Netflix's reboot of the "Little House on the Prairie" has found its new little Laura Wising them and @thealicehalsey all the luck in the world!!" Gilbert captioned the heartfelt post "Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie series has found its Laura Ingalls We are so thrilled to announce that Alice Halsey will be playing the iconic role of Laura Ingalls Please give her a warm welcome to the Little House family!" How 'Little House on the Prairie' star Melissa Gilbert shaped a generation of women Gilbert added in her caption that "The 'Little House' books endure to this day because so many people see themselves in Laura And she's our window into this adventure." Gilbert spoke to USA TODAY about how "Little House" changed a generation of young people "The thing that moves me the most is when people tell me the stories of how 'Little House on the Prairie' impacted their lives and why it was so important to them," Gilbert told USA TODAY "A lot of people have said – and I'm sure will continue to say to me – 'Look you were my escape from a bad childhood.' … We taught a lot of lessons and provided a lot of escapist entertainment." Earlier this year, Netflix announced that it would produce its own version of "Little House" based on Ingalls Wilder's beloved books "The new 'Little House on the Prairie' is part family drama and part origin story of the American West The series will offer a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier," a press release read about Netflix's fresh take on the tried-and-true program Netflix announced that a 10-year-old actress who has appeared in 'Lessons in Chemistry' and 'Days of Our Lives' has been cast as Laura Ingalls in the 'Little House' reboot  Michael Becker / Apple TV+ /Courtesy Everett Collection Apple TV+ /Courtesy Everett Collection; NBCU Photo Bank Tidwell, a second round selection by the New York Mets in the 2022 MLB Draft, is set to make his major league debut on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals.  The Mets will start Tidwell in game one of a split double header against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.  Tidwell, who started the 2025 season in Triple-A with the Syracuse Mets, told reporters that when he received the news that he's getting called up, he picked up his 12-week-old Cavapoo puppy named Bentley, walked outside barefoot, and called his parents.  Unfortunately for Tidwell, Bentley won't be making the trip to St. Louis. Instead, Tidwell is leaving the 12-week-old Cavapoo in Syracuse with Mets outfielder Drew Gilbert.  Tidwell and Gilbert were teammates at Tennessee for two seasons.  "We left it (the puppy) back in Syracuse with Gilbert," said Tidwell when asked about Bentley."Do you trust [Gilbert]?" asked a reporter. "Not really," quickly responded Tidwell.  Bentley and Gilbert might be joining Tidwell in the big leagues in the not-too-distant future.  Gilbert, who missed most of the 2024 season due to injury, is off to a hot start in the minor leagues in 2025.  The former Tennessee outfielder hit .375 in six rehab games with Single-A St Lucie (during what was essentially a rehab assignment) before getting promoted to Syracuse. In 13 games at the Triple-A level this season, Gilbert is slashing .275/.426/.425 with 10 walks to only nine strikeouts.  Gilbert actually hit his first Triple-A home run of the season on Saturday.  The Mets don't have a longterm answer at centerfield, but Gilbert is an option that the team will likely consider at some point in 2025.  whereas their supposedly elite pitching staff has sputtered The Seattle Mariners may be in first place in the AL West, but it's hard to ignore just how backward their 2025 season feels. It is their formerly much-maligned offense that is carrying them What would help is if the Mariners got George Kirby and Logan Gilbert back in their starting rotation sooner rather than later Both aces were seen throwing the ball over the weekend with Kirby doing so in an especially notable way After missing the first month of the season with inflammation in his right shoulder the 27-year-old made his first rehab appearance for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers To say it was encouraging would be an understatement Kirby threw 42 pitches over three innings against the Las Vegas Aviators on Sunday His fastball touched 97.8 mph and he struck out four while allowing one hit and no walks George Kirby tops out at 97.8 mph in his first rehab start with @RainiersLand.Pitching for the first time since Feb. 26, the @Mariners RHP fans 4 and faces one above the minimum in 3 IP. pic.twitter.com/NSNzI6nCXp As Adam Jude of The Seattle Times wrote on Sunday the Mariners don't have a firm plan for when Kirby will return to the rotation Yet he should only need one or two more rehab outings putting him in line to return in the middle of May There's never a bad time to welcome back an All-Star hurler whose career stats include a 3.43 ERA and 7.6 strikeout-to-walk ratio Yet with Seattle starters struggling more than their 3.76 ERA lets on getting Kirby back stands to be capital-H Huge yet another encouraging development that took place on Sunday involved Gilbert playing catch at Globe Life Field Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports shot the footage: Logan Gilbert is throwing a baseball. pic.twitter.com/Wp2RHlVmiw Sidelined since April 25 with a mild flexor strain in his right arm Gilbert was meant to take a two-week break from throwing as making lob tosses while playing catch isn't the same as "throwing" when the player in question is a pitcher Even still, this particular game of catch reinforces what we were already thinking about Gilbert's injury: it could have been so much worse Season-ending Tommy John surgery was the worst-case scenario for Gilbert but it now seems as if that possibility is off the table entirely As part of an interview with Brian Kenny on MLB Now on Friday Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said he hopes Gilbert's return will happen in the general vicinity of Kirby's return “We’re hopeful that we’re gonna see both this month, which is a little better we had thought initially,” Dipoto said, as per Brent Stecker of Seattle Sports The 28-year-old Gilbert led the majors in innings and WHIP in 2024 and his first 30.1 innings of this year had yielded a 2.37 ERA At 20-13, the Mariners already lead the AL West ahead of this week's showdown with the Athletics in Sacramento If they can be this good despite not having their two best pitchers together in the rotation until May the imagination naturally runs wild when thinking about what might come next © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER George Kirby tops out at 97.8 mph in his first rehab start with @RainiersLand.Pitching for the first time since Feb. 26, the @Mariners RHP fans 4 and faces one above the minimum in 3 IP. pic.twitter.com/NSNzI6nCXp As Adam Jude of The Seattle Times wrote on Sunday Logan Gilbert is throwing a baseball. pic.twitter.com/Wp2RHlVmiw Sidelined since April 25 with a mild flexor strain in his right arm Even still, this particular game of catch reinforces what we were already thinking about Gilbert's injury: it could have been so much worse “We’re hopeful that we’re gonna see both this month, which is a little better we had thought initially,” Dipoto said, as per Brent Stecker of Seattle Sports At 20-13, the Mariners already lead the AL West ahead of this week's showdown with the Athletics in Sacramento This is not a drill: George Kirby and Logan Gilbert were seen throwing baseballs this weekend Watch SNYLog In Mets' foundation for pitching success a process five years in the making -- with many to thank Jets Draft Report Card: Grading Gang Green's picks Dart is Giants' future, it's only a matter of time before he's their present Grading the Jets pick of Membou in the draft Grading the Giants pick of Carter Mets' wave of rapidly approaching pitching prospects is tantalizing — and potential X-factor Mets Minor League Mailbag: Could a top pitching prospect come up as a reliever? Giants Draft Report Card: Grading Big Blue's picks Jets establishing their identity under Glenn with Membou selection Everything you need to know about Giants first-round pick Carter With Sproat close, Mets could soon have a good conundrum on their hands Mets top 30 prospects for 2025 season ARIZONA NEWS BY KEVIN STONE PHOENIX – Gilbert is saving taxpayers millions of dollars by paying off the debt on the downtown University Building ahead of schedule The debt will be retired 20 years earlier than originally planned saving taxpayers over $15.4 million in interest The Gilbert Town Council unanimously adopted a resolution on April 22 to pay off nearly $30 million with about $2.3 million coming from the Debt Service Reserve Fund and approximately $27.6 million from the General Fund “I think this is a great achievement and shows financial management in the town and how strong it really is, and I’m thankful for that,” Mayor Scott Anderson said in a press release Monday The University Building opened in the Heritage District at 92 W Saint Xavier University signed a long-term lease for a satellite campus in the building but the Illinois-based school pulled out after one year due to budget issues in its home state In 2018, Missouri-based Park University moved into part of the University Building Gilbert later added the University of Arizona as a tenant. The Tucson-based school moved specialized nursing programs into the building in 2022 Follow @kstonezone Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here William "Owen" Hines will spend 17 years in prison for his part in the "Gilbert Goons" attack that killed Preston Lord and for a drunken driving crash that left another teen with traumatic brain injuries The 19-year-old was sentenced May 2 to 12 years in prison for manslaughter in Lord's attack at a 2023 Halloween party in Queen Creek He got another five years for aggravated assault in the drunken driving case Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott McCoy said the prison terms would be consecutive and include 456 days for time served followed by at least three years of probation "It is my sincere hope that what we do here today is the first