Applebee"s NC9 Overtime: Tune in for highlights from Montwood at Tascosa, Franklin at Central, El Dorado vs Midland, plus Mayfield vs Volcano Vista, Clint vs Pampa and Van Horn vs Miles!
Texas and New Mexico High School Football Playoff Schedules:
6A Area Round
Friday, November 18
5:00pm: Americas at #8 Abilene
5A Area Round
Friday, November 18
3:00pm: Eastlake vs Lubb. Monterey at Grande Communications Stadium, Midland
6:00pm: Parkland vs Lubb. Cooper at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa
6:30pm: Canutillo vs Ab. Cooper at Grande Communications Stadium, Midland
Saturday, November 19
1:00pm: Chapin vs Coronado/Caprock at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa
2A Area Round
TBD: Van Horn vs Muenster
New Mexico State Football Playoffs
6A Quarterfinals
TBD: #6 Clovis at #3 Las Cruces
TBD: #5 Manzano at #4 Centennial
TBD: #10 Mayfield at #2 Cleveland
4A Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 19
1:00pm: Hatch Valley at Cobre in Bayard, NM
6A First Round
Saturday, November 12
1:00pm: #9 La Cueva vs #8 Onate at Field of Dreams
*All Times MDT
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Bronca al Final del Partido entre Mexico vs USA Cesar Montes, 19, is one of a few under-the-radar Liga MX-based players that Juan Carlos Osorio should consider.
With just over two weeks to go until Mexico opens the Hexagonal round of World Cup qualifying against the United States in Columbus, Ohio on Nov. 11, we asked our writers Tom Marshall, Nayib Moran and Cesar Hernandez which Liga MX players may be getting overlooked by manager Juan Carlos Osorio.
Which Liga MX player deserves a shot against the U.S.?Cesar Montes, DF, Monterrey
Monterrey center-back Cesar Montes may only be 19 years old and still filling into his 1.91 meter frame, but he has shown remarkable consistency since breaking into Los Rayados" first team in late 2015.
The combination of Montes" developing physicality, ability to play with the ball at his feet and distribution out from the back, as well as his temperament, mean he is right at the front of the line when it comes to Mexico"s best young talents. And with the right-side center-back spot with El Tri currently lacking a permanent owner, he has to be in the national team conversation.-- Tom Marshall(@mexicoworldcup)
Edwin "Aris" Hernandez, DF, Chivas
Then, there is Chivas left-back Edwin "Aris" Hernandez. Osorio has struggled for options behind Jorge Torres Nilo in the position and has even resorted to playing right-footed Miguel Layun there -- something the Colombian coach has stated he"d prefer not to do. Adrian Aldrete, Efrain Velarde and others have not been entirely convincing, while Hernandez possesses a good cross on him, has over 200 professional starts and has been on top form for Chivas throughout 2016. (Marshall)
Edwin Hernandez could provide some much-needed cover for Juan Carlos Osorio"s Mexico in the left-back position.Jorge "Burrito" Hernandez, MF, Pachuca
"We need a more vocal leader like Gennaro Gattuso. He doesn"t have to be the most technical but he has to somehow lead the pack. We need a leader who can impose his leadership through actions, to be more vocal, to intimidate the opponent," said manager Juan Carlos Osorio to TV Azteca months after Mexico"s Copa America Centenario quarterfinal exit.
It"s surprising that after Osorio made this declaration public, he hasn"t yet called up Pachuca"s defensive midfielder, Jorge "Burrito" Hernandez. The Pachuca midfielder reunites various of the characteristics Osorio listed and also it"s worth keeping in mind that Hernandez is the undisputed defensive midfielder of Liga MX"s current champion.
In the league game versus Tijuana that finished 2-2, he intimidated one of the best Apertura signings, Guido Rodriguez, and recently against Chivas, his movements in the defensive end helped Pachuca walk out with a vital 1-2 away win. If there"s a version of Gattuso in Mexico, his name is "Burrito." -- Nayib Moran (@nayibmoran)
Jose Daniel "Chepe" Guerrero, MF, Club America
Like Hernandez, "Chepe" is another defensive midfielder who could win Osorio"s call-up. Guerrero has been a constant starter for Club America in 2016; he"s had 23 starts in the Clausura and Apertura.
Who knows, though, how long Ricardo Antonio La Volpe will stay as head coach at America, especially considering Wednesday"s Copa MX loss to Chivas, but if Guerrero is able to understand what La Volpe wants from him, he could certainly improve his qualities as a defensive midfielder.
