NCAA volleyball: How each No. 1 seed can get to the semifinals of the 2024 tournament
An action-packed weekend of volleyball reduced the 2024 NCAA Tournament field from 64 teams to a sweet group of 16 teams vying for a spot in the semifinals. The volleyball world will now turn its focus to Pittsburgh, State College, Lincoln and Louisville, with the top seeded teams all advancing to the next two rounds. […]
Scientists revive 1,000-year-old seed from cave near Jerusalem, possibly resurrecting mysterious tree mentioned in the Bible
Scientists have revived a mysterious seed discovered in a cave near Jerusalem. Researchers say the species is about 1,000 years old and could be the budding of a long-lost Biblical tree. In the mid-1980s, archaeologists excavated a cave in the lower Wadi el-Maqq, north of Jerusalem. Inside a cave along a 26-foot cliff were Roman […]
Yankees miss chance to clinch top seed in loss to Pirates
The Yankees have clinched the AL East title and are closing in on home-field advantage through the ALCS. Despite losing 4-2 to the Pirates in the Bronx on Friday night, Jazz Chisholm Jr. said he has high expectations for his team entering October. “It was their goal all season long to not only make the […]
Liberty clinch WNBA’s top playoff seed with win over Mystics
Breanna Stewart had a team-high 15 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Liberty clinched the league's best record and the top seed in the WNBA playoffs with an 87-71 victory over the host Washington Mystics on Tuesday night. The Liberty (32-7) has secured first place in the league with one game remaining in […]
How to bet on MLB playoffs No. 6 seed
The race for the National League's third and final wild card spot likely won't get any closer with just one game separating the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves with 16 games remaining. For now, we're going to leave the Chicago Cubs out of the discussion of which team will grab the No. 6 seed […]
Liberty inch closer to clinching No. 1 seed with victory over Storm
The Liberty returned home after a three-game Western tour, looking to ensure as many postseason games as possible at Barclays Center. The WNBA-leading Ribs beat the Seattle Storm 77-70 on Thursday night in Brooklyn to improve their league-best record to 28-6 and cut their magic number to four for the top seed in the postseason. […]
Kenneth Copeland Under Fire for Celebrating Bentley with Breitling Clock Seed Offering from Dying Man
Televangelist Kenneth Copeland recently told the story of a dying man who gave his Bentley, fitted with a Breitling watch, as a seed offering in hopes of having God heal him, but then died. Last Monday, Copeland spoke at Kenneth Copeland Ministries’ annual Southwest Believers Conference, held in Fort Worth, Texas, from July 29 to […]
Thai takeout — minus the seed oils and surcharges
If there’s one thing I really miss about my life before kids, it’s being able to eat cheap Asian food on the spot. Due to the Biden economy, food costs for a family of four are higher than expected. As always, there is a silver lining. That means I can now do it myself. If […]
Jimmy Butler-less Heat crush Bulls in play-in game to secure No. 8 seed
MIAMI — The chants started raining down in the fourth quarter. “We want Boston,” the Miami Heat crowd chanted over and over again. The fans’ wishes have come true. And this year’s first round will feature a rematch of the past two Eastern Conference finals. Miami is back in the playoffs despite Jimmy Butler being […]
Knicks not settling for No. 3 seed captures exactly who they are
By 3 o’clock, one of the riddles had been solved. Just then, the final buzzer sounded at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, just 762 miles from Madison Square Garden. There, the lowly Hornets defeated the Cavaliers 120-110. So the Knicks could have started fixing things here if they wanted to. But the Knicks won’t give […]