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On the latest feature interview on the Announcer Schedules Podcast, co-hosts Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin catch up with Zora Stephenson of NBC Sports.  Stephenson called several of Caitlin Clark's games this season for Peacock, including when Clark broke the NCAA D1 women's basketball all-time scoring record.  Learn about Stephenson's journey as a reporter and a play-by-play announcer, along with what it has been like to call women's basketball during this history-making season. Zora Stephenson serves as the play-by-play voice for Peacock's exclusive slate of Big Ten Women's Basketball and as a sideline reporter for NBC Sports' coverage of Notre Dame Football and Big Ten Football.Stephenson, who joined NBC Sports in July 2021, worked as an NBC Olympics social media host during the Beijing Winter Games.In addition, Stephenson served as the play-by-play voice of the ‘Citi Shamrock Classic' women's college basketball games in 2022 and 2023 and was the sideline reporter for NBC Sports' USFL coverage, multiple gymnastics events, and select HBCU college football games. She has also hosted NBC Sports Audio's Hardwood HERstory podcast.Previously, Stephenson served as a sideline and digital reporter for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports/Fox Wisconsin (2019-2023). In April 2021, she became the first woman to handle play-by-play for a Bucks game.Stephenson has been an on-air contributor for WTMJ-Radio, The Truth, and ESPN Radio in Milwaukee. Before her career in Milwaukee, Stephenson was an Emmy Award-winning news anchor and reporter at local television stations in Denver, Colorado, and Greenville, North Carolina.Stephenson is a 2015 graduate of Elon University in North Carolina, where she was a four-year member of the basketball team. A three-year starter, Stephenson set a school record for single-season, three-point field goal percentage in the 2011-12 season (42.3%).Hear more from her on this edition of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" as part of the Last Word on Sports Media podcast feed. And, make sure to follow/subscrbie on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, etc.!

On the latest feature interview on the Announcer Schedules Podcast, co-hosts Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin catch up with Zora Stephenson of NBC Sports.  Stephenson called several of Caitlin Clark's games this season for Peacock, including when Clark broke the NCAA D1 women's basketball all-time scoring record.  Learn about Stephenson's journey as a reporter and a play-by-play announcer, along with what it has been like to call women's basketball during this history-making season. Zora Stephenson serves as the play-by-play voice for Peacock's exclusive slate of Big Ten Women's Basketball and as a sideline reporter for NBC Sports' coverage of Notre Dame Football and Big Ten Football.Stephenson, who joined NBC Sports in July 2021, worked as an NBC Olympics social media host during the Beijing Winter Games.In addition, Stephenson served as the play-by-play voice of the ‘Citi Shamrock Classic' women's college basketball games in 2022 and 2023 and was the sideline reporter for NBC Sports' USFL coverage, multiple gymnastics events, and select HBCU college football games. She has also hosted NBC Sports Audio's Hardwood HERstory podcast.Previously, Stephenson served as a sideline and digital reporter for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports/Fox Wisconsin (2019-2023). In April 2021, she became the first woman to handle play-by-play for a Bucks game.Stephenson has been an on-air contributor for WTMJ-Radio, The Truth, and ESPN Radio in Milwaukee. Before her career in Milwaukee, Stephenson was an Emmy Award-winning news anchor and reporter at local television stations in Denver, Colorado, and Greenville, North Carolina.Stephenson is a 2015 graduate of Elon University in North Carolina, where she was a four-year member of the basketball team. A three-year starter, Stephenson set a school record for single-season, three-point field goal percentage in the 2011-12 season (42.3%).Hear more from her on this edition of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" as part of the Last Word on Sports Media podcast feed. And, make sure to follow/subscrbie on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, etc.!

