Author name: Darlene Mendez

Darlene Mendez is a journalist with Prairie Island News. She has been writing for the paper for over 17 years and has won numerous awards for her stories on local government, education, and sports. Mendez enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also loves watching sports and reading books.

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Sharks acquire top goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov in deal with Predators

By Jesse Granger, Scott Wheeler, Joe Rexrode and Mark Puleo The San Jose Sharks may have landed their goalie of the future Thursday, acquiring coveted prospect Yaroslav Askarov along with a 2025 third-round pick and forward Nolan Burke in a deal with the Nashville Predators, who received forward David Edstrom, a 2025 first-round pick and

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Proposal to remove college football's spring transfer portal window moves forward: Sources

The possibility of removing college football’s spring transfer window is officially on the table. The NCAA Football Oversight Committee this week recommended a proposal to the Division I Council to eliminate the 15-day April window and leave only the 30-day winter window, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Athletic. If adopted by

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Top Nationals prospect Dylan Crews to be promoted to big leagues: Source

Dylan Crews, the Washington Nationals’ top prospect and the No. 2 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, will make his major-league debut on Monday, a major-league source tells The Athletic’s Jim Bowden, confirming multiple reports. The former LSU star has split his 2024 season between Double A and Triple A and is slashing .272/.343/.455 with 13

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The Under-$20 Item Our Editors Obsessively Purchase Every Season

It’s physically impossible to “just take a look” around Anthropologie without leaving with a new candle, a pair of earrings, and maybe a cute beaded coin purse or chunky cardigan. Perhaps it’s the “treat yourself” mentality I tend to live by every so often, or maybe it’s the way Anthropologie always has something new and

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‘It’s Salvy!’ Royals’ 9-time All-Star stuns neighborhood kids by crashing Wiffle Ball game

A car pulled up in front of the Lard home on Thursday evening in Kansas City, Kan., and a big man stepped out. He wore white sneakers, a brown long-sleeve shirt and a familiar smile on his face. As he stood near the curb, he asked the group of boys in the yard if he

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Why McLaren's F1 title hopes hinge on everyone, not just Lando Norris, learning to be perfect

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula 1. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Monday and Friday morning. ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — After entering Formula One’s summer break as the form team, McLaren returned to the track on Friday at Zandvoort, eager to regain momentum. The 154 points accumulated

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