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Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, a reverend at the church, was the girls track and field coach at Goose Creek High School in Goose Creek, S.C. and was employed as a speech therapist at the school. Her son, Chris, is a rising sophomore baseball player at Charleston Southern and played at Goose Creek High School, located about 30 minutes outside of Charleston. MORE: Chiefs’ Sanders Commings cousin of slain Charleston pastor | RiverDogs will play despite tragedy...

“I think what we have here is special, there’s no doubt about it,” McAvoy told reporters at a press conference Sunday. “There’s no place I’d rather be. To be a part of such an unbelievable group of men, from staff to everybody involved, it’s just a blast to come to the rink everyday. It truly is something special, I feel fortunate and blessed to be a part of it.” “I think that it’s something where we all want to be competitive and we all want to win, and how we were really close to getting that done last year....

On Thursday, Carlson called Milley “a pig” and “stupid” for defending teaching cadets and service personnel progressive viewpoints, including aspects of critical race theory—a theoretical framework that “maps the nature and workings of ‘institutional racism,’” according to Columbia University law professor Kendall Thomas. Republican leaders in numerous states have proposed or enacted legislation to ban schools from teaching the theory, now at the center of a culture war. Sykes—editor-in-chief of The Bulwark, an anti-Trump conservative news website—responded to Carlson’s remarks during a segment on MSNBC’s 11th Hour on Friday night....

At Martinsville this weekend? That could be another story. Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin were in the middle of the ruckus at Charlotte, with Kenseth going after Keselowski and Keselowski drawing a $50,000 fine for hitting cars on pit road and driving dangerously in the garage. Then there was Danica Patrick angry at Joey Logano for wrecking her during the race. And don’t forget, there have been plenty of angry drivers throughout the year....

No sponsor was announced for the 19-year-old Elliott, who won the Nationwide (now Xfinity) Series title last season at Hendrick affiliate JR Motorsports and will attempt to defend that title this season. Gordon crew chief Alan Gustafson will be crew chief for Elliott. MORE: Gordon to call it quits after one more year | Gordon’s legacy PHOTOS: Gordon through the years In preparation for the debut, Elliott will drive a fifth Cup car for HMS in five races this year with sponsorship from NAPA Auto Parts....

They already are racing as hard as they possibly can, they insist. "Whatever format they come up with, there will only be two things on each driver's mind, that is to win the race and to win the championship, and that's it," Carl Edwards said during preseason testing at Daytona. "We're racing as hard as we can. "Put it simply, I don't think there is any incentive you can throw out there that's going to make people go put on a better race....

Utley hit a two-run home run in the 14th inning, lifting Philadelphia to a 5-3 victory over Miami on Thursday night. “I tried to square one up, go home,” Utley said. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Giancarlo Stanton and Marcell Ozuna homered for Miami. The Marlins managed just two hits from the ninth inning on, however. After the Phillies squandered chances to score in the 10th, 11th and 12th innings, Jimmy Rollins led off the 14th with an infield single....

The WISE infrared space telescope, launched in 2009, began a re-activated survey of the sky in 2013 under its new name, NEOWISE, which appended “Near-Earth Object” to the original acronym. The name change highlighted its mission identifying and tracking comets and asteroids—including Potentially Hazard Asteroids, or PHAs, projected to intersect Earth’s orbit and get closer than 4.6 million miles to us. In its first four years, NEOWISE collected approximately 10....

The immune system is particularly affected by this disease, leaving the body less able to fight off viruses and bacteria. This leads to recurrent infections that often prove fatal during childhood. Lysosomal dysfunction also causes various other problems, including neurologic abnormalities, albinism, and coagulation defects. It is a very rare condition, with an incidence of less than one in 1,000,000. Less than 500 cases have been reported worldwide. Symptoms Albinism Those with this genetic abnormality are usually identified in infancy and childhood....