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 12, Oakland Athletics 2 Guardians 3, Tigers 2 – José Ramírez’s home run leads Guardians past Tigers 3-2 José Ramírez bounced back from one of the worst games of his career with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Paul Quantrill pitched six shutout innings Wednesday before leaving after a line drive hit him on the leg. He allowed four hits and a walk, striking out four. Three Cleveland relievers followed, with Emmanuel Clase pitching the ninth for his sixth save. With the game scoreless after five innings, Steven Kwan walked to start the sixth and moved up on Andres Gimenez’s base hit. Ramírez followed with a long homer down the right-field line. Phillies 5, White Sox 2 – Turner, Marsh hit homers, Phillies beat White Sox 5-2 Trea Turner homered and had three hits, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Taijuan Walker pitched into the seventh inning. Turner hit his first home run for the Phillies with a solo shot in the first. The two-time All-Star singled and scored in the third and capped a two-run fourth with an RBI double against Tanner Banks. Walker gave up two runs and five hits in 61/3 innings. José Alvarado pitched the ninth for his second save in three chances. Chicago’s Mike Clevinger lasted just three innings, allowing three runs and six hits on 75 pitches. Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer in the first. Cubs 12, A’s 2 – Cubs hammer A’s bullpen in 12-2 win for 3-game sweep Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a four-run sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs reached Oakland’s bullpen for 10 runs in a 12-2 victory over the Athletics that completed a three-game sweep. The A’s have lost seven straight and at 3-16 are mired in their poorest 19-game start since the 1951 Philadelphia A’s. Eric Hosmer hit his first home run since last July 29 for San Diego, Patrick Wisdom had a two-run triple. Mason Miller, a 24-year-old right-hander who is Oakland’s top pitching prospect, made his major league debut. Tonight L.A. Dodgers (Grove 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area. Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night that the team finalized the deal to buy the 49-acre site last week where the A’s will plan to build the stadium that will seat between 30,000 and 35,000 fans close to the Las Vegas Strip. The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A’s hope to break ground on the stadium by next year and would look to hope to be able move into their new home by 2027. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 3 – OT                    (CAR leads 2-0) Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 2                                      (Series tied 1-1) Dallas Stars 7, Minnesota Wild 3                                          (Series tied 1-1) Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2                                 (Series tied 1-1) Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m.               (TBL leads 1-0) New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m.                    (NYR leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m.                     (SEA leads 1-0) Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00                         (WPG leads 1-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 103, Los Angeles Lakers 93                         (Series tied 1-1) Milwaukee Bucks 138, Miami Heat 122                                     (Series tied 1-1) Denver Nuggets 122, Minnesota Timberwolves 113                    (DEN leads 2-0) Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.                        (PHI leads 2-0) Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.            (SAC leads 2-0) Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.                      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was ‘difficult’ NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars says it was a difficult decision to suspend Golden State’s Draymond Green for Game 3 of the Warriors’ first-round series against Sacramento. Dumars also says it was made with serious consideration of many factors. Dumars oversees the league’s basketball operations and sanctions for on-court incidents. Green stepped on the chest of Kings center Domantas Sabonis midway during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of that series on Monday night. Green was ejected for the play. The league escalated the punishment on Tuesday night. NBA – Sacramento’s Mike Brown unanimous Coach of the Year winner Sacramento’s Mike Brown is the unanimous winner of the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. It was an easy call after his first season in Sacramento saw the Kings make the playoffs for the first time since 2006. All 100 voters from a panel of reporters and broadcasters had Brown atop their ballot Wednesday. Brown won the award for the second time, adding this trophy to the one he got after he and LeBron James led Cleveland to a 66-16 record in the 2008-09 season. The other finalists were Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault and Boston’s Joe Mazzulla. Golf – PGA – Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt Tiger Woods is recovering from another surgery. Woods has posted on Twitter that he had fusion surgery on his right ankle to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone. Most estimates on recovery are eight to 12 weeks. That would put into doubt whether he plays in the three remaining majors. Woods had a noticeable limp when he played in the Masters. He made the cut for a record-tying 23rd time. But he withdrew Sunday morning during the third round because of plantar fasciitis. The broken bone in his ankle stems from the February 2021 car crash in Los Angeles. Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. The shooting early Tuesday east of Austin was the latest in a string of recent U.S. shootings apparently sparked by someone showing up at the wrong place. Heather Roth says she got into what she thought was her car, but there was a man in the passenger seat so she got back into her teammate’s car. She says the man then approached her teammate’s car and opened fire. She was grazed and her teammate was critically wounded. The man fled but was later arrested. IIHF – 2-time US hockey Olympic defender Megan Bozek retires Two-time United States women’s hockey Olympian Megan Bozek is retiring. The 32-year-old defender from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, won silver medals at the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Bozek also won four gold medals in six world championship tournament appearances, ending with a silver-medal finish in 2022. Bozek made her national team debut in 2007 in the Under-18 Series, and finished her career with 17 goals and 41 assists for 58 points in 111 games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 1 South Bend 4, Great Lakes 3 Lake County 5, Lansing 4 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 4:30 p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Baseball Lake Michigan College at Marian Ancilla, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (Doubleheader) MHSAA – High School Sports Last NightGirls Soccer Gull Lake 5, Lakeshore 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, St. Joseph 0 Our Lady of the Lake 4, Michigan Lutheran 3 Three Rivers 1, Niles 0 South Haven 5, Fennville 4 Berrien Springs 6, Hartford 0 Holland Black River 3, Bridgman 0 Buchanan 4, Brandywine 0 Plainwell 8, Edwardsburg 0 Paw Paw 8, Sturgis 0 Vicksburg 2, Otsego 0 Portage Northern 8, Battle Cree Central 0 Loy Norrix 2, Kalamazoo Central 0 Mattawan 2, Portage Central 1 Bangor 2, Bloomingdale 0 Comstock 12, Marcellus 1 Allegan 3, Delton-Kellogg 0 Constantine 4, Lawton 3 Kalamazoo Christian 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Baseball Otsego 10, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 3, Niles 1 – Game 2 Plainwell 13, Sturgis 2 – Game 1 Sturgis 3, Plainwell 2 – Game 2 Vicksburg 4, Paw Paw 2 Softball Otsego 5, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 6, Niles  2 – Game 2 GR Forest Hills Central 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1 GR Forest Hills Central 15, Saugatuck 11 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Vicksburg 8, Three Rivers 0 Otsego 8, Edwardsburg 0 Sturgis 6, Niles 2 Paw Paw 4, Plainwell 4 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Plainwell at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Climax-Scotts, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. South Haven at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Otsego, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Bronson at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Bridgman at Allegan, 6:15 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 12, Oakland Athletics 2 Guardians 3, Tigers 2 – José Ramírez’s home run leads Guardians past Tigers 3-2 José Ramírez bounced back from one of the worst games of his career with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Paul Quantrill pitched six shutout innings Wednesday before leaving after a line drive hit him on the leg. He allowed four hits and a walk, striking out four. Three Cleveland relievers followed, with Emmanuel Clase pitching the ninth for his sixth save. With the game scoreless after five innings, Steven Kwan walked to start the sixth and moved up on Andres Gimenez’s base hit. Ramírez followed with a long homer down the right-field line. Phillies 5, White Sox 2 – Turner, Marsh hit homers, Phillies beat White Sox 5-2 Trea Turner homered and had three hits, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Taijuan Walker pitched into the seventh inning. Turner hit his first home run for the Phillies with a solo shot in the first. The two-time All-Star singled and scored in the third and capped a two-run fourth with an RBI double against Tanner Banks. Walker gave up two runs and five hits in 61/3 innings. José Alvarado pitched the ninth for his second save in three chances. Chicago’s Mike Clevinger lasted just three innings, allowing three runs and six hits on 75 pitches. Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer in the first. Cubs 12, A’s 2 – Cubs hammer A’s bullpen in 12-2 win for 3-game sweep Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a four-run sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs reached Oakland’s bullpen for 10 runs in a 12-2 victory over the Athletics that completed a three-game sweep. The A’s have lost seven straight and at 3-16 are mired in their poorest 19-game start since the 1951 Philadelphia A’s. Eric Hosmer hit his first home run since last July 29 for San Diego, Patrick Wisdom had a two-run triple. Mason Miller, a 24-year-old right-hander who is Oakland’s top pitching prospect, made his major league debut. Tonight L.A. Dodgers (Grove 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area. Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night that the team finalized the deal to buy the 49-acre site last week where the A’s will plan to build the stadium that will seat between 30,000 and 35,000 fans close to the Las Vegas Strip. The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A’s hope to break ground on the stadium by next year and would look to hope to be able move into their new home by 2027. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 3 – OT                    (CAR leads 2-0) Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 2                                      (Series tied 1-1) Dallas Stars 7, Minnesota Wild 3                                          (Series tied 1-1) Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2                                 (Series tied 1-1) Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m.               (TBL leads 1-0) New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m.                    (NYR leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m.                     (SEA leads 1-0) Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00                         (WPG leads 1-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 103, Los Angeles Lakers 93                         (Series tied 1-1) Milwaukee Bucks 138, Miami Heat 122                                     (Series tied 1-1) Denver Nuggets 122, Minnesota Timberwolves 113                    (DEN leads 2-0) Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.                        (PHI leads 2-0) Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.            (SAC leads 2-0) Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.                      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was ‘difficult’ NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars says it was a difficult decision to suspend Golden State’s Draymond Green for Game 3 of the Warriors’ first-round series against Sacramento. Dumars also says it was made with serious consideration of many factors. Dumars oversees the league’s basketball operations and sanctions for on-court incidents. Green stepped on the chest of Kings center Domantas Sabonis midway during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of that series on Monday night. Green was ejected for the play. The league escalated the punishment on Tuesday night. NBA – Sacramento’s Mike Brown unanimous Coach of the Year winner Sacramento’s Mike Brown is the unanimous winner of the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. It was an easy call after his first season in Sacramento saw the Kings make the playoffs for the first time since 2006. All 100 voters from a panel of reporters and broadcasters had Brown atop their ballot Wednesday. Brown won the award for the second time, adding this trophy to the one he got after he and LeBron James led Cleveland to a 66-16 record in the 2008-09 season. The other finalists were Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault and Boston’s Joe Mazzulla. Golf – PGA – Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt Tiger Woods is recovering from another surgery. Woods has posted on Twitter that he had fusion surgery on his right ankle to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone. Most estimates on recovery are eight to 12 weeks. That would put into doubt whether he plays in the three remaining majors. Woods had a noticeable limp when he played in the Masters. He made the cut for a record-tying 23rd time. But he withdrew Sunday morning during the third round because of plantar fasciitis. The broken bone in his ankle stems from the February 2021 car crash in Los Angeles. Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. The shooting early Tuesday east of Austin was the latest in a string of recent U.S. shootings apparently sparked by someone showing up at the wrong place. Heather Roth says she got into what she thought was her car, but there was a man in the passenger seat so she got back into her teammate’s car. She says the man then approached her teammate’s car and opened fire. She was grazed and her teammate was critically wounded. The man fled but was later arrested. IIHF – 2-time US hockey Olympic defender Megan Bozek retires Two-time United States women’s hockey Olympian Megan Bozek is retiring. The 32-year-old defender from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, won silver medals at the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Bozek also won four gold medals in six world championship tournament appearances, ending with a silver-medal finish in 2022. Bozek made her national team debut in 2007 in the Under-18 Series, and finished her career with 17 goals and 41 assists for 58 points in 111 games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 1 South Bend 4, Great Lakes 3 Lake County 5, Lansing 4 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 4:30 p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Baseball Lake Michigan College at Marian Ancilla, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (Doubleheader) MHSAA – High School Sports Last NightGirls Soccer Gull Lake 5, Lakeshore 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, St. Joseph 0 Our Lady of the Lake 4, Michigan Lutheran 3 Three Rivers 1, Niles 0 South Haven 5, Fennville 4 Berrien Springs 6, Hartford 0 Holland Black River 3, Bridgman 0 Buchanan 4, Brandywine 0 Plainwell 8, Edwardsburg 0 Paw Paw 8, Sturgis 0 Vicksburg 2, Otsego 0 Portage Northern 8, Battle Cree Central 0 Loy Norrix 2, Kalamazoo Central 0 Mattawan 2, Portage Central 1 Bangor 2, Bloomingdale 0 Comstock 12, Marcellus 1 Allegan 3, Delton-Kellogg 0 Constantine 4, Lawton 3 Kalamazoo Christian 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Baseball Otsego 10, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 3, Niles 1 – Game 2 Plainwell 13, Sturgis 2 – Game 1 Sturgis 3, Plainwell 2 – Game 2 Vicksburg 4, Paw Paw 2 Softball Otsego 5, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 6, Niles  2 – Game 2 GR Forest Hills Central 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1 GR Forest Hills Central 15, Saugatuck 11 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Vicksburg 8, Three Rivers 0 Otsego 8, Edwardsburg 0 Sturgis 6, Niles 2 Paw Paw 4, Plainwell 4 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Plainwell at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Climax-Scotts, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. South Haven at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Otsego, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Bronson at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Bridgman at Allegan, 6:15 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 12, Oakland Athletics 2 Guardians 3, Tigers 2 – José Ramírez’s home run leads Guardians past Tigers 3-2 José Ramírez bounced back from one of the worst games of his career with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Paul Quantrill pitched six shutout innings Wednesday before leaving after a line drive hit him on the leg. He allowed four hits and a walk, striking out four. Three Cleveland relievers followed, with Emmanuel Clase pitching the ninth for his sixth save. With the game scoreless after five innings, Steven Kwan walked to start the sixth and moved up on Andres Gimenez’s base hit. Ramírez followed with a long homer down the right-field line. Phillies 5, White Sox 2 – Turner, Marsh hit homers, Phillies beat White Sox 5-2 Trea Turner homered and had three hits, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Taijuan Walker pitched into the seventh inning. Turner hit his first home run for the Phillies with a solo shot in the first. The two-time All-Star singled and scored in the third and capped a two-run fourth with an RBI double against Tanner Banks. Walker gave up two runs and five hits in 61/3 innings. José Alvarado pitched the ninth for his second save in three chances. Chicago’s Mike Clevinger lasted just three innings, allowing three runs and six hits on 75 pitches. Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer in the first. Cubs 12, A’s 2 – Cubs hammer A’s bullpen in 12-2 win for 3-game sweep Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a four-run sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs reached Oakland’s bullpen for 10 runs in a 12-2 victory over the Athletics that completed a three-game sweep. The A’s have lost seven straight and at 3-16 are mired in their poorest 19-game start since the 1951 Philadelphia A’s. Eric Hosmer hit his first home run since last July 29 for San Diego, Patrick Wisdom had a two-run triple. Mason Miller, a 24-year-old right-hander who is Oakland’s top pitching prospect, made his major league debut. Tonight L.A. Dodgers (Grove 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area. Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night that the team finalized the deal to buy the 49-acre site last week where the A’s will plan to build the stadium that will seat between 30,000 and 35,000 fans close to the Las Vegas Strip. The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A’s hope to break ground on the stadium by next year and would look to hope to be able move into their new home by 2027. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 3 – OT                    (CAR leads 2-0) Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 2                                      (Series tied 1-1) Dallas Stars 7, Minnesota Wild 3                                          (Series tied 1-1) Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2                                 (Series tied 1-1) Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m.               (TBL leads 1-0) New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m.                    (NYR leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m.                     (SEA leads 1-0) Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00                         (WPG leads 1-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 103, Los Angeles Lakers 93                         (Series tied 1-1) Milwaukee Bucks 138, Miami Heat 122                                     (Series tied 1-1) Denver Nuggets 122, Minnesota Timberwolves 113                    (DEN leads 2-0) Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.                        (PHI leads 2-0) Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.            (SAC leads 2-0) Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.                      