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21 Saint Mary's led nearly the entire way to beat No. 17 Gonzaga 69-60 on Tuesday night and interrupt the Bulldogs' stranglehold on the West Coast Conference Tournament title. Also for Saint Mary's, Saxen produced a double-double despite battling foul trouble, and WCC player of the year Augustas Marciulionis scored 13 points. The game was close throughout — Saint Mary's largest lead was 11 points — but the Gaels managed to stay in front almost throughout. Saint Mary's now has won 23 of 25 games, and the Gaels ended Gonzaga's nine-game winning streak.

Persons: — Aidan Mahaney, Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, Mahaney, Saxen, Marciulionis, Anton Watson, Ryan Nembhard, Graham Ike, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, West Coast, Bulldogs, NCAA, Gaels, Saint, AP Locations: — Saint Mary's, Saint

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego began airing the first television ads of his U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday as the crucial Arizona race takes shape as a one-on-one contest after incumbent Kyrsten Sinema declined to run for a second term. The Arizona race is one of a handful of contests that will determine control of the Senate. In his ad, Gallego says he worked as a cook and a janitor growing up and got into Harvard University with no money or connections. Arizona has long been a Republican stronghold, but Sinema's 2018 election marked a period of ascendance for Democrats. ___Follow the AP's coverage of U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego at https://apnews.com/hub/ruben-gallego.

Persons: Ruben Gallego, Kyrsten Sinema, Sinema, Gallego, he's, “, Kari Lake, She's, Donald Trump, They've, Trump, gallego Organizations: PHOENIX, — Democratic, U.S, Senate, Marine, Democrat, Democratic, Harvard University, Republican, Arizona, Lake, New, Republicans, U.S . Rep, ruben Locations: U.S, Iraq, Arizona, Phoenix, Iowa, New Hampshire, ascendance

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy called himself a “very proud Irishman” after he trotted onstage to claim his first-ever Oscar for portraying the man who created the atomic bomb in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer.”“I'm a little overwhelmed,” said Murphy, who won best actor for his stellar role as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy, though a regular presence in Nolan films going back almost two decades, had always been a supporting player. Murphy thanked Nolan and the director's wife, Emma Thomas, a producer on the film. “It's been the wildest, most exhilarating, most creatively, satisfying journey you've taken me on over the last 20 years,” Murphy said to Nolan. “But deep down, secretly, I was desperate to play a lead for him.”Murphy came into the Academy Awards a strong contender after picking up trophies at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and BAFTA Film Awards.

Persons: — Cillian Murphy, ”, Oscar, Christopher Nolan’s, “ Oppenheimer, Murphy, Robert Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, Nolan, Emma Thomas, “ It's, ” Murphy, “, “ Oppenheimer ”, Robert Downey Jr, ” Ben Kingsley, Murphy's, Kingsley, ” Kingsley, ” “, it’s, I’d, ’ ”, Chris Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, Academy, Golden Globes, BAFTA Locations: Alamos

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night. A joint production of The Associated Press and PBS' “Frontline,” statuettes were awarded to Chernov, producer and editor Michelle Mizner and producer Raney Aronson-Rath. The Oscar — and nomination — was a first for both Chernov, an AP video journalist, and the 178-year-old news organization. “This is the first Oscar in Ukrainian history, and I’m honored,” an emotional Chernov said. Some doctors urged them to film graphic scenes of injured and dead children to show the world what had been done.

Persons: Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson, Rath, Oscar —, —, ” Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, “, I’d, ”, Stepanenko, Lori Hinnant, Mariupol ”, Oscar, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers, isn’t, Bowers, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, PBS, “, Russia, Kharkiv, Russian Locations: Mariupol, Ukraine, Russia, Angeles, russia, ukraine

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — An Auburn University student connected on a long-distance shot, draining a length-of-the-basketball court putt on Saturday to win a car. After the putt found the small opening on the sign, Boyle raced around the court celebrating while fans erupted and TV cameras showed Auburn guard K.D. Boyle was the first winner of the promotion this season, winning a car from a local Toyota dealership. Craig Noyes, a writer for the university’s student-run site The Auburn Plainsman, won a car in the contest in February 2023. It was the first time a student made the putt since 2014.

