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  • Trinity Rodman, Spirit size up Gotham FC in NWSL championship

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    SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Washington Spirit fell one win short of capturing the NWSL championship last year.

    They get another chance at grabbing the trophy on Saturday when they face Gotham FC.

    ‘Super pumped to be in the final again back-to-back years,’ Spirit star Trinity Rodman said. ‘Just focused on us and being able to take it home to D.C.’

    Rodman, and her team, also are focused on her health.

    The 23-year-old U.S. women’s national team star sustained a knee injury in mid-October that kept her out of action until she returned for a brief cameo at the end of the Spirit’s semifinal win last weekend.

    The extent of her availability for Saturday remained uncertain as of media day on Thursday.

    ‘Getting another week under my belt is nothing but positive,’ Rodman said. ‘I was able to get those minutes last week, and I’m really grateful for that. (The recovery) has been extremely smooth, and I’m hoping that we do really well this weekend and I can see the field again, hopefully for a couple more minutes.’

    Rodman acknowledged that the game will carry extra spice considering the Spirit beat Gotham in a penalty-kick shootout in last year’s semifinals. Gotham won the teams’ first meeting this season before the sides played to two scoreless draws.

    ‘Whenever we play Gotham, I think you never know what you’re going to get, which I think is the coolest thing about our sport,’ Rodman said. ‘… You have no idea what the result is, who’s going to score, what arguments are going to happen on the field. So I’m extremely excited to play Gotham again.’

    Gotham FC are seeking something of a rerun of their lone previous championship. They were the last playoff seed (then No. 6) in 2023 when they emerged on top. This year, they are the eighth and final seed in the playoffs, yet they are back in the final.

    The similarities end there, though, according to forward Midge Purce.

    ‘I think (2023) was a true Cinderella story where we really overcame, and I don’t look at this team and think Cinderella,’ Purce said. ‘(The final) is where we deserve to be for the amount of talent we have.’

    Gotham FC squeezed into the last playoff spot this year after going winless in their final four regular-season games (0-2-2).

    Then Gotham opened the playoffs against the league’s dominant top seed, the Kansas City Current, and pulled off a stunning 2-1 win in extra time. Katie Stengel’s goal in the 121st minute completed the upset.

    Gotham provided more dramatics in the semifinals at Orlando. Jaedyn Shaw’s 96th-minute free kick from just outside the penalty area bounced in the box and sailed into the far corner of the net, giving Gotham FC a 1-0 win.

    Shaw said of the postseason turnaround, ‘It’s the mentality. We knew that the past few games leading into the playoffs weren’t great for us, weren’t good performances, we weren’t getting results. So I think we knew coming in … we had to lock in and come together as a group and bring that mentality to win.’

    The Spirit, who fell 1-0 to the Orlando Pride in the 2024 NWSL championship match, finished second in the regular season this year despite failing to win their final three contests (0-2-1).

    Washington needed a penalty-kick shootout to get past Racing Louisville after a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals.

    The semifinals weren’t as stressful for the Spirit. Washington jumped on top of the Portland Thorns in the 27th minute when Rosemonde Kouassi’s end-to-end run down the right flank set up Gift Monday for the opening goal. A second-half tally from Croix Bethune secured a 2-0 victory.

    Spirit midfielder Hal Hershfelt said, ‘We’re young, we’re fiery, but keeping our heads. It’s a huge game (on Saturday), but I feel like if we don’t deviate from the stuff we do all year, we’ll find ourselves (winning).’

    –Rick Kaplan, Field Level Media

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  • Orioles, riding run of walk-off wins, seek sweep of Pirates

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    Everything is enjoyable for the Baltimore Orioles at the moment despite their last-place position in the American League East.

    They have been in a good groove for more than a week, largely because of thrilling finishes — including four walk-off victories in the past five games.

    Baltimore will go for a three-game sweep of the National League Central-worst Pittsburgh Pirates to wrap up a homestand on Thursday afternoon.

