shamiyamodood@gmail.com Clemson’s nation-leading 40-game home winning run was interrupted on Saturday when the Tigers were defeated 31-30 by rival South Carolina in a sloppy effort that virtually eliminated the Tigers from College Football Playoff contention for the second consecutive season. The ACC winning run at home was the longest since Nebraska won 47 in a row … Read more
Irene Cara, a child actor who later sang forth 1980s anthems of exuberant creation and freedom with the titles songs for “Fame” and “Flashdance,” but then fought for royalties in a court dispute that delayed her career at its zenith, died Nov. 26 at her home in Largo, Fla. She was 63 years old. The … Read more
Clemson’s nation-leading 40-game home winning run was interrupted on Saturday when the Tigers were defeated 31-30 by rival South Carolina in a sloppy effort that virtually eliminated the Tigers from College Football Playoff contention for the second consecutive season. The ACC winning run at home was the longest since Nebraska won 47 in a row … Read more
Irene Cara, a child actor who later sang forth 1980s anthems of exuberant creation and freedom with the titles songs for “Fame” and “Flashdance,” but then fought for royalties in a court dispute that delayed her career at its zenith, died Nov. 26 at her home in Largo, Fla. She was 63 years old.The reason … Read more
No, it wasn’t a nightmare.Put any adjective you want on Tennessee’s humiliating (there is one) loss to South Carolinaon Saturday night. It would be insufficient to describe what will go down as the program’sworst defeat since Georgia State in 2019, Vanderbilt in 2016, or even LSU in the 2001 SECChampionship Game. South Carolina, which scored … Read more
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — In an image meant to represent inclusion in a country facinginternational criticism for its human rights record, Oscar winner Morgan Freeman extendedone yellow-gloved hand to a FIFA World Cup ambassador suffering from a rare spinaldisorder. It wasn’t the highlight of Sunday’s seven-act World Cup opening ceremony, which precededthe match between … Read more
Qatar’s ban on beer in stadiums complicated FIFA’s relationshipwith Budweiser, which pays $75 million to be associated withthe World Cup every four years. Qatar’s ban on beer in stadiums complicated FIFA’s relationshipwith Budweiser, which pays $75 million to be associated withthe World Cup every four years. DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar, a tiny but fabulously … Read more
Lint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds) is a media consultant who sells whatever image his clientwants to the public, unconcerned about the pesky truth. He’s also being haunted bya slew of ghosts, and he’s having none of it. He interrupts the floating corpse ofJacob Marley in the middle of his haunting (Patrick Page). “I’m so sorry,” Briggs … Read more
Lake Effect Snow Warnings are in effect for some counties in Western New York asearly as Wednesday night and will last until Sunday. BUFFALO, NEW YORK — A significant lake effect snow event is expected later thisweek and over the weekend for parts of Western New York. A Lake Effect Snow Warning is in effect … Read more
Argentina warmed up for the World Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of the United Arab Emirates inAbu Dhabi on Wednesday, with Angel Di Maria scoring twice and Julian Alvarez, LionelMessi, and Joaquin Correa also scoring. Argentina took the lead in the 17th minute, cheered on by the Mohammad Bin ZayedStadium crowd, when Messi collected a … Read more