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North Carolina's Christmas tree farms are thriving despite Hurricane Helene

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North Carolina's Christmas tree farms are thriving despite Hurricane Helene Hurricane Helene swept through several North Carolina Christmas tree farms, but despite some losses there are plenty of trees left at least for this holiday season. PAUL GARBER, BYLINE: The final trim is being made on a Fraser fir on Roger Hester's Christmas tree lot in Lewisville, North Carolina. The …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Major League Soccer looking to switch to European-style calendar that could change 50-year tradition

The Hindu

Major League Soccer is mulling a radical overhaul of the league’s calendar to mirror a European-style autumn-to-spring season, a revolutionary move that would break with nearly 50 years of tradition in North America. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup championship game in Los Angeles, MLS commissioner Don Garber told reporters the league was considering a switch “more than ever before” …

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MLS commissioner looks ahead to a busy next 2 years as the league concludes its 29th season

Associated Press

As Major League Soccer prepares for its championship game on Saturday, the league is also looking at how to best position itself for growth as high-profile events descend on the United States over the next two years. The United States will host the FIFA Club World Cup next year before co-hosting the men’s World Cup with Canada and Mexico in …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Apple TV deal could hurt efforts by MLS to grow its fan base

LA Times

Major League Soccer’s deal with Apple TV might be good for the league, but it could be preventing casual fans from watching games. While the MLS Cup final between the Galaxy and New York Red Bulls will be shown on Fox and Fox Deportes, the majority of games are now exclusively behind a paywall, courtesy of the league’s broadcasting deal …

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Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors for the Inter Miami star

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It was a rare instance of Lionel Messi stepping on a soccer field and having no idea what was happening. “Unless you’re living in the world of global football, it’s hard to imagine the overall appeal and the massive popularity and stardom that Leo Messi has,” said MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who was also at Inter …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump and Infantino: Club World Cup draw becomes a tale of two presidents

New York Times

It began with a music video, entitled Fiesta de Campeones, with lyrics that told us, “Football unites the world” and, “It’s a FIFA party, we know how to celebrate.” In a Telemundo studio in Miami, things started weird and rarely became any less surreal over almost two hours as FIFA oversaw the draw for its revamped Club World Cup competition, …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

MLS Commissioner Don Garber’s contract extended through 2027

Associated Press

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber’s contract has been extended by the league’s Board of Governors through 2027. The league confirmed the extension on Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s MLS Cup final between the LA Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls. Garber introduced the league’s marketing arm, Soccer United Marketing, encouraged construction of soccer-specific stadiums and spurred the growth …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

L.A. Kickers players finally get their long-deserved U.S. Open Cup tribute

LA Times

The 1958 U.S. champion Los Angeles Kickers. Eberhard Herz, fourth from the right in the bottom row, is among the players who will be honored before Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup final between LAFC and Kansas City at BMO Stadium. The last time Lothar Pospich, Manfred Norstadt and Eberhard Herz lifted the U.S. Open Cup trophy together, there were just a …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Commissioner Don Garber celebrates 25 years at the helm of Major League Soccer

Associated Press

Don Garber never pretended to know everything about soccer, but he did know business, and that’s served him well as the head of Major League Soccer for the past 25 years. He introduced the league’s marketing arm, Soccer United Marketing, encouraged the construction of soccer-specific stadiums and spurred the growth of an academy system to develop players in the United …

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7 months ago

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’

Associated Press

— Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting “Free, free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus and a day after the school announced that 13 Harvard students who participated in a protest encampment would not be able to receive diplomas alongside their classmates. Some students chanted “Let them walk, let them …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

MLS referees agree new CBA, will return this weekend with significant pay raises

New York Times

Members of the Professional Soccer Referees Association — the labor union that represents match officials in Major League Soccer — voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Monday night. “Together, we have won much-needed improvements while demonstrating the value of having the best referees in Major League Soccer on the pitch.” In his own statement, MLS executive vice …

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9 months ago

MLS embarrassing itself with how it has handled referee lockout

LA Times

Major League Soccer deserves a straight red card for its handling of the officials’ lockout, which will enter its second month this weekend. And last weekend, Montreal coach Laurent Courtois was one of several managers who took issue with the replacement officials, claiming two of the four Chicago goals shouldn’t have counted and that replacement referee DeShun Beard should have …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: MLS can’t afford to fumble its Messi moment and must make bold changes now

LA Times

Fans take pictures and video as Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi prepares for a corner kick against the Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday. The two most powerful men in MLS were in the building Sunday when Lionel Messi brought Inter Miami’s traveling circus into Dignity Health Sports Park. But time is short — Messi’s contract expires in 2025, …

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10 months ago

MLS Commissioner Don Garber says league is ‘very prepared’ to deal with referee lockout

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi’s first full season in Major League Soccer started with replacement officials Wednesday when Inter Miami played host to Real Salt Lake, and Commissioner Don Garber said the league is not sure what will happen next. “I can’t remember, in my 40 years in sports, of having a bargaining unit reach an agreement and not …

