ISML 2018: Aquamarine Seeding - The List.

ARENA 1 Ayanokōji Kiyotaka Ainz Ooal Gown [[Okabe Rintarō]] [[Willem Kmetsch]] Demiurge Riku Dola Arima Kōsei Saiki Kusuo Li Syaoran [[Emiya Shirō]] Kaneki Ken Ishida Shōya [[Otonashi Yuzuru]] Natsume Takashi Ōma Shū [[Yato]] [[Emiya Kiritsugu]] [[Togashi Yūta]] Eren Yeager [[Saitama]] [[Natsuki Subaru]] Kanda Sorata Midoriya Izuku [[Izumi Masamune]] Kyon Akabane Karma Gilgamesh Lancer [[Takasu Ryūji]] Todoroki Shōto Edogawa Conan Okazaki Tomoya [[Tachibana Taki]] Edward Elric [[Sakata Gintoki]] [[Satō Kazuma]] [[Araragi Koyomi]] Amamiya Ren Itsuka Shidō Akasaka Ryūnosuke Kiriyama Rei [[Otosaka Yū]] [[Aki Tomoya]] Hashima Itsuki Dazai Osamu Azumi Kotarō Uzumaki Naruto Akatsuki Kojō Monkey D. Luffy [[Sakamaki Izayoi]] Meliodas Sakamoto Orihara Izaya Hei
ARENA 2 Kanna Kamui [[Tōru]] [[Chtholly Nota Seniorious]] [[Nishimiya Shōko]] [[Horikita Suzune]] [[Tendō Karen]] [[Kani Nayuta]] [[Hinata Kaho]] Miyazono Kaori Kinomoto Sakura Yukinoshita Yukino [[Tokisaki Kurumi]] Phosphophyllite [[Makise Kurisu]] [[Izumi Sagiri]] Haibara Ai [[Yuzuriha Inori]] [[Shiro]] [[Takanashi Rikka]] Schwi Dola Shalltear Bloodfallen [[Aisaka Taiga]] Nero Claudius [[Yuigahama Yui]] [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]] Suzumiya Haruhi [[Aragaki Ayase]] Shiina Mayuri [[Isla]] [[Kasumigaoka Utaha]] [[Sakura Chiyo]] Diamond Aoyama Nanami [[Megumin]] [[Sawamura Spencer Eriri]] [[Isshiki Iroha]] Eucliwood Hellscythe Yatogami Tōka [[Yoshino]] Asada Shino Daidōji Tomoyo Tobiichi Origami Kuriyama Mirai [[Tomori Nao]] [[Kafū Chino]] Mikasa Ackerman [[Doma Umaru]] [[Nakano Azusa]] Furukawa Nagisa Honma Meiko Jeanne d'Arc Nagato Yuki Izayoi Miku [[Holo]]

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ISML 2018: Nomination Results

Female Division

Rank	Name	Series	Ballots
-	Rem	Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu	Auto
-	Yūki Asuna	Sword Art Online	Auto
-	Emilia	Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu	Auto
-	Tōsaka Rin	Fate Series	Auto
-	Saber	Fate Series	Auto
-	Shiina Mashiro	Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo	Auto
-	Kanna Kamui	Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon	Auto
-	Tōru	Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon	Auto
-	Chtholly Nota Seniorious	SukaSuka	Auto
-	Nishimiya Shōko	Koe no Katachi	Auto
-	Horikita Suzune	Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e	Auto
-	Tendō Karen	Gamers!	Auto
-	Kani Nayuta	Imōto sae Ireba Ii.	Auto
-	Hinata Kaho	Blend S	Auto
1	Miyazono Kaori	Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso	656
2	Kinomoto Sakura	Cardcaptor Sakura	584
3	Yukinoshita Yukino	OreGairu	580
4	Tokisaki Kurumi	Date A Live	523
5	Phosphophyllite	Hōseki no Kuni	515
6	Makise Kurisu	Steins;Gate	386
7	Izumi Sagiri	Eromanga Sensei	355
8	Haibara Ai	Detective Conan	321
9	Yuzuriha Inori	Guilty Crown	302
10	Shiro	No Game No Life	296
11	Takanashi Rikka	Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!	272
12	Schwi Dola	No Game No Life	240
13	Shalltear Bloodfallen	Overlord	219
14	Aisaka Taiga	Toradora!	205
15	Nero Claudius	Fate Series	176
16	Yuigahama Yui	OreGairu	174
17	Illyasviel von Einzbern	Fate Series	171
18	Suzumiya Haruhi	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu	170
19	Aragaki Ayase	Ore no Imōto	159
20	Shiina Mayuri	Steins;Gate	159
21	Isla	Plastic Memories	153
22	Kasumigaoka Utaha	Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata	149
23	Sakura Chiyo	Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun	142
24	Diamond	Hōseki no Kuni	142
25	Aoyama Nanami	Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo	140
26	Megumin	KonoSuba	136
27	Sawamura Spencer Eriri	Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata	130
28	Isshiki Iroha	OreGairu	127
29	Eucliwood Hellscythe	Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?	126
30	Yatogami Tōka	Date A Live	125
31	Yoshino	Date A Live	125
32	Asada Shino	Sword Art Online	124
33	Daidōji Tomoyo	Cardcaptor Sakura	122
34	Tobiichi Origami	Date A Live	118
35	Kuriyama Mirai	Kyōkai no Kanata	118
36	Tomori Nao	Charlotte	117
37	Kafū Chino	Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?	112
38	Mikasa Ackerman	Shingeki no Kyojin	111
39	Doma Umaru	Himōto! Umaru-chan	109
40	Nakano Azusa	K-ON!	105
41	Furukawa Nagisa	CLANNAD	97
42	Honma Meiko	AnoHana	96
43	Jeanne d'Arc	Fate Series	95
44	Nagato Yuki	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu	95
45	Izayoi Miku	Date A Live	94
46	Holo	Spice and Wolf	88
47	Tenma Gabriel White	Gabriel Dropout	87
48	Miyamizu Mitsuha	Kimi no Na wa	87
49	Saten Ruiko	Toaru Majutsu no Index	87
50	Suzukaze Aoba	NEW GAME!	86
51	Antarcticite	Hōseki no Kuni	85
52	Sawabe Tsubaki	Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso	83
53	Nephren Ruq Insania	SukaSuka	82
54	Yui	Sword Art Online	82
55	Jibril	No Game No Life	81
56	Konno Yūki	Sword Art Online	77
57	Ryūgū Rena	Higurashi no Naku Koro ni	68
58	Kasugano Sora	Yosuga no Sora	67
59	Aqua	KonoSuba	64
60	Mordred	Fate Series	62
61	Kirigaya Suguha (Leafa)	Sword Art Online	62
62	Shirai Kuroko	Toaru Majutsu no Index	62
63	Mizuno Akane	Tsuki ga Kirei	62
64	Victorique de Blois	GOSICK	60
65	Ōmae Kumiko	Hibike! Euphonium	59
66	Akemi Homura	Puella Magi Madoka ☆ Magica	59
67	Ikaros	Sora no Otoshimono	59
68	Sakuranomiya Maika	Blend S	58
69	Tsukinose Vignette April	Gabriel Dropout	58
70	Albedo	Overlord	58
71	Hirasawa Yui	K-ON!	57
72	Chito	Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō	57
73	Takimoto Hifumi	NEW GAME!	55
74	Ram	Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu	55
75	C.C.	Code Geass	53
76	Oshino Shinobu	Monogatari Series	52
77	Akame	Akame ga Kill!	51
78	Senjōgahara Hitagi	Monogatari Series	51
79	Teruhashi Kokomi	Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan	51
80	Kirisaki Chitoge	Nisekoi	50
81	Kōsaka Kirino	Ore no Imōto	50
82	Kaname Madoka	Puella Magi Madoka ☆ Magica	49
83	Matō Sakura	Fate Series	48
84	Kuroyukihime	Accel World	46
85	Onodera Kosaki	Nisekoi	46
86	Shirakawa Miyako	Imōto sae Ireba Ii.	45
87	Yuuri	Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō	44
88	Nibutani Shinka	Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!	43
89	Hatori Chise	Mahōtsukai no Yome	43
90	Kitashirakawa Tamako	Tamako Market	42
91	Tōma Kazusa	WHITE ALBUM 2	42
92	Kayano Kaede	Ansatsu Kyōshitsu	41
93	Kōsaka Reina	Hibike! Euphonium	41
94	Hashima Chihiro	Imōto sae Ireba Ii.	41
95	Ayano Keiko (Silica)	Sword Art Online	41
96	Yamada Elf	Eromanga Sensei	40
97	Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell	Gabriel Dropout	40
98	Kanzaki H. Aria	Hidan no Aria	40
99	Nishikino Maki	Love Live!	40
100	Kirishima Tōka	Tokyo Ghoul	40
101	Hoto Kokoa	Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?	39
102	Yaya	Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai	39
103	Himeragi Yukina	Strike the Blood	39
104	Louise Vallière	Zero no Tsukaima	39
105	Ryōgi Shiki	Kara no Kyōkai	38
106	Minami Kotori	Love Live!	37

