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My daughters phone went to the heavens .. Not looking to spend a ton on it and was wondering if anyone had a old phone they were willing to sell. If so that would be awesome. Thanks

6-foot-7 forward averaged 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game for the Ducks this year while starting 33 of 35 games.

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Full coverage of Jeremiah Williams' commitment.

Would like to buy C4 parking for entire season. Would also consider B4,C3,B5 or C5

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2019 (Texas Tech - Runner up)
2020 (No Tournament)
2021 (Baylor - National Champion)
2022 (Kansas - TBD)

Is palming still against the rules in the men’s college game? If so, has the definition been relaxed in recent years?

Who on this site plays warzone? Looking for playing partners.

Our house was built in the mid-70's and has popcorn ceilings throughout. Not long ago I decided it's time to replace the dingy popcorn texture with a nice white knock down texture. I thought about hiring the job out, but I figured it would cost several thousand dollars, so I decided to take the project on myself after I had my ceilings tested to make sure the popcorn doesn't contain asbestos.

I've finished 3 of the 4 bedrooms and a bathroom thus far. Thought I'd get all of those done before I start on the hallways and kitchen, dining, and living rooms this summer. It's a very very messy job, but the final product looks really nice - so much better than the outdated popcorn.

Just curious if anyone else has taken on a DIY project like this. Any idea how much you saved by doing it yourself? Does it help much when it comes time to sell your house?

It seems like only yesterday that I watched the first game of this season. There was great anticipation as I wondered two things in particular. First, was Danae Fritz everything Coach Fen had hyped her to be (and he usually doesn't blow smoke). Second, would the sophomores hit the infamous "sophomore slump?" Little did I know what was to come in an exciting season.

Right out of the gates we got to see what Fritz had to offer. Just as Coach Fen stated, Fritz started and I was impressed. This young woman has grit and the look on her face indeed indicated I'd want her in a back alley brawl. In the first three games she scored a dozen points in two of them. Sadly, the plug was pulled on her season early due to injury.

Would there be a sophomore slump. In a succinct answer...no. All of the sophs came out of the gate looking like veterans. The glue holding this team together wasn't one person, but rather chemistry. This group played like a team even though they had a bonafide star with Ashley Joens. The team showed that summer workouts created evolution.

When I look back at this season, I see it broken into four parts. Early November, late November-December, conference and the dance.

Early November brought us glimpses of the diversity of the squad. We had some new faces in Fritz, Diew, Vick and King. I assumed that Vick and King would likely be developmental based on the recruiting info about each player. Fritz was the prize and Diew was kind of an unknown. We knew Diew had a year under her belt at Butler and she was a "local." But we really didn't know if she would contribute or not. Coach Fen used the early season to get the player rotation established and to try out some of the new pieces. Fritz was an obvious success, but as mentioned her season was abruptly cut short. Diew started slowly, but you could see she had some skills. Throughout this period the returning players showed the growth in their game and looked like solid veterans as they made quick work of their first four opponents all the while scoring at a very high rate. Also evident was an obvious emphasis on defense. We saw the team come out playing an aggressive man-to-man defense which was indicative of the level of talent on the squad.

Late November was when we saw what this team was capable of. The team played in the Gulf Coast Classic tournament against some salty competition. The team was making the shift from losing the services of Fritz and needing to depend on other players. Charlotte (ended up 22-10 and 1st in CUSA East) was dispatched with another moderately high scoring/defensive effort 75-59. This was followed with Penn State who was absolutely demolished by 34 points. The gut check game came against an unbeaten UMass team (they would end up 26-7 and in the dance). Their inside play made this a tough one, but the ladies fought through a major UMass second half comeback (after leading by 18 at the half) and won by 7. This game showed there was no fold in this squad. The game against LSU was a bit of a preview of the other losses this team would face. LSU was big and the officials "let them play" which is another saying for street ball. How would the ladies respond to their first loss? Quite well actually. After a breather game, #12 Iowa came to town. Bluder's Hawks had owned this series for the past few years and they had two of their star players - Clark and Czinano - firing on all cylinders. The Sisters weren't intimidated as they took Clark out of her game and handled the Hawks 77-70. Again, defense was the name of the game. The year ended with a surprisingly close game against UNI (perhaps a letdown after Iowa?) but the ladies were now 11-1 for the non-conference segment.

