The loss of life of Sean Burroughs, who helped Lengthy Seashore win back-to-back Little League World Collection titles within the early Nineties, was brought on by fentanyl intoxication, in keeping with the Los Angeles County Division of Medical Examiner.

A report launched this week by the medical expert’s workplace dominated the 43-year-old Burroughs’ loss of life in Might as an accident. The place of loss of life is listed as “automobile.”

On Might 9, Burroughs, the No. 9 general decide within the 1998 MLB draft, collapsed within the parking zone of Stearns Park in Lengthy Seashore after dropping off his 6-year-old son for baseball observe, Lengthy Seashore Little League president Doug Wittman informed the Lengthy Seashore Press-Telegram on the time. Burroughs’ mom, Debbie, informed the media outlet that her son had suffered cardiac arrest.

Wittman informed the Press-Telegram that Burroughs was discovered unconscious subsequent to his automobile and was not responsive when CPR was carried out. The Lengthy Seashore Hearth Division responded to 9-1-1 calls and pronounced Burroughs lifeless on the scene.

Burroughs, the son of former American League MVP Jeff Burroughs, was a star participant for the Lengthy Seashore crew that received the Little League World Collection in 1992 and 1993, pitching back-to-back no-hitters through the latter match. He additionally performed for the U.S. Olympic crew that received a gold medal on the 2000 Sydney Video games.

After taking part in for the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Satan Rays from 2002-2006, Sean Burroughs was out of baseball for a number of years, later telling ESPN he had suffered from substance abuse throughout a few of that point. However he labored his approach again to the majors. taking part in 78 video games for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011 and 10 video games for the Minnesota Twins in 2012.

Burroughs performed for a Dodgers minor league affiliate in 2013 earlier than ultimately returning to Lengthy Seashore, the place he coached his son in Little League. In a press release launched after Burroughs’ loss of life, Wittman referred to him as “a legend in LBLL and the baseball group.”

“I’ve had the privilege of teaching with Sean for the previous two years and he all the time got here with a enjoyable & pleasant perspective the children had been drawn to,” Wittman wrote, “a wealth of baseball data that would get any child out of a batting rut and humility value emulating. To say this can be a big loss is an understatement.”

PRAGUE (AP) — A second Chinese language pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in lower than two years and is doing effectively, defying the percentages and stunning park officers.

The feminine of the critically endangered mammal was born July 1, the second Chinese language pangolin born in captivity in Europe following her sister, Cone, in February final yr.

She weighed simply 141 grams (4.97 ounces) however was placing on about 10 grams (0.3 ounces) each day and will attain 250 grams (8.8 ounces) this week, the zoo stated. Adults can attain as much as 6.8 kilograms (15 kilos).

When the park in 2022 acquired Guo Bao, a male, and Run Hou Tang, a feminine, from the Taipei zoo, the main breeder of the mammals, the key aim was simply to maintain them alive and in good well being, zoo director Miroslav Bobek stated Wednesday.

“We definitely hoped that we’ll have a child born at some point sooner or later however completely no one anticipated that we’ll have two in a yr and a half,” Bobek stated.

The Chinese language pangolin is native to southern China and Southeast Asia. It’s one of many 4 pangolin species in Asia, with the others present in Africa. They’re hunted closely for his or her scales and meat.

The pangolins are tough to breed in captivity as a result of they require a particular feed that features drone larvae and want a specific humidity and temperature of their enclosure.

Prague turned solely the second European zoo to maintain the species.

The pangolins arrived got here after Prague determined to revoke a sister-city settlement with Beijing and signed an identical deal in 2020 with the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. The deal prompted tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as a part of its territory. The settlement included cooperation between the Taipei and Prague zoos.

There will likely be so many intriguing tactical and people battles as Spain and England sq. off within the last of EURO 2024 in Berlin on Sunday.

Will England stick to three on the again? Ought to Spain deliver again their key gamers who had been suspended for the semifinal? Will Alvaro Morata be match? Ought to England begin Luke Shaw?

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There will likely be so many alternative conditions flowing by the minds of Spain’s Luis de la Fuente and England’s Gareth Southgate between now and the ultimate on the Olympiastadion.

