<p style="font-weight: 400;">Gaylord Perry, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vin-scully-hall-of-fame-dodgers-announcer-of-67-years-dead-at-94/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hall of Fame</a> pitcher whose mastery of the spitball bedeviled batters and made him a two-time Cy Young award winner, has died.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Perry, who logged 314 wins for eight different teams during a 22-year career that began in 1962, was 84. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991, Perry and his brother, Jim Perry, combined for 529 wins, second among brother combinations only to knuckleballers Phil and Joe Niekro.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Perry broke into the big leagues with the San Francisco Giants on a roster loaded with future Cooperstown peers, including Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, and Orlando Cepeda. He won 20 or more games four times, including his Cy Young seasons with Cleveland in 1972 and with San Diego in 1978 at age 40.</p>
<p>&#8220;Before I won my second Cy Young I thought I was too old &#8212; I didn&#8217;t think the writers would vote for me,&#8221; Perry said in an article on the National Baseball Hall of Fame website. &#8220;But they voted on my performance, so I won it.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">While Perry had a good fastball and wicked curveball, he was best known for his spitball, where saliva on the ball affects its movement and rotation. His 1974 autobiography was titled “Me and the Spitter.” In the book, Perry wrote that he learned the pitch from Giants teammate Bob Shaw, and first threw it in 1964 against the <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/_/name/nym/new-york-mets">New York Mets</a>. He pitched 10 shutout innings in the game and was soon elevated to the starting rotation.</p>
<p>Perry said he chewed slippery elm bark to build up his saliva to throw the pitch, which he claims he abandoned in 1968 after a league crackdown. He said he turned to other substances, including Vaseline, to put spin on the ball, but said his ritual of touching different parts of his jersey was as much to psych out hitters into thinking he was applying a foreign substance as it was to actually doctor the ball.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">When Perry retired, he was 11th on the all-time wins list and had the third most strikeouts (3,534), behind Steve Carlton and Nolan Ryan.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After his career, Perry founded the baseball program at Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C., and was its coach for the first three years.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Perry leaves behind his ex-wife, Carol Caggiano, and four children. His older brother, Jim, is 87.</p>


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<p style="font-weight: 400;">An Iranian man who honked the horn of his car to celebrate Iran’s defeat by the United States in the World Cup was reportedly murdered by the despotic Iranian regime’s security forces.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Iran lost to the United States 1-0 on Tuesday.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/202211308687" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran International</a>, sources informed the outlet that Mehran Samak was shot in the head by security officials after he and his fiancée were honking their car horn in the wake of Team Iran’s loss.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Mehran Sammak&quot;, 27 years old, was shot in the head by Islamic Regime’s security forces, tonight (around 1 am local time) in Anzali [Northern Iran], while people were celebrating IR team’s loss against the US.<br />He died an hour ago in the hospital<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MehsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MehsaAmini</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAWorldCupQatar2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAWorldCupQatar2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/0bDz7dp9lr">pic.twitter.com/0bDz7dp9lr</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Pouria Zeraati (@pouriazeraati) <a href="https://twitter.com/pouriazeraati/status/1597750564804526084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Samak was not alone in celebrating the Iranian team’s loss, as some Iranians viewed the loss as a defeat for the tyrannical Iranian regime, which has murdered hundreds of protesters in recent months following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the government’s security forces in September after they viewed her as violating the country’s Islamic dress code for women.</p>
<p>ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/iran-releases-soccer-player-ahead-match-us-94144322" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notes</a> that per Human Rights Activists in Iran, hundreds of protesters have been killed and thousands have been detained since protests began.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Even in Iran’s capital, Tehran protesters chanted anti-government slogans after the Iranian team lost, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11485763/World-Cup-fan-shot-dead-Islamic-Regime-security-forces-celebrated-Irans-defeat-USA.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>. “A video shared online by Kurdish activist Kaveh Ghoreishi showed a Sanandaj city neighborhood at night with sounds of cheering and horns blaring after the United States scored,” The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-man-said-killed-by-security-forces-while-celebrating-world-cup-loss-to-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In Amini’s hometown of Saqez, people cheered the Iranian team’s loss, according to <a href="https://iranwire.com/en/sports/110635-cheers-dances-and-fireworks-iranians-celebrate-teams-world-cup-defeat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran Wire</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier in November, Parviz Boroumand, a retired goalkeeper for the Iranian team, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/iran-releases-soccer-player-ahead-match-us-94144322" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> for protesting in Tehran; roughly one week later, a player for the team, Voria Ghafouri, who had been dropped by the team before the World Cup, was arrested for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government,&#8221; Iranian state media reported.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After Ghafouri was released, he thanked the soccer team for facilitating his release, saying, “I wish success for the team in its match against the U.S. I hope the national soccer team players perform their best.”</p>


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<p>American soccer star Christian Pulisic spoke out from his hospital bed in Qatar, declaring that he would be ready to play when the United States takes on the Netherlands in <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/watch-iranian-journalist-tries-to-race-bait-u-s-soccer-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a> play.</p>
<p>Pulisic reassured his fans that he would be all right after scoring Tuesday&#8217;s <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/world-cup-shows-just-how-terrifying-iran-is-as-regime-threatens-torture-for-players-families/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">game-winning goal</a> left him <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/u-s-soccers-game-winning-scorer-rushed-to-hospital-for-injury-sustained-during-goal-score/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">injured</a> badly enough that he was taken to the hospital. &#8220;So f***ing proud of my guys I&#8217;ll be ready Saturday don&#8217;t worry,&#8221; he said, alluding to the U.S. team&#8217;s next match against the Dutch team.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christian Pulisic from the hospital after suffering an abdominal injury against Iran 🦅🇺🇸</p>
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<p>Pulisic&#8217;s first-half goal gave the United States a 1-0 lead on Iran — from which the opposition never recovered.</p>
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<p>But the 24-year-old Hershey, Pennsylvania, native was clearly injured, remaining on the ground after colliding with Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. After briefly returning to the game, Pulisic was taken to the hospital and did not play in the second half.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NOTHING WAS STOPPING PULISIC FROM SCORING 😤</p>
<p>Take another look at his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal for the <a href="https://twitter.com/USMNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USMNT</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/s6tKehRLg2">pic.twitter.com/s6tKehRLg2</a></p>
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<p>Pulisic was named Budweiser&#8217;s &#8220;Man of the Match&#8221; after Iran was unable to answer the goal.</p>
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<p>According to an update from the U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team, &#8220;#USMNT forward Christian Pulisic has been diagnosed with a pelvic contusion and his status is day-to-day.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Coach Gregg Berhalter <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/injured-christian-pulisic-celebrates-usmnt-win-from-hospital/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Pulisic was involved in post-game celebration via FaceTime: &#8220;We FaceTimed him after from the locker room and he’s in good spirits. My guess is he brought his phone with him and he’s updating … one of those apps.&#8221;</p>
<p>Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/world-cup-2022-christian-pulisic-gets-injury-update-netherlands-match-looms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the star forward — nicknamed <a href="https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1597711293003464705" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Captain America</a> — had been released from the hospital and was with the rest of the team recovering at the hotel.</p>
<p>Tim Weah hailed his teammate and friend, saying of Pulisic, &#8220;We love him, and we thank him. He’s huge. Going back to him not qualifying for the last World Cup, and then being here and qualifying us through, that’s just a work of God. God bless him. I love him, and he’s so important to this team. He’s a key player and a leader, so someone that we definitely need.&#8221;</p>


IR Iran v USA: Group B – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

‘I’ll Be Ready!’: U.S. Soccer Star Speaks Out After Game-Winning Goal Lands Him In A Hospital Bed

U.S. Soccer Star Christian Pulisic Speaks Out After Game-Winning Goal Lands Him In A Hospital Bed

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<p>Team Iran lost 1-0 to Team USA on Tuesday, getting eliminated from the 2022 World Cup.</p>
<p>The team was gracious in defeat, shaking hands with American players after the devastating loss. That was classy.</p>
<p>But what was not classy — instead, horrifying — was what happened to Iran&#8217;s players before the game, and what might happen to them post-loss.</p>
<p>Iran threatened the families of the players with “imprisonment and torture” if the players didn’t “behave” ahead of the match, a source <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/28/football/iran-soccer-family-threats-intl-spt/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN.</p>
<p>After the players stood mute during the anthem in their opening match against England, the source said players were called to a meeting with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The players were informed that their families would face &#8220;violence and torture&#8221; if they snubbed the anthem again, the source told CNN.</p>
<p>The alleged threats came after Iran’s players refused to sing their anthem in what was a silent protest after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was allegedly beaten to death while in police custody for failing to properly wear a hijab.</p>
<p>Amini&#8217;s death set off weeks of violent protests. The Islamic Republic deployed security forces to quash what it called &#8220;riots,&#8221; and Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh of the IRGC said Tuesday that 300 people had died in the protests, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-protests-over-300-people-dead-general-says-after-mahsa-amini-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p>But the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran says more than 450 protesters have died in the protests, including 64 children. The group also says more than 18,000 people have been detained in more than 1,100 protests in 157 cities.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Daily Statistics on Iran Protests<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MahsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MahsaAmini</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IranProtests2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IranProtests2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/yrvtnsnyHV">pic.twitter.com/yrvtnsnyHV</a></p>
<p>&mdash; HRANA English (@HRANA_English) <a href="https://twitter.com/HRANA_English/status/1597366288166313986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>After the game, there were more reports that Iran’s soccer team faced punishment for the loss.</p>
<p>Mike Baker, a former CIA covert operations officer, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/iranians-face-retribution-after-world-cup-loss-against-usa-experts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Post that the players are now in an &#8220;untenable position.&#8221; “Given what we’ve seen from the Iranian regime … they’ve shown themselves to be brutal and there’s no reason to believe they’re going to suddenly become rational,” Baker said.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s step back a second. This is a soccer game. While the World Cup is being held in Qatar, another egregious violator of human rights, citizens from every nation strive to put politics aside and enjoy the friendly rivalry of sports.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now, the Iranian team could face fines or even arrest in the wake of Tuesday’s defeat once they arrive home — as retaliation for their disloyalty and their failure to beat the enemy,&#8221; Baker told the Post.</p>
<p>“Neither is good if you’re an Iranian player upon returning home,” he added.</p>
<p>In another twist, protesters in Iran cheered the country&#8217;s defeat, celebrating in Tehran and other cities as a blow to the ruling regime.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am happy, this is the government losing to the people,&#8221; one person <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/middleeast/iran-protests-world-cup-defeat-celebrations-intl/index.html">told</a> CNN after Iran&#8217;s defeat.</p>
<p>&#8220;People in Paveh are celebrating Iran’s national team lose over America in World Cup in Qatar, they are chanting ‘Down with Jash [traitors],'&#8221; Hengaw, a Norway-based human rights group, posted on social media.</p>
<p>Of course, there will be little way to track the well-being of Iran&#8217;s players and their family members as their society censors social media. But somehow, we&#8217;ll find out. Remember that, Iran.</p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>
<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.</em></p>


England v IR Iran: Group B – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

World Cup Shows Just How Terrifying Iran Is As Regime Threatens Torture For Players’ Families

World Cup Shows Just How Terrifying Iran Is As Regime Threatens Torture For Players' Families

Global Politics

<p>American forward Christian Pulisic was taken to the hospital Tuesday for evaluation after he was injured while scoring the U.S.&#8217;s game-winning goal against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the World Cup.</p>
<p>While playing in Qatar, Pulisic scored the United States’ only goal of the contest in the first half, propelling the team to a 1-0 win.</p>
<p>He was sidelined for the second half after he had a serious collision with the goalkeeper for Iran during his game-winning goal.</p>
<p>U.S. Soccer confirmed that he had some sort of an abdominal injury and that he was taken to the hospital for scans.</p>
<p>ESPN highlighted a photograph that was taken of Pulisic from his hospital bed.</p>
<p>Pulisic said, “So f***ing proud of my guys. I’ll be ready Saturday, don’t worry.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christian Pulisic from the hospital after suffering an abdominal injury against Iran 🦅🇺🇸</p>
<p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/AreaSportsNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AreaSportsNet</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Adimitri24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Adimitri24</a>) <a href="https://t.co/zUM0Ewhbxw">pic.twitter.com/zUM0Ewhbxw</a></p>
<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1597713577657376774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The games have been surrounded in controversy due to Qatar&#8217;s human rights abuses.</p>
<p>Between 400 to 500 migrant workers died in preparation for Qatar’s World Cup, according to an official from the local organizing committee.</p>
<p>The new report from Hassan al-Thawadi, the secretary-general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, was shared during an interview with Pier Morgan.</p>
<p>“What is the honest, realistic total do you think of migrant workers who died from – as a result of work they’re doing for the World Cup in totality?” Morgan asked.</p>
<p>“The estimate is around 400, between 400 and 500. I don’t have the exact number. That’s something that’s been discussed,” al-Thawadi <a class="Link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPaGtOLkUt8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a>Morgan.</p>
<p>“One death is a death too many. Plain and simple,” he later added.</p>
<p>The previous report by Qatar’s government noted 40 deaths, listing only three as workplace-related and 37 from non-working health concerns, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-sports-health-soccer-covid-e19bd8a30f7f9be62cf10bad496639ff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the Associated Press. A 2021 report by The Guardian placed the death toll much higher, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claiming</a> that more than 6,500 migrant workers had died in Qatar since 2011.</p>
<p><em>This report has been updated to include additional information. </em></p>


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U.S. Soccer Hero Rushed To Hospital For Injury Sustained On Winning Goal

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<p>An Iranian reporter attempted to bait U.S. men&#8217;s soccer team captain Tyler Adams — during a pre-game press conference on Monday in <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/singer-dua-lipa-says-shes-not-performing-at-world-cup-in-qatar-as-she-calls-out-countrys-human-rights-violations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Qatar</a> — into saying something derogatory about race relations in his home country.</p>
<p>Scolding Adams for mispronouncing &#8220;Iran,&#8221; the reporter then asked whether the team captain — as a biracial man — was comfortable representing the United States when racial discrimination was still a thing that was happening.</p>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr">🎙️ La rueda de prensa más incómoda de lo que llevamos de Mundial. </p>
<p>🎥 Tyler Adams contestó una de las preguntas a un periodista iraní sobre el racismo en Estados Unidos.</p>
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<p>&#8220;You say you support the Iranian people, but you’re pronouncing our country’s name wrong. Please, once and for all, let’s get this clear,&#8221; the reporter began. &#8220;Are you okay to be representing a country that has so much discrimination against Black people in its own borders? And we saw the Black Lives Matter movement over the past few years.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;My apologies on the mispronunciation of your country,&#8221; Adams replied, adding, &#8220;There’s discrimination everywhere you go.&#8221;</p>
<p>Adams went on to praise the United States for continuing to make progress, saying, &#8220;One thing that I’ve learned, especially from living abroad in the past years and having to fit in different cultures, is that in the US, we’re continuing to make progress every single day.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I grew up in a white family, with obviously an African-American heritage and background as well. I had a little bit of a different cultures, and I was very easily able to assimilate in different cultures, so not everyone has that ease and the ability to do that,&#8221; Adams said, before thanking the reporter for helping to educate him.</p>
<p>&#8220;Obviously, it takes longest to understand and through education, I think, is super important. Like, you just educated me now on the pronunciation of your country. It’s a process. I think as long as you see progress, that’s the important thing.&#8221;</p>
<p>When the reporter asserted that Adams &#8220;supported&#8221; the Iranian people, he was apparently referencing The United States Soccer Federation&#8217;s earlier move to show support for Iranian women.</p>
<p>The federation <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/27/football/iran-us-flag-protesters-klinsmann-2022-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a graphic</a> laying out the Group B standings that included the Iranian flag —edited to show only the colors and not the emblem of the Islamic Republic. According to U.S. Soccer, the intent was to post the graphic as a show of &#8220;support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.&#8221;</p>
<p>Once the graphic was posted, however, Iranian state media called for the United States to be kicked out of the ongoing competition.</p>
<p>&#8220;By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of #Iran on its official account, the #US football team breached the @FIFAcom charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. Team #USA should be kicked out of the #WorldCup2022,&#8221; Tasnim news agency tweeted on Sunday.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a> on its official account, the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#US</a> football team breached the <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FIFAcom</a> charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. <br />Team <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USA</a> should be kicked out of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldCup2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/c8I4i4z3Tv">pic.twitter.com/c8I4i4z3Tv</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tasnimnews_EN/status/1596808910572519424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter apologized, saying that no one on the team had any idea that the federation planned to do that. &#8220;The staff, the players, we had no idea … Our focus is on this match and I don’t want to sound aloof or not caring by saying that,&#8221; Berhalter said. &#8220;Of course are thoughts are with the Iranian people, the whole country, the whole team, everyone. But our focus is on this match.&#8221;</p>


USA Press Conference – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

WATCH: Iranian Journalist Tries To Race-Bait U.S. Soccer Captain

Iranian Journalist Tries To Race-Bait U.S. Soccer Captain

Racism

<p style="font-weight: 400;">On Monday, Tiger Woods, 46, issued a statement announcing he would not compete in the upcoming Hero World Challenge, scheduled in Albany, Bahamas, from November 28 through December 4, because of an injury he had sustained while practicing.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Hero World Challenge, hosted by Woods every year, enables a small number of top-ranked golf pros to compete and serves as a benefit for the Tiger Woods Foundation. The tournament field is comprised of 20 players, including the most recent winners of the four major PGA tournaments, the top 11 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking, the defending champion of the tournament, and two special exemption players selected by the foundation.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“In my preparations and practice for this week’s Hero World Challenge, I’ve developed plantar fasciitis in my right foot, which is making it difficult to walk,” Woods tweeted. “After consulting with my doctors and trainers, I have decided to withdraw this week and focus on my hosting duties. My plan is still to compete in The Match and PNC Championship.”</p>
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<p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/C2HPgSSCAK">pic.twitter.com/C2HPgSSCAK</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/TigerWoods/status/1597307224657129473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Unlike the Hero World Challenge, at The Match and the PNC Championship Woods can use a golf cart.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Since the Hero World Challenge was founded in 2000, Woods has won it five times: 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2011. Jordan Spieth recorded the lowest score recorded in the tournament in 2014 at 262, 26 under par.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Woods played his last competitive round at the Open Championship in mid-July; he has played a total of nine rounds on the tour this year in <a href="https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12757246/tiger-woods-back-in-action-at-hero-world-challenge-ways-to-watch-his-return-live-on-sky-sports">three tournaments</a>: the Masters, the PGA Championship and The Open in Great Britain. He finished 47th at The Masters and withdrew after the third round at the PGA Championship. He missed the cut at The Open.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Woods, the towering figure who dominated golf for two decades, now ranks 1,277<sup>th</sup> in the world. He has amassed a total of 15 Grand Slam titles, second only to the legendary golf titan Jack Nicklaus, who won 18. Those four tournaments include The Masters, The Open Championship (aka the British Open), the US Open, and the PGA Championship.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Only Bobby Jones completed the Grand Slam, which entails winning the four championships in the same calendar year; Woods won the four titles consecutively but they were not in the same calendar year. Ben Hogan won all but the PGA in the same year, 1953, but the PGA overlapped the British Open, so it was impossible for Hogan to compete there.</p>


The 150th Open – Day Two

Tiger Woods Pulls Out Of Hero World Challenge Due To Foot Injury

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Tiger Woods

<p>A Mexican world champion boxer threatened Argentinian Lionel Messi after seeing a video of the soccer superstar standing atop what appeared to be either a jersey from Mexico’s soccer team or the Mexican flag.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">On Sunday, Argentina defeated Mexico 2-0 in the World Cup as Messi scored the first goals. After the game, Messi appeared to stand on the jersey or flag amid a locker room celebration, sparking the ire of boxer Canelo Alvarez.</p>
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<p>“Did you guys see Messi cleaning the floor with our jersey and flag????” Alvarez, who has won multiple world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight, tweeted. “He better pray to God that I don&#8217;t find him. Just like I respect Argentina, he has to respect Mexico! I&#8217;m not talking about the country as a whole, just about the bulls**** that Messi did.”</p>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr">Vieron a Messi limpiando el piso con nuestra playera y bandera ????</p>
<p>&mdash; Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canelo/status/1597017518530387968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr">Que le pida a Dios que no me lo encuentre!! 👊🏻👊🏻🤬🔥</p>
<p>&mdash; Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canelo/status/1597017649376276480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr">Así como respeto Argentina tiene que respetar mexico!! no hablo del país(argentina) hablo de messi por su mamada que hizo. 👊🏻🔥</p>
<p>&mdash; Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canelo/status/1597024849708228608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Messi’s former Argentina teammate Sergio Agüero chided Alvarez for his comments.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Mr. Canelo, don’t look for excuses or problems, surely you don’t know about football and what happens in a changing room,&#8221; Agüero tweeted. &#8220;The shirts are always on the floor after games have finished due to sweat and then if you look properly, he makes the movement to remove his boot and accidentally hits it.”</p>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr">Señor canelo no busques excusas o problemas , seguramente no sabes de fútbol y que pasa en un vestuario . Las camisetas siempre después que se terminan los partidos  están en el piso por el sudor y después si ves bien hace el movimiento para sacarse el botín y sin querer le da . <a href="https://t.co/zfftTXH3JB">https://t.co/zfftTXH3JB</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) <a href="https://twitter.com/aguerosergiokun/status/1597126414150807552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Messi was euphoric after the game with Mexico, which kept Argentina’s hopes alive after the shocking loss to Saudi Arabia in the opening game of Group C.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“We needed this euphoria,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The days were very long, and we were eager to have the chance to turn it around. It was a critical game. [Winning] was a weight off our shoulders, and we now have peace of mind.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“The first half was difficult due to the situation and the need to win. We couldn&#8217;t find spaces,” he continued. “In the second half, we started playing our game and doing what we stand for. … The goal changed the game.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In other World Cup news, U.S. Soccer briefly displayed Iran’s national flag without the emblem of the Islamic regime on its official Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts to show support for protests in Iran, but then pulled it down, telling <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/27/football/iran-us-flag-protesters-klinsmann-2022-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html">CNN</a> it always had intended to go back to the Islamic Republic flag, calling the brief display “a one-time graphic.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Iranian state media Tasnim news agency reacted to the brief display by insisting the U.S. team be thrown out of the World Cup, tweeting, “By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of #Iran on its official account, the #US football team breached the @FIFAcom charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. Team #USA should be kicked out of the #WorldCup2022.”</p>


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‘He Better Pray To God I Don’t Find Him’: Mexican World Champion Boxer Threatens Soccer Superstar Messi

Mexican World Champion Boxer Threatens Soccer Superstar Messi 

Argentina

Boxing

Mexico

<p><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/arrest-warrant-issued-on-odell-beckham-for-slapping-officers-butt-during-lsu-post-game-celebration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Odell Beckham Jr&#8217;s</a> attorney is calling for a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/27/odell-beckham-jr-escorted-off-plane-miami-in-out-consciousness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flag on the play</a> after the wide receiver was reportedly ejected from an American Airlines flight heading from Miami to Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Attorney Daniel Davilier released a statement on Sunday afternoon, just hours after his client had been escorted off the flight, saying that what the Americans Airlines flight crew had described as Beckham fading in and out of consciousness was just him falling asleep.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A statement from Daniel Davilier — Odell Beckham Jr’s Attorney: <a href="https://t.co/2ofpyHGJ5A">pic.twitter.com/2ofpyHGJ5A</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1597013833964740608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In the statement, Davilier claimed that Beckham had simply been sleeping and had pulled a blanket up over his face &#8220;which is his normal practice for long flights&#8221; — and had only awakened when crew members informed him that they had returned to the gate and he would have to exit the plane for failure to put on his seatbelt when asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;He responded that he was asleep, and that he would put his seatbelt on at that time. He was informed that it was too late, and that either he would have to get off the plane or everyone would have to deplane,&#8221; the statement continued.</p>
<p>The statement went on to note that the crew did eventually have everyone get off the plane — and noted that Beckham&#8217;s luggage was still sent on to Los Angeles.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sleeping on a plane should not be a cause for removal from a flight,&#8221; the statement concluded, arguing that if flight crews could wake him at the gate, they could have awakened him early and avoided the situation entirely.</p>
<p>According to American Airlines — with an assist from the Miami-Dade Police Department — members of the flight crew were concerned because Beckham appeared to be in and out of consciousness prior to takeoff.</p>
<p>Also according to the airline, Beckham initially refused to exit the plane — which was the reason everyone else was forced to deplane.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨FA WR Odell Beckham Jr. getting escorted off an <a href="https://twitter.com/AmericanAir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AmericanAir</a> plane <br /> <a href="https://t.co/wcr37CC9Vf">pic.twitter.com/wcr37CC9Vf</a></p>
<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1596923006605197313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Beckham, who was reportedly quiet as he walked through the airport, responded to the situation later in a series of tweets.</p>
<p>&#8220;Never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me… I’ve seen it all,&#8221; he tweeted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me… I’ve seen it alll..</p>
<p>&mdash; Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) <a href="https://twitter.com/obj/status/1596883494889668609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Never. In. My. Life,&#8221; a second tweet read.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Never. In. My . Life</p>
<p>&mdash; Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) <a href="https://twitter.com/obj/status/1596883584400310272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I COULD NEVER MAKE THIS UP,&#8221; he added.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I COULD NEVER MAKE THIS UP.</p>
<p>&mdash; Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) <a href="https://twitter.com/obj/status/1596886273742213120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>And finally: &#8220;Comedy hr.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="ro" dir="ltr">😂 comedy hr.</p>
<p>&mdash; Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) <a href="https://twitter.com/obj/status/1596886665955790850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">A lawsuit has been filed against Stanford University by the parents of Katie Meyer, the Stanford soccer goalkeeper who captained the university’s 2019 national championship team and later committed suicide at the end of February 2022.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The complaint claims that Meyer was distraught after receiving a letter from the university the night she died that charged her with a “Violation of the Fundamental Standard by spilling coffee on another student,” an incident the complaint states occurred in April 2021. The formal disciplinary charge meant that Meyer’s diploma, which as a senior she would receive in three months, was being placed on hold and her status as a Stanford student was in question.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Stanford’s after-hours disciplinary charge, and the reckless nature and manner of submission to Katie, caused Katie to suffer an acute stress reaction that impulsively led to her suicide,’’ the complaint declares, according to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2022/11/23/parents-ex-stanford-goalie-katie-meyer-sue-wrongful-death/10766400002/">USA Today</a>. “Katie’s suicide was completed without planning and solely in response to the shocking and deeply distressing information she received from Stanford while alone in her room without any support or resources.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Meyer’s parents, Steve and Gina, issued a statement saying, “We are deeply troubled and disappointed with what we have learned since her passing and have no choice but to move forward with litigation to achieve justice for Katie and protect future students. In addition, we are working to seek systemic changes to improve the safety and support of the Stanford students currently on campus, and those enrolled in the future through our foundation, Katie’s Save.’’</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dee Mostofi, assistant vice president of external communications for the university, responded to the complaint, informing USA Today Sports, “The Stanford community continues to grieve Katie’s tragic death and we sympathize with her family for the unimaginable pain that Katie’s passing has caused them. However, we strongly disagree with any assertion that the university is responsible for her death.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Meyer received the notice after 7 p.m.; Stanford’s Counseling and Psychiatric Services was closed by that time, the complaint asserts.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Katie, sitting alone in her dorm room, when it was dark outside, immediately responded to the email expressing how ‘shocked and distraught’ she was over being charged and threatened with removal from the university,’’ the complaint asserts. “Stanford failed to respond to Katie’s expression of distress, instead ignored it and scheduled a meeting for 3 days later via email. Stanford employees made no effort whatsoever to check on Katie’s well-being, either by a simple phone call or in-person welfare check.’’</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The complaint contends that Meyer told Stanford employees in November 2021 she had “been scared for months that my clumsiness will ruin my chances of leaving Stanford on a good note” and felt anxious through the disciplinary process.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">But Mostofi claimed the head of the Office of Community Standards (OCS) contacted Meyer “several days” before the February 28 note. &#8220;She gave Katie until that date to provide any further information for consideration,&#8217;” Mostofi stated. “Katie provided no information and OCS informed her on the evening of February 28 that the matter would move to a hearing.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Mostofi also said that in the February 28 letter, Meyer was “explicitly told that this was not a determination that she did anything wrong, and OCS offered to meet with her to discuss the matter if she wished.” Mostofi claimed that Meyer received a phone number to call for immediate support and was alerted that the number was open 24/7.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Shortly after receiving that email, Katie wrote OCS staff and received a reply within the hour,”&#8217; Mostofi added. “Katie asked for a meeting to discuss the matter, was offered several available times, and chose one three days later despite the availability of an earlier appointment.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In a statement released through their attorney, Meyer&#8217;s parents, Steve and Gina, said, “We are deeply troubled and disappointed with what we have learned since her passing and have no choice but to move forward with litigation to achieve justice for Katie and protect future students. In addition, we are working to seek systemic changes to improve the safety and support of the Stanford students currently on campus, and those enrolled in the future through our foundation, Katie’s Save.’’</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“I miss her dearly,” Steve Meyers stated. “Every minute of every day. I miss her when I come here; I spent so much time with her here. She’d do this thing with both of us that was so amazing, heartwarming. We’d go up, walk around campus. It’s be just me and her, just Gina and her. She’d encounter people she knew on campus, all walks, like little tiny philosopher majors, giant football players. She’d go, ‘This is my dad! That’s my mom!’ It was almost disarming, she was just so vivacious and full of life with that stuff. ‘Cause a lot of kids that age are like, ‘My parents are here, whatever.’ It was the reverse of that. The reverse.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“I think we have to think about our young people,” he continued. “If they are highly competitive, highly, achieving, all these things. From their point of view, they don’t necessarily want to reveal a weakness or something going on in their life that isn’t ideal, that is going against the image that they feel that their parents or their friends or everybody has of them. That’s also one of the core tenets of why Katie’s Save the initiative exists, is to protect that type of kid from being left alone and being left unsupported.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or thinking of harming themselves, please call or text the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline at 988.</em></p>


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<p class="p1">On Thursday afternoon, November 16th, 2006, Coach Bo Schembechler addressed the University of Michigan football team within the hall that bears his name. Despite retiring from active coaching duties sixteen years prior, the iconic leader still made time to speak with the team when necessary — that Thursday it was necessary.</p>
<p class="p1">The undefeated Wolverines, ranked second in the country, were but 48 hours from facing their greatest rival — the number one ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. No man present that afternoon knew he was listening to Coach Bo’s final speech, but that was the case. Less than sixteen hours later, the winningest football coach in Michigan history, the man who went toe-to-toe with Woody Hayes, and so many others, died of heart failure.</p>
<p class="p1">I was incredibly fortunate to be a freshman quarterback on that Michigan team. Six months prior I was graduating from high school in South Georgia, now I sat seven rows away from the patriarch of Michigan football.</p>
<p class="p1">Coach Schembechler did not bring up our quest for a national championship, nor did he make mention of the ‘team down south.’ Instead, he reminded us of the opportunity that lay ahead, not merely the chance to win a football game, but the privilege we had of representing our team, our state, and our families, as so many great players had done before us.</p>
<p class="p1">Coach did not draw any X’s and O’s, or pass along any schematic advice, rather, he made clear his expectations for us as Michigan Men, reminding each player that our team’s greatness would ultimately be determined by the quality of husbands and fathers we would eventually become.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">The news of Coach Schembechler’s death spread swiftly the following morning. Even Ohio State held a vigil in his honor, and offered to postpone the pending contest — a true testament to just how much respect can exist between the most bitter of rivals. Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr graciously declined the gesture of postponement, and the stage was set in the Horseshoe, under the lights, for the first and only No.1 vs. No. 2 matchup in the history of the rivalry.</p>
<p class="p1">After a 60-minute shootout for the ages, which many lauded as “The Game of the Century,” Ohio prevailed 42-39, propelling the Buckeyes to their first outright Big Ten conference championship in over twenty years. With this, they earned a berth in the national championship, and their star quarterback Troy Smith walked away with the Heisman Trophy.</p>
<p class="p1">Sixteen years later, the stakes are just as high. Michigan and Ohio State will once again meet in Columbus as undefeated foes. The division, the conference, the college football playoff, and the Heisman trophy are all on the line.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">The Buckeyes are ranked second nationally, and have beaten every opponent this season by double digits. Michigan sits at third, and is looking to win the Big Ten championship in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2003/04. Out of the previous 116 installments of a rivalry known simply as “The Game,” twelve of those matchups came with both programs ranked in the top five — with the home team having won ten of those contests.</p>
<p class="p1">Come Saturday at high noon, more than 100,000 spectators will gather in Columbus, and another twenty million will watch from their televisions, to witness yet another prime example of what makes college football great. Yes, there will be vitriol, yes there will be contempt, but no great rivalry can survive on hate alone, for without respect, the fabric of the feud falls apart.</p>
<p class="p1">I will neither have the honor of sitting in Michigan’s meeting room this week, nor will I travel with the team as they make their 188 mile trek into hostile territory. I will not take any snaps, or score any touchdowns for the Wolverines on Saturday. Instead, I will watch from home, this time as a husband and a father, and I will reminisce, as I do every year on this week, back to the fifteen minutes of wisdom I was able to soak up from the final address of Coach Bo Schembechler.</p>
<p class="p1">Win, lose, or draw, I will sing “The Victors” proudly, for I know I’ve done my part, to the best of my abilities, to live in accordance with the Michigan mantra: THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">Go Blue.</p>
<p><em>David Cone is a co-host and producer of the Daily Wire’s sports show Crain &amp; Company, as well as a contributor to Morning Wire. David is also a former quarterback for the University of Michigan. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @davidadamcone</em></p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of The Daily Wire.</em></p>


