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Jay Wright at ease leaving Nova after 'fighting it' as coach
Former Villanova coach Jay Wright says he is at ease with his decision to retire after saying he was "fighting it" to stay engaged during the Wildcats' Final Four season last year.
North Carolina, Gonzaga are 1-2 atop AP Top 25 men's poll
North Carolina and Gonzaga are 1-2 in the first regular-season men's college basketball poll from The Associated Press.
Dunn's late free throws help Temple stun No. 16 Villanova
Damian Dunn drew a foul on a driving layup with 1.1 seconds left and made both free throws to send Temple past No. 16 Villanova 68-64 on Friday night.
Big East basketball preview: Can Creighton finally knock off Villanova in the post-Jay Wright era?
Here's everything you need to know about the Big East:Ranked Big East TeamsFor the full Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll, click here. VillanovaOthers receiving votes: UConn (101), Xavier (29)Preseason Coaches' PollThis poll was conducted by the Big East . His Creighton squad is not only capable of claiming its first solo Big East title, but making a deep run in the NCAA tournament. With this group, there's no reason why the Blue Jays can't finally take over the Big East and successfully make a deep tournament run. Villanova will undoubtedly be in the mix to win one of the Big East titles for a 10th consecutive season this spring.
Phillies' World Series run leads wild run of Philly success
The Philadelphia Phillies are leading a sports renaissance in the city.
Former Villanova coach Jay Wright reportedly joining CBS, Turner Sports as a broadcaster
Jay Wright is joining CBS. The longtime Villanova coach and Hall of Famer will join CBS and Turner Sports this season as a broadcaster, according to The New York Post's Andrew Marchand . Wright will both call games and work in-studio for CBS throughout the college basketball season, and then work in studio for the networks during the Final Four. The two-time Coach of the Year finished with a career 642-282 overall record, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last year. Wright was widely considered a top target to join a network as a college basketball analyst since he announced his retirement.
North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball
North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll.
Wright cites lost 'edge' in surprise Villanova retirement
Villanova Wright Basketball Jay Wright speaks at a news conference about his resignation as NCAA college basketball coach at Villanova, in Villanova, Pa., Friday, April 22, 2022. The 60-year-old Wright shocked college basketball this week with his retirement from the Big East program he led to two national championships and four Final Fours in a Hall of Fame career. "I started to feel like I didn't have the edge that I've always had," Wright said. Wright needed three years to build a foundation before Villanova broke through with a trip to the 2005 Sweet 16. ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.
Jay Wright says he no longer had the mental edge he needed to continue his career and that's why he decided to retire at Villanova.
Wright resigns as Villanova coach, Neptune takes over
Villanova Wright Basketball FILE - Villanova coach Jay Wright celebrates after the NCAA men's college basketball tournament championship game against North Carolina, April 4, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) (David J. Phillip)PHILADELPHIA — (AP) — Jay Wright, the Villanova basketball coach who led the Wildcats to two national championships and four Final Fours, stunned college basketball with his resignation Wednesday night. "It's time for us to enter a new era of Villanova basketball," Wright said in a statement. I am excited to remain a part of Villanova and look forward to working with (Villanova) and the rest of the leadership team."Kyle Neptune, who served on the Villanova coaching staff before accepting the head coaching position at Fordham in 2021, returned to replace Wright. ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.
Jay Wright shocked college basketball Wednesday night with his immediate resignation at Villanova, the Big East program he led to two national championships and four Final Fours in a Hall of Fame career.
Final Four sparks debate: What merits blueblood status?
NCAA Final Four Villanova Basketball The Villanova team poses after practice for the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 1, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip)NEW ORLEANS — (AP) — North Carolina has won six national championships and reached more Final Fours than any program in college basketball. Nobody disputes the blueblood status of any of those programs. "Our program, without question, it's one of the top programs in the country," Kansas coach Bill Self said, "and nobody can debate that at all. "A blueblood is a really successful program that was built from the ground up," the Wildcats' Jermaine Samuels said.
North Carolina, Duke and Kansas are bona fide basketball bluebloods, the best of the best in the men's college game.
Final Four gets experience boost from transfer portal, COVID
Exactly 10 years after a bunch of one-and-done phenoms for Kentucky cut down the nets in the Big Easy, there is a much more old-school feel to this year's Final Four.
Villanova's Justin Moore has torn Achilles tendon
Villanova guard and second-leading scorer Justin Moore will undergo surgery this week for a torn Achilles tendon.
Duke-Carolina, Kansas-Nova set for epic Final Four showdowns
Duke and North Carolina will meet for the 257th time but first in the NCAA Tournament when they tip off Saturday night in the Final Four in New Orleans.
Kansas races past Miami in 2nd half, reaches 16th Final Four
Ochai Agbaji, David McCormack and Christian Braun powered a dazzling second half for Kansas, and the top-seeded Jayhawks pounded Miami 76-50 to advance to the program's 16th Final Four.
Villanova to 7th Final Four, beats Houston 50-44 in South
NCAA Houston Villanova Basketball Villanova guard Collin Gillespie passes around Houston guard Jamal Shead during the first half of a college basketball game in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip)SAN ANTONIO — (AP) — Jermaine Samuels had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova advanced to its third NCAA Final Four in the last six NCAA Tournaments with a grind-it-out 50-44 victory over Houston in the South Region final Saturday. After Villanova missed three shots on the same possession — and was still without any second-chance points in the game — Moore got the long rebound on the break. Villanova had scored the first five points of the game, including a 3-pointer by Samuels on the first shot. Villanova: This is the fourth time in a row that Villanova won when getting to a regional final and advanced to the Final Four, following 2009, 2016 and 2018.
Jermaine Samuels had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova advanced to its third Final Four in the last six NCAA Tournaments with a 50-44 victory over Houston in the South Region final.
TIPPING OFF: Coach K win away from record 13th Final Four
Mike Krzyzewski would pass famed UCLA coach John Wooden for most Final Four appearances if No. 2 seed Duke can beat fourth-seeded Arkansas in the West Region final in San Francisco.
Sweet 16: Coach K says 'It's not the coaching.' But it is
Duke keeps winning games in the NCAA Tournament and Mike Krzyzewski keeps telling anyone who will listen, "It's not the coaching.".
Samuels powers Villanova over Michigan 63-55 in Sweet 16
Jermaine Samuels scored 22 points and Villanova controlled Michigan in a 63-55 Sweet 16 victory in the NCAA Tournament.
Villanova back to Sweet 16 after 71-61 win over Ohio State
Collin Gillespie scored 20 points, Eric Dixon hit a big 3-pointer late and second-seeded Villanova fended off seventh-seeded Ohio State 71-61 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
TIPPING OFF: Izzo, Coach K meet for last time, Sweet 16 spot
The matchup between Hall of Fame coaches Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and Tom Izzo of Michigan State highlights the final day of the NCAA Tournament's opening weekend.
March Madness brings back feel of the good ol' days
College basketball fans hungering for a return to normal this March should feel happy.
Back to normal: Zags, Baylor join KU, Arizona as NCAA No. 1s
WCC Saint Marys Gonzaga Basketball Gonzaga's Julian Strawther (0) celebrates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball championship game against Saint Mary's at the West Coast Conference tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. Gonzaga is the overall top seed, with Arizona, Kansas and Baylor joining them on the "1" line for this "seems like old times" NCAA Tournament. 1 seeds again, with the Zags the 15-4 favorite to win the title, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Dayton would have been in were it not for an upset in its Atlantic 10 conference tournament. The Big East, Big 12 and Southeastern Conference placed six teams each.
