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A now-retired Palm Beach County high school English teacher spells out challenges of lowered expectations in today's ...

The leader of the Hoosiers' offense, and Heisman Trophy winner, grew up in a locale known for baseball. He's joined rare ...

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“I just did what I would hope somebody would do for my own,” said Alexis Simon Lorain City Schools A fifth-grade teacher leaped into action after noticing a student was choking while eating a snack ...

President Donald Trump yesterday announced he was working with the U.S. Navy to design and build a “Trump class” fleet of “battleships” that would form a centerpiece of America’s revamped “Golden ...

Overall, we didn’t see the best of NFL defenses this past week. Twelve of the 28 teams in action scored at least 28 points. Seven put up 34 or more points. So, not exactly what you’d expect as we dive ...

It's time to take a look at the weekly weight-class rankings for the week of Dec. 15. Wrestlers are eligible to be ranked in the classes where they have officially weighed and competed in. All ...

This is an interesting playoff race. One that's less about who's getting in and more about how seeding shakes out. In the AFC, five teams (the Broncos, Patriots, Jaguars, Chargers and Bills) have ...

It's amazing that in a season full of defining moments, just two plays from one game might change a team's outlook. Yet that's exactly what happened to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Two plays.