Coronavirus doesnโt care that itโs the NCAA Tournament
The Indiana Farmers Coliseum scoreboard goes dark after a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game between Iowa and Grand Canyon Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)If you didnโt pay attention to college basketball until the NCAA Tournament, the good news is you didnโt miss much. The loss marked the second time in the Cavaliersโ last three NCAA tournament appearances โ this time as a No. โHe kind of got his legs under him and he was really, really good in the second half,โ Self said afterward. โI mean really, really good.โ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/College-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
Sharp-shooting Iowa gets 24 from Garza to beat Grand Canyon
(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)INDIANAPOLIS โ Iowa got 24 points from Luka Garza and avoided the early NCAA Tournament exit that befell other high seeds with an 86-74 victory over Grand Canyon in the West Region on Saturday night. AdGrand Canyon (17-7) gave the Havocs reason to remain on their feet early by keeping the Hawkeyes within reach before an Iowa surge before halftime allowed the Hawkeyes to pull away. Garza got off to a great start, hitting a pair of 3-pointers while scoring eight early points. Iowa made six 3s and hit 16 of 29 shots to stretch the lead to 42-31 at halftime. Grand Canyon had its first taste of the NCAA Tournament and the Havocs had a road party.
Pick Six: Veterans to watch as NCAA Tournament begins
(AP Photo/Chase Stevens)INDIANAPOLIS โ There has never been a better time to have senior leadership in the NCAA Tournament than this season. AdVirginia intends to play after withdrawing from the ACC Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols, which means fans will get to say Sam Hauser running the show. Dru Smith is their leading scorer and Jeremiah Tilmon finally reached his potential this season, and both aim to help Missouri snap a four-game NCAA Tournament skid. Herb Jones is an All-American candidate and Jaden Shackelford is Alabama's leading scorer, but John Petty Jr. makes the SEC Tournament champs go. Then there's Tennessee forward John Fulkerson, who sustained facial fractures in an SEC Tournament win over Florida and underwent surgery Sunday.
Bus heading to Grand Canyon rolls over; 1 dead, 2 critical
(Mohave County Sheriff's Office via AP)DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. โ A Las Vegas-based tour bus heading to the Grand Canyon rolled over in northwestern Arizona on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said. โA lot of them were saying the bus driver was driving at a high rate of speed,โ he said. The bus was heading to Grand Canyon West, about 2 1/2 hours from Las Vegas and outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. Before the pandemic, about 1 million people a year visited Grand Canyon West, mostly through tours booked out of Las Vegas. Rafters who are on trips through the Grand Canyon also can get on and off the river on the reservation.
Report: Climate change damaging more World Heritage sites
A leading conservation agency is warning that climate change is damaging the U.N.' most cherished heritage sites. Sixteen World Heritage sites have deteriorated since the last World Heritage Outlook was released three years ago, while only eight improved, said the International Union for Conservation of Nature, made up of governments and civil society groups and advises UNESCO on natural threats to those sites. โNatural World Heritage sites are amongst the worldโs most precious places, and we owe it to future generations to protect them,โ IUCN Director-General Bruno Oberle said. It said while 63% of the heritage sites are classified as โgoodโ or โgood with some concerns,โ 30% are of โsignificant concernโ and 7% are in โcriticalโ shape. ___Read all of APโs stories about climate change at https://apnews.com/hub/Climate.
Woman Nearly Falls to Her Death Taking Photo on Edge of Grand Canyon
Chilling footage of a near-tragedy at the Grand Canyon is causing shock and awe. I said, Don't take another step back, twice.Authorities say tourists are taking too many unnecessary risks to get those majestic photos. Since records began at the Grand Canyon 200 years ago, there have been 64 recorded deaths at the site. RELATED STORIESAre Tourists Risking Their Lives for the Perfect Grand Canyon Snap? Grand Canyon Authorities Say Tourists Are Taking Too Many Risks103-Year-Old Grandmother Becomes Junior Park Ranger at Grand Canyon