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Two teenagers will serve three years’ jail after they pushed a 33-kilogram log off a cliff which killed a mother who was taking photos below. Jordan Buckley and Jaden Churchheus, both 17, have admitted in court they pushed a log off a cliff at Old Man’s Cave in Hocking Hills State Park in the US state of Ohio on September 2, 2019. Victoria Schafer, a 44-year-old married mother of four, was taking photos below the cliff’s edge when the log “fell from the sky” and struck her in the… Source link

For four and a half games in the NLCS, the possibility lingered. On the Los Angeles Dodgers’ side was starting catcher Will Smith. On the Atlanta Braves was left-handed reliever Will Smith. At some point, it felt like the two were bound to face off in a battle of identical names. That matchup finally became a reality in the sixth inning of Game 5. And what a plate appearance it was. Baseball history. And also a really big hit for the Dodgers. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) More Will Smith vs. Will… Source link

Deion Sanders is officially head coach at Jackson State, and we now know how much he’ll be making during his tenure in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Per Sports Illustrated, Jackson’s contract is a four-year, $1.2 million deal with at least $120,000 in annual incentives. He will also receive an automatic extension for an eight-win season. That $300,000 salary is in line with many FCS coaches, which probably makes it a bargain considering what Jackson State is already getting out of… Source link

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James didn’t take a lengthy break after winning the NBA Finals. Less than a week after beating the Miami Heat in Game 6, James was back in the gym. James, 35, even showed off his new workout partner, his daughter Zhuri. James posted four videos of his workout on Instagram. The caption on the first video read, “Let’s work Z!” You can see Zhuri in the left corner of that video. She then walks into the picture with some barbells in the second video, and… Source link

President Donald Trump has recently urged his supporters to go to the polls and “watch very carefully.” With less than three weeks until Election Day, many are learning about poll watchers for the first time. Yahoo News spoke to a voting rights and elections expert, who explains who can serve as a poll watcher, what their role is and what they can and can’t do at the polls. Source link

Week 6 is shaping up to be the first soul-crushing bye week on the schedule. The Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks are all on rest. That takes a lot of high-end fantasy talent off the board, forcing fantasy managers to turn to their bench for help. Here are my half-point PPR fantasy football rankings for Week 6. 1. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals (at Dallas Cowboys) 2. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs (at Buffalo Bills) 3. Josh Allen, Buffalo… Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York tabloid’s puzzling account about how it acquired emails purportedly from Joe Biden’s son has raised some red flags. One of the biggest involves the source of the emails: Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani has traveled abroad looking for dirt on the Bidens, developing relationships with shadowy figures, including a Ukrainian lawmaker who U.S. officials have described as a Russian agent and part of a broader Russian effort to denigrate the Democratic presidential… Source link

After the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills each started 4-0, one team is staring down the barrel of a two-game losing streak. In a game that was originally slated for Thursday night, the Bills and Chiefs will face off on Monday in an AFC showdown that can be live-streamed on the Yahoo Sports app. Monday’s game slated for 5 p.m. ET and is one of several the NFL rescheduled thanks to a COVID-19 outbreak across the league. This one got pushed back after the Bills played the Tennessee… Source link

President Trump “attempts to hijack our faith for votes,” the writer Jerusha Duford — Billy Graham’s granddaughter — said Thursday in a Zoom call sponsored by one of a growing number of evangelical groups that have formed to encourage Christians to vote for Joe Biden. Trump’s “attempts to hijack our faith for votes, and evangelical leaders’ silence on his actions and behavior, has presented a picture of what our faith looks like that is so erroneous that it has done… Source link

Yahoo Sports announced two new features on Yahoo Sportsbook designed to enhance the betting experience powered by BetMGM for users of legal age in eligible states, including streamlining the registration and onboarding experience between the Yahoo Sports app and BetMGM and adding player prop odds to Yahoo Fantasy. The new features follow the rollout… Source link