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Ancient bees laid eggs inside bones

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

Bees are frequently associated with large queen-serving colonies featuring hundreds if not thousands of insects. In actuality, that’s usually not the case. “most bees are solitary. They lay their eggs in small cavities, and they leave pollen for the larvae to eat,” explained paleontologist lazasro viñola lópez. “Some bee species burrow holes in wood or in the ground, or use empty structures for nests.” viñola lópez, a researcher at chicago’s field museum, added that some european and african species even construct nests inside vacant snail shells. That said, a beehive inside a bone is a new one even for seasoned researchers. Estimated to be around 20,000 years old, this newly discovered specimen is also the first known example of such a home, past or present. The findings are detailed in a study published on december 16 in the journal royal society open science. researchers located the unique find while exploring the many limestone caves that dot the southern dominican republic. Sinkholes are common across the caribbean island of hispaniola, and are often so well sheltered from the elements that they function like underground time capsules. these windows into the past are largely thanks to the work of the island’s owls. The predatory birds often make their nests inside these caves, where they regularly cough up owl pellets filled with the undigested bones of their prey. Over thousands of years, these layers of bones fossilize atop one another across carbonate layers created from rainy periods. Getting a firsthand look at these remnants isn’t for the faint of heart, however. “the initial descent into the cave isn’t too deep–we would tie a rope to the side and then rappel down,” viñola lópez said. “If you go in at night, you see the eyes of the tarantulas that live inside.” after proceeding past the large spiders through about 33 feet of underground tunnel, the paleontologists began finding various fossils. Many belonged to rodents, but there were also bones from birds, reptiles, and even sloths for a total of over 50 different animal species. “we think that this was a cave where owls lived for many generations, maybe for hundreds or thousands of years,” said viñola lópez. “The owls would go out and hunt, and then come back to the cave and throw up pellets. We [found] fossils of the animals that they ate, fossils from the owls themselves, and even some turtles and crocodiles who might have fallen into the cave.” while cleaning his finds, viñola lópez noticed smooth, almost concave sediment within one of the tooth sockets of a mammal jaw fossil. Dirt doesn’t normally accumulate that way in fossils, but then viñola lópez started finding additional examples. “i was like, ‘okay, there’s something weird here,’” he remembered. the mystery fillings reminded viñola lópez of certain fossilized wasp cocoons he examined while on an undergraduate dig in montana. After ct scanning the specimens, his team noticed that the sediment structures looked nearly identical to the fossils from his college days. Some even still featured pollen grains mother bees likely encased in the individual nests as food for their larvae. although the nests didn’t contain any fossilized insects, that was to be expected. The caves, while protected from the outside world, are still extremely humid and warm—conditions not suitable for preserving delicate exoskeletons. “since we didn’t find any of the bees’ bodies, it’s possible that they belonged to a species that’s still alive today— there’s very little known about the ecology of many of the bees on these islands,” viñola lópez said. the fossilized bone nests are the first of their kind ever discovered, even across today’s ecosystems. More examples may be out there, but it’s also possible that the caves offered a unique environment for the bees. Without much soil on top of the region’s limestone, the insects may have resorted to caves for nesting. There, the owls’ discarded bones provided a convenient alternative home for the bee larvae. “this discovery shows how weird bees can be—they can surprise you,” said viñola lópez. “But it also shows that when you’re looking at fossils, you have to be very careful.”

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The Blogs: Lighting the Darkness: Chanukah Courage After Bondi Beach | Jonathan

