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USA Today
13-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Who is Oregon State baseball coach? Meet Mitch Canham, who has led Beavers back to CWS
Who is Oregon State baseball coach? Meet Mitch Canham, who has led Beavers back to CWS Show Caption Hide Caption Which NCAA baseball teams could blow up the bracket The Montgomery Advertiser's Adam Cole and The Southwest Times Record's Jackson Fuller break down who could wreck the tournament bracket. Oregon State baseball has a rich history with the College World Series. And when Oregon State takes the field for the first time at the 2025 College World Series, the eighth-seeded Beavers will be led onto Charles Schwab Field by someone who knows what it takes to be the last team standing. Sixth-year coach Mitch Canham won back-to-back titles with Oregon State as a player. REQURIED READING: Who's in College World Series? Updated bracket, schedule for NCAA baseball tournament The Beavers' appearance in Omaha – their first since winning it all in 2018 – is also quite the accomplishment for Canham and his staff. Oregon State earned a top 10 national seed in the NCAA baseball tournament after playing a complete college baseball schedule as an independent this season. Oregon State is the first independent team to make the eight-team CWS field since Miami in 2004. Canham is set to manage his first game in Omaha on June 13 at 7 p.m. ET when Oregon State opens up Bracket 1 play against Louisville at Charles Schwab Field. Here's what to know about Canham ahead of the CWS: Who is Oregon State baseball's coach? Oregon State baseball's coach is Mitch Canham, a former Beaver standout who was part of Oregon State's back-to-back national championship teams in 2006 and 2007. Who is Mitch Canham? Mitch Canham is in his sixth season as the Oregon State baseball coach, and is one of four coaches at the 2025 College World Series who have led their alma mater to Omaha. "From the beginning of the year, from taking this job, it was never about getting to Omaha. It's about winning it, on top of developing great young men," Canham told the media in Corvallis on June 11 while reflecting about leading Oregon State back to Omaha. " ... My soul was filled with gratitude and excitement for each of these guys." He was hired at Oregon State in 2019 as the successor to his former college head coach, Pat Casey, after coaching in the Seattle Mariners' minor league organization. "What an incredible day and a dream come true. Since stepping on the OSU campus in the summer of 2002, I felt a part of the Beaver family," Canham said in a 2019 news release. "... I am eager to get back to Oregon State University and do OUR family of Beaver Nation proud. Coach Casey and everyone who has been involved over the years have created such a wonderful and life-changing program, and I look forward to not only continuing in this fine tradition, but helping the program grow even more." During his play career in Corvallis, Canham finished with a career batting average of .314 with 31 doubles, eight triples, 25 home runs and 152 RBIs. He was named an All-America catcher in 2007 after posting a .326 batting average at the plate with 10 home runs and 59 RBIs. A two-time CWS national champion, Canham helped guide the Beavers to the 2005 and 2006 then-Pac-10 titles and a 27-6 record in the postseason. He continued his playing career at the next level, as he was drafted in the first round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. Canham would make it as high as Triple-A in the minor leagues as a player. This season, Canham has led the Beavers to their first trip to Omaha since winning it all in 2018. Oregon State's appearance at the CWS has come as an independent, just the sixth independent to make it to Omaha in CWS history, per the NCAA. Mitch Canham coaching history, record Mitch Canham record at Oregon State: Before being named Oregon State's coach in 2019, Canham spent three-and-a-half seasons as a manager in the Seattle Mariners' minor league organization: Clinton LumberKings (2016, then-Mariners' High A affiliate), Modesto Nuts (2017-18, Mariners' Single-A affiliate) and Arkansas Travelers (2019, Mariners' Double-A affiliate). Since taking over at Oregon State, Canham has led the Beavers to a 223-101-1 overall record. He has also led the Beavers to eight consecutive NCAA baseball tournament appearances, a streak that his predecessor started. Here's a breakdown of how the Beavers have fared under Canham: 2020: 5-9 overall * 5-9 overall * 2021: 37-24 overall 37-24 overall 2022: 48-18 overall 48-18 overall 2023: 41-20 overall 41-20 overall 2024: 45-16 overall 45-16 overall 2025: 47-14-1 overall * Denotes season was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic What happened to Pat Casey at Oregon State? Casey, a legendary college baseball coach, announced his retirement from Oregon State in September 2018, just a few months after leading the Beavers to their third CWS national title. "I would first like to thank all the players who have given me the opportunity and honor to coach them over the last 31 years," Casey said in a 2018 news release. "Your dedicated commitment has truly