Other sports have made legitimate claims that they should receive more financial support. After all, the NCAA operates under the guise of supporting amateur athletics and the mental enrichment of student-athletes over monetary gains. A proposal to add a third paid assistant to baseball and softball staffs, however, was shot down this week. It cannot be brought back up for a vote until at least 2021. That means college programs will continue in a system of two paid assistants and a volunteer assistant....

Attorney Don Jackson told Sporting News that Jones’ score had been cancelled and his status changed to “non-qualifier.” A non-qualifier cannot practice or compete with a Division I team; ordinarily such a student cannot receive an athletic scholarship. MORE: 16 most-hated players of all time It’s unclear what the impact will be on UNLV’s season to date; the Rebels are 17-13 overall, 8-9 in the Mountain West Conference. When the Educational Testing Service took a similar action against Memphis guard Derrick Rose in 2008, the Tigers’ 38 victories and Final Four appearance that season were vacated and the school was placed on probation....

Only, it doesn’t; it just makes the penalty needlessly complicated. Why is vacating wins still a punishment? MORE: NCAA denies ND appeal, vacates wins When ESPN College GameDay’s Rece Davis commented on the practice ahead of last season’s Texas-USC game, the NCAA should have taken what he said and immediately added it to its rulebook: “Vacating games,” Davis began, “Is stupid. It only irritates fans and confuses statisticians and we all saw the game....

Here, new NCAA officials coordinator J.D. Collins declares refs should call holds, grabs and bumps against cutters, even if they seem incidental to the play. MORE: Top-ranked HS players | Why the NCAA should free Tacko Fall There, Collins says officials are instructed to call the initial foul committed when an offensive post player and the defender assigned to him collide, rather than wait for the combat to escalate....

The Aggies certainly made it interesting, though. Despite a 14-point second-half deficit, they submitted a valiant comeback to force overtime but came up short, 73-69, in Spokane, Wash. With 15.6 seconds remaining in regulation, the Aztecs committed a turnover on an inbounds play, giving the Aggies (down by three) a chance to send the game to OT. Kevin Aronis did just that with a second-chance three-pointer. The shot capped a 14-4 NMS run over the final 3:27....

MORE: Must-see Sweet 16 photos | Live bracket Here’s the full schedule for Friday’s Sweet 16 games, complete with TV information. SOUTH REGION (Houston) No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs (34-2) vs. No. 11 UCLA Bruins (22-13) Friday, 7:15 p.m. (CBS) No. 1 Duke Blue Devils (31-4) vs. No. 5 Utah Utes (26-8) Friday, 9:45 p.m. (CBS) EAST REGION (Syracuse) No. 4 Louisville Cardinals (26-8) vs. No. 8 N.C. State Wolfpack (22-13) Friday, 7:47 p....

Here is a look at each team as they battle for a spot in the Final Four on April 2. MORE: Five times Nova’s Ryan Arcidiacono dropped jaws | Weekend ratings predictions Kansas Jayhawks (33-4) No. 1 seed, South Region Coach: Bill Self (13th season) Bid: Big 12 Tournament champion Starting lineup G Frank Mason III (12.8 ppg, 4.6 apg) G Wayne Selden Jr. (13.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg) G Devonte’ Graham (11....

BBC News Russian reported that another 16 soldiers were still unaccounted for following the strike on Moscow-occupied Makiivka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. The news outlet used open-source data to verify the identities of Moscow’s troops, most of whom had been called up as part of Vladimir Putin’s mobilization call. The outlet said they had spent two months training in central Russia’s Samara region before being deployed to Makiivka on December 26....

The figure came to light in the CDC’s new “Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey,” which assesses the impact of the pandemic on young Americans. Some 46.8 percent of teenagers who identified as homosexual or bisexual said that they had seriously considered attempting suicide in the first six months of 2021, while 26.3 of all teenagers who identified as homosexual or bisexual said that they had attempted suicide in that time period....

Pierson-El will be sidelined six to eight weeks by a foot injury sustained in Tuesday’s practice, according to a release from the Nebraska Athletic Department (via KETV). MORE: Nebraska unveils all-black unis for 2015 | Five Cornhuskers suspended for season opener A first-team All-America selection as a punt returner in 2014, Pierson-El had 596 yards on 34 punt returns (17.5 yards per return), nearly 200 yards more than the FBS’s No....