 

Male Division

Rank	Name	Series	Ballots
-	Hikigaya Hachiman	OreGairu	Auto
-	Shiota Nagisa	Ansatsu Kyōshitsu	Auto
-	Archer	Fate Series	Auto
-	Levi	Shingeki no Kyojin	Auto
-	Yukihira Sōma	Shokugeki no Sōma	Auto
-	Kamijō Tōma	Toaru Majutsu no Index	Auto
1	Ayanokōji Kiyotaka	Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e	520
2	Ainz Ooal Gown	Overlord	375
3	Okabe Rintarō	Steins;Gate	341
4	Willem Kmetsch	SukaSuka	243
5	Demiurge	Overlord	190
6	Riku Dola	No Game No Life	188
7	Arima Kōsei	Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso	161
8	Saiki Kusuo	Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan	146
9	Li Syaoran	Cardcaptor Sakura	141
10	Emiya Shirō	Fate Series	136
11	Kaneki Ken	Tokyo Ghoul	121
12	Ishida Shōya	Koe no Katachi	106
13	Otonashi Yuzuru	Angel Beats!	99
14	Natsume Takashi	Natsume Yūjinchō	99
15	Ōma Shū	Guilty Crown	93
16	Yato	Noragami	91
17	Emiya Kiritsugu	Fate Series	89
18	Togashi Yūta	Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!	87
19	Eren Yeager	Shingeki no Kyojin	86
20	Saitama	One-Punch Man	82
21	Natsuki Subaru	Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu	81
22	Kanda Sorata	Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo	79
23	Midoriya Izuku	Boku no Hero Academia	76
24	Izumi Masamune	Eromanga Sensei	74
25	Kyon	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu	72
26	Akabane Karma	Ansatsu Kyōshitsu	69
27	Gilgamesh	Fate Series	67
28	Lancer	Fate Series	67
29	Takasu Ryūji	Toradora!	67
30	Todoroki Shōto	Boku no Hero Academia	66
31	Edogawa Conan	Detective Conan	65
32	Okazaki Tomoya	CLANNAD	62
33	Tachibana Taki	Kimi no Na wa	62
34	Edward Elric	Fullmetal Alchemist	58
35	Sakata Gintoki	Gintama	52
36	Satō Kazuma	KonoSuba	52
37	Araragi Koyomi	Monogatari Series	50
38	Amamiya Ren	Persona 5	48
39	Itsuka Shidō	Date A Live	43
40	Akasaka Ryūnosuke	Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo	43
41	Kiriyama Rei	3-gatsu no Lion	42
42	Otosaka Yū	Charlotte	39
43	Aki Tomoya	Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata	39
44	Hashima Itsuki	Imōto sae Ireba Ii.	36
45	Dazai Osamu	Bungō Stray Dogs	34
46	Azumi Kotarō	Tsuki ga Kirei	34
47	Uzumaki Naruto	NARUTO	33
48	Akatsuki Kojō	Strike the Blood	33
49	Monkey D. Luffy	ONE PIECE	32
50	Sakamaki Izayoi	Mondaiji	31
51	Meliodas	Nanatsu no Taizai	31
52	Sakamoto	Sakamoto Desu Ga?	29
53	Orihara Izaya	Durarara!!	28
54	Hei	DARKER THAN BLACK	26
55	Maō Sadao	Hataraku Maō-sama!	26
56	Kuroko Tetsuya	Kuroko no Basket	26
57	Totsuka Saika	OreGairu	24
58	Armin Arlert	Shingeki no Kyojin	24
59	Astolfo	Fate Series	23
60	Aikawa Ayumu	Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?	23
61	Shiba Tatsuya	Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei	22
62	Hyakuya Yūichirō	Owari no Seraph	22
63	Satomi Rentarō	Black Bullet	20
64	Bakugō Katsuki	Boku no Hero Academia	20
65	Naegi Makoto	Danganronpa	20
66	Katsuragi Keima	Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai	20
67	Kanie Seiya	Amagi Brilliant Park	19
68	Leonardo Watch	Kekkai Sensen	19
69	Hyakuya Mikaela	Owari no Seraph	19
70	Katsuki Yūri	Yuri!!! on ICE	19
71	Kanzaki Hideri	Blend S	18
72	Natsu Dragneel	FAIRY TAIL	18
73	Uchiha Sasuke	NARUTO	18
74	Hōzuki	Hōzuki no Reitetsu	17
75	Killua Zoldyck	Hunter × Hunter	17
76	Satoshi	Pokémon	17
77	Glenn Radars	RokuAka	17
78	Heiwajima Shizuo	Durarara!!	16
79	Roy Mustang	Fullmetal Alchemist	16
80	Ciel Phantomhive	Kuroshitsuji	16
81	Elias Ainsworth	Mahōtsukai no Yome	16
82	Sebas Tian	Overlord	16
83	Mizugaki Tsukasa	Plastic Memories	16
84	Victor Nikiforov	Yuri!!! on ICE	16
85	Son Goku	Dragon Ball	15
86	Doma Taihei	Himōto! Umaru-chan	15
87	Kanbara Akihito	Kyōkai no Kanata	15
88	Tatsumi	Akame ga Kill!	14
89	Yagami Light	Death Note	14
90	Alphonse Elric	Fullmetal Alchemist	14
91	Kūjō Jōtarō	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	14
92	Suō Mikoto	K	14
93	Sawada Tsunayoshi	Katekyō Hitman Reborn!	14
94	Reg	Made in Abyss	14
95	Itō Makoto	School Days	14
96	Kuroba Kaito	Detective Conan	13
97	Amakusa Shirō Tokisada	Fate Series	13
98	Isana Yashiro	K	13
99	Kōsaka Kyōsuke	Ore no Imōto	13
100	Tennōji Kotarō	Rewrite	13
101	Erwin Smith	Shingeki no Kyojin	13
102	Inuyasha	InuYasha	12
103	Dio Brando	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	12
104	Tomoe	Kamisama Hajimemashita	12
105	Akashi Seijūrō	Kuroko no Basket	12
106	Sebastian Michaelis	Kuroshitsuji	12
107	All Might	Boku no Hero Academia	11
108	Nanase Haruka	Free!	11
109	Sagara Sōsuke	Full Metal Panic!	11
110	Hyōdō Issei	Highschool D×D	11
111	Yang Wenli	Legend of the Galactic Heroes	11
112	Uchiha Itachi	NARUTO	11
113	Echizen Ryōma	Prince of Tennis	11
114	Kasugano Haruka	Yosuga no Sora	11

