Houston guard Tramon Mark announced Saturday he plans to enter the transfer portal, while also declaring for the NBA draft. Mark started all 37 games for the 33-4 Cougars this season, averaging 10.1 points. “I am excited for the next steps of my journey,” Mark said. “I will continue to …

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Shaka Smart has packed an entire career’s worth of experiences into 14 years as a college head coach. He led VCU to an improbable Final Four as a 30-something wunderkind in 2011, guided mighty Texas to a Big 12 tournament title during six otherwise tepid years in Austin, and now …

Believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church pray blocking an entrance to a church at a compound of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv on March 30. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters) An orthodox church leader at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery is under investigation, according to a statement Saturday from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), who …

The afternoon was cold and starkly silent, broken only occasionally by passing cars honking in solidarity. A blue and white five-starred Honduran flag wavered in the breeze, one of many symbols marking the deaths this week of 39 immigrants who were trapped in a fire at a detention center in …

President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with local residents in the town of Bucha on Friday. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters) Russia’s stated plan to place nuclear weapons in Belarus is proof that talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in March failed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday. …

CNN  —  Cinnamon, a goat, and Felix, a 1-year-old bulldog mix, are an unlikely duo, but best friends, nonetheless.  The four-legged friends enjoy spending time together – eating, playing, and sleeping. And now, they can continue those things together at their new forever home. The pair was brought to Wake County Animal …

OAKLAND —  Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon said he could not discuss an altercation with an Oakland Athletics fan on opening night that was captured on video and circulated widely on social media. Major League Baseball confirmed it is looking into the incident, while the Oakland Police Department stated it was …

12:14 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN American University is targeting George Mason assistant Duane Simpkins as the school’s next head coach, and a deal is expected to come together in the near future, sources told ESPN. Simpkins brings deep ties to the area from his time as an assistant, a high …

Rome CNN  —  Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 ($108,705) under new legislation introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party. Fabio Rampelli, a member of the lower chamber of deputies, introduced the legislation, which is …