HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Former Westfield Mustangs defensive back Marcus “Tiki” Moore Jr. has always been a standout leader. Known as “Tiki” by family and friends, Moore excelled both on the field and in the classroom, earning All-District and All-Academic honors for two consecutive years. His dedication to both academics and athletics led him to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. “I was focused on my future from a young age,” Moore Jr. said. “I wasn’t just thinking about the next four years of playing football, but about the next forty years and how I could set myself…
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CY-FAIR, Texas — Cy-Fair ISD officials announced plans to cut 618 positions for the next school year due to a projected budget shortfall for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Superintendent Doug Killian stated that while approximately 4% of staff roles will be eliminated, displaced employees will have the chance to transition into vacant positions elsewhere, prioritizing open roles for teachers and classroom support paraprofessionals. “All of our staff members are very important to us, and all the positions serve a very important and crucial need in our school district,” Killian said at the May 6 board meeting. “But with that, we…
In Harris County, Texas, a 4-year-old child has tragically died after being found unresponsive in a pool at an apartment complex on Monday evening, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched to the complex at 1721 Greenhouse Road around 7:23 p.m. following a drowning call. The child was in the pool with family members and about 15 to 20 other people when the incident occurred. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted that the child went underwater and became unresponsive. Emergency medical services transported the child to the hospital, where CPR was administered. An investigation is currently underway to determine…
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc celebrated a boyhood dream come true on Sunday as the first home winner of Formula One’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix since Louis Chiron triumphed in 1931. It was also the first time the 26-year-old had stood on the Monaco podium in six attempts and came after two standing starts from pole position in a race halted when first-lap collisions took out a fifth of the field. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished runner-up, 7.1 seconds behind after 78 laps without a chance to overtake on a street circuit that often produces processional races, and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was third.…
ISLAMABAD: The Australian volleyball team arrived here on Sunday for a three-match series against Pakistan. The series will commence on May 28 here at the Pakistan Sports Complex with subsequent matches on May 29 and 30. All matches will start at 6:30pm. Led by Nehemiah Mote, the Australian squad includes Luke Perry, Arshdeep Dosanjh, Jackson Holland, Trent O’dea, Matthew Aubrey, Max Senica, Beau Graham, Thomas Heptinstall, Sam Flowerday, Nicholas Butler, Ethan Garrett, William D’arcy Miles and Jacob Baird. Daniel Ilott will serve as head coach, accompanied by James Begley, Alec Walker, and Brendan Garlick as team coaches. Pakistan, fresh from…
ROME: Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar emphatically won the Giro d’Italia on his debut when he retained his unassailable overall lead after Sunday’s 21st and final stage in Rome, winning by the biggest overall margin since 1965. The 25-year-old UAE Team Emirates rider had been in the leader’s pink jersey since winning stage two, the first of his six stage successes, and finished Sunday’s ceremonial 125-km flat run safely in the bunch as Tim Merlier won the stage. “I am speechless, it’s hard to describe this moment, it’s amazing,” Pogacar said. “A lot of nice memories for sure, in a while I will see…
BERLIN: Granit Xhaka scored the only goal as a 10-man Bayer Leverkusen battled past second division Kaiserslautern 1-0 on Saturday to win the German Cup and secure the club’s first ever domestic double. Leverkusen missed out on a treble after losing 3-0 to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday in their first defeat of the season after a European record 51-game unbeaten run. This was Leverkusen’s second German Cup win after their maiden victory back in 1993. “To win like that at the end, we showed our team spirit. We fought hard, we did it for everyone, the fans, the club,”…
PARIS: Carlos Alcaraz eased into the second round of the French Open after shrugging off pre-tournament concerns about his forearm while fellow seeds Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz advanced with hard-fought wins as the Grand Slam began on Sunday. Much of the focus was on title contender Alcaraz’s recently injured right forearm in the build-up to the year’s second major, with the 21-year-old Spaniard saying he still had worries ahead of his clash with American JJ Wolf. But cheered on by the Philippe Chatrier crowd, the two-time Grand Slam champion, who skipped three of the four tune-up events he planned to participate…
VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ: Paris St-Germain beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 in the French Cup final on Saturday courtesy of first-half strikes from Ousmane Dembele and Fabian Ruiz to end the season with a domestic treble in Kylian Mbappe’s farewell match. The Ligue 1 and French Super Cup champions dominated the first half at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy to secure their record-extending 15th Cup title and first since 2021. “We played the final very well. We played with great intensity and were great on the ball,” said Luis Enrique. “I think we have had a very good season. We would have liked to stay…
