Gonzaga coach Mark Few will miss two exhibition games and the first game of the regular season after he was arrested last month on suspicion of driving under the influence.
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McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda
In the frantic bid to avert a default on the nation’s debt, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell held a position of unusual power — as the one who orchestrated both the problem and the solution.
Can Henderson Olympian Connor Fields recover from horrific injury?
Next to the upstairs room where Connor Fields displays the choicest mementos of his BMX racing triumphs is a laundry room. It holds a different kind of souvenir …
Elementary school’s club helps young men who want to mind their manners
Inside a lively classroom at Marion Earl Elementary School, Andrew Netherton is determined to turn boys into respectful young men — and they all look good doing it. Netherton, a fourth-grade teacher, runs a before-school club called Guys With Ties …
Seattle QB Russell Wilson has surgery on injured finger
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is expected to be sidelined for several weeks after he had surgery Friday to repair two injuries to his right middle finger.
California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast, environmentalists feared the worst: A massive spill that would wreck the ecosystem.
‘It hurts’: Aces fall short of title hopes again with loss to Mercury
Exactly 366 days after their 2020 campaign ended with a championship-round sweep at the hands of Seattle, the Aces fully believed they would win Game 5 of their semifinal matchup …
Bill gives school districts resources to guard against cyberattacks
A hacker published Clark County School District records, including employee Social Security numbers and student names, addresses and grades, after a ransomware attack on …
Montreal star Carey Price steps away for mental health help
Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has voluntarily entered the NHL/NHL Players’ Association joint player assistance program, a stunning announcement Thursday less than a week before …
California fires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias
Northern California wildfires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias as they swept through groves of the majestic monarchs in the Sierra Nevada, an official said Wednesday.