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Beltway Basketball Beat: Bracket Racket I: Countdown is on for Maryland, Virginia, Georgetown, while American’s clock runs out – WTOP News
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Six days earlier than Choice Sunday — don’t fret, issues will get sorted out (even when they don’t seem to be to everybody’s satisfaction).
Six days earlier than Choice Sunday — don’t fear, issues will get sorted out (even when they aren’t to everybody’s satisfaction).
Sunday’s motion noticed American College’s inconceivable Patriot League Event run finish. The Eagles rallied from 21 factors all the way down to pressure extra time at Lafayette, however got here up brief 84-76 in double-overtime.
Matt Rogers tallied 24 factors with 13 rebounds in defeat as AU has the comfort of realizing that the majority of their nucleus is underclassmen and on monitor to return for 2023-24. (Small comfort for a season that ends the primary weekend of March, however comfort however.)
The CAA quarterfinals on the Leisure and Sports activities Area in D.C. noticed Towson defeat Delaware 86-60 after holding the Blue Hens to 39% taking pictures and 4-25 from 3-point vary.
Nicolas Timberlake led the way in which with 19 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Blowouts have been the rule and never the exception throughout the quadruple-header as common season champ Hofstra and match favourite Faculty of Charleston dominated their video games towards William & Mary and Stony Brook. Even UNC-Wilmington had stretches of dominance (a 16-0 second half run that gave them the lead for good) of their five-point victory over Drexel.
The place the opposite locals stand:
Maryland (20-11, 11-9 Huge Ten) wasted a 15-point lead and allowed a tip-in as time wound all the way down to fall at Penn State 65-64. The 1-9 convention highway document (with the lone win coming at last-place Minnesota) is hard to abdomen transferring ahead, however at first 12 months the Faculty Park Devoted would have dived after a successful convention document. And regardless of this system’s points within the Huge Ten Event, they’ve but to play within the Dreaded First Spherical since becoming a member of the convention. Coach Kevin Willard’s crew is the No. 6 seed and performs the winner of Nebraska and Minnesota in Thursday’s Second Spherical (drawing the late tipoff).
Virginia (24-6, 15-5 ACC) takes the No. 2 seed within the ACC Event after their 75-60 win over final place Louisville. The Cavaliers tied with Miami for one of the best common season document however a December loss to the Hurricanes provides Miami the tiebreaker. Nonetheless, that is the sixth time in ten years that UVA has posted one of the best common season mark. Within the earlier fifty years of ACC play, the Cavaliers had achieved that 5 occasions. They’ll wait till Thursday at 7 p.m. to play their Quarterfinal matchup with whoever emerges from the North Carolina/Boston Faculty/Louisville trio.
Virginia Tech (18-13, 8-12 ACC) takes the No. 11 seed and performs Notre Dame on Tuesday within the First Spherical at Greensboro. The Hokies grabbed the eleventh seed by beating Florida State 82-60. Now, there are those that will low cost their end by saying they beat the sub-. 500 Seminoles and last-place Louisville to conclude their season, however Coach Mike Younger’s crew has additionally crushed double-bye groups Duke and Virginia plus a Pitt crew that was in first place as not too long ago as one week in the past. Tech additionally received the Event final 12 months — I’m not saying they’re on a mission to repeat, however I wouldn’t be shocked in the event that they superior a spherical additional than their seeding would counsel.
George Mason (19-12, 11-7 Atlantic 10) takes the No. 5 seed within the Atlantic 10 Event after their last-second win at Richmond. That should have been one intriguing bus experience up Interstate 95 after Mason let an 18-point lead dissolve within the second half and wanted a late steal and rating by Davonte Gaines to ship their fifth straight victory. The 11 league wins are essentially the most for the Patriots since they joined the A-10, as they’ll meet the winner of Richmond and UMass on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
George Washington (16-15, 10-8 Atlantic 10) rallied from 17 factors down towards common season champ VCU, however got here up brief 74-68. And this was on a day the place their high-powered backcourt duo of James Bishop and Brendan Adams shot 11-28 from the sphere and every took some time to get going (Bishop didn’t rating till there was 11:20 left within the 1st half and Adams’ first basket got here with 12:56 left in regulation). However, identical to many would have taken a successful Maryland season, the Foggy Backside Devoted can’t assist however be impressed with Coach Chris Caputo delivering the varsity it first successful A-10 and total common season document in his first winter guiding this system. GW takes the No. 7 seed and performs the winner of St. Joe’s and Loyola Chicago at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Georgetown (7-24, 2-18 Huge East) had the weekend off and their second straight final place end delivers a First Spherical showdown with a Villanova crew that heads to Madison Sq. Backyard with six wins in its final eight video games.
5 automated bids have been claimed over the weekend:
Northeast — as destiny would have it Farleigh Dickinson (19-14) — grew to become the primary faculty to punch its ticket to the NCAA Event, and it didn’t occur within the customary method. Saturday, the Knights received their semifinal 70-50 towards St. Francis (PA) whereas prime seed Merrimack received its semifinal. Solely the Warriors are ineligible for the NCAA (four-year transition from Division II), so FDU will get the automated bid-the faculty’s first since 2019. They’ll “play” the championship sport Tuesday.
Ohio Valley — Southeast Missouri State (19-16) topped Tennessee Tech 89-82 in extra time for the Redhawks first journey to the Huge Dance since 2000.
Huge South — UNC-Asheville defeated Campbell 77-73 to provide the Bulldogs their first NCAA berth since 2016. For these curious, UNCA has been both a 15 or a 16 seed for every of its journeys to the match.
Missouri Valley — Drake (27-7) drills Bradley 77-51 to ship the Bulldogs again to the Huge Dance after a 12 months’s absence. You gotta love the Drake …
Atlantic Solar — Kennesaw State squeaked by Liberty 67-66 to ship the 26-8 Owls to their first-ever NCAA Event since transferring to Division I.
Monday evening’s bids:
Solar Belt, 7 p.m., ESPN2
James Madison fell within the semifinals to South Alabama, and so it’s the Jaguars who face Louisiana (the Rajun’ Cajuns not solely swept the common season collection however have a far superior nickname).
Southern, 7 p.m., ESPN
Common season-winner Furman faces Cinderella (No. 7 seed) Chattanooga. The Paladins swept the Mocs throughout the common season however the nickname contest is a draw.
Recreation to Watch:
CAA Semifinals, Towson (21-11) vs. Faculty of Charleston (29-3), 8:30 p.m., CBS Sports activities Community
Each faculties used sturdy begins to drag away from their quarterfinal foes: the Tigers jumped out to a 21-2 lead over Delaware whereas the Cougars led Stony Brook 22-2 earlier than cruising. Charleston has been ranked at occasions this 12 months and swept the common season collection however each have been winnable video games for the Tigers. And Coach Pat Skerry’s crew is again in D.C. this March with unfinished enterprise on their minds after arising brief a 12 months in the past as common season champ. They’ve avenged 2022’s semifinal loss to Delaware and now have two 2022-23 common season scores to settle.
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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Maryland makes filing taxes online free for some
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More than 700,000 Marylanders should be able to file their state and federal income tax returns online for free next year, saving residents hours of work and hundreds of dollars on tax software and prep services.
Maryland joined dozens of states Wednesday in a voluntary federal program called Direct File after a test run received positive reviews and showed possible cost savings. Filing paper returns by mail will still be an option.
“It’s unacceptable that Marylanders should have to pay any portion whatsoever of their refund or paycheck to fulfill a mandatory requirement like filing tax returns,” Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said at a news conference in Annapolis.
The first-term Democrat called the program a game changer for Maryland taxpayers that will modernize her agency. It targets low-to-moderate earners with relatively simple tax returns, and is expected to expand over time.
Lierman’s office will partner with the nonprofit Code for America to integrate the Maryland tax filing system into Direct File. Eligibility requirements will be announced in January, the comptroller’s office said.
Gov. Wes Moore, State Treasurer Dereck E. Davis, members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and nonprofit partners joined Lierman for the announcement.
Funds from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 helped build and test the system. The IRS and Treasury Department then invited states to participate.
The IRS has been considering a free e-filing option for low-income American taxpayers for decades, according to the Congressional Research Service. When tax prep companies pushed back, the federal government agreed not to compete with them if they provided free help and e-filing to low-earning taxpayers.
However, many qualified taxpayers were pushed toward paid services, according to an investigation by nonprofit news outlet ProPublica.
The IRS piloted Direct File in 12 states this year. Filers used a laptop, tablet, cellphone or other device to submit income returns and request certain tax credits offered to low-earning individuals and families.
In a survey, nine out of 10 Direct File users ranked their experience as “Excellent” or “Above Average.”
U.S. Rep Steny Hoyer, a Democrat representing Maryland’s 5th District, called paying taxes the “price of our democracy.”
“We ought to make it as easy as possible for people to comply with a legal obligation that they have to support their country, their state and their communities,” he said. “And this system of Direct File does that.”
Robin McKinney, CEO and co-founder of CASH Campaign of Maryland, said easy, free online filing makes the government work more efficiently for citizens and should deliver refunds and credits to taxpayers faster.
McKinney’s nonprofit promotes economic advancement for low- to moderate-income Marylanders and provides free tax help, among other services.
Economic Security Project, a nonprofit that advocates for guaranteed income and economic equity for working families, found that adopting Direct File could mean $355 million in costs and time saved for Maryland’s low- to moderate-earners.
Maryland recently has expanded tax credits for working families, but about $152 million goes unclaimed each year, according to the Security Project’s analysis.
They also estimated that about $148 million could be saved in filing fees and $56 million could be saved in time spent filing taxes.
That money could have gone into Marylanders’ pockets, CASH Campaign’s McKinney said, and it could have gone back into the state’s economy.
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