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Penn gives Ivy League an NCAA regional finalist for 2nd year in row; No. 2 Florida faces tall task
Penn has given the Ivy League a team in an NCAA Tournament regional final for the second straight year and another surprise, Oral Roberts, extended its nation-best winning streak to 20 games Saturday night to move a step closer to the super regionals. No. 2 national seed Florida,...
No. 12 overall seed Kentucky beats Ball State 4-0 to begin Lexington Regional
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Devin Burkes homered, Emilien Pitre hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and No. 12 overall seed Kentucky beat Ball State 4-0 on Friday in the Lexington Regional. It was Kentucky’s first shutout in an NCAA Tournament game since a 2-0 win over...
US judge condemns Mississippi city's 'crime cancer' as he removes state justice from lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice cannot be sued over a state law that requires him to appoint some judges in the capital city of Jackson, a federal judge wrote Thursday in a ruling that also condemned violence in the city. U.S. District Judge Henry...
Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's new restrictions on absentee ballots could disenfranchise voters who have disabilities by preventing them from receiving help from people they trust, according to a lawsuit that seeks to block the restrictions. The law — set to take effect July...
Mississippi epidemiologist Paul Byers to retire at end of month
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After more than 30 years with the Mississippi State Department of Health, State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers says he's retiring at the end of the month, which is also the last day of the state's budget year. "Dr. Byers will be hugely missed – not only for...
Bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths in Louisiana resurrected
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid mounting pressure from Republicans, a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana that was narrowly killed by a legislative committee last week has been resurrected. In a rare occurrence, the Senate voted to recommit...
SEC to play 8-game conference football schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is still to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey said Thursday, the second-to-last day...
Mississippi hostage-taker killed after fatally shooting officer in 8-hour standoff
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — An intruder who went into a Mississippi home armed with three guns and wearing a bulletproof vest took a woman hostage and later shot two police officers, killing one and wounding the other during an eight-hour standoff Thursday that ended in his death, police said. ...
32 Mississippi school districts still under federal desegregation orders
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — There are 32 school districts in Mississippi still under federal desegregation orders, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division's assistant attorney general said Thursday. Enforcing the open desegregation orders fit into a broader body of...
Transfer portal tampering frustrates SEC coaches, but few - if any - ideas on how to stop it
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer lost some key contributors from the Gamecocks' eight-win team to the transfer portal this offseason. In a few cases, it seemed as if things moved pretty quickly. “It was strange based on conversations I’d had...
