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March Madness: Sweet 16 arrives with a twist: 2 sites, not 4

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

By The Associated PressMarch Madness has reached the Sweet 16! There is a twist this year for the women’s tournament: The NCAA picked two regional sites instead of four, with Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle each hosting eight teams. Here is what to know:GAMES TO WATCHNo. 3 seed LSU (30-2) vs. No. 2 seed Utah (27-4), Greenville, S.C., Friday, 5 p.m. ET.Kim Mulkey has the Tigers headed to the second weekend for the first time since 2014, and All-American Angel Reese is rolling. She had 25 points, 24 rebounds, six blocks, four assists and three steals in a win over Michigan. The Utes have an All-American, too, in Alissa Pili, who had 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 63-56 victory against Princeton. Utah had not been to the Sweet 16 since 2006.No. 2 Iowa (28-6) vs. No. 6 Colorado (25-8), Seattle, Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET.First-team All-American Caitlin Clark is a handful for Iowa opponents; she had 22 points and 12 assists against Georgia. The Buffaloes needed overtime in a 61-5...

March Madness: Sweet 16 begins from NYC to Las Vegas

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

By The Associated PressMarch Madness has reached Sweet 16 weekend. Two No. 1 seeds, Kansas and Purdue, are already gone along with millions of busted brackets and a host of bluebloods including Kentucky, Duke and Indiana —though UCLA’s drive for a 12th national title remains alive. Here is what to know:GAMES TO WATCHNo. 4 seed Connecticut (27-8) vs. No. 8 seed Arkansas (22-13), Thursday, 7:15 p.m. ET (CBS)The Huskies reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years after outclassing Saint Mary’s behind 24 points by Adama Sanogo and timely 3-point shooting. The Razorbacks of coach Eric Musselman will look for another signature win — and perhaps a breakout game from Nick Smith Jr. — after ousting defending champion and top-seeded Kansas. No. 2 Kansas State (25-9) vs. No. 7 Michigan State (21-12), Thursday, 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS)Tom Izzo and Michigan State are in the Sweet 16 for the 15th time and first in four years after beating No. 2 seed Marquette. At...

Greece to have elections in May, prime minister says

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

Greece will hold a general election in May, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitchells said in a TV interview on Tuesday (21 March).The four-year term of the conservative government expires in July. Mitsotakis was widely anticipated to call an election in April.After the worst rail accident in Greece on February 28, opinion polls show that his New Democracy party is losing ground to Syriza, the leftist opposition party.The accident in which a freight and passenger train collided head-on killed 57 people. It also sparked anger and mass protests against railway safety standards.In an interview with Alpha TV, Mitsotakis stated that he can assure you that the elections will take place in May. This was his first interview since the disaster.Tens of thousands have protested in Greece against the crash. This is the largest street demonstration the government has seen since it was elected in 2019.Protesters charge the government, as well as the previous governments over the past decade, with failing...

Horoscopes March 23, 2023: Keri Russell, focus on making headway

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Vanessa Morgan, 31; Michelle Monaghan, 47; Keri Russell, 47; Chaka Khan, 70.Chaka Khan (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Happy Birthday: Take the lead and be the one to start something new and exciting. An active lifestyle will keep you out of trouble and encourage you to focus on making headway. A passionate drive will make it impossible for anyone to stop you from setting new boundaries and exceeding your expectations. Make decisions based on emotions, intuition and what you stand to gain. Your numbers are 7, 13, 23, 29, 33, 36, 48.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Step outside your comfort zone if it will help you get what you want. Refuse to let anyone interfere with your plans. Set your sights on your endgame and keep your dreams a secret. Maintain control and leave nothing to chance. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Find your audience and make your voice heard. Showing enthusiasm, dedication and passion for something that matters to you will b...

Bridge: March 23, 2023

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

There is no expert consensus on whether to open 1NT with, or despite, a five-card major. Experts decide case-by-case and may consider factors such as suit quality and ease of rebidding.One deal proves nothing, but in today’s deal from a team match, one South opened 1NT and played there. West led a diamond, and the defense took five diamonds. South claimed the rest, plus 120.In the replay, South opened one heart, North raised and South had a shot at game. West led a diamond again. East took the ace and returned the ten, winning. When he led a third diamond, South ruffed in dummy and drew trumps, but eventually he lost two spades to go down.GOOD CLUBSAt Trick Three, South must pitch a spade from dummy. If West shifts to a spade, South takes the ace, cashes the A-K of clubs and ruffs a club. When the suit luckily breaks 3-3, he can draw trumps ending in dummy and discard two spades on the good clubs.Do you think this deal makes a case for opening one heart as South?DAILY QUESTION...

