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Houston locks in on defense, beats Syracuse 62-46 in NCAAs
Read full article: Houston locks in on defense, beats Syracuse 62-46 in NCAAsNow it's taken coach Kelvin Sampson's team somewhere new: the program's deepest NCAA Tournament run since the days of Olajuwon, Drexler and the famed โPhi Slama Jama." That sent the second-seeded Cougars through to their first regional final in 37 years, earning a matchup with No. Houston (27-3) came in holding opponents to a national-low 37.3% shooting, and then harassed Syracuse (18-10) into just 28% (14 for 50). โItโs the best defense that that weโve seen this year and they deserved to win,โ coach Jim Boeheim said. Syracuse had shot at least 52% each time while making 29 3-pointers โ but there would be no repeat of that unexpected 2016 Final Four run thanks to Houston's defense.
College athletes from overseas might be stuck at home
Read full article: College athletes from overseas might be stuck at homeThey, like thousands of other U.S. college students from foreign countries, are still overseas because of international travel bans instituted as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Auriemma said Wednesday. These issues are going to be really, really difficult to overcome, Auriemma said. "UConn has about 40 international athletes still overseas, the school said. Corasaniti said they are being told that right now college athletes and students in general are considered nonessential and must wait for travel restrictions to be lifted. Auriemma questions why international students aren't being given the same consideration.
Update: Wanted man in custody after considered 'armed and dangerous' near Virginia/NC border
Read full article: Update: Wanted man in custody after considered 'armed and dangerous' near Virginia/NC borderEDEN, N.C. -Update, July 20, 8 a.m.:Deputies said Saturday morning that a man wanted in Southside is now in custody after he was considered armed and dangerous and accused of multiple crimes. The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said 37-year-old Jesse Edwards surrendered peacefully to deputies at the sheriff's office Friday night around 11:45 p.m. Original story, July 16:Authorities are searching for a wanted North Carolina man in Henry County, just outside Ridgeway, about a mile from the state line, according to Rockingham County, North Carolina Sheriff Samuel Page. After the shooting, Edwards demanded to be dropped off at a bridge on North Carolina Highway 14 in Eden, North Carolina. She is now in stable condition and her injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, according to the Sheriff's Office.