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Dear Abby: I regret giving this gift. After all these years, can I ask for it back?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

DEAR ABBY: Many years ago, shortly after our mother’s death, my sister and I impulsively gave our friend my mother’s pearl necklace. We have regretted it ever since.We wish we hadn’t acted so quickly, because the pearls were a gift from our dad to our mom.Is it too late to ask her to return it? I’d like to pass it on to my granddaughter but don’t want to offend my long-lost friend.At any rate, I have learned — and hope others will heed this advice — do not act impulsively when giving away precious mementos of your loved ones. You may regret it.Thank you, Abby, for considering this sensitive issue. God bless.REGRET IT IN THE EASTRelated ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: Should I tell what my friend is doing with the GoFundMe money? Advice | Dear Abby: It’s simple American food, but they won’t even try it Advice | Dear Abby: I worry about how they feed my grandchild Advice | Dear...

Houston Cougars square off against the Memphis Tigers in AAC Championship

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

Memphis Tigers (25-8, 13-5 AAC) vs. Houston Cougars (31-2, 17-1 AAC)Fort Worth, Texas; Sunday, 3:15 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston -5.5; over/under is 135BOTTOM LINE: The No. 1 Houston Cougars take on the Memphis Tigers in the AAC Championship.The Cougars are 17-1 against AAC opponents and 14-1 in non-conference play. Houston is fourth in the AAC scoring 75.3 points while shooting 46.7% from the field.The Tigers are 13-5 against AAC teams. Memphis ranks third in the AAC shooting 35.3% from 3-point range.TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Sasser is shooting 38.3% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, while averaging 17.1 points, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals. Jamal Shead is averaging 12.1 points, 5.9 assists and 2.2 steals over the last 10 games for Houston.Kendric Davis is scoring 21.8 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Tigers. DeAndre Williams is averaging 20.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 game...

Yale and Princeton play for Ivy League Championship

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

Princeton Tigers (20-8, 10-4 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (21-7, 10-4 Ivy League)Princeton, New Jersey; Sunday, 12 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yale -3; over/under is 140BOTTOM LINE: The Yale Bulldogs and the Princeton Tigers play for the Ivy League Championship.The Bulldogs have gone 10-4 against Ivy League opponents, with an 11-3 record in non-conference play. Yale is the best team in the Ivy League at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 62.6 points while holding opponents to 39.5% shooting.The Tigers are 10-4 in Ivy League play. Princeton scores 76.1 points and has outscored opponents by 7.4 points per game.TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Knowling is averaging 14.1 points for the Bulldogs. John Poulakidas is averaging 16.2 points over the last 10 games for Yale.Tosan Evbuomwan is averaging 14.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Tigers. Matt Allocco is averaging 11.5 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 47.0% over the last 10 games for Princeton.LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 9-1...

Purdue Boilermakers and Penn State Nittany Lions meet in Big Ten Championship

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

Penn State Nittany Lions (22-12, 10-10 Big Ten) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (28-5, 15-5 Big Ten)Chicago; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Purdue -6; over/under is 135.5BOTTOM LINE: The No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Big Ten Championship.The Boilermakers are 15-5 against Big Ten opponents and 13-0 in non-conference play. Purdue has a 22-5 record against opponents over .500.The Nittany Lions are 10-10 against Big Ten teams. Penn State ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 13.9 assists per game led by Jalen Pickett averaging 6.8.TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Edey is shooting 60.2% and averaging 22.1 points for the Boilermakers. Braden Smith is averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games for Purdue.Andrew Funk averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Nittany Lions, scoring 12.2 points while shooting 41.3% from beyond the arc. Pickett is shooting 56.6% and averaging 20.0 points over the past 10 games for Penn State.LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 6-...

VCU Rams square off against the Dayton Flyers in A-10 Championship

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

Dayton Flyers (22-11, 12-6 A-10) vs. VCU Rams (26-7, 15-3 A-10)New York; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: VCU -2.5; over/under is 124.5BOTTOM LINE: The VCU Rams and the Dayton Flyers meet in the A-10 Championship.The Rams are 15-3 against A-10 opponents and 11-4 in non-conference play. VCU averages 13.1 turnovers per game and is 2-0 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.The Flyers are 12-6 in A-10 play. Dayton ranks fifth in the A-10 shooting 34.5% from 3-point range.TOP PERFORMERS: Adrian Baldwin Jr. is averaging 12.6 points, 5.8 assists and 2.3 steals for the Rams. Brandon Johns Jr. is averaging 11.9 points and 5.4 rebounds over the past 10 games for VCU.Mike Sharavjamts is averaging 5.7 points for the Flyers. Daron Holmes is averaging 18.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks over the past 10 games for Dayton.LAST 10 GAMES: Rams: 9-1, averaging 74.1 points, 31.7 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Thei...

