Richland Chronicle September 26th, 2017

Vol. XLIV Issue 7 September 26, 2017

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Hundreds of people enjoy the fun during the Dallas Pride Parade on Sept. 17.

Baby, we were born this way; Dallas pride parade stresses acceptance

JEREMY GAYDOSH Staff Writer

“Some people are gay. Get over it.” The message printed on a Dallas Pride Parade attend-

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ee’s shirt seemed to capture the mood of the crowd, as well as the message people wanted to convey for a celebration of their sexuality.

The parade down Cedar Springs in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas drew crowds that watched the festivities from the barricades and along the route from windows and balconies. The parade began at Wycliff Avenue.and ended at Turtle Creek Street.

The “soundtrack” for the parade amplified the feeling of having fun. Tents with DJs played artists like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Lil Jon, The Black Eyed Peas and Britney Spears.

Floats displayed rainbow logos and featured corporate sponsers including Liberty Mutual, T-Mobile, Fidelity and Hilton. People on each float showered the crowds with beaded necklaces and wristbands. Orbitz offered floral necklaces with tags promoting not only the company but their “Gay Travel” website.

Merchandise sold along the parade route featured rainbow clothing, buttons and flags.

There were also accessories with twists on President Donald Trump’s election tagline such as “Make America Gay Again” and “Make America Love Again.” Canadian and

Staff photos Valentino Jorge

Spectators enjoy the parade from the sidelines.

Mexican pride flags waved along the parade route in an effort to reach LGBT people of other nationalities.

The unanimous feeling of freedom and fun among those attending the parade also brought feelings of contemplation about the apprehension a person feels when they come to terms with who they are and the “sit down with the parents” moment many have faced.

“I knew by kindergarten,” said James Flores, a five-time veteran of the parade. “Parents pretty much know before you.”

Such events show what it means to feel accepted but it makes one think about what happens the next day when the flags come down and the parade route returns to an ordinary road. There are those who may feel alone because they have not experienced such a day of pride and shared the experience with their peers.

“I wish I could have my students experience this event,” said middle school teacher Shea Nicole, a first-time attendee.

Some of the parade attendees experienced an underlying sense of dread as if something unfortunate might ruin the day. Dallas has sadly seen such gatherings overshadowed by hidden agendas. Fortunately no such conflict arose this day. This showed that storm clouds do not have to be present for a rainbow to be revealed.

People of all ages, races and cultures were on hand to celebrate love.

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Earthquake, hurricane leave hundreds dead, injured, displaced THU NGUYEN Staff Writer

It has been a tragic week with a major earthquake in central Mexico and Hurricane Maria devastating the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Rescue and recovery efforts after these two disasters were still underway at press time.

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake heavily damaged Mexico City and left many dead and injured. Mexico’s office of the presidency told The Associated Press the death toll has risen to 273, including 137 in the capital.

The Richland Counseling Center, in a campuswide email, offers resources for those seeking information about family and friends in the region.

Mexican nationals needing more information can contact the Center for Information and Assistance for Mexicans, or CIAM, at 855-463- 6395. CIAM is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To reach the Consulate directly to offer assistance or get more information, call the community affairs office at 916-329- 3542.

Concerned family or friends of Americans in the quake zone can find out more information by contacting the U.S. Embassy in Mexico by calling 011-52- 55-5080- 2000.

For calls originating in Mexico, you must dial 55-5080- 2000.

To provide assistance contact the Mexican Red Cross through its website, www.cruzrojamexicana.org.mx, which has activated its safety check feature for those in emergency zones to be able to “mark” themselves as safe.

Facebook has activated its safety check feature for those in emergency zones to “mark” themselves as safe. This feature was created for people in emergency situations as a way to notify loved ones. Users near an emergency zone may receive a notification asking if they are safe. The user can then reply. After a large emergency event, Facebook combs through its user base to find out who is in the affected area.

Google Person Finder helps people reconnect with friends and loved ones in the aftermath of natural and humanitarian disasters.

