Q&A: Winnipeg Jets prospect Cole Perfetti on Ville Heinola, AHL adjustments, his ’90s interests

Cole Perfetti was born on New Year’s Day, 2002. And yet somehow, he’s still quite thoroughly a ’90s kid. He’s seen every episode of “Friends” multiple times. He played extensively with Lego Star Wars as a kid. He can solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than a minute. And he’s so well versed in the “Jurassic Park” franchise that he’s visited the theme park at Universal Studios with his sister Abby, his dad Angelo, and his mom Sandra.

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Phoebe Bridger, Run The Jewels Top The 2021 Liberia Independent Music Awards Nominations

CelebrityAccess) — The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) announced the nominees for the 2021 Libera Awards Presented by Merlin.

Nominations for Record of the Year went to Phoebe Bridger (Punisher), Run The Jewels (RTJ4), Perfume Genius (Set My Heart On Fire), Yves Tumor (Heaven To A Tortured Mind), Thundercat (It Is What It Is), and Waxahatchee (Saint Cloud.)

Picks for this year’s Best Livestream/Live act went to Run The Jewels, Phoebe Bridger, Fontaines D.C., Perfume Genius, and Arca.

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Madison Conley: Play with heart, let failures drive you to excel, and be prepared to give back

HIGHGATE — MVU senior, Madison Conley, has tended the Thunderbirds' net for four years in soccer and hockey. She's also caught and played the outfield for the varsity team.

This winter, Conley's hockey season was cut short due to covid, but before it came to an end, she and the Thunderbirds won their game against the D1 Kingdom Blades.

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U.S. men's 2000 Olympic medal-round run: An improbable adventure, told by those who lived it

When the United States U23 men's national team kicked off in the Olympic qualifying tournament, it did so understanding that the only meaningful way to measure success would be simple: qualify. Anything short of securing a trip to the delayed Tokyo Games will be viewed as a failure, especially in the wake of the senior team's collapse in 2018 World Cup qualifying and with the emergence of young Americans such as Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and Sergino Dest playing at high levels in Europe.

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Soccer has been guiding light for lesbian college soccer player turned business coach

LivingLiving my life authentically and openly has not always been easy. There have been times I was fired for being gay, or I have dealt with my fair share of homophobia over the past 30 years.

But I am proud to have consistently advocated for equal rights for all. I am out in every arena and live my life openly. I have soccer to thank for that. Soccer is my first love, and the people involved helped me love myself.

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Citing Soccer Mom Testimony, Feds Say Trump May Still Be ‘Culpable’ for Capitol Riot

Investigators are continuing their probe into whether former President Donald Trump is personally responsible for the January riot at the Capitol, with lead federal prosecutor Michael Sherwin, head of the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the unrest, saying Trump may very well be “culpable.”

“Now the question is, is he criminally culpable for everything that happened during the siege, during the breach?.

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Tales Of An Intersex Soccer Mom

My biggest fear? Periods. Not my own — I know I will never experience a visit from Aunt Flo. But I knew someday my daughters probably would, and that fact petrified me for nearly a decade. I mean, how was I supposed to guide them through this mystical female rite of passage when I was so clueless? Sure, together we read the doctrinal American Girl book “The Care and Keeping of You,” and they’d probably learn stuff from their friends, right? I thought I could avoid facing my fear for several more years. Shoot, they had just turned double digits. Surely I was off the hook for at least three or four more years?

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Angela Merkel Says She Will Take AstraZeneca Vaccine Amid Clot Scare

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that she was ready to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca's coronavirus jab if offered when it is her turn to be inoculated

"Yes I would take the AstraZeneca vaccine," she told journalists at a news conference, adding however she "would like to wait until it's my turn but I would in any case".

Merkel's firm endorsement of the vaccine came after its use was suspended for several days this week by major European countries, including Germany, over fears that it may cause blood clots.

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