Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in a First Four game at Dayton.

Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilla each scored 22 points as Mount St. Mary’s defeated American University 83-72 in an NCAA Tournament matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four in Dayton.

RJ Davis scored 26 points and went 6 of 6 from 3-point range to help North Carolina silence some skeptics with a 95-68 victory over San Diego State in their First Four matchup.

Amarr Knox’s layup with a second left lifted Alabama State to its first NCAA Tournament win, 70-68 over Saint Francis (PA) in a matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four.

Tennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.

UConn forward Alex Karaban was taken to a hospital with a head injury after the No. 2 Huskies’ 85-67 loss to Dayton in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational.

Caleb Love scored 19 points and second-seeded Arizona reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons, beating No. 7 seed Dayton 78-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

DaRon Holmes II and seventh-seeded Dayton staged a huge March Madness rally, closing with a 24-4 run to erase a 17-point deficit and beat 10th-seeded Nevada 63-60 in the West Region.

Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado won its first NCAA Tournament game in three years, wrapping up the First Four with a sloppy 60-53 win over Boise State.

Joel Scott had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Colorado State won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in 11 years, blowing out Virginia 67-42 in the First Four.

Wagner kicked off March Madness with the first NCAA Tournament win in program history, getting 21 points from Melvin Council Jr. and holding off a late rally by Howard to win 71-68 in the First Four.

Richmond snapped No. 16 Dayton’s nation-leading 13-game winning streak 69-64 and took sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Aaliyah Edwards scored 23 points and Paige Bueckers made her long-awaited return from injury as No. 2 UConn opened its season Wednesday with a 102-58 rout of Dayton.

Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation.

Elly De La Cruz turned some heads when he not only homered in his first big league series with the Cincinnati Reds but deposited the pitch nearly 460 feet from home plate.

Somerset Academy Charter High School in Pembroke Pines is celebrating after taking home the gold medal during the 2023 Color Guard World Championships.

A federal report says parts of the right wing of a medical transport plane that crashed Feb. 24 in Nevada fell far from the site of the wreckage.

Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game that featured 21 lead changes — most in the NCAA Tournament in five years.

Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.

Jalen DeLoach had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Ace Baldwin scored 16 with seven assists and top-seeded VCU beat second-seeded Dayton 68-56 to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in eight years.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested an Ohio woman Tuesday after they accused her of making a bogus bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines brought home the gold in this weekend’s WGI World championships in Dayton, Ohio.

Paul Atkinson Jr.’s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left in the second overtime gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First Four game.

Tanner Holden had 37 points and 11 rebounds and Wright State beat Bryant 93-82 on Wednesday night for its first NCAA Tournament victory.

Bryson Etienne scored 21 points and Texas Southern beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76-67 in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.

We finally have a March featuring NCAA Tournament games with no crowd restrictions at sites across the country.

The March Madness bracket is out.

Authorities who investigated a 2019 mass shooting that left nine dead in Dayton, Ohio, say they found no evidence that the gunman targeted the sister who was among the victims.

Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and Dayton beat No. 4 Kansas 74-73.

Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security officials investigated reports of a shooter on the campus.

City agencies in Arlington, Texas, have been cut by up to 8%, with officials bracing for more later this year. AdA bipartisan group of mayors notes that aid should be the easy part. A Republican, Williams has joined Democratic Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio, to lead the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ lobbying effort for local aid. State and local lobbies tried again in a second round of COVID-19 aid but were left out altogether. AdMayors attributed the rebuff to McConnell blocking state and local aid as leverage against Democrats who opposed Republicans’ provision to shield businesses' immunity from lawsuits related to COVID-19.