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

One of my most formative experiences as a rabbi occurred early in my career, during a shiva call. I went to visit a young woman who had lost a parent, and i was desperate to say something helpful, to open a space for her to share her feelings. I tried too hard, and it was completely unsuccessful. I even felt that my efforts might have annoyed or angered her. It was not my business to dictate how she should grieve. I left feeling discouraged and unsure of myself. in the aftermath, i called a senior rabbi from another community. He explained something that has guided me ever since: it is not our role to dictate how someone should feel. Even if most mourners experience tragedy in a similar way, our responsibility is simply to be present, to be available, and to let the person in mourning take the lead. Halacha reflects this approach: when paying a shiva call, one waits for the mourner to address the visitor first. The visitor’s job is to make it clear that they are there to help in whatever way is needed, but not to impose their own expectations. this principle extends beyond shiva calls to all acts of chesed. Recently, we witnessed the horrific terrorist shooting in bondi beach, australia. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the holy souls who were tragically taken, and our prayers for the full recovery of those who are injured. In the aftermath, many have urged jews in the diaspora to make aliya, arguing that life is no longer safe outside israel, or that in the diaspora we are at the mercy of non-jewish governments. I have seen similar calls to make aliya in response to events like the mayoral victory of zohran mamdani. While i appreciate the sentiment, i believe it is misguided. i felt similarly after antisemitic incidents on college campuses following october 7th. Many parents were advised to stop sending their children to ivy league schools, and instead send them to jewish universities where students could openly express their jewish identity. Again, while well-intentioned, i believe this approach is flawed. when someone is suffering – whether an individual, a community, or the jewish people – our job is to be present and ask: how can we help? Victims of antisemitism deserve our support, and every individual has the right to assess their own risks and make their own decisions about where to live or study. We must not respond with fear or encourage jews to walk without a yarmulka or to hide their identity. Our goal is to empower people to live proudly as jews wherever they are. these moments remind me of the lesson of chanukah. The story of the chashmonaim is not just about a military victory – it is about courage, persistence, and bringing light into darkness. Even when the odds seem overwhelming, the obligation is not to hide or retreat, but to assert our identity, protect our communities, and illuminate the world around us. Chanukah teaches us that light is kindled through action, not through avoidance. that said, every jew should aspire to live in eretz yisrael. Eretz yisrael is our national homeland, the place where jewish collective life – spiritual, cultural, and political – can be most fully realized. All things being equal, that is where we should live. Similarly, institutions such as yeshiva university represent an ideal educational vision: first-rate torah learning alongside top-notch general education, offering students continued excellence in talmud torah and a serious, principled framework through which to engage the broader world. These are not refuges from fear, but destinations of purpose. They are places we should choose not because we are running away from something, but because we are running toward something aspirational and enduring. at the same time, we must be clear about what we are not doing. We do not respond to terrorism or antisemitism by hiding, retreating, or confining ourselves to spaces that feel safer simply because they are jewish. We must fight for every jew to feel comfortable and confident in every legitimate space – on every college campus, in every city, and in every society – walking proudly with a yarmulka and living openly as a jew. And whenever possible, we should build our lives, our learning, and our communities around ideals that reflect who we are at our best and who we strive to become, strengthening both the jewish people and the world around us. ultimately, the best way to do chesed for those facing an uptick in antisemitism is not to dictate what they should do, but to ask: how can i help? Presence, support, and humility are the truest expressions of caring – and they are the lessons that guide us through every moment of challenge. Like the menorah’s flames, even a small act of support, courage, or presence can illuminate the darkness and inspire hope.

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Crovetti Orthopaedics Announces the Arrival of Dr. Philip Blaney, Bringing Expan

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (3 reads)

