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Gophers QB Max Brosmer commits to play in bowl gameAn FBI agent charged in Maryland with sexually assaulting two women contacted his alleged victims through social media with a promise to give them free tattoos and modeling work, police said Tuesday as they encouraged other potential victims to come forward. Neither woman knew that their alleged assailant, Eduardo Valdivia, was an FBI agent, Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Nicholas Augustine said during a news conference. Valdivia used aliases, including Lalo Brown, as he contacted the women through an Instagram account for a tattoo parlor in Gaithersburg, Maryland, according to police. Valdivia sexually assaulted the women -- both of whom are in their 20s -- during photo shoots at a tattoo studio and at a hotel, police said. Valdivia presented the women modeling contracts and threatened to take legal action if they didn't return to model for him, Augustine said. Police detectives suspect that Valdivia may have sexually assaulted other women under similar circumstances, according to the assistant chief. "I would like to thank the victims that did come forward. They have now stopped this contact going on in our community and being brave to come forward to notify the police about what was going on, which most likely saved other people from being victimized," Augustine said. Valdivia has been suspended by the FBI pending the conclusion of the police investigation. "The FBI takes allegations of criminal violations and misconduct very seriously," an FBI spokesperson said in a statement Monday. "Because this is an ongoing investigation, the FBI cannot comment further." Valdivia, 40, of Gaithersburg, previously was charged and acquitted in 2022 of attempted second-degree murder and other charges stemming from an off-duty shooting aboard a moving Metro train near Washington, D.C. Online court records show Valdivia now faces felony and misdemeanor charges, including two counts of second-degree rape. The alleged offenses date to May 2024 and September 2024. Defense attorney Robert Bonsib, who represented Valdivia in the shooting case, confirmed that his client was arrested Monday on sexual assault charges. "We don't accept at first blush any of the allegations until all of the evidence is in," Bonsib said Monday. Police began investigating in October. The women were initially reluctant to come forward because they felt "held back" by language in contracts they signed to do modeling work, Augustine said. "We don't know how long the business had been open, but he has been doing tattoos at least since February," Augustine said. Valdivia was ordered held in custody after his initial court appearance Monday, Bonsib said. A bond hearing was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Bonsib has said Valdivia joined the FBI in 2011 and was promoted to supervisory special agent at the FBI headquarters in 2019. On Dec. 15, 2020, a confrontation between Valdivia and an unarmed passenger swiftly escalated from a testy exchange of words to a shooting on a train approaching the Medical Center station in Bethesda, Maryland. Valdivia shot and wounded the man from a distance of roughly 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 0.9 meters) after repeatedly telling the man to back up, county prosecutor Robert Hill said in court. The wounded man had part or all of his spleen, colon and pancreas removed during surgery after the shooting, Hill said. Bonsib has said Valdivia acted in self-defense as the man approached him at the rear of a train car. "The law does not require that you wait to be struck before you take action. Had this resulted in a hands-on fight and a struggle for Agent Valdivia's gun, only God knows what could have happened," Bonsib said after Valdivia was charged.Joy-Anna Duggar is pushing her family’s fashion boundaries. The 19 Kids and Counting alum gave fans a glimpse into her daily routine of raising kids Gideon , 6, Evelyn , 4, and Gunner , 18 months—whom she shares with husband Austin Forsyth —in a video posted on social media, which included a notable wardrobe choice that would have been forbidden by her parents, Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar . In the video posted on Instagram Nov. 22, Joy-Anna hit the gym after completing morning drop-offs. Notably, the 27-year-old wore athletic shorts for the workout, going against her parents’ traditional dress code . Joy-Anna previously discussed her parents’ rules about attire in October, explaining that their restrictions applied to all of their children regardless of gender. “They had this standard because they didn’t want guys showing their thighs,” the reality star said on The Unplanned Podcast in October. “And so they were like, ‘OK, and girls either.’” While Joy-Anna noted that her parents have since “loosened up” when it comes to clothing, their old rules were incredibly specific. “They were like, ‘Shorts are kind of on the line,’” she continued. “And so my brothers—probably until I was 15, 16—they didn’t wear shorts.” The Counting On star isn’t the only Duggar sibling who’s discussed the family dress code. Joy-Anna’s older sister Jinger Duggar detailed the reasoning behind the rules in her 2021 memoir , The Hope We Hold: Finding Peace in the Promises of God —co-written with husband Jeremy Vuolo . “My mom had always dressed us girls in skirts and dresses,” she wrote, “a standard that was taken from Deuteronomy 22:5 (ESV), which says, ‘A woman shall not wear a man's garment,’ and I never really questioned it.” The 30-year-old did her own search for a “passage specifically forbidding women from wearing