- Associated Press
Lawsuit filed in the death of dancer with a peanut allergy who died after eating mislabeled cookie
The estate of a young dancer who died after eating a mislabeled cookie containing peanuts has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming the failure to properly label the package was grossly negligent. Órla Ruth Baxendale, 25, died Jan. 11 after eating a Florentine cookie sold by grocery retailer Stew Leonard's and suffering an anaphylactic reaction, according to the lawsuit. Baxendale, who had a severe peanut allergy, had moved to New York City from England to pursue a career as a dancer and was in “the prime of her life,” according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in Superior Court in Waterbury.
- KFSN – Fresno
Good Sports: Atianna Marquez breaking her own track & field records
Atianna Marquez likes to fly. The Sanger Apache Senior has been competing in the pole vault since her freshman year.
- Associated Press
USC beats Cal to earn its ninth straight win and a spot in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game
Freshman Brayden Dowd hit his first career home run before finishing with four RBIs, Josh Blum threw two innings of scoreless relief for his 10th save and USC beat California 7-4 on Friday to earn its ninth straight victory and a spot in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game. USC (31-27), which advanced past pool play for the first time in program history on Thursday, will play either Stanford or top-seeded Arizona for the final Pac-12 title on Saturday. California (36-19) had the bases loaded with no outs in the third inning before USC starter Tyler Stromsborg struck out Rodney Green Jr. and got Peyton Schulze to hit into a double play.