Prlog-- dr. Michael crovetti, jr, dois pleased to announce that philip a. Blaney, md, mba, mshas accepted a position with the team of dedicated physicians and surgeons at crovetti orthopaedics and sports medicine. Dr. Blaney is now seeing patients at both the las vegas and henderson locations of crovetti orthopaedics. an experienced sports medicine specialist, dr. Philip blaney provides full-spectrum non-operative care for patients of all ages - from kids with fractures to adults managing injuries or orthopaedic disease. His sports medicine expertise spans the prevention and treatment of injuries for youth, adult recreational athletes, and collegiate and professional competitors. He also maintains a strong clinical and research focus in concussion management. a board-certified family medicine physician, dr. Blaney has centered his career on sports medicine from the very beginning. He has served as team physician for multiple professional, collegiate, and high school athletic programs, while also holding roles as an academic advisor, faculty member, lab director and instructor, lecturer, researcher, and volunteer physician both in the u.S. And abroad. the role of a sports medicine physician has changed in the past 20 years, with a realization that sports medicine is more than just orthopedics. It encompasses all aspects of the athletes health, says dr. Blaney. This change affected the very reasons i chose to become a doctor, as the science of primary care sports medicine appealed to me early on. I am – and always have been – a doctor for the relationships i know it can build toward a patients path to wellness. Thats one of the key reasons i chose to join crovetti orthopaedics over other opportunities. helping people reach their physical goals, keeping them active, offering non-surgical paths when appropriate — or helping them determine when surgery may be the better long-term solution — all of this requires time, trust, and an understanding of the needs of the whole patient, he continues. These things dont happen in a corporate environment or in ten-minute consultations. Ive always been an advocate for my patients. I want the time and space to engage with them, support them, and educate them about becoming and staying healthy. Im glad ive found that environment here at crovetti ortho, as its clear we all share the same intent for our patients. dr. Philip blaneys educational path began with an associate of science degree from dixie state college in st. George, utah. He then earned both his bachelor of science and master of science degrees in kinesiology, with emphases in exercise physiology and biomechanics, from utah state university in logan, utah. He completed his doctor of medicine at the university of utah school of medicine in salt lake city, utah. during his fourth year of medical school, he also earned a master of business administration (mba) from the john m. Huntsman school of business at utah state university. He then completed his three-year family medicine residency at franciscan health in indianapolis, followed by a sports medicine fellowship with intermountain healthcare at utah valley orthopedic center in provo, utah. dr. Blaney entered medical school with many medical interests and ultimately determined that family medicine with sports medicine specialization was not only a perfect fit for his personality and style of patient care, but it also allows him to discuss surgical considerations knowledgeably and collaborate seamlessly with the surgeons at crovetti orthopaedics. Working closely with talented surgeons and specialists who can help keep my patients healthy is a huge plus for them, he notes. dr. Michael crovetti adds, i look forward to working with dr. Blaney as his education and training place him in a unique position to offer patients exceptional orthopaedic and sports medicine expertise, combined with the perspective of a non-operative family physician. Were excited to welcome him to the team. photos: (click photo to enlarge) source: crovetti orthopaedics and sports medicine read full story - crovetti orthopaedics announces the arrival of dr. Philip blaney, bringing expanded sports medicine expertise to southern nevada| more news from this source press release distribution by prlog

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Falcons RB Shares How Joy Fits Into the Realities of Life

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

By gavin boyle atlanta falcons running back nate carter shared how christians are able to engage with joy even when they are facing difficult situations in their lives. “joy is not just an emotion; it’s a gift rooted in our relationship with god and an invitation to experience him. Through his presence, we can find joy in all circumstances, trusting in the one who embodies joy. Jesus came into this broken world to offer us comfort and joy in fellowship with him, even in hardships,” carter wrote. related: falcons rb asks: ‘what must i do?’ To gain eternal life “regardless of our circumstances, we can choose joy because christ chose us,” he added. “This doesn’t mean we neglect the pain and suffering that we face; it means that joy can coexist with those things when we recognize that our sovereign lord is with us and that his perfect purpose for us will endure… achieving joy is easier said than done, which is why it’s considered one of the fruits of the spirit. We cannot create it on our own; it is the holy spirit who cultivates a lasting joy within us, rooted in the beauty and greatness of christ.” we see the power of joy throughout the bible, from david finding joy throughout the many trials in his life. To daniel finding joy while he was being persecuted and his nation was in exile. Furthermore, paul was the epitome of joy during suffering as he spent many of his days imprisoned and oppressed, but spoke to the joy he found through the holy spirit. as for carter, the running back has long used his platform to share the gospel and help bring his fans closer to the lord. Earlier this month, for example, carter shared how even though he was a strong christian throughout college, when it came to his career in the nfl, for a while he placed his identity in football, rather than rooting himself in the lord. “my hope was misplaced, driven by my own desires and centered on my goals,” carter said when recalling how he responded on draft night when his name was not picked. “A lot of us live this way. We base our hope on our desires: ‘i hope i get married.’ ‘I hope i get this job.’ ‘I hope i get healed.’ These aren’t bad desires, but this kind of worldly hope is filled with doubt, uncertainty, and selfishness. We hope in things fueled by our own timing and the way we want our desires to be fulfilled. This type of hope will always disappoint and fail us.” it is amazing to see the running back use his platform to spread the word of the lord and inspire his fans to make their faith the most important part of their lives. Praise the lord for carter’s faith, and may he continue to impact thousands of lives every time he posts. read next: falcons rookie rb explains what the gospel is really about questions or comments? Please write to us here.

