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Breaking down the UConn women’s basketball team’s bracket, Final Four path in 2025 NCAA Tournament
STORRS — After cruising to a fifth consecutive Big East Tournament title, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma would rather have turned around right away to start playing the NCAA ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Rick Pitino explains why he doesn’t view his St. John’s comeback as a ‘redemption’ story
NEW YORK — Rick Pitino doesn’t look at his return to college basketball’s biggest stage as a redemption story. He said as much Saturday after leading St. John’s to its first Big East Tournament ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah review – a masterclass in quicksilver storytelling
The Nobel laureate’s wonderful new novel connects a trio of east African teens as they come of age, moving from small-scale dramas to wide-ranging social panoramas. The receipt of a big award ...The Guardian - 1d -
How a tiny village in a deserted part of Spain became a centre for gay weddings
A couple of hours’ drive from Madrid, Campillo de Ranas has played a huge role in promoting same-sex marriage – and revived the fortunes of the ‘black villages’ of Guadalajara. Driving north-east ...The Guardian - 1d -
UConn's Paige Bueckers headlines list of 2025 WNBA draft prospects in NCAA Tournament
UConn’s Paige Bueckers established herself as the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft well before she put together a second straight outstanding season and was named Big East player of the ...ABC News - 1d -
Lady Bears roll past three opponents at Commando Classic
HENDERSONVILLE — Mt. Juliet rolled to three more wins last Friday on the second day of the Commando Classic with a 14-2 thumping of Sullivan East, a 10-3 whipping of Waverly and a 19-1 knockout of ...Yahoo Sports - 18h -
Second inning stretch: Rams absorb early blow, overtake Raiders in five frames
RACELAND If at first you don’t succeed, wait until the second inning. That’s what Raceland did when it defeated East Carter 14-4 in five innings on Tuesday. The Rams found themselves in an ...Yahoo Sports - 12h -
How KK Arnold, Ashlynn Shade evolved as dynamic duo off the bench for UConn women’s basketball
STORRS — The 2025 Big East Sixth Player of the Year award only has UConn guard Ashlynn Shade’s name engraved on it, but in the sophomore’s mind, her trophy belongs just as much to classmate KK ...Yahoo Sports - 2h -
‘Focused’ Emma Raducanu swats aside Sayaka Ishii to open Miami campaign
Briton produces calm display in 6-2, 6-1 victory Raducanu faces Emma Navarro in second round Emma Raducanu began her time on the east coast of the US on a positive note as she produced a calm, ...The Guardian - 3h -
Vance ramps up his clout in Trump world
Vice President Vance’s clout is on the rise, taking on the role of pot stirrer at the White House and on the world stage. His attack dog role was on full display during an Oval Office meeting with ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
Germany’s political upheaval and the transatlantic alliance’s uncertain future
Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
Ex-Cyclone Alfred floods live updates: emergency disaster relief payment for loss of income approved; Brisbane and NSW flooding; flood evacuation warnings – latest news
Follow today’s news live. Full report: residents warned to head for high ground as flood waters rise Send us your photographs and videos of ex-Cyclone Alfred Get our breaking news email , ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Child deaths surge amid ‘Gazafication’ of West Bank, report says
Palestinians facing mass displacements, airstrikes and rise in attacks on children and other civilians, rights group says. Israel has brought the military tactics of its war in Gaza to the occupied ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
February consumer price index report shows slight inflation improvement
New numbers released today say that inflation has improved slightly, with the February consumer price index report showing a 2.8% rise from year before and price growth climbing 0.2% from January ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’
Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claims. UK politics live – latest updates Trinidad and Tobago has described Britain’s new visa ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Unpacking February's slight inflation cooldown
Inflation cooled more than economists expected in February but remained higher than where the Federal Reserve would like it to be, rising 2.8% from a year earlier. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Video: Megan Olivi names UFC's next crop of potential pay-per-view stars
UFC reporter and correspondent Megan Olivi has had an in inside look on the promotion's operation for more than a decade, so she knows what it takes for a fighter to rise through the ranks and ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Arman Tsarukyan: Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314 'just a hype fight'
Arman Tsarukyan is not interested in Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314. Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) meets rising lightweight contender Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
NCAA BASKETBALL: Hartnett shines at big moments for Lady Royals
Throughout her career, Maddie Hartnett has had a knack for rising to the occasion for the University of Scranton women’s basketball team. In 124 games, the graduate student from Chatham, New ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Ovechkin scores No. 886, 9 shy of setting mark
Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, moving nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record ...ESPN - Mar. 9 -
One person still missing after oil tanker and cargo ship collide in North Sea
‘Multiple explosions’ onboard MV Stena Immaculate after tank rupture, with jet fuel reportedly released. One person is missing after a collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
‘Out of the blue’: search for answers goes on after North Sea tanker collision
Investigators will look into reports deck of cargo ship Solong was unmanned when the catastrophe took place. In the North Sea, about 12 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire, the smouldering wreck ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
FSU earns pair of Player of Week selections
FROSTBURG — Two athletes across Frostburg State sports were named the Player or Athlete of the Week in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) earlier this week. Softball junior Arden Miller earned ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Cheltenham festival: Inothewayurthinkin denies Galopin Des Champs in Gold Cup – as it happened
Galopin Des Champs denied hat-trick as big race continues Festival’s pattern of feature races favourites slipping up. 1.20 Triumph Hurdle odds . Odds via Oddschecker . East India Dock 6/4. ...The Guardian - 5d -
UMaine men's hoop coach gets support from old South Portland teammates
Mar. 14—When Jon Furbush watches the University of Maine men's basketball team play, he sees the reflection of his high school teammate and longtime friend. That was especially evident Tuesday in ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Russell Wilson, Giants meet as Aaron Rodgers option seems increasingly unlikely
NEW YORK — Russell Wilson visited the Giants on Friday in East Rutherford, N.J., as the Aaron Rodgers option continued to fade into murkier view. No one can say for sure what Rodgers, 41, will ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Zuby Ejiofor much more than just most improved in record-setting performance for No. 6 St. John's
Maybe most improved didn't really do Zuby Ejiofor justice. The junior forward delivered an overpowering performance Friday night for No. 6 St. John's, scoring a career-best 33 points — a school ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Byrd gets first ECU hit 3 years after amputation
East Carolina's Parker Byrd, whose right leg was amputated below the knee after a boating accident three years ago, got his first hit as a college player when he singled in the Pirates' 12-0 win ...ESPN - 4d -
Frostburg State, Allegany College split doubleheaders
FROSTBURG — Frostburg State split a doubleheader with West Virginia Wesleyan on Tuesday. Wesleyan (6-18, 2-2 Mountain East Conference) took the first game 4-3 before the Bobcats (6-14, 2-2 MEC) won ...Yahoo Sports - 9h
