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Pac-12 media rights negotiations: Why the delay? Washington State president Kirk Schulz offers an explanation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

Details of the Pac-12’s media rights negotiations have been hidden from view for the better part of 10 months, with no issue more mysterious than the extended time frame. Even a handful of university presidents expected the process to have wrapped up earlier this spring.Now, it appears the saga could last into the summer.Why the delay? One of those very same presidents has offered crucial insight.“I think it’s just the environment,” Washington State’s Kirk Schulz said this week. “It’s the uncertainty in the economy, the layoffs in the tech sector and other places.“I know at least one of the partners we were talking to said, ‘We’re ready to sign today, but the optics of us announcing that we’re laying off X number of people and we signed a multimillion-dollar deal with the Pac-12 are just not the best, so we’re going to have to wait six weeks.’“Clearly, the optics are something those folks are really worried about.”Sch...

Milan beats Lazio 2-0 to boost top-4 hopes but loses Leão

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan recorded a confidence-boosting 2-0 win over Lazio in Serie A on Saturday but saw key forward Rafael Leão limp off with an injury just four days before its Champions League semifinal match.An Ismaël Bennacer strike and a stunning Théo Hernandez goal helped Milan move back into the top four in Serie A.It also closed the gap to second-place Lazio to three points. Milan was one point ahead of Inter Milan, which plays at Roma later in another direct battle for a spot in next season’s Champions League.The two Milan clubs meet in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. The return leg is the following Tuesday.And Milan could be without Leão after the forward limped off in the 11th minute Saturday shortly after pulling up and clutching the top of his right thigh.Milan nevertheless took the lead six minutes later. Lazio defender Nicolò Casale attempted to pass out from his area to teammate Marcos Antônio but Bennacer stole the ball and played a one...

Resumen de la coronación del rey Carlos III de Reino Unido: así fue el evento

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

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Sin Meghan y lejos de su hermano William: Harry asiste a la coronación de su padre

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

El príncipe Harry, hijo menor del rey Charles III y de la fallecida princesa Diana, asistió a la ceremonia de coronación de su padre en la Abadía de Westminster en el Reino Unido.A pesar de estar distanciado de la familia real británica y haberse apartado de la Casa Real, el duque de Sussex llegó al templo anglicano junto con sus primas, la princesas Beatriz y Eugenie.El duque, que ha criticado duramente a su familia en su libro “En la sombra” (“Spare”, en inglés), viajó desde Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos), donde reside con su familia, pero sin su esposa, Meghan Markle, ni sus dos hijos, los príncipes Archie y Lilibet. Arrodillado ante su padre: te explicamos este gesto del príncipe William en la coronación Por qué el rey Charles cambió de coronas durante su ceremonia Durante la ceremonia, el príncipe Harry y su hermano William no parecían haber intercambiado saludo ni miradas lo que aviva los rumores de que...

Wagner chief to Moscow: Swap in Chechens in Bakhmut

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

Chechen units should relieve the Wagner forces in the battle for the fiercely contested Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the head of the Russian paramilitary group urged Moscow on Saturday.Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin called for the Akhmat battalion, led by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, to take over the Bakhmut positions by midnight on May 10, in a letter to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu dated Saturday and posted on Telegram.Prigozhin has threatened to pull the mercenary force out of Bakhmut amid a striking breakdown in relations between the Russian government and the paramilitary group. In a statement published Friday, Wagner commanders said Russian defense ministry units were supposed to back up the Wagner group’s flanks, but were struggling to do so. The commanders accused the Kremlin of artificially creating supply shortages and mass casualties. Prigozhin himself posted a video ranting from the front lines about fallen fighters.Kadyrov had offered to take over the position on Frid...