Mexico needs more midfielders who are distributors of the ball; Guerrero is one of them, however, there are a couple U-23 players such as Rodolfo Pizarro, Michael Perez and Erick Gutierrez who are making immense strides. (Moran)
Luis Montes has scored twice for Leon in the club"s past three games.Luis "Chapo" Montes, MF, Leon
A player who has gained, or perhaps regained some recognition in recent times is Leon"s Luis Montes. Montes is one of the main reasons why his club has been able to generate results in this Apertura season. After finding the back of the net twice for Los Panzas Verdes in their last three games, the 30-year-old veteran started to look like his old self. Through his immense amount of energy and explosiveness on the pitch, Montes has the traits needed to be a threatening attacking midfielder for El Tri.-- Cesar Hernandez (@cesarhfutbol)
Jesus Isijara, MF, Necaxa
Jesus Isijara has recently been stealing the Liga MX spotlight with Necaxa. With two goals and three assists in his last seven starts, the 27-year-old midfielder has had no trouble making a name for himself. He has helped Necaxa move up to sixth place in the league standings and is an interesting option to consider as a winger or right midfielder.
Given a strong end to the regular season and a decent showing in the playoffs, Osorio might have to consider the player, who has previous spent years in the second division. Although it"s a stretch to consider either Isijara or Montes as starting options for the national team, they would at least be intriguing options off the bench for El Tri. (Hernandez)
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The San Diego Union-Tribune is launching a new Guest Voices section.
It will featureopinion columns by outside writers, someof whom are San Diego military veterans. The pieces offer opinions on and analysis of issues facing the U.S. military and veterans nationally.
The first batch comes from a retired Navy SEAL officer, a San Diego State student veteran and a retired female Marine Corps officer who focuses onwomenin the military.
This section will also feature writers from the U.S. Naval Institute, a media partner ofthe Union-Tribune. The first Naval Institute guest piece is by a retired surface warfare officer in San Diego.
McKearney: Where have all the sailors gone?
Conkey: Veterans Day, a chance for unity
Germano: Abuse at Parris Island
Hiner: Blood money
If you have a guest voice to offer on this field of play,please reach out to us at jen.steele@sduniontribune.com. Include the labelGuest Voices in the subject line.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Final Trailer - Official Warner Bros. UK
November 1st is Author"s Day, a time to honor all those wonderful writers who have brought our favorite stories to life. To celebrate this occasion, I"ve compiled a list of some of the best fictional writers and authors:
1. Lois Lane (Superman)
Though this classic character has gone through various changes through her multiple incarnations, one thing remains constant: Lois Lane is a passionate journalist. The most recent version of Lois, played by Amy Adams in #ManOfSteel and #BatmanVSuperman, seems to have developed an extra thirst for adventure and excitement, though her end goal is still to get the best scoop for her latest story.
2. Dr. Lipschitz (Rugrats)
While Dr. Lipschitz appeared in person only once, in the episode "A Visit From Lipschitz," the character maintains a strong presence throughout Rugrats.
Both Didi Pickles and Chaz Finster swear by the parenting advice provided in Dr. Lipschitz"s books, quickly consulting them for any perceived problems with their children. His early-childhood empire seems to grow throughout the series, appearing as the face of a Holistic Birthing Center in The Rugrats Movie, and later the face of a luxury cruise ship in Rugrats Go Wild.
3. Dr. Temperance Brennan (Bones)
By day, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan uses her expertise to help solve grisly murders. By night (we assume), she writes a series of best-selling novels based upon her work, with many of the characters inspired by her friends and co-workers.
At last count, Brennan has written five novels over the course of the series, with her works forming major plot points in two episodes. In "The Bodies In The Book," the episode"s killer is copycatting the murders from Brennan"s novel, while in "The Suit On The Set," one of the novels is being made into a film.
4. Dr. John Watson (Sherlock)
In every incarnation of Dr. John Watson thus far, three things usually remain the same: He is an ex-military doctor, the best friend of Sherlock Holmes, and the Great Detective"s biographer, recording all of his most interesting cases.
In the #BBC"s #Sherlock, a modern-day interpretation of the classic stories, John Watson is re-imagined as an internet writer, recording Sherlock"s exploits in the form of an online blog. He also takes a slightly more active role in Sherlock"s adventures than classic Watson.
5. Carrie Bradshaw (s*x & The City)
Each episode of #SexAndTheCity was interwoven with the musings of lead character Carrie Bradshaw writing in a weekly magazine column. Carrie"s writing becomes a greater plot point in the series" later seasons, first when her columns are collected into a full-length book, and again when a studio hopes to turn her book into a film. By the time the two movies take place, Carrie has written more books full of dating advice and chronicling her married life with Mr. Big.
6. Newt Scamander (Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them)
The central character of the upcoming film #FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem, set in the #HarryPotter universe, Newt Scamander is sure to become a popular edition to this list. An eccentric wizard with a love of magical creatures great and small, Newt is mentioned in the Harry Potter novels as the author of Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them, a text referenced throughout the series. J.K. Rowling has stated that popular character Luna Lovegood eventually wed Newt"s grandson, Lysander.
Watch the final trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them below:
1997 Million Woman March - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In the wake of what turned out to be an accurate prediction that Donald Trump would win the 2016 presidential election, in part because of support in rust belt states, Michael Moore has been talking further about what led him to realize, over the summer, that Trump was connecting with people in a way that would lead to victory.
On Friday, the filmmaker stopped by MSNBC"s Morning Joe for what he said was planned to be a seven-minute appearance but turned into a 45-minute discussion, as part of a panel, that aired on the cable channel without commercials.
During the wide-ranging discussion, Moore talked about why Trump connected with working people in states like Wisconsin and Michigan, why he and others will continue to oppose the president-elect and wondered aloud, as he has in the past, why the Democratic party doesn"t "run more beloved Americans," like Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey.
As for Trump"s appeal, Moore, who supported Bernie Sanders and went on to support Hillary Clinton in the general election, said that he"s in Trump"s "demographic."
"I am an angry white guy over the age of 35. And I have just a high-school education, so I grew up with it, I lived with it, I still live with it," he said. He explained that he realized that the media didn"t seem to get Trump"s appeal when he saw on Morning Joe, a few weeks before the election, people laughing about how the Trump campaign expense report showed they"d spent more money on hats than they had on anything else, like polling or efforts to get out the vote.
"I looked at that and I thought, "Wow, there"s the bubble right there. They don"t understand"," he said putting on his own cap, "this is where we"re from. This is where I live. And so to make fun of [people in the Midwest wear baseball hats]."
Moore and Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough agreed that someone who buys and wears, every day, a baseball cap in support of a candidate, will vote for that candidate.
"It was laughable that [Trump"s campaign] wasn"t spending the money on getting new polls. [Critics said,] "They have no ground game." Are you kidding me? First of all, the ground game has occurred over the last 30 years," Moore continued. "And this did not turn people into Republicans. Because it started under Ronald Reagan, in Detroit, where people lost tens of thousands of jobs and their lives were decimated and they were kicked out of the middle class. And when Reagan fired the air traffic controllers and the other unions didn"t stand up and say anything or do anything, that was the end, right there. And it just got worse and worse and worse for working people."
He also argued that when Trump made his comment during the first debate that not paying taxes "makes me smart," his supporters liked that even though the media thought it was outrageous.
"Do you understand that people who struggle from paycheck to paycheck they admire On April 10, they sit there not trying to pay the government anything," Moore said.
Moore indicated that the Democrats should have seen Bernie Sanders" success, particularly in states like Michigan and Wisconsin, which Trump also did well in, as a warning sign.
They both reflected people"s desire for change, he explained, adding "How else do you explain a socialist [winning 22 states]? This is not a socialist country. People didn"t care about the label."
And he went on to say that people who voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 changed their mind in 2016, not wanting another eight years with "no middle class jobs, where they"re struggling to get by." He also said that even though Obama showed up in Flint, Michigan five months ago and drank the water, the pipes have still not been replaced and the water"s "still poisoned." But the media stopped ignoring those problems after the president"s visit, Moore said.
And Moore himself saw that Clinton wasn"t going to win hours before the election results came in.
"I was there. I was there up until 2 a.m. on Election Day, holding rallies, trying to turn it around on my own," he said. "I"m not part of the campaign, I was just doing my own thing. And I could see that this wasn"t going to happen and that what I"d said back in the summer was sadly going to be true."
Now, going forward, he understands and approves of Obama and Clinton saying people should have an open mind, but he"s not going to do that.
"We are going to resist. We are going to oppose," he said. "Those demonstrations you"re seeing on the streets. When it"s in places like Milwaukee that"s not Berkeley and Ann Arbor. This is going to continue tonight and the next night. All he has to do is start nominating Rudy Giuliani as attorney general and things like that. Or [make] his Supreme Court [picks]. This is going to be a massive resistance. There"s already women are calling for a million woman march on the Inauguration Day. There"s going to be the largest demonstration ever on Inauguration Day. We"re also going to organize."
