Storrs, Conn. — With an easy 85-41 victory over Farleigh Dickinson last Wednesday, Geno Auriemma became the winningest coach in his sport, as defined by the greatest number of career victories. The win was No. 1,217, passing Tara VanDerveer, who retired after last season at Stanford. Both have passed Mike Krzyzewski, who won the most games in men’s college basketball, 1,202. There are other factors to being the “winningest” coach, such as winning percentage, championships won, record in what would be considered the most important games, such as postseason games. Comparing one sport to another, to be sure, is a study in apples vs. oranges, but when such a coaching record falls, whether or not it is a counting stat, it speaks to consistency and longevity, and the nature of coaching, by which we mean job security, is such that longevity cannot be achieved without sustained excellence. Auriemma, 70, checks every box. In addition to the highest number of wins in what he helped to make a high-profile sport, he also has the most championships, 11, and a remarkable winning percentage of 88.2% across 40 years. He has 137 more wins, with 24 losses and an .852 percentage, in NCAA Tournament games and a 23-4 record in No.1-vs.-No.2 matchups; most coaches would sign for that record against unranked opponents. So by every measure he is the most successful coach in women’s basketball and a transformational figure in its history. And as he continues to add to his win total at a torrid pace, it’s less and less likely anyone will come close for generations to come. In most other sports, the ‘winningest coach’ title requires some explanation, as we set out to do here with a look at the career victory leaders in various sports and who is chasing them. Winningest: Don Shula, 347 As Shula, who coached the Colts from 1963-69 and Dolphins from 1970-95, approached George Halas’ mark, the NFL decided that regular season and playoff games would both count toward the official record. Shula is best known for coaching the undefeated 1972 Dolphins, and after repeating as champs, he won enough to remain in the job as long as he wanted it. Bill Belichick, who won six Super Bowls with the Patriots, was hot on the trail and left New England after last season with 333 victories. It’s widely assumed he will coach again and chase the record, though he is 72. He would have to land in the right situation and, history tells us, have a great quarterback. The Chiefs’ Andy Reid, 66, has a way to go with 293 wins. Winningest: Connie Mack, 3,731. This calls for an asterisk, maybe several. Mack managed Pittsburgh from 1894-96, then bought into the Philadelphia Athletics of the new American League and managed from 1901-50. As an owner and, essentially, GM, he was not about to fire himself. He went to the World Series nine times, and won five, but had long strings of dreary seasons and, in fact, also lost more games, 3,948, than anyone else. Because he managed in civilian clothes, he was actually not allowed to step onto the field and, as he “managed” until the age of 87, his sons or other coaches did most of the actual managing over his last 10 years or so. No other coach or manager in any sport was so entrenched, not even far more successful managers. Second on the wins list is Tony La Russa, who won 2,884, but had a .536 winning percentage. It’s unfathomable that Mack’s total will ever be approached. The winningest active manager is Bruce Bochy, now with Texas, with 2,171 wins and four championships, and he is 69. Winningest: Gregg Popovich, 1,394 Popovich, 75, is still active, though currently out recovering from a stroke. He passed Don Nelson (1,335) in March 2022. Popovich, who has coached the San Antonio Spurs since 1994, has won five championships and has won 62.8% of his games, but hasn’t had a winning season since 2018-19. Doc Rivers, 63, is the next winningest coach still active in the league with 1,119. He won a title with the Celtics in 2008 and is now with the Bucks. Winningest: Mike Thibault, 379 Former CT Sun and Mystics coach Mike Thibault has the most victories, 379, amassed between 2003-22, winning 56.7% of his games, and also got his teams to the playoffs 16 times, including a championship run in 2019. However, Cheryl Reeve, 58, who has coached the Lynx since 2010 and has won four titles, is poised to pass Thibeault. With plenty of help from UConn’s Maya Moore and Napheesa Collier, Reeve has 330 victories, a .647 percentage. Winningest: Scotty Bowman, 1,244 Among pro coaches, Bowman may come the closest to Auriemma’s across-the-board dominance. He won the most regular-season games and also the most playoff games (223). He won nine Stanley Cup championships, five with Montreal, one with Pittsburgh and three with Detroit, so his success cannot be pegged to one franchise, one player or core of players. In 28 playoff appearances, he had a .632 winning percentage. Former Whaler Joel Quenneville, 66, has 969 wins. He has been out of hockey since a sexual assault scandal involving one of his staffers came to