HANOI, Vietnam — Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of the species. The underwater giants can grow up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weigh up to 300 kilograms…
The weekend before Thanksgiving often feels like the calm before the storm in college football. Saturday was different. The expanded College Football Playoff turned it into a tempest with postseason implications from the home of the Super Bowl champion Chiefs in Kansas City to the House that Ruth Built in the Bronx. Ohio State improved…
Podcast host Sage Steele expressed hope that sports broadcasters will tone down their rhetoric against athletes supporting President-elect Donald Trump, suggesting they should be allowed to “celebrate” like other Trump supporters. Steele’s statement was in response to a question regarding Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, whose postgame interview was cut short after he…
WKU Football dropped their first game in Conference USA play Saturday to Louisiana Tech. While the story of a 12-7 game is pretty easy to deduce by looking at the score, the story of WKU’s loss can also be told through a three-minute-long press conference with running back Elijah Young and linebacker Darius Thomas. When…
LSU’s athletics director, Scott Woodward, has a reputation in college sports as a big game hunter. Whenever he has a chance to hire a coach in pretty much any sport, Woodward is going to unleash the money whip and land an established star. The agents love him. The coaches have been enriched by him. But…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Forty-three monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina have been spotted in the woods near the site and workers are using food to try to recapture them, authorities said Friday. The Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility…
Harvard women’s soccer (6-3-5, 2-3-1 Ivy) faced off against the UPenn Quakers (1-7-6, 0-4-2 Ivy) in a high-stakes, must-win Ivy League showdown that would help keep the squad’s Ivy Tournament dream alive. In a thrilling fashion, the Crimson scored a late goal in the final minutes of the match to prevail victorious, 1-0. Following a…
1000 Lb. Best Friends star Vannessa Cross is ready to share her weight loss journey during the season 3 premiere and “hopes” to be approved for skin removal surgery. “Since I’ve lost the weight, I’m physically different, mentally different. I cannot believe I can put my socks on. I reach monumental goals every day that…
The three-time first team All-Ivy selection has played a huge role in the team’s success. By Lucas Milgrim and Erica Jiang 10/06/24 9:29pm Senior defender Leo Burney poses at Rhodes Field on Sep. 22. Credit: Weining Ding As Penn men’s soccer senior Leo Burney steps into his last season with the Quakers, he has continued…
DIAMOND, Mo. — Masen Cook is the third head football coach at Diamond High School in three years. Two years ago, Mac Whitehead led the Wildcats. Last year, it was Matt McKee, and now it’s Cook’s turn to run the show. Whitehead was head coach for six years before departing after the 2022 season. Cook…
