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The warning comes from about every coach, every player each March — heck, in any sport as the stakes are raised as the games carry more gravitas — don’t look too far ahead. Worry about the next practice, the next game, not what could happen down the road. Then there’s Dan Hurley. The two-time national champion UConn coach seems to be reinforcing his classic brash ways by sharing his focus for Friday’s Sweet 16 game in the NCAA Tournament against Michigan State with the prospects of an Elite Eight matchup against St. John’s. Just like any East Coast fan or gambler who filled out a bracket this season, Hurley can’t help but follow the lines in the East Regional and see what a Huskies’ win against Tom Izzo’s team could get them — a rematch in Washington with two-time reigning Big East season and tournament champions, St. John’s. Coach Rick Pitino has the tougher task between Hurley and his Big East rivals — at least on paper — in getting the Red Storm past top-seeded Duke. [MEN’S BRACKET: NCAA Tournament Bracket, Leaders & Stats] Hurley, though, has a plea — the fanbases need to rally together for one night and root for their rivals so there is a chance for a fourth game this season between the schools, this time with a spot in the Final Four at stake. “It will be a live building. It’s probably a little bit early, but obviously, I think we’ve got to support each other,” Hurley said. “It’s pretty brutal on Twitter, I think, and socials between our fan bases, but I think we have to try to come together Friday night against our opponent so we can have a bloodbath on Sunday.” Hurley noted “it stinks a little bit” that two conference teams are set to potentially play in the regional final rather than in a Final Four. St. John’s took two of three meetings this season against UConn, the second being a 20-point win in the Big East Tournament title game. The Feb. 25 blowout loss at UConn stands as St. John’s lone setback since standing at 9-5 as of Jan. 3, with the Red Storm beating Northern Iowa and Kansas in the tournament. UConn started 22-1 but closed the regular season on a 7-4 stretch, a pedestrian record for a program that won consecutive national championships in 2023 and 2024. The Huskies rebounded with wins over Furman and UCLA in first- and second-round games last weekend in Philadelphia to reach their 17th Sweet 16. (The Huskies beat Michigan State in an exhibition game in late October.) Maybe it was playing in the East Coast that stirred up questions and comments about a St. John’s-UConn showdown before it could even happen. Duke is a comfortable 6.5-point favorite to beat fifth-seeded St. John’s while the Huskies are just 1.5-point favorites to beat Michigan State, per BetMGM Sportsbook. If both Big East teams win, look out, the home of the Wizards and Capitals could look and sound a bit like Madison Square Garden in conference tourney time. “I think it speaks to the quality of what us and St. John’s are this year,” Hurley said. “I think they’re a great team. I think we’re a great team. I think it was much needed.” Winning two games in the NCAA Tournament were much needed for UConn a year after it was bounced by Florida in the second round. The Gators would win the national championship — yet there’s no repeat this season after they were bounced by Iowa. [NCAA ODDS: Latest Men’s March Madness Odds, Favorites] The Huskies are back in their proper spot among college basketball’s hierarchy. They can thank Tarris Reed Jr. and Alex Karaban for getting the Huskies back to the Sweet 16. Reed had 31 points and 27 rebounds, the kind of sensational stat line not seen in the NCAA Tournament in nearly 60 years, in the opener against Furman. Karaban scored a career-high 27 points in the second round against UCLA. Karaban is a fourth-year senior in a career spent all at UConn — a rarity in today’s instant transfer, greater riches game — and a third national title would rank him with the players of John Wooden’s UCLA heyday in the rarified air of players with three rings. “I think he can just take us wherever we need to go,” UConn guard Braylon Mullins said. “We all have the confidence with him and he’s our leader. We all look up to him. He holds the standard with this program.” The Huskies hope they’ll be closer to full strength in the Sweet 16. Silas Demary Jr., a first team All-Big East selection, returned to the lineup against UCLA and played 22 minutes after he sustained an ankle injury in the Big East Tournament. Jaylin Stewart again sat out both tournament games with a knee injury that’s sidelined him since late February. The deeper the Huskies, the better shot they have at going deep in the tournament — and maybe get that date with Pitino and St. John’s. Reporting by The Associated Press.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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Taylor Frankie Paul has a lot to be upset about these days.
After all, ABC canceled Paul’s season of The Bachelorette after the details of her 2023 domestic violence arrest were revealed,
But instead of reflecting on her own actions and asking what she might have done differently to avoid this outcome, Taylor is playing the victim.
In a recent social media post, Taylor addressed her Bachelorette firing, but rather than taking accountability, she blasted the press and social media users for sharing the video in which she’s seen assaulting then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
At one point in the footage, Taylor hurls several barstools at Dakota, one of which allegedly struck her daughter, who was seated nearby.
“Worst part is my daughter, [Indy], having to relive and see it all over again years later after extensive work with her and apologies [sic] to her about that night,” Paul tweeted on Monday.
