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The Clippers are promoting Trent Redden to general manager, the team announced Monday.In elevating Redden, the Clippers are also keeping the core of their front office together by promoting Mark Hughes to senior vice president/assistant general manager.By selecting Redden as the team's new second-highest-ranking basketball executive, president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank chose someone he has worked with since 2017, when he hired Redden as the Clippers' assistant general manager while building a brand-new front office.

As the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, will Brad Treliving bring in a few familiar faces from his time as the GM in Calgary?The Toronto Maple Leafs recently added Shane Doan to be an assistant GM to Treliving.Doan and Treliving worked together during Treliving's time in the Arizona Coyotes organization.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that they have hired Brad Treliving to become the next general manager.This comes after weeks of speculation since the Toronto Maple Leafs parted ways with Kyle Dubas.Treliving appeared to be the top candidate from the start.On the surface, it looks like an ideal candidate.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that Brad Treliving is the new general manager, and with the draft and free-agency on the horizon, he's going to be busy.Following the draft will be NHL free agency beginning on July 1st, and the Toronto Maple Leafs have a few roster spots that need filling.The Leafs have 14 unrestricted free agents between their NHL and AHL rosters, and that means that some of them will not return.

The Washington Capitals announced on Tuesday morning via Twitter that they had hired Toronto Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Spencer Carbery as their club's new head coach.Carbery served as assistant to Sheldon Keefe over the last two seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs after holding the role as the head coach for the Capitals AHL affiliate Hershey Bears from 2018 until 2021.

One of the world's newest, most contested coal-burning power plants began operation in December.By January, it had ground to a halt for a month.Again, in April, it sat idle for 23 days.The reason: It didn't have coal to burn.That meant it couldn't produce any electricity nor make money to recoup the $2 billion it cost to build.

Just before midnight, David O'Neill navigated his trawler into the harbor in Union Hall, a small port in southwestern Ireland, the wake from the vessel sending tiny waves slapping against the pier.The crew swiftly unloaded their catch, using a crane to lift ice-packed crates of haddock and hake from the hold of the Aquila under bright spotlights.

Gwyny Pett has been visiting the Kern River for decades, camping there as a girl and then taking her own children, now grown, to splash in shallows so calm they felt like a private pool.She has seen it in dry cycles like last year, when the river was difficult to explore not because of surging water, but because she turned her ankles on the exposed pebbles.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a new General Manager, and the hope is that he is somewhat like the old General Manager.Specifically, the Toronto Maple Leafs, under Kyle Dubas, never made the mistake of spending assets and money on goalies.The reason for that is that NHL goalies tend to be incredibly unpredictable.

When Kyle Dubas was hired as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in July 2014, expectations were high in a hockey market.Although it is not a hockey hotbed like Toronto, Pittsburgh may have Dubas feeling the same pressure as team president and current interim general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Toronto Maple Leafs held a press conference on Thursday morning to officially introduce Brad Treliving as their new general manager.He is the 18th GM in Toronto Maple Leafs franchise history.The press conference revealed what his priorities, and how he is excited to get down to work.One of the more notable things learned from the press conference is that Treliving can't be involved in the 2023 NHL draft.

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Getty Images Earlier this week, a coalition of 17 music publishers-including Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music and Sony Music Publishing-filed a $250 million lawsuit against Twitter for "massive copyright infringement."

It's almost 11:30 a.m. on a brisk, sunny Tuesday and Huck Finn Restaurant in McKinley Park is getting busier by the minute.Huck Finn retains the classic American diner traits: Squat glasses of water sweating on linoleum countertops, elderly couples silently stirring creamer into ceramic cups of coffee, toddlers gleefully digging their fingers into piles of scrambled eggs: this is a diner, from its white paneled drop ceiling to the vaguely wood-patterned tiles on the floor.

Co-owners Josh Kulp and Christine Cikowski will celebrate more than a decade of Honey Butter Fried Chicken this week: they're opening a second location this fall on the North Shore.The duo behind Avondale's popular fried chicken restaurant, which grew out of an underground pop-up dinner series that debuted in 2005, is opening in suburban Glencoe.

