WHAT’S UP NEXT / AREA SPORTS CALENDAR
(Schedules subject to change) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL 6 p.m. — Blue Springs Post 499 Fike vs.
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WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Tuesday’s Television • Tennis: ATP London/ATP Halle/WTA Berlin/WTA Birmingham, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • Soccer: UEFA Nations League: Scotland at Armenia, 11 a.m., FS2 (740) • Soccer: FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Costa Rica vs. New Zealand, 1 p.m., FS2 (740) • Soccer: UEFA Nations League: Italy at Germany, 1:30 p.m., FS1 (43) • WNBA: Phoenix at Washington, 6 p.m., ESPN (13) • Softball: Athletes Unlimited: Team Eberle vs.
OU’s Alo having choice of softball leagues shows sport’s growth
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jocelyn Alo has options, the kind that have eluded women’s softball players in the past. Oklahoma’s record-setting slugger has been drafted by Athletes Unlimited, which is headed into its third season, as well as the new Women’s Professional Fastpitch League, led by former Oklahoma star Lauren Chamberlain.
States get funding to curb water pollution
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government will distribute $60 million among 12 states, including Missouri, that have waterways flowing into the Mississippi River. It’s to help them control farm runoff and other pollution that contribute to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dozens in ‘Patriot Front’ face charges
Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. The men were standing inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas covering their faces when Coeur d’Alene police stopped the U-Haul and began arresting them on the side of the road.
Jurors reject cough syrup defense in road rage killing
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman has been convicted in a road rage killing after jurors rejected defense arguments that she suffered from cough syrup-induced psychosis.
Ukraine forest is site of mass grave exhumation
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — The lush green beauty of a pine forest with singing birds contrasted with the violent deaths of newly discovered victims of Russia’s war in Ukraine, as workers exhumed bodies from another mass grave near the town of Bucha on Kyiv’s outskirts.
Fly the flag proudly, and show it respect
Today is Flag Day, a good reminder of the need for respect for the American flag. Our flag’s appearance is straightforward, and it should be respected in all instances.
Western unity is more essential than ever
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine has made the West — in this context, NATO and the European Union — more united than it’s been in a long time. Unfortunately, that cohesion is now at risk, as the Russian invasion turns into a grinding war of attrition. To deter Putin from escalating and to keep him from winning, Western leaders must focus on the two weakest links in their alliance: Turkey and Hungary.
Beatriz O. “Bea-Bea” Garcia
Beatriz O. “Bea-Bea” Garcia passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 9, 2022 in the comfort of her home. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, Jun 15th from 5-7pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel with a service to immediately follow.