Leaders translate health information into Low German, the native language of most of the community. Penner and others are assisting vaccination teams, making sure families know how to access health services.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton wanted to play well with his father, John, back in Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the first time in two-plus weeks Tuesday night.That wasn’t the only motivation behind the best performance of his career.
Haliburton made amends for the mistakes he made in Game 3 by finishing withfour steals and no turnovers in a 130-121 victory over the New York Knicks. He became the first NBA player with at least 30 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and no turnovers in a postseason game since turnovers were first tracked in 1977-78.Then he poked some fun at the situation.
“I know people were saying, ‘Free Pops’ and Pops is free, but he was not in jail,” the younger Haliburton said after Indiana took a 3-1 lead. “He has a very beautiful home, very pretty to watch basketball. So he was just fine. I just wanted to win.”There’s no word yet on whether the father will attend Game 5 in New York when Indiana could clinch its second trip to the NBA Finals.
But all kidding aside, it’s been an odd season — and postseason — for the younger Haliburton.
He started slowly, even telling reporters at one point he needed to find a way to have fun again. By March, Haliburton and the Pacers were rolling.The move comes amid a nationwide battle over the
in which states have limited transgender girls from participating on girls sports teams, barred gender-affirming surgeries for minors and required parents to be notified if a child changes their pronouns at school. At least 24 states have laws barring transgender women and girls from participating in certain sports competitions. Some of the policies have been blocked in court.found that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults think transgender female athletes should not be allowed to participate in girls and women’s sports at the high school, college or professional level. That view was shared by about 9 in 10 Republicans and roughly half of Democrats.
The federation didn’t specify whether the change applies to all events or only events where a trans athlete has qualified for the final. The change only applies to this weekend’s competition. The organization didn’t say how many students will be affected by the change.The rule change may be the first attempt nationally by a high school sports governing body to expand competition when trans athletes are participating.