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Valerie Chmelka retweeted
Former Syracuse center William Kyle III is signing with the Lakers on an Exhibit 10 deal, sources told ESPN. The 6-9, 230-pound big man averaged 8.4 points on 66.1% with 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in his senior season with the Orange
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Nebraska fans were notified around 7 a.m. to show up at 12:20 p.m. at the Lincoln airport to welcome the basketball team back, and they delivered. 🤝
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Husker fans have not only over taken Oklahoma City’s hotels, bars and restaurants, they also just overtook St. Joseph’s Old Cathedral for 4 pm mass. The priest couldn’t believe how much red was there. The church sat 700 people and was 85 percent Husker fans.
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Can someone explain why some 10 year old needs to travel hundreds of miles for competition that they almost certainly could have found locally?
Travel leagues for youth sports should be banned.
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Are children are suffering because we have prioritized programs over people. The amount of money spend on programs is astonishing. Throwing money and technology at the problem IS NOT working! The best chance for our children is highly trained and passionate teacher. Invest in people!
It's all connected, guys. Tough love incoming.
Childhood literacy rates are not just declining because the education system is failing.
Parents are more distracted than ever.
Children are addicted to screens - because parents are putting iPads in their toddler's hands before they can even speak or use a potty.
Many...probably most...parents do not read to their children daily.
The power to fix this lies with PARENTS, not the government.
Things that get kids excited for reading.. growing a spider plant of our own after reading @GoldenSowerNLA, The World’s Best Class Plant about a spider plant! My students can’t wait for these to grow!!
Valerie Chmelka retweeted
ESPN color analyst Fran Fraschilla showing love to the KU student section #kubball
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"It took a lot of toughness and we got to keep that moving forward."
@WilliamKyleIII after his 15-point, 16-rebound performance in the 2OT win
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Defense at its highest level.
Introducing the Naismith Women’s College Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, presented by @moleculesleep.
