MORE: NCAA scoreboard | Vegas lines, pick | Day 2’s biggest moments | Weekend matchups Iowa Hawkeyes (21-11) No. 7 seed, South Region Coach: Fran McCaffery (fifth season) Bid: At-large/Big Ten Starting lineup G Mike Gesell, 6-1, Jr., 7.1 ppg, 3.8 apg G Jarrod Uthoff, 6-8, Jr., 12.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg F Aaron White, 6-7, Sr., 15.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg F Gabriel Olaseni, 6-10, Sr., 8.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg...
MORE: Sixteen things we’re looking forward to in Sweet 16 Oklahoma Sooners (27-7) No. 2 seed, West Region Coach: Lon Kruger (fifth season) Bid: At-large/Big 12 Starting lineup G Jordan Woodard, 6-0, Jr., 12.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg G Isaiah Cousins, 6-4, Sr., 13.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg G Buddy Hield, 6-4, Sr., 25.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg F Ryan Spangler, 6-8, Sr., 10.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg F Khadeem Lattin, 6-9, Soph., 5....
Practice limits were among several recommendations released Monday by the NCAA, which called them guidelines that could change “in real time” rather than rules passed through legislation. The practice guidelines also recommend four contact practices per week during the preseason and no more than eight of the 15 sessions during spring football. The NCAA already has legislation regarding preseason and spring practices. The governing body of college sports is also suggesting that schools have independent doctors to evaluate injuries and a “return to learn” process for integrating athletes back into their academic work after they have been diagnosed with a concussion....
Ahead of Miami’s game against the Jets on Sunday, Rapoport reported that Suh told his teammates “I run this defense, I’m going to be here for the next five years, there is no guarantee any of you will be as well. Only a handful of guys are good enough to play with me right now.” Rapoport added that the response from the team was split, saying “Some saw this as the kind of address a leader would give....
The latest cuts come as Canada faces a potential second wave of the outbreak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned in a televised broadcast Wednesday. “We’re on the brink of a fall that could be much worse than the spring,” Trudeau noted. “The numbers are clear—back on March 13 when we went into lockdown there were 47 new cases of COVID-19. Yesterday [Tuesday] alone, we had well over 1,000....
A total of 24,636 mail ballots were rejected in the state’s 254 counties in the first election held since sweeping changes to Texas’ voting rules were signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in 2021. The rejection rate was about 12.4 percent, far higher than previous elections. The rejection rate was similar for those trying to cast ballots in the Democrat and Republican primaries—about 12.9 percent (14,281) of Democratic ballots were rejected compared to 11....
This past weekend, employees of the Chicago-based rescue organization Red Door Animal Shelter liberated nearly 50 rabbits from the woman’s residence at the time, a single room in an extended-stay hotel in the suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois. The rabbits ranged in age from 1 week to 2 years old, according to WGN9. Several were pregnant. “We’re a little bit traumatized by the whole thing,” Marcia Coburn, the president of Red Door, told Block Club Chicago of her reaction to the hoarding situation....
The poll from the Pew Research Center found 46 percent of U.S. adults said they support the boycott, which was placed on the events as a form of protest against allegations of human rights abuses in China. Twenty-two percent said they disapprove of the boycott, and 31 percent said they were unsure. Most of the poll respondents were either completely unaware or knew little about the boycott, according to Pew Research Center....
Neal was on Omaha’s 1620 The Zone radio station Tuesday morning and told the story about how Michigan tried to flip his commit. He says Michigan defensive line coach Greg Mattison was the representative who visited him. Neal was joined by his father Abraham Hoskins Jr. on the radio show. Hoskins actually was thinking about telling his son to go to Michigan, until one comment brought everything to a halt....
In the 21st century, most of us spend a lot of time at a computer, or otherwise functioning in a sitting position, where gravity acts on our structures in an often less than kind way. Not only can sitting put pressure on your low back, but it may affect your upper back, as well. How can you effectively deal with this? Well, knowledge is power. What’s worse, because the head is brought down when the spine rounds (due to the fact that they’re connected), your gaze may be re-positioned as well....
