Sammy and Lily Swanson, two local Great Pyrenees dogs, enjoy the snowfall last week on their deck. These polar bear puppies enjoy family walks, cuddles, and the occasional dance party (their owners, Nate and Jessica Swanson, like to sing “Gangnam Style” with reworked lyrics just for them). Awesomeness aside, the dogs aren’t perfect. Sammy wakes them up daily at 6 a.m. with Nate Silver-like precision, Lily is obsessed with sniffing armpits, and both dogs like to sleep in the shower, the Swansons report.

“No One Wants to Play Us”: George Mason Picked Fourth in A-10 Preseason Poll
Picked fourth in the A-10 preseason poll and done waiting their turn. Tony Skinn and Brayden O’Connor talk about Baraka Okojie’s return, Villanova, a 76-team NCAA field, and why Mason still believes it got robbed of March. “No one wants to play us,” Skinn says. “I’ll play anybody in America.”




