Kelsey Plum says she was joking about Caitlin Clark's team at All-Star Game

Kelsey Plum says she was joking about Caitlin Clark's team at All-Star Game

Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum said she was joking when she took a verbal shot at Caitlin Clark and her team at theAll-Star Game last month, comments that drew significant pushback. "I made a really bad joke," Plum said on Sue Bird's "Bird's Eye View" podcast that dropped Friday. Plum said she was trying to have fun with Team Clark at the All-Star Game in Indianapolis on July 19 when she said Clark's side didn't show up for that morning meeting to discuss collective bargaining agreement talks. The union and the WNBA are in the midst of negotiations, and all the players in the All-Star Gamewore T-shirts that read, "Pay Us What You Owe Us,"including Clark. Plum said at the post-game news conference the players decided that morning to wear the shirts, but "zero members of Team Clark were very present for that." There was especially a big blowback on social media toward Plum, who said her intention was to bring levity to a serious topic but misread the room. "I was making a joke they were hungover even though our team nickname was 'Hungover,'" Plum said. "I was like, 'At least we made it.' Obviously, we were all on the same page. We all wore the shirts. We're all unified. I think if anything I was more discouraged because I felt like (the comments) took away from the moment of what we were trying to do." ___ AP WNBA:https://apnews.com/hub/WNBA

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August 15, 2025

Kelsey Plum says she was joking about Caitlin Clark's team at All-Star Game

Kelsey Plum says she was joking about Caitlin Clark's team at All-Star Game Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum said she was joking when...

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Michigan scandal timeline: Detailing Wolverines' NCAA run-ins late in Jim Harbaugh tenure

Michigan scandal timeline: Detailing Wolverines' NCAA run-ins late in Jim Harbaugh tenure

