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BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Lineker 03/11/2023 07:03pm • LONDON (AP) — The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as the network scrambled to stem an escalating crisis over its suspension of soccer host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's new asylum policy. Presenters, analysts and English Premier Leagu MATCHDAY: Arsenal visits Fulham; Lewandowski back for Barca 03/11/2023 05:43pm • A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday: ENGLAND Arsenal will try to restore a five-point cushion atop the Premier League when it travels across London to face Fulham. Arsenal has won four games in a row since losing to Manchester City at home but is still just two points ahead of NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/11/2023 02:15am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 4 New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60 Mass.-Lowell 85, Maine 54 Vermont 84, NJIT 57 Binghamton 67, UMBC 65 Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 Mass.-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64 Vermont 79, Women's Conference Tournament Glances 03/10/2023 11:35pm • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Wednesday, March 1 Vermont 56, Bryant 49 UMBC 82, NJIT 71 Albany (NY) 59, Mass.-Lowell 51 Maine 64, Binghamton 54 Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Vermont 75, UMBC 63 Albany (NY) 72, Maine 64 Cha Storms interrupt some of the chaos at Players Championship 03/10/2023 06:07pm • PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at The Players Championship. The TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say. Ramey put two tee shots in the water on the island-green 17th hole Friday for a quintuple-bogey that cost him a three-shot l Lineker off flagship BBC soccer show after Twitter posts 03/10/2023 05:31pm • Former England captain Gary Lineker was temporarily removed on Friday from his role as presenter of the BBC's flagship soccer highlights show in the wake of his criticism of the British government’s new asylum policy. The long-running “Match of the Day” program, which has been a national insti Inter Milan loses at Spezia 2-1 after late penalties 03/10/2023 05:22pm • LA SPEZIA, Italy (AP) — It was a tale of three penalties at Stadio Alberto Picco where Inter Milan surprisingly lost to relegation-threatened Spezia 2-1 in a slice of Serie A history on Friday. After Lautaro Martínez’s first-half penalty for Inter was saved, substitute Daniel Maldini, the son o Stocks tumble as Wall Street wonders what will break next 03/10/2023 04:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Fear rattled Wall Street, and stocks tumbled Friday on worries about what’s next to break under the weight of rising interest rates following the biggest U.S. bank failure in nearly 15 years. The S&P 500 dropped 1.4% to cap its worst week since September. That’s despite a h Another US hiring surge: 311,000 jobs despite Fed rate hikes 03/10/2023 03:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a substantial 311,000 jobs in February, fewer than January’s huge gain but enough to keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively to fight inflation. The unemployment rate rose to 3.6%, from a 53-year low of 3.4%, as more Biden budget vs. House GOP: Values on display in debt fight 03/10/2023 01:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, his federal budget is a statement of values — the dollars and cents of a governing philosophy that believes the wealthy and large corporations should pay more taxes to help stem deficits and lift Americans toward middle class stability. In the view of h Boston nonprofit organizers charged with defrauding city 03/10/2023 10:40am • BOSTON (AP) — A couple who run a nonprofit aimed at reducing violence in Boston, already charged with using the organization as their own personal bank, now face allegations that they misused COVID-19 relief funds, federal prosecutors said. Monica Cannon-Grant, 42, who founded Violence in Boston I Foreign minister says Pakistan in `perfect storm' of crises 03/10/2023 02:26am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister said Thursday his country is facing “a perfect storm” of troubles — an economic crisis, the consequences of catastrophic flooding, and terrorism “that is once again rearing its ugly head” as a result of the Taliban takeover of Afghanist NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/10/2023 02:10am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 4 New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60 Mass.-Lowell 85, Maine 54 Vermont 84, NJIT 57 Binghamton 67, UMBC 65 Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 Mass.-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64 Vermont 79, Women's Conference Tournament Glances 03/09/2023 11:50pm • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Wednesday, March 1 Vermont 56, Bryant 49 UMBC 82, NJIT 71 Albany (NY) 59, Mass.-Lowell 51 Maine 64, Binghamton 54 Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Vermont 75, UMBC 63 Albany (NY) 72, Maine 64 Cha Maryland expands educational loan repayment program for health care workers 03/09/2023 11:23pm • Maryland’s educational loan repayment assistance programs are now offering health care workers more help through what will be the largest expansion of the program since it began in 1994. Eligible health care providers may now qualify for up to $100,000 in repayment assistance, depending on lice