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17 players are candidates for the Public Opinion Girls Basketball Player of the Year
A number of Watertown and Aberdeen area players up for the Public Opinion Girls Baskeball Player of the Year honorYahoo Sports - 4d -
Vote: Who should be The Register Guard's girls swimmer of the year?
Vote for The Register-Guard's girls swimmer of the year with eight nominees from across the area.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Ashland's Kennedy Lacey named All-Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year
The Ashland Times-Gazette named Ashland's Kennedy Lacey as the 2025 Co-Girls Basketball Players of the Year.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Yale Scholar Banned After A.I. News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link
The deputy director of a liberal project at Yale Law School was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
We name the best of Bucks County with our 2025 high school girls all-star wrestling teams
Who were the top performers in girls high school wrestling this season? Take a look as we present our Bucks County and Eastern Montco all-star teamsYahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Fired high school girls basketball coach apologizes for hair-pulling incident with player
Jim Zullo, formerly the coach of the girls team at Northville Central, was dismissed by the school in the Adirondacks after video footage showed him pulling the hair of player Hailey Monroe moments ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Education secretary on canceled Columbia money: 'We are on the right track'
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday discussed the possible restoration of $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, saying that the Trump administration and the school “are on ...The Hill - 5d -
NCAA agrees to lift name, image and likeness recruitment ban
The NCAA will abandon a rule that stopped athletes from negotiating potentially lucrative endorsement deals before enrolling in a specific college, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says ...ABC News - Mar. 18 -
Bowlers cheer India's saliva ban lift for shining cricket balls
Players have used saliva and sweat to polish one side of the ball in order to make it swing in the air.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Top Democrats, unions condemn upcoming Trump order to dismantle Education Department
Democrats and teachers' unions are condemning the upcoming executive order President Trump is expected to sign Thursday dismantling the Department of Education. Trump has long called to end the ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
'Day one was a blast': Idaho begins spring practices under new head coach Thomas Ford
Mar. 25—MOSCOW, Idaho — Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss — which in Idaho's case might very well be a good thing. Two years ago, Thomas Ford was the Vandals' running back coach. Tuesday ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Thousands take to the streets after Hungary passes new anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events
There was a demonstration in Budapest after A new anti-LGBTQ law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software.NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Trump calls for Fed to cut rates as economic effects of tariffs start to kick in
Hours after the Federal Reserve maintained its guidance for two interest-rate cuts later this year, President Donald Trump weighed in Wednesday night, calling for rate cuts to accompany his new ...MarketWatch - Mar. 20 -
Call Of Duty: Warzone's OG Map, Verdansk, Returns Very Soon; See A New Trailer Now
Call of Duty: Warzone launched five years ago this month, and to celebrate the anniversary, Activision is going back to where it all began. On April 3, Warzone will bring back the OG map: ...GameSpot - Mar. 10 -
Florida man executed for killings of 8-year-old girl, grandmother
A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs has been executed.CBS News - Mar. 20 -
Afghanistan-born footballer wants to give women a voice at charity game
Nadia Nadim wants to represent women "who don't have access and a voice" when she takes part in this year's Soccer Aid.BBC News - 3d -
Tennessee Trump supporter expresses fear for rural public schools
Todd Warner and other Trump supporters in Tennessee express their fears for public schools as the president moves to eliminate the Department of Education.ABC News - 4d -
National-champion Slyter a trailblazer for girls wrestling in Idaho and beyond
Mar. 20—As a two-time state champ and recent junior national champion, Lewiston High School senior Joely Slyter loves wrestling meets more than almost anything. But as a 10-year-old spectator, she ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
New-look, injury-ravaged Yankees begin quest to end title drought
With a new season set to begin on Thursday afternoon, so too will the Yankees’ latest quest for another championship. The organization has been stuck on 27 titles since 2009. That may not seem like ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Reflecting on TikTok’s Role in Society as New Ban Deadline Approaches
With a national ban increasingly unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns.The New York Times - 8h -
Girls basketball index: Links to Courier News, Home News Tribune All-Area honors package
A handy collection of links to the entire 2024-25 Courier News and Home News Tribune All-Area Girls Basketball packageYahoo Sports - 1d -
USAID cuts could be ‘death sentence’ for Afghan women studying abroad
A group of more than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban regime to study in Oman say they are at risk of imminent deportation to Afghanistan after their U.S.-funded scholarship was canceled as ...NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce
Mass layoffs are impacted 1,315 employees of the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.ABC News - Mar. 12 -
High school boys basketball: 2024-25 Players of Year story were clutch performers all year
High school boys basketball: 2024-25 Players of Year story were clutch performers all yearYahoo Sports - 6d -
Poll: Who was the high school Wrestler of the Year in Battle Creek area?
