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NEW ORLEANS – The two-time defending Sun Belt Champions Old Dominion men’s tennis teams opens Sun Belt Tournament play on Friday, April 18 at 10 a.m. against James Madison at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia. Championship Central Sun Belt Tournament BracketNEW ORLEANS – The two-time defending Sun Belt Champions Old Dominion men’s tennis teams opens Sun Belt Tournament play on Friday, April 18 at 10 a.m. against James Madison at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia. The Monarchs completed a 7-0 mark in the regular season after a 4-0 win over Louisiana on Sunday. ODU comes into the tournament with an overall record of 14-8. James Madison is 7-11 overall and clinched its spot in the SBC Tournament with a 4-3 win over Southern Miss on Sunday. ODU defeated the Dukes in the regular season edition of the Townebank Royal Rivalry in Norfolk, 4-0. 2025 Sun Belt Men's Tennis Championship (Rome, Ga.)Quarterfinals - Friday, April 18Match 1 – (1) Old Dominion vs. (8) James Madison – 10:00 a.m. ETMatch 2 – (4) Troy vs. (5) Louisiana – 10:00 a.m. ETMatch 3 – (2) Georgia Southern vs. (7) Georgia State – 2:00 p.m. ETMatch 4 – (3) South

LONDON — When as many as 90% of people on social media are “lurkers,” how can we know what they are consuming? A data scientist at Northeastern University in London was involved in a study recently, published by Nature’s Scientific Reports journal, to find out what type of material the lurkers — those who view social media but do not interact with posts — are viewing. Assistant professor Anees Baqir says the idea came about because of a desire to discover if it was possible to find out what side of the debate the silent majority are on. “If you take a hardcore stance in favor or against a particular topic, like on vaccines for example, you can be classified as pro or against that particular topic,” he says. “Now the point is, if you don’t do that, how do we know for sure which side you are on? How do we know how you are being influenced? That was the initial idea — to find out how the users are being influenced when we don’t know how they are interacting or how they are voicing their concerns. “If there is a protest outside, you will see all these people

Conor Kvatek/American Athletic ConferenceWomen's GolfApril 13, 2025SAN ANTONIO — UTSA will compete in the American Athletic Conference Championship, which will be contested on Monday-Wednesday, April 14-16, at Southern Hills Plantation Club (par 72/6,289 yards) in Brooksville, Florida. The Roadrunners will line up against Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, North Texas, South Florida, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB and Wichita State in the 54-hole, stroke-play event. The field will play 18 holes with tee times starting at 7 a.m. CT each day. ESPN+ will provide live coverage of Wednesday’s final round with John Liddle, Lauren Withrow and Maria Trivelpiece calling the action. UTSA junior Daniela Abonce will set out to defend her conference crown captured a year ago on this same course. The Veracruz, Mexico, native fired a 9-under-par 207 to become the sixth Roadrunner to win a league title. After opening the event with a 6-under 66 — the best score in a conference tournament in program history — and a 72, she carded a 3-under 69 in the final round for a one-shot victory ahead of Tulsa’s Lovisa Gunnar. Behind Abonce’s individual victory, the Roadrunners finished fifth in their inaugural AAC Championship with a 7-over 871 (282-302-287). UTSA owns four

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The pitching staff combined for a pair of no-hitters on Saturday (April 12) as Virginia (29-13, 10-7 ACC) swept a doubleheader with Syracuse (22-18, 3-14) at Palmer Park. Virginia won the first game 5-0 before taking a run-rule 10-0 victory in game two. GAME 1 VIRGINIA 5, SYRACUSE 0 Virginia got on the board in the first when Macee Eaton flared a ball to left that dropped in front of the diving left fielder to score Jade Hylton from second. The Hoos added two more runs in the second when Kelly Ayer dropped a ball into shallow center that got by the center fielder as she went to scoop it on the run. Kelsey Hackett and Jade Hylton scored on the play to make it a 3-0 Virginia lead. MC Eaton extended the lead to 5-0 with a two-run home run in the sixth inning to cap the scoring. MC Eaton sends it into the bullpen! Hoos up 5-0 on Syracuse! 📊 Stats: https://t.co/Btsyuyn69m📺 ACCNX: https://t.co/4zS7EVFSJ7#GoHoos | #HoosNext pic.twitter.com/iFtWRFOyT1 — Virginia Softball (@UVASoftball) April 12, 2025 Julia Cuozzo (5-1) picked up the win with 5.1 innings of work in the start, scattering four walks and five strikeouts