By the end of his nine-year run asMichigan's football coach,Jim Harbaughhad transformed his alma mater into one of the top programs nationally, fulfilling the high expectations that greeted him when he was hired in December 2014. In each of Harbaugh's final three seasons, theWolverineswon the Big Ten and made the College Football Playoff. They ended an agonizingly long losing streak to rival Ohio State, beating the Buckeyes in each of Harbaugh's final three years in Ann Arbor. In what would be his final act as Michigan's coach, Harbaugh helped lead theWolverinesto the College Football Playoff national championship at the end of the 2023 season, giving Michigan its first national title since 1997. At a certain point, though, Harbaugh's Wolverines found themselves in the headlines just as much for their off-field transgressions as their on-field triumphs. REQUIRED READING:Did Jim Harbaugh know about Michigan sign stealing? NCAA: 'Incomplete' The final stretch of Harbaugh's Michigan tenure was mired in controversy, with the football program he had built into a behemoth at the center of multiple NCAA scandals. First, there was an NCAA investigation centered around impermissible contact Harbaugh had with recruits and players while access to them was limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA found that Harbaugh "engaged in unethical conduct, failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and violated head coach responsibility obligations" and it handed him a four-year show cause. What followed was even more seismic. In October 2023, news first broke that the Wolverines were being investigated for illegal in-person scouting of future opponents, a scheme centered around previously little-known Michigan staffer Connor Stalions. After nearly two full and seldom uninteresting years, that saga came to a close on Aug. 15, with the NCAA slapping the Wolverines with what's projected to be a $30 million fine, suspending head coach Sherrone Moore for one game during the 2026 season, and handing Harbaugh and Stalions show causes of 10 and eight years, respectively. With that turbulent, albeit incredibly successful, stretch in Michigan's long and storied history nearing its end, pending an appeal of the ruling from Michigan, here's a look back at some of the major events of the final years of Harbaugh's tenure: REQUIRED READING:University of Michigan claps back at NCAA, will appeal sign-stealing punishment Jan. 5, 2023: Michigan receives a draft of an NCAA notice of allegations in which the organization details allegations of impermissible contact with recruits during a dead period in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as an off-field analyst being involved in on-field coaching. At the time, it is reported that Harbaugh met with recruits and bought them hamburgers at the Brown Jug, a popular restaurant near the school's Ann Arbor campus. Jan. 20, 2023: Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss is fired after the university said he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had received unauthorized access to computer accounts assigned to other people in December 2022. University police had confirmed there was an active investigation into potential computer crimes at Michigan's football facility, Schembechler Hall. May 20, 2023: Three days after he was brought on as Michigan's assistant director of football recruiting, Glenn "Shemy" Schembechler, the son of legendary Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler, resigns after it was revealed he had liked a series of offensive Twitter posts, including from accounts that contended that slavery and Jim Crow segregation had positive effects on Black people and families. Aug. 12, 2023: The NCAA takes the unusual step of publicly commenting on an ongoing investigation, with vice president of hearing operations Derrick Crawford noting in a statement that "The Michigan infractions case is related to impermissible on and off-campus recruiting during the COVID-19 dead period and impermissible coaching activities — not a cheeseburger." Aug. 21, 2023: Michigan suspends Harbaugh for the first three games of the upcoming season. The Wolverines go 3-0 in those contests, defeating East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green with four different head coaches. Oct. 18, 2023: The NCAA notifies Michigan and the Big Ten that it has received allegations that the Wolverines were involved in a sign-stealing operation that involved advanced, in-person scouting that is illegal under NCAA rules. Harbaugh denied being a part of the scheme or having knowledge of it. One day later, it is revealed that the probe is centered around Michigan off-field analyst Connor Stalions, who reportedly purchased tickets in his own name to games at 12 different Big Ten schools in order to have people film the signals used by coaches of upcoming Wolverines opponents. Oct. 26, 2023: Michigan confirms the FBI has joined the investigation into Weiss' unauthorized access into computer accounts. Oct. 31, 2023: Central Michigan announces it's investigating photographs of a man who resembles Stalions, wearing sunglasses and a Chippewas hat, standing on the team's sideline for its game earlier that season against Michigan State. Nov. 3, 2023: Stalions resigns from his position at Michigan, noting in a statement to The Athletic that he did "not want to be a distraction." Nov. 10, 2023: The Big Ten suspends Harbaugh for the final three games of the regular season, citing a violation of the league's sportsmanship policy. Michigan files a temporary restraining order, but eventually drops the case and accepts the punishment. With offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore serving as the interim head coach, the Wolverines go 3-0 in those games, highlighted by wins against top-10 Penn State and Ohio State teams. Nov. 17, 2023: Linebackers coach Chris Partridge is fired by the school after he allegedly destroyed evidence on a computer related to the sign-stealing scandal. Partridge, now an assistant coach with the Seattle Seahawks, denies the claim and is ultimately cleared of the allegation by the NCAA's August 15 findings. Jan. 8, 2024: Michigan defeats Washington 34-13 in the championship game of the College Football Playoff, giving the Wolverines their first national title since 1997. Harbaugh says after the game that "We stood strong and tall because we knew we were innocent" when asked about the ongoing investigations into his program. Jan. 24, 2024: Harbaugh leaves Michigan after nine seasons to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. Two days later, Moore is elevated to head coach. March 16, 2024: Newly hired defensive line coach Greg Scruggs is arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Ann Arbor, with a blood alcohol level that's double the legal limit. He resigns five days later. April 15, 2024: Michigan recruiting staffer and former star quarterback Denard Robinson is arrested after being involved in a single-car crash at 3 a.m. in Ann Arbor while intoxicated. He's suspended and one month later, the university confirms he's no longer with the program. Aug. 5, 2024: A leaked notice of allegations from the NCAA states that Moore deleted a thread of 52 text messages with Stalions the same day reports first surfaced about the sign-stealing operation. Two days later, Harbaugh is given a one-year suspension and a four-year show cause by the NCAA for his role in the COVID recruiting violations. March 20, 2025: Weiss is indicted by the FBI on 14 counts of unauthorized access and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, Weiss hacked into university computer systems and accessed personal data of over 3,000 Michigan athletes, most of whom were women. The next day, Weiss is sued by two former Michigan athletes, who allege he accessed their private information for his personal use. At least 74 women have joined the lawsuit. May 5, 2025: As part of a self-imposed sanction, Michigan suspends Moore for two games for the upcoming football season – a Week 3 matchup against Central Michigan and a Week 4 game against Nebraska. June 27, 2025: Harbaugh and former Michigan president Santa Ono are among the 48 people from the university added to the lawsuit against Weiss. Plaintiffs allege that the school knew about Weiss hacking into computer systems, but still allowed him to coach in the Wolverines' semifinal loss to TCU in the College Football Playoff at the end of the 2022 season. July 29, 2025: Central Michigan receives a notice of allegations from the NCAA over its role in Stalions' sign-stealing scheme. Aug. 15, 2025: The NCAA issues its findings in the Michigan in-person scouting case, including a 10-year show-cause for Harbaugh, eight years for Stalions, three years for Robinson and two years for Moore. Moore is also suspended for a game. Michigan announces hours later it will appeal the ruling. Aug. 15, 2025:The NCAA's finding repeatedly reference Harbaugh's lack of cooperation in the investigation into Michigan and his status as a repeat offender. According to the NCAA in a section subtitled "Head coach responsibility:" "The scouting scheme and recruiting violations in the football program demonstrate that Harbaugh violated the principles of head coach responsibility. Harbaugh did not embrace or enforce a culture of compliance during his tenure, and his program had a contentious relationship with Michigan's compliance office, leading coaches and staff to disregard NCAA rules. "For the scouting violations that occurred during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, Harbaugh failed to demonstrate that he adequately promoted compliance or monitored his program. Harbaugh is also automatically responsible for the scouting and recruiting violations that occurred after Jan. 1, 2023. " This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Michigan scandal timeline: A look at the Wolverines' NCAA run-ins