pants,” but ultimately came to her own conclusions on modesty. “Growing up, I had a set of standards that I took as givens,” she went on. “Now, as I reexamined and compared them to scripture, my convictions were changing. Modesty isn't about what you wear. It's about the position of your heart.” For a closer look at the Duggar family tree, read on. The parents of 19 and grandparents of over three dozen little ones started out as high school sweethearts. Michelle has recalled being "saved" at 15. Then, one night, Jim Bob was making home outreach visits on behalf of his Baptist church and he ended up knocking on the Ruark family's door after his friend told him that "this girl from school that just got saved and is a cheerleader" lived there. They invited Michelle to Sunday school at their church and, Jim Bob said, he prayed to god that they could be each other's spiritual leaders—though apparently their first meeting wasn't as memorable for Michelle. A year later, she applied for a job at the frozen yogurt shop owned by Jim Bob's parents. "You came to the counter where I was standing by the cash register and introduced yourself," Michelle remembered in a letter posted on the family blog in 2017 for Jim Bob's birthday and their 33rd wedding anniversary. "You were shy but very sweet! I really don't remember much about that conversation, except that you finally mustered up the courage to ask me if I would go to your junior-senior banquet with you!" She attended the dinner with him at Shiloh Christian, but it was when they hung out afterward discussing the Bible for hours at her parents' house that she knew."From there, we believe our hearts were knit together," Michelle has said. "We graduated high school in May of 1984 and were married in July. I was 17 and Jim Bob was 19." 40 Years Later... The couple dedicated themselves to God and each other for the long run. Jim Bob is a former state legislator, having served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for the sixth district from 1999 until 2002, during which he was vice chair of the House of Corrections and Criminal Law Subcommittee. A run for U.S. Senate in 2002 ended in the primary, as did a bid in 2006 to become the Republican nominee for Arkansas State Senate District 35. He and Michelle, who are both licensed realtors, have been active in conservative causes—an aspect of their lifestyle that won them and 19 Kids and Counting (which premiered in 2008 as 17 Kids and Counting ) both proud supporters and fierce critics. As of October 2024, they were grandparents of 33 with three on the way. Eldest Duggar child Josh Duggar was born March 3, 1988. He too became a conservative activist, campaigning for the Family Research Council. He stepped down after old police records surfaced in 2015 revealing that he had been accused of molesting several girls, including his sisters Jessa and Jill , when he was a teenager. Jessa defended her brother in a sit-down with Fox News that June, insisting that the worst names people were calling Josh were "so overboard and a lie, really. I mean people get mad at me for saying that, but I can say this because I was one of the victims." His wife also stuck by him, including after he admitted to being unfaithful. When he checked into a treatment center in 2016, his parents called it "a crucial first step in recovering and healing."Parents of three—daughter Mackynzie (Oct. 8, 2009) and sons Michael (June 15, 2011) and Marcus (June 2, 2013)—when the scandal broke, Anna gave birth to their fourth child, Meredith , on July 16, 2015, the same day TLC canceled 19 Kids . Their fifth child, son Mason Garett , was born Sept. 12, 2017, daughter Maryella Hope arrived Nov. 27, 2019 and baby No. 7, Madyson Lily , was born Oct. 23, 2021. In a federal indictment filed in April 2021, Josh was charged with a count apiece of receipt and possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty on both counts. In 2022, Josh was found guilty and sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison. John David Duggar and Jana Duggar Shortly after Josh was born, Michelle got pregnant again, but suffered a miscarriage. While she and Jim Bob were still grieving that loss and praying for guidance, they found out that twins were on the way. "We felt it was a double blessing," she told Love to Know . "God was encouraging our hearts. We're still learning. It's really so unusual, because I breastfeed my babies, but my children are so close together. I have a baby and then eight months later I'm expecting. Just another unusual thing the Lord has seen fit to do with our situation." John David Duggar and his twin sister Jana Duggar were born on Jan. 12, 1990. John David Duggar (m. Abbie-Grace Burnett) After a whirlwind courtship (they did know of each other for several years, before meeting at a church event in Abbie's home state of Oklahoma) and a short engagement, John David and Abbie-Grace Burnett got married on Nov. 3, 2018. They welcomed daughter Grace Annette Duggar on Jan. 7, 2020 and son Charlie Duggar in September 2022. On their 30th birthday in January 2020, Jana wrote in a sweet message , "Ever since John and I were little we've been asked if we have that 'twin thing'. You know, the thing where you feel what the other one is feeling or know what the other one is thinking...Well, John, I've always answered that with a no—but now I can honestly say that the day little Gracie was born I felt every bit of happiness that you did, so I guess it must be real!" Jana continued, "It's so sweet watching you & Abbie as parents! You're naturals! And the same qualities that have made you a wonderful brother will also make you an amazing dad." Jana