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was ‘difficult’ NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars says it was a difficult decision to suspend Golden State’s Draymond Green for Game 3 of the Warriors’ first-round series against Sacramento. Dumars also says it was made with serious consideration of many factors. Dumars oversees the league’s basketball operations and sanctions for on-court incidents. Green stepped on the chest of Kings center Domantas Sabonis midway during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of that series on Monday night. Green was ejected for the play. The league escalated the punishment on Tuesday night. NBA – Sacramento’s Mike Brown unanimous Coach of the Year winner Sacramento’s Mike Brown is the unanimous winner of the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. It was an easy call after his first season in Sacramento saw the Kings make the playoffs for the first time since 2006. All 100 voters from a panel of reporters and broadcasters had Brown atop their ballot Wednesday. Brown won the award for the second time, adding this trophy to the one he got after he and LeBron James led Cleveland to a 66-16 record in the 2008-09 season. The other finalists were Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault and Boston’s Joe Mazzulla. Golf – PGA – Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt Tiger Woods is recovering from another surgery. Woods has posted on Twitter that he had fusion surgery on his right ankle to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone. Most estimates on recovery are eight to 12 weeks. That would put into doubt whether he plays in the three remaining majors. Woods had a noticeable limp when he played in the Masters. He made the cut for a record-tying 23rd time. But he withdrew Sunday morning during the third round because of plantar fasciitis. The broken bone in his ankle stems from the February 2021 car crash in Los Angeles. Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. The shooting early Tuesday east of Austin was the latest in a string of recent U.S. shootings apparently sparked by someone showing up at the wrong place. Heather Roth says she got into what she thought was her car, but there was a man in the passenger seat so she got back into her teammate’s car. She says the man then approached her teammate’s car and opened fire. She was grazed and her teammate was critically wounded. The man fled but was later arrested. IIHF – 2-time US hockey Olympic defender Megan Bozek retires Two-time United States women’s hockey Olympian Megan Bozek is retiring. The 32-year-old defender from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, won silver medals at the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Bozek also won four gold medals in six world championship tournament appearances, ending with a silver-medal finish in 2022. Bozek made her national team debut in 2007 in the Under-18 Series, and finished her career with 17 goals and 41 assists for 58 points in 111 games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 1 South Bend 4, Great Lakes 3 Lake County 5, Lansing 4 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 4:30 p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Baseball Lake Michigan College at Marian Ancilla, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (Doubleheader) MHSAA – High School Sports Last NightGirls Soccer Gull Lake 5, Lakeshore 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, St. Joseph 0 Our Lady of the Lake 4, Michigan Lutheran 3 Three Rivers 1, Niles 0 South Haven 5, Fennville 4 Berrien Springs 6, Hartford 0 Holland Black River 3, Bridgman 0 Buchanan 4, Brandywine 0 Plainwell 8, Edwardsburg 0 Paw Paw 8, Sturgis 0 Vicksburg 2, Otsego 0 Portage Northern 8, Battle Cree Central 0 Loy Norrix 2, Kalamazoo Central 0 Mattawan 2, Portage Central 1 Bangor 2, Bloomingdale 0 Comstock 12, Marcellus 1 Allegan 3, Delton-Kellogg 0 Constantine 4, Lawton 3 Kalamazoo Christian 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Baseball Otsego 10, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 3, Niles 1 – Game 2 Plainwell 13, Sturgis 2 – Game 1 Sturgis 3, Plainwell 2 – Game 2 Vicksburg 4, Paw Paw 2 Softball Otsego 5, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 6, Niles  2 – Game 2 GR Forest Hills Central 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1 GR Forest Hills Central 15, Saugatuck 11 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Vicksburg 8, Three Rivers 0 Otsego 8, Edwardsburg 0 Sturgis 6, Niles 2 Paw Paw 4, Plainwell 4 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Plainwell at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Climax-Scotts, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. South Haven at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Otsego, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Bronson at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Bridgman at Allegan, 6:15 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 12, Oakland Athletics 2 Guardians 3, Tigers 2 – José Ramírez’s home run leads Guardians past Tigers 3-2 José Ramírez bounced back from one of the worst games of his career with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Paul Quantrill pitched six shutout innings Wednesday before leaving after a line drive hit him on the leg. He allowed four hits and a walk, striking out four. Three Cleveland relievers followed, with Emmanuel Clase pitching the ninth for his sixth save. With the game scoreless after five innings, Steven Kwan walked to start the sixth and moved up on Andres Gimenez’s base hit. Ramírez followed with a long homer down the right-field line. Phillies 5, White Sox 2 – Turner, Marsh hit homers, Phillies beat White Sox 5-2 Trea Turner homered and had three hits, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Taijuan Walker pitched into the seventh inning. Turner hit his first home run for the Phillies with a solo shot in the first. The two-time All-Star singled and scored in the third and capped a two-run fourth with an RBI double against Tanner Banks. Walker gave up two runs and five hits in 61/3 innings. José Alvarado pitched the ninth for his second save in three chances. Chicago’s Mike Clevinger lasted just three innings, allowing three runs and six hits on 75 pitches. Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer in the first. Cubs 12, A’s 2 – Cubs hammer A’s bullpen in 12-2 win for 3-game sweep Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a four-run sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs reached Oakland’s bullpen for 10 runs in a 12-2 victory over the Athletics that completed a three-game sweep. The A’s have lost seven straight and at 3-16 are mired in their poorest 19-game start since the 1951 Philadelphia A’s. Eric Hosmer hit his first home run since last July 29 for San Diego, Patrick Wisdom had a two-run triple. Mason Miller, a 24-year-old right-hander who is Oakland’s top pitching prospect, made his major league debut. Tonight L.A. Dodgers (Grove 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area. Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night that the team finalized the deal to buy the 49-acre site last week where the A’s will plan to build the stadium that will seat between 30,000 and 35,000 fans close to the Las Vegas Strip. The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A’s hope to break ground on the stadium by next year and would look to hope to be able move into their new home by 2027. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 3 – OT                    (CAR leads 2-0) Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 2                                      (Series tied 1-1) Dallas Stars 7, Minnesota Wild 3                                          (Series tied 1-1) Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2                                 (Series tied 1-1) Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m.               (TBL leads 1-0) New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m.                    (NYR leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m.                     (SEA leads 1-0) Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00                         (WPG leads 1-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 103, Los Angeles Lakers 93                         (Series tied 1-1) Milwaukee Bucks 138, Miami Heat 122                                     (Series tied 1-1) Denver Nuggets 122, Minnesota Timberwolves 113                    (DEN leads 2-0) Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.                        (PHI leads 2-0) Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.            (SAC leads 2-0) Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.                      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was ‘difficult’ NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars says it was a difficult decision to suspend Golden State’s Draymond Green for Game 3 of the Warriors’ first-round series against Sacramento. Dumars also says it was made with serious consideration of many factors. Dumars oversees the league’s basketball operations and sanctions for on-court incidents. Green stepped on the chest of Kings center Domantas Sabonis midway during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of that series on Monday night. Green was ejected for the play. The league escalated the punishment on Tuesday night. NBA – Sacramento’s Mike Brown unanimous Coach of the Year winner Sacramento’s Mike Brown is the unanimous winner of the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. It was an easy call after his first season in Sacramento saw the Kings make the playoffs for the first time since 2006. All 100 voters from a panel of reporters and broadcasters had Brown atop their ballot Wednesday. Brown won the award for the second time, adding this trophy to the one he got after he and LeBron James led Cleveland to a 66-16 record in the 2008-09 season. The other finalists were Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault and Boston’s Joe Mazzulla. Golf – PGA – Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt Tiger Woods is recovering from another surgery. Woods has posted on Twitter that he had fusion surgery on his right ankle to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone. Most estimates on recovery are eight to 12 weeks. That would put into doubt whether he plays in the three remaining majors. Woods had a noticeable limp when he played in the Masters. He made the cut for a record-tying 23rd time. But he withdrew Sunday morning during the third round because of plantar fasciitis. The broken bone in his ankle stems from the February 2021 car crash in Los Angeles. Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. The shooting early Tuesday east of Austin was the latest in a string of recent U.S. shootings apparently sparked by someone showing up at the wrong place. Heather Roth says she got into what she thought was her car, but there was a man in the passenger seat so she got back into her teammate’s car. She says the man then approached her teammate’s car and opened fire. She was grazed and her teammate was critically wounded. The man fled but was later arrested. IIHF – 2-time US hockey Olympic defender Megan Bozek retires Two-time United States women’s hockey Olympian Megan Bozek is retiring. The 32-year-old defender from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, won silver medals at the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Bozek also won four gold medals in six world championship tournament appearances, ending with a silver-medal finish in 2022. Bozek made her national team debut in 2007 in the Under-18 Series, and finished her career with 17 goals and 41 assists for 58 points in 111 games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 1 South Bend 4, Great Lakes 3 Lake County 5, Lansing 4 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 4:30 p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Baseball Lake Michigan College at Marian Ancilla, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (Doubleheader) MHSAA – High School Sports Last NightGirls Soccer Gull Lake 5, Lakeshore 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, St. Joseph 0 Our Lady of the Lake 4, Michigan Lutheran 3 Three Rivers 1, Niles 0 South Haven 5, Fennville 4 Berrien Springs 6, Hartford 0 Holland Black River 3, Bridgman 0 Buchanan 4, Brandywine 0 Plainwell 8, Edwardsburg 0 Paw Paw 8, Sturgis 0 Vicksburg 2, Otsego 0 Portage Northern 8, Battle Cree Central 0 Loy Norrix 2, Kalamazoo Central 0 Mattawan 2, Portage Central 1 Bangor 2, Bloomingdale 0 Comstock 12, Marcellus 1 Allegan 3, Delton-Kellogg 0 Constantine 4, Lawton 3 Kalamazoo Christian 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Baseball Otsego 10, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 3, Niles 1 – Game 2 Plainwell 13, Sturgis 2 – Game 1 Sturgis 3, Plainwell 2 – Game 2 Vicksburg 4, Paw Paw 2 Softball Otsego 5, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 6, Niles  2 – Game 2 GR Forest Hills Central 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1 GR Forest Hills Central 15, Saugatuck 11 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Vicksburg 8, Three Rivers 0 Otsego 8, Edwardsburg 0 Sturgis 6, Niles 2 Paw Paw 4, Plainwell 4 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Plainwell at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Climax-Scotts, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. South Haven at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Otsego, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Bronson at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Bridgman at Allegan, 6:15 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 12, Oakland Athletics 2 Guardians 3, Tigers 2 – José Ramírez’s home run leads Guardians past Tigers 3-2 José Ramírez bounced back from one of the worst games of his career with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Paul Quantrill pitched six shutout innings Wednesday before leaving after a line drive hit him on the leg. He allowed four hits and a walk, striking out four. Three Cleveland relievers followed, with Emmanuel Clase pitching the ninth for his sixth save. With the game scoreless after five innings, Steven Kwan walked to start the sixth and moved up on Andres Gimenez’s base hit. Ramírez followed with a long homer down the right-field line. Phillies 5, White Sox 2 – Turner, Marsh hit homers, Phillies beat White Sox 5-2 Trea Turner homered and had three hits, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Taijuan Walker pitched into the seventh inning. Turner hit his first home run for the Phillies with a solo shot in the first. The two-time All-Star singled and scored in the third and capped a two-run fourth with an RBI double against Tanner Banks. Walker gave up two runs and five hits in 61/3 innings. José Alvarado pitched the ninth for his second save in three chances. Chicago’s Mike Clevinger lasted just three innings, allowing three runs and six hits on 75 pitches. Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer in the first. Cubs 12, A’s 2 – Cubs hammer A’s bullpen in 12-2 win for 3-game sweep Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a four-run sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs reached Oakland’s bullpen for 10 runs in a 12-2 victory over the Athletics that completed a three-game sweep. The A’s have lost seven straight and at 3-16 are mired in their poorest 19-game start since the 1951 Philadelphia A’s. Eric Hosmer hit his first home run since last July 29 for San Diego, Patrick Wisdom had a two-run triple. Mason Miller, a 24-year-old right-hander who is Oakland’s top pitching prospect, made his major league debut. Tonight L.A. Dodgers (Grove 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area. Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night that the team finalized the deal to buy the 49-acre site last week where the A’s will plan to build the stadium that will seat between 30,000 and 35,000 fans close to the Las Vegas Strip. The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A’s hope to break ground on the stadium by next year and would look to hope to be able move into their new home by 2027. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 3 – OT                    (CAR leads 2-0) Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 2                                      (Series tied 1-1) Dallas Stars 7, Minnesota Wild 3                                          (Series tied 1-1) Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2                                 (Series tied 1-1) Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m.               (TBL leads 1-0) New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m.                    (NYR leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m.                     (SEA leads 1-0) Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00                         (WPG leads 1-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 103, Los Angeles Lakers 93                         (Series tied 1-1) Milwaukee Bucks 138, Miami Heat 122                                     (Series tied 1-1) Denver Nuggets 122, Minnesota Timberwolves 113                    (DEN leads 2-0) Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.                        (PHI leads 2-0) Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.            (SAC leads 2-0) Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.                      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was ‘difficult’ NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars says it was a difficult decision to suspend Golden State’s Draymond Green for Game 3 of the Warriors’ first-round series against Sacramento. Dumars also says it was made with serious consideration of many factors. Dumars oversees the league’s basketball operations and sanctions for on-court incidents. Green stepped on the chest of Kings center Domantas Sabonis midway during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of that series on Monday night. Green was ejected for the play. The league escalated the punishment on Tuesday night. NBA – Sacramento’s Mike Brown unanimous Coach of the Year winner Sacramento’s Mike Brown is the unanimous winner of the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. It was an easy call after his first season in Sacramento saw the Kings make the playoffs for the first time since 2006. All 100 voters from a panel of reporters and broadcasters had Brown atop their ballot Wednesday. Brown won the award for the second time, adding this trophy to the one he got after he and LeBron James led Cleveland to a 66-16 record in the 2008-09 season. The other finalists were Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault and Boston’s Joe Mazzulla. Golf – PGA – Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt Tiger Woods is recovering from another surgery. Woods has posted on Twitter that he had fusion surgery on his right ankle to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone. Most estimates on recovery are eight to 12 weeks. That would put into doubt whether he plays in the three remaining majors. Woods had a noticeable limp when he played in the Masters. He made the cut for a record-tying 23rd time. But he withdrew Sunday morning during the third round because of plantar fasciitis. The broken bone in his ankle stems from the February 2021 car crash in Los Angeles. Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. The shooting early Tuesday east of Austin was the latest in a string of recent U.S. shootings apparently sparked by someone showing up at the wrong place. Heather Roth says she got into what she thought was her car, but there was a man in the passenger seat so she got back into her teammate’s car. She says the man then approached her teammate’s car and opened fire. She was grazed and her teammate was critically wounded. The man fled but was later arrested. IIHF – 2-time US hockey Olympic defender Megan Bozek retires Two-time United States women’s hockey Olympian Megan Bozek is retiring. The 32-year-old defender from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, won silver medals at the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Bozek also won four gold medals in six world championship tournament appearances, ending with a silver-medal finish in 2022. Bozek made her national team debut in 2007 in the Under-18 Series, and finished her career with 17 goals and 41 assists for 58 points in 111 games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 1 South Bend 4, Great Lakes 3 Lake County 5, Lansing 4 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 4:30 p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Baseball Lake Michigan College at Marian Ancilla, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (Doubleheader) MHSAA – High School Sports Last NightGirls Soccer Gull Lake 5, Lakeshore 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, St. Joseph 0 Our Lady of the Lake 4, Michigan Lutheran 3 Three Rivers 1, Niles 0 South Haven 5, Fennville 4 Berrien Springs 6, Hartford 0 Holland Black River 3, Bridgman 0 Buchanan 4, Brandywine 0 Plainwell 8, Edwardsburg 0 Paw Paw 8, Sturgis 0 Vicksburg 2, Otsego 0 Portage Northern 8, Battle Cree Central 0 Loy Norrix 2, Kalamazoo Central 0 Mattawan 2, Portage Central 1 Bangor 2, Bloomingdale 0 Comstock 12, Marcellus 1 Allegan 3, Delton-Kellogg 0 Constantine 4, Lawton 3 Kalamazoo Christian 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Baseball Otsego 10, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 3, Niles 1 – Game 2 Plainwell 13, Sturgis 2 – Game 1 Sturgis 3, Plainwell 2 – Game 2 Vicksburg 4, Paw Paw 2 Softball Otsego 5, Niles 1 – Game 1 Otsego 6, Niles  2 – Game 2 GR Forest Hills Central 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1 GR Forest Hills Central 15, Saugatuck 11 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Vicksburg 8, Three Rivers 0 Otsego 8, Edwardsburg 0 Sturgis 6, Niles 2 Paw Paw 4, Plainwell 4 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Plainwell at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Climax-Scotts, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. South Haven at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Otsego, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Bronson at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Bridgman at Allegan, 6:15 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 2006 Torino Winter Games, first-time Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis missed out on the gold in the last second of the women's snowboard cross final. It was a devastating and unpredictable loss for “America's sweetheart” of snowboarding. Jacobellis would go on to attend the next three Olympic Games, falling short of the podium every time. That was until the 2022 Beijing Winter Games when everything came full circle for Jacobellis and her 16-year road to redemption. Jacobellis sat down with “In the Moment” host David Greene to re-live both of her career defining moments.

