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50 best non-conference college basketball games this season

Michigan State vs. Kentucky is just one great non-conference matchup this college hoops season.

The top two are both going down on night one.

There are some out there who view college basketball as a sport limited to the period of time from the week after the Super Bowl through the end of the NCAA tournament. If you’re reading this, that probably isn’t you. You’re the intended audience for this list, and if you don’t watch every second of all 50 of these non-conference games in the months ahead, you’re a disgrace to yourself. Don’t let that happen.

[Note: The only games eligible for this list are ones guaranteed to take place. Like the double play, potential preseason tournament semifinal and championship games can never be assumed.]

50. East Tennessee State at Kansas (Maui Invitational Mainland) (Nov. 19)

Steve Forbes is going to be coming to a major conference program in the very near future. In the meantime, he’s captaining an ETSU team that should be one of the best mid-major squads in the country from start to finish this season. They’ll get an early opportunity to earn that title when they head to Allen Fieldhouse for one of the “mainland” games of the Maui Invitational.

49. Houston at Oregon (Nov. 22)

Oregon has the preseason hype, but Houston is the program that has won a whopping 60 games over the last two seasons. The Cougars lost a solid chunk of last year’s production, but that was the same knock on Kelvin Sampson’s club 12 months ago, and that team wound up going 33-4. The NCAA clearing former five-star guard Quentin Grimes after his transfer from Kansas only makes this more intriguing.

48. Colorado vs. Arizona State (Pac-12 China Game) (Nov. 8)

Yes, two teams from the same conference are going all the way to China to play a non-conference game on the first Friday of the season. It’s precisely the level of creativity you’d expect from a group that needed an official name for this annual event and couldn’t think of anything better than “Pac-12 China Game.”

47. Notre Dame at Maryland (ACC-Big 10 Challenge) (Dec. 4)

The Fighting Irish were wrecked by injuries last season and would up finishing dead last in the ACC. They’re fully healthy and loaded with young talent this season, which should have Mike Brey poised to pull off one of the biggest bounce backs in the country. They can begin the process of turning heads by keeping things tight in College Park.

46. Vermont at Virginia (Nov. 19)

Vermont returns a healthy chunk of its production from a team that won 27 games and pushed fourth-seeded Florida State to the brink in the first round of the NCAA tournament last season. Chief among that group is All-American candidate Anthony Lamb. Don’t be surprised if the Catamounts put an early season scare into the reigning national champs.

45. Purdue at Marquette (Gavitt Games) (Nov. 13)

I think I speak for all of us when I say the NCAA should let Purdue bring Carsen Edwards back for one night just so we can all watch him and Markus Howard shoot it out. Even without the now-Boston Celtic, this figures to be an entertaining tilt that will serve as a huge early resume-booster for whichever team comes out on top.

44. New Mexico vs. New Mexico State (Nov. 21 and Dec. 12)

The Rio Grande Rivalry gets my vote for the most underrated rivalry in college basketball at the moment. Relations between the two programs had always been tense, but Paul Weir leaving New Mexico State in 2017 to take the head coaching job at New Mexico caused the biggest explosion the state had seen since Gus Fring took his final breath outside that fateful hospital room.

The Aggies, who figure to be one of the best mid-major teams in the country once again this season, have not lost a game to Weir yet, and have taken five straight games from New Mexico overall. The Lobos are hoping an influx of former top-100 recruits who transferred in from power five programs — Jaquan Lyle (Ohio State), JJ Caldwell (Texas A&M), Vante Hendrix (Utah) — will be able to change the tide.

Additional props to these two on playing a home and home every year, something college basketball could use more of with its non-conference rivalries.

43. VCU at Wichita State (Dec. 21)

Last season, the Shockers missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011. Gregg Marshall isn’t going to let that become a trend, but here he’ll be facing a VCU squad that strongly resembles some of the better teams he’s coached in recent years. Charles Koch Arena is one of the more underrated home court advantages in college basketball, and the building figures to be electric for this pre-holiday showdown.

42. Florida vs. Providence (Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational) (Dec. 17)

The middle of the Big East is loaded with quality this season, and one of the teams in the heart of that league is destined to overachieve significantly. That team could be Providence, which returns a star in Alpha Diallo and adds a key piece in UMass transfer point guard Luwane Pipkins. They’ll have their hands full with a Florida team that has eyes on the national title.

41. Tennessee vs. Washington (James Naismith Classic) (Nov. 16)

This will be something of a role-reversal for Tennessee, which now finds itself as a guard-driven team tasked with handling Washington’s inside duo of freshmen blue chippers Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart. The game is the headliner of a triple-header for this first-time event, which will be played inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Buffalo vs. Harvard and Rutgers vs. St. Bonaventure make up the other two games.

40. Michigan at Louisville (ACC-Big 10 Challenge) (Dec. 3)

It’s a rematch of the 2013 national championship game, but neither program is being steered by the same man who captained them on that Monday evening in Atlanta. Michigan exacted some revenge in the most recent meeting between these two, upsetting the second-seeded Cardinals in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Though no one knew it at the time, that game would ultimately be Rick Pitino’s last at Louisville.

39. Dayton vs. Georgia (Maui Invitational) (Nov. 25)

The Battle 4 Atlantis may have the better field this season, but the Maui Invitational is always going to be Thanksgiving week’s signature event. The tournament’s best quarterfinal matchup is its first one, as a Dayton team that should contend for an at-large bid battles with Tom Crean’s Georgia Bulldogs.

The individual talent on both sides is more than enough for you to take the afternoon off from work, school or whatever. Dayton has Obi Toppin, one of the best dunkers in the country. Georgia has Anthony Edwards, the No. 2 overall player in the class of 2019 and a surefire lottery pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

Set the tone right off the bat that watching afternoon basketball is going to be a priority throughout this holiday week.

38. Colorado at Kansas (Dec. 7)

This will be the first meeting between these two former conference mates since Askia Booker stunned Kansas at the buzzer (and after a questionable number of steps) in 2013.

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Kansas will likely be a solid favorite in this one, but Colorado returns an experienced core led by McKinley Wright that should give Tad Boyle a chance to take a run at the Pac-12 title.

37. Baylor vs. Washington (Armed Forces Classic) (Nov. 8)

The ninth annual Armed Forces Classic will go down at the Alaska Airlines Center on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. Baylor and Washington will square off in a double-header that will also feature Alaska Anchorage taking on Coast Guard Academy.

Side note: Alaska is the only state in the country without a Division I basketball program. I say we bring back the Great Alaska Shootout, have it feature all the college basketball teams in the state of Alaska, and the winner goes D-I. We need all 50 states on board here.

36. Texas vs. Georgetown (Empire Classic) (Nov. 21)

Two squads loaded with athletes and a handful of “surprise team” predictions meet inside Madison Square Garden for an early season contest that feels significant for both. The winner will almost certainly face Duke a night later.

35. Memphis vs. NC State (Barclays Center Classic) (Nov. 28)

The ACC has a very well established top tier of Duke, Louisville, North Carolina and Virginia this season. The question is whether any other team in the league can be a pleasant surprise that establishes itself as a legitimate top-25 squad capable of playing deep into the NCAA tournament. Led by explosive point guard Markell Johnson, NC State might be the primary candidate to make that leap. They can start the process of corroborating that belief with an early signature win on Thanksgiving Day.

The worst non-conference schedule in America kept the Wolfpack from dancing last season. Kevin Keatts hopes this game along with scheduled tilts at Auburn and vs. Wisconsin keep that from being an issue in 2020.

34. Auburn vs. Davidson (Veterans Classic) (Nov. 8)

This first Friday contest won’t be quite as fun as it would have been if Bryce Brown and Jared Harper were still suiting up for Auburn, but there’s still plenty to be excited about. The Tigers won’t play at the breakneck pace that carried them to the Final Four last season, but J’Von McCormick, Samir Doughty and heralded freshman Isaac Okoro should keep them entertaining. The task on this evening in Annapolis will be to slow down one of the best backcourts in the country in Davidson’s Jon Axel Gudmundsson and Kellan Grady.

33. North Carolina vs. Alabama (Battle 4 Atlantis) (Nov. 27)

Seven of the eight teams in this year’s Battle 4 Atlantis field seem like realistic candidates to earn at-large bids on Selection Sunday. North Carolina is obviously one of those. Alabama, under new head coach Nate Oats, is hoping to be another. A win over the Tar Heels on the day before Thanksgiving would go a long way towards achieving that goal. Also, Cole Anthony and Kira Lewis on the same court is going to be fun as hell.

32. Florida State at Florida (Nov. 10)

The Seminoles have blasted the Gators in each of the last two seasons, extending their winning streak in the series to five games. Before this run, Florida had never lost more than three straight to its arch-rival. They figure to be sizable favorites to break that streak on the season’s first Sunday.

31. Illinois at Arizona (Nov. 10)

Illinois hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament since 2013, a steak of futility Illini fans are hopeful Ayo Dosunmu and company will be able to snap this season. Beating a preseason top-25 team on its home floor would go a long way towards making that happen.

It’s impossible to see these two names next to one another and not thing about the 2005 Chicago Regional final, one of the most thrilling Elite Eight games ever played.

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This is the first game of a two-year deal between the two schools. Arizona will play in Champaign on Dec. 12, 2020.

30. Texas at Purdue (Nov. 9)

It’s year five of the Shaka Smart era in Austin, and Longhorn fans are antsy for something more to hang their Resistols on than an NIT championship. Kicking off the season with a road win over a Purdue team that has made it to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament each of the last three years would be a solid start.

29. Syracuse at Georgetown (Dec. 14)

The longtime rivals recently extended their series to make sure the two teams will play one another each year through at least 2022. The “non-conference era” of the series is tied at two, with Syracuse getting the better of Georgetown in each of the last two seasons, including a 72-71 thriller a year ago.

28. Utah State vs. Florida (Orange Bowl Basketball Classic) (Dec. 21)

It seems unfair that Utah State doesn’t get credit for playing a true road game here, since the Orange Bowl Classic in Broward County figures to be a “neutral court” tilt in name only. Regardless, Sam Merrill and the Aggies have a shot to pull off a monumental resume win over a Florida team that has no excuse not to be in the thick of the national title hunt this season. Guards are almost always the focal point in college hoops, but watching NBA prospect Neemias Queta go at it with Florida’s Kerry Blackshear in the post might be the main attraction in this one.

27. VCU vs. Purdue (Emerald Coast Classic) (Nov. 29)

Florida State-Tennessee might be the Emerald Coast Classic game that catches your eye at first glance, but it’s the nightcap of the double-header that might provide more quality. The winners will meet a night later in what should be a highly competitive title game.

26. Baylor at Florida (SEC-Big 12 Challenge) (Jan. 25)

Baylor has been referred to as “underrated” by so many people this offseason that I think the title no longer fits. Both the Bears and Gators figure to be near the top of their respective conference standings when they step out of league play for this SEC-Big 12 Challenge game near the end of January.

25. Utah State at Saint Mary’s (Nov. 29)

Utah State State and Saint Mary’s figure to be two of the best non-power conference teams in the country this season, which means each could really use a resume win at the expense of the other. Outside of its two conference games against Gonzaga, this is the only scheduled game on Saint Mary’s 2019-20 which pits them against a preseason top-25 team. That puts some decent pressure on the Gaels to hold serve at home.

24. Cincinnati at Ohio State (Nov. 6)

Night one of the college basketball season is loaded with showcase games, but Ohio State and Cincinnati don’t want you to forget about night two. New UC head coach John Brannen could make quite a splash if he upsets a top-25 rival in his Bearcat debut.

23. Gonzaga at Washington (Dec. 8)

This is the final game on the original contract between the two most prominent basketball programs in The Evergreen State, but the schools got together this summer and signed an extension that will keep the series going through the 2023-24 season. Gonzaga has won the last five meetings and 12 of the last 13, but a U-Dub squad flush with young talent awaits them on Dec. 8.

22. LSU at VCU (Nov. 13)

It’s hard to imagine Will Wade won’t be thinking of simpler times when he brings another LSU squad to Richmond to face his former program. This isn’t a pity trip though. VCU is the No. 25 team in the preseason AP poll and the runaway favorite to repeat as Atlantic 10 champions. This Wednesday night tilt will be the first real test for both squads.

21. Arizona at Baylor (Dec. 7)

A year ago, Baylor ended Arizona’s 52-game non-conference home winning streak with a 58-49 triumph at the McKale Center. The Bears out-rebounded the Wildcats by a staggering 31, and finished with more total boards (50) than ‘Zona had points. Sean Miller’s team should be better-equipped to compete with Tristan Clark and company this season.

20. LSU vs. Utah State (Jamaica Classic) (Nov. 22)

This figures to be the best game of the Jamaica Classic as a super-talented LSU squad takes on a Utah State team that will start the season ranked in the top 20 but will be hungry for at least one solid resume win before starting Mountain West play. Sam Merrill going head-to-head with Skylar Mays and Javonte Smart should be wonderful.

19. Cincinnati at Xavier (Dec. 7)

Duke and North Carolina is the highest-profile rivalry that annually gives us the best games featuring the best teams. Kentucky and Louisville is the rivalry where the fans and the people around the programs despise one another the most. But I would argue that the Crosstown Shootout is the rivalry where the actual players dislike one another more than any other. It has made for some impassioned moments over the years, and it always makes for appointment television. This year’s edition, which features a first-year head coach in Cincinnati’s John Brannen and two teams that should be fully capable of doing some damage in the NCAA tournament, is no different.

18. Maryland at Seton Hall (Dec. 19)

Each team is loaded with talent, experience and a sense it needs to accomplish something significant in the NCAA tournament this year. Myles Powell vs. Anthony Cowan figures to be one of the best guard matchups we see in the month of December.

17. Villanova at Ohio State (Gavitt Games) (Nov. 13)

Villanova and Ohio State are two teams that have found themselves all over the place in early rankings throughout the offseason. College hoops fans will finally get a first look at how formidable both squads are when they square off in Columbus during the season’s second week.

16. Oregon vs. Seton Hall (Battle 4 Atlantis) (Nov. 27)

The Battle 4 Atlantis is so loaded this season that it features a matchup of two preseason top-15 teams in the quarterfinals. Stay up late on the night before Thanksgiving and let this showdown take the place that the Maui Invitational title game used to hold. On a related note, move the Maui title game back to its old spot, tournament organizers. You’re ruining Thanksgiving Eve for the entire country.

15. Gonzaga at Arizona (Dec. 14)

A West Coast team hasn’t won the NCAA tournament since Arizona cut down the nets all the way back in 1997. These two teams are among those with the best shot at ending the embarrassing streak in 2020. Gonzaga has won its last two meetings with Arizona, including a 91-74 beatdown at the Maui Invitational last season.

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14. Louisville vs. Texas Tech (Jimmy V. Classic) (Dec. 10)

Madison Square Garden will be the site for this showdown between Chris Mack and Chris Beard, two men who appear to be at the forefront of the next wave of great college basketball coaches. If Texas Tech is able to win the Las Vegas Invitational and Louisville is able to survive prior tests from Miami and Michigan, there’s a very real shot that both these preseason top-15 teams will enter this game with unblemished records.

13. Ohio State at North Carolina (ACC-Big 10 Challenge) (Dec. 4)

Few preseason top-25 teams will be tested more before the calendar turns to 2020 than Ohio State. The Buckeyes have three non-conference games against teams that will start the season ranked in the top 10, including this true road test inside the Dean Dome.

12. Kentucky vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic) (Dec. 21)

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will be the site of this year’s CBS Sports Classic, where the better of the two games (North Carolina-UCLA is the other) figures to be Kentucky and Ohio State meeting for the first time since 2015. If there are questions about Kentucky’s ability to win a national title this season, they all reside with the team’s frontcourt. That frontcourt will receive one of its toughest tests of the season in the form of highly-skilled OSU big man Kaleb Wesson.

11. Memphis at Tennessee (Dec. 14)

In its first year back, the Memphis-Tennessee rivalry gave us a game with 194 total points, a guy pooping on the FedEx Forum concourse during the game because he “had to do what he had to do,” a skirmish at the end of the game, a difference of opinions between Penny Hardaway and Rick Barnes about what took place in said skirmish, and then Hardaway ending his press conference days later by saying: “Rick Barnes, get the f—k out of here.” So, yeah, round two is probably going to be worth your time.

10. Kentucky at Texas Tech (SEC-Big 12 Challenge) (Jan. 25)

As it enters its seventh year, the SEC-Big 12 Challenge has found a niche for itself as a nice little change of pace in the heart of conference play. This year’s headline game will feature a Kentucky team that is typically hitting its stride right at this point in the season heading to Lubbock for what figures to be a physical tussle with reigning national runner-up Texas Tech.

9. Memphis vs. Oregon (Phil Knight Invitational) (Nov. 12)

Coming into this season, there is no team in America more intriguing than the Memphis Tigers. Penny Hardaway’s team will get its first opportunity to prove it’s the real deal when it squares off against a top-15 Oregon team at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland.

8. Virginia at Purdue (Dec. 4)

This would be a high-profile early season showdown in any year, but it admittedly gets a little bit of a bump after these two played one of the best NCAA tournament games in recent memory last March in the South Region final. Nearly all of the major players from that classic are gone, but Mamadi Diakite — the man who capped off what they now refer to in Charlottesville as simply “the play” — will be back to try and break hearts across West Lafayette for the second time in less than a year.

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7. Michigan State at Seton Hall (Gavitt Games) (Nov. 14)

As good as Michigan State is, the Spartans still being an unblemished No. 1 as the calendar flips to 2020 would be something of a shock considering the absolute beast of a non-conference schedule Tom Izzo has lined up. MSU’s second major test of 2019-20 will come in game No. 3 when they hit the road to face an experienced Seton Hall squad ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP poll.

6. North Carolina at Gonzaga (Dec. 18)

North Carolina put a 103-90 whoopin’ on the Zags last year in Chapel Hill. Now Mark Few and company are looking to return the favor. While the neutral court showdowns with blue bloods have been nice, this is the type of true home game Gonzaga fans have been asking to see more of for years. Expect the atmosphere inside of McCarthey Athletic Center on Dec. 18 to be one of the best of the entire season.

5. Kansas at Villanova (Dec. 21)

College basketball fans will be given a treat right before Christmas with what figures to be a highly-entertaining up-and-down tilt between these two perennial powerhouses. A year ago in Lawrence, Kansas exacted some revenge for the beatdown it received in the 2018 Final Four by handling visiting Villanova, 74-71. Now it’s the Wildcats who will be playing host and looking for a slice of redemption.

4. Duke at Michigan State (ACC-Big 10 Challenge) (Dec. 3)

The showcase game of this year’s ACC-Big 10 Challenge is a rematch of last year’s East Region final, where Michigan State stunned No. 1 overall seed Duke and ended the college careers of Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish. The upset improved Tom Izzo’s oft-referenced lifetime record against Mike Krzyzewski to 2-11. The shoe figures to be on the other foot in this meeting, as it’s the Spartans who seem to be just about everyone’s pick to cut down the nets in 2020.

3. Louisville at Kentucky (Dec. 28)

Chris Mack’s second foray into the sport’s most contentious rivalry should see him with a team on more level footing with its in-state counterpart than it was a year ago. Both Kentucky and Louisville are starting 2019-20 ranked in the top five, and there’s a solid chance both will still be in that position when 2019 prepares to flip into 2020. Kentucky ran away with a 71-58 win a year ago, and has taken 10 of the last 12 from Louisville.

2. Kansas vs. Duke (Champions Classic) (Nov. 5)

Final Four Saturday is the only other day on the college basketball calendar where a matchup between the third and fourth best teams in the sport can be the undercard. No. 3 vs. No. 4 in New York should be all sorts of fun.

1. Michigan State vs. Kentucky (Champions Classic) (Nov. 5)

In hindsight, moving the Champions Classic to college basketball’s opening night seems like a no-brainer. A year ago, it gave us a performance from Duke and Zion Williamson that wound up setting the tone for the rest of the season. This year, it’s giving us No. 1 vs. No. 2 inside Madison Square Garden just hours into the 2019-20 slate. It’s impossible to ask for more.

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Google unveils top searches of 2019

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NEW YORK — In 2019, people across the country turned to Google for all the answers. Now, Google has unveiled its 2019 Year In Search, a look at the top trending searches of the year.

From the viral sensation of Lil Nas X’s song “Old Town Road” to Billy Porter’s extravagant red carpet ensembles, the year’s most popular searches have been laid out for all to see, giving us a glimpse of what America really wants to know.

The list includes everything from news and entertainment to the classic, “What is…” query.

As a farewell to the 2010’s the search engine has also provided insights into trending searches across the decade.

Remember the “Pants on the Ground” song? Yeah, neither did we until we saw it on the list.

Below, we’ve laid out the top ten overall searches of the year to refresh your memory, as well as every category in Google’s Year In Search.

1. Disney Plus

The hottest streaming service of the year claimed the top spot in Google searches this year. The concept is by no means revolutionary, but its almost never-ending list of nostalgic and new titles appeals to many.

And don’t forget, Disney Plus gave us the give that keeps on giving — Baby Yoda from “The Mandalorian.”

2. Cameron Boyce

The sudden death of the 20-year-old actor Cameron Boyce struck a chord with many searchers this year.

Boyce was found unresponsive in his California home on July 6. An autopsy confirmed he died in his sleep after a seizure related to epilepsy.

He starred in the Disney Channel show “Jessie” from 2011 to 2015. He also appeared in “Mirrors,” “Eagle Eye” with Shia LaBeouf and “Grown Ups” with Adam Sandler, and in the Disney Channel’s “Descendants.”

3. Nipsey Hussle

Influential rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed in front of his clothing store May 31, sending waves of shock through the rap community.

The rapper had founded his own record label, All Money In, in 2010, according to IMDB. He had also worked with dozens of successful artists, including Kendrick Lamar, Drake, YG, Ty Dolla Sign, Meek Mill and Young Thug.

4. Hurricane Dorian

It’s been a whirlwind year for extreme weather, and Hurricane Dorian was no exception. The storm slammed the Bahamas, United States and Canada in September, killing at least 30 people in the Bahamas.

Numerous cities up the coast declared states of emergency and issued mandatory evacuations as hurricane-force winds battered the coast. The storm left extensive damage in many places, especially the Bahamas.

5. Antonio Brown

The former NFL player was released from the New England Patriots following accusations by two women of sexual misconduct, including rape. Brown denies the allegations.

The Patriots were the third team to let go of Brown in 2019. Days after being released, he said on Twitter that he “will not be playing in the NFL anymore.”

6. Luke Perry

Former “Beverly Hills 90210” star Luke Perry died March 4 after suffering a massive stroke.

Perry was launched into fame as the wildly popular character Dylan McKay. He also had roles in the hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Riverdale,” and appeared in the Quentin Tarantino film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” which premiered after his death.

7. ‘Avengers: Endgame’

The Disney and Marvel film shot past “Avatar” to become the highest-grossing film ever. The film, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, made more than $2.789 billion worldwide by the end of July.

8. ‘Game of Thrones’

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” released its final season, sending fans into a downward spiral of unmet expectations and withdrawal. Many felt the storylines were rushed and sloppy, while others were just going through it without their beloved show.

9. iPhone 11

iPhone dropped their iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, outfitted with updated cameras and flashy new colors, leaving users to decide whether or not they would upgrade for the minor new features it offers.

10. Jussie Smollett

The “Empire” actor became embroiled in controversy after the actor reported a hate crime attack in January which investigators later concluded had been a false claim meant to boost his public profile.