2018 Eligibles

Characters listed below do not advance to the next round, but some may appear in exhibition matches this year.
Many are also likely to be eligible to be nominated for ISML 2019.

Female Eligible

Rank	Name	Series	Ballots
107	Mash Kyrielight	Fate Series	36
108	Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko	Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.	36
109	Nakiri Erina	Shokugeki no Sōma	36
110	Gasai Yuno	Mirai Nikki	35
111	Shiodome Miuna	Nagi no Asukara	35
112	Index L. Prohibitorum	Toaru Majutsu no Index	35
113	Sakagami Tomoyo	CLANNAD	34
114	Katsura Hinagiku	Hayate no Gotoku!	34
115	Konjiki no Yami	To LOVE-Ru	34
116	Fujibayashi Kyō	CLANNAD	33
117	Yuzu	Konohana Kitan	33
118	Sistine Fibel	RokuAka	33
119	Tedeza Rize	Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?	32
120	Yazawa Nico	Love Live!	32
121	Momo Belia Deviluke	To LOVE-Ru	32
122	Sento Isuzu	Amagi Brilliant Park	30
123	Kirigiri Kyōko	Danganronpa	30
124	Usami Mizuki	KonoBiju	30
125	Nanachi	Made in Abyss	30
126	Miyamori Aoi	Shirobako	29
127	Tadokoro Megumi	Shokugeki no Sōma	29
128	Hiiragi Kagami	Lucky ☆ Star	28
129	Karuizawa Kei	Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e	28
130	Yui-nyan	Angel Beats!	27
131	Sanzen'in Nagi	Hayate no Gotoku!	27
132	Enma Ai	Jigoku Shōjo	27
133	Mumei	Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri	27
134	Nishimiya Yuzuru	Koe no Katachi	26
135	Kōsaka Honoka	Love Live!	26
136	Ange	Princess Principal	26
137	Amamiya Yūko	ef - a tale of memories	25
138	Yasuraoka Hanabi	Kuzu no Honkai	25
139	Izumi Konata	Lucky ☆ Star	25
140	Miyauchi Renge	Non Non Biyori	25
141	Hikigaya Komachi	OreGairu	25
142	Ithea Myse Valgulious	SukaSuka	25
143	Shokuhō Misaki	Toaru Majutsu no Index	25
144	Mine	Akame ga Kill!	24
145	Watanabe Yō	Love Live! Sunshine!!	24
146	Hestia	DanMachi	23
147	Ayase Eli	Love Live!	23
148	Iki Hiyori	Noragami	23
149	Hoshino Yumemi	Planetarian	23
150	Uraraka Ochako	Boku no Hero Academia	22
151	Shichimiya Satone	Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!	22
152	Ueno Naoka	Koe no Katachi	22
153	Zero	Zero kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho	22
154	Nanami Chiaki	Danganronpa	21
155	Kushina Anna	K	21
156	Oshino Ōgi	Monogatari Series	21
157	Sōryū Asuka Langley	Neon Genesis Evangelion	21
158	Tachibana Marika	Nisekoi	21
159	Nakamura Yuri	Angel Beats!	20
160	Hiiragi Shinoa	Owari no Seraph	20
161	Kanbe Kotori	Rewrite	20
162	Ogiso Setsuna	WHITE ALBUM 2	20
163	Ichinose Honami	Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e	20

 

