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A state Republican political operative has filed a lawsuit against Mary Fay, the unsuccessful GOP candidate for state comptroller, and her treasurer, charging that their campaign failed to pay part of a contract to raise money that made Fay eligible for public financing. William J. Evans Jr., of Wolcott, charges that Fay, of West Hartford, and Casimir Mizera, of Stratford, wrongfully terminated his $26,000 contract signed in August, when Evans agreed to raise enough money for Fay to participate in the Citizens' Election Program. After writing checks totaling $16,000 for Evans, a former staff member of the state House of Representatives, Fay’s campaign did not pay off the balance of the contract, the lawsuit claims. Then Mizera, allegedly with Fay’s knowledge, defamed Evans when he “falsely suggested that the plaintiff was taking kickbacks from the campaign,” the lawsuit alleges. Evans claims his statewide reputation has suffered. Evans says that "false and defamatory … [Read more...] about CT Republican files lawsuit against former candidate claiming breach of contract

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 17 MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — In the wake of the worst massacre in Los Angeles County history, the California governor was meeting gunshot victims in the hospital when he was pulled away and briefed on a mass shooting at the other end of the state. Word that a gunman had killed seven people at mushroom farms in a scenic coastal stretch of Northern California came just hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke of his fatigue and frustration with mass shootings. “I can’t keep doing them,” he told reporters earlier Monday in Monterey Park, where 11 people were killed at a dance studio. “Saying the same thing over and over and over again, it’s insane.” Yet Newsom was in Half Moon Bay on Tuesday to address the third mass shooting in just over a week in a state with some of the nation's toughest gun laws and … [Read more...] about ‘It’s insane’: California copes with 3rd massacre in 8 days

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 HOUSTON (AP) — Jarace Walker had a career-high 25 points and seven rebounds, and No. 3 Houston rallied from an 11-point second -half deficit to defeat Cincinnati 75-69 on Saturday. Walker, who scored 13 points in the second half, was 10 of 14 from the field. J’Wan Roberts added 14 points and six rebounds, and Jamal Shead scored 13 points for Houston (20-2, 8-1 American Athletic Conference). Houston has won at least 20 games in eight straight seasons under coach Kelvin Sampson. The Cougars shot 57% but were just 5 of 17 on 3-pointers. Landers Nolley II had 24 points, including 6 3-pointers. Vicktor Lakhin added 15 points, and David DeJulius had 14 points and nine assists for Cincinnati (14-8, 5-4). The Bearcats shot 44%, including 11 of 27 on 3-pointers. Trailing 60-49 with 11½ minutes remaining, the Cougars used a 20-4 run to take a five-point lead … [Read more...] about Jarace Walker helps Houston basketball rally to beat Cincinnati

BMW were Formula 1’s third-best team in 2007: an excellent achievement given they only took over the Sauber team two years ago. Their challenge for 2008 is to reduce the gap to the leading teams, McLaren and Ferrari, It’s a big ask, and early in winter testing it looked as though they’d actually taken a step backwards. But in the later tests it appeared they’d finally unlocked the potential of the F1.08 and were able to talk convincingly about getting closer to the Big Two. Mario Theissen said: For 2008 we have set ourselves the target of closing the gap to the leading teams. In addition we intend scoring our first Grand Prix victory. Nick Heidfeld versus Robert Kubica BMW have not yet gone down the route of trying to bag a star driver. Team boss Mario Theissen clearly has a lot of faith in Heidfeld and Kubica. He bagged Heidfeld from Williams when BMW were supplying engines to them, and nicked Kubica from under Flavio Briatore’s nose. When Kubica arrived on the … [Read more...] about 2008: BMW · RaceFans