The City of Chicago later filed a lawsuit against him, seeking to recover more than $130,000 to cover police overtime during the investigation.

That’s the end of our crash course on 2019’s top searches, but take a look at the rest of Google’s trending searches by category below.

News

1. Hurricane Dorian

2. Notre Dame Cathedral

3. Women’s World Cup

4. Area 51 raid

5. Copa America

6. El Paso shooting

7. Sri Lanka

8. Government shutdown

9. Equifax data breach settlement

10. California earthquake

People

1. Antonio Brown

2. Jussie Smollett

3. James Charles

4. Kevin Hart

5. R. Kelly

6. 21 Savage

7. Lori Loughlin

8. Jordyn Woods

9. Bryce Harper

10. Robert Kraft

Actors

1. Jussie Smollett

2. Kevin Hart

3. Lori Loughlin

4. Felicity Huffman

5. Keanu Reeves

6. Rami Malek

7. Joaquin Phoenix

8. Kate Beckinsale

9. Halle Bailey

10. Maisie Williams

Athletes

1. Antonio Brown

2. Bryce Harper

3. David Ortiz

4. Andrew Luck

5. Myles Garrett

6. Megan Rapinoe

7. Russell Westbrook

8. Zion Williamson

9. Melvin Gordon

10. Alex Morgan

Diets

1. Intermittent fasting diet

2. Dr. Sebi diet

3. Noom diet

4. 1200 calories diet

5. Keto ultra diet

6. Golo diet

7. Dubrow diet

8. Sirtfood diet

9. No carbs no sugar diet

10. Endomorph diet

Home Styles

1. Farmhouse style

2. Colonial house style

3. Cape Cod house style

4. Spanish style house

5. Art deco style

6. Japanese style house

7. Craftsman style home

8. Transitional style

9. Prairie style homes

10. Modern style homes

Outfit Ideas

1. EGirl outfit

2. Eboy outfit

3. Soft girl outfit

4. Biker shorts outfit

5. VSCO girl outfit

6. Dickies outfit

7. White jeans outfit

8. Fila outfit

9. Champion outfit

10. Leather pants outfit

Fashion Styles

1. Camp style

2. Egirl style

3. Eboy style

4. Steampunk style

5. Harajuku Style

6. Preppy style

7. Yankii style

8. Vintage style

9. VSCO girl style

10. Emo style

Recipes

1. Shepherds pie recipe

2. Chicken parmigiana recipe

3. Ham glaze recipe

4. Charoset recipe

5. Snickerdoodle cookies recipe

6. Chaffle recipe

7. Chicken cacciatore recipe

8. Popeyes chicken sandwich recipe

9. Tater tot casserole recipe

10. King cake recipe

Trip to…

1. Trip to Maldives

2. Trip to Japan

3. Trip to Bora Bora

4. Trip to Vegas

5. Trip to Mexico

6. Trip to Alaska

7. Trip to New Orleans

8. Trip to California

9. Trip to New York

10. Trip to Costa Rica

Movies

1. “Avengers Endgame”

2. “Captain Marvel”

3. “Joker”

4. “Toy Story 4”

5. “Lion King”

6. “It Chapter Two”

7. “Frozen 2”

8. “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood”

9. “Midsommar”

10. “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”

Passing

1. Cameron Boyce

2. Nipsey Hussle

3. Luke Perry

4. Jeffrey Epstein

5. Tyler Skaggs

6. Beth Chapman

7. John Witherspoon

8. John Singleton

9. Eddie Money

10. Elijah Cummings

Weddings

1. Miranda Lambert wedding

2. Jennifer Lawrence wedding

3. Justin Bieber wedding

4. Miley Cyrus wedding

5. Chiquis Rivera wedding

6. Chris Pratt wedding

7. Joe Jonas wedding

8. Elvis Duran wedding

9. Zoë Kravitz wedding

10. Jake Paul Tana Mongeau wedding

Musicians and Bands

1. R. Kelly

2. 21 Savage

3. Billie Eilish

4. Lil Nas X

5. A$AP Rocky

6. Mötley Crüe

7. Lizzo

8. Gladys Knight

9. Tekashi 69

10. Joy Villa

Professional Sports Scores

1. Washington Nationals

2. Boston Bruins

3. St. Louis Cardinals

4. Dallas Cowboys

5. St. Louis Blues

6. Milwaukee Bucks

7. Chicago Bears

8. Minnesota Twins

9. Toronto Raptors

10. Tampa Bay Rays

Songs

1. “Old Town Road”

2. “7 Rings”

3. “Shallow”

4. “Sunflower”

5. “Truth Hurts”

6. “Lose You To Love Me”

7. “Sicko Mode”

8. “thank u, next”

9. “Act Up”

10. “Bury a Friend”

TV Shows

1. “Game of Thrones”

2. “Stranger Things”

3. “When They See Us”

4. “Chernobyl”

5. “The Mandalorian”

6. “The Umbrella Academy”

7. “Euphoria”

8. “Dead to Me”

9. “Surviving R. Kelly”

10. “The Boys”

People of the Red Carpet

1. Billy Porter red carpet

2. Cardi B red carpet

3. Lady Gaga red carpet

4. Amy Schumer husband red carpet

5. Jenny McCarthy red carpet

6. BTS Grammy red carpet

7. Caitlyn Jenner red carpet

8. Richard Madden Golden Globes red carpet

9. Brie Larson red carpet

10. Brienne of Tarth red carpet

What is…?

1. What is area 51

2. What is a vsco girl

3. What is momo

4. What is a boomer

5. What is quid pro quo

6. What is camp fashion

7. What is disney plus

8. What is bird box about

9. What is a mandalorian

10. What is brexit

Where is…?

1. Where is Sri Lanka

2. Where is the Super Bowl this year

3. Where is Area 51

4. Where is 21 Savage from

5. Where is the hurricane now

6. Where is Xur

7. Where is Clemson football team from

8. Where is Gonzaga University located

9. Where is Stranger Things filmed

10. Where is Pebble Beach Golf Course

Babies

1. Baby Yoda

2. Baby Shark

3. Royal baby

4. Kim Kardashian Kanye West baby

5. Cardi B baby

6. Trey Songz baby

7. Andy Cohen baby

8. Shawn Johnson baby

9. Amy Schumer baby

10. Hoda Kotb baby

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LOOK who's reading Juliette's Angel! See for yourself what everyone's talking about. Order Juliette's Angel: Death Desire Destiny NOW. Out now in paperback & eBook... Available from Amazon and all the biggies. Google Juliette's Angel or hit link in my bio thingy. Juliette's Angel is in the hands of Brisbane's Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, HRH The Prince of Wales, Australia's former Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce, Olivia Newton-John, Oprah Winfrey's Books Editor, Pultizer Prizewinning author Elizabeth Strout, Business Chicks Founder & CEO Emma Issacs, The Blocks Shelley Craft, Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes, George Hillary, grandson of Sir Edmund Hillary, a Hollywood Producer/Screenwriter... Get the picture? Even groom -to-be Prince Harry has a copy of Juliette’s Angel! Well, what are you waiting for? See for yourself what everyone's reading about: Juliette's Angel. ORDER NOW. Link in bio thingy. Read.Talk. Share. And remember #faithhaswings #support #local #authors #supportsmallbusiness #thankyou #gratitude #womensupportingwomen #lordmayor #grahamquirk #juliettepower #JuliettesAngel #booktofilm #princecharles #princeofwales #damequinten #olivianewtonjohn #ShelleyCraft #jimmybarnes #emmaissacs #businesschicks #oprahwinfrey #elizabethstrout #memoir #visionboard

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What an inspirational and thought provoking early start to the work day (whilst Derek rides motorbikes with the small boy out bush) - breakfast with Dame Quentin Bryce. Massive thanks to RentWest for having me. 'We can have it all ladies, but not all at once' #pioneer #mentorship #womeninbusiness #trailblazer (at Crown Towers Perth)

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Young to be sworn in as new Qld governor

Queensland has lost a chief health officer but will gain a new governor when Jeannette Young is sworn in on Monday. Dr Young is embarking on a career change, leaving public health behind – for now – to serve as Queensland’s 27th governor. She’s the fourth woman to do so, following in the footsteps of Leneen Forde, Dame Quentin Bryce, and Penelope Wensley. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk chose Dr…

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First time I've been up the back so far. Dame Quentin Bryce #brisbanewritersfestival2017

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SEC college basketball teams, ranked for the 2019-2020 season

Football will always be king in the Southeastern Conference, but the basketball ain’t bad either.

