Doug Harvey, a Major League Baseball umpire for 31 years whose calls of balls or strikes, fair or foul, safe or out were delivered with such gusto and authority that he was known as “God” to thousands of ballplayers, died Jan. 13 in Visalia, Calif. He was 87. Major League Baseball announced the death but did not disclose the cause. According to media accounts, he had battled throat cancer in the 1990s and later had several strokes. Mr. Harvey worked 4,673 ballgames from 1962 to 1992, MLB said, including five World Series, nine National League Championship Series and six All-Star Games. For 18 years, he was an umpiring crew chief. Hundreds of thousands of times he made on-the-spot calls on whether a runner had reached base a millisecond before a throw from a fielder, or whether a pitched ball traveling 90 mph had grazed the veneer of a loosely defined strike zone or missed altogether. The outcome of baseball championships rested on such rulings. Players and fans … [Read more...] about Doug Harvey, Major League Baseball umpire known as ‘God’ on the diamond, dies at 87
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Boy held hostage for 30 hours: ‘I just knew that God had me’
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) – The 10-year-old boy who was held hostage in a weekend standoff said he was only “a little bit scared” during his 30-hours as a kidnapping victim. Sincere Trammell said his captor kept him in a closet and in a vehicle parked in the garage of his mother’s Liberty Township condo. But despite the terrifying ordeal, Sincere said he put on a brave face.“I just knew that God had me,” Sincere said in an interview Tuesday. More: Bond set at $1 million for man who allegedly held boy hostage at Liberty Township apartment The suspect, Donald Gazaway, 31, fired 20 to 30 bullets at authorities while keeping the young boy in front of him, officials with the Butler County Sheriff's Office said. Gazaway had four guns, the child said.The incident started late Friday night. Gazaway got into a dispute with the boy's mother inside the woman's apartment, according to Butler County Sheriff Richard … [Read more...] about Boy held hostage for 30 hours: ‘I just knew that God had me’
Trump’s doctor says he can eat KFC and McDonald’s and still be in great shape because God gave him ‘incredible genes’
Eliza Relman, provided by Published 5:14 pm, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 President Donald Trump at Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia. White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson told reporters on Tuesday that the president is "very healthy," despite his unhealthy habits, because he has "incredible genes." Jackson joked that if President Donald Trump had maintained a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he could have lived for 200 years. Trump is known to consume copious amounts of fast food, candy, and soda, and doesn't maintain a regular exercise regimen. a well-documented affection for fast food, red meat, and Diet Coke — and doesn't engage in any regular form of physical exercise. But his doctor, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson, told reporters on Tuesday that the president's overall health is "excellent," despite his unhealthy habits, because he has "incredible genes." "It's called genetics. I don't know," Jackson said. "Some people … [Read more...] about Trump’s doctor says he can eat KFC and McDonald’s and still be in great shape because God gave him ‘incredible genes’
Nyle DiMarco joins ‘Children of a Lesser God’ as a producer
“America’s Next Top Model” winner Nyle DiMarco’s next job will be a Broadway producer. The 28-year-old model, actor, “Dancing with the Stars” champ and deaf activist from Queens joins the producing team of the upcoming revival of the drama “Children of a Lesser God.” “I am so thrilled to join this talented group of producers on a project that is incredibly important and personal to me,” said DiMarco, who is deaf, in a statement. Mark Medoff’s 1980 Tony Award-winning play concerns the professional and personal relationship between James Leeds and his deaf former student, Sarah Norman. Nyle DiMarco calls out Jamie Foxx for making up sign language Motivational individuals who overcame disabilities Joshua Jackson (“The Affair”) and “Lauren Ridloff” (Wonderstruck) lead the revival beginning previews March 22 at Studio 54. The 1986 movie adaptation starred William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, … [Read more...] about Nyle DiMarco joins ‘Children of a Lesser God’ as a producer
‘God’ called on Perris parents accused of torture to have 13 kids
The California parents accused of starving and torturing 13 siblings believed "God called on them" to have so many children, relatives said. David Turpin and Louise Turpin are accusing of locking up their children, aged 2 to 29, in "foul-smelling surroundings." The parents were arrested Sunday after a 17-year-old girl was able to call for help from their Perris home. David Turpin's parents told ABC in California that they were "surprised and shocked" by the allegations. They told the station that the suspects believed "God called on them" to keep having kids. Teen flees 'foul-smelling' home where parents held her siblings The children had "very strict homeschooling" and had to memorize long Bible passages, the grandparents told ABC. The girl who was able to call authorities looked 10 years old because of her condition, according to cops. Police found 12 people in the home, including seven who were adults. Some of the adults looked like children because of the starvation and … [Read more...] about ‘God’ called on Perris parents accused of torture to have 13 kids