The rating at halftime is at present Stanford 17 TCU 10

TCU followers bought their first have a look at new defensive coordinator Andy Avalos to begin the video games because the Frogs misplaced the toss and have been on protection. On 4 separate third-down alternatives, the Horned Frogs both bought an pointless roughness penalty or a facemask. Stanford would fumble the ball however recuperate, organising first and objective. The Horned Frogs would permit a landing, making the rating Stanford 7, TCU 0, with simply over eight minutes to go.‘

The Horned Frogs would get the ball again and do what they do greatest: fast passes and inside runs that might gash defenses for 8+ yards. Savion Williams made his presence recognized and made it recognized rapidly. It was catching a six-yard fade cross from Josh Hoover for the primary TCU landing of the season, making it 7-7 with 1:16 to go.

END OF THE FIRST QUARTER: STANFORD 7, TCU 7

The brand new look protection would get their first cease of the day after some extremely well-drawn up blitzes by Andy Avalos, giving the offense the ball with 13:20 to go within the second quarter.

The offensive drive would not final lengthy. John Paul Richardson would fumble on TCU’s 21, and Stanford would take over in prime subject place.

After the protection had a unbelievable displaying within the crimson zone, and held Stanford to a fourth down, they would elect to go for it on fourth and objective, and the Horned would path 14-7 to Stanford with 9:19 to go.

TCU would not do a lot with the ball,a nd would march the size of the sector to the Stanford 27, the place they’d go for it on fourth down giving the ball to Stanford with 5:27 to play.

Stanford would be taught that school soccer is a recreation of give and take and would flip the ball over after Tymon Mitchell would catch a deflected cross for a TCU interception on the following play.

TCU could not get a lot going and can be shimmied within the crimson zone and must accept a subject objective the place freshman Kyle Lemmerman would sneak it in to make the rating Stanford 14 TCU 10 with simply over 4 minutes to play.

The Horned Frogs protection stepped up with lower than two minutes to go, primarily the cornerbacks (Jamel Johnson, JaTravis Broughton), and held Stanford to a subject objective, making the rating Stanford 17, TCU 10 with 1:37 to go.

TCU was driving the size of the sector, however a miscue on a bobbled snap between Hoover and Cam Prepare dinner would trigger TCU to fumble with 13 seconds left within the half.

The Horned Frogs could have quite a bit to scrub up on this second half of soccer, after many pricey penalties and uncharacteristic turnovers, the group might want to come out sharp to bounce again and win this soccer recreation.

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Horned Frogs 34, Stanford 27

TCU 34, Stanford 27
 
Staff Notes
•TCU opened its season with a Friday evening street sport for the primary time since 2022, when it gained 38-13 at Colorado en path to a Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship look.
 
•The Horned Frogs outgained Stanford 457-to-281 in complete offense.
 
•With Jack Bech (139) and JP Richardson (107), TCU had two 100-yard receivers in the identical sport for the primary time since Derius Davis (139) and Quentin Johnston (114) towards Oklahoma State in 2020.
 
•Underneath first-year Defensive Coordinator Andy Avalos, the Horned Frogs totaled 10.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.
 
•TCU is 4-0 all-time towards Stanford with every sport going down since 2007.
 
•TCU has a four-game profitable streak towards ACC opponents.
 
•The Horned Frogs are 5-5 all-time towards the ACC.
 
•The Horned Frogs are 8-4 in street video games underneath Head Coach Sonny Dykes.
 
•Stanford marked the primary of 11 Energy 4 Convention opponents for TCU this season.
 
•August 30 tied for the earliest begin to a TCU soccer season in program historical past. The earlier two events have been in 2008 and 2014.
 
•TCU scored for the 395th consecutive sport, the second-longest streak in NCAA historical past. No. 1 is Florida at 448 video games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs have not been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
 
•TCU wore a purple helmet, white jersey and purple pants.
 
Particular person Notes
Offense
•Josh Hoover accomplished his first eight cross makes an attempt and completed 28-of-42 for 353 yards and two touchdowns.
 
•Jack Bech had a career-best 139 yards receiving on six catches for his first 100-yard sport. His earlier career-high was 84 yards receiving whereas taking part in for LSU towards Auburn in 2021.
 
•Bech’s six receptions have been one shy of a personal-best seven within the 2021 contest versus Auburn.
 
