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Trump signs executive order targeting ticket scalping, reselling
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed to crack down on ticket scalping and resale practices, alongside rock star Kid Rock. The order will direct the Federal Trade Commission and ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump to make Middle East trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
President Trump said Monday that he will travel to the Middle East in the coming weeks for what is slated to be the first foreign trip of his second term. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump says he expects Musk to eventually return to running companies
President Trump on Monday said he expects Elon Musk will eventually return to running his companies after his work overhauling the federal government. A reporter noted that Musk, the CEO of Tesla ...The Hill - 4d -
Nashville Predators vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Live Game Thread
The Nashville Predators (27-38-8, 62 points) kick off a three-game road trip with a visit to the Philadelphia Flyers (30-36-9, 69 points) Monday at Wells Fargo Center.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
DWU's Emma Yost earns NAIA All-American third team honors
Mar. 31—MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan University women's basketball player Emma Yost was named an NAIA All-American on Monday, earning a spot on the third team. The 6-foot sophomore forward from ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
WBIT: Gophers roll past Florida, into another postseason championship game
Grace Grocholski led four Minnesota players scoring in double figures, and Mallory Heyer finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds as the Gophers beat Florida, 66-52, on Monday to advance to the WBIT ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Zion Williamson's season is over, as Pelicans shut down the forward and CJ McCollum
Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum will miss the rest of the season because of injuries, the New Orleans Pelicans said Monday. Williamson sustained a low back bone contusion after a fall during a ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
North Dakota hunters have 55% success rate during 2024 deer gun season
Mar. 31—BISMARCK — North Dakota deer hunters had a 55% success rate during the 2024 deer gun season — unchanged from 2023 — the Game and Fish Department said Monday, March 31. According to a Game ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Restaurant chain Hooters files for bankruptcy protection to enable founder-led buyout
Restaurant chain Hooters of America filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas on Monday, seeking to address its $376 million debt by selling all of its company-owned restaurants to a franchise group ...NBC News - 4d -
Trump highlights Friedman, Grenell as possible UN ambassadors to replace Stefanik
President Trump on Monday said there are “maybe 30” people interested in serving as ambassador to the United Nations after he pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) nomination. Trump cited David ...The Hill - 4d -
Sen. Lindsey Graham on third Trump term: 'Ask me in '27'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sidestepped a question Monday about whether President Trump could run for a third term in the White House. “Do you think Trump can run for a third term?” a reporter ...The Hill - 4d -
President Trump on running for a third term: ‘There’s a way you can do it’
President Trump on Monday did not rule out the possibility of running for re-election for a third term, which is prohibited by a constitutional term limit. It follows his comments in an exclusive ...NBC News - 4d -
$40B into the furnace: As OpenAI adds a million users an hour, the race for enterprise AI dominance hits a new gear
In a move that surprised the tech industry Monday, OpenAI said it has secured a monumental $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, catapulting its valuation to an unprecedented $300 billion -- ...VentureBeat - 4d -
Texas tops TCU to advance to first Final Four since 2003
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Texas coach Vic Schaefer first met Madison Booker when Booker was a middle schooler. Even then, he could tell that the future Longhorns wing would be a special talent. On Monday ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Winderman’s view: Heat again seize upon the chum in lottery waters
WASHINGTON — Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 120-94 victory over the Washington Wizards: – The palate has been cleansed. – The 76ers and Wizards arguably the perfect ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Miles Bridges scores 26 as Hornets beat Jazz 110-106 to snap 5-game losing streak
Miles Bridges had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz 110-106 on Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Mark Williams added 18 points ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Heat win 5th straight, getting 55 from Herro and Adebayo to roll past Wizards 120-94
Bam Adebayo had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Tyler Herro added 27 points and the Miami Heat rolled past the Washington Wizards 120-94 on Monday night for their fifth consecutive victory. The Heat ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Mets' bats break out with seven-run fifth in 10-4 beatdown of Marlins
Pete Alonso smacked a grand slam as the Mets finally flexed their muscles at the plate on Monday with a huge fifth-inning rally lifted them to a 10-4 win over the division-rival Marlins.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Athletics usher in new era playing Cubs at West Sacramento's Sutter Health Park
Mark Kotsay regularly walks around the field before games to add some steps to his daily count. For the Athletics manager on Monday, that meant also surveying the field conditions at his new home ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Drysdale, Fedotov help Flyers beat Predators 2-1 for 3rd straight win under Brad Shaw
Jamie Drysdale scored the tiebreaking goal, Ivan Fedotov stopped 28 shots, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Monday night for their third straight win under interim ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