Gonzaga gets top nod for NCAAs, Arizona, KU, Baylor next
(AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher)Gonzaga received the top overall seed for the NCAA Tournament, with Arizona, Kansas and defending champion Baylor joining the Zags as No. 2 seed, won the Big East title in front of a packed house at Madison Square Garden. Last year, all the teams played in front of limited crowds in a makeshift bubble in and around Indianapolis. One thing that remains the same: Last year's finalists, Gonzaga and Baylor, are top seeds, with the Zags the favorite to win it all. Coach Mike Krzyzewski's last tournament has Duke playing in the West, meaning he might have to get past Gonzaga in the regional final to make his 13th Final Four.
The March Madness bracket is out.
Champs again: Villanova tops Creighton to win Big East title
BEast Creighton Villanova Basketball Villanova's Caleb Daniels (14) drives past Creighton's Arthur Kaluma (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the Big East conference tournament Saturday, March 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK — (AP) — Collin Gillespie buried consecutive 3-pointers late in the game that put No. 8 Villanova ahead for good, and the Wildcats beat Creighton 54-48 to win the Big East Tournament championship Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Villanova won Big East Tournament titles under Wright in 2015 and from 2017-2019. Creighton has now lost four Big East championship games, in 2014, 2017, and last season to Georgetown.
Collin Gillespie nailed consecutive 3-pointers late in the game that put No. 8 Villanova ahead for good, and the Wildcats beat Creighton 54-48 to win the Big East Tournament championship at Madison Square Garden.
While Collin Gillespie waited to twirl the souvenir net from atop a ladder he could not have climbed a year ago, he was spotted by another former Villanova star who knows how to win a championship game in crunch time. Kris Jenkins joked maybe it was his and Gillespie's shared uniform No. 2 that made the Wildcats so fearless when the outcome was at stake. Or maybe it's just the Wildcat Way forged under coach Jay Wright of shaking off nerves, bad shots, a stifling defense, whatever distraction got in their way, to always hit that next big shot and win the next big game.
No. 14 Villanova hits 12 3s in 82-42 romp over Butler
14 Villanova to its sixth straight win, 82-42 over Butler on Sunday. The Wildcats (13-4, 6-1 Big East) are rolling again since dropping their conference opener and never let Butler get comfortable at the Wells Fargo Center. Butler (9-7, 2-3) had given coach Jay Wright's Wildcats fits more than any other team in the Big East since 2016. Gillespie and Eric Dixon each made all four of their shots and Villanova was 5 of 7 on 3s. Villanova: Retire 2017 Big East player of the year and current New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart's jersey on Wednesday against Marquette.
Collin Gillespie hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Justin Moore scored 15 points to lead No. 14 Villanova to an 82-42 win over Butler.
No. 2 Baylor primed for top after 57-36 win over No. 6 Nova
Villanova Baylor Basketball Villanova guard Justin Moore, left, drives past Baylor forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (23) to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin) (Ray Carlin)WACO, Texas — (AP) — James Akinjo had 16 points with seven rebounds and second-ranked Baylor defensively dominated No. 6 Villanova 57-36 on Sunday, a victory that's likely to put the defending national champion Bears in the top spot in the new poll. Wright has won two NCAA titles, both in Texas — in Houston in 2016 and San Antonio in 2018. Baylor: Akinjo, a senior transfer in his first season at Baylor, began his college career in the Big East at Georgetown before playing at Arizona last year.
James Akinjo had 16 points with seven rebounds and second-ranked Baylor defensively dominated No. 6 Villanova 57-36.
Purdue beats Villanova 80-74 to win Tip-Off tournament
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — (AP) — Purdue's biggest men came up large in a huge early season game. 5 Villanova 80-74 on Sunday and win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament. It doesn't show up in this box score, but it shows up with our staff."Caleb Furst and Isaiah Thompson each had 12 points for Purdue. "They just played a really intelligent game for 40 minutes," Villanova coach Jay Wright said. This was the first time this season Purdue has failed to reach 90 points.
Zach Edey scored 21 points and No. 6 Purdue overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to beat No. 5 Villanova 80-74 and win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
Purdue's biggest men came up large in a huge early season game. Zach Edey scored 21 points and No. 6 Purdue overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to beat No. 5 Villanova 80-74 on Sunday and win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament. The team's other post, 6-10 Trevion Williams, added nine points and four boards for the Boilermakers (5-0), who dominated underneath, outscoring the Wildcats 38-18 in the paint and outrebounding them 38-26.
No. 5 Villanova routs No. 17 Tennessee 71-53 in Tip-Off
Jermaine Samuels scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 5 Villanova eased to a 71-53 win over No. 17 Tennessee Saturday in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Connecticut.
Hall of Fame Tip-Off tourney to feature 4 ranked teams
Villanova UCLA Basketball Villanova head coach Jay Wright claps from the bench during overtime of an NCAA college basketball game against UCLA Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles. The second week is mostly filled with pay-to-play games, with one exception: the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut, this weekend. "I think we can be a good team but we still have work to do," Villanova coach Jay Wright said. New-look Tennessee (2-0) has rolled through its early schedule, beating UT-Martin and East Tennessee State by a combined 60 points. "They're elite on both ends of the floor, have incredible size and great talent," Indiana State coach Josh Schertz said.
The opening week of the college basketball season, as it usually is, was filled with marquee games.
No. 2 UCLA rallies to beat No. 4 Villanova 86-77
Villanova UCLA Basketball UCLA player huddle in the closing seconds of an overtime win over Villanova during an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles. 2 UCLA backed up its Final Four run last spring with an 86-77 overtime victory against fourth-ranked Villanova on Friday night. Samuels scored 20 points and Gillespie scored 18 points to lead Villanova (1-1). The first was in the 1971 national championship game at the Houston Astrodome, with UCLA beating Villanova 68-62. ... Cedric the Entertainer and actor Jessica Alba, the daughter-in-law of UCLA great Mike Warren, and Jamaal Wilkes were on hand.
Timme, Juzang, Cockburn headline AP preseason All-Americans
Drew Timme of Gonzaga is the lone unanimous selection on The Associated Press preseason All-America team.
Pierce, Bosh, and Russell (again) inducted into hoops Hall
Four months after the pandemic-delayed induction of the Class of 2020, the Basketball Hall of Fame gathered to enshrine 16 more new members.
Pierce leads class of 16 into basketball Hall of Fame
I guess somebody has to be the villain," Pierce said Friday, a day before he is to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. "I'm comfortable with that."A 10-time All-Star and the MVP of the 2008 NBA finals, Pierce was in a class of 16 scheduled to be honored at the Springfield, Massachusetts, shrine Saturday night. Pierce has long held a grudge over slipping in the draft — behind such players as Michael Olowokandi (first), Raef LaFrentz (third) and Robert Traylor (sixth). It has been really, really great to see."Wright was selling tickets for a USFL team when a friend turned down a college coaching offer and passed along Wright's name instead. The daughter of two Australian national team players, Jackson was the WNBA MVP three times and she also played for her homeland in four Olympics, winning three silver medals and a bronze.
Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce was in a class of 16 scheduled to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
Spoelstra to help coach USA Basketball select team in Vegas
Erik Spoelstra and Gregg Popovich have often spoken of how much they enjoy coaching against one another.
The Hall calls: Wright, Wallace, Griffith among 2021 class
Hall Of Fame 2021 Class Basketball FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright celebrates after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game against North Carolina, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Houston. Wright is among those announced Sunday, May 16, 2021 as the 2021 class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Yolanda Griffith got a job repossessing cars so she could take care of herself and her infant daughter while playing community college basketball. Wright, Wallace and Griffith were part of a 16-person class that was announced Sunday as the 2021 inductees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Fitzsimmons was a two-time NBA coach of the year who coached, among others, Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd and Steve Nash.
The Hall calls: Bosh, Webber, Wright among the 2021 class
Hall Of Fame 2021 Class Basketball FILE - Miami Heat center Chris Bosh celebrates after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Miami. Bosh is among those announced Sunday, May 16, 2021 as the 2021 class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. — (AP) — Jay Wright was in trouble three years into his tenure at Villanova, with speculation swirling that he would be fired. Chris Webber had been a finalist for years, only to be let down time and time again. Bosh, Webber and Wright were among the names announced Sunday as this year's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement class, a group that also includes Paul Pierce and WNBA stars Yolanda Griffith and Lauren Jackson.
Jay Wright used to sell tickets to games in the long-defunct United States Football League.
Close range: Baylor grinds to Elite 8 in 62-51 win ova 'Nova
Davion Mitchell, a 46% shooter from 3 this season, went 0 for 3 from long range on a 14-point day. Jared Butler scored nine points on 1-for-9 shooting from 3, and MaCio Teague had five points without a 3. The guards did a great job of not settling and probing more."Because of that, Baylor shot 53% in the second half, even though it made only one 3. Constantly harassing Villanova shooters who'd carved out space in the first half, Baylor held Villanova to 37.5% shooting in the second and 0 for 9 from 3. Forward Brandon Slater left the game about midway through the second half after landing awkwardly during a fight for a rebound.
The Latest: Every seed except 16 has a team in second round
In 2016, 2013 and 1991, seed lines 1-15 all had a team reach the second round. UMBC in 2018 is still the only 16 seed to make the round of 32, but no 15 seed won that year. Ad___8:00 p.m.Don't expect a track meet when Villanova and North Texas play in the second round of the South Region on Sunday. The matchup between the fifth-seeded Wildcats and 13th-seeded Mean Green features two of the most deliberately paced teams in the NCAA Tournament. UNC Wilmington's John Goldsberry holds the record for most 3-point attempts without a miss in an NCAA Tournament game.
Georgetown upsets Big East top seed Villanova 72-71 at MSG
The Hoyas are back in the Big East Tournament semifinals for the first time in six years, with the former Georgetown and Knicks star leading the way. Georgetown last reached the Big East semifinals in 2015. "We played against the Cadillac, the Bentley, whatever you want to call them, of the Big East — the class of the Big East. The quarterfinal day at the Garden is often the best of the Big East Tournament. They had not won even a single Big East Tournament game since 2016 before beating Marquette in the first round Wednesday.
Kawhi and Popovich reunited? Leonard wants to go to Olympics
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) shoots against Washington Wizards center Moritz Wagner, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Kawhi Leonard is planning to play for Gregg Popovich again and chase a gold medal. Leonard said Sunday at the All-Star Game in Atlanta that he is planning to compete with USA Basketball this summer at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics — which would reunite him with Popovich. Popovich will serve as head coach at the Olympics for the first time. "If I feel up to it and feel ready to go around that time, then I'm going to play," Leonard said.
Late tip-in helps Providence hold off No. 10 Villanova 54-52
(AP Photo/Stew Milne)David Duke made a tiebreaking tip-in with 2.8 seconds left on Saturday and Providence held on after blowing a 20-point lead to beat No. Duke and Nate Watson scored 20 points apiece, and Noah Horchler had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Providence (13-12, 9-10 Big East). PC led 38-18 in the first before Villanova scored the first 11 points of the second. He joined Gillespie on the bench for the second half, wearing a boot. SECOND HALF WOESProvidence took an 11-point lead into halftime in its last game, against St. John's on Wednesday.
Villanova wins Big East title; McDermott coaches under fire
McDermott's use of a phrase evoking slavery overshadowed what was expected to be fantastic showdown between the top two teams in the Big East. 10 Villanova capture the Big East title with a 72-60 win over 14th-ranked Creighton. "The pain I saw in their eyes was immense," McDermott said after the game. The Big East title was a formality on the Main Line — Villanova is 114-26 with two national titles since the conference was reconfigured in 2013. BIG PICTURECreighton: McDermott isn't off the hot seat yet.
The Latest: Boston's Charlie Coyle enters NHL COVID protocol
Coyle becomes just the second Bruins' player added to the protocol, and first since Karson Kuhlman spent the first two days of the season on the list in January. Each person attending the games will be required to comply with all state public health regulations and arena policies. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday that Virginia Tech's men's basketball game at North Carolina State on Saturday has been canceled. The cancellation follows quarantining and a contract tracing review within the Virginia Tech men's program. NC State says it would like to find another league game to replace it if they can.
No. 19 Creighton rolls past No. 5 'Nova behind Zegarowski
The Bluejays pulled away early in the second half of the meeting of the Big East's top two teams. Early in the second half, Zegarowski made a move to get Gillespie to go the other way, then swished a one-handed floater in the lane. The Wildcats had shot 70% in the second half of that game and a season-best 63% overall. The Wildcats weren't nearly as good at CHI Health Center, shooting 33% in the second half and 37.5% for the game. Creighton: This was the performance the Bluejays had been looking for from Zegarowski, who had been up and down following offseason knee surgery.
St. John's shuts down No. 3 Villanova in 70-59 upset
Alexander scored 16 points and St. John's smothered No. The latest victory gave St. John's its first four-game Big East winning streak since the 2014-15 NCAA Tournament team. '"AdVillanova was the first top-5 opponent to play in the Queens gym since St. John's lost 72-71 to No. If we can get a Big East game, we've got to play the Big East game. St. John's: Saturday at Providence, which has won nine of the past 11 meetings.
The Latest: Boston College down to 4 scholarship players
Four games were postponed because of players testing positive or quarantining under the COVID-19 protocol. DePaul's previously postponed game at St. John's on Jan. 2 has been rescheduled for Feb. 20. Major League Baseball last week proposed a one-month delay in starting spring training due to the coronavirus pandemic. ___The Cleveland Indians will not be allowing fans to watch their spring training workouts in Arizona due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AdThere has not yet been a decision on whether fans will be able to attend spring training games.
No. 3 Villanova rolls to 9th straight, handles Seton Hall
3 Villanova went up by 16 points in the second half, Jay Wright never felt comfortable against Seton Hall. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 23 points in a foul-plagued 21 minutes and Villanova rolled to ninth straight victory with an unexpectedly easy 80-72 decision over Seton Hall on Saturday. Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard was disappointed. That kills you against really good teams."UP NEXTVillanova: at St. John's on Wednesday. Seton Hall: at Providence on Wednesday.
