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Yankees’ charter to Florida flown by father of New York pitcher Clarke Schmidt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees’ charter flight to Florida on Thursday had a familiar name in the cockpit.Captain Schmidt, as in Delta pilot Dwight Schmidt, the father of Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt.“It was a lot of fun,” Clarke Schmidt said before Friday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Rays. “I mentioned it to a few guys and then we got there, it kind of like spread like wildfire. It was kind of like interactive a little bit. A lot of guys got to see things they never got to see as far as like going up to the cockpit. Guys got to see some cool things.”Clarke Schmidt has flown with his father before but said it was first time he has been in the cockpit with him.Dwight Schmidt has occasionally been assigned to fly the Yankees.Yankees manager Aaron Boone volunteered to join the flight crew.“We were in Atlanta, I got to go on a flight simulator where he was my trainer,” Boone said. “That was pretty cool.”Clarke Schmidt said it was probably one of the team&...

New Nebraska coach Matt Rhule is having the time of his life ahead of opener against Gophers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A year ago, Matt Rhule was not in a good place. He was about to break training camp with the Carolina Panthers and dealing with a host of injury and personnel issues that hastened his firing five games into the season.Six days before his first game as Nebraska’s coach, he showed a sunny demeanor much like he has in previous meetings with the media since he arrived in Lincoln almost nine months ago.“I’m having the time of my life, I really am,” he said Friday. “So this is as happy as I’ve been in a really, really long time. My family’s here now. My girls are happy, my family’s happy, my wife’s happy, the son’s doing well. I really enjoy this team.”It’s been a whirlwind for the 48-year-old Rhule since Nebraska landed him as one of the splash hires of the 2022-23 coaching cycle.Rhule and his assistants have visited towns and cities across the state to immerse themselves in its passion for football and build relationships with high school coa...

Retired DC officer sentenced to 3 years in fatal shooting during library training

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

A retired D.C. lieutenant who fatally shot a trainee during an instructional exercise for library police officers last summer has been sentenced to three years behind bars.In June, 59-year-old Jesse Porter pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter while armed and unlawful discharge of a firearm in the death of 25-year-old Maurica Manyan at the Anacostia library in August 2022.The sentence handed down by Judge Anthony Epstein on Friday was the minimum under sentencing guidelines, sparking an angry, emotional outburst from members of Manyan’s family, many of whom gave wrenching victim-impact statements during Friday’s hearing.Prosecutors had asked for seven years.Earlier this year, Porter, a 33-year veteran of the D.C. police department, was indicted by a grand jury on a more serious charge of second-degree murder in Manyan’s death, but he was later offered a plea deal on the lesser offense — a move that was sharply criticized by the Manyan family.What happened in t...

Noah Lyles wins 200-meter world title and looks to become a star at next year’s Olympics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

Noah Lyles, of the United States, smiles after the finish in the Men's 200-meters semifinal during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)(AP/Martin Meissner) Noah Lyles, of the United States, smiles after the finish in the Men's 200-meters semifinal during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)(AP/Martin Meissner) BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — When Noah Lyles powered into the straightaway and started pulling away in the 200-meter final, only a few questions remained on a night when track’s best sprinters backed up the hype at world championships. None of them had to do with whether h...

Patriots’ preseason finale attendance include three surprise absences

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

Four days before roster cuts are due, 17 players on the Patriots’ 90-man roster were not in uniform for the team’s preseason finale against the Tennessee Titans.Running back Ty Montgomery, wide receivers Tyquan Thornton and Demario Douglas, tight ends Hunter Henry and Mike Gesicki, offensive linemen Kody Russey, Atonio Mafi, Cole Strange, Mike Onwenu and Conor McDermott, linebacker Chris Board, cornerbacks Isaiah Bolden and Jonathan Jones, and special teamer Matthew Slater all were not spotted by reporters on hand in Nashville for Friday’s preseason game. Safety/special teamer Cody Davis and defensive end Trey Flowers remain on the physically unable to perform list, and offensive tackle Calvin Anderson is still on the non-football illness list.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots top rookie Christian Gonzalez seemingly avoids serious injury New England Patriots | Five things to watch in Patriots’ preseason finale vs. Tita...

