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ISI’s first president, William F. Buckley Jr., was on this beat earlier than most when he wrote his seminal 1951 book God and Man at Yale. Reflecting on his experience at his alma mater, Buckley lamented not that the academy was closed to free speech and open debate but rather that it was disconnected from its vocation to pursue and apprehend truth. By claiming to be open to everything, the academy had closed its mind to the possibility of discovering, embracing and instilling the love of wisdom—philosophy—in the rising generations....

Even though The Batman was about as far from shared universe material as it could be, building that world into one filled with more fantastical and super-powered beings could work, if there’s a focus on how much this shakes the world and challenges Batman’s perceptions and beliefs. With the right setup, this Batman can work in the new DC Universe. RELATED: The Batman 2 Could Succeed By Reinventing A Fan-Favorite Villain...

Slavi Trifonov’s anti-elite There is Such a People party won 23.0 percent of the vote, beating former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s center-right GERB party by 0.2 percent. Trifonov said that his party won’t form a coalition but would “take political responsibility” and propose a minority government of his own to Parliament. The 240-seat Parliament is made up of four other parties, including the Socialist Party with 13.5 percent, the liberal anti-corruption group Democratic Bulgaria with 12....

Milan Lucic had a goal and two assists, Torey Krug and Chris Kelly each scored a goal and David Krejci added three assists, his first coming as he was falling to the ice on Lucic's score. MORE: U.S. paralympic team wins gold in Sochi It's Boston's longest winning streak since a 10-game stretch in November 2011. Alexander Semin had the goal and Cam Ward made 36 saves for the Hurricanes, who lost for the eighth time in 11 games....

AEW wrestlers are allowed to wrestle in other promotions if it benefits the company as well as the wrestler. Many signed wrestlers are even champions in other promptions, such as Jon Moxley. Moxley is even set to defend his GCW World Title on January 23rd against Homicide. During the most recent episode of the Wrestling Observer Podcast, Meltzer revealed that he thinks Danielson will be one of the next wrestlers to compete outside of AEW....

He is accused of murdering Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin on November 13, 2022. Kohberger is currently being extradited to Idaho from Pennsylvania, departing early on Wednesday morning, NewsNation reported. The jail will be tightly quartered, according to Latah County Sheriff’s Department. The facility houses up to 42 inmates in cells in the basement of the country courthouse. The suspect will reportedly have access to a library that has a selection of books, including a pull-up and dip bar, a small recreation yard, all under constant surveillance....

Burns told USA Today Sports about a double life that began in high school and college as he tried to maintain a heterosexual image for his basketball teammates and friends. MORE: Openly gay athletes After revealing his sexuality to his family in 2013, Burns told Bryant head coach Tim O’Shea more than a year ago. He finally told the 2015 Bryant squad, which fully supported the 31-year-old coach. “There was an initial shock factor,” senior forward Curtis Oakley said....

Bryce Alford’s 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining gave the Bruins an 87-84 win over No. 7 Arizona on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. MORE: Pac-12 college basketball icons | Westbrook shows generosity toward UCLA Alford took the shot about 10 feet away from Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard who played at UCLA from 2006-08. With his Thunder in town to play the Lakers on Friday, Westbrook took in Thursday’s game as a spectator....

Sounds like a perfect combination for a memorable Monday night before the Midsummer Classic. But we might not get to see it. MORE: Worst No. 1 MLB Draft picks ever The Nationals slugger told Cincinnati.com he might have to skip this year’s Home Run Derby because his preferred pitcher is recovering from injury. That would be Harper’s father, Ron. The elder Harper recently had rotator cuff surgery after a snowboarding accident, his son said, leaving him questionable for the mid-July festivities at Great American Ball Park....

BT Sport exclusively shows the Champions League and Europa League and has rights to several Premier League football matches, though far fewer than Sky in the UK. It also shows European football, the FA Cup, rugby, boxing and more plus will host WWE from January 2020. Available now, the monthly pass gets you access to every BT Sport channel including BT Sport Ultimate, allowing you to stream in 4K UHD....

Ballari remain as one of the only two teams to have an unbeaten record until now. Devdutt Padikkal, Abhishek Reddy and CA Karthik have been the chief run-scorers while Prasidh Krishna and Krishnappa Gowtham have led a well-oiled bowling attack in a great way. On the other hand, Bengaluru are placed fifth on the points table after playing three games. Rain has played a huge part in Bengaluru’s games just like it has done through the tournament and this has resulted in two of their matches being abandoned, while the most recent fixture was a loss which was decided through the VJD method....

Although Barbados’ recent form makes them the favourites, Trinbago Knight Riders are yet to lose a match at this venue. Both of their previous CPL wins came in Tarouba with Colin Munro and Khary Pierre leading the way in 2018. Squads to choose from Barbados Tridents Jason Holder (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Asif Ali, Wahab Riaz, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Josh Bishop, Imad Wasim, Jonathan Carter, Chemar Holder, Leniko Boucher, Roshon Primus, Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Harry Gurney, Daniel Christian and Hayden Walsh...

On Monday, the “Dynamite” singer’s management company, Big Hit Music, revealed that the K-pop sensation was “recuperating” in hospital after undergoing an operation as he also battled mild symptoms of the novel coronavirus. Jimin has since updated concerned fans on the status of his recovery, saying in a post shared on Korean social media platform Weverse that he believes he may soon be discharged from the hospital. “Everyone, you must have worried a lot right?...

Which is why it’s one of the best for college basketball fans. MORE: Final Four records that will never be broken | Why to root for a UK-Duke title game | K-State on outside looking in The consequences of so many games are heightened, and the mystery intensifies the interest: Is this win enough? Is this loss the end? Is this team even in the hunt? Hasn’t this team done enough to get off the bubble?...

But as we've seen in the past, like with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2012, the worst team doesn't always get the top pick. With the draft lottery taking place next Tuesday, May 20, the team wants to stir up as much excitement as they can for what is essentially a crap shoot, which is why they sent out 10,000 ping-pong balls to fans with a card that reads "OWN THE FUTURE, WIN THE LOTTERY....

Godwin, 24, said in a recent interview with “The Boardroom” that Winston, 26, “got more of the blame than he deserved” for the turnovers that contributed to the Bucs finishing the season with a losing record (7-9) and missing out on the playoffs. His assessment is both right and wrong. IYER: The Bucs aren’t a Super Bowl contender — yet The nature of the position is such that the old cliche is true: Quarterbacks get more credit then they deserve in wins, and more blame than they deserve in losses....

“How bad is it there? It’s worse than you can imagine,” an unnamed player on the 2012 Bucs team told NFL.com. “It’s like being in Cuba.” Another former Bucs player, current Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, told NFL Media’s Michael Silver that Schiano was scolded by Peyton Manning last December after the coach used his now-routine maneuver of storming the victory formation at the end of a 31-23 loss. “Peyton cussed him out,” Bennett said....

Despite being beset by injury throughout the year, the Texans won the AFC South for the fourth time in five seasons and will be looking to progress past the wild-card round for only the second time in Bill O’Brien’s tenure. Houston fell at the first hurdle against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2015 and against the Indianapolis Colts last season, but there are valid reasons for optimism this year....

The Bisons’ promotion, aimed toward keeping Tom Brady off the Patriots’ active roster for their Week 4 matchup against the Bills, is quite ingenious. MORE: The 500 Days of Deflategate | Faces of Deflategate Promotions for the night include: — Anyone named Tom or Brady will be given free admission, but are prohibited from watching the first four innings. — Buy-one, get-one-free tickets to anyone who brings a properly inflated football to be donated to area youth football programs....