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Tree loss from hurricane leaves Asheville vulnerable to new climate shocks
Damage to trees in western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene was ‘extraordinary and humbling’ but urban areas face particular problems. The city of Asheville and its surrounding areas have been ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Nikola Jokić is putting up record numbers. So why is he unlikely to be NBA MVP?
The three-time MVP has a strong case to win his fourth award. But that is to ignore the brilliance – and freshness – of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. On Sunday afternoon, two of the best teams in the ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Toolson scores 18, top-seeded Utah Valley takes down Seattle U 68-55 in WAC semifinals
Tanner Toolson had 18 points in No. 1-seeded Utah Valley's 68-55 victory over fifth-seeded Seattle U on Friday in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals. Toolson added six rebounds ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Coles scores 22, second-seeded Grand Canyon beats No. 3-seed Cal Baptist 75-66 in WAC semifinal
JaKobe Coles had 22 points in Grand Canyon's 75-66 win against Cal Baptist on Friday in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals. The No 2-seeded Antelopes will face top-seeded Utah ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Cuba hit by widespread blackouts after national energy grid collapses
Large areas of western Cuba, including Havana, lose power in latest blackouts to hit island nation after substation fails . Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed late on Friday, leading to ...The Guardian - 4d -
Black Hawks Clinch Playoff Berth With Convincing Win Over Steel
The Waterloo Black Hawks became the third USHL Western Conference team to punch their ticket to the 2025 Clark Cup Playoffs, cruising past the Chicago Steel 5-1 at Fox Valley Ice Arena Friday night.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Harrison scores 18, Grand Canyon beats Utah Valley 89-82 in WAC Tournament title game
Ray Harrison scored 18 points to lead six Grand Canyon players in double figures and the Lopes beat top-seeded Utah Valley 89-82 in the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference TournamentABC News - 3d -
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder beat Bucks 121-105 for 10th win in last 11 games
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and eight assists as the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 121-105 on Sunday night. Isaiah Hartenstein added a ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
COLLEGE BASEBALL: OC takes games one and two at NMMI
Mar. 17—ROSWELL, N.M. — The Odessa College baseball team won the first two of its four-game series against New Mexico Military Institute Sunday on the road. Playing in the Western Junior College ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Armed men seen on video targeting group searching for relatives in Jalisco
Masked and heavily armed men have circulated a video denouncing people searching for missing relatives at the site of what authorities said was a cartel training camp in the western Mexican state ...ABC News - 19h -
‘This is your mission’: why one Brazilian doctor is training to be a shaman
Adana Omágua Kambeba fought to become one of the country’s first Indigenous woman doctors. Now she wants to bring the worlds of traditional and western medicine closer – and help Amazonian ...The Guardian - 15h -
Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy arrested in Texas on domestic violence charge
Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of ...NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Eagles will visit White House to celebrate Super Bowl win after 2018 absence
News confirmed by White House on Tuesday Team were disinvited by Donald Trump in 2018 Comment: why athletes should boycott Trump The Philadelphia Eagles have confirmed they will visit the ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Yahoo Sports AM: Is Pitino the GOAT?
In today's edition: Rick Pitino can coach, Kansas mashes five straight homers, "Behind the Lens," NWSL season preview, The Players Championship tees off, and more.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Dejan Joveljic helps Sporting KC rally for 3-3 draw with Minnesota United to end long losing streak
Dejan Joveljic scored in the 80th minute and Sporting Kansas City stormed back from a three-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night, snapping a 10-match losing ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Chawinga and Current dominate early in 3-1 win over Thorns
Reigning MVP Temwa Chawinga scored on her first shot of the new National Women’s Soccer League season and the Kansas City Current defeated the Portland Thorns 3-1 on Saturday. The other three NWSL ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Dejan Joveljic helps Sporting KC rally for 3-3 draw with Minnesota United to end long losing streak
Dejan Joveljic scored in the 80th minute and Sporting Kansas City stormed back from a three-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 draw with Minnesota United, snapping a 10-match losing streak across all ...ABC News - 3d -
At least 32 dead as monster storm system sweeps across US south with multiple tornadoes
Several people killed in Kansas dust storm while scattered tornadoes cause fatalities in Missouri. Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the US, wiping out schools and toppling ...The Guardian - 3d -
Restoring classic cars in the classroom
McPherson College, about an hour north of Wichita, Kansas, is home to the nation's first, and only, four-year automotive restoration program. There, car-crazy students restoring classic vehicles ...CBS News - 3d -
Houston a top seed for 3rd straight year, looks to make deeper run after 2 Sweet 16 losses in a row
Houston earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year Sunday and will open against first-time qualifier SIU-Edwardsville in Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday. The Cougars ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Gonzaga earns No. 8 seed in NCAA Tournament, opens against No. 9 Georgia in Wichita
Mar. 16—Gonzaga is headed to Wichita, Kansas. The Zags earned a No. 8 seed for the NCAA Tournament where they will play No. 9 Georgia in the opening round on Thursday in the Midwest Region. The ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Calipari's message to freshmen in NCAA Tournament: 'Stay in the moment'
The Arkansas Razorbacks had to wait until almost the end of the Selection Show to hear their names called, but they're going to the NCAA Tournament as a 10-seed and will play 7-seed Kansas in the ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Ayoka Lee set to return for K-State in the NCAA Tournament
When Kansas State women's basketball takes the court in the NCAA Tournament this week, they'll welcome the return of Ayoka Lee. The Wildcats, a No. 5 seed in the Spokane Regional, will play No. 13 ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Deadly tornado outbreak leaves path of destruction
Residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly string of severe storms that stretched from Kansas to Alabama. Five dozen confirmed tornadoes left a trail of torn-up homes and families' lives ...CBS News - 1d -
Mavericks forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper has season-ending wrist surgery
Dallas Mavericks forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper has undergone season-ending surgery on his right wrist, one of many injuries that have plagued the defending Western Conference championship since ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Mitchell overcomes adversity to help Stars reach regional
When the players hit the court on Saturday at the Lapel Regional, there probably isn't a player more grateful for the opportunity than Western Boone senior Eli Mitchell. Mitchell was in a severe ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Crusaders winger Macca Springer scores 5 tries to match Super Rugby single match record
Crusaders winger Macca Springer tied the Super Rugby single game try-scoring record Saturday when he scored five tries in his team’s 55-33 win over the Western Force. Springer matched the record ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Willis leads Tulsa against Wichita State after 22-point performance
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-19, 5-12 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (18-12, 8-9 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Tulsa faces Wichita State after Keaston Willis scored 22 ...ABC News - Mar. 8 -
After finishing last season with Patrick Mahomes, DeAndre Hopkins gets to play with Lamar Jackson
DeAndre Hopkins moved from one two-time MVP quarterback to another. “Once we found out that I wouldn’t be back in Kansas City, we made a list,” the 32-year-old receiver said Friday. "And the ...Yahoo Sports - 4d