WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council; Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers.
- Josephine Stratman and Chris Sommerfeldt - New York Daily News (TNS)
NEW YORK — Allies of socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani have launched a super PAC in his support, according to state Board of Elections filings.
- Sally Krutzig - Idaho Statesman (TNS)
BOISE, Idaho — Nearly three years after her arrest on the steps of the Idaho Capitol, abortion rights protester Avalon Hardy said she is still seeking justice for what she alleged were unlawful actions taken by law enforcement.
- By STEVE REED - AP Sports Writer
All-America forward Madison Booker scored 19 points, and No. 1 Texas held on to beat Mississippi 70-63 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Kyla Oldacre scored 12 points and Shay Holle added 11 for Texas, which stretched its winning streak to 14 games. Kirsten Deans scored 20 points to lead the Rebels, and Madison Scott had 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
- Kristian Winfield - New York Daily News (TNS)
Captain Clutch is going to be out for quite some time.
- Anchorage Daily News (TNS)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Efforts to recover the three men who died in an avalanche Tuesday while they were on a guided heli-ski trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood were halted because of dangerous conditions and difficult terrain — and may not resume until conditions improve, Alaska State…
- Vincent Bonsignore - Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS)
The Raiders are trading for veteran Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith, reuniting him with his former coach in Seattle.
- By The Associated Press
Led by Kam Craft's 19 points, the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks defeated the Ball State Cardinals 79-66 in a Mid-American Conference regular-season finale.
- By W.G. RAMIREZ - Associated Press
Reilly Smith was traded back to Vegas by the Rangers on Thursday in exchange for Brendan Brisson and a third-round draft pick in 2025 and said he felt right at home when taking the ice with the Golden Knights. An original “Golden Misfit” of the inaugural team that made its league debut in 2017, Smith was welcomed by fans attending the team’s morning skate, eight hours before he was expected to suit up against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team Vegas traded him to less than a month after he helped the team win the Stanley Cup in 2023.
- Tribune News Service (TNS)
Texas lawmaker proposes $2 billion effort for nuclear power
- AP
New York Knicks small forward Jalen Brunson is expected to miss at least two weeks with a right ankle sprain. The Knicks say Brunson will be evaluated in two weeks after suffering the injury in overtime in the Knicks’ 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Brunson rolled his right ankle with 1:24 remaining in overtime after landing on the foot of Lakers guard Austin Reaves on a drive to the basket. Brunson was fouled on the play and made both free throws to finish with 39 points and 10 assists.
Plotnikov's 23 help Hofstra beat North Carolina A&T 77-55 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament
- By The Associated Press
Led by German Plotnikov's 23 points, the Hofstra Pride defeated the North Carolina A&T Aggies 77-55 in the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament on Friday.
- By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press
Utah has sent a bill to its Republican governor that would do away with the state's universal mail-in voting system. The Legislature has approved a proposal requiring voters to opt in to receive their ballots in the mail, meaning they would no longer get them automatically. Voters who want to return their ballots by mail or to a drop box would need to include an ID number. If Gov. Spencer Cox signs the bill into law, it would drastically change the voting system in the only Republican-led state that allows all elections to be conducted by mail without a need to opt in.
- By TIM REYNOLDS - AP Sports Writer
For Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands, the collection of the biggest skeleton medals is complete. Bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, silver at the world championships two years ago and now, finally, she has gold. Bos is the new world champion of her sport, turning in the fastest times in Friday’s final two runs to win the title at Mount Van Hoevenberg — the fifth different woman to win the season’s biggest skeleton race in the last five years.
- By The Associated Press
Alex Holt scored the game-winning layup with four seconds left and racked up 24 total points to lead the Mercer Bears past the Western Carolina Catamounts in the Southern Conference Tournament 67-66 on Friday.
- By The Associated Press
Led by Tyler Lundblade's 14 points, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 76-63 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Friday.