    ‘It’s the most fun I’ve ever had playing ball,’ Baltimore rookie outfielder Dylan Beavers said. ‘So keep it going. Winning’s fun.’

    The Orioles (68-77) won in 11 innings and 10 innings in the first two games of the series, with the 2-1 outcome on Wednesday sealed by Beavers’ game-ending single.

    The Pirates (64-82) have dropped five consecutive games since a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pittsburgh has had two longer losing skids this year, both of those prior to the All-Star break.

    Beavers has played in 20 major leagues games since getting called up to the Orioles last month. He has experienced a fair share of critical game situations.

    ‘I try and control my breath, and I feel like that’s the key for me,’ said Beavers, who is batting .305. ‘No matter what I’m thinking about, if I’m breathing and my heart rate’s down, I can go out and perform.’

    That’s what Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino likes seeing up and down the lineup as newcomers adjust to this level. While there is not the pressure of a pennant race, there are opportunities to make progress.

    ‘Our guys are hanging in there,’ Mansolino said. ‘They’re battling, they’re playing defense, they’re taking care of the ball right now, keeping us in the game, getting the big hit when we need it.’

    Pirates manager Don Kelly is hoping that center fielder Oneil Cruz can put together a strong finishing stretch. Cruz is batting .130 (3-for-23) this month without a home run. He has 19 homers this season.

    ‘That’s what I want to see, the freedom and the joy of competing,’ Kelly said. ‘When you go through those struggles, it’s tough. These guys, they feel it every day.

    Baltimore will turn to Cade Povich (3-7, 5.16 ERA) as its starting pitcher on Thursday. The left-hander will be looking to notch victories in back-to-back starts for the first time after beating the San Diego Padres 7-5 on Sept. 3. He had a shutout through five innings but was charged with four runs without recording an out in the sixth.

    That outcome was the first time the Orioles won in one of Povich’s starts since June 15. He will be facing the Pirates for the first time.

    Baltimore’s pitching should be in good shape in terms of availability despite the consecutive extra-inning games. The Orioles’ starters went into the seventh inning in both games of this series.

    Pirates right-hander Johan Oviedo (2-0, 2.70) is set for his sixth start of the season after missing all of last year following Tommy John surgery. He threw five innings in each of his past two starts, allowing only one unearned run and one hit on Friday in a no-decision against the Milwaukee Brewers.

    Oviedo has made just one appearance against the Orioles in his career, when he allowed one run in five-plus innings in a no-decision on May 12, 2023.

    –Field Level Media

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  • Christina Tosi and Boka Will Finally Bring Milk Bar to Chicago

    Christina Tosi and Boka Will Finally Bring Milk Bar to Chicago

    In hindsight, Tuesday morning’s news that Milk Bar would finally arrive in Chicago shouldn’t be a surprise. A release blasted the news nationwide, an announcement befitting of Tosi’s stature. Milk Bar will take over the corner cafe in the Hoxton Chicago lobby at 200 N. Green Street sometime this winter.

    For years, superstar baker Christina Tosi has teased Chicagoans as her crew at Milk Bar searched for a space. Milk Bar held pop-ups featuring the confection formerly known as Crack Pie — renamed in 2019 to the more pleasant Milk Bar Pie. As the furor over expansion cooled during the pandemic with the restaurant industry battling for survival, Milk Bar quietly set up a ghost bakery in Chicago where locals could order baked goods for delivery.

    In a competitive market, Milk Bar protected its brand. They sued the owners of a River North venue in 2019, JoJo’s Milk Bar arguing the name confused customers into thinking the two were associated. JoJo’s ultimately rebranded to JoJo’s Shake Bar to avoid trademark infringement.

    Milk Bar’s official arrival comes in the form of a partnership with Boka Restaurant Group, which manages Hoxton’s food and beverage operations. Boka has two restaurants in the hotel, Chris Pandel’s Cira on the first floor and Stephanie Izard’s Cabra on the rooftop, with a basement bar, Lazy Bird.

    Cookies, cakes, pies, and truffles are some of Milk Bar’s offerings.
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    Milk Bar

    Milk Bar’s soft-serve ice cream is also available.
    Milk Bar

    The Milk Bar menu will include cookies in flavors like cornflake chocolate chip marshmallow, confetti, and blueberry and cream. Look for cake truffles, and whole cakes and pies also available in slices. Soft-serve ice cream, like the popular cereal milk, milkshakes, and Milk Bar breads are also planned.

    Founded in 2008, the chain counts 12 locations in Boston, LA, Las Vegas, New York, and Washington, D.C. Tosi is from Cleveland, and Chicago marks Milk Bar’s first shop in the Midwest. They’ve opened in hotels before including at the Ace in New York.

    Milk Bar will also pander to locals; the release teases a Chicago-style hot dog iteration of their stuffed bagel specialty, called a Bagel Bomb. There’s also an upcoming cookie collaboration with a mysterious Chicago institution.

    Boka and Tosi make for a powerful duo, one capable of opening opportunities not available to most. Chicago has no shortage of bakeries. Good Ambler, the bakery cafe run by the owners of Thalia Hall, is a few doors north of the Hoxton. Another national favorite, Levain — a New York-based chain known for its chunky cookies — debuted in Chicago in 2022 around the corner on Randolph Restaurant Row. Meanwhile, the space that once housed another bakery, Sugargoat, the sweet emporium from Boka partner Izard, remains vacant. At the Hoxton, Milk Bar will take advantage of hotel guests, which might limit competition and the surrounding impact. Milk Bar will also team with third-party delivery services.

    The expansion is reminiscent of another national brand, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — which has a nearby location on Randolph. Like Tosi, Jeni Britton Bauer is from Ohio (Columbus). Both Jeni’s and Milk Bar routinely draw long lines outside their stores. The two are also James Beard Award winners. Tosi has a pair of medallions, winning Rising Chef of The Year in 2012 and Oustanding Pastry Chef in 2015 while working for Momofuku in New York.

    Milk Bar at the Hoxton, 200 N. Green Street, planned for a winter opening.

    Ashok Selvam

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  • TV Viewers Are Getting Old. Do Advertisers Care?

    TV Viewers Are Getting Old. Do Advertisers Care?

    Matt is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Isabella Simonetti to discuss an article she wrote that focuses on the older ages of television viewers and how it has affected advertisers (03:35). They go through how the pitches to ad buyers have shifted, the age gap between people who consume traditional linear TV and streaming, whether age demographics are still used, the growing acceptance of older casts on TV, and whether linear TV is beginning to age out. Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the distribution of The Apprentice, which highlights Donald Trump’s rise during his business career (19:50).

    For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, What I’m Hearing …, click this link: puck.news/thetown

    Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com

    Host: Matt Belloni
    Guest: Isabella Simonetti
    Producer: Jessie Lopez
    Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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  • Austin Pets Alive! | A Picture of Transport Success: Darla

    Austin Pets Alive! | A Picture of Transport Success: Darla

    Aug 26, 2023

    APA!’s National Shelter Support team was working at a partner shelter location when they first laid eyes on sweet Darla. With legs too scared to walk, the 8-month old Golden Retriever was being taken to the euthanasia room in a wheelbarrow when a member of our team intervened.

    Jordana Moerbe urgently shared Darla’s story with rescue partners throughout the country in hopes of getting a shelter to accept her into their care; a “yes” from a shelter would mean a ticket onto the upcoming lifesaving transport flight.

    “We had to pull her, we had to save her,” Moerbe said. “We hope that she’s able to come out of her shell and be the happy puppy she deserves to be. It’s what every one of the pets in the shelter deserves, and that’s what we’re working so hard for.”

    Mile High Lab Rescue in Denver accepted her into their care and when this deserving dog landed in July of 2023, she went straight into a loving foster home, where she was given the time and space to gain confidence to become a wiggly puppy.

