It still has major funding gaps that will have to be addressed in a special tax session of the Legislature that convenes next week. "But at least we spell out what it is that we want". "This is an exercise in futility". "This is a fool-hardy exercise", Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, the governor's chief budget adviser, told the Senate Finance Committee last week. [Full Article...]
But he hit his stride from that point forward, recording two birdies with three bogeys across the rest of the day. Two of the birdies came on par 4s. Sophomore Andrew Israelson shot an opening round even-par 72 and is tied for 27th, leading the Bison on day one . [Full Article...]
Gretchen Piscotty's services were held Monday in Livermore, and Piscotty was away from the team for four days. Is it dusty in here? Last week, his first at-bat after his mother's death, Piscotty got a standing ovation from the Coliseum crowd on May 8, and he stepped out and put his hand on his chest. [Full Article...]
The commissioner's office announced the extension Monday. Osuna's next scheduled court appearance is June 18, so it's possible Major League Baseball continues to keep him on paid leave until at least that date. The native of Juan Jose Rios, Mexico, has nine saves in 15 appearances this season with a 2.93 earned-run average and 13 strikeouts. He has recorded 104 saves, including 39 a year ago, ... [Full Article...]
Finland's Valtteri Bottas was second, a hefty 20.5 seconds behind, with Dutch 20-year-old Max Verstappen completing the podium for Red Bull - his first of an incident-filled season. The 37-year-old was sitting behind Hamilton in second on lap 26 when he experienced trouble with the vehicle and was subsequently overtaken by both Red Bull drivers and fell into 17th. [Full Article...]
Horford's teammate Marcus Smart immediately ran over to stand up for his teammate and got into it with Smith. Ultimately, both Smart and Smith were given technicals with the latter also assessed a Flagrant 1 foul. One of Al Horford's sisters had a message for Smith, too. J.R. Smith missed all seven of his shots and didn't score a point in 27 minutes of Tuesday's Game 2 loss to the Celtics. [Full Article...]
National Hockey League teams taking a 2-0 lead in a best of seven series go on to win the series 89 percent of the time. After goaltender Braden Holtby was called for tripping Yanni Gourde, center Steven Stamkos unleashed his deadly one-timer from the left circle to give Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead with 6:07 left in the first. [Full Article...]
In assorted competitions, Liverpool , Manchester United , Bristol City and even League One side Wigan Athletic have proved City are far from infallible. A last-minute victor from Gabriel Jesus against Southampton on Sunday saw the champions become the first team ever to reach three figures for points in a single 38-game campaign in the competition. [Full Article...]