No. 3 Villanova edges Seton Hall in return from 27-day break
3 Villanova win its first game in 27 days, 76-74 over Seton Hall on Tuesday night. Mamukelashvili scored 23 points and Rhoden had 19. Myles Cale pulled Seton Hall to 72-70 with 2:33 left and Nova's Justin Moore was whistled for an offensive foul. Mamukelashvili tied it and the Seton Hall bench started chanting "Defense! Gillespie missed a 3 and Shavar Reynolds grabbed the defensive board to set up a late look for Seton Hall.
Duke falls out of AP Top 25; Gonzaga, Baylor remain 1-2
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Gonzaga and Baylor maintained their grip on the top two spots in The Associated Press men's basketball poll Monday. "Everyone has dealt with this," said Wright, whose team finally gets back on the court Tuesday night against Seton Hall. The Golden Gophers were followed by Auburn, one of this week's poll newcomers, Missouri and Clemson. "We're still finding out about our team," said coach Mike Krzyzewski, whose team nearly rallied from an 18-point deficit against Virginia Tech. IN AND OUTThe Bruins were the other newcomer to this week's poll after improving to 11-2 and 7-0 in the Pac-12 with consecutive wins over Washington State and Washington.
The Latest: South Carolina coach Martin to miss game at LSU
FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in Washington, in this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo. South Carolina, 3-2 this season, has had seven scheduled games called off because of COVID-19. ___Xavier's scheduled men's basketball game Saturday at Seton Hall has been postponed because of COVID-19 related issues within the Xavier program. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference says Saturday's men's basketball game between Georgia Tech and North Carolina State has been postponed. ___Michigan State is postponing a second straight men's basketball game due to a COVID-19 outbreak within its basketball program.
The Latest: 3 Mavericks players out under COVID-19 protocols
The people say one was because of a positive test for COVID-19 and the other two for contact tracing protocols. On the women's side, the Cavaliers remain in COVID-19 protocols and haven't played since Dec. 13 with four straight games postponed. LSU will visit Mississippi on Saturday night after both teams had their originally scheduled games postponed. ___Defender Matthijs De Ligt is the third Juventus player to test positive for COVID-19 in a week. ___The Georgia State men's basketball team postponed games against Troy on Friday and Saturday and paused all team activities following multiple positive COVID-19 tests.
The Latest: No. 3 Villanova's next 3 games postponed
3 Villanova's next three games have been postponed because of COVID-19 issues within the program. The Wildcats (8-1) were scheduled to play Tuesday at DePaul, Friday vs. Marquette, and Jan. 13 at Xavier. Coach Jay Wright announced last week he had tested positive for COVID-19 and the program paused all activities. Wright was scheduled to return to practice on Tuesday. ___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsThe Latest on xxxxxxx (all times local):
Big Ten grind highlights marquee matchups of ranked teams
17 Michigan State — sets the stage for what could be an epic start to the new year in the improbably deep Big Ten. 15 Illinois and Michigan State visits the Cornhuskers. The weekend wraps up Sunday with Wisconsin visiting Penn State, Northwestern heading to Michigan and Ohio State traveling to Minnesota in a pair of matchups involving ranked teams. The Hokies already have wins over teams that were ranked in Villanova and Clemson. BIG 12 BATTLESThe Big Ten has the most teams in the Top 25 but the Big 12 may have the best — the league has five teams ranked in the top 13.
The Latest: 'Nova pauses hoops, coach Wright tests positive
Wright says in a statement issued Sunday by Villanova that he another staff member tested positive. ___Syracuse has paused all women's basketball-related activities and contact tracing is underway after a positive COVID-19 test was confirmed within the program. Their next scheduled game is Thursday at home against North Carolina. One of the Bulls players tested positive after the game. The Gamecocks last played Dec. 17 against Temple.
Villanova coach Wright gets 600th win in victory over Butler
7 Villanova, and coach Jay Wright won his 600th career game in an 85-66 victory over Butler on Wednesday night. Wright (600-268) was already Villanova's winningest coach and he became the 39th coach in Division I history to reach 600 wins. Wright is 478-183 since he was hired in 2001 and he has built the Wildcats into one of the elite programs in college basketball. Villanova: The Wildcats hit 10 3s and showed they have the talent to again win the Big East. ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25


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The Time(s) When Matt Farley Fell in The Pit
October 29, 2018 November 4, 2018 / swampflix
Our Movie of the Month ritual involves everyone in the crew taking turns introducing a film that no one else has seen yet. It's an experience we try our best to enter blind, without any preemptive research. I failed that stipulation by just a week's time this October by watching a stealth remake of CC's first Movie of the Month selection, the 1981 Canuxploitation classic The Pit, without knowing what I was getting into. While I had never seen The Pit before, stray details of its cult-circuit reputation were still potent enough in the ether that I recognized I was spoiling the movie for myself by watching a parody of it a week early. The question is, how could I have possibly suspected that a parody of The Pit even existed until I was already watching it? What kind of deranged madman would even think to make a feature-length parody of that little-seen Canadian horror curio, much less actually follow through? The only possible answer, of course, is Matt Farley – but it's a discovery that only leads to more questions as you track the ripple effects of Farley's fixation on The Pit in the larger picture of his entire Motern Media catalog.
Once you've seen the original work, Matt Farley's 2002 horror comedy Sammy: The Tale of a Teddy and a Terrible Tunnel is unmistakable as a feature-length homage to The Pit. I suspected as much when I originally watched Sammy (in my summer-long determination to watch all of Matt Farley's available filmography), but what I didn't realize was exactly how deep that influence seeped. In Sammy, Matt Farley changes his name to Jamie to match the protagonist of The Pit, even mentally de-aging his own character with a head injury to match the original Jamie's emotional & sexual maturity. He carries an oversized, telepathic teddy bear that encourages him to violate the sexual privacy of his babysitter (including exact recreations of two key bathroom scenes from The Pit). He gets banned from the library for staging disruptive pranks. He wages war on a bratty neighbor named Abergail, who believes the phrase "funny person" to be the ultimate insult. He lures his perceived enemies to a woodland setting, where they're eaten by a captive prehistoric monster that eventually breaks free to cause widespread havoc. Sammy is not a loose homage to The Pit; it's basically a cinematic cover song, a low-key remake.
However, watching Sammy and watching The Pit are too wildly different experiences, mostly because of their respective, outright opposed tones. Part of what distinguishes Matt Farley from most microbudget, backyard horror auteurs is that his work is aggressively wholesome. I get the sense that he (along with frequent collaborator Charles Roxburgh) was raised on VHS-era horror oddities like The Pit, but doesn't have the heart to recreate their cruelty. My favorite aspect of The Pit, beyond the volume & variety of its monstrous threats, was how uncomfortable & grotesque its depictions of pubescent sexuality could be. In The Pit, Jamie is a menacing pervert who squicks out his entire community with his weaponized libido, which he barely disguises with a Rhoda Penmark-style performance of innocence. In Sammy, by contrast, Jamie is an adult man conveying that exact childish sexuality, right down to the very same acts of bathtime inappropriateness, but somehow Farley makes its impact far less creepy. His favorite aspects of The Pit were obviously the more innocuous, absurd touches like the name Abergail, the "talking" teddy bear, repetitions of the phrase "funny person," etc. When it comes to being genuinely creepy & sexually uncomfortable, he doesn't seem to have the heart; it's a wholesome monster movie aesthetic that makes his already hyper-specific regional cinema ethos all the more distinct.
