Davis, the 13-year-old Philadelphia Little Leaguer with the rocket arm, is a guest of the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. She threw out the first pitch before Tuesday’s game (she threw from in front of the mound, and, no, we don’t have a radar gun reading). MORE: Celebrity first pitches | Hype out of hand? | Live your life, Mo’ne It’s just one more stop in an incredible “How I Spent My Summer” tour....
The bill would have also barred counting ballots postmarked on or before Election Day. Envelopes postmarked by the day of the primary or general election are counted if received within a three-day grace period, according to current law. Republicans said the bill would increase the public’s trust in election outcomes and aid in calling results faster, The Associated Press reported. However, Democrats and allies said the measure would restrain voting in the state, where top-ballot races are closely divided....
The annual tournament starts Thursday with the regional semifinals. Sixteen schools will be eyeing a spot in the Frozen Four and a chance to hoist an NCAA title trophy. Teams will compete in four, four-team regions. The winners of the regionals will play in the final competition two weeks later in Boston. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the Frozen Four college hockey tournament. MORE: When is the 2022 NHL Draft?...
Now, they’re favored over Memphis by a single field goal. What if they win, though? What if UCF completes a second straight perfect season, something not even Nick Saban’s Alabama dynasty ever has achieved? MORE: Plotting Playoff paths, from chalk to chaos You know what will happen if the Knights are handed a trophy of which they’ll have earned every inch and every ounce? Of course you do: Nothing. Nothing that counts in the bigger picture, anyway....
Last year saw Maryland take home the title in both men’s and women’s lacrosse and both teams look to be top contenders to advance to the final game once again. MORE: 2018 NCAA Championship schedule This year, two smaller New York schools also have made a splash with Albany leading the rankings on the men’s side and Stony Brook on the women’s. SN has you covered with a few things you need to know about the 2018 NCAA Lacrosse Championships....
He hoped to put his business school learnings to use by starting a clothing brand. Product promotion at the peak of his fame would be straightforward considering the fanfare even his mild postgame comments received. If successful, he figured the startup could provide long-term earnings beyond the hardwood. Conversations with an academic advisor, however, made it clear his plan would not be permitted under NCAA rules that barred players from profiting off their name, image and likeness....
Why exactly one needs a subpoena to gather information about these scrimmages is one of the enduring mysteries about the sport. MORE: Top 16 college basketball programs since 2000 And it’s not only puzzling, it’s ridiculous. There is no logical reason a sport so starved for media attention should have a rule in place that mandates across-the-board secrecy regarding a practice competition between two Division I teams. Some of the nation’s most prominent sports media figures eagerly stuff college basketball into the “one-month sport” box, in part for their own convenience but also as a reflection of a changing market....
That penalty Haith received from the NCAA for his conduct while coach of the Miami Hurricanes can be read as being greater than what Jim Calhoun faced at Connecticut, or lesser than what Bruce Pearl dealt with at Tennessee. In the end, though, his suspension for five regular-season games against opponents that aren’t particularly imposing ought not to damage Haith’s career or the current Tigers squad. If he were to appeal his penalty, there are three possible results, and only one of them would be positive for him....
Hundreds of flooded Fairfield Way, across the street from the Huskies' home court: Gampel Pavilion. MORE: ‘Killers’ front man pays tribute to UNLV | Daughtry’s anthem gaffe | Better off watching from home They partied, they chanted, and one guy even sprayed the growing crowd with a fire extinguisher.
Because then we’d be overlooking what the NCAA Tournament has become, what this spectacle of sport has been reduced to. Three guys with whistles in their mouths. “Coach always tells us, you can’t put the game in anyone else’s hands than yours,” said Wisconsin center Frank Kaminsky. MORE: UConn vs. Michigan State, 2:20 p.m. ET | Spartans’ resilience | Napier’s strength | Kentucky vs. Michigan, 5:05 p.m. ET | Calipari: masterful | Who are these Wolverines?...