Taylor Swift returns to Nashville, reveals ‘Speak Now’ date

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift is playing catch-up with her fans this year in a massive and impressive stadium show that embraces her artistic reinventions.Nearly two months into the 52-show Eras Tour, Swift returned Friday to the origins of her musical career in Nashville, Tennessee, a city she outgrew as a country starlet destined for pop stardom.In front of 70,000 fans, Swift dropped the news that she would be releasing a re-recording of her Nashville-era 2010 record, “Speak Now,” on July 7.Swift started releasing new versions of her early albums in 2021, after a dispute over the ownership of the masters, which were sold to — and then by — music executive Scooter Braun. “Speak Now,” Swift’s third album, will also be the third “Taylor’s Version” recording — she released the re-recordings of 2008’s “Fearless” and 2012’s “Red” in 2021.“Speak Now” was an album she wrote entirely by herself and s...

Newburyport chemical plant explosion, worker’s death raise safety concerns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

There are safety concerns at the site of a deadly blast in Newburyport, where Jack O’Keefe has been identified as the person who died in the explosion early Thursday morning.Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the explosion at the chemical plant where four other workers were hurt. Crews say there’s no danger to the community, but there are still concerns about the site itself.“The concern of the workers today is still an inhalation hazard, and it’s still a fire hazard because it’s all highly flammable material,” Newburyport Fire Department Chief Barry Salt said.The same location was also the site of an explosion in 2020 and a chemical fire in 2021.

Ohio couple joins forces in Star Wars ceremony: This is the wedding they were looking for

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

When Julia and Robert Jones discovered that a judge from the Akron Municipal Court in Ohio would be officiating “Star Wars”-themed weddings on May the Fourth, the couple felt the Force calling them to commit to the ceremony.“There was no other right decision, that was it,” Julia Jones said.“Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” played in the background as the Akron couple joined six other couples in 15-minute wedding ceremonies Thursday at the Highland Universal Gathering Spot in Akron to mark May the Fourth, essentially a holiday for “Star Wars” fans.Most of the newlyweds dressed in traditional garments, such as white gowns or a shirt and tie. But the Joneses came dressed in long tunics for the theme — Julia resembling a member of the Sith, the franchise’s antagonists, and Robert looking like a Jedi.They held lightsabers while they exchanged vows in front of Julia’s parents and Akron Municipal Court Judge Ron Cable, who declared that “by the joining of the lightsabers, and by the...

Looking Glass: No need to look in every box; just grab the stuff and go!

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

Burglars broke into a sporting goods store in Huancayo, Peru, and stole 200 sneakers. Unfortunately for them, they were all for the right foot. They were unaware that some shops that sell footwear in high crime areas sometimes separate right and left sneakers to make it more difficult for thieves who are often in a hurry to leave the scene of a crime.AND SHE LIT UP A SMOKE FOR HER ENCORE: A woman attending a Los Angeles Philharmonic concert experienced a “loud and full-body, screaming orgasm” in the middle of Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony. She was reportedly seen breathing heavily immediately afterwards, and one witness said that her expression of ecstasy was “wonderfully timed” to a “romantic swell” in the music, calling it “an expression of pure physical joy.”WHY DRINK MILK DURING A BURGLARY?: A man who broke into a café in Hastings, England, and stole the tip jar was caught because he left behind a carton of milk that he had with him when he came in, enabling police to obtain his ...

Canada Post issues its first stamp featuring King Charles III

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:15 GMT

OTTAWA — Canada Post has released its first definite stamp featuring King Charles as monarch.The Crown corporation says it is the first time the King has appeared on the Canadian stamp.The stamp was released at the ceremony in Ottawa marking the King’s coronation.Canada Post says the stamp continues the corporation’s long-standing tradition of issuing definitive stamps depicting the Canadian sovereign, dating back more than 170 years.It says the tradition began in 1851 with a pre-Confederation stamp featuring Queen Victoria, the King’s great-great-great grandmother.The definitive stamp features a portrait of Charles by photographer Alan Shawcross.This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 6, 2023.The Canadian Press