Each have reached the finale in very alternative ways however they’ve acquired there. Now it’s all about choosing the right staff, greatest formation and hoping for some luck.

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Under we have a look at the anticipated lineups for each Spain and England and take a look at how they may method this recreation.

Spain predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

——- Simon ——-

—- Carvajal —- Le Normand —- Laporte —- Cucurella —-

—— Rodri —— Ruiz ——

—— Lamal —— Olmo —— Williams ——

——- Morata ——-

Clearly Morata was the principle harm concern a few safety guard slid into him (as a pitch invader acquired too shut) throughout the post-match celebrations in Munich after the semifinal win in opposition to France. If he’s match he’ll begin however Ferran Torres or Joselu are the choices and each give them one thing very totally different. Joselu will maintain the ball up like Morata however Torres could make excellent runs in-behind and stretch the English protection for the trio beneath to wreck havoc. If Morata is match, Torres is a superb selection to return on within the second half. After serving their suspensions for the semifinal we must always anticipate each Dani Carvajal and Robin Le Normand to return again in to protection. Carvajal will likely be key in shutting down Luke Shaw or Kieran Trippier whereas he will even get ahead to assist Lamal and attempt to pin England again. Le Normand has seemed respectable on this event however there may be an argument to maintain veteran heart again Nacho in at his expense and that’s in all probability the largest resolution Luis de La Fuente has to make. In midfield the duo of Rodri and Fabian Ruiz have been excellent and forward of them Lamal, Olmo (in for the injured Pedri) and Williams maintain the important thing to Spain successful all of it. If that trio is in full circulate — like they’ve been for many of this event — then Spain will certainly win at a canter.

England predicted lineup (3-4-2-1)

——- Pickford ——-

—- Walker —- Stones —- Guehi —-

—- Saka —- Mainoo —- Rice —- Shaw —-

—— Foden —— Bellingham ——

——- Kane ——-

Gareth Southgate appears more likely to stick to three on the again as a result of it has given this England facet a brand new lease of life within the event. Your complete groups seems extra snug on this system and it nonetheless maintains England’s defensive solidity but additionally permits their most artistic gamers to get on the ball extra in harmful areas. The one actual choice dilemma Southgate has is Luke Shaw or Kieran Trippier at left again. Will probably be each however after his return from harm Shaw ought to begin and if he can final 60 minutes in opposition to Yamal then that could be a large bonus. Shaw’s attacking instincts ought to assist pin the Spanish teenage sensation again after which Trippier may arrive to offer a extra defensive resolution down the left or Saka may change flanks and Trippier then strikes to proper wing-back. The remainder of the staff picks itself as Mainoo and Rice have an enormous job to wrestle management of midfield from Ruiz and Rodri and cease the ball attending to Spain’s forwards. Harry Kane has been struggling for health and mobility however he put in his greatest show of the event in opposition to the Netherlands within the semifinal and gives England with a superb focus. Regardless that Ollie Watkins was the hero, Southgate will go along with his most skilled and strongest facet to begin will full confidence the likes of Watkins, Ivan Toney, Cole Palmer and others can present a big impact off the bench.

It is tough to pit a extra blockbuster last matchup than this.

The Euro 2024 Closing will quickly come to a conclusion, with two powerhouses nonetheless standing for the grand prize.

Spain punched its ticket to the ultimate first after eliminating France 2-1, with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal placing himself on the worldwide map.

La Furia Roja have been probably the most full group within the match on all ranges beneath supervisor Luis de la Fuente, with Yamal, Nico Williams, Fabian Ruiz, Marc Cucurella and Rodri amongst their key gamers.

England, regardless of its wealth of expertise, have been principally the other beneath Gareth Southgate. The Three Lions have not performed many elite groups up to now and have relied on three straight late objectives to discover a option to advance. They most lately beat the Netherlands 2-1 because of substitute Ollie Watkins’ Ninetieth-minute strike.

Nonetheless, English Premier League stars Bukayo Saka, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Marc Guehi and Declan Rice are among the many standouts who’ve offered particular person brilliance throughout their respective minutes, whereas Harry Kane and Phil Foden might want to provide extra in a must-win sport.

This is every part to know in regards to the England-Spain Euro last:

When is the England vs. Spain Euro last?

