ITHACA, New York, March 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Emily Pape '26 rallies the Big Red team for the greater good In spring 2020, Emily Pape was a high school sophomore in Park Ridge, Illinois, with dreams of playing college basketball. Pandemic restrictions made it impossible for Emily to participate in the usual recruitment process--playing games and getting seen by coaches. Instead of giving up, Emily dug in., Click to open gallery view Emily (right) with her   more

CANTON, Ohio, March 9 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Jets re-signing team MVP Jamien Sherwood to three-year, $45M contract The New York Jets are keeping their MVP on board. Jamien Sherwood is re-signing with the Jets on a three-year, $45 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday. A highlight amid a trying 5-12 Jets season, Sherwood was voted Gang Green's team MVP after posting a career-high 158 tackles and a league-  more

NEW YORK, March 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Condemns Unlawful DHS Detention of Student Activist at Columbia NEW YORK, NY -- On Saturday night, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents entered a student residential building at Columbia University in uptown New York and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student and one of the lead negotiators on behalf of pro-Palestine protesters at 2024's Gaza solidarity enca  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 9 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Nottingham chemist among UK's brightest young scientists awarded prestigious Laureate A young scientist from the University of Nottingham has been named as a 2025 Laureate of the prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. Professor Liam Ball from the School of Chemistry has been has been awarded a prize of pound sterling100,000 in unrestricted funds in the Blavatnik Awards   more

CANTON, Ohio, March 9 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * WR Davante Adams signing two-year, $46 million deal with Rams Davante Adams is headed to Southern California. The star receiver is inking a two-year contract worth $46 million with $26 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per sources informed of the situation. Adams arrives in L.A. as the Rams prepare to part ways with former triple-crown winner Cooper Kupp.   more