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CLEVELAND — Back as a World Series title contender, the Cleveland Guardians are moving forward with upgrades to Progressive Field.The team revealed on Thursday delayed final plans for a “reimagining” of its downtown home, which has aged well since opening in 1994 but is now the 11th oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball.The Guardians have earmarked more than $200 million to remodel the upper deck, clubhouses and other areas over the next three years. The funds are part of an overall $435 million renovation project included in a new lease agreement the team signed last year through 2036.The renovations will be done in stages and the Guardians intend to have them done by the 2025 season opener.The ballpark’s new look will not include a sportsbook or space devoted for gambling, which became legal in Ohio on Jan. 1. The Guardians’ next-door neighbors, the Cleveland Cavaliers, opened a sportsbook inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse last week.MLB rules currently prohibit gambling spaces within the confines of a team’s ballpark.  » Read More

Taking relief from one just brings you into contact with another. So what happens? Steve Carroll explains what the Rules of Golf say about abnormal course conditions The 11th hole at my home club, York Golf Club, is a short par 3 with a twist. While the green is inside the course boundaries, the tee is on common land and a fence separates the two properties.  During the play of that hole, the fence is an immovable obstruction. Players can take relief from it under Rule 16.1b if it touches, is on it, or if it physically interferes with their area of intended stance or swing.  Near the fence, on the course side, is a path – also an immovable obstruction. The two of them are so close, in fact, that in some circumstances taking relief from one will mean being interfered by the other. What happens now? Let’s get stuck in… Rules of Golf explained: Taking relief from two immovable obstructions  Keep two things in mind when dealing with this.  » Read More

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins have traded shortstop Miguel Rojas back to his original team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Wednesday night.The Marlins are getting infield prospect Jacob Amaya in the trade, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team had announced the deal.The Dodgers needed a shortstop after Trea Turner — their starter at that position for all but two games last season — left in free agency and signed an 11-year, $300 million contract with the NL champion Philadelphia Phillies.And that hole, evidently, will be filled by Rojas. He has a $5 million salary in the final season of a $10 million, two-year contract, then can become a free agent.Rojas was the longest-tenured member of the Marlins, having been with the club since 2015. He appeared in 870 games with Miami over the last eight seasons, 339 more than anyone else — Brian Anderson played in 531 for the Marlins over that span.  » Read More

Abby Lee Miller I Got a Deal for Ya in Florida!!! 1/11/2023 12:30 AM PT Abby Lee Miller is all about making big changes these days ... she's putting her home up for sale on the heels of unloading her iconic dance studio. TMZ has confirmed the "Dance Moms" maven listed her house in Davenport, FL this week, and she's hoping to get at least $399k for it. The 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom pad has some charming features ... including a pool, a 2-person bathtub in the master bedroom and 2 living rooms. It's inside a gated community that offers amenities like a clubhouse and tennis courts. Of course, what's most important in real estate is location, location, location -- and Abby's crib has that covered, especially for buyers with kids. It's in close proximity to central Florida's famous theme parks. We're told the home is only 20 minutes to Disney World,  » Read More

The final day (April 9, 2021) for the Women’s Bowling Club of Levin, with 1920s stone building and clubhouse (green roof) in the far corner. The buildings with the red roofs are Thompson House and the Horowhenua Art Society Building.The former Levin women’s bowling clubrooms and green on Bath St are getting the chop to make way for a new public space for the whole community to enjoy, a Horowhenua District Council press release said today. The demolition will begin on January 15, 2023.The Levin women’s bowling club disbanded two years ago and the clubrooms and bowling green have not been used since. It was the second local bowling club, after the one run by the RSA, to call it a day. There are still two active bowling clubs in Levin.The Levin Women’s Bowling Club had been losing members over recent years and though the club was financially healthy, at its 2021 AGM its remaining members decided to dissolve their club. “It was the best little club in town, it is sad to see it go,” its members said.  » Read More

