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MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez was standing at the podium for no more than five seconds Friday. Five seconds isn’t long enough to warm up anything in a microwave. It’s not long enough to change your shoes or wash your hands. It was more than enough time for the man decked out in a ball cap and a West Virginia University coat to let the hundreds inside the Coliseum know how he truly felt about WVU hiring Rodriguez for a second time to be its head football coach. “Go back to Michigan,” the man yelled again, over and over until he began to get pelted by trash and was finally escorted out of the arena by police. Rodriguez waited for the man’s exit before trying to mask the moment with a funny. “Any other Pitt fans can leave the building,” he said, bringing with it a loud ovation and a familiar chant. Anything else that happened at Rodriguez’s introductory press conference paled in comparison. For starters, it was closer to a frat party than any kind of press conference, not that most people care about that kind of stuff, so we’ll leave that right there. It all ended with both Rodriguez and the man who hired him — WVU athletic director Wren Baker — darting off the stage and rushing off behind the big blue curtain heading off for another interview with Pat McAfee. That was, at the very least, somewhat symbolic. It was 17 years ago when Rodriguez did the same thing to WVU, rushing off under the cover of darkness to go to Michigan. Rodriguez did it then by himself, with his discontent with the former WVU athletic administration well known. At least this time he was neck-and-neck with the top guy in WVU’s athletic administration, a sign of unity of sorts. What else happened Friday? Well, these are simply my observations. “This is really surreal,” Rodriguez said. “I never should have left.” By veteran sports writer Bob Hertzel’s count, Rodriguez used the word “mistake” seven times, referencing his departure from WVU in 2007. Most people apologize when admitting to a mistake. Not Rodriguez. The word “sorry” or “I wish it never happened” was never mentioned once. Now, privately, maybe Rodriguez has said it a hundred times, whether it was to a big-money donor, a close confidant or even to Baker during the interview process. But he had a major opportunity to say it to the fans Friday, the ones around the state, around the country, there in the Coliseum or even to that man who was yelling for him to go back to Michigan. It was an opportunity missed. “I understand there are fans who are upset,” Rodriguez said. “At least they care, right? I made a mistake, but I promise — not just to the folks who are upset — but to everybody here and everyone who have been very supportive, I will earn your support. We will earn your support and your trust back.” The thought is nice. Rodriguez’s action from this day forward will tell the real story. There is another side to the story, which is to say there were literally a few thousand in attendance who couldn’t be happier at the site of Rodriguez back at WVU. Not all of them were rich donors, which is sort of an angle that’s out there with Rod’s return, in that money most definitely talked in this instance. Most of them were just regular Joes, yearning for WVU to once again be respected nationally, as the Mountaineers were in Rodriguez’s first term. True, a portion of those happy fans were WVU students who were still likely in diapers in 2007. Others hooted and hollered every time Rodriguez made a point about coming back home. They sang “Take Me Home Country Roads” in unison. There is a large part of the fan base that is very much behind this hire. Yet, there is no one man or woman who can possibly have the entire pulse of the WVU fan base under their thumb, and so there is no way to measure the level of hurt or disappointment that is still felt by some toward Rodriguez. What we do know is the fan base — to some degree — was already divided before Rodriguez was even interviewed for the job. “Fire Neal Brown” and “Keep Neal Brown” billboards were seen all across town. Many loved the former coach for the integrity he brought to the program. Many hated Brown for not winning. By hiring the most controversial former WVU coach not named Bob Huggins to come back to be your football coach, how in the world is WVU’s fan base ever going to be united again? “Here’s what I know about West Virginia,” Baker said. “I’ve heard from both sides. Coach and I talked about this and he knows that there’s some people who have hard feelings from 17 years ago. West Virginians love to see West Virginians do well. West Virginians love to see this program do well and represent the state. “When I sat with him, no other candidate had the kind of passion for this state, this community, this university and this football program the way that he did. I’m excited that he’s here and we’re going to rally the fan base and we’re going to win games and there won’t be any kind of division. Everyone will be rooting for the Mountaineers.” In all sincerity, because Baker is very much an honorable man, WVU’s athletic director should be praying heavily tonight that’s the case. Because time, as the saying goes, did not heal all wounds where it concerns Rodriguez. Seventeen years may have healed some, but it was obvious from that one’s man ranting not all wounds were healed. Maybe winning will do so, as Baker suggested, which puts the pressure directly onto Rodriguez for a quick impact. If not, the next time Rodriguez conducts a frat party, er, press conference, there’s no telling how many people may have to be escorted out by the police.Trump transition team ethics pledge appears to exclude president-electcockfighting live 。

