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UAB football team becomes first in NCAA Division I to sign with college athlete organization 04/29/2024 04:22pm • UAB became the first Division I football team to join a fledgling organization that hopes to represent athletes as college sports moves to a more professional model. After a meeting arranged by coach Trent Dilfer, athletes.org announced Monday its co-founders met recently with UAB's players and staf FAU's Vladislav Goldin to join Dusty May at Michigan, pulls name out of NBA draft 04/29/2024 04:00pm • Vladislav Goldin has withdrawn from the NBA draft and will join his coach from Florida Atlantic, Dusty May, as a graduate transfer at Michigan. Goldin’s decision was first reported Monday by ESPN. The Michigan men’s basketball program reposted the news on its X account. The 7-foot-1, 240-pound G Jason Kelce will join ESPN and be part of 'Monday Night Football' pregame show, AP source says 04/29/2024 03:21pm • Jason Kelce will join ESPN's “Monday Night Countdown” after retiring from the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this year, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity on Monday because it was not expected to be a College Baseball Notebook: Aggies find new power source in Ted Burton in 6th straight SEC series win 04/29/2024 03:06pm • Texas A&M might look back at its weekend series win over Georgia as its most memorable of the season. The top-ranked Aggies not only came back from a 9-0 first-inning deficit to run-rule the Bulldogs 19-9 in the second game, they got a breakthrough offensive performance from one of their top new Chevy Chase resident presents Daddying Film Festival, including Sundance hit about DC Jail 04/29/2024 03:02pm • Every year, Hollywood movie stars battle to win Oscars, but if you're a filmmaker who appreciates fatherhood, you can compete to win an Atticus, named after iconic father figure Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962). Winners receive $500 and an award called an "Atticus." It's two mo 'We call ourselves a liberated zone': Israel-Hamas war protests continue at GW University for 5th day 04/29/2024 10:30am • Pro-Palestinian protestors removed barriers around an encampment at George Washington University on Monday as demonstrations continued for a fifth day, according to the D.C. university. It carries on at a time when colleges around the U.S. are working to clear out encampments of pro-Palestini How to design a volunteering program in your workplace 04/29/2024 10:08am • More workplaces are bolstering their volunteer programs, especially as employee demands grow for socially responsible employers and engagement. Nearly three in five companies surveyed by the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals reported increased opportunities for group volunteering la Caitlin Clark turns focus back to basketball as training camp opens for Indiana Fever 04/29/2024 09:04am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark got back to the basics Sunday — working out on a basketball court. Here, as the newest member of the Indiana Fever, she's learning how she'll fit into this new offensive system, building chemistry with her new teammates and learning the nuances of what it means Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts 04/29/2024 07:44am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She's planning multiple other trips, including to a science fiction convention in Scotland and a Disney cruise soon after that, along Former Jets offensive tackle Mekhi Becton agrees to 1-year deal with Eagles, agent says 04/28/2024 10:19pm • Former New York Jets offensive tackle Mekhi Becton has agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Eagles on a one-year contract worth up to $5.5 million, agent Alan Herman told The Associated Press on Sunday night. The contract is pending a physical, according to Herman. ESPN first reported that Becton p Arrests roil campuses nationwide ahead of graduation as protesters demand Israel ties be cut 04/28/2024 10:03pm • Protests are roiling college campuses nationwide as schools with graduation ceremonies next month face demands they cut financial ties to Israel because of the Israel-Hamas war. Many campuses were largely quiet over the weekend but protesters on both sides of the issue shouted and shoved each other 12 arrested during Gaza protests at UMW in Fredericksburg 04/28/2024 08:47pm • Twelve people protesting the war in Gaza, including nine students, were arrested at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Saturday after those individuals refused to vacate an area around Jefferson Square, according to the university president. 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It depends on the date of your first paycheck of the year. Keep reading to find out when you'll get three checks -- and get advice on how to best spend them. 2024 Months With 2 Paychecks