When I mentioned to Matt that I planned to revisit Sammy in light of having recently seen The Pit (he is extremely, radically approachable), he "joked" that I must rewatch all of his movies in that context, as they were all influenced by that formative relic. I immediately saw his point. Besides Farley's aggressively localized, microbudget version of horror-comedy worshiping the regional cinema ethos of The Pit as if it were a religious doctrine, his own movies follow its exact narrative pattern over & over again. In most contexts, The Pit's structure of functioning as a psychological drama & a hangout comedy until rapidly mutating into a full-on creature feature in its final minutes would seem erratic & illogical. In the context of Matt Farley's pictures, it's a rigid blueprint. In most Matt Farley movies there's a Riverbeast, a "Gospercap," a cult of modern "druids," or a shameless peeping Tom lurking in the woods just outside of the action for most of the runtime, then rushing in to cause havoc just minutes before the end credits. Watching Sammy, I was amazed that someone had committed to remaking a minor curio as underseen as The Pit (way back in 2002, long before every movie of its ilk got the 4k Blu-Ray restoration treatment). Since Matt Farley tweeted back at me, my amazement has only deepened, as I've since realized he's been remaking The Pit over & over again his entire career as a filmmaker. It's as impressively committed as it is baffling.
The Pit has influenced all our movies. So it's time for a full Motern Marathon!
— Matt Farley of Motern Media (@MoternMedia) October 2, 2018
As interesting of a pairing as Sammy makes with The Pit, it's not the first Matt Farley title I'd recommend to fans of that classic. His holy trinity of greatest accomplishments – Local Legends, Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You!, and Monsters, Murder, and Marriage in Manchvegas – all convey the taste of The Pit's influence on the Motern Media catalog you'd need to get the full picture, and they're each much more satisfying as isolated works. (In true Matt Farley fashion, Sammy is part of a complex mythology of interconnected "druid" films, even though it doesn't contain druids itself.) As a stunt & an act of stubborn follow-through, however, it's astounding that Farley & crew completed a feature-length homage to that Canuxploitation gem in the first place, one made mind-bogglingly wholesome through revision & fixation. It's worth seeing just for that commitment & audacity alone.
For more on October's Movie of the Month, the horned-up Canuxploitation horror curio The Pit, check out our Swampchat discussion of the film, our look at its big-budget equivalent, The Gate (1987), and last week's examination of how it could have easily have been a Gooby-level embarrassment.
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Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood has given King Abdullah II notice that he has until October to bow to their demand to transform the Hashemite Kingdom into a constitutional monarchy or face Arab Spring street pressure for his abdication.
debkafile's Middle East sources report that Israeli and Saudi intelligence watchers are becoming increasingly concerned about the approaching climax of the conflict in Amman between Islamists and the throne .
For Israel, an upheaval in Jordan bodes the tightening of the Islamist noose around its borders – Egypt and Libya to the south and Syria to the north, with unpredictable consequences with regard to Jordan's Palestinian population.
Saudi Arabia, already threatened by Iranian aggression, fears the oil kingdom may be next in line if its northern neighbor is crushed under the marching feet of the "Arab Spring."
The oil kingdom's royal rulers are reported to have belatedly woken up to the peril and are in a panic. They realize that their preoccupation with helping Syrian rebels overthrow Bashar Assad misdirected their attention from the enemies lurking at their own door. Thousands of articles in the Arab press in the past year have predicted that after the Muslim Brotherhood seizes power in Damascus, Amman would be next in its sights followed by Riyadh.
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Jordan Opens Negotiations With Muslim Brotherhood
Sources from the Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Jordan revealed to Al-Hayat yesterday [Sept. 20] new details about a mediation team led by a former Jordanian figure close to the royal court. The mediation aims at dissuading the Brotherhood from boycotting parliamentary elections scheduled before the end of the year, the sources said.
Former head of the royal court Jawad Anani told the Jordanian News Agency (Petra) yesterday evening: "My contacts with the Islamic Movement are for nationalistic purposes and I have not been entrusted by anyone with this mission."
Anani added that he had "stressed to the movement's leaders the need to achieve change from inside the parliament not outside."
However, sources from the Brotherhood said that "the new mediation processed was launched by the royal court" and that it was being led by "Anani, who met with a number of the Brotherhood's leaders on Wednesday [Sept. 19], emphasizing that he is delegated by King Abdullah II of Jordan to dissuade us from boycotting elections."
Al-Hayat learned that Jamil Abou Bar, Atef Joulani and Faraj Chalhoub are among the leaders that Anani met with, and all of them are members of the Muslim Brotherhood's political circle.
The sources explained that Anani asked the Brotherhood to launch a new initiative that guarantees their participation in the future political process. A prominent leader of the Brotherhood told Al-Hayat that "the Higher Committee for Reform will hold an urgent meeting the day after tomorrow to discuss the new initiative that would be submitted to the royal mediator."
It is worth noting that the Higher Committee for Reform emanates from the Brotherhood and is headed by Salem Flayhan, a leader of an extremist element within the Brotherhood.
Sources from the Brotherhood leadership revealed that the movement sought to adopt a new version of the electoral law that involves "the system where each man receives three votes in each circumscription, while the fourth vote is preserved for the national electoral list."
Leaders of the Brotherhood have started to express their willingness to postpone their demands regarding the constitutional amendments until elections are over. These amendments would affect the king's powers to dissolve parliament and to form and dismiss a government.
These leaders also said that the Brotherhood may move away from the demand to elect the Senate, the higher chamber of parliament that the king appoints. However, the sources asserted that there is a new vision that calls for "reducing the number of seats in the Senate to a quarter of the members of parliament, provided that the king selects the members from political blocs that are expected to win the elections."
Moreover, Al-Hayat received a copy of an internal memorandum that the Brotherhood distributed to its managerial staff in the provinces. This memorandum seeks to mobilize opposition demonstrations at the beginning of next month, asserting that the number of participants will exceed 50,000.
The four page memorandum includes a call to the Brotherhood managerial staff to meet on a daily basis to "make sure that the plan aiming at successfully mobilizing the protests — which are scheduled for Oct. 10 — is implemented."
The memorandum stated: "Each member is asked to have a road map for mobilizing masses within the remaining time. All members, including those who are sick even and will be transported by vehicles, are expected to participate."
It continued: "Every member of the Brotherhood must be dedicated to communicate with his relatives, close friends, acquaintances, fellow employees and various Islamic groups and patriots who are eager to preserve the nation."
The memorandum also called for the formation of hotbeds to communicate with civil society activists and leaders and focus on the participation of groups affiliated with universities, schools and women's organizations.
The note includes a call addressed to the Brotherhood managerial staff and supporters to step out of their vehicles on the demonstration day, protest in the streets and not to return to their houses if security forces prevent them from reaching the central demonstration points, which will be located in the center of Amman.
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The seventh day of the preliminary round at the World Championship in Slovakia will feature four Blackhawks players and two prospects.
Both Group A games will once again be broadcasted on NHL Network. The day starts with Dylan Strome (Canada) facing France. Strome has one goal in three tournament games.
