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The Classic Comedy Club, CBD, Auckland
Sat 18 Jun – more dates
The ideal way to shake off the winter blues with the Comedy All Stars at The Classic.
Every Friday and Saturday in January and February at 8pm,… Read More
Gaslight Theatre, Cambridge
A gripping comedy thriller - Directed by Karen Carroll.
Patrick Barlow's Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation, based on John Buchan's… Read More
Orpheus New Orleans Cuisine, Wellington
Sat 18 Jun
The DaDS will be performing again in Wellington's newest New Orleans restaurant. Come enjoy the full New Orleans experience with our Cajun menu,… Read More
Every Friday and Saturday night at 10pm it's The Classic Late & Live - our alternative weekend comedy show suitable for the later night… Read More
Ohau Public Hall, Ohau
Held on the Third Saturday of each month at Ohau Hall,
Muhunoa Road West, Just south of Levin
From 9am-1pm
Stalls inside $16 & outside $11 per… Read More
Stonehenge Aotearoa, Carterton
We recommend visitors attend one of our guided tours which provides a complete experience and is tailored to the weather conditions. Ancient history… Read More
The Gym, Christchurch
"When I looked around I saw and heard of none like me. Was I, a monster, a blot upon the earth from which all men fled and whom all men… Read More
Stardome Observatory & Planetarium, Royal Oak, Auckland
Matariki Dawn looks at cultural and astronomical aspects of this group of spectacular stars.
The show includes Maori myths and stories about the… Read More
Auckland Zoo, Western Springs, Auckland
Our stunning new African Savannah is now open!
Get foot to hoof with giraffe, walk-through an expansive aviary, home to lovebirds and leopard… Read More
Jubilee Building - Parnell Community Centre, Parnell, Auckland
Think fresh. Think local. Think delicious produce brought to you by the producers themselves at this genuine community farmers'… Read More
Trinity Methodist Church, Kingsland, Auckland
Our market is a collection of artists, crafters and designers from all over Auckland - you can even catch some working on their art.
All handmade… Read More
The Warehouse Pakuranga, Pakuranga, Auckland
A top destination for locals and tourists alike the Auckland Night Markets are a must to see!
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Skateland, Mt Wellington, Auckland
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Pakuranga Community Hall, Pakuranga, Auckland
Your Weekly Market from 10am till 3pm Saturday 18th June - "Pakuranga: Every Third Sat of Month".
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La Mexica Cantina and Restaurant, Tauranga
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This place is amazing, from the friendly greeting, efficient service, and fantastic food. Their staff is very caring and makes sure that you have everything you need. I order takeout frequently and they never fail to give me my order correctly, with sauces and chopsticks. The food is the best Japanese cuisine I've ever tasted in Wichita. Their sushi is hands down the best I've EVER had. Please give this place some business because this place is exactly what Wichita has needed.
Wichita Steak Houses
1. Red LobsterMenu
555 S West StWichita, KS 67213
From Business: Fresh is in our food: Each day, you'll find an updated selection of fresh fish on our Today's Fresh Fish menu, not to mention live Maine lobster, freshly baked Ched…
2. LongHorn SteakhouseMenu
From Business: At LongHorn Steakhouse, we pride ourselves on our fresh, boldly seasoned & expertly grilled steaks. We also serve up fresh seafood, juicy chicken & fall-off-the-bon…
3. Chesters Chophouse & Wine BarMenu
I have been to Chester's numerous times and the food & service are consistently top notch. The filet is excellent and the salmon and sea bass are ev…
4. LongHorn SteakhouseMenu
Excellent service, food, atmosphere , and manager even stopped by table. Very pleased and will be back for steak.
5. Black Angus Steakhouse
9100 E Corporate Hills DrWichita, KS 67207
6. Outback SteakhouseMenu
233 S Ridge Rd.Wichita, KS 67212
I have yet to have a bad meal here. Always the best service and the best food.
7. Hangar One Steak HouseMenu
One of the more professional dining experiences in Wichita... Better make reservations if in a hurry.
8. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
10096 E 13th St N The WaterfrontWichita, KS 67206
From Business: Firebirds is a collection of polished casual restaurants offering a refined atmosphere, top-notch service and upscale dining at a modest price. We are known for our…
9. Lone Star Steakhouse
125 N Market St Suite 1300Wichita, KS 67202
10. Siena Tuscan SteakhouseMenu
104 S Broadway AveWichita, KS 67202
11. Old Town Martini Steakhouse
3407 E Douglas AveWichita, KS 67218
12. Big B's Beef
605 W Douglas AveWichita, KS 67213
13. Chapada Chophouse & ChrrscrMenu
I took my wife to Chapada Chop House for Mothers Day dinner. She was very disappointed and does not want to go back. Everything was fine except fo…
14. Texas Roadhouse
Awesome food, awesome service, awesome atmosphere! Need I say more?!?!
15. Kobe Steak House Of Japan
It used to be the place to go in the area, but now all their old chefs own their own places, I would reccomend Sal's place as he was Kobe's head che…
16. Ryan'sMenu
6633 W Kellogg DrWichita, KS 67209
17. Kobe of West Wichita Inc
8760 W 21st St NWichita, KS 67205
18. Greystone Steak & SeafoodMenu
9719 E 21st St NWichita, KS 67206
19. Osaka Fantasy Steak House of Japan
Excellent food, good service and the best fried rice!
20. Sal's Japanese Steakhouse
The best seasoned food out of any Japanese steakhouse I've been to.
21. Barn'rds Roast Beef RestaurantMenu
Great little sandwich shop, reasonable price and lots of options. Personal favorite is the supreme combo.
22. Bonefish GrillMenu
We go here every week. The service is great and the food is as well. Casual upscale dining.
23. Kobe Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
2330 N Maize RdWichita, KS 67205
From Business: KOBE is Wichita's original and most authentic Japanese Steak House, first opened in 1980. Skilled Teppanyaki chefs will artfully prepare your complete meal at your …
24. Solo's Diner
6815 W Kellogg DrWichita, KS 67209
From Business: Restaurant attached to the Best Western Airport location.
25. Avi Sea Bar & ChophouseMenu
135 N Waco StWichita, KS 67202
26. Red Lobster
Pretty nice place. Not bad at all. Staff were nice and very helpful when it came to changing my food. Food was ok too.