Ask Amy: My husband says he won’t change for my feminist mom

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

Dear Amy: I was raised by a single mother. She’s an educated, liberal feminist who brought me up to be a strong and self-sufficient woman.She is loving, open-minded and non-confrontational. We are very close, even though she lives in another state.Every year she comes to stay at my house for a week or two, and the two of us travel to visit other relatives. I always thoroughly enjoy our time together.My husband was raised in a very patriarchal house by blue-collar workers who never denied him anything. He’s brilliant and extremely successful, even though he never finished college, but he is insecure about how smart he is.He’s a man’s man, physically strong, can fix anything, build anything, do anything he sets his mind to, takes excellent care of our grown children, and adores me.My problem is that my husband and mother don’t like each other. They don’t argue, but they definitely struggle to be in the same room.Once my husband and I were debating about s...

Harriette Cole: My husband’s clothes show too much skin

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband’s belly has gotten huge over the past few years, but he either doesn’t realize it or doesn’t care.He still wears sweaters that fit him 20 years ago, and they pull up over the belly so his skin is exposed. It’s not a pretty sight.When I suggest that he wear one of the sweaters I recently purchased him that is the right size, he balks and says he’s wearing what he wants to wear. I suppose at home that’s OK, but he even wears these too-small clothes out in public. It is not good.How can I get him to pay closer attention to his grooming?Many people gain weight over time. I’m not chastising him about that. It would be nice, of course, if he looked after his health. But right now I just want him to cover his belly!Cover Your BellyRelated ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: My anti-college husband flipped out about son’s travel costs Advice | Harriette Cole: Is this a bad way to deal with a c...

Credit Suisse deal halted crisis, Swiss central bank says

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss central bank hiked its key interest rate Thursday and insisted that a government-orchestrated takeover of troubled Credit Suisse by rival bank UBS ended the financial turmoil.In a statement, the Swiss National Bank said it is providing large amounts of support for the deal to merge Switzerland’s biggest banks and that the late Sunday announcement by the federal government, financial regulators and the central bank “put a halt to the crisis.”“An insolvency of Credit Suisse would have had severe consequences for national and international financial stability and for the Swiss economy,” said Thomas Jordan, chairman of the Swiss central bank’s governing board.The hastily arranged, $3.25 billion deal aimed to stem the upheaval in the global financial system after the collapse of two U.S. banks and jitters about long-running troubles at Credit Suisse led shares of Switzerland’s second-largest bank to tank and customers to pull out their money.Swiss auth...

5 players out as viral infection hits Netherlands squad

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

ZEIST, Netherlands (AP) — Five players in the Netherlands squad to face World Cup finalist France in their opening European Championship qualifier have been sent home after contracting a viral infection.Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt along with Sven Botman, Joey Veerman and Bart Verbruggen all left the training camp, the Dutch federation said on Thursday. It did not elaborate on the virus.The departures were another blow to coach Ronald Koeman ahead of the first match of his second stint in charge of the national team. Already this week, Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong and Ajax winger Steven Bergwijn dropped out due to injuries. Koeman called up Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, Vitesse Arnhem’s Kjell Scherpen and Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij as replacements for the five ill players.The Netherlands plays France at the Stade de France on Friday in a Group B qualifier before returning home to take on Gibraltar on Monday...

2 teens on motorbike shot in Southeast DC, 1 killed

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:14:00 GMT

A teenage boy is dead, while another teen was taken to a hospital after a double shooting in Southeast D.C. Tuesday evening.The shooting happened around the area of 22nd Street and Alabama Avenue after 9 p.m., police said.More DC NewsMore Crime NewsD.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said on Wednesday the two teens were on a motorbike before the shooting happened. Several unidentified people inside a vehicle saw the teens and stopped, stepping out onto the street and firing at the two teens.Contee said the teens did not return gunfire. The shooting suspects reentered their vehicle and drove away.On the day of the shooting, 7th District Commander LaShay Makal said officers responding to the shooting heard gunshots near Alabama Avenue.They arrived and found 16-year-old Traev’on Green of Southeast D.C. unconscious and not breathing. Despite receiving treatment from DC Fire and EMS, Green died at the scene.Officers found the second teenager, 15, also suffering from gunshot wounds. Makal sai...