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Get out, get back, get real: What inspectors general should learn from DOGE

DOGE, created with a focus on efficiency and waste reduction, has identified $105 billion in taxpayer savings, and IGs should consider reforming their practices to include separate headquarters and ...

The Hill - 3d

The clock is ticking on the TikTok ban — will the US champion freedom or protectionism?

Lucrative as it is for Big Tech, the U.S. must fight the urge of using its enemies’ tactics: Defending democracy is the one thing that banning TikTok will not do.

The Hill - 5d

Golden Ace wins most dramatic Champion Hurdle in living memory

Outsider triumphs on day one of Cheltenham festival Constitution Hill and State Man both fall independently Amid falling crowds, increasing numbers of odds-on shots and a relentless stream of ...

The Guardian - 5d

Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping, topples Olympic champions

Sign stealing in baseball

ABC News - 4d

2025 Players: Past champion Jason Day withdraws ahead of Round 1

Day, who contended last week at Bay Hill, was among the favorites this week at TPC Sawgrass.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Champions League review: Lamine Yamal’s brilliance and Donnarumma the great

The quarter-finals have been decided with a dash of controversy. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of action. Real Madrid Continue reading...

The Guardian - 3d

Atalanta and Gasperini preparing for Serie A title dance with champions Inter

Gian Piero Gasperini made a bold promise after Atalanta smashed four past Juventus last weekend and reignited their Serie A title bid, with Inter Milan coming to town on Sunday."If I win the title ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

'I'm a 10k world champion after I took up running in retirement'

Dot Kesterton says she will 'run forever' after rediscovering the sport 40 years since she quit.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

France vs Scotland prediction: Final French flourish from champions-elect

Follow our Six Nations betting tips as France bid to wrap up the title with a win over Scotland in Paris

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Sioux Falls West ousts four-time defending champion Brookings in the semifinals

Top-seeded Rushmore and third-seeded Sioux Falls West will meet in the championship game of the SDAHA varsity boys hockey tourney

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Jets signing three-time Super Bowl champion DT Derrick Nnadi

The Jets are adding a veteran presence to their defensive line, signing DT Derrick Nnadi, his agency announced.

Yahoo Sports - 9h

European soccer review: England's race for Champions League places is chaos

The races at the top and bottom of the Premier League are largely over, but in the middle? That's wide open. That and more in ESPN's Weekend Review.

ESPN - 1h

Top Trump advisers get involved as the fight to win his presidential library site heats up

The search for President Donald Trump’s post-administration presidential library site is intensifying in South Florida, with Trump's son Eric and a top Trump administration adviser, Steve Witkoff, ...

NBC News - Mar. 8

SBK Cheltenham Free Bets Offer: Bet £10 and get £40 in Free Bets on Gold Cup Day

The 2025 Cheltenham Festival is approaching its dramatic climax, and you can get your hands on £40 in Free Bets with SBK when you join and bet £10.We’ve seen so much entertainment at this year’s...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

I watched Wales get obliterated surrounded by Englishmen – it was one of worst days of my life

Saturday’s obliteration by England was about as bad as it gets for Wales. Some Welshmen might have been quietly confident before the game; apropos of nothing, I was loudly confident and genuinely ...

Yahoo Sports - 13h

Postcard from Switzerland: the lure of the ghost resort

Super St-Bernard closed in 2010 — so why are skiers still flocking there?

Financial Times - Mar. 8

US lumber prices slide on Trump’s Canadian tariffs delay

Futures close to record high after US orders investigation into dumping practices

Financial Times - Mar. 9

Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah open to Barcelona move

With his Liverpool contract close to expiring, Barcelona are contenders to sign Mohamed Salah.

ESPN - 4d

Would you live on Vaccine Avenue or Virology Grove?

Ashlar Village is on the site of the former Ruchill Hospital, which closed in 1998.

BBC News - 3d

Flamin' Hot Cheeto shaped like Michael Jordan's 'Jumpman' logo to sell at auction

The Jordan-shaped snack closely follows the $87,840 sale of a Charizard-shaped Cheeto

Yahoo Sports - 2d

North Carolina game-tying free throw vs. Duke waved off in final seconds after premature lane violation

North Carolina was heartbreakingly close to securing an NCAA Tournament berth

CBS Sports - 1d

Italy's Paris wins World Cup downhill to prevent Swiss sweep, Odermatt closes in on overall title

Italian veteran Dominik Paris has prevented a Swiss sweep of the podium by winning a men’s World Cup downhill race

ABC News - Mar. 7

Western Michigan edges Bowling Green 64-63 to close out Mid-American Conference regular season

Javaughn Hannah scored 18 points and Chansey Willis Jr. hit the first of two free throws with two seconds left to rally Western Michigan to a 64-63 victory over Bowling Green in a Mid-American ...

ABC News - Mar. 8

Bracketology Bubble Watch: It's crunch time for NCAA Tournament hopefuls as regular season comes to a close

Jerry Palm breaks down this weekend's games involving teams on the bubble to make the Big Dance

CBS Sports - Mar. 8

Verstappen bids for 5th title and Hamilton's at Ferrari as F1 prepares for a close fight in 2025

Lando Norris will have to defy plenty of history to win the Formula 1 title this year

ABC News - 6d

Patriots agree to deal with DT Milton Williams after initial reports had Panthers close

The Eagles are losing a key piece of their championship defense.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Newcastle close in on top four after Guimarães pounces to see off West Ham

. This was Newcastle United dealing with a routine chore with maximum efficiency. The exciting stuff, they hope, comes when they return to London with hopes of ending their long wait for silverware ...

The Guardian - 6d

US stocks drop, Dow closes down amid fresh tariffs on Canada, recession fears

The selloff on Tuesday extended losses suffered a day earlier.

ABC News - 5d

US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency

Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’. The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 ...

The Guardian - 4d

S&P 500 closes higher on soft inflation report; Nasdaq jumps 1% as traders snap up tech shares

The Nasdaq Composite rose on Wednesday after a soft inflation report eased concerns about the economy and as investors snapped up beaten-up technology shares.

NBC News - 4d

North Dakota Legislature close to asking Supreme Court to undo landmark gay marriage ruling

North Dakota lawmakers are on the verge of making their state the first to tell the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decade-old ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

NBC News - 3d

College hoops live updates: UNC in close one, Arkansas out of SEC tourney

An eventful Thursday started with an ankle injury to Duke star Cooper Kupp. Now, the Tar Heels taking on Wake Forest leads live action. Follow along here.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

FSU basketball's Ta'Niya Latson close to Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Award

Florida State women's basketball star Ta'Niya Latson is one of the top candidates for three national award honors.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Brignone closes in on overall World Cup title with super-G victory near her Italian hometown

Federica Brignone all but locked up the women’s overall World Cup title by winning a super-G on Friday, giving the Italian a near-insurmountable lead in the season standings. Brignone extended her ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Ruben Amorim on his ‘love’ for Mason Mount as midfielder closes on Man United return

Ruben Amorim has reiterated his belief in Mason Mount ahead of the midfielder’s return to action.Mount has struggled since he joined Man United from Chelsea for a £55 million fee two summers ago. T...

Yahoo Sports - 2d