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August 15, 2025

Michigan scandal timeline: Detailing Wolverines' NCAA run-ins late in Jim Harbaugh tenure

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Trump and Putin Didn’t Make a Deal, but Putin Still Won

Trump and Putin Didn't Make a Deal, but Putin Still Won

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose on a podium on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Credit - Andrew Caballero—AFP/Getty Images During the press conference at the end of his brief and lukewarm summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, an uncharacteristically subdued Donald Trump said something painfully honest: "There's no deal until there's a deal." There was no deal. In many ways, Trump and Putin got the show they wanted.  The ubiquitous television graphics, TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT, with fluttering American and Russian flags. The split-screen of Air Force 1 and Russia's executive plane landing at a remote airport in Alaska, and then the two protagonists walking down a skinny red carpet like the end of a buddy movie. The grip-and-grin handshakes, with Trump patting Putin's hand in a gesture known to maître d's everywhere. The cosy ride in "the Beast," a prize not even offered to close allies. Trump is likely happy because the eyes of the world are upon him and he was executive producing the images on the world's television screens. (And no one was talking about Jeffrey Epstein). Putin is happy because a Russian president is always happy when they are treated as equal to American presidents. Remember, Barack ObamasaidRussia was a second-rate, "regional power." Putin got what he wanted: a summit with an American president, something normally you have to make elaborate compromises to get. An indictedwar criminalwho cannot travel to over 100 nations, the Russian President literally had a red carpet rolled out for him on United States territory by an American president. And he didn't have to give up anything for it—he just had to show up. Read More:The Real Danger of the Trump-Putin Summit At the press conference, Putin talked about how close Russia was to America (shades of Sarah Palin) and claimed that Russian trade with American has increased by 20%. He made sure to praise Trump in the over-the-top way that has become customary in diplomacy with America. Trump was uncharacteristically restrained and circumspect. Even though Putin had alluded to an agreement, Trump did not do so. The self-professed world's greatest dealmaker left without a deal. He did, however, get in several references to the "Russia hoax," while Vlad smirked. The truth is,Trump needed a dealmore than Putin did. "Deals are what I do," he said, and he didn't do one. In a larger way, the nothing-burger outcome exposes the flaws in Trump's theory of diplomacy. Trump seems to believe personal warmth between leaders will make his adversary more likely to compromise or agree with him. That is naïve and delusional. Earlier this week a White House spokesperson described Trump as a "realist." This is the classic foreign policy term, in contrast to a foreign policy idealist, whose legacy comes from Woodrow Wilson and his quest for a League of Nations. But Henry Kissinger, the ultimate American realist, said nations have no permanent friends or enemies, they have interests. That's something Donald Trump doesn't quite understand. Trump stands for himself. Putin stands for Russia. Putin's goals are unchanging; his smile and his handshake are fleeting. Long before Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin wanted to Make Russia Great Again. I spent several hours with Putin in 2006 for TIME's Person of the Year cover, and it was in that interview that he said the greatest tragedy of the 20thcentury was the disintegration of the Soviet Union. I remember we all wondered for a moment whether that was really what he had said, but the transcript bore it out. He believes it, devoutly. He was a KGB officer in Dresden when the Wall came down, and he was bereft. The Russian President has always wanted to put the Soviet Union back together again. (His foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, was spotted wearing aUSSR sweatshirtahead of the Summit.) Putin believes in a kind of Russian exceptionalism with Russia as the great power between East and West. Putin is nostalgic not just for the Cold War, but the Russian empire of the czars. He has a profound and angry grievance about the West and America. He told me Westerners regard Russians as monkeys. (Yes, he said that.) But then he also told me Russian voters were not sophisticated enough to choose their own leaders. (Yes, he said that too.) Under his leadership, Russia has been trying to destabilize the West for decades. Just last week the U.S. Justice Department announced that Russian hackers had penetrated the federal court system. Putin has been trying to put space between the US and Europe for decades. In his eyes, West and America are always the aggressors and Russia is always the victim—even when negotiating about the war in Ukraine. Read More:Trump's Make-or-Break Moment with Putin Normally, in any wartime negotiation, the country gaining territory does not want to negotiate or give up anything, while the country losing territory wants to negotiate and is willing to compromise.Russia is gaining territory, slowly; Ukraine is losing territory, grudgingly. Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so. When Putin said during the press conference that they still needed to address the "root causes" of the conflict, that was a hint to what may have transpired inside. Putin can talk for hours about the idea that Ukraine is not a nation, that the Kievan Rus is the basis of Russia, that the Russian Orthodox Church grew out of the Ukrainian one, and he could have spent the whole time on any of those subjects. And maybe he did. According to the 2020 Senate Intelligence Committee report, after the TIME Person of the Year cover came out, Trump sent Putin a handwritten note of congratulations to saying, "As you probably heard, I am a big fan of yours!" Putin is still milking Trump's fanboy affection. He was the big winner today because he didn't have to compromise before or after the meeting. He got the superpower treatment even though he is awar criminal. He got equivalence with an American president on the world stage. Zelensky won by not losing. Ukrainecould have been crippledtoday, and instead they live to fight another day. It's true that no deal is better than a bad deal. But what is the Dealmaker-in-Chief without a deal? Contact usatletters@time.com.

