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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women's volleyball program will again be faced with the decision whether to play the school , this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. Five schools forfeited matches in the regular season against San Jose State, which carried a No. 2 seed into the conference tournament in Las Vegas. Among those schools: No. 3 Utah State and No. 6 Boise State, who will face off Wednesday with the winner scheduled to play the Spartans in the semifinals on Friday. Wyoming, Nevada and Southern Utah — which is not a Mountain West member — also canceled regular-season matches, all without explicitly saying why they were forfeiting. Nevada players cited fairness in women’s sports as a reason to boycott their match, while political figures from Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nevada suggested the cancellations center around protecting women’s sports. In a lawsuit filed against the NCAA , plaintiffs cited unspecified reports asserting there was a transgender player on the San Jose State volleyball team, even naming her. While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player. The Associated Press is withholding the player’s name because she has not publicly commented on her gender identity and through school officials has declined an interview request. A judge on Monday rejected a request made by nine current conference players to block the San Jose State player from competing in the tournament on grounds that she is transgender. That ruling was upheld Tuesday by an appeals court. “The team looks forward to starting Mountain West Conference tournament competition on Friday,” San Jose State said in a statement issued after the appeals court decision. “The university maintains an unwavering commitment to the participation, safety and privacy of all students at San Jose State and ensuring they are able to compete in an inclusive, fair and respectful environment.” Chris Kutz, a Boise State athletics spokesman, said in an email the university would not “comment on potential matchups at this time.” Doug Hoffman, an Aggies athletics spokesman, said in an email Utah State is reviewing the court’s order. “Right now, our women’s volleyball program is focused on the game this Wednesday, and we’ll be cheering them on,” Hoffman wrote. San Jose State, which had a first-round bye, would be sent directly to the conference title game if Utah State or Boise State were to forfeit again. If the Spartans make the title game, it's likely the opponent would not forfeit. They would face top-seeded Colorado State, No. 4 Fresno State or No. 5 San Diego State — all teams that played the Spartans this season. The conference champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sportsStacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.
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Alpheus Medical Announces Positive Phase 1/2 Trial Results for the Treatment of Recurrent High-Grade GliomasDJ Akademiks Reacts To Funkmaster Flex Backing Drake Amid UMG Legal BattleWilliams went 8 of 13 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Panthers (8-1). Kezza Giffa scored 14 points, going 3 of 8 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 7 for 8 from the line. Kimani Hamilton shot 4 for 8, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points. The Falcons were led by Doug Smith and Justin Gaten with nine points apiece. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Former Liverpool defender Neco Williams was part of the Nottingham Forest side that beat Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park on Sunday Former Liverpool defender Neco Williams couldn't resist a dig at Everton as he celebrated Nottingham Forest's 2-0 win at Goodison Park on Sunday. Wales international Williams spent 15 years at Anfield and made several appearances for the Reds' first team before being sold to Nottingham Forest in 2022. On Sunday, Williams played 82 minutes at Goodison Park as Forest continued their surge up the Premier League table with a 2-0 victory over the Blues. But the defender couldn't resist paying homage to his Liverpool roots as he celebrated the victory on social media. Writing on X, Williams said: "Last game in 2024 at Goodison, felt lovelyyy getting 3pts and a clean sheet there. You Reds enjoy your new year." After a four-game unbeaten streak, Everton suffered a first defeat since December 1 as goals from Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White secured all three points for the Midlanders. Speaking after the game, Sean Dyche said: "I thought they did what they've done to a lot of teams this season, playing a lot of counter-attacking football. That's not a slight on them. They scored one good goal but the second is farcical from us. You can't give away a goal to a side in that kind of form. "Playing quickly, playing with tempo, stretching their back four and asking as many questions by playing quickly, a tempo game. We did completely the opposite." Everton are now just three points above 18th-placed Leicester City, while Forest moved up to second and within eight points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
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New Delhi: Replacing the century-old criminal laws with a new set of legislations for introducing a modern and technology-driven criminal justice system, rolling out the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act and fire-fighting to check unabated violence in Manipur kept the Union home ministry busy in 2024. Assisting the Election Commission in holding the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir without major incidents and bringing down the violence in Naxal-affected states and northeastern region are the other key highlights of the country’s crucial ministry. While the population enumeration exercise Census continues to be on hold for past four years as no decision has been taken by the ministry as to when it will be carried out, the ministry created five year districts in Ladakh and renamed Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as Sri Vijaya Puram during the year. The three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 respectively. The new laws came into effect from July 1. Home Minister Amit Shah, who piloted the legislations, said the new laws would give priority to providing justice, unlike the colonial-era laws that gave primacy to penal action. “These laws are made by Indians, for Indians and by an Indian Parliament and marks the end of colonial criminal justice laws,” he said. Shah said the laws were not just about changing the nomenclature but bringing about a complete overhaul. “Soul, body and spirit of the new laws are Indian,” he said. The new laws brought in a modern justice system, incorporating provisions such as Zero FIR, online registration of police complaints, summonses through electronic modes such as SMS and mandatory videography of crime scenes for all heinous crimes. According to home ministry officials, the new laws have tried to address some of the current social realities and crimes and are going to provide a mechanism to effectively deal with these, keeping in view the ideals enshrined in the Constitution. The CAA, which was enacted in December 2019 for granting Indian nationality to persecuted Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who came to India on or before December 31, 2014, was rolled out in March and the first set of 14 people were granted Indian citizenship under the law in May. Shah termed the occasion of granting Indian citizenship under the CAA as a “historic day”, saying the decades-long wait of those who faced religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan is over. After the enactment in 2019, the CAA got the president’s assent a few days later but the rules under which the Indian citizenship were supposed to be granted were issued only on March 11 after over a delay of four years. The passing of the CAA in 2019 sparked protests in different parts of the country with agitators terming it “discriminatory”. Over a hundred people had lost their lives during the anti-CAA protests or police action in various parts of the country. To allay fears of a section of Muslims and students regarding the CAA, the home ministry, a day after the CAA rules were issued, asserted that the Indian Muslims need not worry as the new legislation would not impact their citizenship and has nothing to do with the community which enjoys equal rights as their Hindu brethren. The ministry made it clear that “no Indian citizen would be asked to produce any document to prove his citizenship after this Act”. Intermittent violence continues to rock Manipur, where the first bout of ethnic clash between majority Meiteis and tribal Kukis was witnessed in May 2023. Even after the death of about 260 people, injury to hundreds and displacement of thousands of people, peace continues to be elusive in the northeastern state. Though there have been efforts from the central government to bring the warring communities into negotiating table, sporadic violence continues there. Members of the ruling BJP were also not spared. Mobs set fire to the residences of several BJP legislators, one of whom is a senior minister, and a Congress MLA in various districts of Imphal Valley in November besides making a foiled attempt to storm the ancestral house of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Seeing the fragile situation, the Centre in November reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Manipur’s six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. On December 24, the Centre appointed former union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla as new Manipur governor, in an apparent bid to help itself find a lasting peace. However, it is to be seen how Bhalla will walk through the difficult terrain of the sensitive state. Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a relatively peaceful assembly elections, which was held after a gap of 10 years. According to a presentation given by the home ministry to a parliamentary panel, there has been over 70 per cent decline in terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019, when Article 370 was scrapped and the erstwhile state was bifurcated into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Continuing its thrust on comprehensive development of villages located in remote areas along the border with China, the government allocated Rs 1,050 crore for 2024-25 under the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) that will benefit select villages in 19 districts in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. The central government has approved the VVP as a centrally sponsored scheme on February 15, 2023, with financial outlay of Rs 4,800 crore for the financial year 2022-23 to 2025-26 for comprehensive development of the select villages in 46 blocks in 19 districts abutting the northern border.The European Union (EU) through its International organisation, Search for Common Ground, (SEARCH), has partnered with Bundu-Ama and Igbisikala-Ama communities in Port Harcourt City local government area as well as, security agencies to create a crime free environment . The organisation’s representatives, the community members including youths, men and women as well as some security operatives at the weekend embarked on a Peace Walk on major streets from the Old Port Harcourt Township and marched to the Central Police Station (CPS) in the area and the Borikiri Police Division. The Head of Office and Programme Implementations in Niger Delta, Mr.Yacinthe Agbadjagan , said the move was aimed at fostering unity, strengthening trust and collaboration between the communities and security agencies. He explained that the peace walk was part of the organisation’s social cohesion programmes aimed at promoting peace and security in Bundu-Ama and Igbisikala-Ama communities and the Niger Delta region. According to him,the social cohesion for youth/communities and government security actors was being implemented by the organisation across 66 communities, in 33 local government areas in Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States. He commended the communities and security agencies especially the Police, for synergising with them to create a crime free environment that is conducive for residents and business owners to live and operate. Speaking, the Chairman, Bundu-Ama Elders Council, Dasika George, lauded the organisation for restoring peace in the community. He said, “Bundu-Ama in the past was tagged a very horrible and volatile place. We are very happy with what Search for Common Ground did for us and is still doing. This NGO has brought peace to Bundu-Ama and in Rivers State by extension.” He advised youths of the community and all residents of the Old Port Harcourt township to embrace and support the peace brought to them by the organisation. “Since tthey came to this area, we have witnessed a lot of changes, killings, kidnapping, armed robbery, criminal activities have been minimised, so we are happy and grateful to SEARCH, and the security agencies for these achievements,” he added. Also, Chairman of SEARCH’s Community Peace Architecture in Igbisikala-Ama Community, Jeremiah Igbos said their partnership with the organisation has impacted his people immensely. The security agencies commended the organisation for the initiative and reaffirmed their commitments in the state to protecting lives and properties.Too early to celebrate – Arne Slot keeps leaders Liverpool focusedTuesday's Transactions
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