Neck crepitus isn’t generally a cause for concern. But chronic, repetitive, or painful cracking could point to a more serious problem. This article will walk you through what crepitus is, what causes neck crepitus, when to see a healthcare provider, and how it’s diagnosed and treated. What Is Crepitus? Crepitus is cracking, popping, and grinding sounds in your joints. You may hear and feel it when you move. Grinding sounds and sensations are often tied to stiff joints with cartilage damage....

Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa told reporters on Thursday that he would vote “no” on Tanden. His announcement came less than 24 hours after White House chief of staff Ron Klain touted the senator’s indecision as an optimistic sign. “We’re fighting very hard for Neera,” Klain told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Wednesday night. “We had Senator Grassley tonight announce that he’s open-minded on Neera’s confirmation. We’ve got other Republican senators we’re talking to....

The Lean Cuisine Fettuccini Alfredo is vegetarian and is not supposed to include chicken, which is not mentioned in the ingredients list or on the product label. Additionally, the chicken contains soya, an allergen. The recall is Class I which, according to the FSIS, means: “This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death....

Harry & Meghan was released in a blizzard of news stories, with some U.K. networks bringing in experts to give a snap analysis in the hour after it dropped at 8 a.m. GMT (3 a.m. ET) on December 8. The wave of headlines began a week earlier, however, on December 1 when the first of a series of trailers was released. During this period, Netflix’s share price appeared to soar on the Nasdaq Stock Market, though it is not possible to say definitively what caused the price to increase....

Directed by Chris Williams, who previously directed Big Hero 6 and worked on Moana, the swashbuckling adventure promises to be fun for the whole family. Here is everything you need to know about the animated film. What Will ‘The Sea Beast’ Be About? The Sea Beast follows a young girl named Maisie Brumble who stows away on the ship of legendary sea monster hunter Jacob Holland and Captain Crow in a bid to learn from the best....

“Conservatives today want to underline that the woke crowd is out to crush any comedy that mocks the marginalized,” said Tim Graham, the executive director of NewsBusters, a conservative outlet. “They also want to underline that anyone can be targeted by the cancel culture-mob, and it doesn’t matter if it’s woke whites taking down a Black comedian.” In a New York Post piece headlined, “Hooray for Netflix for standing up to the cancel culture mob,” Kyle Smith wrote: “Netflix this week has provided the rest of the culture with a simple example of what to do when the woke mob comes demanding human sacrifice and ritualized electronic humiliation: Just say, ‘Nah....

In April, Netflix announced the company would offer a lower-priced subscription plan that would include advertisements, in addition to their ad-free plans. On July 13, the streaming giant revealed its collaboration with Microsoft. “Today we are pleased to announce that we have selected Microsoft as our global advertising technology and sales partner,” Netflix wrote in a statement on its website. “Microsoft has the proven ability to support all our advertising needs as we work together to build a new ad-supported offering....

The award-winning, French coming-of-age drama faced backlash as it previewed to American audiences who criticized the film for exploiting the young cast by inappropriately sexualizing them. Cuties follows a young Senegalese girl in Paris who joins a dance clique to escape her family troubles. There are several scenes depicting the young actors dancing suggestively in revealing outfits. While the directorial debut of French filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré did not stir much controversy when it opened in her home country on August 19 as Mignonnes, the hashtag #CancelNetflix began trending on Twitter shortly after its U....

That means he will miss at least the next three Brooklyn games: Saturday at Philadelphia, Tuesday at Detroit and Wednesday at home vs. Indiana. Those games are in the seven days Durant must spend in isolation. Nets coach Steve Nash told reporters before Saturday’s game that the earliest Durant could return to the court is Feb. 13 vs. the Warriors, his previous team, in San Francisco. To do that, Durant must test negative on multiple occasions....

The NBA announced a $25,000 fine to Brooklyn for “failing to comply with league policies governing injury reporting” as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Joe Harris, Nic Claxton, T.J. Warren and Royce O’Neal rested against Indiana. But with 33 points from Cam Thomas and three others clearing the 20-point threshold, the Nets still managed to win 136-133. MORE: Four NBA trades we want to see The game marked the second contest in two days for the Nets, which prompted the team to rest most of its starters....