27. Kobe Steak House of JapanMenu
1221 N Rock RdDerby, KS 67037
From Business: KOBE is Wichita's original and most authentic Japanese Steak House, first opened in 1980. Skilled Teppanyaki chefs will artfully prepare your complete meal at your …
28. Hibachi Boy
This restaurant is awesome! Ate there a few days ago with my girlfriend. She was kinda scared to try sushi for the first time, but when she saw th…
29. Gumbo Steakhouse
1611 E Central AveWichita, KS 67214
30. Siena Tuscan SteakhouseMenu
104 S Broadway StWichita, KS 67202
From Business: Siena Tuscan Steakhouse, located in the trendy Ambassador hotel in Wichita, KS, offers a signature dining experience showcasing the cuisine of Tuscany.
How appropriate to have an aviation themed restaurant in Wichita with a spectacular view of Mid Continent Airport! Good Job, Greg!
Excellent service, food, atmosphere , and manager even stopped by table. Very pleased and will be back for steak.


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Monday, June 13, 2016
What If The Big 12 Crumbled?
With the Big 12 possibly looking at expanding from ten teams to their namesake twelve, there are rumors all over about who the two new schools could be. There is some excitement that some schools on the outside of the Power 5 could get a ticket into the party. But what if this moves in the other direction.
What if schools leave and the Big 12 is kaput?
That is a realistic possibility. The dominoes could fall if Texas decides it wants out or if everyone wants to run away from Texas. Of all those Power 5 conferences, the Big 12 is the least stable. If the cracks in the membership start to show, would the Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12 try to pounce? Don't think it couldn't.
While expansion is on the table, it isn't a given. Oklahoma wants it; Texas doesn't. There aren't any schools that really move the needle, either. This isn't like the last decade where schools like Texas A&M, Miami, Nebraska, Missouri, Maryland and Colorado were moving. Schools like Central Florida and Memphis are in the mix here.
The Pac-12 thought they had a deal to lure of combination of Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M or Texas Tech to pair with Colorado (who was leaving the Big 12) to form a 16-team super conference back in 2010. It didn't happen like that, as at the 11th hour the Big 12 stuck together. What if the Pac-12 revisited that? Or what if a school like Oklahoma decided it wanted out and made a move themselves?
It isn't like if Oklahoma or Texas were looking to move, there would be no options. Due to their geography, the Pac-12, Big Ten and SEC would definitely look at those schools and the ACC would try to make a pitch as well. If that happens, would the rest of the conference purge for the other schools or would the league try to keep it together? Not too sure.
We could see Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech move on to the Pac-12. You could see Texas and Oklahoma go together to the SEC. If that happened, the Pac-12 could try to scoop up Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Baylor and TCU. Oklahoma State could try to go to the Big Ten with Kansas. Heck, Texas and Oklahoma would also fit well in the Big Ten. Iowa State and Kansas State could be left out and need to look for a smaller league.
You get the point. It could be what happened to the Big East in a way. Of the Power 5 conferences, the Big 12 is the only one that seems to not all be on the same page. Some will run to find a new book to read.
What would I'd like to see if I could move it along?
Texas and Oklahoma leave for the Big Ten, the exposure and the lifestyle. The Sooners get the best of both worlds as getting to hang with Texas as well as getting back in bed with Nebraska.
BIG TEN EAST: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mich State, Ohio St, Penn St, Purdue, Rutgers
BIG TEN WEST: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin
Yep, the Pac-12 would be the Pac-16 by adding these four schools. Now, it isn't the Texas or Oklahoma they wanted a few years ago, but it does get the league into Texas in a major way, gets them into the Central Time Zone and would help launch the league into even more relevancy. One problem would be dividing up the schools in a football league.
EAST: Arizona, Arizona St, Baylor, Colorado, Oklahoma St, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah
WEST: Cal, Oregon, Oregon St, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington St
Let's imagine that Notre Dame will finally go all the way with the ACC. It isn't a stretch. The ACC is willing to make concessions for Irish football and could do the same here. So, to add a 16th team, the ACC goes ahead and adds in West Virginia. Yeah, they'd try to lure Texas, Oklahoma or a Texas school. Kansas would also be looked at, but that's asking a lot for a conference to go from Boston to Miami to Lawrence, KS though the basketball implications would be epic. No, the 'Neers are the choice as their fitting in with the Virginia schools as well as Pitt.
ATLANTIC: Boston College, Clemson, Florida St, Louisville, NC State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Wake Forest
COASTAL: Duke, Ga Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pitt, Virginia, Va Tech, West Virginia
With no more Power 5 openings available (the SEC would only, in my mind, allow Texas or Oklahoma to join), these three schools have to scramble. All three could join the AAC and form a 14-team league. That would mean that Navy's football membership would be over (fine) as they joined just to get the league to a 12th school. At least the league looks a bit better basketball wise. Kansas would join UConn as elite programs of late.
EAST: Cincinnati, Central Florida, East Carolina, Memphis, South Florida, Temple, UConn
WEST: Kansas, Kansas St, Houston, Iowa St, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa
Sunday, May 8, 2016
My Dad, Mother's Day and A Five-Year Anniversary
Today is Mother's Day, but I'd like to take a second to talk about Father's Day. Ten years ago, I wrote a blog post about my dad and fathers for Father's Day. My mom would tell me that my dad really, really, really enjoyed the post and felt proud. Here is the entire post I wrote back on June 18th, 2006:
My dad would die five years later ... on May 8th, 2011. Five years ago today. That date was also a Mother's Day like today's date is. My dad had been in a bad way for quite some time and his suffering ended on that date. One thing I will always remember is that in that hospice room, my mom mentioned that it was the first time in a looong time that her two children and her (at the time) three grandchildren were all together with her on Mother's Day. Didn't realize it until then, but she was right.
At that time, I was fostering a little girl that we have had for just four months (she was 16 months old at the time). We had no biological children and were trying to build our own family. It was the second and last time she met my dad as we took a quick weekend visit to see him a month earlier. I was a very new dad. In the five years since his passing, we adopted that little girl. We are currently fostering another child who we've had for 16 months (he's 18 months old). And we actually got pregnant and had a child of our own. My dad's first name is his middle name.
So as a father of three, today means a lot as does actual Father's Day. For one, today is Mother's Day and my wife is a fantastic mom who does what it takes to make sure the kids are exposed to many things. I think of my mom who has done a great job building her life since dad passed. Plus we are reminded of that day where my dad left us.