April showers brought the flowers, but May was parched.Until Wednesday's downpour at O'Hare International Airport, the city's official observation site, Chicago was on track to record its second driest May ever.Instead it finished fourth.Yet, the brief thunderstorm was isolated, which means many near the lakefront didn't see a drop of rain.

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be looking for a new coach for the Marlies.Or maybe the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for a new coach to replace Sheldon Keefe.At this point we don't know.Often times when a new general manager joins a team, they end up bringing over staff they have worked with in the past.

Today at 12 p.m. EST, the Wizards will introduce Michael Winger, the new President of Monumental Basketball.His introductory press conference will be available on the Wizards' digital channels (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook) and the radio at 106.7 The Fan and Team 980.Winger has been with the Clippers since 2017.

Yesterday, it was reported that Bradley Beal's representation would work with the Washington Wizards on a trade IF the team decides to rebuild.The key word of course is "IF."With these reports now out in the open, teams will start making their inquiries to General Manager Will Dawkins and/or Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger.

A lot of Washington Wizards fans may not have seen this coming but Bradley Beal's time in the nation's capital could be coming to an end.But some Wizards supporters are pushing for Beal's departure.Quite frankly, the fans in D.C. are tired of the losing seasons.They missed the postseason for a second consecutive year and only made the playoffs once in the last five years.

The Washington Wizards are expected to rebuild within in a year, at least according to several other NBA teams.The only way that can really happen is if Bradley Beal decides that it's best to waive his trade clause and move on.Brian Windhorst of ESPN was on the "Get Up" morning show where he reiterated that Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger is noncommittal about what direction to take the franchise.

The 2023 NBA Draft is less than two weeks away and there still is no clear indication of who the Washington Wizards are going to select with their no.8 pick.New team president Michael Winger and general manager Will Dawkins didn't provide any clues regarding how the front office is leaning leading up to the draft.

In a highly anticipated press conference today, the Washington Wizards officially introduced their new decision-makers; team president Michael Winger and general manager Will Dawkins.Sitting on the stage with team owner Ted Leonsis, Winger and Dawkins couldn't hide their excitement about starting their new roles with the Wizards.

After a tour boat capsized in a tunnellike cavern in western New York this week, killing a man and injuring nearly a dozen others, officials said they were investigating when the boat had last been inspected.The answer, it turns out, is most likely never.The 300-foot canal in the dimly lit cavern, the Lockport Cave in Lockport, N.Y., is privately owned and is not a navigable body of water.

My Uber driver is weaving around north London looking for a charging point for his electric car.We pass a lamp-post charger, which he dismisses as a smart solution but slow, and a dedicated but occupied bay for electric vehicle (EV) charging.Here, like much of inner London, there are few homes with driveways for overnight charging, leaving drivers at the mercy of limited public points.

The annual ideas forum will feature Nancy Pelosi, Jake Sullivan, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, among many others.The Atlantic Festival, the magazine's annual ideas forum, will feature Nancy Pelosi, Jake Sullivan, and Kerry Washington, among other live interviewees.The festival, now in its second year at the Wharf, will take place on September 28 and September 29.

An anonymous NBA general manager doesn't know if disgruntled Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard can find the major role he's looking for anywhere across the league's 30 franchises - and he shared these doubts with Heavy's Steve Bulpett."I like him, I definitely think he can help a team," the general manager prefaced before saying, "But he needs to be in a perfect situation to get a 25-minute-a-game role," he said.

Celtics The Celtics can offer Brown a five-year, $290 million extension this offseason a year before he's set to become a free agent.The Celtics face a big and expensive decision this offseason with Jaylen Brown.But one NBA general manager believes Boston's choice should be obvious.An unknown NBA general manager told Heavy.com's

George McPhee is finally a Stanley Cup champion.McPhee's Vegas Golden Knights blew out the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game Five on Tuesday.The win marks Vegas' first Stanley Cup since joining the league.They have twice appeared in the Final since their inaugural season, last playing for the Cup against the Washington Capitals in 2018.

