This is a shocker…Casey a career politician whose father was PA Governor. He was way ahead just a few weeks ago.

https://www.mcall.com/2024/11/07/republican-david-mccormick-flips-pivotal-pennsylvania-senate-seat/

NJ primaries

ESPN News Services

Big East preseason player of the year Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a career-high 49 points, and 15th-ranked Creighton needed just about every one of them in a season-opening 99-86 win over UT-Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday night.

The 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner, a fifth-year center, was 20-of-22 from the field, including 2-for-2 on 3-pointers, and he made 7 of 8 free throws. He also grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots.

We kind of went into the game with a plan to establish me in the post and we went with that," he said. "I kept working and wasn't really thinking about what happened the previous play. I was just trying to make the next one."

The eye-opening stat line put him at or toward the top of a number of records, including:

• The fifth-most points in a game in Big East history

• The second-most points in Creighton history behind Bob Portman's 51 against UW-Milwaukee in 1967

• The second-most points by a player in a season opener in the past 25 years (Arkansas' Rotnei Clarke had 51 in a win over Alcorn State in 2009)

• The 20 made field goals tied the single-game Big East record (Providence's MarShon Brooks against Notre Dame in 2011)

• The 91% shooting from the field was the highest field goal percentage in a 45-point game by any Division I player in the past 25 seasons and the highest by a player to attempt 20 or more shots in a game over the past 25 years

"To go to work like he did in the offseason and then the first time you're under the lights for real to do something superhuman, it's pretty special," Bluejays coach Greg McDermott said. "And he deserves it. There's not a person on the planet that deserves success more than Ryan Kalkbrenner because of the way he's approached everything on a daily basis."

The crowd began chanting encouragement late in the game, imploring Kalkbrenner to shoot so he could hit the 50-point mark. Kalkbrenner, not knowing he was one point away, decided to pass the ball to a guard and let the clock run down.

"Having a good first game is awesome," Kalkbrenner said, "but we have 30-something games left, and hopefully games that mean a lot more."

As he walked off the court and through the tunnel after the buzzer, fans nearby chanted "MVP! MVP!"

Even with Kalkbrenner's effort, Creighton, a Sweet 16 team three of the past four seasons, couldn't shake off the Vaqueros of the Southland Conference until the final two minutes.

Hasan Abdul Hakim had 24 points and Cliff Davis and DK Thorn added 17 apiece for the Vaqueros (0-2), who were within 87-82 when Howie Fleming Jr. made a fifth-chance basket with 2:37 left.

Kalkbrenner, who averages 14 points per game for his career, considered leaving Creighton after last season to enter the NBA draft. He decided to return to the school for a fifth season so he could polish his game.

"This is my 15th year and five are with him," McDermott said. "It's been a blessing to coach him and watch him. He's as hungry to learn as he was when he walked on campus as a freshman. He approaches film and his work the exact same way. He decided to come back because he thought he could make strides and prepare himself for the next level. Tonight's a good first step in that direction."

By Zach Braziller

St. John’s and former coach Mike Anderson have come to an agreement to settle their financial dispute, according to a statement released by both sides.

“The parties have amicably resolved their dispute,” the statement read. “They wish each other nothing but the best in their future endeavors.”

Anderson was fired after four seasons without an NCAA Tournament bid in March of 2023, and replaced by Rick Pitino.

The school initially terminated him “with cause,” which would have allowed it not to pay him the money left on his contract.

St. John’s said in Anderson’s termination letter that the then-63-year-old failed “to create and support an environment that strongly encourages student-athletes who are in the men’s basketball program to meet all university academic requirements.”

The school also said it was firing Anderson for “failure to perform your duties and responsibilities in a manner that reflected positively on St. John’s University … in actions [that] brought serious discredit” to the university, along with a “failure to appropriately supervise and communicate with your assistant coaches.”

Anderson’s attorney, John Singer of Singer Deutsch, filed a “notice of arbitration” seeking the $11.4 million remaining on his contract, plus $34.2 million in “punitive” damages.

Anderson claimed in the suit that St. John’s was already having serious talks with Pitino when he was fired.

But now both parties have come to an agreement and have decided to move on.

The exact financial details are unknown at the moment.

Singer declined any further comment when reached by The Post.

Asked if Anderson received the $11.4 million he was owed by St. John’s, Singer said the agreement was confidential.

Congrats John, great move

Donald Trump is going to be the 47th president. I personally have not been a fan, and would not advocate for the types of candidates nominated for the office in the last three election cycles for both tickets. I would rather see a younger generation with fresh ideas for the country's movement and evolution.

I do believe it is a difficult path for a female to become president in the United States. I do believe the Biden presidency implemented good paths for infrastructure upgrade that the country very much needs. I feel regardless of who was in charge, the rise out of a Post Covid world would have had challanges.

Specific to this election cycle. I felt it would be tough for the Dems to hold the Senate. I felt the House could flip.

It would have been best for Biden to graciously announce past the SOTU in 2023 that he would not seek a 2nd term and retire from public service on Jan 20, 2025. I feel clearly inside people wanted to remain where they were and that was a root cause to what happened in the last 4 months. Had Biden moved aside then, there would have been a natural, organic path for a DEM nominee that may have not been Harris.

