A group of people entered a high school gym and attacked a student-athlete during a basketball game, beating him with a pipe, then leading cops on a chase, Minnesota police and news outlets report.

Melvin Bush, 59, was arrested on March 1, 2023, on suspicion of violating a no-contact order in Olmsted County, according to the lawsuit. When he was booked into the Olmsted County Jail, he told jail staff that he had high blood pressure and was on Suboxone, according to the civil complaint.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota noted that Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell brought a gift to the inaugural luncheon.

Vanderbilt was fined $500,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the court Saturday after the Commodores’ 74-69 victory over No. 9 Kentucky. Vanderbilt was penalized for a third offense under the conference’s revised access to competition area policy.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been a mess all season. They traded Karl-Anthony Towns just before the games started to count. There were financial and roster construction reasons to make the move, but Chris Finch has largely failed to adapt.

Vanderbilt have become upset specialists on the football field and basketball court. Days after downing Tennessee, the Commodores shocked No. 9 Kentucky. Just when it looked like the Kentucky Wildcats were coming into their own under Mark Pope, they took a tumble.

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Leaders of the Murray State University chapter of The United Campus Workers held their own DEI Awareness Day on Tuesday. Partnered with a new coalition called Kentuckians for Higher Education,

According to NBA insider Ian Begley of SNY, the Miami Heat are interested in acquiring Julius Randle from the Minnesota Timberwolves.  The Timberwolves acquired Randle from the New York Knicks in the blockbuster Karl-Anthony Towns deal,

No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m. No. 1 UCLA (20-0) vs. Minnesota (18-3), 3 p.m. No. 4 Southern Cal (18-1) at Iowa (14-7), 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Texas (20-2) at Texas A&M (10-9), 6 p.m.

The Cincinnati Reds are finalizing a trade with the San Francisco Giants for former University of Kentucky left-hander Taylor Rogers, FanSided and ESPN reported Wednesday. The Reds are sending minor league right-hander Braxton Roxby to the Giants in return, according to FanSided.

On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees and to do more to block his agenda.