THE UNLIKELIEST POWERHOUSE in college baseball features a lineup with eight junior college transfers and a ninth from Division II Minnesota Crookston. When Dan Fitzgerald arrived at the University of Kansas three years ago to take over a program defined by its perpetual mediocrity, he did not intend to build around the overlooked and underappreciated….
But if all sewage was stopped from entering Windermere, the number of days each year where the amount of the blue-green algae in it which exceeded World Health Organization limits would fall to zero, even when taking into account the lake’s projected temperature rise, the study found.
A former high school teacher in Wilmington, North Carolina, had a bucket list item she wanted to check off while in hospice care: reconnect with her former student, Michael Jordan. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Ms. Etta taught Jordan at Emsley A. Laney High School over 40 years ago. While a patient at Lower Cape Fear…
May 18, 2026, 06:16 PM ET LONDON — Arsenal moved to within one win of the Premier League title with a 1-0 win against Burnley at the Emirates. Still, a red card for goalscorer Kai Havertz could have marred a nervous and frustrating performance. The Gunners will be crowned champions for the first time since…
Dan HajduckyMay 18, 2026, 04:50 PM ET Close Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Multiple Authors A ring given to Herb Brooks, the coach of the 1980 United States…
Two-thirds of the increase in cost is due to an underestimate of costs by the previous government, inefficient delivery, and to works being missed from the scope of the original plan, according to the government. One third of the increase is due to inflation, Alexander said.
May 18, 2026, 05:21 PM ET RIO DE JANEIRO — Neymar made Brazil‘s World Cup squad Monday, a selection many local analysts and former soccer players deemed unlikely only days ago. Neymar, 34, is Brazil’s all-time top goal scorer with 79 and will appear at his fourth World Cup. The Santos striker has struggled to…