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August 15, 2025

Trump and Putin Didn’t Make a Deal, but Putin Still Won

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Noem’s free stay in military housing after death threats sparks Dem barbs

Noem's free stay in military housing after death threats sparks Dem barbs

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been staying rent-free in the home reserved for the top Coast Guard official following death threats, drawing scrutiny and criticism from congressional Democrats. The Department of Homeland Security said it was a wide range of death threats, as well as reporting that showed the area around Noem's Navy Yard condo that spurred the unusual arrangement at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, where the Coast Guard commandant typically lives. "Following the media's publishing of the location of Secretary Noem's Washington DC apartment, she has faced vicious doxing on the dark web and a surge in death threats, including from the terrorist organizations, cartels, and criminals gangs that DHS targets. Due to threats and security concerns, she has been forced to temporarily stay in secure military housing. Secretary Noem continues to pay rent for her Navy Yard residence," Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. The move has prompted criticism from some Democrats, who say Noem is improperly using military resources because Cabinet officials traditionally pay fair market value to stay in federal housing that otherwise would be occupied by top military officials. "Federal government coffers are not Noem's personal piggy bank, and Coast Guard service members are not her servants. Noem must pay her part. If she requires accommodations for her security, she should brief Congress and request appropriate resources—not take over property from the Coast Guard," Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in a statement. The Washington Post first reported Noem was staying in the commandant's residence rent-free, while the Daily Mail first reported the secretary moved there in July. McLaughlin went on to criticize The Post for choosing "to again publish where Secretary Noem is staying—endangering her security." "It's a shame that the media chooses sensationalism over the safety of people enforcing America's laws to keep Americans safe," she added. But Democrats argue the arrangement takes advantage of the Coast Guard — an argument that comes after Noem has faced fire for routinely using the service's jet. The quarters for the Coast Guard commandant would typically be held by Adm. Kevin Lunday, the No. 2 official who is leading the Coast Guard in an acting capacity but who has not yet been nominated to the role. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), told the Post the commandant's house is "not a vanity residence" and that Noem is "essentially taking that property from the military." "It's a real insult to the brave men and women who are protecting our shores that she thinks that house belongs to her instead of to the Coast Guard," Murphy said. While cabinet officials are not provided housing, military personnel are given a housing allowance based on their rank, family size, and location. According to the Post, Coast Guard members typically use those funds to pay for a lease, including at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Noem has previously come under fire for tapping into Coast Guard resources. In May, theCoast Guard added $50 million to their budget requestin order to fund the purchase of a new plane that would largely be used by Noem, sparking outrage from Democratic appropriators. "I was horrified last Friday when we received a last minute addition to your spend plan for fiscal '25, a new $50 million Gulfstream 5 for Secretary Noem's personal travel coming from the Coast Guard budget. She already has a Gulfstream 5, by the way, this is a new one," said Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, at the time. The Department of Homeland Security has defended the request. "The current CG-101 G550 is over twenty years old, outside of Gulfstream's service life, and well beyond operational usage hours for a corporate aircraft," McLaughlin said in May. "This is a matter of safety. Much like the Coast Guard's ships that are well beyond their service life and safe operational usage, Coast Guard's aircraft are too. This Administration is taking action to restore our Nation's finest maritime Armed Service to a capable fighting force." The Post on Friday reported Noem has been using the Coast Guard jet extensively since taking office, including for nine personal trips to South Dakota. Federal law requires those trips to be reimbursed at the same cost as a seat on a commercial flight, which McLaughlin told the Post Noem has done. Thompson on Friday referenced the jet as another example of Noem stretching the resources of the Coast Guard. "If Secretary Noem is living rent-free in military housing, she should be ashamed. Reports that she is also using Coast Guard executive jets for extensive personal travel … are just as despicable. Secretary Noem's focus seems to be on pampering herself at taxpayer expense, even as she directs the inhumane and unlawful treatment of so many," he said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill.