Massachusetts’ highest court hands a win to state-level securities regulation in Robinhood case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

Massachusetts’ highest court ruled that the state does have the authority to enforce its own securities standards for brokerages in a “landmark” decision that has some observers hoping reforms will soon follow.“I am pleased and gratified that the Court has ruled that our Fiduciary Rule is an appropriate exercise of my authority under the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act,” Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin said following the Friday ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court.“This landmark decision affirms the fiduciary duty of brokers to their customers and vindicates the role of my Securities Division to principally, but aggressively protect investors and police broker-dealer misconduct,” he continued.Galvin in 2020 filed a complaint against Robinhood, which offers trading via its website and mobile apps, complaining of the platform’s gamification of trading by advising customers, the SJC summarizes, “without considering whether those recommendations were in each cust...

X marks the spot: Trump returns to the former Twitter with a vengeance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

Could former President Donald Trump be the X factor?He posted his Fulton County Jail mug shot on the former Twitter platform and it has gone viral with 200 million views, 1.4 million likes, 322,000 reposts, and endless comments. And that’s of presstime Friday eve.In a savvy marketing move, Trump links to his website — donaldjtrump.com — where he leans into his arrest and booking “at the notoriously violent jail in Fulton County, Georgia” and asks for donations from $24 to $3,300.Trump has been posting exclusively on his TruthSocial platform and emailing like crazy for years but appears to be pivoting back to Elon Musk’s X social media platform — especially after his debate-night interview with Tucker Carlson.Musk even pinned his comment under Trump’s X post saying “approximately 10 million views per hour of this image.” He’s referring to Trump’s mug shot on the former president’s old haunt @realdonaldtrump...

Clarke Schmidt’s dad flew Yankees to Tampa for Rays series: ‘It was awesome’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

TAMPA — Delta Air Lines typically prefers that its pilots don’t interact with celebrity passengers too much on chartered flights.“You never want to have a pilot going up and saying, ‘Hey, can I get your autograph? Can I get this? Can I get that?’” Dwight Schmidt, a Delta pilot for 25 years, told the Daily News. “You don’t want to have those improprieties.”But the former Marine fighter pilot made an exception on Thursday when he flew the Yankees to Tampa for their series against the Rays. Dwight is the father of Clarke Schmidt, so most of the plane already recognized him before he boarded the aircraft.“It’s kind of a different dynamic because everybody knows me,” Dwight said. “I get on the airplane and everybody’s like, ‘Hey, Mr. Schmidt.’”Dwight actually flew the Yankees to Iowa for the Field of Dreams game in 2021, but his son was not on the major league roster at the time.“I...

Shohei Ohtani seeking second opinion on elbow as he faces the Mets: ‘It sounds like he’ll continue to hit’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

Shohei Ohtani will continue to swing the bat until he’s told not to, or until he decides he can’t. Mike Trout, however, will not be active this weekend when the Los Angeles Angels face the Mets in a three-game set at Citi Field.The Angels were dealt two big blows this week. Ohtani, their two-way superstar, tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. The right-handed pitcher/DH is seeking a second opinion and alternative treatments that could help him avoid having to undergo his second Tommy John surgery since 2018.Then, outfielder Trout went back on the injured list only one game after being activated. The three-time AL MVP and one of the faces of baseball missed most of July and August to rehab from hamate bone surgery in his left hand. The New Jersey native has struggled to stay on the field in recent seasons and an Angels organization that has been marred by dysfunction and bad dra...

Patriots top rookie Christian Gonzalez seemingly avoids serious injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:14 GMT

The injury Patriots rookie cornerback Christian Gonzalez suffered Wednesday in practice does not appear overly serious based on how he was moving in Friday night’s pregame warmups.Gonzalez didn’t appear to have any limitations while stretching with his teammates before Friday’s preseason finale against the Tennessee Titans.A welcome sight for Patriots fans as CB Christian Gonzalez – who went down with a left foot/ankle/leg injury late in Wednesday’s practice in Foxboro – is out here looking fine in warmups. #NEvsTEN @wbz pic.twitter.com/arH0kXCvtr— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) August 25, 2023The 2023 first-round pick landed awkwardly while attempting to defend a completion from quarterback Bailey Zappe to undrafted rookie Thyrick Pitts at the end of Wednesday’s final training camp practice.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Five things to watch in Patriots’ preseason finale vs. Titans New England Patriots | Ju...