That, you’ll recall if you’re old enough, was the original title of the 20-minute Special Report ABC News ran each night beginning November 8, 1979, four days after the Iran Hostage Crisis began. That’s the program which morphed into Nightline. The program ended in 1981 when the hostages were released. The House Select Committee on …
Abby’s lurking in the weeds. From Events
Today was full of errands that didn’t turn out well. First we got a phone call from Mom’s primary care nurse asking where her routine lab tests were for her appointment today. Oops. Okay, we’ll reschedule. Second, we went down to the clinic to get the lab tests done. Oops. Lab tests required fasting, and …
Panama is unhappy that this offshore company scandal has gotten the name Panama Papers. The Panamanian government said Tuesday that it won’t accept Panama being used as a “scapegoat” for the apparent financial misdeeds detailed in the so-called Panama Papers. “We are not going to allow Panama to be used as a scapegoat by third …
All basketball fans remember Grant Hill’s pass to Christian Laettner back in 1992, when Duke beat Kentucky. Now we’ve got another NCAA Championship game play to remember. This one’s gonna be seen in all the promos for the tournament from now on. The Villanova coach: “He takes those shots all the time and sometimes I …
As expected, the UConn Huskies demolished the Oregon State Beavers in the first women’s semi-final game today. In the second game, Syracuse leads Washington 43-31 at halftime. Does anyone else find it odd and a little surprising that all four teams in the Women’s Final Four are coached by men?
It looked like Villanova and North Carolina were playing D-II teams today. The results were a 44-point blowout by the Philadelphians and a much more modest but just as convincing 17-point win by the Chapel Hill residents. Oh well. There were some great photos of the action today. I don’t know who to pick in …
That means 2016 has really begun. All teams are potential World Series champions, the possibility of going 162-0 is right there in front of each team, and last year’s disappointments have been wiped from the slate. A little music seems appropriate: