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CLEVELAND (AP) — Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in a Major League Baseball game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians. Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball star at Sacramento State, Nakken joined the Giants in 2014 and was promoted to a spot on manager Gabe Kapler's staff in 2020, becoming the majors' first full-time female coach. Nakken has been hired as an assistant director within player development for the Guardians, who won the AL Central last season under first-year manager Stephen Vogt — the AL Manager of the Year. With Cleveland, the 34-year-old Nakken will work with former Giants coaches Craig Albernaz and Kai Correa. Her exact duties are still being determined. "We thank Alyssa Nakken for her incredible contributions to the San Francisco Giants and for trailblazing a path for women in sports,” the Giants said in a statement on Friday. "Her leadership, dedication, and passion for the game have inspired countless individuals, and her impact has been truly transformative for the Giants organization and the baseball community. “As she embarks on this exciting new chapter in her career, we have no doubt that she’ll continue to inspire and achieve great things. We wish her and her family nothing but the best.” Nakken is the second on-field female coach hired by the Guardians. In 2023, the club brought in Amanda Kamekona as their hitting development coach for their year-round training academy in Goodyear, Arizona. Last season, she was an assistant hitting coach at Double-A Akron. Kamekona was twice a third-team All-American at UCLA after transferring from Cal State Fullerton. AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
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Published 4:42 pm Friday, November 22, 2024 By Rocky Hulne OFFENSE Camden Hungerholt, quarterback, LeRoy- Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli The senior is a Top 10 Mr. Football Finalist, member of the Minnesota Vikings All-State Team and a North/South All Star game selection. Hungerholt was a menace on the ground as he ran for 2,846 yards (12.9 per carry) and he threw for 2,421 yards and 34 TDs. Hungerholt finishes his career with 11,984 all purpose yards and 147 total touchdowns. His 5,267 all purpose yards are the most ever in a season in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Football Coach’s Association. LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli’s Camden Hungerholt braces to be hit on a carry against Kingsland in the Section 1A Nine Man championship. Brady Kittelson, running back, Blooming Prairie The explosive playmaker was BP’s quarterback but his athleticism was on display with the Awesome Blossoms as he ran for 930 yards (13.7 per carry) and 13 TDs. As a quarterback, Kittelson connected on 60 percent of his passes for 1,814 yards, 23 TDs and five interceptions. Henry Wiste, running back, Southland The sophomore quarterback found his footing this season as he ran for 372 yards (3.3 per carry), while throwing for 1,463 yards and 17 scores. Dylan Christianson, offensive line, LeRoy-Ostrander/ Lyle-Pacelli The senior led a ground attack that ran for over 4,000 yards on the season. Owen Krueger, offensive line, Blooming Prairie The senior allowed just one sack as he anchored BP’s line all season. Vincent Hernandez, offensive line, Blooming Prairie The senior battled up front in the run game and passing game for the high powered Blossom offense. Hunter Tapia, offensive line, Austin The senior was a consistent force in the middle. Sam Winkels, offensive line, Austin The senior was the most physical player for the Packers up front. Lukas Loverink, wide receiver, Blooming Prairie The senior was a big target over the middle for the Awesome Blossoms as he hauled in 41 passes for 813 yards and nine scores. Loverink also chipped in in the running game as he had 88 rushing yards (4.9 per carry) and six TDs. Carter Sweeney, wide receiver, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli The senior was Hungerholt’s top target as he caught 50 passes for 861 yards and 13 TDs. Kaleb Yunker, wide receiver, Southland The senior was a big playmaker for the Rebels. He caught 32 passes for 574 yards and seven TDs. DEFENSE Dylan Christianson, defensive line, LeRoy-Ostrander/ Lyle-Pacelli The senior had a huge season in his first year as a Cardinal as he finished with 100 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, 13.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries. Lukas Loverink, defensive line, Blooming Prairie The senior had 71.5 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, 7.5 sacks, two fumbles forced, and one fumble recovered. Rob Lillis, defensive end, Austin The junior had 42 tackles, four tackles for loss and a sack. Sam Winkels, linebacker, Austin The senior finished with 108 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, one sack and one interception. Alex Lea, linebacker, Blooming Prairie The four-year starter finished with 94 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble forced, one fumble recovered and one TD. Tyson Stevens, linebacker, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli The senior had 112 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, three interceptions, .5 sacks and two forced fumbles. Ryder Stern, linebacker, Leroy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli The senior led an aggressive defensive front for the Cardinals as he finished with 139 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, 12 sacks, one interception, eight forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Carter Sweeney, defensive back, LeRoy/Ostrander/ Lyle-Pacelli The senior had 59 tackles, five tackles for a loss, three interceptions and three defensive TDs. Camden Hungerholt, defensive back, LeRoy-Ostrander /Lyle-Pacelli The senior was the leader in the secondary for the Cardinals as he collected 94 tackles, 1.5 sacks, four interceptions, one fumble forced and one fumble recovery. Brady Kittelson, defensive back, Blooming Prairie The senior picked off five passes, including three for scores. He also had 37 tackles and one fumble recovery. Royce Jax, defensive back, Southland The junior had 121 tackles and one forced fumble. HONORABLE MENTION Isaac Anderson, defensive back, Austin The senior had 42 tackles and one tackle for a loss. Ryder Stern, tight end, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli The senior helped make the calls on the offensive line and he was also effective when he get the chance as he caught nine passes for 285 yards for six TDs. Tyson Stevens, running back, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli The senior ran for 504 yards and eight TDs, while catching 14 passes for 279 yards and three scores. Alex Lea, tight end, Blooming Prairie The senior caught 17 passes for 221 yards and five TDs. Bradley Boyd, wide receiver/defensive back, Blooming Prairie The senior caught 21 passes for 368 yards and four TDs, while contributing 22 tackles, one tackle for a loss and six passes defensed on defense. Cooper Cooke, offensive line/defensive line, Blooming Prairie The senior had 20 tackles, one sack and four tackles for a loss on defense. Beau Sathre, linebacker/ running back, Southland The sophomore had 72 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and one fumble recovery. On offense, he ran for 231 yards and three scores and he caught 24 passes for 364 yards and three TDs. Kaleb Yunker, defensive back, Southland The senior had 50 tackles, two interceptions, two fumbles forced and one fumble recovery. Lawson Jax, offensive/ defensive line, Southland The senior was a solid blocker up front and he had 47 tackles, four sacks and two fumble recoveries on defense. Cam Forthun, offensive/ defensive line, Southland The sophomore had 30 tackles and four sacks. Halen Schumann, defensive end, Grand Meadow The senior was in on 70 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. Nate Fretty, linebacker, Grand Meadow The senior had 67 tackles on the season.
“The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few metres from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X. He added that he and UN colleagues were safe. “We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he said. UN spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay later said the injured person was with the UN Humanitarian Air Service. Our mission to negotiate the release of @UN staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in #Yemen concluded today. We continue to call for the detainees' immediate release. As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about two hours ago, the airport... pic.twitter.com/riZayWHkvf — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 26, 2024 Israel’s army later told The Associated Press it was not aware that the WHO chief was at the location in Yemen. The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. The Israeli military in a statement said it attacked infrastructure used by the Iran-backed Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports in Hodeida, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib, along with power stations, asserting they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. Israel’s military added it had “capabilities to strike very far from Israel’s territory — precisely, powerfully, and repetitively”. The strikes, carried out over 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned” as his military has battled those more powerful proxies of Iran. The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah reported multiple deaths and showed broken windows, collapsed ceilings and a bloodstained floor and vehicle. Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the strikes. The US military has also targeted the Houthis in recent days. The UN has said the targeted ports are important entry points for humanitarian aid for Yemen, the poorest Arab nation that plunged into a civil war in 2014. Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, while other missiles and drones have been shot down. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor in what it says is an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The UN Security Council has an emergency meeting on Monday in response to an Israeli request that it condemn the Houthi attacks and Iran for supplying them with weapons.(Source: Nasdaq) U.S. job growth surged in November after being severely constrained by hurricanes and strikes, but probably does not signal a material shift in labor market conditions that continue to ease steadily and gives the Federal Reserve leeway to cut interest rates again this month. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 227,000 jobs last month, above the 200,000 estimate of economists polled by Reuters, after rising an upwardly revised 36,000 in October, the Labor Department said on Friday. STOCKS: S&P 500 E-minis were up 9 points, or 0.15% BONDS: The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes fell 4.5 basis points to 4.138%, the two-year note yield declined 6.5 basis points to 4.081% FOREX: After an initial decline, the dollar index was up 0.11% to 105.84 JACK MCINTYRE, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, BRANDYWINE GLOBAL, PHILADELPHIA (via email) “Employment reports are always important to both the markets and the Fed but in the hierarchy of economic data there has been a shift. Next week’s inflation report will be more impactful as inflation is back to being the critical variable. November’s labor release was as expected, resulting in no significant repricing of Fed expectations in 2025. It allows them to ease this month, but next week’s CPI release could change that outcome. “We think the Fed shifts to a more patient tone (think slow and steady) as there is no pressure for them to increase the scale of monetary easing going into 2025. The Fed’s terminal rate is going to be equally as important as the path of how they get to it.” RICK MECKLER, PARTNER, CHERRY LANE INVESTMENTS, NEW VERNON, NEW JERSEY “The report was pretty strong. The report does show the incredible resiliency of the U.S. economy but, then again, you’re at a point where we were already beginning to lower rates and easing some of the pressure higher short-term rates had on markets. “The change in the government and the upcoming new economic agenda is really overshadowing economic news. “The conclusion of the election took away some of the uncertainty that may have led businesses to think about adding employees or making plans for 2025. One big factor, though, will be is the government serious about a drastic reduction of federal jobs for cost-saving purposes, and what impact that will have on future job reports.” JAMIE COX, MANAGING PARTNER, HARRIS FINANCIAL GROUP, RICHMOND VIRGINIA “These data clear the path for the Federal Reserve to further reduce the policy rate in December–nothing in these jobs data supports a pause in normalization. “The labor market has stabilized and remains stronger than all of the naysayers have led people to believe. A stable labor market supports a strong consumer based economy, and that’s exactly what the data have shown all year long.” BRYON ANDERSON, HEAD OF FIXED INCOME, LAFFER TENGLER INVESTMENTS (via email) “After a prior month of hurricanes and worker strikes, we did get a bounce back in the headline payroll numbers plus positive revisions. The bigger trends of hourly earnings still increasing at a healthy rate and unemployment rate staying relatively flat gives us confidence in the overall economy. “Markets will react short term over small pieces of data, but we still feel the trends are stable enough for the underlying job market. There is a bifurcation of the consumer in the US, and the top quintiles have a greater share of income and wealth, and they are still spending which is buffeting this economy. Jobs creation may not be as robust as in the past years, but we are not seeing a disaster in the job market.” BRIAN JACOBSEN, CHIEF ECONOMIST, ANNEX WEALTH MANAGEMENT, MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN “A bigger bounce than expected. Payrolls recovered from the weak October reading. Wages increased at a healthy, but not alarming pace. Non-cyclical areas like healthcare and government are still the main drivers of payroll gains, but even cyclical areas are at least treading water. Overall, it looks like there’s no reason to worry about an imminent recession and there’s no reason for the Fed to take a pause on cuts quite yet.” PETER CARDILLO, CHIEF MARKET ECONOMIST, SPARTAN CAPITAL SECURITIES, NEW YORK “Job creation was in basically in line with market expectations, the (October) revisions of up 36,000 probably due to weather related situations. Wages were a little bit higher than we were looking for, but on a year to year it basically held steady. “These are basically good numbers, and it continues to show that the average nonfarm payrolls this year have been 205,000 to 210,000. It indicates that there’s no recession in sight. This (report) does not interrupt the Fed from lowering rates at the next FMOC meeting by 25 basis points.” GENNADIY GOLDBERG, HEAD OF U.S. RATES STRATEGY, TD SECURITIES, NEW YORK “The market is a little bit confused as to what to do with this particular payroll report. It wasn’t quite as strong as some of the whisper numbers were expecting, the market was already 220K, so it barely beat the headline. The upward revision didn’t seem to convince markets as well, I mean 56K for the last few months. And you’ve got the four-month trend, if you smooth over some of the recent volatility, running at around 143K, so basically just below 150k, and I think that’s really the trend pace here. “The unemployment rate rising is certainly keeping the market on their toes, so I think that’s not a positive here, but wage growth is strong. So, it’s a bit of a noisy report, but I think what it means is the Fed can safely deliver another rate cut in December and then maybe communicate a possible pause coming as soon as the January meeting. “A 150K or so run rate for payrolls, it’s not exactly a wonderful economy, but it’s also an economy that doesn’t seem to be decelerating as sharply as everyone expected a few months ago.” LINDSAY ROSNER, HEAD OF MULTI-SECTOR INVESTING, GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT (via email) “Data this morning was a Thanksgiving buffet with payrolls spot on, revisions positive, but unemployment ticking higher despite the participation rate falling. This print doesn’t kill the holiday spirit and the Fed remains on track to deliver a cut in December.” PAUL CHRISTOPHER, HEAD OF GLOBAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY, WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT INSTITUTE, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI “This is a pretty much in line report. What caught our eye was the tick higher in earnings. That’s going to help the economy remain strong heading into the New Year. Markets would’ve been looking for any sign of weakness. “It probably cements the Fed with another quarter point cut in December. The jobs number is not particularly outrageously strong. It’s more in line with averages. “The economy is fine. As long as the labor market doesn’t collapse the Fed is going to watch inflation really closely. Inflation is really kind of sticky right now, and that’s why I think we think there’s only this December cut and one more. “Going forward for the Fed, I think that (the Fed) will probably take a pause in the New Year, at least in January. The Fed is going to want to see what the new administration’s economic whether or not the new administration’s economic plan goes into full force.” Source: Reuters (Compiled by the Global Finance & Markets Breaking News team)Kevin Durant raves about potential Nets draft target Ace Bailey: ‘Incredible to watch’
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NonePrince Adewole Adebayo, former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has commended the reappointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Drirector-General (DG) of World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying it was well deserved. The General Council of the World Trade Organisation on Friday, November 29, reappointed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for a second term as its DG. The new four-year tenure will begin on September 1, 2025. Writing on his official X, @Pres_Adebayo, the SDP chieftain thanked Predident Bola Tinubu and other global stakeholders at WTO for making her reappointment posdible. He equally expressed hope that her reappointment would improve global trade, which will, in turn, foster social justice, international friendship and sustainable development. “I am most delighted to congratulate our dear sister and one of the world’s finest public servants @NOIweala on her reappointment for a second term as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization. I thank @officialABAT and other global stakeholders of the @wto for their support for a most deserving candidate. “It is my hope that global trade will become a means of fostering social justice, international friendship and sustainable development in our time to bid farewell to poverty and insecurity in a world awash with capital, technology and enterprise,” he stated.Penn State linemen Anthony Donkoh, Alonzo Ford Jr. suffer significant injuries