Pope Leo XIV met on Saturday with the basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame, along with thousands of U.S. fans in Italy, ahead of the two Catholic universities’ season opener later this weekend. About 7,000 people entered the Paul VI audience hall inside the Vatican on Saturday after a special private Mass in St….
Arizona State University announced Thursday that it has reached a “mutual agreement to part ways” with hockey coach Greg Powers, nearly two months after 21-year-old sophomore Matthew Mayich collapsed during a workout and had to be put on life support. “The university and Sun Devil Athletics are grateful for Coach Powers’ work to establish ASU…
Candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton faced off in their first one-on-one debate ahead of the November election for California governor. The pair vied to win over the 47.4% of voters who supported their opponents in the primary during the debate, which aired on CNN. Moderators opened the debate with a question about affordability in California,…
Washington — The Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping college sports bill to establish a federal framework for college athletics aimed at protecting student athletes — despite some pushback from some Democrats who argue that it could do the opposite. In a 77 to 22 vote, the Senate passed the bill, known as the…
Washington — The Senate is returning to Washington Monday from a five-week recess, with several priorities to address before leaving town next month to take to the campaign trail. After successfully pushing off a government funding fight until after November’s midterm elections, and avoiding a possible government shutdown for the time being, the chamber is…
A football player for William Jewell College in Missouri died Saturday after experiencing a medical emergency during the team’s season opener, according to school officials. The school identified the player as William Jewell running back MicahJo Barnett, a junior majoring in business administration. The incident occurred at Greene Stadium in Liberty, Missouri, during a…
Tuscaloosa, Ala. — An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a former college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa. Kai Spears, who played for the University of Alabama men’s team, sued the Times…
Thomas “Tommy” John, a four-time MLB All-Star who won 288 career games over 26 years in professional baseball, has died, his agent confirmed to CBS News. He was 83. John died at his home in Florida on Saturday, surrounded by his wife, Cheryl, and other family members, his agent Mike Maguire said in a statement….
May 10 started like any other day for Laura Machnik, who said goodbye to her 18-year-old son J.J. before she headed to work. He was headed to work out at a friend’s house that morning, and after she arrived at work, Machnik confirmed that he had made it there safely. Just minutes later, her phone…
Washington — The Senate is searching for a deal to speed up consideration of a number of priorities as a handful of outstanding issues, including on funding the government and confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general, stand between them and their August recess. “There’s still a lot of stuff that’s piled up, trying to get…
