- Associated Press
Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions
A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sentencing for former Baltimore state's attorney Marilyn Mosby is set to open Thursday at a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital. Two juries separately convicted Mosby of perjury and mortgage fraud charges after trials involving her personal finances.
- Associated Press
Mavericks stand tall against Timberwolves with big effort around the rim
Few teams can match the size of the Minnesota Timberwolves with their trio of towers in NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns and Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid. The revamped Dallas Mavericks showed they might just be able to stand tall against Minnesota. Dereck Lively II, the 7-foot-1 rookie Dallas acquired on draft night after he was selected 12th overall, and 6-10 Daniel Gafford, who was a trade-deadline pickup in February, had a sizeable impact around the rim Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, a 108-105 victory for the Mavericks.
- Associated Press
White drives in 4, Arizona hangs on to edge Washington 6-5 in Pac-12 tourney
Mason White drove in four run, including the go-ahead three-run home run, and top-seeded Arizona defeated ninth-seeded Washington 6-5 in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament on Wednesday night. The Wildcats (34-20) assured their spot in the semifinals despite a Thursday game with sixth-seeded Cal. Washington (19-31-1) was eliminated. As Pac-12 champion, Arizona only had to win one game in its pool to advance.
