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Central Texans claim national title for professional cornhole

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – You may have been the champion of your friend’s Memorial Day cornhole tournament, but two Central Texans have taken the backyard pastime to a whole new level. Eddie Grinderslev and Kaleb Batson took home the doubles national title in professional corn hole in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, marking their first national professional win. “These are pretty large tournaments,” Grinderslev said. “[There are] four national championships, and this was the third of four.”“We've been playing together for three years, and we’ve won state championships and things like that, but to win a national title was very big for us,” Grinderslev said. Not just a hobbyGrinderslev said there are many cornhole leagues across the country, but all professional tournaments happen through the American Cornhole League (ACL). In 2015, Stacey Moore founded the league, which standardizes rules and equipment for all levels of the sport, according to media reports. Since 2016, ACL pro...

Four-run inning leads Twins past Brewers — thanks to Carlos Correa again

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

The four-run inning the Twins put up on Wednesday was nowhere near as dramatic as their four-run inning against the Brewers a day earlier. But it got the job done just the same.The Twins concentrated all of their scoring in the third inning on Wednesday, overtaking the Brewers 4-2 in the two-game series finale at Target Field.One key commonality of those rallies? Carlos Correa, who hit a walk-off home run on Tuesday, delivered triple that caromed hard off the right-field wall, allowing a pair of runs to score to tie the score on Wednesday.Correa’s big hit was followed by a Trevor Larnach double off the wall to give the Twins a lead and a Joey Gallo pop fly that fell in behind second baseman Owen Miller, who had been racing back and seemed to lose the ball, perhaps in the hazy sky. Larnach scored on the play.The Twins only managed one more hit following that third inning, but that was enough run support for starting pitcher Bailey Ober and a collection of the Twins’ top bullpen arms....

Jurors find second Truck Park shooter guilty of all charges

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

Jurors on Wednesday convicted Terry Brown of murder in the death of Marquisha Wiley and attempted murder for wounding other bystanders in a shootout with another gunman at the Seventh Street Truck Park bar in St. Paul in 2021.Brown, 34, was found guilty of all counts against him: second-degree intentional murder, four counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He faces up to 40 years in prison and will be sentenced Aug. 8.Marquisha Wiley (Courtesy of the family)Family members of Wiley, a 27-year-old bystander killed in the crossfire, filled one side of the courtroom and wiped away tears as the verdict was read by Ramsey County District Judge Carolina Lamas.Fifteen people were injured in the shootout at the West Seventh Street bar on Oct. 10, 2021, including Brown and the other gunman, Devondre Phillips, who fired the first shots.A jury convicted Phillips, 31, of eight counts of attempted murder in February. His attorney also made a self-defense clai...

Police: Male arrested for leaving 3-year-old unattended in Berne

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

BERNE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Berne man is being charged with endangering the welfare of a child after a three-year-old child was left unsupervised on Tuesday morning. According to the police, the child was left outside a residence at 1784 Helderberg Trail. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say the residence belongs to Richard Dean Pugh. Police attempted to contact Pugh, but he was not at the residence. Police eventually got a hold of Pugh, who turned himself in on Wednesday morning. Pugh was arraigned at the Town of Westerlo Court and released on his own recognizance. An order of protection was issued to the victim.

Lineup announced for Summer Concerts in the Barn

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The annual Summer Concerts in the Barn at the Pruyn House kicks off on Wednesday, July 5, with Band of Gold. Concerts will be held every Wednesday through August 2. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The musical lineup for the rest of the summer is Italian tunes by Good Times Band on July 12, bluegrass and Celtic music by the McKrells on July 19, classic rock by Jade on July 26, and Irish favorites by Get Up Jack! on August 2.Admission is $5 per adult. Children 12 and under are free. The concerts are scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. There will be dinner options on-site provided by local eateries and area nonprofits. Concertgoers can also arrive early to enjoy free tours of the Pruyn House and the Verdoy Schoolhouse. For more information, contact Tami Sherri at [email protected] or by calling (518) 783-1435.