In the 2006 Torino Winter Games, first-time olympian Lindsey Jacobellis missed out on the gold in the last second of the women's snowboard cross final. It was a devastating and unpredictable loss for “America's sweetheart” of snowboarding. Jacobellis would go on to attend the next three Olympic Games, falling short of the podium every time. That was until the 2022 Beijing Winter Games when everything came full circle for Jacobellis and her 16-year road to redemption. Jacobellis sat down with “In the Moment” host David Greene to re-live both of her career defining moments.

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Few would have expected that spectators at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics would include animals. And yet, coverage of the event featured several sightings of wildlife, particularly leopard cats apparently seeking to get in on the action.你可能想不到，北京2022年冬奥会的观众还有小动物。在赛事期间，一些野生动物也进入了人类的镜头，想要一睹赛事盛况，比如说豹猫们。On Jan 31, on the alpine ski slopes in Yanqing district, 90 kilometers northwest of Beijing, a leopard cat was spotted strolling through an award-ceremony rehearsal.1月31日，在距北京西北部90公里的延庆高山滑雪赛区，一只豹猫缓缓走过颁奖仪式的排练现场。 拍摄者：胡凯心The event caught the attention of volunteers and staff, with many snapping photos. Three days later, a Chinese photographer captured another leopard cat in the woods near the Olympic ski slopes. The creature ran past him, jumped over a fence and looked back.这只豹猫吸引了在场很多志愿者和工作人员的注意，他们还拍下了照片或视频。三天以后，也就是2月3日，中国的一位赛事记者又拍到了另一只豹猫出现在工作雪道边的树林里。这只豹猫从他身边慢跑到护网外，停住了，还转身观望。▲ 冬奥赛事记者在雪道边树林里拍到的豹猫Among those most excited by these sightings was Luo Shujin, an avid skier and a conservation biologist at Peking University.为这些景象激动不已的人中，有一位叫罗述金。她是北京冬奥高山滑雪项目的技术官员，还是北京大学生命科学学院的研究员。Leopard cats are wild felids, slightly larger than house cats, and they mostly steer clear of human activity. However, according to Luo, the frequent appearance of the animals close to the ski runs indicates that the species has persisted in this human-dominated landscape, which is relatively close to the megacity of Beijing. And, their calm demeanor suggests they are not frightened by human activity.豹猫是一种野生猫科动物，比家猫体型略大，大多数会避开人。而据罗述金介绍，豹猫出现在冬奥会滑雪赛场附近，说明该物种在北京周边地区以人类为主导的景观中仍能生存。而且，根据目击记录，这两次豹猫出现时都呈现出安静平和的状态，“并不怎么怕人”。▲ 罗述金在冬奥会赛区（采访者供图）Luo says in the absence of any research data, it is too early to draw any conclusions that the creation of the Olympic skiing venue has not affected the surrounding forests and wildlife. However, she says it's possible that the wild cats have to some extent already adapted to coexistence with humans, likely because people at the venue have not shown an aggressive attitude toward the animals since its construction.罗述金介绍说，目前还没有系统的研究调查数据，所以断定这里的野生动物不受场馆建设影响还为时过早。但她认为可能是自场馆建设开始以来已经很多年了，场地的人对于动物没有敌意，态度友善，所以当地的豹猫在一定程度上适应了人类的存在。Luo, 46, has been studying the wildlife around Yanqing for years. In December 2018, she was tracking leopard cat droppings on a hill when she discovered that the animals were living close to the ski resort. She found this surprising and decided to gather photographic evidence of wildlife in the area.罗述金现年46岁，在延庆地区周围从事野生动物研究工作已有数年。2018年12月，她在山坡上追踪豹猫粪便时发现豹猫的生存区域离冬奥雪道场所很近。这个发现让她很惊喜，于是决定在这个区域收集野生动物的图片资料。"I thought about that famous pictures of a puma walking by the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, and I asked myself: Can we get a picture of a leopard cat walking by the alpine ski course of the Beijing Winter Olympics?"“我立刻联想到一只美洲狮在夜幕下正从洛杉矶好莱坞标志前山梁上通过的那张照片。我问自己：‘我们能拍到豹猫在北京冬奥会高山滑雪场旁散步的照片吗?'”▲ 在美国洛杉矶的格利菲公园拍到的公美洲狮。Steve Winter/National Geographic CreativeTo examine the state of the animal's population, she and her colleagues set up 10 infrared cameras along 15 km of the hilly trail. The efforts paid off. They got pictures of many wild animals, including roe deer, badgers, gorals and wild boar. Leopard cats were photographed three times, the first one caught on camera in February last year—with the Olympic ski runs in the background.为了检测野生动物的数量状况，她和同事们在山间15公里长的自然徒步路径上布设了大约10处红外相机固定监测点，拍下了很多野生动物，包括狍、猪獾、斑羚和野猪等动物。豹猫一共被拍到两三次，第一次是2021年2月，它的远处就是冬奥高山滑雪赛道。▲ 2021年2月，豹猫走过红外相机镜头，对面是冬奥会高山滑雪赛道"Who would have thought that this mountain trail, several kilometers away from the alpine skiing course of the Beijing Winter Olympics, would be frequented by leopard cats," she says.“有谁会想到呢，这条距离冬奥高山滑雪赛道不远的北京山野小径，居然是目前国内最频繁拍摄到豹猫的地方。”According to Luo, wild cats are rarely seen so close to big cities, especially metropolitan cities.罗述金介绍说，其实全世界有野生猫科动物存在的城市很少，至于首都城市，就更罕见了。"I think this is a little-known side of Beijing," says Luo, who is proud that such wildlife can be found so close to the capital city.“这其实是北京鲜为人知的一面，” 罗述金说，她对能在距离首都如此近的地方看到这样的野生动物感到很自豪。▲ 冬奥赛事记者在雪道边树林里拍到的豹猫。图源：新华社Luo sent the photo to the journal Science, along with a 300-word essay titled, The Hidden Olympic Spectator, which was published on July 23, 2021, the opening day of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.罗述金将照片发给《科学》杂志的编辑，还配了一篇300字小短文《隐秘的奥运观众》。照片和短文后来于2021年7月23日东京奥运会开幕当天发表。She also shared the discovery with the 2022 Beijing Winter Games organizing committee, explaining its significance in terms of biodiversity, helping them to build a picture of the relationship between winter sports and nature.罗述金还联系了北京冬奥组委，向奥组委展示了生物多样性的重要性，还阐述了冬季运动和自然之间的关系。Luo's relationship with this Winter Olympics has not been all hard work. She has also found time to indulge her passion for winter sports. After several tests, she was appointed as a technical officer on the Olympic alpine skiing referee team, bringing her even closer to the action. For Luo, being surrounded by hundreds of athletes and spectators was a thrill—a marked contrast to her solitary fieldwork.罗述金和北京冬奥会的联系不只有野生动物研究工作。她还抓住机会，实现了自己对冬季运动的热爱。经过几轮考察，她有了个新身份——北京冬奥高山滑雪国内技术官员，这让她离冬奥比赛更近了一步。对罗述金来说，和数百名运动员、观众共事让她很兴奋，这与她平日在人烟稀少的野外考察大不相同。"I was deeply touched by the exchange and communication at this grand event that spans races, languages and countries," she says. "Such an event causes me to hope that we can leverage our strengths to ensure continued coexistence between wilderness and human settlements."“我们被跨种族、跨语言、跨国家的一次世界性盛会的交流和沟通而深深触动，” 罗述金说道，“这样的盛会让我希望能够贡献出自己的力量，让野生环境和人类环境的共存状态维持下去。”▲ 罗述金将发表在《科学》杂志上的文章打印出来，并邀请不同国家地区代表在上面签名留念Now that the 2022 Winter Olympics have ended, Luo plans to continue her leopard cat research in Yanqing district, just as her many European counterparts have carried out studies on wildlife around ski resorts near the Alps.冬奥会结束后，罗述金计划回到延庆地区，像很多在阿尔卑斯山滑雪场地区进行野生动物研究的欧洲同行那样，她也会继续对豹猫和野生动物的研究工作。"The alpine skiing site on the outskirts of Beijing will be an excellent place to study how wild animals share the same space with humans," she says. "As we watch the skiers racing down the slopes, I know that the striding leopard cat will be watching us."“北京附近的高山滑雪场地，是研究人和野生动物如何实现共享生存空间的绝佳地点。”罗述金说，“正如我们观看滑雪运动员从雪坡上滑下来一样，我知道大步前进的豹猫也会注视着我们。”编辑：陈月华录音：Stephanie Stone来源：新华社 猫盟CFCA 三联生活周刊

