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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On March 14, 2026, Jaden Bradley hit the first buzzer-beater of his four-year college career to give No. 2 Arizona an 82-80 victory over No. 7 Iowa State and send the Wildcats into the Big 12 championship game. Bradley did not immediately know the shot had gone through; the backboard flashed … Read more

In a Big 12 Tournament semifinal on Friday evening in the second week of March, Arizona edged Iowa State on a final-possession basket by Jaden Bradley to reach the conference title game. Bradley — the Big 12 Player of the Year — drilled the decisive shot without a timeout after navigating Iowa State’s late trapping … Read more

Lead: Sources told Reuters that Meta is preparing large-scale staff cuts that could affect 20% or more of its workforce as the company tries to balance soaring artificial-intelligence infrastructure costs with efficiency gains from AI-assisted work. No timetable or final percentage has been announced, and senior leaders were reportedly asked to begin planning reductions. The … Read more

Baseball’s premier international tournament reaches its penultimate weekend in Miami as the World Baseball Classic moves to the semifinals. On Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, Team USA meets the Dominican Republic at loanDepot park with a spot in Tuesday’s winner-take-all final at stake. The other finalist will be decided Monday at 8 p.m. ET in … Read more

Lead: The Ørsted–led Revolution Wind project began delivering electricity to New England’s grid on Friday, the developer said, and will ramp output in the coming weeks until fully operational. Built in partnership with Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables, the farm will supply power to Rhode Island and Connecticut and is sized to serve more than … Read more

In the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, No. 15 seed Ole Miss edged No. 2 seed Alabama 80-79, knocking the Crimson Tide out of the conference bracket and handing Alabama a late-season wakeup call. The Rebels, playing their third game in three days, relied on a hot start and late resilience to hold off Alabama … Read more

Lead: Two US defence officials told CBS News, and the BBC reported four hours ago, that additional US Marines and accompanying warships are expected to be redeployed to the Middle East. The reinforcements are said to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, typically centered on the Japan-based amphibious assault ship … Read more

On March 13, 2026, the NHL Department of Player Safety issued a five-game suspension to Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas for a knee-on-knee collision that ended Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews’s season. Matthews left Thursday’s game in Anaheim with a Grade 3 MCL tear and a quad contusion and will be re-evaluated in two … Read more

Lead: Six U.S. airmen were killed when a KC-135 refueling tanker crashed in western Iraq on March 13, 2026, during operations targeting Iranian forces, U.S. Central Command said. The other aircraft involved landed safely, and CENTCOM said the crash was under investigation and “not due to hostile or friendly fire.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered … Read more

Lead: Iowa health officials say an Illinois resident who tested positive for measles visited Independence, Iowa, and stayed at the Comfort Inn and Suites on March 4–5, 2026. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) was notified by the Illinois Department of Public Health after the traveler was confirmed infectious. Officials are … Read more

Lead On March 13, 2026, President Trump used executive authority to order the restart of offshore oil operations off Santa Barbara County, citing energy shortages linked to the war with Iran. The administration invoked the Defense Production Act to empower the Department of Energy to compel Sable Offshore Corp. to restore the Santa Ynez Unit … Read more

President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced on Friday that Cuba has been conducting talks with the United States even as the island faces an acute fuel shortage that has left large sections of the country in prolonged darkness. In a 90-minute press conference carried on state media, Díaz-Canel framed the exchanges as limited, respectful dialogues aimed at … Read more

Lead: A federal jury on Friday convicted eight people on terrorism-related charges in connection with a July shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Fort Worth, Texas, and one defendant was found guilty of attempted murder. Prosecutors linked the group to antifa tactics and said they intended to attack the facility; defendants’ lawyers denied any … Read more

Lead: On March 13, 2026 at Madison Square Garden, St. John’s beat Seton Hall 78-68 to move one victory from repeating as Big East Tournament champions. The Red Storm withstood a late Pirate surge and closed the game on an emphatic run, preserving a 19-point advantage they had built earlier. Zuby Ejiofor led the way … Read more

Lead: Global markets opened cautiously as U.S. Dow Jones futures moved lower on concern that rising oil prices and renewed tensions involving Iran could sap investor risk appetite. The weakness arrived ahead of Nvidia’s GTC developer conference and Micron’s scheduled earnings report, events that market participants flagged as potential catalysts for technology-sector volatility. Traders cited … Read more