No. 3 seed Oregon State women’s basketball heads back to the Sweet 16 with 61-51 win over No. 6 Nebraska – Chicago Tribune

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Talia von Oelhoffen had 19 points and eight assists to help third-seeded Oregon State advance to the Sweet 16 with a 61-51 second-round victory over No. 6 Nebraska on Sunday in the women’s NCAA Tournament. Raegan Beers added 10 points for the Beavers, who will cross the country to Albany to face… Continue reading No. 3 seed Oregon State women’s basketball heads back to the Sweet 16 with 61-51 win over No. 6 Nebraska – Chicago Tribune

Tyler Kolek leads Marquette to Sweet 16 with 81-77 March Madness win over Colorado – Chicago Tribune

By GARY B. GRAVES (AP Sports Writer) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyler Kolek had 21 points and 11 assists, and David Joplin made two free throws with 7.4 seconds left to help Marquette finally put away Colorado 81-77 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In their third season under coach Shaka Smart,… Continue reading Tyler Kolek leads Marquette to Sweet 16 with 81-77 March Madness win over Colorado – Chicago Tribune

Hannah Hidalgo’s double double paces Notre Dame to 81-67 win over Kent State in women’s NCAA opener – Chicago Tribune

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Sonia Citron scored 29 points and Hannah Hidalgo added a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists to help No. 2-seed Notre Dame beat 15th-seeded Kent State 81-67 on Saturday in the women’s NCAA Tournament. Citron was 13 of 20 from the field in tying a career high for points. Hidalgo… Continue reading Hannah Hidalgo’s double double paces Notre Dame to 81-67 win over Kent State in women’s NCAA opener – Chicago Tribune

Red Stars win home opener, Fire earn draw

Julia Bianchi and Maxi Rall scored their first NWSL goals, helping the Chicago Red Stars beat Seattle Reign FC 2-1 on Saturday in their home opener at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. Alyssa Naeher became the first NWSL goalie to win 50 matches with one club for the Red Stars, who improved to 2-0-0 for the… Continue reading Red Stars win home opener, Fire earn draw

Can ‘Barbie’ Win Despite Screenplay Shake-up?

Oscar Futures Who’s up, who’s down, and who’s currently leading the race for a coveted Oscar nomination. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Dale Robinette/Warner Bros. Every week between now and January 23, when the nominations for the Academy Awards are announced, Vulture will consult its crystal ball to determine the changing fortunes in this year’s Oscars race.… Continue reading Can ‘Barbie’ Win Despite Screenplay Shake-up?

Golden Globes 2024 Predictions: Who’s Going to Win?

Photo: Vulture; Photos: Macall B. Polay/HBO, Chuck Hodes/FX, Universal Pictures/Everett Collection, Sony Pictures In their first year since dissolving the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globe Awards are back and eager to assert their position as the first major televised trophy show of awards season, or at least the first televised trophy show hosted… Continue reading Golden Globes 2024 Predictions: Who’s Going to Win?

Advances in Eye Scans and Protein Structure Win 2023 Lasker Awards

The prestigious Lasker Awards were given on Thursday to scientists making advances in the diagnosis of eye disease, the prediction of cellular protein structure and the intricacies of the immune system. The awards, closely watched by researchers in biomedical fields, often foreshadow Nobel Prizes. The Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award was given to a team… Continue reading Advances in Eye Scans and Protein Structure Win 2023 Lasker Awards

Rhiannon Giddens on You’re the One, Omar, Pulitzer Win

Rhiannon Giddens’s recent work has been weighing on her. Since 2019, the folk polymath co-composed the opera Omar based on a slave memoir (and won the Pulitzer Prize for it), worked on multiple projects about African American music history, and developed a new show inspired by the transcontinental railroad for the multicultural Silk Road Ensemble.… Continue reading Rhiannon Giddens on You’re the One, Omar, Pulitzer Win

LOONA Win Lawsuits to Terminate Contracts Over Mismanagement

Five of the 12 LOONA members. Photo: The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images When LOONA, a cherished yet financially embattled K-pop girl group formed by BlockBerryCreative in 2016, indefinitely postponed their comeback set for January 2023, long rumblings of widespread label mismanagement grew more intense. Six months later, the entire group left the agency altogether,… Continue reading LOONA Win Lawsuits to Terminate Contracts Over Mismanagement