Coach M.

Coach, Educator, and (most importantly) NancythatfrisbeeMom

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

WATCH: Olympic champion Masai Russell sets a new American record in the women’s 100mH, running 12.14 to win the #XiamenDL. Russell is now just .02 seconds off Tobi Amusan’s world record of 12.12. https://t.co/QE4p1sfeQY

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

The air traffic controller cleared the fire truck onto the runway. Seconds later, the same controller screamed “stop, stop, stop.” The plane was doing 93 to 105 mph.

Both pilots are dead.

Everyone will frame this as controller error. One controller was simultaneously managing a United flight that aborted takeoff after an anti-ice warning, dispatching a fire truck across an active runway, and sequencing an inbound Air Canada landing at highway speed. At 11:40 PM. On a mandatory overtime shift at a facility that has been understaffed for years.

A system that assigns one person that workload will produce exactly this outcome. The only variable is when.

The FAA is short approximately 3,000 controllers. The headcount dropped 13% from 2010 to 2024 while flight volume rose 10%. Over 40% of the FAA’s 290 terminal facilities are understaffed. The New York TRACON, which manages the most congested airspace in America across LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark, has been chronically below target. Newark was operating at 59% of its staffing goal. LaGuardia handles 900 flights a day.

The hiring pipeline is broken at every stage. Only 2% of applicants complete the full process. Training takes up to 6 years. The FAA Academy in Oklahoma City is a bottleneck, with roughly 35% of trainees washing out. Congress blocked legislation to build a second academy. In one recent hiring cycle, the FAA brought on 1,512 candidates and lost 1,300 in the same window. Net gain: around 160 controllers for an entire country.

Three things need to happen and everyone who can make them happen has known for years.

Congress needs to fund and authorize a second FAA training academy. One facility in Oklahoma City cannot produce enough controllers for 900 million annual passengers. Members of Congress from Oklahoma have actively blocked this. That needs to end yesterday.

The FAA needs to cut certification time. Six years from application to fully certified controller is absurd. The agency’s own data shows tower simulators reduce certification time by 27%. They’ve installed them at 95 facilities. That should be every facility, and the simulated hours should count toward more of the certification requirement.

The FAA needs to stop plugging staffing gaps with mandatory overtime. Controllers at understaffed facilities are working six-day weeks rotating between morning, mid, and night shifts. The NTSB has flagged fatigue repeatedly. The controller last night was managing overlapping emergencies during a nighttime operation. Overtime is not a staffing plan. It’s a countdown to the next runway collision.

The controller said “I messed up” to a Frontier pilot who watched the whole thing. The pilot responded “No man, you did the best you could.”

One of them is right. The answer determines whether this happens again.

[ESPN @espn]

10-SEED VIRGINIA TAKES DOWN 2-SEED IOWA 😱

The Cavaliers are Sweet 16 bound for the first time since 2000‼️

[Heritage Girls Basketball @girlspridebball]

Final from tonight! We found a new way to get it gone and now await state semi-final date and match up. @alyssastanfor34 led with 23 pts, 10 rbs, 4 ast. @KeiraStanfordbb added 10 pts, 8 rbs, 2 ast, 3 stls @juliaebball2026 added 7 and @KensleeStan2029 added 6

[CCHS Athletics @AthleticsCCHS]

Girls Basketball-

We will host Strasburg on Friday, March 6th in the State Semi-finals. TBA on time. Time will be released tomorrow morning

[7News DC @7NewsDC]

More than 1,200 DC Public Schools 6th graders received free Under Armour sneakers on Tuesday afternoon at CareFirst Arena. 7News' Jade Lawson attended the event.

#wjla #shoes #washingtondc #dcps #monoumentalsports

[LoCoSports @LoCoSports]

Girls Basketball: Heritage senior Alyssa Stanford scores 15 of her game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter as the Pride hold off Charlottesville to advance to a #VHSL Class 4 semifinal.

Heritage 50, Charlottesville 44 FINAL #LoCoHoops

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

✍️ 2024 Olympian and U.S. half marathon record holder Weini Kelati announces that she has signed with Nike.

Kelati is coming off representing the United States at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships.

She is slated to race the Barcelona Half Marathon on Feb. 15th.

Her personal best at the American record is 1:06:09 from the 2025 Houston Half Marathon.

[Edose Ibadin, OLY💫 @EIbadin]

Stay focused in a world full of distractions.

[HHSAthletics @HHSPrideSports]

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week!
@patientfirst

[USA Ultimate @USAUltimate]

Day Three Sweep. 🔥🇺🇸

Team USA wins 23 of 23 on the third day of @wfdf_wbuc, click the link for the full results page: https://t.co/cVIcazzzTh

#PullForUS | #USAUltimate

[Mayor Muriel Bowser @MayorBowser]

Go-Go is the official music, sound, and heartbeat of Washington, DC.

During Go-Go Preservation Week and all year long, we're proud to honor the artists, fans, and community who continue to keep the beat alive.

[Reagan Airport @Reagan_Airport]

It's tiiiiiiiiiiiiime!!!!!! OUR TREE IS UP! 🎄

[Coach M. @CoachMerriman]

Alexander is looking to defend our World Beach Ultimate title in Portugal this November. We’re so close to covering the final costs including fees, food, and housing. Every share and donation brings us one step closer. Thank you for your support! https://t.co/e1r52LqyAI

[Lethal Shooter @LethalShooter__]

Your hobby will become a stream of income when you start being consistent.✅

[Nolan Potts @CoachPotts23]

Heritage goes on the road and picks up the win at Broad Run.

Heritage 27, Broad Run 19 FINAL #LoCoFootball

@LoCoSports

[NFL @NFL]

.@JeremyMcNichols was breaking tackles left & right 😎 @FedEx

LVvsWAS on FOX/FOX One
https://t.co/HkKw7uXnxV

[Mark Tyler (Hogs Haven) @Tiller56]

My squad is tougher than your squad!