The St. Louis Blues are in a tricky spot approaching the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline. After missing the postseason in back-to-back years — something that previously hadn’t happened in 15 campaigns — the franchise is in jeopardy of being left out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive time. Approaching the deadline, […]
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DANCING On Ice fans have hit out at the judging panel after disagreeing with them on the scores given for one couple.
Fans of the show were up in arms and quick to slam the judges for ‘overscoring’ Mollie Pearce.
Asking “are they watching something different?” after Mollie and Colin took to the ice, fans didn’t agree with the 35.5 score the pair nabbed.
For Musical Week, Mollie & Colin skated to Mamma Mia! and received a slew of 9.0 scores.
Ashley gave the pair 9.0, Oti followed suit with a score of 9.0, and so did Jayne who gave 9.0, while Chris gave the pair 8.5.
After he scores were given, fans rushed to social media to fume over the high scores dished out to Mollie and Colin by the judges.
One person on X said: “Overmarked I think, not much solo skating for me. Pretty sure they told her last week they wanted to see more solo skating #dancingonice.”
A second then echoed: “I love Mollie but that was overmarked #dancingonice #doi.”
“Mollie still being carried around and scores 9s! How she keeps getting through week after week beats me,” penned a third.
“9.0 for Mollie and Colin. Are they watching something different?!” asked a fourth.
While a fifth pleaded: “Ice skate on your own mollie please… the others get told why dont she…”
And a sixth added: “I agree with Chris about Mollie – there were a few jolty moments I loved the Headbanger though and Mollie & Colin are a brilliant couple.”
A TEENAGER plunged 50ft to his death while hopping over rooftops at a construction site after a night out.
Harry Calam and his two friends jumped over a fence at a construction site and scaled a scaffolding tower in Daveygate, York, on June 24.
The 19-year-old and his pals wanted to reach a rooftop above a row of retail units so they could look down at the bar where he worked.
An inquest heard Harry, who loved adventure according to his devastated mum, had been moving from one roof to another as the pals tried to get a “cool view”.
But then tragedy struck as Harry fell off one ledge wrongly thinking there was a lower rooftop below.
Harry and two friends he worked with, along with others from neighbouring bars, had gone out for drinks in York after finishing work on the night of June 23 last year.
After finishing their final drinks at 4am, the group were chatting at a nearby McDonald’s.
As they left, Alfred Miller, who had worked with Harry for nine months prior to his death, went to a construction fence in the Daveygate area to urinate.
He mentioned he had already climbed the fence and walked up the scaffolding to a shared roof above some retailers.
Alfred encouraged Harry and the other friend to join him to observe the view, the court heard.
The friend climbed over the fence into the construction site and Harry followed him, while the other friend stayed in the street.
The pair climbed up to the roof of the building then called for the other man to join them, which he did.
The roof area was large with parts at different heights and the three lads began “hopping” between the levels on the hot dry night, North Allerton Coroner’s Court heard.
After about 15 minutes, the two other friends walked across the roof to see if they could look at their workplace, Kennedy’s Bar and Restaurant, down below in Little Stonegate.
They looked back to see Harry swing his legs over a ledge and drop to what he thought was the floor beneath.
“Unfortunately, the roof level was not there, and Harry fell to the ground below,” Coroner Alison Norton said.
The two friends walked to the edge of the roof and were horrified to see Mr Calam lying motionless below.
They rushed down to their friend, who was not moving, and dialled 999.
But despite their desperate attempts to revive him Harry had suffered devastating brain injuries and was pronounced dead at 4.40am.
Tests revealed Harry was twice the legal drink drive limit, the court heard.
Assistant Coroner Alison Norton recorded a conclusion of death by misadventure.
In a statement read to the inquest his mother, Eileen Calam, said her son had a love of the outdoors and adventure.
She said he had been “very happy” and was enjoying making new friends.
A statement from Det Sgt Dodson said police had investigated the health and safety of the construction site.
He said the scaffolding tower had been a solid structure with a staircase, the entrance had been fenced off from the public with clear signage and there were appropriate safety railings on the part of the roof being worked on.
Dt Sgt Dodson found there had been “no suspicious circumstances or third party involvement”.
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The Denver Nuggets are lucky to have Nikola Jokic on the team. Jokic has blossomed into one of the best players in the NBA during his 10 years in the pros. After all this time, he never forgot one moment from draft night during the 2014 NBA Draft. The Nuggets released a hilarious video looking […]
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Entering Saturday, Wisconsin basketball was one of the hottest teams in the nation. For most of the day in Madison, the Badgers looked the part as they picked apart Oregon in front of their home fans. Unfortunately for head coach Greg Gard and company, they could only put together that dominant performance for 35 minutes […]
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On Saturday evening, the Denver Nuggets saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end with a blowout home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Nikola Jokic had arguably his worst game of the season in this one, scoring just 11 points on seven shot attempts against a Lakers defense determined not to let the […]
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THE transfer of power is complete at the top of the Premier League.
After Arne Slot’s champions-elect inflicted another emphatic defeat on Pep Guardiola’s fallen four-in-a-row kings, we can officially stop pretending that there is any sort of title race this season.
Liverpool are walking alone at the top of the table, 11 points clear of an Arsenal side who don’t have a fit centre-forward and have precious little discipline.
The Reds are the best team in England by a country mile, as they proved by winning a league match at the Etihad for the first time in a decade.
Mo Salah netted with a deflected strike from a genius corner-kick routine and then teed up Dominik Szoboslai for a 2-0 half-time lead as City were handed a painful lesson in ruthless efficiency by the runaway leaders.
Liverpool are rarely thrilling but they are impressive in their clarity of thought, the speed of their attacks and the surgical nature of their finishing.
City dominated the ball but never looked like winning.
