The remains of 250 people who died from the 1980s Iranian war which was believed to be started by Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and his Baath Party, were returned to different parts of the country and were given a mass funeral attended by thousands of people. The streets were filled with a sea of men and women wearing black grieving and crying over those who lost their lives in battle....
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley announced the state will not renew the mandate when it expires at the end of the month, according to a statement released Wednesday. However, the DESE and the state’s Department of Public Health suggested students and faculty should still wear masks in certain instances. Massachusetts is one of several states announcing the removal of school mask mandates, which goes against guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Reuters has reported....
The Lakewood Police Department first reported the incident on Monday in a Facebook post. Officers were called to the scene at 6:42 a.m. local time Monday, police said, following a report that fuel was spilling into the area’s Bear Creek. When officers arrived at the location, near the intersection of West Dartmouth Place and West Dartmouth Avenue, they discovered that a “hole had been drilled into the fuel tank of a semi parked in the area....
A 42-year-old Australian, Senden begins Saturday paired with leader Bubba Watson. He finished the second round with a 68, at 4 under par after 36 holes and three strokes behind Watson on the leaderboard. He and Watson go off at 2:45 ET. MORE: Follow the leaderboard | Augusta images | Big names miss the cut Still, given the competition it's not like he was a guy anyone expected to be among leaders with two rounds to play....
That crazy feat occured on Sunday morning as both Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas hit aces at hole No. 16. TIGER TRACKER: Live updates, highlights from Sunday’s Round 4 DeChambeau got things started at the par-3, 170-yard hole by hitting his shot to the right side of the green before the ball found a slope and trickled into the hole. A jubilant and jumping DeChambeau needed a bit of an emotional boost after shooting an opening round 66 to tie him for the lead, one which quickly vanished as he shot a 75 and 73 on Friday and Saturday....
After shooting an 8-under 64 to move to 11 under for the tournament, Finau will now tee off on Sunday as part of a threesome with leader Francesco Molinari (13 under) and Tiger Woods (11 under). To play in a final round of a major with Woods is something Finau has always wanted. “As a kid, I always wanted to compete against him and have the opportunity to — you know, I’ve dreamed of playing in the final group with him in a major championship, and (it’s) quite a cool thing for me… to play with him tomorrow (Sunday) in the final group of a Masters,” Finau said....
The most prestigious of golf’s four majors announced its tee times on Tuesday, with several intriguing groupings in the first and second rounds. First up among the featured groups is 2020 champion Dustin Johnson, partnered with Lee Westwood and U.S. Amateur champion Tyler Strafaci. Johnson is obviously the biggest golfer to watch from the group as he seeks to become just the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2001-02 to win the famed green jacket in consecutive tournaments....
Unseasonably cool weather and consistent wind greatly impacted the 52 players who took the course Saturday. Sixteen players recorded rounds of 5 over par or worse in Round 3; as a result, just seven players are under par for the tournament after 54 holes. Scottie Scheffler didn’t seem fazed by the conditions, though. The 36-hole leader and world No. 1-ranked player had an up-and-down round but ultimately finished at 1 under, tied for the third-best round of the day....
Let’s start by focusing on Augusta National. There is no need to go into detail here because it’s one of the most well-known courses in the world. It is a Par 72 that measures out to between 7,400 and 7,500 yards, depending on the setup. This course is very difficult and true test of a golfer’s game. There are very long Par 4s and reachable Par 5s. The greens are always the fastest on tour and hard for these players to stick because of the shaved edges....
The broadcaster drew an 8.7 rating for Sunday’s final round as Patrick Reed nipped Rickie Fowler by a shot to win his first major. That was up 14% from the 7.6 rating for the Masters’ final round last year, when hard-luck Sergio Garcia captured his first championship. Though the buzz around this year’s Masters was driven by the comeback of Woods, Sunday’s best TV moments were generated by a charging Jordan Spieth, who fired a sizzling 64 to erase a nine-shot deficit before eventually settling in to third place....
