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March Madness 2023: Last chances arrive for bubble teams

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

March Madness is coming up fast. Here is what to know, along with some key games to watch and who’s on the bubble ahead of Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament:KEY DATESAll eyes will be on the conference tournaments this week:— The ACC Tournament is March 7-11 in Greensboro, North Carolina.— The Big 12 Tournament is March 8-11 in Kansas City, Missouri.— The Big Ten Tournament is March 8-12 in Chicago.— The Big East Tournament is March 8-11 in New York.— The Pac-12 Tournament is March 8-11 in Las Vegas.— The SEC Tournament is March 8-12 in Nashville, Tennessee.MARCH MADNESSSelection Sunday is March 12, when bracket matchups will be set for the First Four and first- and second-round games that stretch from Florida to California.Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City (East Region), Las Vegas (West), Kansas City, Missouri (Midwest), and Louisville, Kentucky (South). Where is the Final Four? In Houston, on April 1, with the championship game on April 3.Basketball afic...

Bayern beats Augsburg, moves 3 points clear in Bundesliga

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Defenders fired Bayern Munich three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 5-3 rout of Augsburg in their Bavarian derby.João Cancelo opened the scoring and Benjamin Pavard grabbed two goals before Alphonso Davies continued the trend of defenders scoring with Bayern’s fifth goal in the 74th.Leroy Sané also scored for the 10-time defending champions to increase the pressure on Borussia Dortmund ahead of the late game. Dortmund needed to beat relegation-threatened Schalke in the Ruhr derby in Gelsenkirchen to stay level on points with Bayern.Leipzig moved to third with a 3-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, and there were 1-1 draws between Eintracht Frankfurt and Stuttgart, and Hertha Berlin and Mainz.Hertha was playing its first game since the club confirmed Miami-based 777 Partners had taken over as a majority shareholder.In Munich, Augsburg’s Mergim Berisha riled the home team when he scored in the second minute after Pavard failed to clear the ...

Impresionante: el momento en que un volcán entra en erupción en Indonesia

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

YAKARTA, Indonesia – El volcán Merapi, situado en la región central de la isla indonesia de Java, expulsó este sábado un río de lava incandescente de alrededor de una milla, y nubes de humo y cenizas, que han provocado la alerta de las autoridades locales, sin que se haya necesitado evacuar a la población por el momento.“Se ha observado una erupción de lava que alcanza una distancia de una milla hacia el suroeste”, apuntó en un comunicado divulgado hoy el Centro para la Investigación y Desarrollo de Desastres Geológicos (BPPTKG, por sus siglas en indonesio).SE TRATA DEL MONTE MERAPI, DE CASI 10,000 PIES DE ALTURAEn el mismo se advierte a la población de las localidades cercanas que eviten las actividades en las zonas de peligro, en un radio de entre 2 y 5 millas desde el cráter del volcán, si bien no se ha considerado necesario aún evacuar a la población.“Una erupción explosiva podría alcanzar una distancia de dos millas desde el cráter”, añade. ...

Buffalo fires men’s basketball coach Jim Whitesell

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

Jim Whitesell is out as the University at Buffalo men’s basketball coach after his first losing season in four years on the job, the school announced Saturday.“We felt it was necessary to make a change in leadership of our men’s basketball program,” athletic director Mark Alnutt said in a statement.Whitesell was under contract through the 2024-25 season and is due to receive a $500,000 buyout under terms of his deal for being fired before April 5.The move comes two days after the sixth-seeded Bulls (15-17) were routed 101-77 by third-seeded Akron in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. It marked the Bulls’ third quarterfinal loss under Whitesell.He finished with a 70-59 record at Buffalo and led the team to one postseason appearance, a 2021 NIT berth, which ended with a first-round loss to Colorado State.The lack of postseason success coupled with a drop-off in recruiting were considered disappointments for a school that had established itself as a...

Real Madrid beats Espanyol 3-1, eyes Liverpool, ‘clasico’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Vinícius Júnior sparked Real Madrid’s 3-1 comeback over Espanyol in the Spanish league on Saturday, keeping Barcelona within reach in the title race before the rivals meet next weekend.Joselu Mato put Espanyol ahead at the Santiago Bernabeu in the eighth minute. But Vinícius equalized in the 22nd before Éder Militão headed Madrid in front for good in the 39th.Substitute Marco Asensio added a third goal in stoppage time as Madrid ended a three-game winless run between the league and the Copa del Rey.Carlo Ancelotti’s team reduced Barcelona’s lead to six points before the front-runners visit Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.Karim Benzema missed the game as he rested to recover from an ankle problem. Before the game, Ancelotti said that he expects his striker to be ready to face Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Madrid holding a 5-2 advantage from the first leg of the round of 16.Madrid will then visit Barcelona on March 19 in a “clásico” that will l...