After much speculation over the timeframe for this period’s arrival, the days of the SEC being the ultimate also-ran in college basketball’s power conference tier appear to have finally come and gone. Last spring the league produced at least one Final Four team for the fourth time in the last six years, made up 25 percent of the Sweet 16, and then followed up that successful tournament showing by bringing in three of the highest-profile coaching hires in the sport.

The conference’s climb into the conversation with the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten figures to continue in 2019-20. Multiple teams at the top of the SEC food chain appear fully capable of winning a national title, and it wouldn’t be a total shock if more than half of the league earned at-large bids on Selection Sunday.

Let’s run through the current hierarchy of the league as we inch closer to the season tipping off in November.

14. VANDERBILT COMMODORES

2018-19 Record: (9-23, 0-18)

2018-19 SEC Finish: 14th

The good news about being the only team in the history of the SEC to go 0-18 in league play (0-19 if you count the conference tournament) is that new head coach Jerry Stackhouse is kicking things off with the lowest possible bar to clear. He’ll rely heavily on a pair of returning double-digit scorers in Saben Lee (12.7 ppg) and Aaron Nesmith (11.0 ppg) to get the ball rolling in Nashville.

Things should get easier for Stackhouse after year one. Vandy is a top contender to land multiple top 100 players in the 2020 class, and Stackhouse has already added a pair of key transfers in D.J. Harvey from Notre Dame and Quentin Millora-Brown, who set program records for field goal percentage and blocked shots by a freshman in his one season at Rice. Both players will be eligible to suit up for the Commodores in 2020-21.

13. MISSOURI TIGERS

2018-19 Record: (15-17, 5-13)

2018-19 SEC Finish: 12th

It’s Cuonzo Martin’s third season at Missouri, which matches the amount of time he spent at each of his prior three head coaching gigs — Missouri State, Tennessee and California. To date, stint four for Martin has been defined by what might have been. A rash of injuries — most notably to brothers Michael and Jontay Porter in consecutive seasons — have derailed any hopes Tiger fans may have had about capturing real magic for the first time since the program joined the SEC in 2012.

Missouri’s size, most notably in the form of enigmatic junior Jeremiah Tilmon, will make it a matchup problem for multiple teams in the conference. Even so, Martin doesn’t have a roster that appears capable of threatening to take the Tigers to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years.

12. TEXAS A&M AGGIES

2018-19 Record: (14-18, 6-12)

2018-19 SEC Finish: 11th

In a move that would have been a national surprise if not for the man making it, Buzz Williams left a Virginia Tech program that he had brought to arguably its most solid footing in program history to take over Texas A&M a year after the Aggies finished with an overall record four games below .500. This move came just six years after Williams left Marquette, fresh off three trips to the Sweet 16 in four years, to head up the Hokies, who had been to just one Sweet 16 ever. Williams’ first season in Blacksburg saw Tech go 2-16 in league play and finish dead last in the Sweet 16. A year later they won 20 games. A year after that they were in the NCAA tournament. Last March they came a missed uncontested layup away from upsetting No. 1 overall seed Duke and playing Michigan State for the East Region title.

Williams hopes the start won’t be quite as slow in College Station, but the groundwork for a similar progression certainly seems to be in place. Convincing Savion Flagg to come back was huge, but losing Admon Gilder to Gonzaga left Williams with a wildly uncertain backcourt. The Aggies will return to the NCAA tournament in short order under Williams, they just won’t do it in year one.

11. SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS

2018-19 Record: (16-16, 11-7)

2018-19 SEC Finish: T-4th

South Carolina has been anything but predictable under Frank Martin. Four seasons ago, the Gamecocks started 15-0 and still ended in the NIT. A year later, Martin and company turned a good, not great regular season into one of the more improbable Final Four runs in recent memory. Last season, USC was a dismal 5-7 in non-conference play, only to turn around and win 11 SEC games and finish alone in fourth place in the final league standings.

The point is, who knows what to expect from South Carolina. Martin has a solid young nucleus of talent to build around moving forward, but at the moment, replacing leading scorer and 2018-29 SEC defensive player of the year Chris Silva seems like an awfully tall task.

10. GEORGIA BULLDOGS

2018-19 Record: (11-21, 2-16)

2018-19 SEC Finish: 13th

There appears on paper to be a pretty noticeable gap between the bottom four in this league and the top ten, making this perhaps the least enviable spot in these rankings. The ten best teams in this conference all should be fully capable of earning an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, and Georgia is no different. But someone has to go here, and the Bulldogs are the most difficult group of the nominees to pin down.

Five-star freshman guard Anthony Edwards is the type of talent Georgia basketball fans haven’t been privy to in a long time. Edwards will make the Bulldogs appointment television, but the question is whether or not Tom Crean can find enough quality pieces to put around the one-and-done talent — especially in the post — to make UGA a viable threat to finish in the top half of the league.

9. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

2018-19 Record: (18-16, 8-10)

2018-19 SEC Finish: T-9th

The Razorbacks are going to be everyone’s sleeper pick in the SEC, and it isn’t difficult to understand why. Eric Musselman arrives in Fayetteville after an overwhelmingly successful run at Nevada, and inherits a roster that should be able to play to his style pretty quickly. Daniel Gafford is gone to the NBA, but the guard tandem of Isaiah Joe (13.9 ppg) and Mason Joe (13.6 ppg) have the potential to flourish under Muss. The addition of SMU grad transfer Jimmy Whitt (12.3 ppg/4.0 apg) should also be a blessing. Combatting quality size could be an issue on some nights, but don’t be shocked at all if the Razorbacks pull multiple upsets over the three best teams in the league and are right there in the mix for an NCAA at-large bid deep into February.

8. MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS

2018-19 Record: (23-11, 10-8)

2018-19 SEC Finish: T-6th

Bulldog fans aren’t going to like this, but someone in this league is going to have to underachieve. We’ll go with the team that will have to be heavily reliant on a player who was suspended for the last month of the 2018-19 season. Nick Weatherspoon’s sophomore season ended with him being sidelined for an undisclosed violation of team rules. He worked himself back into Ben Howland’s good graces and will now be asked to shoulder a decent chunk of the offensive workload his brother, Quinndary, left behind. Second-leading scorer Lamar Peters is also gone, which means Nick Weatherspoon, senior point guard Tyson Carter (10.4 ppg) and big man Reggie Perry — who flirted with an early exit to the NBA — are all going to need to produce their best collegiate seasons to date.

7. OLE MISS REBELS

2018-19 Record: (20-13, 11-5)

2018-19 SEC Finish: T-6th

There may not have been a head coach in college basketball who had a better first year at a new gig than Kermit Davis did at Ole Miss in 2018-19. The Rebels won 20 games, were near the top of the SEC standings from the start of conference play to the end, and made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015 in a year where no one had predicted such an accomplishment.

An adequate second act is the new task for Davis, and thankfully he has the SEC’s leading returning scorer to assist him. Breein Tyree (17.9 ppg) is the 2018-19 First Team All-SEC honoree who’s back in college for another round. Devontae Shuler (10.3 ppg) and Blake Hinson (8.3 ppg) are also back after solid seasons, but it might be the play of a pair of JuCo transfers — Bryce Williams and Khadim Sy — that determines whether or not the Rebels are able to equal or surpass last season’s accomplishments.

6. TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

2018-19 Record: (31-6, 15-3)

2018-19 SEC Finish: T-2nd

The Willams/Schofield era has come and come, and the fact that it didn’t end with Tennessee’s first trip to the Final Four is still very much a bitter pill to swallow in Knoxville. Lamonte Turner and Jordan Bowden are too talented to let the Vols fall off the face of the college basketball earth, but it’d be foolish to not expect a sizable step backwards in 2019-20. That step could be smaller if intriguing Frenchman Yves Pons can realize his potential and allow his teammates to play through him in something resembling the fashion they played through Williams.

5. AUBURN TIGERS

2018-19 Record: (30-10, 11-7)

2018-19 SEC Finish: T-4th

Jared Harper and Chuma Okeke leaving early for the NBA pushed the Tigers out of everyone’s early top 10 rankings and seemingly tanked any shot Bruce Pearl had at a repeat trip to the Final Four. Pearl still has tools in the form of Samir Doughty, Austin Wiley, J’Von McCormick and Anfernee McLemore, but those pieces aren’t exactly a perfect fit for the run-and-gun mentality the Tigers carried all the way to Minneapolis last spring.

Pearl has said this summer that he expects Auburn to go from one of the fastest-paced teams in college basketball to a “normal pace” team this season. That adjustment could explain why the Tigers have a non-conference schedule that shouldn’t provide them with much of a challenge until deep into December.

4. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

2018-19 Record: (18-16, 8-10)

2018-19 SEC Finish: T-9th

The stage is set for Nate Oats to make the biggest splash of any first-year head coach in college basketball. Getting Kira Lewis Jr. to return to Tuscaloosa was Oats’ first major win after getting in from Buffalo, but it figures to be far from his last. He inherits a roster loaded with experienced talent. Lewis, John Petty, Herbert Jones and Galin Smith have all accumulated both experience and production in their college careers. Toss in one of the best grad transfers in the country in James “Beetle” Bolden (West Virginia) and there’s no reason for the Crimson Tide not to hit the ground running under their new leadership.

3. LSU TIGERS

2018-19 Record: (28-7, 16-2)

2018-19 SEC Finish: 1st

It’s still hard to know what exactly to do with LSU. Seven months ago, you could have made a small fortune if you found someone to give you odds on the likelihood of Will Wade and Javonte Smart both still being in Baton Rouge for the 2019-20 season. And yet, here we are.

Despite everything — including being suspended for his team’s run to the Sweet 16 last March — Wade is set to be back on the sidelines inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center this winter, and he should have one hell of a squad following his directions. In addition to Smart, Wade also returns key contributors in the form of Skylar Mays (13.4 ppg), Emmitt Williams (7.0 ppg/5.4 rpg) and Marlon Taylor (6.7 ppg). If that weren’t enough, he went out and landed a five-star talent in the form of Trendon Watford, who figures to be a star in Baton Rouge from day one.

The outside “noise” might be the only thing capable of keeping LSU from a return trip to the tournament’s second weekend ... and that noise may have to go from loud to deafening in order to do the trick.

2. FLORIDA GATORS

2018-19 Record: (20-16, 9-9)

2018-19 SEC Finish: 8th

With Andrew Nembhard returning to school and five-star freshmen Scottie Lewis and Tre Mann joining the fold, Florida already looked like a top contender for the SEC throne heading into the summer. Then Kerry Blackshear, the most highly sought-after grad transfer on the market, announced he was heading to Gainesville. Suddenly, Mike White had a roster capable of winning not just the SEC, but the national title.

The only reason to pump the brakes on the Gators being a legit top 10 team nationally is the program’s befuddling recent history of not being able to turn talented pieces into a successful whole. White’s most recent team had absolutely no business losing 16 games, and yet, that’s exactly what they did. So long as UF can avoid the “mysterious slump” bug that has bitten it a couple of times over the last few years, this should be White’s strongest Gator squad to date.

1. KENTUCKY WILDCATS

2018-19 Record: (30-7, 15-3)

2018-19 SEC Finish: T-2nd

I don’t need to tell you the drill here. Kentucky is loaded with young talent (Tyrese Maxey and Kahlil Whitney both have the potential to be lottery picks) and a smattering of returning players who seem to possess the ability to take another sizable step forward. Getting point guard Ashton Hagans to return for his sophomore season was a monster win for John Calipari. The Wildcats didn’t really hit their stride until Hagans assumed the reigns of the offense. Once that happened, UK transitioned from apparent underachiever to a 2-seed that came one shot away from a trip to the Final Four.

With P.J. Washington gone, the questions about this Kentucky team are all going to understandably revolve around the front-court. E.J. Montgomery was actually one spot ahead of Zion Williamson in 247 Sports’ final class of 2018 rankings. He fell far short of that lofty billing in his first college season, averaging just 3.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest. With Calipari losing out on 5-star big man N’Faly Dante to Oregon, the pressure is on either Montgomery or junior Nick Richards to step up their production significantly and become a serious threat in the post. Kentucky will be very good even if that doesn’t happen, but it’s hard to see them being national championship good.

Previously:

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July 2011 - His Majesty Late King George Tupou V Royal Military Parade in honour of his birthday. The former Governor General of Australia, Dame Quentin Bryce was the Reviewing Officer. I was the Parade 2IC. A Historical event. #militaryparade #hmaf #king #kingoftonga #kingdomoftonga #tonga #nukualofa #parade #celebration #birthdaycelebration #governorgeneral #australia #australians #aussie #aus #aust #royal #vips #kinggeorgetupouv #military (at Kolomotu'a , Nuku'alofa , Tongatapu)

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MUP authors coming to the Sydney Writers Festival

A range of wonderful MUP authors are coming to Sydney later this month for the Sydney Writers Festival.

You can catch them at various events over the course of the week, discussing topics ranging from the place of music in writing to the role of feminism in Islam, and from the features of decent, sustainable human communities to the letters Quentin Bryce wrote as a Governor-General.

With such a diverse lineup on offer, there’s sure to be something of interest for everyone!

UPDATE: Louise Milligan is a late addition to the SWF program, joining a session about George Pell with Tom Keneally, James M. Miller and David Marr. See below for details.

Louise Milligan

Thursday 25th May, 3pm

Crimes of the Father

As country after country reels from revelations about the systemic sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church, three of Australia’s pre‑eminent voices discuss the crimes and causes of this institutional dysfunction. Tom Keneally (Crimes of the Father), James M. Miller (The Priests) and Louise Milligan (Cardinal) join David Marr (Quarterly Essay: The Prince) for a powerful conversation about sexual abuse, conscience and celibacy in the Catholic Church.

Mark McKenna

Thursday 25th May, 10am

Being a Historian in the Digital Age

As advancements in technology allow us to revisit and revise our past, what is gained and what is lost? Nick Brodie’s 1787 counters the established narrative of Australian settlement, Tom Griffiths explores our changing understanding of Australian history in The Art of Time Travel and Mark McKenna’s From The Edge uncovers Australia’s forgotten stories. Join them in a discussion with Jürgen Tampke to gain a new perspective on the way we think about the past.

Thursday 25th May, 1.30pm

Mark McKenna on Music and Writing

For historian Mark McKenna (From the Edge: Australia’s Lost Histories) music and writing are intimately connected. Exploring the relationship between music and the literary imagination, Mark poses some interesting questions. Why do some writers require music, and others need silence? Do particular kinds of music enhance particular kinds of writing? Can music improve our capacity for insight? And could there be parallels between various musical interpretations of the same score and historians’ different interpretations of the same document?

Thursday 25th May, 4.30pm

Things You Need to Know and May Have Missed

From LGBTI bushrangers to early stories of travel and conquest, learn something new with this panel of history buffs led by Mark McKenna. David Hunt (True Girt) highlights the humour in Australian history, while Jürgen Tampke (A Perfidious Distortion of History) addresses misinformation about WWII. Nick Brodie (1787) offers an alternative take on Australian settlement, and Bruce Pascoe (Dark Emu) argues that we must take a new look at Australia’s past.