England and Spain will meet within the last on Sunday, July 14.

What time is the England vs. Spain Euro last?

Kickoff time is slated for 3 p.m. ET, 12 p.m. PT.

The place is the England vs. Spain Euro last?

Olympiastadion (Berlin), residence of Bundesliga aspect Hertha BSC, is the venue for the sport.

Methods to watch, stream the England vs. Spain Euro last

The sport will broadcast and streamed in English on FOX.

What number of Euro wins does England have?

The England males’s group doesn’t have a Euro Championship win in its historical past. Its greatest ever outcome got here within the 2021 match when it completed as runner-ups behind Italy, which received through a penalty shootout.

What number of Euro wins does Spain have?

Spain, alternatively, have three Euro wins beneath its belt. The primary got here in 1964, then back-to-back wins adopted in 2008 and 2012. La Furia Roja had been semifinalists in 2021.

The Home handed a invoice Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., claims will counter a serious scourge that threatens the sanctity of federal elections. Republicans argue that the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — which handed 221-198 — is important to defend towards noncitizens voting within the fall, probably swinging the outcomes of federal elections. In actuality, the SAVE Act is an answer to an all-but-nonexistent downside, but when enacted would make it tougher for Americans to train their proper to vote.

As with a lot of the Home Republican agenda, this invoice owes its existence Donald Trump. Johnson joined the previous president at Mar-a-Lago in April to speak about “election integrity,” the sanitized time period that the GOP has adopted to launder Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy theories. Since that day, the speaker has made the subtext of the invoice’s intentions into textual content, falsely claiming on X that Democrats oppose the ensuing invoice as a result of “they need illegals to vote in our elections.”

Unsurprisingly, that is false. Republicans will level to a couple cities like New York and Washington that enable noncitizens to vote. However that permission solely applies to authorized residents taking part in native elections, not state or federal contests. Given how uncommon it’s that noncitizens even try and register to vote, not to mention handle to solid a poll, the invoice is an Anti-Tiger Rock at finest, falsely taking credit score for fixing an issue that doesn’t really exist. And like most snake oil, it’s more likely that this invoice will depart the affected person sicker than if this supposed palliative had by no means been provided.

In follow, the SAVE Act, drafted by archconservative Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, overhauls the Nationwide Voter Registration Act of 1993. That act mandates that states enable residents to register to vote when making use of for a driver’s license or different official ID card. In states like New York, that requires candidates to affirm that they’re a U.S. citizen as a part of the method, signing an affidavit that makes clear that mendacity on the shape is against the law. Beneath the SAVE Act, these states would now be pressured to require candidates to supply documentary proof that they’re a citizen, together with a passport or delivery certificates, on the time they fill out the shape.

This requirement would add a hurdle that many People born within the continental U.S. wouldn’t be capable of simply clear. A survey that the Brennan Middle for Justice and different democracy teams carried out final 12 months discovered that “greater than 9 % of Americans of voting age, or 21.3 million individuals, don’t have proof of citizenship available. … And at the least 3.8 million don’t have these paperwork in any respect, actually because they have been misplaced, destroyed, or stolen.”

Think about that you just’ve moved throughout state traces and have to register to vote in your new district. The chances that you could be wait to vary your registration — or by no means change it in any respect — would probably enhance as extra burdens are positioned on the method, a lot as forcing individuals who qualify for federal help to leap via hoops prevents them from accessing it. And neglect about celebrities like Taylor Swift driving practically as many individuals to register on-line at Vote.org if new registrants have to seek out and add their paperwork as a part of the method.

Moreover, the invoice’s language is as dangerously imprecise in some areas as it’s draconian in others. There may be nothing that makes clear whether or not a state must settle for paperwork from somebody whose title has legally modified attributable to marriage or gender transition. Voters would likewise be allowed to register provided that they supply a delivery certificates issued by “a state, unit of native authorities, or a Tribal authorities.”

That requirement might be waived with a naturalization certificates, say, however must be paired with a “legitimate government-issued photograph identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal authorities.” As Del. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, D-Northern Marianas Islands, identified within the ground debate, the invoice’s language manages to utterly ignore the territories, disenfranchising his constituents even additional.

