Month: March 2020
Jayhawks finish season No. 1 in AP Top 25
The Kansas Jayhawks received 63 of 65 first-place votes from a national media panel in balloting released Wednesday.
Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner wins Iditarod
Jeff Manes/iStock(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Thomas Waerner of Norway won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Wednesday morning, crossing the finish line in Nome, Alaska after 9 days, 10 hours, 37 minutes, and 47 seconds. The [Read More…]
Kansas finishes No. 1 in final AP poll; Gonzaga, Dayton next
Kansas has finished the season No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll, receiving 63 of 65 first-place votes from a national media panel
POLL ALERT: Kansas finishes No. 1 in final AP Top 25, Gonzaga, Dayton, Florida State and Baylor round out top five.
POLL ALERT: Kansas finishes No. 1 in final AP Top 25, Gonzaga, Dayton, Florida State and Baylor round out top five.
15 members of Spanish club Alavés have coronavirus
Spanish soccer team Alavés says 15 people in its club have become infected with the coronavirus
Ottawa Senators player is first known coronavirus case in the NHL
Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(OTTAWA) — The Ottawa Senators announced on Tuesday that one of their players has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, marking the first known case in the NHL. The [Read More…]
Sabres agree to 2-year deal with Penn State captain Biro
The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to an entry-level contract with undrafted forward Brandon Biro
FOX Sports Florida to replay Miami Marlins victories from 2019 season
FOX Sports Florida, the television home of the Miami Marlins, announced plans to replay Marlins wins from the 2019 MLB season.
FOX Sports Sun to replay Tampa Bay Rays wins from 2019 season
FOX Sports Sun, the television home of the Tampa Bay Rays, announced plans to replay Rays wins from the 2019 MLB season.
South Dakota State Health Lab unable to run COVID-19 tests
The South Dakota Public Health Lab in Pierre is no longer able to test for the COVID-19 virus because it’s run out of the supplies needed to run the tests. The department website says it [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: 118 fatalities in US, global death toll surpasses 8,200
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — An outbreak of the novel coronavirus that began in China about three months ago has now infected more than 7,300 people across all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: 115 fatalities in US, global death toll surpasses 8,200
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — An outbreak of the novel coronavirus that began in China about three months ago has now infected more than 7,300 people across all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The [Read More…]
5 ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin Moments you won’t forget: WWE Now India
5 ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin Moments you won’t forget: WWE Now India
First settlement payments from Syngenta lawsuit are being mailed
The first settlement payments to farmers in the Syngenta corn class action lawsuit will start going out later this week, according to a news release from the Kansas City law firm representing farmers in the [Read More…]
Perdue says US food supply chain remains strong during COVID-19 pandemic
Image from USDA Ag secretary Sonny Perdue says workers throughout the food supply chain have risen to the challenge of keeping America fed during the coronavirus outbreak. In a video message Tuesday, Perdue gave a [Read More…]
Big yields and a 2020 brand outlook
Despite the weather challenges in 2019, farmers across the Corn Belt saw some big yields. And there are a lot of opportunities for more in 2020. In this Managing for Profit, we’ll hear from one [Read More…]
Young farmer discusses challenges
There are several issues that are top of mind for young farmers. Abram Klopfenstein, a fourth-generation farmer, raises corn, soybeans, wheat, and hogs in Paulding County, Ohio. “As a young farmer, a lot of the [Read More…]
Agronomy manager offers advice for growers facing a wet, warm spring
AgriGold Agronomy Manager Mike Kavanaugh says many Midwestern farmers should plan for a wet and warm spring. “We are telling growers to get their planters ready to go immediately all through the Midwest,” he says. [Read More…]
Saudi women’s driving activist on trial almost two years after the ban was lifted
BCFC/iStock(LONDON) — The trial of a prominent human rights activist who campaigned for women’s right to drive in Saudi Arabia held its first open court session today, nearly two years after her arrest. Loujain al-Hathloul, [Read More…]
Ibrahimović sets up fundraiser for Italian hospitals
AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović has set up a fundraiser to help Italian hospitals in the center of the coronavirus outbreak