"It's good to acknowledge at least this history behind the day and what he's done for our community to be able to get us to this point."

More than half of the Arkansas children living in rural counties were covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program in 2023, a new study has found, ranking

Another weekend of conference play in college basketball begins on Saturday with a marquee matchup between two of the top programs from the Mountain West. New Mexico will put its perfect 5-0 record against conference opponents on the line when it hosts San Diego State on CBS.

Boise St. at Colorado St., 8:30 p.m. Duquesne at La Salle, 11 a.m. Holy Cross at Army, 11 a.m. Marquette at Providence, 11 a.m. Navy at Boston U., 11:30 a.m.

All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s William & Mary at North Carolina-Wilmington — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m. Brown at Cornell — ESPN+, 2 p.m. Columbia at Princeton — ESPN+, 2 p.m. Dartmouth at Yale — ESPN+,

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.

All-Central Texas volleyball team honors more than 50 Austin-area players, led by our player of the year, Wimberley's Laney Hennessee.

Close to half of North Carolina children living in rural areas or small towns use Medicaid as their health insurance, according to a new report. As Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives contemplate major cuts to Medicaid,

Residents of rural areas and small towns are more likely to rely on Medicaid for health coverage than city dwellers, a new report issued Wednesday finds. Authors of the report said the findings highlight the potential harm that could particularly affect rural residents if Congress imposes drastic cuts to Medicaid as is reportedly being considered.

Highland School (Va.) five-star forward Nate Ament is already on tap to check out the Duke basketball program once again come early February, coinciding with the Blue Devils' home game against the archrival UNC Tar Heels in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).

Meanwhile, the 2025 NC State basketball recruiting class just contains Keatts & Co.'s two early signees in Archbishop Alter High School (Ohio) three-star guard RJ Greer and Christ School (N.C.) four-star forward Zymicah Wilkins.

Highland School (Va.) forward Nate Ament received an offer from UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his staff back in late May. The 6-foot-9, 185-pound phenom never locked in a visit with the Tar Heels.