Hubie Brown, a basketball coach, broadcaster and always a teacher, calls his final game at 91
Hubie Brown had just taken his first college coaching job in 1968 and didn’t expect that he’d also be asked to teach. So, for his one year as an assistant at William & Mary, he ...
Silicon Valley and Indian investors spend big as English cricket goes up for sale
Foreign investors have been googly-eyed about English soccer for decades. Now, they are buying into an even more ...
Silvis seniors celebrate turning 100, 101 years old
Some residents at the New Perspective Senior Living Center in Silvis are hitting a major milestone this year. Five residents ...
In ‘Wicked,’ they’re silver. But at Academy Museum color show, the ruby-red shoes take center stage
In the hit movie “Wicked,” those famous magical shoes are silver. But if you want to see them in all their ruby-red glory from “The Wizard of Oz,” there’s no place like home — ...
The NFL announces the Steelers will play in Dublin in 2025 for Ireland’s first regular-season game
Dublin will host Ireland’s first NFL regular-season game when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at Croke Park in 2025, the league ...
Ian McEwan’s next novel, ‘What We Can Know,’ is science fiction ‘without the science’
The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story, set in part in the 22nd century and centered on a scholar’s immersion into a poem written during happier times.
What’s the difference between beignets and donuts?
Beignets and donuts, while both sweet and fried, have distinct differences that set them apart in the world of pastries.
2 dead, 3 injured in weather event with ‘possible tornado,’ officials in Tennessee say
Two people were killed in eastern Tennessee when severe storms with a possible tornado moved through the region. Local officials announced Friday morning that a mother and ...
Hawkeyes never trail, win 11th in a row against Minnesota
Hannah Stuelke became the 44th Hawkeye to surpass 1,000 career points and Iowa never trailed in a 68-60 win at Minnesota.
Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches
Bishop Ebli De La Rosa says his motto right now is “to prepare for the worst and pray for the best.” De La Rosa, who oversees ...
Swiss skier Marco Odermatt in gold medal position in the men’s super-G at worlds
Marco Odermatt was in line to win the men’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday after the top-ranked racers completed their runs. The ...