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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade has been called a calming influence on younger teammates by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. Wade spoke on the subject with the media after practice on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. |
Wade is 31st on the NBA’s all-time scoring list (21,873 regular-season points) and is on pace to finish this season about 80 points behind No. 30 Clyde Drexler. |
If he replicates this season’s scoring pace for two more seasons, he would pass Drexler, Elgin Baylor, Adrian Dantley and Robert Parish and would be 27th, just 50 or so points away from — of all people — Charles Barkley, who starred with Wade on cellphone commercials years ago but has been stingy in praise of Wade in r... |
But Wade would need to score at his current pace for three more years after this one — which seems awfully ambitious — to move him past Allen Iverson into 25th, near No. 24 Ray Allen. And Kevin Durant, about 1,400 points behind Wade, would figure to pass Wade at some point. So top 25 on the all-time scoring list seems ... |
Among active players, Dirk Nowitzki is sixth all time in NBA scoring, LeBron James seventh, Carmelo Anthony 21st, Vince Carter 23rd and Wade 31st. Pau Gasol is 39th, 1,252 points behind Wade, and Durant 41st. |
“I wanted to get to 20,000 [points] and I accomplished that,” he said. “Now it’s just putting the whipped cream on. I know I didn’t play as many games as a lot of [others]. I missed a lot of games that would make it tough to crack that top 25, but I just wanted to really get to 20,000 [points] and from there, see where... |
Wade ranks 52nd all-time in NBA assists but could rise to 38th if he maintains this season’s assist rate for two more years, passing such players as Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bird and Sam Cassell. |
Hyderabad: An in-form Delhi Capitals will look to carry forward the momentum when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their next IPL game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal today. While SRH will look to come back strongly after losing their last game to Punjab, DC will be riding high on confidence after... |
The last game between Hyderabad and Punjab saw the SRH batsmen struggle on the slowish wicket at the IS Bindra Stadium and they will be more than happy to return to their home ground. Also, it is believed that regular skipper Kane Williamson will be back in the line-up and that will help strengthen the batting which ha... |
It seems likely that the site of the world’s largest Naval would be a place where meat monopolizes the menu. But in Norfolk, Virginia that’s simply not the case. The small city has truly embraced vegetarianism (and veganism as well), with nearly all of the restaurants featuring an ample list of veg-friendly options-plu... |
Obviously, larger cities like New York, San Francisco, and Toronto or towns that attract more eclectic inhabitants such as Portland, Bloomington, and Austin have plenty of demand for vegetarian eateries. In Norfolk, however, something else seems to be at work. The big influencer is actually the world’s largest animal r... |
As the sailors filter in and out of the city, the PETA employees stay. As a result, there are plenty of places for vegetarians to eat morning, noon, and night. In the funky neighborhood of Ghent alone, there is a laundry list of over two-dozen restaurants that cater to vegetarians-and all seem to have mastered clearly ... |
Just a few of the favored pit-stops for vegetarians around Norfolk include Machismo Burrito Bar for Tex-Mex covered with nondairy sour cream and cheese, Rajput for Indian cuisine like veggie samosas and tofu palak, and Azar’s Market & Cafe for over 40 meat-free Mediterranean options. The menu at The Ten Top is dominate... |
Of course, the food isn’t the only draw to this seaport. There’s wine, too. Each year in May, the city’s waterfront becomes home to the Spring Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, when visitors pack the downtown area to sample Virginia’s finest vino and listen to live music. |
But seriously: Besides food and wine, Norfolk has historical and cultural attractions that draw visitors year-round. History buffs will want to explore the naval museum Nauticus, where you can walk the decks of the impressive USS Battleship Wisconsin, a retired ship that’s storied history launched during World War II a... |
No matter why you choose to come to Norfolk, it’s a city that is sure to surprise you once you arrive. My advice is to come for the food and wine, and stay for the great festivals and museums. |
High-speed rail in the Northeast Corridor is critical to providing the capacity needed to support projected growth in the region. The corridor's $3-trillion economy, representing 20 percent of the nation's total, is the direct result of our nation's historic investments in world-class infrastructure. However, as our vi... |
The Regional Plan Association has produced a highly educational short video that makes the case in four minutes and makes it about as well as I have seen. It features RPA's Robert Yaro, Al Engel of Amtrak, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT), and Paul Levy of Philadelphia's Center City District, along with lots of helpful ... |
