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King Charles and his brother, the former Prince Andrew, did not meet during the King's recent visit to Sandringham Estate

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• PEOPLE understands that the King did not see Andrew, nor did he have any plans to

• King Charles' visit to the estate comes after Andrew was arrested at the home where he is currently staying at Sandringham on Feb. 19

King CharlesvisitedSandringham Estateover the weekend, but he did not see his brother, the formerPrince Andrew.

PEOPLE understands that the monarch, 77, was at the royal residence in Norfolk — where his younger brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, 66, is currently living — on Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1, but the pair did not cross paths.

The King did not see the former Duke of York, nor did he have any plans to, PEOPLE understands.

While at Sandringham on Sunday, King Charles was photographed stepping out to attend a service at St. Mary Magdalene Church.

The King's appearance at the royal residence comes less than two weeks after Andrew wasarrestedon the Norfolk property.

The monarch's younger brother wasarrested on Feb. 19— his 66th birthday — on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was arrested at the home where he is currently staying on the Sandringham Estate.

Authorities are investigating the former Prince Andrew in connection with an allegation that he shared confidential information with the late billionaire and convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epsteinwhile acting as a trade envoy for the United Kingdom.

Police arrested Andrew days after theBBCreported that authorities wereinvestigating a claim that Andrew shared confidential documents with Epsteinwhen he was in the position, which he assumed after retiring from the Royal Navy, from 2001 to 2011. The arrest is not in any way related to allegations of sexual misconduct, and Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.

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On the day of his brother's arrest, the Kingreleased a statement vowing that the palace would cooperate with policein the investigation.

PEOPLE understands thatBuckingham Palace was not informedof the arrest before it happened.

Andrew's relationship with Epsteinset his step back from public life in motion in November 2019, but has returned to the spotlight lately with the release of the Epstein files — in which he and his ex-wifeSarah Fergusonappearmultiple times.

The former Duke of York has also faced scrutiny over his alleged ties toVirginia Giuffre, an outspoken Epstein victim who alleged that she was made to have sex with Andrew when she was just 17 years old. Andrew has consistently denied Giuffre's allegations. Giuffredied by suicideat age 41 in 2025.

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After Giuffre's posthumous bookNobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justicewas released last year, scrutiny of Andrew intensified. Amid the renewed interest in his alleged connections to Epstein, hegave up the use of his royal titles, as well as other titles and honors.

Andrew was then stripped ofhis royal titles days laterby King Charles.

Epstein died by suicide in 2019 at age 66 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.

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CINCINNATI – Nine people were injured in amass shooting during an event at concert venue in Cincinnatiearly Sunday, March 1, police said.

The people injured atRiverfront Livewere taken to local hospitals and their injuries are not considered life-threatening, Adam Hennie, interim chief of the Cincinnati Police Department said. At least one person is still in critical condition, according to the hospital.

The call for the shooting came in about 1 a.m. ET, Hennie said. The music venue and the area around it were blocked off as police investigated at 3 a.m. ET.

Police have not said anything about suspects or what led up to the shooting. Mayor Aftab Pureval called the shooting"unconscionable"in a statement.

The shooting occurred the same day at least three people died and 14 were injured during amass shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas. There have been 56 mass shootings, in which four or more people are injured, so far in 2026, according to theGun Violence Archive.

What happened during the Cincinnati mass shooting?

The shooting came as Jermaine Tandy, also known as DJ Fresh, was hosting his annual birthday celebration at Riverfront Live on Feb. 28.

Dozens flooded out from inside the venue in a panic as gunshots rang out, according to a neighboring business' surveillance camera footage obtained byFox 19, a media partner of the Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network.

In a Facebook post from Tandy's management, Fresh said he has held a birthday event for the past 14 years and has "never had a security issue of this magnitude."

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"We are devastated by the horrific events that took place during the DJ Fresh Birthday Celebration. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this senseless act of violence," the post said. "This event was intended to be an opportunity for us to come together and enjoy great music; and have fun celebrating life, it is deeply frustrating that the actions of one individual ruined the evening for so many."

Eight of the people shot were taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center and one person was brought to Good Samaritan Hospital, according to police.

One person is in critical condition, according to University of Cincinnati Medical Center spokeswoman Heather Chura-Smith. Five people are in stable condition and two have been treated and released, she said.

The status of the person at Good Samaritan Hospital is unknown. Hospital staff declined to provide an update on the person's status.

Hennie is holding a press conference with other city leaders at 2 p.m. ET on March 1 to release more information about the shooting. The Columbus Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting Cincinnati police in the investigation.

