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MICHIGAN STATE (10-2, 2-0) What’s right: Guess who has the best rebounding differential in the league? Yes, the Spartans. That sound you hear is Tom Izzo cackling with delight. What’s wrong: A 28.7% make rate from three — tied for lowest in the league with Minnesota — is going to be a problem. Best case: A team with an edge to it could do some things in March. 3. UCLA (10-2, 2-0) What’s right: The best “D” in the league so far, plus the Bruins’ top two scorers are shooting better than 50% from the field? Serious building blocks. What’s wrong: A minus-7.1 turnover differential is galling. A fatal flaw? We’ll see. Best case: Getting back to the NCAA Tournament after going 16-17 last season would be good enough. 4. ILLINOIS (8-3, 1-1) What’s right: Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis is a born closer, backcourt mate Kylan Boswell is tough as nails and the defense is locked in. What’s wrong: There’s too much loose ball handling, and freshman Will Riley has to get more aggressive. Best case: It’s a young team with a ton of talent. Get to the Big Dance and go from there. 5. MICHIGAN (9-3, 2-0) What’s right: The Wolverines lead the league in field-goal percentage (51.1%) and field-goal percentage differential (plus-12.4%). That means they’re dangerous. What’s wrong: Closing out tight games has been an obvious issue. Best case: How does “Dusty May, Big Ten coach of the year” sound? 6. MARYLAND (10-2, 1-1) What’s right: After several years in the offensive wilderness, the Terps have emerged as a team that can fill it up. What’s wrong: The most productive player so far has been center Derik Queen, only a freshman — and this league can be rough on them. Best case: If point guard Ja’Kobie Gillespie rises to his indispensable best, look out. 7. WISCONSIN (10-3, 0-2) What’s right: John Tonje is an AJ Storr-level scorer who, unlike Storr, does it within the framework of the offense. What’s wrong: A team with very good non-conference wins is in an early conference rut. Best case: The Badgers have the pieces to get to the Big Dance. 8. PENN STATE (10-2, 1-1) What’s right: Led by dazzling playmaker Ace Baldwin Jr., the Nittany Lions top all conference teams with 88.4 points per game. What’s wrong: The non-conference schedule was cake. It gets much tougher from here. Best case: An upper-half finish would signal encouraging progress under Mike Rhoades. 9. NORTHWESTERN (9-3, 1-1) What’s right: Brooks Barnhizer, Nick Martinelli and Jaden Leach are completely underrated as a trio. What’s wrong: Nothing aside from nonexistent three-point shooting and the razor-thin margin of error Chris Collins’ teams always play with. Best case: A third straight tournament trip? It could happen. 10. PURDUE (8-4, 1-1) What’s right: It’s an experienced group, Matt Painter remains elite and the uniform tops still say “Purdue.” What’s wrong: Without Edey, the Boilermakers just haven’t held up against top competition. Best case: The Boilers know winning too well for us to say they can’t finish first in the conference. 11. NEBRASKA (10-2, 1-1) What’s right: You need a bucket? Brice Williams might be your best bet of anyone in the Big Ten to get it for you. What’s wrong: Fewer than half the Huskers’ baskets have come with assists. That’s too much one-on-one. Best case: Maybe Fred Hoiberg can push all the right buttons again, but it’ll be tough to match last year’s success. 12. OHIO STATE (8-4, 1-1) What’s right: The Buckeyes are good enough to have blasted No. 4-ranked Kentucky by 20. What’s wrong: The Buckeyes are bad enough to have gotten dump-trucked by No. 2 Auburn by 38. Best case: Both Michigan State and Oregon visit in early January. Talk about an opportunity to get things going. 13. INDIANA (9-3, 1-1) What’s right: The Hoosiers have all kinds of talent. They just don’t necessarily play like it. What’s wrong: When the going has gotten tough, Mike Woodson’s team has disappeared. Best case: It’s still a high-ceiling roster. Quality wins will come. 14. IOWA (9-3, 1-1) What’s right: As always, the Hawkeyes can score and routinely shoot a high percentage. What’s wrong: Nobody rebounds. Blocking out isn’t cool. Best case: There isn’t much pressure on this group, so maybe it overachieves a little. 15. RUTGERS (7-5, 1-1) What’s right: Haven’t you heard about one-and-dones Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey? They’re total lottery picks. What’s wrong: Winning games seems to have been left out of the team-building equation. Best case: It’ll probably come down to having to win the Big Ten tournament to get into the Dance. 16. USC (9-4, 1-1) What’s right: LeBron James sometimes shows up. Check that, Bronny James doesn’t play here anymore. What’s wrong: The closest thing to a good win was against Washington. Best case: Making the Big Ten tournament (three teams will not) would be kind of nice. 17. WASHINGTON (8-4, 0-2) What’s right: At least transfer Great Osobor can have fun counting his NIL money. What’s wrong: Put it this way, the Huskies lost at home to Seattle U. Best case: In a seven-game series against Seattle, the Huskies would still have a shot. 18. MINNESOTA (7-5, 0-2) What’s right: Have you seen how hot the Vikings are? What’s wrong: As crafty and skilled as Dawson Garcia is, he has little to no help. Best case: Have we mentioned the Vikings?