•JP Richardson had a career-best 107 yards on six receptions for the second 100-yard sport of his profession. His six catches have been one shy of a career-high seven whereas taking part in for Oklahoma State towards Texas in 2022.
 
•Richardson has at the least one catch in 28 consecutive video games, tied for the seventh-longest energetic streak within the nation.
 
•Savion Williams tied a career-high with 11 receptions for 85 yards. He additionally had 11 versus Texas final season.
 
•Williams had a 5-yard landing catch on TCU’s opening collection, his ninth profession receiving rating. It was a part of 5 receptions on the drive.
 
•Cam Prepare dinner scored the primary dashing landing of his profession on a 7-yard carry for TCU’s last factors. He ran for a career-high 81 yards on 20 makes an attempt.
 
•True freshman quarterback Hauss Hejny made his collegiate debut and had two dashing makes an attempt for 7 yards.

Protection 
•Making his first profession begin, Jamel Johnson had a personal-best 11 tackles whereas additionally forcing a fumble.
 
•Namdi Obiazor totaled 2.5 tackles for loss, together with 1.5 sacks, as a part of 4 stops.
 
•Devean Deal additionally had 2.5 TFLs with a half sack in his TCU debut.
 
•Marcel Brooks’ 1.5 sacks have been his first at TCU and since recording 1.5 whereas taking part in as a real freshman on LSU’s 2019 nationwide championship group.
 
•Cooper McDonald took half in his first sack as a Horned Frog.
 
•Tymon Mitchell had his first profession interception off a deflection by Johnny Hodges and added a key fourth-down sort out to show the ball over on downs.
 
•NaNa Osafo-Mensah posted 4 quarterback hurries.
•JaTravis Broughton recorded two cross breakups.

Particular Groups
•Kyle Lemmermann made 22- and 42-yard discipline targets on his first two collegiate makes an attempt.
 

Novak Djokovic didn’t go simple on himself when assessing the listless approach he carried out from the beginning of the US Open, pointing to his sloppy serving as the primary motive the protection of his 2023 title surprisingly ended within the third spherical.

“I’ve performed among the worst tennis I’ve ever performed, truthfully,” Djokovic mentioned, simply after midnight as Friday turned to Saturday. “Serving — by far — the worst ever.”

With 14 double faults, elevating his event whole to 32, Djokovic bowed out with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Twenty eighth-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia, one other surprising consequence at Flushing Meadows one night time after 2022 champion Carlos Alcaraz exited.

It is Djokovic’s earliest loss at a serious for the reason that 2017 Australian Open, the place he misplaced within the second spherical to Denis Istomin. It is also solely the third time within the Open period that two of the highest three males’s seeds on the US Open are gone earlier than the fourth spherical; the opposite cases have been in 1973 and 2000.

“It was simply an terrible match for me,” the No. 2-seeded Djokovic mentioned. “I wasn’t taking part in even near my finest. It isn’t good to be in that type of state the place you are feeling OK bodily, and naturally you are motivated as a result of it is a Grand Slam, however you simply will not be capable of finding your sport. That is it. The sport is falling aside, and I assume it’s important to settle for that tournaments like this occur.”

Not typically for him, although.

In spite of everything, Djokovic was making an attempt to develop into the primary participant in tennis historical past with 25 Grand Slam singles titles. As an alternative, after knee surgical procedure in June, he finishes a 12 months with out claiming at the very least one main championship for the primary time since 2017. Earlier than that, it hadn’t occurred since 2010.

Additionally of word: It is the primary season since 2002 by which not one of the Large Three of males’s tennis — Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer — earned a Slam trophy.

The third-round exit equals Djokovic’s worst exhibiting at Flushing Meadows; the one different events he was defeated that early on the US Open got here in 2005 and 2006. The person who defeated Djokovic 18 years in the past, Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame member Lleyton Hewitt, is now Australia’s Davis Cup captain and was sitting in Popyrin’s visitor field at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Djokovic, Popyrin mentioned, “wasn’t taking part in his finest tennis; I used to be ready for him to type of step up.”

“I did not wish to be a type of moments the place Novak type of stepped up and got here again from two-sets-to-love down,” Popyrin mentioned. “That was going by means of my head.”

Djokovic, who’s 37, has reached the ultimate at Ashe 10 occasions, leaving with the title in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2023.

