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Chicago Public Schools said seven players on Curie's 24-1 varsity team were ineligible from the start of the 2013-14 season. Student athletes in the district must maintain a 2.0 GPA to participate in sports, or have an individual study plan in place to help them improve academically. MORE: Alexander wants to bring Lyle to Kansas | DeCourcy’s top 25 prospects District CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett says Curie's head coach Michael Oliver has been suspended....

Writing on the Facebook page for the group’s Cambridge branch, Extinction Rebellion said Trinity College Cambridge has invested the most money in oil and gas companies out of the Oxford and Cambridge University colleges. “Trinity College has invested £9.1m in oil & gas companies, the most of any of the 45 Oxbridge colleges. They own Innocence Farm in Suffolk and want to sell it to Felixstowe Port to build a lorry park for 3,000 vehicles,” the group said....

From the looks of social media, thousands of people in major cities like Berlin, Moscow, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles and New York City marched in solidarity to call attention to global warming in hopes of waking up world leaders who failed to recognize climate change as a detrimental issue. Photos and videos depicted people flooding city streets with signs. Many crowded streets in places like Dublin, Ireland and Melbourne, Australia with their signs warning of Climate Change and urging others to act to reverse it....

The clip which has been viewed more than 4 million times and received 380,000 likes shows images of William and Kate out on the town enjoying time with friends and has seen the couple praised in the comments section as “normal” and “free-spirited.” TikTok has seen a large number of royal-related uploads from royal watchers offering commentary on the modern monarchy to users sharing funny and little known archive footage....

Sterling, the volatile owner of the team, agreed to the sale but then tried to revoke consent in spite of a signed letter instructing his wife Shelly Sterling to sell for the highest price she could get. MORE: Rivers: Ownership uncertainty hurt team | Lawyer thinks Sterling stalling A probate trial to resolve the matter has been underway since last month but was in recess for a week. With three days of hearings ahead, Donald Sterling’s lawyers suggested they would call the battling couple back to the witness stand separately to address unanswered questions....

Paul, who is expected to return Friday, was replaced by Austin Rivers. Coach Doc Rivers’ son scored a season-high 28 points, while also dishing out seven assists. Life without Paul hasn’t been easy for the Clippers, who had dropped six of their last seven games before playing Memphis. MORE: New Year’s resolutions for all 30 NBA squads With Blake Griffin also out of the lineup, Los Angeles had struggled to find a go-to guy on offense....

The NBA fined the club $50,000 on Thursday, one day after Rivers told media (per Clutch Points) that star forward Kawhi Leonard “feels great” even though he was missing Wednesday’s nationally televised home game vs. the Bucks. The league had taken the unusual step earlier Wednesday to say Leonard was dealing with a knee tendon injury. MORE: Rivers rants about coach’s challenge rule Because Rivers’ statement was in opposition to what the league and Clippers team doctors were claiming, the Clippers organization was hit with the fine....

Medications by Headache Type Because there are many types of chronic headaches, there are many kinds of medications for them. Most, however, fall into two categories: pain medication you take every day to prevent a headache (known as prophylactic), and medicine you take after a headache has started (known as abortive). Abortive pain medications may be available over-the-counter or by prescription and are taken at the time of attack, whereas prophylactic pain medication is taken on a regular basis to prevent chronic headaches from forming, and usually require a healthcare provider’s prescription....

Ahmedabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad were knocked out of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament after their match against Brisbane Heat was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the Sardar Patel Stadium here Monday. It was the third washout here after two matches on Sep 23 were called off due to rain. Sunrisers finished Group B with six points, winning one and losing a couple out of the four games. Heat were already out of the semi-final contention after losing three in a row....

The Clubhouse Games series began on the Nintendo DS in 2006 from Japanese studio Agenda, but this new entry appears to have been developed in-house by Nintendo. As the title suggests it will feature 51 game from around the world which can be played alone, with local co-op, local wireless, and via Nintendo Switch Online. These games fit into five major categories: Board (and paper) games, card games, sports games, variety games, and single-player games....