Why Build High-Speed Rail in the Northeast? from Regional Plan Association on Vimeo. |
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NEW YORK (AP) Real estate agents are flummoxed by a housing market that’s still trying to recover a decade after its historic collapse. |
Agents are getting higher commissions as home prices rise, but have fewer houses to list because homeowners are reluctant to sell. Many owners don’t want to put their homes on the market until they have more equity to use toward higher-priced properties, agents say. And the uncertain economy has left owners inclined to... |
“Our team is doing well, but I think in general, if there were more houses to sell, we’d be doing so much better,” says Mark Ferguson, a sales team leader with the Pro Realty agency in Greeley, Colorado. |
Ferguson, who’s been selling real estate since 2001, focused on foreclosed homes during the housing crisis and the early part of the recovery, and went back to traditional home sales in 2013 after most of the foreclosure backlog was cleared. The current lack of inventory was a surprising turn, and is now limiting any e... |
“Everyone was dropping out of the business in 2008. Now we’re flooded with real estate agents without a lot of inventory,” says Janine Acquafredda, a broker with House N Key Realty in Brooklyn, New York. |
Acquafredda’s sales over the past year are down about 25 percent from the previous year. In addition to a shortage of available homes, she sees fewer buyers with deep pockets from other countries who are able to put cash down and finalize a deal quickly. One reason: the stock market drop in China, where the Shanghai St... |
“We’ll have to expand their search higher in price or go further out in the area,” Tomaro says. |
“We’re actually about to open our third office in four years. We’re still growing, but it’s that slow, steady growth,” says Carl Billera, managing broker at BHGRE Valley Partners in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. |
Billera expects his agency’s sales, which rose 24 percent last year, to match that increase in 2016 because prices are higher. But he’s not seeing listings at the pace he saw in the last several years. |
“It’s challenging for agents to try and grow their business because of listing shortages,” he says. |
For the past few years, Nashville’s Daniel Pujol has cranked out scuzzy, catchy tracks that combine youthful energy with lyrical precociousness. Following last year’s Nasty, Brutish, and Short EP, Pujol and his namesake band are back with their debut album, United States of Being. Opener “DIY2K” sets the pace, with Puj... |
United States of Being is out June 5th on Saddle Creek. |
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals were eliminated from post-season contention when Leonys Martin leaped at the centre-field fence to rob Paul DeJong of a tying home run with two outs in the 11th inning, preserving the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 win over St. Louis on Thursday night. |
St. Louis, which went 5-14 against its rival, missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2007 and 2008. At 82-77, the Cardinals are assured their fewest wins since going 78-84 in 2007. |
A day after clinched their second straight NL Central title, the defending World Series champions started only two position players who had played in at least 100 games: outfielders Ian Happ and Kyle Schwarber. |
Schwarber singled off Matt Bowman (3-6) with one out in the 11th and Davis, who struck out in his first three at-bats, hit a run-scoring double down the left-field line. |
Jen-Ho Tseng (1-0) pitched three hitless innings. |
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 51st home run to give the Yankees a quick lead, but New York missed a big chance to tighten the AL East race when Sonny Gray and the bullpen fell apart in a loss to the Rays. |
BOSTON (AP) — Major league batting leader Jose Altuve had three of Houston’s 17 hits, Carlos Correa had four and the Astros chased Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez in the second inning to win and keep Boston from clinching the first back-to-back AL East championships in franchise history. |
Despite the loss, the Red Sox were guaranteed no worse than a tie for the division title when the Yankees lost 9-6 to Tampa Bay. |
Boston needs one more win or Yankees loss to win the division; otherwise, the teams would meet in a one-game tie-breaker in New York on Monday to see who needs to play in the wild-card game and who advances to the AL Division Series — likely facing the Astros. |
Altuve had two singles and his 39th double to raise his batting average to .350. Brad Peacock (13-2) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out two and walking one for the AL West champion Astros. |
MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered twice to become the first player to hit 59 in a season since 2001, and the Miami Marlins opened the last series of Jeffrey Loria’s tenure as owner by beating the Braves. |
Stanton hit a solo home run in the fourth, then added a two-run drive in the eighth that would have gone 467 feet unimpeded, according to MLB’s Statcast. |