On Friday, although, he was sluggish and emotionally flat, maybe residual fatigue after accumulating his first Olympic gold medal for Serbia by beating Alcaraz within the ultimate on the Paris Video games earlier in August.

“Clearly, it had an impact,” Djokovic mentioned. “I spent lots of power profitable the gold, and I did arrive to New York simply not feeling contemporary mentally and bodily. However as a result of it is the US Open, I gave it a shot and I attempted my finest. I imply, I did not have any bodily points. I simply felt out of gasoline. And you can see that with the best way I performed.”

The No. 3-seeded Alcaraz entered the US Open because the event favourite having gained the French Open and Wimbledon. He additionally acknowledged his power was decrease than he realized after being eradicated by 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday night time.

“I wakened this morning and confirmed my girlfriend straightaway, in shock. It was loopy. Outcomes like that occur,” mentioned Popyrin, who had by no means set foot on the taking part in floor in 23,000-plus capability Ashe till about 20 minutes earlier than taking over Djokovic. “I assumed to myself: Why not me right this moment?”

Djokovic changed Alcaraz because the money-line choose to take the lads’s title, in response to ESPN BET, however that standing did not final lengthy. Now the one previous US Open males’s champion remaining earlier than Week 1 is even over is Daniil Medvedev, whose lone Slam title got here in 2021. He performs No. 31-ranked Flavio Cobolli on Saturday within the third spherical.

For the 25-year-old Popyrin, the victory represented a breakthrough: He had been 0-3 in opposition to Djokovic and 0-6 in third-round matches at majors.

However the strong-serving Popyrin is taking part in in addition to ever, coming off the largest title of his profession lower than three weeks in the past at a hard-court event in Montreal, the place he picked up 5 wins in opposition to opponents ranked within the prime 20.

Every little thing was working in opposition to Djokovic.

Popyrin was terrific on the web, going 10-for-10 on serve-and-volley approaches and 25-for-36 general on factors when he pushed ahead. Djokovic, in distinction, gained the purpose on solely 19 of his 40 journeys to the online, partially as a result of Popyrin saved flipping passing pictures by him.

Popyrin took large cuts along with his highly effective forehand, accumulating 22 of his 50 whole winners with the shot.

And he broke Djokovic 5 occasions, together with for a lead of 3-2 within the fourth. That sport felt titanic, lasting greater than 10 minutes. It included 4 break possibilities for Popyrin, who transformed the final one with an inside-out forehand to shut a 22-stroke trade then rocked again on his heels, clenched each fists and set free a roar. He took Djokovic’s subsequent service sport too to make it 5-2.

The primary time Popyrin served for the match, he faltered, permitting Djokovic to interrupt. The second time, Popyrin completed the deal, holding at love when Djokovic despatched a forehand lengthy.

Now Popyrin will attempt to attain his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by getting previous No. 20 Frances Tiafoe, who superior Friday with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 13 Ben Shelton in a matchup of two People.

“If he serves nicely, performs nicely, he can beat anyone,” Djokovic mentioned about Popyrin. “Look, Alcaraz is out. I am out. Some large upsets. The draw is opening up.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic didn’t go straightforward on himself when assessing the listless means he carried out from the beginning of the U.S. Open, pointing to his sloppy serving as the principle cause the protection of his 2023 title surprisingly ended within the third spherical.

“I’ve performed among the worst tennis I’ve ever performed, truthfully,” Djokovic mentioned, simply after midnight as Friday turned to Saturday. “Serving — by far — the worst ever.”

With 14 double-faults, elevating his event whole to 32, Djokovic bowed out with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Twenty eighth-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia, one other stunning end result at Flushing Meadows one night time after Carlos Alcaraz exited.

“It was simply an terrible match for me,” the No. 2-seeded Djokovic mentioned. “I wasn’t taking part in even near my finest. It’s not good to be in that sort of state the place you are feeling OK bodily, and naturally you’re motivated as a result of it’s a Grand Slam, however you simply will not be capable of finding your sport. That’s it. The sport is falling aside, and I suppose you need to settle for that tournaments like this occur.”

Not typically for him, although.

In spite of everything, Djokovic was making an attempt to turn into the primary participant in tennis historical past with 25 Grand Slam singles titles. As an alternative, after knee surgical procedure in June, he finishes a 12 months with out claiming no less than one main championship for the primary time since 2017. Earlier than that, it hadn’t occurred since 2010.