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The suspect, identified by police as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, had a gun believed to be the one used in Wednesday’s attack on Brian Thompson , as well as writings expressing anger at corporate America, police said. Here are some of the latest developments in the ongoing investigation: Where was the man captured? Mangione was taken into custody at around 9:15 a.m. after police received a tip that he was eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 85 miles (137 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh, police said. People are also reading... Mangione was being held in Pennsylvania on gun charges and will eventually be extradited to New York to face charges in connection with Thompson’s death, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. What evidence did police find? In addition to a three-page, handwritten document that suggests he harbored “ill will toward corporate America,” Kenny said Mangione also had a ghost gun , a type of weapon that can be assembled at home and is difficult to trace. Officers questioned Mangione, who was acting suspiciously and carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a U.S. passport, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. Officers also found a suppressor, “consistent with the weapon used in the murder,” the commissioner said. He had clothing and a mask similar to those worn by the shooter and a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching one the suspect used to check into a New York City hostel before the shooting, Tisch said. What do we know about Mangione? Kenny said Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco and that his last known address is in Honolulu. Mangione, who was valedictorian of his Maryland prep school, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a university spokesman told The Associated Press on Monday. He learned to code in high school and helped start a club at Penn for people interested in gaming and game design, according to a 2018 story in Penn Today, a campus publication. His social media posts also suggest that he belonged to the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. They also show him taking part in a 2019 program at Stanford University, and in photos with family and friends at the Jersey Shore and in Hawaii, San Diego, Puerto Rico, and other destinations. The Gilman School, from which Mangione graduated in 2016, is one of Baltimore’s elite prep schools. Some of the city’s wealthiest and most prominent people, including Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr., have had children attend the school. Its alumni include sportswriter Frank Deford and former Arizona Gov. Fife Symington. In his valedictory speech, Luigi Mangione described his classmates’ “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things,” according to a post on the school website. He praised their collective inventiveness and pioneering mindset. Mangione comes from a prominent Maryland family. His grandfather Nick Mangione, who died in 2008, was a successful real estate developer. One of his best-known projects was Turf Valley Resort, a sprawling luxury retreat and conference center outside Baltimore that he purchased in 1978. The father of 10 children, Nick Mangione prepared his five sons — including Luigi Mangione’s father, Louis Mangione — to help manage the family business, according to a 2003 Washington Post report. The Mangione family also purchased Hayfields Country Club north of Baltimore in 1986. On Monday, Baltimore County police officers blocked off an entrance to the property, which public records link to Luigi Mangione’s parents. A swarm of reporters and photographers gathered outside the entrance. Luigi Mangione is one of 37 grandchildren of Nick Mangione, according to his obituary. Luigi Mangione's grandparents donated to charities through the Mangione Family Foundation, according to a statement from Loyola University commemorating Nick Mangione’s wife’s death in 2023. They donated to various causes ranging from Catholic organizations to colleges and the arts. One of Luigi Mangione’s cousins is Republican Maryland state legislator Nino Mangione. A spokesman for the lawmaker's office confirmed the relationship Monday. The shooting and a quick escape Police said the person who killed Thompson left a hostel on Manhattan's Upper West Side at 5:41 a.m. on Wednesday. Just 11 minutes later, he was seen on surveillance video walking back and forth in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, wearing a distinctive backpack. At 6:44 a.m., he shot Thompson at a side entrance to the hotel, fled on foot, then climbed aboard a bicycle and within four minutes had entered Central Park. Another security camera recorded the gunman leaving the park near the American Museum of Natural History at 6:56 a.m. still on the bicycle but without the backpack. After getting in a taxi, he headed north to a bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge, arriving at around 7:30 a.m. From there, the trail of video evidence runs cold. Police have not located video of the suspected shooter exiting the building, leading them to believe he likely took a bus out of town. Police said they are still investigating the path the suspect took to Pennsylvania. “This just happened this morning," Kenny said. "We’ll be working, backtracking his steps from New York to Altoona, Pennsylvania,” Kenny said. Associated Press reporters Lea Skene in Baltimore and Cedar Attanasio in New York contributed to this report. The business news you need

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