Pastner's tenure has also been marred by NCAA sanctions linked to a former friend who was accused of recruiting violations. Georgia Tech accepted a postseason ban in 2020, when the season shut down anyway because of COVID-19, and some of its sanctions were overturned on appeal.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 8 (Reuters) - The weather-interrupted second round of the Masters resumed under steady rain on Saturday with Spaniard Jon Rahm looking to catch clubhouse leader Brooks Koepka at Augusta National where tournament officials hope to get the major back on track.

The Spanish world number three was coming off two consecutive birdies and on two under on the day and nine under for the week, which left him three shots behind Koepka, who took advantage of the ideal early conditions he played in on Friday.

"And they said you´re going to lose so much your first three or four years that you´re going to -- we´ve got to have someone that´s going to be ultra-positive because you´re going to lose so much."

The supply crunch from sanctions on Russia, stuttering nuclear talks with Iran, dwindling oil stockpiles and worries about a surge of COVID-19 cases in China hitting demand all drove the rollercoaster ride over the week.

MELBOURNE, March 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices extended their rally on Friday at the end of a third volatile week of trade as there was slim progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, raising the spectre of tighter sanctions and a prolonged disruption to oil supply.

The Yellow Jackets won six of their final eight regular-season games, though that was only good enough for a 6-14 mark in the ACC. Then, they knocked off Florida State 61-60 in the opening round of the conference tournament.

Rahm was one of 39 players who had yet to complete their second round on Friday, a group that includes twice major winner Sandy Lyle, who at 65 is in his final Masters and was poised to play his par putt at the closing hole when the horn sounded.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers finalized legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit certain gender-affirming care for children and prevent state funds from being used to provide such therapies and procedures.

The bill says a doctor or other health care provider could have their license revoked for noncompliance with the rules, and separately they could be subject to monetary damages from an adult who alleges the procedure or therapies they received as a child brought them harm.

Additionally, anxiety about their children returning to full, in-person schooling in the Fall of 2021 is higher among parents of color, with 18 percent of black, 17 percent of Hispanic, and 12 percent of Asian parents saying they were either unsure about or opposed to sending their children to in-person schooling in the fall.

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Amateur Sam Bennett (68) was fortunate to get his full second round in on Friday and was the second lowest player in the clubhouse, four shots back of Koepka, while twice major winner Collin Morikawa (69) was a further shot back.

When second round action was suspended for the day on Friday after a storm moved into the area and knocked three pine trees over near the tee box at the par-four 17th, Rahm had just safely found the green with his approach shot at the 10th.

A speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warning "traitors and scum" at home who helped the West that they would be spat out like gnats added to market jitters about an extended conflict.

"Look, I would tell you that when I got the job, they told me when I came in, and I met with everybody, that it´s going to be ... starting from ground zero," said the 45-year-old Pastner, clearly lobbying for his job.

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Many are finding they want more individualized learning options, Alex Spurrier, one of the authors of the Bellwether study told For families of color, motivations include protecting their children from racism in public schools, as well as lower expectations placed on them, homeschooling a 4 year old behavioural problems which can have a negative impact on performance, according to the . About 41 percent of homeschool families are non-white, the institute reported. 

Roughly 15 percent of families changed their children's school, a 50 percent increase from pre-pandemic levels, the Bellwether study found, student desks for homeschool and the total of 8.7 million children nationwide have switched schools 

Potentially working in Pastner's favor: The athletic program has struggled financially and is paying a hefty buyout to Geoff Collins, who was fired early last season in just his fourth year as Georgia Tech's football coach.