Susan Carland

Thursday 25th May, 7.30pm

The Full Catastrophe

This is a special Sydney Writers’ Festival edition of the Giant Dwarf’s The Full Catastrophe: a live show about when life was so bad, it was funny. Some of the Festival’s most distinguished guests come together in front of a live audience to confide about a painful and hilarious incident in their lives. Hosts Sarah Macdonald and Rebecca Huntley welcome guests Clementine Ford (Fight Like a Girl), academic Susan Carland, Miles Franklin award-winning writer Frank Moorhouse, performance poet Ivan Coyote and journalist Desi Anwar (CNN Indonesia).

Friday 26th May, 3pm

Stan Grant: The Australian Dream

In 2015, Wiradjuri man and award-winning journalist Stan Grant made a splash with his book Talking to My Country. In his new landmark Quarterly Essay, he makes the case for a more capacious Australian Dream with a place for all Indigenous people that includes those flourishing on intellectual, cultural and sporting fields, as well as those in detention or living in the shadows. He appears in conversation with Susan Carland.

Friday 26th May, 4.30pm

Fighting Hislam and Beyond Veiled Clichés

The role of women in Islam is hotly debated among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Yet Muslim women’s perspectives are often excluded from mainstream discussion. Journalist Amal Awad wrote Beyond Veiled Clichés to explore life from the perspective of Arab women, both in the West and the Arab world. Susan Carland is an academic and author whose book Fighting Hislam proffers a new kind of feminism in which religious beliefs co-exist with women’s rights. They talk to Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

Quentin Bryce

Thursday 25th May, 4.30pm

Dear Quentin: Letters of a Governor-General

In her six years as Australia’s Governor-General, Dame Quentin Bryce AC handwrote more than 50 letters a week. Since leaving office, she has put together Dear Quentin, a rich collection of the letters she wrote and received. Her letter-writing wit and skills were honed in boarding school, when she wrote to her parents weekly. It was perfect training for writing missives to those she met on trips around Australia and the world. She speaks with Ita Buttrose AO OBE about a life in letters.

Ruth Quibell

Sunday 28th May, 9am

Coffee and Papers with the SMH: Ruth Quibell

Some things are worth getting up early for, especially when coffee and great conversation are guaranteed. Catch up on the news with The Sydney Morning Herald at the Festival’s first session of the day. Join SMH editors and journalists, and special guest Ruth Quibell, to hear what’s making headlines, and the stories we need to follow.

Sunday 28th May, 4.30pm

SWF Gala: Maybe This Will Help

Some of the Festival’s most distinguished guests reveal personal tips for these anxiety-inducing times – from chicken soup to Valium. How do we keep sane in a time of Brexit and Trump, human rights abuses and climate change? Binge on Netflix? Mainline pinot gris? Move to Canada? Sofija Stefanovic talks to Hisham Matar (The Return), Bill Hayes (Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me), Ivan Coyote, Jamie Morton, New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul, and sociologist Ruth Quibell about remedies for chaos.

Chloe Shorten

Friday 26th May, 3pm

You’re Doing It Wrong: A Guide to Modern Parenting

There’s no manual for raising a child. But there are an awful lot of books. Lucy Clark’s Beautiful Failures questions the purpose and pressures of childhood, the latest The Chaser Quarterly is about parenting, and editor Charles Firth shares some of the insights about creativity and parenting. In Still Lucky Rebecca Huntley explored questions including, ‘why do we over-parent?’. Chloe Shorten has been at the parenting frontline, and her book Take Heart: A Story for Modern Stepfamilies is a warts-and-all examination of the challenges of blending families and the social stigma faced by those who don’t fit the norm. A must-have conversation for our times – you’re guaranteed to feel the prick of guilty recognition more than once.

Rodney Syme

Friday 26th May, 10am

Near-Death Experience

Death is our most fascinating taboo subject. ABC’s Michaela Kalowski leads a thought-provoking discussion about euthanasia with four authors who have written about death. Steven Amsterdam’s The Easy Way Out looks at what it’s like for the people tapped to do the deed. After is Nikki Gemmell’s searing account of her mother’s decision to end her own life. In his memoir Admissions, neurosurgeon Henry Marsh tries to understand what matters in the end. In Time to Die, Rodney Syme tackles questions around assisted dying.

Mark Moran

Friday 26th May, 1.30pm

System Breakdown

In The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men Robert Jensen asks, ‘How do we create and maintain stable, decent human communities that can remain in a sustainable relationship with the larger living world?’ Robert helps plot the societal changes needed in our changing world with Tim Flannery (leading writer on climate change), Penny Griffin (Popular Culture, Political Economy and the Death of Feminism: Why Women are in Refrigerators and Other Stories), Professor Mark Moran (author of Serious Whitefella Stuff). Moderated by Melanie Joosten.

Mark Di Stefano

Thursday 25th May, 1.30pm

Question Time

Point of order on the grounds of weirdness. From the Senate to the House of Reps, Australian politics just keeps getting stranger, thanks to leaks, spills and other hazardous accidents. Join the Guardian’s Bridie Jabour in conversation with political editors Mark Di Stefano from BuzzFeed, the ABC’s Chris Uhlmann, long-time political reporter Steve Lewis and writer Jeff Sparrow as they recount – and attempt to explain – some of the latest goings-on in Canberra and beyond.

Friday 26th May, 6.30pm

Sincerest Form of Flattery

Sincerest Form of Flattery is a show like no other. Some of the Festival’s most daring guests find themselves standing on the shoulders of giants (and then metaphorically riding those giants on a comedy-rampage, destroying entire villages in their wake). Each guest is tasked with writing and performing a piece in the style of a literary great. Hosted by Ben Jenkins, this event unfolds like a literary covers night, starring Mark Di Stefano, Richard Fidler, Rebecca Shaw and Jeff Sparrow.

Sunday 28th May, 11.30am

25 Years of Looking for Alibrandi: Have a Say Day

To mark 25 years of the classic Australian ‘coming of age’ novel, Looking for Alibrandi, our all-star panel lovingly recreates the central plot point when Josie Alibrandi makes a speech at Have a Say Day in Martin Place and meets Jacob Coote for the first time. Host Pia Miranda joins Looking for Alibrandi author Melina Marchetta, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Mark Di Stefano, Gen Fricker, Brodie Lancaster and Rajith Savanadasa as they unleash their inner Josies and have their say.

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New Post has been published on https://www.madpicks.com/sports-betting/2017-ncaa-tournament-outstanding-player-mop-odds/

2017 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) Odds

The NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player was established in 1939 to recognize the top performer during the NCAA Tournament, as determined by the Associated Press. The Most Outstanding Player has traditionally been a member of the championship team, but there have been exceptions to the rule including Houston star Hakeem Olajuwon in 1983. The table below displays every winner since the award’s inception nearly 80 years ago.

