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...getting too reactive in the first set, but pulled it together in the second set and played more calmly,” Rosekrans said...
Norton lost the closest match of the afternoon. Despite losing the first set, 6-4, she came back to win the second, 7-5. In the super tiebreak, Norton lost by the slimmest of margins...
...afternoon ended with Tachibana winning her 11th match of the season, taking the No. 2 court in three sets. After losing the first set, 6-3, Tachibana won the second set in a suspenseful tiebreak, 7-6 (9-7). But the super tiebreak went in Tachibana’s favor, 10-0, to make the final score...
...Other states are trying to protect hunters from different forms of harassment. A Virginia bill aimed at keeping activists from strategically (and sometimes dangerously) using food to interfere with waterfowl hunting is set to become law on April 13. In that state, it's illegal to lure birds with bait, and there have been reports of activists littering hunting spots with food - sometimes from boats in front of shooters' blinds - so that any birds that showed up would be off-limits. The measure, proposed by state delegate Scott Lingamfelter, was passed unanimously by both houses. (See the top 10 animal...
...statute at the heart of the exhibition, which came into effect on Jan. 1, is actually an update to a dormant blasphemy law that had been included in Ireland's 1937 constitution but proved too vague to be enforceable. A parliamentary committee set up to overhaul the constitution issued a report in 2007 recommending that the old law be dropped altogether. But Justice Minister Dermot Ahern led a campaign to clarify the law instead, defining blasphemy as any statement "grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion" and adding a fine...