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Carly Teller, the wife of Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Wyatt Teller, has opened up about her experience during the Ohio team’s most recent game. In a recent X/Twitter post shared after the Browns played against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday (December 8), Carly called out the Steelers fan base and revealed how she was treated during the game . “The fans in Pittsburgh today were so blatantly disrespectful to me and the Browns girls,” her post read. “I’ve never felt so attacked by people who I literally did nothing to. Very sad/embarrassing behavior.” Many people in the comments section agreed with Teller that some fans take their love for their favorite team a bit too far. “Sorry, you had to deal with these savages, Carly. I know you repped our city and team with class. It’s a shame you had to be exposed to such horrible people while simply cheering on your man. Us browns fans will always have your back,” one comment read . Another commenter agreed, writing : “That is classless. It’s a rivalry. You can chant at the opposing player/team. Browns fans do it too, but it stays on the field. That is disgusting to behave like that to players’ family members. Families are off limits.” Taking to her Instagram Story, Carly further detailed the incident in text over a selfie with her friend. “When you’re just trying to have a drink and watch your husbands at work but surrounded by Steelers fans who are screaming at you and the entire team,” the text read. However, the NFL player’s wife seemed to brush off the events of the game shortly after. She posted a follow-up message on X/Twitter, which read: “Anyway... back to my bubble in Cleveland to work on my little Christmas cards!” On Sunday, the Browns lost against the Steelers with a final score of 14 to 27. In a press conference , Wyatt addressed his wife’s social media comments about the “hostile environment” at NFL games. “So long as they don’t put their hands on a woman or crazy expose themselves or spit on my wife, you can say whatever you want,” he said. “You have to understand when you’re in a hostile environment, like, that’s what you’re going to get.” Wyatt clarified that the rivalry between the Steelers and the Browns dates back for years, though some fans end up taking it to the extreme. “I pray our fans are a little better, but I know the Dawg Pound can get a little rowdy,” he noted. “I’m not naive to the fact that this rivalry goes so far back. You’ve got to understand it’s hostile out there.” Following the team’s loss, the Browns were ultimately eliminated from receiving a spot in the NFL playoffs. The team will be facing off against reigning Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, on Sunday, December 15.The Government remains steadfast in its commitment to implement policies and strategies that advance and prioritise mental wellness, while directly addressing the root cause of violence in the society. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said this is a critical component of a comprehensive strategy to foster peace and effectively resolve conflicts within the society. “The Government is, as we have announced previously, seeking to instrumentally and strategically integrate peace building within government policy for the individual, for the community and for the country and the Art of Living Foundation and other such strategies work to support the group thoughts, to determine and help to determine policies that impact the root cause of violent behaviour through the promotion of peace in communities, helping us to resolve conflicts through dialogues, the ability to reason things out before resorting to violence, and of course mutual respect,” he said. Dr. Holness made the remarks during a meeting with internationally revered spiritual leader, humanitarian, and a peace ambassador, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, at Jamaica House on December 13. The meeting also included members of the peace ambassador’s delegation, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Amber Group, Ambassador and Special Investment Envoy for Technology, Dushyant Savadia; Senior Advisor/Consultant, Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Alok Jain and other critical stakeholders. The Art of Living Foundation is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organisation (NGO). It was founded in 1981 by Ravi Shankar. The Art of Living Foundation has centres in 180 countries. Dr. Holness said the Government continues to invest in the national security apparatus of the country, which is yielding positive results. “As a government, we are making significant strides in combating crime in Jamaica through equipping and strengthening our security forces, as well as through community development,” he said. He pointed out that the long-term sustainable solutions to the issue of crime requires addressing the root cause of violence in the society. “It requires deliberate social intervention, training in dispute resolution and initiatives to improve mental wellness. So, as part of the government’s strategy of a pivot, we have invested heavily in our national security apparatus. We have invested heavily in improving our ability