SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Hannah Hidalgo made 13 of 23 from the field and finished with 30 points, her second consecutive 30-point game, and short-handed Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 94-59 on Monday. No. 18 Notre Dame (10-2, 2-0 ACC), which had just eight available players Monday, has won five in a row following a 69-62 loss at then-No. 13 Mississippi on Dec. 4. Iyana Moore scored a … [Read more...] about Hannah Hidalgo has her 4th 30-point game of the season as No. 18 Notre Dame beats Pitt 94-59
Chicago Bulls stars Coby White, Josh Giddey exit with injuries in 136-101 blowout to the Minnesota Timberwolves
The Chicago Bulls can’t survive without Coby White and Josh Giddey. This team was built around this pairing — White’s prolific shot-making from deep, Giddey’s exhaustive playmaking with the ball in his hands. When either — or, worse, both — of those pillars are removed, the rest of the structure crumbles away. And nothing proved this point more thoroughly than Monday’s 136-101 … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls stars Coby White, Josh Giddey exit with injuries in 136-101 blowout to the Minnesota Timberwolves
Asking Eric: Sister still insists on buying gifts for everyone
Dear Eric: My husband’s family has a long-standing tradition of not buying Christmas gifts for adults, just the small children. It keeps Christmas less hectic and allows us to concentrate on what’s important: spending time together as a large extended family. Years ago, I suggested to my highly dysfunctional family a similar approach. Most of them live in severe poverty and … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: Sister still insists on buying gifts for everyone
Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured
RALEIGH, N.C. — The father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived, officials said Monday. Firefighters arrived Sunday night at a two-story home near Stanley that was mostly engulfed in fire, with flames showing through the attic, the Gaston County Office of Emergency … [Read more...] about Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured
Chicago nonprofit sues Department of Education over alleged ‘unlawful’ grant program cuts
A Chicago nonprofit, in conjunction with the American Federation of Teachers, is suing the U.S. Department of Education over funding cuts to a program that has long provided wraparound services to students in high-poverty and rural areas. The Brighton Park Neighborhood Council and AFT, in a complaint filed Monday, allege the department broke both federal law and direction from … [Read more...] about Chicago nonprofit sues Department of Education over alleged ‘unlawful’ grant program cuts