Zampa double in vain as Abbott douses Fire Adam Zampa picked up two prize wickets in the Hundred but Sean Abbott was the winning Australian in Manchester with a stunning return of four for eight. AAP · Aug 16, 2022
Deandra Dottin’s an all-round success as Manchester Originals beat Welsh Fire The former West Indies star excelled with bat and ball at Old Trafford. The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
Dottin's Aussie brace sets up Originals West Indies Deandra Dottin dismissed both Welsh Fire's Australian imports in successive balls to set Manchester Originals on the way to victory in the Hundred. AAP · Aug 16, 2022
Perry finally has her day at Edgbaston Returning to the scene of Commonwealth Games gold in a Hundred match with two Australians on each side Ellyse Perry has shone with the bat and in the field. AAP · Aug 15, 2022
Union pour cold water over Fire The Eastern Conference-leading Union won 4-1, snapping the Fire’s unbeaten streak at five and dropping them three points out of the final playoff spot. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2022
Fire striker Kacper Przybylko bounces back from benching Przybylko has struggled in his first Fire season, but scored twice last week against Charlotte. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 13, 2022
FIRE Challenges College Removal of Posters Criticizing "Leftist Ideas," Restriction of Anti-Abortion Flyers The Clovis Community College policy bans "posters with inappropriate or offense [sic] language or themes." Reason · Aug 11, 2022
Sam Billings left "in strife" after taking ball to nether regions during The Hundred Sam Billings took a painful blow during The Hundred clash between Oval Invincibles and Welsh Fire, with the wicketkeeper missing an attempted reverse sweep and getting hit below the belt Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022
How to retire at 40 using the FIRE method Experts say the technique can be adapted to almost any lifestyle Wales Online · Aug 8, 2022
This You Gotta See: Let’s go to the Matts as Eberflus’ Bears take on Nagy’s Chiefs Other than a future Hall of Famer at QB, six straight division titles and an excellent chance to win another Super Bowl, what do the Chiefs have that the Bears don’t? Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2022
Will Jacks leads Oval Invincibles to convincing Hundred win over Welsh Fire The Invincibles picked up their first win while Fire fell to a successive defeat The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022
Red-hot Fire win on road, move into playoff spot Kacper Przybylko scored twice to lead the Fire to a 3-2 victory. They improved to 4-0-1 in their last five matches and moved past Charlotte into seventh place, the final playoff spot, in the Eastern Conference. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2022
‘Hectic’ year propels Fire goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina to Chelsea deal Over the last 12 months, Slonina has become the Fire’s No. 1 goalie, picked the U.S. over Poland and signed with an English powerhouse. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 6, 2022
Sporting director Georg Heitz hoping for Fire return Under Heitz, who is out of contract at the end of the season, the Fire missed the 2020 and 2021 playoffs and need to rally to make the 2022 postseason. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 6, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022 James Vince guides Southern Brave to perfect start in Hundred defence James Vince, Southern Brave’s captain, was top scorer with 71 not out as his side beat Welsh Fire by nine wickets in Southampton
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022 James Vince stars as Southern Brave hammer Welsh Fire in Hundred opener The right-hander blasted 71 off 41 balls as Southern Brave won by nine wickets
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 3, 2022 Philly’s firefighters union wants unvaccinated members to get 8 hours of overtime pay for COVID tests PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia firefighters union recently encouraged its hundreds of unvaccinated members to file for eight hours of overtime pay each time they are required to complete weekly at-home COVID-19 tests before going to work, according to a union memo obtained by The Inquirer.
Wales Online · Aug 3, 2022 The Hundred 2022: Rules, format, teams, fixtures, venues and TV details Welsh Fire begin the second season of The Hundred against defending champions the Southern Brave
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2022 Chelsea buys rights to Fire goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it’s believed Chelsea paid around $10 million plus add-ons that could bring the pact to $15 million, easily breaking the Fire outgoing transfer record.
Boston Herald · Aug 1, 2022 Woman dies after driving into ocean in Hull, Mass State Police divers recover body A woman died after she drove a pickup truck into the ocean off Hull’s Pemberton Point Sunday afternoon, according to police.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 31, 2022 Gabriel Slonina sale to Chelsea only half of important day for Chicago soccer If not for Slonina’s impending move, Saturday would’ve already been a positive moment for soccer in this area as the Fire and Red Stars played on the same day in the same venue for the first time since 2019.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 30, 2022 Fire drop points in 0-0 tie with Atlanta United; Red Stars lose 1-0 in Alyssa Mautz’s farewell The Fire were unable to win four straight games for the first time since 2017. The Red Stars ran their winless streak to three.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 30, 2022 Saturday’s doubleheader only part of Fire-Red Stars relationship Beyond the games, Red Stars executive Vicky Lynch called the Fire-Red Stars connection mutually beneficial.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 23, 2022 Fire hope to maintain form after back-to-back wins The Fire recovered from a potentially season-ending loss to Columbus and pulled to within four points of a playoff spot.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 17, 2022 Penn law dean seeks ‘major sanction’ against professor Amy Wax Controversial University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax, whose “racist speech” and inflammatory comments have long generated criticism, once allegedly suggested that it was “rational” to fear Black men in elevators and that Mexican males were more likely than other men to assault women.