The fourth-ranked Utah Gymnastics team is embarking on an exciting road trip to Morgantown, West Virginia, to face Big 12 opponent West Virginia and the second-

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

It’s a trip ACC teams are experiencing for the first time this season. Flying out West to play both Cal and Stanford results in longer periods away from home. Florida State was one of the latest to experience the journey,

The West Virginia Mountaineers have signed former LSU lineman Kimo Makane’ole. Makane’ole was a highly-rated prospect coming out of Niceville, Florida, and chos

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California. Next: at Stanford, Sunday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 17 NC State (16-4) beat Wake Forest 90-83. Next: vs. No. 10 Duke, Monday. No. 18 Tennessee (15-5) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Sunday.

States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, convoluted marketplace of school-choice programs. The process has been bumpy.

Rich Williams had the opportunity to play for and then coach with Brad Pensyl at Pocono Mountain High School and Pocono Mountain West.

Are we ready to put Houston in the elite tier of college basketball this season? Auburn and Duke have been staples at the top of our Power Rankings for several weeks, with Iowa State in the mix. And while Tennessee has faded,

Notable notes, stats that stand out, and emerging trends as college basketball closes out the month of January.

When Olivia Frausto was growing up with her father and sister in Martinsburg, sleeping on the floor and waking up to cockroaches scuttling on the walls, she remembers frequent visits

Houston, whose 18-game league winning streak dating to last season is the second longest in Big 12 history, is allowing 55.6 points per game, 2.4 points fewer than the next best defensive team, Drake. Opponents are shooting a national-worst 36% from the field against the Cougars.