National Sports

• Falcons' Arthur Blank explains why team is out on Lamar Jackson, faces criticism

  Lamar Jackson could elevate the Atlanta Falcons in a weak division but team owner Arthur Blank is putting his chips in Desmond Ridder's pot.

• Falcons billionaire owner strongly backs DEI efforts: 'Should be the highest priority for our nation'

  Atlanta Falcons team owner Arthur Blank said efforts to support diversity, equity and inclusion efforts should be a major priority in the United States.

• Lamar Jackson pushes back on injury-prone talk: 'Let's get real'

  Lamar Jackson pushed back on the notion he was injury prone and explained he rather be 100% on the field than put his teammates in a bad position.

• Florida Atlantic's Dusty May recalls thinking he 'just committed career suicide' taking head coaching job

  Florida Atlantic's Dusty May revealed he made a gut decision to take the Owls' job and recalled his reaction once he told his wife about the job.

• Giants' John Mara calls proposal to flex games to Thursday nights 'abusive'

  New York Giants co-owner John Mara talked about the proposal to flex "Thursday Night Football" games, citing potential issues for season-ticket holders.

• Red Wings coach gets ejected after expletive-filled rant following controversial play

  You could not hear Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde freaking out on the bench after a controversial call, but body language and lip reading tells you why he was ejected.

• Patrick Mahomes shows opposition to NFL's change to 'Thursday Night Football' on social media

  Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes weighed in on the the possibility of teams playing as many as two "Thursday Night Football" games per season.

• Packers' Matt LaFleur tempering expectations for QB Jordan Love when he takes over for Aaron Rodgers

  Matt LaFleur and the Packers are tempering expectations for quarterback Jordan Love, but that does not believe the team does not have full confidence in him going forward.

• Former World Series MVP has child sex abuse charges dropped

  *Former Yankee John Wetteland, the MVP of the 1996 World Series, had child sexual assault charges against him dropped in a Texas court last week.

• Foster Moreau, free-agent tight end, confident as cancer battle begins: 'Getting ready to kick someone's a--'

  NFL free agent tight end Foster Moreau talked about learning of his Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, one that he said initially caused fear. But he's confident about his fight.

• Bulls' Andre Drummond deletes social media to 'focus on my mental health'

  Andre Drummond of the Chicago Bulls has spoken about his mental health in the past. Drummond says he is deleting all of his social media accounts to focus on his mental health.

• Tedy Bruschi says Bill Belichick's comment about Patriots’ past success is 'off-base'

  The longtime New England Patriots coach referenced "the last 25 years" as a reason fans should not be concerned about the team's success going forward.

• Robert Kraft says rapper Meek Mill texted owner that Lamar Jackson wants to be on Patriots

  Lamar Jackson apparently wants to be a New England Patriot — at least, that's what Robert Kraft heard from a mutual friend of his and Jackson's: Meek Mill.

• Blake Lively roasts Wrexham AFC fan asking her to send message to his girlfriend

  Blake Lively was at Wrexham AFC's latest match with husband Ryan Reynolds. While supporting the Red Dragons, she gave a message to one fan's girlfriend, one he didn't expect.

• Paige Spiranac says 'disgusting sexual' rumors keep her guarded at golf events with male celebrities

  Paige Spiranac has become one of the most popular social media influencers, especially in the golf world, but that has come at a price with constant dating rumors.

• European boxing champion, 22, killed while defending Ukraine in war: official 

  Officials in Ukraine announced Friday that European Youth Boxing champion Maksym Galinichev died while "defending Ukraine." He was 22.

• NBA insider walks back report Rockets' Stephen Silas 'broke down in tears' amid woeful season

  A report that said Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas "broke down in tears" has been walked back by the NBA insider that wrote it.

• ESPN's Stephen A. Smith fires back on criticism of sports debate TV: 'You ain't innocent'

  ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith fired back at podcast host Dan Le Batard when confronted with criticism for what Smith has done to sports debate television.

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City of Batesville Announces 2nd Annual Community Clean-Up Days

The two community cleanup days will take place in April.

Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $222,792 in New Grants

Seventeen organizations received a grant.

City of Lawrenceburg to Host Annual Community Picnic April 22

The free event will be held in Civic Park.

Local Sports Report - March 28, 2023

Milan softball picked up an impressive early season win on Tuesday.

Local Sports Report - March 27, 2023

South Dearborn softball opened the season with a win on Monday.

Mason Parris Wins Hodge Trophy

The award is college wrestling's equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.