Pro-Palestinian Protesters approached the gates of the Italy soccer team’s training center on Friday to demand its upcoming World Cup qualifier against Israel is not played because of the war in Gaza.
The protest was part of a national strike also reacting to an aid mission blocked by Israeli forces.
Italy is scheduled to host Israel in Udine on Oct. 14. But UEFA is considering suspending Israel over the war. The players were not at the Coverciano training center in Florence, but the squad will convene there on Monday.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert typically highlights the league’s successes over the past season at her annual state of the league address.
This year’s speech might be a little different. Engelbert will speak Friday night ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals for the first time since Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier’s blistering assessment that the league has “the worst leadership in the world” with a commissioner who lacks accountability.
Fueled by a record-setting serving performance from Anya Schmidt, St. Thomas volleyball stormed past Oral Roberts 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-11) on Thursday in Summit League play.
Schmidt delivered 10 service to tie the league’s four-set match record and notch the program’s first Division I double-double with double-digit kills and aces.
Evan Neubauer can be reached at neub6662@stthomas.edu.