The guys welcome on longtime Toronto Sun Jays reporter Rob Longley, who recently returned from the Beijing Winter Games. He details his experiences at the event this time, and also comments on the ongoing labour strife between the baseball owners and the the players.Clarkey then details his travels to the Dominican recently and what that was like, and Ryan offers more depth into the MLB lockout.Brought to you by Coolbet, and in part by the Listowel Squash Courts and See the Game.Subscribe on Youtube and all the best podcast apps!Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Wix_x4--bclMBXhtRV3dAApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/instigating-with-clarkey-and-drury/id1590566419Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZlDWiSNbMs1O0mKW3zoHr

How the Russian-Ukraine conflict is impacting the Slavic community in Sacramento. Recap of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, including stories from our local Olympians. “Dino” Don Lessem visits his Dinosaur Safari exhibit at the Sacramento Zoo. Today's Guests Attorney and activist Alex Tovarian shares how the Russian-Ukraine conflict is impacting the Slavic community in Sacramento.  KCRA Anchor and Olympics Reporter, Deirdre Fitzpatrick, recaps the 2022 Beijing Winter Games for us and shares stories from our local Olympians. "Dino" Don Lessem, one of the world's leading presenters of dinosaurs, visits his Dinosaur Safari exhibit at the Sacramento Zoo. 

冬奥会志愿者伸出援助之手｜Lending a helping handVolunteers play an integral part in the running of every Olympics, and the volunteer work at Beijing 2022 will leave an important legacy for years to come, according to the Games' organizing committee.北京冬奥组委表示，志愿者是奥运会筹办团队中不可或缺的部分，2022年北京冬奥会的志愿工作将为未来提供宝贵的经验财富。Teng Shengping, director-general of the volunteer department of the Beijing organizing committee, said that after the Games an extensive review will be carried out to learn from, transform and promote volunteer work in the areas of human resources and digital and intellectual heritage.北京冬奥组委志愿者部部长滕盛萍介绍，北京冬奥会结束之后，奥组委将在人力资源、数字遗产和知识遗产等领域广泛开展学习研究，以进一步推动和改造志愿者的工作。 "After the Beijing Olympic andParalympicGames we will keep in touch with the volunteers to preserve talents for development. We will also review all the mechanisms, policies and projects formulated for the Gamesso they can contribute to the Olympic culture," Teng said.“北京冬残奥会结束后，我们将与志愿者保持联系，发展保留人才。我们还将审查冬奥会的所有机制、政策和项目，以便让它们为奥运文化作出更多贡献。” 滕盛萍说。 There are more than 18,000volunteers at the Beijing Winter Games, including those working directly in the competitions, as well as venue management, language services and media services. Among them, 63 percent are working in the Beijing competition zone, 12 percent in Yanqing and 25 percent in Zhangjiakou. About 94 percent of all the volunteers are aged under 35.北京冬奥会共录用了志愿者是18000多人，其中北京赛区占比约是63%，延庆赛区约12%，张家口赛区占比约25%，35岁以下的青年人占了94%。志愿者服务涵盖了体育竞赛、场馆管理、语言服务、新闻运行等业务领域。"Before they serve the Games, all of them received extensive training, including those for both general and specific positions," Teng said.滕盛萍表示：“所有志愿者在正式上岗服务前都接受了较为系统的培训，包括通用培训、场馆培训和岗位培训，专业志愿者还接受了专业培训。” With the Games taking place during Spring Festival, a time annually when families traditionally reunite, a special "home for volunteers" was created inside the closedloopto provide a morefestive atmosphere for them.由于北京冬奥会恰逢中国的春节，而这一传统节日意味着每年合家团圆的时期。因此，北京冬奥组委在闭环内设立了“志愿者之家”，为志愿者们创造更浓厚的节日氛围。Teng said there were greater challenges in organizing the Winter Games volunteers compared to the Summer Games in 2008, because of the pandemic and a lack of knowledge and experience in serving winter sports. 滕盛萍表示，2022年北京冬奥会志愿者与2008年北京奥运会志愿者的工作相比起来，还是有很大的不同。他们需要面临新冠肺炎疫情、冰雪运动特殊性、三个赛区来回奔波等方面的挑战。"We added more training for pandemic prevention beforehand and had more medical volunteers at all the venues," Teng said.“我们事先为志愿者们增添了疫情防控培训，并在所有场馆配备了更多的医疗保障志愿者。” 滕盛萍表示。"To cope with the working conditions in the mountain areas and low temperatures, we raised the requirements in recruiting volunteers, requiring them to be in better physical condition and to have more knowledge of winter sports."“为应对山地低温环境，我们在招募志愿者时提高了标准，需要志愿者身体素质好，对冬季运动有更多的了解。”Serving at the Games has been a special experience for the volunteers.为冬奥会服务对于每一位志愿者来说都是一次独特的体验。"We all love volunteering and we love the Olympic Games, so we became the volunteers here,"said Wei Yining, apostgraduatestudent from Beijing Forestry University.北京林业大学园林学院研究生魏伊宁表示：“在主媒体中心工作的这一个月，被问最多的问题就是为什么来冬奥会当志愿者。我是因爱而来，现在我带着我们的爱来到北京冬奥会。”"The whole world is fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, but because of the Olympic Winter Games, we gathered together and united together. It's so valuable for us to be together and inspire each other.“这两年全世界都在和疫情作斗争，冬奥会让我真正体会到相聚不易。但也正是因为冬奥，我们团结互助、相互激励，这真是太宝贵了。”"I hope the warmth from all the volunteers here can stay with you all the time. And together with this unforgettable experience, we can head toward the future."“我特别希望冬奥会结束时，大家可以把志愿者的温暖当作礼物带走。这样我们就可以携起手来，带着这段难忘的经历走向未来。”Paralympic英 [pærə'lɪmpɪk]；美 [pærə'lɪmpɪk]n. 国际残疾人奥运会loop英 [luːp]；美 [luːp]n.绳等形成的）圈，环postgraduate英[ˌpəʊstˈgrædʒuət]；美[ˌpoʊstˈgrædʒuət]n.研究生

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K311: The Winter Games — a different kind of Olympics   The first so-called modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece. But the inaugural Winter Olympics were not held until 1924 in Chamonix, France. 第一屆所謂的現代奧運會於1896年在希臘雅典舉行。但首屆冬季奧運會直到1924年才在法國霞慕尼舉行。 From 1924 to 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympics were the same year. In '92 the Winter Games were celebrated in Albertville, France, followed by the Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. 從1924年到1992年，冬季和夏季奧運會是同一年。92年，冬季奧運會在法國阿爾貝維爾舉行，隨後在西班牙巴塞羅那舉行夏季奧運會。 Then change came. 然後就改變了。 Since 1994, an Olympics has been held every two years. The '94 Winter Olympics took place in Lillehammer, Norway, followed by the Summer Games in 1996 in Atlanta, the US. Nagano, Japan, was next in 1998 with the Winter Games. That pattern was broken by the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. 自1994年以來，每兩年舉行一次奧運會。94年冬季奧運會在挪威利勒哈默爾舉行，隨後於1996年在美國亞特蘭大舉行夏季奧運會。日本長野在1998年是冬季奧運會的下一個。由於冠狀病毒大流行，2020年東京夏季運動會推遲到2021年，打破了這種模式。 The Beijing Winter Games opened on Friday last week, just six months after Tokyo closed. They'll be followed by the Summer Olympics in 2024 in Paris, France. Here's a breakdown of why things have unfolded as they have. 北京冬季運動會於上週五開幕，距離東京奧運會閉幕僅六個月。緊隨其後的是2024年在法國巴黎舉行的夏季奧運會。以下是事情為什麼會像現在這樣展開的細分。   WHY WERE THE GAMES MOVED TO EVERY TWO YEARS? Olympic historian Bill Mallon suggests the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was looking for more revenue. The IOC, he says, “thought they could get more sponsorship money by spreading the Games out more.” Every two years also kept the Olympics in the public eye, and the move dovetailed with the increasing commercialization and professionalization of the Games.   為什麼奧運會要每兩年舉辦一次？ 奧運歷史學家比爾·馬龍（Bill Mallon）表示，國際奧會（IOC）正在尋找更多的收入。他說，國際奧會「認為他們可以通過更多地傳播奧運會來獲得更多的讚助資金。 每兩年一次，奧運會也保持在公眾視野中，此舉與奧運會日益商業化和專業化相吻合。   BEIJING: FIRST FOR BOTH WINTER AND SUMMER Beijing is the most unlikely city to be the first to host both Summer and Winter Olympics. Of all the Winter Olympic hosts, it has the least tradition in winter sports.   北京：冬季和夏季第一 北京是最不可能同時舉辦夏季和冬季奧運會的城市。在所有冬季奧運會主辦方中，它擁有最少的冬季運動傳統。   Beijing was a longshot for 2022 until six European countries — including favorites Norway and Sweden — dropped out for cost or political reasons. Germany and Switzerland said “no” in referendums. The IOC was left to choose between Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Beijing Winter Olympics are expected to draw about 2,900 athletes from about 90 national Olympic committees. The Tokyo Olympics six months ago attracted 11,000 from just over 200 national bodies. 北京2022冬奧本是幾乎不可能的計劃，直到六個歐洲國家 - 包括最受歡迎的挪威和瑞典 - 由於成本或政治原因退出。德國和瑞士在公投中說"不"。國際奧會只能在北京和哈薩克阿拉木圖之間做出選擇。 北京冬奧會預計將吸引來自約90個國家奧會的約2900名運動員。六個月前的東京奧運會吸引了來自200多個國家機構的11000人。 Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2022/02/08/2003772708

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Travis Jayner competed for the U-S in 2010 and won a bronze medal in the men's 5,000 metre speed skating relay.