People can ask about someone they are trying to find or provide information about someone. Follow this link to access Google Person Finder for Mexico: google.org/personfinder/2017puebla-mexico-earthquake.

Hurricane Maria is considered the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years. AP said the storm knocked out the entire power grid across the U.S. territory, leaving 3.4 million people without electricity for weeks or perhaps months.

Maria’s death toll across the Caribbean, meanwhile, climbed to at least 19. In Puerto Rico, the government said at least two were killed but media on the island were reporting

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People evacuate their offices after an earthquake in Mexico City Sept. 19.

additional deaths. The actual toll appeared unlikely to be known for days.

Those seeking information about loved ones in Puerto Rico can contact hurricane hotline numbers at 202-778- 0710 or 787-7770940 for information about citizens in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Tourism Company has also

set up a hurricane hotline for “hotels, guests and industry partners” at 877-976-2400.

Students may need to call back repeatedly and have patience because the numbers are busy and no power makes it more difficult for students to know if their loved ones are safe.

DREW CASTILLO Staff Writer

Richland Veterans Services held a free employment workshop Sept. 13 allowing veterans to convene and network with a number of employers, explore job opportunities, sell their military skills to civilians, learn to ace job interviews and land their dream job. The workshop took place in Sabine Hall and was sponsored by Evolve Fit Dallas, the Uptime Institute, and connectVETS.org.

Employers including Texas Instruments, Cyxtera, CBRE, and Uptime Institute explained everything that the vets needed to know in a Q&A panel format. The event required everyone to bring printed copies of their résumés and wear business casual attire, as potential interviews were to follow the workshop and the companies would be examining résumés.

According to Forbes, 91 percent of employers search for employees on social media to look for any red flags. Todd Bermont, an author, job search expert and radio host, discussed LinkedIn and how it should be used when searching for jobs.

Bermont is the author of “10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search” and former host of “Your Career on Lone Star Radio FM 104.5.”

He has also been featured on Fox News,

CNN, ABC News Now, CareerBuilder and Forbes.

Although he is not a veteran himself, Bermont said he feels “that he has an incredible gratitude to those who have put their life on the line for our nation to allow us to enjoy the freedoms that we enjoy and to allow us to live in the best country on earth. This is the first workshop I‘ve done where you do both training and include employers.”

Bermont is based in Houston and he hopes to continue job workshops in San Antonio and Austin if it becomes successful here.

Among those who attended the veterans workshop was a married couple from Hawaii who recently moved to the DFW area for new opportunities for their children and themselves.

Charles and Becky Kaniho met while they were in the Air Force. She became a stay-athome mother who raised five children.

“We came to this workshop to get as much information as we possibly could to improve our résumés, to network, to see what’s out there and we received a plethora of information. We’re thankful we came today,” said Becky Kaniho. “We’re definitely going to see some improvement on my résumé. We got some real critical pointers on how I should present myself on an interview, among other things, on what to say while you’re in an interview.”

Attendants who enjoyed the event thanked those who put it together for them.

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Workshop helps veterans find jobs

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'American Assassin'- water scenes excel RICKY MILLER Entertainment Editor

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Sometimes the name behind the movie says it all. That’s why I was excited to see Michael Cuesta’s “American Assassin,” a film that gives Michael Keaton a shot at being an action hero in the Liam Neeson vein.

Cuesta did a great job with the Jeremy Renner-led true-life tale “Kill the Messenger” in 2014 so I was looking forward to seeing this one.

The lead in “American Assassin” is Dylan O’Brien as Mitch Rapp, who witnesses his fiancée’s demise on a beach during their vacation. His character reports to Keaton, government higher-up Stan Hurley, who still has some pull due to his success on past missions.

The film works because the audience feels a kinship with Rapp who, for all intents and purposes, just wants vengeance for the death of his fiancée. Rapp risks it all to see his fiancée’s killers perish by extreme prejudice.

Keaton, coming off the film “Spotlight” as part of an ensemble cast, brings a certain gravitas to his character Hurley. His motivations are just right, even when he faces torture

by Taylor Kitsch’s malevolent ghost persona.