The metrics in what I have seen returned here do not look good for the DEMs. They are growing away from non college educated crowd and Latin and African American. They clearly struggle with independent voters. Also from what I see so far, seems like less votes will be casted for the presidential race overall than in 2020.

NC and Arizona numbers are interesting. Trump to carry the states, but in NC there will be a new gov, AG that are DEM. Arizona a DEM will take a Senate seat.

I do have concerns about a 2nd trump administration and what that looks like and who is a part of that.

Small little tidbit, with Josh Stein winning NC there are now 3 Josh's that are Jews who are Democrat govenors of states.

I feel the DEMs can hit a reset and figure out grassroots and target House races at the midterms. They won't be touching the Senate in 26 races. It is now set up for a MAGA JD Vance vs a hopefully cutting edge DEM candidate with executive experience at the state level.

Barring some type of self destruction the MAGA and Trump brand in the GOP is there to stay.

Individually, am I ultimately impacted by this presidential result? No

I do feel the general voting public continues to be conned.

I will you all peace and harmony.

Prince and Chaunce were 15-17 FTs and hit 5-5 late when the game was still undecided. Ugly game but 10 new players will cause this. We started 9-10 FTs and ended the game 15-27, 64.9% for the game. We need to be over 70% every game. We were 77.3% last year, best season I've ever seen.

There was a lot of back-and-forth, especially when Taylor Swift got involved and supposedly drove up the registration numbers. Are celebrity endorsements a thing, or is it just another example of voters dealing with real issues being told what to do by elites?

Columbia playing great team ball. Up by 11 with 3:18 to play at Finneran, CBSSN.

Wow, could she be any more off?

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024
WAGNER (1-0) at SETON HALL (0-0)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium
7:00 p.m. ET

LIVE VIDEO: Pirate Sports Network on FloHoops
(Jackson Shank & Edona Thaqi)
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Spencer Gonzales & Chris Jones)
FOLLOW ALONG: StatBroadcast | Instagram | X (Twitter)
GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | WAGNER

THE GAME
Seton Hall will open the 2024-25 season on Thursday, November 7 when it hosts local non-conference rival Wagner. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and will be available for FloHoops subscribers with Jackson Shank and Edona Thaqi on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Spencer Gonzales and Chris Jones will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is also airing a postgame "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.

STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.

PROMOTION
Thursday is Schedule Poster Giveaway day!!!

LAST GAME
Sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) scored a game-high 22 points as the Pirates routed Jefferson, 87-61, in exhibition action on Saturday in Walsh Gym.

After starting the game 1-for-9 from three-point range, The Hall shot 12-for-26 the rest of the way, including five made three-pointers by Catalon and five more from Seton Hall newcomer Nicole Melious (Staten Island, N.Y.). The Pirates led wire-to-wire in this one, holding a 28-point lead at the half. Graduate students Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) and Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) scored 11 points apiece. Lops also added a team-best six rebounds and two blocks. Masonius had four rebounds and six assists.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Wagner: Seton Hall leads, 10-2
Last Meeting:
Seton Hall 70, Wagner 62 (F) – December 21, 2021 (Walsh Gymnasium)

AGAINST WAGNER
Seton Hall and Wagner will meet for the 13th time in history with the Pirates having won 10 of the prior 12 contests. The teams haven't met since The Hall's 70-62 victory in Walsh Gym on Dec. 21, 2021. The Pirates have won six in a row against the Seahawks. It's the second time The Hall has opened the season with Wagner.

SCOUTING WAGNER
Wagner is coming off a 7-21 season a year ago, which included a 4-12 mark in Northeast Conference play. After seven consecutive losses, Wagner's season came to an end on a bright note with a 79-65 victory over Merrimack in the regular season finale.

Graduate student Taleah Washington leads all-returners in points per game (9.2) after appearing in 25 games, 22 of which were starts, for the Seahawks, logging 34.9 minutes per contest. The District Heights, MD native also averaged 4.3 rebounds per game, 3.8 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game during last season's campaign, highlighted by a 29-point showing against LIU on January 8.

This year, the Seahawks were picked to finish sixth in the nine-team league according to the preseason coaches' poll. Washington was named one of five student-athletes on the 2024-25 Preseason All-NEC Women's Basketball Team. Wagner added six transfers and two freshmen to its 2024-25 roster.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, November 12 when it hosts another local non-conference foe, Fordham. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the game.

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Does anyone have tickets for this game that they are unable to use? Decided last minute to try and take one or more of the kids.

Thanks!

It was moved?

EDIT: This promo appears to have expired. Hope some people were able to get in on it!



Saw this on a deal website this morning. If anybody wants to pick up Peacock at a cheap rate for the couple of games we play this season, it probably won't get lower than this:

Peacock TV offers 1-Year Peacock Premium TV Subscription (Ad Supported) for $79.99 - $60 when you apply promo code PEAT4VNFWRKCTAK at checkout = $19.99.

Peacock TV offers 6-Months Peacock Premium TV Subscription (Ad Supported) for $7.99 - $6 when you apply promo code PEABESRFGR62ZN2 at checkout = $1.99/month.

Here we go!