Male Eligible

Rank	Name	Series	Ballots
115	Genos	One-Punch Man	11
116	Bell Cranel	DanMachi	11
117	Sakai Yūji	Shakugan no Shana	11
118	Okumura Rin	Ao no Exorcist	10
119	Karna	Fate Series	10
120	Mikoshiba Mikoto	Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun	10
121	Nozaki Umetarō	Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun	10
122	Okita Sōgo	Gintama	10
123	Joseph Joestar	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	10
124	Aomine Daiki	Kuroko no Basket	10
125	Roronoa Zoro	ONE PIECE	10
126	Kōgami Shinya	PSYCHO-PASS	10
127	Yadomi Jinta	AnoHana	9
128	Komaeda Nagito	Danganronpa	9
129	Iskandar	Fate Series	9
130	Hijikata Tōshirō	Gintama	9
131	Hakutaku	Hōzuki no Reitetsu	9
132	Usui Takumi	Kaichō wa Maid-sama!	9
133	Klaus von Reinherz	Kekkai Sensen	9
134	Uchimaki Subaru	KonoBiju	9
135	Kaiki Deishū	Monogatari Series	9
136	Ginko	Mushishi	9
137	Ikari Shinji	Neon Genesis Evangelion	9
138	Kurogane Ikki	Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry	9
139	Kaizaki Arata	ReLIFE	9
140	Kraft Lawrence	Spice and Wolf	9
141	Urushibara Ruka	Steins;Gate	9
142	Ōji Mochizō	Tamako Market	9
143	Doraemon	Doraemon	8
144	Amano Keita	Gamers!	8
145	Naruhodō Ryūichi (Phoenix Wright)	Gyakuten Saiban (Ace Attorney)	8
146	Ayasaki Hayate	Hayate no Gotoku!	8
147	Alucard	Hellsing	8
148	Sesshōmaru	InuYasha	8
149	Izumi Eita	Just Because!	8
150	Kokutō Mikiya	Kara no Kyōkai	8
151	Ernesti Echavalier	Knight's & Magic	8
152	Natsume Kyōsuke	Little Busters!	8
153	Shirogane Kei (Shiroe)	Log Horizon	8
154	Makabe Masamune	Masamune-kun no Revenge	8
155	Sakishima Hikari	Nagi no Asukara	8
156	Matsuno Karamatsu	Osomatsu-san	8
157	Fuji Shūsuke	Prince of Tennis	8
158	Mutō Yūgi	Yu-Gi-Oh!	8
159	Guts	Berserk	7
160	Kurosaki Ichigo	BLEACH	7
161	Nakahara Chūya	Bungō Stray Dogs	7
162	Tsukishiro Yukito	Cardcaptor Sakura	7
163	Kida Masaomi	Durarara!!	7
164	Romani Archaman	Fate Series	7
165	Setsuna F. Seiei	Mobile Suit Gundam 00	7
166	Hinata Shōyō	Haikyū!!	7
167	Izumi Shin'ichi	Kiseijū	7
168	Kise Ryōta	Kuroko no Basket	7
169	Ban	Nanatsu no Taizai	7
170	Himura Kenshin	Rurōni Kenshin	7
171	Kazehaya Kamito	Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance	7
172	Tanaka	Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge	7
173	Atem	Yu-Gi-Oh!	7

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Live Blog: Paris Saint-Germain vs. AS Monaco

Unai Emery's Paris Saint-Germain are closing in on winning their seventh Ligue 1 title but they must once again take care of business against Leonardo Jardim's AS Monaco, the defending league champions, whose last stand could very much be at Le Parc des Princes. This is part of a triple-header on The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue in this, the first-ever live blog of a sports event after several months of not posting a live blog on 24liveblog. Our other two matches include Montpellier-Bordeaux and Troyes-Marseille. The live blog starts at 0000 UTC-8 on April 15.

Cosmo

Où sont les filles, les femmes au tempérament de guerrière

Oui qui savent comment faire la fête qu'elles soient mères ou célibataires?

Où sont les hommes, les gangstas, les pauvres ou les millionnaires

Les bobos, les mecs en survets, les intellos les mecs en fumette?

Où sont les quartiers, les blocs, les HLM mis de côtés

Les résidences, les quartiers UP, les 205, les Audi TT?

Où sont les blacks, les blancs, les jaunes, les verts, les rouges et les gris?

Loin des amalgames politiques, bienvenue en Cosmopolitanie, oui!

Montre moi comme tu es, ce soir est un jour de paix! (Aha)

Montre toi comme tu es, ce soir pas de tenue exigée! (Aha)

Lalalala

Lalalala

Lalalala

Lalalala...

Ce soir c'est rap, c'est funk, R'n'B ou bien électro

Variété, reggae, rock'n roll, coupé décalé zouk et dancehall

Ce soir c'est boxe, c'est foot, c'est Messi et Ronaldo,

Lebron James et automoto, c'est Sangoku et les Naruto

Ce soir c'est Kalash posées, ce soir c'est mariage métissé

Les chauves, les crêtes, les cheveux frisées

Les blondes, les brunes, les cheveux tissés

Ce soir c'est love, and peace!

Unis grâce à la musique,

Loin des amalgames politiques, ce soir plus personne ne nous divise, oui!

Montre moi comme tu es, ce soir est un jour de paix! (Aha)

Montre toi comme tu es, ce soir pas de tenue exigée! (Aha)

Lalalala

Lalalala

Lalalala

Lalalala...

Eh, eh, fais moi rêver

Eh, eh, les bras levés

Eh, eh, unis on va très haut, très haut

Eh, eh, fais moi rêver

Eh, eh, tous mélangés

Eh, eh, unis on est trop beau (Trop beau)!

Eh, eh, fais moi rêver

Eh, eh, les bras levés

Eh, eh, unis on va très haut, très haut

Eh, eh, fais moi rêver

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ISML 2018: The Bedlam's Nomination List

Crutch Karsten (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu))

Felix Argyle (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu))

Glenn Radars (Rokudenashi Majutsu koushi To Akashic Record)

Rumia Tingel (Rokudenashi Majutsu koushi To Akashic Record)

Beatrice (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)

Sistine Fibel (Rokudenashi Majutsu koushi To Akashic Record)

Suzukaze Aoba (NEW GAME!)

Takimoto Hifumi (NEW GAME!)

Ayano Keiko (Sword Art Online)

Sakura Nene (NEW GAME!)

Tedeza Rize (Gochuumon Wa Usagi Desu Ka?)

Kafuu Chino (Gochuumon Wa Usagi Desu Ka?)

Hoto Cocoa (Gochuumon Wa Usagi Desu Ka?)

Willem Kmetsch (SukaSuka)

Hashima Izumi (Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata)

Makise Kurisu (Steins;Gate)

Kaname Madoka (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica)

Akemi Homura (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica)

Tomoe Mami (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica)

Yukihira Soma (Shougeki No Soma)

FFXIV: The Jenova Spring Fair 2018

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Villanova: 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Champions

SAN ANTONIO -- When he wasn't dribbling behind his back, winking to the TV announcers, stuffing shots or dishing out assists, Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo was making it rain.