On Jan. 16, Creighton lost star point guard Maurice Watson for the season because of a torn knee ligament. Two weeks later Xavier lost gifted point guard Edmond Sumner for the season for the same reason. MORE: Printable, interactive bracket For what remained of the regular season, Big East teams desperate for quality wins gathered victories that at least resembled “quality” at the expense of what was left of the Bluejays and Musketeers....
Friday’s slate got off to a rough start, as the NCAA somehow botched the name of Oklahoma State’s best player, Jawun Evans, in the box score. Evans is the leading scorer and assist man for the Cowboys, averaging 19.0 points and 6.2 assists per game. MORE: Live updates | Interactive bracket | Friday’s schedule No disrespect to some guy out there named Jawun Edwards, wherever he may be, but we are slightly more interested in Evans for the purposes of this game....
That said, the smartest bet is still to take a No. 1 seed to win it all. Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams is 1984-85, there are two stats that matter when it comes to picking the correct championship game: • A No. 1 seed has won 22 of those 35 tournaments, including the last three with North Carolina (2017), Villanova (2018) and Virginia (2019). • A total of 35 of the 70 championship game participants since 1984-85 were No....
On Sunday, even more top teams went down. MORE: How to watch, stream Sunday’s schedule of March Madness games No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 South Carolina, 8:40 p.m. No. 7 South Carolina shocked No. 2 Duke, 88-81 behind a spirited defensive effort. The Gamecocks forced Duke into a season-high 18 turnovers. Sindarius Thornwell led South Carolina with a game-high 24 points. From WAY downtown. Gotta’ love this UNC fan supporting the Gamecocks....
MORE: Ranking each team’s title chances | SN’s interactive bracket Kansas Jayhawks (32-4) No. 1 seed, South Region Coach: Bill Self (13th season) Bid: Big 12 Tournament champion Starting lineup G Frank Mason III (12.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.6 apg) G Wayne Selden Jr. (13.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg) G Devonte’ Graham (11.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.8 apg) F Perry Ellis (16.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg) F Landen Lucas (5.5 ppg, 6....
Then, on game night, he put on dress shoes and watched as all his teammates laced up their sneakers and played. MORE: Duke lands another 5-star recruit “The player always perceives that transfer year as a penalty,” O’Donnell, now a college hoops analyst for ESPN, told Sporting News. “For people who actually care about winning, they really hate it because you want to be on the floor with your teammates, in that battle....
Roughly $750,000 in cash was pulled from the rubble of the collapsed building as well as 17 safes, according to a lawyer appointed to manage the legal interests of the Champlain Towers South. Family members and survivors will be reimbursed faster for cash that was found in a wallet or purse with an ID because it is easily identifiable. Paper bills will be brought to the U.S. Treasury in Washington via armored vehicle to be destroyed because they are contaminated....
Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles and the Labor Market Information Division of the California Employment Development Department (EDD) said in a news release their analysis was based on “close to real-time” claim information from the EDD. They said they reviewed unemployment claims filed in the state between February and July 25 for Thursday’s report. According to the report, an estimated 6.23 million workers filed for unemployment through the state since mid-March....
Thirteen potential vaccines are under clinical evaluation, while 129 are at the preclinical stage, according to the WHO. Speaking to Newsweek, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and a leading member of the White House COVID-19 task force, said last month: “We would start manufacturing vaccines before we know that it even works or not, which means that you’ve picked up several months, instead of waiting to see if the vaccine works....
U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs spokesman Jens Laerke said electricity across Gaza is available for only six to eight hours a day in the latest chapter of the conflict, which shows no signs of resolution, the Associated Press reported. Hamas and other militants have fired more than 3,400 rockets into Israel, whose response has destroyed 132 buildings and severely compromised an additional 316 housing units. Israel and Egypt have imposed a blockade on Gaza since Hamas’ rise to power in 2007, a move Israel says is necessary to prevent the group from accessing arms....
