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The Bruins jumped out early while South Carolina struggled with the Bruins’ size and went three for 18 from the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Edwards, 26, from Llandeilo, has been studying at Swansea University for three years and was hoping to take up a job in the Welsh Ambulance Service after graduating.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

American fourth seed Tommy Paul saved three match points before scoring a battling three-set victory over unseeded Argentine Roman Burruchaga to win the ATP Houston US Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

It had won three national titles in nine years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In spite of this and other changes, life for the three of us—Father, Betsie, and me—stayed essentially the same.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom