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Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy released after Texas district attorney declines to pursue charges
Read full article: Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy released after Texas district attorney declines to pursue chargesXavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of felony domestic violence.
Guyana's president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobil
Read full article: Guyana's president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobilGuyanaโs president has denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters and home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil.
Allen Iverson: NBA Hall of Famer and sports icon from Hampton
Read full article: Allen Iverson: NBA Hall of Famer and sports icon from HamptonHall of Famer Allen Iverson came to define 2000s basketball, his ferocious and flashy play on the court combined with a fiery personality made him a fan favorite in the City of Brotherly Love.
Rick Pitino-coached St. John's completes the program's first unbeaten January since 1985
Read full article: Rick Pitino-coached St. John's completes the program's first unbeaten January since 1985St. Johnโs is 7-0 in 2025, making this the programโs first unbeaten January in 40 years dating to its last Final Four season in 1985.
For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
Read full article: For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farmMichael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago.
A team to choose Haiti's next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation
Read full article: A team to choose Haiti's next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nationCaribbean leaders say all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti.
ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas in offshore area under dispute by Guyana and Venezuela
Read full article: ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas in offshore area under dispute by Guyana and VenezuelaExxonMobil says it plans to explore for oil and gas in a disputed area off South Americaโs coast where the Venezuelan military had previously expelled two U.S. oil companies.
New Georgetown basketball coach Ed Cooley has plans to change the culture and the win-loss record
Read full article: New Georgetown basketball coach Ed Cooley has plans to change the culture and the win-loss recordNew Georgetown men's basketball coach Ed Cooley is planning to balance embracing the legacy of John Thompson Jr. while making changes with his new team.
West Virginia forward Akok Akok released from hospital after collapsing on court during exhibition
Read full article: West Virginia forward Akok Akok released from hospital after collapsing on court during exhibitionWest Virginia forward Akok Akok has been released from a hospital where he was taken after collapsing on the court during an exhibition game.
West Virginia forward Akok Akok hospitalized, stable after collapsing on court during exhibition
Read full article: West Virginia forward Akok Akok hospitalized, stable after collapsing on court during exhibitionWest Virginia forward Akok Akok has been hospitalized and is stable after collapsing on the court during a charity exhibition game.
In Rhode Island, a hunt is on for the reason for dropping numbers of the signature quahog clam
Read full article: In Rhode Island, a hunt is on for the reason for dropping numbers of the signature quahog clamScientists, lawmakers and those who make their living from Rhode Islandโs Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs appear to be on the decline.
Big East honors Georgetown coach Tasha Butts, who died Monday after 2-year battle with breast cancer
Read full article: Big East honors Georgetown coach Tasha Butts, who died Monday after 2-year battle with breast cancerThe Big East Conference honored Georgetown coach Tasha Butts, who died Monday after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
Iran identifies 5 prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets
Read full article: Iran identifies 5 prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assetsIran has identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea.
Descendants of a British owner of slaves in Guyana apologize as Caribbean nation seeks reparations
Read full article: Descendants of a British owner of slaves in Guyana apologize as Caribbean nation seeks reparationsThe descendants of a 19th century Scottish sugar and coffee planter who owned thousands of slaves in Guyana have apologized for the sins of their forefathers and called slavery a crime against humanity.
Patrick Ewing fired by Georgetown; went 13-50 last 2 seasons
Read full article: Patrick Ewing fired by Georgetown; went 13-50 last 2 seasonsPatrick Ewing has been fired as basketball coach at Georgetown after the latest in a series of rough seasons for the school he led to a national championship as a player in the 1980s.
Ewing's exit? Hapless Hoyas blown out of Big East Tournament
Read full article: Ewing's exit? Hapless Hoyas blown out of Big East TournamentGeorgetown and coach Patrick Ewing were blown out in the first round of the Big East Tournament amid speculation that the former Hoya great's tenure as coach will soon come to an end.
Guyana: Satellites will spot oil spills, not on-ship experts
Read full article: Guyana: Satellites will spot oil spills, not on-ship expertsThe former leader of Guyanaโs Environmental Protection Agency is criticizing the government's plan to use satellites to monitor oil spills in the South American nationโs waters.
Moscow says US must respect Russian law in Griner case
Read full article: Moscow says US must respect Russian law in Griner caseThe spokesperson for Russiaโs Foreign Ministry says the United States has shown disrespect for Russian law by characterizing basketball star Brittney Grinerโs jailing on drug charges as โwrongful detention.โ.
Bynum, Providence win; Hoyas drop school-worst 11th straight
Read full article: Bynum, Providence win; Hoyas drop school-worst 11th straightJared Bynum scored a career-high 32 points and No. 15 Providence won its seventh in a row, beating Georgetown 71-52 and sending the Hoyas to their school-record 11th straight loss.
