Two types of underdogs rise up in March: the ones who come from nowhere, and the others we all know, such as Robbie Hummel. The ‘dogs win outright, get blown out or lose but cover, as was the case with Purdue.
OMAHA, Neb. — The messages were flying in the Kansas locker room at halftime.
RENO — Reno animal shelter officials are trying to find homes for the 50 cats and three dogs that a rural Nevada woman turned over as she faced eviction.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Luke Donald rallied from a three-shot deficit Sunday at the PGA Tour’s Transitions with a 5-under 66, then won a four-man playoff on the first extra hole with a shot out of the rough to 6 feet and a birdie putt that curled in the left side of the cup.
Heidi Harris isn’t talking about her abrupt exit as the featured talk show host at KDWN-AM, 720.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Brittney Griner banged a bit down low with her undersized opponents and blocked a few shots at the other end — then headed to the sideline early in the second half.
Defense lawyers have broken the cover of the doctor who ensnared medical equipment supplier Anil Mathur in an FBI kickback sting.
Kicking the docents out of Spring Mountain Ranch State Park is example No. 3 of well-meaning local volunteers getting the bum’s rush from a bureaucracy.
A few years ago, Alan Holton transferred out of mechanical engineering at Purdue and into entertainment engineering at UNLV. Entertainment engineering was a then-new program that combines the rigor of engineering with the creativity of art.
Loni Holley had to think twice about it: Is she a stay-at-home mom or a farmer? She then called herself a farmer.
RENO — Seven windmills installed by the city of Reno in the past two years have not produced as much energy as promised, but city officials say they are learning more about the best locations for future efforts to harness the breeze.
CARSON CITY — Early intervention and suicide prevention is the goal behind confidential mental health screenings for teens being made available by the Lyon County School District.