Duggar (m. Stephen Wissmann) Jana watched 11 of her 18 brothers and sisters get married before she found love with Stephen Wissmann —whose sister Hannah Wissmann is married to the TLC alum's brother Jeremiah—but despite some admitted frustrations , she maintained it was all part of God's plan. "I haven't always understood what the bigger picture is, but I know that God knows what is best for all of us. And so for me, it's getting married later," Jana told People in August 2024, shortly before her wedding . "Each of our stories will be written differently. If we were all the exact same, it would be a boring life." Jill (Duggar) Dillard was born on May 17, 1991. In a love story reminiscent of her parents', Jill first met Derick (who grew up about 45 minutes away) on Christmas 2011 when he stopped by the Duggar family abode while out caroling with his church group. Jim Bob played matchmaker, and Jill and Derick hit it off, growing closer over email and Skype. Father and daughter went to visit Derick in Nepal that November and Jill and Derick continued to fall for each other. In February 2014, Derick asked Jim Bob for his daughter's hand in marriage, and they tied the knot on June 21, 2014. They are parents to three sons — Israel , born on April 6, 2015, Samuel , born July 8, 2017, and Frederick , born July 7, 2022. In April 2024, Jill shared that she had suffered a pregnancy loss while expecting her and Derick's first baby girl. Jill and Derick reflected on the controversies and religious beliefs surrounding her family in the Amazon Prime Video documentary Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets , which premiered in June 2023. Jim Bob and Michelle's fifth child, Jessa Duggar , was born Nov. 4, 1992. Jessa met Ben through church and he began courting her in 2013—the old-fashioned approach to romance coming as a brand-new notion to a lot of viewers. The kids never talked about their romances pre-engagement, so Jim Bob explained to People , "Courting is getting to know each other in a group setting, both families spending time together and the couple setting goals together to determine if they are meant to marry. With dating, a couple will often pair off alone and that sometimes leads to a more physical relationship." Ben asked for Jessa's hand and then proposed in August 2014—sealing the deal by holding her hand for the first time. They married on Nov. 1, 2014. Jessa was pregnant with their first child when 19 Kids and Counting was canceled and TLC subsequently aired a special about sexual abuse, featuring Jill and Jessa, to further educate viewers on the subject. The sisters would end up the stars of their own show, Jill and Jessa: Counting On , that winter; the show then evolved to become Counting On , featuring other Duggar siblings as well. Meanwhile, Jessa and Ben welcomed son Spurgeon on Nov. 5, 2015, son Henry on Feb. 6, 2017, daughter Ivy Jane on May 28, 2019 and daughter Fern in July 2021. In February 2023, Jessa shared that she suffered a miscarriage over the 2022 holiday season. She gave birth to her fifth child, George , in December 2023. The sixth Duggar child, Jinger Vuolo , was born Dec. 21, 1993. Jinger and Jeremy met doing ministry work in Laredo, Texas, and started courting in 2016. They married on Nov. 5, 2016 (the bride's nephew Spurgeon's birthday—but you just try not overlapping milestones when you're one of 19), and were promptly the subject of pregnancy rumors. "Where we see ourselves in a year is probably just settled down, still doing ministry here in Laredo, and just seeking to serve the Lord, however, we can," Jinger said on a June 2017 episode of Counting On . Their daughter Felicity was born July 19, 2018. In May of that year, they revealed that Jinger was pregnant again —and that she had suffered a miscarriage the previous fall. In November 2020, they welcomed daughter Evangeline Jo . Jinger and Jeremy shared in October 2024 that their third child is due in March 2025. Joseph Duggar (m. Kendra Caldwell) No. 7 Joseph Duggar was born on Jan. 20, 1995. Taking advantage of the romantic setting, Joseph proposed to Kendra (whom he met through church) at his sister Joy-Anna's wedding in May 2017 after just a few months of courting. "I was definitely nervous going into it, but I wasn't afraid that she was going to say no, because she has said, 'I'm just waiting on you!'" Joseph told People after popping the question. Added Kendra, "I'm so happy and so shocked. There's so many words I want to say, but just shocked." They've since welcomed three kids, son Garrett , born June 2018, daughter Addison , born November 2019, daughter Brooklyn , born February 2019, and son Justus born May 2023. Eighth in line, Josiah Duggar was born on Aug. 28, 1996. Just a few months after his courtship with Lauren went public, the couple announced their engagement in March 2018. "The place where I proposed to Lauren is the exact spot where her parents were engaged," he said in a statement. "There's a lot of family history on this property making it a special place for Lauren." Her future mother-in-law, Michelle, said in a video posted on the family's blog, "We love Lauren, she is such a precious girl." Jessa and Ben also offered congratulations , and chocolate shaped like x's and o's. "Pretty sure that y'all want to save your first kiss for your wedding day, but if you come over here we'll give you..." She held up the sweet consolation prize. A previous courtship with Marjorie Jackson didn't work out and they went their separate ways in the summer of 2015. "Marjorie and I had a good time together," Josiah recalled to People in March 2016. "We were just trying to follow God's lead on