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How UBS Stole Billions from Those Gassed at Auschwitz

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

The massacre in sydney on the first night of chanukah was a gut punch, not just because of the brutality but because of what it exposed: how fragile the illusion of safety really is. I am the father of nine australian citizens and the husband of one. Debbie’s family escaped the holocaust in slovakia, hungary, and the czech republic and came to what they believed was a safe haven down under. this tragedy hit me personally not only as a family man but as a rabbi with deep ties to the australian jewish community, and sydney in particular. The lubavitcher rebbe sent me to sydney with nine colleagues when i was eighteen years old to open the city’s first-ever rabbinical college. The day we arrived we were on the front page of the sydney morning herald, which took pride in a university for rabbis on its shores. For two years i ran adult education for chabad in sydney—two of the most formative years of my life. i have since returned to australia hundreds of times, appeared on every major national television program, spoken to audiences of thousands, and helped bring many people to jewish observance in a city i deeply love. and now i am sickened to my core. debbie was in sydney just last week visiting her parents, while i stayed home with our youngest, a high school senior. When i was last in sydney, around june, i warned jewish audiences that a mass-casualty event was tragically likely given the tsunami of jew-hatred engulfing the country—especially after australia admitted hundreds of thousands of islamists. Not muslims, who are our brothers and equal under god, but islamists: a political ideology that seeks a second holocaust. genocides do not begin with murder. They begin gradually. Incrementally. And often with something far less visible than violence. they begin with finance. the holocaust did not start with gas chambers. It started with accountants. before jews were deported, they were stripped—systematically and legally—of their economic existence. Bank accounts frozen. Businesses seized. Insurance policies voided. Assets transferred and redistributed. The genocide of european jewry was preceded by one of the most comprehensive financial expropriations in modern history. that theft was not incidental. It was essential. and it could not have happened without banks. two financial systems were central: deutsche bank, the financial backbone of nazi germany, and swiss banks—later consolidated into ubs—which became the custodians of stolen jewish wealth. deutsche bank was not a bystander. It financed nazi industrial expansion, facilitated the forced transfer of jewish-owned enterprises, and absorbed assets stripped from jews who were expelled, deported, or murdered. Its own postwar historical investigation revealed that loans issued through its katowice branch helped finance construction tied to auschwitz. auschwitz was built not only with hatred—but with credit. after the war, there was no reckoning proportionate to the crime. Executives were recycled. Assets remained intact. The victims were gone. if german banks were the engine of jewish expropriation, swiss banks were its vault. under the cover of “neutrality” and fortified by banking secrecy laws, swiss banks like ubs held tens of billions of dollars belonging to jews murdered in the holocaust. Refugees deposited assets in desperation. Nazi-looted wealth crossed borders. After the war, survivors and heirs came seeking what little remained. they were stonewalled. banks demanded death certificates from people murdered in gas chambers. They required documents destroyed in the war. Accounts were declared “dormant” and quietly absorbed. Survivors were treated not as victims, but as inconveniences. this was not confusion. It was policy. for decades, jews who survived auschwitz and bergen-belsen were forced to beg swiss banks for their own money. Many were humiliated. Many were rejected. Many died before claims were resolved—if they were acknowledged at all. the money stayed with the banks. only in the 1990s did the wall finally crack, when the world jewish congress—led by edgar bronfman—launched a relentless global campaign. Lawsuits. Congressional hearings. Threats of divestment by u.S. Pension funds. Public exposure. swiss banks denied. Deflected. Obstructed. then came the volcker commission. Its findings destroyed their credibility. in 1998, ubs and credit suisse agreed to a $1.25 billion settlement—the largest holocaust-era restitution agreement in history. This was not charity. It was restitution for documented wrongdoing. Independent investigations confirmed that the banks had systematically failed to return jewish assets and had acted in bad faith for decades. they paid only when silence became more expensive than truth. even then, justice was diminished. Many survivors were already dead. Others received pennies on the dollar. The banks closed the books and declared the matter “resolved.” but culture was never addressed. the suspicion of jewish claimants. The bureaucratic cruelty. The reflexive hostility toward jews who demanded accountability—none of that was uprooted. compliance is not conscience. no one is accusing ubs today of running gas chambers. The charge is more precise: that the institutional instincts that enabled financial antisemitism were never fully eradicated. ubs will say it has jewish employees. That defense has been used before. in the 1930s, jews were portrayed as financial schemers. in the 1990s, survivors were treated as opportunists. the uniforms changed. The reflex endured. as jews are attacked, libeled, and murdered across the world, we must remember how this always begins. Before pittsburgh. Before san diego. Before boulder. Before sydney. There was economic warfare—boycotts, divestment, financial isolation. and we let it happen. that is why the story of ubs must be told—not as history, but as warning. banks that profited from the destruction of jewish life carry a permanent moral obligation. That obligation does not expire with settlements or press releases. holocaust memory is not branding. It is a test. ubs passed audits. it passed settlements. it passed public relations reviews. it failed that test. and when financial institutions forget that jews were robbed on their way to the gas chambers, they risk repeating the logic that made that robbery possible—only now with better stationery.