to investigate, detect and deter criminal activity. Now it is time to focus on actually building peace, and building peace starts with the individual. It’s about getting the person right, getting their mental state correct, getting them to live at one with the environment, with their neighbours and with themselves,” he said. Meanwhile, Dr. Holness said it was a profound honour and a personal privilege and a pleasure to welcome to Jamaica the globally renowned humanitarian, spiritual leader and peace ambassador, whose work has positively impacted millions across the world. He argued that his visit reflects the shared commitment to fostering peace, unity, and social development through compassion and service. “Through the Art of Living Foundation, Gurudev has championed personal and social transformation, focusing on mental wellness, stress management, and community upliftment,” he said. The Prime Minister further noted that Gurudev’s visit also highlights the deepening ties between Jamaica and India. “My recent official visit to India further strengthened this partnership through people to people exchanges, trade and collaboration in areas such as help, education, agriculture, and technology. As our nations work together, we create opportunities for shared growth and development, guided by a shared vision of global peace and prosperity,” he said. In his remarks, the global peace Ambassador expressed delight in visiting the country and reiterated his commitment to make the world a better and happier place. “Yesterday we had discussion about... a violence free society with the thought leaders of this country (and) so our commitment is to make the world a better place, a happier place,” he said. “So here we would like to bring more and more Art of Living teachers, create more and more Art of Living volunteer teachers who can uplift the happiness index of the country, which is very doable,” he added. He noted that Dr. Holness has a “wonderful vision” for advancing the country as well as addressing the mental and emotional wellness of Jamaicans. “Hon. Prime Minister, you have a wonderful vision, you have a great vision...of building a new parliament, a robust democracy and a happier society, taking care of the mental physical and emotional health of the population. This is very important. It’s not just enough to give bread and butter but also take care of their emotional resilience, and their wellness,” the Peace Ambassador said. He said peace and prosperity go together. “When there is peace, there is prosperity and when there is prosperity, peace will start coming,” he said. The Peace Ambassador is slated visit medical facilities as well as the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility during his visit to the country.

Gus Malzahn is resigning as Central Florida's head coach to become Florida State 's offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the hire told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Seminoles have not confirmed Malzahn's move, which is pending a state background check. ESPN first reported the decision. The Knights made official that Malzahn is leaving in a statement released a day after UCF (4-8) concluded its season with a 28-14 loss to Utah. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

The life story of Luigi Nicholas Mangione changed dramatically Monday. Eight years ago, he was the valedictorian at Gilman, an elite, all-boys school in Baltimore, where the tuition is more than $37,000 per year for ninth through 12th grades. In 2020, he graduated with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school. Now, he’s the subject of a manhunt that began a week ago after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered outside of a Hilton in New York City. That search led to a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where the 26-year-old was arrested on gun charges. Here’s a timeline based on police and public reports: Thompson’s killer arrived at 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in New York City by bus, surveillance video shows, according to police. The bus traveled from Atlanta to New York, but it’s not clear where the suspect joined the ride. The suspect was seen on surveillance footage at 5 a.m. outside a hostel on the city’s Upper West Side, where he is believed to have stayed, according to multiple reports. At 6:19 a.m. that morning, surveillance video shows him walking along 55th Street. More than 20 minutes later, at 6:44 a.m., Thompson was shot by a masked gunman outside of the Hilton Midtown. The gunman continued to shoot as he walked toward the victim. The suspect then fled the scene on a bike and rode into Central Park, according to police. The bike was left around 86th Street and Columbus Avenue, and then the suspect took a taxi to a bus depot at 178th Street. Mangione was arrested in Altoona after getting off a Greyhound bus and being recognized by a McDonald’s employee. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said he had a handwritten note that spoke to “his motivation and mindset,” including an “ill will toward corporate America.” Police said Mangione had a ghost gun — a homemade firearm — and a fake New Jersey driver’s license like the one used to check into a New York hostel.