Also, I'm a dad now with a son of my own. I want to make sure he learns the life lessons ... and sports ... like I did. I want to pass on those semi-useless facts to him like my dad did to me and I'll say them just as smug. I'll tell him like I am Phil Jackson, Joe Gibbs and Tommy LaSorda rolled into one guy. To him, I know it all even though I kinda don't. Especially if any of my kids want to play soccer. They may be on their own.
Happy Mother's Day, mom!
Happy Father's Day to everyone. If you are reading this blog, then you probably are a sports lover. And if you are a sports lover, chances are that your dad had something to do with it.
Sure, you're name isn't Ken Griffey Jr.
Or Barry Bonds.
Or Moises Alou.
Or Peyton Manning.
Or Eli Manning.
Or Tiger Woods.
Or Venus Williams.
Or Brent Barry.
Or Kobe Bryant.
If you are....then my blog is doing better than I thought.
You aren't though. But that doesn't mean that the seeds of your sports life weren't sowed by your dad. Whether it is watching the game with him....playing catch....learning what 1/2 game in the standings are....or that feeling when you were small that your dad was the greatest athlete of all time [and, to the dads, the feeling you get when your kid thinks that].
My dad certainly was that. He taught me about sports, mainly baseball and football. He was the manager of my Little League team. If you've ever played for your dad in any league...you know how hard that is. You can't win...lol. Your dad is probably harder on you than anyone else on the team 'cuz he expects more. And your teammates give you crap because your "daddy is the coach".
He showed up at all of my football games [even the ones on the road in the rain]. Even though I wasn't on the field that often. He went to a few basketball games as well.He did teach me all those rules. I probably know more useless rules in baseball than anyone should. I know that throwing your glove at a batted ball is an automatic triple. He told me so. He told me that there still was a NFL team in Tampa Bay....even though I never saw them on television. I know how to keep score in a baseball game and I used to [back when I though baseball was thegreatest] sit in front of the TV and keep the scoring book of the games.
As far as playing pool, he taught me everything without really saying anything. He only gave me tips if I asked for them....but was willing to show me anything if I was willing to watch. And whenever I played him in pool, I wanted to beat him more than anyone else I played.....just because, well, there is nothing like beating your dad at anything...lol. He taught me what betting lines were....and the over/under. He taught me how to play Euchre [a card game for the uninitiated]. He kept me away from soccer. We played baseball and football on Intelevision...and then Atari.
But not everything is shared. He is a Carolina Panthers fan.....I am a Washington Redskins fan. He is a Indiana Hooiser fan [really, a Bobby Knight fan]....I am a North Carolina Tar Heel fan. I love the NBA....I don't think he ever watches it. He was a mechanic....I can't tell you what anything is under the hood of a car [unless it is already labeled, but I still don't know what it does].
And that all is just sports.....but this is a sports blog. But many times, with fathers and sons [and daughters], sports is the perfect place for getting together. It's a chance for dads to pass on their knowledge to their kids and watch them learn and grow on the field of play. For kids, it's a great chance to learn something that didn't involve a school book or homework. It's a chance for kids to be in awe of our dads and a chance for dads to still think they "got it".
Hard to believe it was 10 years ago I wrote that.Either way, I wish all the dads a Happy Father's Day!!! And wish all the kids great memories of the days learning about the things they know now.
My dad would die five years later ... on May 8th, 2011. Five years ago today. That date was also a Mother's Day like today's date is. My dad had been in a bad way for quite some time and his suffering ended on that date. One thing I will always remember is that in that hospice room, my mom mentioned that it was the first time in a looong time that her two children and her (at the time) three grandchildren were all together with her on Mother's Day. Didn't realize it until then, but she was right.
At that time, I was fostering a little girl that we have had for just four months (she was 16 months old at the time). We had no biological children and were trying to build our own family. It was the second and last time she met my dad as we took a quick weekend visit to see him a month earlier. I was a very new dad. In the five years since his passing, we adopted that little girl. We are currently fostering another child who we've had for 16 months (he's 18 months old). And we actually got pregnant and had a child of our own. My dad's first name is his middle name.
So as a father of three, today means a lot as does actual Father's Day. For one, today is Mother's Day and my wife is a fantastic mom who does what it takes to make sure the kids are exposed to many things. I think of my mom who has done a great job building her life since dad passed. Plus we are reminded of that day where my dad left us.
Also, I'm a dad now with a son of my own. I want to make sure he learns the life lessons ... and sports ... like I did. I want to pass on those semi-useless facts to him like my dad did to me and I'll say them just as smug. I'll tell him like I am Phil Jackson, Joe Gibbs and Tommy LaSorda rolled into one guy. To him, I know it all even though I kinda don't. Especially if any of my kids want to play soccer. They may be on their own.
Happy Mother's Day, mom!
Friday, May 6, 2016
Where Should The Big 12 Expand?
The Big 12 is apparently looking at expanding to, uh, 12 teams. Yes, the ten team league with a twelve team name is looking to expand. Football is running this, per usual, but it is the fact that the league is worried about getting left out of the college football playoff. So adding teams is going to be tough.
This isn't like the last few rounds of conference realignment. Schools are kind of set in the major conferences and there isn't any likely big time candidates to move. No Nebraska, Syracuse, Louisville, Maryland, Colorado, Missouri or Texas A&M that is willing to bolt. No Big Ten or SEC school would leave their leagues and it wouldn't seem as if the Pac-12 is nervous about losing a member. The Big 12 could send feelers to ACC schools Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech or Virginia Tech to see if there is any interest but that probably will be fruitless. So the Big 12 must not only find solid football members but ones in smaller conferences.
So who could be the candidates to join the Big 12? Here is my rankings:
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
It Really, Really, Really Hurts ... But Congrats To Villanova
I was stunned. I actually knew it was going to happen, but I was still stunned. Kris Jenkins hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the National Championship against my Heels.
It certainly stings. It was the first buzzer beater to win an NCAA Tournament since NC State did in against Houston in 1983. So, yeah, as a North Carolina fan, three of the most famous buzzer beaters in my life were NC State and Duke hitting them, and UNC getting one hit on them.
I've mentioned this in the past, but I have been pretty lucky when it comes to this. My favorite teams (UNC football/basketball, Redskins, Lakers, Reds) have rarely lost like this. Not just a buzzer beater, but in a title with a winner take all deal. The Tar Heels hoops team had won their last four trips to the title game (1982, 1993, 2005, 2009). The last title loss was in 1981 to Indiana, and I would turn six years old just a few months after that game.