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Healthcare Is Hard, Lying Republicans Make It Harder

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

In one of the scariest moments in modern history, were doing our best at scheerpost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible[donation]. dean baker beat the press for the center for economic and policy research (cepr) during his first term, after repeatedly promising the country a terrific health care plan, donald trump famously commented, “nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.” In fact, everyone who spent even a few minutes looking at the issue knew that health care was complicated. That is why obamacare ended up being a hodgepodge that was pasted together to extend healthcare coverage as widely as possible. It is also the reason trump and the republicans never produced a health care plan in trump’s first term. the basic problem is that health care costs are hugely skewed. Ten percent of the population accounts for more than 60 percent of total spending, and just one percent accounts for 20 percent of spending. Most people have relatively low health care costs. The trick with health care is paying for small number of people who do have high costs. individual choice, cherry-picking the pool, and screwing cancer survivors the republicans in congress, along with trump on alternate days, are pushing plans that are supposed to give choice to individuals and somehow take it away from insurers. It’s not clear what they think they are saying. They seem to still envision that people will buy insurance, as they do now in the obamacare exchanges, but somehow that they will have more control in the republican option. there is one story they could envision, which would make it much easier for insurers to skew their pool. The affordable care act (aca) restricted what sort of plans could be offered in the exchanges in order to limit the ability for insurers to avoid high-cost individuals. it would be possible to relax these restrictions to allow insurers to cherry pick their enrollees. For example, they could offer high-deductible plans, say $15,000 in payments, before any coverage kicked in. no person with a serious health condition would buy this sort of plan since they know they would be paying at least $15,000 a year in medical expenses, and then a substantial fraction of everything above this amount, in addition to the premium itself. On the other hand, a low-cost plan with $15,000 deductible might look pretty good to someone in good health, whose medical expenses usually don’t run beyond the cost of annual checkup. the republicans can look like the great promoters of individual choice by allowing insurers to market these high-deductible plans. The problem is that healthy people will all gravitate to high-deductible plans, leaving only the people with serious health issues – the ten percent – to buy plans with more modest deductibles. these plans will then be ridiculously expensive since insurers are not going to insure people at a loss. If they have a pool with four or five times the average per person health care costs, they will charge a premium that is four five times the average cost, plus a margin for administrative costs and profits. This means that cancer survivors, people with heart disease, and other serious health conditions will be screwed, given the option of ridiculously expensive insurance or none at all. been there, done that the most painful part of this story is that we have all been around the block many times on this story. Unless trump and the republicans are extremely ignorant, which can never be ruled out, they are simply lying and hope that the media will let them get away with it. They have no brilliant plan to lower health care costs. They are simply proposing a scheme that will lower premiums for healthy people by screwing the ones who need healthcare most. it amounts to lowering costs by not providing care. It’s like reducing the cost of food by not letting people eat. But if the point of a health care system is to