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Texas residents near SpaceX to vote on creating ‘Starbase’ City

Texas county approves vote on SpaceX's proposed city 'Starbase'

McALLEN, Texas: A county in Texas has approved an election that will let people living near SpaceX decide whether to create a new city...

No. 1 Auburn searches for shooting touch vs. Georgia

No. 1 Auburn searches for shooting touch vs. Georgia

(Photo credit: Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Fresh off a scare against Arkansas, No. 1 Auburn looks...

No. 15 Missouri looks to continue hot streak vs. Arkansas

No. 15 Missouri looks to continue hot streak vs. Arkansas

(Photo credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images) The No. 15 Missouri Tigers have put their terrible 2023-24 season behind them and are...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Tennessee fends off No. 18 Tide

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Tennessee fends off No. 18 Tide

(Photo credit: Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Jewel Spear scored 20 points and Talaysia Cooper...

No time for recovery, No. 4 Alabama recharges for No. 17 Kentucky

No time for recovery, No. 4 Alabama recharges for No. 17 Kentucky

(Photo credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images) Nate Oats and Alabama head home in rapid repair mode with another Top 25 SEC opponent up...

Texas, USC follow 'NFL approach,' punt annual spring game

Texas, USC follow 'NFL approach,' punt annual spring game

(Photo credit: Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Texas and Southern California are part of the...

Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Missouri's offense rolls over No. 4 Alabama

Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Missouri's offense rolls over No. 4 Alabama

(Photo credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images) Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 31 points to lead No. 15 Missouri to a 110-98 victory...

No. 15 Missouri outlasts No. 4 Alabama 110-98

No. 15 Missouri outlasts No. 4 Alabama 110-98

(Photo credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images) Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 31 points to lead No. 15 Missouri to a 110-98 Southeastern...

Arkansas, desperate for defining win, faces No. 1 Auburn

Arkansas, desperate for defining win, faces No. 1 Auburn

(Photo credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images) Auburn solidified its spot atop the national rankings with a scintillating victory over...

No. 4 Alabama eyes bounce-back win against No. 15 Missouri

No. 4 Alabama eyes bounce-back win against No. 15 Missouri

(Photo credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images) With March Madness looming, Alabama coach Nate Oats is trying to coax the best out of...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Ohio State needs OT to beat Iowa

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Ohio State needs OT to beat Iowa

(Photo credit: Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Jaloni Cambridge scored six of her 29 points...

Florida jumps to No. 2 behind Auburn in men's Top 25

Florida jumps to No. 2 behind Auburn in men's Top 25

(Photo credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images) Auburn strengthened its grip on the No. 1 spot after winning a showdown with then-No....

Surging No. 7 TAMU visits dangerous No. 21 Mississippi State

Surging No. 7 TAMU visits dangerous No. 21 Mississippi State

(Photo credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images) No. 7 Texas A&M looks to continue climbing the standings and building on its position...

Notre Dame moves to No. 1 in Top 25 as UCLA falls

Notre Dame moves to No. 1 in Top 25 as UCLA falls

(Photo credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images) Notre Dame soared to No. 1 as UCLA and South Carolina sank in the women's basketball Associated...

Surging No. 8 TAMU visits dangerous No. 22 Mississippi State

Surging No. 8 TAMU visits dangerous No. 22 Mississippi State

(Photo credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images) No. 8 Texas A&M looks to continue climbing the standings and building on its position...

US: At least 9 people dead in Kentucky, Georgia after powerful storm

US: At least 9 people dead in Kentucky, Georgia after powerful storm

Kentucky [US], February 17 (ANI): At least eight people have died after a powerful storm swept through Kentucky, resulting in flooding...

Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Auburn tops No. 2 Alabama, leads SEC

Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Auburn tops No. 2 Alabama, leads SEC

(Photo credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images) Johni Broome bundled 19 points with 14 rebounds and six assists as Auburn outdueled rival...

Bucs Announce Changes to 2025 Coaching Staff

Bucs Announce Changes to 2025 Coaching Staff

Among the changes to Tampa Bay's coaching staff are the return of Mike Caldwell, the additions of Kefense Hynson and Charlie Strong...

Bears add to coaching staff

Bears add to coaching staff

Chicago BearsThe Bears on Thursday announced the club has added to head coach Ben Johnson's inaugural coaching staff.We are excited...

2025 Combine preview: Interior offensive line

2025 Combine preview: Interior offensive line

Tim Twentyman This is one of the better interior offensive line groups to come out in some time with teams in need of help being...

Draft experts provide NFL comparisons for top prospects

Draft experts provide NFL comparisons for top prospects

Giants.com Preparations for the 2025 NFL Draft are in full gear. We are going to take a step away from our usualmock draft coveragefor...

2025 Combine preview: Linebacker

2025 Combine preview: Linebacker

Tim Twentyman It's a really good class of linebackers in this year's NFL Draft that offer a lot of position versatility. Teams...

Vikings 2025 Mock Draft Tracker: Version 3.0

Vikings 2025 Mock Draft Tracker: Version 3.0

Rob Kleifield Three hundred and twenty-nine. That's how manyprospectsare headed to Indianapolis for the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine...

Lions announce 2025 coaching staff

Lions announce 2025 coaching staff

Allen Park, Mich.The Detroit Lions announced today the team's 2025 coaching staff. 2025 DETROIT LIONS COACHING STAFF Dan CampbellHead...

2025 NFL Combine participants

2025 NFL Combine participants

Teresa Varley The NFL Combine is set to get underway, and a total of 329 prospects have been invited to attend this year's event....

2025 NFL Combine Invites: Breakdown by school & conference

2025 NFL Combine Invites: Breakdown by school & conference

88 players from schools that made the 2024-25 College Football Playoff received 2025 NFL Scouting Combine invites. See a full breakdown....

Point-Counterpoint: Bucs' First-Round Position Target

Point-Counterpoint: Bucs' First-Round Position Target

The Buccaneers are set to pick 19th in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and Brianna Dix and Scott Smith are here to argue which...

TWENTYMAN: A history of who's been available at 28

TWENTYMAN: A history of who's been available at 28

Tim Twentyman The Detroit Lions have the 28th pick in the first round of this year's NFL Draft in April. In four years as the Lions...

SCOTUS rules for Alabamians who faced Kafkaesque Covid unemployment delays

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a federal civil rights statute preempts Alabama's requirement that an individual...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...


Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...


Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...


U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...


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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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