Yellen said the incident was a serious situation and the case has been referred to the Justice Department and the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. “It is absolutely a top priority to safeguard taxpayer data. If there are actions that we need to take to shore up the protection of this information, you have…my word we will do so,” Yellen said. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:...

Raptors coach Nick Nurse told reporters the second-year forward will be active for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Warriors on Sunday. But he may not play in the matchup, Nurse said. The 21-year-old forward was upgraded to questionable for Game 1 but didn’t appear in that contest. He hasn’t played since undergoing an emergency appendectomy in mid-April. “(Not being able to play) is boring,” Anunoby told reporters last week....

MORE: Sports’ power couples | 99 WAGs of athletes Underwood is due next spring, according to her publicist. Boy or girl? Don’t know. But Fisher has started the naming process (sort of). Fisher will have a litle time to help Underwood in the early stages: He’s rehabbing a ruptured left Achilles’ and is not expected to be ready for the start of the NHL season. The Associated Press contributed to this report....

Lindell has been a key promoter of former President Donald Trump’s unfounded conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was “rigged” or “stolen” in favor of President Joe Biden. Although Lindell and others continue to spread the misinformation, the “evidence” they have brought forward to support their theory has been consistently discredited and debunked. During an August cyber symposium organized by Lindell, screen shots from a Lake County computer system not involved in conducting elections were shared as alleged “evidence” of election fraud, The Washington Post first reported on Friday....

UD President Eric Spina credited the process the university put in place. “We’re a university who kind of figured it out after a rough start and have been in a good place,” he told Newsweek. “But any infection can be challenging and can lead to negative outcomes. Ideally it would be a positivity rate of zero, but those are pretty hard to find.” Managing the outbreak made it possible for the university to function, Spina said....

All the elements are in place for an instant classic at Beaver Stadium. It’s a matchup of the last two Big Ten champions and the top-two scoring offenses in the FBS this year. The Nittany Lions lead the way with 55.5 points per game, one point ahead of the Buckeyes, at 54.5. The quarterback matchup between Trace McSorley and Dwayne Haskins has Heisman Trophy implications. Factor in the “White Out” and the coaching rivalry between Urban Meyer and James Franklin, and kickoff can’t come soon enough....

Cleveland.com reports a team spokesman said that Sprinkle’s status could be looked at again depending on the outcome of his legal issues. Sprinkle entered not guilty pleas to charges of rioting, failure to disperse, possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia Monday. MORE: All Big-Ten team | SN All-Americans | SN Top 25 Sprinkle was arrested after an incident at the Grown & Sexy Lounge in Lorain, Ohio, on Friday night/early Saturday morning....

Thousands of fans swarmed the streets surrounding campus after Ohio State defeated Oregon 42-20 in the College Football Playoff Championship. Soon, the streets were blocked as fans cheered and danced. Police used three cannisters to halt rowdy fans around 1:15 a.m. on N. High Street, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Less than 10 minutes later, the street was empty. Police were dispatched to the area shortly after midnight to push the celebrants back, but the effort was in vain....

People avoid fish and fish-based products for reasons such as taste, contamination concerns, cost, availability, and sustainability. However, fish—especially fatty fish like salmon and tuna—are rich in essential omega-3 fatty acids, which offer many health benefits. Researchers have created an oil from a transgenic (genetically modified) plant that produces the key fatty acids by genetically inserting certain enzymes into plants. The result is a product called C. sativa oil....

The Edmonton Oilers star has teamed up with former NHLer Gary Roberts to create workouts and challenges aimed at helping fans stay active at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. They plan on posting videos to Twitter and Instagram throughout the month of April. On Monday they posted their first video: a 15-minute circuit of squats, wall-sits, push-ups and squat holds that is done four times. Roberts, a veteran of more than 20 seasons who owns the Gary Roberts High Performance Centre and Fitness Institute in Ontario, has worked with McDavid since he was drafted first overall by the Oilers back in 2015....

