Oakland A’s news: Mayor’s office: A’s “won’t be missed”
Happy Friday, Athletics Nation! Mick Akers at the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on statements made to the paper this week by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s chief of staff, Leigh Hanson. The Review-Journal inquired on whether or not any discussions have taken place between the city and the A’s on extending the lease at the Coliseum. […]
Read More
A dozen years after scandal, Bobby Petrino beloved at Arkansas as he rejoins team to run offense
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bobby Petrino felt like he was back home. The once-disgraced, now-beloved coach was introduced as Arkansas’ offensive coordinator at a news conference Thursday alongside the man who hired him, coach Sam Pittman. It was the first time Petrino took questions from the Arkansas sports media since his now-infamous motorcycle crash in […]
Read More
Trump’s judges latest revolt against the Voting Rights Act | #elections | #alabama
The Supreme Court, after a long period of hostility toward any claim brought under the federal Voting Rights Act, recently signaled that this hostility has limits. Last June, the Court surprised nearly everyone who follows voting rights litigation by declaring Alabama’s racially gerrymandered maps illegal and ordering the state to draw a second majority-Black congressional […]
Read More
3 men challenging incumbent for Crenshaw County sheriff | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
CRENSHAW COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) – Voters in Crenshaw County can prepare for a crowded Republican Primary ballot as three men challenge incumbent Sheriff Terry Mears for the Republican nomination in the Crenshaw County Sheriff’s primary election this Tuesday. This year, Mears faces challenges within his party from three men who each have more than a […]
Read More