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  • Austin Pets Alive! | Thanks to You, Tomato Paste Gets to be the King…

    Austin Pets Alive! | Thanks to You, Tomato Paste Gets to be the King…

    Nov 14, 2022

    Who would’ve guessed big boy Tomato Paste, who started losing his
    appetite at the shelter due to stress, would soon spend every day
    getting cuddles and wearing fun costumes in his new home? (Well, maybe
    we could’ve guessed!). Now affectionately nicknamed Tommy, this
    incontinent kitty is getting the peace, love, and routine he craves from
    his new family thanks to support from friends like you.

    Tommy
    came to APA! with an old tail injury that made it hard for him to
    control where and when he had to go potty. He needs his bladder gently
    squeezed a couple times a day to empty it, and it took a lot of time and
    treats for this gentleman to accept that he needs some extra help.

    Because of you, we were able to give Tommy the medications he requires to stay comfortable while getting his bladder expressed and support his dedicated foster as she cared for an incontinent kitty for the first time. At another shelter, Tommy might have faced needless euthanasia because of extra care that only takes a few minutes out of the day and that anyone can learn how to do with practice and patience.

    When we say Katie was a dedicated foster, we mean it! She
    brought Tommy into our clinic almost every day for the first couple
    weeks to get help expressing his bladder. That’s determination! Katie
    wanted to give this handsome kitty a lap to curl up in at night, which
    meant lots of practice and teamwork to find the routine he needed.
    Ultimately, she couldn’t let this lovebug go and soon Tommy became our
    14th incontinent cat adopted in 2022! Katie says “We were
    definitely a bit intimidated by the prospect of adopting an incontinent
    cat, but after getting a good routine down with him it’s totally
    manageable.”

    Now that
    she and Tommy are on the same page, Katie has a friend to greet her
    when she comes home from work and Tommy finally has the loving family he
    deserves. “I’m really glad we took a chance on him, he’s the sweetest and most charismatic boy!”

    We’re
    so excited to say “Happy tails” to this distinguished kitty and we’re
    so grateful to YOU for making stories like this possible this holiday
    season and every day.

    With gratitude,

    The APA! Team

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  • Austin Pets Alive! | Austin Pets Alive! Flies to Rural West Texas,…

    Austin Pets Alive! | Austin Pets Alive! Flies to Rural West Texas,…

    Mar 09, 2021

    AUSTIN, TX — Austin Pets Alive! coordinated the rescue and transport of 1 dog and 13 cats by plane today. With the help of private pilot David Nelson, the flight to Alpine, Texas and back to Austin saved the 14 pets at-risk of euthanasia from two shelters as part of APA!’s aim to save 1,000 pets in shelters facing tough times in the aftermath of the recent Texas winter storms.

    Map updated 3.8

    These pets are from Alpine Animal Services and Marathon Animal Shelter, both small, rural shelters lacking resources to care for all the pets that enter their doors. Austin Pets Alive!, through the generosity of donor Nelson, flew to the Alpine area to pick up these pets and return them to Austin before transporting them to shelter partners in Michigan, Chicago, and the DC area later this week.

    6-year-old pup George, who was brought back on the lifesaving flight

    This roundtrip, same day flight is crucial to lifesaving. Where it would normally be a 12-13 hour day of driving for volunteer transporters, the flight there and back will take just a few hours. Available vehicles, drivers, and funds have historically been major barriers to getting pets in these rural areas to safety, so David’s time, plane, and willingness is invaluable.

    This is David’s second lifesaving flight for Austin Pets Alive! in less than two weeks. In late February, David and APA! flew to Harlingen and Laredo in one day. On that rescue mission, David met and transported a dog named Wagon, who he fell in love with and had to add to his family.

    Jennifer from Alpine Animal Services loading two cats on the plane

    Texas shelters who need help getting pets out as well as shelters that are able to transport and/or receive cats and dogs should contact [email protected]. The biggest need at this time is for organizations that can safely transport pets. To help make these transports happen, people are encouraged to give to Austin Pets Alive! here.

    Additional photos and videos of this transport are available for press upon request. Please contact [email protected]

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