My Redskins would lose Super Bowl XVIII in January 1984 (I was eight and it was rather devastating). They'd win the next two Super Bowls (1988, 1992) and haven't sniffed that success since.
The Lakers have done it. They lost Finals in 1983, 1989, 1991, 2004 and 2008, which sucked, but none of those went to a winner-take-all. Two of those were sweeps and two others went just 5 games. But the Lakers did have 1984 when they lost Game 7 of the Finals to the hated Celtics. They also won Game 7 of the 1988 and 2010 Finals.
So I have been lucky. I haven't seen my team lose in a winner-take-all championship game since 1984 when I was about to be 9 years old. Since that game, I have watched North Carolina, Redskins and Lakers win 7 of these games and those teams win 14 championships.
So it is hard to go out like this. However, I am glad it did happen this way. There has been debates about losing on a buzzer beater and losing in a blowout. Buzzer beater any day. At least my team competed and had a shot to win it.
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Friday, April 1, 2016
Sportz' MLB Predictions
Okay, let's take another stab at this:
Sportz Assassin's Final Four Preview
TEAM TO BEAT: North Carolina. The only No. 1 seed remaining, the Tar Heels look like a title team. Their inside game is elite and clearly is advantage against the other three teams in Houston. Add in their recent ability to stretch defenses with their three point shooting, and they are playing nearly unbeatable basketball.
TEAM THAT WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP: North Carolina. For all the reasons above. The best team doesn't always win, we know, but the Heels have the most going for them. The other schools have weaknesses that Carolina can exploit.
TEAM TO WATCH FOR: Villanova. The Wildcats can be that team that imposes their will on UNC. Their defense has been great and no team has had a more impressive path to the Final Four. They can make UNC's guards uncomfortable and their defense intensity to rock a confident Tar Heel squad.
YOUR CINDERELLA: Syracuse. The Orange aren't supposed to be here. Like, the tournament. Many felt after losing five of their last six games, they shouldn't have even gotten a bid to the dance, but here they are. Getting to the Final Four isn't just about domination, it is about some luck. They avoided Michigan State and needed an epic comeback to down Virginia. Still, a Hall of Fame coach and a zone defense that causes trouble could be enough to carry Syracuse to an unlikely title.
WORST SEEDING ERROR: Oklahoma. Going by the true seeding, Oklahoma was the "fifth No. 1 seed". They were the No. 2 seed in the weakest No. 1 out West. Not only did Oklahoma win the region, but they destroyed No. 1 seeded Oregon in the Elite 8 to do it. The Sooners have a punchers chance to win this thing as Buddy Hield is having one of those transcendent tournaments. He could be the next in a line that includes Danny Manning and Carmelo Anthony to carry a team to a title.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Oklahoma. North Carolina and Syracuse have huge fan bases, but none should fill up NRG Stadium in Houston more than Oklahoma's.
MUST WATCH GAME: Oklahoma vs Villanova. The scrappy team defensive team against the best player in the tournament. Yes please.
MUST WATCH (POTENTIAL) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: North Carolina vs Oklahoma. Well, the preseason No. 1 team against the Player Of The Year. What a matchup it could be.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Multiple Teams In The Final Four ... Yet Again?
The 1975 tournament was the first that allowed multiple teams from one conference to qualify for the event. The very next season, Indiana and Michigan met for the championship ... obviously both were from the Big Ten.
In the 41 tournaments since the tournament expanded like this, there have been multiple teams from one conference in the Final Four 24 times. Amazing that much more than half of the tournaments have had this occur. Only three times have both those teams gone on to play for the National Championship.
This season, the ACC sees North Carolina and Syracuse in the Final Four and, since they face off on Saturday, one will play for the title Monday night. The ACC last sent multiple teams to the Final Four in 2004, 2001, 1991, 1990 and 1981 ... and two years ended with an ACC team winning the title.
Also interesting is the fact that of the 23 previous times a conference sent multiple teams to the Final Four, only 10 times ... less than half ... did that conference end up winning the title. In 2013, Louisville won the title while fellow Big East member Syracuse also made the Final Four. Both of those schools are now in the ACC.
That is the lone time in the last eight Final Fours where two teams from the same conference made it there that one of those teams won the title. Pretty amazing.
In 1985, three of the Final Four were made up of teams from the Big East. With realignment, the 1976 Final Four will be made up of teams from the same conference as Rutgers will join the Big Ten next season. The 2005 Final Four was made up of two Big Ten teams as well as North Carolina and Louisville. Louisville joined the ACC in 2014.
The same could be said for 2002 (Maryland joins Indiana in the Big Ten), 1998 (Utah is now in the Pac-12 with Stanford), 1983 (Louisville joins NC State in the ACC), 1982 (Louisville, again, with UNC), 1978 (Kentucky and Arkansas are now in the SEC together; Duke and Notre Dame are in the ACC together), 1975 (Louisville and Syracuse in the ACC), 1951 (Kansas State and Oklahoma State are in the Big 12), 1948 (Kansas State and Baylor in the Big 12), 1947 (Oklahoma and Texas in the Big 12), 1943 (Georgetown and DePaul in the Big East) and 1942 (Stanford and Colorado in the Pac-12).
In 1972, North Carolina, Florida State and Louisville are now all in the ACC.
Below are the 22 instances of multiple teams from one conference in a Final Four. Teams in bold were champions that season.
2016: ACC (North Carolina, Syracuse)
2015: Big Ten (Michigan State, Wisconsin)
2014: SEC (Florida, Kentucky)
2013: Big East (Louisville, Syracuse)
2009: Big East (UConn, Villanova)
2005: Big Ten (Illinois, Michigan State)
2004: ACC (Georgia Tech, Duke)
2003: Big 12 (Kansas, Texas)
2002: Big 12 (Kansas, Oklahoma)
2001: ACC (Duke, Maryland)
2000: Big Ten (Michigan State, Wisconsin)
1999: Big Ten (Michigan State, Ohio State)
1996: SEC (Kentucky, Mississippi State)
1994: SEC (Arkansas, Florida)
1992: Big Ten (Michigan, Indiana)
1991: ACC (Duke, North Carolina)
1990: ACC (Duke, Georgia Tech)
1989: Big Ten (Michigan, Illinois)
1988: Big 8 (Kansas, Oklahoma)
1987: Big East (Syracuse, Providence)
1985: Big East (Villanova, Georgetown, St. John's)
1981: ACC (North Carolina, Virginia)
1980: Big Ten (Purdue, Iowa)
1976: Big Ten (Indiana, Michigan)
Same with the realignment issue above, the 2009, 2001 and 1987 Final Fours will now be seen as schools from different conferences.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
What The Tar Heels Could Look Like In 2016-2017
|Will Isaiah Hicks become the star of the 2016-17 Tar Heels?