made the journey what it is and made what we do more than special; I will be forever grateful. You have left me with memories I will never forget. You are true warriors." In his legendary 24-year tenure in Corvallis, Casey won 900 career wins while leading the program to six visits to the CWS, three of which the Beavers have won: 2006, 2007 and 2018. Of his 900 career wins, 21 of them came in Omaha, which is among the most in CWS history per Oregon State. Noted by Oregon State, Casey's Beavers are the only program to ever win six elimination games in Omaha, doing so first in 2006 and then again in 2018. Additionally, the Beavers are just one of six Division I baseball programs to win back-to-back national titles in CWS history and were the first Northern school to win a championship in more than 40 years. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Police Target Dozens of Reporters During L.A. Anti-ICE Protests
Dozens of journalists have been assaulted and injured by federal and local law enforcement in Los Angeles during protests earlier this week against Donald Trump's mass deportation program. Press freedom groups are demanding that law enforcement stop targeting reporters covering the L.A. protests after on-air news broadcasts and cellphone video showed federal, state, and local police firing indiscriminately on crowds with pepper balls, rubber bullets, and other so-called less-than-lethal ammunition, while in other cases officers are seen firing on clearly identified members of the press. A coalition of 28 groups including the Los Angeles Press Club, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the American Civil Liberties Union, sent a letter to Department Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday "to express alarm" over the incidents and urge Noem to ensure that federal law enforcement officers uphold the First Amendment. According to the groups, there were at least 24 documented instances of journalists being targeted by law enforcement while covering Los Angeles protests between June 6 and June 8. "A number of reports suggest that federal officers have indiscriminately used force or deployed munitions such as tear gas or pepper balls that caused significant injuries to journalists," the letter said. "In some cases, federal officers appear to have deliberately targeted journalists who were doing nothing more than their job covering the news." Besides the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press, reporters in California are also protected by a state statute that allows them access to areas closed or blocked off by police responding to protests and prohibits any efforts to obstruct them. Nevertheless, police shot and injured multiple journalists with "less-than-lethal" munitions, physically impeded them from staying in areas they were legally allowed to cover, and threatened them for trying to assert their rights. Australian TV reporter Lauren Tomasi was live on the air when police shot her with a rubber bullet. That same day, a California Highway Patrol officer shot New York Post photographer Toby Canham in the head with a rubber bullet. The New York Post reported that Canham was "standing just off the 101 Freeway at an elevated level, was filming video of the chaos between cops and rioters when a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer suddenly turned his weapon toward him and fired from about 100 yards away." "When I got whacked, to my best recollection it was just me filming with my cameras on and then I got shot," Canham said. "Where I was hit, I was the only person overlooking the freeway. I wasn't surrounded so I was an easy target." "It's a real shame," Canham continued. "I completely understand being in the position where you could get injured, but at the same time, there was no justification for even aiming the rifle at me and pulling the trigger, so I'm a bit pissed off about that, to be honest." HuffPost reported that freelance news photographer Nick Stern was hospitalized after being shot in the leg with a 3-inch projectile that had to be surgically removed. Stern said he believed the device was supposed to be fired above a crowd, not at it. "Why this device was shot at human, kind of, waist high level, I do not know," Stern told HuffPost. "The people around me at that time was [sic] doing nothing more than waving Mexican flags." Other video shows police firing on a Univision television crew, shoving NBC LA reporters, The Southern California News Group's Ryanne Mena also posted photos of bruising from where she was struck by police pepper balls. CNN's Jason Carroll was also detained by police while reporting in Los Angeles. "Based on these incidents, it is apparent that LAPD and LASD officers are failing to meet their obligation to respect journalists' rights, protected by both the First Amendment and California statute, to gather and report news at protests—including after they're broken up by police," a coalition of press freedom groups wrote this week in a separate letter to the Los Angeles chief of police and Los Angeles County sheriff. The repression of media during protests is one of the hallmarks of lawless authoritarianism. It cuts off the flow of nongovernment information during unrest and chills the right of everyone to hold the government accountable. It should be condemned by leaders and investigated by agencies, and the individual officers should be held accountable. The post Police Target Dozens of Reporters During L.A. Anti-ICE Protests appeared first on
