In 2018, the dusky gopher frog was brought to the attention of the Supreme Court when a timber company sued after their land was designated as “critical,” therefore unable to use it as needed, in case the frogs returned in the future. The court redefined what a “critical habitat” is and if that would limit the land from being used for economic purposes. The Biden administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service are striving to protect designated lands from oil drilling, mining and other development by undoing rules that aid industry instead of the environment....

The VA had less than 20 deaths from coronavirus on March 30, meaning a sharp increase the last 10 days, per the Military Times. The department has reported 3,700 positive cases of coronavirus in its clinics and hospitals around the country, according to its website. The total number of positive tests represents about 12 percent of the number of patients who have been tested for coronavirus in clinics throughout the system in the country....

So let’s take a look at some of the best moments of those fights: Best shove Kevin Harvick on Brad Kesleowski. Harvick felt that Keselowski shouldn’t be turning away from Jeff Gordon after Keselowski and Gordon had contact going for the lead at Texas. So Harvick took matters into his own hands by shoving Keselowski toward Gordon, which then caused the crews to fight. Yeah, it was childish, but it still was the best shove of the season....

Need to know which team will score the first round upset? Look to the conference tournaments to find your likely candidates. MORE: Selection Sunday info | Tournament Week results | Seniors we’ll miss Getting to know the auto-bids: American Athletic Conference: Louisville Cardinals (29-5, 15-3) Rankings: 23 (RPI), 2 (KenPom), 108 (SoS) Likely Seed: 2 or 3 How They Got There: The Cardinals are the hottest team in the country....

It's the best result of the weekend. 2014 NFL COMBINE: WR results | QB results | TE Results | Manziel’s fast 40 Texas wide receiver Marquise Goodwin ran a 4.27 at the 2013 NFL Combine before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the 78th overall pick. The fastest official time at the NFL Combine since electronic timing was implemented in 1999 was run by Rondel Menendez of Eastern Kentucky....

Greg Bretz, who finished 12th at the 2010 Olympics, scored 91.40 on his first run. White came up a point shy of that on his second trip. The second-place finish won't hurt the two-time defending Olympic champion's chances of making the U.S. team. This is one of five qualifying events and the riders get points for their two best performances. Of more concern is White's ankle. At the end of the contest, he walked with a slight limp....

That's right, the Jamaican bobsled team is headed to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. 2014 SOCHI OLYMPICS: U.S. Olympic TV schedule | Event schedule The team, made famous by the 1993 film "Cool Runnings" which detailed its appearance at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, last competed in the games in 2002. The two-man team of Winston Watts and Marvin Dixon, which qualified for the games over the weekend, will represent the country....

Teenager Jason Brown was second Sunday. The Americans will send two men to the Sochi Games, and while U.S. Figure Skating officials will look at past performances in picking the team, they are unlikely to deviate from the standings. Defending champion Max Aaron was third. Skating last, Abbott had a cushion of nearly 13 points on Aaron after the short program, and once he landed a quadruple toe loop to open the free skate, the Olympic berth was in his grasp....

MORE: Good call, bad calf, Packers win | Colts surprise Broncos | Cool Brady | Legion of Boom NFC CHAMPIONSHIP Green Bay Packers (13-4) at Seattle Seahawks (13-4) Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, FOX Weather: 49 degrees, light rain How they got here: Packers — Beat Cowboys 26-21 in divisional round. Seahawks — Beat Panthers 31-17 in divisional round. Coaches: Packers — Mike McCarthy (94-49; 7-5 in playoffs). Seahawks — Pete Carroll (83-61; 7-4 in playoffs)....

This year, the top quarterbacks going into the draft — Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota — come with their share of concerns. Although there also are a lot of talented edge pass rushers, history shows it’s a position that you completely can’t trust. MORE: Draft’s riskiest picks | Latest Mock Draft | Top 20 small-school sleepers Many teams will take calculated risks for the reward for huge upside on April 30....

It’s the world’s biggest pickup football game, and on Wednesday, amid plenty of pageantry, team captains Chris Carter and Michael Irvin took turns filling out their rosters from the pool of remaining players. Defensive tackles, guards, centers, fullbacks and special teamers were selected Tuesday. MORE: SN’s All-Pro team | Pro Bowl info: Date, time, TV The full rosters, listed in the overall order in which players were selected, followed by the Tuesday selections....

Cincinnati Enquirer writer Paul Dehner Jr. recorded a time-lapse from his seat in the press box. MORE: Twitter reacts to Lady Gaga’s 2017 Super Bowl halftime show NRG Stadium’s staff made that look easy, but it’s of course the result of excellent planning and organization.

For those who are still looking for the perfect gift for their football crazy fathers in Singapore and Malaysia, the International Champions Cup is providing the ideal opportunity. The annual pre-season tournament comes to the National Stadium in Singapore for the 2018 edition with European heavyweights such as Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and PSG lending their participation. For fans of Arsenal and PSG, it will be a chance to see managers Unai Emery and Thomas Tuchel in action for the first time with their respective new clubs....

We’re talking about the 18 predictions we made before the season started. How did those hold up? Some were good (hello, Tua Tagovailoa), and some were bad (maybe we overestimated how quickly Scott Frost could impact Nebraska). Some choices were in between and will need more evaluation in the second half of the season before we call ourselves right or wrong. MORE: SN’s Week 7 Power Rankings With that in mind, here are our 18 predictions revisited: the good, the bad and the ugly....

As a result, left wing is one of the more overlooked positions in drafts, but the upper tier will see a few first- or second-round picks and the middle tier will feature a lot of middle-round sleepers. Fantasy Alarm’s top-20 LWs are a good place to start when coming up with a draft strategy at this position, but for more LW rankings – and rankings at every position – get a free one-week subscription to Fantasy Alarm and check out its ultimate fantasy hockey draft cheat sheet!...

Tokyo was due to host the Olympics between July 24 and August 9, but on Tuesday the IOC and organizers took the unprecedented decision of postponing the Games until next year. With the exception of the two world wars, the Olympics have never been canceled since they began in their modern guise in 1896 and this is their first postponement. Despite the rapid spread of COVID-19 around the world, the IOC and Tokyo 2020 organizing committee had repeatedly insisted the Games would go ahead as planned this summer....

Last week, the NBA announced that the New Rising Stars format will feature a pool of 28 players, composed of 12 NBA rookies and 12 NBA sophomores, plus four players from the G League’s Ignite that will be chosen by G League head coaches. Those players will be separated into four seven-player teams and will compete in a three-game, single-elimination mini-tournament. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial)...