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Michigan coolly defeats Washington to secure share of Big Ten title
With the No. 5 Michigan women’s tennis team’s win over No. 17 Washington, the Wolverines clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title. This feat is a reflection of the team’s dominance throughout the entire season, which was on full display against the Huskies.
Michigan (19-3 overall, 12-0 Big Ten) dominated Washington (17-3, 9-2), 4-1, with two matches abandoned. The Wolverines completely controlled the match against a talented Huskies team, succeeding in challenging matches to smoothly advance to a monstrous 13-game winning streak.
“I think (the team) knew what Washington was going to be in the record (books),” Michigan coach Ronni Bernstein said of the team’s confidence. “And (I’m) just proud of them.”
The Wolverines started strong, winning the doubles point for the seventh-straight match. First, freshman Emily Sartz-Lunde and sophomore Piper Charney won their No. 3 doubles match, 6-3, sealing it with a Charney line drive on a deuce point.
“I think they just were waiting for us to either miss or attack,” Charney said. “So we just had to take advantage.”
Next, No. 23 duo freshman Jessica Bernales and junior Lily Jones clinched their No. 1 doubles match. After jumping out to a 5-1 lead, their opponents won two straight games. In response to this pressure, they secured the doubles point for Michigan in the next game. Meanwhile, No. 3 senior Julia Fliegner and sophomore Reese Miller abandoned their No. 2 doubles match while tied at five.
Building on this momentum, the Wolverines won five of six first sets in singles play. The first to get off the court was Jones in the No. 3 singles match. After trading games and falling behind, 5-4, she broke serve to eventually win the first set. She then cruised through the second set, winning 6-1 off a double fault for match point.
Fliegner followed with a win of her own in the No. 1 singles match. In the first set, she played calmly and confidently, capitalizing on her opponent’s frustration to win 6-0. In the second set, although her opponent refused to fall easily when down 5-1, Fliegner sealed the 6-3 win.
The Huskies got on the board with a win in the No. 6 singles match, defeating Bernales 6-2, 6-1. Just seconds later, though, Miller clinched her No. 5 singles match with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory to secure the match win. For Miller, this blowout performance wasn’t anything too special, exemplifying how Michigan treats success as the standard.
Although Charney’s No. 2 singles match and Sartz-Lunde’s No. 4 singles match were abandoned with the Wolverines leading, they showcase just how high of a level Michigan competes at just by simply playing its game. Sartz-Lunde commanded her first set, winning 6-3 and sweeping three games. When her match was abandoned, she held a strong, 4-2, lead.
In her first set, Charney found herself in a deep hole after winning the first game, losing the next four. At this point, she could have easily begun to doubt herself, but she remained confident.
“I actually thought that I was doing all the right things,” Charney said. “I was just missing, so I was like, ‘I’ll find it if I just stay positive and keep working at it.’ ”
Charney then rattled off the next five straight games to take back the lead. After losing the next game, she swept the 11th game and won the 12th off a long forehand rally for the set. A big part of this first-set comeback was Bernstein’s repeated advice both during and between games.
“(It) was more like her energy and to get herself going,” Bernstein said of her message to Charney. “Once she gets that sort of mojo, when she’s in that zone, she’s unstoppable.”
Facing a highly skilled, ranked opponent, the Wolverines proved why they’re the fifth-ranked team in the country. It didn’t take a special, momentous effort — just confidence and sticking to their standard — to turn a potentially dangerous matchup into a routine victory.
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Brothers shot Park Police officer who arrested one of them the day before, documents say
Charging documents reveal the U.S. Park Police officer who was shot Monday in Southeast D.C. had arrested one of the suspects the day before and was following that suspect at the time.
The suspects are brothers, 22-year-old Asheile Foster and 21-year-old Darren Foster, of Southeast. They appeared in federal court Wednesday afternoon.
Court documents state the Park Police officer who was shot had arrested Asheile Foster on Sunday on suspicion of dealing drugs. The officer said he followed Foster after he was released from jail on Monday and came to Park Police headquarters to get his personal belongings.
According to prosecutors, Foster told police he knew he was being followed by a white Tesla, and he confronted the officer on Queens Stroll Place SE, jumping out in front of the Tesla before the officer swerved around him.
Then, dozens of gunshots went off, the officer told police. He said in charging documents he was shot in the shoulder as he kept driving several blocks to the intersection of Benning Road and Southern Avenue SE, where police found him. A helicopter then took him to a hospital. According to charging documents, the officer was treated and released the same night as the shooting.
A U.S. Park Police officer who was shot in Southeast D.C. on Monday is recovering from what authorities say was likely a targeted attack. Multiple law enforcement sources tell News4’s Mark Segraves that when the officer was shot, he was investigating a shooting that occurred in Anacostia Park on Friday.
