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By Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — Minutes after his team won the Big East Tournament championship, UConn coach Dan Hurley was worrying aloud about one of his freshmen being lured toward the transfer portal with name, image and likeness compensation offers from other schools. Highly recruited forward Jaylin Stewart had just hit three key 3-pointers

By Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Trea Turner’s speed and instincts helped him go perfect on the bases. The Philadelphia Phillies’ star shortstop set a major league record for most steals in a season without getting caught, going 30-for-30 on the basepaths last year. He wasn’t the only player who had a lot of success.

By Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL is eliminating the hip-drop tackle. NFL team owners on Monday unanimously approved a rule that bans players from using a swivel technique to tackle an opponent. A violation will result in a 15-yard penalty and could ultimately result in fines for players. NFL executive Jeff Miller said

By Metro Creative Sloppy joes are a favorite comfort food. But many might be surprised to learn that they can stray from traditional sloppy joes and experiment in ways that may give this beloved dish a whole new look. Those who want to try something new with their sloppy joes can use the following recipe

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Start talking or typing about anxiety and the app generates the kind of comforting, sympathetic statements therapists are trained to deliver. The panda might then suggest a guided breathing

By Sara Harmouch American University The Conversation via AP Russia is reeling from the worst terror strike on its soil in a generation following an attack on March 22, 2024, that killed at least 137 concertgoers in Moscow. The attack has been claimed by the Islamic State group. And despite Russian authorities expressing doubt over

By Columbia Missourian via TN Content Exchange JEFFERSON CITY − An education bill that ballooned to 153 pages during floor debate before passage in the Senate is a key topic for the House to address as it returns from break this week. State senators passed Senate Bill 727 on March 14, right before leaving for

By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune Missouri lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday with a long list of policy priorities still in flux and only eight weeks to get it all done before the legislative session ends in May. Yet despite a host of issues dominating debate during the first half of the session, the

By Metro Creative Pickleball is an American original. The popularity of pickleball has risen sharply in recent years, and a recent report from the Association of Pickleball Professionals indicated more than 36 million people played the sport across the United States in 2022. But pickleball is much older than its recent participation boom suggests. According

By Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — The president of a historically Black Missouri university has been reinstated after an independent investigation cleared him of claims that he bullied another top administrator before she killed herself this year, university leaders announced Thursday. Lincoln University curators called Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey’s January death tragic in an open letter

By Associated Press WASHINGTON | Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate Friday, his leadership abruptly challenged in the middle of a House vote on a $1.2 trillion package to keep the government open. It’s the same political dynamic that removed the

By Associated Press WASHINGTON | President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana’s primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations. Biden also appeared in Missouri’s Democratic primary, with results not expected to be reported until next week. None of the races were in suspense. Biden and Trump

By Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Tennessee’s capital for nearly two weeks, has been found dead in a river, police announced Friday. No foul play is suspected, investigators said. Metro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain’s body had been recovered from the Cumberland River

By Associated Press ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Saturday that the election interference prosecution against Donald Trump hasn’t been delayed by proceedings over her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor she hired for the case. “I don’t feel like we have been slowed down at all,” Willis told CNN in an

By Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Some of the shots that left Peter Malnati frustrated on the back nine were the ones that worked out so well for him Sunday in the Valspar Championship. A putt he thought he left short dropped for birdie on the 12th hole. A shot into the 16th in

By Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — William Byron won the Daytona 500 with an agonizing final lap under a caution flag. He took the checkered flag on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas at full throttle. Bryon started from pole position and delivered a dominant drive in NASCAR’s first road course race of the

By Associated Press HAVANA — Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government ration book fed her family everything from hamburgers, fish and milk to chocolate and beer. People would even get cakes for birthdays and weddings. The “libreta,” as Cubans know it, was launched in

By Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — As Argentina on Sunday marked the most traumatic date in its modern history — the 1976 military coup that ushered in a brutal dictatorship — President Javier Milei posted a startling video that demanded justice. Not for those who suffered repression under the junta, but for those victims

By Associated Press BOSTON — It may officially be spring, but wintry weather blanketed the U.S. on Sunday with New England and California seeing a mix of rain, hail, heavy snow and gusty winds. Near Los Angeles, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued through the afternoon, with the National Weather Service predicting scattered showers, quarter-sized

By Associated Press LONDON — Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the latest actor reportedly offered a license to kill and succeed Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. The star is no stranger to action movies and at 33 is a good age to join the franchise, as producers likely want a 10 year commitment to the

By Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday, saying an ouburst of plasma from a solar flare could interfere with radio transmissions on Earth. It could also make for great aurora viewing. There’s no reason for the public to be concerned, according to the alert issued

By Associated Press Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: Nearby conventional farms applied more pesticides, likely to stay on top of an increased insect threat to their crops, the researchers

By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Zach Edey had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Purdue cruised into the Sweet 16 by pounding eighth-seeded Utah State 106-67 with an impressive offensive performance in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 18 points and eight boards for Purdue (31-7),

By Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia coach Mark Kellogg is entertained watching superstar Caitlin Clark and Iowa’s offense, up to the point when he realizes his team is going to have to defend the Hawkeyes. The eighth-seeded Mountaineers get that chance Monday night against top-seeded Iowa in the second round of the

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department said it has discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them — a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this year’s college applications. A

By Metro Creative It can be disconcerting to new dog owners when they discover their pooches whimpering, shaking or seemingly crying in their sleep. Although there may be some rare instances when this behavior is linked to pain and distress, by and large it is a natural response in many animals when they doze off.

By Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — And to think, some folks said they might not make it to March Madness. The Gonzaga Bulldogs laughed that off as easily as they swatted away an exhausted Kansas team Saturday, rolling past the Jayhawks 89-68 to return to the Sweet 16 for the nation-leading ninth straight time.