LAWRENCE — Kansas men’s basketball won’t open Big 12 Conference play this season as originally scheduled, announcing Monday in a release Saturday’s game against TCU “has been postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols” within the Horned Frogs’ program.
W.R. Robbins has paved the way for many students seeking a career in finance at Fort Hays State University. Along with his wife Yvonne, W.R. has created many opportunities for students with generous contributions to FHSU. Through the Robbins Banking Institute, students are able to navigate careers in finance with support from professors and peers.
Salem hospital reports outbreak of rare fungal superbug SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday that two patients at Salem Health contracted a dangerous fungal infection during their hospital stays in an “outbreak” of a type of yeast rare to the United States.
CAIRO – Sudanese authorities said Wednesday rescue workers retrieved at least 31 bodies from a collapsed gold mine in West Kordofan province. The country’s state-run mining company said workers and villagers were still searching the Darsaya mine for more bodies or possible survivors.
MOSCOW – A court in Moscow on Wednesday granted a request to shut down another prominent human rights organization amid a sweeping crackdown on Russian rights groups, independent media and opposition supporters.
NEW YORK – Jurors deliberating the fate of Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex trafficking trial were told Wednesday they would have to work through the New Year’s holiday after they inquired about that possibility – the latest sign that a verdict was not near in the monthlong trial.
BERLIN – The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 combining to produce a “tsunami” of cases, but said he’s still hopeful that the world will put the worst of the pandemic behind it in 2022.
Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles – where she had played her entire WNBA career – and head home to Chicago. In the end, the appeal of a homecoming was too much for Parker to ignore, and it couldn’t have worked out better.
Saleh rejoins Jets after clearing COVID-19 protocols NEW YORK – New York Jets coach Robert Saleh cleared COVID-19 protocols and returned to the facility Wednesday to run practice for the first time since testing positive for the coronavirus last week. Saleh sat out the team’s 26-21 victory over Jacksonville last Sunday, forced to watch from a hotel room while tight ends coach Ron Middleton assumed the head coaching duties.
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Dec. 30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 1 p.m.