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COLLEGE BASKETBALL. Carbonell lifts JBU men to victory. Freshman Carter Carbonell had a career-high 18 points as John Brown's men used a late run and a strong defensive effort to ...

Annie B. Johnson passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at the age of 98 at her home in Queens, New York with her beloved ...

Glen Edward Becht, 76, passed away on January 31, 2025. He was born in Louisville, KY to the late Bernard Becht, Sr. and Eva ...

Over the years, 10 colleges from the Natural State have produced players that have gone on to win the Super Bowl.

There is a new No. 1 in the Louisiana high school boys basketball rankings after the top two teams in last week's rankings ...

Some of the earliest evidence of Christian communities in Jordan is found in spiritually infused artistry dating from the third to the 19th centuries, serving as creative expressions of faith and ...

A government without accountability and checks and balances is not a proper government but a tyranny. In a fallen ...

John the Baptist foretells Christ as the one who will ... fiercely defending God’s honor. Elijah’s confrontation with false gods culminates in a consuming fire that devours a sacrificial ...

It's also where Elijah Rhea Johnson disappears into the role of a lifetime. He brings the late King of Pop to life eight shows a week. It's a full-circle journey that began back in Detroit.

Untapped potential; redshirt junior who has not reached his peak yet. Elijah Arroyo combines size, speed, and athleticism to become a mismatch tight end at the next level. Arroyo's biggest ...

The first time I learned how to ask good questions was at age 5, when I learned Santa Claus was not real. “Whose lap have I been sitting on all these years?!” was the first question I asked ...