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USA Today
19-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Broncos' updated 90-man offseason roster following 2 moves
Broncos' updated 90-man offseason roster following 2 moves The Denver Broncos made two roster moves this week, swapping one defensive back for another. The Broncos added cornerback Mario Goodrich, who spent this spring playing for the UFL's Birmingham Stallions. The 25-year-old cornerback already has NFL experience following stints with the Philadelphia Eagles (2022-2023) and New York Giants (2024). To make room for Goodrich on the 90-man* offseason roster, Denver waived safety Tanner McCalister. The 25-year-old defensive back appeared in three games last season, recording one tackle. *Note that Denver has an extra 91st spot on the roster because Australian-born punter Jeremy Crawshaw gets an offseason roster exemption as part of the NFL's international player pathway program. With that caveat in mind, here's a look at the team's roster going into the summer. Broncos offseason roster Denver will trim the roster down to 53 players by Aug. 26, then they will build a 16- or 17-player practice squad. Last year, the team's initial practice squad included Burton, Tillman, Bailey and Badie. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
USA Today
18-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Clemson cornerback Mario Goodrich signs with the Denver Broncos, per reports
Former Clemson cornerback Mario Goodrich signs with the Denver Broncos, per reports Former Clemson standout Mario Goodrich is getting another opportunity in the NFL. The Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League released Goodrich on Monday so he could sign with an NFL team, and according to PFN's James Larsen, the veteran cornerback is now joining the Denver Broncos. Goodrich signed with the Stallions in February after being waived by the New York Giants ahead of the 2024 NFL season. He went on to appear in seven games this year—six during the regular season and one in the postseason—while battling through injury. The 6-foot, 191-pound defensive back finished his UFL stint with 17 total tackles (one for loss), six pass breakups, and three forced fumbles. Before his time in the UFL, Goodrich spent time with both the Philadelphia Eagles and Giants. He initially signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2022 NFL Draft and remained on their practice squad for two seasons. Goodrich saw game action with the Eagles in 2023, playing in four games (one start) and recording five tackles, including three solo stops. At Clemson, Goodrich appeared in 47 games with 16 starts from 2018 to 2021. He totaled 84 tackles, 15 pass breakups, five interceptions, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. He earned first-team All-ACC and third-team All-America honors as a senior and was named MVP of the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
Chicago Tribune
09-06-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Park Ridge farmers market opens for its last run on Prairie Avenue. New location expected next year.
The Park Ridge farmers market season has kicked off, this year with dozens of weekly vendors, others who will make guest appearances and some who will be part-time sellers, officials say, with the marketing set to run until fall. 'It's amazing, we had a great kickoff,' Steph Goodrich, the market master and committee chair said about the May 24 opening weekend. 'It was probably our biggest market.' Organizers say the longtime market is doing better than ever. While crowds usually top out around 1,500, Goodrich estimates it's been closer to 2,000 people in May. 'That was probably our best-attended market,' Goodrich said of the season's kickoff Memorial Day weekend. This is the last year the market will be held at its current location, 15 Prairie Ave., near the former AT&T building. The open-air market started in the parking lot there in 1991 and since then, it has taken over the whole block of Prairie Avenue from Main Street to Garden Street. This year, the new owners of the AT&T building let the city and farmers market organizers know they have future plans for the lot. Organizers expect to be busy looking for a new space that's both big and comfortable enough to host thousands of people and dozens of vendors. So far, nothing has been decided, and so far, Goodrich said there is no real sense of urgency about securing a new farmers market home. 'We're being thoughtful in our discussions,' she said. In the meantime, the focus is on this year's offerings. Visitors can walk down aisles of vendors who are selling everything from coffee and pastries to tamales, potted plants and, in one tent, handmade wooden cutting boards and pizza peels. There are also offerings of sugar peas, radishes, berries and spring greens. 'We have a good variety and a selection of different farmers and vendors that people enjoy,' said Goodrich. For many sellers, this market is an annual tradition. Josh Beeching, a manager for Barry's Berries out of Michigan, said he's been selling at the market for six years. 'There's great people here,' Beeching said, working alongside his daughter, 11, and her cousin, 13. He said the Saturday market is a great way to spend time with his family. On a recent Saturday the family was selling apples, strawberries and blueberries. But Beeching said as the summer wears on, he'll have more produce, including peaches, apricots, nectarines and plums. He looks forward to the crowds. 'There's a lot of friendly people here,' he said. Market organizers say it's the community that draws the vendors and keeps them selling in Park Ridge. 'The community is what keeps them coming back,' Goodrich said. It's still a bit early for a lot of popular vegetables and fruits, but Karen Grunschel, a member of the city's Farmers Market Committee, said visitors can expect all of that in the coming months. 'Corn starts in late July and goes through September,' she said, adding there is talk of having corn roasts later in the year. Wherever the market eventually moves, Shannon Halt says she will be there. Halt, who technically lives in Chicago, said she never misses a Park Ridge market. 'We come every Saturday,' Halt said. She explained it's one of the bigger markets and she appreciates the weekend tradition. 'It's such a great way to start the day.'