Port Jefferson officials have been awarded a $3.75 million federal grant to help slow erosion of a steep cliff before it collapses a clubhouse and tennis courts at a village-owned golf club.  Erosion at the top of the East Beach bluff has crept to within a few feet of the foundation of the Port Jefferson Country Club clubhouse, village officials and Sen. Chuck Schumer said as they announced the grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The grant will help pay for a $9 million project to add steel plates at the top and bottom of the bluff and plant vegetation to stem further erosion, officials said. “The East Beach is eroding rapidly,” Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Newsday on Monday. “It’s going to stabilize the East Beach bluff … and assure that this can be used for decades to come.” Port Jefferson officials said the bluff overlooking Long Island Sound has been eroding for about a decade due to sea level rise. Waves scouring the bottom part of the cliff caused the top of the bluff to slide downhill,  » Read More

Damien is still working hard for the BBFC. Photo supplied Former Byron Bay FC goalkeeper and real estate agent, Damien Smith, along with wife Jodi, have donated $20,000 to help Byron Bay FC move one step closer to the dream of building a new Community Clubhouse. With over 600 registered players, Byron Bay FC has outgrown its current changerooms and canteen at the Byron Bay Memorial Rec Grounds on Carlyle Street, and has DA-approved plans to build a new Community Clubhouse, which will better service the continued growth of football in Byron. The club has been able to attract over $636,000 in government grants over the past two years, but is still short of the $1.5 million required to complete the build. The club raised a further $49,000 through a raffle, drawn in October 2022, supported by dozens of local businesses. The Smiths are joined by six other local families and businesses who have also donated $20,000 each to the BBFC First 11 Foundation Members program, raising a further $140,000 towards the build.  » Read More

Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club staff The AVSC Nordic BonfireCourtesy of AVSC AVSC serves as a pillar of the Roaring Fork Valley community by serving one in three kids from Aspen to Rifle. We also take pride in being a resource for fun, family-oriented community events, and one of our all-time favorites is just around the corner. The 38th annual Nordic Bonfire Dinner is Saturday, Jan. 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Aspen Nordic Center (Aspen Golf Course). Participants will ski from station to station along the Aspen Nordic Center cross-country course. Each station is fully equipped with food and drink, provided by Honey Butter in Carbondale, and has a number of bonfires for participants to cozy up next to. Dessert and alcoholic beverages will also be provided along with music and a celebration of our Nordic athletes and community. We wanted to take this opportunity to highlight what the community can expect at this year’s Nordic Bonfire Dinner: A fun,  » Read More

A community sports club could get a revamp and extension if new plans are approved by the council. Mr P. White from Haslingden St Mary’s Community Sports Club, lodged an application with Rossendale Council in September seeking to redevelop St Mary’s RC Football Club on South Shore Street in Haslingden. If approved, the club will gain a replacement artificial pitch, an extension to the clubhouse, additional training pitch, additional parking, spectator stand, portable changing facilities and additional flood lighting. Haslingden St Mary’s is a not-for-profit community football club which has existed on the site at South Shore Street for many years. It has two main football pitches and a club house and runs 34 teams and involves 480 footballers aged from four to 40 years old. The 400 juniors include both boys and girls. A planning statement submitted alongside the application reads: “The pitches are kept in immaculate condition, but they often become waterlogged, meaning that games must be postposed on a regular basis. “Therefore,  » Read More

Deputy Premier, Paul Toole hands over the $207,709 cheque to Forster Surf Club president, John Quin, while volunteer surf life savers look on. Picture Anne Evans.The past two months has been an exciting period for the Forster Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC), beginning with the demolition of the old clubhouse.Construction of a new clubhouse is planned to begin later this month.Further good news for the club came earlier today, Monday, January 9 when Deputy Premier and National Party leader, Paul Toole, travelled to Forster to announce a further grant to assist with the project.Mr Toole said the State government was providing an additional $207,709 to help with the internal fit-out.Money has been drawn from round five of the Stronger Country Communities Fund.Mr Toole said the grant would enable the clubhouse to install new kitchen facilities and water tanks. "The new kitchen will not only benefit members as it will also be used as a function space that can be hired out to the community,  » Read More