First, 3-pointers.

Later on, confetti.

The redhead kid with the nickname Big Ragu came off the bench to make five 3s and score 31 points Monday to lift `Nova to another blowout victory in the NCAA Tournament -- this time 79-62 over Michigan for its second national title in three seasons.

The sophomore guard had 12 points and an assist during a first-half run to help the Wildcats (36-4) pull ahead, then scored nine straight for Villanova midway through the second to snuff out the Wolverines. He capped the second shooting skein with a 3-pointer from a step behind the arc. He punctuated it with a knowing wink over to the sideline, where TV announcers Jim Nantz and Bill Raftery were sitting.

Yep, he knew he could do it. And his teammates were more than willing to let him steal the show.

"If someone's hot, feed `em," said Jalen Brunson, the national Player of the Year, who finished with nine points and was perfectly fine with playing a supporting role on this night.

In taking the program's third overall title, Villanova won all six games by double digits over this tournament run, joining Michigan State (2000), Duke (2001) and North Carolina (2009) in that rare air.

The last team to win its two Final Four games by 16 or more: UCLA in 1968. During the dynasty.

One key question: Does Jay Wright's team belong on the list of the best of all-time?

Maybe so, considering the way Villanova dismantled everyone in front of it in a tournament that was dripping with upsets, underdogs and at least the appearance of parity.

Maybe so, considering the Wildcats won in seemingly every way imaginable. This victory came two nights after they set a Final Four record with 18 3-pointers (they had 10 in this one), and one week after they relied more on defense in a win over Texas Tech in the Elite Eight.

"We don't really look at it that way," Wright said. "We don't look at it as, did we just dominate that team? No. We played well."

And really, that debate's for later.

DiVincenzo squashed any questions about this game with a 10-for-15 shooting night -- 5 for 7 from 3 -that was, frankly, better than that. He was a no-doubt winner of the Final Four's most-outstanding-player award.

With Michigan trying to stay in striking range early in the second half, he opened his game-sealing run with an around-the-back dribble to get to the hoop and get fouled. On the other end, he delivered a two-handed rejection of Michigan's Charles Matthews -- his second block of the game, to go with five rebounds and three assists -- when Matthews tried to bring it into the paint.

The 3 that capped things off came from a big step behind the arc and gave Villanova a 62-44 lead with 7:58 left.

"Honestly, I didn't look at the score at all," DiVincenzo said. "I didn't know how many points I had. I didn't know any of that. I was just trying to make the right play. And Omari (Spellman) was setting unbelievable screens for me getting me open. And I was just feeling it."

About the only drama at the end was whether DiVincenzo could unwrap himself from his teammates' mob hug to hurl the ball underhanded toward the rafters after the buzzer. He succeeded there, too.

"Sometimes I think about whether I'm a good defender, because in practice, he makes me look bad," said junior Mikal Bridges, who likely made this his final audition for the NBA with a 19-point night on 7-for-12 shooting.

What a couple of months it's been for Philly. First the Eagles. Now this. The Super Bowl, though, was a classic. This one was only beautiful to one team.

Michigan (33-8) came out playing tough-nosed defense it relied on over a 14-game winning streak that got the Wolverines to their second final in six years.

Moe Wagner scored 11 early points to pick up where he left off in a dominating performance in the semifinal. Villanova started 1 for 9 from 3-point range. And yet, after DiVincenzo banged down a 3 from a step behind the arc for Villanova's second of the night, coach John Beilein looked at the scoreboard and saw his team behind, 23-21.

"The way DiVincenzo shot the ball, it was just incredible for us to try to win that game with the roll he went on," the coach said.

If his first 3 wasn't demoralizing enough, DiVincenzo made another, then took a bounce pass from Brunson for a dunk, then paid it forward with an assist to Spellman. It was part of a 23-7 run that gave the Wildcats a nine-point lead at halftime; they never looked back.

DiVincenzo competed hard for a starting spot this year, but didn't win it. He made the best of it as a sixth man. Wright waited all of 52 seconds in the second half to get him back on the floor.

"It just shows how much depth we have, and that we don't care who gets the credit," Brunson said.


Though he didn't play in the 2016 Final Four, DiVincenzo got his fair share of credit for that title, too.

His season cut short because of a knee injury, he was healthy enough to run the scout squad for Villanova. Some on the team said he was better at doing Oklahoma star Buddy Hield than Hield himself.

But maybe a more apt comparison is to ... Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

DiVincenzo joins them in the rare club of players to crack 30 points while also shooting better than 66 percent from the floor in a Final Four game.

Northern Colorado: 2018 College Insider Tournament Champions

The University of Northern Colorado will have to make some extra room in its trophy case at Bank of Colorado Arena.

The trophy that the Bears' men's basketball team earned from winning Friday afternoon's CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament is bigger than usual.

In fact, it's made out of solid wood.

The Bears let 6-foot-9 redshirt senior Tanner Morgan hoist the trophy above the fans who stormed the floor after the victory.

"He's the tallest," said senior Andre Spight, whose career ended with a 23-point performance.

UNC's title comes two years after being hit with NCAA infractions for violations committed by the former coaching staff, and included not participating in postseason play last season.

"It doesn't make any difference," redshirt sophomore guard Jonah Radebaugh said. "We just kept working and kept winning."

The Bears needed a strong defensive effort in the final two minutes to secure the victory over the Flames, who traveled for all three of their CIT games.

"Nobody complained, not once," UIC coach Steve McClain said. "We went on the road for the first one, and the second one when it was announced we'd have to come here, we got ready."

McClain is close friends with UNC golf coach Roger Prenzlow, who called him to inform him that a sellout crowd was expected.

"I said 'great,' McClain said. "We've gone on the road and played in front of huge crowds and won in Oakland and we've been on television in front of big crowds before."

UIC senior forward Tai Odiase said UNC's overflow crowd was as much of an inspiration to the Flames as it was the Bears.

"It was great," Odiase said.

The Flames were set to retrace their travel path to get home, including a four-hour flight to Washington, D.C., followed by a three-hour bus ride to Chicago.

North Texas: 2018 College Basketball Invitational Champions

DENTON, Texas -- Roosevelt Smart has led North Texas all season, so it was no surprise that he was the most valuable player in the deciding Game 3 of the College Basketball Invitational finals.