Gary Zaremba stands for a portrait outside of a house he oversees, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio. Seven months after the pandemic began, landlords face an even more uncertain future. Zaremba, who owns and and manages 350 apartment units spread out over 100 buildings in Dayton, Ohio, said he has been working with struggling tenants and directs them to social service agencies for additional help. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

DAYTON, Ohio – Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film center after him are “the chosen ones.”The Oscar-winning actor delivered a surprise virtual speech Saturday to the graduates of Wright State University's Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures. “You are the chosen ones because of a fate unimagined when you began your Wright State adventures,” Hanks said. “You started in the olden times, in a world back before the great pandemic of 2020. Hanks isn’t an alumnus of Wright State but has connections with teachers and alumni of the school in Dayton. He visited the university in 2016 to dedicate a newly renovated motion pictures center named for him.

Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Authorities have seized 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl in a huge drug bust in Dayton, Ohio. That is enough of the synthetic opioid "to kill the entire population of Ohio, many times over," said Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Vance Callender. "The quantity of fentanyl in this case amounts to chemical warfare and a weapon of mass destruction," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement. Agents also seized 1,500 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 500 grams of suspected heroin, three firearms and over $30,000 during last week's operation. They are facing charges of possession with intent to distribute 400 or more grams of fentanyl and felon in possession of a firearm.

Brad Pitt was in attendance at Kanye West's Sunday Service and it's kind of a head-scratcher. The event was held over the weekend in Watts, California, which you ordinarily wouldn't think of as a stomping ground for ether of the superstars. And there, in the crowd of folks jamming in the parking lot of a church in Watts, was Pitt. Photos on social media show Pitt and West smiling and chatting it up. CNN has reached out to a rep for Pitt for comment.

(CNN) - Two children were killed and nine people were injured after a stolen police cruiser crashed into two parked cars in Dayton, Ohio, Monday night. The cars had been parked outside the Dayton Public Library when they were struck around 7:22 p.m., Dayton Police Lt. Eric Henderson said. According to Henderson, Dayton police originally responded to a call for a stabbing shortly after 7 p.m. The suspect crashed the police cruiser into two vehicles that were carrying 11 people between them, including seven children. Two Riverside officers sustained minor injuries when the suspect struck their vehicle.

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Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted a free benefit concert for Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday to honor people killed in this month's mass shooting and to benefit families and survivors. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

(CNN) - Comedian Dave Chappelle will host a free concert for Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday to honor people killed in this month's mass shooting and to benefit families and survivors. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, tweeted a link to the performance, writing, "In support of the victims and survivors of the Dayton mass shooting." Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley announced the event Wednesday, adding that people unable to attend can donate to the Oregon District Tragedy Fund. No more will be available, the event page said. Chappelle lives with his family in Yellow Springs, Ohio, about 20 miles east of Dayton.

A GoFundMe page has been started to create a memorial mural in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio, where nine people were killed a mass shooting.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Nine people were killed and another 27 injured. DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) - A coroner says the Dayton gunman had cocaine, alcohol and anti-depressants in his system during the mass shooting that killed nine people, The Associated Press reported Thursday. Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger said authorities also found a bag of cocaine on the body of Connor Betts, 24, according to the AP. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is addressing gun violence following the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

New details are emerging about the items prosecutors say a friend bought for the Dayton, OH shooter. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

(CNN) - A person who provided Dayton shooter Connor Betts the body armor he used during his attack will face federal firearms charges, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told CNN on Monday. The suspect also falsified information on federal firearms forms related to two handguns and a pistol version of a rifle, which the person owned, the source said. Those three weapons were not used in the Aug. 4 attack, the source said. The source would not identify the person being charged but characterized the person as Betts' friend. He also expressed interest in committing a mass shooting, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said.