The Edmonton Oilers veteran returns from a two-game suspension for the team’s highly anticipated meeting with the visiting Calgary Flames, including All-Star forward Matthew Tkachuk. Kassian and the Flames star infamously engaged in several exchanges during the teams’ last matchup, which resulted in Kassian’s suspension for his role in a fight that Tkachuk wanted no part of. The ensuing discussion surrounding the incident, which centered mainly on Tkachuk’s role as an agitator and whether Kassian’s response was warranted, consumed the hockey world in the days and weeks since the Jan....

Elliotte Friedman, a well-informer insider for Canada’s CBC Sports, says McLellan is the man tabbed to turn around the moribund NHL team. Along with new GM Peter Chiarelli and expected first-overall NHL Draft pick Connor McDavid, McLellan will try to ignite a hockey rebirth in Edmonton. MORE: Offseason coaching changes | What each team needs | Stanley Cup playoffs Here’s what Friedman said on a Canadian radio interview, as quoted by The Edmonton Journal:...

Oklahoma and Texas, the last two teams from the Big 12 Conference to win national titles in football, would begin sports in the SEC for the 2025-26 academic school year, the SEC said in a tweet. If the two biggest names from the Big 12 bolt and accept the invitation, then the SEC would become the first super conference of 16 teams among the Power 5 conferences, probably creating a domino effect of the ACC, Big Ten and Pac 12 expanding to 16 teams apiece, and likely the Big 12 dissolving into history....

Two college football fans learned that the hard way when their friend declined to attend their wedding — because of his plans to watch the game between No. 3 Ohio State and No. 14 Oklahoma. MORE: Week 3 picks Sooners fan Andy Han declined the invitation by Brandon Taylor and Elizabeth Standridge to their Saturday nuptials in Bartlesville, Okla., because he’ll be in Norman. “That’s what I told (Standridge)," Han said, via the Oklahoma Daily....

Christopher Tomberlin is accused of an attempted murder in Bibb County, Georgia, in 2015. For the past six years, it was presumed he was dead until new information surfaced revealed he was alive and living in Oklahoma. Following “weeks of investigative collaboration” between U.S. Marshals Service Metro Fugitive Task Force and officers from the Oklahoma City Police Department’s Violent Crimes Apprehension Team, Tomberlin was found. He was detained on Thursday....

From unrecruited walk-on to disgruntled transfer to college football’s most outstanding player, Mayfield on Saturday night was awarded the 83rd Heisman Memorial Trophy during the annual ceremony at the PlayStation Theater in Times Square. MORE: Mayfield: Oklahoma’s can’t-miss star everyone missed He’s the Sooners’ sixth Heisman winner, joining Billy Vessels (1952), Steve Owens (1969), Billy Sims (1978), Jason White (2003) and Sam Bradford (2008), and someday soon he’ll join the others with an heroic-sized statue in Oklahoma’s Heisman Park just outside Memorial Stadium....

With the win, head coach Mike Gundy earned his 100th with the Cowboys, and it marks the third time in six seasons Oklahoma State upset a top-10 team. The No. 10 Mountaineers turned over the ball three times, which led to 17 Cowboys points. Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph dominated the day with two passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, 283 total offensive yards and no interceptions. MORE: Recruiting Week 9 Mountaineers quarterback Skyler Howard’s day was a little rougher, with two costly interceptions and a fumble while adding a touchdown and 212 passing yards....

The event will be held this Saturday, according to News 9 Oklahoma, and comes after women roller skated topless in nearby Tulsa Sunday. At least 40 men and women attended the event, The Oklahoman reported. Planned topless celebrations in Oklahoma follow the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Colorado ruling against a topless ban in February after two women brought a lawsuit against Fort Collins in Colorado through the Free the Nipple movement....

Stuart has finally found his forever home after spending 14 years in an Illinois animal shelter. Now, Stuart spends his days sleeping at home surrounded by a family and lots of love. The family has vowed to love Stuart for as long as he will have them, promising him a life free from “concrete kennels or loud noise.” Natalie Snyder rescued Stuart from a shelter at the start of September after seeing a TikTok video posted of him by an employee....