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Florida defeats Houston in nail-biter to win first national championship since 2007
2025-04-28 01:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
An NCAA Tournament defined by its lack of suspense came down to its final possession Monday.Florida won its third national championship 65-63 by overcoming a 12-point second-half deficit and making one final defensive stand.Houston got the ball back with 19 seconds left but could not get a final shot off. Catching a pass well beyond the 3-point line with five seconds left, Cougars guard Emanuel Sharp jumped for what would have been a game-winning attempt but pump-faked seeing the defense of Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. Sharp avoided traveling by bouncing the ball while he was in the air, but a teammate could not rush over in time to grab it and throw up an attempt in time before the clock ran out.Houston was denied what would have been its first national title. Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson, 69, was trying to win his 800th career game and become the oldest coach ever to win a mens basketball title. Instead, he was left frozen after the final possession gone wrong, and it was 39-yea...
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Ten peers plotting to derail Renters' Rights Bill are landlords
2025-04-28 00:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
The members of the House of Lords are pushing for changes that include trying to keep fixed-term tenancies and cutting fines for rogue landlords Ten peers trying to water down laws to protect renters rights are landlords, raising concerns about the plans being held hostage to vested interests, The i Paper can reveal.The members of the House of Lords have been accused of trying to delay the Renters Rights Bill and get concessions from the Government by tabling amendments that favour the interests of landlords.Their proposed changes, which include trying to keep fixed-term tenancies, cutting fines for rogue landlords and adding new grounds for evicting tenants, will be scrutinised by other peers, many of whom have financial interests in property.Nearly one in five (162) sitting peers are landlords, and more than 100 have financial interests in property, lettings and real estate, according to research by the Renters Reform Coalition shared with The i Paper.In total, more than one in...
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Roupp holds up his end of another duel at Oracle Park
2025-04-28 00:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
SAN FRANCISCO -- One night after Logan Webb and Hunter Greene matched up in a classic pitchers duel, Landen Roupp and Nick Lodolo decided to stage one of their own.Unfortunately for the Giants, the outcome was the same. See the Giants in 2025: Tickets for all games on sale now!Roupp tossed six innings of one-run ball in the best start of his young career, but he was bested by Lodolo, who worked six scoreless frames as the Reds shut out the Giants for the second straight night at Oracle Park. The Giants 1-0 loss ensured their first series loss of the year.The Giants got off to a hot start, winning eight of their first nine games. But their bats have gone cold against Cincinnatis pitching, which has allowed only eight hits over the first two games of this series.Its tough to waste two really good pitching performances in the last couple of nights, but well get back at it tomorrow, manager Bob Melvin said. Hopefully, the offense is better.Roupp kept the Giants in the game by scat...
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