Inside the searing silence of the Duke locker room, the echo of a door slamming shut intermittently rippled through. Every time a player or staff member ducked into the adjacent coaches locker room, the bang of the door reverberated like a siren in a still night. There’s nothing to prepare a team for the emotional spiral that…
Foreman was a two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist. In later years, he became the spokesperson for the George Foreman Grill, which sold millions of units. He was known as Big George. The news was shared by his family on his official Instagram account on Friday, March 21. “Our hearts are broken. With profound…
Monday marks the annual Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), which honors transgender, nonbinary and gender-expansive people while drawing attention to the high levels of poverty, discrimination and violence the community faces globally. This year’s TDOV follows President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders that restrict the rights of transgender Americans – impacting their ability to serve in the military, participate…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is resigning from the House Freedom Caucus, she announced in a letter to fellow conservatives on Monday. It’s the latest escalation in her fight against House GOP leaders and a small group of members on the right flank of their conference over the issue of proxy voting. Luna has teamed up…
Authorities in Baltimore said that two people were killed, 28 were injured, and a manhunt was going on as a result of a shooting spree during a block party. A 20-year-old male and an 18-year-old woman were slain, while three survivors were in serious condition, according to acting police commissioner Richard Worley. According to…
Not everyone is excited about the New England Patriots signing four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Buffalo Bills fans clearly didn’t seem too happy about the idea of Diggs joining a division rival. For some, it turned into a full-on roasting session of the 31-year-old wide receiver, who is coming off an ACL injury. The Patriots agreed…
A radar-confirmed tornado was spotted whirling through counties just south of Atlanta as strong storms barreled through the metro area Monday. Channel 2’s Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz noted the rotation on the radar in eastern Coweta County crossing into Fayette County around 12:45 p.m. It was not immediately clear what level of damage may have…
University of Southern California basketball star JuJu Watkins was carried off the court Monday night and did not return after she suffered an apparent injury during the NCAA Tournament. Grimacing, Watkins writhed in pain and held her right knee after she fell during a fast-break attempt with 4:43 to play in Monday’s first quarter against…
Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen was handed a four-year prison sentence and banned from holding public office for five years by a French court Monday, in what could be the biggest setback for her political cause in a generation. Until this week, Le Pen had looked like the likeliest winner in France’s next presidential election set…
Only one night after Baylor swatted aside previously undefeated Gonzaga to capture its first national title four years ago, freshman LJ Cryer was right back in the gym getting up shots and working on his game. He couldn’t bear another season as a fringe rotation player who logged a few scant minutes one night and…