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Journalists among the injured in LA as ICE protests grow violent
By Helen Coster (Reuters) -Journalists have been among those injured during protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles in recent days, as police clashed with crowds of protesters and fired less-lethal munitions to disperse them. Since confrontations between demonstrators and law enforcement first flared over the weekend, more than 30 cases of "police violence" against journalists while covering the protests have been reported, according to a database maintained by the Los Angeles Press Club. The press club includes physical violence as well as efforts to impair journalists' coverage, such as nonconsensual bag searches, in the category. It updates its database with reports from journalists and incidents reported on social media. Some of the incidents have resulted in injuries. Lauren Tomasi, U.S. correspondent for 9News Australia, was hit by a projectile while reporting live in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Tomasi had her back to police and was speaking into the camera when an officer pointed a weapon toward her and fired it, according to a video of the incident. Toby Canham, a freelance photographer working for the New York Post, said he was struck by a projectile on Sunday, resulting in a bruised forehead. In an interview he said the projectile, which was "hard and rubbery," knocked him to the ground. The Post published an image shot by Canham showing a law enforcement official that he said had fired at him from about 100 yards (91 meters) away. Tomasi did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Matt Stanton, CEO of 9News parent company Nine, in a statement called the incident 'shocking' and emphasized the need for a formal investigation. A photo editor at the New York Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The press club said it was aware of 20 injuries to journalists during the LA protests, including at least five that required medical attention. While Reuters established that at least two journalists were injured, the news agency could not independently confirm whether Tomasi or Canham were targeted because they are journalists. Reuters also could not confirm the press club's figures. In remarks to Australia's National Press Club on Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tomasi was targeted as a journalist and that Australia has raised the issue with the Trump administration. An LAPD spokesperson did not confirm it had launched an investigation into the Tomasi incident, but highlighted a press release stating that its professional standards bureau 'will be investigating allegations of excessive force and other issues related to LAPD actions during the protests.' It is unclear whether those allegations relate to Tomasi. Other journalists included in the database said they were tear-gassed alongside protesters, kept in a small area, or had their bags searched by law enforcement without their consent. Asked about the incidents involving journalists, a White House spokesperson highlighted the risks to law enforcement officers and the public. 'Whenever violent, left-wing rioters engage in lawless behavior, they put innocent bystanders at risk," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement. She added that Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass "refused to quell the violent riots" and are "directly responsible for putting civilians in harm's way." Spokespeople for Newsom and Bass did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. Bass, a Democrat, has said protests have been "largely peaceful", but there have also been incidents of protesters hurling projectiles at police, burning cars and looting. INADEQUATE TRAINING? Adam Rose, the press club's press rights chair, said the volume of incidents involving members of the media over just four days is unprecedented in Los Angeles. The high frequency could reflect a number of factors, including inadequate training of both law enforcement and journalists, Rose said. Canham, the freelance photographer who was injured and who previously served in the British Army, described a scene in which people were throwing water bottles at law enforcement before an officer "deliberately aimed" at him. "My main point is, please positively ID a target before you shoot," he told Reuters. Since Los Angeles relies heavily on transportation by car, law enforcement officials have a large responsibility to move protesters out of the way to allow traffic to flow, said Katherine Jacobsen, the U.S., Canada and Caribbean program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists. The priority for moving traffic could create more opportunities for conflict between police and journalists, she said. Commentators on the right have taken to social media attacking coverage by some