Hurley just shrugs it off because he taught the ghost everything he knew.

It was weird seeing Kitsch in the antagonist’s role since he played heroes in a number of previous flicks including “Battleship,” director Peter Berg’s guilty pleasure and fiasco of a film. Kitsch also appeared in Oliver Stone’s action-drama “Savages” in which he shared great chemistry opposite Blake Lively and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Lest we forget “John Carter,” the Kitsch vehicle that cost Touchstone Pictures a healthy bit of change, which features a plutonium-inspired subplot that actually makes a water sequence plausible in the suspense department.

As I have said previously, the studios have not found a way to make water sequences suspenseful in the very least. The only water entries worthy of mention are Steven Spielberg’s classic “Jaws” and the clichéd disaster movie “The Poseidon Adventure.” Everything else is “so-so” in my book.

Also important to the plot is Sanaa Lathan.

She portrays Irene Kennedy, Lathan’s boss.

Lathan shares some good scenes with Keaton.

Their banter adds a nice little tidbit to the film.

“American Assassin” is not a must-see by any means, but it is worth a theater experience.

The water action makes it worthwhile.

Grade: B

Dylan O'Brien stars in the new thriller "American Assassin."

“Stranger Things” – Thirteen-year-old Millie Bobby Brown is the youngest performer to ever win an Emmy Award. She won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Eleven, a girl who can communicate with beings from the other side. David Harbour took the Supporting Actor Award for his portrayal as small town sheriff Jim Hopper.

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Harry Dean Stanton plays guitar in 1967's "Cool Hand Luke."

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A sad goodbye to Harry Dean Stanton RICKY MILLER Entertainment Editor

I will miss the guy, even though I never met him. Harry Dean Stanton passed away Sept.

15 at age 91 from natural causes.

I have a fondness for him because he was in two of my favorite films from the 1970s. One was the Oscar-winning “The Godfather Part II,” in which Stanton portrayed an FBI agent.

The other was in Ridley Scott’s futuristic deep space horror-thriller “Alien” (1979). Stanton uttered some memorable lines in the 1984 action-drama “Red Dawn” taunting, “Avenge Me!” when talking to his sons from behind a gate.

Stanton’s résumé includes performances in these and other films, including the Oscarwinning “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), the nonconformist drama “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), John Carpenter’s “Escape from New York” (1981), a member of Clint Eastwood ensemble cast in “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970), “Christine” (1983), “Repo Man” (1984), “Pretty in Pink” (1986), the Martin Scorsesedirected “The Last Temptation of Christ” (1988), “The Avengers” (2012) and four different projects with director David Lynch “Wild at Heart” (1990), “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” (1992), “Inland Empire” (2006) and “The Straight Story” (1990). Stanton also played Toot-Toot in Frank Darabont’s “The Green Mile” (1990).

“It” – “Mama” director Andy Muschietti pulls out all the scares with Bill Skarsgård’s character Pennywise in this well-done adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel. Both leads, Jaeden Lieberher and Sophia Lillis are extraordinary in their roles as estranged kids dealing with predicaments beyond their years.

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“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” – This follow-up to the 2014 hidden gem includes director Matthew Vaughan and leads Taron Egerton and Colin Firth. Also in the mix are Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum, a cool Mark Strong, an adorable Halle Berry and a cool-as-a-cucumber Jeff Bridges.

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Harry Dean Stanton in 1979's "Alien."

CORRECTIONS In the Sept.5 issue of the Richland Chronicle, the review for “Good Time” abruptly ended. It should have read “It has a great and moody score reminiscent of the score from a 1980’s band Tangerine Dream.”

Also, the grade for “Wonder Woman” should have been a B+, not the B that was printed in the paper.

The Richland Chronicle regrets these errors.

“The LEGO Ninjako Movie” – After the greatness of 2012’s “The LEGO Movie” and last year’s “The Batman LEGO Movie," I was very disappointed in this tale that is just plain mediocre. Even the real-life Jackie Chan could not save this mess.

