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Having Black female coach is crucial for black female athletes
South Carolina senior guard Brea Beal knew she could trust Dawn Staley before she even suited up for the Gamecocks. It wasn’t just Staley’s coaching accolades, which include fueling South Carolina’s meteoric rise in women’s basketball, that sold Beal. Beal knew that Staley — a Black woman like her —...
Nashville school shooting victims include pastor’s daughter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The six people who were fatally shot at a Christian elementary school in Nashville on Monday included 9-year-old Hallie Scruggs, the daughter of the pastor whose church runs The Covenant School. The massacre by a former student also claimed the life of its Head of School, Katherine...
Dan Snyder’s future a hot topic at NFL owners meetings
PHOENIX — Dan Snyder’s future in the NFL as owner of the Washington Commanders remains in standby mode while his peers gathered at a posh resort for the league’s annual meetings and waited for news on the potential sale of the team. A discussion on Snyder isn’t on the formal...
Unbeaten Gamecocks, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark star in women’s Final Four
SEATTLE — An undefeated South Carolina team led by star Aliyah Boston and guided by vaunted Dawn Staley, an Iowa squad that features high-scoring Caitlin Clark and the return of LSU and flashy coach Kim Mulkey headline the women’s Final Four this weekend. Virginia Tech is the newcomer to the...
Stocks mostly hold steady as Wall Street regains stability
NEW YORK — Stocks were mixed Tuesday as Wall Street regains some stability at the tail end of what’s been a turmoil-filled month. The S&P 500 dipped 6.26 points, or 0.2%, to 3,971.27, though the majority of stocks within the index rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 37.83, or...
New source of water found in moon samples from China missionVideo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have discovered a new and renewable source of water on the moon for future explorers in lunar samples from a Chinese mission. Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where meteorite impacts occur. These shiny, multicolored glass beads were in samples...
Why does Russia want tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus?
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus appears to be another attempt to raise the stakes in the conflict in Ukraine. It follows Putin’s warnings that Moscow is ready to use “all available means” to fend off attacks on...
China ambassador arrives in North Korea as sign of reopening
BEIJING — China said Tuesday its new ambassador to North Korea has taken up his post, in a sign the North is reopening amid reports it has been suffering heavily from the covid-19 pandemic and food shortages. Wang Yajun will help in the development of the traditional friendship between the...
Prospects get chance to shine in Basketball Africa League
They’re refining skills of young prospects at the NBA Academy in Africa. The vocabulary, too. “There is a word that really we don’t like, which is ‘raw,’” said Franck Traore, head of basketball operations for NBA Africa. “When you have an African player going to the U.S., they say ‘raw.’”...
New sports wagering code bans college betting partnerships
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The U.S. gambling industry is adopting a new responsible marketing code that will ban sports books from partnering with colleges to promote sports wagering, bar payments to college and amateur athletes for using their name, image or likeness, and end the use of the terms “free”...
Feel the Force: Mark Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — “Attention. Air raid alert,” the voice says with a Jedi knight’s gravitas. “Proceed to the nearest shelter.” It’s a surreal moment in an already surreal war: the grave but calming baritone of actor Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker of “Star Wars,” urging people to take cover whenever Russia...
Israel tensions ease as Netanyahu pauses judicial overhaul
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s political factions opposed to embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began setting up negotiating teams Tuesday after he paused a controversial judicial overhaul plan that had set off unprecedented street protests and a spiraling domestic crisis. But compromise seemed elusive and Netanyahu’s legacy was on the...
U.S. opens investigation into Tesla seat belts coming loose
DETROIT — U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas, this time tied to complaints that the seat belts may not hold people in a crash. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an estimated 50,000 Model X SUVs from the 2022...
Video shows guards walking away during fire that killed 40Video
MEXICO CITY — After migrants in northern Mexico placed mattresses against the bars of their detention cell and set them on fire, guards quickly walked away and made no apparent attempt to release the men before smoke filled the room and killed at least 40, surveillance video showed Tuesday. Hours...
Ricardo Pepi lifts U.S. over El Salvador to Nations League semisVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Ricardo Pepi scored on his first touch of the match in the 62nd minute, and the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 on Tuesday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. The 13th-ranked U.S. (3 wins, 1 draw) extended its unbeaten streak against No. 32 El...
GMs for Packers, Jets discuss status of Aaron Rodgers trade talksVideo
PHOENIX — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said he’s not requiring a first-round pick in a potential trade sending four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets but added he’d want “fair value.” Gutekunst was asked Monday at the NFL annual meeting if there was any...
In Trump probe, key witness David Pecker returns, no indictment voteVideo
NEW YORK — A pivotal figure in the hush money payment investigation of Donald Trump returned on Monday to the building where a grand jury has been meeting for months, a repeat appearance suggesting his testimony could be key as prosecutors push toward potential criminal charges. There was still no...
San Diego State shutting down foes with disruptive defenseVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brian Dutcher lays out San Diego State’s mission in plain talk to avoid any confusion. “We’re a defensive-first team,” the sixth-year coach said after the Aztecs muscled past Creighton, 57-56, on Sunday and into their first Final Four. “Everybody knows that about us, and our defense carries...
Chipotle agrees to pay after closing store that sought union
PORTLAND, Maine — Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize. Chipotle announced it was permanently closing its Augusta, Maine, location last year...
Tiger and Trout get together to build New Jersey golf clubVideo
VINELAND, N.J. — Three-time American League MVP Mike Trout always wanted a golf course, and he picked 15-time major champion Tiger Woods to build it for him. Trout, the 10-time All-Star center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels, and a business partner in New Jersey are building a golf club...
North Carolina’s Caleb Love plans to enter name in transfer portalVideo
North Carolina guard Caleb Love says he will enter his name into the transfer portal after three seasons with the Tar Heels. The 6-foot-4 Love announced his decision with a social media post Monday. He had big moments during an unexpected run to last year’s national championship game, though he...
Reports: Texas reaches deal with Rodney Terry as full-time coachVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reached an agreement with Rodney Terry to be the Longhorns’ full-time head basketball coach, taking the interim tag off his title after he led the program to the Elite Eight following the midseason firing of Chris Beard, according to multiple reports. Texas was knocked out of...
Doctor charged with murder in Florida lawyer disappearance
A Tampa-area plastic surgeon has been charged with murder, accused of killing a lawyer missing since last week from a firm that represents former co-workers the doctor has been suing in a business dispute. Largo police arrested Dr. Tomasz Kosowski on a first-degree murder charge on Saturday in the disappearance...
Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville
Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the teachers planting the...
No atmosphere found at faraway Earth-sized world, study says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting another star. Scientists said Monday that doesn’t bode well for the rest of the planets in this solar system, some of which are in the sweet...
