No. 9 Notre Dame played an ugly first half to that point at Cardinal Stadium and now faced a third-and-goal from the 11-yard line with 23 seconds left. Book took a quarterback delay and dove into the end zone for a touchdown, ending the half and allowing the Irish to take control in a 35-17 road victory that took longer to develop than expected. “Sloppy football, but (we are) happy to move on from that,” Book said....
Still, Michigan sure looked like it ran out of gas down the stretch in Friday night’s 70-63 loss to Notre Dame. MORE: March Sadness: Teams react to elimination The Wolverines led by as many as 13 points in the first half and had a 41-29 advantage at intermission. But with a short rotation in which four players played 36 or more minutes, Michigan shot 9-for-32 from the field in the second half and allowed Notre Dame to storm back for the win....
The second half, however, was a reminder of the pressure Freeman inherited when he took over for the departed Brian Kelly on Dec. 3, 2021. No. 9 Oklahoma State rallied from a 28-7 deficit and beat No. 5 Notre Dame 37-35 in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on Saturday. With the loss, Notre Dame (11-2) dropped to 0-8 in Bowl Championship Series/New Year’s Day Six bowls. A victory would have made for a fantastic entrance for Freeman....
MORE: Sporting News’ latest mock draft | Best first picks in draft history The 6-4, 184-pound Fuller finishes his Irish career ranked second in program history with 30 TD receptions, behind only Michael Floyd, who currently plays for the Cardinals in the NFL. Projected as a second-or third-round pick in the draft, Fuller hauled in 62 receptions for 1,258 yards and 14 touchdowns this season, including six catches for 113 yards and a TD in the Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State on Friday....
Why? The unvaccinated player is likely to be deported because of the country’s tough vaccination requirements for COVID-19. Djokovic on Wednesday landed at an airport in Australia, but a snafu with his visa application led to him being held in a police-guarded room for about 12 hours, and with Aussie authorities saying the tennis champ would likely be deported for not having required vaccination to be in the country....
As we look back, we have to remember that America’s perspective on World War II is unique. For Americans, the war was the last conflict to be unequivocally proud of–“the good war,” in the famous phrase of New York Times critic (and wartime Stars and Stripes editor) Herbert Mitgang. For every European and Asian nation, the war was a disaster without parallel in history. What the butcher’s bill shows–and what the end of the cold war makes it easier to acknowledge-is that the war against Nazi Germany was overwhelmingly fought and won by the Soviet Union....
The new “Harry Potter at Home” series from the Wizarding World will feature stars from the films and other celebrities reading chapters from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Sorcerer’s Stone for U.S. readers), each week until the end of June to keep readers and Potter fans entertained while staving off the boredom brought on by self-isolation. Sharing an accompanying video of Radcliffe reading “The Boy Who Lived,” the first chapter of the iconic series, the Wizarding World website offers more information about the chapters including analyses and quizzes that fans can take....
Ahead of November’s midterm elections, donations to the NRA’s Political Victory Fund dropped more than 40 percent from the 2020 election and plummeted 45 percent from the 2018 midterms. Analyzing data from the Federal Election Commission, The Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering gun violence, found that only 5,300 NRA members gave to the PAC last year. Although the total number of members is unclear, the NRA touts that it has 5 million members—a statistic the association has cited since 2013....
In a tweet after Tuesday night’s debate, the NRA urged gun-owning Americans to go to the polls on November 3, but did not declare which candidate they should back. The tweet received more than 12,000 likes. In July, the lobby group endorsed Donald Trump’s re-election bid, saying he had “done more than any president” to protect Americans’ Second Amendment rights. “You promised to defend the Second Amendment and stand tall for the constitutional freedoms in which our members believe,” the NRA said in a letter to Trump....
The Department of Energy has not given away any details on the nature of the announcement, but clues have been leaked by those involved. Private investment in nuclear fusion has skyrocketed during 2022, as concerns over climate change and the energy crisis sway the direction of global funding. For decades, nuclear fusion has been touted as a solution to our dependence on fossil fuels by providing a clean, nearly limitless source of energy....
