Most of the United States is being assailed with extreme winter weather this week as Arctic air blasts south from Canada, snow tracks up the Northeast coast and a potentially crippling winter storm takes aim at the South.

Brooks 9-18 2-3 22, Tate 0-4 0-0 0, Sengun 10-19 2-5 23, Ja.Green 10-17 2-2 26, VanVleet 3-10 0-0 9, Eason 6-10 6-8 18, Whitmore 4-14 3-4 12, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 1-4 0-0 2, Holiday 4-9 0-0 10, Sheppard 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 48-108 15-22 125.

Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced Portland was awarded $2 million to overhaul Franklin Street. The project includes removing the grassy median, adding bike lanes and pedestrian spaces on either side of the road, and building a roundabout at the intersection with Commercial Street.

A new daily, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston will be starting May 15. The flight will depart from Portland at 10:30 a.m ...

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Iowa St. at West Virginia, 1 p.m. Ohio St. at Penn St., 1 p.m. Seton Hall at UConn, 1 p.m. William & Mary at Northeastern, 1 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Hofstra at Elon, 1 p.m. LSU at Florida, 1 p.m.

All Times Eastern Basketball Women’s Unrivaled Phantom vs. Laces – truTV, 2 p.m. Lunar Owls vs. Rose — truTV, 3 p.m. Bundesliga Matchday 18 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. FC St. Pauli — ESPN+, 9:20 a.m. Bayern München vs.

ESPN+, 9 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Cheyney at Coppin State — ESPN+, 11 a.m. Maine at New Jersey Institute of Technology — ESPN+, 11 a.m. New Hampshire at Maryland-Baltimore County — ESPN+, 6 p.m.

Top Chef fan favorite Eric Adjepong is readying an upscale restaurant devoted to West African cuisine, with a heavy focus on Ghanaian food. A mix of small plates and family-style platters will include dishes like fufu, spiced plantains, and jollof rice. In addition to à la carte offerings, Adjepong will craft a four-course tasting menu.

In Connecticut, nine guns were found at Bradley International Airport, and two were discovered at Tweed-New Haven Airport last year.

The Lakeland Magic rebranded as the Osceola Magic ahead of the 2023-24 campaign, which also saw the debut of the Rip City Remix, the new G League affiliate of the Portland Trail Blazers ... Jalen Green (2nd pick, 2021, Houston Rockets), Jonathan Kuminga ...

Alaska Airlines plans to buttress service at Oregon airports, highlighted by a new nonstop route between Portland and Houston. Portland International Airport (PDX) serves as a hub for Seattle ...