Showing posts with label Abby Wambach. Show all posts
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Monday, April 4, 2016

Good Morning, News: Gun Crazy Weekend, Abby Wambach DUII, and is Trump on the Ropes?


Abby Wambach"s Journey from Rochester to the World Stage

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Falling in motion as though I had wings. Your sweet love and devotion, baby it"s magica magical thing. LET"S GO TO PRESS.

A new poll suggests that Ted Wheeler is a strong favorite in the upcoming mayoral race, but competitor Jules Bailey is calling BA-LONEY on that.

This weekend"s warm weather brought an unusual number of gun activity, including lots of gunfire and arrests for possession.

The season for the amazing Oregon State Women"s Basketball Team has sadly come to an end with their Final Four loss to the Connecticut Huskies.

Former US soccer team star Abby Wambach is facing a DUII charge after being arrested in Portland late Saturday night. (And then men on the USA"s national team had to jump in with their stupid, unnecessary opinions.)

In a story that won"t shock you at all, according to a huge document leak, some of the world"s richest and most powerful politicians (including Russia"s Vladimir Putin) use offshore accounts to hide their money from the tax man.

The Bernie Sanders campaign is advising its supporters to stay away from the upcoming Milwaukee Trump rally, because... you know... violence.

Trump is starting to sweat as tomorrow"s Wisconsin contest approaches, at which point he could very well lose the nomination to Ted Cruz.

The "Y"all Qaeda" hillbillies are backthis time in Utah, where ranchers have signed notices of "withdrawal of consent" to be governed (eye roll), and steal public grazing land.

Oh, and speaking of which... remember Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer who called the Malheur Occupiers "patriots"? Turns out he"s part of a conservative sheriffs group who believe their power exceeds that of the federal government, and are actively recruiting new members. I"m sorry, remind me once again what we do with TRAITORS?

Speaking of hillbillies, the Mississippi governor has proclaimed April "Confederate Heritage Month," because YEEEEEEE-HAW! The South Shall Rise Agin, Dag Nabbit!

Jury selection begins today in the trial of James Dixon, who killed transgender woman Islan Nettles because "his pride was at stake."

The Supreme Court has put the kibosh on a case brought by the GOP which will now allow voting districts to be drawn on population, whether or not those people are eligible to vote.

The US is claiming the Islamic State militant who killed one of our Marines has been killed in a drone strike.

An FBI document reveals that now that the government agency can unlock iPhones, they"re going to help other law enforcement groups do the same thingthereby proving that Apple"s fears were right on the nose.

And then again, in WEATHER: Don"t be fooled by a cloudy day and highs in the upper 50sthe sun will return with a vengeance starting tomorrow and very warm temperatures.

And finally, it"s MONDAY!

Source: http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2016/04/04/17819434/good-morning-news-gun-crazy-weekend-abby-wambach-duii-and-is-trump-on-the-ropes

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U.S. Women"s Soccer Star Abby Wambach Arrested For DUI


Abby Wambach gets emotional while addressing fans

Retired U.S. soccer star Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach was arrested Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, and charged with driving under the influenceof intoxicants, a misdemeanor.

Portland Police Bureau spokesman Sergeant Pete Simpson confirmed the arrestto The Huffington Post, saying officers pulled over the 35-year-old at 11:05 p.m. after she ran a red light in a 2014 Range Rover.

After she failed a field sobriety test, officers transported her to Central Precinct in downtown Portland for a breath test, which she also failed. Simpson couldn"t confirm what Wambach"s blood alcohol level was at the time of the arrest.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist was "polite and cooperative throughout the investigation" and was released after processing, Simpson said.

"Last night I was arrested for[driving under the influence of intoxicants]in Portland after dinner at a friend"s house," Wambach wrote in a statement on Facebook Sunday afternoon. "Those that know me, know that I have always demanded excellence from myself. I have let myself and others down."

"I take full responsibility for my actions. This is all on me. I promise that I will do whatever it takes to ensure that my horrible mistake is never repeated," she continued."I am so sorry to my family, friends, fans and those that look to follow a better example."

Wambach has played on four Womens World Cup teams, winning in 2015, and is the teams all-time leading scorer with 184 goals. Per Bleacher Report, Wambach surpassed previous record-holder Mia Hamm in 2013.

This story has been updated with Wambach"s statement.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/04/03/abby-wambach-dui-portland_n_9604962.html

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