MORNING NEWSBREAK | The University of South Carolina’s women‘s basketball team is the overall No. 1 seed in this month’s NCAA women’s tournament (see bracket), but four other Palmetto State teams made the March Madness fun, too.
The undefeated Lady Gamecocks will tip off March 22 against the winner of a game between Sacred Heart and the other S.C. women’s team – Presbyterian. A surprise pick for some, Presbyterian will play in the First Four on Wednesday or Thursday.
In the men’s tournament (see bracket), No. 13 College of Charleston will face No. 4 Alabama in the first round of the West regional tournament. No. 6 Clemson will face No. 11 New Mexico March 22 in the West Region. No. 15 South Carolina’s men will face No. 11 Oregon Thursday in the first round of the Midwest Region tournament.
The first men’s round begins March 21 and the Final Four is April 6. The women’s final is the following day.
In other recent headlines:
CP NEWS: City Paper named state’s best large weekly newspaper. The independent Charleston City Paper took home top honors as the state’s best large weekly on Friday, winning 35 total awards in the S.C. Press Association’s annual contest for news excellence.
CP NEWS: S.C. leads U.S. in preschool suspensions. South Carolina leads the nation in the number of preschool children, ages 2½ to 5 years old, who are suspended from school one or more times.
CP ARTS: Parry presents lauded landscapes in Charleston. Photographer Nigel Parry has been lauded over his 35-year career for his portrait photography of US presidents, celebrities and other luminaries — Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian and Leonardo DiCaprio, to name a few.
CP ARTS: Charleston Symphony’s season has music for all. The Charleston Symphony’s new season was created with two important goals in mind: to nurture its core audience and reach new patrons.
CP OPINION, Brack: Establishment brushes off self-anointed Freedom Caucus. “This year as lawmakers debated a $13.2 budget that is $600 million less than last year’s spending, a toothless beast that’s mostly been quiet rose to grab attention. A handful of House legislators in the uber-conservative House Freedom Caucus took on the Republican establishment, which flicked away two dozen hot-button social policy proposals with the help of minority Democrats.”
Week in Review: McMaster rebukes Senate on health proposal. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster is warning state senators that proposed legislation to radically restrict the authority of state officials during declared public health emergencies “could cripple South Carolina’s ability to respond promptly … and potentially place innocent lives at risk.” And more stories from the week.
Candidate filing for Statehouse, other seats open. You can file for a Statehouse seat through April 1.
Old burger joint to become bank. A long vacant Burger King in West Ashley will be torn down to become a home for a First National Bank branch.
Charleston Waterkeeper conducting microplastic research. The advocacy group is working with college students to create a program to allow community scientists to collect water samples and test them for microplastics.
Boeing’s recent years. A look at the jet maker, which builds 787s in North Charleston, and its recent turbulent journey.
Source: CNN
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