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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene death toll rockets amid fears more bodies will be discovered as Southwestern states begin massive cleanup

States across the Southeastern U.S. started a massive cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday after winds, rain and storm surges from Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges, and caused catastrophic flooding. The North Carolina mountain town of Asheville has faced a massive amount of destruction following the storm Relief efforts continue in Asheville area where …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Cyclist, 56, who crashed into pensioner, 81, while trying to overtake on a towpath is found not guilty of 'wanton or furious driving' after she died in hospital

Daily Mail

A cyclist who killed an elderly woman after crashing into her has been cleared by a jury of 'wanton or furious driving'. Polly Friedhoff was 'practically catapulted' into the air when she was hit from behind by Edward Bressan, 56, jurors were told She suffered serious injuries to the head, arms and ribs. Mr Bressan, who went on trial on …

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9 months, 1 week ago

West Virginia starts search for a new men’s basketball coach after 9-23 season

Associated Press

West Virginia opened a search for a new men’s basketball coach Wednesday as it tries to put behind one of the worst seasons in school history. West Virginia set a school record for losses while finishing with its fewest wins since the 2001-02 team went 8-20 in Gale Catlett’s final season. In a statement, West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker …

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1 year, 1 month ago

After Huggins’ exit, interim coach Josh Eilert up for challenge with rebuilt lineup at West Virginia

Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia had an offseason that no one hoped for. And then slowly but surely as the 30 days came to a close, we’d start moving forward and putting those other pieces together and bringing those pieces in.” On the wall of his office — Huggins’ old office — Eilert has a large photo of his introductory …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Bob Huggins says he plans to stay in rehab and wants to return to West Virginia as coach

Associated Press

Bob Huggins says he has checked into a rehabilitation facility following a drunken driving arrest and disputes that he resigned at West Virginia, accusing the university of releasing a “false statement” about him stepping down. Huggins said further that the university’s statement issued June 17 titled “A Message from Bob Huggins to the WVU Community” indicating he had resigned was …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Bob Huggins says WVU released ‘false statement’ about his resignation: Reports

New York Times

Former West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins said the resignation letter released by the university after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence last month was a “false statement” and “sent under my name, but no signature is included,” meaning he should still be the employed by the school, according to multiple reports. “I am solely responsible …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s coach and wants his job back, attorney claims

Associated Press

Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s basketball coach following a drunken-driving arrest and wants his job back, according to a letter from his attorney to the university. Campbell’s letter said the university announced Huggins’ resignation “based on a text message from Coach Huggins’ wife” to Steve Uryasz, West Virginia’s deputy athletic director. The university responded to Campbell …

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1 year, 5 months ago

West Virginia AD Wren Baker looks for ‘smoother waters’ after challenging first 7 months

Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Wren Baker couldn’t have imagined the challenges he would face over his first seven months as West Virginia’s athletic director. And I’m confident that we’ll have those.” The latest move came late last month when Baker promoted assistant men’s basketball coach Josh Eilert to interim coach following the June 17 resignation of Bob Huggins. On the day …

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1 year, 5 months ago

West Virginia interim coach Josh Eilert turns his attention to retaining players

Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Josh Eilert was patient waiting to become a head coach, and he’s hoping West Virginia players will show the same trait and stay around now that he has been given a chance to run the program. Eilert was selected as the interim coach at West Virginia on Saturday night after spending 17 years on Bob Huggins’ staffs …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Assistant Josh Eilert picked as interim coach at West Virginia, replacing Hall of Famer Bob Huggins

Associated Press

Assistant Josh Eilert has been selected as the interim coach at West Virginia, punctuating a hectic week after Bob Huggins resigned following a drunken driving arrest. He has been involved in all facets of our program during his time on the basketball staff, and he has earned this opportunity to coach our team on an interim basis for the 2023-24 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Williams: For West Virginia’s Bob Huggins, an ending like this was inevitable

New York Times

Someone who worked with Bob Huggins for many years once told me they feared Huggins would die on the basketball court — that a man who could give up neither the game he loved nor his notorious hard-living lifestyle would eventually succumb to both. The incident came just over a month after Huggins’ job was in jeopardy when he twice …

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1 year, 6 months ago

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins resigns hours after drunken driving arrest

Associated Press

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has resigned a day after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in the latest incident in a Hall of Fame career that imploded quickly. In a statement to the West Virginia community on Saturday night, Huggins said: “Today, I have submitted a letter to President Gordon Gee and Vice President and Director of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

West Virginia coaching candidates: Is Ron Everhart the answer? Could John Beilein return?