Listen to this article Over the off-season, Coyne tested Marcus Armstrong but he has been recruited by Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the #11 CGR-Honda on road and street courses, while Coyne’s former full-timer in the #51 entry co-owned by Rick Ware Racing, Takuma Sato, is the primary candidate for the #11 on ovals. Coyne, who sifted through six potential candidates for the #51 car, tested Sting Ray Robb on January 4 at Sebring, when Ganassi trialed 2021 Formula 2 runner-up Robert Shwartzman and Indy NXT (née Indy Lights) driver Kyffin Simpson, and Penske ran Dane Cameron. Robb finished the day second, just a few hundredths of a second off Shwartzman. “Sting Ray was really good, as fast as Shwartzman, basically,” said Coyne. “Shwartzman has a better résumé, driving with a bigger team, with an allegedly better engineer – our old one! [Ross Bunnell] – and we were just four-hundredths off. “So I’m very satisfied that Sting Ray can do a good job for us. His feedback was decent … [Read more...] about Robb set to be confirmed this week in Coyne IndyCar line-up

Max Verstappen took one of the most emphatic Driver of the Weekend victories this year following his scintillating Brazilian Grand Prix performance. His victory in Spain was the only time this year a driver has received a higher share of the vote. A late charge through the field on a rain-soaked track saw the Red Bull driver rise from 16th to 3rd in just 14 laps. Verstappen picked up 68% of the vote to top the poll for the third time this season. Race winner Lewis Hamilton was the only other driver to get a substantial number of votes, taking 16%. Max Verstappen’s Brazilian Grand Prix weekend Kimi Raikkonen . But he soon made amends once the race got going on a soaked circuit. The moment the safety car left the circuit Verstappen wasted no time in diving up the inside of Raikkonen at turn one. Job done, he began his race-long mission to overhaul the Mercedes drivers. When Marcus Ericsson hit the wall on lap 13 Verstappen gambled on a switch to intermediate tyres, but … [Read more...] about Verstappen dominates Brazil Driver of the Weekend · RaceFans

The first flyaway round of the world championship took place in Argentina on this day 60 years ago. But the race held at the behest of president Juan Domingo Peron ended in tragedy. Peron’s race Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Following his inauguration as president of Argentina in 1946, Peron tasked the Automovil Club Argentino to bring Grand Prix racing to the country. Peron had swept to power on a wave of public support and, like the Nazi and Fascist military regimes he had observed in Europe before and during the Second World War, he understood the value of motor racing in inspiring the masses. This was especially true when it harnessed the popularity of Argentina’s home-grown talents. Among the local drivers enlisted to provide competition for Europe’s top drivers was Juan Manuel Fangio , who had already triumphed in South America’s notoriously gruelling road races. Over the following years Argentina’s Temporada race series became a fixture for … [Read more...] about 1953 Argentinian Grand Prix: Peron’s race ends in carnage – F1 Fanatic

As today’s round-up was being finished reports began to emerge that former F1 medical delegate Professor Sid Watkins had passed away. The reports about Watkins, who turned 84 last week, are yet to be officially confirmed. Many of those who knew him and were treated by him have paid tribute to one of the sport’s most respected figures whose work undoubtedly saved lives: It was Sid Watkins that saved my life in Imola 94.great guy to be with,always happy…tks for everything u have done for us drivers.RIP — Rubens Barrichello (@rubarrichello) September 12, 2012 Such sad news about Prof Sid Watkins-our thoughts are with his family&friends. A true gentleman who did so much for our sport – thank you — WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) September 12, 2012 http://twitter.com/MarkGallagher62/statuses/245990330036518912 For a long time I wanted to call him every time I had to make a decision. Then I just started thinking "what would he do in this situation?" — Gary … [Read more...] about Mallya determined to keep Force India duo · RaceFans

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Marcus Sasser highlighted a 23-point performance with seven 3-pointers, and No. 1 Houston defeated Tulane 80-60 on Tuesday night for the Cougars' ninth straight victory. J’Wan Roberts scored 15 and Jamal Shead added 14 points for Houston (18-1, 6-0 American Athletic Conference), which led for all but a 50-second span in the first half while preventing Tulane (12-6, 5-2) from taking over the top spot in the conference. Jaylen Forbes scored 23 and Jalen Cook added 15 points for the Wave, which could not get closer than five points in the second half. When Sasser's 3 with 3:28 made it 73-54, Tulane fans started filing out of an arena that had been packed and loud for much of the game's first 30 minutes. Tramon Mark added 12 points for Houston, which shot 55.4% and hit 12 of 24 3-point attempts. Kevin Cross scored 12 for Tulane, … [Read more...] about Marcus Sasser leads No. 1 Houston past Tulane