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Here's how Stuart Cramer girls basketball's fairytale season ended in the NCHSAA 3A final
Brimming with optimism to start the day, Cramer dreams of an NCHSAA 3A state title buckled Friday under the weight a Western Alamance scoring barrage.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
CENTCOM forces kill ISIS' chief of global operations in precision airstrike
A U.S. airstrike in western Iraq on Thursday killed the ISIS’ chief of global operations who also served as ISIS’ second in command, known as “Abu Khadijah."ABC News - Mar. 15 -
Is The Current NHL Playoff Format Counterproductive?
With a month remaining in the NHL regular season, clubs are jockeying for position inside their respective divisions and for wild-card spots in the Eastern and Western Conferences. The league ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
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 121-105ABC News - Mar. 17 -
Democrats must strike a balance between strength and empathy
Elon Musk has expressed contempt for empathy, calling it a fundamental weakness of Western civilization, and has criticized programs such as Social Security and the funding for fresh food for ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Mexico's attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site
Mexico’s attorney general has reported irregularities in an investigation by state authorities into an alleged cartel killing site and training camp at a ranch in the western state of Jalisco where ...ABC News - Mar. 19 -
JJ Redick on how important home-court advantage is to him
After three wins in a row, the Lakers once again have a real shot at ending the regular season with the second seed in the Western Conference.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Doncic reaches milestone as Lakers defeat Nuggets
Luka Doncic scores 31 points as the Los Angeles Lakers ease to a 120-108 home win against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling
This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two. So which nations will step forward as the new world order emerges?BBC News - 3d -
Sudan aid groups say 54 killed in an airstrike blamed on the military in Darfur
Aid groups in Sudan say a military airstrike hit a local market in the country’s western region, igniting a huge fire and killing at least 54 peopleABC News - 2d -
Rubio visits the Caribbean, where energy and migration will top his agenda this week
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Jamaica as part of a tour of the Caribbean as the Trump administration increasingly focuses its attention on the Western HemisphereABC News - 2d -
Haskiell WestMAC Player of Year; all-conference squad revealed
Southern’s Jared Haskiell was voted Western Maryland Athletic Conference Player of the Year by the conference’s coaches, and the rest of the squad was revealed Thursday. Haskiell, who became a ...Yahoo Sports - 11h -
Haskiell WestMAC Player of Year; all-conference squad revealed
Southern’s Jared Haskiell was voted Western Maryland Athletic Conference Player of the Year by the conference’s coaches, and the rest of the squad was revealed Thursday. Haskiell, who became a ...Yahoo Sports - 11h -
Memphis Grizzlies fire Taylor Jenkins, franchise’s all-time winningest coach
Jenkins fired after six seasons with Memphis Grizzlies are fifth in Western Conference standings The Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins, their winningest coach, on Friday with the team ...The Guardian - 6h -
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 - Mar. 15 -
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 - Mar. 15 -
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 - Mar. 15 -
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 - Mar. 15 -
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 - Mar. 16 -
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 - Mar. 17 -
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 - Mar. 17 -
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 - Mar. 18 -
‘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 - Mar. 19 -
Doncic leads Lakers romp over Nuggets, Kings upset Cavs
Luka Doncic raced to the 200th 30-point game of his career as the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of an under-strength Denver Nuggets line-up to score a 120-108 victory over their Western ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Oilers' Draisaitl doubtful vs Jets; Kane, Prime Minister Carney join team for pregame skate
NHL leading goal-scorer Leon Draisaitl is doubtful to play Thursday, when the forward’s Edmonton Oilers host the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch listed ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Starmer warns Putin of ‘severe consequences’ if he breaches peace deal
UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plans. Analysis: UK turns to the EU for defensive ties Vladimir Putin will ...The Guardian - Mar. 20 -
High school sports: Multiple GWOC schools looking for new basketball coaches
Mar. 20—As March winds down, the coaching carousel continues to spin at local high schools. In boys basketball, three jobs are open in the Greater Western Ohio Conference. At Fairmont, alumnus ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
A meat allergy caused by ticks may be popping up in new parts of the U.S.
Alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a bite from the lone star tick, may also be triggered by the deer tick and the western black-legged tick.NBC News - Mar. 21 -
PHOTO GALLERY: Clarendon College at Odessa College
Mar. 22—The Odessa College baseball team hosted Clarendon College in a Western Junior College Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday at Wrangler Ballpark. © 2025 the Odessa American (Odessa, ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
The West Is Set For The 2025 WHL Playoffs
The first-round matchups in the Western Conference are set for the 2025 WHL Playoffs. This year's first round will feature four intriguing series, including one of the best rivalries in the U.S. ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Fires return to Carolinas, prompting evacuations and outside help
Evacuation orders and recommendations were in place for parts of the western foothills of the Carolinas, where nearly a half-dozen wildfires were feeding on dry woodlands, officials said Sunday.NBC News - 5d -
Gophers are Fargo-bound, will face UMass in NCAA hockey opener
Bob Motzko’s initial trip to the NCAA Frozen Four as head coach at Minnesota came three years ago, when the Gophers beat UMass and Western Michigan at the regional level to reach college hockey’s ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
The Guardian view on China's EV breakthrough: helped by the kind of strategic state Elon Musk despises | Editorial
BYD, a Chinese carmaker once dismissed by Tesla’s CEO, claims to have outpaced western rivals with charging tech that’s as fast as filling petrol engines. Tesla’s boss, Elon Musk, once thought the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Northern's middle innings rally leads Huskies over Allegany, 14-8
CUMBERLAND — No. 2 Allegany led 4-0 after three innings after holding No. 4 Northern to two base runners. The Huskies (1-0, 1-0 Western Maryland Athletic Conference) rallied in the fourth inning to ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Brad Berry out as UND men's hockey coach
Mar. 23—GRAND FORKS — Brad Berry is out as UND's men's hockey coach. UND is making a change two days after UND's season ended with a 4-2 loss to Western Michigan in the National Collegiate Hockey ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Sudan’s Military Sweeps Across Capital, Hoping to Turn the War
A New York Times reporter and photographer were the first Western journalists to visit central Khartoum since the civil war broke out two years ago. The scale of how much has been lost was ...The New York Times - 4d -
USF hires Arkansas State’s Bryan Hodgson as basketball coach
USF has announced the hiring of Arkansas State’s Bryan Hodgson, a former Alabama assistant, as its next men’s basketball coach. Hodgson, 37, also was linked closely to the UNLV vacancy. A western ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Games Like Diablo To Loot Your Way Through In 2025
There is no shortage of Diablo-like video games to play in 2025. The dungeon-crawling RPG series has been an iconic part of gaming as a pioneer in Western RPGs, setting a foundation for others to ...GameSpot - 1d
