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At Thursday’s hearing, Sherman’s attorney, Cooper Offenbecher, did not contest that probable cause existed for the arrest. But he said Sherman should be released without bail, noting his good works in the community, including founding the Blanket Coverage Foundation, a charity that provides low-income students with school supplies and clothes.
While the majority of the Yankees traveling party is vaccinated, they have already had one breakthrough case this season. In May, the Yankees had 11 members of the traveling party, all of whom were vaccinated, test positive for COVID-19. Breakthrough cases are considered rare by the Centers for Disease Control, which also point out that vaccinated patients generally have minimal or no symptoms.
Robinson had 102 catches for 1,250 yards and six touchdowns last season becoming just the fourth player in team history to record at least 100 receptions in a season. Brandon Marshall reached that milestone twice with 118 catches in 2012 and 100 the next season. Matt Forte set an NFL record for receptions in a season with 102 in 2014, and Marty Booker had 100 grabs in 2001.
Meanwhile, several law professors who spoke to the Tribune agreed that the lawsuit filed by John Doe 2 — a former high school hockey player whom Aldrich was convicted of sexually assaulting in 2013 in Michigan — might have a high legal hurdle to clear before reaching the discovery phase, in which the Hawks and other parties could be compelled to produce documents and witnesses indicating what they knew about Aldrich’s employment, background, abuse allegations against him and other evidence relevant to the suit.
The eldest, 30-year-old Justin, played for the University of Denver, NAHL Texas Tornado and Salve Regina University. 26-year-old Seth, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2013 NHL draft, and has played for the Nashville Predators and Blue Jackets over his eight seasons. 24-year-old Caleb was drafted by the Oilers in the fourth round in 2015 and has spent parts of the previous three seasons with them, including 33 games last season.
“At this time, we’re going to make no statements, except he didn’t harm anybody,” Sherman’s wife, Ashley Moss, told the Seattle Times. “My kids were not harmed in the incident. He’s a good person and this is not his character. We’re doing all right, just trying to get him out. I want people to know no one was injured.”
Tidrow pitched parts of 13 major-league seasons for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and New York Mets. The 6-foot-4 right-hander had a 100-94 career record with 55 saves and a 3.68 ERA over 620 appearances, including 138 starts. He won two World Series rings with the Yankees in 1977 and ’78.
Meanwhile, Tokyo reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in almost six months Wednesday — a bad sign with the Olympics set to open in a little more than a week. The 1,149 new cases was the highest one-day total since Jan. 22, and numbers have been surging in the Olympic host city for nearly a month.
The WNBA team led 75-73 midway through the fourth quarter before Ogunbowale’s four-point play extended the advantage to six. The Olympic squad closed to 83-78 before Ogunbowale, who earned MVP honors, hit another 3-pointer and posed to the crowd, which included many current and former WNBA players and team owners.
When they did respond, the report said, FBI officials made “numerous and fundamental errors” and also violated bureau policies. Among the missteps was a failure to conduct any investigative activity until more than a month after a meeting with USA Gymnastics. Agents interviewed by phone one of three athletes, but never spoke with two other gymnasts despite being told they were available to meet.