Persons: Conor Boyle, Boyle, K.D, Johnson, Craig Noyes Organizations: An Auburn University, Georgia, Auburn, Toyota, Auburn Plainsman, AP Locations: AUBURN, Ala

And now, a lack of food stemming from the region's drought has left the youngest of the children she is raising malnourished. But she recently resorted to traveling to the nearby Finarwa health center in southeastern Tigray to try to keep the 1-year-old baby alive. But months after the end of the conflict, the U.N. and the U.S. halted food aid for Tigray because of a massive scheme by Ethiopian officials to steal humanitarian grain. Food deliveries to Tigray in the second half of last year, but only a small fraction of needy people in Tigray are receiving food aid, humanitarian workers say. A widow named Serawit Wolde with 10 children was in tears as she recounted that five of them were falling ill from hunger.

Persons: NEBAR, Tinseu Hiluf, ”, Tadesse Mehari, Serawit Wolde, Hayale, ” Havale, Haile Gebre Kirstos, “, Melinda Gates Organizations: Tinseu, Ethiopian, AP, Associated Press, Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Locations: NEBAR HADNET, Ethiopia, Tigray, Nebar, U.S, Amhara, Messebo, Africa, AP.org

Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter. The Lower 48 states averaged 37.6 degrees (3.1 degrees Celsius), which is 5.4 degrees (3 degrees Celsius) above average. But Iowa blew past its warmest February by 2 degrees, while parts of Minnesota were 20 degrees warmer than average for all of February, Gleason said. A strong ridge of high pressure kept the eastern United States warm and dry, while California kept getting hit with atmospheric rivers, she said. Winter weather expert Cohen, who is based outside of Boston, joked that the U.S. no longer has four seasons: "We have two seasons.

Persons: “, El Nino, ”, Jeff Masters, Masters, Karin Gleason, Gleason, Copernicus, Judah Cohen, Cohen, ” Cohen, Theresa Crimmins, weren’t, Crimmins, ” Crimmins, Patrick Whittle, ___ Read, Seth Borenstein Organizations: National Phenology Network, El, Climate, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Environmental, Iowa, El Nino, Associated Press, Atmospheric Environmental Research, National Weather Service, Rutgers Snow Lab Locations: America, Colorado, New Jersey, Texas, Carolinas, U.S, Michigan, United States, Minnesota, Great, California, El, That's, Boston, Europe, Asia, Fort Kent, Maine, Portland , Maine, AP.org

And February, as well the previous two winter months, soared well past the internationally set threshold for long-term warming, Copernicus reported Wednesday. February 2024 averaged 13.54 degrees Celsius (56.37 degrees Fahrenheit), breaking the old record from 2016 by about an eighth of a degree. Climate scientists say most of the record heat is from human-caused climate change of carbon dioxide and methane emissions from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas. Additional heat comes from a natural El Nino, a warming of the central Pacific that changes global weather patterns. The three-month period was the most any season has been above pre-industrial levels in Copernicus record keeping, which goes back to 1940.

Persons: Copernicus, El, it’s, ”, Jennifer Francis, ” Francis, El Nino, Francesca Guglielmo, “, Brian McNoldy, Natalie Mahowald, Francis, ___ Read, Seth Borenstein Organizations: WASHINGTON, European Union, El Nino, El, Climate, University of Miami, Cornell University, Associated Press Locations: European, Paris, El, El Ninos, AP.org

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another attack on the NCAA's deteriorating amateur business model. "Today is a big day for our team," players Cade Haskins and Romeo Myrthil said in a statement. That could delay negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement until long after the current members of the basketball team have graduated. “In this isolated circumstance, however, the students on the men’s basketball team are not in any way employed by Dartmouth,” the school said. A college athletes union would be unprecedented in American sports.

