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AMES, Iowa — Iowa State is ending its women’s gymnastics program.The decision, announced by athletic director Jamie Pollard on Tuesday, comes not long after the school canceled the remainder of its 2026 season because of what Pollard described as “unresolvable” issues between players, coaches and parents.Pollard said the school will replace gymnastics with another women’s sport that “provides equal or additional participation opportunities” for female athletes.The school will honor the scholarships of current or incoming gymnasts who opt to remain at the university, including making sure they will continue to have access to all departmental services available to Iowa State…

Looking for a new gaming headset that can keep up with your professional aspirations? You can grab the Razer BlackShark V3 Pro from Amazon for $230, a $20 discount from the usual $250 price. This upgraded gaming headset is great for serious FPS fans, aspiring esports competitors, and anyone else trying to climb the ladder in their favorite game.One area where the BlackShark V3 Pro particularly impressed me was the sound isolation and active noise-canceling. While those aren’t always standout features on gaming headsets, these are built for serious gaming, so tuning out any extra noise, whether that’s a cheering…

After more than seven weeks—fashion “month” technically began at Pitti Uomo on 13 January—the fall 2026 season has finally washed up in Paris. Which, to the die-hards among us, is the only fashion week that really counts. Not only because it plays host to the world’s most powerful brands—Chanel, McQueen, Miu Miu, Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Alaïa, Tom Ford, Christian Dior, Balmain—but because it attracts the world’s most famous people, too.Last season alone, Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman, both Jenners, Kim Kardashian, three-quarters of the Beckham siblings, Jennifer Lawrence, Rosalía, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone, Emma Watson and even Meghan…

A massive star nearing the end of its life has donned a new face, changing color and becoming hotter in a surprisingly short amount of time. The dramatic transformation may be indicative of its impending doom, giving us a rare opportunity to witness a supernova in the making. A team of astronomers has been monitoring a red supergiant star in the Large Magellanic Cloud over the past decade, recording an increase in surface temperatures as it evolved to a yellow hypergiant star. The findings, reported in a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, provide new insight into stellar evolution and…

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves another SB Nation Reacts survey for you all to take part in concerning our favorite football team. This one has to do with free agency, which is set to kick off just one week from Wednesday, with the “legal tampering” period getting started on Monday.AdvertisementWe want to know which position you think the purple should…

Security researchers have identified a suite of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones running older software that they say has passed from a government customer into the hands of cybercriminals. Google said Tuesday that it first identified the exploit kit, dubbed Coruna, in February 2025 during a surveillance vendor’s attempt to hack into someone’s phone with spyware on behalf of a government customer. It found the same exploit kit months later targeting Ukrainian users in a broad-scale campaign by a Russian espionage group, and then later found it used by a financially motivated hacker in China. It’s unclear how…

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2025.Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees in an all-hands meeting on Tuesday that the company doesn’t “get to make operational decisions” regarding how its artificial intelligence technology is used by the Department of Defense. “So maybe you think the Iran strike was good and the Venezuela invasion was bad,” Altman said Tuesday, according to a partial transcript of the meeting reviewed by CNBC. “You don’t get to…

Meta has signed an AI licensing deal with News Corp that will allow the Meta AI maker to use content from The Wall Street Journal and other brands in its chatbot responses and for training of its AI models. News Corp confirmed to Engadget that it had struck a deal with Meta, but didn’t provide specifics on the terms of the arrangement. According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta will pay News Corp. “up to $50 million a year” for a three-year deal that covers content from The Journal, as well as the media giant’s other brands in the US…

With 12 ranked versus unranked college basketball games on Tuesday, the madness of March could start before conference play begins, creating plenty of intriguing matchups to use the current DraftKings promo code, which gives new users $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins. Two of SportsLine’s top experts have locked in their college basketball best bets from a pair of ranked vs. unranked matchups, including a pick on No. 17 North Carolina vs. Clemson (+2.5).Tuesday isn’t only about college basketball, though, with a 10-game NBA slate as well. The SportsLine Projection Model has found value in one of the…

Highguard, the live-service multiplayer shooter that was announced at the Game Awards 2025, is shutting down on March 12. Developer Wildlight Studios shared that the game would be winding down alongside details of its final update, which include a new character, weapon and skill trees.”Today we’re sharing difficult news. We have made the decision to permanently shut down Highguard on March 12,” Wildlight Studios shared via a statement on the Highguard X account. “Since launch, more than two million players stepped into Highguard’s world. You shared feedback, created content, and many believed in what we were building. For that, we…