Despite leading the Tar Heels to six consecutive six-win seasons, Brown’s failure to field a competitive defense was his ultimate downfall.In North Carolina’s most recent run under Brown (he also coached the program from 1988-97), it finished no better than 44th in scoring defense.That was Brown’s first season back at Chapel Hill. In his last five seasons (2020-24), North Carolina ranked 65th (29.4 points per game), 105th (32.1 points per game), 102nd (30.8 points per game), 75th (27.3 points per game) and 83rd (27.5 points per game) in scoring defense.The porous Tar Heels defense squandered some outstanding offenses, including in…
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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki died in August from lung cancer at age 56. She was Google’s 16th employee and reportedly rented out her garage to Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page in the late 1990s when they were forming the company.On Monday, YouTube shared a letter they titled, “From Susan,” that Wojcicki wrote before she died. It was to be a blog post she created for Lung Cancer Awareness Month.”Susan wrote a post in the final weeks of her life that she planned to publish this fall,” Neal Mohan, the current CEO of YouTube, writes of Wojcicki.Related: Silicon…
Quantum bits, or qubits, can be thought of as representing data on a sphereGoogle DeepMind Google DeepMind has developed an AI model that could improve the performance of quantum computers by correcting errors more effectively than any existing method, bringing these devices a step closer to broader use. Quantum computers perform calculations on quantum bits, or qubits, which are units of information that can store multiple values at the same time, unlike classical bits, which can hold either a 0 or 1. These qubits, however, are fragile and prone to mistakes when disturbed by factors like environmental heat or a…
Prosecution of an 86-year-old white man charged in the wrong-door injury shooting of a Black teenager in Kansas City, Missouri, last year will move forward, a judge indicated Tuesday.A mental evaluation of Andrew Lester approved by Clay County Circuit Court Judge David P. Chamberlain in September has been completed and was entered into the record on Nov. 15 but otherwise withheld from the public.So far, the report hasn’t paused the trial’s starting date of Feb. 18, scheduled during a hearing in early October, according to court records. A second week of trial, if needed, was scheduled for Feb. 24.Cleo Nagbe,…
Donald Trump wants to ensure that America’s neighbors to the north and south help him fight the migrant crisis, announcing that he will punish both Canada and Mexico with a 25% tariff on goods until migrants stop crossing into America from their lands. Justin Trudeau reportedly called Donald Trump within two hours of his public remarks. “Canada is essential to US domestic energy supply and last year 60 percent of US crude oil imports originated in Canada,” read the statement issued by Trudeau, finance minister Chrystia Freeland and public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc. This certainly would hurt any attempt at…
Photo by Lorie Shaull As the Gateway pundit recently reported, after the election was over, the DNC fired a large number of staffers with no advance warning and no severance pay of any kind. Their union was outraged. It’s even more stunning when you consider the fact that the Harris campaign had more than a billion dollars to work with and yet these staffers were not taken care of in the end. Now, they have been reduced to begging people for donations through a GoFundMe account that was set up for them. Townhall reports: DNC Staffers Getting Desperate After Kamala…
Leonardo DiCaprio has drawn the ire of fans after being caught on camera ignoring a reception organized during his recent trip to Fiji.The serenade was put together by the staff of the hotel where he stayed in Nadi. However, instead of welcoming it, the actor chose not to acknowledge anyone as he made his way out of the hotel, seemingly heading elsewhere.On social media, fans have now branded his actions as “disrespectful,” with some also calling Leonardo DiCaprio a “snob.”Article continues below advertisementThe Actor Seemingly Faked A Phone Call To Avoid The ReceptionDiCaprio has courted controversy over his reaction to…
It’s almost that time of year: Spotify is gearing up to release its annual Wrapped, personalised recaps of users’ listening habits and year in audio. Spotify has been giving its listeners breakdowns of their data since 2016. And each year, it’s become a bigger production – and internet sensation. Spotify said its 2023 Wrapped was the “biggest ever created”, in terms of audience reach and the kind of data it provided. So, what will 2024 have in store? Here’s a look at what to know ahead of this year’s Spotify Wrapped. WHAT EXACTLY IS SPOTIFY WRAPPED? It’s the streaming service’s…
Amid a wave of historic election upsets in Southern Africa, Namibians will go to the polls this week to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections set to be the most competitive and tightly contested yet. The vote on Wednesday comes after independence-era liberation parties that long held onto power were kicked out in Botswana and crippled in South Africa earlier this year. In Mozambique, the governing Frelimo party’s recent win has led to ongoing deadly protests amid allegations of electoral manipulation. A newcomer party is set to further loosen the grip of the governing SWAPO (South West Africa People’s Organisation)…
The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks were able to take care of business on Tuesday even without their best player down the stretch. Hunter Dickinson was ejected late in the second half against No. 11 Duke after he was assessed a flagrant two foul for appearing to kick Maliq Brown. Dickinson had to leave the court area after the officials confirmed the foul via replay.He finished his night prematurely with just 11 points, six rebounds and three assists. Dickinson was averaging 17.8 points entering the contest.Kansas survived a second half surge by Duke and escaped its match at the Terry’s Chocolate…