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
It's Military Spouse Appreciation Day: Here's What Three Military Spouses Want You to Know
Many people understand the hard work, bravery and selflessness that members of the military dedicate to their service. But not as many understand the scope of the sacrifice their spouses make behind the scenes to support the service members they love. In honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Day on May 9, PEOPLE spoke with a few military spouses on the invisible struggles they face. "We take on the role of maintaining equilibrium amidst war," said Allison Goodrich, whose spouse has served in the Marine Corps for 17 years. Military spouses are tasked with managing "the mental load of war," Goodrich said. She described the anxiety of managing a household while checking the news, wondering if their spouse is safe. "When you see the news, whether it's combat, a tragic aviation crash, or whispers of what's to come, the first person who absorbed that news was a military spouse," Goodrich said. "The fear of the knock at the door," as Kristy Willis called it, compounds on top of the stress of running a household alone. Willis' spouse has served Army Special Operation Command for 24 years. "We have seen this happen to those close to us and have grieved these losses, which makes the fear even more relevant and constantly felt," Willis said. And even on a more day-to-day level, these spouses are often raising families alone for long stretches of time, often in a new or unfamiliar location where they don't have built-in networks. This is true of Katie Moore, whose husband, Nick, has served in the Navy for 20 years. They've been stationed on the East Coast for the entirety of Nick's service, 3,000 miles away from their family. This isolation isn't uncommon for military spouses, and it can put them in difficult situations — like putting a new neighbor as an emergency contact on their child's school forms. "In any other circumstance, I would never place a complete stranger on such an important form," Moore said. "But when you're a military spouse, isolated from family and support systems, sometimes a name, any name, is your only option." Other military spouses constantly move around, making it difficult to put down roots anywhere. "Always needing to live in constant transition has been hard for me," Willis said. But these unchangeable circumstances don't stop military spouses from taking charge of their own lives. "Military spouses run their homes, communities, small businesses and America's classrooms," Willis said. "There is so much more to these women than what most take the time to see." Goodrich, Willis and Moore have all sought the support of the Station Foundation, which gives support to not just members of the Special Operations Forces as they reintegrate back into civilian life, but to their families as well. "I saw the need firsthand in my own home. And when I finally lifted my head and looked around, I realized I wasn't alone." said Shannon Stacy, the director of programs at the Station Foundation. Stacy founded the organization with her husband, who served in the special forces. Stacy found that there wasn't space for military spouses to share their stories, especially those whose partners were in the special forces. "The situations they've lived through — things most people never have to face — stay buried. Imagine being in your twenties, helping your friend choose an urn for her husband who didn't make it home," Stacy said. "The emotional toll runs deep." Even beyond supporting impactful programs like the Station, there are plenty of ways to assist a military spouse in your life. "You can invite a military family over for breakfast during a deployment, plan an outdoor movie night with your neighbors, offer to swap childcare duties for an afternoon so a military spouse can get to an appointment, drop off flowers on a holiday, offer the kids a ride to school, bring a meal, mow your neighbor's lawn, or bring the trash cans in," Goodrich suggested. Small but meaningful ways to thank those in the military and their spouses for their service. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Apache Stronghold asks federal judge to halt action on copper mine until high court rules
Grassroots group Apache Stronghold asked the U.S. District Court in Phoenix on May 7 to temporarily block the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans that would help clear the way for Resolution Copper to take ownership of Oak Flat and begin extracting copper a site considered sacred to Apache and other Native peoples. Attorneys for the group argued in the hearing that if the government issues a final environmental impact statement and the land exchange is finalized before the U.S. Supreme Court decides if it will hear the case this fall, it would be too late to reverse and return the land to the U.S. Forest Service. The hearing was the latest turn in an ongoing struggle over a small plot of land in the mountains at the heart of an ongoing national debate