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1 month ago | 
lawdragon.com | John Ryan
Sketch of Guantanamo Bay courtroom by Janet Hamlin. Editor's Note: This article was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
The CIA’s torture and incommunicado detention of a Sept. 11 defendant rendered his later confessions inadmissible, the military judge in the case ruled Friday.
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2 months ago | 
lawdragon.com | John Ryan |Guantanamo Bay
A tier of the Camp 6 detention facility. The camp is now used for migrant detainees. Advocacy groups are continuing to seek improvements to the attorney-access system for migrants held on Guantanamo Bay, contending that the current protocols are “grossly deficient” for individuals facing deportation and beneath those used for war-on-terror detainees held at the facility.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
lawdragon.com | John Ryan |Guantanamo Bay
Photo of Ammar al Baluchi provided by his defense team. Editor's Note: This article was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – After more than five years, the suppression hearing in the Sept. 11 case has drawn to a close much where it began – with defense lawyers claiming their client’s statements resulted from torture and the prosecution claiming they were voluntary.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
teamhandballnews.com | John Ryan
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:20 — 29.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Blubrry | RSS[MVP Gary Phillips led West Point Black to yet another title (photo: Rod Apfelbeck)] JD and John discuss the results of last weekend’s Collegiate Handball Championships.
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
teamhandballnews.com | John Ryan
Based on records and result the team were split into two divisions. Five teams were identified for D1, but all D2 teams were given the option of playing an opening match vs a D1 team to “play in” to D1. Pittsburgh and San Jose St elected to play in, but lost their opening matches and were assigned to D2Video StreamingMatches were streamed on multiple platforms. For matches that were recorded on YouTube I have placed a direct link (see match results throughout) queued up to the start of the match.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
teamhandballnews.com | John Ryan
We chat about professional indoor lacrosse, the upcoming Ohio State spring break trip to Hungary and some more discussion on scholarship sports and what the talent level of the U.S. men is compared to collegiate basketballHere are some topics and links to what was discussed:According to this National League Lacrosse Statistics website the attendance for the Saskatchewan Rush – Colorado Mammoth match was 10,449.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
teamhandballnews.com | John Ryan
Team Handball is a great sport and virtually everyone introduced to the sport has wondered why this most American of sports hasn’t caught on in the U.S. As someone who has followed handball development (or the lack thereof) in the U.S. for over 35 years I have been continuously frustrated with the overall lack of planning to move the sport forward.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
teamhandballnews.com | John Ryan
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:03 — 29.4MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Blubrry | RSS On the podcast we discuss the following topics: USA National Team player Ian Hueter’s move to ASV Hamm-Westfalen next season: Link Hueter Brother’s interview from 2021: Link USA GK Billy Kessler interview: Link (I don’t think he ever played in the HBL) A tangent on the HBL from my 1993 education: “Coach, what’s the Bundesliga?” Link Video of Finland’s Michael Kallman in action...
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
teamhandballnews.com | John Ryan
USA National Team Captain, Ian Hueter, will have a new club starting next season. Hueter, 26, who has been with TSV Bayern Dormagen since he was 10 years old recently signed a two year contract with ASV Hamm-Westfalen. Both clubs are in the Handball Bundesliga 2nd Division (HBL 2), but Hamm is currently in 3rd place and in a tight battle for promotion to the HBL. Here are some quotes from German news sources:Ian Hueter: On leaving Dormagen: “It wasn’t an easy decision.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
teamhandballnews.com | John Ryan
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:07 — 29.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Blubrry | RSSLast Wednesday (31 Jan 2024), Barstool Sports put out the welcome mat for the US Handball Union in their Chicago facility. Several athletes including former national athletes, Ty Reed and Michael King, referee, Josh Forsthoefel and USA Handball Talk co-host, JD Orr were on hand to demonstrate, play and talk handball with the Barstool Crew.
