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LOS ANGELES — Top-ranked South Carolina felt something it hasn't known in over 2 1/2 years. The sting of defeat after being thoroughly dominated in a 77-62 loss to No. 5 UCLA on Sunday. Gone was the overall 43-game winning streak. Done was the run of 33 consecutive road victories. And the No. 1 ranking it's held for 23 consecutive polls will disappear Monday. "This is what we usually do to teams," coach Dawn Staley said. "We were on the receiving end of it." South Carolina hadn't lost since April 2023, when Caitlin Clark and Iowa beat the Gamecocks in the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins (5-0) shot 47% from the floor and 3-point range, hit 11 of 14 free throws and had five players in double figures. "They actually executed our game plan to a T," Staley said. The Gamecocks (5-1) were held to 36% shooting, had just two players in double figures and neither was leading scorer Chloe Kitts, who was held to 2 points on 1 of 7 shooting. They never led, got beat on the boards, 41-34, and were outscored 26-18 in the paint and 8-1 in fast break points. They only made eight trips to the free throw line. "Our kids fought," Staley said, "but we ran into a buzzsaw." South Carolina did manage to limit 6-foot-7 UCLA star Lauren Betts, who had 11 points and 14 rebounds, despite no longer having a dominant center of their own. The Bruins responded by getting the ball to others and eight of their 10 players scored. "We did an excellent job on Betts and we got killed by everyone else," Staley said. Tessa Johnson was the only other Gamecock in double figures with 14. "We needed a lot more than Tessa today," Staley said. The Gamecocks never got their offense in gear, starting the game 0 for 9 before trailing 20-10 at the end of the first quarter. They were down 43-22 at halftime. "Our shot selection is something we're dealing with on a daily basis," Staley said. The Gamecocks outscored UCLA 40-34 in the second half, but the Bruins' big early lead easily held up. "Beautiful basketball by UCLA," Staley said. "You can't help but to love up on it cause it was fluid on both sides of the ball." Given that it's only late November, the Gamecocks have plenty of time to figure things out. "We had some really good contributions from people that don't play a whole lot and we could probably give a little bit more minutes to," Staley said. "Taking a loss will help us focus on anybody that we play."
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IN just 56 days, Donald Trump will be President of the United States. Worried world leaders talk of Trump-proofing themselves against the return of The Don. Yet I fear Sir Keir Starmer appears to be doing everything he possibly can to send mixed messages to the next leader of our closest ally. Yes, the PM was up Trump Tower quicker than a greyhound to try to build bridges and has ordered his once bitterly hostile Cabinet to pipe down. But when it comes to deeds not words, you could be forgiven for thinking he was trying to wind up the incoming US President. Ever conscious that pro-Gaza Muslim voters threaten the seats of plenty more Labour MPs, No10 has refused to condemn the International Criminal Court’s absurd overreach in issuing an arrest warrant for the only democratically elected and accountable leader in the Middle East . Read More on Opinion Downing Street has not ruled out cuffing Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu if the leader of our ally landed in London , instead insisting the UK would “comply with its legal obligations”. Even Labour’s own Friends Of Israel group has branded the stance “perverse”, but I suspect the incoming Washington administration would have rather more choice words. There is already public talk from Trump allies of “crushing” the UK’s economy if we complied with the court ruling in public, but Starmer’s love of international legal bodies is well versed. And it appears he cannot look a gift horse in the mouth either. Most read in The Sun After rushing through a bonkers deal to hand the British Indian Ocean Territory on the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius — and paying them to take it, for good measure — the Mauritian government was then obliterated at the ballot box. America’s incoming top diplomat Marco Rubio has voiced the obvious threat that the deal poses from China , who have been all over Mauritius like a rash, given the US/UK base on the islands. He will be Secretary of State in eight weeks’ time but his British counterpart-to-be, David Lammy, rather pathetically claimed it would all be OK this week because: “Donald Trump knows what a good deal looks like and this is a good deal.” But it’s not a good deal. Paying someone else to take a vital UK strategic asset that has a direct impact on our relations with the US is a terrible deal. However, instead of using the very obvious get-out clause that the ministers who agreed the deal have been booted out of power, I hear Starmer will instead dispatch his newly appointed National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell to the region to try to resurrect the accord. After blowback over the PM’s jet-set first four months, which saw him out of the country on more than two dozen occasions, Starmer has finally told his aides to focus on the domestic picture for the next few months. But what has he achieved for his travels? Finally convincing the White House to drop its opposition to the use of UK-provided cruise missiles on Russian targets is undoubtedly an important win. Bonkers deal Yet his much trumpeted new pact with the Germans is dead in the water after being announced in the first few weeks of Starmer’s premiership — only to see Berlin plunged into political chaos. And the PM’s last few weeks of summit surfing have been an embarrassment. At the recent Commonwealth gathering in Samoa he was duffed up by global minnows over slavery reparations. Most prominent world leaders could see that COP29 in Azerbaijan was going to be a flop and stayed well away. But no, our Never-Here Keir jetted in and is now directly tainted by the latest farcical climate circus flop that could have been left to chief clown Ed Miliband . Flying to the G20 in Brazil, the PM told hacks his number one priority for the summit was Ukraine , but then let Brazil remove calls for a Russian ceasefire from the formal conclusions, something No10 at least admitted was “disappointing”. Grip-and-grin photo op Oh well, at least Starmer got a grip-and-grin photo op with tyrannical Xi Jinping — Trump’s foremost enemy — just hours before China’s President banged up scores of Hong Kong protesters for decades. Meanwhile, over at the UN in New York, the UK delegation has been leading the charge to have Brazil added to the permanent members of the Security Council. There would be a seat for the Germans too, and the Japanese and Indians. Hardly a Trump-friendly policy given the President-elect has said time and again that the US-bankrolled organisation is already taking the mickey to the tune of 18billion American taxpayers’ dollars a year. And while Sir Keir was away last week, what a perfect time to sneak out half a billion pounds of defence cuts that will see a number of British ships and dozens of helicopters scrapped, just at a time when Trump is about to arrive and call for all hands to the deck when it comes to INCREASING European defence spending. As if all that were not enough for the incoming White House team, what of the man who is still consistently linked to being Sir Keir Starmer’s man in Washington? Costly legal dispute No10 could have poured cold water on Peter Mandelson if his name was not really in the frame. Charming no doubt, wily, canny and experienced — but is the Prince Of Darkness really the right fit? His time as EU Trade Commissioner would suggest otherwise. His entire tenure had attacking tariffs and protectionism as its mantra — the very bread and butter of Donald Trump’s America First agenda. And he did not shy away from winding up the Americans in that job. In 2005 he vowed to launch “the biggest, most difficult and costly legal dispute in the World Trade Organisation’s history” against Washington. And he fell out badly with his US counterpart when he accused the US Deputy Secretary of State of taking orders from Boeing, leading to one of the more colourful transatlantic wars of words. Given the delicate mess our newbie PM’s forays into foreign policy so far have left him in, would it not be wise to choose someone a tad more diplomatic to manage the day-to-day running of Britain’s most important international relationship? WHAT was one of Rachel Reeves’s last acts as an opposition MP before becoming Chancellor? Sticking a subscription to The Economist on her expenses. READ MORE SUN STORIES According to Commons data published recently, the Chancellor-to-be claimed £94 on June 1 for the highbrow mag, the day after Parliament was dissolved for the General Election. Given Reeves is now battling claims she sexed up her CV about her career as an economist before she entered No11, I hope she is getting value for money from the taxpayer and reading every word.
People hindered by Canada Post job action are still being served: Ministry spokesperson (Nelson)Engineering CEO appointed to Junior Achievement boardCaitlin Clark honored as AP Female Athlete of the Year following her impact on women's sports Caitlin Clark has been named the AP Female Athlete of the Year after raising the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both college and the WNBA. She led Iowa to the national championship game, was the top pick in the WNBA draft and captured rookie of the year honors in the league. Fans packed sold-out arenas and millions of television viewers followed her journey on and off the court. Clark's exploits also put other women's sports leagues in the spotlight. A group of 74 sports journalists from AP and its members voted on the award. Other athletes who received votes included Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and boxer Imane Khelif. Clark’s only the fourth women’s basketball player to win the award since it was first given in 1931.
ScaleWings Aircraft and TacAero Announce Strategic Alliance to Support Iconic SW-51 MustangOne of the first completed residences at Azul, located at Pier Sixty-Six. Pier Sixty-Six is considered one of Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s most prominent landmarks. It was originally established in the 1950s as a fuel dock and gas station for Phillips 66 Petroleum before it was transformed into a 66-spire tower in the 1960s. Now, Pier Sixty-Six is being redeveloped into a 32-acre waterfront destination that attracts luxury residents, boaters, and purveyors of the finer things. Tavistock Development Company is behind the revitalization of turning Pier Sixty-Six into a social hub. South Florida, particularly Miami, has had a tremendous boom over the last few years, and this luxury real estate surge has made its way just 30 miles north of the magic city to Fort Lauderdale, home of the iconic International Boat Show. With so much demand for single-family homes and ultra-luxe residences that wouldn’t look out of place in Miami, Fort Lauderdale’s development continues to grow. Pier Sixty-Six is just one example of that. Pier Sixty-Six is a 32-acre waterfront development. “Azul at Pier Sixty-Six Residences marks a series of firsts for Fort Lauderdale, from its sweeping coral-reef-inspired design to being the city's first building with private plunge pools on each terrace overlooking the Intracoastal,” says Amy Ballon, director of sales at Tavistock Development Company. “As the first ownership opportunity at the historic Pier Sixty-Six, we eagerly anticipate completing the project by year’s end and welcoming our residents home.” Once completed, the 32-acre waterfront destination will be home to 88 residences across four structures, ranging from $3.85 million to $15 million; one of the largest superyacht marinas on the eastern seaboard; a 325-room resort; historically preserved rotating cocktail lounge; a 13,000-square-foot spa with the region’s first snow room; and 12 new restaurants and bars. The residences mark the first real estate ownership opportunities in the development’s 60-year history. 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This specific unit has three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and a powder room, plus a spacious great room overlooking the city’s skyline, Intracoastal Waterway, and Atlantic Ocean. The unit is owned and designed by Steven Gorowitz, founder and president of South Florida-based firm Interiors by Steven G. This is the second unit he owns at Pier Sixty-Six Residences. The unit has dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows in nearly every room to take advantage of the stunning views. The plunge pool on the terrace. The first phase of the multi-billion-dollar development will be completed at the end of 2024. All residents will have access to Pier Sixty-Six Marina, which will feature 5,000 linear feet of dockage and 164 slips for boats 40 to 400 feet. Residents will also have unique access to the Pier Sixty-Six Resort, which will include Zenova Spa and Wellness and many restaurants.The Sri Lankan IT Professionals Association (SLITPA) in the UAE has established two strategic MoUs with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Sri Lanka Chapter and the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL). The move is aimed at forming a collaborative partnership that enhances member benefits and fosters professional growth between Sri Lanka and the UAE. By uniting these organisations, SLITPA aims to bridge IT communities across borders, enable deeper connections, and create valuable opportunities for professionals to grow, learn, and thrive in an interconnected world. Through this agreement, CSSL will extend its membership benefits to IT professionals residing in the UAE, providing access to exclusive resources, networking events, and professional development programs. This initiative not only strengthens ties between the ICT communities of both countries but also supports the exchange of ideas, best practices, and innovative solutions to meet the industry’s ever-evolving demands. Similarly, ISACA will offer SLITPA members privileged access to a range of ISACA events, fostering a collaborative environment for professionals to connect and share insights. SLITPA members will also enjoy exclusive discounts on ISACA’s prestigious training programs, improving access to industry-leading certifications and up skilling opportunities essential in today’s rapidly changing technology landscape.