outlets, saying they were at times intentionally downplaying the protests. It was unclear if that criticism had any impact on the number of incidents involving journalists. Trump has said protesters have spit on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Saturday that ICE officers had been targeted in recent days and doxxed, the practice of publicizing private information for malicious reasons. Reuters could not confirm these incidents. GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS The LA protests are not the first time journalists including some from Reuters covering U.S. civil unrest have suffered injuries, whether by accident or through deliberate attacks. The number of physical assaults on members of the media spiked in 2020, the year nationwide Black Lives Matter protests erupted after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, according to Press Freedom Tracker, which describes itself as a nonpartisan news website and database. In subsequent years, assaults on journalists have moderated, the Press Freedom Tracker shows. Before the recent unrest in Los Angeles and other U.S. cities, only a handful of such cases have been logged by the database this year.
Hindustan Times
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Journalists among the injured in LA as ICE protests grow violent
* Over 30 incidents of 'police violence' against journalists tracked by LA Press Club * Australia reporter hit by less-lethal munitions * Press Club official cites inadequate training as possible factor June 11 - Journalists have been among those injured during protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles in recent days, as police clashed with crowds of protesters and fired less-lethal munitions to disperse them. Since confrontations between demonstrators and law enforcement first flared over the weekend, more than 30 cases of "police violence" against journalists while covering the protests have been reported, according to a database maintained by the Los Angeles Press Club. The press club includes physical violence as well as efforts to impair journalists' coverage, such as nonconsensual bag searches, in the category. It updates its database with reports from journalists and incidents reported on social media. Some of the incidents have resulted in injuries. Lauren Tomasi, U.S. correspondent for 9News Australia, was hit by a projectile while reporting live in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Tomasi had her back to police and was speaking into the camera when an officer pointed a weapon toward her and fired it, according to a video of the incident. Toby Canham, a freelance photographer working for the New York Post, said he was struck by a projectile on Sunday, resulting in a bruised forehead. In an interview he said the projectile, which was "hard and rubbery," knocked him to the ground. The Post published an image shot by Canham showing a law enforcement official that he said had fired at him from about 100 yards away. Tomasi did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Matt Stanton, CEO of 9News parent company Nine, in a statement called the incident 'shocking' and emphasized the need for a formal investigation. A photo editor at the New York Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The press club said it was aware of 20 injuries to journalists during the LA protests, including at least five that required medical attention. While Reuters established that at least two journalists were injured, the news agency could not independently confirm whether Tomasi or Canham were targeted because they are journalists. Reuters also could not confirm the press club's figures. In remarks to Australia's National Press Club on Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tomasi was targeted as a journalist and that Australia has raised the issue with the Trump administration. An LD spokesperson did not confirm it had launched an investigation into the Tomasi incident, but highlighted a press release stating that its professional standards bureau 'will be investigating allegations of excessive force and other issues related to LD actions during the protests.' It is unclear whether those allegations relate to Tomasi. Other journalists included in the database said they were tear-gassed alongside protesters, kept in a small area, or had their bags searched by law enforcement without their consent. Asked about the incidents involving journalists, a White House spokesperson highlighted the risks to law enforcement officers and the public. 