This story has been updated to add new information.

Contributing: Reuters

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer:9 people injured in Cincinnati mass shooting

San Jose Sharksforward Ryan Reaves is going to miss hockey whenever he decides to leave the ice and hang up his skates for good.

It's not happening anytime soon, his love of the game keeps him around. It's a privilege to have played as long as he has.

On top of that, as a Black-Canadian player, Reaves takes pride in being a role model to the kids that look like him that aspire to play hockey.

"I think it's an honor to be a Black player in this league and have younger Black players look up to you and kind of look at you and say, 'you know, I could do that, too.' I think that's important to have representation there," Reaves told USA TODAY Sports. "I think when kids don't see them represented, it's harder for them to kind of engage and get into that sport. So, you know, that's just a way for younger kids to kind of get involved."

The game has evolved to where Black players in the NHL have become more common, although the sport remains predominantly white. It's across both genders, too.

Laila Edwards just recently showed the world on the center stage that Black women can do it, too. She broke racial barriers to become thefirst Black woman to play for Team USA ice hockey, score and win a gold medalat the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan.

Reaves, as the rest of the world, has taken notice.

"I think it shows how quickly the game's growing. You know, women's hockey has taken off over the last 10 years especially," Reaves told USA TODAY Sports. "I think it's really started to grow, and people are starting to take notice of the talent and to see someone like that representing their country and winning a gold medal is even more special."

The game grows when representation and diversity is showcased on the biggest stage and history is acknowledged. The Sharks recently held an in-game "Black Excellence Celebration" highlighting the Black history in their franchise.

The team was established in 1990, and their logo was designed by a Black man: Northern California-based artist and former Stanford basketball player Terry Smith. He was one of the many recognized.

"It's a cool thing to see how quickly the game's growing, and obviously, obviously, there's room for more growth, but there's room for more growth in a lot of areas of different sports and organizations and job sectors," Reaves said. "I think it's cool to recognize those people have kind of paved the way for everybody."

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Sharks general manager Mike Grier, who played 14 NHL seasons, became the first Black general manager in league history in 2022. He also played for San Jose for three seasons from 2006 to 2009.

Grier and Reaves were recognized with other Sharks alum including Mike McHugh, Dale Craigwell, Derek Joslin, Justin Bailey, Evander Kane, C.J. Suess, Joel Ward, Anthony Duclair, Givani Smith and Sharks Audio Network analyst Jamal Mayers.

Mayers believes the game will continue to grow in the next five to 10 years.

"I think it's heading in the right direction. I think that it's kind of going to mirror society," Mayers told USA TODAY Sports. "I think that, you know, you're going to see more kids of color, you're going to be seeing more Asian kids. You're going to see more non-whites playing hockey, as we continue as a sport to make it more inviting, more inclusive, not only for the players, but for the parents that are in the stands, that are part of it, and it becomes normalized as the numbers go up."

Mayers played 15 seasons in the NHL. The league looked different then compared to now. He played from 1996 to 2013 and, Mayers admitted, it wasn't all good.

"I'd be lying if I sat here and tell you that there weren't things that happened over the course of my career," Mayers said. "I think that I got to a point, like, three or four years into my career, where I let go of feeling the responsibility of showing, proving that I'm a good teammate, I'm a good player, I'm all these things."

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He added: "If people were to think that I was a bad teammate or a jerk or whatever, or, you know, it had nothing to do with the color of my skin, I got rid of that and just was able to just sink into just being myself."

Mayers felt the pressures but had a support system and teammates that would stick up for him, he said. His emphasis was on ensuring the environment surrounding the sport is welcoming to Black people and other racial and ethnic backgrounds.

"The reason why I do the work is because maybe there's a kid out there, or parents out there, that are like, I'm not putting my kid in that environment, or maybe the kid is like, I don't need this. I don't want to do it anymore. And we're losing kids from playing the game because they don't feel welcome," Mayers said.

He added: "Hopefully, that families and kids feel like there's a space, place for them in the game. And to me, it's important for the game to grow, to make sure that all kinds of people are accepted and want to be part of it."

Reaves nearing retirement? Not so fast

Reaves said he takes care of his body so that he can play as long as he can. He takes pride in his last name being paraded on the back of his jersey.

