bid to move Nigerian boxing to higher heights,” he said. Tags: GOtv Boxing Night MiniRemi AboderinWABU
The Latest: Indians OF DeShields back from virus, works out
July 11, 2020 Deputy commissioner Bill Daly on Saturday called the rise a “concern” to the league. He adds that it was “one of the reasons” the NHL chose to put games in Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta. Las Vegas was long considered a front-runner.Daly says one player testing positive when play starts isn’t expected to shut down the playoffs, but an outbreak would change the equation. He didn’t say what the league considered an outbreak.___David Beckham has presented a framed England soccer shirt to Captain Tom Moore, who was named the honorary captain of a special England Lionhearts team.The Lionhearts are an initiative by England’s Football Association to celebrate 23 people who have inspired during the pandemic. Associated Press The Latest: Indians OF DeShields back from virus, works out Parma soccer club has announced that a non-playing member of the team tested positive for the coronavirus.Parma says the person is asymptomatic and is being isolated according to Italian government protocols. The Serie A club adds that every other member of the team tested negative but that the rest of the squad was being kept under observation at its training center.According to the league’s virus protocol, Parma can still play its home game against Bologna in the top tier on Sunday as usual.___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports John Force Racing did not attend the first of two consecutive weeks of activity in Indianapolis.The weekend ends a 138-day hiatus for America’s top drag racing series.“The NHRA Task Force spent months going through detail after detail to get this done,” Cromwell told The Associated Press. “It’s been a lot of work the past 3 1/2 months.”___Coronavirus cases spiking in the Las Vegas area contributed to the NHL choosing two Canadian cities to complete its season. DeShields had suffered some “mild symptoms” after testing positive with the virus before the Indians reported to Cleveland for the re-start of training camp last week. DeShields arrived a few days ago, but he was only cleared Saturday after twice testing negative.Indians manager Terry Francona said DeShields, who was acquired in a trade that sent pitcher Corey Kluber to Texas in December, took batting practice and did some running.“He’s been bottled up for close to three weeks, so it’s going to take a little while to get him back rolling,” Francona said. “But that was good to see.”DeShields is one of 10 outfielders trying to win a spot on the club’s 30-man roster. He batted .249 and stole 24 bases in 118 games for the Rangers last season.___
Beckham went to the Bedfordshire home of Captain Tom to say thank you to the World War II veteran.Captain Tom was aged 99 in April when he decided to do laps of his backyard garden on his walker until his 100th birthday to fundraise for Britain’s National Health Service. He aimed for 1,000 pounds ($1,200). By his birthday on April 30, he raised nearly 33 million pounds ($42 million).He was knighted in May.Beckham said: “The highlight of my whole career was being made England captain. To have Sir Tom as our captain — it doesn’t get any better than that.”___ Share This StoryFacebookTwitteremailPrintLinkedinRedditThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Cleveland Indians outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. worked out with his teammates at training camp for the first time after being sidelined by the COVID-19 virus. ___The NHRA resumed its season Saturday in front of an expected crowd of 3,000 to 4,000 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.Fans were not allowed at Friday’s practice session but returned in a limited capacity for qualifying NHRA President Glen Cromwell said ticket sales were capped at about 10 to 15% of normal capacity.They also are expected to attend Sunday’s finals.Most fans wore face coverings on a hot, sun-drenched day, complying with county guidelines, and observed social distancing in the stands, pits and at concession areas. New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms.Manager Aaron Boone announced the diagnosis Saturday. He said Chapman “overall is doing well” but “will not be here for the foreseeable future.”Chapman threw a bullpen session Tuesday, and Boone wouldn’t comment on whether he had been at Yankee Stadium since. Boone said the team had gone through contact tracing protocols, and no other players or personnel would be forced to isolate because of Chapman’s positive test.The Yankees will open their regular season July 23 against the World Series champion Nationals at Washington. If Chapman isn’t back by the opener, Boone said left-hander Zack Britton would be a “natural guy” to replace him, but a formal decision hasn’t been made.Chapman, a six-time All-Star, has 273 career saves, including 37 last season when he had a 2.21 ERA. The Houston Astros have canceled their workout after learning that a staff member could have been exposed to a person outside the organization with the coronavirus. It’s the second time this week the Astros have canceled a workout because of concerns about the pandemic. Houston also scrapped its Monday workout because of delays with testing results due to the holiday weekend, as did some other teams around the majors.General manager James Click said they decided to cancel Saturday’s workout as a precaution.“As part of MLB’s testing and reporting plan, we were alerted that a staff member was potentially exposed to a COVID-positive individual outside the organization,” Click said. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have canceled today’s workout. We are working closely with MLB and our team physicians to follow the established testing and cleaning protocols so that we can safely bring our players and staff back to the field as soon as possible.”___
England drop Roy, Overton; Aussies include Marsh for fifth Test
JASON Roy and Craig Overton have been dropped from the England team for the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval, with Sam Curran and Chris Woakes coming in.Ben Stokes, unfit to bowl because of a shoulder injury, will play as a specialist batsman.Batsman Roy has been omitted after scoring only 110 runs in eight Ashes innings, with a highest score of 31.Australia have retained the Ashes after victory at Old Trafford gave them an unassailable 2-1 lead in the series.Seamer Overton was recalled to the England side for the Old Trafford Test but finished with match figures of 2-107.Surrey all-rounder Curran has impressed with the bat in his previous 10 Tests for England.The 21-year-old also offers a different option for England’s bowling attack with his left-arm medium pace.Root said Stokes’ injury had prompted Roy’s omissions because the “balance” of the side needed to change.“Jason’s the unfortunate one to miss out,” said Root. “He’s had an opportunity to come in and play Test cricket, get a feel for it, and it’s not quite gone how he would have liked.”Of Stokes, he said: “He might be able to bowl a couple of overs here and there, but his batting, as this series has shown, is a massive part of our side and he rightly deserves to be in this team as just a batter, and a top-four batter.“So he will, I’m sure, want to find different ways of getting himself into the game, even if it’s not with the ball.”Australia, searching for a first series win in England since 2001, have dropped middle-order batsman Travis Head for all-rounder Mitchell Marsh.Marsh scored two centuries in the Ashes series in Australia in 2017-18.England team for fifth Ashes Test: Joe Root (c), Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wkp.), Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Jack Leach, Ben Stokes, Chris WoakesAustralia: David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Mitch Marsh, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine (c, wkp.), Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood