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Al Arabiya
5 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Coastal Carolina's Unbeaten Jacob Morrison Comes Back From Tommy John Surgery to Dominate on Mound
Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall likes to say his baseball team's mantra is to stay hungry and humble. Jacob Morrison is his poster boy. The 6-foot-8, 245-pound sophomore is uber-competitive, not to mention unbeaten. That's the hungry part. He also is extremely grateful to be pitching again, let alone at the College World Series. That's the humble part. After undergoing Tommy John surgery following his freshman year and missing the entire 2024 season, the right-hander from Flushing, Michigan, has been nothing short of sensational since February and never better than he was Sunday in the Chanticleers' 6–2 win over Oregon State. The win earned Coastal Carolina, winners of 25 straight, two days off and a spot in the Bracket 1 final Wednesday against Louisville or Oregon State. Win that game, and the Chanticleers are in the best-of-three finals starting Saturday. 'I envisioned dominance,' Morrison said. 'I worked really hard in the offseason. I had the best staff around me to equip me to come back from injury and be this good. It's very fulfilling to be able to play at this high of a level. I do not take it for granted–the ability to even throw the baseball every day. I'm extremely blessed by that.' Morrison (12–0) is tied for third in the nation in wins, fourth with a 2.08 ERA and 104 innings pitched, and tied for fifth with 17 starts. The Chanticleers are 17–1 when Morrison pitches and 16–1 when he starts. He also leads the nation with 10 starts of at least six innings while allowing one or fewer runs. The only player with more such outings in the past five years is Paul Skenes, who did it for LSU during its 2023 national championship run. Morrison had a promising freshman season, going 6–1 with a 6.55 ERA and striking out 68 in 57 2/3 innings. He started a regional elimination game against Duke and couldn't make it out of the second inning in what was his shortest outing of the season. Surgery was next, followed by grueling rehabilitation. Once he was cleared to throw, he was determined to come back better. Against Oregon State, he was on point, locating his mid-90s four-seam fastball, slider, curve, and changeup. He struck out seven and walked none and retired 16 in a row from the third to eighth innings. 'I've always been a big strike thrower,' he said. 'My freshman year I threw a ton of strikes, but I had a hard time keeping the ball out of the middle of the plate. That was a big thing not only in my rehab last year, but even in freshman year development–throwing pitches where I want. I think it's pretty awesome to do that type of stuff.' Morrison grew up in a sports-minded family. His mom, Jennifer, played basketball at Saginaw Valley State, and his dad, Mark, played football at Central Michigan. His sister, Maddie, plays volleyball at Wayne State (Michigan). 'I don't think there's anything I wouldn't do in order to win,' Morrison told the On The Clock podcast. 'I feel like I'm just more competitive than ninety percent of human beings.' Morrison will pitch for the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod League after the CWS and should hear his name called in the Major League Baseball amateur draft in July. Nothing Morrison has done in his comeback surprises Schnall. 'Well, his freshman year, we could see that this guy was going to be a slam dunk Friday night starter, and unfortunately he had the injury,' Schnall said. 'What you see from Jacob–he's mature, he's a winner, he's extremely competitive. He's hardworking. He's 6-8. He's got a great arm. He's a 3.5-plus student. When you say, 'How do you want your son to be?' this is the ultimate individual.'
