The Badgers have won four straight games, including consecutive road wins at Michigan (though it required overtime) and Iowa, as well as 12 of their last 13. They have lost just two games all season, one of which was to Duke in early December. For its part, Duke has been riding a wave of emotional highs and lows. On Sunday, Jan. 25, the Blue Devils came back from a 10-point deficit vs....
More college basketball betting: Updated game lines | Today’s matchups | ATS standings The young Wildcats, the co-favorites with Maryland at 7-to-1 prior to the start of the season, have looked inexperienced and a bit lost in some contests. John Calipari’s squad is 9-1 straight up with its only defeat coming on the road at UCLA (87-77), a game in which the Bruins (100-to-1 in the futures market) controlled throughout....
After five years of battling the NCAA, O’Bannon isn’t about to back away from the fight. Not when he is such a believer in the cause. MORE: NCAA loses case | College sports foundation shaken “You want to go to the Supreme Court, let’s go,” O’Bannon said in an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday. “I’ve got my ticket already.” The former UCLA basketball star and face of the lawsuit that has shaken the NCAA to its core could have been out celebrating Saturday, a day after a federal judge issued an injunction paving the way for future college football and basketball players to receive payments for service to their schools....
Sisolak banned large church gatherings in April before Easter Sunday, but asked religious leaders to find other ways to continue holding services, such as streaming. Church leaders, however, referred to Sisolak’s ban as “arbitrary” in the letter while saying the lines between essential and non-essential businesses had been blurred. “We respectfully submit that the restrictions on in-person church services are more burdensome than they need to be in order to accomplish our shared goal of preventing the spread of COVID-19,” the letter read....
The Lower 48 states are among those that experienced the record-breaking temperatures, with areas in the South, East and Central U.S. reporting highs that exceeded those from more than a century of December data, according to a new report by Axios. Among those states is Texas, which experienced its warmest December on record since 1889, according to state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon. Across the Lone Star State, temperatures averaged 5 to 9 degrees above normal....
A new poll from CBS News/YouGov, which was conducted from July 21 to 24, showed that 48 percent of respondents said they see the Trump administration’s policies making the economic situation in the country worse, not better. Just 44 percent of respondents said they believed the president’s policies were helping to improve the situation. Meanwhile, when those surveyed were asked about the policies put forward by presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, 47 percent said they believed they would help the economy recover while just 43 percent said they’d make the situation worse....
If you’re not there yet, Big Red, if you’re not tired of being average and doing just enough to win games of zero significance, then you’ll settle again for another four-loss season and another year of all those championships and all of what’s so important to the proud tradition in Lincoln moving further away in the rearview. By settling you’re admitting it can get no better, that a Nebraska program which once ruled college football has hit its ceiling under coach Bo Pelini and that’s OK....
The Cornhuskers got what they wanted — and more — on Saturday when the Big Ten released its 2020 schedule, seemingly finalizing its commitment to play a delayed, truncated season. The week-by-week schedule offered several interesting matchups and insights, including this: Nebraska’s schedule is one of the hardest in the conference, if not the country. Here’s a week-by-week look at the Huskers’ schedule: — at Ohio State (Oct. 24) — vs....
Some liberals may think of Germany as a semi-utopia that has successfully learned the lessons of history, and abolished racism and fascism. This couldn’t be further from reality. Barely a year goes by without a story about neo-Nazis infiltrating police, or special forces and plotting to overthrow the government with stolen ammunition, or commit terrorist attacks on minorities. Earlier this year, the German government discovered 300 right-wing extremists working inside the security services....
Just days ago, the United States was pressed into mistakes and self-inflicted errors against Japan, torn to shreds on the counter by a well-drilled Samurai Blue side not utilizing any overtly elaborate tactics. On Tuesday, the USMNT looked sluggish and deliberate against a bunkered Saudi Arabia that started out with a high line but quickly retreated. The performances cast doubt on the U.S. and their upcoming World Cup prospects, with the showcase event just seven weeks away and no international breaks remaining between now and the start of the tournament in Qatar....