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“Kill ‘Em All” – Believe it or not, this JeanClaude Van Damme movie was intriguing despite the silly plot and mess of characters involved with the story.

Van Damme's character is set up by some former colleagues who want to see him pushing up daisies.

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Students listen as Spencer Evans speaks about his inspiration for “The Veil’s Farewell” in the Brazos Gallery on Sept. 21.

Spencer Evans and one of his paintings.

American artist inspired by his African roots Staff Writer

The reception for the Spencer Evans’ exhibition, “The Veil’s Farewell” took place Sept.

21 in the Brazos Gallery. Evans is a 30-yearold artist from Houston who is originally from Nigeria.

The collection was inspired by members of his family; his niece, nephew and friends and featured expressive large-scale paintings and drawings. The faces, the gestures, the postures of the characters were realistic and intense. A

woman in the audience was so moved that she shed tears.

Evans’ painting are intended to question social conformity. The idea behind the exhibit is to explore the “veil” that people present to the public and question why people in this country do not feel free to be themselves.

"It is all about appearance. We show people what we want to show. I tend to find a lot of things that will connect me with my community especially in these categories: language, the way we dress, the way we wear our hair,” said Evans. “I feel great by not cutting my hair anymore, I love the way it grows."

Te x a s s a x e s w a x w e l l in stellar perfomance PETE SHANNON Staff Writer

After hearing only their first five or six bars, I sat up in my seat. “Wow!” I thought, “These guys are really good!”

In a way I had dreaded the Sept. 19 recital in Fannin Hall because it was previewed as a performance featuring four saxophones, which are not normally considered, by my nimrod ear at least, as instruments for serious unaccompanied concert fare. How wrong I was.

Wafting in on the wings of four seasoned players known as the Texas Saxophone Quartet, George Friedrich Handel’s “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” from his opera “Solomon” landed on the stage like a whirling dervish.

The foursome is composed of Dallasites Don Fabian, David Lovrien, Chris Beaty and John Sweeden each of whom has a list of credentials exceeded only by his outstanding musical ability. Three are members of the Dallas

Evans’ favorite piece of his collection is “Camouflage,” a suffocating man dressed in a suit trying to loosen his tie.

"That was me when I was living behind a veil," he admits.

It has been only a couple of years since Evans participated in the Rising Star exhibit in Dallas where galleries in the Dallas/Fort Worth area choose an artist to represent in the showcase. Being represented by the Valley House Gallery brought his work to a larger audience and they were pleasantly surprised.

That led up to the exhibition "The Veil's Farewell.”

Winds, two are local college professors of music, two are composers and all are former music students.

The noontime program’s opening wake-up call was followed by another equally impressive classical piece, Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Fuga BWV 550.” It was introduced as the world premiere saxophone arrangement of a Bach fugue originally written for the recorder.

The piece was arranged by the group’s Lovrien.

It featured Fabian on the E Flat sopranino sax, an instrument pitched an octave above the alto sax. His delivery in the higher ranges was pleasantly brisk and bright.

The second half of the concert was devoted to several lighter and jazzier compositions, Photo courtesy Texas Saxophone Quartet two tailored especially for saxophone ensem- The Texas Saxophone Quartet played at Richland on Sept. 19. bles: Gordon Goodwin’s “Diffusion” and Ed Throughout, to the edification of all the For those unacquainted with Richland’s Calle’s “Pamplona” from “The Iberia Suite.”

Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Lady” was aspiring musicians in the audience, the play- recurring and free Tuesday noontime recital preceded by Sweeden describing an experience ers on stage displayed the trademark charac- series, be aware that serious musical feasts in New York City where he once encountered teristics of outstanding chamber groups: clear such as this are an easy way to skip lunch, lose body language and regular eye contact. weight and gain joy. the composer.

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Evans has been drawing since the age of 3, but it didn’t consider art as an occupation until he was a junior in high school. That was when he first met a black professional artist and learned he could go to school and get paid for his art work.

Standing among some of his pieces, he said, “When you’ve got a gift and you’re working on that, there are so many things you can do with it."

