MORNING HEADLINES | The University of Connecticut Huskies won a 12th national women’s title by overwhelming South Carolina 82-59 in the Sunday final of the NCAA tournament.
The South Carolina team, which failed to win a repeat championship, is poised, however, for another run at the championship next year, experts say.
Gamecocks’ coach Dawn Staley made no apologies, but was terse in her assessment:
“We lost to a very, very good basketball team,” she said in the postgame news conference. “They beat our ass but they didn’t make us like it. There’s a difference.”
The men’s championship game is tonight with the University of Houston taking on the University of Florida.
In weekend headlines:
CP NEWS: Wine tariffs have Lowcountry restaurants worried about future . Diners already complaining about “tip-flation” and inflation may be in for a shock if their favorite glass of cheap vino starts selling for the price of a rarified vintage. Meanwhile, restaurant owners and importers worry people may just stay home.
- Global stocks continue plunge as Trump says tariffs will stay
- S.C. woman says she has tough time manufacturing in U.S.
- Trump tariffs spark fears of recession
CP OPINION, Brack: May the Force be with us. “It feels like the Alliance to Restore the Republic is starting to stand up to the authoritarian Empire sought by President Donald Trump, whose blitzkrieg of cruel executive orders over the last two months shocked and awed the establishment.”\
- Ulbrich: What’s wrong with S.C.’s income tax bill. “South Carolina’s new proposal for a flat income tax, H. 4216, seems to be on the fast track for what is billed as a tax cut. Maybe. But not for most of us.”
CP NEWS: S.C.’s middle class tax hike in trouble. A much-ballyhooed Republican income tax plan is in trouble in the South Carolina House, where nine co-sponsors withdrew their support this week after an analysis showed the proposal would raise taxes on most taxpayers. Meanwhile, the powerful Ways and Means Committee on Thursday delayed a vote on the measure.
AWARDS: City Paper wins 18 awards for S.C. press excellence. The Charleston City Paper nabbed 18 awards for South Carolina newspaper excellence Friday with senior editor Herb Frazier winning a coveted “Best of the Best” in enterprise reporting on how the Dutch handle water and what Charleston can learn from them.
In other headlines:
PROTESTS: More than 1,000 protest Trump at Summerville rally. More than 1,000 people reportedly showed up Saturday at a Summerville Hands-Off rally to protest President Donald Trump and his administration. Rallies were held in all 50 states.
- Hundreds rally against Trump in Myrtle Beach
- 100+ protest in Beaufort
- Large crowd protests in Columbia
- 200 protest in Spartanburg
More than 35,000 take part in Cooper River Bridge Run. Tens of thousands finished the Bridge Run Saturday, one of the world’s best-known 10K races.
Charleston having tough time in finding bidders for pedestrian safety. Charleston has the money for several pedestrian safety projects, but it can’t find contractors to bid on them.
MUSC therapy gives lymphoma patients a better shot. A new cell therapy offered by MUSC reportedly gives lymphoma patients a better chance of beating hard-to-fight cancers.
S.C. has four of nation’s most overweight cities. Of the top populated metro areas in the nation, South Carolina has some of the most overweight cities: Columbia (18th), Myrtle Beach (19th), Columbia (22nd) and Charleston (35th), according to a new study.
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