step for all of you on the road to healing," McCoy said at the end of a nearly three-hour hearing in a courtroom packed with Lord's family Other victims of Goons beatings were there who all addressed the court and asked for the maximum sentence of 21 years Their statements were followed by a video montage of Lord McCoy said he was forced to weigh Hines' willingness to take responsibility his age and his history of addiction against his willingness to engage in repeated assaults and the substantial pain he caused "I don't know that I've seen anyone more anxious to plead guilty," McCoy said He noted Hines had many chances to correct his behavior after run-ins with the law but still participated in Lord's beating death McCoy at times seemed to struggle as he delivered the sentence pausing several times as he talked through his decision Lord used the words 'tragic' and 'senseless,'" McCoy said "If ever there was a case that was tragic and senseless dressed in an orange jumpsuit and flanked by his lawyers "There isn't one day that goes by when I don’t think about that night.” He read a written statement that was directed to his victims and their families as much as it was to the judge the teen he hit while speeding through a red light that he hoped God would continue to take care of him "I pray that recovery has been swift," Hines said "And you still will one day be able to do the things that you want to do to the fullest extent Follow your dreams and never stop fighting." He told the Lord family that Preston was an outstanding man; "a kind soul senselessly taken from this world." "He didn't deserve not one of those kicks or punches," Hines said adding it would be wrong to ask Lord's parents for forgiveness but instead referred to his struggles with addiction that began when he was 15 and first found solace from the bottle Hines' parents spoke on his behalf and called him remorseful and compassionate They said they were determined to help him become a man people could be proud of "His actions do not reflect his heart," his mother "Owen in his soul is not the person who kicked Preston He is the person who immediately stopped and was begging the others to stop He is the young man who is living with his remorse and shame and pain." Five of Preston Lord's relatives and a lawyer representing the family gave emotional testimony describing the teen's potential as a gifted student a classroom leader and an athlete who went out of his way to help people "There are no words that can truly capture the pain of losing our son," Preston's stepmother She said Hines needed to understand the magnitude of his actions "I want you to feel the weight of the pain you have caused," Ciconte said "I hope that every day for the rest of your life you remember his name spoke about how proud he was of his son and how his world had been shattered said Hines' actions undermined his words of contrition He said Hines was only remorseful because he got caught "His crocodile tears when he changed his plea to guilty to manslaughter and to the other attacks really mean nothing to me or to his victims and their families," Reich said Nick Lord said he was not disappointed by the sentence but said he would never be satisfied; that no sentence would ever be long enough "I'm not going to say that I am pleased," Nick Lord said "We have accepted the terms" of the plea deal Nick Lord said his family was bracing itself for the next cases and making sure the other six defendants accused in his son's beating are held accountable "I am prepared to do whatever it takes to see this thing through," he said He said Hines' sentence was "OK" and that he would "accept it." He said there were more important things to do now including ensuring the passage of Preston's Law which would make criminal sentences tougher for people found guilty of participating in group attacks Reich said Gilbert officials also need to be held accountable for turning a blind eye to a string of attacks by the Goons for more than a year before his grandson was killed Hines avoids first-degree murder and kidnapping chargesHines and six others were initially charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in Lord's death Hines agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter during a settlement conference in March. He told McCoy that he was haunted by his role in the killing He said he was in the throes of multiple addictions — drugs alcohol and hallucinogens — when he and other Goons punched kicked and stomped Lord and left him lying in the street Hines also pleaded guilty in connection with two other nonfatal Goons attacks in 2022 and for hitting another car and injuring Zazick while driving under the influence in 2023 Prosecutors with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office dropped a kidnapping charge against Hines in Lord's death They also recommended supervised probation in the two Goons beating cases in Gilbert one at an In-N-Out Burger and the other at a house party The plea deal does not require Hines to testify against other people accused of attacking Lord Lawyers for the Lord family confirmed after Hines entered his guilty plea that there was no agreement requiring him to cooperate with prosecutors McCoy sentenced him to at least three years' probation following his release from prison for the beating cases He could be 36 years old when he gets out of prison Lord and his friends crossed paths with Goons at a chaotic Oct party that drew hundreds of teens from across metro Phoenix to an upscale suburban neighborhood The two groups of teens were unknown to each other The Goons targeted Lord's friends as they were leaving Lord was knocked to the ground with a punch to the face — then his attackers descended on him He died two days later from traumatic brain injuries without ever regaining consciousness According to a Queen Creek police report Hines told a friend on the night of the attack that he kicked Lord in the stomach He told the friend he felt bad and questioned why the others accused of beating Lord kicked him in the head A December 2023 investigation by The Arizona Republic tied Lord's killing to the Goons a gang of teenagers who recorded their blitz-style attacks on teens in parks and parking garages outside fast-food restaurants and at house parties went unchecked by authorities for more than a year The Republic has documented 18 attacks involving 95 people in Goons assaults since November 2022 Mesa and Pinal County began making arrests tied to the beatings in January 2024 The Queen Creek Police Department, which led the homicide investigation, began making arrests in March 2024. A Maricopa County grand jury indicted Hines along with Treston Billey and Talyn Vigil in connection with Lord's death The others charged in Lord's killing have all pleaded not guilty But Meisner and Sherman have requested settlement conferences in their cases scheduled for May 29 and 30 The screen showed Meisner's father was among those watching remotely Robert Anglen is an investigative reporter for The Republic. Reach him at robert.anglen@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X @robertanglen Elena Santa Cruz is a criminal justice reporter for The Republic. Reach her at elena.santacruz@gannett.com. Follow her on X @ecsantacruz3 May 3, 2025Melissa Gilbert isn't holding back her thoughts on the White House's questionable new photo of President Donald Trump On Friday, May 2, the official White House X account posted the fake, AI-generated photo Trump shared of himself dressed as the pope—a highly controversial move following the death of Pope Francis less than two weeks ago Gilbert is joining in on the backlash against the president's latest antics 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Taking to Instagram to share her unfiltered thoughts on the photo, the Little House on the Prairie actress wrote "I'm Jewish and even I find this offensive." "This is from @whitehouse ‘s verified account created by @potus," she continued "Is there anyone out there who would like to defend this?" "Created by an administration full of Shameful Her post concluded with the hashtag "#toofar" as well as several face palm emojis: "🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️" It’s very offensive," one of the actress' fans wrote in the comments on Instagram while other followers chimed in to call Trump's post "so disrespectful," "disgusting" and "appalling." Next: 'Little House on the Prairie's Melissa Gilbert Sends Bold Message About Blue Origin Space Flight Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application was received into the arms of Jesus on April 27 2025 at SSM Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac 1942 in Milwaukee to Howard and Myrtle (Strehmel) Gilbert He was united in marriage to Jeanne Heimerl on June 20 He graduated from Lomira High School in 1960 and from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in 1965 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology/Chemistry Howard was employed for 41 years at Mercury Marine (aka Mother Merc) starting in the “Oil Shed” and retiring in 2005 as a Manager of Cost Engineering and overall outdoor enthusiast as well as an accomplished woodworker Howie was always volunteering at Grace Christian Church even participating in mission trips to Honduras and Colombia where he could put his skills to work Howie was always a student of history and was an avid reader of Civil War Howie was the very first president of the Fond du Lac Chapter of the Mustang Club of America and in the 80’s He was involved in many community service projects such as Habitat for Humanity For almost 50 years Howie was a member of the Lomira Lions Club and served as President Secretary of the District 27A2 Cabinet and Zone Chairman as well as Transporter in the Lion’s Tissue Transport Program Howard received the most prestigious award in Lionism induction into the Melvin Jones Fellowship He was always willing to lend a helping hand or share some of the stuff stored in his brain He loved traveling with friends and vacationing with family Those Howie leaves behind to cherish his memory include his wife of 60 years daughters Karen Gilbert and Laurie (Cary) McQuitty Howard was preceded in death by his sister VISITATION: Howard’s family will greet relatives and friends on May 17 from 10:00 until 11:45am at Grace Christian Church SERVICE: A Memorial Service in remembrance of Howard will take place at 12 noon at Grace Christian Church on May 17 with Pastor Paul Pfeffer officiating Memorials in Howard’s name can be directed to Ruby’s Pantry The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at SSM Hospice Home of Hope for their care and compassion Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Howie’s arrangements For additional information or to leave an online condolence on the tribute wall Add to Calendar Add to Calendar This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Logan Gilbert was placed on the 15-day injured list April 26 one day after he was pulled early from a start against the Miami Marlins The initial diagnosis was a Grade 1 right elbow flexor strain The timeline for Gilbert had him shut down from throwing for two weeks before being reassessed for a throwing and rehab program Per a video posted on "X" from Seattle Sports' Shannon Drayer Gilbert might be a little ahead of schedule He was throwing warm-up pitches before a game against the Texas Rangers on Sunday There wasn't a concrete date provided on Gilbert's return but a June or July return was expected if there were no further setbacks in his injury Seattle president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto went on MLB Network on Friday and said that Gilbert's injury wasn't as serious as the team initially thought He followed that up by saying both Gilbert and fellow starting pitcher George Kirby could both return by the end of May Kirby is set to begin his rehab assignment with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers on Sunday but the fact that Gilbert is already tossing a baseball ahead of the initial two-week shutdown timeline is a good sign that Dipoto's comments could come to fruition Gilbert had a 2.37 ERA this season with 44 strikeouts in 30.1 innings pitched across six starts before being shut down He was named an All-Star for the first time in his career in 2024 Gilbert had a 3.23 ERA and fanned 220 batters across 208.2 innings pitched in 33 starts that year ANDRES MUNOZ TIES FRANCHISE HISTORY IN LATEST OUTING: The 2024 All-Star has been nearly perfect this season and has matched an incredible team mark as a result. CLICK HERE MARINERS WIN EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE SERIES WITH 2-1 VICTORY OVER RANGERS: Luis Castillo had his second quality start in a row to lift the Mariners to their fifth consecutive win against the Rangers. CLICK HERE MARINERS STARTING PITCHER GEORGE KIRBY SET TO BEGIN REHAB ASSIGNMENT: The Mariners 2023 All-Star will start for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers against the Las Vegas Aviators. CLICK HERE TEREN KOWATSCH Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates CHICAGO — The White Sox announced six roster moves ahead of Sunday’s series finale against the Houston Astros including putting infielder Josh Rojas on the active roster for the first time this season and promoting two pitchers from Triple-A Charlotte a veteran who signed a one-year contract with Chicago in January was reinstated from the 10-day injured list after a rehab appearance Tuesday with Charlotte He suffered a hairline fracture in his right big toe during spring training and was set to make his first start with the White Sox on Sunday at third base I think it’s going to be one of those things that lingers around for a little bit Rojas knew he wouldn’t be much help to the team playing at a level that he described as “25% to 30%.” “A lot of my game relies on being athletic,” Rojas said “If I was just a power-hitting third baseman but I’ve got to be able to run the bases full speed I’ve got to be able to make plays in the hole I’ve got to be able to beat out infield singles I’ve got to be able to do all the little things and my game relies heavily on being able to do those things My toe was not in a place to be able to do that until about a week ago.” Rojas spent the first 4 1/2 seasons of his career in Arizona before a midseason trade to Seattle in 2023 Chicago also selected the contract of right-hander Caleb Freeman from Charlotte The White Sox drafted Freeman out of Texas Tech in the 15th round in 2019 and promoted him to the majors for the first time in his career Chicago’s bullpen has struggled this season this is going on Year 7 of pro ball right now,” Freeman said “I’m just grateful to be here and ready to go.” Left-hander Tyler Gilbert was recalled from Charlotte as well He has played nine games for the White Sox this season posting a 1-1 record with a 5.59 ERA before being optioned on April 30 Chicago placed lefty Fraser Ellard on the 15-day injured list with a left lat strain Fraser suffered the injury in Saturday’s 8-3 loss to Houston in which he allowed two earned runs in two-thirds of an inning The White Sox also optioned righty Penn Murfee to Charlotte and designated infielder Bobby Dalbec for assignment The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months Posted by | May 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (15-16) 2 BOX SCORE and Donovan Walton all hit homers in an 8-2 win vs the Railriders Gilberto Celestino and Jackson Reetz hit RBI singles to cap off a well-rounded offensive performance that powered the team to victory TJ Shook and Cameron Foster were brilliant combining for six scoreless innings and seven strikeouts Luis Moreno and Grant Hartwig closed out the game with a dominant display on the mound combining for two scoreless innings to secure the win The Rumble Ponies’ match against the Seawolves was postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up via a doubleheader on Sunday BOX SCORE Jacob Reimer and Eli Serrano both doubled in an effort to rally back but it wasn’t enough as Brooklyn fell to Wilmington Both Seranno and Reimer continued their excellent starts to the season Reimer and his 1.018 OPS are making a strong case for a promotion in the near future Jonathan Santucci showed signs of improvement allowing two runs over 4 1/3 innings while striking out three and walking two Saul Garcia struck out four over 1 1/3 innings pitched and is yet to allow a run this season BOX SCORE Yonatan Hernriquez smacked his first two homers of the season as the St Lucie Mets thrashed the Hammerheads Colin Houck tallied three hits and is starting to pick up the pace in May Irving Cota and the bullpen backed Dohm up combining for 3 2/3 innings of one-run ball Coda has only allowed one earned run to this point and could be in line for a promotion to Brooklyn soon enough The FCL Mets fell to the FCL Cardinals to open their season The offense failed to generate much momentum aside from a Julio Zayas double Bohan Adderly started strong out of the gate Jose Guevara struggled in his season debut against the Cardinals surrendering four earned runs over just 2 1/3 innings of work Jonathan Jimenez impressed in his first relief appearance striking out two batters in a clean inning of work Copyright © 2005 - 2023 Metsmerized Online | Designed & Developed by WP CLINICS SEATTLE MARINERS 10:52 AM | Updated: 11:32 am The injury bug hit the Seattle Mariners hard in April but May could see their fortunes turn around – particularly for their starting pitchers Based on AL rankings, Mariners made right call with offense Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto joined MLB Network’s MLB Now on Friday morning and he gave a very encouraging update on the two most notable players on Seattle’s injured list right now Dipoto said the Mariners could see both 2023 All-Star George Kirby and 2024 All-Star Logan Gilbert return to the rotation in May “We’re hopeful that we’re gonna see both this month which is a little better we had thought initially,” Dipoto said at the end of his conversation with host Brian Kenny as he was shut down during spring training with right shoulder inflammation The 27-year-old right-hander threw live batting practice at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park on Monday and M’s general manager Justin Hollander said Wednesday that Kirby was on track to begin a rehab assignment in the minor leagues this weekend Related: Mariners GM shares updates on slew of injured players Dipoto estimated that Kirby will need “at least two minor league starts perhaps three,” before he can make his season debut with the Mariners is a “little behind” Kirby in his rehab track Gilbert came out of his start on April 25 after three perfect innings and was placed on the 15-day injured list the following day with a right elbow flexor strain “We think they’re both gonna return sometime before the end of May if everything goes the way it is currently,” Dipoto said 0.791 WHIP and 44 strikeouts to six walks over six starts and 30 1/3 innings in 2025 and led MLB in both innings pitched (208 2/3) and WHIP (0.887) on his way to finishing sixth in the American League Cy Young Award voting Kirby went 14-11 with a 3.53 ERA and 1.068 WHIP over 191 innings in 2024 He led MLB in walks per nine innings in both 2023 (0.9) and 2024 (1.1) and strikeouts to walk ratio also in 2023 (9.05) and 2024 (7.78) Emerson Hancock and rookie Logan Evans have filled their spots in the rotation who in 2020 became the third straight right-handed starter out of college picked in the first round of the MLB Draft by Seattle (following Gilbert in 2018 and Kirby in 2019) but he has posted quality starts in each of his last two outings Evans, a 23-year-old righty who Seattle drafted in the 12th round in 2023, allowed two runs on two hits and three walks over five innings to earn the win in his MLB debut last Sunday against the Miami Marlins The AL West-leading Mariners (18-12) begin a six-game road trip at 5:05 p.m Radio coverage on Seattle Sports begins at 4 p.m Follow @BrentStecker BY KTAR.COM PHOENIX – Authorities issued a Silver Alert for a 78-year-old woman who went missing in Gilbert on Monday Catherine Fredrickson was last seen leaving a hotel near Baseline and Higley roads around 3 a.m., according to the alert Catherine is driving a silver 2019 Hyundai Sonata with an Arizona license plate of PFA9HF Catherine suffers from medical issues and is easily disoriented Anyone with information about Catherine's whereabouts is asked to call Gilbert PD at 480-503-6500 & reference case 25-81426 — Gilbert Police Dept. (@GilbertPolice) May 5, 2025 She left the area without her cellphone in a silver 2019 Hyundai Sonata sedan with Arizona license plate PFA9HF She was wearing a red button-up sweater over a polo shirt and black pants 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 125 pounds She has heart issues and a poor sense of direction Anybody with information about Fredrickson’s whereabouts is asked to call the Gilbert Police Department at 480-503-6500 or 911 Follow @KTAR923 Five-star men's basketball recruit and USC commit Alijah Arenas has been placed in an induced coma after he was involved in a serious car crash in the Los Angeles area early Thursday morning According to the Los Angeles Police Department officers responded shortly before 4:55 a.m to a single-vehicle collision in the Reseda area of the San Fernando Valley The LA Fire Department further said the vehicle was a Tesla Cybertruck that crashed into a tree/fire hydrant with fire involved The LAFD did not identify the person involved but said that the 18-year-old driver was out of the vehicle and that he was transported to the hospital in serious condition The Los Angeles Police Department said later Thursday that Arenas was in stable condition Sources told ESPN that initial tests showed he did not suffer broken bones USC men's basketball coach Eric Musselman said in a statement on X: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Alijah and his family following this morning's accident and the entire Arenas family in your prayers." Arenas is a son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas 13-ranked recruit in the class of 2025 after reclassifying in December and then committing to the Trojans in January He attends Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles and he played for them in the Division II state championships this year he became the first high school boys basketball player in the Los Angeles area to reach 3,000 career points He was also one of 48 players selected to play in McDonald's All-American Games in April which showcases the best high school basketball players in the country posted on social media asking for prayers for her son Gilbert Arenas canceled his online talk show scheduled for Thursday ESPN's Paolo Uggetti and The Associated Press contributed to this report Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker lot worse': Gilbert exits early with forearm tightnessApril 26th SEATTLE -- was on cruise control on Friday night carving through the Marlins’ lineup and needing just 29 pitches to work through three perfect innings Which made the Mariners’ call to the bullpen to begin the fourth that much more abrupt as Gilbert was relieved by journeyman long reliever Casey Lawrence to begin the inning Then one inning later in an eventual 8-4 loss the Mariners announced that Gilbert exited with right forearm tightness A source with knowledge of the situation told MLB.com that initial medical reviews revealed “modest” but “not zero” concern and specifically that there’s optimism that his UCL is still intact But the Mariners won't know more until after he undergoes an MRI on Saturday “I don't want to make it like a pity party about myself,” Gilbert said just kind of how I want to be known -- eating innings and being dependable and being healthy But I've been healthy and never really came out of a start Gilbert has never been on the injured list since his debut on May 13 2021 -- making every scheduled start since “I've got a lot of faith,” Gilbert said Gilbert experienced diminished velocity across all his pitches throughout the brief outing His four-seam fastball velocity was down 1 mph from his 95.6 mph season average his two-seamer was down 0.3 mph and his curveball was down 0.8 mph The heater topped out at 96.1 mph and was as low as 93 mph And he opted not to throw his splitter at all as that specific pitch can cause more strain on the forearm “We didn’t think it was a good idea,” Gilbert said adding that he began noticing the issue when warming up and that it “just never really went away.” Gilbert was seen with far less effort on his long tosses his warmup pitches were mostly without a windup “It didn't really get like a ton worse The slight drop in speed was notable given that the workhorse typically carries his velocity from start to finish compared to other starters who build it as their outing progresses I feel like there's just a hump you kind of got to get over,” Gilbert said “And I felt like I was almost at that point and April can be tough as you just get some stressful pitches to get over the hump it just didn't really get to that point.” The 2024 All-Star was pitching on an extra day’s rest after the Mariners had an off-day on Monday He also flew back to Seattle ahead of the team charter from Boston PT landing on Thursday night and quick turnaround to Friday’s series opener vs Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball Gilbert had a 2.63 ERA and led all MLB starters with a 38% strikeout rate and 38.1% whiff rate (min while the Mariners had gone 4-1 in his outings The one area where he’s had hiccups is working deeper into games as he’s only pitched in the sixth inning twice after leading MLB with 208 2/3 innings last year Katsarov Luna / Bloomberg / GettyApril 7, 2025 ShareSave Listen-1.0x+0:0010:22Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration Nicholas Gilbert received a delivery of grain for the 1,400 cows he tends at his dairy farm in Potsdam The feed came with a surprise tariff of $2,200 tacked on “I had a contracted price on that grain delivered to my barn And they added that tariff right on top because it comes from a Canadian feed mill.” Gilbert cannot increase the price of the milk he sells He cannot buy feed from another supplier; there aren’t any nearby and getting it from farther away would be more expensive Shouldn’t his Canadian supplier have been responsible for paying it If your price of fuel goes up or your truck breaks down The dairy farmer is one of tens of thousands of American business owners caught in a spiraling trade war and lives in one area of the United States that might already be tipping into a recession because of it Businesses near the Canadian border are particularly vulnerable to the rising costs and falling revenue caused by tariffs or wondering how they are going to keep feeding their cows as a result President Donald Trump kicked off his long-promised trade war by applying levies to steel and Mexico soon after he took office—insisting that foreign companies would pay the tariffs and that American growth would surge he unleashed a global shock-and-awe campaign announcing tariffs on every American trading partner Rogé Karma: Trump’s most inexplicable decision yet The measures are meant to counter foreign countries’ tariffs and trade barriers But the numbers announced have nothing to do with such policies The White House set a minimum 10 percent levy on imports from around the world and imposed higher rates on imports from more than 60 countries The administration appears to have derived those higher rates by dividing the value of the country’s bilateral trade deficit with the United States by the value of its exports to the United States The nonsensical policy will nevertheless have real effects. American consumer goods will get more expensive, with the average family paying an estimated $3,800 more a year for groceries and everything else if the tariff rates remain this high The United States risks collapsing into an astonishing voluntary recession caused solely by a few powerful ideologues’ erroneous beliefs about trade If you want to understand where the American economy is heading the United States has dozens of communities that are not so much linked to Canada’s economy as interwoven with it Gas stations in these places rely on business from Canadian commuters Ski resorts and water parks rely on Canadian tourists Manufacturing firms rely on Canadian industrial inputs Hotels rely on Canadian business conferences Annie Lowrey: Don’t invite a recession in Most companies pass the cost increase on to consumers “We’re taking that right on the chin,” Gilbert told me explaining that he would have to pay tariffs on the fertilizer and farm equipment he buys too “We’re not like other businesses,” he told me Manufacturing firms and construction companies near the border face the same quandaries as the costs of steel These firms can’t quickly relocate their operations or find new suppliers either “We surveyed 40 of our manufacturing companies in the region,” Garry Douglas of New York’s North Country Chamber of Commerce “One sources raw materials from Canada and is looking at a $16 million cost increase to their U.S Another company is a paper mill that sources wood pulp from Canada It’s the one source of the type of wood they need.” At the same time as it is raising costs for border businesses, Trump’s quixotic trade war with Canada is depressing revenue for these businesses too. Dan Kelleher runs a tourism-promotion agency in the Adirondacks “We had a terrific January in terms of overall visitation,” he told me “Our numbers were up 24 percent over the five-year average And then February came.” The president kept referring to Canada as the “51st state,” and hit the United States’ closest ally with a 25 percent tariff Spending on lodging dropped 4 percent in February with retailers reporting a 20 percent decline in sales particularly hockey tournaments,” Kelleher said they’re not spending any money here.” He worried about the summer tourist season and more so about the relationship between residents of the Adirondacks and their neighbors across the border Ron Kurnik is a dual citizen who lives in Canada and commutes across the border to run Superior Coffee Roasting a café and coffee distributor in Sault Ste “One of our premier labels is an espresso blend which I aptly termed the friendly neighbors,” he told me and our relationship with the residents of this area.” Rogé Karma: Trump’s tariffs are designed to backfire Residents of border towns see their shopping malls and greasy spoons half empty. They read stories in the local paper about rising construction costs and Canadians detained at border crossings. They notice the lack of hiring signs. They hear about the trade war on the evening news. As a result, many are reducing their own spending in expectation of a downturn: putting off home repairs, delaying the purchase of a new car, canceling vacations, eating in instead of ordering out. In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Kurnik was penciling out numbers on Wednesday—when retailers might raise prices for a bag of beans, how much to slow down production—while Trump was preparing for his speech in the Rose Garden. “We can’t operate a business flying by the seat of our pants,” he told me. “The administration can organize itself in that fashion. But how do you realistically expect me to follow suit?” Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article the Chatsworth High star and crown jewel of USC’s incoming recruiting class was involved in a serious Cybertruck accident on Thursday morning a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Times Arenas was in a Tesla Cybertruck early Thursday morning when the vehicle lost control near the corner of Corbin Avenue and Blythe Street in Reseda when the Cybertruck struck a fire hydrant and tree The 18-year-old driver was pulled from the wreckage and taken to a hospital where he was stable according to LAPD Officer Rosario Cervantes A source told The Times that drugs and alcohol were not involved in the crash A tree and caution tape remain at the scene of a Cybertruck crash involving Chatsworth basketball star Alijah Arenas on Thursday. (Handout) Arenas was placed in a coma, a person with knowledge of the crash told The Times. ESPN’s Shams Charania was the first to report the crash and Arenas’ condition Photos of the crash site obtained by The Times show the silver Cybertruck wrapped around a tree hours later, with a “no parking” sign crumpled between the two. The windshield and both driver’s side windows were shattered and a piece of hydrant was lodged underneath the broken wheel well. Hours after the crash, the Cybertruck was taken from the scene and burst into flames at a tow yard. According to a source, the Los Angeles Fire Hazard Mat responded to the ensuing hazardous materials incident. Alijah is the son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, who canceled plans to stream a new episode of his online show Thursday. His mother, Laura Govan, posted on Instagram shortly after asking for “all your … prayers.” USC Sports For USC, Alijah Arenas’ commitment marks the biggest recruiting victory of the Musselman era, the first five-star prospect to endorse the coach’s vision in L.A. A top-10 recruit in the 2025 class, Alijah Arenas led Chatsworth High to the CIF Division II state championship game in March. He left Chatsworth as the all-time City Section scoring leader, with more than 3,000 points, and recently competed in the McDonald’s All-American game. Arenas was slated to play a major role as a freshman at USC after choosing the Trojans over more established basketball powers such as Arizona, Kansas and Kentucky. USC coach Eric Musselman, in a statement on social media, said that “our thoughts and prayers are with Alijah and his family following this morning’s accident. Please keep him, his teammates and friends, and the entire Arenas family in your prayers.” Chatsworth students had the day off from school Thursday in observance of Armenian Genocide Memorial Day. Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn Richard Winton is an investigative crime writer for the Los Angeles Times and part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2011. Known as @lacrimes on Twitter, during almost 30 years at The Times he also has been part of the breaking news staff that won Pulitzers in 1998, 2004 and 2016. Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map MLB Trade Rumors By | April 25 11:26pm: Gilbert told reporters (including Adam Jude of The Seattle Times) that he expects to go for an MRI tomorrow Gilbert’s fastball was in the 94-95 MPH range throughout the night right in line with his 95.6 MPH season average but the M’s are obviously going to be extremely cautious with any kind of forearm discomfort Gilbert entered play tonight with a 2.63 earned run average and 41 strikeouts through his first 27 1/3 innings It was an even more impressive start than last year when he landed sixth in AL Cy Young balloting after posting a 3.23 ERA over an MLB-high 208 2/3 frames Skipper Dan Wilson will presumably provide more information postgame It’s impossible to know the severity this soon but it’s a concerning development anytime a top pitcher experiences forearm discomfort It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Mariners send Gilbert for imaging over the weekend He’s expected to throw live batting practice next week but he’s certainly still weeks away from a return to major league action Seattle Mariners “Ruh-roh” – Abraham Lincoln “Allright alright alright!” Abraham (a Bra hamming it up) in a Lincoln This season will not be fun if we lose him With how our roster is built we need all of our starting pitchers to be healthy to even think about the playoffs Make sure to get 2nd and 3rd opinions… Hoping that 2nd and 3rd opinion isn’t sarcasm With the recovery timeline of TJS and the seriousness of it to one’s arm I’d hope all players get at least a 2nd opinion With the timing 2025 is gone either way and bulk of 2026 Sucks cus the UCL endemic that’s been plaguing MLB has been depriving the sport and the fans from alot of its top talent The catch 22 here is the balance if having pitchers dial it back to ensure arm health over peak performance It seems it would be hard to quantify which would ultimately add the most to peak performance Ensuring arm health would lower pitch speeds and spin rates On the other hand keeping top arms in games would offset to whatever extent as the top arms provide more value at less than 100% opposed to back of rotation and those barely hanging in bullpen Would love to see someone try and quantify it tho as far as the effect on peak performance From a financials perspective it’s obviously viable as teams haven’t pushed for change As you can see there’s a typo or 2 I left In all seriousness I do wonder if pushing pitchers to the nth degree is ultimately providing the best overall product I also wonder how far pitchers would have to dial it back to prevent these injuries and if that would make that significant of a difference There has to a way to try and quantify the net gains in performance from either approach You need to be a bit more honest on the runs Hancock has given up Seems to me Hancock has secured his spot as the 6th man He seems to have that 1 game and after it gets assimilated into his stats and doesn’t show up on the stats as a glaring red stop light “Emerson Hancock” sounds like a fellow who and the lockout might cost you the ‘27 season Neither of the greedy owners or players think of their fans They can not play for a bit and lose fans to other sports only for us to have another session of juicing to bring popularity back to the game Still too early to say but doesn’t look good Hopefully they don’t drag this out if he ends up needing TJ surgery Gonna need him back asap even if it’s next year…. @M’s due to the timing if he has TJS delaying it a bit won’t affect much at this point Recovery would stretch well into 2026 and any appearances in 2026 would be severely limited It sucks but TJS has become part of the game Teams willing to roll the dice and hope peak performance out weighs the total time lost to injury Players willing to roll those same dice as that’s what it takes to get the insane TOR contracts I hope he goes under the knife sooner than later so we will get some of him back for 2026 The difference between that 14 and 18 is significant average TJS patient returns in 15 months and then is treated with caution They miss the playoffs by two games instead of one Hopefully it’s just some early season soreness There’s plenty of the good sh%t in Seattle Forearm tightness seems to always lead to TJS Either before the end of this season or the beginning of next Grok says “it’s plausible that 30-50% of MLB pitchers placed on the IL for forearm tightness eventually require Tommy John surgery either immediately or after failed conservative treatments” Then they say they are looking for a second opinion Ryan Weathers is another dude that I see next for a TJ Luzardo could be since that dude is injury prone Those who are gravitating to the worst case scenario are being frivolous Log in Register MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball Register "He was cast after I was," Feldman said of Depp "and apparently whispered into the producers' ear that he wasn't fond of me." Cara Robbins/Getty Images for Family Film and TV Awards; Peter Iovino Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection; Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Higley Unified School District in the East Valley is set to host a variety of summer programs for students who want to further their education Kinder KickstartThe Kinder Kickstart program is for parents looking to get their child familiar with kindergarten before starting later in the year Children will be introduced to the school environment at their own pace to make their transition into school confidently The program will take place from June 23 to June 26 from 8:30 a.m at Higley Unified elementary school campuses The Creatures Around the World program will allow students to explore a different animal from around the world each week. 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Writes about track and field and Oregon football as a columnist for Super.. writes about various topics for SuperWest sports we announce the passing of Gilbert Lindsey lovingly known as Bobby gentle and noble man whose presence brought peace and warmth to everyone around him He was a devoted loving husband to his wife Veronica Lindsey he shared many joyful moments with his five granddaughters who deeply love him and enjoyed days of laughter and love.  