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Daily Record
an hour ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
SFA's amatuer system risks another season of chaos for youth football
When the Scottish FA's Comet system crashed last year, you'd have thought it would have acted as ample warning against a repeat. Hundreds of matches were called off and a generation of volunteers were left in a state of frustration over their dealings with the SFA's complex computer registrations system. Several sources last year spelled out that Comet was overly complicated for the grassroots game. And too many people were stuck for too long in a 'computer says no' death loop. But roll on 12 months and with the new season six weeks away the computer pile-up is happening again with Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks. We can't overstate the importance of keeping kids safe but after last year's issues, there can be no excuse for another round of infuriating delays, exacerbated by the lack of any human helpline to streamline the process. Football is a moneymaker at the higher levels. And the SFA, which governs our national game, is not short of a few bob, with millions coming in via grant funding before any other revenue is even added up. That's why there is no excuse for failing to see this coming. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. The SYFA needs a team of professional administrators that can master any system or database required to run the game. Professionals must be available at the end of a phone to educate the officials of clubs who give up their own free time to bring youngsters into the game. And the SFA needs to sort this out well before next summer – or they will score a hat-trick of own goals that no one wants to see. Welcome back, Lewis Capaldi Lewis Capaldi's return to music with an unannounced performance at Glastonbury showed just how much he has been missed. The singer had been on an extended break from music since 2023 due to his mental health struggles. The break had followed a concert on the same Pyramid Stage two years ago, when his voice 'packed in' and fans had to help him finish his biggest hit, Someone You Loved. Everyone understood Lewis, who suffers from anxiety and Tourette's, needed to put his health first. It was wonderful to see him once more engaging with his fans in his modest way, despite his incredible talent. He's also back with a new single that deals head on with his troubles and highlights once again what a special talent he is.
USA Today
6 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Nets waive F Maxwell Lewis prior to June 29 $2.2 million deadline
Lewis, 22, came to the Nets in December as part of a trade from the Lakers. Lewis averaged 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 42.2% from the floor and 38.0% from deep. Brooklyn had until June 29 before Lewis' $2.2 million salary was guaranteed. The Brooklyn Nets came away from the 2025 NBA Draft with five new players being added to the team ahead of the 2025-26 season in which the Nets continue the rebuild. Brooklyn will be heading into the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League with the anticipation of seeing all of the new rookies, but it looks like the roster is already being affected by the many additions. The Nets announced on Friday that they have waived forward Maxwell Lewis, two days before the team had to decide whether to keep Lewis on the roster given that his $2.2 million salary would become guaranteed on that date. June 29 is a pivotal date for Brooklyn since that is when they have to decide whether to extend qualifying offers to their four restricted free-agents and pick up the team options on four other players. Lewis, 22, came to the Nets in December as part of a trade that sent forward Dorian Finney-Smith and guard Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Lewis, guard D'Angelo Russell, and three second-round picks, all from the Lakers. Lewis went on to average 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 42.2% from the floor and 38.0% from three-point land. By waiving Lewis, the Nets will incur a $100,000 dead money cap hit or in other words, 0.1% of the salary cap for the 2025-26 season as a result of the move. As Nets Wire previously mentioned, Brooklyn was running into a roster crunch given that they technically had 23 players prior to Lewis being waived, including the five incoming rookies, restricted free-agents, and forward Terance Mann, who was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks in a multi-team trade earlier this week. Now, the Nets have 22 players that are on the roster in some capacity so the numbers crunch is still an issue, but they still have some time to address that. Lewis being waived is the beginning of an offseason in which Brooklyn will have to make some tough decisions, especially since maximizing cap space is still presumably part of the equation for the rebuilding franchise.
New York Post
7 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Maxwell Lewis becomes Nets roster casualty with historic draft class coming in
The Nets waived forward Maxwell Lewis on Friday, clearing up roster space after taking the biggest crop of first-round draft picks in NBA history. Lewis had initially arrived in the Dec. 29 trade that had sent Dorian Finney-Smith to the Lakers, but he immediately fractured his left tibia making a 3-pointer seconds into his New Year's Day debut. The injury stunted his opportunity to show what he could do, in the end averaging 5.3 points in 14.2 minutes over just 21 appearances. Advertisement 4 Maxwell Lewis (27) drives up the court during the second half against the Toronto Raptors at Barclays Center on April 6, 2025, in Brooklyn, NY. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST But more importantly, Brooklyn had to make room for their huge incoming class of rookies. The Nets took five players in the first round of Wednesday's NBA draft, a league record. Two days later, they waived Lewis to clear the deck. Advertisement Those first-round picks, along with some other undrafted rookies, will be on display in a couple of weeks when the Nets head to compete in the Las Vegas Summer League. The schedule was released Friday, showing four games, though every team is guaranteed to play at least five tilts. 4 Egor Demin of the Brooklyn Nets speaks to the media after being drafted eighth overall during the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Getty Images Advertisement The Nets open up on July 10 vs. the Thunder (5:30 p.m., ESPN2). Then on July 13, they'll face the Wizards (8:00 p.m., ESPN2), on July 15 take on the rival Knicks (6:00 p.m., ESPN2), and then play the Magic the next night (7:30 p.m., ESPN). All times are Eastern, with the first two games at Thomas & Mack Center and the latter pair at the smaller Cox Pavilion. Then the Nets and other teams head into a tournament for the summer league title. Advertisement 4 Nolan Traore speaks during a Media Availability session prior to the 2025 NBA Draft at Lotte New York Palace on June 24, 2025, in New York City. Getty Images Brooklyn should contend for that with a team including first-round picks Egor Demin, Nolan Traore, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf. Late-season signee Drew Timme will play in the summer league per CBS Sports, while 2023 first-round pick Dariq Whitehead — who has seen his first two years slowed by injuries — presumably should be in the mix as well, along with several undrafted prospects. Six-foot-11 Alabama forward Grant Nelson and 6-foot-5 Oregon wing TJ Bamba will both join the Nets for the summer league. The former is in the mix for a two-way contract, per HoopsHype, while the latter is a Bronx native who was on the Big Ten All-Defensive team. 4 Maxwell Lewis was waived by the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Getty Images Sunday is the deadline for Brooklyn to pick up team options on Timme, Keon Johnson, Tyrese Martin and Jalen Wilson, as well as make qualifying offers to Cam Thomas, Day'Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams in order to make them restricted free agents. Advertisement Without qualifying offers, they'll become unrestricted free agents. Timme can play with the Nets' summer league team even if Brooklyn doesn't pick up his team option.
Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Lewis Capaldi supported by celebrity friends after emotional Glastonbury return
Lewis Capaldi's emotional surprise return to Glastonbury saw the Scottish singer receive an influx of support from the celebrity world two years on from his last performance An emotional Lewis Capaldi was supported by a wave of celebrity friends as he made a surprise return to Glastonbury. The Scottish singer returned to Worthy Farm two years after he last performed at the festival. The Someone You Loved singer struggled to finish his set last timeout, with his voice faltering in a touching message to the crowd. At the time, he told them: "Glastonbury, I'm really sorry. I'm a bit annoyed with myself." The crowd soon took over the vocals of Someone You Loved. "I feel like I'll be taking another wee break over the next couple of weeks. So you probably won't see much of me for the rest of the year, maybe even. But when I do come back and when I do see you, I hope you're still up for watching us." And today, after telling the crowd "second time's a charm," Lewis was able to complete the song two years on. Following his emotional set, Lewis took to Instagram to share a clip of the two performances merged together. In the touching clip, it showed the struggle of 2023 before a teary-eyed Lewis looked on after taking to the stage again today. He captioned his upload: "Glastonbury it's so incredible to be back, thank you so much for having me x" And his video was immediately met with a wave of support. Among those sharing a message with the star was former footballer Alan Shearer, who simply said: "Love it," alongside clapping hands emojis. McFly's Danny Jones also said: "Epic maaaaaate so good to see you back," while Sam Fender labelled it the "return of the king". Paddy McGuinness was also on hand to compliment his efforts, calling him the governor, while ex-Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall responded with a love heart emoji. Lewis was also supported backstage after his gig. Matty Healy was seen recording a message for some fans backstage to send his support to the Scottish star. A source attending Glastonbury told the Mirror: 'I heard him say 'really pleased he is here and I wish him well" Lewis' return comes hours after he released a new song called Survive. As he shared a post on Instagram announcing the new tune, he captioned it: "It's been a while." The new song is full of emotion with lyrics including lines such as "I swear to God I'll survive" and "I'm going to get up and live until the day that I die." It marks his first new release since stepping out of the spotlight because of his mental health. And as he performed it to the Glastonbury crowd he cried as he began to sing. He revealed that his one goal was to get back on stage at Glastonbury as he paid tribute to the fans. At the end of the song, he struggled to get through the track, with the emotion clearly a lot for him as he sang those final words with passion.
USA Today
8 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Colorado's Julian Lewis receives program legend's approval to wear No. 10
Blessed to be able to wear 10 at CU @KSlash10 🐐 Before Colorado freshman quarterback Julian "JuJu" Lewis has even taken a snap for the Buffaloes, he is already acknowledging the program's legends. Lewis' No. 10 Colorado jersey was recently made available for purchase on Fanatics, with his father, T.C. Lewis, expressing gratitude to head coach Deion Sanders and the football program for allowing his son to continue wearing his number. "Little things like getting your number for kids go a long way," the elder Lewis said on social media. "Thankful for Deion Sanders and the staff at CU for how they've made Julian's transition to college life smooth." While JuJu's jerseys are available for purchase before he has even suited up for a game, he acknowledged legendary Colorado quarterback Kordell Stewart, who also donned No. 10. The dual-threat Stewart threw for 6,481 yards and 33 touchdowns in his time at CU. He also got active in the ground game, rushing for 1,289 yards and 15 touchdowns. His play, along with that of 1994 Heisman Winner Rashaan Salaam, headlined a golden era of Colorado football, which the Buffaloes have yet to live up to since. Stewart responded to Lewis, giving his approval for the five-star freshman to wear No. 10, along with gratitude and props from one quarterback to another. From day one you've been doing your thing. Proud of you and keep doing what you've been doing 10!! Let's SKOOOO 💪🏾🦬💪🏾 Lewis has yet to take the field in an official game for Colorado, but understands the weight of the number he wears. With Stewart setting the standard for what No. 10 means in Boulder, Lewis steps into big shoes and an even larger legacy. As the next quarterback to don the number, Lewis has a lot to live up to, but so far, he is doing everything the right way. Contact/Follow us@BuffaloesWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.
