City based clubs ideal for Indian football Margao: The days of the institutional Indian football clubs are well and truly numbered. The writing is on the wall is clear – either renovate to the changing times or die a slow death, says Saby Antao, a former Goan former footballer now based in the US and […]
Our Academic Performance-Based Bracket Results: Totally Above Average
Olga Pierce , ProPublica Our strategy of predicting March Madness results based on teams’ academic achievement [1] faced its final exam last night, and—graded on a curve—we managed to swing a solid B. Our pick Butler lost [2] to the University of Connecticut in the championship game. Still, their unlikely run to the final […]
Sales of VCU Swag at All-Time High
By Alexander Chang Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – The day after VCU beat Kansas 71-61, more than 600 people waited in line at the VCU Barnes & Noble Bookstore, hoping to be among the first to purchase a Final Four T-shirt. Those shirts sold out within a couple of hours. The demand for VCU […]
Predicting NCAA Champs Using Academic Performance
by Olga Pierce, ProPublica As March Madness kicks into high gear, we will at times see the best of college athletics: good sportsman[or woman!]ship, team work, laser-like focus. But there is also a seedier underside where schools recruit players [1] who are not academically prepared, let them play while turning a blind eye to their […]
Final Four Prop Predictions
The Final Four props have been released. Check them all out as props can be just as exciting as the game itself. Editors note: The game and title odds have also been updated with Butler (-1) vs. Michigan State and Duke (-2 ½) vs. West Virginia. Duke +120 to win the tournament West […]
Obama’s School Speech Transcript
Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009 Source: WhiteHouse.gov The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us […]