An exciting tribute to The Last Waltz is coming to New York, NY this Saturday, August 6th, powered by a number of performers who were included in the original performance. The Band’s famed last-ever concert featured a number of talented musicians, and a packed lineup are set to honor that show’s storied music like never before.Today, there has been an exciting update to the lineup, as Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir will be joining in the festivities. Weir recently wrapped up a summer tour with Dead & Company, and made his way over to Sweetwater Music Hall last night to perform with Donna Jean Godchaux, Steve Kimock and more on Jerry Garcia’s birthday. Watch “Scarlet Begonias” here.Weir will join in the tribute this weekend, which also includes Dr. John, Lucinda Williams, Howard Johnson, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, and Anderson East. Those musicians will be led by Larry Campbell, who will serve as the musical director for the Midnight Ramble Band, the long-time solo outfit for Levon Helm.Tickets and more information can be found here![H/T JamBase] read more

On Tuesday, May 8, Franklin County travelled to Milan to take on the Indians in a non-conference match. For the second time this season, Franklin County gave up only two games total in all five varsity matches to their opponent.Franklin County is now 17-0 on the season and will travel to Greensburg on Thursday, May 10, to compete in the first round of the EIAC conference tournament.Scores#1 Singles Lilli Stewart (FC) beat Margo Taylor (M) 6-0, 6-0#2 Singles Megan Routh (FC) beat Megan Burger (M) 6-0, 6-0#3 Singles Lauren Klei (FC) beat Delaney Bushhorn (M) 6-0, 6-0#1 Doubles Grace Moster and Katarina Sacksteder (FC) beat Tori Haessig and Abby Riehle (M) 6-0, 6-0#2 Doubles Maggie Brack and Taylor McCreary (FC) beat Tulsi Patel and DeLaine Weber (M) 6-2, 6-0Courtesy of Wildcats Coach Braydon Ertel. read more

(REUTERS)-Opener Tamim Iqbal struck his eighth hundred and shared a 144-run stand with Shakib Al Hasan to set up a comprehensive 90-run win for Bangladesh over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Dambulla on Saturday.Left-hander Tamim hit a 142-ball 127 while all-rounder Shakib scored a brisk 72 off 71 deliveries to help Bangladesh post 324-5 in their 50 overs after the hosts won the toss and put them in to bat.Sri Lanka, who suffered their first Test loss to their South Asian rivals on Sunday, were bundled out for 234 in reply with nearly five overs remaining.The hosts were reduced to 31 for three in the 11th over and never recovered.Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal’s 59 was the only knock of substance from Sri Lanka’s top order while all-rounder Thisara Perera struck a few late boundaries in his 55 from 35 balls.Seamer Mustafizur Rahman was the most successful bowler for Bangladesh with figures of 3-56.Earlier, Bangladesh lost opener Soumya Sarkar for 10 but recovered through a second-wicket stand of 90 between Tamim and Sabbir Rahman who scored 54.Sabbir and captain Mushfiqur Rahim (one) were out in successive overs to bring Tamim and Shakib together and the duo rebuilt Bangladesh’s innings before accelerating on.Tamim hit 15 fours and a six in his innings while Shakib’s knock included four boundaries and a six.The second ODI in the three-match series will be played at the same venue on Tuesday. BANGLADESH InningsT. Iqbal c Gunathilaka b Kumara 127S. Sarkar c Chandimal b Lakmal 10Sa. Rahman c Tharanga b Gunaratne 54M. Rahim c&b Sandakan 1S. Al Hasan c Sandakan b Lakmal 72Mosa. Hossain not out 24Mahmudullah not out 13Extras (lb-10 w-13) 23Total (for 5 wickets, 50 overs) 324Fall of wickets: 1-29 S. Sarkar,2-119 Sa. Rahman,3-120 M. Rahim,4-264 S. Al Hasan,5-289 T. IqbalDid not bat: M. Hasan, M. Mortaza, T. Ahmed, M. RahmanBowling: S. Lakmal 8 – 0 – 45 – 2,L. Kumara 8 – 0 – 74 – 1(w-3),T. Perera 8 – 0 – 63 – 0,S. Pathirana 5 – 0 – 27 – 0(w-2),L. Sandakan 8 – 0 – 43 – 1(w-3),A. Gunaratne 10 – 0 – 40 – 1(w-1)D. Gunathilaka 3 – 0 – 22 – 0.SRI LANKA InningsD. Gunathilaka lbw b Mortaza 0U. Tharanga c Mortaza b Ahmed 19K. Mendis c sub b M. Hasan 4D. Chandimal c Sarkar b M. Hasan 59A. Gunaratne c Mosa. Hossain b Al Hasan 24M. Siriwardana c sub b M. Rahman 22S. Pathirana c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 31T. Perera c Mahmudullah b M. Rahman 55S. Lakmal c Sa. Rahman b M. Rahman 8L. Sandakan run out (M. Rahman) 3L. Kumara not out 0Extras (lb-5 w-4) 9Total (all out, 45.1 overs) 234Fall of wickets: 1-0 D. Gunathilaka,2-15 K. Mendis,3-31 U. Tharanga,4-87 A. Gunaratne,5-121 D. Chandimal,6-153 M. Siriwardana,7-171 S. Pathirana,8-208 S. Lakmal,9-232 L. Sandakan,10-234 T. PereraBowling: M. Mortaza 7 – 2 – 35 – 2,M. Hasan 10 – 0 – 43 – 2, T. Ahmed 9 – 0 – 41 – 1(w-2)S. Al Hasan 8 – 0 – 33 – 1(w-1), M. Rahman 8.1 – 0 – 56 – 3(w-1),Mosa. Hossain 3 – 0 – 21 – 0. read more

