Distances
3-point lines on Portland court are different distances, will be fixed before next game
PORTLAND, Ore. — The 3-point line for the women’s NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday.The teams’ coaches …
Italy health chief distances himself from spiked WHO report
ROME (AP) — The head of Italy’s national health institute is distancing himself from a scandal over a spiked World Health Organization report into Italy’s coronavirus response. Dr. Silvio Brusaferro says he had no means to interfere with the U.N. agency and has never censored even inconvenient information from the public. Brusaferro was drawn into …
Dershowitz distances himself from White House response to Democrats’ impeachment charges
Dershowitz is one of four lawyers who were selected personally by Trump and announced Friday as new members of the president’s legal team. The others are former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi and former independent counsels Robert Ray and Kenneth W. Starr. Dershowitz’s comments come as both sides preview their arguments for Trump’s impeachment trial, …
Technology To Survive (Enjoy?) Running Extreme Distances In Remote Places
Jurassic Coast 100 Miles Ultra Credit: Climb South West Is modern life just too easy? Do we have a deep-seated need to punish ourselves? Whatever the reason, extreme sporting challenges are on the rise. Ultrarunning races scratch this itch by taking competitors beyond what most people consider humanly possible, or sane. I write this as …