Bobby was deeply loved and respected by all who knew him His beautiful vibrant blue eyes reflected his kind soul and his heart was always opened to those around him respected and admired by those who knew him. Though his passing was unexpected  and  our hearts ache with his absence we take comfort in knowing he is now at peace embraced by the light and love of God he so deeply trusted.  In addition to his wife David Lindsey and Elijah Foley; stepdaughters Tammy Lindsey; along with one granddaughter Amyra Foley.  Funeral services will be 2 p.m 2025 at McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home with burial to follow in Highland Memory Gardens.  Friends may visit from 11 a.m This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page please perform a WhoIs lookup on kobi5.com and contact the registered owner With the support of his MGH department chair he often took classes during the afternoons “I used to put my running shoes on and run to campus which took me home,” says L’Italien In 1990, after successfully completing nearly all the requisite coursework, he transitioned into the School’s DSc in Epidemiology program (now the PhD in Epidemiology program) “It took a few tries to get accepted into the program but by then I had performed quite well in my classes and had received the endorsement of several of my professors,” he says As a student, L’Italien conducted clinical research, using data from several hospitals across the country to develop and validate a Bayesian model for the assessment of cardiac risk among candidates for vascular surgery He defended his thesis on the topic in 1997 a total of ten years after first beginning his studies L’Italien established the Georgette L’Italien Memorial Scholarship at SPH in honor of his late mother The scholarship provides stipends to one or more PhD students based on financial need Ahead of the School’s 2025 convocation he shared insights on his decision to attend SPH and his plans for his message to graduates How did you come to choose SPH for your higher education but I’ve always had a recognition of how rigorous the School of Public Health has been at BU because of its track record because of the number and quality of publications and he gave me some tremendous insights—I’m forever grateful to him for this—he said “I acknowledge that you have a tremendous amount of research experience so take the intermediate (and later advanced) classes and apply to the doctoral program.” I had researched other schools but this approach made the most sense to me Your current role involves two aspects of drug development: clinical outcomes assessments and health economics Can you talk more about what you do at Biohaven The first drug we researched was for migraine Clinical outcomes assessment leverages scales and measures within the clinical trials that capture disability and quality of life and these data can be compared to ‘real world’ data within external databases I’m very proud of the peer reviewed publications that we generated from this research because we made a contribution to enhancing the knowledge of the burden of migraine to the public health  it was a matter of developing what’s called a value proposition [or] value dossier tolerability and these attributes of value define the so-called cost-effectiveness of the therapy I transitioned my team’s focus exclusively on clinical outcomes assessment leveraging real-world epidemiologic data to support clinical trial development One area of focus pertains to the use of real-world registries that provides matched external control groups for one of the treatment arms in our clinical trial of spinal cerebellar ataxia which is a very debilitating condition wherein the cerebellum undergoes morphologic changes that affect speech This study is a key component of our regulatory submission and if approved it speaks to the import of such innovative designs that could substitute for long-term placebo controlled studies What do you hope to share with graduates in your convocation speech One of his quotes really resonated with me when people speak to you of their lived experiences it gives you a sense of what they went through  I know that he was initially referring to Holocaust survivors but I know that he meant for all of us to listen with respect to people’s lived experiences as they approach the end of their lives I’ve been a hospice volunteer at a local nursing home for the last 22 years and that experience has just been profound for me Because when you visit someone on a weekly basis for months people in nursing homes still have rich lives and are close to the their fellow residents I have ‘witnessed’ the experiences of many World War II veterans and their spouses—they were very special people What do you think the next generation of public health leaders could learn from the prior generation’s stories I regard myself as a scientist—I love the science—and science really contributes to our clinical knowledge and ability to treat patients and prevent disease but there is this other aspect [of life]—connecting with  human beings and “witnessing” their life stories as their companion and friend I am inspired to see this similar quality in the current generation of recent graduates: a sincere desire to help others who are in need Alum Gilbert L’Italien to Speak at 2025 Convocation Get the latest from Boston University School of Public Health 6at7Creighton Pirates Fall to Crieghton in Eleven-Inning Affair5/3/2025 4:23:00 PM | Softball THAT'S A PAPA BOMB FOR THE LEAD 😤😱#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp🪝 pic.twitter.com/WmTzNG8G0A BIG POPPA POWER FOR THE LEAD IN EXTRAS 🏠😤#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp🪝 pic.twitter.com/KJWIaN4WGO It’s easy to say a music video is just a music video not to be taken seriously or deeply analyzed when it’s viewed in isolation pop culture does not exist in a vacuum but rather in an ecosystem of messaging that tells us what is valued Taking both a birds-eye view and a microscope to many of the cultural moments we lived through and other elements of pop culture from the 1990s to the 2010s Sophie Gilbert makes the case that pop culture is a powerful force that shapes our view and treatment of women in public and in private in her new book Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves “Our culture teaches us everything,” she writes As someone who lived through the events and culture you excavate in Girl on Girl what would you go back and tell your sixteen-year-old self in 1999 from the lens you have now on the pop culture that shaped your generation So much of the culture of that moment was thrilling to me at 16 I would love to say that it’s okay to feel uncomfortable and that actually discomfort is a sign of strength not weakness — it signals that you know more than you think I remember so well feeling like I had to suppress my own instincts to be accepted but my instincts were actually pretty good even then On understanding how tabloid culture portrayed women in the early 2000s you write “disgust is one of the most powerful human responses and one of the least studied.” Did you learn anything in your research about how we can counter the use of disgust in the media that turns people against marginalized groups?Simply being aware of when disgust is being weaponized is really powerful as is learning to identify how it’s being triggered and to what end And it’s crucial to not ever let politicians or public figures who use disgust-engendering language seem like the new normal because what they’re doing is both extreme and dangerous What is a recent piece of pop culture that excited you about how women are portrayed I loved Dying for Sex on FX — how fearless Michelle Williams’s performance was and how willing the show was to really get into the complexity of desire I appreciated how willing Babygirl was to be ambiguous and to leave space for us to interpret it I also adored the last Bridget Jones movie — the pathos and humor of Bridget’s journey in midlife Elizabeth Newell is a graphic designer and visual content strategist for Brené Brown Education and Research Group and data analytics for social and creative she believes in the power of the creative process and the freedom in seeing all parts of life as a creative act A letter from Brené will show up in your inbox with links to her latest conversations and insights Receive updates from Brené straight to your inbox we announce the passing of a great man with a big heart Born to John and Sharon Gilbert October 20 He was always inquisitive and headstrong; he loved to find out how anything and everything under the sun worked he would covertly reassemble his projects so they looked functional only to have them fall apart upon first use he would not be within sight when this would happen The tools that he would use for these “dastardly deeds” would be his dad’s which were not returned to their original places.  Eric’s dad was a long haul truck driver Eric learned what it was like to work on a cold doc at four in the morning His phrase “nothing like working on a cold doc at four in the morning” will echo in our minds forever.  He was an intelligent individual and loved working with numbers he became “a spreadsheet kind of guy,” who loved analysis After graduating from Bonneville High School in 1990 he married Stacie Lynn Heston in July 1991 They were blessed with three amazing and wonderful children He took his family to different duty stations all over the country He reflected positively on his years of service he worked as an agricultural machinist for several years until suffering from an industrial accident causing a third degree burn that required hospitalization.  His injury created further medical complications that left him physically disabled and with a brain injury and was redeemed by his Savior when he “turned his life over to Him.”  and helping others rehabilitate in the process He was an active advocate for the disabled community working many years for Developmental Workshop Industries (DWI) as well as volunteering for Champ’s Heart and Civitan’s Russell and Mildred Steele; and his paternal grandparents and diligence to make himself the person that he envisioned.  