The Swiss-based food and beverage company has sponsored the IAAF’s Kids Athletics program since 2012. Nestle followed apparel maker adidas’ lead in cutting ties with the International Association of Athletics Federations, or IAAF, which has been accused of covering up doping in its sports. The decision comes, according to a Nestle statement, “with immediate effect.” The IAAF subsequently released a statement seeming to contradict Nestle, suggesting the organizations had not severed their agreement, and underlining the reach of the Kids Athletics program....
The new Netflix movie sees two seemingly ordinary office workers embark on a “special” relationship after one of them accidentally learns about the “secret peculiarities” of the other, according to the streamer. Here’s everything we know so far about the racy new Netflix rom-com. Love and Leashes Release Date Love and Leashes will be unveiled on Netflix on February 11, 2022. Love and Leashes Cast The latest film sees Seohyun, the Korean actress and singer from K-pop group Girls’ Generation, in the role of Ji-woo—a competent public relations worker, according to South Korea’s Sports Today....
The network and UN Women partnered with 55 women from more than 20 countries to comprise a roster of titles that support the International Women’s Day 2020 theme, which is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” as well as titles that not only helped shaped them but can also lend a hand in shaping equality for future generations. Filmmakers and actors including Ava DuVernay, Janet Mock, Joyce Cheng, Laverne Cox, Millie Bobby Brown, Mindy Kaling, Lana Candor, Salma Hayek, Sophia Loren, Mercedes Morán, Petra Costa, Kemi Adetiba and Ida Elisa Broch curated titles featured in the collection....
“Either he has to be vaccinated in order to come back if the New York mandate is still in place. And don’t ask me when they may or may not change the New York mandate,” Tsai told ESPN on Friday. “Again, if you ask the people that are making decisions at the city level, they are going to say we are going to rely on science, rely on what the health department tells us [in order to proceed]....
The Nets on Sunday announced a multi-year extension for the 11-time NBA All-Star, two-time Finals MVP and 2014 NBA MVP. The release did not mention specifics, though ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the extension is worth $198 million over four years. Durant reportedly declined his 2022-23 player option and extended his contract off his current $42 million annual salary. Durant, who moved to Brooklyn in a sign-and-trade deal between the Nets and Warriors in 2019, was excellent in his return to play in 2020-21 after missing the entirety of the previous season with a torn Achilles....
The cause of NMOSD is not well understood, and there is no cure. Treatment aims at relieving symptoms (called palliative treatment) and preventing relapses. The immune system functions typically to attack only foreign cells (such as viruses). But when a person has an autoimmune disorder, the immune system suddenly begins attacking the body’s organs and tissues (such as the nerve cells)—the damage resulting from this immune system attack results in the signs and symptoms of NMOSD....
The problem with Nevada is an entirely new set of circumstances: the state’s first early presidential contest, which all three top-tier campaigns are contesting vigorously. The wide-open nature of the competition has left strategists second-guessing the most basic decisions–from the tone they take against their rivals, to the best way to spur voter turnout. The most recent polls suggest either a 2-point lead for Obama or a 3-point lead for Clinton, with Edwards trailing in third but within the margin of error....
The Nevada Republican Party and other conservative groups cited Hartle’s claim as proof of “widespread” voter fraud hyped by then-President Donald Trump. However, Nevada prosecutors now say that Hartle himself submitted the fraudulent ballot under his dead wife’s name. In November 2020, Hartle told KLAS-TV that he discovered that a ballot had been submitted into the 2020 election under the name of his deceased wife, Rosemarie Hartle, who died in 2017 at age 52 from breast cancer....
On Thursday, the state Public Employees’ Benefits Program Board voted to charge unvaccinated workers up to $55 per month. The money will be used to offset the cost of testing, as some are required to do so at certain workplaces, according to The Associated Press. The surcharge will go into effect for state workers and adult dependents in July 2022. “This is pandemic has been shouldered on the burden of everyone....
MORE: CBB Halloween costumes | SN’s preseason top 25 The official colors for Wolf Pack athletic teams are navy blue and silver. Sky blue is an interesting choice considering the school has never used it as an accent or an official color.