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball season will end this weekend. Either it will end with the Heels' celebrating their 6th NCAA Tournament championship or it will end with a heartbreaking loss at the Final Four.
Either way, we are going to sneak a peak at what next season's team could look like. They won't be a preseason No. 1 team since seniors Brice Johnson, Marcus Paige and Joel James will graduate (Johnson and Paige will both have their jerseys hung in the rafters), but they won't be as decimated as people thought as they did the season after their titles in 2005 and 2009.
What will be back? What will the roster look like?
POINT GUARD: JOEL BERRY (Jr)
Backups: Nate Britt (Sr), Seventh Woods (Fr.), Stilman White (Sr).
Berry has come into his own this season. He has taken over the offense and become a huge part of the Heels' success. He has that Ty Lawson quality of driving to the rim and getting baskets. He also has a pretty good, if not inconsistent, perimeter shot. Britt is back for his senior season and will be what he has been his entire UNC career -- a capable backup who usually makes good decisions and has a game or two where his offense comes up big. Woods is a combo guard that is some sort of athlete. He could struggle is freshman season all while showing some glimpses of what Tar Heel fans will love down the road. White is more of a garbage time guard.
SHOOTING GUARD: THEO PINSON (Jr)
Backups: Brandon Robinson (Fr), Woods, Kenny Williams (So), Shea Rush (So)
Pinson was the starter at this spot at the beginning of the year when Paige was out with a hand injury. He's a very good defender, hustles and is quick to the basket. His shooting isn't there yet, but he has a ton of confidence. With a variety of other players' roles likely to expand next year, Pinson may not be asked to score as much. Robinson is a smooth shooting freshman who should get minutes depending on how quickly his shot translates to college. Williams is known as a great shooter, but made just one three-point shot in his freshman season at Carolina. Woods should see time here as well. He is a combo guard and Roy Williams has shown he is willing to play two small guards in the backcourt.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
UConn Isn't Ruining Women's Basketball ... But I'm Not Watching It
There has been much made about Dan Shaughnessy's tweet about UConn's dominance ruining women's college basketball. People all over the sports world are chiming in. Most agree that it isn't the case. UConn isn't killing the game. Everyone else needs to step it up.
That's my view as well. It isn't the Huskies fault that they are so good and no one else can touch them. Are they supposed to lay down so everyone else feels good? Isn't that the exact wrong approach?
To me, this is about two things overlapping: Dominant teams and women's basketball.
The effect of a dominant team is always debated in sports. In some aspects, it is good. A hated team usually gets the blood boiling and people love to see that team get smacked down. Whether it is the Yankees when they dominated at the turn of the century or the Cowboys in the mid-1990s or the Lakers or Duke or Alabama or LeBron or ... whomever. Even short term "great" teams get hated in the moment. Our yearning to hate is just as big as the want of your team to do well. Take the upcoming Final Four. People are choosing to root against teams more than wanting to see someone win it.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Sportz' NCAA Tournament Recap - Elite Eight
|Buddy Hield has carried Oklahoma back to the Final Four
Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room.
GAME OF THE DAY: Villanova vs Kansas. Whenever the top overall seed goes down, it's a big deal. This was a real good one. The Wildcats looked like they were looking good early, then the Jayhawks predictably took the game over. But Nova took it right back. Their defense and timely shooting got them back into the Final Four.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Syracuse vs Virginia. Again ... how was Syracuse even in this tournament? Doesn't matter since here they are -- one of the Final Four. Virginia was cruising along when the Orange decided to press and trap their way back into the game. Just a shocking turn of events. Now Syracuse is the first No. 10 seed to make it to the Final Four.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: ACC. The ACC was guaranteed two teams in the Final Four and one of them a spot in the National Championship game before the Elite 8. They will be joined by a Big East and a Big 12 squad ... so all three leagues should be proud.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: ACC. Well, two of them lost too.
DUD OF THE DAY: Oklahoma vs Oregon. While three of the No. 1 seeds lost in this round, Kansas and Virginia at least were in the game. Oregon was blown out by Buddy Hield and the Sooners.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: North Carolina. No team has imposed their will on opponents this tournament more than the Tar Heels. Either they hit all their perimeter shots or they will just rebound them and stick them right back in. Give up a 12-0 run and the lead? Just go on a 12-0 run of your own immediately afterwards.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: Rocked Chalk. When the Elite 8 started, we had all four No. 1 seeds and two No. 2 seeds alive. Three of the top seeds fell and we have a No. 10 seed nestled in there.
*North Carolina opens up the Final Four as heavy favorites. They are a 4-5 shot to win the National Championship.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Sportz' NCAA Tournament Recap - Sweet 16, Day 2
Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all four games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Notre Dame vs Wisconsin. Hey, today we at least have a game to pick from (heck, we have two). This was a back and forth game that the Badgers seemingly had the game late. However, two great steals by Demetrius Jackson swung the game to the Irish.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Syracuse vs Gonzaga. Even though the Orange were the better seed, the Zags were the favored team. Syracuse, despite many people thinking they shouldn't even be in this tournament, is now in the Elite 8. Wow.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: ACC. The ACC won all four games on Friday. All. Four. That means, on the right side of the bracket, you will see two games featuring two ACC teams playing against each other. So the ACC is guaranteed two teams in the Final Four and one of them a spot in the National Championship game.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: Big Ten. Indiana and Wisconsin were eliminated today which ends the Big Ten's time in this dance. Three Big Ten schools lost in the Sweet 16.
DUD OF THE DAY: North Carolina vs Indiana. The much hyped matchup in the Sweet 16 was never in doubt. The Tar Heels jumped all over the Hoosiers early and kept a safe distance all game long. UNC even hung 101 on Indiana.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: North Carolina. The Heels shot the ball insanely well, which really isn't fair.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: The ACC. Not to beat a dead horse, but it is quite remarkable that one league literally owns one half of the bracket in the Elite 8 .
*The ACC has 4 teams left. Everyone else? Big 12 (2), Big East (1), Pac-12 (1).
Sportz' NCAA Tournament Recap - Sweet 16, Day 1
Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all four games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Kansas vs Maryland. Well, this one was close at the half.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Villanova vs Miami. There were no upsets today. Not even close. But it is a suprise that Miami got handled like this.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: Big 12. Kansas and Oklahoma each advanced to the Elite 8. One more win and we would get Round 3 of an epic Jayhawks-Sooners series.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: ACC. The ACC has been rolling in this tournament. Not anymore. Miami and Duke were soundly beaten giving the conference a rare egg during the tournament. Four more members play tomorrow.
DUD OF THE DAY: Villanova vs Miami. This had the feel as the best game of the day and it didn't happen. Nova jumped all over the Hurricanes and didn't let up.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Villanova. The Wildcats made this a laugher with their outstanding shooting Villanova looks like a legit title contender.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: Blowout. Every game was won by at least 14 points and most weren't even competitive in the second half. Funny in a season label as "parity" that we will see the No. 1 vs No. 2 seeds face off on Saturday.
*The ACC has 4 teams left. Everyone else? Big 12 (3), Big Ten (2), Big East (1), Pac-12 (1), WCC (1).
*Mike Krzyzewski is in the wrong for scolding an Oregon player for showboating. This is the head coach for Duke talking. The coach who is so apologetic for Grayson Allen's trippings and the Cameron Crazies annoying behavior.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Sportz' NCAA Tournament Recap - Second Round, Day 2
Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all four games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Texas A&M vs Northern Iowa. With about 40 seconds left in this game, this certainly didn't look like a candidate for Game Of They Day. Yet, it is. How did Northern Iowa lose this? How do you lose a 12 point lead with 40 seconds left to play? I have never seen this kind of meltdown in my life. It was amazing.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Wisconsin vs Xavier. This was the lone true upset. Xavier was the only lower seed to lose today, which is odd since these were the guys who had that wild Friday. Wisconsin's three pointer at the buzzer to win was rather shocking since many had Xavier as a sleeper title team.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: ACC. The ACC is now 12-1 in the NCAA Tournament and have locked in a record six of the Sweet 16. Oddly, there is an outside chance that all six could make the Elite 8.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: Atlantic 10. The A-10 is no more. Both VCU and St. Joseph's put up valiant efforts against Oklahoma and Oregon, respectively, but they fell late.
DUD OF THE DAY: Villanova vs Iowa. The hard thing about this is that it was the lone game on when it tipped off around noon. Iowa, who was ranked No. 3 in the nation a little over a month ago, never was in this one and the Hawkeyes were soundly spanked.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Villanova. This is a school that has underperformed in the tournament of late, so the way the Wildcats just dismantled Iowa early and made this game a laugher.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: A bit of chalk. Again, only one upset today. All No. 1 seeds have survived to the Sweet 16.
*The ACC has 6 teams left. Everyone else? Big 12 (3), Big Ten (3), Big East (1), SEC (1), Pac-12 (1), WCC (1).
*So Indiana plays North Carolina on Friday. At 10:00pm. In Philadelphia. Ridiculous.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Sportz' NCAA Tournament Recap - Second Round, Day 1
Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all four games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Indiana vs Kentucky. Two schools who have a fierce rivalry that don't play during the regular season anymore. Kentucky threw some good punches, but Indiana had a steadier array of jabs. It was a great atmosphere where both fanbases were loud, both teams battled and stars shined. However, Kentucky just didn't have enough horses to stem the Hoosier tide and stopped the Wildcats typical magical tournament stay.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Gonzaga vs Utah. It isn't a surprise that Gonzaga beat Utah, but how badly they beat them. The Bulldogs had a 30 point lead at one point and the Utes just looked horrible. With the Zags on to play the winner of Syracuse-Middle Tennessee, they have a legit shot at a Elite Eight appearance. And this is their down year?
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: ACC. The ACC is now 10-1 in the NCAA Tournament and on Saturday locked in four spots in the Sweet 16. Yeah, 4 of the 8 spots in the Sweet 16 are already occupied by ACC.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: Big East. Let me pause from dumping on the Pac-12 some more (you too, Utah?), and say the Big East had a bad day. Both Butler and Providence ended their tournament runs as they ran into No. 1 seeds. Nothing to be ashamed of, but still a tough one.
DUD OF THE DAY: Iowa State vs Arkansas-Little Rock. The Cinderella run of Little Rock is over. And we didn't hear much about it. The Cyclones jumped on the Trojans and didn't let up.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Gonzaga. The Zags defense was outstanding in this one as they shut down Utah. Again, it wasn't so much the upset of Utah but how badly they beat them.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: A bit of order. Per usual, order was restored. Of the eight games today, only two were won by the lower seed ... and one was No. 5 Indiana ousting No. 4 Kentucky which isn't a big upset. All three No. 1 seeds advanced.
*Virginia is having its road to the Final Four just beautifully paved. No. 2 seed Michigan State went down on Friday, No. 3 Utah was spanked on Saturday. The Cavaliers play No. 4 Iowa State in the Sweet 16 and then either a No. 10, 11 or 15 seed in the Elite Eight.
*That Des Moines pod was pretty remarkable today. You had Kentucky (8 titles), Indiana (5), UConn (4) and Kansas (3).
*Man Doug Gottlieb has a weaselly voice.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Sportz' NCAA Tournament Recap - First Round, Day 2
Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all four games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Northern Iowa vs Texas. The night session had a few great games. The St. Joe's-Cincinnati and Notre Dame-Michigan games were awesome. But the Panthers and Longhorns had a back and forth affair that had a big shot by Texas to tie the game ... but a half-court buzzer beater to win it. In my life ... and I am nearly 41 years old ... I don't remember a half court shot to win a game during the NCAA tournament. Stunning.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Middle Tennessee vs Michigan State. Despite being a No. 2 seed, Michigan State was most likely the 2nd or 3rd favorite to win this tournament. They were experienced, they had a POY candidate, they have Tom Izzo and his historically great tournament resume. But they just didn't do what they needed to today and became just the 8th No. 2 seed to lose to a 15-seed in tournament history.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: Big East. A day after Seton Hall was upset, the Big East had a pretty good day. Villanova and Xavier flexed their muscle and put away their opponents.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: Pac 12. Another tough day for the Pac-12. California and Oregon State both lost as the better seeds. They weren't alone, though. The Big 12 had the same thing happen (West Virginia, Texas).