Influenced by black artists including Kara Walker, Frank Frazetta, Kerry James Marshall, Kehinde Waley, and Titus Kaphar, Evans finds inspiration in his travels to Nigeria.

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STUDENT MEDIA ADVISERS Lake cleanup is organized by the Student Green Team every semester. This fall, the event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30.

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Cleaning up the environment for extra credit HARRIS SADIQ Managing Editor

Richland hosts the fall semester lake cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 30. Students from high school and college can get credit for participating in the event.

“Richland College high school students participating in the Student Green Team projects and meetings accumulate extra credit for their Service Learning Credits,” said Sonia Ford, facilities sustainability project coordinator. “Also, our faculty offers extra credit to the college students who participate.”

Ford is in charge of Richland’s Green Team which handles conservation and environmental efforts on campus. Many members of the Green Team are students studying in the fields of geology, biology and environmental science, however nonscience majors are welcomed to join in the activities too. The lake cleanup take place twice a year.

“This summer, we had experienced an usual high volume of algae due to the heavy rains in July, however, Facilities Landscaping Service worked diligently in getting the algae under control moving forward,” said Ford.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Urban Fishery Division will be coming to campus in October

to survey the different fish in the lake. This results will determine if additional bass are needed for the ecosystem. If so, the Green Team is planning to add additional bass into Thunderduck Lake.

“The Green Team will conduct its next cleanup during the spring semester of 2018,” said Ford. “The Student Green Team, faculty, staff and students look forward to this event every semester to make a major contribution in keeping our lake clean and healthy for our wildlife and beautiful for everyone to enjoy.”

For more information access: go.activecalendar. com/dcccd/site/rlc/event/fall-2017-student-greenteam-lake-clean-up-project/

an absent father and an abusive mother and later in a bullet-riddled house across the street from drug dealers, Green rose from solitary confinement in a juvenile facility to stardom.

Bergner’s story gives readers a glimpse into his transformation into a successful opera singer.

“We have this amazing writer of national recognition coming to our college to talk about Green and chronicle his journey,” Dr. Sobia Kahn, English professor, said.

Kahn said she spoke with Bergner, a journalist and nonfiction writer, over the phone and he said he was eager to share how he was able to write the story about Green.

“I think it is a moving story and a story that resonated with me as a student,” Kahn said.

“I wish I had heard more of these stories of inspiration while I was a student. It’s lyrical.

It’s a good, easy read. It goes fast.”

Bergner introduces some of Green’s most memorable characters in his path toward self discovery, shows how he redirected his rage through music and tells how his long-lost

father re-appeared in his life once he became famous.

Kahn said the language of the book is very clear, simple and easy to follow. What really impressed her was Green’s story of how he overcame obstacles and how teachers and an educational institute helped him reach his dreams and hopes.

“That’s what inspired me,” she said. “He [Green] is an opera singer. He didn’t even know he was an opera singer until he came into contact with teachers and mentors and those who encouraged him, supported him in multiple ways and fostered this love of opera singing.”

Bergner’s work has appeared in the The Atlantic, Granta, Harper’s, Mother Jones, Talk and The New York Times Book Review. He will also speak with creative writing students about “The Art of Writing” from 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. in the Lago Vista Gallery. Copies of the book are available in the Richland library.

New York writer tells inspiring story of opera singer

JOYCE JACKSON Copy Editor

David Bergner, a contributing writer for The New York Times and the author of three other nonfiction books, will discuss “Sing for Your Life,” from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Thursday in the BERGNER Lago Vista Gallery.

The event is part of Richland’s “Common Book reading”program.

“Sing for Your Life” is the inspirational life story of Ryan Speedo Green, a young black man who had a traumatic upbringing in southeastern Virginia. Living in a trailer park with

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UPCOMING EVENTS All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.

Today 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. i Inflatable games

Lake area 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. i

Dr. Jerry Wallace Music Scholarship recital Fannin Performance Hall, Room 102

Wednesday Matt Gonzales left, and James Toe engage in a team building exercise during wrestling practice on Sept. 21 in Guadalupe Hall.