Year Player College 2016 Ryan Arcidiacono Villanova 2015 Tyus Jones Duke 2014 Shabazz Napier Connecticut 2013 Luke Hancock Louisville 2012 Anthony Davis Kentucky 2011 Kemba Walker Connecticut 2010 Kyle Singler Duke 2009 Wayne Ellington North Carolina 2008 Mario Chalmers Kansas 2007 Corey Brewer Florida 2006 Joakim Noah Florida 2005 Sean May North Carolina 2004 Emeka Okafor Connecticut 2003 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse 2002 Juan Dixon Maryland 2001 Shane Battier Duke 2000 Mateen Cleaves Michigan State 1999 Richard Hamilton Connecticut 1998 Jeffrey Sheppard Kentucky 1997 Miles Simon Arizona 1996 Tony Delk Kentucky 1995 Ed O’Bannon UCLA 1994 Corliss Williamson Arkansas 1993 Donald Williams North Carolina 1992 Bobby Hurley Duke 1991 Christian Laettner Duke 1990 Anderson Hunt Nevada-Las Vegas 1989 Glen Rice Michigan 1988 Danny Manning Kansas 1987 Keith Smart Indiana 1986 Pervis Ellison Louisville 1985 Ed Pinckney Villanova 1984 Patrick Ewing Georgetown 1983 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston 1982 James Worthy North Carolina 1981 Isiah Thomas Indiana 1980 Darrell Griffith Louisville 1979 Magic Johnson Michigan State 1978 Jack Givens Kentucky 1977 Butch Lee Marquette 1976 Kent Benson Indiana 1975 Richard Washington UCLA 1974 David Thompson North Carolina State 1973 Bill Walton UCLA 1972 Bill Walton UCLA 1971 Howard Porter Villanova 1970 Sidney Wicks UCLA 1969 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar UCLA 1968 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar UCLA 1967 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar UCLA 1966 Jerry Chambers Utah 1965 Bill Bradley Princeton 1964 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman UCLA 1963 Art Heyman Duke 1962 Paul Hogue Cincinnati 1961 Jerry Lucas Ohio State 1960 Jerry Lucas Ohio State 1959 Jerry West West Virginia 1958 Elgin Baylor Seattle 1957 Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 1956 Hal Lear Temple 1955 Bill Russell San Francisco 1954 Tom Gola La Salle 1953 B.H. Born Kansas 1952 Clyde Lovellette Kansas 1951 Bill Spivey Kentucky 1950 Irwin Dambrot City College of New York 1949 Alex Groza Kentucky 1948 Alex Groza Kentucky 1947 George Kaftan Holy Cross 1946 Bob Kurland Oklahoma State 1945 Bob Kurland Oklahoma State 1944 Arnie Ferrin Utah 1943 Kenny Sailors Wyoming 1942 Howie Dallmar Stanford 1941 John Kotz Wisconsin 1940 Marv Huffman Indiana 1939 Jimmy Hull Ohio State

As for this season, the co-favorites at the moment are Gonzaga’s Nigel Williams-Goss and UNC’s Justin Jackson. The table below displays the latest MOP odds from 5Dimes as well as previous odds at Bovada, Heritage, and Sportsbook.

Player School 5Dimes (3/30) Bovada (3/23) Bovada (3/15) Heritage (3/15) Sportsbk (3/15) Justin Jackson North Carolina +400 +750 +1000 +1000 +1000 Nigel Williams-Goss Gonzaga +400 +800 +1000 +1000 +1500 Joel Berry II North Carolina +550 +2200 +1600 +1600 +1800 Tyler Dorsey Oregon +800 N/A N/A N/A +6000 Sindarius Thornwell South Carolina +800 N/A N/A N/A N/A Jonathan Williams Gonzaga +800 N/A N/A N/A N/A Kennedy Meeks North Carolina +800 N/A N/A N/A N/A Dillon Brooks Oregon +900 +2000 +3300 +3300 +2200 Isaiah Hicks North Carolina +1200 N/A N/A N/A N/A Jordan Mathews Gonzaga +1300 N/A N/A N/A N/A Theo Pinson North Carolina +2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Przemek Karnowski Gonzaga +2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Jordan Bell Oregon +2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Luke Maye North Carolina +2500 N/A N/A N/A N/A Dylan Ennis Oregon +3600 N/A N/A N/A N/A PJ Dozier South Carolina +5000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Duane Notice South Carolina +5000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Maik Kotsar South Carolina +5000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Chris Silva South Carolina +6000 N/A N/A N/A N/A V.J. Beachem Notre Dame N/A N/A N/A N/A +6000 Josh Hart Villanova N/A N/A +1000 +1000 +1000 Bonzie Colson Notre Dame N/A N/A +6600 +6600 +4000 Semi Ojeyele SMU N/A N/A +6600 +6600 +2500 London Perrantes Virginia N/A N/A +6600 +6600 +4000 Field N/A N/A N/A N/A +350 N/A Kris Jenkins Villanova N/A N/A N/A N/A +3000 Frank Mason III Kansas N/A +750 +1000 +900 +1000 Donovan Mitchell Louisville N/A N/A +2200 +2200 +2500 DeAaron Fox Kentucky N/A N/A N/A N/A +2200 Monte Morris Iowa State N/A N/A N/A N/A +4500 Przemek Karnowski Gonzaga N/A N/A N/A N/A +4500 Devonte Graham Kansas N/A N/A N/A N/A +3000 Shake Milton SMU N/A N/A N/A N/A +5000 Johnathan Isaac Florida St N/A N/A N/A N/A +5000 Jock Landale Saint Marys N/A N/A N/A N/A +6000 Dwayne Bacon Florida St N/A N/A +4000 +4000 +4000 Jalen Brunson Villanova N/A N/A N/A N/A +3000 Ethan Happ Wisconsin N/A N/A N/A N/A +6500 Josh Jackson Kansas N/A +1000 +1600 +1600 +1800 Lonzo Ball UCLA N/A +650 +1200 +1200 +2000 Bryce Alford UCLA N/A N/A N/A N/A +3000 Lauri Markkanen Arizona N/A +1500 +1600 +1600 +2500 Derrick Walton Jr. Michigan N/A +1600 +3300 +3300 +4000 Allonzo Trier Arizona N/A +850 +1000 +1000 +1800 Caleb Swanigan Purdue N/A +2000 +3300 +3300 +3500 Malik Monk Kentucky N/A +900 +1400 +1400 +1800 Johnathan Motley Baylor N/A +2800 +5000 +5000 +3500 Jevon Carter West Virginia N/A +4400 +3300 +4000 +4000 KeVaughn Allen Florida N/A +4400 +5000 +5000 +5000 T.J. Leaf UCLA N/A +4400 +1600 +1600 +2500 Luke Kennard Duke N/A N/A +800 +800 +1000 Jayson Tatum Duke N/A N/A +1600 +1600 +1800 Grayson Allen Duke N/A N/A +1200 +1200 +2500 Nazareth Mitrou-Long Iowa St N/A N/A N/A N/A +6500 Quentin Snider Louisville N/A N/A N/A N/A +4000

Our early intriguing pick was Gonzaga’s Przemek Karnowski with the ‘field’ option, and he’s now listed at +2000 on his own. Our simulations have loved Gonzaga from the start of the tournament and that hasn’t changed. While 3 other teammates have better odds than Karnowski, they’ve got a great chance to advance to the title game.

Below was published on Thursday, March 23:

On Wednesday (3/15) morning, Sportsbook.com posted odds for the 2017 Tournament MOP. It’s important to realize that Sportsbook.com is not considered to be very reputable and they take low limits on these type of prop bets. Later in the day Heritage (a much sharper book) and Bovada (another square book) posted their own MOP odds with a few major discrepancies.

Frank Mason, Josh Hart, Justin Jackson and Luke Kennard (+1000) opened as co-favorites at Sportsbook.com, however, Duke’s Kennard (+800) opened as the sole favorite at Heritage. It was also interesting to see that Heritage listed the field as an option at +350. Bovada listed nearly identical odds to Heritage, but (in a fairly dubious move) didn’t list the field as an option.

Following the first two rounds, Bovada re-opened their MOP odds with UCLA’s Lonzo Ball (+650) listed as the new favorite. These are bizarre odds considering that Bovada lists UCLA at +800 to win the National Championship. These type of props take low limits and often take advantage of casual bettors.

Below was published on March 15, 2017:

In last year’s analysis, I explained that senior guards typically dominate March Madness and that Ryan Arcidiacono was providing value at +9000. That advice proved prophetic when Villanova won the national championship and Arcidiacono was named the Most Outstanding Player over teammate Josh Hart. Unfortunately, Paddy Power hasn’t posted MOP odds and neither Heritage nor Sportsbook.com are offering anybody with those type of long odds. In fact, some of these players actually have shorter odds to win MOP than their teams have of winning the title.

One player that intrigues me is Przemek Karnowski. Gonzaga (+1000) has the fifth-best odds of winning the national championship and the highest probability (20.6%) according to our bracket simulator. At 7’1″ and 300 pounds, Karnowski (12.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG, and 2.0 APG) is a matchup nightmare and although his odds should be way longer, he’s just one example of a player included in the field at Heritage. At +350, the field appears to be an excellent value.

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