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US diversity lottery winners wait on visas as time runs out
Read full article: US diversity lottery winners wait on visas as time runs outMore than 20,000 winners of the U.S. visa lottery are anxiously awaiting a federal judgeโs decision on whether their hopes of moving to the United States will remain alive.
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Hoyas history; Colorado uses 3s to dismiss Georgetown 96-73
Read full article: Hoyas history; Colorado uses 3s to dismiss Georgetown 96-73It was a 96-73 thumping of Georgetown, the program Ewing starred for in the 1980s and now coaches. โWe didn't bring our โAโ game,โ Ewing said. He was called for a flagrant-one foul when he took down Georgetown big man Timothy Ighoefe by the neck while Ighoefe was going up for what looked like an easy bucket. Walker became the 16th player in tournament history to shoot at least five 3s and make them all. By making the surprise trip to the tournament, Ewing alleviated some of the heat he was starting to feel back home.
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The Latest: Every seed except 16 has a team in second round
Read full article: The Latest: Every seed except 16 has a team in second roundIn 2016, 2013 and 1991, seed lines 1-15 all had a team reach the second round. UMBC in 2018 is still the only 16 seed to make the round of 32, but no 15 seed won that year. Ad___8:00 p.m.Donโt expect a track meet when Villanova and North Texas play in the second round of the South Region on Sunday. The matchup between the fifth-seeded Wildcats and 13th-seeded Mean Green features two of the most deliberately paced teams in the NCAA Tournament. UNC Wilmingtonโs John Goldsberry holds the record for most 3-point attempts without a miss in an NCAA Tournament game.
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The Latest:
Read full article: The Latest:FILE - New York Knicks' Patrick Ewing encourages fans to cheer in the final seconds of their playoff game against the Charlotte Hornets in New York, in this Saturday, April 26, 1997, file photo. Patrick Ewing and Georgetown are back in the NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel, File)The Latest on the first round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):___The second full day of the NCAA Tournament is underway and Georgetown started it by kneeling down. The Hoyas locked arms and took a knee during the national anthem ahead of their game against Colorado. Coached by its former star, Patrick Ewing, Georgetown is a 12 seed after making March Madness with a four-win-in-four-day streak through the Big East Tournament.
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Ewing, Georgetown take Big East, NCAA bid with stunning rout
Read full article: Ewing, Georgetown take Big East, NCAA bid with stunning routGeorgetown is champion of the Big East again, with the greatest Hoya of them all leading the way. AdNow he is the first person in Big East history to be the most outstanding player on a Big East Tournament champion and coach a team to a Big East Tournament title. 8 seed to win the Big East Tournament and the lowest seed since Connecticut did it as a No. That seems unlikely for these Hoyas, who entered the Big East Tournament with a losing record. UP NEXTThe Hoyas likely give the Big East four teams in the NCAA Tournament along with Creighton, Villanova and UConn.
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Bubble watch: Boise St loses again; Syracuse, MSU also fall
Read full article: Bubble watch: Boise St loses again; Syracuse, MSU also fallThe Spartans are seeking their 23rd straight NCAA Tournament appearance. In the Mountain West, Colorado State and Utah State succeeded where Boise State failed. Those two teams advanced to the semifinals of that tournament and have a chance to keep padding their resumes at a time when several other bubble teams can't. GAME TO WATCHColorado State faces Utah State in a Mountain West semifinal. On Thursday, Colorado State was one of the last at-large teams projected to make the field at bracketmatrix.com, and Utah State was one of the first teams out.
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Georgetown upsets Big East top seed Villanova 72-71 at MSG
Read full article: Georgetown upsets Big East top seed Villanova 72-71 at MSGThe Hoyas are back in the Big East Tournament semifinals for the first time in six years, with the former Georgetown and Knicks star leading the way. Georgetown last reached the Big East semifinals in 2015. โWe played against the Cadillac, the Bentley, whatever you want to call them, of the Big East โ the class of the Big East. The quarterfinal day at the Garden is often the best of the Big East Tournament. They had not won even a single Big East Tournament game since 2016 before beating Marquette in the first round Wednesday.
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Biden plans to sign order for govt to buy more US goods
Read full article: Biden plans to sign order for govt to buy more US goodsBiden plans to sign an executive order Monday, Jan. 25 that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BALTIMORE โ President Joe Biden plans to sign on Monday an executive order that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers, according to administration officials. The United States has shed roughly 540,000 factory jobs since last February as the coronavirus pandemic hurled the world's largest economy into recession. The order also has elements that apply to the separate Buy America program, which applies separately to highways and bridges. The number of U.S. manufacturing jobs peaked in 1979 at 19.5 million and now totals 12.3 million, according to the Labor Department.