everything. She didn't feel that it was the right timing then, so we called it quits for a bit." He and Lauren tied the knot June 30, 2018, telling People their wedding day was "absolutely perfect." They welcomed daughter Bella Milagro on Nov. 8, 2019—the name translating to "miracle baby," after the couple revealed Lauren had suffered a miscarriage in October 2018. They welcomed another daughter, Daisy , in 2022, and a son named Ezra in May 2023. Ninth sibling Joy-Anna Duggar was born Oct. 28, 1997. She knew Austin Forsyth for 15 years as a friend before he started courting her—after which they didn't waste any time. He proposed in February 2017 and they married on May 26, 2017, at Cross Church in Rogers, Ark. (the wedding where Joseph proposed to Kendra!). Joy & Austin Joy-Anna and Austin welcomed son Gideon Martin Forsyth on Feb. 23, 2018, daughter Evelyn Mae Forsyth on Aug. 21, 2020, and son Gunner James Forsyth on May 17, 2023. Jedidiah Duggar and Jeremiah Duggar Jim Bob and Michelle's second set of twins, Jed Duggar and Jeremiah Duggar , were born on Dec. 30, 1998. Jed & Katey It was reported in February 2017 that Jed was interning at his dad's old stomping grounds at the state capitol, working for the Arkansas House of Representative—and at 21 he ran for State Representative for District 89 , committed to "putting Springdale's conservative values first." He married Katey Nakatsu after one year of courting in April 2021. They are parents to son Truett , born May 2022, and daughter Nora Kate , born June 2023. Jed and Katey announced in July 2024 that they have twin girls on the way . Jeremiah & Hannah Jeremiah, a certified flight instructor, is married to Hannah Wissmann and the two are parents to daughter Brynley , born December 2022, and Brielle , born February 2024. Jason Duggar (m. Maddie Grace) No. 12 Jason Duggar was born on April 21, 2000. In January 2017, the Daily Mail reported that Jim Bob helped Jase buy a $33,000 fixer-upper in Prairie Grove, Ark., about 30 minutes away from the Duggar family homestead, and he ended up starting his own construction company. He went Instagram official with girlfriend Maddie Grace in May 2024 and the two married in October . James Duggar Charmed No. 13, James Duggar was born July 7, 2001. Not publicly courting a potential significant other yet, he's a doting uncle to dozens of nieces and nephews. "He is the 'funcle' (fun uncle!) and all the younger boys around here look up to him and want to be just like him!" mom Michelle wrote on his 19th birthday in 2019. "James is able to do just about anything he thinks up. Even as a child, we would find James 'fixing' various household appliances. He has always been one to take things apart, figure out how they work, and put them back together—with a few special modifications! "This year James worked hard to get his CDL, and he has become an expert at driving all the big trucks and heavy machinery! We can't wait to see what God has in store for him in the future!" Justin Duggar (m. Claire Spivey) No. 14 Justin Duggar arrived on Nov. 15, 2002. And from the department of growing up so fast... Justin & Claire Justin went public with girlfriend Claire Spivey in September 2020. The two got engaged the following November and married on Feb. 26, 2021 . Here with his big sister Jill, Jim Bob and Michelle's 15th child Jackson Duggar was born May 23, 2004. On his 16th birthday, mom Michelle praised Jackson's sense of humor and noted that she knew he couldn't wait to get his driver's license. Johannah Duggar was born Oct. 11, 2005, hence the original family special called 16 Kids and Moving In . "This girl is so fun and outgoing, and she loves making new friends," Michelle wrote on her 16th child's 15th birthday in 2020. "Her younger sisters absolutely adore her and think she hung the moon, and I couldn't be more grateful to God for choosing me to be her Mom!" Jennifer Duggar Jennifer Duggar arrived on Aug. 2, 2007, then the baby of the family. Their TLC show that premiered Sept. 29, 2008, was christened 17 Kids and Counting. Now, OMG, she's a teenager. "Jennifer is dependable, loyal... and fun!" Michelle wrote when her little girl turned 13. "She is a favorite with the nieces and nephews and is usually carrying one of them around because they don't want her to put them down! Jennifer also has a special love for animals and is very faithful to take care of her pets every day! She recently helped raise a litter of 7 little bunnies!" Here on the right, the penultimate Duggar child was born Dec. 18, 2008. In 2019, her mom called Jordyn-Grace an "outgoing girl who has never met a stranger," with a laugh that "is always one of the brightest spots in our day." No. 19 Josie Duggar , here holding niece Meredith , was born on Dec. 10, 2009—three months premature and weighing only 1 pound, 6 ounces, and spent six months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). "Josie is a ball of energy," Michelle wrote on her baby's 11th birthday in 2020. "From the time she wakes up in the morning until her head hits the pillow at night, she rarely slows down!"Teen actor Hudson Meek, who appeared in ‘Baby Driver,’ dies after falling from moving vehicle