"It means a lot," Reaves said. "When I was growing up, I always wanted to play a sport, whether it was football or hockey. You know, a teacher asked me what I wanted to be, and I said I wanted to be a professional athlete. And she told me to change my answer, because it wasn't realistic. Well, it was realistic to me, and I took a lot of pride in what I've done over my career. See, I wear that, I wear that front crest with more pride, but with the back crest with a lot of pride, too."

The 39-year-old has played 16 seasons in the NHL for theSt. Louis Blues,Pittsburgh Penguins,Vegas Golden Knights,New York Rangers,Minnesota Wild,Toronto Maple Leafsand now the Sharks.

He was traded to San Jose during the offseason and the Winnipeg native said he wakes up with a smile on his face every morning to be playing there.

His career has seen everything but a Stanley Cup championship. His chase for that coveted title is still alive and keeps him motivated to stick around for another couple of years, especially now in San Jose.

"This team, the way it's starting to be built, there's a lot of opportunity in the next couple of years to do that. And you know, I would love to be around for it," Reaves said. "A couple years, I'm hoping, as long as my body holds up, you know, which it's been great this year. Yeah, I would love to play for another year or two, at least."

He added: "This is an exciting time in San Jose, you know, with the players that have come here and the team that we started to build, it's hard not to be excited about this team."

Throughout his career, he's been a physical player and an enforcer for teams. But it's a style that can take a toll on the body. However, Reaves doubled-down that he isn't contemplating retirement.

"Hopefully it's not in the next year or two," he told USA TODAY Sports. "But you know, the fact of the matter is, you know, when you turn 40 and you played like I have your whole career, you know, it comes in at some point. I've been very, very fortunate. But yeah, no, I'd love to hold on for a couple more years."

Reaves is not thinking too far ahead, though, so getting to the 20-year mark is up in the air.

"I don't know if I've thought that far. I think at this point it's, you know, getting through this season, getting a good summer of training again, and then getting through the next one," he said.

He added: "I'm trying not to think too far ahead, because, you know, this year is still very exciting."

When it comes to mind, body and spirit, Reaves said "everything is right."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Ryan Reaves takes pride in career, being a Black player in NHL

Shia LaBeouf is attributing his arrest in New Orleans last week to his fear of "big gay people."

In aninterview with YouTuber Andrew Callaghanreleased on Saturday, the 39-year-old actor shared what he said led to hisarrest amid the city's Mardi Gras celebrations.

"When I'm standing by myself and three gays are next to me touching my leg, I get scared," he said. "I'm sorry. If that's homophobic, then I'm that. Yeah."

"I'll be honest with you, big gay people are scary to me," LaBeouf added.

A representative for LaBeouf did not immediately return a request for comment.

The actor, best known for his starring role in "Transformers" and the Disney Channel's "Even Stevens," was arrested in New Orleans last week and accused of hitting two people outside of a Royal Street business amid the celebrations, according to police.

"LaBeouf then reportedly assaulted another person — punching him in the nose," police said in a statement last week. "LaBeouf was again held down until police arrived."

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It is unclear what exactly led to the incident.

But in the interview with Callaghan, the actor appeared to suggest he had an altercation with a gay person or was annoyed by gay people's presence near him.

"I'm good with gay — be gay over there, though," he said. "Don't be gay in my lap."

"That's why. I was drunk and it's Mardi Gras. So everything I'm saying is nonsense," he added.

LaBeouf was arrested upon his release from the hospital that day for treatment "of unknown injuries." He was charged with two counts of simple battery, according authorities.

Last week's was not his first run-in with the law, nor were his latest comments his first bigoted remarks.

LaBeouf was arrested in 2017 on suspicion of public drunkenness,The Associated Press reported. LaBeouf made racist remarks to police upon his arrest, the AP reported. The actor later apologized, citing his addiction as a struggle, and the public drunkenness allegations were dropped.

He was sued in 2020 by his ex-partner, British singer FKA Twigs, who accused him choking her and knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease. The case was settled out of court last year.

NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova starting forward Matt Hodge injured his right leg Saturday night against No. 15 St. John's at Madison Square Garden.

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With the Wildcats trailing by 24 early in the second half, Hodge lost the ball as he tried to make a move and went down in a heap clutching his right knee in obvious pain near the basket.

After the Red Storm scored quickly at the other end, a whistle blew and play was stopped. Hodge received attention from the athletic training staff as he remained on the floor. He didn't put any pressure on his right leg as he was helped off the court, and the 6-foot-8 redshirt freshman from Belgium never returned to the game.

Hodge finished with six points and two rebounds in the89-57 loss.Following the game, Villanova coach Kevin Willard said he didn't have any update on the injury yet.

