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Merrimack prevails over Siena in overtime affair

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

LOUDONVILLE, NY (NEWS10) – Siena Women’s Basketball returned to action Tuesday evening following a nine-day gap in non-league action, playing inside the UHY Center for the second straight game. The Saints (2-2) were unable to find their offensive stride, resulting in a 67-64 overtime loss to first-time foe Merrimack (2-5). Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Facing off with a first-time opponent for one of two scheduled matchups this season, the Green and Gold led by four at the end of the first quarter, but ended up shooting just 7-22 in the first half to trail by five at the half. After outscoring the home team, 21-11 in the second period, Merrimack used a breakout 24-point bench performance from freshman Thalia Shepard to lead by as many as nine points multiple times in the second half.Using a career performance of its own with a team-high 16 points from sophomore London Gamble, Siena remained around 30 percent from th...

Home sweet home: Danes set to open Broadview Center

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

ALBANY, NY (NEWS10) -- The UAlbany men's basketball team spent all of last year as nomads, playing their home games off campus as they waited on the renovations to be complete on their new home. Wednesday night, their patience will be rewarded when they open up the new Broadview Center against Boston University. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The arena has undergone $12 million in upgrades. Not only is there buzz about opening up the new building, there's buzz around this team. The Great Danes are coming off back-to-back wins over Army and Siena, routing the Saints 86-51 in the Albany Cup game on Sunday. The Danes believe this is an exciting time to buy into the program. "The game against Siena was a huge thing for us and the community, it kind of told people what type of team we are," said Killings. "Now that we have the arena, I think there's some interest about the arena and our team so now we have to take another step. You...

Five student-athletes recognized at fall signing event for Albany Academies

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Academies held a fall signing event Tuesday, recognizing five student-athletes who inked their letters of intent to play at the collegiate level. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Four of those student-athletes are headed to Division I institutions, including girls golf phenom Kennedy Swedick, who will attend the University of Virginia - one of the top collegiate girls golf programs in the country. A pair of boys lacrosse standouts, Nicholas Bang and Shea Hogan, will continue on to the D-I level at the College of Holy Cross and Stony Brook University, respectively. Emmanuel "Manny" Santos will attend Rhode Island University next year to play baseball, and Gabriella "Gigi" Sitzer is off to D-III Roger Williams University for cross-country and track & field.For Swedick, who committed to the Cavaliers back in January, this day was a long time coming."I've been dreaming about...golfing in colle...

UAlbany football preparing for home playoff game with Richmond Saturday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- It's playoff week for the University at Albany football team. After earning a first round bye in the FCS Championship tournament, the fifth-seeded Great Danes are preparing for a...somewhat familiar foe. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! They'll take on fellow Coastal Athletic Association co-champion Richmond Saturday. However, it's been four years since these two sides last squared off, and UAlbany has never beaten the Spiders (0-7).Richmond took care of North Carolina Central 49-27 last weekend. Danes head coach Greg Gattuso said at Tuesday's practice the team was hoping to face Richmond, mainly because they felt the Spiders were the better team.Regardless of who they drew, the mentality going into this matchup was going to remain the same as it has all season."Middle of last year we decided we were gonna worry about us, and no one else. And that's…kinda been how we've been doin' it all year," said Gatt...

EU and Ukraine outline plans for sustainable reconstruction in a high-level conference

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

From 28 November to Friday, 1 December, the Commission is hosting a high-level conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on the green recovery in Ukraine. Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius will represent the Commission and stress the commitment for a continued cooperation with and assistance to Ukraine in its sustainable reconstruction efforts. Commissioners Wopke Hoekstra and Iliana Ivanova will participate in the event via video messages.Comprising a policy and a business segment, the conference aims to take stock of the challenges ahead and discuss with Ukrainian policymakers, mayors and businesses the strategies and concrete solutions underpinning a green reconstruction and recovery. The high-level event aims to create a momentum for high sustainability ambition for the benefit of all Ukrainians. In addition to supporting Ukraine's European perspective, a sustainable recovery and reconstruction is essential to guarantee Ukraine's prosperity, resource autonomy, and the quality of life ...