Ian Gavan/Getty Images(CNN) - John Legend made a surprise visit to Dayton, Ohio, Sunday, a week after a shooting there left nine people dead and at least 31 others injured. Before the concert, Legend met with Mayor Nan Whaley and employees of Heart Mercantile. People who work in the Oregon District told CNN that the visit was therapeutic following an emotional week. Andy Rowe, assistant general manager at Blind Bob's, the venue where Legend performed, told CNN that the entire district appreciated the singer's visit. "It felt like the first positive beautiful moment we've felt all week," Alison Bohman told CNN by text.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. The funerals were among several being held for people who died in mass shootings last weekend in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. Investigators in Texas said a gunman opened fire at a Walmart on Aug. 3, targeting Mexicans and killing 22 people. The graduate student in the master of cancer care program at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, was killed in Dayton. Mike DeWine and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, attended Derrick Fudges funeral at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio, the Dayton Daily News reported.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) - The victims of the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, started being laid to rest on Saturday, nearly a week after they were killed while enjoying a night out. Services for Lois Oglesby and Thomas McNichols were slated for Monday, CNN affiliate WHIO reported. Some in the audience didn't even know Fudge, WHIO reported, but came to support his family. The station reported there was a steady stream of family and friends who attended his visitation on Thursday and Friday.

Lady Gaga arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles. (CNN) - Lady Gaga has been promoting messages of love and unity for a long time. The singer announced Friday that she will fully fund classroom project needs in Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; and Gilroy, California, after mass shootings in the cities in the past two weeks. Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, will be working with her Born This Way Foundation and partnering with DonorsChoose.org to fund 14 classroom projects in Dayton, 23 in Gilroy and 125 in El Paso. "We cannot turn away from ourselves.

Firefighters clean the sidewalk and street in the Oregon District following a mass shooting on Aug. 04, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. At 1:06 a.m. on Sunday, 911 calls came in about a shooter opening fire on a popular, downtown neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio. We're going to need multiple medics," said the call from first responders. Dayton Fire Department regularly deals with medical emergencies, car accidents and, of course, fires, District Chief Adam Landis said. In such a shocking scene, Landis said the men and women had to fall back on their training to get the job done.

EL PASO, Texas - As many try to process yet another mass shooting in the US, organizations across the country are stepping up to help the victims of the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. NFL Foundation and the Texans donate $100kThe Houston Texans is teaming up with the NFL Foundation, the league's nonprofit, to donate $100,000 to the El Paso victims' fund -- El Paso Community Foundation. "In the wake of Saturday's tragic events in El Paso, Texas, the Houston Texans foundation and the NFL Foundation will donate $100,000 to the El Paso Victims' Fund -- El Paso Community Foundation to help those impacted," The Texans said in a statement on Wednesday. The Fund is working with the County of El Paso and the City of El Paso to aid affected families." Bengals and the NFL Foundation donate $75kThe Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL Foundation are donating $75,000 to the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund.

President Donald Trump met with survivors this week following the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, but he didnt shy away from politics.

There are 253 US cities listed on Time magazine's latest cover, each one has experienced a mass shooting this year. Those are just a handful of the 253 US cities listed on Time magazine's latest cover, which hits newsstands on Friday. What all of those cities have in common: Each experienced a mass shooting this year. "At a certain point, I started stepping back and thinking about the actual cities that I'm writing," Mavroudis said. "If you start looking a little closer at the details, you realize that every single one of these names represents actual incidents," Mavroudis said.

Someone is leaving colorful, encouraging notes in Dayton's popular nightclub district, not far from the memorial that has sprung up for the victims of Sunday's mass shooting. (CNN) - Someone is leaving colorful, encouraging notes in Dayton's popular nightclub district, not far from the memorial that has sprung up for the victims of Sunday's mass shooting. They are handwritten on Post-it notes that have been stuck to windows and storefronts and many are signed with the message "we rise by lifting others every day." There are also notes thanking first responders and honoring the nine people who were killed in the attack. Some of the writings say:"In a world filled with doubts, bring hope""The best view comes after the hardest climb.

People pray beside crosses with the names of those slain in the El Paso Walmart shooting. (CNN) - With Americans still processing last weekend's mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, CNN will hold a town hall-style event on Wednesday night to explore what can be done about the country's gun violence. In "America Under Assault: The Gun Crisis," CNN's Chris Cuomo will moderate a discussion with politicians and others from across the political spectrum. Among the topics to be discussed are gun violence, white nationalism, hate crimes, and what new gun legislation could come from this weekend's shootings. Eric Gonzalez, the Brooklyn district attorney whose brother was killed in gun violence in 1996.