According to The Athletic, Keller’s new deal has an annual average value of $7.15 million. “This is a truly special day for my family and I,” Keller said in a release. “I love everything about being a Coyote. My teammates are great. We have a great coaching staff. Everything about this organization is on the right track and I know we have an opportunity to do some special things here for a long time....

Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, has used the trick in rare instances so far, but Saturday night’s NLCS Game 6 would be a good time for Kershaw to try anything that makes him harder to hit. MORE: Why Dodgers are in deep trouble | Dodgers at Cubs, Game 6, 8 p.m. ET Since returning from a 2½-month stint on the disabled list in September, Kershaw has dropped to sidearm for seven pitches MLB....

Swinney said Sunday that Watson’s play in a 23-17 overtime loss to No. 1 Florida State earned him the right to start Saturday. MORE: Four In, Four Out | FSU still No. 1 | Maguire saves day Senior Cole Stoudt had started the first three games for the Tigers (1-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), but Watson came in early against the Seminoles and threw for 266 yards on 19 of 28 passing....

Shaq Lawson should return to practice Monday, four days after spraining his left knee early in the Tigers’ Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma, and coach Dabo Swinney feels good about the defensive end’s chances to play in the showdown with Alabama. TITLE GAME: 5 things to watch | Clemson’s road | Bama’s road “So far, so good," Swinney said Monday on a conference call, via The Post and Courier. “We’ll see him out there today, but I think the prognosis is good at this point....

Now, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney will lead the Tigers in their national title defense without star quarterback Deshaun Watson and several other key pieces. However, Clemson still has a talented 2017 roster, including a recruiting class that had a composite ranking of No. 16 across four major sites, to make a third consecutive run at both the ACC championship and College Football Playoff. MORE: Clemson’s storybook season 35 years in the making...

Skalski lowered his head and hit LSU receiver Justin Jefferson with the crown of his helmet after Jefferson caught a pass from Joe Burrow. MORE: Live scoring updates, highlights of LSU-Clemson The Pac-12 officiating crew working the game stopped play to review the play, ejecting Skalski after a video review. Skalski, a junior, was one of Clemson’s most active defenders while he was on the field, registering four tackles (three solo) and a sack....

Clermont booked their place in the semi-finals of the European Cup on Saturday by dispatching fellow French Top 14 foes Montpellier 36-14, while Saracens also advanced after beating Ulster 27-16. Clermont will face the winner of Sunday’s quarter-final between Harlequins and Munster at Montpellier’s Stade de la Mosson on April 27 as they try to go a step further than last year’s semi-final defeat to eventual champions Leinster. Three penalties from the boot of Benoit Paillaugue staked Montpellier to an early 9-3 lead but a first-half ankle injury sustained by fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc derailed the visitors with Wesley Fofana and Aurelien Rougerie touching down in quick succession to push Clermont 15-9 ahead at the break....

So, it was startling to find that Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving, one of the league's rising stars, rarely attempts the shot and struggles when he tries it. Last season Irving made only 29 percent of his floater attempts (14 of 48). "It's something I've had to learn, just being more efficient out there," Irving said. "That in-between spot, between zero to five feet, it's a big decision, it's a quick decision....

Bandai Namco took to social media to announce the Code Vein Blood Bank, taking place on September 27 at 170 Sixth Ave in San Diego, California from 10am to 4pm PT. Hosted in conjunction with American Red Cross, anyone who donates blood as part of the Code Vein Blood Bank will receive a free copy of the game, in addition to a “promo blood kit.” Since Code Vein is about vampires, the promotion is rather fitting....

The Sea of Galilee, also known as Lake Kinneret, is an important part of Israel’s economy, serving as a rich tourist destination with extensive religious importance. In the New Testament, Jesus reportedly performed many miracles near the Sea of Galilee, such as preaching from the lake’s shores and feeding thousands of people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. Tides have turned in recent years as global warming has caused the water level to sink....