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St. Lucia's first Olympic medalist returns home to cheers and calypso
Read full article: St. Lucia's first Olympic medalist returns home to cheers and calypsoAs the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poetry, paintings and even a calypso song dedicated to her.
Dodgers and Cubs open 2025 MLB season in Tokyo March 19, rest of league starts March 27
Read full article: Dodgers and Cubs open 2025 MLB season in Tokyo March 19, rest of league starts March 27The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will open the 2025 season in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and the Athletics will start the home portion of their first season in Sacramento against the Cubs on March 31.
Kenya's Cheruiyot advances to 1,500m semis in quest for gold
Read full article: Kenya's Cheruiyot advances to 1,500m semis in quest for goldCheruiyot began fast as is typical of the Kenyan and led for the majority of the race, only to ease off slightly at the end to finish second behind Belgium's Ismael Debjani.
LEADING OFF: A's back in action after 4 virus postponements
Read full article: LEADING OFF: A's back in action after 4 virus postponementsChicago Cubs' Yu Darvish throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Oakland returns to the Coliseum as Jess Luzardo (2-1, 3.74 ERA) faces Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres. General manager David Forst said Mengden is asymptomatic and was placed on the 10-day injured list. CHECK HIMThe Astros will see how second Jose Altuves knee is feeling, a day after he made an early exit. Asked if his tribute is going to become a regular thing for the rest of the season, the typically low-key Reynolds provided a typically low-key response.
Planning Commission approves new fieldhouse at Patrick Henry High School
Read full article: Planning Commission approves new fieldhouse at Patrick Henry High SchoolROANOKE, Va. A Roanoke City High School is one step closer to building a state-of-the-art fieldhouse. The Roanoke Planning Commission approved the proposal for Roanoke City Public Schools to move forward with constructing a two-story sports facility at Patrick Henry High School. One man who spoke in favor of the building said improved athletics equals improved academics and that adds up to an improved community. Is that kind of community pride something that improves community through athletics, I think that, said Dan Foutz with Patrick Henry Athletic Boosters. Now the proposal goes to Roanoke City Council for final approval.