The situation has been playing out publicly for weeks, and this is the first time that Taylor has mentioned her daughter’s reaction.
Indy was just five at the time of the incident. Now, at eight, she likely has a whole new understanding of the terrifying ordeal.
Taylor expanded on her daughter’s reaction to the scandal in a statement issued to People.
“I have a daughter who has been reliving seeing a video that she should’ve never seen,” Paul said, adding:
“I have a daughter who has had to hear people describe a video that she should’ve never heard described.”
According to Paul, her daughter has been hurt not only by the existence of the footage itself, but by the way people in the public sphere have talked about it:
“My daughter has continued to suffer the consequences of the actions of her father. My daughter deserves love and care. My daughter deserves her innocence,” she explained.
Paul said her goal in speaking out wasn’t to engage in an online debate, but to highlight how the situation has affected her child.
“This isn’t about fan wars, opinions, or narratives,” she wrote. “This is about a child seeing something no child should ever have to see.”
She also called for people to consider the real human beings involved when they comment or speculate on the situation:
“There is a human being on the other side of a screen,” Paul added. “There is a child on the other side of a screen.”
That’s good advice for everyone to keep in mind. But not surprisingly, Taylor’s latest comments have not been terribly well received, as many fans think she’s still positioning herself as a victim.
Taylor Frankie Paul Lashes Out at Public: You’re Making My Daughter … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
The Alaska Legislature is preparing to re-vote on a key spending bill that will cover millions of dollars in disaster response and construction projects in the current fiscal year.
On Monday, a bicameral conference committee voted 5-1 to send an amended version of the bill to final votes in the House and Senate. Those votes may take place Wednesday.
The state’s fast-track supplemental budget contains $449.3 million in spending — expenses accrued since legislators and Gov. Mike Dunleavy adopted the state budget last year.
Legislators are separately working on a budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. A vote on that is expected at the end of the legislative session in May.
The supplemental budget bill includes $70.2 million to unlock grant-funded construction projects principally paid for by the federal government — a major lobbying priority for the state’s construction industry.
It also includes tens of millions for the state response to last year’s wildfire season and millions more as a down payment for the state’s response to ex-Typhoon Halong, which devastated Western Alaska last fall.
The new spending would largely be paid for with new revenue the state expects because of higher oil prices caused by the Iran war.
As long as prices remain high through June 30, the end of the fiscal year, legislators expect there will be enough general-purpose money to cover the expenses, plus a smaller package of budget amendments already proposed by Dunleavy.
Those amendments arrived too late to be added to the supplemental bill.
If oil prices don’t match expectations, the bill contains language that would allow the state to use the Constitutional Budget Reserve, the state’s principal savings account, to cover the difference plus $20 million in “headroom.”
That clause may run into problems in the House, where the 19-person House Republican minority caucus has voted several times against spending from the reserve.
It takes 30 votes in the House and 15 in the Senate to spend from the reserve; while the Senate has met that threshold and is expected to do so again this week, it isn’t clear whether the House will do so.
The 21-person, predominantly Democratic coalition that controls the House would need to attract at least nine minority votes, and in earlier votes, it was unable to do so — something that forced the bill into a bicameral conference committee for further negotiations.
Rep. Will Stapp, R-Fairbanks and the minority’s negotiator on the conference committee, was the only lawmaker to vote against the revised bill on Monday, saying he doesn’t believe any kind of spending from the reserve is necessary at this point.
Members of the House majority have argued that allowing reserve spending — if necessary — would provide surety for construction businesses making summer plans.
They have also argued that time is of the essence: Delaying action on the bill would mean those companies might have to defer purchasing and hiring decisions ahead of the summer construction season.
Members of the House minority argued that as previously written, the bill would have allowed members of the majority to direct the spending of hundreds of millions from the reserve, even if it wasn’t needed to balance the supplemental budget.
That version was cut to less than $375 million in spending, an attempt to attract minority votes, but while that approach worked in the Senate, it did not succeed in the House.
When the House failed to pass the reserve vote, lawmakers there sent the bill to the conference committee for further work.
While that committee was able to finalize a draft compromise, it won’t be clear until later whether that compromise can pass out of the Legislature.
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Nancy Guthrie has been missing since the night of January 31.
A new report says that Savannah be returning to The Today Show very soon.
Obviously, it’s complex — and a sudden development in the investigation could demand her attention.
But she could be back on people’s screens in a few short weeks. Is that too soon?
She may return sooner than you think …
Page Six reports that Savannah could return to The Today Show as early as next month.
Obviously, unexpected developments in her mother’s case could change things, the tabloid acknowledges.
But the report makes it clear that Savannah at least hopes to return to her chair after her children’s spring break ends.
In New York, most schools will be back to business by April 10th, so that gives us an approximate time frame.
For now, she’s said to be spending time with 11-year-old Vale and 9-year-old Charley. They’re all going through this — not just Savannah.
As the report explained, this is about more than just Savannah’s coping with the situation.
There is an ongoing investigation. Something could change at any moment.
One additional factor is probably a non-issue, but Hoda Kotb — who has been filling in for Savannah — does have some events coming up, unrelated to Today.
Now, the report makes it clear that Hoda isn’t pushing Savannah to return prematurely.
This is The Today Show, folks. If Hoda steps away before Savannah is back, someone else can and will step in for her.
It’s hard to predict the exact return date until the investigation ends
Another inside source told Page Six: “There is no announcement regarding Savannah’s return date, and Hoda will remain filling in for her.”
Now, that does not dispute any of the earlier reporting on the matter.
It simply strikes a very different tone.
What are we to make of this?
Well, to be blunt, it mostly tells us that Savannah is a woman whose job is extremely understanding of her situation. It’s not that she needs to work to live, but it’s great that her return date is TBD like this.
Getting back to work can be great for a person’s mental well-being. That depends upon the job, of course.
Sometimes, working is how we cope with a crisis — taking our mind off of the horrors.
(This does not apply to all jobs, particularly someone like Savannah, whose plight is known by the entire world.)
At any moment, there could be a break in the case that might call her back to her mother’s case.
We hate to say it, but the most likely “break” would mean that Savannah is planning a funeral or similar memorial. We would love for there to be a statistically improbable outcome, however.
This is so sad and so heartbreaking
Almost nothing could make the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, over 50 days ago and counting, worse.
However, vile conspiracy theories and absurd speculation about what appears to have been an ill-planned crime gone awry have made this more painful.
This is a sensational case. Only time will tell if investigators made mistakes that allowed the criminal to get away.
But, for now, we hope that Savannah and her family are coping with the horrors as well as they can.
The Today Show‘s audience will be overjoyed to see her return. But only when she’s ready.
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Last week saw Joseph Duggar arrested, followed almost immediately by his wife Kendra’s arrest.
Amy Duggar hasn’t just put out one statement on the topic.
She’s put out multiple statements — having to walk back things like sympathy for Kendra.
Like the rest of us, Amy’s learning about things from the news.
She’s getting updates along with the rest of us
On Thursday, March 19, Amy reacted to the arrest of her cousin Joseph’s arrest by showering Kendra with support.
“Recognizing that we do not yet know the full picture,” she said in a diplomatic statement, “I am also praying for Joseph’s wife, Kendra.”
Amy was thinking of her cousin-in-law “as she begins to process this, and for the protection of their children.”
She added: “I’m praying for eyes to be opened and above all, I pray that justice will be served to the fullest.”
Just one day later, and she had no choice but to update her thinking on the matter.
On Friday, March 20, Amy shared an emotional update.
Kendra had been arrested, facing charges of second degree false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a minor. Joseph also received those charges in addition to those he faces in Florida.
As we reported, Kendra’s arrest stemmed from the search that investigators conducted in light of Joseph’s charges.
Inside, they apparently found alarming evidence about the children’s welfare, including that the children’s doors all lock from the outside — like cells.
It took Amy some time to gather information (which she was not receiving any faster than the rest of us) and amend her previous declaration of support.
‘I cannot wrap my head around that’
On Saturday, March 21, Amy spoke to TMZ to share a bit of an update.
“I’m learning just like everyone else and looking through any kind of article that I can find, trying to get answers,” she explained. “Because obviously this is [heartbreaking].”
Amy emphasized: “This is really, really hard on everybody. … It’s not just about the people who are inside this bubble, that believe this certain system.”
She explained: “It’s people who loved them. I loved Joe. I loved Kendra. There are so many people who are just wanting this to be not so serious.”
Amy emphasized her support for the now-14-year-old girl who spoke up about Joseph’s alleged sexual abuse of her when she was 9 years old. The child “should have been safe, should have been loved.”
“My heart cannot wrap around that,” she confessed. “The person that I thought I knew is apparently not the person he is today.”
Amy affirmed: “I will hold him accountable and I want justice to be served to the fullest.”
When it came to Kendra’s arrest, she commented: “I think that was a plot twist that no one saw coming.”
“When I gave that [first] statement … that was just the information I was given at the time and thought to be true,” Amy admitted.
She added: “Now that the information has changed and there’s more that is coming out and there’s a lot of question marks right now.”
‘That is where my heart lies’
As for her initial declaration of support, Amy isn’t ready to throw it away. Just to revise it a little.
“I’m just going to steer that statement towards the kids,” she shared, “because that’s what matters right now.”
Amy prioritized: “The kids’ safety, the victim and her family, and the four children that were in [Joseph and Kendra’s] home.”
She reiterated: “That is where my heart lies. I’m just going to lay there.”
Our thoughts, too, are with the safety of the children — the fourteen-year-old and also Joseph and Kendra’s four children. And, for that matter, plenty of other Duggar kids whose homes weren’t checked by investigators.
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