Smart, a sophomore who set UNT records for points and 3-point field goals this season, scored 25 points and made all 14 of his free throws in an 88-77 win over San Francisco on Friday night. The Mean Green were 32 for 43 from the line.

Smart said the free-throw success was no accident.

"Practice, really," he said. "After practice, we do this free-throw drill and got to make free throws."

The Mean Green trailed only once in the first half. They didn't panic when USF pulled within a point at 52-51 with 9:33 to play.

"We calmed down," UNT's A.J. Lawson said. "The season showed that we matured over time. In that situation, we could close a game just by calming down, passing the ball and hitting the open guy. Nobody tried to do anything spectacular and be a superhero."

First-year North Texas coach Grant McCasland called a timeout and set up a play for an unlikely player, Michael Miller.

"Mike was playing limited to no minutes at times, and all of sudden he steps in and makes some of the biggest shots," McCasland said. "I drew up a play for Mike. He went and caught it and got the basket."

Four of Smart's points came during an 8-1 run in the second half after USF rallied within 52-51. Smart made two free throws and then added two more when San Francisco coach Kyle Smith drew a technical foul.

"He loves to play, and he's a fantastic teammate," McCasland said.

The Mean Green lost the opener in the best-of-three matchup but won 69-55 Wednesday to set up the championship game.

They had lost seven of eight games before receiving their CBI bid.

The players, who had been planning for their spring break, won five of six in the tournament.

Frankie Ferrari led the Dons (22-17) with 19 points. Nate Renfro added 18 and Chase Foster had 12.

North Texas led 45-31 before USF began its comeback. Ferrari started the 20-7 run with two of his five 3-pointers in 11 attempts.

Jorden Duffy scored 14 points and Lawson and Miller each had 12 for UNT.

San Francisco played without center Matt McCarthy, who was injured in Game 2. In his place, Nick Loew and Jimbo Lull totaled eight points and eight rebounds.

BIG PICTURE

San Francisco: The Dons won their home game in the finals but lost both games at UNT. They stayed in the final game by making 12 3-pointers, bringing their season total to 333.


North Texas: The Mean Green had their first winning season since 2011-12. Their 20 wins were 12 more than a year ago. UNT had six 3-pointers for a season total of 302.

COULD RUSSELL BLOCK GREENE?

North Texas fans channeled the most famous athlete in each school's history with a sign that read, "Mean Joe Greene would have dunked on Bill Russell."

20-20 VISION

San Francisco has won 20-plus games in each of Smith's two seasons, and North Texas won 20 in McCasland's first season.

UP NEXT

San Francisco has had consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time since 1982. A third wouldn't be a stretch. Foster is one of only two Dons seniors.

North Texas also has only two seniors. "All the guys that played in this tournament, we return everybody," McCasland said. The CBI title could portend bigger things. The 2015 and 2016 champions, Loyola-Chicago and Nevada, reached at least the Sweet 16 in this season's NCAA tournament, with Loyola getting to the Final Four.

Penn State: 2018 National Invitation Tournament Champions

NEW YORK -- Flavor Flav had his red cap flipped backward as he pulled out his iPhone on the Madison Square Garden court. Flav held the camera steady and recorded cousin Shep Garner clip the final strands of the championship net and wave it toward the Penn State die-hards.

Flav's T-shirt at the NIT said it all for the Nittany Lions: Believe the hype!

Garner hit the 3-pointer that brought rapper and reality star Flavor Flav to his feet and helped send Penn State on its way to an NIT title in an 82-66 victory over Utah on Thursday night.

The fourth-seeded Nittany Lions (26-13) also knocked off No. 1 seed Notre Dame in the tournament en route to winning their first NIT title since 2009.

"This means the whole world to me right now," Flavor Flav said.

They were pretty pumped in Happy Valley, too.

"I think we set the standard," Garner said. "We preach defense and rebounding, but now we have something we can always go to. We won something. We're champions."

Flavor Flav, member of the seminal 1980s rap group Public Enemy, sang along to "Fight the Power" as it blasted in the Garden and had the PSU student section chanting "Flav! Flav! Flav!" as the Nittany Lions pulled away for a program-defining championship under coach Pat Chambers.

Lamar Stevens scored 28 points, Josh Reaves had 18 and Tony Carr had 15 points and 14 assists for Penn State.

Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center has a long-standing reputation as one of the dreariest arenas in college basketball. Penn State fans, from rappers to silver-haired alumni, filled the Garden for a decided crowd advantage.

Penn State football coach James Franklin, who led the program to a Pinstripe Bowl victory in 2014, was in the house. Flavor Flav stole the show a few rows behind the PSU bench. Wearing a T-shirt that read "33 Shep Garner," Flavor Flav danced all night in his seat. Flavor Flav popped his T-shirt and raised the roof in the same arena where Public Enemy once tore down the house.

"I think we've proven to teams across the country that Penn State basketball is here to stay," Chambers said.

The clutch moment came in the third quarter when Garner -- who became Penn State's career 3-point leader in the tournament run -- hit a 3 for his first basket of the game and a 49-41 lead that had the fans going wild.

"To see my cousin break records, win trophies, all that, he deserves it," Flavor Flav said. "The whole team deserves it."

Reaves hit a crashing layup on a three-point play that stretched the lead to 11 and Stevens wagged his tongue toward the PSU fans on a jumper that helped blow open the game.

Flavor Flav raised an arm in the air when Garner sank a 3 early in the fourth for a 68-49 edge that all but put this one away.

The final minutes certainly put some flava in your ear -- half the MSG crowd chanted "We Are!" and the other half bellowed "Penn State!"

Yeah, boy!

Sedrick Barefield hit six 3s and scored 22 points for second-seeded Utah (23-12).

"You're always kind of watching the NIT and maybe you think of it as the consolation prize or whatever," Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "They have no idea how cool this was for us."

BIG PICTURE:

Utah: David Collette, Justin Bibbins and Tyler Rawson are among the seniors moving on. ... Bibbins scored 15 points.


Penn State: Stevens reached 1,000 career points was named most outstanding player. ... Chambers, a former assistant coach under Jay Wright at Villanova, took over in 2011 and has struggled to find any kind of regular success. The Nittany Lions have never made the NCAA Tournament under Chambers and they'll have just their second winning record in seven seasons. But Penn State's 26 wins are second-highest in program history. The Nittany Lions won a record 27 games in 2008-09.

BIG CROWD

The 11,175 fans at MSG were the most for an NIT final since 2005.