Henri Jokiharju and goalie prospect Kevin Lankinen (Finland) play Denmark. Jokiharju has yet to record a point on the blue line, while Lankinen has backstopped two wins for the Finns. Lankinen sat out their last game, which they lost in overtime to the United States. Forward prospect Mathias From has yet to play for the Danes.
In Group B play, Erik Gustafsson and Marcus Kruger (Sweden) take on Austria. Gustafsson is averaging an assist per game with three total and Kruger has one goal.
Prospect Dominik Kubalik (Czech Republic) meets Latvia. Kubalik was held off the scoresheet for the first time in the tournament in a 3-0 loss to Russia on Monday. The winger shares the team lead in scoring with Detroit defenseman Filip Hronek at five points with each player having two goals and three assists.
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Where previous versions only supported disc images with an ISO 9660 file system (with limited support for hybrid ISO 9660/Apple HFS file systems), the new release can deal with a much broader range of file systems. In particular, it adds support for the Universal Disk Format (UDF) and Apple's HFS+ file system. Unlike previous versions, Isolyzer can now also deal with Apple disc layouts that don't contain a partition map (see also here for more details on Apple disc layouts). Crucially, all of the above are supported both as stand-alone file systems (e.g. a CD image with exclusively a HFS+ file system) as well as in various hybrid configurations (e.g. UDF Bridge format).
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Finally Isolyzer's documentation has been given a major overhaul, as you can see from the main Github page. The repo now includes a new set of small test images that cover all of the currently supported file systems (with the exception of HFS/HFS+ file systems with a partition map, for which I've been unable to create or find a sufficiently small sample).
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For Windows users 32-bit Windows binaries are available here.
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is a 2015 USA documentary by Alex Gibney.
Starring Lawrence Wright, Mike Rinder and Marty Rathbun.
A devastating two hour documentary based on Lawrence Wright's book of the same name. Scientology is laid bare by a film that skilfully knits together archive footage, testimonials from former high ranking officials and public, and dramatic reconstructions.
Sky Atlantic is to show a documentary on Scientology, despite legal pressure from the 'church'.
Alex Gibney's Going Clear traces the origins of the organisation and profiles former members, including Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis. It has alleged abusive practices at Scientology's US headquarters, which members have denounced as one-sided, bigoted propaganda .
The film premiered to wide acclaim in the US in March and was watched by 5.5 million viewers on HBO. It also garnered seven Emmy nominations.
The Church of Scientology has previously threatened to use the UK's libel laws to challenge any false or defamatory content if it is broadcast in the UK.
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Both Sky, and the producers of the film, have sought legal advice at every stage of the process and are confident the film complies with legal requirements in the territories in which we are screening the film.
Offsite Article: Going Clear...
The film Scientologists don't want you to see
See article from theguardian.com
Update: Clear Censorship...
Sky cancels Scientology documentary over fears of libel claims via Northern ireland
Thanks to Nick
Plans to broadcast HBO's Church of Scientology exposé, Going Clear , have been shelved by Sky Atlantic in a virtual repeat of events two years ago, when UK publishers abandoned publication of the book on which the new TV documentary is based.
Sky originally indicated that the Alex Gibney-directed film, which alleges abusive practices at the 'religion''s US headquarters, would be transmitted in the UK earlier this month in step with its American release.
However, the Observer has learned that because Northern Ireland is not subject to the 2013 Defamation Act, the broadcaster could be exposed to libel claims from David Miscavige, the leader of the church, or others. This appears to have caused the company to postpone transmission, if not to cancel it entirely.
Sky is unable to differentiate its signal between regions, rendering the same programme potentially exposed to pre-reform libel laws in Northern Ireland, but shielded in Britain where, among free-speech safeguards and reforms designed to limit frivolous claims or libel tourism , people or organisations must now show serious harm to reputation.
Scientology leaders said in a statement:
The Church of Scientology will be entitled to seek the protection of both UK and Irish libel laws in the event that any false or defamatory content in this film is broadcast within these jurisdictions.
Update: Reputation Management...
Google told to censor search suggestions when they are complained about
A German federal court has told Google to censor the auto-complete results that its search engine suggests.
The court said Google must ensure terms generated by auto-complete are not contrary to the wishes of those that complain.
The court case was started by an unnamed German businessman who found that Google.de linked him with scientology and fraud . Google must now remove certain word combinations when told about them, said the court.
A person's privacy would be violated if the associations conjured up by auto-complete were claimed to be untrue, the federal court said in a statement about the ruling. However, it added, this did not mean that Google had to sanitise its entire index. The operator is, as a basic principle, only responsible when it gets notice of the unlawful violation of personal rights.
The ruling on auto-complete overturns two earlier decisions by lower German courts.
Why can't we read the Scientology book Going Clear in the UK?...
Because of Britain's anti freedom of speech libel rules
See article from guardian.co.uk
Just the title of Lawrence Wright's Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief tells you more than many books on the subject. Going Clear is a veritable book of revelations on L Ron Hubbard's sci-fi religion, exhaustively detailing its history, its methods and the depth of its weirdness.
Or so we're told. While Going Clear goes on sale in the US and the rest of Europe this week, you can't buy it in Britain. Not because it threatens national security, or features royal breasts, but because of our uniquely obliging libel laws.
Unlike in other countries, under English and Welsh law the burden of proof in defamation cases rests exclusively on the defendant, which means that if someone sues you, it's up to you to prove that it's true. If that someone is, say, a pharmaceutical company, or a church that believes in space people, then you're in for a long, expensive time in court, even if you win (legal costs here are up to 140 times higher than international norms). Hence Transworld's decision not to publish. The legal advice was that Going Clear's content was not robust enough for the UK market, they say.
Update: The Master...
Filmmaker speaks of Scientology pressure against a film partly about L Ron Hubbard
Scientologists in Hollywood tried to derail a movie inspired by the religion's founder, its studio claims. The Master was partly based on L Ron Hubbard, who founded Scientology in the 1950s.
Unnamed Scientologists applied lots of pressure to stop The Master being made and have it changed once filming began, studio head Harvey Weinstein said
We've had pressure and we've resisted pressure. Originally people said to me 'don't make it'. Lots of pressure.
And then, as we were making it, we had pressure to change it. Paul's not doing that and I didn't think he chose me [to work with] because I was going to acquiesce either.
The movie tells the story of a cult leader known as The Master, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, and a troubled World War II veteran, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who is drawn into his world. It won awards for acting and directing after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and is seen as an early contender for The Oscars.
Asked about the reaction from Scientologists in Hollywood, Weinstein said:
I'm not going to get into names, but they feel strongly that they think it's a religion and as such they think the subject matter shouldn't be explored.
The Church of Scientology has denied trying to block the film.
Update: Censorial Sect...
Scientologists attempt to ban German TV film
Based on article from guardian.co.uk
See also Scientology Outrage Over a Critical Film from time.com
Germany's state broadcaster is locked in a row with the Church of Scientology which wants to block an upcoming feature film that depicts the organisation as totalitarian and unethical.
Bis Nichts Mehr Bleibt , or Until Nothing Remains , dramatises the account of a German family torn apart by its associations with Scientology. A young married couple joins the organisation but as the wife gets sucked ever more deeply into the group, her husband, who has donated much of his money to it, decides to leave. In the process he loses contact with his young daughter who, like his wife, is being educated by Scientology instructors.
