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Layalina: From Baghdad to Skokie, Assyrian-inspired play highlights immigrant family

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

CHICAGO — A play that awakens the story of a multigenerational family emigrating from Baghdad to Skokie, Illinois will now be playing at a world-renowned theater. The playwright, Martin Yousif Zebari, is a the youngest of six kids who moved to the United States from Iraq when he was just a boy.Being the youngest, Yousif Zebari shares how distinct his experiences were from of his siblings growing up. He expresses the play as a means of understanding his privilege compared to their wildly different lifestyles.The protagonist of the show, Layal, is an older sister who helps raise her siblings and acts as the glue that keeps her family together.“What she imagines would be an easy transition and new move with her new husband becomes more complicated than she imagines,” Martin says. With the essence of time separating the play’s acts – the story showcases 17 years of exploring the effects of war, family, queer identities, all through the lens of his Assyrian roots.“It’s a really...

Texas women get No. 4 seed, will take on East Carolina at Moody Center in 1st round

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns women's basketball may have lost the Big 12 Conference tournament championship on Sunday, but they're still a top-16 national seed and will host the first and second rounds in the NCAA women's basketball tournament.The Longhorns earned the No. 4 seed in one of two Seattle regionals and they'll take on the 13th-seeded East Carolina Pirates on March 19 at Moody Center. Louisville is No. 5 and will play 12th-seeded Drake in the other first-round game scheduled for Austin. If the Longhorns and Cardinals make it through the first round, the second round will be a rematch of a Battle 4 Atlantis matchup way back on Nov. 20. Louisville won that game 71-63. March Madness: Texas men earn No. 2 seed in Midwest region, face Colgate in first round The TV schedule has yet to be announced, but the games will air on the ESPN networks with the national championship on ABC at 2 p.m., April 2.It's the 35th time in school history the Longhorns have made it to the N...

Battlehawks defeat Renegades in St. Louis home-opener

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - More than 38,000 football fans came downtown Sunday to watch and celebrate the return of the St. Louis Battlehawks. The team responded to that outpouring of support with a 24-11 victory over the Arlington Renegades.Quarterback A.J. McCarron completed 20 of his 27 passes for 214 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. Running back Brian Hill had 115 all-purpose yards, including a 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.The Battlehawks put the first points on the board with 5:46 left in the first quarter, behind Donny Hageman's 28-yard field. Taylor Russolino of the Renegades tied the game with a 38-yard field goal late in the second quarter. The Battlehawks responded, as McCarron guided the team down the field in four minutes, culminating with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Darrius Shepherd.The Battlehawks defense gave Renegades quarterback Kyle Sloter fits, intercepting him three times on the day.Arlington running back De'Veon Smith scored early in the fourth qua...

Rockies spring training report: Kyle Freeland pitches three strong innings for Team USA

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

Rockies lefty Kyle Freeland had been waiting to don the red, white and blue since he was a kid growing up in Denver.“Just getting the chance to be considered for something like this, to represent your country, is such a cool feeling,” Freeland said last month.Saturday night, he made the most of his opportunity, pitching three innings in Team USA’s 6-2 win over Great Britain in the first round of the World Baseball Classic at Chase Field in Phoenix. Freeland allowed one run on two hits with three strikeouts and no walks. Rockies closer Daniel Bard is also pitching for Team USA but he did not make an appearance on Saturday night.Former Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado had a big night against Great Britain. The Cardinals star had three hits and several web gems in the game.Team USA was scheduled to face Mexico on Sunday night in the second round.Diamondbacks 10, Rockies 9Sunday at Salt River FieldsOn the mound: Right-hander T.J. Zeuch, a non-roster invitee, got li...

Selection Sunday winners and losers: Pac-12 escapes embarrassment as ASU joins USC, UCLA and Arizona in the NCAA men’s field

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

The Pac-12 broke precedent on Selection Sunday, sending four teams into the men’s NCAA Tournament when recent history indicated a maximum of three would be invited.Yes, this could have been much worse, folks.The framework for NCAA bids is established in November and December, during the non-conference matchups that create ceilings and floors in the all-important NET rankings. And the Pac-12 was atrocious in the early months of the season.It won a meager 63.6 percent of the games against outside competition — the lowest non-conference win rate, by far, among the power leagues.On four previous occasions in the 12-school era, including last season, the Pac-12 won less than 70 percent of its non-conference games. Each time, it advanced no more than three teams to the NCAAs.This season, the Pac-12 lost four games to the Southwestern Athletic Conference, five to the Mountain West and six to the Big 12 on its stumbling, bumbling path to that 63.6 winning percentage.But despite ...

