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Story Link Next match: Purdue Northwest September 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM Friday, September 27, 1pm Purdue Northwest history HOUGHTON, Mich. — The Michigan Tech football team led 1-0 early in the first half but couldn’t beat nationally ranked Grand Valley State University’s goal in the second half, losing 2-1 at Curley Stadium on Sunday. Michigan Tech (3-2-0, 1-1 GLIAC) scored its first goal in 11 seasons in a home game against Grand Valley State (5-0-1, 2-0 GLIAC). Senior forward Julia Pietila scored the Huskies’ lone goal, her third of the…
There’s science behind this irresistible temptation. From the peacock’s majestic mating dance to the Trojan War, men will do some pretty ridiculous things to impress women, but the lengths they’ll go to to capture the lady of their dreams also depends on the woman’s seductive abilities, new research suggests. A study published in Personality and Individual Differences found that men were more likely to be tempted to take risks by women with high-pitched voices, but only if the women liked risk.Further testing showed that men were more likely to play it safe if the women seemed uninterested in risk-taking behavior.…
Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) interacts during practice and media availability at the Tribal Practice Facility in Uncasville, Connecticut on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)The WNBA playoffs have begun, marking Kaitlyn Clark’s first postseason game.The Rookie of the Year candidate will face the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in a best-of-three first-round series, with Game 2 scheduled for Wednesday and Game 3 on Friday if necessary.Clark has exceeded all expectations this season and her sixth-seeded Fever team has a good chance to beat the third-seeded Sun.Cassandra Negley of Yahoo Sports analyzed the matchup and explained…
COLLEGE PARK, GA – AUGUST 21: Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi (3) reacts during a WNBA game between the Phoenix Mercury and the Atlanta Dream at Gateway Arena in College Park, Georgia on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images If 2024 is Diana Taurasi’s last year on the court, perhaps her greatest accomplishment will be that she has taken the WNBA to new heights. Without her as a role model for young players around the world, the league’s popularity would not have grown to where it is today. You can’t talk…
It’s no surprise then that the majority of single people (73% of women and 66% of men) have two to five things they hate on a first date, according to a survey by dating site Zoosk.Maybe women are easier to annoy (or maybe men are just easier to annoy): 18% of men admit to having five or more things they dislike, while almost a quarter of men have just one thing they dislike or nothing at all.You might be thinking, “Who cares?” But it’s a big deal. Most women, a whopping 70 percent, turn down a second date because they…
Former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday night complained about a recent interview between Oprah Winfrey and Vice President Kamala Harris, reviving a false claim he made previously: that he appeared on Winfrey’s TV show during its final week.”A long time ago, Oprah Winfrey asked me to appear on her final network television show,” Trump wrote on social media. “The final week of her show was a big event and it was an honor for me to appear with my family.”He also criticized Winfrey’s interview with Harris on Thursday, which featured many celebrities and drew hundreds of thousands of viewers,…
Virtuix has unveiled Omni One, a full-body virtual reality (VR) gaming setup that gives users an immersive gaming experience by mirroring a virtual avatar with every step. Omni One is extremely innovative, allowing players to jump right into the game and have fun by exploring, engaging and interacting with the in-game mechanics. Omni One uses a treadmill and a standalone VR headset to allow you to freely experience movements like walking, running, jumping and crouching in 360 degrees without boundaries. The hardware allows players to stay in one place on the treadmill and use a hand stick-like controller to move…
The Mets (86-69) will play what may be their final home game of the season against the Philadelphia Phillies (92-63) on Sunday night at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN.Here’s everything you need to know about the match and how to watch it.Mets NotesThe Mets have an impressive record of 64-36 over their last 100 games, good enough for the best record in baseball over that span.Tyler Megill has posted an impressive 1.69 ERA since returning to the starting rotation in place of injured right-hander Paul Blackburn.Zack Wheeler has posted a 2.56 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 30 games this season, making…
UTMB Health’s initiative, the “Joint Replacement in a Day” program, aims to give qualifying patients the option to go home the same day they undergo hip and knee replacement surgery, rather than spending days recovering in the hospital.”There’s no place like home,” says UTMB Health orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Dikpinigaitis. “Recovering from these surgeries is tough, but there’s something special about being able to recover in the comfort of your own home with your favorite blankets, food, family, and of course, pets.”Dr. Dikpinigaitis and Dr. Bardia Valimani, UTMB orthopedic surgeons and assistant professors specializing in joint replacement and reconstructive surgery,…
CNN — In Pennsylvania, officials are bracing for another presidential election in which the state could once again be the decisive battleground and take days to determine the winner. Seth Bluestein, a Republican city commissioner in vote-rich Philadelphia, put the odds of knowing the winner on election night at “almost zero.” In battleground Wisconsin, meanwhile, a final tally isn’t likely until the morning after the election, said Ann Jacobs, a Democrat who chairs the state’s election commission. While several other states have moved to speed up the vote count in the four years since 2020’s post-election chaos, political gridlock in Pennsylvania…