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Noem’s free stay in military housing after death threats sparks Dem barbs

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Angel Reese's signature Reebok shoe will go on sale earlier than expected

Angel Reese's signature Reebok shoe will go on sale earlier than expected

Chicago Sky All-Star Angel Reese hasn't played since the end of Julybecause of a back injury. The forward still made news off the court on Thursday, Aug. 14, when she announced her signature Reebok shoe will go on sale earlier than expected. The Angel Reese 1s, originally slated for release in 2026, will drop on Sept. 18 for $120. September 18th. AR1's coming to a store near YOU.https://t.co/GEZ7hdtb9C — Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel)August 14, 2025 The AR1s will come in three color combos called Mebounds, Receipts Ready and Diamond Dust. Angel Reese's Reebok Signature Shoe Drops September 18 in Three Chic Colorways✨"Mebounds" (left)✨"Receipts Ready" (middle)✨"Diamond Dust" (right)pic.twitter.com/hM4o5OqVTI — I talk hoops 🏀 (@trendyhoopstars)August 14, 2025 Reese, 23, has been out with a back injury since the Sky's 103-86 loss to the Washington Mystics on July 29. She was averaging 14.2 points, a league-leading 12.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in her second season in the league. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Angel Reese's signature Reebok shoe will drop earlier than expected

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Slugger leads South Carolina as blowouts are the rule in early days of Little League World Series

Slugger leads South Carolina as blowouts are the rule in early days of Little League World Series