Additionally of observe: 2024 now turns into the primary season since 2002 wherein not one of the Huge Three of males’s tennis — Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer — earned a Slam trophy.

The third-round exit equals Djokovic’s worst exhibiting at Flushing Meadows; the one different events he was crushed that early on the U.S. Open got here in 2005 and 2006. The person who defeated Djokovic 18 years in the past, Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame member Lleyton Hewitt, is now Australia’s Davis Cup captain and was sitting in Popyrin’s visitor field in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Djokovic, who’s 37, has reached the ultimate in Ashe 10 instances, leaving with the title in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2023.

On Friday, although, he was sluggish and emotionally flat, maybe residual fatigue after accumulating his first Olympic gold medal for Serbia by beating Alcaraz within the closing on the Paris Video games earlier in August.

“Clearly, it had an impact,” Djokovic mentioned. “I spent a variety of power profitable the gold, and I did arrive to New York simply not feeling contemporary mentally and bodily. However as a result of it’s the U.S. Open, I gave it a shot and I attempted my finest. I imply, I didn’t have any bodily points. I simply felt out of fuel. And you may see that with the way in which I performed.”

The No. 3-seeded Alcaraz entered the U.S. Open because the event favourite having received the French Open and Wimbledon, and acknowledged his power was decrease than he realized after getting eradicated by 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday night time.

Djokovic then changed Alcaraz because the money-line choose to take the boys’s title, in line with BetMGM Sportsbook, however that standing didn’t final lengthy in any respect.

For the 25-year-old Popyrin, this represents an actual breakthrough: He had been 0-3 in opposition to Djokovic and 0-6 in third-round matches at majors.

However the strong-serving Popyrin is taking part in in addition to ever, coming off the largest title of his profession lower than three weeks in the past at a hard-court event in Montreal, the place he picked up 5 wins in opposition to opponents ranked within the high 20.

All the things was working in opposition to Djokovic.

Popyrin was terrific on the web, going 10 for 10 on serve-and-volley approaches and 25 for 36 general on factors when he pushed ahead. Djokovic, in distinction, solely received the purpose on 19 of his 40 journeys to the online, partially as a result of Popyrin saved flipping passing photographs by him.

Popyrin took huge cuts together with his highly effective forehand, accumulating 22 of his 50 whole winners with that shot.

And he broke Djokovic 5 instances, together with for a lead of 3-2 within the fourth. That sport felt titanic, lasting greater than 10 minutes and together with 4 break probabilities for Popyrin, who transformed the final with an inside-out forehand to shut a 22-stroke change, then rocked again on his heels, clenched each fists and let loose a roar. He took Djokovic’s subsequent service sport, too, to make it 5-2.

The primary time Popyrin served for the match, he faltered, permitting Djokovic to interrupt. The second time, Popyrin completed the deal, holding at love when Djokovic despatched a forehand lengthy.

Now Popyrin will attempt to attain his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by getting previous No. 20 Frances Tiafoe, who superior Friday with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 13 Ben Shelton in a matchup between two Individuals.

“If he serves properly, performs properly, he can beat anyone,” Djokovic mentioned about Popyrin. “Look, Alcaraz is out. I’m out. Some huge upsets. The draw is opening up.”

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CHICAGO — The primary three Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky video games have been outlined by their aggressive nature, with these June matchups being determined by a mixed 10 factors.

That wasn’t the case Friday, although, within the groups’ fourth and ultimate assembly of the common season: The Fever (16-16) cruised to a 100-81 victory — and led by as many as 27 — to achieve the .500 mark for the primary time since Could 2022, once they have been simply 2-2. Indiana’s 103 straight video games underneath .500 was the third-longest streak in WNBA historical past, per Elias Sports activities Bureau.

The final time the franchise was .500 or higher within the month of August? That will be 2016, the legendary Tamika Catching’s ultimate season.

Behind their largest margin of victory this season, the Fever additionally ensured a win of the season collection in opposition to the Sky 3-1.

“It feels good to be sitting at .500 proper now,” Indiana coach Christie Sides mentioned. “It has been a extremely very long time for the reason that Fever sat at .500. I am simply actually happy with that and the place we’re from the place we began. However I by no means had any doubts that that is the place we could possibly be.”

Indiana has been one of many hottest groups within the league for the reason that Olympic break, enhancing to 5-1 in that span. By hitting the century mark on Friday — a season excessive in scoring — the Fever demonstrated as soon as extra how they’ve had the most effective offense within the league since mid-June and the way they’ve change into one of many WNBA’s most harmful groups.

Rookie sensation Caitlin Clark was spellbinding with 31 factors, a profession excessive, and 12 assists. She is the fifth participant in WNBA historical past with 30 factors and 10 assists in a sport and third to realize that stat line in regulation.

Chicago, which held a Barbie Evening in honor of rookie star Angel Reese, has misplaced 5 straight video games and 6 of seven within the second half. Michaela Onyenwere and Lindsay Allen paced the Sky with 20 and 19 factors, respectively.

Listed here are three takeaways from the competition.

Fever’s red-hot offense reveals no let up

Indiana has had the most effective offensive score within the league since June 13, and Friday’s efficiency will solely increase that quantity.

After a beginning sluggish and falling behind by 13, the Fever obtained right into a groove with their bread and butter: by pushing the tempo and changing from the 3-point arc. Mitchell (23 factors) led the cost with 18 first-half factors — her most in a half this season — however she and Clark mixed for 6-for-9 taking pictures from 3 within the first 20 minutes. It was extra of the identical within the second half, permitting the Fever to handle one among their greatest 3-point taking pictures nights of the season (13 for 29).

Clark will get the headlines for her profession evening, however the staff was additionally fast to credit score the defensive contributions of Temi Fagbenle, who was a team-best -plus 29 off the bench, Lexie Hull, who saved up her latest sizzling taking pictures (3 for 4 from deep) and NaLyssa Smith, whose 11 third-quarter factors stabilized the Fever when Aliyah Boston went to the bench in foul hassle.

Sky skid continues

The Sky had all of the momentum early Friday and established an offensive movement that allowed them to construct an 24-11 lead. Coach Teresa Weatherspoon preached a next-player up mentality going into the sport with prime scorer Chennedy Carter (well being and security protocols) absent, and Allen and Onyenwere answered the decision, beginning the sport a mixed 7 for 9 from the sector and three for 3 from the 3-point arc. On the half, the place the Sky have been down solely 5, these two had mixed for 28 of Chicago’s 42 factors.

Late-game execution was a sticking level for the Sky in latest video games, however Friday was extra of a case of the wheels falling off. The Fever pulled inside three by the tip of the primary, then gained the center two quarters by a mixed 19 factors. Even when Chicago was inside single digits within the third quarter, it by no means felt like Indiana had actually misplaced management.

Because the season resumed, Weatherspoon has been imploring her staff to be extra disciplined defensively, to know and execute the scout. Permitting 100 factors — essentially the most the Sky have allowed all season — and letting the Fever get just about no matter they needed offensively was the other of that.

“We have now lots of issues we have to appropriate, and it begins on the defensive aspect of the ball,” Weatherspoon mentioned. “We’re not being disruptive. We’re permitting groups to get photographs the place they need it, when they need it.

“Protection is the toughest rattling factor you are going to play on this sport. Within the third quarter, we despatched them to the road again and again and again and again.”

Guard Rachel Banham, who joined the staff final month within the commerce that despatched then-top scorer Marina Mabrey to Connecticut, did not maintain again within the postgame information convention, saying “we simply had an absence of effort typically.”

“When you’re not motivated getting your ass whipped, we have got an issue,” she mentioned. “Then do not placed on the uniform. You higher really feel this in your chest.”

Chicago does not have lots of time to determine issues out with a troublesome street swing forward. It’ll play at Minnesota on Sunday and at Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Playoff race will get extra fascinating

Do not look now, but when the common season ended right now, the Fever would earn the sixth seed within the playoffs, as they personal the tiebreaker over the equally 16-16 Phoenix Mercury.

So much can nonetheless change over the subsequent three weeks, however the notion of the Fever getting as excessive as a sixth seed within the postseason appeared far-fetched once they began 2024 with a 1-8 report. Their favorable remaining schedule – they’ve three video games left in opposition to groups with successful information and two of them are at dwelling – ought to have Indiana followers feeling fairly snug with the place the staff sits with playoffs across the nook.