Live Updates Current time in Israel: April 12, 07:34 PM IDF destroys Hamas tunnel route under kindergarten • 8200 soldiers condemn Gaza war • Soldier severely wounded in south Gaza By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Donald Trump seen with a model of an Iranian missile (illustrative) (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS, REUTERS/Nathan Howard) SORT BY 21 hr 9 min ago White House says 'all hell to pay' should Iran develop nuclear weapon Trump warned Iran to abandon its nuclear program or face harsh consequences. By REUTERS US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Alina Habba as interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 28, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN) President Donald Trump wants Iran to know that there will be "all hell to pay" if it does not abandon its nuclear program, his press secretary told reporters on Friday ahead of talks on Saturday between US and Iranian delegations. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump's "ultimate objective is to ensure that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon" and that Trump believes in diplomacy, but that

RICHMOND HILL, Ga (April 12, 2025) – The Bulls head to The Ford Collegiate on Monday following their best team score of the year, an 838 (-14), at the Valspar Collegiate. The Ford Collegiate will serve as the last tournament before postseason golf begins for the Bulls. Junior Wilhelm Ryding enters this week career performances over the last tournaments. Something to note- the individual winner of the Ford Collegiate will receive an exemption into the 2026 Club Car Championship, one of the premier events on the Korn Ferry Tour.   Wilhelm Ryding has played his best golf of not only the season, but his college career during this spring season. Ryding has three top-25 finishes and posted his career-best 54-hole total (202) at the Valspar Collegiate. The reigning AAC golfer of the week defeated 30 golfers in the top-100 including six in the top-12.   Jake Peacock, playing in his last couple tournaments, will aim to further cement as legacy as one of the best Bulls' golfers in program history. Peacock's 70.12 season scoring average is currently on pace for the best single-season in program history. The senior from Georgia is coming off his best score of the spring season

April 11, 2025 by Jonathon AgnelloOld Dominion women’s rowing competes in the George Washington Invitational Regatta this weekend at the Thompson Boat Center on the Potomac River this weekend, April 12-13.NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s rowing competes in the George Washington Invitational Regatta this weekend at the Thompson Boat Center on the Potomac River this weekend, April 12-13. “We are looking forward to returning to the GW Invite this year, this year’s competition looks strong and will include some good teams from the west coast.” said ODU Head Coach Brian Conley ODU will compete against St. Mary’s (Calif.), Georgetown, West Virginia, UC San Diego and, host school, GWU.    The race will be livestreamed (click here). Saturday, Old Dominion will be racing against St. Mary’s in the V8+, 2V8+, and V4+ and ODU’s 2V4+ will race Georgetown. On Sunday there will be early morning racing with ODU racing against Big 12 opponent West Virginia in all events. ODU will race UC San Diego in the V8+, 2V8+, & V4+. Our 2V4+ will race George Washington.   The race is 2000m long on the Potomac River. For fans in attendance, the best places to watch from are by the finish line near the Thompson Boat Center.    “I think the

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Due to expected inclement weather in the area, Friday’s series opener between Virginia and Syracuse has been postponed. The game was originally scheduled to be played at 5 p.m. on Friday (April 11).With the postponement of the game, the weekend schedule for the series will shift. Further information will be provided once game times for all three games of the weekend series are determined.

April 10, 2025 by Abbey BaltichOld Dominion women’s tennis hosts Coastal Carolina in its final home match of the regular season on Friday, April 11.NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion women’s tennis hosts Coastal Carolina in its final home match of the regular season on Friday, April 11. The match begins at 11 a.m. at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. Senior Sofia Johnson will be celebrated for senior day prior at 10:40 a.m. In Johnson’s four years as a Monarch, she has recorded an 85-38 singles record along with a 67-37 doubles record. She has appeared in three NCAA team tournaments for ODU, twice as an individual and once in doubles. She earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and Singles-All American in 2024. She has been named All-Conference in singles and doubles three times as well, earning two First-Team honors in singles and doubles. Old Dominion is on a five-game win streak, including three consecutive sweeps on the road. With the Monarchs’ win against Texas State last weekend, they secured the No. 1 seed in the Sun Belt Conference tournament, and with a win over the Chanticleers, they will clinch the outright regular season title. Coastal Carolina is on a

Game Notes SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Winners of three of their last four games, the Notre Dame softball team heads back on the road this weekend for a three-game series at No. 11/12 Virginia Tech. It’s the first of a seven game road trip for the Irish. Game one of the series is set for 6 p.m. tomorrow night on ACC Network Extra. Notre Dame has won its past two ACC series, taking two of three from both No. 24/22 Virginia and Pittsburgh in back-to-back weekends. This weekend will be the fifth total ACC series for the Irish and the third away from South Bend. On the season, Notre Dame has a 6-9 record in the ACC, which is 10th in the league. However, the Irish are 4-2 in their last six conference games. Addison Amaral continues to pace Notre Dame, especially in conference play. In the 15 games against conference opponents, Amaral is hitting .396 with three home runs and 10 runs batted in. She also has 10 walks and a .508 on base percentage. Caroline O’Brien has also emerged, especially recently. The freshman has started the last 11 games at third base and is riding an 8-game hitting