"And you say we're a football school," Chambers cracked.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

The NIT was a bit of a mad scientist in the college basketball lab. The game featured four 10-minute quarters. The tournament also implemented the FIBA 3-point line (22 feet, 1.75 inches), NBA-width lane of 16 inches, and a 20-second shot clock following offensive rebounds.

Western Bulldogs: 2018 AFL Women's Premiers

FROM ladder stragglers to triumphant champions. The Western Bulldogs are the NAB AFL Women's premiers.

The Bulldogs completed their remarkable transformation with a fighting six-point win over Brisbane on a wet Ikon Park on Saturday.

The 4.3 (27) to 3.3 (21) triumph came with a spirited second half revival after the Dogs were held goalless in a scrappy first half played in steady rain.

After fighting to avoid the wooden spoon in the final round last season, the Bulldogs rose to emulate the feats of the club's men's team two years ago.

Fittingly, brave midfielder Emma Kearney sealed the victory with a tackle on Lion Kaitlyn Ashmore late in the last quarter and she goalled from the free kick from 30m.

Lion Jess Wuetschner fought valiantly to keep her team within reach of the flag with two goals in the final term, the second cutting the margin to five points.

But Brisbane was fated to another heartbreaking Grand Final loss after falling to Adelaide by the same margin in the inaugural AFLW season's decider.

The Bulldogs' ball movement improved after half-time and a midfield dominance led by Kearney applied heat to the Lions backline.

"It was just adjusting to wet weather footy. At half-time the girls were calm and focused," Bulldogs coach Paul Groves said.

Their persistence finally paid off when Deanna Berry booted their first goal with a long shot on the run early in the third quarter. And when Aisling Utri hit the post with a hurried snap, the home team had edged ahead for the first time.

The Bulldogs controlled the critical third quarter and finally got the scoreboard ticking over. Kirsten McLeod, the replacement for suspended skipper Katie Brennan, kicked a goal with a hurried left foot shot from 20m.

"Clearly after half-time, they upped the ante in the middle and we didn't respond," Lions coach Craig Starcevich said.

"Their quality mids started to get their hands on it. They were clean when going forward and got the ball out the back and managed to score."

Monique Conti was a major contributor in the Bulldogs' third term comeback and the basketball point guard extended the lead to 13 points when a long shot on the run bounced through the unguarded goal just 15 seconds before the siren.

Conti, who won the medal for best on the ground, reflected the Dogs' turnaround after being lost in wet weather mode in the first half.

"I had to lift my game, get the ball on the ground. I just wanted to win, get it into our (forward) 50 and keep it in there," she said.

Brisbane dominated possession in a dour first half on what was a greasy surface after heavy pre-match rain. But they couldn't make the Bulldogs pay on the scoreboard.

"Last year was disappointing, this was frustrating because we thought we were all over them early and didn't hurt them," Starcevich said.

It took a precision centred pass from Wuetschner to find unmarked Sophie Conway virtually right in front midway through the opening quarter for what would be the only goal of the slogging first half.

But clean marks, particularly contested ones, were difficult in the tough conditions when players often worked the ball forward by simply soccering off the wet turf. And the slippery ball was hard to gather, even when a player wasn't under direct pressure from an opponent.

Lions defender Kate Lutkins is such a great reader of the play and she had a picnic sitting loose inside the defensive 50 to continually repel the frustrated Dogs. But, the defensive toil of Lutkins and Ally Anderson wasn't enough to lift their team over the line.

WESTERN BULLDOGS   0.1   0.1   3.2   4.3 (27)                 
BRISBANE LIONS         1.1   1.1   1.1   3.3 (21)         

GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Berry, McLeod, Conti, Kearney
Brisbane Lions: Wuetschner 2, Conway

BEST
Western Bulldogs: Conti, Blackburn, Kearney, Birch, Spark, Bruton
Brisbane Lions: Lutkins, Stanton, Wuetschner, Zielke, Ashmore

INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: Nil
Brisbane Lions: Campbell (head knock)

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Mirable, Howorth, Adair

Crowd: 7,083 at Ikon Park

AFLW Grand Final Best Player Voting
9 – Monique Conti, Western Bulldogs
8 – Kate Lutkins, Brisbane
5 – Ellie Blackburn, Western Bulldogs
1 – Emma Kearney, Western Bulldogs
1 – Ally Anderson, Brisbane

FFXIV: Egg Hunter Riggy - Hatching-tide 2018 with Akira Tachibana

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UCL: A Monologue To PSG Manager Unai Emery

This was originally meant to be published by The Stoppage Time. Since this was not published, I am posting it here and also on Tumblr. 

The fans depart, the teams depart, and the only ones in the stadium are the janitors cleaning the stands and the lights still being on. I enter the Parc des Princes pitch, still strewn with debris from the rage of the home fans, and in my hands is a bottle of Normandy cider. No wine or champagne tonight, the outcome dictates none of those drinks. Just cider. And a young local, a PSG youth academy product of 14 years, accompanies me on the field like youngsters accompany the heroes on the pitch during classic battles.

I tell the young lad, hold my cider, and he does. With this, I begin addressing the audience of a few grounds staff in practice but in reality, a certain fallen individual.

So the full time score reads, to my right: Paris 4, Real Madrid 2. Aggregate scoreline 5-5, Real Madrid advance to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals on away goals 2-1. Based on this result, Unai Emery Etxegoien of Hondarribia, Spain, I, Jo-Ryan Salazar of Los Angeles, California and The Stoppage Time, welcome you with open arms, open hearts and open minds...to the beginning of the end of your managerial career with the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club of the 16th Arrondissement of Paris, France, with its administrative center based in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines.

I know, I know, you only saw me once, and that was at a prematch press conference for the International Champions Cup at StubHub Center in Carson, ahead of a 4-0 hammering of the Cinderellas of the Premier League, Leicester City Football Club, who are still hanging around (thankfully) in England's top flight. But that was two years ago. Ages ago. An eternity ago. Times have changed. And so I shall slowly walk the perimeter of this recovering pitch in my own pseudo-lap of honor to continue this spiel.

So why do I cover this team? Why do I follow, as my main European club, Paris Saint-Germain, a club that has never been relegated from Ligue 1 for nearly a half century and has won more trophies than any other club in French club football? I could be scrutinizing other clubs, like Chelsea (my main team in the Premier League), Juventus (the gold standard of Serie A), Bayern Munich (my main team in the Bundesliga)...heck, I could be ripping apart Brendan Rogers's tenure at Celtic in what is a similarly future European exercise. Celtic are my main team in Scotland.