Persons: Cade Haskins, Romeo Myrthil, —, “, ”, ” Haskins, Myrthil, Haskins, ” Myrthil, ” Mary Kay Henry, ” “, Jimmy Golen Organizations: Dartmouth, National Labor Relations Board, Service Employees International Union Local, SEIU, Ivy League, NCAA, NLRB, Big Green, Northwestern football, Wildcats, Big, Ivy League Players Association, Harvard, The Associated Press, AP Locations: HANOVER, N.H, Alabama, Michigan, Dartmouth

The Dells contributed nearly $976 million to their charitable funds, which distribute gifts to a wide array of charities. Together, the 50 donors on the list contributed a total of $11.9 billion to charity in 2023. Only 23 of the richest Americans on the Forbes 400 list donated enough to appear on the Philanthropy rankings. 13 on the list, they contributed $210 million to the Institute for Protein Innovation, which shares its data with scientists for free. _____Maria Di Mento is a senior reporter and Jim Rendon is a senior writer at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where you can read the full article.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg, Phil Knight, Penny, Michael Dell, Susan, Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, Bernie Marcus, Ken Langone, Arthur Blank, “, ”, Renee Kaplan, — Franklin Antonio, Hugh Hoffman, —, Tim Springer, Chafen Lu, Diego’s Jay Kahn, Lauder, Sergey Brin’s, Michael J, Robert Kraft, Lucia Woods, David, Kathleen LaCross, Pierre Omidyar, Pam, They’re, John, Laura Arnold, Laura, ” Laura Arnold, Wendy Schmidt, Eric Schmidt, “ Younger, Kaplan, Jeff Sobrato, _____ Maria Di Mento, Jim Rendon, Kay Dervishi Organizations: New, New York City, Nike, Bloomberg, Knights, University of Oregon, Dells, Forbes, Forward, Qualcomm, Summer Science, SETI Institute, ALS Association , University of Cincinnati Foundation, Cincinnati Zoo, Botanical, Nature Center, Yale University, Institute for Protein Innovation, Price Club, Apple, San Diego Foundation, Discovery Foundation, Google, Fox Foundation, Parkinson’s Research, New England Patriots, Foundation, Combat, Ms, Foundation for Women, Chicago Foundation for Women, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, eBay, District of Columbia, Associated Press, Philanthropy Locations: New York, Portland , Oregon, Ohio, Moderna, California, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Hawaii, Massachusetts

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Historic hearings are opening on Monday at the United Nations’ top court into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state. Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. It has built 146 settlements across the West Bank, according to watchdog group Peace Now, many of which resemble fully developed suburbs and small towns. An additional 200,000 Israelis live in settlements built in east Jerusalem that Israel considers to be neighborhoods of its capital. Israel’s annexation of east Jerusalem, home to the city’s most sensitive holy sites, is not internationally recognized.

Persons: Israel, ”, Omar Awadallah, Yuval Shany, It’s Organizations: United Nations ’, International Court of, General Assembly, of Justice, West Bank, Palestinian, Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Hebrew University, Israel Democracy Institute, Hamas, South, African National Congress Locations: HAGUE, Netherlands, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem, Jordan, Egypt, South Africa, israel

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 3-0-5 took over the Daytona 5-0-0. Johnson, the wrestler/actor, said he would stay for Monday’s rescheduled race and honor his role as Daytona 500 grand marshal and give the command for drivers to start their engines. The last time the Daytona 500 was postponed a full day was in 2012. Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner, has suddenly become public enemy No. The DJ-producer, whose real name is Khaled Mohamed Khaled, said he attended a Daytona 500 or two as a kid because of his love of cars.

Persons: Dwayne “, ” Johnson, Pitbull, DJ Khaled, Johnson, Monday’s, Khaled, ” Pitbull, Pit, ” Khaled, “, ” “, ”, Denny Hamlin, Hamlin, Kyle Busch, I’ve, Denny —, Denny, won’t, ’, we’ll, Justin Marks, Ross Chastain, Daniel Suárez, Shane van Gisbergen, Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton, Nile Rodgers, Jimmy Buffett, WE, he's, 23XI Racing’s Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan, Khaled Mohamed Khaled, Harley J, Earl, “ It’s Organizations: DAYTONA, Sunshine State, Miami —, Grammy, WrestleMania, Furious, Miami, Daytona, Speedway, ROCK, NASCAR, WWE, Trackhouse Racing, Pitbull Locations: Fla, South Florida, Miami, Florida, Philadelphia

Purdue claimed the top overall seed over reigning national champion Connecticut in the first look at the potential top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament. Those two teams have topped The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for five straight weeks, though with the Huskies at No. 1 regional seeds, with North Carolina sitting at fifth overall as the top No. 3 region seeds. 4 seeds to round out the list.

