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

Could a Joann fabric and craft store be closing near you? The national retail chain has announced more closures.

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

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.

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.

Top-25 teams will be in action across seven games on Wednesday in college basketball. That includes the Alabama Crimson Tide squaring off against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey

No. 1 Auburn (18-1) at LSU. Next: at No. 23 Mississippi, Saturday. No. 2 Duke (18-2) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina, Saturday. No. 3 Iowa St. (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas St., Saturday. No. 4 Alabama (17-3) at No. 14 Mississippi St. Next: vs. Georgia, Saturday. No. 5 Florida (18-2) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Tennessee, Saturday.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California (18-3), 10 p.m. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon (15-5), 6 p.m. No. 17 NC State (16-4) at Wake Forest (8-12), 6 p.m. No. 23 Vanderbilt (17-4) at Florida (11-10), 7 p.m. No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m.

Earlier this month, a dozen freshmen made their way to West Virginia as early enrollees to participate in winter workouts and spring football. Now, those new pl

UCLA men's basketball coach Mick Cronin went on a rant about his team's Big Ten travel schedule after being asked about teams making the trip west

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Lauren Betts scored a career-high 33 points, Kiki Rice added 19, and No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 8 Maryland 82-67 on Sunday. The Bruins (20-0, 8-0 Big Ten) have won their last 19 games by double figures.