First off, as mentioned, they have more silverware across all competitions than any other team in French club football. Secondly, PSG are meant to be an extension of one of the most influential cities in the world, Paris, a beacon of hope for the world's finest people, the French. PSG is the Finest People's Ally and it is up to the Rouge et Bleu to win not just for Paris but for all of France. A defeat of this magnitude to Paris Saint-Germain is a defeat for Ligue 1 and the entire French Republic. It is not meant to be trivialized.

Finally, Paris is a city built by skilled workers who honestly mastered their craft and leave an indelible impression. Like any self-respecting city, Paris demands that it hires reputable established employees. There are no fakers or fake news meant to be milling about in a genuine metropole like Paris, at least one would imagine.

Unai, I have been monitoring your body of work these past two seasons. You came into the 2016-17 campaign as a passenger and a hack with an unproven reputation, and you will exit the 2017-18 campaign the same way you came. A passenger. A hack. One who misused and mismanaged the big money signings, the talent, the names, and have actually allowed PSG to regress from their quarterfinal exits in the UEFA Champions League under Laurent Blanc. The French have a term for this: honteaux. Disgrace. In Spanish, that's verguenza or fracaso.

The handling of Kylian Mbappe's injury against Toulouse FC was scandalous in its own right, but nothing can compare to the way you treated Hatem Ben Arfa. Here was a player that could only do training and was ready to be called up but never got to play a minute in this last year of his contract because you did not let him. Hatem is Parisian through and through, like Lassana Diarra and Kylian Mbappe and others on PSG's first team. To only allow Hatem to take part in training and nothing else is damaging to his career. You forced him to be a passenger and by not allowing everyone to play this season, it has added to the case that you are not qualified to manage this group of playes.

As an aside, Neymar Santos Jr. realized that the pitch of Le Parc des Princes has a soul, and it chose to keep him in line as it was tired of the Brazilian king not respecting French club football. And so he is out for the remainder of the season, recovering from a broken foot after landing awkwardly on one of his ankles in a Ligue 1 duel against Marseille, who PSG dismissed on back-to-back 3-0 scorelines. That was not your fault, Unai, but just so you know, this stadium does have a soul, vibes, an aura, and it must be respected and paid hommage to.

That leads us to the next point, where does Paris Saint-Germain go from here as the endgame is now in full swing in the City of Light? Nasser Al-Khelaifi will undoubtedly allow you to finish the season, granted that no future cup ties end in defeat and very few draws or losses are incurred in Ligue 1. The only other opposition that stands a chance of defeating you is AS Monaco and they're already been out of European competition since Christmas. But even if Paris run the tables the rest of the way and win out, it does not change a single thing.

Unai Emery, Paris Saint-Germain is not to be managed by passengers or hacks. It needs proven names to keep the vein of silverwear going while getting over the Champions League hump that is the knockout rounds. Perhaps a future job awaits you in the lower leagues of Spain, or maybe a job analyzing or commenting on the game fits your fancy. But I cannot vouch for you anymore as the Parisians have regressed in European competition and you have wasted your oppotunity to harness the power of Edinson Cavani, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. This club is a  straightforward club to play for as a player, but a documented challenge as a manager, and you failed in this challenge.

I now complete my pseudo-lap of honor. This is where we have to say goodbye, Unai Emery, even though you will still undoubtedly be the gaffer, at least in name only, for the rest of the season. Your only legacy will have been the domestic trophies won at Paris Saint-Germain Football Club. But the true legacy are your eliminations to La Liga's power duo of FC Barcelona and the masters, the European and World Champions, the gold standard of the Real Madrid Club de Futbol of Madrid, Spain.

Adieu, addio, adios amigo. And make sure the door smacks you hard in the derriere on the way out. You will not be missed. Because even through these darkest of days, this is Paris, and Paris will always be magical. And with that, I retrieve my cider and make my exit from Le Parc des Princes into the cold, dark Parisian night.

FFXIV: Life Imitates Art Imitates Life with Kahori Harukawa

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Cincinnati: 2017-18 American Men's Basketball Champions

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Gary Clark put Cincinnati ahead for good with a free throw with 4.3 seconds remaining and the eight-ranked Bearcats held on Sunday for a 56-55 victory over No. 21 Houston in the American Athletic Conference championship.

Clark finished with 20 points and the league regular-season champions rescued themselves for the second straight day with a stellar second-half performance, limiting Houston to 20 percent shooting and 18 points after halftime.

Cincinnati (30-4) earned the AAC's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament with its first conference tournament championship since the Bearcats won Conference USA in 2004.

Houston (26-7), which split a pair of games against Cincinnati during the regular season, lost for just the third time in its last 15 games and is headed to the NCAA Tournament, too.

Rob Gray led the Cougars with 17 points but missed a long 3-pointer in the closing seconds, then had a turnover that cost Houston a chance to try to win the game after Clark made one of two free throws after rebounding Gray's miss.

Corey Davis Jr., who had 15 points for Houston, went scoreless after helping the Cougars to a 37-35 halftime lead. Devin Davis added 13, including a jumper and layup that turned a one-point deficit into a 55-52 lead with 1:34 remaining.

Kyle Washington's 3-pointer tied the game for the final time, setting the stage for a suspenseful finish.

Houston made just 6 of 30 shots in the second half. Gray finished six of 22 from the field after scoring 33 in the Cougars' victory over Wichita State in the semifinals. His unforced error, a wild pass behind teammate Galen Robinson Jr., sailed out of bounds with 1 second left.

Cincinnati didn't shoot the ball much better after halftime, going six for 18. That didn't stop the Bearcats from getting it done on the other end, though.

The Bearcats rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Memphis 70-60 in Saturday's semifinals, outscoring the Tigers 41-18 in the final 20 minutes.

Houston becomes the fourth team coach Kelvin Sampson has led to the NCAA Tournament, joining Washington State, Oklahoma and Indiana. The Cougars appeared in the NIT the past two seasons.

Cincinnati, meanwhile, will receive its eighth straight NCAA berth under coach Mick Cronin, who is in his 12th season with the Bearcats.

BIG PICTURE

Houston: The Cougars, who have won 12 of 15 following a 2-2 start to January, are one of the hottest teams in the country. That could make them dangerous entering the NCAA Tournament.

Cincinnati: The Bearcats have been projected to be as high as a No. 2 or 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That would be a first for the AAC, which has never had a team seeded higher than fourth (Louisville, 2014).

UP NEXT

Houston: Cougars await NCAA Tournament bid.

Cincinnati: Bearcats also await word on who they'll face in their opening game.