Photos: Nearly 2,000 people evacuated after levee breach and flooding in Pajaro

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

Flood waters continued to cover most of downtown Pajaro on Sunday morning.Army national guard trucks and humvees waded through storm waters on Main Street, a ghost town now with nothing but flooded-out cars, sandbags and residents still trapped behind the water line.The Monterey County Office of Emergency Services announced the full closure of Highway 1 about 9:15 a.m. Sunday.It was the latest hardship for an area that saw evacuation shelters continuing to fill following a breach in the levee. Crews are still working to fill the breach with riprap and rock.Caltrans has yet to give an estimate of when the roads will open, but Nieto said on Sunday afternoon that it likely won’t be soon.In the distance, more danger loomed from the next atmospheric river. It continued with Jaws-like relentlessness to push toward the California coast Sunday, its projected path expected to affect the flooded areas even more, and perhaps create new ones, according to the National Weather Service.“It’s real...

Saint Mary’s earns No. 5 seed in NCAA Tournament, ready to ‘prove a lot of people wrong’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

MORAGA — Their matching grey sneakers tapped on the floor, their knees bounced and their hands were restless as they waited in chairs on the floor of the University Credit Union Pavilion.When the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed around 3:30 p.m. PT on Selection Sunday and the Saint Mary’s men’s basketball players finally heard their school’s name called, their anxiousness turned into excitement as they leaped into the air and into each others’ arms.A No. 5 seed, the Gaels (26-7) will play in a Friday matchup in Albany, N.Y., against No. 12 seed Virginia Commonwealth University (27-7), the Atlantic 10 Conference champions who should be hungry to make a run after several positive COVID-19 tests ended their most recent appearance in the Big Dance before it started in 2021.But the Gaels’ celebration of their No. 5 seed, tying last year’s team as the highest seeded in program history, lasted only a few seconds. An awkward moment put it on pause.While a couple hundre...

Swastikas, image of Hitler discovered at Stanford University dorm

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (KRON) -- Multiple swastikas and an image of Adolf Hitler were found on a door Saturday at a Stanford student residence, the university said in a letter to students. The antisemitic symbols were seen on a whiteboard of a room at Florence Moore Hall. ‘American’ and ‘you guys’ among words considered harmful by Stanford group The resident of that room identifies as Jewish, according to the letter. Stanford said the symbols may have been meant to intimidate the student.As of Sunday, Stanford has not determined who was the perpetrator behind this incident. This instance of antisemitism is one of several hate incidents this academic year. Other instances include acts against the LGBTQ+ and Black communities. A list of those incidents can be seen here.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { po...

Memphis topples No. 1 Houston; Hardaway back to NCAA tourney

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Penny Hardaway and his Memphis Tigers left the court right after getting their American Athletic Conference trophy. Before cutting down the nets, they wanted to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show after leaving no doubt their team’s name would be called.“To battle, fight, scratch all year long … and to be here today with the same situation that we had last year, and to get the win, I’m very proud,” said Hardaway, the fifth-year Memphis coach who played in two NCAAs for the Tigers. “Emotional in a great way on getting a championship.”Kendric Davis scored 31 points, including 14 in a big run before halftime, and the Tigers held on to beat short-handed No. 1 Houston 75-65 on Sunday for the AAC tournament title and league’s automatic NCAA bid. DeAndre Williams had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Tigers (26-8), who are going to March Madness for the second year in a row. They made it last season even after a title game loss to the Cougars.Hou...

March Madness 2023: South Carolina women chasing 3rd title

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

March Madness is here! Here is what to know about the women’s NCAA Tournament, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch: TOP SEEDSThe top four seeds in the tournament are South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford. Each is in a region, some tougher than others (on paper). We break them down for you: SOUTH CAROLINA (32-0): The defending national champions are the No. 1 overall seed and the Greenville I Region breaks down favorably. It includes two teams in No. 2 seed Maryland (25-6) and No. 4 seed UCLA (23-9) who the Gamecocks beat earlier this season. South Carolina is loaded, with two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke. INDIANA (27-3): After a loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semis, some wondered if the Hoosiers might miss out on a top seed. They landed it in the Greenville II Region and start against either Tennessee Tech or Monmouth. Mackenzie Holmes leads Indiana with ...