about the conflict between First Amendment religious rights, public lands oversight and a 150-year-old mining law's relevance in the 21st century. The mining company argued that formally blocking the environmental review wasn't necessary because the government's schedule would still give the Supreme Court time to decide if it would take Apache Stronghold's longstanding lawsuit to stop the swap of other environmentally sensitive lands for Oak Flat. Judge Steven P. Logan, who heard Apache Stronghold's case in 2021 and rejected the group's call to stop the land swap, again oversaw the hearing. Logan said he would issue a decision no later than 5 p.m. May 14. Land transfer 'is the point of no return' The judge had some strong questions for all three parties. He asked Luke Goodrich, vice president and senior counsel at Becket, if Resolution would have the right to exclude Apaches after the transfer is done. "Yes," Goodrich replied. "There is no legal recourse, no binding obligation on Resolution's part to reserve waters, trees or sacred spaces. "All Religious Freedom Restoration Act rights will expire." Goodrich said his firm had serious questions over the merits of the case, including why the government was rushing to reissue the environmental impact statement. "There is an imminent loss of federally protected rights if the land exchange happens," he said. "At the moment of the land swap, the regulatory ability of the government to affect access (to the property) ceases." Goodrich also pointed out that the court would not be able to rescind the exchange retroactively. Resolution Copper wants to extract copper from Oak Flat, a campground that is part of the Tonto National Forest in Miami, Arizona. The method of extraction the mining company wants to use will eventually create a giant sinkhole on land sacred to the Apache. "Once it happens, it's done and the court can't act any longer," he said. "The transfer is the point of no return." Sacred lands: Indigenous people find legal, cultural barriers to protect sacred spaces off tribal lands A 20-year struggle over a small campground Also known as Chi'chil Biłdagoteel, "the place where the Emory oak grows," Oak Flat is at the heart of a dispute over what should happen to the 2,200-acre site about 60 miles east of Phoenix. Naelyn Pike, 25, a citizen of the San Carlos Apache tribe, speaks to protestors at Oak Flat about the importance of environmental protections. Pike and members of Apache Stronghold, gathered to discuss possible actions by the federal government. A federal agency that oversees and supports permits for public lands projects added Resolution Copper's proposed mine east of Phoenix to a new priority list on April 18, along with nine other mining projects. It is part of the administration's push to increase domestic production of critical minerals through an executive order issued March 20. The list was posted in the wake of an announcement by the U.S. government on April 17 that it would reissue the final environmental impact statement 60 days later, or June 16. When the document is published, a 60-day window opens to complete the land swap and transfer the site to Resolution. The Mining Law of 1872 opened federal lands to mineral extraction. U.S. citizens are entitled to explore and purchase mineral deposits on public lands designated as open for mining claims. It's the foundation of mineral extraction laws and hasn't been significantly changed in its 153-year history. In December 2014, Congress authorized the U.S. Forest Service to trade the site, currently a campground amid big Emory oaks, other trees and plants, for parcels of environmentally sensitive private land owned by Resolution, a company owned by British-Australian mining corporations Rio Tinto and BHP. Members and supporters of Apache Stronghold, a grassroots advocacy group opposing a land swap that would open Oak Flats to mining, listen to speakers talk about the importance of environmental protections and give updates on the group's legal challenges. Resolution plans to extract the copper ore using a method known as block cave mining, in which tunnels are drilled beneath the ore body and then collapsed, leaving the ore to be moved to a crushing facility. Eventually, the ground would subside, leaving behind a crater about 1,000 feet deep and nearly 2 miles across where Oak Flat and its religious and environmental significance now stand. The U.S. Forest Service published the final environmental impact statement and draft decision for the copper mine and land swap five days before the end of the first Trump administration in January 2021. The land deal could have been finalized within 60 days of that action. Apache Stronghold filed for an emergency injunction April 24 in response to a letter from the administration to the U.S. Supreme Court on April 18 that it intended to issue the final environmental impact statement 60 days later, as soon as June 16. The high court has been debating since late 2024 if it would accept the case. Necessary minerals: Why can't the US mine and refine