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Alabama education director ousted over ‘woke’ training book

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced she replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book, written by a nationally recognized education group, that the Republican governor denounced as teaching “woke concepts” because of language about inclusion and structural racism.Barbara Cooper was forced out as as head of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education after Ivey expressed concern over the distribution of the book to state-run pre-kindergartens. Ivey spokesperson Gina Maiola identified the book as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Developmentally Appropriate Practice Book, 4th edition. Maiola said she understands that the books have been collected from the state classrooms.“The education of Alabama’s children is my top priority as governor, and there is absolutely no room to distract or take away from this mission. Let me be crystal clear: Woke concepts that have ...

Invited Celebrity Classic Tour Scores

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

FridayAt Las Colinas Country ClubIrving, TexasPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,703; Par: 71First RoundAlex Cejka35-31—66Mark Hensby35-31—66Rob Labritz34-32—66David Frost33-34—67Retief Goosen34-33—67David Toms32-35—67Kirk Triplett34-33—67Stuart Appleby34-34—68David Branshaw34-34—68Ken Duke34-34—68Bob Estes33-35—68Harrison Frazar32-36—68Billy Mayfair35-33—68David McKenzie35-33—68Rod Pampling33-35—68Scott Parel34-34—68Tom Pernice36-32—68Dicky Pride34-34—68Wes Short33-35—68Ken Tanigawa34-34—68Y.E. Yang35-33—68Steven Alker35-34—69K.J. Choi36-33—69Scott Dunlap36-33—69Jerry Kelly35-34—69Charlie Wi35-34—69Arjun Atwal37-33—70Darren Clarke36-34—70Chris DiMarco38-32—70Fred Funk36-34—70Richard Green34-36—70Justin Leonard35-35—70Rocco Mediate37-33—70Billy Andrade37-34—71Brian Cooper38-33—71Steve Flesch35-36—71Brian Gay35-36—71Tim Herron34-37—71Steve Jones36-35—71Jeff Maggert36-35—71Scott McCarron37-34—71Steve Pate36-35—71Corey Pavin36-35—71Mario Tiziani37-34—71Duffy Waldorf35-36—71Cameron Beckman37-3...

Kotsay, A’s focusing on 2023, not possible Las Vegas move

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mark Kotsay is focusing on the Oakland Athletics’ current season, not on the team’s longterm location.“I’m managing this team and I don’t have control of those decisions,” he said Friday, two days after the team said it purchased land in Las Vegas with the intention of building a ballpark there for the 2027 season. “My focus is on getting this team better, improving from the maturation of these young players and winning as many games as possible.”Kotsay played for Oakland from 2004-07, was a coach from 2016-21 under Bob Melvin and was promoted to manager ahead of the 2022 season.His team was 3-16 going into Friday night’s game at Texas. The A’s had a major league low payroll of $57.8 million on opening day, and their average attendance of 11,027 through 12 home games is the lowest in the majors and less than half of the league average of about 27,600. Team president Dave Kaval said “we’re turning our full attention to...

Invited Celebrity Classic Par Scores

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

FridayAt Las Colinas Country ClubIrving, TexasPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,703; Par: 71First RoundAlex Cejka35-31—66-5Mark Hensby35-31—66-5Rob Labritz34-32—66-5David Frost33-34—67-4Retief Goosen34-33—67-4David Toms32-35—67-4Kirk Triplett34-33—67-4Stuart Appleby34-34—68-3David Branshaw34-34—68-3Ken Duke34-34—68-3Bob Estes33-35—68-3Harrison Frazar32-36—68-3Billy Mayfair35-33—68-3David McKenzie35-33—68-3Rod Pampling33-35—68-3Scott Parel34-34—68-3Tom Pernice36-32—68-3Dicky Pride34-34—68-3Wes Short33-35—68-3Ken Tanigawa34-34—68-3Y.E. Yang35-33—68-3Steven Alker35-34—69-2K.J. Choi36-33—69-2Scott Dunlap36-33—69-2Jerry Kelly35-34—69-2Charlie Wi35-34—69-2Arjun Atwal37-33—70-1Darren Clarke36-34—70-1Chris DiMarco38-32—70-1Fred Funk36-34—70-1Richard Green34-36—70-1Justin Leonard35-35—70-1Rocco Mediate37-33—70-1Billy Andrade37-34—71EBrian Cooper38-33—71ESteve Flesch35-36—71EBrian Gay35-36—71ETim Herron34-37—71ESteve Jones36-35—71EJeff Maggert36-35—71EScott McCarron37-34—71ESteve Pate36-35—71ECorey...