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — South Carolina snuck into theLittle League World Serieswith a five-run rally over the defending champs. But the club from Irmo, representing the Southeast region, is showing it belongs at the tournament, thanks in part to slugger-pitcher Joe Guiletti. In the sixth inning of the regional final, the 2024 champions from Lake Mary, Florida, opted to walk Joe rather than face him with the game on the line. The decision came back to bite Lake Mary as Brady Westbrooks hit a walkoff three-run double to win that game 5-4. When South Carolina made its LLWS debut on Thursday against Braintree, Massachusetts, Joe got his chance to hit and made the most of it. He doubled in his first at-bat and, with the bases loaded in the second inning, Joe smoked a line drive to left-center field that cleared the fence for a grand slam that gave his team an 8-0 lead. "I'm just trying to hit it hard somewhere," he said postgame. "In my mind I was like, 'Please get over the wall.'" Initially, he wasn't sure if the ball had the distance, but it cleared. The entire dugout emptied, swarming him as he crossed home plate. Joe is the first player from South Carolina, and only the sixth from the Southeast region, to hit a grand slam. "I wish I (walked him)," Massachusetts manager Frank Fasoli said. His assistants suggested the move, but Fasoli ultimately decided to let Joe see a pitch. "That's on me, though." Joe was a dual threat — he also pitched. Going back to the mound after the grand slam, Joe flexed his bicep and pointed to the crowd, which brought the Irmo fans to their feet. He proceeded to strike out the side. South Carolina ultimately won 13-0 in three and a half innings — the game was stopped under Little League scoring rules. Joe, who at 5-foot-10 is the tallest player on South Carolina by about three inches, pitched 3 ⅓ innings, striking out eight and didn't allow a hit. After he was off the mound, Massachusetts scrounged one, but the game was well out of reach. It was the largest opening game shutout by an American team since 2015, when the Mid-Atlantic region defeated the Midwest, 18-0. "Joe gives us a chance in every game when he pitches," manager Dave Bogan said. "The game just in general was what we've done most of the summer, top to bottom. We have really worked the count, driven up pitch counts. Not everybody got a hit, but we had some really nice deep at-bats and I think that helps get pitchers tired and frustrated." The bottom of the lineup worked five of the team's eight walks and Massachusetts used three arms in the game. It'll face Texas on Saturday in the elimination bracket. South Carolina celebrated its win at the ESPN Big Bracket that sits just outside Lamade Stadium. Sutton Gravelle climbed the ladder to move the Southeast team one spot closer to the championship. Everyone was cheering and singing Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA." Joe isn't a fan of the tune but Sutton, whom Bogan called the team's "comic relief leader," blasts it all the time, so Joe's grown to tolerate it. The whole team has. A majority of South Carolina's roster has played together for years. "One of the most important things is they know when to pick each other up and get on each other a little bit," Bogan said. "They work really well together, not afraid to communicate, which is what we as coaches really like." Early wins give teams a valuable break The first couple days of the tournament were not particularly competitive, with the eight winning teams scoring a combined 59 runs and the losers getting just three. Japan notably threw a combined no-hitter for the ninth time in team history in a 12-0 rout of the Czech Republic — only Taiwan has more no-hitters all time with 11. Venezuela, meanwhile, became the first team this year to earn two shutouts, as it beat Canada 4-0 on Friday. Thursday's winners earned three days off, which are pivotal because of Little League's pitch count rules requiring rest days depending on how many pitches players throw. Joe is required to have three days' rest before taking the mound again for South Carolina. "We get a little time to scout and watch some video from some other games and really think about who our opponent's going to be," Bogan said. "I want these kids to have fun, you know, this is going to be a great experience. We want to focus on baseball so it's half business, half fun." ___ Amanda Vogt is a student in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State.

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Slugger leads South Carolina as blowouts are the rule in early days of Little League World Series

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Clinton says Trump should get Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war without concessions

Clinton says Trump should get Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war without concessions

Washington— Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and President Trump's former rival on the presidential campaign trail, said Friday that if Mr. Trump secures an end to the war in Ukraine without Kyiv ceding territory to Russia, she would nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize herself. Clintonmade the commentson the podcast "Raging Moderates" with Jessica Tarlov, as Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putinmeetin Alaska to discuss a possible end to Russia's war in Ukraine. "Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, where Putin is the aggressor, invading a neighbor country, trying to change the borders — if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, had to, in a way, validate Putin's vision of greater Russia, but instead could really stand up to Putin, something we haven't seen, but maybe this is the opportunity," Clinton said. "To make it clear that there must be a ceasefire. There will be no exchange of territory. And that, over a period of time, Putin should be actually withdrawing from the territory he's seized in order to demonstrate his good-faith efforts, let us say, not to threaten European security," she continued. "If we could pull that off, if President Trump were the architect of that, I'd nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize, because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin, aided and abetted by the United States. I think that's a terrible, terrible precedent." Clinton added: "I'm dreaming that for whatever combination of reasons, including the elusive Nobel Peace Prize, President Trump may actually stand up to Putin on behalf of not just Ukraine and its democracy and its very brave people, but frankly, on behalf of our own security and interests." Ukrainian President Volodymyr and the Ukrainians want a full withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, including the territories Russia has seized. Mr. Trump, whose supporters chanted "lock her up" about Clinton during the 2016 presidential election, expressed appreciation for his formal rival's remarks. The president told Fox News' Bret Baier on Friday it was "very nice" of Clinton to say that, and, "I may have to start liking her again." Clinton on Friday said she hopes Mr. Trump remembers that he's at the very military base "that has to send up fighter planes to watch and fend off Russian bombers that routinely harass our military assets, do overflights, engage in provocative behavior in the skies above Alaska." "I hope he's reminded of that," she continued. "He is not meeting with a friend. He is meeting with an adversary, and an adversary who hopes to play him. And the best thing that could come out of this, frankly, is probably nothing, nothing agreed to, except a real strengthening of President Trump's understanding that Putin is not someone you can make a deal with an expect it to last." Passenger arrested after allegedly causing disturbance midair and forcing flight to divert When could Tropical Storm Erin become a hurricane? Trump, Putin speeches did not announce a ceasefire in Ukraine

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