Oklahoma City — During Thursday night's 139-96 Thunder rout, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić left the game with a left hamstring injury after pulling up on a drive with 7:39 remaining in the third quarter; he limped to the locker room and did not return. The Lakers said Dončić will...
Phoenix — UCLA and Texas met in the women's Final Four on Friday at the Mortgage Matchup Center in a rematch of their Nov. 26 Players Era Festival game in Las Vegas, which Texas won; UCLA entered the semifinal 35-1 and Texas 35-3. The winner advanced to the national championship game...
Charlottesville — University of Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris was denied a preliminary injunction on Thursday after filing suit in Charlottesville Circuit Court seeking permission to play a seventh season following the NCAA's denial of his medical-redshirt waiver and appeal. The NCAA issued a statement praising the ruling and cited preservation of...
Tampa, Fla. — Anthony Cirelli scored a hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Thursday night, moving the Lightning into first place in the Atlantic Division; key contributors included Nikita Kucherov, Zemgus Girgensons and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. The victory improved Tampa Bay’s recent form to...
Florida — NASA's Artemis II crew fired Orion's main engine this week, executing a translunar injection burn that cleared Earth orbit and placed the spacecraft on a free‑return trajectory toward the Moon, with the burn lasting about five minutes and 49–50 seconds. The maneuver, performed after the 1 April SLS launch,...
St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild clinched a playoff spot after a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday night, with Matt Boldy scoring his 39th and 40th goals and Kirill Kaprizov adding his 40th, sealing the result in the Wild's 75th game this season. Minnesota's win leaves the Wild...
Washington: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement on Thursday, Pentagon officials said, ending George's tenure that began with his 2023 confirmation and adding to recent senior leadership changes at the Defense Department. The Pentagon confirmed the move this...
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. — On Thursday afternoon, Miami-Dade deputies confronted a group near Southwest 112th Avenue and Southwest 221st Street; one deputy discharged his service weapon, striking a 15-year-old in the lower extremities after officials say the teen brandished a firearm with an extended clip. Four juveniles were taken into...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tapped Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday to serve as acting attorney general after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced her departure, posting the announcement on Truth Social; Blanche, a former federal prosecutor, had been second in command at the Justice Department since last year. Blanche...
MADISON, Wis. The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system, Jay Rothman, said in a March 26 letter that regents told him to resign or be fired and that he refuses to step aside despite being given no public reason. The board held a closed emergency meeting Wednesday night, and...