A celebration of Life is planned for Saturday in the fellowship hall of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church Alijah Arenas, a basketball recruit for USC and son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas has been released from the hospital less than one week after a fiery single-car crash his family said in a statement to ESPN's Shams Charania The Arenas family said Wednesday in its statement that Alijah was "resting comfortably under close watch" and that his "spirit remains strong." "We are grateful to share that Alijah Arenas has been released from the hospital and is now resting comfortably under close watch," the statement said "While his journey to full recovery is just beginning "The Govan and Arenas family are preparing for the road ahead with faith and determination committed to nurturing Alijah back to 100% The family also asked in the statement for continued privacy as they "focus fully on Alijah's healing and well-being." was driving back from the gym early last Thursday when according to a statement earlier this week on Gilbert Arenas' podcast he "lost control" of the Tesla Cybertruck he was driving in the Reseda area of the San Fernando Valley the vehicle crashed into a tree and/or fire hydrant Video obtained by TMZ shows the front of Alijah Arenas' vehicle on fire after the crash with two people attempting to help remove him from the truck while water sprays from a damaged fire hydrant Alijah Arenas was transported to a hospital and put into an induced coma because of his inhalation of smoke and the statement on Gilbert Arenas' podcast revealed that Alijah Arenas had not suffered any "major injuries" as a result of the crash An official cause for the crash has not been released 13-ranked recruit in the class of 2025 after reclassifying in December and committing to the Trojans in January The five-star prospect attends Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles helping lead the team to the final of the Division II state championships this year Arenas became the first high school boys' basketball player in the Los Angeles area to reach 3,000 career points who made the All-Star team and received Cy Young votes has joined him there due to a flexor strain and the Mariners soon announced that he had departed due to forearm tightness “I felt it a little bit warming up,” said Gilbert Sometimes you just get going and it feels a little better As MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer described it both Gilbert’s pregame long-toss and warm-up pitches were of lesser intensity — he mostly didn’t use a windup for the latter — than usual He didn’t throw a single split-fingered fastball because of the stress the pitch places on his forearm “We didn’t think it was a good idea,” he said as though throwing mid-90s fastballs and breaking balls through discomfort was otherwise perfectly sound logic just kind of how I want to be known — eating innings and being dependable and being healthy,” said Gilbert But I’ve been healthy and never really came out of a start An MRI taken on Saturday revealed that Gilbert had suffered a Grade 1 flexor strain, meaning that it was a mild one, “relatively good news,” as the righty said He was placed on the 15-day injured list for the first time in his career and will be shut down from throwing for at least two weeks before being reexamined A return sometime in June is the best-case scenario Gilbert finished sixth in the AL Cy Young race last year on the strength of a 3.23 ERA, 3.27 FIP and 4.1 WAR, and tied for second in the voting in our preseason staff poll One notable change in his approach from 2024 to ’25 is that he had been throwing his splitter more often: 21.2% (22.6% prior to Friday) The pitch has been especially effective; last year batters hit .101 and slugged .162 while whiffing on 50.6% of their swings at the offering they’re at .067 AVG (1-for-30) and .100 SLG with a 50% whiff rate In light of Gilbert’s words and approach on Friday it’s fair to wonder whether that uptick in usage factored into his injury and whether he’ll back off his increased reliance on the pitch once he returns Evans has begun to take a sweeper-first approach to pitching Whereas last year he was using it 31% of the time so far this year his breaking ball usage has been 46% Evans’ slider spins at 2,800 rpm and has hellacious lateral wipe His reliance on it robs it of some bat-missing ability and Evans’ slider’s miss rate the last couple of years has been pretty average because he’s so often trying to throw it for strikes and hitters anticipate its arrival But because Evans’ fastball is fairly vulnerable he’s forced to lean on his breaking stuff up to 97) has only generated six whiffs across 200 total pitches so far in 2025 (including his big league start) hitters (in the minors and majors combined) have a .965 OPS against his mix of sinkers and four-seamers Evans can change pitch shape and speed off of his primary sinker/sweeper mix He’ll throw some harder cutters around 87 mph as well as some slower curveballs and changeups it’s really only the slider that’s plus he throws a good rate of strikes and gets groundballs he proved he could sustain this kind of stuff across more than 100 innings Without a single pitch generating plus miss he’s probably not going to be a star but he does enough to be a useful member of a big league rotation and his 45 FV grade is above the 40+ FV of last cycle when I thought Evans looked more like a nasty swingman or long reliever Evans made his major league debut on Sunday against the Marlins allowing two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out three in five innings; he got his first W in Seattle’s 7-6 victory Both his four-seamer and sinker sat in the 91-95 range and averaged 92.9 mph He threw six different pitch types including the two fastballs but generated just four whiffs and a 17% CSW rate from among his 78 pitches he threw 35-40 pitches to a pair of hitters from High-A Everett and “felt awesome.” He could begin a rehab stint as soon as this weekend either with Tacoma or Everett due to their proximity to Seattle and will build up his pitch count to the point where he can handle five innings Kirby’s spot in the rotation is currently being filled by Emerson Hancock who was lit for six runs in two-thirds of an inning in his first start on March 31 who scuffled in his 12-start stint with the Mariners last year (4.75 ERA allowing four runs in 11 innings while striking out 11 in starts in Cincinnati and Boston During Hancock’s brief exile to Tacoma, his spot in the rotation was filled by Luis F. Castillo, which isn’t what you call this guy when he makes a great start or pitches his way out of a jam with an emphatic strikeout The Castillo in question is a 30-year-old righty who spent 11 seasons beating the bushes before making three appearances for the Tigers in 2022 and then took a two-season detour to Japan where he pitched for the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Orix Buffaloes seven runs allowed (six earned) and seven walks As for “the real” Castillo — who early in his career had to escape the shadow of his namesake second baseman — he’s pitched to a 3.63 ERA and 3.93 FIP in a staff-high 32.1 innings thus far His performance contains all kinds of warning signs starting with an average four-seam velocity that’s dipped to 94.8 mph and 97.1 in ’22); by both Stuff+ and PitchingBot His strikeout rate has plummeted to 19.7% and his walk rate has risen to 9.9%; his 9.9% strikeout-to-walk differential is less than half what it was two years ago (20.3%) they’ve hit him for a 90.3 mph average exit velocity which may help to explain Tuesday’s walk total He also noted that he dealt with minor arm soreness earlier this month.] Bryan Woo has been the team’s best starter this side of Gilbert He’s gained nearly a full tick on his four-seamer (95.7 mph and the pitch has become one off the majors’ most effective thanks in part to the deception created by his low arm slot (27 degrees) Batters have hit just .154 and slugged .288 against it thus far while whiffing on 32.5% of their swings (10th among pitchers with at least 100 four-seamers thrown) His walk rate has just about doubled over his 2024 rate as well though the jump from an otherworldly 2.8% to a still-impressive 5.5% isn’t a big deal particularly when it’s offset by improved strikeout and home run rates We can probably expect that offense to regress somewhat if not all the way to the dire state of the pre-shuffle squad So long as Gilbert and Kirby are able to return as planned this team has a solid chance at a division title (44.6% per our Playoff Odds) or at least a Wild Card berth (29.1%) but we’ll see if that plan and those performances hold up One of these names doesn’t look like the others and probably shouldn’t have gotten this many starts (Mikolas) “He’s been one of the game’s most durable starters in recent years with 103 starts since the start of the 2022 season tied with Aaron Nola for fourth in the majors Dylan Cease and Miles Mikolas (both 104)” It turns out that the “Gilbert Goons” are not only a predator gang of mostly well-off teens who attacked innocent victims in the East Valley culminating in the killing of 16-year-old Preston Lord and leading to seven murder charges being filed by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office It turns out that the goons are also — heaven help us — an inspiration An article by The Arizona Republic’s Maritza Dominguez describes an ugly, 60-page police report detailing how park rangers in Mesa formed their own “Goon Squad,” complete with embroidered patches was arrested on April 22 on suspicion of possession of a stolen firearm which the report said he found in the backpack of a homeless man said they were “deeply disturbed by the preliminary findings." added that the city has “zero tolerance for this type of misconduct.” “The actions uncovered during this investigation do not reflect Mesa’s values or the standards we expect from public servants.” They do say something about society’s values and standards Opinion: 'Gilbert Goons' problem is much wider than we think The behavior of this particular batch of goons wasn’t deemed to be prosecutable by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office The prosecutor’s office told The Republic that the case was “turned down due to no reasonable