Skift
09-06-2025
- Business
- Skift
Subdued Tone Among Hotel REITs at Nareit Conference
The DJIA was up 443 points while Nasdaq was up 232, the S&P 500 rose 61 points while the 10-year treasury yield was up .12 to 4.51%. Lodging stocks were higher. BHR was the mover of note, up 5%. The common opinion from those at the NAREIT conference was that the tone was more subdued than from the C-Corps, which was interesting considering uncertainty was the conclusion in describing the tone at NYU. The public hotel brands always seem more bullish, but the private companies, consultants, and other non-REIT executives were cautious. Truist said they think the subdued tone could be because of frustration with REIT stock prices, as insiders at the hotel REITs have been buyers of their stocks lately. It could also be the lackluster transaction market, interest rate volatility, and, once again, the general uncertainty. As far as business is concerned, none of them said business has taken a turn in the negative direction, but they also didn't say things are better than they look. Baird said their take is that the shorter booking window, calendar shift impacts, consumer pricing sensitivity, and general macro uncertainties are keeping management team outlooks and convictions held in check. They expect REITs to continue to be net sellers of assets and purchasers of their own stock. The Baird-STR Hotel Stock Index showed a rebound in hotel stocks in May, up 9.3% from April, the first month-to-month gain since January. Century Development Group announced that The Westin Flushing LaGuardia Airport officially opened its doors. The 13-story property was developed by Century Development Group and is in Queens, NY. The hotel features 148 king rooms, 79 double rooms, 14 queen rooms, and 5 suites. The expansive lobby includes a 16-foot ceiling, a lush biophilic living wall, while the property includes amenities like WestinWORKOUT Fitness Studio, Spa Features, over 6,000 square feet of meeting and event spaces, and the Blu Ember upscale New American restaurant. HHM Hotels announced the launch of the Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, which was recently renovated and rebranded. The property has a prime location near City Hall and the convention center, refreshed guestrooms, a renovated lobby bar and restaurant, plus flexible meeting and event spaces with city views. This is the only Courtyard in Center City. Opal Hospitality announced the opening of Hotel Railwayparc Montreal, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. The 73-room boutique hotel was developed by Sergakis Holdings. Key amenities include a lobby restaurant and bar, a hidden speakeasy bar, a fitness center, and flexible meeting rooms. IHG Hotels & Resorts is gearing up to open a variety of new hotels and resorts this summer in locations across the globe - from the US to Japan to Australia. New/upcoming hotels in the Americas include: voco Laguna Hills, now open in Laguna Beach, California; Real InterContinental Lima Miraflores, opening June 2025 in Peru; Atwell Suites Corpus Christi, opening July 2025 in Texas. In Europe, The Chania Hotel Crete, Vignette Collection is now open in Chania, Greece; The Holiday Inn Resort Szklarska Poreba Happy Valley is opening in September 2025 in Poland; opening H2 2025 is the voco Antalya Konyaali in Turkey; and the Crowne Plaza Dushanbe is opening H2 2025 in Tajikistan. IMEA openings include the Kimpton KAFD Riyadh, opening in June 2025 in Saudi Arabia; InterContinental The Red Sea Resort, opening in H2 2025 in Saudi Arabia; and Ciel Dubai Marina, Vignette Collection opening in H2 2025 in the UAE. The ANA Holiday Inn Tokyo Bay and the ANA Crowne Plaza Resort Uruma Hills are both now open in Japan. In Southeast Asia, voco Bandung Setiabudi is opening in July 2025 in Indonesia; InterContinental Halong Bay Resort is opening in Summer 2025 in Vietnam; and the Crowne Plaza Bangkok Rama 9 is opening in Q3 2025 in Thailand. Hotels opening in Australia include the Hotel Indigo Melbourne Little Collins & Holiday Inn Melbourne Bourke Street Mall opening Q3 2025, marking IHG's first Australian dual-branded hotel; and the Crowne Plaza Shell Cove Marina is opening in August 2025. The circular-shaped Holiday Inn on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, is being rebranded into a Hotel Indigo. There is no timeline for the transformation. Tidal Real Estate Partners bought the hotel in 2021 and originally planned to tear it down and build a new 20-story tower with a Kimpton hotel and high-end apartments. Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that all required regulatory approvals have been obtained for its cash tender offer to purchase all the outstanding ordinary shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts NV for $13.50 per share in cash. Hyatt said they expect to complete the tender offer following the expiration at 5 PM NYC time on June 9th. Shade Hotels by hotelier Michael Zislis is unveiling a new era for its Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach locations. The full-scale refresh across both properties includes new guestroom designs, revamped restaurant menus, and rooftop programming. With the relaunch comes a new name for each hotel: Shade at the Beach (Manhattan Beach) and Shade at the Marina (Redondo Beach). Shade at the Beach is celebrating its 20th anniversary and features an indoor-outdoor restaurant, The Skydeck, complete with a new pool and cabanas, and refreshed meeting and event spaces. Shade at the Marina features a re-imagined Aquadeck rooftop and Sea Level Restaurant & Lounge. Appellation joined forces with Deepak Chopra to create a transformative wellness destination community: AMEYALLI Park City by Appellation, set to debut in 2026. Appellation will manage and operate AMEYALLI Park City by Appellation, comprised of an 80-key hotel, a restaurant and bar, along with a Wellbeing Center complete with an expansive spa, luxury pool, and additional restaurant. The surrounding wellness development will also feature the AMEYALLI Center of Excellence in partnership with Deepak Chopra, as well as three types of private luxury residences. Cushman & Wakefield Hotel Group announced it sold the 152-room full-service Best Western Gateway Grand in Gainesville, FL. The property was sold through a discreet & confidential marketing process. This was the first time the hotel was ever "on-market." The property was sold for $14.1 million and a 5.9% Cap Rate on 2024 figures. C&W said they have another 19 hotels under contract and expect 2025 to be a record-breaking year for hotel sales. Paramount Lodging Advisors announced the sale of the 114-room Aloft Marriott Sacramento Airport Natomas in Sacramento, California. PLA represented the seller in this transaction. European Highlights Zeal Hotels appointed James Ferdinando as sustainable development lead, as the group expands around the UK. Zeal Hotels will draw on Ferdinando's extensive experience in sustainable construction practices and sustainable development. He joins the group from RED Construction, which constructed the voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, where he was group head of sustainability. Hilton is set to open a McLaren Racing-themed suite at The Trafalgar St. James London Hotels, a part of its Curio Collection, to mark the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The suite will be available for booking from July 8 through July 20, 2025. This initiative is part of a celebration for Hilton's 20-year partnership with McLaren Racing. Criterion Capital has acquired the London office building Mansell Court, with the intention of turning it into a 200-room Zedwell hotel. The project joins Criterion's pipeline of 22 hotels, which will add to its current sites at Greenwich, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road, and Knightsbridge in London and Zedwell Manchester, which is expected to open in 2026. Ares Management Corp., with funds from Ares Real Estate, has acquired the entire UK hotel portfolio and operating platform from London-based Landsec for $501 million. The sale has been rumored for months, but Landsec confirmed the 21-hotel deal on Wednesday. Landsec said the net proceeds of the sale will initially be used to repay debt. Ares' partner on the Landsec hotel portfolio acquisition is London-based hotel-operating partner EQ Group. Tristan Capital Partners completed its acquisition of budget hotel brand EasyHotel, which it announced on May 1. The deal for 100% of the hotel firm's shares was completed via Tristan Capital's discretionary fund, European Property Investors Special Opportunities 6. The terms of the cash deal comprised the acquisition of approximately 189.5 million shares for an aggregate price of $224 million. KE Hotels secured planning permission for a major expansion and refurbishment of the Holiday Inn Luton Airport, which will include the addition of 89 new guest bedrooms and a series of external upgrades. The approved plans include a multi-story rear extension, which will increase the hotel's capacity significantly from 124 to 213 rooms. Scandic Hotels is expanding its presence in Sweden with a new property in the ski resort area of Salen. The hotel, currently under development, will feature 120 rooms and 16 apartments, along with conference facilities. The property is being developed in partnership with Lima Besparingsskog and is positioned to provide direct ski-in, ski-out access. Plans for the hotel also include a wellness area complete with a sauna, gym, and pool that extends from indoors to outdoors. A new ski lift will facilitate easy transport from the hotel to the ski slopes. The ground floor will feature large windows in the lobby, restaurant, and bar areas, and multiple fireplaces are planned to create a cozy ambiance.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Couple stabs each other during bloody fight in Queens apartment
