All-Star pitcher Roy Halladay killed in plane crash
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Baseball great Roy Halladay died in a plane crash near the coast of Florida Tuesday, police confirmed.
The talented pitcher, born Harry Leroy Halladay, was piloting the plane over the Gulf of Mexico when it crashed, according to ESPN.
We are saddened by the tragic news that Roy Halladay, 2-time Cy Young Award winner & 8-time All-Star, has died in a plane crash. He was 40pic.twitter.com/SOFv3bOLyt
— MLB (@MLB) November 7, 2017
Halladay was one of the game’s top pitchers during his playing time. He was one of a handful of Major League Baseball pitchers who has won a Cy Young award in both the American and National leagues. His no-hitter for the Phillies over the Reds in the 2010 National League Division Series was only the second post-season no-hitter in MLB history. Read more…
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Before Overwatch League’s first season has even had a chance to begin, one team has already fired one of its staff members over allegations that he sexually assaulted a Twitch streamer.
The San Francisco Shock fired team manager Maxwell Bateman after he was accused of sexual assault by Twitch streamer Krystlin, team owner Andy Miller announced via Twitter today.
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United gave its final 747 aircraft a 1970s sendoff
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United flight 747 made history Tuesday morning.
The flight from San Francisco to Honolulu was the final flight on the airline’s last Boeing 747 aircraft. It all came fill circle after the first commercial flight departed on the same route on June 23, 1970 — 47 years ago.
This wasn’t just any old takeoff — it was an homage to the ’70s with the flight crew decked out in original uniforms and even the ticket jackets throwing it back a few decades.
Welcome to the 70’s! It’s a 🎉 in SFO as employees get ready to board the Friend Ship to HNL! #BeingUnited #UA747Farewell pic.twitter.com/td60P0ESri
— We Are United (@weareunited) November 7, 2017 Read more…
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