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Hard-throwing teens draw scouts, scholarships. More and more, they may also need Tommy John surgery 03/15/2024 06:00am • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Most teenagers celebrate their high school graduation with friends, family and maybe a party. Brandon Compton had Tommy John surgery. It's been nearly 50 years since the game-changing procedure ��� which reconstructs a torn ulnar collateral ligament in a pitcher's elbow ��� was Nordic combined star Jarl Magnus Riiber soaring and skiing toward finish in record-breaking season 03/15/2024 06:00am • Jarl Magnus Riiber might be the most dominant athlete in any sport right now. If Nordic combined wasn't a niche sport, popular in countries such as Germany and Austria while mostly overlooked in the United States and elsewhere, the world would be well aware of what Riiber has been doing since Octobe Ohio defeats Western Michigan in Mid-American Conference quarterfinals, 82-55 03/14/2024 09:36pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Shereef Mitchell had 15 points as third-seeded Ohio knocked off sixth-seeded Western Michigan 82-55 Thursday night in the Mid-American Conference tournament quarterfinals. Ohio will play second-seeded Akron in the second of two semifinal games Friday. night. Bowling Green, the No. SpaceX comes close to completing test flight of mega rocket but loses spacecraft near end 03/14/2024 08:58pm • SpaceX came close to completing an hourlong test flight of its mega rocket on its third try Thursday, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth. The company said it lost contact with Starship as it neared its goal, a splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The first-stage booster also ended Before the big show of peak bloom, DC's cherry blossoms get a trim 03/14/2024 08:19pm • As the cherry blossoms approach peak bloom at the National Mall, the National Park Service is at work, and the sound of chain saws rang out near the paddle boats as tourists snapped photos of D.C.'s blossoms, which are currently at the peduncle elongation stage. Matthew Morrison, chief arborist f Banks, St. Bonaventure beat Loyola Chicago 75-74 in 2OT in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament 03/14/2024 08:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Daryl Banks III scored 22 points, including three free throws with 12.7 seconds left in the second overtime, and seventh-seeded Bonaventure defeated No. 2 seed Loyola Chicago 75-74 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Banks made a 3-poi 10 Small Business Tax Deductions Worth Knowing 03/14/2024 08:00pm • There's an old saying that it takes money to make money, and that's often the case for small business owners. It's common to incur expenses on everything from marketing and travel to supplies and insurance. The good news is, you can write off a wide range of business expenses, and every deduction wi What Are the Top Questions to Ask Pharmacists About OTC Medications? 03/14/2024 08:00pm • If you're like most Americans, you likely live within five miles of a local pharmacy and have used them to pick up prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs that you rely on for your health. Whether you're there because your doctor prescribed you a short course of antibiotics, you're refil Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more 03/14/2024 07:21pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Lyft and Uber said they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city's council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require that ride-hailing services increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour. Lyft called the ordinanc The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come 03/14/2024 07:17pm • America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer ��rsted and the utility Eversource built a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 kilometers) eas Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices 03/14/2024 07:02pm • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Thousands of farmers protested in India's capital on Thursday to press their demand for a new law that would guarantee minimum crop prices, after weeks of being blocked from entering the city. They rode crowded buses and trains instead of their tractors to New Delhi after authorit Flames extinguished after oil tank fire at Montgomery Co. asphalt plant sends thick plumes of black smoke into the sky 03/14/2024 06:44pm • A massive fire involving large oil tanks at a Montgomery County, Maryland, quarry Thursday sent thick clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen for miles around. "The good news is, the fire is out. There were no injuries," Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete 2 Michigan officers on leave after video shows officer kicking Black man in head during arrest 03/14/2024 05:24pm • STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) ��� Two suburban Detroit police officers are under investigation after police video of officers arresting a Black man accused of domestic violence shows one officer kicking him in the head during a chaotic arrest the man's attorney calls ���a gang-style beating.��� The S Oklahoma's push to weaken penalties for cockfighting is frustrating opponents of the bloodsport 03/14/2024 05:14pm • WILSON, Okla. (AP) ��� Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn't uncommon to see hundreds of spectators packed into small arenas in rural parts of the state to watch roosters, often outfitted with razor-sharp steel blades, fight until a blood What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more 03/14/2024 05:12pm • Math enthusiasts around the world, from college kids to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day on Thursday, which is March 14 or 3/14 ��� the first three digits of an infinite number with many practical uses. Around the world many people will mark the day with a slice of pie ��� sweet, savory or even p