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Mississippi State plays Connecticut in the regional semifinals of the 2016 women’s NCAA Tournament in Bridgeport, Conn. (associated press file)
What a team they could be Basketball analyst is on a mission to bring women’s Sweet 16 to Las Vegas By Adam Candee | STAFF WRITER
Debbie and Frankie Antonelli wait impatiently each day for an envelope that contains a letter that contains words that contain all the world. ¶ Born with Down syndrome 18 years ago, Frankie thrives today thanks in part to the determination of his parents, Debbie and Frank. They push their son, his two brothers and everyone in his orbit to make Frankie’s life as much like anyone else’s as possible. ¶ The Antonellis hope that envelope holds Frankie’s acceptance women’s basketball, Continued on page 9
9,223,372,036,854,775,808 Number of unique brackets that can be made for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Because of seeding, your odds are better than 1 in 9.2 quintillion to pick a perfect bracket, but even optimistic calculations have these odds at more than 1 in 100 billion.
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Barrels of oil discovered in Alaska’s North Slope, the biggest U.S. onshore discovery in 30 years. Spanish company Repsol said production could begin in 2021 with an output of 120,000 barrels of oil per day.