Rick Pitino happy for son Richard Pitino’s March Madness bid
His father, Rick Pitino, cheered for his son Saturday night without worrying about how a victory would hurt his basketball coach, Rick Pitino, who was selected Sunday. In what could have been a March Madness version of basketball’s patricide, coach Richard Pitino’s New Mexico State emerges from the NCAA Tournament bubble by playing San Diego […]
Yale gets March Madness 2024 bid with Ivy League final buzzer-beater
March Madness hit the Ivy League on Sunday, as Yale used a last-second basket to defeat Brown and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Matt Knowling’s short jumper gave Yale a 62-61 lead over Brown University, and an 8-1 run ended the game for the Bulldogs, helping Yale avoid an upset at Levian University on Columbia […]
Saint Peter’s tops Fairfield to win MAAC title, clinch NCAA tourney bid
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Corey Washington scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half to lead fifth-seeded Saint Peter’s to No. 2 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship game on Saturday night. They defeated seeded Fairfield 68-63. , earning the Peacocks an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament. Washington made 9 […]
Boebert’s political headaches grow in bid for reelection
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is currently in a political bind as Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who is up for the seat in November, plans to leave Congress early. There is. Officials say Boebert is at a disadvantage due to the fact that the special election to fill out Buck’s remaining term will be held on […]
Bulgarians Bid Final Farewell to Late Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Bulgarians lined the streets of Sofia on Saturday to bid farewell to the late Orthodox Patriarchate Newcomer. The spiritual leader of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church died on Wednesday at the age of 78 after a long illness. Officials follow the coffin of the late Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch as it travels from […]
Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Dismiss Classified Docs Case Based On Unconstitutional Vagueness
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents lawsuit on Thursday denied his bid to dismiss the case on grounds of unconstitutional vagueness. Justice Eileen Cannon said shortly after Thursday’s hearing to consider Trump’s two motions to dismiss. was denied His motion to dismiss based on the language of the statute he argued is […]
Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss documents case over ‘vagueness’
A federal judge on Thursday denied former President Trump’s motion to dismiss the classified documents lawsuit, a decision that came on the heels of a hearing on various motions from the former president seeking to dismiss the lawsuit. . Judge Eileen Cannon’s decision came during a three-hour hearing Thursday where she expressed skepticism that Trump’s […]
Biden To Oppose Foreign Acquisition Of US Steel In Bid To Sway Blue-Collar Voters
President Joe Biden plans to voice his opposition to a foreign takeover of iconic American company U.S. Steel on Thursday in an effort to win over blue-collar voters, according to the Associated Press. Japan’s Nippon Steel first announced in December that it would buy US Steel, the world’s fourth-largest steel producer, for about $14.9 billion, […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ bid for continued mayoral control of city schools killed by NY lawmakers in state budget
Albany city lawmakers are dashing Mayor Eric Adams’ hopes of adding more control over New York City’s public schools to the state budget, the Post reported. Adams will instead have to hope the council passes an off-budget extension before June 30, when the mayor’s powers expire. “I’m sure there will be a long discussion. Could […]
UK to ban foreign states from owning newspapers in blow to Jeff Zucker’s bid for Telegraph: source
Britain plans to amend laws to ban foreign ownership, influence and control of British newspapers, people familiar with the plans said on Wednesday, a move reported by Abu Dhabi-backed Red Bird IMI to The Telegraph. could threaten an acquisition by The government plans to outline its own amendments, which would give ministers the power to […]