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(CNN) - Security camera footage obtained exclusively by CNN shows Connor Betts' movements on the night of the Dayton gunman's mass shooting. Connor Betts, 24, does not stand out; he is dressed like others at the bar in T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. The footage shows Connor Betts walking in first, being carded and getting a wristband, then waiting for the two others to enter. Dayton police said Monday that they have talked to the friend and said there is no information to suggest he or Betts' sister were aware that Connor Betts had weapons. Employees of the bar say they saw Betts at the bar earlier the night of the shooting, as well as on Friday night.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (CNN) - Organizers have canceled a Dayton, Ohio, gun show that was set to take place this weekend just a few miles from the scene of Sunday's mass shooting. C&E Gun Shows Inc. announced the cancellation on its website and Facebook page and offered its condolences to the community. New Zealand's largest gun show was canceled in March after a gunman killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques. Gun shows were also canceled in Las Vegas after the 2017 shooting at the Route 91 music festival.

Nine people are dead and dozens injured after a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. A shooting in El Paso, Texas, killed 22 people.

(CNN) - Surveillance video shows the chaos unfold in Dayton, Ohio, as a shooter targets people out on a Saturday night in the Oregon District. Within seconds, the shooter is brought to his knees by police right before he's able to enter a nightclub that is full of people fleeing from his rampage. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl says his officers heard the gunshots, saw people fleeing and immediately ran toward danger. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley emphasized that the death toll was the result of only a few seconds of shooting. "The threat was neutralized at approximately 30 seconds of the suspect firing his first shot," Biehl said.

(CNN) - Surveillance video shows the chaos unfold in Dayton, Ohio, as a shooter targets people out on a Saturday night in the Oregon District. Within seconds, the shooter is brought to his knees by police right before he's able to enter a nightclub that is full of people fleeing from his rampage. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl says his officers heard the gunshots, saw people fleeing and immediately ran toward danger. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley emphasized that the death toll was the result of only a few seconds of shooting. "The threat was neutralized at approximately 30 seconds of the suspect firing his first shot," Biehl said.

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Shoes, hats and other articles of clothing are piled together outside of Ned Peppers bar in Dayton on August 4. (John Minchillo/AP)(CNN) - The nine people killed in a mass shooting in a popular neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday include the shooter's sister, Assistant Chief of Police Matt Carper said. "All the victims are from our own backyard, too, so this is just an immense tragedy," Ohio Gov. "No matter where the victims are from, they're victims. Carper said police were still trying to understand the motivation of the shooter and whether the victims were targeted.

Pixabay(CNN) - In May, tornadoes tore through the Dayton, Ohio, area. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said the city has "gone through a really tough year," with the tornadoes and Sunday's mass shooting. As many as 14 tornadoes struck Dayton in late May, she said. The .223 caliber is used in rifles like the AR-15, an assault rifle used in previous mass shootings. "I continue to be amazed about the grit and resiliency of this community, the challenge that it has taken on just in the past few months," Whaley said.

Nine have been killed and 16 others injured in a Dayton, Ohio shooting. (CNN) - When a gunman opened fire on revelers enjoying a night out in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday, he killed nine people in less than a minute. If we did not have police in the Oregon District and the thousands of people in the Oregon District enjoying their Saturday evening, what we could have had in this city," Mayor Nan Whaley said. President Donald Trump weighed in Sunday on the shooting in Dayton as well as a shooting in El Paso that occurred 13 hours earlier. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio," he wrote in a tweet.

Nine have been killed and 16 others injured in a Dayton, Ohio shooting. (CNN) - Nine people are dead after a shooting in Dayton, Ohio, according to police. Sixteen additional people were injured in the incident that took place within 13 hours of a shooting that left 20 dead in El Paso, Texas. The FBI is assisting with the investigation, Carper said. Though many people were killed or injured, Carper said that the incident was over quickly, because officers were already patrolling in the vicinity when the gunshots started.