凯莉持续创佳绩|Kelly Keeps Crushin' ItThe list of "firsts" Kelly Sildaru has next to her name continues to grow after she secured bronze on Tuesday at the Beijing Winter Games, becoming the first Estonian athlete to win an Olympic medal in freestyle skiing.本周二，凯丽·希尔达鲁获得了北京冬奥会自由式滑雪女子坡面障碍技巧比赛铜牌，成为首位在自由式滑雪项目上获得奥运奖牌的爱沙尼亚运动员，其“第一”的履历又添新笔。Born in 2002, she has also become the youngest Olympic medalist from Estonia in either the summer or winter edition of the Games.希尔达鲁生于2002年，她同时是爱沙尼亚冬奥会和夏奥会最年轻的奖牌获得者。 Wearing a black snow jacket and maroon pants, Sildaru stood out against the brilliant white course during Tuesday's final. With her signature long, blonde hair flowing out from her black helmet, the 19-year-old made one last check on her skis and poles before taking a deep breath and setting off on her run.在周二的决赛中，希尔达鲁身穿黑色雪地夹克和栗色长裤，在亮白的滑雪场上格外惹人注目。这位19岁女孩标志性的金色长发从她黑色的头盔下飘出。在完成对滑雪板和滑雪杆的最后一次检查后，希尔达鲁深吸一口气，开始投入比赛。The Estonian flagbearer was the last among all 12 athletes to set off in the final after she received the highest score (86.15) during qualification.这位爱沙尼亚选手在资格赛中获得最高分（86.15分）。决赛场上，希尔达鲁在12名运动员中最后出发。She finished her first run with a 900-degree rotation and a tailgrab (grabbing the back of the skis).她以900度旋转和后手抓板动作完成了第一跳。Her impressive moves and perfect landing gave her a score of 82.06, enabling her to nail a medal despite mistakes in the second run and a low-scoring third.希尔达鲁凭借令人印象深刻的动作和完美的落地拿下82.06分。尽管第二跳有失误，第三跳得分较低，希尔达鲁还是赢得了一枚奖牌。 Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud won gold and China's Gu Ailing secured silver.瑞士选手玛蒂尔德·格雷莫德获得金牌，中国选手谷爱凌获得银牌。"My first run was pretty much like a safe run. That run brought me bronze. I mean I'm happy about it, but it would have been better when I could have put down a better run," she said post-race.赛后希尔达鲁说：“我的第一跳是用来保底的，那一跳让我能摘下铜牌。对此我很高兴，但如果我能发挥得更好的话就更棒了。”Although the failure in the second run blocked her path to the gold medal, Sildaru is still enjoying herself at her first Olympics.虽然第二跳的失败断送了她的夺金之路，但希尔达鲁仍然很享受她的冬奥首秀。"When I'm skiing, I'm just going to do my best. So I just need to enjoy myself and I'm not trying to focus too much on the medals or on the podium or stuff like that. It's more about my skiing."“当我滑雪的时候，我会尽我最大的努力，我只需要享受当下。我不想把太多精力放在奖牌啊、领奖台啊之类的事情上。我只把参加冬奥会当作是我去滑一场雪而已。”Her passion for skiing and hard work have earned Sildaru a series of titles at a young age.在很小的时候，凭借对滑雪的热爱和刻苦的训练，希尔达鲁就载誉满满。At age 13 in 2016, she became the youngest gold medalist to date at a Winter X Games event, and the first person to win a Winter X Games medal for Estonia. She is also the youngest to win two X Games gold medals.2016年，13岁的希尔达鲁就成为了迄今为止最年轻的世界极限运动会金牌得主，也是第一位赢得世界极限运动会奖牌的爱沙尼亚人。她同时还是最年轻的、赢得了两枚世界极限运动会金牌的运动员。During the Big Air competition of the 2017 Winter X Games Norway, Sildaru became the first woman to ever land a switch 1260-degree mute and a 1440 degree during a competition.在2017年挪威冬季极限运动会的大跳台比赛中，希尔达鲁成为有史以来第一位完成1260度和1440度动作的女运动员。Because of her young age, Sildaru was not allowed to participate in the World Cup until 2017 in New Zealand, where she won the slopestyle competition.由于年龄太小，希尔达鲁直到2017年才获准参加新西兰的世界杯，并获得坡面障碍技巧比赛的冠军。A knee injury denied her a chance to compete at the 2018 Winter Games, but she later recovered and won a gold medal in slopestyle at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games.膝盖受伤使希尔达鲁失去了参加2018年平昌冬奥会的机会，但康复之后，希尔达鲁又在2020年青年奥运会上拿下坡面障碍项目的金牌。"Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines," Sildaru once wrote in a caption to one of her photos on Instagram.希尔达鲁曾在Instagram上晒图并配文称“问题不是绊脚石，而是垫脚石。”What makes Sildaru's achievements even more striking is that she hails from a virtually mountainless nation with an average elevation of around 300 meters.让希尔达鲁的成就更加引人注目的是，她来自一个几乎没有高山、平均海拔约300米的国家。"I'm usually training where I have competitions," she said. "Like maybe just going there two weeks earlier for my training and competitions, or we just stay longer."她说：“我通常在有比赛的地方训练。比如，我可能会提前两周去某个地方参加训练和比赛，或者会在那里待得更久。”Spring in Finland, summer in France, and couple of months in New Zealand－Sildaru admitted she used to struggle between school and skiing: "It was a little hard at first.在芬兰度过春天，在法国度过夏天，再在新西兰待上几个月——希尔达鲁承认她曾在学校和滑雪之间挣扎,“一开始有点难”。"I graduated this spring, so it's been really nice to just focus on skiing," said Sildaru, who will turn 20 on Thursday.本周四是希尔达鲁20岁生日，她说：“今年春天我就毕业了。以后可以一门心思滑雪，真好。”Sildaru will compete in the halfpipe qualification on her birthday, with the aim to make the final which will be held on Friday.希尔达鲁在生日当天参加U型场地技巧资格赛，高分晋级周五即将举行的决赛。maroon英 [məˈruːn]；美[məˈruːn] adj. 紫褐色的；褐红色的n. 褐红色；紫褐色；（海上作为信号的）鞭炮vt. 困住；使无法逃脱podium英 [ˈpəʊdiəm]；美[ˈpoʊdiəm] n. 讲台；讲坛；（乐队的）指挥台；颁奖台hail英 [heɪl]；美[heɪl] n. 冰雹；一阵像冰雹般袭来的事物；雹子般的一阵v. 赞扬（或称颂）；招手（请出租车或公共汽车停下）；跟…打招呼；向…喊；下雹int. 万岁elevation英 [ˌelɪˈveɪʃn]；美[ˌelɪˈveɪʃn] n. 高程；提升；提拔；晋级；（某地方的）高度；（尤指）海拔；高处；（建筑物的）立面（图），立视图;（水平或数量）提高，升高，增加