Chicago (11-20), in the meantime, is holding on for expensive life to the eighth seed amid its present season-worst shedding streak. And but it’s nonetheless one sport forward of the Atlanta Dream, who fell to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Friday evening. The Dream have didn’t capitalize off the struggling Sky by shedding 4 straight following wins over the Storm, Solar and Mercury to begin the second half. And with the Wings beating the Lynx, Dallas cannot be counted out both, as it’s now two video games again of Chicago (as is Washington).

A lot can occur in three weeks, but when the Sky wish to play into late September, they should repair their issues quick earlier than a sixth consecutive postseason berth slips via their fingers.

Maryland’s highest courtroom has reinstated the homicide conviction of Adnan Syed, who was freed after spending greater than 20 years in jail preventing fees that he killed his ex-girlfriend.

The ruling marks yet one more twist within the case made well-known by the hit podcast Serial, because it now returns to a decrease courtroom for a brand new listening to.

Syed was cleared of all fees in 2022, after prosecutors stated he had been wrongfully convicted of strangling and killing his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

However in March 2023, an appeals courtroom reinstated his conviction after discovering that the decrease courtroom had failed to offer Younger Lee, Ms Lee’s brother, enough discover of the listening to that freed Syed.

In a 4-3 opinion, Maryland’s Supreme Court docket on Friday upheld this choice, saying the decrease courtroom decide had “labored an injustice” by not giving Younger Lee affordable discover of the listening to.

The ruling means the case might be despatched to a decrease courtroom for a brand new listening to on whether or not Syed’s homicide conviction must be thrown out. The courtroom didn’t order any modifications to his launch, which means he’ll stay free whereas his case is heard.

In a press release, Syed’s lawyer, Erica Suter, stated the courtroom had reached a call his authorized group “couldn’t disagree with extra”.

“The very best courtroom’s choice could also be ultimate however that doesn’t make its reasoning proper,” Ms Suter stated.

“Although this newest ruling is a roadblock in the best way of Adnan’s exoneration, we’ve religion that justice will prevail, and can work tirelessly to clear his title as soon as and for all,” she added.

Syed and Hae Min Lee had been classmates in highschool in Baltimore County, Maryland when Lee disappeared in January 1999. Her physique was present in a forest three weeks later.

Prosecutors on the time alleged Syed carried out the crime after changing into jealous of Lee’s new relationship after the 2 broke up.

Syed’s story turned identified to thousands and thousands by way of NPR’s Serial podcast in addition to an HBO docuseries, each of which solid doubts on the proof linking Syed to Lee’s dying.

The investigations have alleged prosecutors relied on inconsistent testimony from a classmate of Syed’s in addition to unreliable mobile phone tower knowledge to position him on the scene of the crime.

The Lee household has continued to argue that Syed is responsible and has opposed his launch.

Hae Min Lee’s brother, Younger Lee, stated in 2022 that he wished to journey from California to attend the listening to that freed Syed, however he couldn’t on quick discover.

Syed’s lawyer, Ms Suter, has argued Younger Lee’s rights weren’t violated as he was allowed to take part within the listening to through video.

“This isn’t a podcast for me. It’s actual life,” Younger Lee informed the courtroom in the course of the 2022 listening to.

Lower than two years after Adnan Syed was launched from jail, Maryland’s prime court docket has ordered a redo on the very listening to that freed him.

On Friday, the Maryland Supreme Court docket upheld an appellate court docket’s resolution from 2023 to reinstate Syed’s conviction. That ruling was primarily based on the argument that the homicide sufferer’s household didn’t obtain sufficient discover in regards to the listening to that led to Syed’s launch.

Now, the case will head to a brand new decrease court docket decide, who will decide the destiny of Syed’s conviction. The Maryland Supreme Court docket stated Syed can stay free within the meantime.

The 43-year-old spent 23 years in jail for the homicide of his former highschool girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. His case drew nationwide consideration after being the primary focus of the Serial podcast’s first season. The episodes raised doubts about a few of the case’s proof and led to requires a brand new trial. Syed was initially going through life in jail till a Baltimore decide vacated his conviction in 2022.

Syed went on to work for Georgetown College’s Prisons and Justice Initiative. However his case is way from settled. Here is what to know.

A recap of Syed’s prison case

In 1999, Baltimore highschool scholar Hae Min Lee’s physique was found in a metropolis park, just a few weeks after she had gone lacking. Her post-mortem decided that she had been strangled to demise.