'Whenever violent, left-wing rioters engage in lawless behavior, they put innocent bystanders at risk," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement. She added that Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass "refused to quell the violent riots" and are "directly responsible for putting civilians in harm's way." Spokespeople for Newsom and Bass did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. Bass, a Democrat, has said protests have been "largely peaceful", but there have also been incidents of protesters hurling projectiles at police, burning cars and looting. INADEQUATE TRAINING? Adam Rose, the press club's press rights chair, said the volume of incidents involving members of the media over just four days is unprecedented in Los Angeles. The high frequency could reflect a number of factors, including inadequate training of both law enforcement and journalists, Rose said. Canham, the freelance photographer who was injured and who previously served in the British Army, described a scene in which people were throwing water bottles at law enforcement before an officer "deliberately aimed" at him. "My main point is, please positively ID a target before you shoot," he told Reuters. Since Los Angeles relies heavily on transportation by car, law enforcement officials have a large responsibility to move protesters out of the way to allow traffic to flow, said Katherine Jacobsen, the U.S., Canada and Caribbean program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists. The priority for moving traffic could create more opportunities for conflict between police and journalists, she said. Commentators on the right have taken to social media attacking coverage by some outlets, saying they were at times intentionally downplaying the protests. It was unclear if that criticism had any impact on the number of incidents involving journalists. Trump has said protesters have spit on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Saturday that ICE officers had been targeted in recent days and doxxed, the practice of publicizing private information for malicious reasons. Reuters could not confirm these incidents. GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS The LA protests are not the first time journalists including some from Reuters covering U.S. civil unrest have suffered injuries, whether by accident or through deliberate attacks. The number of physical assaults on members of the media spiked in 2020, the year nationwide Black Lives Matter protests erupted after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, according to Press Freedom Tracker, which describes itself as a nonpartisan news website and database. In subsequent years, assaults on journalists have moderated, the Press Freedom Tracker shows. Before the recent unrest in Los Angeles and other U.S. cities, only a handful of such cases have been logged by the database this year.
Metro
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Metro
British photographer films moment US police shoot him with rubber bullet
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A British photographer on assignment to cover the Los Angeles riots filmed the moment he was shot in the head with a rubber bullet. Toby Canham, a dad of two, screamed: 'F***, f***, I just got shot in the head,' before falling to the ground. Less than six months after wildfires tore apart the City of Angels, the city is burning again as protests against the detention of illegal immigrants throughout the community have boiled over into outright violence. President Donald Trump has sent 2,000 troops to quell the disorder, even as the state governor blamed him for 'inflaming tensions', saying things were under control until he intervened. But innocent bystanders, such as Canham, who was on assignment for the New York Post, are caught in the middle. Canham said: 'When I got whacked, to my best recollection, it was just me filming with my cameras on and then I got shot. 'Where I was hit, I was the only person overlooking the freeway. I wasn't surrounded, so I was an easy target.' Toby was left with a gaping forehead wound, which has since been treated, but he isn't the only one who's been injured. Good Morning Britain star Noel Phillips was shot with a rubber bullet just before presenting from the LA protests. The North America Correspondent for the ITV show revealed on air this morning that just before he came onto air on Monday morning, he was shot by police. Dozens of people have been arrested as protests grow daily – today is the fifth day of demonstrations. Police have set off flash-bang grenades, used tear gas and shot rubber bullets into the crowds. It has now been reported that other Democratic cities, including New York, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Northern Virginia, will be targeted in new raids. California Governor Gavin Newsom teared up as he issued a warning yesterday: 'Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes; this moment we have feared has arrived.' More Trending The other cities on the target list are known sanctuary cities, where local laws often protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump views these as illegal, and previously said he'd withhold federal funding from them. He's also threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a major federal law which allows him to arrest protesters, whom he calls 'insurrectionists', en masse. The act was not, however, invoked during the January 6th riots, where insurrectionists broke into the nation's capital. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: TikTok star Khaby Lame with 162,000,000 followers flees US after being detained by ICE MORE: Elon Musk says he 'went too far' with posts about Donald Trump MORE: Trump likens LA protests to foreign 'invasion' amid attempt to block him from using troops