provide people with the health care they need, the republican proposals are non-starters. as a practical matter, contrary to what the republicans and the media say, health care cost growth did slow sharply after obamacare passed. That may not have been entirely due to obamacare, but that is the reality. Too bad the democratic consultants tell democratic politicians not to talk about it. the real source of high costs we do pay way too much for health care in the united states, but it is not because of obamacare. We pay twice as much for our drugs, medical equipment, and doctors as people in other wealthy countries. These high payments persist because they are supported by powerful lobbies. some of us had hope that the trump administration might take some steps to reduce these prices, especially in the case of drugs, since rfk, jr. Had railed against corruption in the pharmaceutical industry. Unfortunately, his tirades were limited to an evidence-free crusade against long-proven vaccines, which are not even a major source of profit for the industry. donald trump talked about reducing drug prices 1500 percent (really), but this mostly amounted to getting his name on a drug discount website for a small group of patients. We were spending 6.4 percent more on drugs in september of this year than in the same month in 2024. (September is the most recent month for which data are available.) trump has shown no interest in doing anything to lower the cost of medical equipment. And he has said nothing about lowering doctors’ fees, although some reshuffling of the medicare reimbursement schedules may reduce overpayments to specialists and better pay for family practitioners. His immigration policies are going the wrong way here, making it even more difficult for foreign-trained medical students and doctors to practice here. and there are the insurers themselves which gobble up close to 25 percent of the money they pay out to providers in the form of administrative costs and profits. A recent study found that if we add in the cost imposed by insurers on hospitals, doctors’ offices and other providers, they take up close to a third of health care expenses. trump has shown no interest in reining in the insurance industry apart from his silly talking point about giving people money directly to… wait, wait, buy their own unregulated insurance. That will do nothing to reduce the money flowing into the industry’s pockets. the republican health care plan is a rerun of the bluff and lie strategy they have been doing for more than 15 years. Given the right wing control of much of the media, it could work for them politically. The tragic part of the story is that millions could end up without the health care they need. dean baker dean baker co-founded cepr in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, social security, medicare and european labor markets. He is the author of several books, including rigged: how globalization and the rules of the modern economy were structured to make the rich richer. His blog, “beat the press,” provides commentary on economic reporting. He received his b.A. From swarthmore college and his ph.D. In economics from the university of michigan. dean previously worked as a senior economist at the economic policy institute and an assistant professor at bucknell university. He has also worked as a consultant for the world bank, the joint economic committee of the u.S. Congress, and the oecd’s trade union advisory council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the economic reporting review (err), from 1996–2006. editor’s note: at a moment when the once vaunted model of responsible journalism is overwhelmingly the play thing of self-serving billionaires and their corporate scribes, alternatives of integrity are desperately needed, and scheerpost is one of them. Please support our independent journalism by contributing to our online donation platform, network for good, or send a check to our new po box. 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12/17 Big Ten basketball preview: Arizona State at UCLA