- By ROB MAADDI - AP Pro Football Writer
Geno Smith is heading to the Las Vegas Raiders. That's according to a person with knowledge of the trade who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn't announced the deal and said the Raiders are sending the Seattle Seahawks a third-round pick for Smith. The 34-year-old, two-time Pro Bowl quarterback reunites with new Raiders coach Pete Carroll in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the Seahawks will seek a new starter. Smith threw for 4,320 yards and 21 touchdowns with 15 interceptions last season.
- By NADIA LATHAN - Associated Press/Report for America
Hundreds of thousands of state employees across the U.S. are being ordered back into the office as governors move to shadow President Trump’s mandate for federal workers. The directives in California and Texas have raised more questions than answers as employees navigate concerns around office space and medical exemptions. The two states boast some of the country’s largest state workforces and are expected to affect more than 350,000 employees. Across the country, governors have cited a desire for more efficiency in pivoting away from remote work.
- By DOUG FERGUSON - AP Golf Writer
Tiger Woods won't be at The Players Championship next week. That wasn't a big surprise. Woods has not played in the PGA Tour's flagship event since 2019 and it would have been big news if had decided to play. But this was the last year of Woods' exemption to The Players from winning the Masters in 2019. That means if he plays in the Masters next month, it will be his first tournament since he missed the cut at the British Open last July. Woods says he has touched golf clubs only three times since his mother died on Feb. 4.
- AP
A company owned by President Donald Trump is suing Capital One. It claims the bank unjustifiably terminated over 300 of the Trump Organization’s accounts without cause shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The suit had been filed Friday by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust and Eric Trump in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. The Trump Organization claims the decision by Capital One to close the accounts was an attack on free speech and free enterprise. The suit also claims the decision was a response to Trump’s political views. Capital One said in a statement that it has not and does not close customer accounts for political reasons.
- By STEPHEN WHYNO - AP Hockey Writer
Just when it looked like the Colorado Avalanche made a big move by getting center Brock Nelson, their chief rivals in the Central Division answered with serious salvos in the hours before the NHL trade deadline. League-leading Winnipeg got center Brandon Tanev and rugged defenseman Luke Schenn. Aa year removed from a trip to the Western Conference, Dallas acquired Mikko Rantanen and signed the certified playoff performer to a long-term extension. And, for what it's worth, the Avalanche weren't done, also getting Charlie Coyle to shore up their lineup down the middle.
- By DAVID BRANDT - AP Sports Writer
Katherine Legge has raced in just about every series possible during her 25-year journey in professional motorsports, ranging from dirt tracks to IndyCar. Even so, she doesn’t mind admitting to being nervous about potentially rubbing fenders with the likes of Joey Logano, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell in her first NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Legge is set to become the first woman in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick made her final start in the Daytona 500 seven years ago. She’ll drive the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports.
- AP
A car is pulled from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family missing since 1958.
- Steven Walker - Orlando Sentinel (TNS)
ORLANDO, Fla. — The police department at the University of Central Florida is investigating two fraternities following allegations of hazing, a university spokesperson confirmed Friday.
- AP
Texas Tech assistant coach Matt Braeuer has been named the new head coach at Stephen F. Austin. Braeuer will finish the current season with the ninth-ranked Red Raiders before joining the Lumberjacks. Tony Jasick was 6-6 as interim head coach for SFA, which has completed its 14-17 season after not qualifying for the Southland Conference tournament. Kyle Keller had a 171-95 record and was in his ninth season as head coach when fired Jan. 22 with SFA off to a 1-7 start in conference play. It will be the first head coaching job for Braeuer.
- Richard Tribou - Orlando Sentinel (TNS)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner astronauts stuck on the International Space Station inched closer as their replacements arrived to Florida for their relief flight next week.
- Molly Crane-Newman - New York Daily News (TNS)
NEW YORK — The independent lawyer tasked with presenting arguments to Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho as he weighs tossing the case against Mayor Eric Adams on Friday recommended permanent dismissal of the charges, in part finding that even the appearance of the Justice Department’s motion c…
- By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method. Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Friday after being shot by three prison employee volunteers with rifles. Sigmon killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat in their Greenville County home in 2001 in a botched plot to kidnap their daughter. The 67-year-old chose the firing squad because his lawyers said he considered it a better option than the electric chair or lethal injection. He is the first South Carolina prisoner to be executed by bullets.
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- Elizabeth Hernandez - The Denver Post (TNS)
DENVER — University of Colorado, Boulder research shows about 7% of adults in the United States — or 1 in 15 people — have been present at the scene of a mass shooting and 2% have been injured during one, according to a new study published Friday.
- AP
Rasmus Neergard-Petersen looked plenty comfortable in his PGA Tour debut, playing bogey-free through 36 holes and shooting a 7-under 65 on Friday for a one-shot lead in the Puerto Rico Open. Ranked No. 88 in the world, Neergard-Petersen received a commissioner’s exemption for international players into the event, which is played opposite the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The 25-year-old from Denmark plays on the European tour and was second at the Qatar Masters in his previous start. Davis Riley was one shot back after a second-round 66 at Grand Reserve Golf Club.
- AP
Unbeaten Lauren Price has been too fast for the veteran Natasha Jonas as she won their unification world welterweight title fight comfortably in London. Price, of Wales, was the paper-thin favorite but impressively overwhelmed Jonas and won by unanimous decision on Friday. Price relieved the Englishwoman of her WBC and IBF belts to add to her IBO belt. The 2021 Olympic champion improved her record to 9-0. Jonas’ seven-win streak since a 2021 loss to Katie Taylor ended without dispute in a matchup of southpaws. Jonas, 10 years older than Price at 40, struggled to hit Price and lost for the third time in 20 fights.
- AP
Giancarlo Stanton will return to New York for a third round of platelet-rich plasma injections in his ailing elbows on Monday. Stanton was back at the Yankees’ spring training complex on Friday. Manager Aaron Boone was quoted as saying Stanton is not likely to play in any exhibition games. Stanton said on Feb. 17 after reporting to camp that he had not swung a bat in three or four weeks because of pain in both elbows. The Yankees said he had been in New York, where he received two rounds of PRP injections.
- Alexandra Del Rosario - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
LOS ANGELES — D'Wayne Wiggins, a singer-songwriter and a guitarist who was a founding member of the soul and R&B trio Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 64.
- AP
A South Carolina man is executed by firing squad, the first US prisoner killed by this method in 15 years.
- By ALANIS THAMES - AP Sports Writer
The Florida Panthers welcomed the arrival of Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand in a Friday trade that adds even more grit and experience to the Stanley Cup champions’ roster. Marchand, traded by the Bruins after 16 seasons in Boston will give the Panthers more depth as they battle for first place in the Atlantic Division. Marchand is another huge acquisition for the Panthers, who brought in veteran defenseman Seth Jones in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks last Saturday, and needed a boost after losing the veteran forward Tkachuk for the foreseeable future because of an upper body injury,
- AP
Boston has traded captain Brad Marchand to the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
- AP
Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker received some good news regarding the oblique issue that has limited him this spring training. Walker had flown back to Houston to get the oblique examined. Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters the MRI didn’t reveal any strain. Espada said Walker is returning to the Astros’ spring training camp. Walker, who turns 34 on March 28, batted .251 with a .335 on-base percentage, 26 homers and 84 RBIs in 130 games for Arizona last season. He signed a $60 million, three-year contract with the Astros in December.
- By JOEY CAPPELLETTI - Associated Press
Protesters in western Michigan are calling on GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga to hold an in-person town hall to address their concerns. Republican leaders are advising lawmakers not to hold these town halls because of attendees decrying President Donald Trump administration’s slashing of federal government. Drivers honked in support of the protesters outside Huizenga's office on Friday who were chanting and holding signs. Trump and other Republicans have accused paid activists of taking control of town halls. Holland resident Linda Visscher insisted that she has not been paid to attend a protest but that she wanted her congressman to take questions. Huizenga did hold a telephone town hall later on Friday.
- Jeffrey Meitrodt - Star Tribune (TNS)
MINNEAPOLIS — Aimee Bock, the alleged ringleader of an extraordinary $250 million fraud scheme, took the stand in her defense on Friday at the end of the fourth week of testimony in her federal trial.
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