Dan Gentile, SFGATE Updated 6:21 pm PDT, Friday, October 4, 2019 Southwest Airlines planes are loaded Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Southwest Airlines planes are loaded Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Photo: Ted S. Warren, Associated Press Photo: Ted S. Warren, Associated Press Image 1 of / 48 Caption Close Image 1 of 48 Southwest Airlines planes are loaded Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Southwest Airlines planes are loaded Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) … [Read more...] about Southwest flight attendant disses passenger in Trump T-shirt
A Mini Irish Roadtrip
Updated: February 14, 2014 So after two happy and windblown days in Dingle, (which you can read about here and here), it was finally time to leave the peninsula to fly back home. The only problem was I wasn’t sure how to get off of the peninsula, considering most options were fairly pricey. Luckily, the night before I left, I met a local Irish guy named Ross and his group of friends at the pub. Meeting them was as they say, good craic, and after a boozy night out Ross offered to give me a ride across the peninsula. And who am I to turn down a free road trip with an Irish stranger? Our mini road trip in Ireland involved driving across Conor Pass, the highest mountain pass in Ireland and the most scenic road of the peninsula. As usual in Ireland, the weather was misty, rainy and cloudy. (When family and friends back home ask what it’s like in Ireland I tell them it’s basically like sitting on the side of a boat; there’s always drizzle flying in your face.) We … [Read more...] about A Mini Irish Roadtrip
Michigan State’s Winston earns preseason Big 10 honors
Michigan State guard Cassius Winston is the unanimous pick for Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.The vote by media announced Wednesday was hardly a surprise considering Winston was selected Big Ten Player of the Year last season. He averaged 18.8 points and 7.5 assists as a junior while leading the Spartans to the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships and the Final Four.Maryland’s Anthony Cowan Jr. and Ohio State’s Kaleb Wesson were unanimous picks for the preseason all-conference team along with Winston. Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu, Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp, Maryland’s Jalen Smith, Michigan’s Zavier Simpson, Michigan State’s Xavier Tillman, Penn State’s Lamar Stevens and Purdue’s Nojel Eastern were also selected.___ More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 … [Read more...] about Michigan State’s Winston earns preseason Big 10 honors
World War II-era bomber plane crashes outside Conn. airport
A World War II-era bomber plane, owned by a Stowe, Mass. non-profit organization, crashed at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut Wednesday morning, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration tweeted that the vintage Boeing B-17 crashed at the end of Runway 6 while attempting to land at the airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., at 10 a.m. Wednesday. “It is a civilian registered aircraft, not flown by the military,” FAA officials said. “Local officials will release information about the people aboard. Officials have closed Bradley International Airport, and the FAA has put in a ground stop for flights that are destined for the airport.” Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the FAA, said the National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation. Officials at the airport confirmed that the crash involved a plane from the Collings Foundation, the nonprofit based in Stow. “We can confirm that there was an accident … [Read more...] about World War II-era bomber plane crashes outside Conn. airport
2019 Big Ten basketball media day recap
Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 12:26 PM EDT Oct 2, 2019 Welcome to our live coverage of the Big Ten basketball media day in Rosemont, Ill. Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo is scheduled to speak at 10:20 a.m. and Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard is to address the media at 10:50 a.m. Follow along as we hear what they, the other 12 Big Ten coaches and commissioner Jim Delany say this morning. More: Big Ten basketball predictions: Michigan State unanimous pick to win conference Twitter updates Live updates for mobile users. … [Read more...] about 2019 Big Ten basketball media day recap
