U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls in coming decades.

Ryan Langborg scored 12 of his career-high 27 points in overtime, and ninth-seeded Northwestern finally put away No. 8 seed Florida Atlantic 77-65 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Florida Atlantic Owls are making their return to Big Dance following their historic fun to the Final Four in 2023, but this time in the hope of winning a Natty.

Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week while Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego State but managed to keep alive its streak of 142 consecutive weeks in the poll.

Florida Atlantic jumped seven places to No. 7 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll following a double-overtime win over No. 4 Arizona.

Johnell Davis scored 35 points, just one short of his career high, and had nine rebounds to lead No. 14 Florida Atlantic to a 96-95 double-overtime victory over No. 4 Arizona in the Desert Classic.

Thousands of fans packed the stands at the Watsco Center, the home of the Miami Hurricanes, to watch their team play in their first Final Four in school history.

The advanced stats can tell us a lot about the teams in this year's Final Four.

FAU held a campus sendoff for the men’s basketball team Wednesday morning before they left to play in their first Final Four in school history.

Students at Florida Atlantic University are sharing videos of their ecstatic celebrations following the Owls win on Saturday that sent them to the Final Four.

Florida Atlantic isn’t looking for a slipper to wear at the Sweet 16 dance in the East Region, they want the March Madness crown.

Four Owlets near Naples are back with their parents after a big scare.

Damian Dunn drew a foul on a driving layup with 1.1 seconds left and made both free throws to send Temple past No. 16 Villanova 68-64 on Friday night.

Ontario’s minister of sport says it would be “irresponsible” to give the OK for the Ontario Hockey League to start its season right now.

Florida Atlantic coach Howard Schnellenberger is carried off the field on his players' shoulders after the Owls beat Memphis in the New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 21, 2007. It was FAU's first bowl game in school history.

FILE PHOTO: Florida Atlantic University coach Howard Schnellenberger is carried off the field on his players' shoulders after the Owls beat Memphis in the New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 21, 2007. Howard Schnellenberger, who helped jump start the University of Miami football program and built the Florida Atlantic University program from the ground up, has died. “It is with heavy hearts that Florida Atlantic University announces, on behalf of the Schnellenberger family, the passing of a dad, a grandpa, a husband and a legendary coach. Schnellenberger coached UM from 1979-1983, leading the Hurricanes to their first national championship. After leaving UM, Schnellenberger coached at Louisville and Oklahoma before taking over as the director of football operations at FAU.

For now, though, the Local10.com college football pickers have another shot to surge to the top of the standings. Should Utah win and Georgia fall in the Southeastern Conference title game, the Utes will likely be playing for a national championship. Cincinnati and Memphis will play for the second time in two weeks, this time with the American Athletic Conference championship on the line. Everyone else has Jim McElwain’s Central Michigan team. Will MansoPac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Oregon at Santa Clara, Calif. (Friday)Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma vs. Baylor at Arlington, TexasSun Belt Championship: Louisiana at Appalachian StateMAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Miami at DetroitC-USA Championship: UAB at FAUAAC Championship: Cincinnati at MemphisSEC Championship: LSU vs. Georgia at AtlantaMWC Championship: Hawaii at Boise StateACC Championship: Clemson vs. Virginia at Charlotte, N.C.Big Ten Championship: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin at IndianapolisClay FerraroPac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Oregon at Santa Clara, Calif. (Friday)Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma vs. Baylor at Arlington, TexasSun Belt Championship: Louisiana at Appalachian StateMAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Miami at DetroitC-USA Championship: UAB at FAUAAC Championship: Cincinnati at MemphisSEC Championship: LSU vs. Georgia at AtlantaMWC Championship: Hawaii at Boise StateACC Championship: Clemson vs. Virginia at Charlotte, N.C.Big Ten Championship: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin at IndianapolisIan MargolPac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Oregon at Santa Clara, Calif. (Friday)Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma vs. Baylor at Arlington, TexasSun Belt Championship: Louisiana at Appalachian StateMAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Miami at DetroitC-USA Championship: UAB at FAUAAC Championship: Cincinnati at MemphisSEC Championship: LSU vs. Georgia at AtlantaMWC Championship: Hawaii at Boise StateACC Championship: Clemson vs. Virginia at Charlotte, N.C.Big Ten Championship: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin at IndianapolisLiane MorejonPac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Oregon at Santa Clara, Calif. (Friday)Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma vs. Baylor at Arlington, TexasSun Belt Championship: Louisiana at Appalachian StateMAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Miami at DetroitC-USA Championship: UAB at FAUAAC Championship: Cincinnati at MemphisSEC Championship: LSU vs. Georgia at AtlantaMWC Championship: Hawaii at Boise StateACC Championship: Clemson vs. Virginia at Charlotte, N.C.Big Ten Championship: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin at Indianapolis

Florida Atlantic quarterback Chris Robison threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns in a half against Old Dominion. NORFOLK, Va. - Chris Robison threw two touchdown passes as Florida Atlantic cruised past Old Dominion 41-3 on Saturday. Robison had 208 yards passing in the first half for the Owls (2-2, 3-1 Conference USA). Backup Nick Tronti took over in the second half, adding 57 yards passing and a touchdown. Messiah deWeaver had 134 yards passing for the Monarchs (1-3, 0-4) who were held to just 204 yards of offense.

NORFOLK, Va. - Chris Robison threw two touchdown passes as Florida Atlantic cruised past Old Dominion 41-3 on Saturday. Robinson had 208 yards passing in the first half for the Owls (2-2, 3-1 Conference USA). Backup Nick Tronti took over in the second half, adding 57 yards passing and a touchdown. Robinson threw a 15-yard touchdown to John Raine late in the first quarter and Malcolm Davidson capped the next FAU drive with a 21-yard scoring run to make it 14-0. Messiah deWeaver had 134 yards passing for the Monarchs (1-3, 0-4) who were held to just 204 yards of offense.

Will Manso, Clay Ferraro and Ian Margol each had a strong 10-1 showing last weekend, while the gap between first and last -- a distinction that belongs to Liane Morejon -- is growing. Clay holds a slight -game lead on Will, who has a narrow lead on Ian. The only surprise for the group was USC, which lost to BYU 30-27 in overtime. Liane slumped to 8-3 on the week, picking Ball State to beat FAU and Stanford to end UCF's 17-game home winning streak. The Owls flew away with their first win of the season and the Knights extended their streak to 18 games.

- Chris Robison threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to John Mitchell, as Florida Atlantic picked up its first win, posting a 41-31 win over Ball State in a nonconference battle Saturday afternoon. Florida Atlantic opened the season with tough losses to two nationally ranked teams (45-21 to No. Drew Pitt threw 14 yards to Yoheinz Tyler with :04 left in the first quarter to put the Cardinals (1-2) up, 14-7. Robison finished 33 of 41 passing and Mitchell made eight catches for 124 yards. Ball State's Pitts was 26 of 38 for 303 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.