Sean Murray (footballer, born 1993)

# Sean Murray (footballer, born 1993)

## Abstract

Sean Michael Murray (born 11 October 1993) is a professional association footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland First Division club Cork City, on loan from NIFL Premiership club Glentoran.

He progressed through the academy at Watford from the age of nine, and broke into the first-team in April 2011. He went on to make 85 first-team appearances for the club before being loaned to Wigan Athletic early in the 2015–16 season. He left Watford at the end of the season to join Swindon Town and then joined Colchester United in January 2017. He left Colchester in summer 2018 and joined Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub. In February 2019 he left Vejle Boldklub to sign for Irish side Dundalk.

Murray has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

## Club career

### Watford

Born in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, Murray joined Watford 's youth system in 2002, aged nine. Beginning in 2007, he studied at Harefield Academy as part of the initial intake where Watford's youth players are developed. Despite interest from Manchester City, Murray signed his first professional contract with Watford in July 2010, although due to Football Association regulations, it did not take effect until his 17th-birthday. He made his debut for the Hornets as a substitute in a Championship game against Queens Park Rangers at Vicarage Road on 30 April 2011, a 2–0 defeat for Watford.

On the fringes of the first-team under new manager Sean Dyche, Murray had made just one late substitute appearance in the first half of the 2011–12 season before he was a surprise inclusion in the starting line-up for Watford's FA Cup third round tie with Tottenham Hotspur on 27 January 2012. He came close to scoring in the game, hitting the post in the second-half before being substituted as his side fell to a 1–0 defeat. Murray retained his place in the team, and scored his first professional goal three weeks later, with a deflected free kick in a 3–2 victory for Watford against Leicester City. Murray continued to play regularly for the rest of the season; his good form, scoring four goals in seven games, led to him winning the Football League Young Player of the Month award for March. He won Watford's Young Player of the Season award at the End of Season Awards Dinner for his great form since his introduction to the first team, after scoring seven goals in 19 appearances.

In August 2012, Murray signed a five-year deal with Watford, but following the Pozzo family takeover of Watford and an influx of new players, Murray was restricted to playing 16 games and scoring one goal during the 2012–13 season.

He marked his return to the first-team on 6 August 2013 with two goals in Watford's 3–1 League Cup victory against Bristol Rovers, and he went on to make 39 appearances and score a total of six goals across the campaign.

Murray was restricted to making just nine first-team appearances during the 2014–15 season, making what was to be his last appearance for the club against Chelsea in a 3–0 FA Cup third round defeat on 4 January 2015.

#### Wigan Athletic loan

On 5 August 2015, Murray moved to League One side Wigan Athletic in an initial one-month loan deal, later extended until January 2016. He made his debut as a substitute during Wigan's 2–0 defeat at Coventry City on 8 August.

Murray scored his first and only goal for Wigan against Blackpool in a 4–0 victory in the Football League Trophy on 10 November, before his loan was terminated on 16 December. He had made eight appearances for Wigan.

### Swindon Town

League One club Swindon Town signed Murray on a free transfer on 31 August 2016 on a one-year deal, with the option of a further year. He made his club debut on 3 September as a substitute in Swindon's 2–2 League One draw at Peterborough United.

Murray scored his first and Swindon's only goal in their 3–1 home defeat by Northampton Town on 27 September. After 23 games for Town, Murray had his contract terminated by the club on 31 January 2017, having fallen out of favour under new director of football Tim Sherwood.

### Colchester United

Immediately following his release from Swindon Town, Murray signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with League Two club Colchester United on 31 January 2017. Murray made his debut as a replacement for Craig Slater in the 65th minute of Colchester's 1–1 draw at Blackpool on 4 February. He was sent off for the first time in his career for a bad challenge on Blackpool's Jim McAlister in the fifth minute of injury time. He ended the season with 16 League Two appearances to his name.

Murray scored his first Colchester goal on 30 September 2017 in their 1–0 win at Yeovil Town. He required an operation on his knee in October 2017 which would rule him out of action for up to six weeks. He completed the season with 40 appearances and three goals.

On 29 June 2018, Colchester manager John McGreal announced that Murray had left the club after failing to agree a new deal.

### Vejle Boldklub

On 26 July 2018, Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub announced the signing of Murray on a three-year contract. On 5 February 2019 Vejle announced, that they had mutually terminated the contract of the player.

### Dundalk

On the same day as Murray left Vejle Boldklub, he signed a long-term contract with Dundalk. In his first season at the club, he scored three goals in 25 league appearances to help win the Premier Division title and League Cup. In the 2020 Europa league third Qualifying round, He scored Dundalk's equalizing goal against Sheriff Tiraspol and eventually won the penalty shootout. He scored the opening goal against KÍ in the 2020 Europa league play-offs helping Dundalk qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage and scored again in the opening game against Molde FK.

### Glentoran

Murray made the switch to NIFL Premiership side Glentoran as a free agent when the transfer window opened in January 2022.

#### Cork City loan

On 9 January 2024, Murray signed for League of Ireland First Division side Cork City on loan until the end of July.

## International career

Although born in England, Murray qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish grandparents. Murray twice represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17 level in UEFA competitions, making his debut against Finland on 21 March 2010 in a 1–0 win.

Murray made his debut at under-19 level on 24 May 2011 in the Ireland's 1–0 win against Poland. He scored his first goal for the side in a 3–0 win against Italy on 29 May 2011, and went on to make twelve appearances for the side in UEFA competitions.

Murray scored on his under-21 debut on 10 September 2012 in a 4–2 away win against Italy. In total, he earned nine caps for the under-21 side.

## Honours

Individual

- FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year: 2013

- 2016 Watford Young Player of the Year

- March 2012 Football League Young Player of the Month

- League of Ireland Player of the Month: October 2020

Dundalk

- League of Ireland Premier Division: 2019

- FAI Cup: 2020

- League of Ireland Cup: 2019

- President of Ireland's Cup: 2019, 2021

- Champions Cup: 2019


Carleton Ravens football

# Carleton Ravens football

## Abstract

The Carleton Ravens football team represents Carleton University, which is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Ravens play U Sports football in the Ontario University Athletics conference. The Ravens football program started in 1945 and was continuously in operation until 1998 when the program was disbanded. The football program was brought back to the university in 2011 and began play in 2013. The football team has won one conference championship, winning the Dunsmore Cup in 1985 while playing in the Ontario-Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference.

## History

Historically, the Ravens football team first began play just after the Second World War in 1945 and was in continuous operation until the program was dropped in 1998. While the team had some success in the mid-1980s, poor performances and a plan by the Carleton Athletic department to invest more funds in other sports led to the sport being cut after the 1998 season. In their history, the Ravens won one Dunsmore Cup conference championship in 1985, but lost in the following Western Bowl to the Calgary Dinos 56 to 14.

### Beginnings (1945-1949)

The Originals, the first Carleton College football team, played its first organized game on a rainy October day in 1945. The Second World War had just ended and 36 war veterans, turned students, lined up to face their opponents Macdonald College in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que. Though the Carleton College team was bigger and more experienced, Macdonald took home the win (15-0). Carleton College, established in 1942, did not have the facilities or finances for academics, let alone a football team. Citizens of Ottawa rallied to help out the newborn squad. W.D.T. Atkinson allowed the team to practice at Glebe Collegiate, the school where he was principal. Charlie Kerr, one of the players, found the team matching brown and orange hockey jerseys to wear and the Strathcona junior team donated equipment. Tiny Hermann, a former Rough Rider star, agreed to volunteer his time as head coach. Joe Scanlon, author of History of Football at Carleton, lists these fine gentlemen as the members of the Originals:

Bob Forbes, Frank MacIntyre, Mel Carson, Bill O'Neill, Johnny Urquhart, Bill Rankin, Charlie Kerr, Don Sim, Johnny Moore, Charlie Charlebois, Donald McGregor, Merton Keith Salisbury, Wayne Dunphy, Ross Cavey, Al Holtby, Johnny Chown, Jim McNee, Lyall Graham, Bernard Garand, Harold Barnhart, Jim McKnight, Chuck Winters, Peter Ayearst, Russ Brown, Rock Robillard, Ted Graves, Robert Forbes, John Bell, Bill Morgan, Doug Good, Dave Morgan, Al Holley, J W York, Ted Ricker, Peter McDougal and Johnny Shore. The two managers were Jim Hanna and Don Anderson.

The Originals ended their first season with one win, two losses and a tie. The "Ravens" name came from the Carleton College student newspaper staff in 1948, when they started using that moniker with no explanation. It may have had something to do with the team's raven-like black uniform. By 1946, Carleton College was located on First Avenue, with the Ravens occupying a 12'x15' locker room in the basement. The dressing room was in the attic and practices were held in a small, poorly-lit yard behind the school. In 1947, the team entered the intermediate league with St. Patrick's College, the University of Ottawa and Queen's University. It was in this newly-formed league that the long rivalry between the University of Ottawa and Carleton College began, and the Ravens became an integral part of university life. Fans would rally and march from First Avenue to Lansdowne Park for home games and pile onto buses for the away games. The first decade of Ravens football history endured hardships such as under-funding, changes in leadership and, as veterans graduated, depleting numbers.

### Trying times and turnaround (1950-1959*)

The early 1950s were trying years for the Ravens. The low enrolment and roster numbers left Coach Arnie McWatters with a "patchwork" team. High scoring losses against teams in the newly formed Ottawa-St. Lawrence Conference left the Ravens low on morale. Ravens football came to a grinding halt, with no inter-varsity team in the 1951 season after the loss of college grant money. The seemingly bleak future of the Ravens was brightened when the college revived the program in 1952. Norm Fenn, assistant coach and full-time director of Athletics, provided the first link between the college administration and the football team, and would prove vital in the years to come. The new team entered a league with Macdonald College, Bishop's University and St. Patrick's College. There was little carryover of players from the previous decade, but the new players were ready and willing pupils.

The Ravens were on their way to a significant turnaround in 1953, with their first winning season. The new head coach, Bill Stanton, led the team to winning games against Loyola (now Concordia University) and McGill. For the first time, in 1954, Carleton was in the running for a league title. They ended the season in a tie for second place with the Royal Military College (RMC), and won the first Panda game in 1955. This season was one of the best in Ravens' history, with Carleton holding first in the league until a final game with the University of Ottawa (U of 0). However, the success would be shortlived1955 to 1959 were not to be as successful as the years before. The competition grew with the establishment of the Ontario Intercollegiate Football League, with the inclusion of the University of Ottawa, RMC, McMaster University, University of Waterloo and the Ontario Agricultural and Veterinary College at Guelph (now University of Guelph).