light, but teams have the green light to hire him again. Barry Trotz (914), now in the front office in Nashville, and Paul Maurice (881), the last Whalers coach who won the Cup with Florida last season, are in the distance. Maurice is only 57. Winningest: Mike Krzyzewski, 1,202 Coach K, who started at Army, then moved to Duke, 1980-2022, where he won five NCAA championships. He won 100 more games, against 30 losses, in the NCAA Tournament. He retired with a .766 winning percentage. Herb Magee, “The Shot Doctor,” who coached Philadelphia Textile (now Thomas Jefferson) from 1967-2022, won 1,144. Among active coaches, Dave Holmquist, 73, who has been at Division II Biola since 1978, has 1,056 wins, most at the NAIA level, and a .704 percentage. Jim Boeheim had 1,015 wins at Syracuse. Jim Calhoun had 920 wins at Northeastern, UConn and Saint Joe’s, with three championships and .699 winning percentage. Among active Division I coaches, Arkansas’ John Calipari (856, including wins ruled vacated due to NCAA infractions), Kansas’ Bill Self has 828, including vacated wins, Rick Barnes has 809, so Krzyzewski’s mark looks safe for a while. Winningest: Geno Auriemma, 1,217 It looked as if Auriemma and VanDerveer would duel for the title for years, but VanDerveer, 71, called it a career. Pat Summitt won 1,098. Among other active coaches, N.C. State’s Wes Moore has 833, including 69 early in his career in D-II. Winningest: Joe Paterno, 409 Though John Gagliardi, who coached in NAIA and at Saint John’s in Minnesota, a D-III program, won 489 games, Paterno (409-136-3, two national championships) is the standard for major Division I football for his years at Penn State, 1966-2011. However, how much of the head coaching duties he performed as he coached well into his 80s would be a question. He retired in the midst of the child sex abuse scandal involving long-time assistant Jerry Sandusky, a shadow cast over his legacy. Paterno got one more win than longtime Grambling coach Eddie Robinson, 32 more than Florida State’s Bobby Bowden. Among active coaches at FBS programs, Mack Brown, 73, now at North Carolina leads with 288. Paul Assaiante, who retired in 2023, coached men’s squash at Williams, Army and, for 30 years, at Trinity, finishing with 17 national titles and a 507-29 record, winning 252 matches in a row at one point, longest winning streak in college sports history. ... In college women’s soccer, North Carolina’s Anson Dorrance, who retired last August, left behind 809 wins, an .887 winning percentage and 21 NCAA championships (of 41 Tournaments staged since 1982). ... In college men’s hockey, Boston College’s Jerry York retired with 1,123 wins and five NCAA championships. ... In men’s soccer, Jay Martin, who has been at Ohio Wesleyan since 1978, leads with 738. ... In college baseball, Florida State’s Mike Martin won a record 2,029 games, with 736 losses with 18 trips to the College World Series, though no championships, between 1980-2019. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars Prediction: Odds, Best Bets, Player News, Injuries, & Stats for Week 17
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has created an account on the social platform Cameo, following a handful of her former Republican colleagues cashing in on the app. Boebert joined the platform Saturday, charging customers for personalized messages of her wishing loved ones a happy birthday or offering personal advice. Customers can also ask Boebert their burning questions or receive a pep talk. It has become a trend for former lawmakers, especially firebrand Republicans, to join the social platform after leaving office, beginning with former Rep. George Santos, who created an account after being ousted from Congress last year. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz also joined the app after resigning from office this month, charging up to $500 for personalized messages. Boebert may have different restrictions than her former embattled colleagues, however. Because she is still in office, she must adhere to congressional rules limiting how much money she can make. There are questions on whether Boebert’s use of the app is in violation of House rules that prohibit members from receiving “honoraria,” defined as a “payment of money or a thing of value for an appearance, speech or article.” If Cameo videos are deemed to fall under that category, Boebert may need to close up shop. The Washington Examiner contacted Boebert’s office for comment. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Santos, who maintains his innocence, was ousted from the House last year in the face of identity fraud and campaign finance charges. Gaetz, who faced a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, resigned after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general. Gaetz, who dropped out of the running for attorney general a week later, denies the allegations against him.None