He has 33 home runs since the All-Star break and 10 multihomer games this season. He became the sixth player to reach 59, joining Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Roger Maris and Babe Ruth. |
Ichiro Suzuki got his 27th pinch hit of the year, one shy of the record John Vander Wal set in 1995. |
Dee Gordon got two hits for the Marlins, who despite a 75-84 record assured themselves of second place in the NL East, their highest finish since 2009. |
CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco struck out 14, Jason Kipnis and Roberto Perez hit two-run homers and the Indians notched their 100th win, 5-2 over the understandably sluggish Twins. Minnesota clinched a wild-card berth hours earlier. |
Carrasco (18-6) dominated a Minnesota lineup loaded with reserves and September call-ups. He allowed six hits — all singles — in 8 1-3 innings and improved to 3-0 with a 0.92 ERA against the Twins. The right-hander also moved into a tie for the league lead in wins with teammate Corey Kluber and Kansas City’s Jason Varg... |
Kipnis, who has moved from second base to centre field, connected for a two-run homer — his first since Aug. 18 — in the sixth inning off Trevor Hildenberger (3-3) as the Indians jumped to 31-4 since Aug. 24. |
This is just the third time Cleveland has won 100 games in a season. The last team to do it was Cleveland’s powerful 1995 squad, which lost to Atlanta in the World Series. |
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ryon Healy hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning to help the Athletics beat the Rangers. |
It was the fifth straight road win for the Athletics and seventh consecutive loss for the Rangers. It’s Texas’ longest skid since an eight-game slide in 2015. |
Bruce Maxwell took to a knee in the Oakland bullpen during the national anthem. The catcher was warming up starter Sean Manaea, out of view from many fans and cameras. One fan near the Oakland dugout said “boo” in a normal voice, and a small number of fans booed when Maxwell batted in the second inning. Maxwell has bee... |
Manaea (12-10) gave up three hits and no earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. Blake Treinen pitched a scoreless ninth for his 15th save in 20 opportunities. |
Miguel Gonzalez (8-13) took the loss. |
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers closed within two games of Colorado for the National League’s second wild card with three games left, rallying to beat the Reds as Brett Phillips hit a go-ahead double in the sixth inning. |
Milwaukee (84-75) closes the regular season at St. Louis, and the Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Brewers are assured of their best record since finishing 96-66 in 2011, when they lost to the Cardinals in the NL Championship Series, Milwaukee’s last playoff appearance. |
After Cincinnati tied the score in the sixth on RBI singles by Scooter Gennett against Brent Suter and Jesse Winkler off Oliver Drake, Jared Hughes (5-3) entered with two on and the Reds loaded the bases when the reliever bobbled Jose Peraza’s bunt for an error. |
Hughes struck out Adam Duvall and got Stuart Turner to ground into a double play. |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NL East champion Nationals began their last — and meaningless — series of the regular season without a sore Bryce Harper and with a blown save by closer Sean Doolittle in what became a victory over the Pirates, whose starting pitcher, Ivan Nova, left after getting hit by a pitch on his throwing ha... |
Howie Kendrick, a possible starter instead of Jayson Werth in left field when Washington opens its NL Division Series against the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs on Oct. 6, was taken out in the third inning after diving to try to catch a sinking liner. The Nationals did not immediately announce whether Kend... |
CHICAGO (AP) — Rob Brantly hit the game-tying home run in the eighth inning and Tim Anderson hustled home for the go-ahead run as the White Sox rallied for a victory over the Angels. |
Anderson scored from first base on a single by Rymer Liriano, as the throw from left fielder Ben Revere went to second base and Anderson alertly headed home, scoring easily on reliever Jesse Chavez (7-11). |
Carlos Perez homered for the Angels, who used seven pitchers and sat stars Mike Trout and Justin Upton one night after being eliminated from playoff contention. |
Gregory Infante (2-1) earned the win in relief, throwing a scoreless eighth inning. Juan Minaya earned his eighth save with a perfect ninth inning for the White Sox, who won for the 12th time in 19 games. |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Daniel Norris threw five scoreless innings to pick up his first victory in more than three months as the Tigers snapped a season-high nine-game losing streak by beating the Royals. |
Royals left-hander Danny Duffy (9-10) did not make it through the inning. |
The collective chattering of teeth could almost be heard as thousands of people – whether supporters, press or just those curious to see the man who could be the next president – braved the sudden freezing winds and snow. |
A snap blizzard marked the occasion as Illinois senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama addressed a crowd gathered on Tuesday afternoon in Butler Community College’s gymnasium – not to mention the other overflow rooms on campus. |