Svensson leads rain-delayed Players as McIlroy misses cut

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Adam Svensson hit a shot onto a hospitality tent and made birdie Saturday morning to build a two-shot lead in The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy dug a hole he could not escape and missed his first cut since August.The Players finally finished its second round after storms moved in late Friday and shut down play with half the field unable to finish.Svensson’s worst shot turned into a birdie when he received a free drop from the tent and a cart path and hit a delicate pitch to 4 feet for birdie on the par-5 ninth. That gave him a 67 and a two-shot lead over Masters champion Scottie Scheffler.Scheffler took his time, and for good reason. He was playing with McIlroy as a twosome because world No. 1 Jon Rahm withdrew before the second round because of a stomach bug.There was a lot of waiting, and Scheffler did what was needed. He had a pair of two-putt birdies on the par 5s on the back nine at the TPC Sawgrass, made sure he found land on the islan...

THE PLAYERS Championship Par Scores

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

FridayAt TPC SawgrassPonte Vedra Beach, Fla.Purse: $25 millionYardage: 7,275; Par: 72Second RoundAdam Svensson68-67—135-9Scottie Scheffler68-69—137-7Christiaan Bezuidenhout68-70—138-6Ben Griffin67-71—138-6Min Woo Lee68-70—138-6Collin Morikawa65-73—138-6Cameron Davis69-70—139-5Chad Ramey64-75—139-5Jason Day70-70—140-4Will Gordon73-67—140-4Viktor Hovland69-71—140-4Nate Lashley69-71—140-4David Lingmerth72-68—140-4Denny McCarthy68-72—140-4Taylor Pendrith67-73—140-4Brendon Todd71-69—140-4Byeong Hun An71-70—141-3Adam Hadwin71-70—141-3Justin Suh68-73—141-3Sam Burns68-74—142-2Patrick Cantlay72-70—142-2Wyndham Clark69-73—142-2Tyler Duncan73-69—142-2Tommy Fleetwood72-70—142-2Rickie Fowler72-70—142-2Aaron Rai73-69—142-2Justin Rose69-73—142-2Gary Woodland72-70—142-2Brandon Wu73-69—142-2Dylan Wu69-73—142-2Ryan Fox74-68—142-2Tyrrell Hatton72-71—143-1Garrick Higgo70-73—143-1Mark Hubbard71-72—143-1Taylor Montgomery70-73—143-1Lucas Glover69-74—143-1Kramer Hickok73-70—143-1Davis Thompson70-73—143-1Da...

Looking Glass: Honey, I just noticed that you need new windshield wipers

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

A couple had a domestic dispute outside of a residence in Lauderhill, Fla., during which the man climbed up onto the hood of her Mercedes to keep her from departing. Despite this, she drove nearly 20 miles on the interstate, with him clinging to the hood, at speeds of up to 70 mph. At one point he called 911 on his cell phone, telling a police operator, “I’m on top of the car. I really need help.”AND HOW DID THAT WORK OUT, MA’AM?: A woman told police that she had set fire to her apartment building in Sandy, Utah, because she wanted “to burn away the negative energy, sadness and pain in her life.”SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DEAL, WHAT’S THE CATCH?: A woman rented a 2022 Toyota Camry in Humble, Texas, and tried to sell it online for $10,000.BUT LADIES, I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL: A man had what police called an “entertaining” evening at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Fla., with two busty ladies, which ended when he took them back to his townhouse in Pompano Beach. Th...

Pat Leonard’s NFL Notes: It would be foolish to think Miami Dolphins aren’t looking to upgrade at quarterback

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

Tua Tagovailoa can’t be the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback in 2023.Whether it’s ‘Tampering Tom’ Brady or Lamar Jackson, rules-breaking Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has to go all-in on a star QB to maximize one of the NFL’s best receiving corps led by Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.Especially if the Jets acquire Aaron Rodgers from the Packers, are the Dolphins really going to keep the injury-prone Tagovailoa in place as their starter, sign a mid-level veteran backup and simply cross their fingers?“You can’t count on Tua,” one league source said, citing the QB’s concussions among other durability issues.The Dolphins picked up Tagovailoa’s $23 million fifth-year option for 2024 on Friday. But sticking with him at QB will not suffice, and it is incongruent with Ross’ rabid recent pursuit of an upgrade at the position.What? Ross thinks it’s worth a $1.5 million fine and a league suspension to tamper with Brady in ...

Denise Russo of 'The X-Life' dies in San Diego at 44

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:02:56 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Denise Russo, who starred on VH1's "The X-Life," has died in San Diego at the age of 44.Russo was found unresponsive Sunday afternoon at a friend's home in Pacific Beach, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office website. Local attorney discusses Jacqueline Ma case First responders attempted to resuscitate Russo, but she was pronounced dead. Authorities found drug paraphernalia at the scene, the medical examiner's office said.Her manner of death is pending investigation.