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By Hyunsu Yim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's parliament began a session on Friday where a vote to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo over short-lived martial law is scheduled, as the Constitutional Court said it would swiftly decide suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's fate. The push to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who has been acting president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial law on Dec. 3, has thrown South Korea's once-vibrant democratic success story into uncharted territory. Ahead of the parliamentary session, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said his Democratic Party, which has majority control of parliament, will go ahead with the plan to impeach the acting president, accusing Han of "acting for insurrection". "The only way to normalise the country is to swiftly root out all the insurrection forces," Lee said in a fiery speech, adding the party was acting on the public order to eradicate those who have put the country at risk. There has been overwhelming public support for Yoon's removal, according to opinion polls conducted after his martial law attempt. The plan for a vote to impeach Han was unveiled on Thursday by the main opposition Democratic Party after he declined to immediately appoint three justices to fill vacancies at the Constitutional Court, saying it would exceed his acting role. It remained unclear how many votes are needed to impeach Han as acting leader. The threshold for a prime minister is a simple majority, while a two-thirds majority is needed for a president. It is also unclear whether Han and the ruling party would accept any outcome. If Han is suspended, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will assume the acting presidency by law. Lee's pledge to oust Han came minutes after Choi warned that impeaching the acting president would seriously damage the country's economic credibility and asked political parties to withdraw the plan. "The economy and the people's livelihoods are walking on thin ice under a national state of emergency and it cannot cope any greater political uncertainty that will result from another acting president assuming the acting presidency," he said. Choi spoke for the country's cabinet, flanked by ministers. The South Korean won weakened to a fresh low of 1,486.7 per dollar on Friday, the weakest since March 2009, as analysts said there was little to reverse the negative sentiment stemming from the political uncertainty. The vote to determine Han's fate comes on the same day the Constitutional Court held its first hearing in a case reviewing whether to overturn the impeachment and reinstate Yoon or remove him permanently from office. It has 180 days to reach a decision. Speaking for the court in a preparatory hearing, Justice Cheong Hyung-sik said the court will move swiftly on the case considering its gravity, denying a request by Yoon's lawyers for a postponement in proceedings to better prepare the case. In the hearing that wrapped up under an hour, the court set the next hearing for Jan. 3. Yoon Kap-keun, one of the lawyers representing the impeached president, later told reporters the legal team is still adding members and that Yoon himself plans to appear in person in the future. The hearing follows weeks of defiance by Yoon ignoring requests by the court to submit documents as well as summons by investigators in a separate criminal case over his martial law declaration. Yoon was not required to attend Friday's hearing. If he ousted, a new presidential election would be held within 60 days. WORST POLITICAL CRISIS IN DECADES The events following the Dec. 3 martial law declaration have plunged the country into its gravest political crisis since 1987, when widespread protests forced the ruling party of former military generals into accepting a constitutional amendment bringing in direct, popular vote to elect the president. Yoon shocked the country and the world with a late-night announcement on Dec. 3 that he was imposing martial law to overcome political deadlock and root out "anti-state forces". The military deployed special forces to the national assembly, the election commission, and the office of a liberal YouTube commentator. It also issued orders banning activity by parliament and political parties, as well as calling for government control of the media. But within hours 190 lawmakers had defied the cordons of troops and police and voted against Yoon's order. About six hours after his initial decree, Yoon rescinded the order. Yoon and senior members of his administration also face criminal investigations for insurrection. (Writing by Josh Smith, Jack Kim; Editing by Ed Davies and Michael Perry)AN eerie fleet of humanoid robots has been employed by BMW, and productivity is off the charts. Figure Robotics founder Brett Adcock shared a bizarre video of the lifelike bots working on the auto brand lines with a 400% speed boost and skyrocketing success rate. California-based technology company Figure and BMW have been working together for months to create