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Michigan forward Brandon Johns Jr. (23) passes ahead of Florida State center Balsa Koprivica (5) and forward Malik Osborne (10) during the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
UCLA-Michigan conjures up more memorable images of March

By Dave Skretta Mar. 29, 2021 04:34 PM EDT

Virginia making payments in backlogged unemployment cases

By Sarah Rankin Dec. 11, 2020 11:58 AM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has begun paying unemployment benefits to some of the tens of thousands of people whose claims had previously been on hold - in...

Walton's Bike for Humanity ride to support wildfire relief

Oct. 29, 2020 02:55 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer and noted cyclist Bill Walton is bringing back his Bike for Humanity global initiative on Saturday to raise money for...

Virginia: More than 800,000 have filed unemployment claims

Jun. 11, 2020 02:55 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians have filed almost as many claims for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic as they have in the last five years, state...

FILE - In this July 18, 2018, file photo, former Marine Sgt. Jake Wood accepts the Pat Tillman award for service at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Pat's Run annually draws 30,000 people to run in honor former NFL player and soldier Pat Tillman. The coronavirus pandemic forced organizers join several other races in shifting it to a virtual event. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP, File)
Pat's Run racing on virtually during pandemic

By John Marshall Apr. 17, 2020 04:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dc. 18, 2017 file photo, former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant talks during a news conference in Los Angeles. Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday, April 4, 2020, as this year’s class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. They all got into the Hall in their first year of eligibility, as did WNBA great Tamika Catchings. Two-time NBA champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich, longtime Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey, 1,000-game winner Barbara Stevens of Bentley and three-time Final Four coach Eddie Sutton were selected. So was former FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
The Latest: Lakers GM Pelinka draws inspiration from Bryant

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2020 06:09 AM EDT