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Month: October 2021

COVID-19 concerns prompt Stringer to skip Big Ten media day

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer skipped the Big Ten’s traditional media day festivities because of COVID-19 concerns. Associate head coach Tim Eatman took Stringer’s place. It’s the third time he’s filled for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer. Stringer hasn’t conducted practice with

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Biden says he’s instructed the Justice Department to address unruly passengers on planes

By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday that he has instructed the Justice Department to address rising violence on airplanes as passengers resisting mask requirements threaten airline staff. The comments came during a speech near Chicago, where Biden was highlighting his administration’s push toward Covid-19 vaccine requirements. Speaking in the

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18 former NBA players indicted for allegedly trying to defraud league’s health care plan out of millions

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Eighteen former NBA players have been indicted on charges that they allegedly defrauded a health care plan of millions of dollars that served current and former players, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Manhattan federal prosecutors allege in the indictment that the 18 former NBA players and one of their family

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