(*)Carleton football suspended operations for one year in 1951 due to financial constraints and began play again in 1952.

### Keith Harris era begins (1960-1969)

Coach Keith Harris arrived for the start of the 1959 season, bringing needed leadership and routine to the Ravens squad. He began the Monday night "horror movie" tradition where films of previous games were picked apart and analyzed. Primitive but effective recruitment strategies picked young men from the registration lines in September. The 1960s also saw the first football training camps, where tactical knowledge and skills, along with kinship, were developed. The players did odd jobs on campus to earn room and board in the new campus fieldhouse at the newly opened Rideau Campus. Harris was also the assistant director of Athletics while Norm Fenn, assistant coach, filled the position of director.

The results of these changes began to surface as early as the 1960 season, when the Ravens beat RMC twice in a row and non-winning games had small point spreads. For the first time in five years, no team shut the Ravens out, and player retention from year-to-year was on the rise. In 1962, Carleton fought its way to the top of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence conference, ready to take the conference title. Carleton challenged the first-place team in the conference: the McMaster Marauders. Although both morale and skill were at an all-time high, the McMaster team won, putting Carleton in second place. The 1963 season was also very successful, and 1964 brought Pedro the Panda back to Carleton after an eight-year stay with the Gee-Gees. Players like Bob Amer, Dave Dalton and Gord Pranschke set league records. These three players, along with Murray Thrift, Larry Matheson and Earl Hammond, made the 1965 league all-star game. A unique challenge was presented to Carleton's football Ravens in 1967, when St. Patrick's College, one of Carleton's frequent opponents, was incorporated into Carleton University. The two very separate football teams were to become one squad. By 1968, the integrated Ravens team earned a second-place finish and sixth-place nationally. The 1960s were truly the Ravens' first Golden Age.

### Tougher competition (1970-1979)

The Ravens football club moved from the mediocre Central Canada Intercollegiate Conference (CCIC) into the highly-competitive Ontario University Athletic Association (OUAA) in 1971. This league contained the nationally ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Queen's University Golden Gaels. Carleton's first game in the OUAA was against the Varsity Blues. Though they were the underdogs, the Ravens upset the Blues with an impressive 12-3 win. One of the highlights of the 1971 season was the Panda Game, when the number one team in the nation, the Gee-Gees, was upset by the Ravens 28-14. All in all, the 1971 season was an impressive debut in the OUAA.

The 1972 highlights included a phenomenal game against Waterloo, where the offence finally proved themselves with a 35-6 score. The Ravens seemed to score every time they touched the ball. After shattering 21 team records, the Ravens were proud going into the 1974 season. The Ravens struggled, but secured a 10th-place national ranking, obtaining a playoff spot in the OUAA eastern division. Though the Ravens didn't take the Panda game or the playoff semi-final with Toronto, 1974 was a season where the Ravens commanded the respect of the OUAA.

1975 and 1976 were rough years for the team. Coach Kim McCuaig left to work full time with the Athletics Department and was replaced by Brian Kealey. These two seasons were, in fact, winless, but the 1977, 1978 and 1979 seasons got the attention of the league and eventually the entire nation! Pat Stoqua, a Ravens basketball star, joined the team in 1977 and was a key contributor to the defence strategy. A whopping 61-0 exhibition win against Royal Military College gave the Ravens the spirit and confidence needed to win against the Gee-Gees, in a tremendous show of defensive skills. This was the first time in six years that the Ravens had won against their eternal foe. The Ravens were legitimate contenders in the league and the 1977 Panda game was won 36-16 by Carleton.

The 1978 team won a title at the Ontario-Quebec pre-season jamboree, and was ready for anything. When Coach Kealey joined the team in 1975, he vowed that the team would reach the College Bowl by 1980, and this dream was finally looking attainable. The Panda Game was, yet again, the deciding game for a playoff spot. The Ravens repeated their stellar performance from the previous year and won 24-13.

1979 was being called the Year of the Ravens. University football forecasters predicted that the team would finish first or second in the eastern division. The dream team went on to win three consecutive games, making them the only undefeated team in the conference and third in the country, the highest ranking ever obtained by a Ravens football team. The club began to receive media attention as the newest legitimate national contender on the block. Queen's Golden Gaels became the team to beat to solidify the conference title. The Ravens lost the semifinal against the Gaels. The last season of the decade was like a roller-coaster that ended in disappointment, yet the Ravens had much to be happy about. The club went from division doormat to well-respected national contenders and a team to be reckoned with.

### Successful years (1980-1989)

The Ravens entered 1980 with a positive outlook and the determination to take it one game at a time, with Coach Kealey being backed by a completely new team of assistant coaches. Though the Birds lost the first three games of the year, the season was redeemed when the Ravens brought "Pedro the Panda" home with a 30-21 win over the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees.

1982 brought a new head coach, Wayne (Ace) Powell Jr., as well as some reforms. Training camp had the Ravens practicing two or three times a day, with a largely veteran team that was hungry for a taste of success. Highlights of the season included the first win against Queen's Golden Gaels since 1974. Things were definitely starting to look up for the team, with a 28-17 win over Bishop's that placed the Ravens in second place in the Ontario-Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference (O-QIFC). However, the next loss (19-7) against the Gee-Gees, ended the season.

Cam Collins, Clark Oliver, Dan Petschenig, Steve Hamlin and Tom Timlin formed the nucleus of the 1983 team. An exciting see-saw battle between the Ravens and fIfth-ranked Bishop's team gave the Ravens their first win of the season. A three-game winning streak followed and wide receiver John Dawley helped to turn around the Panda Game, which the Ravens snagged 33-28. After just one season of heading up the coaching staff, Ace Powell managed to bring the Ravens to the O-QIFC playoffs.

The 1984 team was stacked with many potential CFL drafts. A 10-9 win over Queen's, which was in the midst of negotiating the establishment of an elite league with Western, Toronto and McGill, was the highlight of the season. The Ravens bulldozed over Bishop's, the third-ranked team in Canada at the time. After this game, the Bishop's coach stated, "I said at the season's start that I felt Carleton had the best team in the conference and today they went out and proved it." The Ravens were ninth in the country going into the 1984 Panda game. Predictions from NFL executives to local radio personalities pointed to a Ravens'victory. As expected, Pedro went to the Ravens. The 1984 season was the best year the Ravens had had for years. Yet no one was prepared for 1985 and 1986, the two most successful seasons in Ravens history.

The 1985 team began the season with a very balanced attack against its opponents, using the new Cam Collins-Mark Brown quarterback-wide receiver combination to fuel the offence. Fan support was at an all-time high and the Ravens took home their third Panda game in a row, a first in Ravens' history. After a 40-20 win over Bishop's in play-offs, the Birds found themselves heading to the Ontario-Quebec-conference final to meet the Concordia Stingers for the first time since the days of Coach Harris (1962). Fullback, Mark Skidmore, in his first start for Ravens scored 4 touchdowns (tied record CIS most touchdowns in a playoff game) to lead to Carleton to victory 46-21.

Everyone in Ottawa and the surrounding areas had Ravens fever as the Carleton team headed to Calgary to face the Dinosaurs in the Western Bowl (Vanier Cup semi-final). In -32C weather, the Ravens season came to an end with a 56-14 win for the Calgary Dinosaurs. However, all was not lost - the Ravens enjoyed the best season in the history of the club. They were the first to win a playoff game as well as a league championship, and the first to enter the Final Four.

The 1986 team fed off the fire of the 1985 squad. Many chose the Ravens to repeat their O-QIFC title. Mark Brown and Mark Skidmore in the backfield on fire for Five consecutive wins over Bishop's, Ottawa U., Queen's and McGill made it seem as if the Ravens were surely on their way to the Western Bowl once again. The 30-29 Panda game loss that followed was felt to be perhaps the biggest upset of the year. But the Ravens didn't let it stop them. Their 6- 1-0 record sent them to the conference semi-finals, where sweet revenge for the Panda game loss was obtained with a win over the Gee-Gees. The Ravens, the defending championship team, lost in a heartbreaking game against the Bishop's Gaiters. In 1987, the Panda came back to Carleton, but 1988 and 1989 proved to be years of famine in the land of the Ravens. Would the 1990s bring years of plenty?

### End of an era (1990-1998)

1990 marked the 45th year of football at Carleton University. Gary Shaver, a former Raven and assistant coach to Ace Powell, took over leadership in the 1989 season. Shaver began his second season with a very young and inexperienced team, as only two players were in their fourth year with the squad. The team experienced difficulties establishing an effective offence, a problem that would continue throughout the decade. However, two Ravens players, Phil Schnepf and Mark Whitton, were named to the 1990 O-QIFC all-star team.

1991 brought another win against the Ravens' cross-town rivals, and 1992 brought four new assistant coaches. Gary Shaver decided to step down as head coach in 1993. Over his four-year tenure, Shaver encouraged both the academic standards and performance of the players through individual counselling and assistance.

New coach Donn Smith had experience with championship teams and brought an air of success to the demoralized Ravens. A group of 11 Ottawa Sooners followed their former coach to Carleton, adding a new energy to the squad. These members knew what it was like to play for a winning team and their enthusiasm was contagious. Spirits began to rise after a respectable loss to McGill and a close 19-18 win over Ottawa University. During Smith's first season with the team, they beat the defending Vanier Cup champions the Queen's Golden Gaels. This win, after a 12-game losing streak, put the Ravens in a three-way tie for second place in the O-QIFC. Although the Ravens missed the playoffs that year, they were the most improved team in the conference. They doubled their offensive output from the previous season and trimmed points allowed by 71.

Expectations were high for the team going into the 1994 season. Veteran starting quarterback Sean O'Neil and Harry Van Hofwegan on defence were expected to help bring the team new success. After a longawaited Panda game win, the Ravens went on to win a match against the Gaels, however, they continued to struggle throughout 1995. Dave Bosveld, Harry Van Hofwegan (the O-QIFC outstanding lineman of the year) and Sean O'Neil (the TSN Russ Jackson Award winner) had individual successes that shed a positive light on the team.

