Gary Gaines, coach made famous by 'Friday Night Lights,' dies at age 73
LUBBOCK, Texas — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie «Friday Night Lights,» has died. He was 73.
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‘We have no choice but to win’ – Olena Kolesnyk vows to bring victory back to Ukraine alongside Oleksandr Usyk against backdrop of war
Olena Kolesnyk was given 15 minutes to flee her home in Kyiv as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February.
Elderly woman killed by alligators after falling into country club pond
An alligator in Florida decided that the residents of an Odessa home weren't going anywhere for a short period of time on Wednesday, and blocked the front door. (Courtesy: Ed Ferraro)
'So much pain in my heart': Tennis star Elina Svitolina helping Ukraine
"I hope that this will end one day and I can come back and see her," said Svitolina. The 27-year-old was speaking a week after she and Ukrainian Champions League-winning football legend Andriy Shevchenko were asked on a Zoom call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to become ambassadors for United24. The charity was launched by Zelensky to collect donations to cover Ukraine's most pressing needs: Defence and de-mining, medical aid and to rebuild the country which has been devastated since Vladimir Putin launched the invasion in February.
'Drained' Elina Svitolina to skip French Open
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine said on Wednesday she will skip the French Open, telling AFP the Russian invasion of her country had been "draining". "Unfortunately this year is going to be the year that I'm going to miss it," Svitolina replied when asked if she would play at Roland Garros, which runs from May 22 to June 5.
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina says the Russian invasion of her home country has left her 'mentally drained'
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina says the fallout from the Russian invasion of her home country has left her «mentally drained». Svitolina took an indefinite break from tennis in March after admitting to feeling «unbearable pain» at events in Ukraine. Ad/> And now she has revealed more about the impact the war has had on her wellbeing.
Russian warship Admiral Makarov 'in flames' after Ukrainian missile strike
A massive Russian warship was reportedly struck by Ukrainian missiles earlier today in what has been described as "another failure of the Russian fleet". The Admiral Makarov was believed to be ablaze after the strike in the Black Sea.