Tellingly, the rhetoric from Republicans because the invoice was being debated on the Home ground on Wednesday principally centered on President Joe Biden’s immigration insurance policies. A typical chorus all through the day was that the SAVE Act is important due to the variety of immigrants who’ve entered the nation since Biden took workplace. The Washington Put up’s Philip Bump rightly referred to this invoice because the legislative model of the Nice Substitute Idea, which claims that Democrats try to drown out white voters with an inflow of migrants who will vote illegally.

The excellent news is that this invoice is not going to cross the Senate this time period, not to mention keep away from a presidential veto. However 5 swing district Democrats crossed celebration traces to present it their approval, displaying their concern that the GOP’s rhetoric may hit residence with their voters. Furthermore, given the specter of a full GOP takeover of Congress subsequent 12 months, we might see the return of the SAVE Act. If that’s the case, it might not be as an affordable stunt to boost the specter of an immigrant takeover, however as a newly printed regulation on the books, one that might additional chip away at entry to People’ most basic rights.

SAVE Act

MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings in one other dominant efficiency, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday.

Skenes threw 99 pitches in his eleventh main league begin, 65 for strikes. The All-Star right-hander walked one whereas decreasing his ERA to 1.90.

“It simply comes all the way down to going on the market and executing,” Skenes mentioned. “So, if strikeouts are what that appears like, then so be it. It is nearly getting outs.”

Colin Holderman changed Skenes (6-0) and surrendered a leadoff single to Jake Bauers for Milwaukee’s first hit. The Brewers loaded the bases with two down within the eighth, however Holderman escaped the jam when he struck out William Contreras swinging.

Aroldis Chapman dealt with the ninth for his fourth save, ending a two-hitter for Pittsburgh.

Skenes, the No. 1 total choose in final yr’s draft out of LSU, struck out 11 whereas pitching six no-hit innings in his second begin for Pittsburgh on Could 17 on the Chicago Cubs. He has permitted two runs or fewer in 9 of his 11 main league begins.

“I do not suppose anyone thinks that whenever you come to the large leagues, it may be like this,” Pittsburgh supervisor Derek Shelton mentioned.

The Pirates’ final no-hitter got here July 12, 1997, in a mixed effort towards the Houston Astros, in accordance with ESPN Stats & Info analysis.

Milwaukee wasted a terrific efficiency by Aaron Civale (2-7), who pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning. The NL Central leaders misplaced for the fifth time in seven video games.

The Pirates scored their solely run within the seventh. Ke’Bryan Hayes reached on a leadoff single, however he was erased when Jack Suwinski grounded right into a fielder’s alternative.

Yasmani Grandal then doubled into the hole in right-center, and Suwinski scored from first with a headfirst slide.

Civale was changed by Bryan Hudson after issuing a stroll to Andrew McCutchen. Hudson then acquired Bryan Reynolds to bounce into an inning-ending double play.

Milwaukee acquired its first baserunner when Bauers was hit by Skenes with two down within the second. Garrett Mitchell then walked, however Andruw Monasterio struck out swinging for the ultimate out.

Within the third inning, Contreras hit a foul ball into the second deck that simply missed the foul pole in left. He pushed Skenes to 10 pitches earlier than placing out.

Skenes stayed cool, stopping to tie his shoe a second after placing out Willy Adames for the second time within the fourth.

“Simply falling again to your course of after which simply specializing in executing and getting the fellows out, getting the pitches and, so long as you try this, then all the things’s going to sort of fall the place it could,” Skenes mentioned. “So, simply acquired to fall again to your preparation.”

Skenes retired his closing 16 batters, placing out eight in that stretch. He’s as much as 89 strikeouts in 66⅓ innings.

“Guys have velo within the main leagues, however simply with the ability to pitch and sort of simply throw something at any time, he retains you off-balance,” Milwaukee slugger Christian Yelich mentioned. “I truly thought we did a very good job towards him immediately. I believe we might have achieved a greater job of getting him out of the sport sooner. I believe we let him off the hook with some at-bats there on the finish.”

Pittsburgh beat the Brewers 12-2 on Tuesday and misplaced 9-0 on Wednesday. Milwaukee had gained 9 straight dwelling collection.

The Related Press contributed to this report.