The 1996 season was truly the high point of the decade as the Ravens started out well with wins against Laval, Ottawa, and Bishop's. This gave them the best start to a season since 1986. While sitting in first place in the conference and eighth nationally, a rainy day in Kingston brought a bitter loss against Queen's. A playoff spot was secured after winning against Laval, McGill and Concordia. For the third time that year, the Ravens would meet the Gee-Gees; this time in the O-QIFC semi-final. For the first time in almost a decade, the Ravens entered the realm of post-season play. Losing this playoff game was painful, but the Ravens could bask in the success of their first winning season in years. As a part of the restructuring of the Carleton University Department of Physical Recreation and Athletics, and the University Administration, the Ravens football team played its final game on October 31, 1998. From the small group of war veterans in 1945 to its 78-member squad in 1998, Ravens football made a memorable contribution to the rich heritage of Carleton University and to sports in the Ottawa area.

### The Old Crow Society

The Old Crow Society, established in 1963, is a group of Carleton University football alumni. With the encouragement of coach Keith Harris, Ravens veterans Jim Sevigny, Norm Jamison, Jeff White and Kim McCuaig established this group to further football at Carleton and nurture lasting team kinship. Over the years, the Old Crows have provided support through fundraising, contests and selling concessions at the home games, like Crow Burgers. The Old Crow Society held an annual dinner to honour Ravens, young and old, and to present the O-QIFC Frank Tindall Trophy for Coach of the Year, an award the Crows inaugurated in 1969. The Old Crow Society serves as the living testimony of Carleton's football legacy.

### Historical regular season results

## Revival

For a number of years, there had been movements to revive the team, but there was no real interest from the university. However, on June 25, 2009, an announcement was made that the Lansdowne Live group, which owns the Ottawa Redblacks, the new Canadian Football League team, was in negotiations with the university to bring back the football program and play at a rebuilt Frank Clair Stadium to be shared with the CFL team and the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Lansdowne Live partner and Ravens alumnus John Ruddy has pledged $2.5 million to provide funding for the program and it would follow the private partnership model that has proved successful both financially and on the field with the Regina Rams and Laval Rouge et Or teams. The program needed to raise a minimum of $5 million in pledge commitments in order to secure final approvals, and establish Old Crows Football Inc. by May 2011 for the team to start play in time for the 2012 season.

While the group closely missed the May deadline, Old Crows Football Inc. and Carleton University announced on July 6, 2011 that the program would return in 2013. The $5 million was raised and the team operates independently by Old Crows Football Inc. as a non-profit corporate entity that will fund and market the program. Renovations to the locker rooms, coaches' offices and Keith Harris Stadium will be paid for by the Old Crows. On January 16, 2012, Steve Sumarah was named the team's head coach.

The 2013 team began the new era of Ravens football on September 2 against the Western Mustangs in London, Ontario with a 71-4 loss. They would finish the season with eight losses in eight games as was expected for a program in its first year. In 2014, the Ravens earned the revived program's first win with an away victory against the Waterloo Warriors. Overall, the team finished with a 4-4 record that year, including a memorable Hail Mary Panda Game victory over the Ottawa Gee-Gees. In 2015, the Ravens qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 1996 season with a 5-3 record. They defeated the Queen's Golden Gaels in the first round, but lost to the Guelph Gryphons in the semi-finals. In 2016, the team hosted their first playoff game since 1986, with both games featuring wins over the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The team suffered a setback in 2017 as they finished with a 3-5 record and out of the playoffs. Three of their five losses were by five points or less. In 2018, the team went on to finish the regular season with a 5-3 record. This was enough to put them into the playoffs, where they lost in the semi-finals to the Western Mustangs. The 2019 season saw the Ravens go 2-4 through six games, making the last two regular season games must wins to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Ravens went on to upset the second place McMaster Marauders, and beat the Laurier Golden Hawks in the final two games of the season to secure a playoff spot at a 4-4 record on the season. In the quarter-final game, the Ravens lead the Guelph Gryphons 17-16 with under two minutes to play. A blocked punt by the Gryphons lead to a touchdown and a last-minute heartbreaker to end Carleton’s season.

## Traditions and rivalries

### Panda Game

In 1955, Bryan McNulty, a University of Ottawa student and associate editor for the Fulcrum, decided to promote the rivalry between his school and Carleton University. He asked a local jeweller, Jack Snow, to donate a stuffed panda that would be named "Pedro" to be used as a Gee-Gee mascot (as they had not adopted the Gee-Gee horse mascot yet). McNulty later convinced Snow to display the panda in his front window and then organized the first "Pandanapping", a ritual in which Pedro would be stolen from each campus in various ways. "Pandanapping" would progress over the years to the point where major vandalism was involved and almost jeopardized the game's future.

In a short matter of time, both Pedro and the Panda Game itself became national icons. In 1958, after a 25-0 Gee-Gee victory, Pedro went on a world tour. He made visits to McGill University in Montréal, Dalhousie University in Halifax, the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, UCLA in Los Angeles, and Alabama State University in Montgomery. It is said that Pedro was even sent to Peru, Mexico and Europe.

The game quickly became the most well-known football game in Canada behind the Grey Cup and the Vanier Cup. The attendance at the Panda Game often was higher than that of the Vanier Cup that same season.

In 1998, it was decided that Carleton University would be cancelling their football program at the end of the season after numerous years of sustained losses. This decision rendered the Panda Game tradition dead and left the Gee-Gees as the lone collegiate football team in the city for the first time in 53 years.

In 2013, the Panda Game returned to a great success. Approximately 4,000 fans packed into the brand-new Gee-Gees Field, the game resulted in the Gee-Gees getting their hands on a Pedro trophy after a dominant 35-10 win.

In 2014 the game moved back to Lansdowne, being played for the first time at TD Place.

In 2016, the Panda Game was nationally televised and had a game day attendance of 23,329 fans at the sold out TD Place, which is the highest attendance total in modern history to watch a regular season U Sports football game.

## Ravens season-by-season record

Team records since the program was revived in 2013:

## Ravens in the CFL

As of the start of the 2024 CFL season, forty-three former Ravens players have played in the CFL, seven of whom are currently on CFL teams' rosters:

- Patrick Lavoie, Edmonton (2024)

- Cedrick Lavigne, Winnipeg (2022)

- Keaton Bruggeling, Ottawa (2022–24)

- Jack Cassar, Toronto (2021–24)

- Trevor Hoyte, Toronto, Hamilton (2021–24)

- Kwabena Asare, Edmonton, Calgary, Montréal (2019–21)

- Kene Onyeka, Ottawa (2019–24)

- Michael Domagala, Hamilton, Edmonton, Ottawa (2019–23)

- Jay Dearborn, Saskatchewan (2019–21)

- Zack Annen, Montréal (2018)

- Malcolm Carter, Montréal (2018–19)

- Justin Howell, Ottawa (2018–24)

- Tunde Adeleke, Calgary, Hamilton, Toronto (2017–24)

- Emmanuel Adusei, Saskatchewan (2017–18)

- Nate Behar, Edmonton, Ottawa (2017–23)

- Nate Hamlin, BC, Edmonton (2017–18, 2022)

- Mike Homewood, Saskatchewan, Calgary (2002–04)

- Jason Kralt, BC Lions, Ottawa (1999-2005)

- Cameron Legault, Winnipeg, Calgary, BC Lions, Ottawa (1998-2006)

- Harry Van Hofwegen, Winnipeg, BC Lions, Edmonton (1996–98)

- Jason Mallett, Saskatchewan, Hamilton (1995-2003)

- Carl Coulter, BC Lions, Ottawa, Toronto, Saskatchewan, Hamilton (1990-2004)

- Mike Philbrick, Ottawa, Hamilton (1990, 1994-2001)

- Moustafa Ali, Winnipeg, Calgary (1989–90)

- Bob Forest, Ottawa (1989)

- Michael Allen, Winnipeg, Ottawa, BC Lions (1988–94)

- Andrew Murray, BC Lions, Toronto, Ottawa (1988–94)

- Dan Petschenig, Toronto (1985–88)

- Lance Thompson, Hamilton (1985)

- Jim DeSilva, Ottawa (1984–85)

- Kevin Dalliday, Ottawa (1983–84)

- Gary Cook, Ottawa (1980–82)

- David Green, Toronto (1979)

- Malcolm Inglis, Ottawa (1979–81)

- Pat Stoqua, Ottawa (1979–84)

- Joe Colvey, Ottawa, Montréal, Calgary (1975–77)

- Brian Hedges, Ottawa (1976–79)

- Peter Stenerson, Ottawa (1975–82)

- Dave Montagano, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Edmonton (1974–78)

- John Kennedy, Montréal, Ottawa, BC Lions, Toronto (1971–76)

- Stu Kennedy, Ottawa (1952–53)

- Johnny Shore, Toronto (1949–54)

- Matt Robillard, Montréal, Ottawa (1952–54)*

- Benny MacDonnell, Ottawa (1949–54)*

- Frank Dunlap, Ottawa, Toronto (1945–51)*

- Jake Dunlap, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton (1945–54)*

- Don Grimes, Ottawa (1945–47)*

- Orville Burke, Ottawa, (1936–46)*

- Tony McCarthy, Ottawa (1934–47)*

(*)denotes played college football at St. Patrick’s College pre-merger with Carleton.

## National award winners

- J. P. Metras Trophy: Jim DeSilva (1983), Harry Van Hofwegen (1995)

- Presidents' Trophy: Tom Timlin (1983)

- Peter Gorman Trophy: Mark Brown (1985)

- Russ Jackson Award: Sean O'Neill (1996)

## Carleton Ravens football records

All records are as of the conclusion of the 2019 season.

### Scoring records

Most points, game

- 24 – Ross Reid, Carleton vs. York, October 27, 1969; Joe Barnabe, Carleton vs. Bishop’s, November 9, 1985; Mark Skidmore, November 16, 1985.

- 18 – Clem Chappell, Carleton vs. Laurentian, October 1, 1966; Scott Alexander, Carleton vs. Waterloo, October 13, 1973; John Dawley, Carleton vs. Ottawa, October 22, 1983; Jeff Morris, Carleton vs. Bishop’s, September 28, 1985; Leo Benvenuti, Carleton vs. Bishop’s, October 11, 1986, David Bosveld, Carleton vs. Queens 1993, Ed Joseph, Carleton vs. Laval, October 5, 1996, Nate Behar, Carleton vs. Ottawa, September 20, 2014, Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Toronto, September 22, 2018.