Bridge: Nov. 29, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

When I watched today’s deal in my club’s penny Chicago game, East was the dreaded Grapefruit, who owns and operates an acid disposition with a tongue to match. He berates his partners mercilessly.Grapefruit was East, and West led the king and then the queen of diamonds against South’s four spades. At the third trick West shifted to a heart: deuce, queen, ace. South ruffed his last diamond in dummy and led a trump, losing to West’s ace. He took the rest, making four, and Grapefruit informed West that a one-celled organism could outscore him on an IQ test.RUFF IN DUMMY“Shift to the ace and a second trump,” Grapefruit roared, “to stop the diamond ruff in dummy.”“That’s no good,” West protested. “Then declarer takes six trumps, a heart and three clubs.”Grapefruit told the kibitzers that if West had a brain transplant, the brain would reject him.Everybody was wrong. To beat four spades, West must lead a low tru...

Horoscopes Nov. 29, 2023: Don Cheadle, rely on yourself

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Anna Faris, 47; Don Cheadle, 59; Andrew McCarthy, 61; Howie Mandel, 68.Happy Birthday: Stay focused and take care of responsibilities swiftly and without drama. Communicate explicitly to ensure nothing gets misconstrued. Filter through options and handle others with respect. Rely on yourself and avoid disappointment and setbacks. It’s up to you to prove you have what it takes to reach your destination using experience, knowledge and skills. Substantiate what’s doable based on facts, and carry on until you are satisfied with the results. Your numbers are 3, 7, 20, 24, 37, 44, 49.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let mixed emotions take you down the wrong path. When in doubt, take a breather and review what’s transpired. Put your money and possessions in a safe spot, and question anything that sounds suspicious. Don’t count on others; initiate opportunities and follow through. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep communicatin...

Ask Amy: My wife has big-league dreams for our son, but I think he should give up the sport

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

Dear Amy: My son, age 15, has been playing baseball at a high level since he was quite young. There is no doubt that he is talented.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: We’re not inviting her, but it will be hard to tell her why Advice | Ask Amy: This teen mom is trying to manipulate my son Advice | Ask Amy: I’m being punished for refusing to give in to my child’s spouse Advice | Ask Amy: Now I’m expected to sew a custom quilt for a stranger as a gift Advice | Ask Amy: I heard my teen bragging about her trickery. I’m furious; my husband thinks it’s cute. A couple of years ago, his coach told us that he believes our son has major potential. My wife seized on this and seems to believe that he could play pro one day.I am more skeptical.Our son sustained a tough injury last spring, tearing a tendon. The surgery was painful and his recovery has been slow.Given what this has be...

Prisoners, Propaganda, and the Battle Over the Gaza War Narrative

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

Despite a temporary pause in Israel’s massive bombardment and ground operations in Gaza, the humanitarian catastrophe continues to worsen. With more than 15,000 dead Palestinians and whole neighborhoods and towns left in ruin, Israel’s defense minister has defiantly vowed to dramatically escalate the attacks inside Gaza the moment the truce ends. This week on Intercepted, Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain discuss the state of the war as well as the propaganda campaigns being waged by each side. Then Roy Yellin, head of public outreach at Israel’s leading human rights organization B’Tselem, discusses recent developments on the hostage and prisoner exchanges, how the crisis has impacted Israeli society, and describes the conditions faced by Palestinians when they are thrown into Israel’s military justice system. Yellin also explains the state sponsorship of violent Israeli settlers, the mass detentions underway of Palestinians in the West Bank, and the dangerous nature of Israel’s ...

A Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the subversion trial of pro-democracy activists

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:27:18 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court started hearing the final arguments Wednesday of some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists tried under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.The activists’ subversion trial is the biggest prosecution yet under the national security law. They may face up to life in prison if convicted.The defendants were among 47 activists arrested in 2021 under the sweeping law imposed by Beijing following massive anti-government protests in 2019. They were charged in connection with an informal 2020 primary election to pick candidates who could win control of the territory’s Legislative Council.Prosecutors accuse the activists of trying to paralyze Hong Kong’s government and topple the city’s leader by securing a majority to veto budgets.Prosecutor Jonathan Man argued that unlawful means to subvert state power didn’t necessarily imply the use of force or physical violence. “(In) the 21st century, social medi...