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LSU star Flau'jae Johnson's brother arrested after skirmish during SEC title game
In the midst of the chaotic moments between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the LSU Tigers at the end of the SEC Women’s Tournament Championship on Sunday, Flau’jae Johnson’s brother was seen hopping out of the stands and joining the fray on the court.
Trayron Milton, 24, was arrested and charged in the incident. The Greenville, South Carolina, Police Department slapped him with assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges.
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Trayron Milton, left, allegedly pushed through an SEC employee before he got onto the court. (Greenville County Jail/Getty Images)
Milton allegedly pushed an SEC employee and stepped on her shoulders to get down to the court, police said. Video of the incident showed Milton make contact with South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso before he was led away by authorities.
Cardoso pushed Johnson to the floor, which led to Milton getting onto the court. The 6-foot-7 center was then ejected for fighting and will miss the team’s first NCAA Tournament game later this month.
Cardoso apologized for her involvement in the skirmish, which caused a 19-minute delay.
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South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso vies for the ball with LSU forward Angel Reese at the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament final Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
“I would like to extend my sincerest apologies for my actions during today’s game,” she wrote on X. “My behavior was not representative of who I am as a person or the South Carolina program, and I deeply regret any discomfort or inconvenience it may have caused.
“I take full responsibility for my actions and assure you that I am committed to conducting myself with the utmost respect and sportsmanship in the future.”
The benches clear during a player altercation at the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament final Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Greenville. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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South Carolina won the game 79-72 to win the SEC Championship.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The Minnesota Wild (3-2) took a 3-2 series lead with a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars (2-2) in Dallas on Tuesday.
Game 6 is set for Thursday back in Minnesota at 6:30.
In Game 5, Stars’ captain Jamie Benn was at it again with his behind-the-play antics.
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Benn, 36, has zero points in five games and is a minus-5. He has just one goal in his last 23 playoff games.
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Wednesday that they have fined Benn $2,604.17, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for cross-checking Wild forward Ryan Hartman during Game 5 of the teams’ First Round series in Dallas
The incident occurred at 14:45 of the third period. Benn was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking.
Hartman was assessed a minor for unsportsmanlike conduct. This is the sixth cross-check Benn has delivered with full force. It was the first one that resulted in a penalty and the first one that resulted in the NHL taking notice.
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But that slap on the wrist of $2,604.17 won’t stop Benn’s antics. He has been fined or suspended in four out of the last five playoffs. He was suspended in 2023 for cross-checking.
Fining him $2,604.17 isn’t an acceptable justification for this decision and will only allow him to continue this.
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Miami, FL
Nonstop flights from U.S. to Venezuela resume Thursday at Miami International Airport for first time in seven years
Excitement is building at Miami International Airport as American Airlines is set to resume nonstop flights from the United States to Venezuela for the first time in seven years on Thursday morning.
This comes after the U.S. carrier suspended service to the South American country citing diplomatic fallout between the two nations.
The first flight from MIA to Caracas (CSS) is set to depart at 10:15 a.m. and is being operated by Envoy Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, and a second daily flight between MIA and CSS is expected to begin in less than a month on May 21.
The announcement that these flights would resume is a significant step in the normalization of relations between the United States and Venezuela following the January capture of former president Nicolás Maduro.
The flights to Venezuela were halted in 2019 after the U.S. Department of State issued warnings about crime and the detention of American citizens.
Tickets for the inaugural flight on Thursday morning are sold out, and roundtrip tickets for flights in May are priced between $1,500 to $4,000.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made comments about the flights at an industry forum on Wednesday.
“I know that there’s a lot of people in Florida who can’t wait to go back to their homeland,” he said. “To go back to see their families. And they couldn’t make that happen. And by way of the President saying, “No, we’re going to fly back to Venezuela,’ and Robert saying, ‘Well, I want American to fly back to Venezuela,’ the meaning that that has for people, the way that you touch people’s hearts, in a profound way, I think, sometimes we don’t realize.”
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at Miami International Airport before the flight on Thursday morning, with several officials expected to speak about the historic event.
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