Most points, season

(Note, up until 1994, the Ravens played a 7-game schedule. From 1995 to present, they play an 8-game schedule.)

- 82 – Michael Domagala, 2015; Michael Domagala, 2016

- 76 – Michael Domagala, 2018

- 68 – Jeff Morris, 1985

- 63 – Michael Domagala, 2017

- 62 – Scott Alexander, 1973

- 61 – Michael Domagala 2014

- 57 – Jeff Morris, 1986

- 54 – Nathaniel Behar, 2016; Jayde Rowe, 2016

Most points, career

- 367 – Michael Domagala

- 228 – Jeff Morris

- 165 – Mario Arnone

- 134 – Scott Alexander

- 132 – Nathaniel Behar, Joe Barnabe

- 114 – Nathan Carter

- 96 – Gary Cook, Kyle Van Wynsberghe

- 90 – Mark Brown

Most touchdowns, game

- 4 - Ross Reid, Carleton vs. York, October 27, 1969; Joe Barnabe, Carleton vs. Bishop’s, November 9, 1985; Mark Skidmore, November 16, 1985.

- 3 – Clem Chappell, Carleton vs. Laurentian, October 1, 1966; Scott Alexander, Carleton vs. Waterloo, October 13, 1973; John Dawley, Carleton vs. Ottawa, October 22, 1983; Leo Benvenuti, Carleton vs. Bishop’s, October 11, 1986, David Bosveld, Carleton vs Queens 1993, Nate Behar, Carleton vs. Ottawa, September 20, 2014.

Most touchdowns, season

- 10 – Scott Alexander, 1973

- 9 – Nathaniel Behar, 2016; Jayde Rowe, 2016

- 8 – Bruno Dinardo, 1982; Nathaniel Behar, 2014

- 7 – Con Poulin, 1956; Tommy Mann, 1957; John Dever, 1962; Ross Reid, 1969; Gary Cook, 1977; Mark Brown, 1986; Nathaniel Behar, 2015; Nathan Carter, 2018

- 6 –Jim Sevigny, 1963; Gord Pranschke, 1965; Don Gormley, 1971; Joe Barnabe, 1983; Nathan Carter, 2017

Most touchdowns, career

- 22 – Scott Alexander; Nathaniel Behar, Joe Barnabe

- 19 – Nathan Carter

- 16 – Gary Cook; Kyle Van Wynsberghe

- 15 – Mark Brown

- 14 – Bruno Dinardo; Ross Reid, Phil Iloki

Most field goals, game

- 5 – Jeff Morris, Carleton vs. Bishop’s, September 28, 1985; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Toronto, September 22, 2018

- 4 – Mario Arnone, Carleton vs. McGill, 1976, Jim McMillan, Carleton vs. Concordia, September 7, 1997, Jim McMillan, Carleton vs. Laval, September 27, 1998; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Toronto, September 19, 2015; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Ottawa, October 3, 2015; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Ottawa, October 1, 2017

- 3 – Don “Duke” Hayes, Carleton vs. McGill, October 23, 1954; Mario Arnone, Carleton vs. Concordia, September 10, 1977; Jeff Morris, Carleton vs. Bishop’s, 1986; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Toronto, October 4, 2014; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Waterloo, September 16, 2017; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Western, August 26, 2018.

Most field goals, season

- 16 – Michael Domagala, 2015; Michael Domagala, 2018

- 14 – Michael Domagala, 2016; Michael Domagala, 2017;

- 13 – Jeff Morris, 1985; Michael Domagala, 2014

- 10 – Roy Gallo, 1979

Most field goals, career

- 70 – Michael Domagala

- 38 – Jeff Morris

- 26 – Mario Arnone

Longest field goal

- 50 – Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Western, August 26, 2018

- 48 – Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Toronto, September 10, 2016; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. York, October 12, 2018.

- 47 – Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Guelph, October 21, 2017

- 45 – Jim McMillan, Carleton vs. Concordia, September 12, 1998

- 44 – Jeff Morris, Carleton vs. Waterloo, September 8, 1984; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Toronto, September 22, 2018.

- 43 – Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Ottawa, September 20, 2014; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Ottawa, October 3, 2015; Michael Domagala, October 7, 2016

Most points after touchdown, game

- 8 – Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Windsor, September 12, 2015; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Toronto, September 10, 2014; Michael Domagala, Carleton vs. Toronto, 2016

- 7 – Don McGregor, Carleton vs. Ontario Agricultural College (Guelph), October 27, 1962; Mario Arnone, Carleton vs. RMC, 1977; Jeff Morris, Carleton vs. Bishop’s, October 11, 1986.

Most points after touchdown, season

- 35 – Michael Domagala, 2016

- 30 – Michael Domagala, 2015

- 26 – Don McGregor, 1961; Michael Domagala, 2018

- 25 – Jeff Morris, 1985; Jeff Morris, 1986

- 24 – Mario Arnone – 1974

- 22 – Michael Domagala, 2018

Most points after touchdown, career

- 132 – Michael Domagala

- 78 – Jeff Morris

- 66 – Mario Arnone

- 41 – Mike Sharp

- 26 – Don McGregor

## Notable alumni

- Carl Coulter: Played in the Canadian Football League for 15 seasons as a centre, including one-year stints with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Ottawa Renegades. He was a CFL Eastern All-star twice and a CFL All-star once. He was a member of the 87th Grey Cup champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

- Michael Allen: Played in the CFL for seven seasons as a defensive back and played with the Ottawa Rough Riders for two seasons. He was a three-time Grey Cup champion.

- Joe Colvey: Played in the CFL for three seasons as a defensive back and was a member of the 64th Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders.

- Frank Graves: Pollster. Played for Carleton as a lineman in 1971.

- Jason Kralt: Played in the CFL for seven seasons as a linebacker including four spent with the Ottawa Renegades. He was a member of the 88th Grey Cup champion BC Lions, but did not play in the championship game due to injury.

- Cameron Legault: Played in the CFL for eight seasons as a defensive tackle, including one year with the Ottawa Renegades. He won the 88th Grey Cup championship as a member of the BC Lions. He also won the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy as the most outstanding Canadian player in the West Division.

- Michael Philbrick: Played in the CFL for nine seasons as a defensive lineman and played one game for the Ottawa Rough Riders after being drafted by the team in 1990. He was named an East Division All-star three times and was a member of the 87th Grey Cup championship team with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

- Frank McGee: Played for Carleton in the late 1940s. He went on to become a Member of Parliament and a Cabinet Minister, then a nationally-known journalist and host of a CBC news show.

- Mark Lee: Quarterback of the Ravens in the mid-to-late 1970s. Became one of Canada’s prominent sports broadcasters with Rogers Sportsnet and formerly with CBC Sports.

- Hugh Fraser: Olympic sprinter who skipped the 1978 Commonwealth Games in order to play for Carleton. He would serve on the Ontario Court of Justice and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.


Hit Man (2023 film)

# Hit Man (2023 film)

## Abstract

Hit Man is a 2023 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. The film stars Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, and Sanjay Rao. It follows an undercover New Orleans police contractor who poses as a reliable hitman as he tries to save a woman in need. The basic premise was based on the true story of a college professor who worked for the Houston police in the late 1980s and 1990s as a fake hitman, as described in a 2001 magazine article by Skip Hollandsworth.

Hit Man premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2023. It was released in select theaters in the United States on May 24, 2024, before its streaming debut by Netflix on June 7, to critical acclaim.

## Plot

Gary Johnson is a mild-mannered professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of New Orleans who also works for the New Orleans Police Department to assist in sting operations. When Jasper, an undercover detective who portrays fake hitmen to solicit and then prevent murder-for-hire schemes is suspended for brutality, Gary is unwillingly ushered into the role.

Gary quickly finds himself to be a natural in garnering solicitations, researching suspects in advance, and tailoring a unique hitman persona for each. He becomes a confident and charismatic man named Ron for a discontented married woman named Madison, who is trying to have her abusive husband killed. Gary quickly finds himself both sympathetic and attracted to her, ultimately refusing the money and suggesting she use it to restart her life, much to the disappointment of Jasper and Gary's co-workers, Claudette and Phil.

Gary later begins a sexual relationship with Madison without revealing his true identity to her. To keep up the appearance of being a hitman, Gary shows her how to use a gun, advising her to aim for the heart. While leaving a nightclub, Gary and Madison have a heated encounter with Ray, Madison's husband, which ends with Gary pulling a gun to back him off. Later that night, the couple encounter Jasper, who is suspicious of their being together. A furious Ray attempts to have Madison killed, unknowingly contacting Gary.

Upon recognizing Gary as Madison's boyfriend, Ray rushes out of the sting, proclaiming that he will kill her himself. Gary informs Madison and attempts to move her out of her house, but she dismisses his fears, stating that Ray wouldn't follow through. Gary later learns that Ray was killed after being shot in the heart. He confronts Madison, and she admits to the murder, prompting him to reveal his true identity in a panic.

After being kicked out by Madison, Gary returns to the police, who reveal their evidence on her is building after discovering Ray increased his life insurance policy before he died. Jasper, who knows of Gary and Madison's relationship and is jealous that he took his job, suggests Gary try to solicit a confession out of her using the character of Ron.

Gary arrives at Madison's house with a wire and pretends to interrogate her while giving her acting cues typed on his phone. Their charade convinces the police that she is innocent, but Jasper later comes to Madison's home, blackmailing her and Gary to pay him the money that Madison inherited from Ray's life insurance policy, lest he send them both to prison for Ray's murder. Madison drugs Jasper's drink, causing him to pass out, and Gary ties a plastic bag over his head, planning to stage his death as a suicide. The story jumps forward several years; Gary and Madison are now happily married with two children.

## Cast

- Glen Powell as Gary Johnson, college professor and tech guy turned undercover mole

- Adria Arjona as Madison Figueroa Masters, an unhappily married woman who tries to hire Gary to kill her husband

- Austin Amelio as Jasper, an undercover cop

- Retta as Claudette, a police officer

- Sanjay Rao as Phil, a police officer

- Molly Bernard as Alicia, Gary's ex-wife

- Evan Holtzman as Ray, Madison's ex-husband

## Production

Before the 2022 Cannes Film Market, Hit Man was announced as a new film for sale internationally. The screenplay, based on the article "Hit Man" by Skip Hollandsworth published in Texas Monthly in 2001, was written by Richard Linklater and Glen Powell, who also directed and starred, respectively. The article told the true story of Gary Johnson, a college professor who worked for the Houston police in the late 1980s and 1990s, pretending to be a contract killer. Much of the rest of the plot is fiction; he did not have a relationship with the target of a sting, and he never killed anyone. He died in 2022, and the film includes a dedication before the end credits: "Dedicated to Gary Johnson, 1947 – 2022".

