By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — College basketball icon Dick Vitale was recognized by the Southeastern Conference for his contributions to the sport, the league and his fight against cancer. Vitale was presented a basketball signed by the conference’s 14 coaches before the first of two SEC Tournament semifinal games at
Continue ReadingATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Lou Lopez-Senechal scored 24 points and Fairfield won the Metro Atlantic championship, defeating Manhattan 73-68 on Saturday despite 35 points from the Jaspers’ Dee Dee Davis. Fairfield trailed for most of the first three quarters, built an 11-point lead in the fourth, then held off a sizzling performance by Davis,
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Four Kent State players, including starting guard Malique Jacobs, have been disciplined by the Mid-American Conference for a social media post in advance of Saturday’s championship game against rival Akron. The league said forward DJ Johnson has been suspended indefinitely, while Jacobs and reserves Cli’Ron Hornbeak
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Oak Creek Police Department released video Friday, March 11, of an incident that injured two officers. It happened Jan. 22 near 6th and Drexel, according to an incident report. The officers responded to the location to check on an
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says right-handed reliever Steve Cishek and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a one-year contract for 2022. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced yet. The 35-year-old Cishek is
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A federal jury has found a Grafton dentist guilty of health care fraud and making false statements related to health care matters. Sixty-one-year-old Scott Charmoli engaged in a years-long scheme to defraud dental insurance companies into paying for unnecessary crown procedures,
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ryan Davis scored 20 points, Ben Shungu added 19 and Vermont completed a dominant America East season with its fourth conference tournament title in six years via an 82-43 win over UMBC. Davis, back-to-back American East player of the year, was 9-of-13 shooting, and Shungu was 9 of 17 with the
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Brent Sass is maintaining his lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and was the first to arrive at the checkpoint in Kaltag early Saturday. Kaltag is 629 miles into the nearly 1,000-mile trek across the Alaska wilderness. The winner is expected in Nome
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Brent Sass is maintaining his lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and was the first to arrive at the checkpoint in Kaltag early Saturday. Kaltag is 629 miles into the nearly 1,000-mile trek across the Alaska wilderness. The winner is expected in Nome
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN Singer Traci Braxton, who appeared on the reality series “Braxton Family Values” with her sisters, including Grammy-winner Toni, died Saturday at 50, her family said. “We have come to a time where we must inform the public that after a year of privately undergoing a series of treatment for Esophageal cancer,
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The potential for a winter mix and frigid cold temperatures have some farmers concerned about the impact the weather could have on their budding crops. To the untrained eye, one might assume Jaemor Farms in Hall County could be in trouble given
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Second-place Nice escaped with a 0-0 draw in the French league after captain Dante was sent off and Montpellier midfielder Teji Savanier fluffed a first-half penalty. Nice is 12 points behind runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain and three points ahead of Marseille, which can move level if
Continue ReadingBy Ciara Cummings Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — . (CBS46) – A DeKalb County home burglarized with thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics stolen. But the homeowners say the most valuable thing missing was not the property, instead their puppy. “I haven’t been able to go into my room or
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Moody Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — We’re learning more about Thursday’s shooting at Maitre Park that injured two people including a teenager. Police arrested a set of twins who they said both fired shots during the altercation. While talking to Mobile Police chief Paul Prine Friday afternoon,
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Oksana Masters capped off a perfect Paralympics of podiums with a silver medal in the cross-country skiing middle distance sitting event.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Texas Rangers have traded Isiah Kiner-Falefa, their starting shortstop last season who was supplanted by the blockbuster addition of Corey Seager. The Rangers sent Kiner-Falefa and a minor league pitcher to the Minnesota Twins for catcher Mitch Garver. Kiner-Falefa won a Gold Glove playing third base during the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former chief executive officer has agreed to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium after audits concluded that improper spending and questionable business practices cost the institution more than $630,000. The zoo’s board of directors on Friday announced approval of a settlement with former CEO
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former chief executive officer has agreed to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium after audits concluded that improper spending and questionable business practices cost the institution more than $630,000. The zoo’s board of directors on Friday announced approval of a settlement with former CEO
Continue ReadingBy MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A tank emblazoned with a giant Z backs up clumsily in the besieged city of Mariupol, crashing into destroyed buses before letting loose a shell. Later, snipers took aim at medical workers, one of whom was struck in the hip. An Associated Press journalist witnessed tanks
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A community college coach and Gresham elementary school worker has been arrested on accusations that he solicited explicit material from a teenager he met at a basketball camp in southern Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Nathan Bowie was charged Friday with using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct and
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