A Queens couple stabbed each other during a violent fight inside a Queens apartment early Saturday, officials said. It was one of two bloody blade attacks that took place in the city within five hours, the NYPD said. The two victims, a 27-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, were inside their apartment at NYCHA's Pomonok Houses on Jewel Ave. near Parsons Blvd. in Flushing at about 4 a.m. when they started arguing with each other, cops said. As the fight continued, one of the men pulled a knife, cops said. The two stabbed each other as they fought over the knife. When cops arrived, each man was suffering from multiple stab wounds to the body, cops said. EMS rushed both victims to New York Presbyterian-Queens, where the younger man was rushed into surgery and listed in critical but stable condition. The older victim was also listed in stable condition. The knife was recovered as detectives determined what sparked the fight. There were no prior domestic incidents at the apartment, a police source with knowledge of the case said. In an unrelated incident five hours earlier, two men, both 53, were found slashed inside he basement of a Sunset Park, Brooklyn, home on 58th St. near Seventh Ave. One of the victims was slashed in the neck, cops said. The second man had a deep gash to his head. Both were taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn where the one slashed in the neck was listed in critical condition. The other man is expected to recover. No arrests have been made in either case. The bloody back to back attacks come as felony assaults in the city were down, but only by less than 1%. As of May 25, cops had investigated 11,066 felony assaults, 21 fewer than this time last year, cops said.
New York Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
$800 Million Overhaul of U.S. Open Stadium Will Add Space and Luxury
The United States Open tennis tournament, already one of the most glamorous sporting events in the world, will become even fancier after an $800 million renovation that will be the largest single investment in the site's history. Tennis fans will see some of the transformations in Arthur Ashe Stadium, in Flushing, Queens, where the tournament in held, while other parts will be off limits to them — unless they grow up to be tennis stars. The project includes an overhaul of Ashe Stadium, the centerpiece of American tennis, which will add shine and much-needed walking space to a concrete and steel building that can feel cramped and sweaty on the busiest match days. The other part is an opulent new building for the players that will feature state-of-the art training facilities, luxury accommodations and cafes. Construction, which has already begun, is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2027 U.S. Open. The United States Tennis Association, which runs the tournament, said work would not interfere with the tournament over the next two years. 'We are doubling down on the continued growth that we are seeing in tennis in this country,' said Danny Zausner, the association's chief operating officer, who helped unveil the renovation at a news conference on Monday. The U.S.T.A., a nonprofit organization whose mandate is to develop tennis in the United States, said it would pay for the entire project through reserve funds and debt and that the project would not require any more land in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. New York City owns the 46 acres in the park that houses the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The city leases it to the U.S.T.A. — just as it leases the land that the Yankees and Mets stadiums sit on to the teams' owners. The U.S.T.A. has already spent over $1 billion on construction around the grounds over the past decade, adding three new stadiums and refurbishing all the outer courts and practice areas. But Ashe is big moneymaker with a tournament that generates hundreds of millions of dollars each year. It is the world's largest tennis stadium with a capacity of almost 24,000. That figure will remain roughly the same. What will change is the feel and look as walkways and seating areas get expanded and refitted, adding 40 percent additional space within the stadium, according to Mr. Zausner. The most visible changes will be in the crowded concourse levels. Those will be fitted with high-end shops, restaurants and clubs and gleaming, expanded walkways, providing more space to areas that can get jammed with fans at times. Since 2017, attendance at the U.S. Open has grown year over year (excluding the 2020 pandemic year, when no fans were allowed) and last year it topped one million for the first time. Despite its immense size and once-modern sheen, Arthur Ashe Stadium is from a different era. It opened in 1997 and is the second-oldest major sports venue in the metropolitan New York area, after Madison