中国首枚自由式滑雪女子空中技巧赛金牌|Gold in Women's Aerials a First for ChinaEven when all the scores of the finalists in the women's freestyle skiing aerials were out on Monday evening, Xu Mengtao still couldn't believe she had just clinched the Winter Olympics gold medal that she had strived so long to win.本周一晚，自由式滑雪女子空中技巧决赛选手的所有分数都已公布。尽管如此，徐梦桃一时仍无法相信自己刚刚获得了她梦寐以求的冬奥会金牌。"Did I win? Did I win?" she shouted. Yes, the four-time Olympian finally did it at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The gold is also China's first in the event.她喊道：“我是第一名吗？我真的是第一名吗？”是的，第四次参加冬奥会的中国名将徐梦桃终于在2022年北京冬奥会上如愿登顶，获得冠军。这枚金牌也是中国队在该项目上获得的首枚冬奥金牌。 At the moment the winner was announced, spectators at the competition venue, Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, erupted with joy.在宣布获胜者的那一刻，河北张家口赛区云顶滑雪公园赛场的观众们欣喜若狂。As of Monday night, China had won five gold medals at the Beijing Winter Games, equaling its best previous result at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.截至本周一晚，中国在北京冬奥会上已拿下五枚金牌，追平中国队在温哥华冬奥会上创造的历史最佳战绩。Xu received 108.61 points for her final jump with three somersaults, which had a degree of difficulty of 4.293－the highest for female athletes. Hanna Huskova of Belarus took the silver with 107.95 points, followed by Megan Nick of the United States with 93.76.徐梦桃最后一次跳以直体后空翻转体360度接360度再接360度获得108.61分，难度系数为4.293，为世界女子最高水平。白俄罗斯选手汉娜·胡什科娃以107.95分获得银牌，而美国选手梅甘·尼克以93.76分紧随其后。After successfully landing her final jump, Xu knew she had nailed it and screamed into the cold air, with the temperature hovering around minus 23 C.在圆满完成最后一跳后，徐梦桃知道自己成功了，她在零下约23摄氏度的寒冷空气中高呼。 Soon afterward, Ashley Caldwell of the US, who had been ranked first after the first round of the final and was the last athlete to jump－made a mistake on her landing and finished in fourth place.最后出场的美国选手阿什莉·考德威尔在决赛第一轮比赛后排名第一，但她在第二轮比赛落地时没有站稳，最终获得第四名。"The payoff of hard work may come late, but it will come for sure," Xu, 31, said emotionally. "It's been a long journey, and I always have faith in myself."31岁的徐梦桃感慨道：“艰苦训练的回报可能会迟到，但从不会缺席。这是一段漫长的旅程，我一直对自己充满信心。”Xu already owned 27 World Cup golds and received the highest score in the world for jumps among female aerial skiers. But she only managed to bring home a silver medal from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.徐梦桃已手握27枚世界杯金牌，并且还是世界女子滑雪空中技巧最高分纪录的保持者，但她只在2014年索契冬奥会上摘得一枚银牌。 Due to injuries, she finished sixth and ninth at Vancouver 2010 and Pyeongchang 2018, respectively, so winning Olympic gold has been a "lifelong desire", Xu said.由于受伤，她仅在2010年温哥华冬奥会上获得第六名，在2018年平昌冬奥会上位列第九。因此，徐梦桃表示，赢得奥运金牌一直是她“毕生的梦想”。"I'm just super excited. This is the first gold medal won by China in women's aerials, and it's just super cool," she said after the victory. "I just wanted to do the best tricks I could and I did it, and that was all."徐梦桃摘金后表示：“我太激动了！这是中国赢得的第一枚自由式滑雪女子空中技巧赛金牌。这太棒了！我只想尽我所能做到最好，然后我做到了，仅此而已。”China's Han Xiaopeng had won the country's first men's aerials Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Turin Winter Games.中国选手韩晓鹏在2006年都灵冬奥会上获得了中国首枚男子自由式滑雪空中技巧的奥运金牌。Caldwell said she was proud of Xu, whose nickname is Taotao.考德威尔说，她为徐梦桃感到骄傲。考德威尔还亲昵地称呼徐梦桃为“桃桃”。"Taotao has been pushing triples for longer than I have, and I respect her wholeheartedly. For her to win the gold medal in her own country is an incredible accomplishment, and it brought tears to my eyes," the US skier said.这位美国滑雪选手说：“桃桃的三周台动作时间比我长，我打心底里尊重她。她在自己‘家门口'赢得金牌是一个了不起的成就，让人热泪盈眶。”Xu said she believes systematic training and keeping in good form brought her the gold medal.徐梦桃说，她相信，她之所以能获得金牌是因为系统的训练和良好的状态。"I've been in good shape for the past four years, so I've given my best to prepare for this moment. Today I only come here to see the result," she said.徐梦桃说：“过去四年来，我的状态一直很好，我已经尽了最大努力为这一刻做好准备。今天我来参赛只是为了看看努力的结果。”"It's going to be a sleepless night for me. I will use every minute to enjoy the win."“今晚不睡了，要让幸运一刻过得更慢一些。”clinch英 [klɪntʃ]；美[klɪntʃ] n. 抱抱；（恋人相互的）搂抱，拥抱；（格斗中双方的）互相扭抱vt. 赢得；解决；成功取得；提供解决办法；确定spectator英 [spekˈteɪtə(r)]；美[ˈspekteɪtər] n. 观众；（尤指体育比赛的）观看者somersault英 [ˈsʌməsɔːlt]；美[ˈsʌmərsɔːlt] n. 滚翻；空翻；筋斗vi. 做滚翻；做空翻wholeheartedly英 [ˈhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdli]；美[ˈhoʊlhɑrtɪdli] adv. 完全同意，全心全意地

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Beijing plans to announce sweeping standards on fintech and the digital yuan; Hong Kong steps up the fight against COVID-19; Beijing pushes back its target for peaking steel industry carbon emissions by five years; and three people are suspected of human trafficking after a disturbing video of a woman in shackles goes viral.In addition, we speak with Caixin Global financial news reporter Guo Yingzhe about the speculative bubble now forming around the Beijing Winter Games mascot Bing Dwen Dwen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode Lindsay Gibbs and Jessica Luther discuss big headlines from week one of the Beijing Winter Olympics. But first, they share their favorite Super Bowl LVI moments. Then, they discuss the some of the hottest topics of the 2022 Winter Games so far, including Eileen Gu, Mikaela Shiffrin and Kamila Valieva, and the ways that the commentary around these athletes is sexist, limiting and often times, just bizarre. They also discuss ski jumper uniform disqualifications, why women's hockey should stay in the Olympics and if athletes are using their platforms to speak to geopolitical issues. Following this discussion, you'll hear a preview of Lindsay's interview with Julie Kliegman, Chief Copy Editor at Sports Illustrated about trans swimmer Lia Thomas's fight to compete. Then, the team burns the worst of the sports this week in The Burn Pile. Next, they lift up those making sports better, including Torchbearer of the Week, Natalie Geisenberg, a 34 year old German luger who is now the most decorated Olympic luge athlete, with six gold medals and one bronze. They wrap up the show with what's good in their lives and what they are watching in sports this week This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Ingle reports on 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva being cleared to compete again at the Beijing Winter Games.

Scotty James wins the half-pipe silver at the Beijing Winter Games, as Australia arguably exceeds its medal expectations. As Australia celebrates, naturalised Chinese athletes are facing a very different reception.

Episode 7 - Big day with Mens Snowboard Halfpipe headline the action with Scotty James and Valentino going up against Shaun White chasing his 4th Gold Medal. Other Aussies in action today in Alpine Skiing, Cross-country, Skeleton and Short Track.The Beijing Winter Games Series previewing the events, athletes, sports and medal chance of the Australian Winter Olympic Team. Subscribe and stay tuned for the next two action packed weeks.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comMusic from Music For Wildlife - Snow Leopard https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Qusic/20190702195544730/Qusic_-_01_-_Snow_Leopard

Nearly 485k vehicles made by Hyundai and Kia are being recalled due to fire risk. Makers are suggesting owners "park outside and away from structures" until repairs can be made. As the Beijing Winter Games continue, journalists from around the globe are pointing to serious concerns related to declining interest in the games, ongoing concerns related to humanitarian violations and the poor treatment of athletes on isolation due to COVID. Dr. Hailey Nelson, complex care pediatrician at Valley Children's Healthcare, joins the show to talk about how to talk to your child about their positive COVID-19 test, cases of COVID locally and vaccination rates in the valley.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 6 - Action packed day with 8 Aussies in competing across Snowboarding, Skeleton, Cross-country and Figure Skating The Beijing Winter Games Series previewing the events, athletes, sports and medal chance of the Australian Winter Olympic Team. Subscribe and stay tuned for the next two action packed weeks.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comMusic from Music For Wildlife - Snow Leopard https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Qusic/20190702195544730/Qusic_-_01_-_Snow_Leopard

Episode 4 - Golden Medal Ceremony for Jakara Anthony, Short track action for Brendan Corey.  The Beijing Winter Games Series previewing the events, athletes, sports and medal chance of the Australian Winter Olympic Team. Subscribe and stay tuned for the next two action packed weeks.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comMusic from Music For Wildlife - Snow Leopard https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Qusic/20190702195544730/Qusic_-_01_-_Snow_Leopard

Episode 5 - Snowboarding for the Australian Team kicks off today, get around Belle and Scotty as they strive for the podium in Halfpipe and BoardercrossThe Beijing Winter Games Series previewing the events, athletes, sports and medal chance of the Australian Winter Olympic Team. Subscribe and stay tuned for the next two action packed weeks.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comMusic from Music For Wildlife - Snow Leopard https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Qusic/20190702195544730/Qusic_-_01_-_Snow_Leopard

Your morning dose of Beijing 2022.Episode 3 - Gold and Bronze on Day 2. Amazing performances from Jakara Anthony and Tess Coady The Beijing Winter Games Series previewing the events, athletes, sports and medal chance of the Australian Winter Olympic Team. Subscribe and stay tuned for the next two action packed weeks.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comMusic from Music For Wildlife - Snow Leopard https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Qusic/20190702195544730/Qusic_-_01_-_Snow_Leopard

Your morning dose of Beijing 2022.Episode 2 - Men's Mogul Finals, Womens Snowboard Slopestyle, Curling, LugeThe Beijing Winter Games Series previewing the events, athletes, sports and medal chance of the Australian Winter Olympic Team. Subscribe and stay tuned for the next two action packed weeks.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comMusic from Music For Wildlife - Snow Leopard https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Qusic/20190702195544730/Qusic_-_01_-_Snow_Leopard

February 4, 2022 ~ What role will China and the Beijing Winter Games play in the Russia/Ukraine conflict? Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald asks judge to ban terms of endearment between the Crumbleys in court. Explosive allegations of discriminatory hiring practices against the NFL and Jim Harbaugh staying put.

Above the Snow is BACK, hosted by Tim Gale.The Beijing Winter Games Series  previewing the events, athletes, sports and medal chance of the Australian Winter Olympic Team. Subscribe and stay tuned for the next two action packed weeks.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comMusic from Music For Wildlife - Snow Leopard https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Qusic/20190702195544730/Qusic_-_01_-_Snow_Leopard

Despite a COVID scare sent through the team, Australia's athletes are preparing for the Beijing Winter Games to officially open on Friday. But on the backdrop of geo-political tensions, Australia's Chef de Mission Geoff Lipshut says athletes will be free to use their voice in the face of threats from Chinese authorities.

The Federal Government to offer cash payments to aged care workers U-K Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives a highly anticipated report into lockdown party breaches Australian curler Tahli Gill cleared of COVID-19 just days out from the start of the Beijing Winter Games

This week on The Sunday Magazine with guest host Helen Mann: • Political science associate professor Maria Popova unpacks the simmering diplomatic standoff over Ukraine • Trailblazing foreign correspondent Hilary Brown tells her own story • Former Olympians Jean-Luc Brassard and Angela Schneider weigh in on the political tensions surrounding the Winter Games in Beijing • Veteran broadcaster Ray Suarez examines the forces driving financial struggle Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

With the Beijing Winter Games set to begin on February 4, DP & McGhee take a deep dive into the Olympic movement with special guest, Gary Pluchino, a veteran sports marketing executive that has spent a good deal of his career guiding major Olympic sponsorship programs. Other topics include, Novak Djokovic and the Australian Open, the MLB lockout, and the College Football Playoff.