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Coming Soon: Between the Lines, the Business Mindset Book Club for Leaders in Delray Beach, Florida 11-26-2024 09:08 PM CET | Associations & Organizations Press release from: Getnews / PR Agency: The Branded Word This not-for-profit book club is announcing its inaugural season, which will feature nine entrepreneurship and leader-oriented reads with community discussion and networking. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/2c8b0925d9c486c8eda443857794611b.jpg Between the Lines has announced its inaugural season, which will kick off in January 2025 and bring together the Delray Beach professional community with a business mindset book club for local leaders. Between the Lines emphasizes a philosophy of "Build, Teach, Learn" with a curated selection of monthly reads such as 'Atomic Habits,' 'The Trade Off,' 'Building a Story Brand,' and 'My Love Story - Tina Turner.' The club will meet throughout 2025 on January 22, February 19, March 19, April 23, May 21, June 18, July 23, September 17, October 23, November 19, and December 10 at Liberty Mortgage Lending Office (393 NE 5th Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33483). During these meetings, members will engage in pivotal discussions and unique accountability activities. Between the Lines is bringing local professionals together via monthly meetings that cultivate networking, business knowledge, and personal growth. The structured meetings go beyond discussion to delve into group accountability activities and prompts designed to spark actionable change in members' personal and professional lives. Over the course of 2025, members will explore nine books, and in December 2025, a winter holiday gift exchange party will be held. "Every meeting is designed to encourage actionable outcomes, providing a space for members to share experiences and hold each other accountable," said co-creator Stacey Cohen. Co-creator Brittanny Ferguson said, "Whether you're looking to attend one session or join all ten, Between the Lines offers an open invitation to engage, learn, and grow with us. Join us on this journey - let's inspire change together." According to Ferguson and Cohen, the best places to stay up to date with Between the Lines, communicate with them, and get ticket purchase details is to visit them on Facebook [ https://www.facebook.com/BookClubBetweenTheLines/ ] and Instagram [ https://www.instagram.com/bookclub.betweenthelines ]. Delray Beach entrepreneurs, professionals, and business leaders who are looking for professional development in a network of like-minded people are encouraged to sign up now for January's Between the Lines meetup, which will focus on the #1 New York Times bestseller 'Atomic Habits.' For further information, please follow Between the Lines on social media or contact Brittanny Ferguson (brittanny.ferguson@libertyml.com [mailto:(brittanny.ferguson@libertyml.com]) or Stacey Cohen (staceycohen@mac.com [mailto:(staceycohen@mac.com]). ABOUT BETWEEN THE LINES Between the Lines is a not-for-profit book club designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in business and personal development. Media Contact Company Name: Between the Lines Contact Person: Stacey Cohen Email: Send Email [ http://www.universalpressrelease.com/?pr=coming-soon-between-the-lines-the-business-mindset-book-club-for-leaders-in-delray-beach-florida ] Country: United States Website: https://www.facebook.com/BookClubBetweenTheLines/ This release was published on openPR.SHAKEN Pep Guardiola admitted “fragile” Manchester City are in crisis after suffering a FIFTH successive defeat. The four-in-a-row champions’ title defence is in tatters after Guardiola’s heaviest home loss as City boss — days after signing a new two-year deal. Guardiola said: “Of course everything is not fine. In eight years we have never lived this kind of situation. In this moment we are fragile. “There are no fairytales in life and sport. Sometimes you have to live through these situations. “You have to accept it. You can’t blame each other, you have to stay together. “It would be a mistake to change. Run away? Absolutely not, we have to stand up more than ever. What will define us is when we fail , we stand up and face it.” Guardiola, who suffered a FIFTH successive defeat for the first time in his managerial career, added: “We are concerned when we don’t win. It’s normal. “There would be a problem if my players were not worried or that I wasn’t worried. “I don’t know what will happen this season, but not for one second will I not believe in the players. “There is no team in the world that can sustain success for eight, nine, ten years in a row. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS “We will analyse it, go to the next game and see what happens.” A double from birthday boy James Maddison , plus goals from Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson sealed Spurs’ Etihad rout. The defeat leaves City five points behind Prem leaders Liverpool, who play at rock-bottom Southampton today. It was the first time since Chelsea in 1956 that the top-flight champions have lost FIVE games in a row. Spurs’ stunning victory also ended City’s 35-match unbeaten home Prem run. A defeat to Liverpool at Anfield next Sunday could see them 11 POINTS adrift and, asked if that gap would be too big to overcome, Guardiola said: “Yep, because Liverpool keep winning.” Delighted Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said: “I’m proud of the lads. To come to City is a daunting prospect. It challenges every part of you. “We had to be disciplined and work hard — and play decent football — and we did that.” And he heaped praise on two-goal Maddison. Postecoglou said: “He was outstanding. Madders was great.” Maddison, 28, added: “That’s a birthday I’ll look back on quite fondly. “To come here to the champions and perform like that and get the result. You have to cherish these ones, they don’t come around often. “We were brilliant. It was everything we wanted to show of a top Spurs team. “We were clinical, we pressed at times. We weathered the storm, had determination and scored four brilliant goals.”

