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Youth program founder hurt in shooting 'has biggest heart'
Read full article: Youth program founder hurt in shooting 'has biggest heart'A man who left gang life when he was younger and went on to help troubled young people is now in the hospital as a victim of what police say is the same sort of violence he was escaping.
New this week: 'House of the Dragon,' Lakers doc and Lovato
Read full article: New this week: 'House of the Dragon,' Lakers doc and LovatoThis weekās new entertainment releases include fresh music from Demi Lovato, a documentary about Princess Diana that uses only archival footage and the āGame of Thronesā prequel finally arrives on HBO.
New āDoctor Whoā star is āSex Educationā actor Ncuti Gatwa
Read full article: New āDoctor Whoā star is āSex Educationā actor Ncuti GatwaThe BBC has ended speculation over the iconic Time Lord's regeneration, announcing that Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on āDoctor Who.ā.
Critics speak out on Tokyo Olympic costs, pandemic, fairness
Read full article: Critics speak out on Tokyo Olympic costs, pandemic, fairness(AP Photo/Stephen Wade)TOKYO ā Three-time Olympic champion gymnast Kohei Uchimura wants the postponed Tokyo Olympics to happen next year. āUnfortunately, 80% of the Japanese donāt believe that the Tokyo Olympics can take place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,ā Uchimura said after a one-day exhibition gymnastics meet last weekend. Organizers say they can hold the Games, vaccine or no vaccine. Incoming travel has been mostly halted, but it's sure to change for Olympic athletes and staff. Olympic finances say the Games must go on ā particularly on television, which pays most of the bills.
The Latest: Tom Izzo tests positive for COVID-19
Read full article: The Latest: Tom Izzo tests positive for COVID-19(AP Photo/Michael Woods)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo has tested positive for COVID-19. 20 Auburn and Mississippi State because of positive COVID-19 and quarantining within the Bulldogsā program that the school says left the team below the minimum threshold of 53 available scholarship athletes. 5 Texas A&M paused in-person activities on Monday after a player and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 after the team returned from its weekend trip to South Carolina. ___Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman has tested positive for COVID-19 and could miss the Razorbacksā game at No. Pittman was tested Sunday as part of the teamās regular protocol and learned Monday that his test came back positive.