The field is just about set for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with some curling associations holding playdowns and others naming their reps. Kevin and Warren recap the results and look into the wild-card conundrum with the rankings not paused during the latest COVID-19 crisis. Also, Curling Canada still hasn't announced its Olympic mixed doubles team and the guys try to figure out what the holdup is with the Beijing Winter Games only weeks away. In Hot Rock Topics, Warren attempts to clear up the confusion surrounding provincial playdowns and why Curling Canada doesn't intervene to ensure there's consistency across the nation. Hit and stick around until the end of the show for Story Time as Warren looks back at the infamous “LaBonte boot” controversy from 1972 as another kicked rock controversy emerged this past week during provincials. Marc Kennedy, who is Beijing bound as Brad Gushue's alternate, joins the show to discuss heading to his third Olympics, how he's avoiding COVID-19, what the team is planning on doing over the next three weeks, supporting the mixed double team, accommodations in Beijing, and the procedure if you were to test positive at the Olympics.This podcast is produced and mixed by Andrew Holland, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Production support by Jonathan Brazeau and Amil Delic.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

China has threatened the Biden administration with retaliation over its decision to impose a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, warning the move could harm bilateral relations.The Biden administration said Monday it would not send an official United States delegation to the Beijing Winter Games as a statement against China's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang." US athletes will still be allowed to compete in the Games.Responding to the White House announcement, China's Foreign Ministry said it had launched "solemn representation" with the US and vowed to take "resolute countermeasures.""Out of ideological bias and based on lies and rumors, the US is trying to disrupt the Beijing Winter Olympics. This will only expose its sinister intention and further erode its moral authority and credibility," ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a news conference Tuesday."The wrong move of the US has undermined the foundation and atmosphere for China-US sports exchanges and Olympic cooperation. It has shot itself in the foot. The US should understand the grave consequences of its move," Zhao said.Relations between the two superpowers had recently begun to improve, following last month's virtual summit between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.While the meeting yielded no significant breakthroughs, it allowed for a return to a more constructive, stable relationship, following a near total breakdown during the final year of the Trump administration and continued hostility into the Biden administration.Beijing has offered no clue as to what countermeasures it is considering, but the possibility of further retaliation now threatens to once again derail bilateral relations.Compared to the angry response of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, some Chinese diplomats and state media employees have offered a more nonchalant take on Twitter -- which is blocked in China -- stressing US politicians had not yet been invited to the Games."Politicians calling for boycott #2022BeijingOlympics are doing so for their own political interests and posturing. In fact, no one would care about whether these people come or not, and it has no impact whatsoever on the #Beijing2022 to be successfully held," tweeted Liu Pengyu, spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the US.Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the nationalist tabloid Global Times, also weighed in."Why the fuss? If US officials don't come, let it be. China didn't invite them anyway." he tweeted. "Only super narcissistic people will regard their absence as a powerful boycott. Most of those US govt officials are close contacts of the Covid-19 patients according to China's standard, moreover picky and pretentious. You are the people that Beijing residents least want to see."While Beijing might not be too concerned about the absence of American politicians, it could turn into a bigger headache if the US move is joined by more countries. Previously, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have all said they were considering a diplomatic boycott.Activists have long called for a boycott of the Beijing Games in protest of China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, and its political crackdown on Hong Kong. Over the past month, Beijing's silencing of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's sexual assault allegations against a former Chinese leader has further amplified such calls.The US diplomatic boycott has been welcomed by rights groups. Human Rights Watch called it a "crucial step toward challenging the Chinese government's crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities.""But this shouldn't be the only action. The US should now redouble efforts with like-minded governments to investigate and map out pathways to accountability for those responsible for these crimes and justice for the survivors," Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement.The potential snowball eff...

VIP's and high-ranking officials involved in the Brisbane 2032 Olympics are planning to attend the Beijing Winter Games despite an Australian government boycott. Australia's birthrate has plunged to a record low amid the Covid pandemic, with Victoria leading the falls. An Australian ugg boot maker faces bankruptcy after losing a bid to have his case heard in the US Supreme Court  And Disgruntled shoppers left waiting for undelivered packages may finally have been given an explanation for their woes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia is being encouraged to follow the United States' lead and announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia is being encouraged to follow the United States' lead and announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beijing is facing an increasingly difficult diplomatic situation for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games after the US confirmed a diplomatic boycott of the event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, the United States is staging a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games. Should Canada do the same? We'll hear from Dr. Angela Schneider, the director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at Western University as well as Heather McPherson, the NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona and critic for Foreign Affairs & International Development. Plus, Ken Coates joins us to talk about Canada's failure to properly respond to protests that actually threaten democracy and the rule of law. And, we'll get a history lesson on Agnes Macphail, Canada's first female MP elected to the House of Commons 100 years ago this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics. COVID vaccine political divide. Where malaria is on the rise. Solomon Islands peacekeeping force. New black hole discovery. Artificial intelligence to fight internet censorship. Chris Casquejo hosts VOA Asia.

2 Olympics, 2 different sports in only 180 days. That is the incredible feat Vincent De Haître is attempting to add to his already impressive resume. The cyclist Vincent de Haitre competed at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games this summer and placed 5th in Team pursuit. The speed skater Vincent de Haitre is now attempting to make it to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games in February. He is already a two-time Winter Olympian from Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018. In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with Vince about the mindset and dedication required to be an Olympian, how he keeps balance in his life, the challenges of switching high-level sports so quickly and how he defines goals and success. Be sure to tell Vincent and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!         Refresh and plan!   Find out more   https://linktr.ee/bigideabigmoves        Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves               Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves                For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com Take their free assessment               Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages               Follow Vince on Instagram @vince_dehaitre   and visit vincentdehaitre.com

Mike and Jason welcome in Thursday NHL Insider Frank Seravalli to talk about the NHL's participation at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Frank infers that despite all the red flags, the NHL and the PA are fully committed to participating.   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

With the Olympic trials underway in the U.S. and just around the corner in Canada, Kevin and Warren discuss who has emerged as the top contenders south of the border plus a breakdown of Sports Interaction's odds for the favourites and underdogs to wear the Maple Leaf at the Beijing Winter Games. Our Hot Rocks Topic takes aim at the Canadian Olympic trials process and what more can be done to prepare teams to take on the rest of the world and the guys don't pull any punches with their assessment of the current system! Stick around for Storytime as Kevin shares the hilarious tale of how Don Walchuk acquired ice for their drinks during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. Former world champion and five-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts winner Cathy Overton-Clapham is our guest this week to talk about transitioning to coaching, what it's like working with Cory Christensen's team, her thoughts on the new rules being tested at the world championships plus a bit of communication breakdown during her time as a super spare with Eve Muirhead's team. This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen and Amil Delic, mixed by Andrew Holland, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Production and social support by Jonathan Brazeau.Audio Credits: Sportsnet.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

In this episode we talk about the uniqueness of ski jumping and what we can anticipate from the sport at the Beijing Winter Games.

Australian athletes are preparing to head overseas as they chase the cold weather for preparations ahead of the Beijing Winter Games.

The Olympic flame for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games has been handed over to Beijing 2022 organizers in a ceremony at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens.

In our news wrap Monday, jury selection began in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Human rights activists disrupted the Olympic torch lighting in Greece - for the Beijing Winter Games. Former President Donald Trump filed suit to block release of his White House records about the January assault on the U.S. Capitol. Russia suspended its diplomatic mission to NATO. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Hour 3 of A&G features an update on the United State's involvement in the Beijing Winter Games. Joe reads a story on how to go green and invest in oil and gas. Katie Couric's journalistic integrity is called to question. Red Pill, Blue Pill defined. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Hour 3 of A&G features an update on the United State's involvement in the Beijing Winter Games. Joe reads a story on how to go green and invest in oil and gas. Katie Couric's journalistic integrity is called to question. Red Pill, Blue Pill defined. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of A&G features an update on the United State's involvement in the Beijing Winter Games. Joe reads a story on how to go green and invest in oil and gas. Katie Couric's journalistic integrity is called to question. Red Pill, Blue Pill defined. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a whirlwind summer, Joel Johnson left his post as Gopher Women's Associate Head Coach and became the new head coach of the newly aligned Division 1 program at the University of St. Thomas. Weeks later, Johnson was also named the head coach of the USA Olympic Women's hockey team that will compete at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. The Minnesota native joins Perk via zoom from Calgary where the US team is competing currently.

Highlights:    "US Women's Soccer Team led by the ultra leftwing activist Megan Repinoe suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Swedish team in the opening game of the Tokyo Olympics officially ending their 44-game winning streak." “Our Women's Soccer Team decided instead of showing their patriotism and their gratitude to the nation that gave them this amazing opportunity, they decided to deride and mocked and ridicule our nation instead.”“The IOC or the International Olympic Committee has in fact banned podium protests of both the Tokyo Olympics and Beijing Winter Games after ⅔ of the athletes polled said that they believe it was not appropriate to demonstrate or express political views on the victory podium or field of play or at official ceremonies.”“What the real takeaway from all of this, is the sad fact that the epidemic of wokeness really does destroy someone's gratitude and patriotic appreciation necessary for a nation to thrive.""What  the great classical philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre is saying is that without patriotism, without a deep connection to and love for one's own country it's virtually impossible to live a fulfilling moral life."Timestamps:        [01:43] US Women Soccer Team failed to score against Sweden in the opening match of Tokyo Olympics [03:32] Why the US Women Soccer Team has a reputation for being resentful and rude SJWs [05:12] The IOC banning podium protest and how it agitates SJWs like Lebron James [06:37] The great classical philosopher, Alasdair MacIntyre's remarks about the virtues of patriotism[08:37] How the major league soccer players in Texas react to fans booing them when they kneeled during the national anthemResources: Ep. 541 Gwen Berry Completely EMBARASSES Herself!!!Ep. 574 SHOCK POLL! AMERICANS WANT TO SECEDE!!!!Get Your Brand-New PATRIOT T-Shirts and Merch Here: https://store.turleytalks.com/Become a Turley Talks Insiders Club Member: https://insidersclub.turleytalks.com/welcomeThank you for taking the time to listen to this episode.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review.Do you want to be a part of the podcast and be our sponsor? Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture!If you would like to get lots of articles on conservative trends make sure to sign-up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts. 

In this episode we talk about why we celebrate Olympic Day, as well as the prospects of the upcoming Tokyo Summer Games and the Beijing Winter Games.

Nate Wallace joins Political Misfits to discuss the working class revolt that sank billionaire plans for European Football Super League, the Olympic Games and the potential for a ban on protest in the upcoming Tokyo Summer Games and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Recorded and aired live in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021.If you enjoy Redspin Sports, please consider supporting our work on Patreon so we can produce more of it. The editing, equipment, podcast hosting, and other costs are the biggest barriers in the way of being able to churn out more content on a consistent basis.https://www.patreon.com/redspinsports...@RedspinSports (Twitter & IG)@NateWallace9 (Twitter)@BrotherFlourish (Twitter)@JuiceTinTweets (Twitter)https://www.facebook.com/RedspinSport...Checkout Redspin Sports on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, etc.Political Misfits airs from 12 noon to 2 pm EST Monday-Friday on Radio Sputnik in Washington, DC. https://sputniknews.com/radio/