5 overtimes! Memphis women outlast Temple 100-97
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Memphis and Temple matched the longest game in NCAA women's basketball history Thursday night, with the Tigers outlasting the Owls 100-97 in five overtimes.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Memphis and Temple matched the longest game in NCAA women's basketball history Thursday night, with the Tigers outlasting the Owls 100-97 in five overtimes.
By Darrell Bird, The Sports Xchange
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Only 16 days removed from its most staggering loss of the season, No. 14 Kentucky set out to right a wrong.
International Business Machines Corp. announced Thursday plans to acquire Truven Health Analytics, an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based provider of healthcare data and analytics, for $2.6 billion. The cloud-based analytics company will become a part of IBM’s Watson Health business, which was launched in April 2015.
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Jakob Poeltl added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Kyle Kuzma added 13 points and nine rebounds as the Utes (20-7, 9-5), who let a 14-point second-half lead dwindle to two, took sole possession of third place in the Pac-12. Nate Mason had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists to help host Minnesota (7-19, 1-13) get its first Big Ten win of the season with a 68-63 upset of No. 6 Maryland despite shooting 33 percent. The Tigers and Owls matched the longest game in Division I women’s basketball history... Читать дальше...
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Oregon lawmakers have set the state on course for a higher minimum wage. On Thursday, the state’s House of Representatives voted 32-26 to raise the wage, which currently sits at $9.25 per hour. While the bill will increase the minimum wage across the state, the extra cash workers will receive depends on where they are. […]
(CNN)Eleven-year-old Abu Imara al Omri kneels down to kiss his father's hand; a final blessing before the boy blows himself up in a truck full of explosives. The disturbing goodbye was captured in a series of ISIS propaganda photos last month. Supporters of the terror group claim the boy was used to help take the village of Ghazl near Aleppo, Syria. But Omri is not alone. The use of child soldiers far predates ISIS, but what concerns researchers and policymakers is that ISIS' use of boys and girls... Читать дальше...
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