Bergeron doesn’t travel with Bruins for games in Florida

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Boston captain Patrice Bergeron did not accompany the Bruins on their trip to Florida for Games 3 and 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round series with the Panthers.He missed Game 1 due to illness and Game 2 to an unspecified upper-body injury. Game 3 is Friday evening.“We believe Game 5 is likely,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said.Bergeron was the Bruins’ third-leading scorer in the regular season with 27 goals and 31 assists for 58 points.The 37-year-old forward got hurt in the first period of the regular-season finale in Montreal, and also missed four of eight games late in the season, with the Bruins having nothing left to play for. Bergeron returned for Boston’s last two games. “We wanted, I wanted and Bergy wanted the last two games to ramp up, to get into a rhythm for the playoffs,” Montgomery said. “Life happens. Unfortunately, tweaked something in that last game. Even with the hindsight, we would still do it exactly the same way. That’s how it’s easy t...

Marlins-Guardians postponed, doubleheader set for Saturday

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — The series opener between the Miami Marlins and Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Friday night was postponed by wet weather.The game was rescheduled for Saturday as part of a doubleheader beginning at 3:10 p.m. EDT. The postponement may have put a matchup of Cy Young Award winners in jeopardy that was set for Saturday night. Cleveland will start right-hander Shane Bieber (1-0, 3.38 ERA) in the first game. Right-hander Sandy Alcantara (1-2, 5.47 ERA) was scheduled to face Bieber, but the Marlins didn’t announce a starter for the opener. Alcantara was the unanimous NL winner last season while Bieber won the AL award in 2020. Miami left-hander Braxton Garrett (0-0, 3.38 ERA) and Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac (1-0, 6.92 ERA) are scheduled to start the second game after their appearances Friday night were washed out.The tarp was placed on the field around 5 p.m., bringing an early end to Cleveland’s batting practice. The threat of rain throughout the nig...

LeBron not trading trash talk with Brooks before Game 3

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James has seemed wise beyond his years since the start of his basketball journey, and he wasn’t about to drop down to Dillon Brooks’ level of discourse heading into a pivotal game for the Los Angeles Lakers.James declined to respond to the Memphis Grizzlies’ top agitator Friday after Brooks said the top scorer in NBA history was “old” following Game 2 of the teams’ first-round playoff series, which resumes Saturday night in Los Angeles.The 38-year-old James patiently parried several questions about Brooks’ comments and about the importance of trash talk in general before abruptly cutting short his media session at the Lakers’ training complex. James never said Brooks’ name, but he clearly knew who’s behind the narrative trying to push its way into a competitive series after two eventful games in Memphis.“I’m ready to play,” James said. “That’s it.”The seventh-seeded Lakers’ visit from the Gr...

Investigators get more tips of rocks through windshields 

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Investigators in Jefferson County are still searching for suspects following a bizarre crime spree Wednesday.One person was killed and two others were injured after police say someone threw landscaping rocks through moving cars on roads in Jefferson and Boulder counties. Up to $17,000 reward offered in deadly rock attack Since those initial reports, investigators say "multiple" additional reports have come in describing similar incidents in the area over the past two months. "We're digging through all of those," said Jacki Kelley, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. "We're investigating every single one of them, and we'll see what develops today." Michael Marasco told FOX31 that he was driving on 80th Avenue between Simms and Kipling streets in late February when a rock came flying through his windshield. He believes it was thrown from oncoming traffic.The Arvada Police Department confirmed investigators are now revisi...

Denver weather: A snowy start to the weekend with chilly temperatures

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A storm system moving across Colorado Friday into Saturday will return snow showers to the mountains and add to Denver weather. Because the snow will fall overnight, there will be mainly grassy accumulation across lower elevations. Some mountain passes may turn slick and some slush on metro roads is possible. Here's a look at possible totals from Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Forecast snow totals through SaturdayFront Range snow totals from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Snow showers and coldSnow showers will continue overnight moving from north to south along the Front Range. There could be a few narrow bands of snow that may produce slightly higher totals of a few inches. It'll be breezy with a brisk north/northeast wind. Overnight lows will dip below freezing across most of Colorado. Roads slick in Rocky Mountain National Park Friday evening Weather tomorrow: Snow early with limited sunshineThere will be some snow showers still falling ea...

Up to $17,000 reward offered in deadly rock attack

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:42:23 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A reward for information in the rock attack that killed a 20-year-old driver has increased to up to $17,000.Metro Denver Crime Stoppers released information on the award increase on Friday. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling the tip line at 720-913-7867 (STOP)."No piece of information is insignificant," Metro Denver Crime Stoppers stressed in the announcement. Own a Tesla in Jeffco? How you could help the deadly rock investigation Alexa Bartell, of Arvada, was driving near the 10600 block of Indiana Street on Wednesday night when someone threw a large rock at her vehicle, killing her.Investigators say the attack was one in a series of at least five that night across Jefferson and Boulder counties and that involved a light-colored pickup truck or SUV (see the list of incident addresses below). They believe there could be more victims."If you were in any of these areas and witnessed anything related to the suspect vehicle or the suspects who ma...