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Washington Commanders hire Detroit Lions longtime key executive Lance Newmark
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They went elsewhere for their new head coach, but the Washington Commanders are raiding the Detroit Lions for help for their front office.
The Commanders hired Lions senior director of player personnel Lance Newmark as their new assistant general manager on Wednesday.
“I am thrilled to welcome Lance Newmark to the Washington Commanders,” Commanders general manager Adam Peters said in a statement released by the team. “Lance is someone that I have known and respected in the scouting community my entire career. He is a highly respected talent evaluator and a great leader who will fit perfectly into what we’re building here in Washington.”
Newmark was one of the longest-tenured members of the Lions organization, joining the club’s scouting staff in 1999 and serving a variety of roles the past 25 years.
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As senior director of player personnel, he oversaw day-to-day operations of the Lions’ football information and football technology departments and had a role in both pro and college scouting.
The Commanders interviewed Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn for their head coaching job before hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
Glenn was considered a finalist for the job, while Johnson withdrew his name from the running before his second interview. Before withdrawing from consideration, Johnson was considered a frontrunner for the job.
Newmark, who previously served as director of player personnel (2016-21) and director of college scouting (2015-16) for the Lions, interviewed for the Lions’ GM job when they hired Brad Holmes in 2021.
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He’s the second high-ranking Lions executive to leave for an assistant GM post in the past two years. Last January, the Arizona Cardinals hired former Lions director of college scouting Dave Sears as their assistant GM.
“I want to thank Brad Holmes and the Lions organization for being first class in working with us on the process of bringing Lance to the DMV,” Peters said in his statement. “Lance is a phenomenal person, and he will immediately elevate our overall personnel function here at the Commanders. It is my absolute pleasure to welcome Lance and his family to Washington.”
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A 26-year-old man had an argument with a co-worker before allegedly fatally shooting the colleague in Washington Heights, prosecutors said Friday.
Bobby Martin, who was charged with first-degree murder Thursday, made his first appearance Friday in Cook County court.
Martin, is accused of killing his co-worker, Antoine Alexander, 32, in a parking lot at 9411 S Ashland Ave about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Chicago police.
Prosecutors said Martin and Alexander worked together at an armed security company and got into a verbal altercation inside the guard shack on Tuesday afternoon. During the altercation, prosecutors said Alexander removed his bullet proof vest and threw it to the ground. A witness, another co-worker, then told the defendant and the victim to take the altercation outside.
After stepping outside, the defendant pulled his firearm and fired one shot into the victims abdomen, prosecutors said. The victim’s firearm was holstered at the time of the argument and the shooting. The defendant fled the scene and came into contact with another co-worker, whom he told that he had just shot Alexander.
Alexander was then taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.
Martin was arrested by authorities three blocks from his home approximately 20 minutes after the shooting, prosecutors said.
Martin was detained and will appear in court again on March 17, authorities said.
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Trinity Rodman signs record deal with Washington Spirit
USWNT forward Trinity Rodman signed a three-year deal with the NWSL’s Washington Spirit. The deal makes Rodman the highest-paid female footballer in the world.
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Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury has announced that she and her husband Matt are expecting a baby in July.
The couple made the announcement in a video on the Spirit’s social media channels, holding a baby goalkeeper jersey on the pitch at Audi Field.
Kingsbury becomes the most recent Spirit star to go on maternity leave, following defender Casey Krueger, midfielder Andi Sullivan and forward Ashley Hatch.
Sullivan gave birth to daughter Millie in July, while Hatch welcomed her son Leo in January.
Krueger announced she was pregnant with her second child in October.
Kingsbury has served as the Spirit’s starting goalkeeper since 2018, and has been named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year twice (2019 and 2021).
The 34-year-old has two caps with the U.S. women’s national team, and was named to the 2023 World Cup roster.
The club captain will leave a major void for the Spirit, who have finished as NWSL runner-up in back-to-back seasons.
Sandy MacIver and Kaylie Collins are expected to compete for the starting role while Kingsbury is on maternity leave.
The Spirit kick off their 2026 campaign on March 13 against the Portland Thorns.
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima could soon take a major step toward redesigning Sixth Avenue after the Washington State Public Works Board awarded the city a $985,600 loan.
The loan was approved for the design engineering phase of the Sixth Avenue project. The funding can also be used along Sixth Avenue for utility replacement and updated ADA use.
The Yakima City Council must decide whether to accept the award. If the council accepts it, the city’s engineering work will move forward with the design of Sixth Avenue.
The cost of installing trolley lines is excluded from the plan. The historic trolleys would need to raise the funds required to add trolley lines.
The award is scheduled to be discussed during next week’s City Council meeting.
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