New York Times

It’s rarely a soft landing when the mighty fall and the demise of Bob Huggins is yet another example. One agent said this when asked for his thoughts on who follows Huggins: “Good question.” Still, West Virginia isn’t sitting out the 2023-24 men’s hoops season, so someone has to lead the way. Past that: West Virginia men’s basketball head coach …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Bob Huggins can keep his job. Now the real work begins

New York Times

Thom Brennaman had just gotten home from work on Monday evening when he learned that West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had twice used a derogatory slur about homosexuals during an interview Monday afternoon on the Bill Cunningham Show on 700WLW radio in Cincinnati. “Sick to my stomach,” Brennaman said, “for all those people who shared with me what that word …

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1 year, 7 months ago

West Virginia’s Huggins agrees to $1M pay cut, 3-game suspension for homophobic slur

Associated Press

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has agreed to a three-game suspension, a $1 million salary reduction and sensitivity training for using a homophobic slur during a radio interview, the university announced Wednesday. West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and athletic director Wren Baker said in a joint statement that the university has “made it explicitly clear to Coach Huggins …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Bob Huggins apologizes for homophobic slur during radio show

Associated Press

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins apologized Monday after using a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview. West Virginia’s athletic department called Huggins’ comments “offensive” and said it was reviewing the matter. I must do better, and I will.” In a separate statement, West Virginia’s athletic department said Huggins’ remarks “were …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Kansas coach Bill Self sidelined after medical procedure

Associated Press

— Just over 20 years ago while on a recruiting trip to Pittsburgh, Bob Huggins collapsed at the airport while catching a flight home, awaking to find himself surrounded by strangers who were lifting him into an ambulance. So when Huggins, now the coach at West Virginia, learned Thursday that longtime friend and Kansas counterpart Bill Self had gone to …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Frustration over delays to 'long overdue' release of Queensland report into treaty with First Nations peoples

ABC

A prominent Aboriginal historian and author who helped chair a committee about progressing Queensland's path to treaty says she is "frustrated" by government delays in releasing its final report. Key points: The government has reportedly postponed its response to a report about Queensland's path to treaty until August Jackie Huggins called on the Queensland government to "show good faith" The …

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3 years ago

Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe will not be boxed out: ‘If I quit now, I’m quitting on my family’

New York Times

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Watch Oscar Tshiebwe play basketball for five minutes, really any five minutes, selected at random, and one thing becomes abundantly clear: He wants more. “Oscar is about to be 22 now, and the biggest thing he’s learned is he can’t make big life decisions based on what other people want,” Droney says. “When there’s something in your …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Knicks rookie Miles McBride knows the way to get on the court in New York and he’s showing it

New York Times

LAS VEGAS — Miles McBride isn’t just a fan of Kemba Walker; he goes back and plays his early stuff. “He’s going to this huge market but it’s the intangibles.” Archbishop Moeller went 60-1 when McBride played there — the only loss was in the state finals, McBride’s sophomore year — and while Jaxson Hayes, a future lottery pick, was …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Children’s book author Beverly Cleary passes away at 104

Live Mint

American children's author Beverly Cleary, the creator of iconic characters including Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died at 104, her publisher said Friday. With titles like Henry Huggins and Ramona and Her Father, beloved by generations of young readers, Cleary's works explored everyday life through the eyes of children. Cleary was inspired to start writing when "a little boy …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trained as a librarian, Cleary didn’t start writing books …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Beverly Cleary, popular children's book author, has died

LA Times

Librarian turned author Beverly Cleary enthralled generations of children with characters like Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins. The grande dame of children’s literature, she wrote both humorously and realistically about the anxieties of childhood in such enduringly popular books as “Henry Huggins” and “Beezus and Ramona.” A former children’s librarian, Cleary became one of the most popular authors …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Buddy Boeheim gets dad back to Sweet 16 as Syracuse tops WVU

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Buddy Boeheim kept shooting, carrying his Hall of Fame father and 11th-seeded Syracuse back into the Sweet 16. “If you were to ask me a month or two months ago where I think we would be, I don’t think I would say Sweet 16, that’s for sure.” “Buckets” Boeheim scored 22 of his 25 points after halftime to …

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Hurricane Helene death toll rockets amid fears more bodies will be discovered as Southwestern states begin massive cleanup

Cyclist, 56, who crashed into pensioner, 81, while trying to overtake on a towpath is found not guilty of 'wanton or furious driving' after she died in hospital

West Virginia starts search for a new men’s basketball coach after 9-23 season

After Huggins’ exit, interim coach Josh Eilert up for challenge with rebuilt lineup at West Virginia

Bob Huggins says he plans to stay in rehab and wants to return to West Virginia as coach

Bob Huggins says WVU released ‘false statement’ about his resignation: Reports

Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s coach and wants his job back, attorney claims

West Virginia AD Wren Baker looks for ‘smoother waters’ after challenging first 7 months

West Virginia interim coach Josh Eilert turns his attention to retaining players

Assistant Josh Eilert picked as interim coach at West Virginia, replacing Hall of Famer Bob Huggins

Williams: For West Virginia’s Bob Huggins, an ending like this was inevitable

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins resigns hours after drunken driving arrest

West Virginia coaching candidates: Is Ron Everhart the answer? Could John Beilein return?

Bob Huggins can keep his job. Now the real work begins

West Virginia’s Huggins agrees to $1M pay cut, 3-game suspension for homophobic slur

Bob Huggins apologizes for homophobic slur during radio show

Kansas coach Bill Self sidelined after medical procedure

Frustration over delays to 'long overdue' release of Queensland report into treaty with First Nations peoples

Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe will not be boxed out: ‘If I quit now, I’m quitting on my family’

Knicks rookie Miles McBride knows the way to get on the court in New York and he’s showing it

Children’s book author Beverly Cleary passes away at 104

Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104

Beverly Cleary, popular children's book author, has died

Buddy Boeheim gets dad back to Sweet 16 as Syracuse tops WVU