January brought with it the conference season. ISU had been picked to finish second along with Texas. No one really knew how Baylor would be with a new staff on board. The ladies defense cracked down on the first three opponents including #23 Oklahoma. The first really big test was at the little apple facing an unbeaten KSU squad. It was tough all game and again our post play was exposed as Ayoka Lee scored 38 points (most in the first half). As she wore down the ladies stayed within striking range and when M&M banked a three pointer and Kane nailed one from the top of the key the ladies would emerge victorious. This team continued to show grit and no let up. The ladies would move to 16-1 and a top 10 ranking when the first bit of adversity struck. The day before facing #15 Texas both Joens were out due to Covid protocols. This was a tough adjustment to make and the ladies never got it going as they were hammered by the Horns. They followed with (with the Joens sisters) by getting bounced hard by #15 Baylor in Waco. The ladies were facing their first losing "streak" of the season. How would they respond? By clamping down on the next five conference opponents that included #25 KSU and upstart KU. Then came the rematch with Texas in Austin. I wish I had closed my eyes as this was uglier than first game. Shots wouldn't fall. Officials tossed the ball out and said "play ball" and it was a pummeling. Again the sisters responded well by powering past #15 OU and moved to 24-4 before the rematch with Baylor with the conference title on the line. Sadly, much like against Texas, the big physical and athletic Baylor team (which had really hit its stride by this point) took the Sisters behind the woodshed and for all intents and purposes wrapped up another conference crown. The ladies won their last game to finish 25-5 and 14-4 for their best ever conference win total. They received the second seed for the conference tournament.

Unfortunately, OU continued their propensity to win big games and lose head scratchers. They lost their last game of the season dropping them to the #4 seed and pushing Texas into the #3 seed. The tournament was back at Hilton South (Municipal in KC) and the place was full of cardinal and gold supporters. The ladies came out of the gate and played a nearly identical game to what we saw earlier in the year against UMass. They dominated WVU for the first half and led 41-28. Then the wheels fell off as WVU got more active and the sisters couldn't seem to either hang on to the ball, or when they did, score with it. WVU would make it interesting, but the ladies would do just enough to keep them at bay and win the first round game by 6. Next up was #7 Texas. What we would see was one of the most determined efforts by our ladies all year. Despite the officials (and I've tried to not mention them much in this summary) incompetence (please see Blum's twitter showing the "throw down" heard across the Big 12), the ladies pushed Texas to overtime before succumbing by 9. It was a powerful performance against the eventual tournament champions.

What we all waited for was the announcement that ISU would be a top four seed and get to host the first two games of the NCAA tournament. The Sisters (26-6) had earned a three seed and Ames would host a play in game as well. Another treat was getting to see former Cyclone Emily Durr return to Hilton as an assistant with the Dayton Flyers. Another familiar face, Georgia, was also included in our bracket. The ladies started the first round against an athletic UT Arlington team that had several quality players (including their post). They would give a cold shooting Cyclone squad all they could handle before falling 78-71. In the rematch against Georgia (who had knocked ISU out of three previous dances) the ladies couldn't have played better. The team was firing on all cylinders as it came out of the gates on fire from deep. A 23-7 first quarter would set the stage for the rest of the game. Although the ladies cooled off the rest of the way, the defense stymied Georgia throughout and held a very good team to only 44 points. Impressive. The ladies moved to their first Sweet Sixteen in 12 years where they would fall to a free flowing Creighton team to end the season 28-7. This was a new team record for wins in a single season.

