A Fox News poll completed last week, the day before Politico published a draft majority opinion indicating that the Supreme Court will soon overturn Roe v. Wade, found that just 27% of respondents favored that outcome. Yet 54% thought their own states should ban abortion after 15 weeks of gestation — the very policy at…
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Readers of Maggie Shipstead’s novel “Great Circle” will pick up her new short story collection, “You Have a Friend in 10A,” and delight in the Easter egg found in its pages. Not the Cadbury chocolate kind of Easter egg, mind you, but the kind that’s a hidden reference to other work. In this case, a…
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The dates and times for matchups on the Miami Dolphins’ 2022 schedule are set to be announced on Thursday night in an 8 p.m. program on NFL Network. The opponents themselves, however, have already been determined. The Dolphins, as always, play home and away against their three divisional rivals — the Bills, Patriots and Jets…
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Back in October of 1978, Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys planned to play a one-night gig at a small Liverpool club called Eric’s, so the duo came up with a band name, an unusual one, on a whim the night before their first show. Calling themselves Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, the duo took the…
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It is the latest Spo-ism, another morsel from Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra that either can inspire or fall on skeptical ears. After nearly a year of basketball silence, as he recovered from May 2021 quadriceps surgery, Victor Oladipo was all ears. So the veteran Heat guard allowed the message to resonate. “We are just…
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The situation is nothing new to Robert Neustrom, even if it’s not ideal. He’s been here before, a high school baseball standout in Sioux City, Iowa, who flew under the radar. Before he became a star at the University of Iowa, he needed to walk onto the Hawkeyes program, proving to others what he already…
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Q: P.J. Tucker looks and plays like someone squashed P.J. Brown down about 6 inches shorter and 6 inches wider. Heck, they even have the same name. As important as Jae Crowder was during our 2020 NBA Finals run, the same can be said about Brown, er, I mean Tucker. – Joey, Plantation. A: Actually…
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Another highlight of the NFL offseason will take place Thursday night when the league reveals the 2022 regular-season schedule. The league has already announced its Week 2 Monday night doubleheader featuring the Tennessee Titans at the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings at the Philadelphia Eagles. The NFL also revealed the Christmas Day matchup between…
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The Chicago Bears will announce their 2022 schedule Thursday night as the NFL releases its full slate of games for the upcoming season. NFL Network will air a schedule-release show at 7 p.m., with multiple players, coaches and analysts as guests. The Bears already had their home and road opponents set. Along with playing NFC…
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“Bro, there ain’t gonna be any home runs today.” Those were the famous last words of Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito after Dylan Cease predicted Tim Anderson was about to go yard last week at Wrigley Field. Giolito’s statement made perfect sense. It was cold and rainy, with a 23 mph wind blowing in…
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