Harvey Averne begins most days with a bialy and whitefish salad.He watches Morning Joe, plays with his cat, Coco Baby, and fields calls from Latin music legends like Joe Bataan at his eclectic but tidy Woodhaven, Queens apartment.On a particularly humid day in mid-March, they were advising each other on prescription medication.

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The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to establish Juneteenth as a permanent paid holiday for city employees, a year after then-Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a proclamation creating the holiday.Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday announced the hiring of a new general manager to lead the city's Animal Services department, which is under scrutiny for its staffing shortages, crowded conditions for animals and clashes between volunteers and staff.Bass picked Staycee Dains, director of Animal Care Services for the city of Long Beach.

LSU's Paul Skenes threw a 124-pitch complete game against Tulane.(Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP) If you root for the Washington Nationals, you should root against the LSU Tigers.The connection is this: The Nationals own the second pick in next month's MLB draft.The consensus across the sport is that LSU outfielder Dylan Crews - he of the ungodly .432

Two games into this year's Stanley Cup Final and we've seen a little bit of everything from the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights.Newly minted "Face of the NHL" Matthew Tkachuk keeps taking 10-minute misconduct penalties.Goaltender Adin Hill made the most spectacular save of his career in perhaps the most important game of his career (you've probably seen it a million times, but watch it again).

During the Google Marketing Live event, the tech giant announced the launch of Product Studio, a new tool that uses Generative AI to allow merchants to easily create product imagery.In a bid to give businesses more flexibility, brands will be able to use AI to create new images to be used on the Google platform.

The Washington Wizards finally have their general manager.According to reports, the Wizards are bringing in OKC executive Will Dawkins to work under new president Michael Winger as the general manager.Dawkins has worked with the Oklahoma City Thunder in a variety of front-office positions since 2009, including as a video coordinator, scout, and vice president of basketball operations.

First it was Michael Winger, then it was the clearing of the assistant coaching staff, now it's Travis Schlenk.The Washington Wizards have most definitely been aggressive this offseason as they have been reported to be.This is following the news that Schlenk, the Former President of Basketball Operations for the Atlanta Hawks, has signed with the Wizards to be Vice President of Player Personnel.

Train ticket inspectors gave a 14-year-old girl a 100 fine after accusing her of being an adult - despite her wearing school uniform at the time.Leila Sanger said she was left in tears after being accused by two male train guards of lying about her age in order to travel using a child's ticket.Despite wearing her uniform and having a student lanyard around her neck, the schoolgirl was handed a fine of just over 104, as the inspectors believed she was older and so not entitled to a child's fare.

A sports commentator is to run and cycle from John O'Groats to Land's End to commemorate the lives of four friends who all died within the last two years.Olympic broadcaster and snooker announcer Rob Walker, 48, is set to travel over 1,000 miles in 19 days from June 5 to 23 in what he is calling The Absent Friends Tour to raise money for two charities The Brain Tumour Charity and Jessie May Children's Hospice at Home.

IAB Europe, the leading European-level industry association for the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem, today announced the release of a new European IAB Common Commitment Agreement on Sustainability signed by 18 National IABs and Federations across Europe.The Commitment demonstrates the need and wants from National Federations for a collaborative and consistent approach to the measurement methodology of carbon emissions.

Peter Chiarelli orchestrated a Bruins team that made life miserable for the Maple Leafs, including handing Toronto one of the most embarrassing losses in hockey history.Now, could the Leafs be turning their hockey operations over to the former rival?One of the major offseason storylines in the NHL is how the Leafs will go about replacing general manager Kyle Dubas after the club announced last week he wouldn't be returning.

According to Sportsnet, the Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Calgary Flames General Manager Brad Treliving to take on the same role with the Maple Leafs.Treliving and the Flames agreed to part ways back in April after the Flames missed the playoffs this past season after taking the regular season Pacific Division title in 2021-22 with a 111 points.