all its copper? What to know about new Trump order Resolution was granted permission to join the lawsuit in 2023. After being turned down by the federal district court and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Apache Stronghold appealed to the Supreme Court in 2024. The high court has continued to consider the case, but as of May 5, has not yet decided if it will hear the group's appeal. Resolution Copper, whose attorneys also participated in the hearing, said before the hearing it understands and respects that not everybody approves of the mine. However, a spokesperson said the company has been consulting with tribes and communities for almost a decade. "The information collected and the two-way dialogue with Native American tribes and communities in a co-design approach has significantly reshaped the project," he said. "The company has agreed to forego portions of the ore body and major facilities have been completely relocated to avoid dozens of areas of cultural significance and hundreds of ancestral sites, medicinal plants, seeps and springs." Apache Leap has been placed in permanent protection, and Oak Flat campground will remain open and accessible for decades, he said. Resolution officials detail site costs Logan asked Victoria Peacey, Resolution Copper's president and general manager to clarify the firm's assertion that it was spending about $11 million a month in carrying costs, and if it would be paying those costs after construction commences. Peacey said the current figure was to maintain the two tunnels the company has already drilled, to maintain and shore up older tunnels from the mine's Magma Mine days, to wrap up rehabilitating waste piles in and around Superior and repurposing at least one site into a water treatment plant for the town, and for payroll for Resolution's current 400-employee roster. She said most of those employees are local to Arizona's Copper Triangle, including San Carlos Apache members, and include biologists, cultural resource specialists, technicians and engineers. She said some of those costs, such as keeping the major mine shafts clear, would be incurred through the mine's anticipated 40-year lifespan. And some costs, like lighting, she said, would actually increase. The judge asked Julia Morgan, attorney for the U.S. government, if the high court had reviewed any petition as many times as Apache Stronghold's, but then ended up refusing to deliberate the case. Morgan said she wasn't aware of any. Logan then asked both parties to list their opponents' strongest arguments and state their counterarguments. Goodrich said the biggest argument would be the large copper deposit — estimated to be about 40 billion pounds — but Congress also passed legislation affirming Native people's right to practice their religions. He said Apache Stronghold is just asking for a halt to the land swap process until the Supreme Court decides if they will take the case. "If the Supreme Court says no the government loses nothing." He asked Morgan, the attorney for the government, what she felt was Apache Stronghold's main argument and the government's counterargument. "The Stronghold's argument is the surface destruction, the ultimate destruction of lands that will disrupt their religious practice," she said. "However, that harm won't occur in the next 14 days or 30 days." Morgan added that the harm to the land won't occur before the courts are done deliberating, "thus there is no need for an injunction" to halt the land swap process. After the hearing, a Resolution spokesperson said the mine is vital to securing America's energy future, infrastructure needs and national defense with a domestic supply of copper and other critical minerals. "We are encouraged by the significant community support for the project, which has the potential to become one of the largest copper mines in America, add $1 billion a year to Arizona's economy and create thousands of local jobs in a region where mining has played an important role for more than a century." "(The government) knows that the Apache people are still today engaging in sacred practices there that they can't engage in anywhere else," Goodrich said after the hearing. "And yet it told the court today it wants to rush ahead with a mine that will completely swallow Oak Flat in a crater and end centuries of Apache religious practices forever." "Today, I heard Resolution Copper say that they spent $11 million (a month) to maintain the assets," said Naelyn Pike of Apache Stronghold. "My religion, my way of life, my culture, is not an asset. It is our way of life that we've had since time immemorial, and it is priceless." Debra Krol reports on Indigenous communities at the confluence of climate, culture and commerce in Arizona and the Intermountain West. Reach Krol at Follow her on X @debkrol. Coverage of Indigenous issues at the intersection of climate, culture and commerce is supported by the Catena Foundation. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Apache Stronghold asks judge to halt action on Resolution copper mine