Last week his luck may have run out. Responding to the deepening crisis in Liberia, Bush called on Taylor to step down. Taylor, not surprisingly, refused. Has the dictator called the president’s bluff? The case against Taylor is overwhelming. Having helped to topple Liberia’s government in 1990, he later emerged victorious from a bloody six-year civil war. In 1997, he won an election in which people apparently voted for him out of fear that he would continue the fighting if he lost....
A domestic flight departing from the country’s capital, Kathmandu, was heading for the airport in the Himalayan resort city of Pokhara, Reuters reported. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by domestic carrier Yeti Airlines, had 72 people on board. This included four members of crew and two infants, the news agency quoted airline spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula as saying. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal confirmed that 68 people had been killed in what news reports said was Nepal’s deadliest aviation disaster in 30 years....
The food giant faced backlash from local residents for their plan. If Nestlé’s proposal is approved, water levels in the Springs from the Santa Fe River will deplete immensely, said Santa Fe River Incorporation, an organization that advocates for environmental issues in the area. “If this permit gets re-issued, the river will see only more declining flows when the entire allocation is reached,” Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, Santa Fe River board member, told Newsweek on Tuesday....
The day before had its own drama, as Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party and holder of the balance of power between the two main parties in Israel, called a press conference for 1 PM, at which he alleged he would announce whom he would support to form a government. Lieberman allowed Israelis to speculate on whether he would support the formation of a minority government with support from the Arab Parties, or whether he would rejoin the right-wing bloc with the religious parties, despite his continued claims that he would not....
2021 seems likely to continue this trend. Some huge Netflix shows are set to return, with Stranger Things, The Witcher and Narcos: Mexico expected to release new seasons. Other massive shows like Grace and Frankie, Dead to Me and The Kominsky Method are expected to come to an end after being canceled last year—and other shows are sure to be canceled too, much to some fans disappointment. Below is a list of every scripted drama original series currently airing on Netflix....
While the idea gained traction — it got the thumbs up from 26 of 27 members of the NBA Board of Governors — Nets co-owner David Gerstein ultimately voted against it. MORE: Every NBA team’s worst season in recent history | Best active NBA player at every age Now all we’re left to do is wonder what could have been. The idea stemmed from a desire to get more people in the seats....
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Neuer has been out of action since September due to a foot injury, putting his World Cup place in doubt. However, Germany’s goalkeeping coach Andreas Kopke said prior to the game that Neuer would face Austria and national boss Joachim Low has selected the 32-year-old to start in Klagenfurt. Neuer’s chances of going to the World Cup as Low’s first choice goalkeeper appeared to be boosted after he was handed the number one shirt when Die Mannschaft’s squad numbers were confirmed....
Besides the billionaire businessman, the candidates who have qualified for the event are Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Bloomberg qualified at the final hour on Tuesday, meeting the Democratic National Committee’s mandated polling threshold. The 78-year-old did not qualify for any of the previous debates because his campaign is not accepting contributions, but the DNC recently scrapped the donor requirement needed to participate....
Spurs secured a second-place finish in the Premier League by defeating Manchester United 2-1 on Sunday, Kane following up Victor Wanyama’s header to secure victory in the club’s last game at White Hart Lane, four years after selling Bale to Real Madrid for €100million. And former United star Neville thinks Tottenham would be wrong to accept a huge transfer fee for Kane or Alli at a time when they are set to play at Wembley next season before moving into a new stadium from 2018....
The injury not only forced his hospitalization for a month — and eight more months of recovery — but also required 17 surgeries to repair. Smith, who said there was a genuine fear he would have to amputate his leg, said he was lucky to be alive. While those details certainly paint a harrowing picture of his ordeal, none of it compares to the actual photo of his post-surgery leg — one that will air in a Friday E:60 documentary detailing Smith’s injury and rehab....