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Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa
Read full article: Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South AfricaPresident Joe Biden departs after attending mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. Biden is reversing an order from President Donald Trump in his final days in office that called for the relaxation of the travel restrictions as of Tuesday. The decision to reverse the order is not surprising, but the addition of South Africa to the restricted travel list highlights the new administrationโs concern about mutations in the virus. The South Africa variant has not been discovered in the United States, but another variant โ originating in the United Kingdom โ has been detected in several states. Reuters was first to report Bidenโs decision to add South Africa to the list.
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The Latest: Wizards-Bucks game postponed
Read full article: The Latest: Wizards-Bucks game postponedThat can mean a positive COVID-19 test, an inconclusive test or potential exposure to someone who tested positive. He was pulled at halftime of Memphisโ game against Brooklyn on Jan. 8 but played the Grizzliesโ next game Jan. 11 against Cleveland. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference announced that Saturday's Pittsburgh-Boston College menโs basketball game has been postponed. The conference also said Pittsburgh's men's game at Wake Forest scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7, will move to this Saturday evening. ___Georgetownโs menโs basketball game at Xavier scheduled for next week has been postponed because of a coronavirus-related issue in the Hoyasโ program.
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The Latest: South Carolina coach Martin to miss game at LSU
Read full article: The Latest: South Carolina coach Martin to miss game at LSUFILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in Washington, in this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo. South Carolina, 3-2 this season, has had seven scheduled games called off because of COVID-19. ___Xavier's scheduled men's basketball game Saturday at Seton Hall has been postponed because of COVID-19 related issues within the Xavier program. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference says Saturdayโs menโs basketball game between Georgia Tech and North Carolina State has been postponed. ___Michigan State is postponing a second straight men's basketball game due to a COVID-19 outbreak within its basketball program.
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Ewing out of hospital after being treated for COVID-19
Read full article: Ewing out of hospital after being treated for COVID-19FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing looks on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall, in Washington. In a statement issued by Georgetown on Friday, May 22, 2020, Ewing has tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)Georgetown basketball coach and former NBA great Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital and is recovering from COVID-19 at home, his son said Monday. Patrick Ewing Jr. said three days later on Twitter that his father was getting better after receiving treatment and thanked the doctors and nurses who looked after him during his hospital stay. During his four years playing, Georgetown went 121-23, a winning percentage of .840.
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Ex-Hoya, ex-Knick, current Georgetown coach Ewing has COVID
Read full article: Ex-Hoya, ex-Knick, current Georgetown coach Ewing has COVIDFILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova, in Philadelphia. In a statement issued by Georgetown on Friday, May 22, 2020, Ewing has tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)WASHINGTON Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital. As a player, the 7-foot Ewing helped Georgetown win the 1984 NCAA mens basketball championship and reach two other title games. ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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Nation's capital aims to start reopening May 29
Read full article: Nation's capital aims to start reopening May 29The District of Columbia is under a stay-home order for all residents in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Bowser on Thursday penciled in Friday, May 29 as a potential start date for phase 1 of the District of Columbias proposed three-phase reopening plan. This is not an on-off switch.Bowser had previously set the nations capital on a timeline that would have it beginning to reopen on June 8 at the earliest. Although the rest of the state of Virginia, began reopening in mid-May, the northern counties balked and requested a delay. Im of the mindset that we need to open as soon as possible.Shallal serves on the Reopen DC committee as part of the restaurant subcommittee.
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Deputy uses stun gun to settle a beef between K9 and cow
Read full article: Deputy uses stun gun to settle a beef between K9 and cowGEORGETOWN, S.C. โ A sheriff's deputy responding to a burglary call in South Carolina was forced to settle a beef between his K9 and a spooked cow by using a stun gun. The officer was forced to stun the dog to prevent the cow from being seriously injured, the office said. Reacting to the bite, the cow charged at the deputy and property owner, hitting them and causing minor injuries. After taking stock of the situation, the deputy placed the dog in his cruiser. At the end of it all โ the sheriff's office determined the original burglary call was unfounded.

3rd parent sentenced in college admissions scam gets 4 months in prison
Read full article: 3rd parent sentenced in college admissions scam gets 4 months in prisonThe actress Felicity Huffman, who paid $15,000 to cheat on her child's SAT test, was sentenced this month to two weeks in prison. Still, Semprevivo's son was accepted to the school and enrolled in the fall of 2016. In a telephone back-and-forth with Singer, Semprevivo denied knowing that Singer got his son into the university using Ernst, according to the complaint. In May, Georgetown moved to dismiss Semprevivo's son and another student connected to the scam. Semprevivo's son initially filed a lawsuit against the university to prevent his expulsion but later dropped the lawsuit.