likelihood of conviction.” the city is conducting an independent investigation of misconduct And it has decided as well to transfer command of the 16-person park rangers unit from the Parks Recreation and Community Facilities Department to the Mesa Police Department in order “to ensure appropriate oversight and professional standards are maintained.” Reach Montini at ed.montini@arizonarepublic.com Like this column? Get more opinions in your email inbox by signing up for our free opinions newsletter Martinez's MRI reveals no structural damage in shoulderMay 3rd PHILADELPHIA -- The Diamondbacks received some good news Saturday when an MRI taken of closer ’s shoulder showed no structural damage Martinez had recently experienced a sharp downturn in velocity, which was a cause for concern for the team, especially since A.J. Puk, who had shared the closing duties with Martinez, has been out with a flexor strain and was recently transferred to the 60-day IL Martinez was placed on the 15-day IL on Thursday morning “The 15 days are going to be a well-needed rest for him and we'll get him back in there throwing as soon as possible,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said “And hopefully get him back here throwing the way he was.” The Diamondbacks have a good baseline to judge how things look in Martinez’s shoulder because he underwent an extensive physical process, including an MRI, before he signed his contract extension in March The news that there was no damage in the shoulder was not particularly surprising given that Martinez never complained of any pain in that area There are a couple of theories as to what could have caused the velocity drop One is what pitchers refer to as a “dead arm” which is when there is a loss of strength in the shoulder without an injury “And if you talk to every pitcher that's pitched in this game dead arm happens towards the end of Spring Training When he first started experiencing some of that fatigue in the shoulder Martinez increased the exercises he does to strengthen the shoulder which perhaps contributed to the additional loss of velocity he experienced honestly,” Martinez said two days before he went on the IL “I just feel like I’ve been working too much on my shoulder and I was probably doing too much work That’s why maybe I was throwing that velocity there It’s also possible that Martinez was hesitant to throw full out given the uncertainty with what was going on with his shoulder Now that he has the imaging to show that there’s nothing structurally wrong Lovullo said it was possible that Martinez could begin throwing lightly as soon as Monday which would seem to indicate that he won’t be out for very long Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here passed away at The Waters of Syracuse on May 4 Arrangements are pending with Titus Funeral Home & Cremation Services Please check back soon for a more complete obituary.  Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text GILBERT, AZ — Next month will mark five years since Nick Cordova was shot and killed inside his Gilbert air conditioning business Nick was on FaceTime with his kids when his business partner told police two men came into the business The Cordova family continues to have different questions about the investigation hoping it will lead to answers in his case "It's been five years of a nightmare," said Nick's mom was a night that started with a FaceTime call and ended with a 911 call made by Alysha and someone came in and started like beating him," said Alysha Alysha described her husband as the "most amazing father" and someone who would help anyone police released a video of a possible suspect from a nearby gas station and we are just very frustrated with the investigation and how it's going," said Theresa "Everything we are being told is pretty much the same thing we were told right after this happened," said Nick's sister Cherie Quick In the last few months, the Cordova family has taken to social media to raise awareness about their loved one's case. They have also worked to raise the Silent Witness reward even speaking out at the Gilbert Town Council Watch ABC15's previous coverage on Cordava's case in the player above "We've let them have their time to give us answers for the last four years and now we’re just tired of it," said Quick The family feels there is more that the Gilbert Police could do they have been asking why surveillance video from inside Nick's business was never released Alysha only recently saw that video personally after pushing police But she is currently still waiting on records requests the community jumped into action as the family launched a phone tree on Tuesday why don’t we have everyone call in on a specific day and just flood the Gilbert PD phone lines," said Alysha Gilbert Police said in a statement they are working with state and federal agencies but wouldn’t tell us who or what specific work has been done recently on the case We read one of the statements police sent to the Cordova family which said Gilbert PD was following up on all leads and staying in constant communication with their family "They have not been in constant communication with us." The family says they have been able to meet with the Police Chief but expect more when it comes to communication and follow-up "So if Gilbert PD thinks that if they just keep saying things to us to try and keep us quiet the family said they'll never be done making "Noise for Nick" ABC15 has reached out to Nick's business partner to see if he would sit down for an interview He told our team it was a "horrible situation" Ultimately he turned down the interview request Read Gilbert Police's most recent statement on the case below The Gilbert Police Department is actively investigating Nicolas Cordova’s case we’d like to emphasize that our detectives continue to actively investigate this case and have been in regular communication with his family throughout the investigation While we cannot disclose further information at this time as it may jeopardize our investigation and any potential prosecution the Gilbert Police Department stands firmly with the Cordova Family and the community in the pursuit of justice for Nicolas We recognize these senseless acts of violence have been extremely difficult for the Cordova Family and we are dedicated to sharing as much information as we can in a responsible manner." Report a typo BUMP AND STACY 8:11 AM | Updated: 8:15 am The Seattle Mariners have faced a number of tough blows health-wise early this year and the recent injury to Logan Gilbert is right at the top of the list Seattle Mariners Roster Moves: Dylan Moore to IL, utility man called up left Friday’s game against the Miami Marlins after just three innings with a flexor strain in his right elbow an injury that can be a precursor to UCL issues He landed on the 15-day injured list the following day Both Gilbert and the club have expressed optimism after imaging done Saturday showed a mild (Grade 1) strain but he’ll be out for at least two weeks and the club will re-evaluate the injury at that point the rotation is now without him and 2023 All-Star George Kirby During a conversation with Seattle Sports’ Bump and Stacy on Tuesday, Mariners color analyst and former MLB pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith discussed Gilbert’s injury and how the pitching staff has had a different identity this season it was just this like black cloud of no energy at all around that team because that’s your guy,” Rowland-Smith said “That’s your guy who goes 200-plus innings all those things beyond the stuff (in his pitching arsenal) that really matter and make a difference on the team Gilbert has been an incredibly durable arm for the Mariners This is his first IL stint since making his MLB debut in May 2021 and he’s made at least 32 starts in each of the past three seasons which includes tossing a league-high 208 2/3 innings last season Gilbert’s durability and the optimism expressed after initial imaging was done on his elbow could indicate that the injury won’t keep the ace out for too long But there was a comment Gilbert made that was a little troublesome to Rowland-Smith Gilbert said he felt some discomfort pregame and one of the results of that was that he decided not to throw any splitters The splitter has been the right-hander’s best pitch since he introduced it in 2023 Batters have hit under .200 against it in each season including .101 off it in 2024 and .067 against it so far in 2025 He had thrown the pitch 22.5% of the time this season entering Friday’s start “That’s not because he’s facing the Marlins and he thinks he can just dominate them,” Rowland-Smith said of why Gilbert ditched the splitter that’s because it hurts every time he tries to throw a split and that’s a pitch that can really mess with that elbow.” Splitters were long associated with increased risk of UCL injury due to the increased tension the pitch’s grip puts on the elbow, although research hasn’t proven that the pitch leads to more injuries than others the M’s starting staff hasn’t been the same dominant unit it was a year ago The club entered Tuesday 14th in starter ERA (3.88) 18th in walks per nine innings (3.38) and 21st in innings pitched (144) Seattle starters were first in all three categories last season What’s stuck to Rowland-Smith about the regression is just how much harder Seattle’s starters are having to work to get outs “It’s a situation where it’s taking you a lot longer “So the identity of the rotation looks completely different because they’re taking a lot of pitches in at-bats to get outs but they’ve thrown the fourth-most innings (112 1/3) this year the bullpen could end up getting used even more “When you push them a little bit on the depth side of things when you’re talking about going less (deep in) outings that’s where they get a little bit more exposed,” Rowland-Smith said “Until you get a Matt Brash (back from injury) and until you get a Troy Taylor who’s really got his feet underneath him … I think there’s a few holes there.” Hear the full conversation at this link or in the audio player near the top of this story Listen to Bump and Stacy weekdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app Follow @ZacHereth