It was their 14th defeat in all competitions since the end of October. Liverpool are unbeaten in the Premier League during that time, during which their only meaningful defeat was when Slot sent out the reserves at Plymouth in the FA Cup.
The gulf between these clubs – for so long England’s top two – is vast.
City, who were outclassed by Real Madrid as they exited the Champions League in midweek, cannot even give elite clubs a proper game at present.
Liverpool’s coronation had been almost confirmed by Jarrod Bowen’s winner for West Ham at Arsenal yesterday/Saturday.
Yet City had never previously lost a home league game to Liverpool under Guardiola.
For all the brilliance of the matches, and the intensity of the rivalry between his side and Jurgen Klopp’s Reds, there was never a Premier League away win, in front of a crowd, for either side.
For City, there was no Erling Haaland, while Ruben Dias, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva were all resting after their hiding at the Bernabeu.
Kevin De Bruyne returned but the Belgian simply embodies City’s sudden, incomprehensible decline.
Guardiola employed Phil Foden as a makeshift centre forward and it was ‘false nines’ all round with Slot opting to play Curtis Jones through the middle, leaving Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota on the bench.
On paper, that appeared to be an unlikely show of respect towards Guardiola’s bullet-ridden troops.
It turned out to be nothing of the sort.
It only took 14 minutes for the league leaders to go in front with that beautifully-choreographed corner routine.
After a Lewis blunder, Luis Diaz won the set-piece with a shot turned around the near post by Ederson.
Alexis Mac Allister delivered it low to Dominik Szoboszlai, who had peeled away from the near post into space and cut back neatly for Salah to score with a shot which took a heavy deflection off Nathan Ake.
Arsenal have a mural of their set-piece coach. Perhaps Liverpool will soon have one too. ,
Slot’s side hadn’t looked convincing before that. Doku was frequently twisting Trent Alexander-Arnold inside out, yet while City dominated possession there was no end product.
The champions netted on the half-hour but while Omar Marmoush had finished smartly, in off the far post, he had been in a comfortably offside position.
Soon it was 2-0, Alexander-Arnold’s lofted pass releasing Salah, who darted forward and squared for Szoboszlai to ping his shot past a frozen Ederson – one of many City players who look gone at all levels.
The sound of jubilant, crowing Scousers pounded the eardrums of every City fan and of the nation at large.
And it was the last kick of the first half which summed up City’s implosion perfectcly – a shot from the once-great De Bruyne which sailed over the corner flag.
After the break, De Bruyne attempted a sliding tackle on Szoboszlai, missed, and careered into Guardiola in his technical area.
Liverpool thought they had gone three-up when Ryan Graveberch’s visionary pass released Szoboszlai who squared for Jones to tap in – only for VAR to deem the Hungarian offside by a toenail, when he had been level by any previous understanding.
Technology punishing a brilliant move and rewarding lazy defending.
Instantly, City woke up and Marmoush’s fierce shot forced a first meaningful save from Alisson.
Next, Diaz cut inside and had a powerful effort brilliantly saved by a fully-stretched Ederson.
De Bruyne was hauled off in place of James McAtee but by then Liverpool were home and hosed.
LIVERPOOL have beaten Manchester City 2-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 11 points.
Arne Slot‘s men took the lead through Mohamed Salah‘s deflected strike on 14 minutes after a superb corner routine from the Reds.
Towards the end of the first half, Dominik Szoboszlai placed in a second for Liverpool to mark a dominant opening period for the visitors.
City failed to get back into the game after the interval as the Reds continued to keep the hosts at arm’s length.
Liverpool are now closing in on their first Premier League title since the 2019/20 season, with the likes of Arsenal and City now way behind in the table.
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SINGING sensation Anne Marie has shown off her growing baby bump after confirming she’s pregnant with her second child.
“Call me mummy and slap my bum,” Anne Marie, 33, said in the caption of her latest photo dump after announcing her second pregnancy in the week.
The stunning singer took to Instagram to share a slew of new photographs as part of a photo dump.
The first offering was a snap that showed off her blossoming baby bump as she stood with her eyes shut.
Anne Marie could be seen with her red hair plaited in the snap as she lifted up her black top to reveal her huge, protruding baby bump.
Standing with her eyes shut, Anne Marie looked beyond content as she displayed her round bump.
Fans were quick to comment on the post, with many keen to speculate over when she is due.
“When are you due?” asked one fan in the comments section, to which someone else said: “Her bump is big so probably April maybe May?”
“You’re so gorgeous. You’re the best mummy in the world,” swooned another.
While someone else added: “Okay, this family is getting more and more beautiful.”
Other snaps in the carousel that she shared included a glamorous selfie, a cup of tea with a single digestive biscuit, a bouquet of roses and other snapshots from her daily life.
Anne Marie recently revealed her second pregnancy, with the hitmaker leaving fans gobsmacked by the announcement.
When the singer revealed she was pregnant for a second time, she did so by sharing video of herself singing along to her song Don’t Panic before revealing her bump.
She sang: “Baby, please don’t panic. Nothing’s gonna happen.
“Please don’t panic. You’ll only cause more damage. You give yourself a heart attack.
“Oh, every time you think like that.”
Anne Marie captioned the video “surprise”, with her dancing around in the video and showing off her huge bump.
Fans were totally taken aback by the announcement because only last year did she welcome her first baby.
The former Voice UK judge welcomed her daughter with Slowthai in February last year.
The couple only recently celebrated their daughter – Seven’s – first birthday.
Anne-Marie and Slowthai – real name Tyron Kaymone – secretly married in Las Vegas in the summer of 2022.
Last year, a source exclusively told The Sun: “Anne-Marie and Slowthai got married in secret two years ago.
“She had an eight-week break from her tour and they went to Las Vegas and got married.”