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<p>Natalia Bryant, 19 — citing &#8220;substantial emotional distress&#8221; — has reportedly acquired a temporary restraining order (TRO) against an alleged stalker who is obsessed with both her and guns, according to her team.</p>
<p>Entertainment website TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/23/kobe-bryant-daughter-natalia-restraining-order-stalker-gun-obsession/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Wednesday that a judge had signed off on the order requested by Bryant, who is the daughter of the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kobe-bryants-daughter-natalia-19-seeks-restraining-order-alleged-stalk-rcna58306" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bryant&#8217;s TRO</a> bars 32-year-old Dwayne Cortez Toliver Kemp from coming within 200 yards of her and a number of locations she frequents, including her school — University of Southern California — her sorority house, her car, her job, and her home.</p>
<p>TMZ had previously reported that Bryant was seeking protection from Kemp after he allegedly showed up at her sorority house. She and her team claimed that Kemp is delusional and believes he is in a relationship with her.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kobe Bryant&#39;s 19-year-old daughter is scared, and so is the LAPD &#8230; they say a stalker with a criminal history involving guns has been doing everything he can to find her. <a href="https://t.co/c41MPMrGk6">https://t.co/c41MPMrGk6</a></p>
<p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1594878042416955392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In the court documents, which TMZ obtained, Bryant alleged that Kemp first contacted her when she was just 17 years old — and he was 30. She claimed that he believed himself to be involved with her romantically, in spite of the fact that she said they had never met and she did not even know who he was.</p>
<p>The situation came to a head when Kemp showed up at her sorority house and even at one of her classes, wandering around the building as he apparently searched for her.</p>
<p>Kemp also allegedly <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/21/kobe-bryant-daughter-natalia-bryant-stalker-guns-restraining-order-stalker/?adid=social-twa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continued to send</a> Bryant unwanted overtures via social media — including, she says, a photo of her late father with a message that suggested he wanted Bryant to have his child: &#8220;Thankful For Him Birthing You, Hopefully We Can Birth Him … &#8216;Kobe.’”</p>
<p>According to the court filing, Kemp has a record of at least four misdemeanor arrests and/or convictions  — and at least one firearm-related charge — and he has reportedly asserted that he is in the process of acquiring another gun, possibly an AK-47. He also claimed that he&#8217;d like to purchase a Glock Switch — which is illegal under federal law because it effectively converts a semi-automatic Glock to fully automatic.</p>
<p>The court documents also stated that USC campus police and the Los Angeles Police Department supported Bryant&#8217;s application for the TRO.</p>


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