St. John’s adding transfer Bryce Hopkins from Providence in major coup for Rick Pitino
NEW YORK — One of the top players in the NCAA transfer portal is headed to St. John’s. The Red Storm are adding Providence forward Bryce Hopkins, head coach Rick Pitino announced Monday, in a major ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Giménez scores 3 runs, Soroka exits early as Blue Jays beat Nationals 5-2
Andrés Giménez homered and scored three runs, Bowden Francis pitched six innings to win his first start of the season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Monday night. ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Young Packers show growth in opening win over Panthers
Mar. 31—The Austin softball team had barely finished celebrating its season opening 11-1 win against New Richland-HEG in the Packer Dome Monday and freshman pitcher KJ Schaefer was already talking ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Pete Alonso crushes grand slam as Mets smash their way to series-opening win over Marlins
MIAMI — Maybe the New York Mets don’t need torpedo bats after all. After an offensive-starved weekend in Houston, the Mets’ bats came alive in Miami on Monday night in a 10-4 win over the Marlins. ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Bemidji State forward Rhys Chiddenton enters transfer portal
Mar. 31—BEMIDJI — The Bemidji State men's hockey team has its first player in the transfer portal this season. Sophomore forward Rhys Chiddenton entered on Monday afternoon. The Campbellville, ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Thunder rout Bulls 145-117 for 10th straight win, improve to 28-1 vs the East
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and 12 assists in just 27 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to a 145-117 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night for their 10th straight ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Sen. Cory Booker gives marathon speech on Senate floor to protest Trump administration's actions
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Monday evening took to the Senate floor to speak as long as he is "physically able" in protest of actions taken by President Trump's administration. "I’ve taken the ...The Hill - 4d -
House panel recesses as GOP leaders weigh blocking proxy voting for new parents
The House Rules Committee went into recess on Monday night without taking action that would tee up a way for House Republican leaders to block Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from forcing a vote on ...The Hill - 4d -
Elon Musk says he sent MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair $2.5 million, open to paternity test
Tech billionaire Elon Musk and conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair publicly feuded on X on Monday after she accused the world’s richest man of withdrawing childcare support and refusing to ...The Hill - 4d -
Nonprofit groups and Democrats sue Trump administration over election executive order
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul the nation’s elections faced its first legal challenges Monday as the Democratic National Committee and a pair of nonprofits filed two ...NBC News - 4d -
Cornell student targeted by Trump admin says he's leaving US
Cornell University student Momodou Taal, whose visa was revoked over his involvement in pro-Palestinian campus protests, said he left the United States voluntarily on Monday after a judge declined ...The Hill - 4d -
Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles entering transfer portal, forgoing WNBA Draft: Source
Notre Dame star guard Olivia Miles is entering the transfer portal and will forgo the 2025 WNBA Draft, a source with knowledge of Miles’ decision confirmed Monday. Miles, who has one year of ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
MMA: Holm gets her opponent for her GFL debut in May
Mar. 31—Albuquerque's Holly Holm is matched against fellow MMA veteran Julia Budd on the scheduled May 24 debut of the new Global Fight League in Los Angeles, it was announced Monday. Fellow ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Pete Alonso's grand slam product of Mets' 'team quality at-bats' against Marlins
In the Mets’ fourth game of the season, Pete Alonso broke out of a mini-slump by cracking a grand slam that helped blow Monday’s game wide open en route to a 10-4 win over the Miami Marlins.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Never can say goodbye: Jesse Chavez is back with the Braves for the 5th time and 6th overall
Jesse Chavez and the Atlanta Braves never seem to part ways for long. The team purchased the 41-year-old right-hander's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, bringing him back for his fifth ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Boldy’s late goal salvages a point for Wild in New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. – Music legends from the Garden State like Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi and even Frank Sinatra love to croon about underdogs defying the odds. On Monday in the heart of Jersey, some ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Comcast, YES Network Reach Last-Minute Deal to Avoid Blackout
In a surprise development, YES Network and Comcast on Monday night reached a new carriage agreement, coming to terms on a deal just hours before the regional sports network was set to go dark in ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Dodgers 1B Freeman out following shower 'mishap'
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup Monday night against the Atlanta Braves after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle, an ...ESPN - 4d -
Nets beat Mavericks 113-109 to win consecutive games for the first time since the All-Star break
Keon Johnson scored 24 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Dallas Mavericks 113-109 on Monday night to win consecutive games for the first time since the All-Star break. D’Angelo Russell added ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Keon Johnson's 24 points powers Nets' comeback win over Mavericks, 113-109
Keon Johnson scored 24 points and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 10 points down in the fourth to beat the Dallas Mavericks 113-109 on Monday to win consecutive games for the first time since the ...Yahoo Sports - 4d
