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A closer look at High Point
Purdue enters Thursday's NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region, facing the No. 13 High Point Panthers, who are coming off an 81-69 win over Winthrop to claim Big South Championship on Sunday. During Sunday's clash, High Point erased a 15-point deficit in the second half...
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ICE violated rights of a US citizen and 21 others during arrests, Chicago activists allege
Federal immigration agents violated the rights of 22 people, including a U.S. citizen, in immigration enforcement arrests during the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, Chicago activists and attorneys alleged Monday. The arrests allegedly violate a 2022 agreement between Chicago groups and the federal government detailing how U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers can make “ collateral arrests,” where agents detain others besides those being targeted. The agreement, following a lawsuit over 2018 immigration sweeps, covers Illinois , Indiana , Kansas, Missouri , Kentucky and Wisconsin, which are under the ICE office in Chicago. “Every time you...
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Lafayette woman charged with double murder
Seyene C. Vargas has been charged with two counts of murder in the February 28 deaths of Laportia Shenett and Kadeisha M. Ross in Lafayette, Indiana. Prosecutors also charged Vargas with obstruction of justice and false informing, and added a firearm enhancement, which could extend her sentence if convicted. According...
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Why Indiana basketball missed NCAA Tournament in favor of North Carolina
There were fewer thefts of NCAA Tournament bids this season, and a weaker bubble led itself to Indiana basketball potentially making the field of 68. But Mike Woodson's tenure will end with two straight seasons missing the NCAAs . Perhaps the biggest surprise was who made it in the Hoosiers ' place: North Carolina. The chair of the NCAA Tournament selection committee was UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham, who announced on the bracket reveal show on CBS that he recused himself from those conversations per NCAA policy. But even the CBS crew was surprised. The Hoosiers were 19-13, 4-13...
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'That's a head scratcher': Tom Crean doesn't get Indiana basketball missing March Madness
Indiana basketball fans are calling foul on the NCAA Tournament selection committee, not because they're convinced the Hoosiers should be in, but because they know North Carolina shouldn't be in. Conspiracy theories are flying after the Tar Heels were picked to play in the First Four on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. They play San Diego State to earn a No. 11 seed and a date against Ole Miss in the Round of 64. And IU is out . That means its season is over because it will not participate in any postseason tournament as the search for a coach...