Once inside the gymnasium, cheers and chants welcomed Obama before he ever stood atop the stage. |
Obama thanked his supporters and those who made the visit possible before getting to the meat of his oration. |
“Well, we have been told for many years that we are becoming a more divided nation,” Obama said. “We have been made to believe that differences of race and region, wealth and gender, party and religion, have separated us into warring factions. |
“Into red states – that would be Kansas – and blue states made up of individuals with opposing wants and needs and with conflicting hopes and dreams. |
“It is a vision of America that’s been exploited and encouraged by pundits and politicians who need this division to score points and win elections. It’s an easy shorthand that a lot of people use to describe our political landscape. |
He told the attendees of a young man in El Dorado who fell in love with a young woman “down the road in Augusta” who came of age in the midst of the Depression – his grandparents. |
“In a time of great uncertainty and great anxiety, my grandparents held on to a simple dream,” he said, “that they could raise my mother in a land of boundless opportunity. |
He also talked of the struggles of his single mother and the triumphs of his wife Michelle’s working-class family. |
Over the course of his 45-minute speech, he discussed his plans for presidency, making a host of promises which included making college “affordable for every single American child,” reforming healthcare, shifting the allotment of tax cuts from the rich to the working class, actively researching non-petroleum energy sou... |
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius made a surprise appearance to give an “enthusiastic endorsement” of Obama’s campaign for presidency. |
Butler President Jackie Vietti discovered Saturday that Obama’s camp was officially planning a visit to the area, giving the college a short time to turn the event around. |
“It’s a hallmark of Butler to say ‘yes, we can do this no matter what has to be done to make this happen,’” Vietti said. “We just saw an incredible opportunity for our students and our faculty and staff and the communities around us to experience a presidential candidate. |
Vietti said she thought Obama made “some very salient points,” particularly those that would impact the future of education. |
“I liked it, it was great,” said Jamal Jones, president of Butler’s student council. |
Johnson said she’d first heard about Obama while watching The Charlie Rose Show on PBS in 2005. |
Having worked in a hospital, she said, Barnes is excited about Obama’s ideas on healthcare reform. |
“I’ve seen people go into debt,” Barnes said. |
Ron Koppenhaver was also among the crowd, cheering for Obama. |
“He’s right on in all the issues,” Koppenhaver said. “He’s been my candidate for a long time now. I hope he can continue to gain support. |
Specifically, Koppenhaver said, the first issue he and Obama agree on is opposition of the war in Iraq. |
Koppenhaver hopes the support for Obama in El Dorado Tuesday is indicative of his popularity. |
Before the speech in the gymnasium Obama made a point of trekking over to the overflow rooms and greeting and shaking hands with some of the eager fans. |
After the speech, Susie’s Chili Parlor welcomed the senator for a late lunch. |
One point that was echoed throughout the afternoon was the importance of turning out for Kansas’ Democratic Caucus on Feb. 5. For El Doradoans, the nearest will be held in the Civic Center next Tuesday. Doors open at 6 p.m. and will lock at 7. |
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall launches her campaign for mayor on Sunday April 14, 2019. She enters the race with six years of council experience serving the city’s Ballpark, Central City, Central 9th, East Liberty Park, Liberty Wells and Wasatch Hollow communities. S... |
As she held her newborn son in her arms, Erin Mendenhall listened to a news report that told her Salt Lake City’s poor air quality could potentially take years off his life. |
For the first time, she began to doubt the choice to raise her family here, in a state that has struggled to meet federal limits for ozone (an airborne pollutant that is particularly harmful to children) and in a city that is frequently shrouded by inversion. |
That was 13 years ago. Since then, Mendenhall has moved from “activist to advocate to leader” — working with Utah Moms for Clean Air, helping co-found the clean-air advocacy organization Breathe Utah and now serving on the City Council. |
And on Sunday, she officially launched her campaign for Salt Lake City mayor in front of friends, family, supporters and an air quality monitor in Rose Park at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education, where she promised to keep air quality work a focus. |
Mendenhall, who serves as chairwoman of the state Air Quality Board, previously told The Salt Lake Tribune that she would work as mayor to expedite the city’s plan to become 100 percent powered by renewable energy by 2030 instead of the original goal of 2032. She also said she would work to increase transportation opti... |
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