Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Updated 7:23 am PDT, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 FILE- In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 file photo, Kashmiri women walk at a deserted Lal Chowk square, a frequent site for anti-India protests, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Life is very different in the Kashmir Valley these days, under an unprecedented security crackdown to prevent an uprising after the central government unexpectedly stripped its special constitutional status, the last vestige of real autonomy for the predominantly Muslim region. less FILE- In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 file photo, Kashmiri women walk at a deserted Lal Chowk square, a frequent site for anti-India protests, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Life is very different in ... more Photo: Sheikh Saaliq, AP Photo: Sheikh … [Read more...] about Kashmiri reporter finds fear, chaos in locked-down hometown
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Inside locked down Kashmir, a reporter finds fear and chaos
Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Updated 3:42 am PDT, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 FILE- In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 file photo, Kashmiri women walk at a deserted Lal Chowk square, a frequent site for anti-India protests, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Life is very different in the Kashmir Valley these days, under an unprecedented security crackdown to prevent an uprising after the central government unexpectedly stripped its special constitutional status, the last vestige of real autonomy for the predominantly Muslim region. less FILE- In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 file photo, Kashmiri women walk at a deserted Lal Chowk square, a frequent site for anti-India protests, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Life is very different in ... more Photo: Sheikh Saaliq, AP Photo: Sheikh … [Read more...] about Inside locked down Kashmir, a reporter finds fear and chaos
Ex-Red Sox DH Hanley Ramirez finds home with Indians
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page From staff and wire reports February 24, 2019 Former Red Sox designated hitter Hanley Ramirez has agreed to a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians and will be invited to major league camp, pending a physical, according The Athletic. Ramirez, 35, was released June 1 and did not catch on with another team. Ramirez, who signed a four-year, $88 million contract with the Red Sox in 2015, is a career .290 hitter with 296 home runs and 281 stolen bases in 14 seasons with the Marlins, Dodgers, and Rd Sox . . . Outfielder Jose Martinez signed a two-year, $3.25 million contract to remain with the St. Louis Cardinals, who essentially bought out his first year of arbitration after this season . . . Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw, given a chance to “reset” by manager Dave Roberts, is expected to resume his regular throwing program this … [Read more...] about Ex-Red Sox DH Hanley Ramirez finds home with Indians
Big teams, big decisions! West Ham boss can’t believe Klopp has got away with it again
PUBLISHED: 14:30 05 February 2019 Dave Evans, West Ham Correspondent West Ham United's Michail Antonio scores his side's first goal of the game during the Premier League match at the London Stadium. PA Wire/PA Images Inspired display by the Hammers earns draw against leaders Liverpool West Ham United manager Manuel Pellegrini during the Premier League match at the London Stadium.West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is often spouting off about the Hammers becoming one of the big clubs.Perhaps when they do, they will get the big team decisions like the ones that Premier League leaders Liverpool got at the London Stadium on Monday night.Their goal was a joke. James Milner was yards offside when he collected the ball right in front of the linesman.He crossed for Sadio Mane to turn and finish in clinical fashion and put the leaders in front.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match at the London Stadium.Unsurprisingly, … [Read more...] about Big teams, big decisions! West Ham boss can’t believe Klopp has got away with it again
How the Patriots unearth all those hidden gems
ATLANTA — In 2000, Antowain Smith, a running back who had been the Buffalo Bills’ first-round draft pick three years earlier, was unceremoniously cut by the team. Smith had been buried on the Bills’ bench. The next season, Smith landed in the training camp of the New England Patriots, even though some of his friends wondered why he wanted to play for a team coming off a 5-11 season and for a head coach, Bill Belichick, who seemed on his way to getting fired by a second NFL team. The Patriots already had two, young homegrown running backs, so what kind of chance would they give a veteran discarded by the second-rate Bills? Smith became the first conspicuous castoff to end up playing a prominent role in a Patriots championship. In New England’s first Super Bowl victory in 2002, it was Smith — not St. Louis Rams star Marshall Faulk — who became the game’s leading rusher, with 92 yards. “I turned out to be the perfect fit that they … [Read more...] about How the Patriots unearth all those hidden gems