Syed, who had beforehand dated Lee, was charged together with her homicide and in 2000, he was sentenced to life in jail. On the time, he was 18 years previous.

Syed had lengthy maintained that he was harmless however his case acquired renewed consideration in 2014 after it was chronicled within the debut season of the Serial podcast. Over the course of 12 episodes, Serial probed on the particulars in Syed’s case and uncovered flaws within the authorized system. One poignant query from the podcast was in regards to the reliability of cellphone tower proof.

Syed’s attorneys raised comparable issues and in 2016, Syed was granted a brand new trial. The state appealed the ruling and his case went by means of numerous courts. In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court docket declined to listen to his case.

Issues took a flip in 2022 after a year-long investigation resulted in new details about two attainable, various suspects. In September of that 12 months, Syed was launched from jail and prosecutors later determined to drop all instances in opposition to him.

Why Syed’s homicide conviction acquired reinstated

In 2023, Lee’s household urged the Appellate Court docket of Maryland for a redo of the listening to that received Syed his freedom. The household argued that Lee’s brother, who lived in California, acquired about three days discover in regards to the listening to and subsequently, was unable to attend in particular person — violating Maryland victims’ rights, the Related Press reported on the time.

“We’re not on a marketing campaign to have Adnan Syed put again in jail,” legal professional David Sanford, representing Lee’s household, stated in 2023. “That is about respecting victims and their representatives.”

The appellate court docket dominated in favor of Lee’s household and reinstated Syed’s homicide conviction. The court docket additionally a ordered a brand new listening to within the case. That ruling was upheld by Maryland’s highest court docket on Friday.

“In an effort to treatment what they perceived to be an injustice to Mr. Syed, the prosecutor and the circuit court docket labored an injustice in opposition to Mr. Lee,” Maryland’s Supreme Court docket wrote in an opinion on Friday.

What’s subsequent

Baltimore’s state legal professional’s workplace stated it was reviewing the excessive court docket’s resolution and had no additional particulars about subsequent steps ahead.

In a press release, Lee’s household’s legal professional, Sanford, applauded the court docket for reaffirming crime victims’ rights and giving the household the prospect to be heard correctly in court docket.

“If there may be compelling proof to assist vacating the conviction of Adnan Syed, we would be the first to agree,” Sanford stated.

Syed’s legal professional, Erica Suter, stated she disagreed with the court docket’s resolution, including that it’s going to put an emotional toll on each Lee and Syed’s household.

“Although this newest ruling is a roadblock in the way in which of Adnan’s exoneration, we have now religion that justice will prevail, and can work tirelessly to clear his title as soon as and for all,” Suter stated in a press release.

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Anthony Rubek, assistant sports activities editor: 9-4

After dropping a number of video games in heartbreaking trend lately, this Husker workforce has what it takes to show issues round. 

In fact, all eyes will probably be on true freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola and the way he transitions into school play. Nevertheless, he’s arrange with a supporting solid that few Nebraska quarterbacks have had in current reminiscence. 

Inexperience on offense proved expensive for the Huskers up to now, however now the group is almost caught as much as their defensive counterparts. Accidents pushed receivers Malachi Coleman and Jaylen Lloyd into the highlight final yr, giving the sophomores a yr of convention play underneath their belt and the boldness that comes with it. Add in dynamic transfers Jahmal Banks and Isaiah Neyor, and Nebraska’s air assault is in enterprise.

In the meantime, junior tight finish Thomas Fidone II continues to keep away from the harm bug and may rank up there with the Massive Ten’s greatest on the place. Rounding issues out is a operating again room and offensive line that return a number of gamers with expertise.

The Blackshirt protection that ranked within the prime 15 within the nation in 2023 returns almost each key contributor, in addition to a number of depth items. After incomes 9 of the ten single-digit numbers for the yr, all indicators level to a different dominant yr from Tony White’s crew.

A simple first half of the season offers Nebraska an opportunity to make main waves within the Massive Ten and school soccer world. Whereas a difficult again half might function a roadblock in these plans, I nonetheless see the Huskers doing properly sufficient to make their first bowl recreation since 2016.

Ben Beecham, assistant sports activities editor: 9-4

One other Nebraska soccer season means one other yr of massive expectations. Plenty of the expectations are normally delusions fueled by the fan base, nevertheless this yr there are actual causes to be excited. 

