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LARAMIE – Sundance Wicks wrote the message on the whiteboard in his office last spring while putting together the 2025-26 roster:   Specific guys for a specific mission.   "The mission is to help bring Wyoming basketball back to a place where we're respected and people want to come out and watch us play and they love the guys in the community, they love the guys on the court, they do a great job in the classroom," Wicks explained.   The Cowboys captured the spirit of the mission while executing a 101-59 victory over Denver on Wednesday night at the Arena-Auditorium.   After a lackluster performance in the second half against Norfolk State on Sunday, UW's relentless second-year head coach read the team the riot act in the post-game locker room and challenged the Pokes to respect the process.   Matija Belic, who scored a season-high 13 points against the Pioneers, said Tuesday's preparation was the best of the season.   "We responded the way we should," Belic said.  » Read More

Men's BasketballNovember 26, 2025 Five Aztecs scored in double figures. LAS VEGAS – San Diego State scored 80 points with five players in double figures on Wednesday night, but it was not enough as the Aztecs came up short 91-81 against the Baylor Bears in SDSU’s final contest of the 2025 Players Era Festival. San Diego State (3-3) returns home to face the Wolverines of Utah Valley on Wednesday night at Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena. Baylor (5-1) will host Sacramento State in Waco, Texas, on Tuesday night. The Bears scored the first five points of the game before San Diego State scored the next ten points, highlighted by three-pointers from Elzie Harrington, Reese Dixon-Waters and Jeremiah Oden. Baylor battled back, going up by four with 11:38 to go in the half before a pair of Taj DeGourville free throws, a Tae Simmons dunk and a Miles Byrd layup put the Aztecs back up by two.  » Read More

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has ordered Meta and TikTok to disable former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff's Facebook and TikTok accounts. In a statement on Wednesday (Nov 26), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that Meta — the parent company of Facebook — and TikTok were respectively issued a disabling direction, and account restriction direction, under the Online Criminal Harms Act (Ocha). Ocha came into force in February 2024 and allows the Government to remove criminal content online. MHA explained that the directions were issued over Zulfikar's repeated attempts to stir up discontent within the local Malay/Muslim community against the Chinese community in Singapore. "He has incited feelings of enmity, hatred, ill-will and hostility against, contempt for and ridicule on different racial and religious groups in Singapore," MHA said. According to MHA, the government has received numerous feedback from members of public, including several police reports, that Zulfikar's posts threaten racial and religious harmony in Singapore. "MHA and SPF assess that overall, Zulfikar's online contents are offences under Section 17F(3) of the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990," added MHA.  » Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A local Facebook page is helping families afford Thanksgiving meals this year following recent freezing weather and rising grocery store prices. The Grand Junction Community Facebook page, which has over 16,000 members, is connecting families in need with members willing to provide Thanksgiving turkeys. Page administrators pulled together their resources to help bridge the gap between those who need assistance and those able to help. Families seeking help can make a post on the page or send a direct message to an admin, who will then connect them with another member willing to assist. “We do have, you know, government programs and non-profits. But there’s always, sometimes, some gaps that happen. And we’ve been able to utilize this group as a way to fill in those gaps. Because everyone still deserves a chance to be able, you know, to find and have their needs met,” said Lynette Rose, page admin. The program will continue connecting families through Thanksgiving. Administrators said they are working on additional holiday resources,  » Read More

SINGAPORE - The police have issued an Account Restriction Direction to TikTok and a Disabling Direction to Meta to deal with social media posts by former Singaporean Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff. The 54-year-old Australian has been making social media posts inciting hatred between different racial and religious groups in Singapore. In 2016, Zulfikar was detained under the Internal Security Act for promoting terrorism and online glorification of the terrorist group, ISIS. His recent posts include one made on June 19 on TikTok, where he falsely claimed that Malay Muslims were forced to move away from Islam and assimilate into the Chinese community in Singapore. Similarly, a video posted on Facebook on July 18 claimed the Chinese in Singapore were colonial settlers, not migrants, and that Singapore’s ideology had insulted, degraded and oppressed Malays. The directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) would see the TikTok account and Facebook page disabled. The directions were not issued to X, formerly known as Twitter, where Zulfikar continues to make similar claims.  » Read More

Police in Olathe are looking for four suspects who investigators said robbed someone at gunpoint during a Facebook Marketplace transaction.  » Read More

Facebook Groups are taking another step toward Reddit-style community participation with the rollout of nicknames, a new way for users to post under a custom identity instead of their real name. Until now, users had two modes: posting publicly under their real profile or posting fully anonymously. Nicknames introduce a middle ground: privacy without disappearing, and personality without exposing your real-life identity.A Shift Away From Facebook’s Real-Name EraFor years, Facebook’s “real name” policy defined the platform. It worked when the experience was mostly about friends, family, and real-world connections. But as Facebook Groups grew into massive communities of strangers, hobbyists, and niche interests, so did the need for more nuanced privacy options. Nicknames are Meta’s answer.How It WorksWhen creating a post inside a Group that supports the feature, users will now see an option next to “Post anonymously” to set and customize a nickname. Once chosen, members can: Post under the nickname Comment and react under that identity Build a recognizable presence without revealing their main profile A user’s real identity remains visible to admins,  » Read More

The $20 million grant from the Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation is intended to fuel innovation across metastatic breast cancer research at the hospital. By Isabel Hart | Boston Business Journal • Published November 24, 2025 • Updated 5 hours ago The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at 450 Brookline Avenue. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received its largest-ever non-federal grant for metastatic breast cancer research from the foundation run by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and his wife, Elaine.  The $20 million grant from the Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation is intended to fuel innovation across metastatic breast cancer research at the hospital. Metastatic breast cancer is a late stage of the disease, when it has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body. More on this story from Boston Business Journal Copyright Boston Business Journal  » Read More

Lismore mayor sorry for ‘flipping the bird’ on FacebookLismore Mayor Steve Krieg has apologised for making an offensive hand gesture made in a social media post Lismore mayor Steve Krieg has issued a public apology after posting a photo in which he was seen “flipping the bird” while travelling with fellow councillors to the Local Government Conference in Penrith. He says image, since removed form his his Facebook page, was intended to be lighthearted. However, several community members contacted the mayor to express concern about the gesture. Historically, “flipping the bird” is widely understood as an insulting hand sign made by raising the middle finger. Although often used jokingly among friends, it is also recognised as a gesture that can cause offence, particularly in professional settings or public forums. Mayor Krieg acknowledged this in his apology, writing, “In hindsight, on my behalf, I should not have flipped the bird. “To those who I have offended, I apologise.  This was certainly not intended to be a malicious or offensive message.  » Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –  The Virginia women’s swimming and diving team won the inaugural CSCAA Dual Meet title with a 40-16 victory against Michigan on Sunday (Nov. 23) in the championship final at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Virginia powered to a decisive victory over Michigan in the women’s championship meet, showcasing remarkable depth and multiple standout swims across the lineup. The Cavaliers opened with a narrow runner-up finish in the 200 medley relay before quickly taking control behind strong early performances from Madi Mintenko in the 200 free and Claire Curzan’s wins in both the 100 back and 100 fly. Virginia continued to extend its lead with victories from Tess Howley in the 200 fly, Katie Grimes in the 200 back and Aimee Canny in the 500 free. Leah Hayes added another key win in the 200 IM before the Cavaliers closed out the session by taking the 200 free relay, securing a 40–16 final score and the Women’s Dual Meet Challenge championship. Anna Moesch was named the Women’s Swimmer of the Meet after winning each of her individual events.  » Read More