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March Madness' top seeds have faced trickier Final Four paths than ever in the transfer portal era

The Wildcats held a No. 2 seed in last year's NCAA Tournament and headed to Los Angeles within their long-running Pac-12 regional footprint with a chance to reach the Final Four. Instead, a ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Trophy Room: 9-year-old gets practice setting hooks during trip to the Northwest Angle

Mar. 19—The Herald's Trophy Room Gallery is the place for hunting and fishing photos from across the region. Do you have a hunting or fishing photo you'd like to share with Herald readers? Email it ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020

World Happiness Report 2024 finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10. The world experienced a “benevolence bump” of ...

The Guardian - 1d

Sales of Vietnamese doll plunge over face marking like China’s ‘nine-dash line’

One version of Baby Three doll appears to bear a mark resembling the shape of the ocean border on which China bases its illegitimate claim to most of the South China Sea. Regional tensions over the ...

The Guardian - 22h

Mother says rifle inside car 'went off' hitting 3-year-old in the head, police say

A three-year-old girl is clinging to life after suffering a gunshot wound to the head while inside a car parked outside Hunt County Regional Medical Center, according to Greenville police.

NBC News - 19h

Local Roundup: Meadville softball falls to Sharon 10-0

SHARON — Meadville lost to Sharon 10-0 in a non-region softball contest at Sharon High School on Wednesday. The Bulldogs were out-hit 12-2 in the six inning mercy-rule loss. Kendal Mealy and Teagan ...

Yahoo Sports - 15h

Madrid plans to limit computer and tablet use in primary schools to two hours a week

Teachers will be banned from setting homework involving screens in effort to tackle ‘risks’ of intensive use of IT at young age. The regional government of Madrid has unveiled plans to limit the ...

The Guardian - 18h

Xavier applauds fans for big lift in rally vs. UT

Xavier erased a 13-point deficit in its biggest comeback win this season to beat Texas and advance to play Illinois on Friday night in a Midwest Region game at Milwaukee.

ESPN - 15h

Oil tallies back-to-back gains as Middle East flare-ups lift risk of supply disruption

Crude futures notched back-to-back gains on Thursday, with prices finding support from growing tensions in the Middle East that raise the risk of supply disruptions in the oil-rich region.

MarketWatch - 9h

Everything Nate Oats said before Alabama’s first NCAA Tournament game

Alabama coach Nate Oats spoke to reporters ahead of the Crimson Tide’s first matchup of the NCAA Tournament. Alabama earned a No. 2 seed in the East region and will face No. 15 seed Robert Morris ...

Yahoo Sports - 8h

Strong pitching, hitting have Tigers off to good start

A veteran group has Nettleton softball off to a great start this season. The Tigers are 11-1-1 overall and won their Region 4-3A opener against Choctaw County on Tuesday, 11-1. It was a typical ...

Yahoo Sports - 4h

Canadian military flies the flag in frozen north as struggle for the Arctic heats up

Operation Nanook, carried out in conjunction with allies, aims to ‘project force’ in a region attracting growing interest from Russia and China. The winter sun hasn’t yet risen above Inuvik’s ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

Russian forces recapture villages in Ukrainian-held pocket inside Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia while Ukrainian delegation will meet with Marco Rubio and Trump aides. Russia has taken control of several villages in the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

Militants say 182 people taken hostage as train hijacked in Pakistan

Baloch Liberation Army claims to have killed 20 soldiers after blowing up tracks in south-western Balochistan region. A separatist militant group in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Texas measles outbreak linked to cases in New Mexico, Oklahoma

The measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas has been linked to confirmed cases in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The outbreak in West Texas is centered in Gaines County, which neighbors Lea ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have ...

ABC News - Mar. 13

Azerbaijan and Armenia strike deal to end decades-long conflict

Caucasus neighbours agree final two terms of draft peace treaty over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan and Armenia have successfully wrapped up peace talks aimed at resolving their ...

The Guardian - Mar. 13

Girls Basketball: Columbus Grove to face Rootstown for state title

Mar. 13—When Brian Schroeder gathered his players into his classroom at Columbus Grove High School during the summer, he posed a question to them about their goals for the upcoming season. The team ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Odessa College falls to Grayson College

Mar. 13—WACO — The Odessa College women's basketball team was eliminated from the Region V tournament with a 63-57 loss to Grayson College Thursday at McLennan Community College. The Lady Wranglers ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

L/L-M boys' hoops get tight 43-40 win over M/P-B in R1 third place game

Mar. 13—JAMESTOWN — The LaMoure/Litchville-Marion boys' basketball team's season will last for at least one more day after a 43-40 win over Medina/Pingree-Buchanan in the 2025 NDHSAA Class B Region ...