Former Virginia guard Jalen Warley is transferring to Gonzaga, according to several reports Monday. Gonzaga appeared to confirm the transfer by reposting the news on social media. Warley, who has 96 college games (58 starts) under his belt, will use a redshirt this year and spend 2025-26 in Spokane, Wash. Warley played three seasons at Florida State before transferring to Virginia before the 2024-25 season. He was allowed to enter the transfer portal again following the surprise retirement of coach Tony Bennett just three weeks before the season. With the Seminoles, Warley averaged 6.0 points, 2.9 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. His junior year was his best, as he put up 7.5 points, 2.8 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game over 33 appearances (32 starts). --Field Level MediaHere are eight famous faces who went to school in Basingstoke

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Spoilers follow for the first episode of the second season of Squid Game . Life is full of contradictions, like how Squid Game made Gong Yoo slapping ddakji losers in the face both a visceral representation of the central game’s depravity and also something that, well, a lot of people wanted him to do to them, too . Such was the brilliance of casting a man who looks like that as the game’s Recruiter, a role that required him to smile in people’s faces while also telling them how feral, grotesque, and undeserving of happiness they really are. He’s hot, charismatic, and deranged, qualities Gong Yoo brandishes with a precision as razor-sharp as that jawline. And before the second season premiere reduces our favorite handsy villain to just another body on the ground, “Bread and Lottery” is a hell of a showcase for the man Squid Game used as both its salesman and its seducer. Unlike Squid Game ’s other baddies, who wear masks and lie about their identities, the Recruiter is comparatively upfront. He has to be, to gain the contestants’ trust; why would such a handsome and self-assured and well-dressed man steer them wrong? In the series’s first season, the Recruiter is a microcosm of the game itself: an offered opportunity that seems harmless at first, until the situation reveals a violent edge the people playing the game feel like they have no choice but to abide by. He is an introduction to the game’s escalating brutality and sliver-thin chances of success, all delivered with a polished head tilt and glassy vacant stare; he’s Patrick Bateman haunting Seoul’s subway stations, stalking the woebegone and handing out paper cards of an impressively substantial weight. The Recruiter might not wield a chainsaw, but he sure cranks his arm back when delivering those slaps. The cruelty of those strikes, and the satisfaction it gives the Recruiter to deliver them, hint at a core sadism for the character that the second season premiere picks up and runs wild with. When we meet Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) again, he’s spent the years since he won the game — and vowed to destroy it — searching for the Recruiter, first settling his debts with his loan shark Mr. Kim (Kim Pub-lae), and then hiring Mr. Kim and his surrogate son and second-in-command Woo-Seok (Jeon Seok-ho) to coordinate teams of men scouring the subway stations. Not every man working for Gi-hun believes in what he’s told them about the Recruiter. Some of them consider the 2D sketch of him that Mr. Kim and Woo-Seok passed out, and the mannequin they set up in their headquarters, as manifestations of a mythical boogeyman. Maybe that’s why Gong Yoo’s return as the character hits all the harder: With its montages of Gi-hun’s employees roaming through empty platforms and failing to find the man who first lured him to the game, “Blood and Lottery” almost convinces us that the Recruiter was a figment of our fears — until his demented reappearance. Just like when Bateman unravels at the end of American Psycho , Gong Yoo revives the Recruiter as a funhouse-mirror reflection of his former self. He’s less slick and more abrupt, incrementally progressing those qualities until he’s all-out unhinged. Each of his daily activities reiterates the black-and-white nature of the game’s worldview, and Gong Yoo’s performance works so well within those limitations because he careens between offering people hope and hopelessness. When Mr. Kim and Woo-Seok trail the Recruiter to a park, we watch him extend to dozens of destitute people either a bread roll or a lottery ticket. As he approaches person after person with this same wager and the majority of them pick the scratcher rather than food, Gong Yoo keeps the smile on his face wide and rigid, while his eyes are flinty and judgmental. His voice may be pleasant when he asks for his coin back after they use it to scratch their (always losing) lottery ticket, but there’s a tension to his body language when he’s left with tons of unclaimed bread after a loop of the whole park. Gong Yoo lets that restlessness boil over when the Recruiter deliberately calls for everyone’s attention, spills the leftover food on the ground, and then destroys it while yelling, “You made your choice. I’m not the one who threw these away. It’s you, ladies and gentlemen.” He grinds the bread under the heels of his polished shoes, he jumps up and down, he kicks and smashes and obliterates. It’s a temper tantrum as a misconceived teaching moment, and Gong Yoo amplifies the lapse in the Recruiter’s self-control. After all the screaming fervor and physical exertion of that freakout, he rearranges his suit, smooths back his hair, and slaps a smile back on his face. The little “Hm” he makes when surveying the mess he’s made is supposed to be an expression of surprise, but Gong Yoo plays the scene with such contradictory ferocity and discipline that we understand this is a routine, the only uncertainty being the specifics of how many people choose the meal versus the gamble. This degradation of others mixed with unknowable randomness is what the Recruiter lives for, and our baseline knowledge about what gets him going fuels the increasing horror of his actions in the back half of “Bread and Lottery.” Series creator, writer, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk turns the episode into a locked-door genre piece, with the Recruiter overpowering Mr. Kim and Woo-Seok and forcing them to play a game of rock, paper, scissors, minus one, in addition to Russian roulette, so that the loser of the first game also has to risk shooting themselves in the head during the second game. As the Recruiter watches over them, calmly sharing their increasingly low odds of survival as they sob, he remains impassive and unmoved, even after killing Mr. Kim for (purposefully) cheating so that Woo-Seok could live. It’s only when the Recruiter ends up with the older man’s blood and viscera on his face that, as at the park, he shifts into a looser, reckless gear, as if the act of denying someone something — food, life, a second chance — is what shatters his polished outer shell and activates his gleeful inner indecency. The Recruiter’s suaveness has always been a front, and when he immediately tracks down Gi-hun, challenges him to another game of Russian roulette, and delivers his baddie origin story, Gong Yoo’s performance ratchets up the senselessness of this all, to emphasize how susceptible we all are to depravity when it’s accompanied by the possibility of financial prosperity. In the final scenes of “Bread and Lottery,” Gi-hun and the Recruiter’s conversation about the game’s players serves various functions. It’s another chance for Squid Game to get philosophical about the politics of the game and interrogate their inner hierarchy, with Gi-hun sneeringly calling the Recruiter “their dog.” It’s a little glimpse into the sniper-focused subplot of this season, with the Recruiter, his eyes locked onto Gi-hun’s and his posture initially casual, explaining that he started as one of the game’s body-disposal workers, burning “countless people like you ... they’re just trash, utterly useless in the world.” Gong Yoo’s chilling smile when he talks about how being given a gun by the game made him feel “like my existence was acknowledged for the first time in my life” is the first time that expression has looked genuine on the Recruiter’s face, and his joking tone as he goads Gi-hun into guessing that he killed his own father during the game is a Bond-villain-level boast. Gong Yoo makes the Recruiter a figure of unchecked force in this scene, puffed up on memories of his past slaughters and still covered in the remains of his last victim, and his reactions provide this The Deer Hunter -evoking final round of Russian roulette its grotesque power. His casual reloading of the gun, his mad grin as he raises it to his head, his little sigh when he survives each round, his laugh when he calls Gi-hun “a piece of trash who got lucky and made it out of the dumpster,” and his brief look of shock when he realizes Gi-hun has won the game are all unforgettable moments on the path toward the Recruiter’s end. But like a brainwashed employee determined to represent their bosses well, the Recruiter doesn’t die afraid. Gong Yoo’s ferociously savage performance here feels like Bateman’s iconic “Did you know I’m utterly insane?” brought to vivid, macabre life: He breaks into a smile as the “Nessun Dorma” aria reaches a crescendo, confidently puts the gun under his chin, and pulls the trigger, still holding onto the weapon that for so long gave him such self-worth and such seeming invincibility. The Recruiter was our entry point into this world of fatal children’s games, bizarro Willy Wonka aesthetics, and class-based contempt, and his exit is a satisfying final slap in the face.The University of Texas System will offer free tuition for undergraduates whose families make less than $100,000 per year. The Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to the “Promise Plus” program, the school system announced on Wednesday. Starting in the fall 2025, qualifying students at any of UT’s nine academic institutions across the state can participate in the program. Any student whose families have an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or less will not be charged with tuition or mandatory fees. If approved, the plan would direct “an immediate infusion” of $35 million to the campuses, making it the first in the state “to offer such a sweeping financial aid benefit,” Wednesday’s release said. Eligible students must be Texas residents, enroll full-time in undergraduate programs, and apply for applicable federal and state financial aid, according to the release. This move is an extension of the school system’s existing aid programs. In 2019, UT Austin students from families with incomes of $65,000 or less were offered free tuition and mandatory fees. That program was expanded to include all of UT’s academic institutions in 2022. The UT system has 256,000 students, making it the largest university system in Texas and one of the largest public university systems in the country. The new program is estimated to help an additional 3,000 students, according to UT News . “To be in a position to make sure our students can attend a UT institution without accruing more debt is very important to all of us, and as long as we are here, we will continue our work to provide an affordable, accessible education to all who choose to attend a UT institution,” Kevin P. Eltife, chairman of the Board of Regents, said in a statement. UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken praised the board of regents’ decision and hailed the program as being able to impact current and future students. “What is particularly gratifying to me, and to UT presidents, is that the Regents are not only addressing immediate needs of our current students, but they are taking the long view, ensuring that future generations will continue to benefit from this remarkable program,” Milliken said. He added: “Across UT institutions, enrollment is growing, and student debt is declining, indicating success in both access and affordability. That’s a rare trend in American higher education, and I’m proud the UT System is in a position to be a leader.”New York can be a magical place for museumgoers. It also can be overwhelming and overcrowded at times, especially at the biggest, most famous museums. Luckily, the city has scores of great museums to choose from: Everything from small and quirky, to elegant gems housed in historic mansions, to preserved Lower East Side tenement apartments and hands-on experiences that might surprise even longtime New Yorkers. “Going to the Museum of Modern Art or the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the American Museum of Natural History is fantastic. But they can be like a big super-sized coffee drink, while we’re more like a cup of espresso,” says Alex Kalman, director of two of the city’s tiniest museums, Mmuseumm1 and Mmuseumm2. One is built into an old elevator shaft in a downtown alleyway. At other small museums you’ll find a cozy, Viennese-style coffee shop; kosher Jewish comfort food; and edgy gift shops. You could view the chair that George Washington sat in before giving his inaugural address to Congress. Or you might make seltzer or solve math puzzles. Here’s some of what’s happening at NYC’s “other” museums: Neue Galerie 1048 5th Ave. This museum, housed in a 1914 Gilded Age mansion that was once home to society doyenne Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt III, focuses on art and design from Austria and Germany. Its Cafe Sabarsky is a destination of its own, with 1912 upholstery, period decor, and a grand piano in the corner used for cabaret, chamber and classical music performances. On view now is “Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes” and “Austrian Masterworks from the Neue Galerie.” The Museum at FIT 227 W 27th St. Tucked inside the Fashion Institute of Technology, behind the big sculpture in front, is the city’s only museum solely devoted to fashion. And it’s free. Opening in February is “Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities,” exploring connections between cabinets of curiosities and fashion. The Jewish Museum 1109 5th Ave. at 92nd St. On view now are “Illit Azouley: Mere Things,” the first solo exhibit in a U.S. museum dedicated to the Berlin-based artist, and “Engaging with History: Works from the Collection.” Other displays include the “Tel Dan Stele,” a 9th century BCE stone monument fragment containing the earliest mention of the royal House of David outside of the Bible. The gift shop features an impressive array of specialty gifts, including works by artist Oded Halahmy. There’s a cafe with updated takes on traditional bagels, blintzes, herring and house-cured salmon. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 East 91st St. One of the city’s two Smithsonian museums, the Cooper Hewitt focuses on innovative design. Its gift shop rivals MoMA’s, and there’s a private garden and small restaurant. The museum is housed in the former home of industrial magnate Andrew Carnegie. Completed in 1902, the mansion was the first in the U.S. to have a structural steel frame, and one of the first in the city to have a passenger elevator and central heating. It is now LEED-certified and features other cutting-edge technologies. A major exhibit on now, “Making Home: Smithsonian Design Triennial,” explores design’s role in shaping concepts of home, physically and emotionally. It sprawls over the entire mansion and will be on view through Aug. 10. National Museum of the American Indian 1 Bowling Green The other Smithsonian in town, it’s at the lower end of Manhattan inside the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House, now a city landmark. Admission is free, and current exhibitions include “Jeffrey Veregge: Of Gods and Heroes,” “Native New York” and “Infinity of Nations.” The gift shop features authentic Native American art, crafts, apparel and jewelry from a wide representation of groups, in addition to books by and about Native Americans. Tenement Museum 103 Orchard St. With something for all ages, the Tenement Museum is housed in two preserved tenement buildings, one from 1863 and the other from 1888. Each apartment is a kind of time capsule, telling the story of a different immigrant or migrant family who lived there. The museum also offers walking tours of the neighborhood. “What is most unique about the Tenement Museum is that it shines the spotlight on ‘ordinary people’ — working-class families who never imagined they’d one day be the subject of a museum,” says Tenement Museum President Annie Polland. The New York Historical 170 Central Park West A great way to learn more about the city’s history, including the fact that Washington was inaugurated here. A permanent gallery on the fourth floor features a detailed recreation of the White House Oval Office in Washington, D.C., where presidents have worked since 1909. The Meet the Presidents Gallery traces, through artwork and objects, the evolution of the presidency and executive branch. Also on view is the chair from Washington’s inauguration at Federal Hall, on Wall Street, the only presidential inauguration held in New York City. Other current exhibits include “Pets and the City,” “Fred W. McDarrah: Pride and Protest.” There’s a permanent “Gallery of Tiffany Lamps.” MoMath (National Museum of Mathematics) 225 Fifth Ave. A hands-on museum with all kinds of math-oriented puzzles and thought-inspiring curiosities, like a tricycle with square wheels that rides smoothly on a zigzagged surface. In an exhibit called “Human Tree,” visitors can make successively smaller images of themselves that combine to make a “fractal tree” that sways in response to their movements. Brooklyn Seltzer Museum 474 Hemlock St, Brooklyn An interactive museum and factory tour run in partnership with the city’s oldest seltzer works, a family business now in its fourth generation. The museum, inside Brooklyn Seltzer Boys’ active factory, is “dedicated to preserving and promoting the effervescent history of seltzer water,” and celebrates “the manufacturing of seltzer, the science of seltzer, and seltzer as a cultural force in New York City and the world beyond.” Not to mention, guests can spritz each other with seltzer. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!

Tuesday’s contest features the Tulane Green Wave (4-2) and the Wyoming Cowboys (4-1) squaring off at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (on November 26) at 6:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 74-70 win for Tulane. According to our computer prediction, Tulane is projected to cover the point spread (2.5) versus Wyoming. The two sides are expected to go over the 143.5 over/under. Watch men’s college basketball, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Use our link to sign up for a free trial. Place your bets on any men’s college basketball matchup at BetMGM. Sign up today using our link. Tulane has put together a 3-2-0 record against the spread this season, while Wyoming is 2-2-0. One of the Green Wave’s games this season have gone over the point total, and three of the Cowboys’ games have gone over. 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NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Jonathan Loáisiga is guaranteed $5 million in his one-year contract from the New York Yankees as he returns from Tommy John surgery and could earn up to $10.5 million over two seasons. Loáisiga gets a $500,000 signing bonus and a $4.5 million salary next season as part of the agreement announced Saturday. New York has a $5 million team option for 2026 with no buyout. Loáisiga could earn $500,000 in performance bonuses in 2026: $100,000 apiece for 50 innings and each additional five through 70. Pitching coach Matt Blake said last week the 30-year-old right-hander could return in late April or May from Tommy John surgery last May 1. “I imagine him being one of the high-leverage guys,” Blake said. “Obviously, we got to take some time to get him right, make sure we don’t rush him into competition.” Loáisiga had a $2.5 million salary this year in his final season of arbitration eligibility and became a free agent. He made three relief appearances during the first seven days of the season, then went on the injured list because of a strained right flexor muscle, then had Tommy John surgery with team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad. Loáisiga was limited to 17 games in 2023 by right elbow inflammation that sidelined him from the Yankees between April 5 and Aug. 8. He is 19-11 with a 3.44 ERA in 11 starts and 152 relief appearances over seven seasons, striking out 207 and walking 72 in 219 2/3 innings. Loáisiga averaged 97.8 mph with his sinker in 2023. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBF1 expands grid, adds Cadillac brand and new American team for '26

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