AGC Studios reported strong sales for international distribution at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Powell was joined by Austin Amelio, Retta, and Molly Bernard in October 2022. Filming began in New Orleans in October 2022, and production was completed that November.

## Release

Hit Man had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2023. It was followed afterward by its North American premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 11. It also screened at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival on October 6, 2023.

Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film for $20 million at TIFF, making it the largest film deal of the festival and of 2023, with plans for a theatrical release as well. It was released in select theaters in the United States on May 24, 2024, before streaming on Netflix starting on June 7, 2024.

## Reception

The film received critical acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 290 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's consensus reads: "A deceptively dark thriller that's also loaded with laughs, Hit Man is an outstanding showcase for leading man Glen Powell—and one of the most purely entertaining films of Richard Linklater's career." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 55 critics.

Writing for The Washington Post, Ty Burr awarded the film four out of four, calling it "a blast of pure pleasure and one of the year’s best films". In another positive review, Alissa Wilkinson of The New York Times described Hit Man as "romantic, sexy, hilarious, satisfying and a genuine star-clinching turn for Glen Powell". Wilkinson, along with several other reviewers, remarked on the philosophical questions posed by the film. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that the multiple identities assumed by Gary allow both the character and the viewer to consider "the question of whether there is in fact a true 'self', an irreducible core of authentic identity that remains behind when all imitations or influences are removed". Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com also described the movie as a "philosophical study of the human capacity to change". However, Zachary Barnes of The Wall Street Journal noted a lack of subtlety, calling Gary's lectures in philosophy class "overly obvious as expressions of the movie’s themes". Chris Evangelista of Slashfilm wrote a mixed review in which he described the film as "forgettable, and often uninspired", though he praised the performances.


Kyffin Simpson

# Kyffin Simpson

## Abstract

Kyffin Simpson (/ ˈ k ɪ. f ə n / KIH -fən; born 9 October 2004) is a Caymanian racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing. He won the 2023 European Le Mans Series championship with Algarve Pro Racing.

## Personal life

Simpson was born in Bridgetown, Barbados; the son of Caymanian businessman David Simpson. Simpson competes as Caymanian, saying, "I really feel connected with the people of Cayman. It’s cool to fly the flag on the side of my car."

## Junior Career

### Formula 4 United States Championship

Simpson made his car racing debut in 2020 for Velocity Racing Development in the 2020 Formula 4 United States Championship after 9 years of karting across the Caribbean and United States.

### Formula Regional Americas Championship

Simpson would dovetail a season in the Formula 4 United States Championship with a season in the Formula Regional Americas Championship in 2020, and dominated the championship in his second season with podiums in all but five races.

Winning the FR Americas title awarded Kyffin with a Honda Performance Development scholarship fund worth $600,000 towards a Super Formula campaign in 2022, but Japan’s ongoing travel restrictions due to COVID-19 prevented these plans coming to fruition.

### Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Parallel to his Regional F3 campaign, Simpson also entered the Road to Indy ladder with IndyCar team Juncos Racing, competing in 16 of the 18-race Indy Pro 2000 Championship season, scoring three podiums.

### Indy Lights / Indy NXT

In 2022, Simpson signed a multi-year deal as a development driver with Chip Ganassi Racing, whilst also progressing to Indy Lights, partnering James Roe Jr. at TJ Speed Motorsports. Following eight races with the team, Simpson moved to HMD Motorsports. He finished ninth in the Indy Lights standings with a best result of fifth in Barber and Detroit.

Simpson confirmed a return to the newly rebranded Indy NXT series in 2023 with HMD Motorsports.

## SportsCar racing career

### IMSA SportsCar Championship

#### 2022

Alongside his Indy Lights duties, Simpson made his IMSA SportsCar Championship debut with Gradient Racing at the wheel of an Acura NSX GT3 EVO II at the 2022 24 Hours of Daytona. He, along with his teammates Mario Farnbacher and Till Bechtolsheimer, won the 2022 Petit Le Mans in the GTD class.

#### 2023

Simpson joined Tower Motorsports for a part-time role in the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship competing in LMP2. After finishing fifth at the 24 Hours of Daytona, Simpson, along with teammates Scott McLaughlin and John Farano, won the LMP2 class of the 12 Hours of Sebring, marking the Barbadian's second triumph in IMSA.

### Asian Le Mans Series

#### 2023

Alongside his duties in junior formulae, Simpson would compete full-time in the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series together with James Allen and John Falb as part of Algarve Pro Racing in preparation for a campaign in that year's European Le Mans Series. The season opener in Dubai yielded a perfect start, as the trio took victory despite a spin from Falb. Simpson played a major role in said victory, taking second place from Indy NXT rival Christian Bogle near half-distance, before closing the gap between himself and leader Ayhancan Güven from 25 to mere seven seconds by the end of their stints. The following day, a puncture prevented the #25 from battling for a win; they eventually settled for fourth. Race one at the Yas Marina Circuit saw Simpson battling the experienced Oliver Jarvis for a podium spot, however he would take himself out of contention owing to a spin into the turn 16 wall mere minutes before the end. On Sunday, fourth place meant that Simpson, Allen and Falb would end up third in the LMP2 classification.

### European Le Mans Series

#### 2023

Simpson would stay with Algarve Pro Racin to compete in the 2023 European Le Mans Series, where Simpson once again partnered James Allen, the pair being joined by Cadillac Hypercar driver Alex Lynn. An unspectacular maiden race in Barcelona was followed by a markedly improved showing at the Circuit Paul Ricard, where Simpson's ability to stay close to leader Vladislav Lomko throughout the opening stints - exemplified by the Bajan setting the race's fastest lap - enabled teammates Lynn and Allen to get embroiled in the battle for victory, with the latter executing a late-race pass on Louis Delétraz to bring first place to APR. Prior to the third race, held at MotorLand Aragón, Simpson received praise from Lynn, the Brit stating that "Kyffin is a fast learner" and praising him for his pace, whilst remarking that Simpson needed more experience.

## IndyCar

In January 2023, Kyffin completed his first NTT IndyCar Series test with Chip Ganassi Racing at Sebring International Raceway. Following the end of the 2023 IndyCar season, Chip Ganassi announced that Simpson, who had been the team's development driver over the past two years, would be stepping up to IndyCar in 2024. He started his season at St. Petersburg with a 12th place finish, ending up ahead of all other rookies and setting the fastest lap of the race. Following three further top-20 finishes, Simpson ended up 21st in his first appearance at the Indy 500, having qualified a then-record 18th.

## Racing record

### Career summary

Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

### Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

### American open-wheel results

#### Indy Pro 2000

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

#### Indy Lights / Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

#### IndyCar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

### Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)


2024–25 FC Porto season

# 2024–25 FC Porto season

## Abstract

The 2024–25 season is the 132nd season in the history of FC Porto, and the club's 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the UEFA Europa League, and the newly-expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

This is Porto's first full season since 2017–18 without veteran defender Pepe, who departed the club after his contract expired.

## Players

### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

## Technical staff

## Transfers

## Competitions

### Overall record

Last updated: 15 September 2024 Source: Soccerway

### Primeira Liga

#### League table

#### Results summary

Source: Liga Portugal

#### Results by round

#### Matches

### Taça da Liga

### Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

### UEFA Europa League

#### League phase

##### League table

##### Results by round

## Statistics


USS Eagle (1798)

# USS Eagle (1798)

## Abstract

The first USS Eagle, a schooner, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1798, and commissioned in the Revenue Cutter Service under the command of Captain H. G. Campbell, USRCS.

## Quasi War

She placed under control of the Navy in July 1798 for service in the undeclared naval war (Quasi-War) with France.

From October 1798 Eagle patrolled off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia protecting American shipping from French privateers. Ordered to the West Indies, she arrived at Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica, 14 March 1799, to hunt French ships, and to convoy merchant vessels on the Guadeloupe Station until late in June, when she sailed for New Castle, Delaware. Sometime in early 1799 she and USRC Diligence captured French ship Reynard. On 5 April, 1799 she captured French privateer sloop "Bon Pere", Bon Pere was taken into USRC Service under same name that year. In late April or before 6 May 1799, Eagle, USS Richmond and USRC Virginia captured the French ship Louis.

In a letter dated 20 May, 1799 Navy Secretary Benjamin Stoddert notified the Treasury Secretary that he should consider Eagle to be officially transferred to the U.S. Navy.

Sometime just before 11 June, 1799 she and USS Baltimore captured a prize, probably French ship "Siren".

On 27 July 1799 the Secretary of the Navy sent a letter with Campbell's commission as a U.S. Navy officer, rank of master commandant.

She returned to the Caribbean in August 1799 for similar duty. In early November she recaptured a brig that was being towed by a privateer, the privateer was forced ashore but got off and got away. She later captured a French sloop, and with USS Ganges captured a French Letter of Marque. In December recaptured brig "George". In February she recaptured schooner "Benevolence". In March she recaptured schooner "Three Friends". In April she captured schooner "Favorite". On 2 May, 1800 captured French schooner "La Magdelaine" (15 tons). On 10 September 1800 she set sail for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, with the sloop-of-war USS Maryland, escorting a convoy of 52 ships. On unknown date she and USS Maryland recaptured brig "Mahitable". After arrival at New Castle on 28 September, Eagle was laid up for repairs. On 19 November 1800 Capt. Tho. Calvert was ordered to take command of her. On 8 December 1800 Lt. Bunbury was ordered to take command. Eagle's third cruise to the West Indies extended from January to June 1801, when she returned to Baltimore.

During her career in the United States ' navy, she captured or assisted in the capture of 22 French vessels which had been preying on American ocean commerce. Eagle was sold 17 June 1801.


List of Filipino American sportspeople

# List of Filipino American sportspeople

## Abstract

This is a list of American sportspeople of Filipino ancestry.

