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Washington — This week the Pentagon drew up plans for possible weeks-long ground operations inside Iran, outlining raids by Special Operations forces alongside conventional infantry and repositioning naval strike groups …
Fort Worth, Texas. The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team defeated No. 6 Notre Dame 70-52 on Sunday at Dickies Arena, securing a spot in the Final Four; UConn’s victory concluded the Elite Eight and preser…
San Jose — Arizona defeated Purdue 79-64 on Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final, led by freshman Koa Peat’s 20 points; the top-seeded Wildcats clinched their first Final Four appearance in 25 years …
Milwaukee — On Saturday night at American Family Field, Garrett Mitchell hit two singles, drove in two runs and stole two bases as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, while Munetaka Murakami homered for…
Chicago, IL — No. 1 Michigan faced No. 6 Tennessee in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Elite Eight at the United Center on Sunday, March 29, with tipoff at 2:15 p.m. ET; the matchup was televised on CBS and streamed …
United States: Local weather services issued Sunday forecasts for different regions, reporting cool starts and daytime warming across Alabama, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Forecasters on March 29 described mo…
San Francisco matched a franchise mark with 20 consecutive scoreless innings to start the season, then registered their first run in the third inning Saturday when Jung Hoo Lee doubled and Matt Chapman drove him in, but …
Atlanta — On Saturday, March 28, 2026, Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam at Truist Park, turning a tied game into a 6-2 victory for the Atlanta Braves against the Kansas City Royals and concluding a six-run ninth-i…
Sacramento, Calif. — Olivia Miles scored 28 points, added 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead third-seeded TCU to a 79-69 Sweet 16 victory over Virginia on Saturday, advancing the Horned Frogs to the Elite Eight in the…
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz 134-109 on Saturday night in Phoenix, with Jalen Green scoring 31 and Devin Booker adding 26 in a game that followed recent injury updates and late-season positioning for…
Memphis, Tenn. — After the Houston Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-109 on Friday night, Grizzlies guard GG Jackson criticized officials, saying referees favor veterans like Kevin Durant; Durant scored 25 points an…
LOS ANGELES. The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the regular season Thursday with an 8-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, powered by a three-run homer from Andy Pages and a Will Smith home run at Dodger Stadium during O…
FORT WORTH, Texas. UConn head coach Geno Auriemma criticized the NCAA's two-site regional format on Saturday, saying the structure used for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight since 2023 creates logistical problems and undermin…
Fort Worth, Texas. Michigan defeated Louisville 71-52 at Dickies Arena on Saturday, March 28, as Olivia Olson scored 19 points and Syla Swords added 16, overcoming a first-half deficit and producing a decisive second-hal…
Washington DC: The US Central Command released footage on Saturday of airstrikes against Iranian naval vessels in regional waters, saying such threats to global shipping are over; separately Iran's state media and IRGC c…
Miami — On 27 March 2026 at the FII Priority investment forum, US President Donald Trump declared 'Cuba is next,' repeating the phrase as he defended recent American military actions and dismissed concerns that those ope…
Washington — Tom Izzo told reporters Saturday morning he has no plans to retire after Michigan State's 67-63 Sweet 16 loss to UConn, saying at 71 he intends to keep pursuing a national championship and will remain in his…
CHICAGO — Nate Ament scored 18 points as Tennessee defeated Iowa State 76-62 Friday night in Chicago to reach the Elite Eight for the third consecutive year, with Ja'Kobi Gillespie adding 16 and Tennessee dominating the …
Washington. House Republicans blocked a Senate-backed plan this week and instead passed an eight-week DHS funding extension on Friday, deepening a partial shutdown that has left thousands of Transportation Security Admin…
SACRAMENTO — Ashlon Jackson hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer Friday night to lift No. 3 seed Duke to an 87-85 victory over No. 2 seed LSU in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament, securing Duke's spot in the Elite Ei…
St. Paul, Minn. organizers designated the state Capitol rally Saturday as the national flagship of the 'No Kings' protests against President Donald Trump, reporting more than 3,100 events registered across all 50 states …
WASHINGTON — Duke's Caleb Foster returned less than three weeks after foot surgery and scored 11 second-half points as the No. 1 seed rallied to beat St. John's 80-75 in Friday night's Sweet 16 game at Capital One Arena,…
HOUSTON — No. 3 Illinois will face No. 9 Iowa in the NCAA Elite Eight on Saturday at 5:09 p.m. CT at the Toyota Center, with Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler and Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz highlighted as central matchups …
Miami — Sandy Alcantara allowed four hits and one run over seven innings, leading the Marlins to a 2-1 Opening Day victory against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, March 27, 2026, at loanDepot park; rookie Owen Caissie su…
Carroll County, Tennessee. A Clarksville-Montgomery County School System bus carrying Kenwood Middle School students crashed near Highway 70 and Cedar Grove around noon on March 27, 2026, killing two students and injurin…