Five takeaways from Trump's arraignment 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

(The Hill) — Former President Donald Trump was arraigned on 37 criminal charges on Tuesday in Miami on a day at once extraordinary and mundane. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The extraordinary was the nature of the event itself—the first-ever federal arraignment of a former president. The mundane was that the day proceeded largely as expected, with little new being learned about the case and little drama at the court itself.The charges pertain to Trump's possession of sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Related charges, including one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, also carry the threat of significant prison time if convicted. A trial could potentially land amidst the GOP primary race where Trump is the frontrunner.Trump tries to seize back the narrativeTrump sought to punch back on Tuesday evening, trying to change the narrative of a day that highlighted ...

Ohio House votes to mandate defibrillators in schools, sports venues after collapse of Bills' Hamlin

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, could be placed in nearly every school or sports and recreation venue in Ohio under a proposal that cleared the Republican-dominated House Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support.The legislation, sparked by the sudden cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin in January on the field during a football game in Cincinnati, would require that all public schools, municipally-owned sports and recreation locations such as gymnasiums and swimming pools, and some private schools have on-site AEDs. It cleared the chamber on an 84-6 vote.Current Ohio law allows school districts to require AEDs on site, but it's an elective decision that's left to individual districts.State Rep. Adam Bird of New Richmond, one of the bill's sponsors, said he's confident many districts already have AEDs, but making it a requirement can help further protect students. Under the bill, employees would be required to undergo special tra...

Parents of girl who drowned at Kansas City water park file lawsuit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old girl who drowned at a popular Kansas City water park last year allege in a lawsuit that the park repeatedly hires young, inexperienced lifeguards and does not adequately train them.Therron and Debra Stewart, of Grandview, Missouri, filed the lawsuit against Oceans of Fun and its parent company, Cedar Fair. Their daughter, Adeline Stewart, died at a Kansas City hospital days after she was pulled from the Coconut Cove pool on July 5, 2022, The Kansas City Star reported.A company spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press on Wednesday. Violent twist follows parents’ intervention on daughter’s Snapchat sessions Lawyers for the family say in the lawsuit that pool lifeguards did not detect Adeline for several minutes, even while park patrons made “frantic attempts” to get their attention.After she was pulled from the pool, the lifeguards were not equipped to give her first...

Keeler: Nuggets’ Jamal Murray is best player to never make NBA’s All-Star team. That’s changing next year. “His legend is still growing.”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

If you want to sit Jamal Murray at David Thompson’s table, the Skywalker’s more than happy to scoot over to make room.“I think his legend is still growing,” Thompson, arguably the greatest guard in Nuggets history, told me when I’d asked him recently about Murray, the first point guard to lead Denver to an NBA championship. “It’s coming.“Yeah, it’s coming. And he’s gonna be right there. (When) he’s healthy, he’s as good as anybody.”Game recognizes game.Nikola Jokic, basketball king of the world, was already dancing on Mount Olympus when the NBA playoffs started. The last eight weeks simply affirmed the Joker’s immortality, all while stuffing sweaty gym socks into the haters’ stammering pie holes.But with apologies to Aaron Gordon, Mr. Nugget, Man of the People, nobody’s star on the Nuggets roster has shot faster and brighter since mid-April than the Blue Arrow’s.Murray didn’t just shoot his way into the convo of best Nuggets guard ever. No. 27 mig...

Lighthouse Writers Workshop moves into custom Denver building

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:04:36 GMT

Once upon a time (1997), a young lit-loving couple named Andrea Dupree and Michael J. Henry shared a vision for creating a welcoming space where writers could feel less solitary and help improve each other’s skills.Andrea Dupree and Michael J. Henry at the new Lighthouse Writers Workshop in northeast Denver. (Provided by Lighthouse Writers Workshop)Lighthouse Writers Workshop grew beyond their wildest ambitions and has succeeded in putting the Mile High City on America’s literary map. Not only do they now have a newly-constructed dream space with 15 employees and 1,500 members, but they’ve also built an annual pilgrimage for established and would-be authors.Lit Fest, which ends June 16, has become a beacon for thousands of writers of all levels and genres. The event features eight days of writing workshops, seminars, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and celebrations of the written word, both in-person and virtually. And this year’s festival has coincided with the grand o...