JACK JOHNSON

Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office warned top legislative staffers that a bill limiting public health measures during the COVID pandemic would violate federal law.

A host of musical artists will join an online concert next month to benefit environmental causes.

A large crowd gathered in Benicia on Sunday to honor the memory of 19-year-old Michael Lopresta who was shot and killed in Fairfield in an online purchasing deal that went wrong. Zak Sos reports

Black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, right, beat James Jeffries in 1910, sparking racial violence. George Haley, San Francisco Call, via University of California, Riverside, via Library of CongressAn audacious Black heavyweight champion was slated to defend his title against a white boxer in Reno, Nevada, on July 4, 1910. It was billed as “the fight of the century.” The fight was seen as a referendum on racial superiority – and all hell was about to break loose in the racially divided United

In a special session, lawmakers work to dial back mask and vaccine mandates and limit the pandemic authority of school, health, and business leaders.

They would become the highest draft picks in Michigan history, moving ahead of defenseman Jack Johnson, who went No. “I think unprecedented is the right word for it,” said Chris Peters, editor of Hockey Sense on Substack and former NHL draft and prospects analyst for ESPN. “Matty Beniers is probably the best all-around center in this draft,” Peters said. To have so many first-round draft picks on one team, I mean I don’t even know if there would be something comparable in junior hockey. Peters said college players should be well-represented in this year’s draft, partly because they played more games than most prospects playing junior hockey.

Since Tennessee’s first public charter schools opened in Memphis and Nashville in 2003, the state’s charter sector has been contained to its four largest cities. But that could change in a few years under expansion work by Gov. Bill Lee’s administration.

He recorded a career-high 53 points in 1990 and played 799 career games. Nevertheless, he still went on to play 1,068 career games, the most of any Wolverine. He ranks 20th at Michigan with 175 career points during his four seasons from 1991-95. The British Columbia native also had a great NHL career, playing in 934 games, most in a Canucks sweater. One night after finishing his Michigan career in 1961, he suited up for the Montreal Canadiens – the start of a successful 17-year playing career.

Michigan hockey has produced the most first-round NHL draft picks among any NCAA program with 25, but it has never had a player go No. “For all three of us, we don’t really talk about it that much,” Power told reporters last week. “We go to the rink, and no one cares when you’re at the rink where you’re ranked or what’s going on. So I think just having such a good group of guys with the team, you’re kind of able to get your mind off it no problem.”RELATED: Michigan hockey earns No. 2 seed, opens vs. defending champion Minnesota DuluthThe 6-foot-5 smooth-skating Power has made his case to be the No.

Cafe de Champion, owned by boxer Jack Johnson. The club opened in 1912 at 41 West 31st Street in Bronzeville. It was a "black and tan" club, meaning it was open to both whites and blacks. The lavishly decorated club only last a couple months before it was shut down by police. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

New York Rangers left wing Alexis Lafrenire (13) scores a goal past Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, in Washington. Also seen are Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) and Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93). Lafrenière scored his second NHL goal, Panarin had two assists and the Rangers made the best of a new-look lineup, beating the Washington Capitals 4-1 Saturday for their second consecutive victory. Panarin set up Lafrenière on the doorstep late in the second period, and his shot provided the rebound for Chris Kreider's power-play goal in the first. Zibanejad's goal was just his second since last season after scoring 41 in 57 games in 2019-20.

Jacob Markstrom left Vancouver to sign a six-year, $36 million contract with the Calgary Flames. The Wild quickly addressed their goaltending needs after trading Devan Dubnyk to San Jose, by signing Cam Talbot signing a three-year, $11 million deal. — Veteran forward Wayne Simmonds was among the first free agents to sign, reaching a one-year $1.5 million deal with the Maple Leafs. With starting goalie Corey Crawford leaving for New Jersey in free agency, the Blackhawks also signed goalie Malcolm Subban to a two-year, $1.7 million contract. — The Senators and newly acquired goalie Matt Murray agreed to two-year, $25 million deal.

Denise Gray submitted this essay as part of the Women’s Vote, Women’s Voice, Women’s Equality project. Ma Mae grew up in a time not long after slavery was abolished. “Ma Mae” would pull us on her sack in the fields,” my dad would tell us. Ma Mae worked on the farm all her life and was able to retain their property. She is representing Women’s Vote, Women’s Voice, Women’s Equality, a group celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote.