• Frustrated onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school as massacre unfolded, witnesses say

    Frustrated onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school as massacre unfolded, witnesses say

    May 26, 2022 01:27 PM EDT

    Grief engulfed Uvalde as the details emerged. The dead included Eliahna Garcia, an outgoing 10-year-old who loved to sing, dance and play basketball; a fellow fourth-grader, Xavier Javier Lopez, who had been eagerly awaiting a summer of swimming; and a teacher, Eva Mireles, whose husband is an ...

  • In Texas school massacre, shooter took aim at 'anyone that was in his way'

    In Texas school massacre, shooter took aim at 'anyone that was in his way'

    May 25, 2022 02:27 PM EDT

    As details of the latest mass killing to rock the U.S. emerged, grief engulfed the small town of Uvalde, population 16,000. The dead included an outgoing 10-year-old, Eliahna Garcia, who loved to sing, dance and play basketball; a fellow fourth grader, Xavier Javier Lopez, who had ...

  • Indiana lawmakers override governor veto to enact transgender sports ban

    Indiana lawmakers override governor veto to enact transgender sports ban

    May 24, 2022 07:59 PM EDT

    ... impact for my family,” said Cara Nimskey, the mother of a transgender girl from Bloomington. “Sports are integral to adolescents. My daughter dreams of playing basketball in high school. It's unfair exclusion — she'll be crushed if this goes through.” The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has said ...

  • Remembering some of the 1 million Americans lost to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

    Remembering some of the 1 million Americans lost to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

    May 13, 2022 10:25 PM EDT

    ... contracted COVID-19, Quinsey called in sick for only the second time in his 18 years on the job. He was a mentor to the basketball players he coached, neighborhood school kids, and his 6-year-old son, Ayden. Hatsy Yasukochi was the heart of her family-run bakery in ...

  • Detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner in Russia extended another month, lawyer says

    Detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner in Russia extended another month, lawyer says

    May 13, 2022 08:28 PM EDT

    ... told The Associated Press he thinks the relatively short extension indicated that Griner's case would go to trial soon. The 31-year-old American basketball player has been in custody for nearly three months. WATCH: Is American basketball star Brittney Griner a political prisoner in Russia? Griner, a two ...

  • As war in Ukraine rages on, U.S. and Russia exchange prisoners

    As war in Ukraine rages on, U.S. and Russia exchange prisoners

    Apr 27, 2022 10:50 PM EDT

    ... administration officials that Trevor Reed's cellmate died of tuberculosis and that Reed was coughing up blood before his release. Also, American prisoner Paul Whelan's captors reportedly awaken him every few hours around the clock. And the case of American basketball star Brittney Griner is moving -- quote -- "very slowly."

  • As hearing approaches 2 months after WNBA star Griner's arrest, no answers on her case

    As hearing approaches 2 months after WNBA star Griner's arrest, no answers on her case

    Apr 21, 2022 04:47 PM EDT

    ... allegedly possessing a cannabis derivative legal in much of the world. But the circumstances for Brittney Griner couldn't have been worse. WATCH: Is American basketball star Brittney Griner a political prisoner in Russia? Griner, a WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in Russia, where ...

  • Krzyzewski's career comes to a close as North Carolina defeats Duke

    Krzyzewski's career comes to a close as North Carolina defeats Duke

    Apr 03, 2022 02:14 PM EDT

    ... teams have played in an ancient rivalry that has so-often determined conference titles, or, at the very least, bragging rights in a state where basketball is king. Their first-ever meeting in the NCAA Tournament, this one, featured 18 lead changes and 12 ties. It also featured another breakout ...

  • How new NCAA rules for student-athletes are playing into this year's March Madness

    How new NCAA rules for student-athletes are playing into this year's March Madness

    Apr 02, 2022 09:49 PM EDT

    ... the final eight, which had never happened before and it would never happen if so much of that talent that would have been in college basketball have that talent not been in the NBA. So that's a huge, huge factor as to what happened to college basketball. The other ...

  • News Wrap: COVID hits all-time high across the UK, pope considers visit to Kyiv

    News Wrap: COVID hits all-time high across the UK, pope considers visit to Kyiv

    Apr 02, 2022 09:42 PM EDT

    ... who died last month. And the stage is set, the South Carolina Gamecocks led by star player Aliyah Boston will face off against one of basketball's greatest dynasties, the UConn Huskies for the Women's National Championship tomorrow night. The Gamecocks won their first national title back in 2017 ...