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Hodge began the night averaging 9.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. He was shooting 36.4% on 132 attempts from 3-point range.

It could be a costly loss for Villanova, which entered 22-6 andappears headed to the NCAA Tournamentfor the first time in four years. In their first season under Willard, the Wildcats sit third in the Big East standings and are assured the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament.

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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr issued a mea culpa on Saturday after appearing to question one of his newest players' medical issues.

The Warriorsacquired center Kristaps Porziņģis from the Atlanta Hawks at the NBA trade deadline, only a few months after the 7-footerrevealed he dealt with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)while playing for the Boston Celtics in last year's playoffs.POTS is a non-life-threatening blood circulation disorder in which a number of symptoms can emerge when the subject stands up.

Porziņģis had missed three straight games due to "illness" up to Fridaym leading to Kerr being asked about the POTS issue during an appearance on 95.7 The Game. His answer,via the San Francisco Chronicle:

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"When I heard about the trade, I read about the POTS diagnosis and I called [Hawks GM] Onsi [Saleh]… and said, 'Is this POTS story real?' And he said, 'It's actually not POTS.' That was some misinformation that was out there. I don't know if anybody's asked him about it. Bottom line is, whatever was bothering him in Atlanta that was keeping him out had nothing to do with the illness (this) week. He was just sick. … He was sick enough where he was losing a lot of fluid and contagious so we just kept him home and he's doing a lot better now."

A day later, Kerr acknowledged he made an errorwhile speaking with reporters before Saturday's gameagainst the Los Angeles Lakers:

"It was a stupid mistake by me to talk about something that I'm not qualified to talk about. I regretted even trying to discuss the diagnosis. That was my mistake. I need to leave that to professionals."

When asked for details about what Porziņģis is dealing with, Kerr said, "It's a medical issue way behind my capabilities of explaining anything. He's sick, he won't play, we'll keep monitoring."

Porziņģis has been a member of the Warriors for more than three weeks now, but has only played one game. He was dealing with an Achilles injury at the time of his trade, delaying his Golden State debut to Feb. 19., and he missed the three games after that with the illness.

He was again out Saturday,a 129-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, though he did practice Friday. Kerr indicated an appearance in Monday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers is a possibility.

This is Part 2 ofa two-part series examining girls wrestling, one of the fastest growing sports for high schoolers. In this installment, we check in on California, which is No. 1 among states in girls wrestling participation.

BAKERSFIELD, CA — Danica Torres stepped onto the mat for her quarterfinal match at the 2026 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Wrestling Championships on Friday. She looked over to the mat next to her, saw her older brother wrestling in his match, and said a quick prayer.

"God, if there's only supposed to be one of us to win, please let it be my brother," Torres, a junior at Brawley Union High School, said. "He works so much harder than me and he deserves it way more than me."

As soon as she won her match to advance to the semifinals, Torres looked back over and began to cry. Her brother, a senior, had lost.

"It shattered me," Torres told USA TODAY Sports.

Forty-seven state high school athletic associations (including Washington, D.C., which has its own association) hold official state championships for girls wrestling. California adds a twist: it holds girls' matches together with the boys' state championships. After becoming just the third state to officially sanction a girls wrestling state championship in 2011, it was a standalone event until six years ago, when the CIF combined both events under one roof.

"It grew and grew," CIF executive director Ron Nocetti told USA TODAY Sports. "It got to the point where we needed to have them in the exact same venue, getting the exact same experience."

In the final round of the tournament, two mats are placed side by side. Two matches are brought out — one girls' and one boys' — and they wrestle simultaneously inside a packed Dignity Health Arena in Bakersfield, which seats approximately 10,000 people.

When the CIF first introduced the new format in 2021, Nocetti says there was some skepticism from parents, schools and athletes, "and then, people saw the wrestling and saw that this is something that needs to be together."

Since then, Nocetti said the feedback has been "nothing but positive."

California not seeing the same lawsuits as other states over girls wrestling

At a time when Title IX legal battles have arisen in other states such as Illinois, Oregon and Tennessee over a lack of access and resources for girls wrestling, Nocetti hasn't really seen the same sentiment in California. Part of the reason for that is the sheer size of the CIF, with over 1,600 member schools and 852,574 student-athletes, per the National Federation of State High School Associations. For reference, the NCAA has approximately1,100 member schoolsand over 550,000 student-athletes combined across all three divisions, according to theirlatest Sports Sponsorship and Participation Rates Report.