Scientology leaders have accused Germany's primary public TV network, ARD, of creating in top secret a piece of propaganda that sets out to undermine the group, and have demanded to see it before it is broadcast.
According to the makers of Until Nothing Remains , the €2.5m (£2.3 m) drama, which is due to air in a prime-time slot at the end of March, is based on the true story of Heiner von Rönns, who left Scientology and suffered the subsequent break-up of his family.
Scientology officials have said the film is false and intolerant. Jürg Stettler, a spokesman for Scientology in Germany said: The truth is precisely the opposite of that which the ARD is showing. The organisation is investigating legal means to prevent the programme from being broadcast. Stettler said the organisation was planning its own film to spread our own side of the story .
9th September
Update: Cult of Censorship...
Scientology calls for Australian laws to censor their critics
Based on article from inquisitr.com
See also www.whyweprotest.net
Scientology has called upon the Australian Government to censor the internet and media locally in direct response to protests from Anonymous.
In a long, rambling submission made to the Australian Human Rights Commission made earlier this year, the 'Church' attacks Anonymous calling them, among other things, a hate group of cyberterrorists that is engaged in a malicious campaign of hate that is an anathema to democracy.
The submission states:
In Australia Anonymous have mounted a sustained campaign of misinformation against the Church. As we are a minority religion with the vast majority of the population unaware of our true beliefs and humanitarian programs, their campaign has no justifiable purpose and violates the Church of Scientology's and parishioners rights to human dignity and religious freedom under the Constitution.
Scientology wants the Internet and media in Australia censored to prevent any negative stories being told about the church, and more, including:
Banning the use of domain name registration anonymity tools such as WhoisGuard by sites who talk about the church
The introduction of criminal sanctions for vilification of religion, including jail time for serious religious vilification.
The prohibition of concealing ones identity with a mask by people engaged in campaigns of harassment and vilification against religions (which they specifically mean Guy Fawkes masks.)
The statement gets worse:
It is recommended that a law be enacted to prevent the dissemination of antireligious propaganda in the media, which is based on unfounded hearsay and either known or reasonably known to be untruthful. Such dissemination shall be the subject of a civil penalty provision in favour of the defamed Church, and/or its individual parishioners if they are individually named or otherwise identified.
Update: Weird Faith...
Scientologists set their lawyers on the Daily Mail
Thanks to Alan
Based on article from glosslip.com
See also WhyWeProtest.net.
Glosslip insiders have revealed that the Daily Mail's story on Jett Travolta, titled Did John Travolta's weird faith seal son Jett's fate? was pulled from their website after threats from the Church of Scientology.
This is nothing new in the world of Scientology. Almost a year ago, gossip site Gawker was threatened with legal action from the highly litigious religion after posting a for Scientologist's eyes only video featuring Tom Cruise discussing his strange religion. Gawker, citing fair use laws, refused to pull the video, and have been reaping a traffic bonanza since.
With the barrage of stories following the tragic death of 16-year old Jett Travolta, one has to wonder how much overtime the lawyers have been putting in trying to keep the media from looking too closely at their dangerous history of medical mishaps based on the groups anti-psychiatry beliefs.
Scientology Exposé Covered Up...
Anti-Scientology book unlisted by UK Amazon
Based on article from theregister.co.uk
Amazon UK has barred the sale of a new Scientology exposé penned by a former member of the church's elite paramilitary group.
The British incarnation of the world's most popular etailer is no longer offering The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology , by John Duignan, who spent 22 years inside the top secret organization.
In a recent post to an anti-Scientology discussion forum, an Anonymous Brit says that after pre-ordering the book, he received an email from Amazon announcing it had been removed from sale for legal reasons.
The book is also no longer available at Waterstone's and is out of stock at US Amazon
The US listing describes the book like this:
For the first time ever, a former high-ranking member of the Church of Scientology is lifting the lid on life inside the world s fastest growing cult. The Complex reveals the true story behind the religion that has ensnared a Who's Who list of celebrities such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and convinced thousands of ordinary people to join up.
Duignan describes how two years ago he staged a dramatic escape from the elite paramilitary group at the core of the Church, the Sea Organisation, and how he narrowly evaded pursuit by Scientologists from the Office of Special Affairs. He looks back on the 22 years he served in the Church's secret army and describes the hours of sleep deprivation, brain-washing and intense auditing or religious counselling he endured, as he was moulded into a soldier of Scientology.
He talks about the money-making-machine at the heart of the Church, the Scientology goal to Clear the Planet and Get Ethics In, the training programmes, the Rehabilitation Project Force and the punishments meted out to anyone who transgresses, including children. We follow his journey through the Church and the painful investigation that leads to his eventual realisation that there is something very wrong at Scientology's core.
The Complex was published by the Dublin, Ireland-based Merlin Publishing.


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It is no secret that our family loves Insect Lore butterflies, and the amazing life cycle unit studies they help us to create. Sometimes though, our lesson takes a sudden turn in a direction we didn't expect.
"On the bright side", you ask? We got to discuss again the importance of not touching a chrystalis we come across because of how delicate they can be, the kids got an up close glance at what might be going on inside the chrystalis, and we had an opportunity to ponder how our actions affect nature. This is an extremely productive homeschool day in my opinion!
For the second year in a row, we were fortunate enough to have one butterfly choose to land on our hands and stick around for a while. It's always so special when one does this! Check out the gorgeous orange coloring on the wings and try imagining the wonder of these moments for a young child. Our girls' eyes always light up as they watch the wings flapping on their palm. These are by far some of my favorite memories in the making!
Ready to experience the beauty of life cycle transformations? We recommend stating out with a caterpillar kit or lady bug land. Need help coming up with a lesson plan? Check out Educents for some great ideas (they even have full unit studies available) and be sure to pair it with National Geographic's Bug-opedia!


The group acts at the interface between the use and conservation of natural resources. It adopts innovative and multidisciplinary approaches, aiming to contribute to more sustainable mining for the environment. A first group of projects seeks to characterize the biodiversity of the Cangas of Carajás, where most of the mines are concentrated. Through the morphological and molecular characterization of this biodiversity, ecological niche modeling and assessments of the conservation status of endangered species, the knowledge necessary to support environmental licensing processes is generated. In addition, landscape biomonitoring, ecology and genetics projects contribute to the quantification of mining impacts and the planning of mitigation and recovery actions in degraded areas. Finally, through the mapping of several ecosystem services and their economic valuation, the group seeks to inform compensation actions.


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THE DEAD DAISIES Complete Recording First Album With GLENN HUGHES
THE DEAD DAISIES — the hard rock "collective" founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — has completed recording its new album at La Fabrique Studios in the south of France. The disc, which is tentatively due in the spring, will serve as the follow-up to the group's fourth full-length release, 2018's "Burn It Down".
Last August, THE DEAD DAISIES released "Righteous Days", the band's first song to feature Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), who joined the group earlier in the year as its new bassist and vocalist, replacing John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE) and Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY).
A statement on the group's web site elaborated on the lineup change. "THE DEAD DAISIES are a musical collective whose members come together through a common love for great rock music," the post reads. "It's a living, breathing, musical organism with the credo, 'Rock is indeed alive & well!' From the band's inception, the idea was for members to bring their own ideas to the table but also have the flexibility to come and go when working on their other projects. Both John and Marco are, and always will be, a part of THE DEAD DAISIES musical family, but at this point in time they have decided to do some work on their own solo projects."