Persons: Charles McClelland, ___ Organizations: Purdue, Connecticut, NCAA, Boilermakers, Press, Huskies, North Carolina, CBS, Marquette and Kansas, UNC, Iowa State, Duke, Dayton, Creighton, Clemson Locations: Houston, Arizona, North, Tennessee, Marquette and, Alabama, Baylor, Auburn, San Diego State , Illinois, Wisconsin, Glendale , Arizona

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tony Perkins’ layup with 1.3 seconds left gave Iowa an 88-86 overtime win over No. Perkins, who had 16 of his 18 points in the second half and overtime, drove the right side of the lane, nearly losing the ball before recovering to hit the winning shot. Iowa built a nine-point lead on two occasions in the second half, then the Hawkeyes went almost six minutes without a field goal. Both teams had chances to win the game in the closing seconds of the second half. Iowa wore down in the second half — Perkins and Freeman played the entire half — as the Badgers rallied.

Persons: — Tony Perkins, Perkins, Iowa’s Payton Sandfort, Carter Gilmore's, Max Klesmit, Owen Freeman, Sandfort, Josh Dix, Steven Crowl, AJ Storr, Chucky Hepburn, Tyler Wahl’s, Hepburn, — Perkins, Freeman, ___ Organizations: IOWA CITY, Iowa, Wisconsin, Hawkeyes, Badgers, The Badgers, Big, NEXT, Maryland, Visits Michigan State, AP Locations: IOWA CITY , Iowa, Wisconsin, Iowa

(AP) — Lefty Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, died Saturday. Driesell was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007, but his entry into the Naismith shrine proved more elusive. He went 9-14 in his debut, one of only two times over an entire season in which he would finish with a losing record as a college coach. Congratulations.”After leaving Maryland, Driesell was hired in 1988 by James Madison, a small Virginia school that finished 10-18 in 1987. I figured it out pretty quickly.”___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Persons: Lefty Driesell, Driesell's, Ty Anderson, Driesell, Len Bias, James Madison, “, Mike Krzyzewski, he’s, ” Driesell, George Raveling, Charlie Scott, Davidson, Scott, ”, Len Elmore, “ Lefty, Brad Davis, Naismith, John Wooden, Tom McMillen, John Lucas, Elmore, ” Krzyzewski, Charles Grice Driesell, Joyce, Gary Williams, Williams, Gary, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Bob Knight, “ I’m, I’ve, Chuck, Chuck Driesell, “ Dad, I’m Organizations: of Fame, Maryland, Wofford, Washington Post, NCAA Division, Davidson, Georgia State, Naismith, Basketball Hall of Fame, NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference, NBA, UNC, Hall of Fame, Driesell, Americans, trailblazer, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Boston Celtics, Park, UCLA, Terrapins, Terps, ACC, Cole, House, Carolina State, NIT, Granby, Duke, Ford Motor Co, Newport News, Southern Conference, Dukes, The Panthers, Citadel Locations: Md, Maryland, Virginia Beach , Virginia, American, North Carolina, Driesell’s, Carolina, N.C, Norfolk , Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Wisconsin, Duke

Texas announced the contract extension through the 2030 season last month but had not released financial details. The extension includes $100,000 annual raises that will push Sarkisian's guaranteed salary to $10.9 million by the final year. According to the regents' agenda, the raises are a 78% overall increase in Sarkisian's guaranteed compensation. The Longhorns won the Big 12 in their final season in the league. Texas also is extending the contracts of tight ends coach Jeff Banks, offensive coordinator Kyle Flood and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski.

Persons: Steve Sarkisian's, Sark, Kevin Eltife, “ We’re, ” Sarkisian, “ We’ve, Jeff Banks, Kyle Flood, Pete Kwiatkowski Organizations: —, Longhorns, Big, College Football, Texas, University of Texas, Regents, ”, Washington, Southeastern Conference, AP Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, — Texas

