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DETROIT – Christian Braun attacked his minutes Thursday night like a dog salivating over red meat. Throughout an inconsistent campaign, Braun has stayed even-keeled, unperturbed when the minutes come and go.

One of the hazards of a certain age is the knee-jerk tendency to reminisce on the good ol’ days. Back when life wasn’t so complicated.

Northwestern had something of a bruised resume coming into the season with five consecutive losing seasons, though none of it was tied to lack of effort. It happens, and the Wildcats felt every bit of the difficult task that is competing in the Big Ten Conference.

Mar. 16—JUPITER, Fla. — In the final hours of pool play in the U.S. and opening innings of elimination rounds overseas, the World Baseball Classic pitted Cardinal pitcher vs. Cardinal batter with the chance to advance in the balance.

LOS ANGELES — Though California may be ending its winter with quenched reservoirs and near record snowpack, meteorologists are warning that the state will face increased flooding risk in the coming months as Sierra Nevada snowmelt fills rivers and streams.

DALLAS — Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway experienced two derailments this week, one in Arizona and another in Washington state, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along the Puget Sound.

AMSTERDAM — The International Criminal Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Putin is allegedly responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories to Russia.

Slovakia will send its entire fleet of Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine to boost its defense against Russian forces, government officials said. The eastern NATO member state will send all 13 of its MiG-29 jets – grounded since last August and in various states of readiness – at an unspecified date, Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad told reporters in Bratislava on Friday.