Utah lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that experts say would establish one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country as Republicans seek to curb the political influence of unions serving teachers and other public service professionals.

As the South Carolina Gamecocks enter the 2025 season with ample expectations, we take a look at the running back depth chart to see where they stand.

Hailey Van Lith scored 24 points, Sedona Prince added an efficient 23 points and four assists and No. 10 TCU stayed perfect in Big 12 play by beating visiting No.

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Milos Uzan scored 14 points, L.J. Cryer added 13 points and No. Houston routed Utah for its 11th straight win. J'Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux scored 10 points for the Cougars (15-3,

Losses to Georgia Tech and Notre Dame (its only regular-season meetings) prevent North Carolina from placing even higher, but continued consistency in the ACC will have the Tar Heels poised to host in March for the first time since Sylvia Hatchell still walked the sidelines.

JaKobe Coles had 20 points in Grand Canyon's 74-59 victory against Southern Utah on Thursday night. Coles also contributed seven rebounds for the Antelopes (14-5, 4-1 Western Athletic Conference). Duke Brennan added 12 points while finishing 5 of 10 from the floor and also had 13 rebounds.

Southern cities largely unfamiliar with snow and ice are getting creative in their efforts to clean up from this week's winter storm.

Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were

Mike Lopresti is a member of the US Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, Ball State journalism Hall of Fame and Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. He has covered college basketball for 43 years, including 39 Final Fours. He is so old he covered Bob Knight when he had dark hair and basketball shorts were actually short.

CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pacific, 10 p.m. San Diego at Portland, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego, 10 p.m. Weber St. at Portland St., 10 p.m.