(AP) — Before Gary Williams led Maryland to the 2002 NCAA championship, Lefty Driesell made the Terrapins relevant. “Coach Driesell is Maryland,” said Jeff Baxter, who played at Maryland from 1982-86. “When you think of Maryland Terrapins, you think of coach Driesell, and of course coach Williams winning the national championship that came about, but it never would have been written if it weren’t for coach Driesell. Those are things I don’t think coach got a lot of credit for. ___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Persons: Gary Williams, Lefty Driesell, ” Williams, Lefty, He’s, ’, Driesell, Len Bias, James Madison, ”, Jeff Baxter, Williams, ” Baxter, Guard Keith Gatlin, ” Gatlin, “ I’d, “ Lefty, “, ” ___ Organizations: Terrapins, Illinois, Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke, North Carolina State, Georgia State, Terps, NCAA, ACC, Basketball Hall of Fame, Maryland, Maryland Terrapins, Guard, UCLA, AP Locations: Md, Maryland, North Carolina, North, ” Maryland, Davidson, —, ”

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has not presented specific evidence that Hamas is diverting U.N. aid and its recent targeted killings of Gaza police commanders safeguarding truck convoys have made it “virtually impossible” to distribute the goods safely, a top U.S. envoy said in rare public criticism of Israel. “We are working with the Israeli government, the Israeli military in seeing what solutions can be found here because everyone wants to see the assistance continue,” Satterfield told the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on Friday. On Friday, police opened fire after a crowd charged toward an aid truck that had emerged from the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Israel has alleged repeatedly that Hamas is diverting aid, including fuel, after it enters Gaza, a claim denied by U.N. aid agencies. Last week, an Israeli airstrike on a car killed three senior police commanders in Rafah, the first entry point for aid deliveries.

Persons: — Israel, Israel, David Satterfield, Biden, ” Satterfield, Wael Abu Omar, Satterfield, Joe Biden, Diaa Rashwan, Khan Younis, Gaza’s, city's Nasser, ___ Magdy Organizations: Carnegie Endowment, International, Authority, U.N, Hamas, Ministry, Islamic, Authorities, State Information Service, Gaza Health Ministry, Health Ministry Locations: RAFAH, Gaza, U.S, Rafah, Egypt, Israel, EGYPT, Khan, Cairo, ___, israel

4 Marquette 81-53 Saturday and take control of the race for the Big East regular-season title. Cam Spencer and Hassan Diarra each added 14 points. The Huskies now lead the second-place Golden Eagles in the Big East by three games in the loss column with five to play. UConn: The Huskies are looking for their first regular-season Big East title since 2005-06, a year they shared the crown with Villanova. UP NEXT:Marquette: Open a three-game homestand against Big East cellar-dweller DePaul on Wednesday.

Persons: STORRS, — Donovan Clingan, Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer, Hassan Diarra, Kam Jones, Oso Ighodaro, Newton, Creighton, ___ Organizations: UConn, Marquette, Big, Huskies, Golden Eagles, Villanova, DePaul, Wednesday, AP Locations: Conn, Big, Marquette, Nebraska

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and his Legacy Motor Club race team welcomed Creed to NASCAR with arms wide open. So singer Scott Stapp and the rest of the multi-platinum rock band filled them — they handed Johnson an autographed guitar. Johnson, a two-time Daytona 500 winner, joked he quickly needed lessons. 84 Toyota on the scoring pylon and now the band and the seven-time NASCAR champion are in the Daytona 500. Legacy Motor Club reached an associate sponsorship deal with the band to give Creed a spot on the Toyota for Sunday’s Daytona 500.

Persons: — Jimmie Johnson, Creed, Scott Stapp, Johnson, ” Stapp, Gibson, Erik Jones ’, Jones, “ We’re, ”, Mark Tremonti, Richard Petty, “, Stapp, Tremonti, Brian Marshall, Scott Phillips, Madison Marsh, DJ Khaled, Dwayne “, ” Johnson, Pitbull, ” Tremonti Organizations: DAYTONA, Motor, NASCAR, Toyota, of Fame, GNR, Daytona Locations: Fla

Here’s everything you need to know about this year's show:When are the Oscars? The Oscars will be held Sunday, March 10, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This is your early reminder to set your clocks accordingly — it's the first day of daylight saving time in the U.S.Are the Oscars streaming? What's nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars? Godzilla is going to the Oscars for the first time, with “Godzilla Minus One” notching a nomination for best visual effects.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie, Jimmy Kimmel, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Lemmon, Kimmel, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Bob Hope, Oscar, “, What's, Barbie ”, Maestro ”, ’, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, “ Barbie ”, Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, America Ferrera, Billie Eilish's, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Ken, ”, John Williams, “ Indiana Jones Organizations: Golden Globes, Dolby Theatre, ABC, Hulu Live, America, “ Locations: Los Angeles, U.S

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said it was a relief to have Clark's pursuit of the NCAA record end. “There are so many people who have come before me and laid such a great foundation for women’s basketball, and that has to be celebrated, too. The NCAA doesn't recognize that record because it was set when the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women governed women's college sports. Woodard and Maravich set their records when there was no 3-point shot in college basketball. ___AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball

Persons: —, Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Plum, Lisa Bluder, “ It's, ” Bluder, “, Clark, Angel Reese, ”, “ We’re, Bluder, Lynette Woodard's, LSU’s Pete Maravich, Woodard, Maravich, Francis Marion’s Pearl Moore, Moore, Francis Marion, Stanford's Tara VanDerveer, ___ Organizations: IOWA CITY, NCAA, Michigan, Big, Hawkeyes, LSU, DePaul, Kinnick, Indiana, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics, Women, AIAW, Anderson Junior College, Wall Street, AP, womens Locations: IOWA CITY , Iowa, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers and coach Geno Auriemma both say they will be back at the school next season. A senior academically, Bueckers made the announcement during senior night ceremonies at Gampel Pavilion following the team's 85-44 win over Georgetown on Friday night. “I love playing here; I love being here,” she said, “I love my teammates. Edwards and Muhl did not announce their plans, saying after the celebration that their decisions will come later. Edwards, Muhl and Griffin each have one.

Persons: STORRS, —, Paige Bueckers, Geno Auriemma, Bueckers, ” Bueckers, Paige, hasn't, ”, “, Aaliyah Edwards, Nika Muhl, Aubrey Griffin, Edwards, Griffin, Azzi Fudd, Jana El, Caroline Ducharme, Annaya Patterson, Muhl, Auriemma, ” Auriemma Organizations: — UConn, Georgetown, Huskies, UConn, Muhl, — North, — North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Creighton, Villanova, AP, womens Locations: Conn, Arizona, South Carolina, Gampel, Croatia, Canada, — North Carolina, UCLA , Texas, Hartford

Record hot seawater killed more than three-quarters of human-cultivated coral that scientists had placed in the Florida Keys in recent years in an effort to prop up a threatened species that’s highly vulnerable to climate change, researchers discovered. They saw widespread death in both repopulated and wild coral on five Florida Keys reefs. Only 22% of the 1,500 repopulated staghorn coral that they surveyed was still alive, NOAA said. “What happened in 2023 was absolutely devastating,” said retired NOAA coral monitoring chief Mark Eakin, who now is corresponding secretary for the International Coral Reef Society. “Coral restoration is almost certainly doomed to fail under climate change,” Baum said in an email.

Persons: critters, Katey, ” Lesneski, Lesneski, “, It's, that's, ”, Mark Eakin, ” Eakin, Eakin, Julia Baum, ” Baum, it's, Seth Borenstein Organizations: National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, El Nino, NOAA, Looe Key, NOAA's, Coral Reef Society, University of Victoria, Associated Press Locations: Florida, elkhorn, El, Looe, AP.org

Paulo Cesar Gomes, a 56-year-old entomologist, found some mosquito larvae swimming in shallow rainwater inside a car bumper. Captured mosquitos and larvae are kept alive and brought to a city laboratory to be tested for dengue. At locations with positive tests, health agents spray the walls with a product that kills mosquitos and then monitor the location for weeks. In Rio, more than 80% of mosquito breeding sites are located in residential properties, health officials say. Health workers and volunteers went door to door, pacing up and down the narrow streets of Rio's Tabajara working-class neighborhood, or favela, to spread the word.

Persons: Paulo Cesar Gomes, “, ” Ethel Maciel, Gomes, mosquitos, Maciel, Brazil’s, Oswaldo, Mário Sérgio Ribeiro, Vilza da Costa, ”, ” Maciel Organizations: RIO DE, Rio, Brazil's Health Ministry, Associated Press, World Health Organization, Health Ministry, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio, Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio's, America, Caribbean

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