Photos in the charging documents show the brothers firing at the officer’s Tesla, according to prosecutors.
The shooting drew a massive police presence to the Southeast neighborhood near the D.C-Maryland border Monday night.
Shell casings littered the middle of the street. Police said they recovered two weapons: a Glock 9 with an extended magazine and an AR-15.
Prosecutors said that when the officer was shot, he was investigating a shooting that occurred in Anacostia Park on Friday. No one was injured in that shooting.
Darren Foster was located and stopped shortly after the shooting, D.C. police said. Asheile Foster was found on Tuesday.
The brothers were charged with assault on a federal officer, assault with intent to kill and weapons charges. They could face up to 60 years in prison if they’re convicted.
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Washington passes new AI laws to crack down on misinformation, protect minors
Washington just became the latest state to regulate artificial intelligence.
Under a pair of bills signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson Tuesday, companies like OpenAI and Anthropic will have to include new disclosures in their popular chatbots for Washington users.
Ferguson asked legislators to craft House Bill 1170 to crack down on AI-generated misinformation. When content is substantially modified using generative AI, that information will now have to be traceable using watermarks or metadata. The new law applies to large AI companies more than 1 million monthly subscribers.
“ I’m confident I’m not the only Washingtonian who often sees something on my phone and wondering to myself, ‘Is that AI or is it real?’ And I feel like I’m a reasonably discerning person,” Ferguson said during the bill signing. “It is virtually impossible these days.”
RELATED: WA Gov. Bob Ferguson calls for regulations on AI chatbot companions
House Bill 2225 establishes new guard rails for AI chatbots that act like friends or companions. It applies to services like ChatGPT and Claude, but excludes more narrowly tailored chatbots, like the customer service windows that pop up when visiting a corporate website.
Chatbots that fit the bill will have to disclose to users that they are not human at the start of every conversation, and every three hours in an ongoing chat. The tools will also be barred from pretending to be human in conversation with users.
The rules go further if the user is a minor. Companies that operate chatbots will have to disclose that the tools are not human every hour, rather than every three hours, if the user is under 18. The bill forbids AI companions from having sexually explicit conversations with underage users. It also bans “manipulative engagement techniques.” For example, a chatbot is not allowed to guilt or pressure a minor into staying in a conversation or keeping information from parents.
“AI has incredible potential to transform society,” Ferguson said. “At the same time, of course, there are risks that we must mitigate as a state, especially to young people. So I speak partly as a governor, but also as the father of teenage twins who grapple with this as a lot of parents do every single day.”
Under the law, AI chatbots will not be allowed to encourage or provide information on suicide or self-harm, including eating disorders. The companies behind these tools will be required to come up with a protocol for flagging conversations that reference self-harm and connecting users with mental health services.
The regulations come in the wake of several high-profile instances of teenage suicide following prolonged interactions with AI companions that showed warning signs. Many more AI users of all ages have reported mental health issues and psychosis after heavy use of the technology.
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Washington faces Utah, aims to stop 16-game skid
Washington Wizards (16-55, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (21-51, 14th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Washington heads into the matchup with Utah after losing 16 in a row.
The Jazz have gone 13-24 in home games. Utah ranks second in the Western Conference with 16.6 fast break points per game led by Lauri Markkanen averaging 3.3.
The Wizards are 5-29 in road games. Washington is 9-10 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 15.3 turnovers per game.
The Jazz score 117.4 points per game, 6.7 fewer points than the 124.1 the Wizards give up. The Wizards’ 46.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.9 percentage points lower than the Jazz have allowed to their opponents (49.0%).
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Jazz won the last meeting 122-112 on March 6, with Ace Bailey scoring 32 points in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Filipowski is averaging 10.5 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Jazz. Brice Sensabaugh is averaging 19.9 points over the last 10 games.
Alex Sarr is averaging 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and two blocks for the Wizards. Will Riley is averaging 14.4 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 3-7, averaging 116.4 points, 43.3 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.7 points per game.
Wizards: 0-10, averaging 114.3 points, 37.4 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 130.6 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Lauri Markkanen: out (hip), Isaiah Collier: out (hamstring), Keyonte George: out (leg), Cody Williams: out (shoulder), Walker Kessler: out for season (shoulder), Jusuf Nurkic: out for season (nose), Jaren Jackson Jr.: out for season (knee).
Wizards: Anthony Davis: out (finger), Tristan Vukcevic: day to day (back), Cam Whitmore: out for season (shoulder), Alex Sarr: day to day (toe), Tre Johnson: day to day (foot), Kyshawn George: out (elbow), D’Angelo Russell: out (not injury related), Trae Young: out (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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