A 31-year-old man from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was arrested Monday following a violent home invasion and assault in Cumberland, Maryland,

Maryland is among few states seeing improvements in reading skills, but math proficiency declined, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

He played at Maryland in 2021, transferred to Kansas State for the 2022 spring semester, then to UCF for the 2022 season. Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger.

Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night.

Riley Kugel scored a season-high 21 points, including two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime, and No. 15 Mississippi State knocked off No. 21 Mississippi 84-81.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md. Rodney Rice also scored 16 points and Selton Miguel added 12 points on four 3 pointers,

Sports ranks Wisconsin's 2025 football schedule as one of the toughest in the nation, trailing only a few SEC teams.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

Big games by former Oscar Smith, Lake Taylor, Warhill and Catholic standouts mark the night in college basketball.

HARTFORD – Two small loan companies that issued loans to those consumers who were due legal settlement funds have to pay back borrowers more than $1.3 million as part of their own settlement with the state that they engaged in unlicensed activity, Connecticut Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez announced Jan. 28.

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

Outside shooting was a major problem last season for Maryland. The Terrapins shot an abysmal 29% from 3-point range on their way to a losing season.