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

We’re entering a pretty sleepy period in the college basketball calendar. 12/17 big ten basketball preview: arizona state at ucla ucla battles an old conference foe, usc takes on utsa and oregon welcomes in-state portland all on wednesday. most of the headliner non-conference matchups are in the rearview mirror with a handful of exceptions. For most of the big ten, the best resume building opportunities now lay ahead in the rigors of conference play. But there’s still basketball games that count left this month. here’s a few on wednesday: arizona state sun devils at ucla bruins - time/tv channel: 10:30 p.M. Et/7:30 p.M. Pst on fs1 - kenpom spread: bruins by 8 two former pac-12 rivals clash here. arizona state is… perfectly okay? The sun devils are coming off off back-to-back losing seasons, which makes this one feel like a prove-it campaign for bobby hurley. He’s doing perfectly fine so far with just two pretty understandable losses against gonzaga and usc. ucla, like arizona state, also has a loss to gonzaga on its resume. The bruins’ statistical profile stacks up favorably against the sun devils, who aren’t necessarily elite at much but have shot the ball remarkably well. I think ucla is able to limit that and get another win on its resume as its less-than-ideal non-conference performance draws to a close. utsa roadrunners at usc trojans - time/tv channel: 9 p.M. Et/6 p.M. Pst on big ten network - kenpom spread: trojans by 23 acronyms, huh. well, utsa is bad. Like, remarkably so. The roadrunners have one of the worst performing offenses in the country and the defense is sagging as well. They’re sitting at 4-6 with losses to abilene christian and siue, getting played off the court against alabama and colorado. usc is enjoying a second year bump under eric musselman. The trojans are pretty balanced on both ends of the court and nobody gets to the free-throw line quite like they do, with a staggering nation-leading rate of 54%. The defense doesn’t create a lot of steals but does force plenty of mistakes and has done well around the rim. the trojans should eat the roadrunners for lunch with room to spare. portland pilots at oregon ducks - time/tv channel: 11 p.M. Et/8 p.M. Pst on big ten network - kenpom spread: ducks by 15 portland had oregon on the ropes last season before falling by 10 in overtime. the pilots could certainly stand to be better. The wcc has its titans, for sure, and most of portland’s results up to this point are pretty understandable but, eh. Sub-200 in both offense and defense on kenpom isn’t an inspiring formula. speaking of struggles, oooooof oregon. The ducks snapped a 5-game losing streak this past weekend with a home win over uc davis. Those losses came against auburn, san diego state, creighton, usc and ucla, so none of them were particularly unforgivable but there were just so many of them. Nate bittle has been playing sparingly with injury concerns, so it’s not all on the roster or the staff or anything like that. these ducks don’t really do anything at a high level save for offensive rebounding, which can prove valuable but has a ceiling if there’s not much else going. They should beat portland, but the regular season outlook seems pretty bleak.

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CUHS Junior Becomes Youngest Dual Enrollment Grad at IVC

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

El centro — central union high school 11th-grade student noah munguia recently made history as the youngest graduate of imperial valley college’s dual enrollment program, earning four associate degrees before completing high school. noah walked the graduation stage at imperial valley college this semester, receiving associate degrees in psychology, behavioral science, social science, and university studies: social and behavioral science. He is currently enrolled at ivc and on track to earn a fifth associate degree in may 2026. “it’s important to not give up, keep working no matter how hard it is and have people there to support you, that’s what really matters, having people to talk to and be there for you when you really need it,” said noah. “It’s just amazing being able to do all of this and being a student-athlete, accomplishing a lot of my goals.” in addition to his academic success, noah is also a standout student-athlete. He holds imperial valley league championship titles in the 1,600-meter, 3,200-meter, and 4×400 relay, earned the ivl cross country championship, and currently holds the central union high school record for the 5k. “noah represents the very best of central union high school,” said mr. Craig lyon, principal of central union high school. “His dedication, work ethic, and balance of academics and athletics are truly exceptional. He has set a powerful example of what is possible when students are supported and motivated.” following his fifth associate degree, noah plans to continue his education through california state university san marcos, enrolling in online courses while working toward both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. “we are proud of him, and all his hard work coming together,” said cynthia munguia, noah’s mother. “This is a goal he set the summer of his eighth-grade year so it’s great to see him fulfill that goal.” noah’s achievements highlight the opportunities available through imperial valley college’s dual and concurrent enrollment programs, which allow students to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously. With careful planning, strong academics, and counselor guidance, students can graduate high school with significant college progress or even an associate degree.

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Salute to Veterans Bowl: Where to watch Troy vs. Jacksonville State for free ton