Vote here for the 2024-25 Battle Creek Enquirer 'Readers Choice' High School Wrestler of the YearYahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Who is the Springfield area high school baseball preseason Player of the Year?
Here are 20 nominees from 16 different teams for the high school preseason baseball player of the year poll.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Community meets school district's new athletic director
The Jacksonville Independent School District held a meet and greet for its new athletic director Wednesday. Montey Stevenson was announced as the new athletic director/head football coach at the ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
New-look Big 12 Tournament set to begin in Kansas City with Houston as the No. 1 seed
Kansas as the No. 6 seed for a second straight year? Cincinnati playing on the opening day as the No. 13 seed? Nobody would have expected that at the start of the season.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia, House Education Committee over student records
Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit Thursday against Columbia University and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to stop the school from giving student disciplinary ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Education Dept. slashes workforce; new tariffs roil US markets
President Donald Trump is planning to cut nearly 1,300 Department of Education employees, about half of its total staff, with an ultimate goal of shutting down the agency completely. It comes as ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Trump is setting the US on a path to educational authoritarianism
While we watch students getting handcuffed, vague new guidelines create a culture of fear over teaching our history. On 14 February, the US Department of Education ’s office of civil rights issued ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
WIAA state basketball: Central Wisconsin boys and girls playoff basketball scoreboard
Find out the latest Central Wisconsin boys and girls high school playoff basketball scores here.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13 -
Alter girls basketball finishes runner-up in state championship
The Alter High School girls basketball team finished runner-up in the OHSAA) Division IV Championship.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Bedford girls basketball aims for first trip to state semis at Breslin
Bedford girls basketball looks to make school history in final stages of Division 1 state tournament.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Vote here for Seacoast boys, girls Athletes of the Week March 10-16
Vote for Seacoast high school girls and boys Athletes of the Week. Nominees are from Oyster River, Exeter and St. Thomas AquinasYahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL: Permian girls to face EP Franklin in bi-district round
Mar. 13—The Permian girls soccer team will face El Paso Franklin in the first round of the Class 6A Division I state playoffs next week. The Lady Panthers will face Franklin at 3 p.m. March 21 at ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Girls basketball: MACCRAY heads to the state final
Mar. 14—MINNEAPOLIS — A key stretch midway through the second half led by sisters Sam and Ella Hultgren helped lift the MACCRAY girls basketball team to a comeback victory against Sleepy Eye St. ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Education Department investigating dozens of universities after DEI warning letter
The Education Department announced Friday it is investigating more than 50 colleges and universities over what it called "racial preferences" in academics or scholarships, a move that comes amid ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Who won the MIAA high school hockey state championships?
Six state champions were crowned at the MIAA boys and girls high school hockey state championships at TD Garden on Sunday.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Italy's Constitutional Court allows singles to adopt foreign kids, ending 40-year ban
Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that unmarried people can adopt foreign minors, ending a 40-year-long ban on the practice and setting a precedent that could pave the way to allowing Italian ...ABC News - Mar. 21