Moore also suggested that Trump could wind up getting impeached before his first term is up, saying, "He doesn"t support any ideology except the ideology of Donald J. Trump. And when you have a narcissist like that who"s so narcissistic where it"s all about him. He will break laws. He will break laws, because he"s only thinking about what"s best for him."
The filmmaker also suggested that Democrats do as the Republicans have done and run Hollywood stars, something he also suggested in 2010.
"Why don"t Democrats run more beloved Americans? Why don"t we run Tom Hanks? Why don"t we run Oprah? Tell me Oprah would lose," he said.
Crowds gathered to celebrate Veterans Day at the World War II memorial in Washington D.C. Nikita Mandhani, USA TODAY
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, a veteran of World War Two, attends a Veterans Day ceremony at the World War Two Memorial on Nov. 11, 2016 in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Win McNamee, Getty Images)
WASHINGTON Stories of bravery and service marked the gathering of a small ensemble of World War II veterans Friday, as the annualVeterans Day ceremonyfocused on remembering the ever-dwindlinggroup who fought more than 70 years ago.
William Tippins, a prisoner of war for 18 months, traveled back to Germany after the war endedto find the nurse who saved his life by sneakinghim food. The pair latermarried.
Robert Reid, who served in the South Pacific, one day noticed a ship with the same number his brother Pete was assigned to. After sending a message to the crew asking if they knew him, he received a quick response back: "You"re speaking to him."
Tippins, Reid and 13 otherveteranslistened intently as an announcerread their namesaloud, along with a brief description of their service, at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall.
The servicemen, many now well into their 90s,salutedin front of Old Glory, a special U.S. flag that has traveled the world since 1999, as hundreds of onlookers spent a chilly morning listening to the historic recollections.
The focus on WWII veterans" stories at a ceremony for all who served was intentional: The group that battled in the bloodiest war in U.S. history loses members each year.
"I used to have fun with the guys, you know," Wilfred Bitgood, an Air Force veteran who served in Panama during WWII remembered."You"re down there walking with a pack and a gun and everything, and I"m flying over saying, hi guys! You can"t get along with out me. But wecan"t get along without you either."
As he stood in the memorial in front of the tower representing his home state of Connecticut, Bitgood teared up and reflected about divisions in the country today.
"People don"t know how to get along with one another. Some day they may know, and we"ll get through together without fighting and killing each other," he said. "I had a lot of friends who havebeen killed in wars. I don"t like, but it"s a necessary."
Army veteran Allan Wilford Howerton recalled how a shared sense of purpose brought thecountry together in the face of a monumentaltask."If we were indeed the greatest generation, that unity of universal involvement was its hallmark," he said.
Howerton never expected to see combat, but after his Army Specialized Training Program unit for engineeringat Drexel University was discontinued in April 1944, he and his fellow servicemen answered the call to defend their country. Howerton fought in the Battle of the Bulge and becameone of the only men in his company to survive the war.
"This memorialhas been a magnet for WWII veteransall across the country to come here in our last years andto unlock the vaults of our memories," he said.
With a smile on his face, Norman Lambert, a 93-year-old Army WWII veteran, said coming to the memorial in D.C. on VeteransDay every year always makes him proud."That was probably the highlights of my life, those three years in the Pacificserving my country," he said.
His son Tracy said people can honor WWII veterans every day simply by listening to their memories."I get a new story every day," he said.
Former U.S. Senator Dole, 93,has visitedthe WWII Memorial every Saturdayfor the past five years. On Friday, hethanked all veterans regardless of where and when they served.
"Were all in this together. Itdoesnt make any differenceif you werein combat or not, Vietnam or World War II," he said.
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US President Barack Obama paid tribute to America"s veterans at a speech in Arlington National Cemetery. Obama is marking his final Veterans Day in office. (Nov. 11) AP
Officials hope to unveil Donald Trump"s repaired star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as soon as possible now that he"s been elected president.
The star along a well-traveled block of Hollywood Boulevard remains blocked off and covered in plywood two weeks after a protester took a sledgehammer to it. The man was charged with felony vandalism.
Vivian Kish with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says the star has been mostly repaired, but still needs to finish drying and then be polished. She said it usually takes about two weeks to complete the process.
About two dozen Trump supporters reveled at the site after the election, snapping photos until police asked them to move on.
Trump"s star was dedicated in recognition of his work on NBC"s The Apprentice.
