Line:Iowa -2.5, Total: 145.5 (current NCAA Tournament spreads and totals) Iowa Hawkeyes Record: 21-11 ATS: 14-13-1 O/U: 10-13-1 Overview: A solid ATS run since the beginning of February came to a screeching halt with an outright 67-58 loss as an 8-point favorite to Penn State in the Big Ten tournament. Before that, Iowa had covered the spread in five of its previous six games, pushing in the other. The Hawkeyes, though, have covered in four straight opportunities as favorites of 4 points or less....

When the Flyers arrived at the Dayton airport Monday afternoon for their flight to Tuscaloosa, Ala., they discovered Hillary Clinton’s “Stronger Together” Boeing 737 on the tarmac. MORE: Athletes that supported Hillary Clinton Clinton lost to Donald Trump in last Tuesday’s presidential election. Following campaigns, the jets used are made available for public customers. In this case, it was the company Dayton uses to charter flights for the school’s athletic teams....

Every one of those 68 teams will make their own unique national title case, but Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim in an interview with ESPN was quick to single out one. “This is a magical Dayton team — probably the best Dayton team I can remember in modern basketball,” Boeheim said. “They have a legitimate shot to go the Final Four, even win.” MORE: Canceling March Madness is for the best — but oh, what might have been...

This Dayton Flyers basketball season probably surpassed even his plans, though. “I felt like we had a chance to be REALLY good,” he told Sporting News. “There was a lot of hype, a lot of talk about our team.” How much hype, though? The Flyers got one vote in the preseason Associated Press poll. PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Iowa’s Luka Garza Now the “1” next to their name quite possibly will be a No....

The track hosts two NASCAR Sprint Cup races a season, including the Daytona 500. The damage at the track includes “impacts to lights, speakers, signage, fences, gates, awnings and palm trees,” according to a statement. MORE: Atlanta track opens campgrounds for evacuees The ticket office, tours and the Richard Petty Driving Experience will be closed this weekend for cleanup, with the track planning more updates over the weekend. “We are working with local, regional and state officials on recovery efforts following Hurricane Matthew,” the statement read....

Having been a talismanic presence for Pep Guardiola’s Premier League leaders this season, the Belgium international playmaker is drawing plenty of praise. De Bruyne is now considered to be a member of the global elite, with 11 goals netted across all competitions in 2017-18 and 18 assists supplied to grateful team-mates . The 26-year-old is, however, reluctant to be drawn into the debate regarding his standing alongside superstar performers at Barcelona and Real Madrid, with it his opinion that he is a “completely different” player....

The Argentina international has started the last 10 matches in the competition, including both legs of the semi-final win over Celta Vigo, keeping six clean sheets in the process. Mourinho thanks ref for Herrera red card There had been suggestions Mourinho would restore David de Gea for the showpiece in Stockholm in what is a huge game for United, with a third trophy of the season and a place in the Champions League group stages at stake....

Nestled amongst the trees in Fort Worth, Texas, Colonial is the longest-standing course on the PGA Tour. The course was made famous by Ben Hogan, when he won his first of five events in 1946. This event has lost a bit of its edge since then, but plenty of top players still come to play this gem of a course. MORE: Tour winners of 2015-16 season | Spieth upbeat about Colonial...

That didn’t happen. In the 2022 offseason, Ayton wants to get a max offer from anyone that will give it to him. Ayton bet on himself last summer, showing the Suns and the NBA why he is one of the top big men in the game with his dynamic play. He averaged a double-double of 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds while shooting 63.4 percent from the field. Thanks to his strong numbers, teams seem quite ready to reward him with a max long-term deal....

While not widely considered to be one of the greatest sports movies of all-time, every kid between the ages of 5-15 during the late 90's saw "Space Jam" and loved every minute of it. You know who was in that age range when "Space Jam" came out? Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. While the two probably won't star in the much-talked about sequel, they did take part in a table-reading of the original with some of the members of "Funny Or Die", and as you would expect, it is sensational....

Although the case got less attention than the killing of first grader Kayla Rolland by a classmate in Mt. Morris Township, Mich., last spring, it raised the same question for the criminal-justice system: was this a prosecutable crime? On the one hand, the Riverside County Sheriff’s office was carrying the case as a murder by suffocation. After talking to the girls, investigators concluded they “intended to kill Damion with the pillow,” according to a spokesman....

Taken alone, last week’s bombing would not have the power to undo the hard-won Palestinian-Israeli peace accord reached at Wye. But it was the fifth week in a row that Palestinian terrorists targeted Israelis–and the third attack since talks began at Wye. On Oct. 19, a Palestinian grenade attack injured 64 Israelis at the Beersheba bus station. And in the most harrowing assault, on Oct. 29, an Israeli Army jeep intercepted a car-bomber as he sped toward a bus full of children; the bomber and one soldier died....

The vacationer shared their situation to Mumsnet, under username DuvetHugger, revealing they’d booked a trip this June in Scotland. Despite reserving the pet-friendly accommodation, they claim they were put out when the host contacted them out of the blue recently to say they can no longer honor the booking. The would-be tourist wrote: “We have booked tickets for a big gig taking place there and are traveling from south of the U....

The 49ers and the wide receiver ending a months-long drama on Sunday night, with San Francisco’s front office ponying up the cash to keep their No. 1 target locked into 49ers for the next few years. Samuel joins the list of recently paid wide receivers to get big-money extensions: A.J. Brown, Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill each got new deals this offseason — as well as new teams. The biggest difference: Samuel and the 49ers worked through the issues and keep the star offensive weapon in red and gold for the next three seasons, and deservedly so....

Collins, who is challenging incumbent GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler, violated DoD policy at least two dozen times last week alone by using images of himself donning his Air Force uniform in campaign ads posted to social media, Newsweek reported. The photos infuriated veterans and advocacy groups, and they called on Collins to be court-martialed because of the violation as an active reservist. DoD Directive 1344.10 states that any images in uniform must be accompanied with a “prominent and clearly displayed disclaimer” that states such a photo does not imply an endorsement from any military branch....

The Charlotte Bobcats' Kidd-Gilchrist missed six weeks with a broken left hand and in his first game back, it was Anthony, who ranks second in scoring, waiting for him on the court. In 30 minutes against the New York Knicks, Kidd-Gilchrist kept Anthony below his season average. He challenged Anthony at every turn and Charlotte won, 108-98, as Anthony finished with 20 points, six rebounds and three assists. MORE: Oden still searching for comfort | James wages in-game battle with himself...

McBride, a Democrat who serves as the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, won against Republican opponent Steve Washington in Delaware’s heavily Democratic 1st District. The state senator-elect won just over 91 percent of the district’s votes, compared with less than 9 percent for her GOP opponent. By winning the election, the activist became the first transgender person elected to a state senate. “We did it. We won the general election....

Delta remains the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide, accounting for 99.2 percent of cases in the last 60 days, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Down from 99.8 percent the last few weeks, it comes as Omicron continues to spread throughout the world, and the WHO has warned that the newer variant could overtake Delta. “We do know Omicron is spreading fast and it has a growth advantage over Delta in some countries,” Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead for the WHO, said on Wednesday....

Dementia is an independent risk factor for serious illness from the virus that causes COVID-19. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), many of the risk factors associated with severity of COVID-19 are also associated with dementia—including advanced age, hypertension, and diabetes. Based on recent research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that adults who have dementia should be protected from exposure to the virus because of the increased risk....