Observations
Ashley Joens - as of this writing, Ashley was just named the Cheryl Miller Forward of the Year for the second straight year. Really, that's almost all you need to say about her. Although her numbers were down from a year ago, she actually did more for the team this year than last. She became more adept at driving and finding open players when she was double teamed. She could step back and play a role when her teammates were hot. She was still tenacious on the boards. She was quite simply a better player and the leader of this team. Add to it 1st Team All Conference and All American honors.

The Sophs - Donarski, Ryan and Diew were integral parts of this team as they each stepped up their games. Donarski was the Big 12 defensive player of the year and quite literally harassed anyone she guarded into meltdowns. She wasn't always consistent scoring, but was always a threat. She showed excellent speed and had a burst to the hole that often left her defender behind. Ryan was the floor general. She could find players all over the court and by the end of the season broke a record that not many of us thought she could reach. But she did and became the season assist leader by dishing an amazing 249 assists. She was also a very consistent scorer at 13 ppg. These two evolved from talented freshmen to veteran players and both were named 1st Team All Conference as a result. Diew was the big surprise. No one knew what to expect from this tall, and yes I'll say it, gangly player from Butler. From early season hits and misses to the end of the season starter, Diew showed the greatest improvement from day 1 to end of season of anyone on the team. She blocked shots, played defense and became another scoring option on this talented team.

The Posts - All season long post play was a challenge. We saw several parts used interchangeably as Kane, Jordao, Zingaro, Diew and a few others played in the middle. There were some games where the posts were beaten by more talented athletes such as Baylor's Smith. In others, the group did a yeoman's job of matching up and either playing evenly or out-performing their opponents. Surprisingly, the group averaged around 15 points and 12 boards per game. It didn't always work out that way from game to game, but the plan put together by the staff and the depth at that position worked out nine times out of ten. There was never any doubt they all were working their butts off on the court. In the off season Jordao (who moves the best) needs to work on her shot and free throws. Zingaro came into the Georgia game and showed where her size and strength could be an asset rebounding. Also needs to work on her shot (needs to learn to get off the floor vertically). Kane is the starter as she has the most complete skill set of them all.

The Bench - M&M and Aubrey Joens are the only two players with significant minutes I've not mentioned so far. M&M continued to fight injuries early in the season just as she did much of last year. She had moments where she shined and made a huge difference and other times when things didn't work quite as well. The skills are definitely there and we have to hope this off-season will finally allow her to get healthy for next season. Because of some of the games where she was hot from deep she ended the season with the highest percentage from three on the team. Aubrey also had her up and downs. She had some games where she scored a bunch and others where the scoring wasn't there. But what was always there was her defense and rebounding efforts. For being one of the shorter players on the team she was always pulling down boards due to her aggressive nature and body placement.

The Deep Bench - as expected the remaining players on the bench saw time when there were blowouts (and there were quite a few) and that is about it. King will always be the Sarah Robson type player that we love, but is relegated to trash time. Vick and Frederick have a lot of growth to make in order to carve out any playing time on a very deep team. Time will tell what off-season workouts do for these players.

The Future
I've never seen a Cyclone team that quite literally returned every single starter and practically the entire team roster. The early Fennelly years saw us return strong cores of teams that won conference titles and went deep into the dance. But this is different. Expectations are going to be sky high next year. Everyone is saying this will be a definite Top 10 pre-season team and perhaps Top 5. I think the later is a bit much. We add a relative unknown in Shatavia Dawkins out of Canada. But she is supposed to be fast and athletic. That would be a boost to team depth. We return the two time All American, two time Cheryl Miller Award winner, three time 1st Team All Conference player in Ashley Joens. Fritz will be back. The team we saw at the end of the season will be even deeper at the beginning of next year and I think even more dangerous. What we don't know is if the coaches are pursuing any of the multitude of big posts that are in the transfer portal? Time will tell.

