Boys basketball state finals pairings

WHEN: Saturday WHERE: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. ADMISSION: $15 per person. All tickets are reserved seating for one session only. All tickets are digital only through your mobile phone and may be purchased via Ticketmaster.com (service fees apply) or in person at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Box Office. Purchased tickets will be sent as mobile tickets to the purchaser’s smart phone and that verification should be shown at the admission gate.

MLB to tweak new rules before opening day

MIAMI — Major League Baseball's new pitch clock is going to undergo some timing adjustments before it is turned on for games that count. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred called the changes 'significant' but also described them as 'clarifications' based on input from players.

Pope Benedict XVI’s aide acknowledges criticism over memoir

ROME (AP) — The longtime secretary to Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Sunday that his tell-all memoir, published in the days after Benedict’s death, had been criticized for casting Pope Francis in an unfavorable light, but insisted that some of the polemics were more about anti-Benedict prejudice than anything else.

Church News

Apostolic Lighthouse The public is invited to attend all activities at the Apostolic Lighthouse, 111 N. A St.

Apaches get new chance to argue mine will harm

PHOENIX (AP) — An Apache group battling a foreign mining firm that wants to build one of the largest copper mines in the United States on what tribal members say is sacred land will get a new chance to make its point Tuesday when a full federal appeals court panel takes another look at the case.

Living on Purpose

Many are familiar with the beatitudes which are a section of a larger discourse spoken by Jesus in His earthly ministry. They are found in His sermon on the mount in Matthew chapter 5, and some of them are mentioned again in the sermon on the plain found in the twentieth chapter of Luke.

Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: I will be 67 next month and reached my full retirement age in July 2022. My wife and I are discussing whether we should take Social Security now or wait until we are age 70 to get a higher benefit.

Ask Amy

Dear Amy: I have never seen a question like this in any advice column. I am a widow, and have been dating a widower for approximately six years.

Shoot on net

My husband and I raised our kids in the land of hockey. This column is not about hockey. I realize hockey isn't a thing or perhaps not as popular in some (warmer) climates, but for many years, for us, hockey was a large part of life. If nothing else, it got us through the cold winters. Between our three boys, we spent two decades with the sport.