Current seasons have resulted in disappointment for the Huskers, however this can be the right storm for them to snap their eight-year streak of not making a bowl recreation. With head coach Matt Rhule establishing his tradition and quarterback Dylan Raiola taking the lead on offense, Nebraska might lastly attain the followers’ lofty expectations.

On offense, the Huskers are in the perfect place they’ve been in for some time. There’s the apparent improve of Raiola at quarterback however all throughout the sector Nebraska has improved. The receivers, the road and the backfield have all gotten a face-lift this offseason and look to enhance an offense that ranked twelfth within the convention in factors per recreation. 

On the defensive facet, the Huskers didn’t make lots of adjustments as a result of they didn’t must. The Blackshirts are skilled and are crammed prime to backside with disruptors. To succeed, all of the protection must do is replicate what they did final season, however their doubtless enchancment means this unit could possibly be one of many nation’s greatest.

Nebraska’s favorable schedule additionally helps their probabilities. The Huskers will doubtless be favored of their first seven video games and have an actual probability to be undefeated heading into their midseason matchup at Ohio State. Even when they have been to drop a recreation or two in that span, Nebraska’s bowl likelihood is the perfect they’ve been shortly. 

Barring main accidents, it appears to be like just like the Huskers have the items to lastly put it collectively.

Ben Drozd, employees author: 9-4

Nebraska’s historical past over the past eight-plus years makes this prediction appear a bit formidable, because the Huskers haven’t had a profitable report since 2016. Nevertheless, there’s one factor totally different this season from years previous – Dylan Raiola.

Many Husker followers consider Nebraska would have gotten at the very least six or seven wins final yr with simply common quarterback play. What about above-average? In case you haven’t heard, Dylan Raiola is above common.

Head coach Matt Rhule in his first two years at Temple went from 2-10 to 6-6, and at Baylor, it was a good larger bounce from 1-11 to 7-6. It doesn’t appear too daring to say that underneath yr two of Rhule, Nebraska can get three extra wins with the addition of Raiola, a positive schedule and virtually the identical protection as final yr that ranked eleventh within the nation.

I count on Nebraska to begin the season 5-2 heading into Ohio State, dropping to Colorado at dwelling and Purdue on the highway. The Buffaloes will probably be Dylan Raiola’s first actual take a look at, and rising pains are to be anticipated. Purdue has gained three of the final 4 matchups towards the Huskers, and touring to Ross-Ade Stadium for an 11 a.m. recreation seems like bother for his or her first away recreation.

After a loss to Ohio State, I predict Nebraska will go 3-1 in November to complete the season out sturdy. Whereas Nebraska struggled towards the top of the season final yr, Dylan Raiola ought to be taking part in his greatest soccer of the season come November. USC, Wisconsin and Iowa all look like toss-ups, and I count on the Huskers to win two of the three.

All indicators level to a powerful season for Matt Rhule and firm this yr.

Danny Berg, employees author: 10-3

With competent quarterback play, the 2023 Nebraska soccer workforce ought to have recorded eight wins and located themselves in a halfway-decent bowl recreation. Territory through which the Huskers haven’t discovered themselves for the reason that Cubs gained the World Collection (really feel outdated but?).

Jeff Sims dropping the QB competitors at Arizona State proves that Matt Rhule whiffed on the decide final time round, however he made positive to not screw up recruiting the perfect highschool signal-caller in Dylan Raiola.

Evening and day, the weapons on offense have been vastly improved. Receivers like Alex Bullock, who was a significant contributor to final yr’s squad, now discover themselves combating for enjoying time. Almost the whole beginning protection returns, a unit that was extensively generally known as a top-15 protection throughout the nation.

What stays to be seen is how the offensive line holds up. Nebraska solely sports activities two linemen per place (besides at left guard with three). The lack of Teddy Prochazka solely amplifies the deficit that the Huskers have within the trenches.

Whereas the predictions that Nebraska will probably be a Faculty Soccer Playoff darkish horse appear a bit of outlandish, particularly in in the present day’s Massive Ten soccer panorama, a profitable season looks like a foregone conclusion. The Huskers ought to be competing for a formidable bowl recreation come December, however don’t be stunned both in the event that they discover themselves ranked for the primary time since September of 2019.

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