## Baseball

- Benny Agbayani – outfielder

- Chris Aguila – outfielder

- John André – pitcher

- Bobby Balcena – outfielder

- Jason Bartlett – shortstop

- Bobby Chouinard – pitcher

- Chase d'Arnaud – shortstop

- Travis d'Arnaud – catcher

- Geno Espineli – pitcher

- Tim Lincecum – pitcher

- Kyle Lohse – pitcher

- Clay Rapada – pitcher

- Addison Russell – infielder

- Tyler Saladino – shortstop

- Anthony Volpe – shortstop

- Brandon Villafuerte – pitcher

- Jordan Yamamoto – pitcher

## Basketball

- Jimmy Alapag – former Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and Gilas Pilipinas guard. Former Head coach of San Miguel Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League.

- Chris Banchero – guard for the Alaska Aces & Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Nic Belasco – 8–time PBA Champion.

- Jason Brickman – guard for the Mono Vampire of the ASEAN Basketball League and for Kaohsiung Aquas of the Taiwanese T1 League. Played college basketball for LIU Brooklyn.

- Noy Castillo – 3–time PBA All-Star.

- Jeffrey Cariaso – retired professional basketball player and former Alaska Aces shooting guard.

- Jordan Clarkson – guard for the Utah Jazz. Represented the Philippines in international competition as part of Gilas Pilipinas.

- Mike Cortez – retired guard for the Blackwater Elite, Meralco Bolts, NorthPort Batang Pier & Air21 Express of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Aaron Craft – guard for the Aquila Basket Trento of the Lega Basket Serie A. Played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes and also played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League.

- Joe Devance – Retired PBA player; last played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Michael DiGregorio – guard for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Jared Dillinger – guard/forward for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Chris Ellis - 3-time PBA All-Star and PBA Slam Dunk Champion (2013).

- Simon Enciso – guard for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association. Played Division II basketball for Notre Dame de Namur.

- Matt Ganuelas-Rosser – forward for the TNT Tropang Giga small forward of the Philippine Basketball Association. Played Division II basketball for Cal Poly Pomona.

- Jalen Green – guard for the Houston Rockets. FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup MVP representing the United States in 2018.

- Davonn Harp – 2-time PBA Commissioner's Cup Champion.

- Brian Heruela – guard for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Ron Harper Jr. - guard/forward for the Toronto Raptors.

- Michael Holper – retired PBA player.

- Isaac Holstein – 3-time PBA Champion.

- Marcio Lassiter – guard for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association. Played college basketball for Cal State Fullerton.

- Chris Lutz – 3-time PBA Champion. PBA All-Star.

- Rashawn McCarthy – guard for the Bacolod City of Smiles of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.

- Eric Menk – PBA MVP. Also a two-time member of the Philippine national basketball team.

- Sol Mercado – retired PBA player who played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Kelly Nabong – forward/center for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.

- Chris Newsome – guard for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Gabe Norwood – guard/forward for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association. Played college basketball for the George Mason Patriots and also represented the Philippines in FIBA sanctioned and international competition as part of Gilas Pilipinas.

- Jason Perkins – forward for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Hernando Planells – basketball coach.

- Stanley Pringle – guard for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association. Represented the Philippines in international competition as part of Gilas Pilipinas.

- Chris Ross – guard for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Andy Seigle – a two-time member of the Philippine national basketball team.

- Danny Seigle – 8–time PBA Champion. A two-time member of the Philippine national basketball team.

- Greg Slaughter – center for the Manila SV Batang Sampaloc SGA of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.

- Erik Spoelstra – head coach of the Miami Heat.

- Raymond Townsend – UCLA Bruins and Golden State Warriors guard

- Moala Tautuaa – American born with Filipino and Tongan descent. Center/forward for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association.

- Josh Urbiztondo – PBA Champion and PBA All–Star.

- Jay Washington – forward for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association and for Ryukyu Golden Kings & Yokohama Excellence of Japan B.League. Played Division II basketball for Eckerd College.

- Kelly Williams – forward/center for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association.

## Chess

- Wesley So - chess grandmaster, born Filipino with Chinese descent.

## Combat Sports/Martial Arts

- Romie Adanza – kickboxer

- Manny Pacquiao – boxer, 12 major world titles in 8 different weight classes

- Chris Cariaso – mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC

- Arianny Celeste – UFC octagon girl and model

- John Dodson – Mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC. Ultimate Fighter 14 winner.

- Glenn Donaire – Nonito Donaire's older brother, also a boxer in the flyweight and junior flyweight classes.

- Nonito Donaire – Four-Division Boxing World Champion (112 lbs, 118 lbs, 122 lbs and 126 lbs.)

- Adriano Directo Emperado – one of five martial artists who developed the Kajukenbo self-defense system

- Andrew Ganigan – former boxing lightweight contender.

- Dan Inosanto – Head of Bruce Lee's JKD, Head of Lacoste / Inosanto FMA.

- Tito Jones – mixed martial artist

- Ana Julaton – Boxer

- Robbie Lawler – mixed martial artist, UFC Welterweight Champion. Lawler is a quarter Filipino through his mother's side.

- Troy Mandaloniz – mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC

- Paige McPherson – 2012 Summer Olympics Taekwondo bronze medalist

- Yancy Medeiros – mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC

- Mark Muñoz – mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC

- Phillipe Nover – mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC

- Jesus Salud - 1989 WBA super bantamweight champion

- Ricky Turcios - mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC

- Elena Reid - professional boxer and mixed martial artist

- Shane Del Rosario – mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC

- Brandon Vera – mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC

- Brian Viloria – US Olympic boxer, former WBC light-flyweight champion

- Ernie Reyes Jr. – martial artist

- Ernie Reyes, Sr. – martial artist

- Eddie Abasolo – professional muay thai fighter

## Cycling, Road, BMX, and Track

- Coryn Rivera – professional USA women's racing cyclist (Team Sunweb)

- Daniel Caluag – 2012 Summer Olympics BMX Cyclist from Philippines Team

## Fencing

- Lee Kiefer – US olympic fencing team

## Figure Skating

- Amanda Evora – U.S. Olympic figure skater (pairs/ice dancing)

- Tai Babilonia – Olympic figure skater (African American mother; Filipino and Hopi -Indian father)

- Christopher Caluza – 2013 Lombardia Trophy silver medalist

- Elizabeth Punsalan – U.S. Olympic figure skater (pairs/ice dancing) (Filipino father)

- Kristine Musademba – U.S. figure skater (Filipino mother)

## Hockey

- Mathew Dumba - Minnesota Wild defensemen National Hockey League (Filipina mother)

- Jason Robertson (ice hockey) - Dallas Stars left wing National Hockey League (Filipina mother)

- Nicholas Robertson (ice hockey) - Toronto Maple Leafs left wing National Hockey League (Filipina mother)

- Tim Stapleton (ice hockey) - Retired (Filipina mother)

## American football

- Tyler Allgeier – running back for the Atlanta Falcons.

- Eugene Amano – former NFL offensive guard/center.

- Doug Baldwin – former NFL wide receiver who spent his entire career with the Seattle Seahawks.

- Tedy Bruschi – former NFL All-Pro linebacker, New England Patriots.

- Camryn Bynum – strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings.

- Matt Castelo – former linebacker, San Jose State Spartans.

- Jordon Dizon – former NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions.

- Aaron Francisco – former NFL safety.

- Roman Gabriel – former NFL quarterback, Los Angeles Rams.

- Chris Gocong – former NFL linebacker who split his 6 years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns.

- Keith Ismael – center for the San Francisco 49ers.

- Andrei Iosivas – Wide Receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals.

- Josh Jacobs – running back for the Las Vegas Raiders.

- Jason Myers – placekicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets.

- Jordan Norwood – former NFL wide receiver and punt returner, he set a Super Bowl record for the longest punt return at 61 yards while playing for the Denver Broncos who won Super Bowl 50.

- Chris Rix – former quarterback, Florida State Seminoles.

- Steve Slaton – former NFL running back.

- Curtis Weaver – XFL defensive end. Formerly played for the Cleveland Browns.

- Andrei Iosivas – wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals

- Zaire Barnes – linebacker for the New York Jets

- Nikko Remigio – wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs

- Anthony Witherstone – cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs

- Tariq Castro-Fields – cornerback for the Washington Commanders

- Ronnie Rivers – Running back for the Los Angeles Rams

- Richard (Chachi) Perez – Safety for the Stetson University

## Golf

- J. J. Spaun – professional golfer, PGA Tour

- Rico Hoey – professional golfer, PGA Tour

- Dorothy Delasin – professional golfer, LPGA

- Jennifer Rosales – professional golfer, LPGA

- Allisen Corpuz – professional golfer, LPGA

## Gymnastics

- Aleah Finnegan – will represent the Philippines at the 2024 Olympic Games; former USA national team member.

- Emma Malabuyo – alternate for the 2020 Olympic team (USA); currently representing the Philippines in international competition.

- Kyla Ross – member of the Fierce Five, the gold medal-winning US Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

- Levi Ruivivar – will represent the Philippines at the 2024 Olympic Games.

- Ava Verdeflor – Philippines national team member training in Allen, Texas. 2014 Youth Olympics competitor.

## Poker

- Noli Francisco

- Toto Leonidas

## Skateboarding

- Henry Gutierrez – professional vert skateboarder

- Sean Malto – professional skateboarder

- Pat Ngoho – professional vert skateboarder/artist

- Lizzie Armanto – professional vert skateboarder

- Adrian Demain – professional vert skateboarder/artist

- Willy Santos – professional skateboarder

- Sergie Ventura – professional vert skateboarder

- Doug Saladino – professional vert skateboarder

## Football/Soccer

- Joshua Alcala – American born Hispanic/Filipino soccer player. Has played in the United States Soccer Leagues D1 & D2.

- Henry Brauner – has played in the USL Premier Development League and the Philippines national team.

- Anton del Rosario – American born. Played NCAA soccer for Skyline College, Notre Dame de Namur University, and Philippine national football team.

- Natasha Kai – American soccer player and member of the United States women's national soccer team.

- Nick Rimando – Filipino, Mexican American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

- Tiffany Roberts – American soccer player and former member of the United States Women's National Soccer Team (Filipina mother).

- 18 of the 23 members of the Philippines national team that reached the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Tahnai Annis – midfielder and team captain Alicia Barker – defender Sarina Bolden – forward Reina Bonta – defender Ryley Bugay – midfielder and defender Malea Cesar – defender Jessika Cowart – defender and midfielder Kiara Fontanilla – goalkeeper Isabella Flanigan – forward Carleigh Frilles – midfielder Katrina Guillou – forward Sofia Harrison – defender Kaiya Jota – goalkeeper Hali Long – defender Chandler McDaniel – forward and midfielder Olivia McDaniel – goalkeeper Quinley Quezada – midfielder Dominique Randle – defender

- Tahnai Annis – midfielder and team captain

- Alicia Barker – defender

- Sarina Bolden – forward

- Reina Bonta – defender

- Ryley Bugay – midfielder and defender

- Malea Cesar – defender

- Jessika Cowart – defender and midfielder

- Kiara Fontanilla – goalkeeper

- Isabella Flanigan – forward

- Carleigh Frilles – midfielder

- Katrina Guillou – forward

- Sofia Harrison – defender

- Kaiya Jota – goalkeeper

- Hali Long – defender

- Chandler McDaniel – forward and midfielder

- Olivia McDaniel – goalkeeper

- Quinley Quezada – midfielder

- Dominique Randle – defender

- Two of the three alternates on the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad: Maya Alcantara – defender and midfielder Isabella Pasion – midfielder

- Maya Alcantara – defender and midfielder

- Isabella Pasion – midfielder

- Other Philippines women's national team members: Heather Cooke Eva Madarang Jessica Miclat

- Heather Cooke

- Eva Madarang

- Jessica Miclat

## Speed Skating

- J.R. Celski – 2014 Winter Olympics silver medalist & 2010 Winter Olympics bronze medalist for short track speed skating. and five-time world champion medalist.

## Track & Field

- Rene Herrera

- Eric Cray

- Trenten Beram

- Kristina Knott

## Table Tennis

- Angelita Rosal – Four times U.S. National Table Tennis champion.

## Tennis

- Cecil Mamiit

- Treat Conrad Huey

- Lilia Osterloh

- Eric Taino

- Riza Zalameda

## Volleyball

- Liz Masakayan – Professional beach volleyball player.

- David McKienzie – member of US national team.

- Iris Tolenada – played in the Philippine Superliga & Premier Volleyball League.

- Kalei Mau – played for COCOLIFE Asset Managers & F2 Logistics Cargo Movers in the Philippine Superliga & Premier Volleyball League.

## Water Sports

- Victoria Manalo Draves – diver who was the first Asian American gold medalist, and first woman to win two gold medals in springboard diving at the 1948 Olympics in London.

- Sunny Garcia – surfing world champion, surfing legend.

- Malia Jones – surfing model, People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.

- Natalie Coughlin – International swimmer and twelve-time Olympic medalist (with Filipino ancestry)

- Nicole Oliva - swimmer

- Henley Masa – surfing world champion, WSL U.S. Open Champion

## Wrestling

- David Bautista – former professional mixed martial artist, and former professional wrestler best known for his time in the WWE under the ring name Batista. He is a six-time world champion, winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice.

- Michael Paris – better known as DJZ for his time with TNA Wrestling. Currently signed with WWE where he performs on Raw brand under the ring name Joaquin Wilde.

- Benny Cuntapay – also known by his ring alias B-Boy. Performer in CZW or Combat Zone Wrestling, also wrestled as Bael in Lucha Underground but was killed off in a storyline angle.

- T. J. Perkins – best known as the Inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Performed in WWE's Raw brand under the name TJ Perkins. Also a former wrestler for TNA Wrestling formerly known as Suicide. Perkins is also known by his ring aliases Pinoy Boy and Puma.

- Kris Hernandez – better known by the ring name Kris Wolf

- Ashley Louise Urbanski – currently signed with WWE where she performs on NXT under the ring name, Shotzi Blackheart.

- Allyssa Lyn "Lacey" Lane – currently signed to WWE here she performs on Raw under the ring name Kayden Carter.

- Jeff Cobb – better known for his time with NJPW, Ring of Honor, and All Elite Wrestling. Currently signed with NJPW where he belongs with the United Empire Faction. Cobb was formerly Never Openweight Champion, ROH tag team Champion, and PWG World Champion.


Finding Nemo (franchise)

# Finding Nemo (franchise)

## Abstract

Finding Nemo is a CGI animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 2003 film of the same name, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The original film was followed by a Spin-Off sequel, Finding Dory, released in 2016. Both films were directed by Andrew Stanton. The film series received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences with two films released to-date, the series has grossed $1.9 billion worldwide.

## Film series

### Finding Nemo (2003)

Finding Nemo is the fifth Pixar film. The film tells the story of a clownfish named Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould) who gets abducted from his home in the Great Barrier Reef and winds up in a dentist’s office aquarium. His over-protective father Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) who, along with an amnesiac regal tang named Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), searches for him all the way to Sydney Harbour. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and let little Nemo take care of himself.

### Finding Dory (2016)

Finding Dory is the seventeenth Pixar film. The film focuses on the amnesiac character Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), who travels to California to find her long-lost parents, Jenny and Charlie, as well as exploring the idea of her being reunited with her family. It takes place one year after Finding Nemo and is set off the coast of Morro Bay, California.

### Future films

Director Andrew Stanton commented in June 2016 about the possibility of a third Finding film, stating:

"I really do feel like that this was the missing piece, emotionally, for the first movie. Now, I’ve stopped saying never for anything because there are a lot of new characters that get introduced and we’ve broadened the universe for this movie. And again, I’m very used to seeing that world continue to open up from the Toy Story movies, so I’ve learned to just say, to my knowledge, I think everything that was born of the first movie is wrapped up. But we’ll see. With any of the other sequels, we strive to try and make it seem like it was inevitable, like it was meant to be, that all these extended stories and journeys with these characters were part of the whole canon. And that's really hard, but it's so satisfying for me when I’m experiencing that, whether it's a great second season of a TV show or another book in a series. It's a small club when it's done successfully. Regardless of how much people may vocalize that they don’t enjoy or wish that there weren’t extensions, sometimes it's really nice to go back and spend more time with these characters if they evolve, if they grow, if they expand. So that, I’m very happy with. I feel like it was just as hard, if not harder, on Finding Dory to get it to feel inevitable and preordained, and that it was always of the larger piece."

In May 2024, Pixar CCO Pete Docter suggested that the studio is considering making a third installment in the Finding Nemo franchise. He stated "Where else have we not gone in the ocean? The ocean's a big place. I think there's a lot of opportunity there. We're kind of fishing around."

## Short films

### Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau (2003)

Exploring the Reef is a short documentary film. It features Jean-Michel Cousteau, exploring the Great Barrier Reef, but Marlin, Dory, and Nemo keep interrupting him. The short film is included on the Finding Nemo DVD.

### Marine Life Interviews (2016)

Marine Life Interviews focuses on some of the supporting characters within Dory as they give brief interviews and thoughts on Dory herself. This is similar to the character interviews for Finding Nemo.

### Dory Finding (2021)

Dory Finding shows Dory finding items from the surface in the coral reef. This short is part of the Pixar Popcorn series on Disney+.

## Reception

### Box office performance

Finding Nemo is the second highest-grossing film of 2003, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It was the highest-grossing Pixar film, up until 2010 when Toy Story 3 surpassed it. Finding Dory is the third-highest-grossing film of 2016, behind Civil War and Rogue One.

Finding Nemo is the 10th highest-grossing animated franchise.

## Accolades

Both films received universal acclaim, with the first film winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It was a financial blockbuster as it grossed over $921 million worldwide. It is the best-selling DVD of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006 and is the 2nd highest grossing G-rated movie of all time. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it the 10th greatest American Animated film ever made during their 10 Top 10. It also won the award for best Animated Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, the Online Film Critics Society Awards, and the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.

## Cast and characters

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise.

- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.

- indicates a younger version of the character.

- Note: A grey cell indicates that the character didn't appear in the film.

## Theme park attractions

- Crush's Coaster at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.

- Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage at Disneyland at Disneyland Resort.

- Finding Nemo – The Musical at Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

- The Seas with Nemo & Friends at Epcot at Walt Disney World.

- Turtle Talk with Crush at Epcot at Walt Disney World, Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort and Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney Resort.

- Nemo & Friends SeaRider at Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney Resort.

## Other media

### Video games

#### Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo was released in 2003 by THQ. The goal in the game is to complete different levels under the roles of film protagonists Nemo, Marlin or Dory. It includes cutscenes from the movie and each clip is based on a level. For example, Marlin and Dory hopping through a batch of jellyfish.

The game received mixed reviews. It received 2/5 stars on GameSpy, 6.2/10 points on GameSpot and IGN gave it 7.0/10 and 6.0/10 on its PS2 and Xbox, and GameCube platforms, respectively.

#### Disney Friends

In 2007, Disney Interactive Studios released Disney Friends. It is a video game based on various Disney films. The game features characters Stitch from Lilo & Stitch, Dory from Finding Nemo, Pooh from Winnie the Pooh, and Simba from The Lion King.

#### Kinect: Disneyland Adventures

Kinect: Disneyland Adventures is a video game released in 2011 by Frontier Developments. The game is based in various Disneyland attractions. It was released on Kinect for Xbox 360. Characters from Finding Nemo appear as part of a minigame based on Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.

#### Nemo's Reef

Nemo's Reef was a mobile game available from December 20, 2012 to June 30, 2017 by Disney Mobile. The game is a casual reef building which features characters from Finding Nemo. It was released on Android and iOS devices.

#### Disney Infinity

Disney Infinity was a video game series developed by Avalanche Software that ran from 2013 to 2016. Elements from Finding Nemo appeared throughout all three games in the series, with power discs based on the film released for the first game, and a playset based on Finding Dory along with Dory and Nemo figures released for the console versions of Disney Infinity 3.0 in June 2016. The aforementioned playset and figures were the last new content released for the series, which was cancelled by Disney in May 2016.

#### Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure

Kinect Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure is a video game developed by Asobo Studio originally released in 2012 for Xbox 360. On October 31, 2017, a remastered release without the Kinect branding titled Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure was released for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows 10. The remastered version adds a world based on Finding Dory alongside the original release's worlds.

#### Disney Magic Kingdoms

During a limited time Event focused on the franchise, under the name " Finding Marlin ", the world builder game Disney Magic Kingdoms included Nemo, Marlin, Dory, Crush, Squirt, Bruce and Hank as playable characters, along with the attractions Crush's Coaster, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends. Bailey and Destiny were also included as playable characters in a later update of the game. In the game the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of the events in the films.

### Stage musical

Finding Nemo – The Musical is a 40-minute show (performed five times daily), which opened on January 24, 2007 at the Theater in the Wild at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. It is a musical adaption of the film with new songs written by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez. It would "combine puppets, dancers, acrobats and animated backdrops".