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10 months ago

Harvard condemns student and faculty groups for posting antisemitic cartoon

Associated Press

BOSTON — Harvard University condemned what it called a “flagrantly antisemitic cartoon” that an undergraduate group posted on social media over the weekend. “Perpetuating vile and hateful antisemitic tropes, or otherwise engaging in inflammatory rhetoric or sharing images that demean people on the basis of their identity, is precisely the opposite of what this moment demands of us,” Alan Garber, …

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10 months ago

Major League Soccer kicks off with all eyes on Lionel Messi & Co. at Inter Miami

Associated Press

Messi Mania returns to Major League Soccer as Lionel Messi embarks on his first full season with Inter Miami. The pair, along with former Barcelona teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, have made Miami THE team to watch heading into the Major League Soccer’s 29th season. “Inter Miami offered me a nice opportunity to dream of winning the club’s first …

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11 months ago

Harvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia

Associated Press

BOSTON — Harvard University, struggling to manage its campus response to the Israel-Hamas war, announced task forces on Friday to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia. “Reports of antisemitic and Islamophobic acts on our campus have grown, and the sense of belonging among these groups has been undermined,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s interim president, said in a letter to the school community. “We …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

'Bridge the fissures': Harvard's interim president writes about incomparable period of tension

Hindustan Times

Days after Claudine Gay resigned as president, Harvard's interim leader Alan M. Garber, in his first statement to the university since taking office, expressed regret over her departure and urged affiliates to unite in order to ease tensions on campus. Harvard Provost Alan M. Garber ’76, who has served in his role since 2011, became Harvard’s interim president following Claudine …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Alan M. Garber, the new Harvard President replacing Claudine Gay?

Hindustan Times

Harvard University’s president Claudine Gay announced on Tuesday, January 2, that she has resigned from her position amid mounting pressure after anti-Semitism and plagiarism controversies. “We are also grateful to Alan M. Garber, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, who has served with distinction in that role for the past twelve years – and who has agreed to serve as Interim …

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1 year ago

U.S.-funded infrastructure in Gaza largely unscathed as death toll soars

Associated Press

Less than a year before a Hamas attack out of Gaza sparked a war, one of the oldest and largest sports complexes in the Palestinian territories got a much-needed overhaul: brand-new basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, a soccer field, a running track and, for the first time, accessible bathrooms. “It causes a bit of cognitive dissonance, I would say,” said …

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1 year ago

Commentary: MLS made a colossal mistake to drop U.S. Open Cup. How does the league not get that?

LA Times

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is hugged by MLS Commissioner Don Garber, center right, during a ceremony honoring Messi before a friendly match against New York City FC on Nov. 10. The league’s attempt to limit its participation in the U.S. Open Cup to developmental MLS Next Pro players, knee-capping the country’s oldest national soccer competition, was a colossal mistake. …

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1 year ago

MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points

Associated Press

The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. Garber said there were other reasons this was a transformative year in MLS, pointing to the league’s momentum coming off the World Cup in Qatar last December, the success of expansion St. Louis City, a new media rights deal with Apple TV, and the playoff format. Garber …

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1 year ago

MLS commissioner isn’t adding fourth designated player after ‘most successful season’

LA Times

MLS commissioner Don Garber gave his annual state of the league address Friday. “The eyes of the world are now on Major League Soccer, because the best player to ever play the game is here.” So if the league’s not broken, there’s no need to fix it. When San Diego joins MLS next season, it will become the league’s 30th …

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1 year ago

MLS won’t add a fourth designated player post-Messi: Don Garber

New York Times

On the eve of MLS Cup, MLS commissioner Don Garber issued his annual State of the League remarks and press conference. There will be some exciting things that we’re going to announce next week, but all that needs to go to group of owners, and we don’t have plans for a vote for a fourth DP.” What it means: While …

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North Carolina's Christmas tree farms are thriving despite Hurricane Helene

Major League Soccer looking to switch to European-style calendar that could change 50-year tradition

MLS commissioner looks ahead to a busy next 2 years as the league concludes its 29th season

Apple TV deal could hurt efforts by MLS to grow its fan base

Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors for the Inter Miami star

Trump and Infantino: Club World Cup draw becomes a tale of two presidents

MLS Commissioner Don Garber’s contract extended through 2027

L.A. Kickers players finally get their long-deserved U.S. Open Cup tribute

Commissioner Don Garber celebrates 25 years at the helm of Major League Soccer

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’

MLS referees agree new CBA, will return this weekend with significant pay raises

MLS embarrassing itself with how it has handled referee lockout

Commentary: MLS can’t afford to fumble its Messi moment and must make bold changes now

MLS Commissioner Don Garber says league is ‘very prepared’ to deal with referee lockout

Harvard condemns student and faculty groups for posting antisemitic cartoon

Major League Soccer kicks off with all eyes on Lionel Messi & Co. at Inter Miami

Harvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia

'Bridge the fissures': Harvard's interim president writes about incomparable period of tension

Who is Alan M. Garber, the new Harvard President replacing Claudine Gay?

U.S.-funded infrastructure in Gaza largely unscathed as death toll soars

Commentary: MLS made a colossal mistake to drop U.S. Open Cup. How does the league not get that?

MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points

MLS commissioner isn’t adding fourth designated player after ‘most successful season’

MLS won’t add a fourth designated player post-Messi: Don Garber