Hansberry 7-16 2-2 19, Harris 3-7 2-2 8, Okani 3-6 2-2 10, Small 9-18 9-11 31, DeVries 4-9 6-7 16, Powell 0-6 2-2 2, Andre 0-0 0-0 0, Tenner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 23-26 86. Ike 1-6 3-4 5, Ajayi 2-5 2-2 7, Battle 6-12 2-2 16, Hickman 5-11 0-0 13, Nembhard 1-10 5-6 7, Huff 9-14 0-0 19, Gregg 1-4 7-8 9, Stromer 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-65 19-22 78. Halftime_Gonzaga 39-31. 3-Point Goals_West Virginia 11-35 (Small 4-10, Hansberry 3-8, Okani 2-2, DeVries 2-6, Tenner 0-1, Harris 0-2, Powell 0-6), Gonzaga 7-21 (Hickman 3-7, Battle 2-5, Ajayi 1-1, Huff 1-3, Gregg 0-1, Ike 0-1, Stromer 0-1, Nembhard 0-2). Rebounds_West Virginia 32 (Hansberry 8), Gonzaga 31 (Gregg 6). Assists_West Virginia 12 (DeVries 4), Gonzaga 20 (Nembhard 12). Total Fouls_West Virginia 17, Gonzaga 18.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidency, he's tried to demonstrate his dominance by naming loyalists for top administration positions, even though many lack expertise and some face sexual misconduct accusations. It often seems like he's daring Congress to oppose his decisions. But on Thursday, Trump's attempt to act with impunity showed a crack as Matt Gaetz , his choice for attorney general, withdrew from consideration. Trump had named Gaetz, a Florida congressman, to be the country's top law enforcement official even though he was widely disliked by his colleagues, has little legal experience and was accused of having sex with an underage girl, an allegation he denied. After being plagued by investigations during his first presidency, Trump wanted a devoted ally in charge of the Justice Department during his second. However, it was never obvious that Gaetz could win enough support from lawmakers to get confirmed. Now the question is whether Gaetz was uniquely unpalatable, or if Trump's other picks might exceed his party's willingness to overlook concerns that would have sunk nominees in a prior political era. The next test will likely be Pete Hegseth, who Trump wants to lead the Pentagon despite an allegation of sexual assault that he's denied. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the controversy over Gaetz would have little bearing on Trump’s choices for other positions. “One at a time,” he said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, suggested otherwise, claiming “the dominoes are falling.” “The drip drip of evidence and truth is going to eventually doom some others,” he said. Trump's election victory was a sign that there may not be many red lines left in American politics. He won the presidential race despite authoritarian, racist and misogynist rhetoric, not to mention years of lies about election fraud and his role in sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was also criminally convicted of falsifying business records to pay hush money, and he was found liable for sexual abuse in a civil case. Empowered by voters who looked past his misconduct and saw him as a powerful agent of change, Trump has shown no deference to Washington norms while working to fill his second administration . Although some of his personnel choices have extensive experience in the areas they've been chosen to lead, others are personal friends and Fox News personalities who have impressed and flattered Trump over the years. Several have faced allegations involving sexual misconduct . Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, is facing the most scrutiny after Gaetz. Once Trump announced Hegseth as his nominee for Pentagon chief, allegations emerged that he sexually assaulted a woman in California in 2017. The woman said he took her phone, blocked the door to the hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a police report made public this week. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing, the report said. However, he paid the woman a confidential settlement in 2023. Hegseth's lawyer said the payment was made to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit. Trump’s choice for secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has faced allegations of misconduct too. A woman who babysat for him and his second wife told Vanity Fair magazine that Kennedy groped her in the late 1990s, when she was 23. Kennedy did not deny the allegation and texted an apology to the woman after the article was published. That isn't the only hurdle for Kennedy; he's spent years spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about vaccines, raising fears about making him a top health official in the new administration. Linda McMahon, chosen by Trump to be education secretary, is fighting a lawsuit connected to her former company, World Wrestling Entertainment. She’s accused of knowingly enabling sexual exploitation of children by an employee as early as the 1980s, and she denies the allegations. Tulsi Gabbard is another person who could face a difficult confirmation battle, but for very different reasons. The former Democratic representative from Hawaii has been