Billy Donovan on how UConn can repeat
BOSTON — All of the pressures, expectations and distractions that Dan Hurley and Connecticut are experiencing are what Billy Donovan has experienced. He spent that time nearly 20 years ago coaching Florida, the last team to win back-to-back championships. There’s a reason that hasn’t happened since Al Horford’s Gators, Joakim Noah and Corey Brewer won […]
Florida Atlantic looks to repeat last year’s NY-area run to Final Four
Florida Atlantic won two games in New York last year on an improbable run to the Final Four, and now everyone wants to know if the Owls can follow a similar formula and do it again. No. 8 seed FAU’s city venue has changed from Madison Square Garden to Barclays Center, starting with Friday’s East […]
UConn ready for chance at rare March Madness repeat
Dan Hurley gave his returning players two weeks to enjoy last season’s national title. Then it was time to get back to work. Of course, trips to the White House, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium were mixed in, but by the end of April, training for the 2023-24 season had begun. The hard-driving Connecticut coach […]
Ilya Sorokin was never going to repeat last year’s brilliant Islanders campaign
The thing about Ilya Sorokin’s 2023-24 season is that it was almost always impossible for him to achieve the standards he set for himself again. Sorokin, who posted a .924 save percentage in 62 games and led the Islanders to the playoffs in 2022-23, was more than deserving of winning the Vezina Trophy, where he […]
UConn feels ‘lighter’ in best position yet for March Madness repeat title
UConn is just a short metro ride from the arena where players and fans already feel comfortable when the program begins its national title defense on Friday. The Huskies earned the No. 1 overall seed for the first time in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday and will play No. 16 Stetson at Barclays Center after […]
Gotham FC has sights set on repeat title after splashy offseason
First, Gotham FC won the postseason. Then they won in the offseason. Now they need to win the regular season to confirm their worst-to-first story in 2023 and continue the club’s ambitions to become industry leaders in the National Women’s Soccer League and become a fixture in the New York sports scene. In the months […]
The West must not repeat in Ukraine the mistakes that led to World War II
Not since Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Joseph Kennedy, and Father Coughlin extolled the virtues of Adolf Hitler in the 1930s and 40s has there been so much influence, as is happening today with Russia’s war in Ukraine. Powerful Americans never sided with a major foreign enemy. Television commentator Tucker Carlson has frequently disparaged U.S. and […]
Up 80% Since 2023, Is This Stock Ready to Repeat Nvidia's Record Performance? – Yahoo Finance
Major semiconductor design software company synopsis (NASDAQ:SNPS) I’m having a little time. Over the past three years, the company has catapulted from relative obscurity to prominence, and for good reason. According to new CEO Sassine Ghazi, Synopsys “achieved a CAGR of 17%” [compound average growth rate], Non-GAAP [generally accepted accounting principles] Operating profit margin improved […]
Gerrit Cole will relish chance to repeat as Cy Young winner: Ron Guidry
TAMPA — Ron Guidry has stepped into the shoes that current unanimous Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole is preparing to wear. That means the former Yankees ace knows what the current Yankees ace is looking for. “Everybody’s going to be targeting you next game, because you’re promoted and you’re the best,” Guidry said Friday […]
UConn is in class of its own as it eyes rare national championship repeat
1A and 1B are not available. I don’t have multiple favorites. It’s not Connecticut or Purdue or anyone else. Purdue falls into the latter category. UConn is a category unto itself. This weekend provided a perfect example of that. On Saturday afternoon, the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee announced the top 16 seeds they would have […]