Wrestling team has its eyes on the prize

When Richland’s wrestling program was revived last season, no one really thought it had a chance to regain glory it had before.

This isn’t the first time that Richland shocked the world.

The Thunderducks are currently warming up during the offseason. Returning wrestlers are excited to be back and are ready for battle.

The new wrestlers are also excited to be here and wrestle closer to home.

Hall of Fame wrestling coach Bill Neal said, “We had to get stronger in a couple of weight classes. We filled in the other weights pretty solidly.”

When asked about last year’s competition with the other schools, Neal replied, “They’ll be expecting us this year. We snuck up on some of them and wasn’t ready for us.”

The T-Ducks will have a scrimmage at the University of the Ozarks in Arkansas on Oct. 28. On Nov. 2 the T-Ducks host an afternoon match for all the Richland community to see.

T-Ducks still No.1 The men’s soccer club remains undefeated after taming the Lions of Mountain View, 3-1 on Sept. 19. Defender Mateo Gutierrez scored twice (one in each half) while forward Joshua Peloquin scored in the 65th minute of the second half. A few days prior, T-Ducks forward James Sasay produced another fourgoal game and midfielder Erwin Regules scored a couple himself. Richland steamrolled Ranger College, 8-0.

BIG D tallied a BIG “L” The Denver Broncos currently own one of the NFL’s best home records. Players, fans and of course the weather all contribute. The Dallas Cowboys’ momentum was severely

Brittanie Cecil died just two days before her 14th birthday. This incident forced the NHL to surround the outside of the rink with netting to protect the fans.

There are baseball fans who got hit by screamers and later died of their injuries. Fans go out to watch a baseball game and expect to have a great time but it’s also important that the fans are protected. When will the idea of extending these foul nets at ballparks finally catch the league’s attention? Never mind what the league officials think, they should worry about what the public thinks. This 2-year-old getting struck was the last straw and it’s time for a change. Extend the nets or expect the attendance to drop.

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Service Fair El Paso Lounge Noon to 2 p.m.

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Journalism Film Series: “The Year of Living Dangerously” Host: Ricky Miller, Richland Chronicle entertainment editor TV studio: El Paso Hall, Room 015

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Game day El Paso Lounge

Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. i

“Pizza and Pledges” El Paso Lounge

Wednesdays through Nov. 22 Noon to 2 p.m. i Photo The Associated Press

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s future schedule is still in doubt.

French café – Brown bag conversations in French For more information call 972-238-6299 Bonham Hall, Room 156

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disrupted in their game against Denver by an hour long delay due to thunderstorms striking the Denver area. Once play resumed, Denver’s Orange Crush took care of business, 42-17, handing the Cowboys their first loss of the young 2017 season.

Dak Prescott wasn’t pleased with his performance completing 30 out 50 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns. Prescott threw two interceptions, one late in the fourth quarter when he threw a pick-six to Bronco cornerback and Richardson Berkner product Aqib Talib for 103 yards and the touchdown.

Ezekiel Elliott experienced his first awful game in his young career. Only running for eight yards, Zeke was blasted by the Cowboys and former players. LaDainian Tomlinson said on the NFL Network, “I didn’t like that.

He absolutely quit on this team today. There are going to be times where you aren’t going to have room to run.” As we still wait on the court’s decision, Zeke’s chemistry with his teammates needs to improve. In other words, Zeke better get his act together and fast!!

Child struck by baseball It’s always frightening to hear stories about the fans getting injured at a sporting event. At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y. a 2-yearold girl was hit by a foul ball from Yankee third baseman Todd Frazier. Play was stopped as fans immediately called for help and she received medical attention. The child was sent to the hospital is doing OK. We have seen these accidents happen too frequently and it’s causing some anger from the public’s perspective.

Sure, fast baseballs and broken bats injure fans when they’re least expecting it, yet Major League Baseball hasn’t done anything to prevent it.

The National Hockey League made changes when a Columbus, Ohio girl was struck in the temple by a rapid, deflected puck at a Blue Jackets hockey game on March 16, 2002.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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