There are several games to circle on the calendar next year. First, the Phil Knight Invitational that includes Michigan State, North Carolina and Oregon. Good competition for us early season. Then the re-match with Iowa in Iowa City. Finally, the conference season with a loaded Texas squad (who will likely be picked first pre-season) and a rebuilding Baylor. OU will be back as will an improving KU. KSU returns Ayoka Lee. Nothing is easy, but if there was a time to make another move this is it.

Folks, it was fun this year. And I mean for everyone. Yes, I had a blast following the team and writing these things up for you. But it was so great to see the Coaches and players having a fun time together and seeing that translate to success on the court. Enjoy the off-season. We'll be back in November!

As a teen in the 1940s, Judith Love Cohen loved math and dreamed of becoming an engineer. While her teachers tried to convince her to go to finishing school, she earned a spot at the University of Southern California, where she majored in engineering. Her talents earned her a job as a NASA contractor, where she was often the only woman in the room. Cohen went on to help develop the Abort Guidance system, the mechanism that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts after an oxygen tank exploded.​

Cohen continued to work while heavily pregnant. On the day she went into labor, she had been working on a complex problem. Not wanting to abandon her work, she took a printout of the problem to complete while in the hospital. Not only did she end up finishing the problem, she also gave birth that day. The child? None other than actor Jack Black. ​

Significant news for 2022-23.

I'm not a shoe geek by any means. I have always had an affinity for old Air Jordans and just recently started trying to get some of the older ones.I think it's because the older I get the more nostalgic I become.

A guy at work recently introduced me to the damn Nike SNKRS app and I got a pair of 3s in white/cardinal last week and just got lucky this morning and snagged the '85 Georgetown 1s...really wanted those because when I was in high school that's what the basketball team wore when I was a freshman/sophomore/junior and those teams were really good so a lot of fun memories.

Wanting to get a pair of the 1s in the original red/white/black. I had a pair of white Air Force 1s when I was a freshman in high school that I colored to look just like those so it would be nice to get a "real" pair. Also want the original black 4s, had a pair of those in college and they're still my favorite shoe ever.

I really don't care about anything that came out after the 4s though.

Anyway, just wondering if there were any other Air Jordan nerds out there.

I'm looking to replace my old garage door. These garage door guys don't make it easy. They all want too much $$! I've read through several manufacturers installation instructions. This is something I feel very comfortable doing myself. Choosing which manufacturer to go with is another matter. Just finding where to purchase a door directly has been a challenge. I finally found a door installer that would tell me where to get one. There is a large distributor of First United Doors, I can pick up a garage door 6 days a week, $470. There is Overhead Door, 6 days a week pickup, $435. Then, I can order a CHI door, 2 weeks delivery, $455. Clopay, Wayne Dalton, Amarr will sell me a garage door, all in the $600-$700 range. Raynor is dealer only, $990 quote. First United has lifetime warranty. The others have 15 year warranty. All the same type of door, 25 guage steel, raised panel, non insulated, 15X7. I guess it comes down to what is available, how long I want to wait for delivery, and what I want to pay.

I have an existing anchor system from the previous home owner for a goalrilla hoop. The bolts and surface of the concrete appear to be in good shape. Can I install a new hoop on the existing system or is that a major safety risk?

Just heard Brad Davison granted another year and is coming back. Will JorBo follow suit? Might be fun to see that guy torment Iowa. And, if State ever faces him again, I hope we BEAT them again.
Okay, you guys set me straight on this now. Seemed just 'News of the Weird' enough to be possibly true. HAHAHAHA....

Looks like these are going on right now in Cedar Falls.
Tate and Kane Naaktgeboren are both wrestling.
Tate won by fall his first match and Kane hasn't wrestled yet.

Not sure if there are any other ISU recruits and/or targets in this tournament, but there are tons of Iowa kids rolling with a bunch of guys from across the US which is nice to see.

Includes the top prospect in Wisconsin as well as in-state target Jamison Patton: