Yesterday’s high temp was in the low to mid 80s … throughout the area … Overnight low in the mid 60s…
Today’s forecast … Mostly sunny with a high near 85, windy, gusts as high as 26 mph. Tonight, a chance of showers after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy with a low around 66. Windy, gusts in the 17 mph range. Chance of precipitation is 30%…
Wednesday … A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m., then showers and possibly thunderstorms between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. High near 78. Breezy with a south wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Same type weather Wednesday night…
Thursday, mostly clear with a high near 65.
NCAA women’s tournament action…
UConn 80 – USC 73
Iowa 94 – LSU 87
Final 4 Friday, April 5…
NC State vs South Carolina 7 p.m.
UConn vs Iowa 9 p.m.
Any idea on the range of pay for amateur athletics … One source … Caitlin Clark, Iowa basketball … $3.1 million. Apparently big companies are paying … Clark’s big supporters … Gatorade, State Farm Ins., Nike … maybe more.
Highest pay I discovered … not sure of accuracy … Bronny James (LeBron’s son), $4.9 m.
Nice honor for long time East Bladen baseball Coach Russell Priest. He was inducted posthumously into the Southern Softball Hall of Fame. He was involved in the sport for many years, as well as coaching baseball … Nice honor…
An article in the New York Times … “Why are older Americans drinking so much” … Interesting reading … Google it … if interested…
“He has achieved success who lived well, laughed often and loved much.” Bessie Anderson Stanley
“Mistakes are part of the game. It’s how well you recover from them, that’s the mark of a great player.” Alice Cooper
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” Epictetus
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