### Appearance on Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman

In the PBS KIDS Show Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman, Crush the sea turtle appeared as a guest star in the Season 5 episode, "The Ol' Shell Game", voiced again by Andrew Stanton.

### Magazine

In August 2016, Egmont Publishing launched a magazine, titled Finding Dory.

### Music

Finding Nemo is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name. Finding Dory is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name. The soundtracks were scored by Thomas Newman.

The score was nominated for the 76th Academy Awards for Best Original Score but lost against The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It received 5/5 stars from the Film Score Reviews and 3.5/5 stars from Soundtrack.net.


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Atinuke (author)

# Atinuke (author)

## Abstract

Atinuke is a Nigerian-born author of children's books and an oral storyteller of traditional African folktales.

## Personal life and education

Atinuke was born in Ibadan and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria with her parents and three siblings. Her father was a Nigerian university lecturer and her mother was an English editor. Atinuke is of Yoruba ancestry through her father.

Atinuke chose to attend a boarding school in England from ages ten to thirteen. Her parents and three siblings then moved to England, and Atinuke began attending public school.

in university, Atinuke studied English and Commonwealth Literatures.

She has two sons and currently lives in Wales.

## Career

Atinuke's first story was told to an audience in England in 1990, when the booked performer didn't show. She embarked on a creative journey and professional career of collecting stories from Africa and the African diaspora and telling them to local and international audiences, at festivals and schools. When she took a break from travelling in 2005 due to illness, she began writing her first book, about fictional character Anna Hibiscus, a young girl living in "Amazing Africa". Atinuke is the author of over 20 children's books based on her life in Nigeria and the traditional stories. Most recently she published a non-fiction children's book about the 55 countries of Africa. Her book "Baby Goes To Market" is published in the US and UK as well as in French and Japanese.

## Awards and honours

The African American Literature Book Club named Atinuke in their list of the "Top 100 Bestselling Authors" in the 60th place.

In 2011, Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus! was named one of the best children's books of the year by The Horn Book Magazine.

In 2015, Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus was named one of the best children's and young adult books of the year by Shelf Awareness.

In 2017, You’re Amazing, Anna Hibiscus! was included on Kirkus Reviews ' "Best Books for Middle Graders of 2017" list.

In 2018, Baby Goes to Market was included on the Children's Africana Book Awards' "Best Books for Young Children" list.

In 2021, Too Small Tola was named one of the best children's books of the year by The Horn Book Magazine, School Library Journal and Shelf Awareness

In 2022, Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls was named one of the best children's books of the year by The Horn Book Magazine.

## Publications

### Fiction

#### Anna Hibiscus series

The Anna Hibiscus series is illustrated by Lauren Tobia

- Anna Hibiscus (2010)

- Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! (2010)

- Anna Hibiscus' Song (2011)

- Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! (2011)

- Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus! (2012)

- Go Well, Anna Hibiscus! (2014)

- Double Trouble For Anna Hibiscus! (2015)

- Love from Anna Hibiscus! (2015)

- You're Amazing, Anna Hibiscus! (2016)

- Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus! (expected 2023)

#### Baby series

The Baby series is illustrated by Angela Brooksbank.

- Baby Goes to Market, (2017)

- B Is for Baby (2019)

- Baby, Sleepy Baby (2021)

#### The No. 1 Car Spotter series

The No. 1 Car Spotter series is illustrated by Warwick Johnson-Cadwell.

- The No. 1 Car Spotter (2011)

- The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird (2011)

- The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Car Thieves (2012)

- The No. 1 Car Spotter Goes to School (2014)

- The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Broken Road (2015)

- The No. 1 Car Spotter Fights the Factory (2016)

#### Too Small Tola series

The Too Small Tola series is illustrated by Onyinye Iwu.

- Too Small Tola (2020)

- Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls (2021)

- Too Small Tola Gets Tough (2023)

#### Standalone books

- Catch That Chicken!, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank (2020)

- Hugo, illustrated by Birgitta Sif (2020)

- Brilliant Black British History (expected 2023)

### Non-Fiction

- Africa Amazing Africa: Country by Country, illustrated by Mouni Feddag (2019)


Anastasia Gozhva

# Anastasia Gozhva

## Abstract

Anastasia Gozhva or Hozhva (Ukrainian: Анастасія Володимирівна Гожва, born 5 December 2001) is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2019 Jégvirág Cup champion and a three-time Ukrainian national champion (2016, 2023-24).

## Personal life

Gozhva was born on 5 December 2001 in Kyiv. Her sister, Daria (one year older), is also a competitive figure skater.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gozhva and her family fled to Tallinn, Estonia and moved into a shared apartment.

She is currently a student at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.

She has a pet Beagle named Ronya.

## Career

### Early career

Gozhva began learning to skate in 2004. In the 2015–16 season, she won both the junior and senior Ukrainian national titles. Too young to compete in senior internationals, she was sent to the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. She qualified for the free skate by placing 13th in the short program and finished 17th overall.

In February 2017, Gozhva won the silver medal at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Erzurum, Turkey. She made her senior international debut in September at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

### 2018–2019 season

Gozhva placed fourth at the 2019 Ukrainian Championships. Because none of the medalists met the minimum age or TES requirements, she was named in Ukraine's team to the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Ranked 36th in the short program, she did not advance to the free skate. In February, she outscored Nicole Schott by 1.16 points to win gold at the Jégvirág Cup in Hungary.

### 2019–20 season

Gozhva began her season at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where she finished sixteenth.

She went on to compete at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, where she placed thirty-fourth in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment of the competition.

### 2020–21 season

Gozhva sat out the 2020–21 figure skating season.

### 2021–22 season

Gozhva began the season with finishing fifteenth at the 2021 Budapest Trophy. She went on to win silver at the 2021 Autumn Talents Club and finish nineteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup.

She finished the season with a silver medal at the 2022 Ukrainian Championships.

In late February, Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing. Gozvha was at home in Kyiv during the first attacks. As a result, Gozhva relocated to Tallinn, Estonia, where she began training under Irina Kononova, in addition to continuing to work with her longtime coach, Marina Amirkhanova.

### 2022–23 season

Gozhva began the season with thirteenth-place finish at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. She went on to compete at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup and the 2022 Tallinn Trophy, placing fifth and sixth, respectively.

At the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Gozhva placed tenth, scoring a personal best free program and combined total score in the process.

Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter University Games, Gozhva scored a personal best in the short program placed eighth overall.

Competing at her third European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Gozhva placed twenty-second in the short program and seventeenth in the free skate, placing twentieth overall.

Gozhva closed her season by winning her second national title at the 2023 Ukrainian Championships.

### 2023–24 season

Gozhva began the season with a thirteenth-place at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial.

## Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

## Detailed results

ISU Personal best highlighted in bold.


My Time at Portia

# My Time at Portia

## Abstract

My Time at Portia is a 2019 farm life sim role-playing video game developed by Chinese studio Pathea Games and published by Team17. It was released on 15 January 2019 for Windows and the release on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS and macOS followed suit. It has some similarities to other farm sims such as Stardew Valley. A sequel, My Time at Sandrock entered early access in 26 May 2022 and was fully released in 2 November 2023.

## Plot

The game takes place long after civilization has been destroyed, where humans have emerged from underground and begun rebuilding society. The player is cast in the role of the child of a famous builder, who inherits their father's workshop in the independent city state of Portia after he goes travelling. The goal of the game is to expand the city of Portia and become the best builder.

## Gameplay

The player must gather resources and combine them in recipes to create items. Eventually, players gain more tools that allow them to harvest resources faster, such as a chainsaw to chop down large trees. Once items are complete, they can be submitted for rewards, town favor and money. The largest assignments can directly change the town itself. The game also contains dungeons that require the player to fight enemies. Players are also able to romance (hang out and marry) certain NPCs. Gameplay is done in a third-person perspective and combines aspects of role-playing video games and simulation games.

## Development

My Time at Portia was initially released as an early access game on Steam from 23 January 2018 before being fully released a year later. Three months later, it was ported to the following consoles: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. A mobile version for Android and iOS was released on 5 August 2021 followed by macOS on 12 May 2022.

## Reception

My Time at Portia received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Miranda Sanchez of IGN called its core gameplay fun, but saying that each of its parts was lacking in some way, and that the game had "annoying audio bugs". Alex Fuller of RPGamer called the game "charming" and "a lovely place to spend time in", but also saying that it was too long, criticizing how "players have to wait for NPCs to decide to do something". He stated that it was "very enjoyable", but had "significant weaknesses". Rich Meister of Destructoid said that while the world was "bright and full of charm", "waiting around for things to happen can get old pretty fast", and calling the game's mining "painfully dull". Philippa Warr of PC Gamer criticized the game's pacing, stating, "By being so slow, My Time At Portia both repels and appeals. It offers a kind of gaming oasis, making few demands and just pootling along. That type of thing can be a place of respite for the right player or the right mood." Ginny Woo of GameSpot praised its tranquil environment, pleasing aesthetics, and well-designed crafting system while lamenting the lack of meaning in several mechanics, the lack of payoff in the narrative's premise, and the conflicting day-night cycle pacing. Zoe Delahunty-Light of GamesRadar+ lauded the convincing NPCs, varied seasonal events, and sense of progression while taking issue with the loading times and lack of voice acting in cutscenes. Chris Scullion of Nintendo Life recommended the game after a patch was issued in order to fix its lengthy loading times. Rebecca Stow of Push Square called the game "vibrant, relaxing, and brimming with charm".

The PC version was among the best-selling new releases of the month on Steam.

## Sequel

In October 2020, Pathea Games announced a sequel titled My Time at Sandrock, set on a desert and planned to release it in early access for PC via Steam in March 2021, with the full version for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S originally planned for a mid-2022 release. However, in March 2021, Pathea Games announced that they had not received a local rating certification to publish the game online, so it seemed like early access would be potentially delayed until after May 2021. Early access release was subsequently pushed out further until early 2022. The game released via early access on May 26, 2022. After a delay from its September launch window, the full version of the game was released on November 2, 2023.

While there are no plans to introduce multiplayer to My Time at Portia, its sequel does.


Compartmentalized ciliogenesis

# Compartmentalized ciliogenesis

## Abstract

Compartmentalized ciliogenesis is the most common type of ciliogenesis where the cilium axoneme is formed separated from the cytoplasm by the ciliary membrane and a ciliary gate known as the transition zone.