DUD OF THE DAY: Texas A&M vs Green Bay. People were giving Green Bay some run as a team that could be a possible Cinderella. Well, they really didn't come close to that against an Aggies team that seems dialed in.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Oregon. The Pac-12 may be crumbling in the Dance, but Oregon, ya know that weakest No. 1 seed, pounded Holy Cross to easily advance. In a day filled with upsets and close calls, the Ducks swam right by.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: Upsets. Yesterday I said that it wasn't shocking to see the 7 "upsets". Well, today was a bit more shocking. Michigan State losing in the first round? What? I mean, seriously? Then West Virginia ... another team I thought would go far ... gets taken out by Stephen F Austin. Hawaii wins their first ever NCAA Tournament game by beating a Cal team that has NBA players on it? Then Syracuse, who many thought shouldn't make the tournament, goes out and pounds Dayton. What a couple of days!
*THANK YOU NCAA for changing up the floors. I have complained for years that these blue and black plain floors were horrible on television and it was so difficult to tell where you were watching a game. I love the floor plans and the colors and the city name prominently displayed. My only gripe now is that I wish the color scheme matched the arena, city or host team. Take Raleigh, for example. The floor colors are purple, dark blue and light blue. If you live in Raleigh, those are the worst colors imaginable. Purple represents rival East Carolina, dark blue reps Duke and light blue ... well that's the hated Tar Heels. Have it red for them. Maybe Des Moines could have had a gold color for host Iowa State and even the nearby Hawkeyes. Providence could have used the black and Denver could have the light blue.
*The ACC is 6-1 right now, with only Pitt losing (and that was a close one to Wisconsin). UNC, Duke, Miami and Virginia play again tomorrow and all should be favored.
*Man Doug Gottlieb has a weaselly voice.
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'Friends' Star David Schwimmer Helps Cops Solve Crime
David Schwimmer has assisted NYPD solve crime. The Ross Geller depicter on "Friends" invited some police investigating into a stabbing case to his East Village townhouse on Monday, May 26 as they needed footage from surveillance cameras around his home.
The stabbing incident took place at 5:40 A.M., involving three people. The people were captured on camera having a brawl in a neighboring building. They continued the fight in a hallway and eventually smashed through a glass lobby door. "It started inside and spilled out into the street. There was blood everywhere," a student living in the area told New York Daily News.
According to a source at the law enforcement office, a 26-year-old man was having sex with a 21-year-old prostitute when a robber broke into the house. The alleged robber Robert Rainey, who apparently was in cahoots with the prostitute, stole the man's computer and had a fight with the man who wanted his property back. The prostitute allegedly attacked the man with pepper spray and fled the scene.
Rainey received treatment for slash wounds on his arms at Beth Israel Medical Center, while the 26-year-old man was taken to Bellevue Hospital with wounds on his face. Rainey was charged with robbery, assault with intent to cause dismemberment and disfigurement, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal mischief. The man, however, was not charged.
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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) pulled no punches when cracking jokes about his own party during a roast at an annual Congressional Dinner sponsored by the Washington Press Club Foundation Thursday night. The South Carolina senator went after most of the 2016 GOP presidential field, all while wearing a Donald Trump "Make American Great Again" hat. "My party's gone batsh-t crazy!" Graham, who dropped out of the presidential race in December, said. "How did I lose to these people?" Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Graham joked, "is the nice guy in the race, and he tried to kill his cousin."
Graham's harshest words were for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). "If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you," Graham said, jabbing Cruz for his unpopularity among his Senate colleagues. He also took a hit at Cruz's Canadian upbringing when he predicted when Cruz might suspend his presidential bid. "I know exactly when Ted is going to drop out of the race: March 12," Graham joked. "That's Canadian week at Myrtle Beach."
The only two candidates who Graham spared were Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who he didn't mention at all, and Trump, for whom he assumed a more serious tone. "Our party and our country is going to have to up its game," Graham said about the increasing possibility of Trump being the GOP nominee. "You're going to have to ask harder questions." Becca Stanek
NCAA basketball coach Pat Summitt didn't just lead her players to success on the court — she drove them to success in the classroom, too. The legendary basketball coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, who died Tuesday at the age of 64, boasted a 100 percent graduation rate for all Lady Vols who finished out their NCAA eligibility at Tennessee, the school reports. Throughout Summitt's 38-year career, she coached 161 Lady Vols players.
To put that achievement into perspective, the average annual graduation rate in women's basketball in 2015 was 89 percent. For men, the average last year was 77 percent, which, ESPN reports, was an "all-time high."
Summitt retired in 2012, after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. She holds the winningest record in Division I college basketball, leading the Lady Vols to eight national championships and never posting a losing record in 38 seasons as a coach. Becca Stanek
Final House GOP Benghazi report concludes Hillary Clinton, Obama administration failed on multiple levels
One day after House Democrats released a report calling the Benghazi investigation a "partisan sham," Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee released a final report of their own with a very different conclusion. The report, made public Tuesday, cites failures by the Obama administration, including then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to protect the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya ahead of the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attacks. The report also reveals the CIA overlooked the threat in Libya despite multiple warnings, and that the Defense Department failed to deploy military assets in a timely manner.
While detractors widely paint the Benghazi investigation as a partisan attack on Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential frontrunner is not the central focus of the report, though she is mentioned specifically in the document's final section. There, Clinton is criticized for using a private email account and the Obama administration is accused of attempting to block the investigation into the incident. "What may appear at first blush to be a lack of competence on behalf of the State Department now appears fully intentional and coordinated," the report says, according to a copy obtained by Politico. "Delaying the production of documents sought by letter, informal request, or subpoena has decided political advantages for those opposing the investigation." Becca Stanek
Hey, Remainers: Feeling abandoned post-Brexit vote? Sure, 52 percent of your fellow Britons may have voted to leave the European Union — and for you Englanders, more desertion may be in your future — but fret not. If you're in need of a good cuddle to ease your EU-loving heart, two Remain-supporting voters want to help you out via their new dating app, Remainder.
Remainder is touted as "the dating and social app for the 48 percent" — as in, the 48 percent of voters who supported staying in the EU — and its creators came up with the idea to cheer up their EU-allied friends. "All the Remain voters we know seemed so depressed," the Remainder team told Metro. "We thought the best way of recovering must be to go out for a few drinks with someone who's in the same boat."
