Today in History — April 22
Today is Saturday, April 22, the 112th day of 2023. There are 253 days left in the year.
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Birthdays – April 22
Actor Jack Nicholson is 86. Singer Mel Carter is 84. Country singer Cleve Francis is 78. Director John Waters is 77. Singer Peter Frampton is 73. Singer Paul Carrack of Squeeze and of Mike and the Mechanics is 72. Actor Joseph Bottoms is 69. Actor Ryan Stiles ("The Drew Carey Show") is 64. Comedian Byron Allen ("Real People") is 62. Actor Chris Makepeace is 59. Guitarist Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise is 57. Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("The Good Wife," "Grey's Anatomy") is 57. Actor Sheryl Lee ("Twin Peaks") is 56. TV personality Sherri Shepherd ("The View") is 56. Country singer Heath Wright of Ricochet is 56. Country singer Kellie Coffey is 52. Actor Eric Mabius ("Ugly Betty") is 52. Bassist Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down is 49. Singer-guitarist Daniel Johns of Silverchair is 44. Actor Malcolm Barrett (TV's "Timeless") is 43. Actor Cassidy Freeman ("Longmire," "Smallville") is 41. Actor Zack Gottsagen ("The Peanut Butter Falcon") is 38. Actor Amber Heard is 37. Drummer Tripp Howell of LANCO is 34. Musician Machine Gun Kelly is 33.
Jill On Money: Financial advice — Don’t be fooled
Authors, journalists and filmmakers take what may seem mundane or complicated and bring it to life through engaging storytelling. Each year, I highlight interviews that stuck with me throughout the year.
Bruins reclaim home-ice advantage, take 2-1 series lead on Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. — Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots and the Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers 4-2 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Friday night.
Young scores 32, Hawks beat Celtics for 1st time this season
ATLANTA — Trae Young scored 32 points in his best game of the playoffs and the Atlanta Hawks gave themselves a glimmer of hope, beating the Boston Celtics 130-122 Friday night to close the gap to 2-1 in the opening-round series.
Coach Prime's spring game to preview fresh-look Colorado
Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders will give Colorado fans a long-awaited preview of what’s in store for a program that’s fallen on hard times. He's generated so much buzz since his arrival that season tickets at Colorado have sold out for the first time since 1996. Sanders warned that what everyone sees this weekend won't be a finished or polished product.
NCAA rules panel approves keeping clock running on 1st downs
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved rules changes that are expected to reduce the number of plays in football games. The most notable is one that will keep the clock running when a team makes a first down except in the last two minutes of a half. The new clock rule affects only Divisions I and II.
NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy
The NFL has suspended five players for violating the league’s gambling policy. Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore and Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney are suspended through at least the the 2023 season for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season. Lions receivers Stanley Berryhill and Jameson Williams were each suspended six games for betting from an NFL facility on non-NFL games. The Lions released Cephus and Moore.
Bagent's journey typifies NFL draft's small school prospects
Tyson Bagent played most of his college career in relative obscurity at Division II Shepherd College in West Virginia. Then the New York Jets showed up during his sophomore season. Suddenly, the son of an international arm-wrestling champion was turning heads, winning awards and drawing attention from larger programs — even NFL scouts. Now Bagent, Caleb Murphy of Ferris State and Andrei Iosivas of Princeton are all trying to break out of their small school roots to prove they should be selected on draft weekend.
Column: Another domino falls on road to MLB expansion
The Oakland Athletics are packing their bags for Las Vegas, a long-expected move that will affect far more baseball fans than in those two cities.
DuBose uses odd jobs to carve out unusual path to NFL draft
Grant DuBose bet on himself even when nobody else dared. He accepted the only scholarship he was offered out of high school. He worked three jobs when the COVID-19 season canceled his season. He left Division II Miles College to try out with Division I Charlotte at the urging of a friend. Then after two good seasons with the 49ers, DuBose withdrew from the transfer portal, choosing instead to enter the NFL draft.
4 million apply for tickets for Paris Olympics in lottery
Four million applications were received for an online lottery where winners get to buy tickets for next year’s Paris Olympics.
First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time
The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal have been handed down in Tokyo District Court with defendants found guilty but avoiding jail time.
Today in History — April 21
Today is Friday, April 21, the 111th day of 2023. There are 254 days left in the year.
Birthdays – April 21
Actor Elaine May is 91. Singer Iggy Pop is 76. Actor Patti LuPone is 74. Actor Tony Danza is 72. Actor James Morrison ("24") is 69. Actor Andie MacDowell is 65. Singer Robert Smith of The Cure is 64. Guitarist Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 64. Actor-director John Cameron Mitchell ("Hedwig and the Angry Inch") is 60. Rapper Michael Franti of Spearhead is 57. Actor Leslie Silva ("In the Dark," "Providence") is 55. Actor Toby Stephens ("Die Another Day") is 54. Singer Glen Hansard is 53. Comedian Rob Riggle is 53. Comedian Nicole Sullivan ("King of Queens") is 53. Guitarist David Brenner of Theory of a Deadman is 45. Actor James McAvoy ("The Last King of Scotland," "The Chronicles of Narnia") is 44. Actor Terrence J ("Think Like a Man") is 41. Actor Christoph Sanders ("Last Man Standing") is 35. Actor Frank Dillane ("Fear the Walking Dead") is 32. Singer Sydney Sierota of Echosmith is 26.
