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VOTE: Who do you think the midseason frontrunner for PNJ Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year is?
These athletes have been selected by the PNJ Sports Staff, and there is no guarantee of earning the award at the end of the season.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Cowboys need these decisions to be force multipliers for 8 free-agent signings
The Cowboys signed and traded for multiple players with previous top pick status because they believe in their newly assembled coaching staffYahoo Sports - 3d -
Police recover $769,000 in Tiffany jewelry swallowed by Texas man
The Texas man allegedly asked jail staff if he would be "charged with what's in my stomach."CBS News - 3d -
Trampoline park 'kicks out' boy with Down's syndrome
The boy's sister said a staff member made "derogatory comments" and the police were called.BBC News - 3d -
Vanderbilt baseball can throw strikes and other things we learned in sweep of Texas A&M
Vanderbilt baseball swept Texas A&M, with the pitching staff recording 49 strikeouts to remain undefeated at home.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
England's Wigglesworth set to join Lions' coaches
England senior coach Richard Wigglesworth is set to join the British and Irish Lions coaching staff for the tour of Australia.BBC News - 1d -
Report: Florida assistant Kevin Hovde is new head men’s basketball coach at Columbia
Kevin Hovde was on the staff at Columbia for five seasons, two alongside current Florida coach Todd Golden.Yahoo Sports - 23h -
Georgia basketball loses assistant coach after three seasons with Mike White
Georgia basketball is heading into the offseason with Mike White needing to fill an opening on his staff for a new assistant coach. Here are the detailsYahoo Sports - 18h -
Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.Wired - Mar. 6 -
Ford Is Sticking With an EV Future—With a Boost From Tesla
Qualified Ford EV owners are finally receiving an adaptor that allows them to access the Tesla Supercharger network, and CEO Jim Farley tells WIRED that Ford is a “hungry” number two in US EV sales.Wired - Mar. 11 -
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.Wired - Mar. 11 -
Morning Report — Democrats look to sidestep shutdown blame
In today’s issue: Senators are working down to the wire to avoid a midnight funding lapse in Washington that would carry major ramifications. Despite widespread Democratic criticism of the ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Pep: City have nine Premier League finals left
Pep Guardiola says the battle to secure Champions League qualification could go down to the wire in the wake of City’s 2-2 Premier League draw at home to Brighton.The reigning champions twice led ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases
WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.Wired - 2d -
Morning Report — Trump’s next hurdles demand GOP unity
In today’s issue: Lawmakers are back in the Capitol this week with big ambitions, a messy calendar and a thousand potential trip wires, especially among Republicans who call the shots. House ...The Hill - 1d -
Wisconsin women's hockey star Casey O'Brien just kept getting better. Now she aims to go out on top
She has two national championships and a school record to her credit, and Badgers star Casey O'Brien can win two more trophies before she's done.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
In March Madness thriller, BYU gets back to Sweet 16 with 91-89 victory over Wisconsin
BYU withstood a ferocious charge from Wisconsin's John Tonje to hold off the Badgers for a 91-89 victory Saturday that sends the program to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011 — the days of ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
What Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard said about losing to BYU in the NCAA Tournament
Trailing by 11 points with just over two and a half minutes left to play Saturday against BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Badgers stormed back to cut the lead to two with a ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Mavericks named to Big 9 all-league wrestling team
Mar. 14—MOSES LAKE — Multiple Moses Lake wrestlers received honors on the Big 9 all-league wrestling team, and the girls wrestling assistant coaching staff was named the assistant staff of the ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Meta Takes Another Hit After Reports That it Blacklists Ex-Employees
Former Meta staff and current executives say the company’s formal no-rehire list sometimes blackballs capable veterans for arbitrary or petty reasons that are virtually impossible to overcome.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
NOAA to potentially cut more than 1,000 additional employees
NOAA previously fired 880 employees on Feb. 27, the majority of which were probationary staff with fewer than two years in their positions.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
UK expels Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in tit-for-tat response to expulsions in Moscow
Britain’s government says it has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion of two British embassy staff in Moscow earlier this weekABC News - Mar. 12 -
Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: 'You will be responsible' if benefits are interrupted
As the Social Security Administration cuts staff, that could impact the agency's ability to pay millions of benefit checks each month, Democratic senators warn.CNBC - Mar. 12 -
The New Yorker Updates Its Style Guide for the Internet Age
An update to the magazine’s style guide did away with anachronisms like “Web site” and “in-box.” But it was limited to what the staff felt were “lasting” changes.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
Top DOJ nominee has social media trail suggesting fringe views on range of issues
Aaron Reitz, currently Sen. Ted Cruz's chief of staff, has been nominated to lead the office that helps choose and vet federal judges.CBS News - Mar. 13 -
How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip
The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Fish & Wildlife Service manage more public lands than the Parks Service. And their staffs have also been cut.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
West Alabama adds former Crimson Tide RB Bo Scarbrough to the football program
Former Crimson Tide RB Bo Scarborugh becomes the next guy to join Scott Cochran on his new staff at West Alabama in an administrative role.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
EPA considers eliminating its science arm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering the elimination of its science arm and firing most of that branch's employees according to documents reviewed by the Democratic staff of the ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Santander says 750 jobs at risk as it pursues UK branch closures
The British unit of Spanish lender Santander on Wednesday said 750 of its staff were at risk of redundancy as it targets 95 branch closures in the U.K.CNBC - 6d -
Trump crackdown has student protesters retrenching, vowing to fight back
The Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students and staff at universities is bringing both fear and a renewed vigor for the pro-Palestinian movement on U.S. campuses. In recent weeks, ...The Hill - 6d -
Men’s NCAA Tournament consensus bracket predictions: The Athletic's picks for Florida
The Athletic's full staff took part in its NCAA Tournament consensus bracket predictions for this year's March Madness, including Florida Gators.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Here's the Battle Creek Enquirer 2025 All-City Boys Basketball Team. Who made the squad?
Enquirer All-City team is made up of members of the six city boys basketball programs and voted on by the city coaches and Enquirer sports staffYahoo Sports - 4d -
Trump administration launching an AI tool for government use
The General Services Administration is launching a new artificial intelligence tool for government use, designed to support staff at the agency in their regular, daily work, with the goal of ...NBC News - 3d -
Pentagon changed Musk visit after report about him viewing China war plans: Officials
A U.S. official had told ABC News that Musk was expected to attend a meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff that, among its topics, would touch on China.ABC News - 3d -
Texas Tech baseball infielder T.J. Pompey sidelined for TCU series opener
Texas Tech baseball coach Tim Tadlock says infielder T.J. Pompey had pain issues Friday, but medical staff uncertain on specifics of injury.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Max Frankel, Top Times Editor Who Led a Newspaper in Transition, Dies at 94
As executive editor from 1986 to 1994, he oversaw a period of financial, technological and journalistic change while lifting newsroom morale and diversifying the staff.The New York Times - 1d -
FBI launches Tesla threats task force: 'This is domestic terrorism'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his DOGE team are leading efforts by the Trump administration to drastically cut federal government spending and staff.CNBC - 19h -
Who will advance to Elite Eight? See our NCAA Tournament bracket predictions for Sweet 16
It's time for the Sweet 16 in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Which schools will move on to the Elite Eight? See our staff predictions for March Madness.Yahoo Sports - 9h