Square Garden, the home of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers. Ashe Stadium is also the final of the two dozen courts at the National Tennis Center to be remodeled. The last work done there was the retractable roof that debuted in 2016. The architect for the project is Rossetti, the same firm that originally designed Ashe, along with most of the other recent upgrades on the grounds. The plan will shift the existing luxury suites higher and add 2,000 new seats to the lower bowl of the stadium, increasing that number to 5,000. It will also include seven new bunker suites, the luxury spectator lounges dug out below court level that have provided large revenue streams at other arenas, like Madison Square Garden. The glass-and-brick players building, which will cost a projected $250 million, will sit on an existing parking lot, and tower over the five practice courts. It will include a two-story garage plus indoor and outdoor training facilities and opulent lounges. Stacey Allaster, the tournament director, said on Monday that the center will help ensure that players are fit and able to perform at a high level for hundreds of thousands of spectators after a long season of competition. 'Happy players, happy fans,' Ms. Allaster said.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Francisco Lindor Sends Clear Message After Mets' Win Over Cubs
On a cold, rain-slicked Friday night in Flushing, the crack of Francisco Lindor's bat cut through the gloom like a lightning bolt over Citi Field. Jameson Taillon's first inning offering didn't just land in the seats—it ignited the New York Mets' offense and set the tone for a 7-2 takedown of the Chicago Cubs. It was Lindor's fourth leadoff home run of the 2025 campaign, a number that now marks a trend rather than a fluke. More than an individual feat, it's becoming a reliable signal: when Lindor strikes early, the Mets find themselves in position to control the game. New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12)© John Jones-Imagn Images The significance of Lindor's early-inning damage goes beyond the scoreboard. It's become a rhythm-setter for a lineup that has started to find its identity. His May 9 shot off Taillon followed a string of similarly impactful swings. Advertisement With four leadoff home runs across just over a month, each one stamping his influence on a game before it had the chance to settle in, Lindor is helping carry New York's offense. That kind of spark at the top of the order doesn't just energize the dugout—it gives the Mets a tactical edge before the opponent has a chance to get comfortable. Lindor's home run may have opened the scoring, but it was the Mets' relentless approach with two strikes that defined their offensive identity Friday. Twelve of New York's 13 hits came with two strikes, a level of situational hitting that speaks directly to preparation and execution. 'An at-bat's not over 'til it's over,' Lindor told SNY's Steve Gelbs postgame. 'You gotta grind. You get a good pitch, no matter what the count is, and execute the plan. The hitting coaches have done an outstanding job of preparing us.' That grit showed not just in singles, but in power: three of the Mets' four home runs came in two-strike counts. Against a Cubs pitching staff that tried to nibble and force mistakes, the Mets didn't bite. They adjusted, shortened swings, and kept pressure on with every at-bat. Advertisement It's no longer just about waiting for stars to carry the offense. The Mets' lineup—top to bottom—is beginning to perform like a complete unit. Francisco Lindor (.297) and Pete Alonso (.324) are providing the firepower, but every member of the starting nine found a hit on Friday. It's not just the stars—it's the structure. The approach has shifted. There's intent behind every plate appearance, cohesion in each inning. When a lineup produces 13 hits—12 of them with two strikes—and sees every player contribute, it signals more than a one-off offensive burst. It suggests a team that knows who it is and how it wants to win. The Mets aren't hiding from expectations. The roster is built to contend, and with both lineup and rotation trending toward full health, the conditions are ripe for a serious postseason push. Friday's win wasn't just dominant—it was instructive. It showed what this team looks like when it plays its brand of baseball: patient, powerful, and prepared. Advertisement They'll be back at it Saturday night at 7:15 PM ET for Game 2 of the three-game set against Chicago. But regardless of the series outcome, this performance underscored something larger. Francisco Lindor's bat is leading more than innings—it's shaping the Mets' identity. And when the tone is set early, it becomes increasingly clear: these Mets are built to win. Related: Mets Predicted to Make Rafael Devers Move Amid Mark Vientos News Related: Mets' Carlos Mendoza Makes Controversial Jeff McNeil Move Before Cubs Game