The 17-year-old Prosper resident suffered a severe spinal cord injury while tumbling—a form of gymnastics that involves acrobatic maneuvers—on September 20, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down and unable to move her hands. Following the accident, Noble spent more than three weeks in hospital at Medical City Plano before transferring to a rehab facility, where she currently lives. On Saturday, the teen’s family posted an update to the “Makayla’s Fight” Facebook group saying she had a “great day” with her brother and sister....

Liverpool nearing a real crisis The 32-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Zenit, which would bring to an end his nine-year stint at Stamford Bridge, but he netted the third on Saturday to offer a timely reminder of his quality. Brazil international Willian opened the scoring with a curling free-kick early on as the Premier League leaders underlined the gulf in class against their second-tier visitors....

Aston Villa 13/2 to win Championship Terry brought down the curtain on a career-long association with Chelsea by being replaced after 26 minutes of the 5-1 win over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. The ex-England skipper revealed it was his idea to make way in the same minute as the squad number he wore with distinction over the course of 19 years. In response to reports of punters winning sizable sums of money by putting bets on the Terry substitution, the FA’s Integrity Department asked betting companies to provide any relevant information on the matter....

The highly-rated 20-year-old has made an immediate impact in England following a summer move to Vicarage Road from Fluminense. Richarlison 11/5 to net vs. United Watford acquired him for just £11.5 million, but have seen his value rise considerably as he continues to shine in the Premier League. Another big-money switch is now being mooted for the January transfer window, with heavyweight sides beginning to circle, but Scott Duxbury is adamant that no deal will be done....

Lopetegui delighted with Costa form The 20-year-old was born in London and has made dozens of appearances for England at youth level, but a lack of appearances at Chelsea is hindering his chances of further progress. He has left himself out of the picture for England’s Under-21s team while he makes a decision on who to represent at international level. Although a definitive decision has yet to be made by Aina, talks have been ongoing between Nigeria and the player for months....

The Belgium international made it five goals in five Premier League appearances against Eddie Howe’s side with a left-footed second-half winner, which beat Asmir Begovic at his near post. Everton 5/2 to beat Leicester Chelsea were comfortable despite the small margin of victory, with Bournemouth only managing one shot on target as the champions moved back to within nine points of leaders Manchester City. The Blues had a goal disallowed from Alvaro Morata, who also had two other excellent first-half chances to score before setting up Hazard’s winner after the interval....

The 21-year-old has managed to fight for a spot in Chelsea’s first team ahead of David Luiz, but he has recently suffered from fatigue, which led to him being left out of Denmark’s March friendlies. Antonio Conte has called his defender the “present and future” of Chelsea and a “future captain” but he left him out against West Ham to give him a rest. However, Christensen admits that he has struggled of late, but remains happy with his season back at Stamford Bridge....

The Brazil international defender missed the 1-0 win over Manchester United before the international break and was only included on the bench as the Blues beat West Brom at the weekend. David Luiz 5/1 to score v Qarabag However, he is back in the heart of the defence in Azerbaijan, where he will be flanked by Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger. Tiemoue Bakayoko and Alvaro Morata drop out of the squad that won 4-0 at the weekend, with head coach Antonio Conte apparently shifting to a 3-4-3 formation that sees the inclusion of attacking midfielders Willian and Pedro....

However, Chelsea are now only 7 points clear at the top of the table with Tottenham in persuit after a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace at the weekend. ‘I am no artist like Messi’ - says Chelsea’s Hazard Chelsea have already secured a 3-1 win over Pep Guardiola’s side at the City of Manchester Stadium in December and they will be favourites for a repeat against a side that has won just one of their last five matches against the league’s top seven teams....

All the latest transfer rumours Right-back Aina is the first player to make what is likely to become a well-trodden path from Stamford Bridge to Humberside, with new Hull boss Leonid Slutsky known to be keen to capitalise on his good relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Their friendship is expected to lead to more Blues youth products heading to the KCOM Stadium during the close season. “I’m very excited to be here and it is the start of a new chapter in my career,” Aina told Hull’s official website....