a completely autonomous fleet that can shoulder tiring factory jobs. The first fleet was tested at a plant in Munich, Germany, in August, and BMW leaders said the results were promising. Now, the bots have been updated with new capabilities that allow them to fly through 1000 auto part placements per day, Adcock said. Video of the fleet shows them flying through installations with eerie accuracy as they move just like humans. read more motors stories Their strength and precision make them the perfect fit for activities like placing sheet metal into centimeter-thin slots. Figure chose the lifelike design so its robots could tag right into existing manufacturing processes, freeing up workers to tackle less grueling tasks. "We're committed to delivering millions of useful robots to companies and homes worldwide," Adcock said. "Humanoid robots in everyday life will make it feel like living 30 years in the future." Most read in Tech Milan Nedeljković, member of the board of management for production at BMW, was pleased with Figure's progress. "With an early test operation, we are now determining possible applications for humanoid robots in production," he said. "We want to accompany this technology from development to industrialization." Figure says its latest iteration of the technology is the world's most advanced humanoid robot on the market. The bots are powered by electricity and artificial intelligence and can run for 5 hours without a charge. The company says, "Figure 02 brings together the dexterity of the human form and cutting-edge AI to go beyond single-function robots and lend support across manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and retail." CALIFORNIA-based company Figure Robotics is developing a new humanoid robot that can replace humans in manufacturing jobs. Standing at five feet six inches, Figure 02 is powered by electricity and artificial intelligence. The bots can run for five hours at high speeds before needing a charge. They're around 150 pounds and are highly dexterous. Though the life-like design seems eerie, the company explained why they chose the form. "We’ve designed our world for the human form. Hands allow us to open doors and use tools; arms and legs allow us to move efficiently, climb stairs, lift boxes, and more," Figure's website reads. "Figure 02 brings together the dexterity of the human form and cutting edge AI to go beyond single-function robots and lend support across manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and retail." Although Figure and BMW have both been impressed with the testing phases, there is no clear timeline for when the bots could join the factories. However, the fleet will return to BMW in January for further experimentation. The tech industry has welcomed Figure with open arms since its inception in 2022. The company has raised over $750 million in funding and has been backed by titans like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Every step of the way, Adcock has stressed their goal to help humans, not replace them. Read More on The US Sun "The humanoid pitch is an order of magnitude harder than any single-use robot concept," he said on X. 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CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has a new chief of wildlife. Dan Smith will lead the wildlife division to manage Wyoming’s diverse and charismatic fauna, as well as Game and Fish’s largest division. A native of Wyoming, Smith began his college education at the University of Wyoming and later earned a bachelor’s degree in wildlife conservation biology from Arizona State University in 1993. He worked as a game warden in Arizona before returning to Wyoming and joining the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Smith moves into the role of chief after living in Cody for 22 years, serving as a game warden, regional access coordinator and then as the regional wildlife supervisor. "We were fortunate to have an excellent group of candidates prepared to fill this role. Dan has been a champion of wildlife management in Wyoming for many years, and he will excel in leading the wildlife division and contributing to the leadership of Game and Fish," said Angi Bruce, director of Game and Fish, in a news release. The wildlife division is responsible for management of wildlife-related topics including big game, non-game, carnivores and wildlife disease and health. Game wardens, wildlife biologists, habitat biologists and others are housed within the division. Smith replaces Rick King, the previous wildlife chief, who retired after 29 years with Game and Fish. "I have really enjoyed my time in Cody. As I move to Cheyenne, I am honored and excited about the new challenges, opportunities and responsibilities this new role will bring," Smith said. "I look forward to continuing to work with the people of Wyoming to conserve the wildlife resource we all deeply value and care about." Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.
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