a vocal Trump ally, and he chose her to be national intelligence director. But there's grave concern by lawmakers and national security officials over Gabbard’s history of echoing Russian propaganda. Critics said she would endanger relationships with U.S. allies. Gaetz was investigated by federal law enforcement for sex trafficking, but the case was closed without charges and Republicans have blocked the release of a related report from the House Ethics Committee. However, some allegations leaked out, including that Gaetz paid women for sex. One of the women testified to the committee that she saw Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old girl, according to a lawyer for the woman. As Gaetz met with senators this week, it became clear that he would face stubborn resistance from lawmakers who were concerned about his behavior and believed he was unqualified to run the Justice Department. “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction,” Gaetz wrote on social media when announcing his withdrawal. Sen. Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, said he believed there were four to six members of the caucus who would have voted against Gaetz, likely dooming his nomination, and “the math got too hard.” He said some of the issues and allegations around Gaetz were “maybe beyond the pale." “I think there were just too many things, it was like a leaky dike, and you know, it broke," Braun said. Trump thanked Gaetz in a post on Truth Social, his social media website, without addressing the substance of the allegations against him. “He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect,” Trump wrote. ____ Associated Press writers Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves and Lisa Macaro contributed from Washington. Jill Colvin in New York and Adriana Gomez Licon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, also contributed. Chris Megerian And Colleen Long, The Associated Press
Police Pepper Spray Players After On-Field Brawl Breaks Out at Michigan vs. Ohio State Football GameRecently, Redditor u/utssssssss asked the people of the Reddit Community to share the mundane things and tasks of everyday life from the past that have younger folks confused and sometimes shocked by their existence — and the answers did not disappoint. From CDs to cursive, here's what adults have noticed younger people either struggling with or having no clue about: 1. "Paper maps and how to use them." — sailingosprey 2. "File structures. Because of cloud storage, kids in high school have no idea how file organization, folders, or naming work, leading to issues with searching for what you need on a computer. Phones and tablets just throw the file at you." — Best_Needleworker530 3. "Handing in homework on paper. Nowadays, college students submit assignments online, but everything was handed in on paper when I went to school." — mikel145 4. "Why the save button is a floppy disk." — Dabbles-In-Irony 5. "I still have the video of my son attempting to open a CD case. It took him about 45 seconds before he pried it open by pulling up the little tabs that were actually the hinges. He's pretty bright, but he was completely blown away by it." — edgarpickle 6. "Social media has created a world where people only see content they're already interested in and believe in. It's so unfortunate that some people aren't even aware of things outside their bubble. Anything that is 'old' or 'boring' is ignored or dismissed." — Significant-Froyo-44 7. "Telling time on an analog clock, apparently." — _Bearded_Dad 8. "Memorizing phone numbers! Back then, we didn't have contacts saved on speed dial. Now, it feels like a lost skill." — CrimsonTwirl 9. "Using a landline without getting weird looks. Kids probably think it's some ancient artifact." — One-Shame3030 10. "I think this one might be tough, but receiving the consequences of their own actions. If I spoke to adults like how some of the kids talk nowadays, I'd get whacked. Kids these days think that whatever they say is fine, and they won't ever be confronted about it." — ShoeNo9050 11. "Dial-up internet. Fifteen years ago, everyone was familiar with that screeching sound when connecting to the internet, and waiting for pages to load was just part of life. Now, young people can't even imagine having to wait more than a few seconds for a website to load, let alone dealing with a busy signal or being kicked offline when someone picks up the phone." — Inside-Dentist-1974 12. "I was working at a deli about six or seven years ago. I took a phone order and scribbled furiously to keep up with the customer. The girl running the register asked me what the hashtags were all about. I had written: #1/2 provolone, #1 honey ham, #3/4 Genoa salami." — oddball_ocelot 13. "How to read and write in cursive." — Shekelrama 14. "Home phones." — greyjedimaster77 15. "Counting change. It's both hilarious and frustrating watching my new hires struggle to count a $200 cash drawer. They do okay with the bills, but when they get to the coins..." — stootchmaster2 16. "The existence of history before they were born. Some of these idiots are questioning the holocaust and the moon landing because they weren't there to livestream it." — joeybagofdonuts80 17. "Yellow Pages and card catalogs." — shepardshe 18. "Looking at a TV guide. I remember getting out the newspaper every Sunday and searching through it to see what horror movies were playing on late-night cable." — Butt_bird 19. Lastly: "Streaming Netflix was still a novel thing compared to receiving DVDs in the mail. Also, TiVo was a big thing for DVR." — phenolate It was truly one of the worst feelings in the world to finally get your Netflix in the mail just for the disc to be SCRATCHED. IYKYK. What are some items or experiences that were part of everyday life in the past that younger folks genuinely struggle with or are surprised by? Let me know in the comments, or you can anonymously submit your thoughts using this form ! Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
NoneAndrew Luck returns to Stanford as the GM of the football program
WEST LAYFAYETTE — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 18 points and Myles Colvin and Camden Heide each scored 13 to lead No. 6 Purdue to an 80-45 rout of Marshall on Saturday. Colvin and Heide were making their first starts of the season for Purdue (5-1). Braden Smith, who was averaging 14.6 points, was scoreless on an 0-for-4 shooting day. Smith had a team-high nine assists. Nate Martin led Marshall (3-2) with nine points, playing 24 minutes before fouling out with several minutes left in the game. The Boilermakers shot 55% in the first half to take a 39-24 halftime lead. However, Purdue made only one field goal in the final nine minutes of the first half. Purdue picked up the intensity in the second half, leading by as many as 41 points. The Boilermakers shot 50% for the game and held the Thundering Herd to 30%. HONOLULU — R.J. Davis scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half and No. 10 North Carolina pulled away from Hawaii. Elliot Cadeau had 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Seth Trimble scored 11 of his 13 points after halftime and Ian Jackson added 11 for the Tar Heels (3-1). Davis, an All-American guard, moved into fourth place on North Carolina’s all-time career scoring list. He overtook Sam Perkins with his free throw at the 11:59 mark of the first half. Gytis Nemeiksa led Hawaii with 16 points and had 10 rebounds. Akira Jacobs made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points off the bench. Tanner Christensen had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Marcus Green added 10 points for the Rainbow Warriors (4-1). NASSAU, Bahamas — David Joplin scored a career-high 29 points and made six 3-pointers, Chase Ross had 14 points and five steals, and No. 15 Marquette beat Georgia. Joplin scored five straight Marquette points to begin a 12-3 run that Stevie Mitchell capped by banking in a shot with 1:33 remaining for a 78-66 lead. Mitchell made a steal at the other end to help seal it. Ben Gold scored a career-high 14 points and Kam Jones had 10 points and seven assists for Marquette (6-0). Jones was coming off the program’s third triple-double in more than 100 seasons when he had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in 36 minutes against No. 6 Purdue on Tuesday. Gold’s previous high was 12 points at UConn on Feb. 7, 2023, while Joplin’s was 28 at DePaul on Jan. 28, 2023. Blue Cain scored 17 points and Tyrin Lawrence added 15 for Georgia (5-1). Dakota Leffew had 11 and Silas Demary Jr. 10. The Bulldogs turned it over 18 times, leading to 27 points by Marquette. ATLANTA — Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, and No. 18 Cincinnati beat Georgia Tech. Jizzle James and Cole Hickman also scored 14 points apiece for the Bearcats (5-0), who passed the first true test of the young season against their first major conference opponent in the Yellow Jackets of the ACC. Naithan George made three 3-pointers while scoring 13 points for Georgia Tech (2-3). Duncan Powell added 10 points, while leading scorer Baye Ndogo finished with just five points. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Will Riley scored his 19 points in the second half and No. 25 Illinois beat Maryland Eastern Shore. Kylan Boswell added 13 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 11 and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 10 for the Illini (4-1), who shot 25% (10 for 40) from 3-point range but committed just nine turnovers. Tre White grabbed 11 rebounds and Kasparas Jakucionis seven for Illinois, which outrebounded the Hawks 59-38. Jalen Ware scored 10 points and Christopher Flippin had 10 rebounds for Maryland Eastern Shore (2-6), which had its lowest point total of the season. The team’s previous low came in 102-63 loss to Vanderbilt on Nov. 4.
Andrew Luck returns to Stanford as the GM of the football program
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