As Kyle Dubas ' time as General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs has ended abruptly, now seems like the appropriate time to ask the question: what's next for one of the NHL's richest franchises?Working as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM for five years, Dubas' most memorable moment on the job came in July of 2018 with a quote during an interview with Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek, stating "We can, and we will" in regards to signing all four of the Leafs' core players.

After a complete overhaul of the previous leadership earlier in the offseason, the Washington Wizards have completely revamped their front office.In multiple moves that have each surged energy into a fan base longing for a direction, the franchise now seemingly has a super team in the front office.Three executives, all capable of being the main person making the decisions of a franchise, are now working together to help the Wiz out of mediocrity.

Oklahoma City Thunder Vice President of Basketball Operations Will Dawkins will join the Washington Wizards under Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger's staff, according to Joshua Robbins of The Athletic.The Washington Wizards will hire OKC executive Will Dawkins as their No. 2 executive, a league source tells @davidlaldridgedc and me.-

William Chris Wine Company (WCWC) is excited to announce the hire of Seth Urbanek as Director of Wine Projects.In this role, Urbanek will be focused on establishing the first full-scale sparkling wine production facility in Texas.He plans to focus on méthode traditionnelle processes but will also experiment with various other sparkling wine methods and will oversee WCWC's existing Pét Nat and sparkling Pinot Meunier programs.

In a recent live video on Bleacher Report there were six different proposed trades focused on the Washington Wizards.From trying to contend to jumping into a rebuild, there was little bit of everything being proposed.Most of the trades, however, were focused on a rebuild.This does make sense though.

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Cameron Macedonio clocks 30 to 40 hours each week running Cal State Fullerton's campus radio station, Titan Radio.As general manager, he oversees a 12-person staff and dozens of disc jockeys for the 24-hour broadcast, at a salary of $15.50 an hour.But the Cal State system only allows students to work 20 hours a week - so Macedonio doesn't get compensated for much of the time he puts in.

Business owners from a community north of Toronto traveled to Queen's Park on Tuesday to plead for the province to save their local emergency room, slated to close in just two days, and calling for a last-minute intervention.The emergency room in Minden, Ont., approximately 195 kilometres north of Toronto, is set to close on Thursday, at which point the local health board, Haliburton Highlands Health Service (HHHS), will transfer all emergency services to its Haliburton site.

He learned how to shoot a gun from his grandfather before he started school, and he fought in three wars as a soldier in the Yugoslav and then the Serbian Army during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.Sinisa Janicijevic became such a good shot that he regularly gets invited to weddings in villages around his hometown, Kraljevo, in central Serbia, to make sure the bride shows up which, by tradition, involves shooting down an apple placed in a tree outside her family's home.

To the outside world, meaning those NBA fans who watch the game, including teams outside of their own, the Knicks look legitimate.The team is finally out of the headlines for institutional ineptitude, terrible trades, and whiffed draft picks.Instead, the Knicks have reached the playoffs for the second time in three seasons under head coach Tom Thibodeau.

I know, we are supposed to be excited about the Michael Winger era of Monumental Basketball, especially his strategy to handle the Washington Wizards.But I felt that now is as good of a time as any to share the final numbers on regular season attendance, for better or for worse.(After all, I got a quota to meet, right?)

Dave Beran is itching to serve a tasting menu again.Since the closure of his Michelin-starred restaurant Dialogue in late 2020, acclaimed for its referential 20-course progressions, the chef has been steadying the ship at his French bistro Pasjoli in Santa Monica.Following a few tumultuous pandemic years and a lost Michelin star last fall, the restaurant is finally back on solid ground.

In the last 23 seasons, 13 different teams have won the Stanley Cup (per nhl.com).Of those winning franchises, 7 won multiple cups, while 6 hoisted the trophy only once.Conspicuously absent from the list are the Toronto Maple Leafs.Those same Toronto Maple Leafs are currently searching for a general manager who has just the right blend of experience and intelligence to make the moves that will result in the biggest street party Toronto has ever seen.