Alabama Crimson Tide square off against the Texas A&M Aggies in SEC Championship

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

Texas A&M Aggies (25-8, 15-3 SEC) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (28-5, 16-2 SEC)Nashville, Tennessee; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Alabama -4.5; over/under is 144.5BOTTOM LINE: The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies play for the SEC Championship.The Crimson Tide’s record in SEC play is 16-2, and their record is 12-3 in non-conference play. Alabama has a 5-0 record in one-possession games.The Aggies are 15-3 in SEC play. Texas A&M is fifth in the SEC with 34.1 rebounds per game led by Dexter Dennis averaging 5.7.TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Miller is shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson Tide, while averaging 19.5 points and 8.2 rebounds. Mark Sears is shooting 40.2% and averaging 10.8 points over the past 10 games for Alabama.Wade Taylor IV is shooting 41.0% and averaging 16.6 points for the Aggies. Dennis is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Texas A&M.LAST 10 GAM...

Schwarber’s 3-run homer sends U.S. past Britain in WBC

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Schwarber launched a three-run homer, Nolan Arenado had three hits and two RBIs, and the United States overcame a slow start to beat Britain 6-2 on Saturday night in the World Baseball Classic opener for both teams.Trayce Thompson put Britain up 1-0 in the first inning with a homer off Adam Wainwright that just cleared the left-center wall. Thompson — who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers — is one of the few players on Britain’s roster with big league experience.Thompson’s drive briefly put a damper on the mood for the crowd of 39,650 at Chase Field, but the Americans weren’t down long.The U.S. grabbed a 2-1 lead in the third and then broke the game open in the fourth on Schwarber’s shot that landed in the stands near the swimming pool that sits behind the right-center fence at Chase Field.In Tokyo, Shohei Ohtani had another RBI double, 21-year-old right-hander Roki Sasaki reached 100 mph 21 times in 66 pitches and Japan beat the Czech Republic 10-2 on Saturday n...

UCLA radio broadcast: Arizona fan yells at Cronin’s dad

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Arizona fan yelled at UCLA coach Mick Cronin’s father, Hep, following Saturday night’s Pac-12 championship game, according to the Bruins radio broadcast.When a reporter told Cronin about the apparent incident involving his 81-year-old dad after UCLA’s 61-59 loss to the Wildcats, he immediately left the postgame news conference. Athletic director Martin Jarmond quickly followed him.The Los Angeles Times reported that security asked fans in that area to leave and that Jarmond was in touch with conference officials about the situation.Alex Timiraos, UCLA associate athletic director for athletic communications, did not immediately respond to an AP request for comment.Hep Cronin, a successful high school coach, gained national attention during UCLA’s unexpected run to the 2021 Final Four as he was reunited with his son at the NCAA Tournament following a yearlong physical separation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.___AP college basketball: https://apnews...

Silicon Valley Bank collapse sets off scramble in London to shield UK tech sector

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

LONDON — The U.K. government was scrambling on Sunday to limit the fallout for the British tech sector from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a big U.S. lender to many startups and technology companies. The government is treating the potential reverberations as “a high priority” after a run on deposits drove California-based SVB into insolvency, marking the largest bank failure since the global financial crisis, U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said in a statement Sunday morning. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other policymakers were on alert that problems at SVB could spread.Hunt said the British government is working on a plan to backstop the cashflow needs of companies affected by SVB’s implosion and the halt in trading of its British unit, Silicon Valley Bank UK. The Bank of England announced on Friday that the U.K. unit is set to enter insolvency.Silicon Valley Bank’s “failure could have a significant impact on the liquidit...

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinian militants in West Bank

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian militants Sunday who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, the military said, the latest bloodshed in a year-long wave of violence in the region.The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an armed offshoot of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, claimed the men killed as members. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the men were killed by Israeli fire near the city of Nablus and identified them as Jihad Mohammed al-Shami, 24, Uday Othman al-Shami, 22 and Mohammed Raed Dabeek, 18.The military said it confiscated three M16 rifles from the militants after the shootout and that one gunman turned himself in and was arrested.The deaths Sunday bring to 80 the number of Palestinians killed since the start of the year, as Israel has stepped up arrest raids in the West Bank. A spasm of Palestinian attacks against Israelis has killed 14 people in 2023. The fresh violence follows an Israeli military raid last week...