Per the app's official website, Remainder is "a labor of love by two heartbroken Remain voters." The creators are seeking roughly $6,700 in donations via their Crowdfunder page — but hey, isn't that a small price to pay for true, EU-faithful love? Kimberly Alters
The world's top golfer, Jason Day, announced Tuesday that he will not be playing in the upcoming Rio Olympic Games because of concerns about the Zika virus. The Australian golfer said in a statement released Tuesday that while the Olympics has long been a dream of his, family comes first:
— Jason Day (@JDayGolf) June 28, 2016
Day is the fifth golfer to back out of the Games because of concerns about the mosquito-borne illness, which has been linked to birth defects. In the past week, Day's fellow Australian and four-time major champion Rory McIlroy announced he also won't be competing in Rio because of the Zika virus. Becca Stanek
Someone other than Donald Trump will now be overseeing his campaign messaging and press interactions. Bloomberg Politics reports the presumptive GOP nominee known for speaking on the fly has hired Jason Miller — once the senior communications adviser for Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) presidential campaign — to be his senior communications director.
Until now, media requests fell almost entirely on Trump's press secretary, Hope Hicks, and paid surrogates were appearing on Trump's behalf on cable news. Trump himself was often behind his tweets and sometimes his speeches, in which he's been known to veer "off message," Talking Points Memo reports.
However, with the convention fast approaching, Republicans are pressing Trump to move towards more traditional, more responsive campaign messaging. "I think he'll be helped greatly by having a communications team who can get these messages out in a timely fashion," Tony Perkins, president of the Christian advocacy organization Family Research Council, told Bloomberg.
Will Miller keep Trump's signature exclamation points in his tweets? Only time will tell. Becca Stanek
Rio de Janeiro's acting governor, Francisco Dornelles, is beginning to worry about the upcoming Olympic Games. With just six weeks to go until the opening ceremony, Dornelles told Brazilian newspaper O Globo that the state is still waiting on $860 million in funding from the federal government for additional security and transportation for the Games.
While the funding was allocated last week, Dornelles said that if it doesn't arrive soon, "police patrols may grind to a halt by the end of the week, for lack of gas money," The Associated Press reports. "I've said that without security and without the metro there will be difficulties," Dornelles said.
Those difficulties would be atop the plethora of others Rio has already encountered. Organizers are facing widespread concerns about the Zika virus and crime. Just last week, the lab responsible for handling drug testing for the Games was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Brazil is also in the midst of political turmoil, with its president suspended and an impeachment battle ongoing.
"I am optimistic about the games, but I have to show the reality," Dornelles said. "We can make a great Olympics, but if some steps are not taken, it can be a big failure." Becca Stanek
On Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament that the U.K. is in no hurry to invoke Article 50, triggering the process of withdrawing Britain from the European Union, while EU lawmakers and the leaders of Germany, Italy, and France said Britain should invoke Article 50 as soon as possible. Cameron and his EU counterparts will be able to discuss the timing and other Brexit details at a two-day summit starting Tuesday; Cameron will meet with EU leaders up through a working dinner on Tuesday, but not attend the second day with the 27 other leaders of the 28-member European Union.
Germany's Angela Merkel said Tuesday that Britain may want "close relations" with Europe, but "whoever wants to leave this family cannot expect to have no more obligations but to keep privileges." Some Britons are hoping to remain in the EU tariff-free union but not have to abide by other EU rules like open borders, but Merkel ruled that out: "We will ensure that the negotiations are not carried out with the principle of cherry picking." At an emergency session of the European Parliament, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made clear that nobody in the EU will start negotiations on Britain's exit until the U.K. starts the clock. "No notification, no negotiation," he said. "I want the U.K. to clarify its position. Not today, not tomorrow at 9 a.m., but soon. We cannot allow ourselves to remain in a prolonged period of uncertainty." Peter Weber


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Today, I went to a haunted house with the girl I like, thinking that she would get scared and turn to me for comfort. I ended up running out, and was put on the Wall of Shame. FML
by Anonymous / 10/25/2013 at 12:35am / United States (Texas) / Love
Today, we found out that my unborn sibling is a girl, and my parents quickly named her. In a few years' time, "Candida" is going to catch all kinds of shit at school, just like I do for being named Dorothy. My "friends" have already started calling me "lil' yeast infection's sis". FML
by Dor51 / 10/27/2013 at 3:52pm / United States (Washington) / Miscellaneous
Today, I noticed that my sweat smelled like cat food. FML
by anonymous / 10/21/2013 at 2:53am / United Kingdom (London, City of) / Health
Today, I went to the kitchen to grab some cereal. I guess my mum didn't hear me, because as I entered, I heard her ranting to herself about her "God damned fucking cheerios". I started to slowly back out, but I tripped over my own feet. She heard and yelled at me for "sneaking around". FML
by Anonymous / 10/26/2013 at 2:40pm / United Kingdom (Aberdeen City) / Miscellaneous
Today, I tried Ambien for the first time. I now have to apologize to most of my exes for excessively rambling emails about getting together for some naked Twister. FML
by OutOfMyMind / 10/21/2013 at 8:12pm / United States (Florida) / Health
Today, I had to listen to my boss say "Arabica beans" in a goofy, fake New England accent every time the McDonald's ice coffee commercial came on the radio. I worked a 12-hour shift. FML
by Anonymous / 10/28/2013 at 8:53pm / United States (Rhode Island) / Work
Today, a homeless guy asked me for a cigarette. Knowing that I only had a couple left in my pack, I gave it to him. He opened it, took one out and thanked me profusely. A bit surprised, I went on my way. Oh yes, that's right, the pack contained the money I'd withdrawn from an ATM. FML
by cAtaLanbLoOd / 10/24/2013 at 2:06am / France (Languedoc-Roussillon) / Money
Today, my girlfriend asked me if I could love anything more than her, and if so, what. I guess "bacon" was the wrong answer. FML
by BaconLover / 10/28/2013 at 12:58am / Japan / Love
Today, I decided to try LSD with a few friends in a safe environment. As an artist, I had planned to spend my trip doing psychedelic paintings and had all my supplies set up. Apparently I spent most of my time in fetal position muttering about the "evil easel" and never even touched my canvas. FML
by oldshitnewshit / 10/22/2013 at 5:11pm / United States / Work
- 1Today, my neighbor's 4-year-old daughter came up to me and asked if she could have my dog. When I… 2Today, after working for Uber for a few weeks I realized that my driver rating was dropping. After… 3Today, I received a phone call, angry at me for not calling my dad on Father's Day. When I told her…


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Weary Blues From Waitin'
Features of This Trackblues roots
folk roots
gospel influences
a subtle use of vocal harmony
blues chord progressions
major key tonality
a prominent harmonica part
acoustic rhythm guitars
solo strings
triple note feel
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