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

Two teams with identical records will face off in the is4s salute to veterans bowl when jacksonville state takes on troy in montgomery. the game is scheduled to start at 9 p.M. Et and will be broadcast on espn. Fans looking to watch this college football game can do so for free by using directv, which offers a free trial, or fubotv, which also offers a free trial as well as up to $30 off your first month. Slingtv doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available for streaming the game. Hbo max has movies, original series, live sports and more and can be bundled with disney+ and hulu for $16.99 a month. You can stream espn unlimited on your phone, tablet, smart tv or gaming console, and bundle your plan with nfl+ premium or with nfl+ premium, disney+ and hulu. Additionally, those with directv, fubotv or hulu + live tv can access espn unlimited through their package. both the gamecocks and trojans enter the matchup with 8-5 overall records, though troy enters as the slight favorite. Espn analytics gives the trojans a 58.1% chance of winning, while draftkings has set troy as a 3-point favorite with an over/under of 46.5 total points. jacksonville state finished its regular season as the conference usa runner-up with a 7-1 conference record. The gamecocks’ offense has been powered by running back cam cook, who has rushed for 1,659 yards and 16 touchdowns this season. Quarterback caden creel has thrown for 1,341 yards, eight touchdowns, and four interceptions, while receiver deondre johnson has caught for 623 yards and six touchdowns. troy claimed the sun belt west division title with a 6-2 conference record. Quarterback tucker kilcrease has thrown for 1,421 yards, nine touchdowns, and four interceptions to lead the trojans. Running back tae meadows has added 695 rushing yards and six touchdowns, and receiver rara thomas has caught for 577 yards and five touchdowns. both teams are looking to rebound from losses in their final regular season games. Jacksonville state fell to kennesaw state 19-15, while troy lost to james madison 31-14. who: jacksonville state gamecocks vs troy trojans when: 9:00 pm et, december 16, 2025 where: cramton bowl; montgomery, al | streaming service | starting monthly price | free trial | free trial length | max discount | |---|---|---|---|---| |

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David Pollack names favorite to win college football national championship

Posted on Wednesday, December 17 @ 00:00:48 PST (1 reads)

David pollack names favorite to win college football national championship in this story: the field is officially set for the 12-team college football playoff. After a chaotic championship weekend shuffled the rankings, the bracket is locked in with first-round games scheduled to kick off friday, dec. 19. With the path to miami gardens now visible, analysts are racing to predict who will hoist the trophy in january. former georgia bulldogs linebacker turned analyst david pollack joined yahoo sports daily on tuesday to break down the postseason landscape. The college football personality identified only four programs he believes possess the roster strength to survive the expanded tournament format and compete for a title. His shortlist includes three teams from the big ten and one from the sec. despite a recent shakeup in the rankings that saw a new no. 1 seed emerge, pollack remains confident in the reigning titleholders. He predicted the defending national champions would recover from their conference title-game stumble and secure back-to-back crowns for the first time in school history. david pollack predicts college football playoff winner pollack made it clear that the ohio state buckeyes are his pick to win the national championship. Even after dropping the no. 1 seed following a loss to the indiana hoosiers, the analyst believes the roster talent in columbus is simply too overwhelming for the rest of the field to match. He specifically pointed to the depth of offensive skill players available to head coach ryan day. if you asked me to pick, i would take ohio state, pollack said. I think ohio state in their combination of weapons at receiver, man, like theyve got two first round picks at wide receiver. Theyve got julian sayin. the buckeyes feature a lethal passing attack led by sophomore quarterback julian sayin and the receiver tandem of jeremiah smith and carnell tate. While the offense has occasionally struggled in the red zone, the unit is paired with a defense that led the nation in points allowed per game. Pollack acknowledged that the road to a repeat title will be difficult but views the tournament as a four-horse race. so if you ask me to pick, i think theres four teams that could win it, pollack said. Theres only four teams in the bracket that i would say, yes, they can win it. And georgia, ohio state, indiana and oregon. Those are the four teams, which if youre counting, thats three big ten teams. ohio state enters the playoff as the no. 2 seed after falling 13-10 to indiana in the big ten championship game. The loss highlighted issues with red-zone execution, but the team still has one of the most complete rosters in the sport. They will look to regroup during the bye week before beginning their title defense. the buckeyes will play their cotton bowl quarterfinal matchup on dec. 31 at 7:30 p.M. Et on espn against the first-round winner between the miami hurricanes and texas a&m aggies. read more on college football hq matt de lima matt de lima is a veteran sports writer and editor with 15+ years of experience covering college football, the nfl, nba, wnba, and mlb. A virginia tech graduate and two-time fswa finalist, he has held roles at draftkings, the game day, clutchpoints, and givemesport. Matt has built a reputation for his digital-first approach, sharp news judgment and ability to deliver timely, engaging sports coverage.

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