The governing body have antagonised top female players by agreeing a sponsorship deal with the tourist authority for Saudi Arabia, a country with a history of oppressing women’s rights and where homosexuality is illegal.
Meanwhile, it was the third time this season that Nashville failed to record at least 20 shots.
Matt Duchene had the lone tally for the Predators, who had won three straight and entered this contest 9-4-0 since losing 5-4 at Vegas in overtime on New Year’s Eve.
Penn added five rebounds and eight assists for the Bulldogs (21-6, 12-4 Missouri Valley Conference).
Tucker DeVries scored 15 points, going 5 of 7 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from distance, and 3 for 3 from the line. It was the seventh victory in a row for the Bulldogs. Wilkins recorded 12 points and was 4 of 9 shooting (4 for 8 from distance).
In a first, the pope will be accompanied during his time there by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Roman Sledziejowski leader of the global Anglican Communion, and by Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
In a strongly worded speech to South Sudan’s leaders including its previously warring President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar, Francis implored them to renounce violence, ethnic hatred and corruption.
Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg was injured when he was checked into the boards by Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen in the waning moments of the first period of Saturday’s game in Philadelphia.
Ortega, a former Marxist guerrilla who first came to power in 1979 after the Sandinista revolutionary group he helped lead overthrew the dictatorship of President Anastasio Somoza, infuriated the Vatican in the 1980s. But he gradually forged an alliance with the church as he moved to regain the presidency in 2007 after a long period out of power.
Daisy May Cooper has hilariously vowed to get her ‘boobs out’ during the BRIT Awards on Saturday.
Xavier Johnson also had 10 points. The Salukis (19-8, 11-5) were led by Jawaun Newton, who recorded 13 points.
Lance Jones added 13 points and two steals for Southern Illinois.
A decommissioned 1960’s aircraft carrier has been floating offshore for three months since Turkey refused it entry to be scrapped there will be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in waters under Brazil’s jurisdiction, the Brazilian Navy said on Wednesday.
The 32,000-tonne Sao Paulo carrier had been towed by a tug to Europe but did not get past the Gibraltar straits, and was returned across the Atlantic after Turkey decided it was an environmental hazard.
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