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Welcome to American Beer Day!
Today is American Beer Day! Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in the United States, where over 2,500 breweries produce more than 6 billion gallons annually. Breweries across America include large, well-known brands, regional beers, and increasingly popular craft breweries.
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Celebrate American Beer Day with a nice, cold pint of your favorite American beer, a trip to the local brewery in your area, or a beer-themed free ecard!
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ACC Basketball Media Day: 5 Things to Watch For (PS; Waters)
The ACC will hold its annual media day on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C., and once again, controversy will rule the day.
Two years ago, the University of North Carolina was being brought back into a scandal involving paper classes in the school's African-American Studies program.
Last year, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was a reluctant and, at times, ly, interview subject as he prepared for a hearing in front of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions, which would take place the day after the ACC media day.
This year, it's the University of Louisville basketball program that finds itself embroiled in controversy. Allegations in a new book claim that Andre McGee, a former director of basketball operations, hired strippers to entertain players and prospective recruits. At times, the strippers engaged in prostitution.
The Louisville situation is just one of five key things to watch for at the ACC's media day:
Cardinal sins
On Friday, Louisville coach Rick Pitino announced that he will not attend the ACC's media day. He didn't want the Louisville sex scandal and his presence to distract from the media day proceedings.
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Syracuse Preview Capsule (kentucky.com; AP)
Last season: 18-13, did not play in NCAA Tournament.
Nickname: Orange. Coach: Jim Boeheim.
Conference: Atlantic Coast.
Who's gone: C Rakeem Christmas, F Chris McCullough, F B.J. Johnson, G Ron Patterson.
Who's back: G Trevor Cooney averaged 13.4 points and led Syracuse with 71 3-pointers; G Michael Gbinije averaged 12.7 points and was second with 49 3-pointers; G Kaleb Joseph started all but one game at point guard as a freshman but struggled; C Dajuan Coleman missed all of last season with a knee injury. Cooney and Gbinije are fifth-year seniors and looking to end their careers on an upswing. Both were erratic as last season wore down and their minutes didn't on a very short bench.
Who's new: G Malachi Richardson, G Frank Howard, and F Tyler Lydon. Syracuse struggled offensively in 2014-15, averaging 67.6 points, and Boeheim's focus is to change that. He plans to play all three freshmen a lot and will emphasize the perimeter game.
The Skinny: NCAA sanctions levied earlier this year for academic, benefits, and other violations will limit Syracuse to nine scholarship players and the lineup will feature three freshmen and an untested senior center who sat out last season with a knee injury. Barring a change in punishment as the NCAA considers appeals from Boeheim and the school, he is suspended for the first half of the ACC season, a total of nine games. Boeheim, in his 40th season at his alma mater, and his designated successor, assistant Mike Hopkins, will have to work some magic to get the Orange into the NCAA Tournament.
Pitino: Louisville is the 'X-Factor' in the ACC (courier-journal; Greer)
Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino acknowledged North Carolina, Duke and Virginia are the top contenders for the ACC hoops title this coming season.
Notre Dame will have a talented roster built around guard Demetrius Jackson, and Florida State, Miami, NC State, Pittsburgh and Syracuse all have their eyes on the NCAA tournament and a top-eight finish in the 15-team conference.
Where does U of L fit in?
"We're the X-factor," Pitino said. "I've got very optimistic goals with this basketball team, so I don't want to get too carried away, but I'm real excited about this basketball team. I think they're going to do some great things."
The Hall of Fame coach made those comments during a six-minute video released by U of L in lieu of Pitino attending Wednesday's ACC basketball media day in Charlotte, N.C. Pitino was advised by university lawyers to skip the event, which includes hours of interviews with radio, TV, Internet and print reporters, because the school's counsel prefers that its coach no longer speaks about the allegations laid out against U of L in a new book that has prompted investigations by the school, the NCAA and local authorities.
The video interview is not the first time Pitino has tried to temper his excitement about the 2015-16 Cardinals while still saying he likes their potential.
In a July interview with The Courier-Journal, Pitino said he could see his team losing eight or nine games in the regular season but rounding into form by February and March.
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Fossil Digs in Upstate NY: 5 Good Places to Search (PS; Kramer)
Fossil-seekers in the Upstate New York area have hit the jackpot.
This region is considered a goldmine for such specimens, according to Dr. Rebecca Rundell, an assistant professor in the department of environmental and forest biology at SUNY-ESF. That's because hundreds of millions of years ago, the area was covered by a shallow sea.
The sea is now gone, but a bounty of fossils remain from what is known as the Devonian Period about 360 million years ago. Those souvenirs are easily accessible to curious seekers who know where to look.
Rundell and another New York fossil expert, Smithsonian fossil preparator Alan Zdinak, offered some tips about the most bountiful public places to look.
But first, two important tips: 1. Always search on public land unless you have permission from a private landowner to enter their property. 2. Do not remove fossils from federal or state grounds.
1. Schoharie
According to Zdinak:
"There is a classic Devonian fossil site just outside of Schoharie about an hour west of Albany.
"Route 30 passes through the village of Schoharie. Turn east on Prospect Street.
Half a mile uphill the road veers to the left and becomes Rickard Hill Road (County Route 1B). Follow up around a bend.
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