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On Thursday night in Singapore, in the fifth hour of the fourteenth game of a world championship chess match that had ground on , Gukesh Dommaraju noticed something surprising and started to cry. His opponent, the defending champ, Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren, had put his bishop on the wrong square and Gukesh saw with sudden clarity that he was — the youngest ever, at 18. Gukesh’s win is a milestone in the history of an ancient game experiencing an extraordinary resurgence. A generational handover, his victory also represents the long-heralded arrival of India, the birthplace of the game, as a chess superpower. And it comes at a time of exploding interest in the sport; not since in the cool Reykjavik summer of 1972 has chess been so trendy. “The Queen’s Gambit” . The pandemic, with its vast expanse of time to pass, created a boom. Since 2020, sales of instructional chess books have skyrocketed. tripled its membership to about 150 million players. Online chess streamers, believe it or not, built social media channels with millions of followers keen to watch them play and analyze games, earning small fortunes along the way. This attention has transformed elite chess: more tournaments, more money, more fans. Every day in Singapore, as Gukesh left the glass box in which the matches were played, he was mobbed by supporters chanting his name: “Gooooo-kesh! Goo-kesh! Gooooo-kesh! Goo-kesh!” Bearded and impossibly poised, seeming twice his age, he signed every autograph and stood for every selfie, a far cry from the remote and often-tempestuous grandmasters of the old guard. Students at Gukesh Dommaraju’s school in Chennai celebrate his victory. For Ding, whose fatal bishop blunder was described by one chess master as the worst move in the history of world championship chess, the match was an exercise in heartbreak. China’s first world champion, the 32-year-old Ding is beloved in the chess world for his kindness and eccentricity. Eye contact is not his forte. In interviews, he often loses his train of thought and stares searchingly into the camera; when he feels the conversation is over, he will wander away without a word. But despite this affection, few observers were surprised by the outcome. Since winning the title in Kazakhstan nearly two years ago, Ding had struggled with his health, both physical and mental, and lost his form. Fitness is crucial in chess; in a classical game, which can often last five or six hours, grandmasters burn as many calories as marathon runners. Mental health, meanwhile, is a little-discussed challenge that some say has reached crisis levels. Lotis Key, the mother of top-20 grandmaster Wesley So, said last year: “Perhaps the mental loneliness, continual, obsessive self-flagellation, the longing for unattainable perfection, the agony and ecstasy of its pursuit ... is simply the form their joy takes.” Gukesh, for his part, employed the help of a South African mental coach who had helped lead the Indian cricket team to claim the World Cup in 2011. Gukesh’s win was a blow not only to Ding but arguably to an entire generation of older players for whom time is running out. Every elite grandmaster dreams of becoming world champion, of carving their name in chess history and feeling the weight of the champion’s wreath on their shoulders. For a decade, Magnus Carlsen, , made that dream seem impossible for his opponents. Players who had been the best in their city, in their province, in their country, on their continent, among the best in history, could not move the immovable champion and were forced to reconcile themselves to lesser ambitions. So when Carlsen announced in 2022 that he would not defend his title for a sixth time, he created an opportunity many top Millennial grandmasters thought they would never see: a chance to sit on his throne. For two years, amid this new hope, Carlsen’s contemporaries fought in Azerbaijan and the Isle of Man, in India and Canada, finally to fulfil their greatest dream. It was, it seemed, their time. Yet none, in the end, would prevail. Not Fabiano Caruana, the American grandmaster who was described in the New Yorker at the age of 10 over pawn structure. Not Hikaru Nakamura, once thought a likely world champion, who put competitive chess on the back burner to become only to return to the highest levels of the sport “for the content” (motto: “I literally don’t care”). Not , the Armenian-born grandmaster who as a child studied openings by candlelight amid his chess-obsessed country’s frequent blackouts, the expectations of a nation on his shoulders. China’s chess grandmaster Ding Liren competes against Gukesh Dommaraju in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship. Instead, it was a kid from the next generation, from the next great chess nation, from the game’s future: Gukesh, the prodigy not yet born when most of these players became grandmasters, who, according to received wisdom, could continue to improve for another 20 years, while the older generation begin to decline, their dream ever receding. Asked how he would celebrate, Gukesh told a story. He had taken a walk with one of his trainers on a rest day during the match. They came upon some bungee jumpers. His trainer said that if Gukesh won the match, he’d jump. Gukesh, who is afraid of heights, said he’d do it too. His short life had been focused on a singular goal: becoming world champion. Now that he had achieved it, other goals had come into view: a more precise performance in the next match; Carlsen-like long-term dominance. But first, he said, he was going to jump off a bridge.Down 8%, This Undervalued Growth Stock Is a Top Buy for 2025

By MICHELLE L. PRICE WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump’s Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer’s comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump’s world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Musk, the world’s richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump’s movement but his stance on the tech industry’s hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry’s need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent,” he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Related Articles National Politics | Should the U.S. increase immigration levels for highly skilled workers? National Politics | Trump threat to immigrant health care tempered by economic hopes National Politics | In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families National Politics | Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case National Politics | New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns Trump’s own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump’s businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country” and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country,” he told the “All-In” podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump’s budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.

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