FIFA has banned former vice president Reynald Temarii for eight years for taking Qatari powerbroker Mohamed bin Hammam’s money to pay legal costs in a corruption case linked to the 2022 World Cup vote.FIFA says its ethics committee ruled that Temarii accepting 305,640 euros ($343,000) from Bin Hammam in January 2011, breaching five sections of its ethics code.Temarii was then appealing a one-year suspension by FIFA which barred him from voting in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup contests, won by Russia and Qatar, respectively.FIFA had judged Temarii guilty of breaking confidentiality and loyalty rules by discussing the World Cup votes with undercover reporters from The Sunday Times.The official from Tahiti was then president of the Oceania Football Confederation. read more

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, two Iowans with COVID-19 died last night: one elderly adult over the age of 80 from Poweshiek County, and one older adult aged 61-80 from Allamakee County. That brings the total number of COVID-19-caused deaths in Iowa to three. =====Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, 2 additional deaths confirmed, Reynolds holds press conference today DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 56 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 235 positive cases. There have been a total of 3,740 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. According to IDPH, two Iowans with COVID-19 passed away last night, one elderly adult (81+ years) from Poweshiek County and one older adult (61-80 years) from Allamakee County. This brings the total COVID-19 deaths in Iowa to three.According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 56 individuals include:Benton County,  1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)Black Hawk County, 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years)Butler County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)Cedar County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)Cerro Gordo County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)Clinton County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)Dallas County,  1 adult (18-40 years), 1 elderly adult (81+)Dickinson County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)Dubuque County, 2 middle-age adults (41-60 years)Hardin County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)Harrison County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 3 older adults (61-80 years)Henry County, 1 elderly adult (81+)Iowa County, 1 adult (18-40 years)Johnson County, 2 adults (18-40 years),  5 middle-age (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)Linn County, 3 adults (18-40 years), 7 older adults (61-80 years)Mahaska County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)Monona County, 1 elderly adult (81+)Marshall County, 1 adult (18-40 years)Montgomery County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)Muscatine County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)Page County, 1 older (61-80 years)Polk County,  1 adult (18-40 years), 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)Tama County, 1 elderly adult (81+)Washington County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)Webster County, 1 adult (18-40 years)Winneshiek County, 1 adult (18-40 years)Woodbury County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)Wright County, 1 middle-age adult (41-60 years)A status report of monitoring and testing of COVID19 in Iowa is provided by IDPH and can be found here. In addition, a public hotline has been established for Iowans with questions about COVID-19. The line is available 24/7 by calling 2-1-1 or 1-800-244-7431. The state of Iowa has started sharing the number of negative tests conducted at outside labs, and is providing additional information on the conditions of those infected with COVID-19.  DES MOINES — Two more Iowans have died and 56 more positive cases of Iowans from COVID-19 have been identified. The Iowa Department of Public Health says that now brings the total number of positive cases in the state to 235. There have been a total of 3740 negative tests to date. The three local cases are in Cerro Gordo, Butler and Wright counties. Cerro Gordo — 1 older adult (61-80)Butler — 1 older adult (61-80)Wright — 1 middle-aged adult (41-60) Gov. Reynolds will hold a press conference today at 2:30 p.m. The press conference will be livestreamed and posted in full on Governor Reynolds’ Facebook Page. read more

JOHNSTON — State public health officials have drawn up a map that divides the state into six sections. They’re tracking COVID-19 developments in each area.The Iowa City Press Citizen obtained the point system being used to determine if or when Governor Reynolds issues a shelter-in-place order. Dr. Caitlin Pedati, the State Medical Director, said a key factor they’re following is the number of outbreaks in nursing homes.“It’s important to keep that in mind because we’ve seen the experiences of other countries and other states,” Pedati said Thursday during the governor’s daily news conference, “and how challenging it can be to care for those populations in those situations.”Earlier this week, state officials revealed there is an outbreak at a nursing home in Cedar Rapids, but on Thursday they have declined to reveal whether there are outbreaks at other facilities. Other factors state officials are tracking are the percentage of people in each part of the state who’re over the age of 65 and the percentage of Iowans in each of the six zones who’ve been hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19. Governor Kim Reynolds said the analysis helps deploy resources.“We can identify where some of the hotspots (are at. Is it in a region?” Reynolds asked. “So we can focus in and make sure that we are getting the equipment there, we have a workforce, we have the surge capacity in place — so that we don’t overwhelm some of our hospital systems.”State officials released the map showing these ratings to the public shortly before the governor’s news conference. It appears to divide the state based on which major hospitals would treat seriously ill patients in each region.“As we learn more and we take a look at other assumptions and data that’s available, we’ll continue to monitor the situation,” Reynolds said.The map shows segments of eastern Iowa with a score of 7 out of 10. A score of 10 would trigger a shelter-in-place order from the governor. Reynolds said earlier this week she might issue such an order for a region rather than for the entire state. read more