"It doesn't mean that that's not happening anywhere," Nocetti said. "I can't tell you it's not happening. I would hope if things like that were happening that going back to the process of raising concerns and letting our schools handle those concerns."

Nocetti added that California has a "mechanism" to lodge complaints directly with schools and school districts. Parents, guardians, students, employees, and district and school advisory committee members can file aUniform Complaint Procedures form— a written and signed statement alleging a violation of federal or state law or regulation, including Title IX — through the California Department of Education. The UCP complaint is then filed directly to the respective district superintendent or their designee.

"I think their goal is to avoid those to begin with," Nocetti said. "And provide the opportunity for girls that want to participate in sport wrestling to be able to do so."

'Girls wrestling has really taken off in California'

The result of those opportunities has been a boom in girls wrestling in California. Out of the 74,064 girls that participated in high school wrestling nationwide in the 2024-25 school year, according to the annual NFHS Sports Participation Survey, California is No. 1 with 8,831 participants.

It's the reason Torres and her family decided to move to the state a year ago in the first place. As a freshman in Arizona, Torres won state and went undefeated through the entire season.

"The competition was a little too easy," she told USA TODAY Sports. "I wanted to get better competitors, and I wanted to beat the best."

And it wasn't just competing against the best from other schools; Torres' teammates at Brawley Union want to be great just as bad as her. Her coaches want it just as much, too. In Arizona, her school's girls wrestling team only consisted of two or three others. Brawley Union has a full lineup, a far cry from when she started out wrestling against boys nine years ago.

Maile Nguyen wanted to start wrestling when she was 6 years old. Her older brother was a wrestler; growing up watching him compete and going to all his tournaments inspired her to pick up the sport as well. The only problem was, there were no girls for her to wrestle. It took two years of wrestling against boys before her family found a coach in her area with a girls wrestling program.

Aubreyelle Baeza was never drawn to any other sport. Or really, any sport.

"I never wanted to do dance or swim, or anything like that," she told USA TODAY Sports. "My mom just threw me into the sport with my brothers, and I just turned out to be good."

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Just 8 years old at the time, Baeza didn't want to wrestle. There was a lot of crying at first, "but I always kept going back."

She just kept going until one day, she beat the whole room, most of which were boys.

Even when Nguyen started at Granada High School in Livermore, she was one of just three girls on the team. Now, in her senior year, Nguyen says there's about eight or nine.

"It's been amazing," Nguyen told USA TODAY Sports. "... It's been super cool to see the family that we've grown not just with our guys team, but also with our women's team."

It speaks to the growth that Torres and Nguyen have seen first-hand when Baeza, now a sophomore at San Dimas High School, says she's pretty sure her school has always had a girls wrestling team.

Where girls wrestling in California can still do better

There's still room for improvement, though. Mainly in the way that women's wrestling is perceived.

Nguyen still hears a lot of people say things along the lines of, "You placed at state,but it's a girls' bracket."

Torres' real first name is Camille. When she was growing up, she would get made fun of for wrestling by people who would find her name on brackets and in news articles.

"Why are you wrestling?" she remembers hearing.

It got to the point where she started going by Danica so that nobody who knew her could look her up.

But the level of support she gets now from her coaches and teammates — both girls and boys — pushes her to another level.

Nguyen feels the same.

"Although we're still growing and still have room to grow, our successes should not be overlooked," she said. "These are still amazing things that we're achieving."

'We're not to be overlooked'

The energy inside Dignity Health Arena for the final round is palpable. Following an Olympics-style parade of champions, the lights go dark. A lone spotlight illuminates the two mats. There are no divisions at the state level in California; it's one bracket, one tournament in which the boys' and girls' finalists duel it out side by side until there's one champion in each weight class.

"It just adds to the atmosphere," Nguyen said. "It's really great because having not that big of a girls team, it helps when you get to be with your guys team because we're all here supporting each other no matter what."

It's one of the things that Torres especially likes about competing in California.

"Some states want to make it two, three divisions," she said. "I don't think that's that good because it dilutes the competition. … I'd rather just have one division so I could say I was the best."

Boys and girls sharing the floor also sends a message of equity that has resonated with the athletes.

"Before then, it was always just one girl in the whole boy room," Baeza said. "... It just proves that girls can do stuff that boys can do. Even if it's really tough."

"We're not to be overlooked," Nguyen said. "Being able to wrestle on the same stage in the same arena, it just shows that we're here to win the same thing. We're here to achieve the same goals, and so why not do it together?"

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:How does Title IX work: California sets the standard in wrestling