THE DEAD DAISIES — Lowy, Hughes, guitarist Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO) and drummer Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, BAD ENGLISH) — recorded "Righteous Days" and an undisclosed number of other songs at Los Angeles's Sunset Sound studio last year.
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I haven't even edited the second book yet, but I'm already looking ahead to the third book (yes, the THIRD booK!) in my Traveling Society series!
Because you know me, I like planning ahead of time so that my stories are realistic. That everything is perfect to the last detail so there are no major plot holes. I may not have tons of readers yet, but hey, I like making sure everything is well thought-out!
So in this third Traveling Society book, I am taking the girls on the biggest adventure of their young adult lives: college.
Since each of the girls are going to very different colleges, I knew I had some research ahead of me because they are all attending schools that are out of my area. Some of them aren't even in this region. One girl is getting experience as a vet tech so she can go to a competitive vet program at Virginia Tech. So she's staying in Virginia.
But the others are going to places as far flung as New York City, England, and California.
Since I know nothing about college life in any of those places, I knew the Internet was going to be a HUGE help for me. And it was! The Internet helped me with, I'd say, 90% of my research. And when I say "research," I'm talking about course descriptions, campus life, where are they going to live while in college (I learned a LOT about looking for off-campus apartments in Europe for one of the girls!), and the general area around the college. Is there a lot of nightlife? Crime? You know, the usual things.
I didn't have to write to anyone to ask any of this info, it was all easy to find.
However, one of my characters required a little bit more research than what I could find with the click of a button.
She wants to be a photographer, so I did some Internet sleuthing for art schools with photography programs. Many of those kinds of schools are outside this region (as I thought they'd be), and I found a school that looked really interesting!
But finding a course catalog or even a clear explanation of what was in their photography program proved to be elusive. There were lots of things about how awesome their program was, that's for sure!
So I took it upon myself to fill out a contact form with my e-mail address and phone number on that college's website. I had hoped there would be a field in the form to explain that I was an author doing research and not a prospective student, but there wasn't. So I kept in mind that if they were to contact me, I would explain that to them up front. I didn't want to lead them on. I just wanted to talk to a real person about that college and what life is like there, etc, for my book.
The very next day, they called me! I was unable to answer the phone and was too busy to call back, so I made a mental note to return their call the next day. They even e-mailed me to say they tried calling but there was no answer.
Day 3, about an hour or so before I was going to call them, they called me back! So I began mentally preparing my spiel about being an author and how I contacted them to ask for course descriptions, etc for my book. I thought that I was nice and enthusiastic (which I was! I was excited to have my character going to such a cool school!) and, more than that, honest about my reason for calling them. I didn't want to lead them on that I was planning to actually go to that college, I just wanted more information for my book to make my story more realistic.
I could practically hear the balloon deflating on the other end as I talked.
As soon as I made it clear that I wasn't planning to go to that college but that I was an author doing research, I was persona non grata. Rather than returning my enthusiasm, the person I talked to was evasive. I was told that there were more prospective students to talk to that day so there'd be no way I could find out what I needed at that moment, but there was a course catalog on their website (really? I didn't see one, that's why I called you in the first place) and I'd receive a copy in a little while in my e-mail inbox.
And indeed, I did receive a PDF in my inbox. The e-mail body, however was empty. Just an attachment and a fancy e-mail signature. That enthusiastic "I look forward to talking with you about our school" attitude from the first e-mail was nowhere in that second e-mail with the course catalog.
It was very unfortunate to be treated like that. Especially when my past experiences in talking with people for real-world research has been far better.
A few years ago, when I started writing my Wash Woods series, my husband took me to Knotts Island, one of the places mentioned in my books, so that I could visit the church and even talk to some of the people there about life on the island and Wash Woods.
It was just my luck that someone happened to be there cleaning the church. When I introduced myself as a local author doing research on Wash Woods and Knotts Island for a book, she was more than happy to talk to me about life on the island. I'd say she was absolutely thrilled! I came away with so many details to put in my book. We must've stayed there for about two hours as she talked to us. I listened to how she called a Christmas tree a Christman tree, the history of the Knotts Island Methodist Church, and even took copious pictures of articles she had cut out of the local newspapers with interesting stories over the years.
When I contacted that college, I was hoping for an enthusiastic response like the one I got from that woman at the Knotts Island church. It's unfortunate that I didn't. The lesson to glean from that unfortunate experience in calling that college is that I should still continue to be up front and polite about what I'm looking for. And if someone takes it the wrong way, that's not my problem.
At least I was honest.


Inspired by the tradition of the Norens and painted rolls in the "yamato-e" style of 12th century Japan which show interiors partitioned by framed curtains, these decorative textile screens "dress" a room by defining its ambiance and space.
In creating these hangings, I most often choose silk - a venerable and living material "par excellence", whose elegance and flow are unequalled.
The luminosity and softness of silk bring a touch of sensuality and calm to your universe. It provides you with true relaxation, rest and well-being.
Under the rubric "Gallery", you will find examples of these hangings in use which will help you to visualize a good placement of them in your surroundings and you will discover that they can be beautifully pleasing, even in a small room.
Occassionally, I create much larger curtains, but only on a "made to measure" basis for aesthetic reasons, keeping in harmony with a particular space.


My dad used to collect butterflies. He would romp through the fields chasing after his fluttering friends, which once caught would be deposited in a coffee can and placed in the freezer. Eventually he would mount them in a beautiful shadowbox to preserve them for eternity. 20 years later, they are as beautiful as the day he caught them, giving them a place in this world well over their expected 40 day lifespan.
But they are dead. Not alive. Dead.
Theology is meant to be alive. It is meant to be lived out day to day in the reality of life. When we write it down as religious policy we mount it as some beautiful answer to an ugly question, and we kill it. It may last for a long time preserved in pristine perfection, but it is no longer alive nor capable of interacting with the real world.
We are called to love as Christ. Yet for some reason, people want to make a list of what is love and what isn't, to set a policy on how to handle each sinful situation. But it's not that easy. Is is possible to love a woman who is considering an abortion by just being there for her and letting her know that you will be with her through thick and thin? Is it possible to love another woman in the same situation, encouraging her not to go through with it by sharing your personal experience of suffering from making that decision a year ago? If you think only one of those options is possible, you just mounted theology. Sure, it looks pretty in your statement of belief, and the standard you just created for your religious community should bring about unfaltering unity, but it is dead: Incapable of bringing love to life.
So, how are we to love the murderer, the molester, the prostitute, the workaholoic, sexaholic, churchaholic, rantaholic …? I don't know. We just are. God help us.


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In this culmination of this year's New Generation Thinkers, the ten 2015/15 chosen academics have all made short films on a topic they are passionate about.
English Literature lecturer Dr Sophie Coulombeau asks what the treason trials of 1794 tell us about Britain's supposed attachment to freedom of speech. Her short film is available to watch on iPlayer.
Sophie also writes for BBC Arts about the influence of master political caricaturist James Gillray in Biting Satire.
Find out more about James Gillray (1757 - 1815) at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum where the exhibition Love Bites: Caricatures by James Gillray runs until 21 June 2015.