Naturally, as predictions for the 2019-20 season emerge, the teams that made major moves will rise to the top of the rankings. The Clippers and the Lakers are already the Western Conference betting favorites to reach the NBA Finals (and capture the title) next year. NBA OFFSEASON GRADES:Clippers, Nets, Lakers emerge from chaos as big winners But as the NBA finally hits its dead period, there seems to be one team missing in the discussion....
You’ve heard the excuse, “Well, they haven’t played anybody.” Well, there’s a way to figure that out. Over the next five days, we’ll look at how each Power 5 conference school fares against ranked teams. Today, a closer at how Big Ten teams have fared against ranked teams since 2009, according to StatsPass.com. Ohio State: 13-7, .650 Michigan State: 10-11, .476 Nebraska: 9-11, .450 Wisconsin: 8-11, .421 Iowa: 6-12, ....
The comments section in the post reveals both resounding support for Melissa Rexroth, a registered nurse in Ohio, as well as criticisms from those who feel she should be fired if she continues to treat patients while not being vaccinated. What’s not debatable is the response Rexworth’s post has gotten. After writing the message shortly before midnight on August 20, her post was shared more than 441,000 times and garnered over 200,000 comments in the first four days alone....
The Suffolk County Police Department announced Friday that nurses, Julie DeVuono, 49, and Marissa Urraro, 44, had been arrested for “forging COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards and entering the false information into the New York State Immunization Information System (“NYSIIS”) to indicate a vaccine was given.” Police said they “charged $220 for adults and $85 for children per false entry.” “As nurses, these two individuals should understand the importance of legitimate vaccination cards as we all work together to protect public health,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K....
After defeating Shayna Baszler to win the gold back in December, Ripley would go on to dominate NXT and become the face of the brand as she defended her title against Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania. Then the pandemic hit and Flair would defeat the 23-year-old Aussie at WrestleMania to become the new NXT Women’s Champion, putting Ripley’s time at the top to a screeching halt. “It’s honestly just a crazy roller coaster for me,” Ripley told Newsweek....
The 23-year-old Australian has asserted herself as the top face of NXT and a dominating enough force that even the women of RAW and SmackDown have taken notice. It’s not everyday that Charlotte Flair is pinned or that RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is taken to the limit. Ripley also had one of the biggest weekends in WWE history, winning the first-ever women’s WarGames match at Takeover - pinning NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler - and winning the traditional Survivor Series match for NXT by pinning Sasha Banks....
Tom Cutinella, who played linebacker and guard and was in his junior year, “was a spectacular human being and there wasn’t a student who met him who didn’t love him,” said his criminal justice teacher, Ruth Squillace. “The send-off he received today was precisely what he was due,” she said of Thursday night’s memorial. Cutinella, who wore No. 54 for the Wildcats, was hit around 6 p.m. Wednesday in the third quarter with Shoreham-Wading River leading 17-12 over John Glenn High School in Elwood, about 43 miles east of Manhattan....
The Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) — one of the most secure jails in America — in Lower Manhattan will be closed at least temporarily to resolve safety and infrastructure issues, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing the Justice Department. The jail typically houses high-profile fraudsters, gangsters and murderers while they await trial. Prison officials told the newspaper that they currently house 233 inmates, lower than the maximum capacity of 600....
Devon Morales, the mother of one of the class’ students, took to Twitter on Wednesday to express her frustration. “Day one of remote learning. 5 minutes into my daughter’s Google meet with her first class, and several ‘students’ have hijacked the meeting, the first posting Trump pics, and then someone streamed PORN!!” Morales wrote, while sharing a picture of the hacked class and tagging the New York City Department of Education Chancellor Richard Carranza, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio, and the city’s Department of Education....
Pre-k and elementary school students can return to in-person learning starting on December 7, said de Blasio. Children with special needs can return on December 10. Middle and high schools will remain closed. However, students can only return if they have already signed up for in-person learning and submit consent forms to be regularly tested. According to de Blasio, 20 percent of students at each school will be tested every week....