In fact, the Masters tournament has been played 85 times since it began in 1934. Only 54 players have won green jackets during that time. That’s because several of history’s best golfers have managed to win the tournament on multiple occasions. But who has tamed the ever-tough Augusta National Golf Club the most? That honor belongs to one of the sport’s legends, who won a green jacket half a dozen times during his legendary career....
“Yes,” Weight said. Last season, Barzal broke camp with the Islanders and played two games with the varsity before being sent back to the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey league. The Islanders’ 2015 first-round pick proceeded to record 79 points, helping the Thunderbirds claim their first-ever WHL championship, and eventually earned WHL playoff MVP honors. MORE: Inside the 2017-18 Islanders So far this preseason, Barzal has three goals in as many games and is tied with John Tavares for the team lead in scoring....
Late Thursday evening, Palestine international Matias Jadue has announced his departure from Super League side PKNS FC. The Chilean-born forward made the announcement on his Instagram account; “From now on I am no longer a player of PKNS FC. These were two wonderful years where I had the chance of doing great things and even make history! “I thank the club and all the people who were part of this opportunity....
The fact Corral’s injury occurred the same day ESPN “College GameDay” analyst Kirk Herbstreit claimed “this era of player just doesn’t love college football” — a reference to players opting out of bowl games — has only made the discussion more heated. MORE: Matt Corral injury update: Ole Miss QB exits Sugar Bowl with rolled ankle The severity of Corral’s injury is uncertain, though it seems unlikely he will return to play in the Sugar Bowl....
Among the 20 Republicans who voted against re-authorizing the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention & Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022—legislation that supports programs preventing human trafficking and supporting its victims—was Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who’s currently under federal investigation for the alleged sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl. While all House’s Democrats but one who abstained and 183 Republicans voted in favor of the bill, these 20 Republicans voted against it:...
Rep. Cheney (R-WY) drew ire from the populist wing of the party after she voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection in the wake of the Capitol riots on January 6. At the time, she released a statement saying Trump had “lit the flame” that led to the deadly riots and had “assembled the mob” that clashed with police. Although she was joined by nine other House Republicans in voting for the former president’s impeachment, Cheney has found herself squarely in the crosshairs of Trump-allies on Capitol Hill who are livid that the third highest ranking GOP representative would vote to put the party’s own president on trial....
James’ father is expected to appear on the series in an upcoming episode, even though the Bachelor and his father have a rocky history. Judging from a preview clip shown during Monday’s “Women Tell All” episode, it appears that James and his father aren’t close; but it looks like they’ll have a powerful heart-to-heart on the series, which would be a welcome change from everything else that’s going on with the reality TV series....
The Packers’ head coach was excoriated for his decision to kick a late-game field goal in the NFC championship game from the 8-yard line vs. the Buccaneers, bringing the score to an inconsequential 31-26 and giving the ball back to Tom Brady with just over two minutes in regulation remaining. On Monday, LaFleur reaffirmed that, even with the gift of hindsight, he still would have kicked that field goal — but a difference of three yards would have made a difference....
It’s another big step for Tifft, 20; and for the Gibbs organization, which is bursting with developmental talent and has four drivers seeking a final-four berth in the Chase for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup. MORE: Spoilers await at Texas | Drivers in Chase trouble | Schedule Tifft is one of those good old-fashioned feel-good stories. Four-plus months ago, he had brain surgery. He was back in a car by Sept. 24’s Xfinity race at Kentucky....
The Magic Mike star, 52, had revealed in his memoir, Greenlights, that he shaved off all of his tresses after experiencing significant hair loss in the late 1990s. “How did it grow back? That’s a great mystery,” the Hollywood actor said in a recently published interview with LADBible, with whom he shared his haircare routine. Addressing his hair loss, he went on: “You can go back and look at things like The Wedding Planner [which came out in 2001] and those things; I mean, you’ll see, I was losing....
