managers at a Goodyear tire plant in Amiens were held hostage in January 2014 for two days in a protest over the factory’s planned closure. It was the latest in a series of “bossnappings,” a tactic that’s proved surprisingly effective, as workers in many cases have won hefty increases in severance payments from employers including Caterpillar and 3M. At least the kidnapped 3M manager was served a takeout meal of mussels and french fries while in captivity.

Booby traps

Workers booby-trapped an auto parts factory in central France in July 2009, threatening to blow it up unless they received severance payments of €30,000 per worker. They removed the booby traps a week later and eventually agreed to severance pay averaging about €18,000.Regional in the NCAA Tournament.

But it ain’t Madison Square Garden, and it’s not anywhere near Storrs. (UConn fans will have to travel 18 hours by car to get there).

Still, in the new world of college athletics, this is the hand UConn has been dealt. They’ll have to win the conference title on Memphis’ floor,

You’ll still be able to watch the Huskies go for the conference title.

The conference tournament will feature 10 teams and is set for March 12-15. Each game of the 10-team tournament will be televised on the ESPN networks. The championship game on Saturday, March 15, will be televised on ESPN.

For 2013-14, the American Athletic Conference will include the University of Central Florida, University of Cincinnati, University of Connecticut, University of Houston, University of Louisville, University