Northwestern football position previews — linebackershttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/northwestern-football-position-previews-linebackers-004525853.htmlA look at the continuity in the returning squad and questions that remain.
Aug 17, 2026 12:45 AM
Wild West matchup sees Giants pitchers walk 10 in loss to Rockieshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wild-west-matchup-sees-giants-003152605.htmlSan Francisco Giants pitchers had a rough game Sunday, combining to walk 10, hit a batter and uncork a wild pitch as the team fell to the Colorado Rockies 13-7 at Oracle Park.
Aug 17, 2026 12:31 AM
The Northwestern Field Hockey Notebook: Ash to Asheshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/northwestern-field-hockey-notebook-ash-003144896.htmlAshley Sessa: the focal point of the offense.
Aug 17, 2026 12:31 AM
UN’s Albanese: Israel outsourcing coercion to settlers in West Bankhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/16/uns-albanese-israel-outsourcing-coercion-to-settlers-in-west-bank?traffic_source=rssUN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says Israel bears responsibility and is outsourcing coercion to settlers.
Aug 16, 2026 11:58 PM
61-64 – Rangers’ West Coast collapse completed with 5-2 loss to A’shttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/61-64-rangers-west-coast-224921510.htmlTexas finished the trip 2-5 with two series losses to baseball’s worst teams
Aug 16, 2026 10:49 PM
Need to get back to the west coast, stat! Rays 2 Orioles 10https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/back-west-coast-stat-rays-215132719.htmlThe Rays defense kept the first inning from escalating into disaster. With Pete Alonso on first base, Ryan Vilade made this catch to save a run. But that’s not all! Pete Alonso was so sure this would be a hit that he was moseying around second base and even with Vilade having stand up and […]
Aug 16, 2026 9:51 PM
Dwayne Wade believes Russell Westbrook will never be replicated in NBAhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dwayne-wade-believes-russell-westbrook-214527592.html"Whatever year he’s in — he’s still athletic, he still plays the game the same way when we first got introduced to Russ and it’s incredible to watch."
Aug 16, 2026 9:45 PM
Game 125 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athleticshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/game-125-game-day-thread-190500778.htmlA game that (presumably) won’t end at midnight
Aug 16, 2026 7:05 PM
What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwesthttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/storm-damage-midwest.htmlA lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, killing at least seven.
Aug 16, 2026 6:34 PM
Carmelo Anthony precisely predicted Westbrook's retirement last yearhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/carmelo-anthony-precisely-predicted-westbrooks-174517608.html“As a player, if you know you’re not ready to walk away from the game, and like you’ve been pushed away from the game, you want to prove yourself.”
Aug 16, 2026 5:45 PM
How Russell Westbrook earned Kobe Bryant's respect while at UCLAhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/russell-westbrook-earned-kobe-bryants-133426723.html"Russ kind of made it a little bit more difficult and Russ was still in college...We know how great of a scorer he was, but he gained Kobe's respect."
Aug 16, 2026 1:34 PM
Timeline: The one-week siege of Qusra by Israeli settlers in the West Bankhttps://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/8/16/timeline-the-one-week-siege-of-qusra-by-israeli-settlers-in-the-west-bank?traffic_source=rssIsraeli settlers encircle Palestinian homes and cut off supplies, leading to a declaration of a military zone.
Aug 16, 2026 1:17 PM
Billions of sea stars have died. A Northwest tribe is trying to save the specieshttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5928398/endangered-sea-stars-release-pacific-oceanSunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.
Aug 16, 2026 9:00 AM
Game 124 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athleticshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/game-124-game-day-thread-004000411.htmlThe Rangers will play this baseball game and there’s nothing you can do about it
Aug 16, 2026 12:40 AM
Children of incarcerated parents find support at basketball camp on West Sidehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/children-incarcerated-parents-support-basketball-233034767.htmlNearly 175 children gathered at the Hope Student Athletics Center for the Angel Tree Sports Camp, a one-day basketball event aimed at supporting children who have a parent in jail.
Aug 15, 2026 11:30 PM
The Midwest braces for more heavy flooding, as Indiana seeks federal aidhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/15/nx-s1-5932552/midwest-flooding-indiana-femaIndiana, Illinois and surrounding states are preparing for another stretch of flooding through this weekend.
Aug 15, 2026 8:04 PM
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran, Western Hemispherehttps://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/us-pulls-aircraft-carrier-asia-trump-focuses-iran-135669614Trump’s war on Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers.
Aug 15, 2026 5:23 PM
Massive egg recall in US south and south-west due to salmonella outbreakhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/15/egg-recall-us-south-and-south-west-salmonella-outbreak1.6m dozen eggs from Texas recalled amid one of the largest recorded foodborne illness outbreaks in US historyA massive egg recall affecting nearly 1.6m dozen eggs has been elevated to the US Food and Drug Administration’s highest-risk warning as officials investigate a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.The FDA on 12 August reclassified the recall of nearly 1.6m dozen white a...
Aug 15, 2026 4:01 PM
Red Wings' newest roster addition comes through to spark late rallyhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/red-wings-newest-roster-addition-124719582.htmlLiover Peguero's first hit as a Red Wing drove in two runs and sparked a 5-2 comeback win over Charlotte.
Aug 15, 2026 12:47 PM
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Aug 14, 2026 10:01 AM