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In this Aug. 21, 2015, file photo, Army 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, center, and Capt. Kristen Griest, right, pose for photos with other female West Point alumni after an Army Ranger school graduation ceremony at Fort Benning.(Photo: John Bazemore, AP)
Capt. Kristen Griest, one of the first women to graduate Army Ranger School, will once again make history by becoming the Army’s first female infantry officer.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Griest is expected to graduate from the Maneuver Captain's Career Course<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Thursday and earn the right to wear the distinctive blue infantry cord, officials confirmed.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>More women are expected to follow in her footsteps, and these moves are part of a multifaceted Army campaign to open all branches and specialties to women.
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For the first time ever, two women have graduated from U.S. Army Ranger School. Here's how hard it is for anyone to pass the grueling 61-day course.
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John Daly still smokes Marlboros, drinks alcohol and plays the $25 slot machines. But as he hits the half-century mark Thursday and prepares to join the Champions Tour, reserved for golfers 50 and up, he says he has found something new: peace. “I beat a lot of odds,” Daly said. “I never thought I’d get to the Champions Tour.” Check out USA TODAY's interview, in which Daly discusses suicidal thoughts, his sex life, the state of the PGA Tour and more.
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USA Today Sports’ Josh Peter sits down with golf legend John Daly on the eve of his 50th birthday. A day some of his closest friends didn’t think he would see. USA TODAY SPORTS
The 2016 NFL draft is already off to an exciting start after the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles made deals to move up the draft board. Thirty-one NFL prospects will be taken<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the first round Thursday night in Chicago with Quarterbacks Jared Goff (Cal)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Carson Wentz (North Dakota State)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>expected to be the top two picks. The Rams hold the first overall pick in the draft after a trade with the Tennessee Titans.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Live coverage will begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and NFL Network.
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Russ Lande gives his three needs for each team in the AFC East ahead of the NFL draft. USA TODAY Sports
A funeral is scheduled Thursday for the 18-year-old man who police say shot two people at Saturday's Antigo High School prom in Wisconsin<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and was then shot dead by an officer on duty.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Details have emerged in the days following the attack about the sometimes-awkward young man who police say<span style="color: Red;">*</span>bicycled Saturday night to the high school from which he had graduated in 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wagner's family said that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>his actions "confuse us and fill us with pain."
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Randy Huff, who operates Antigo Resale Frontier on Fifth Avenue, considered prom gunman Jakob Wagner a trusted friend. Jacob Byk/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovenchkin, two superstars whose paths have intertwined since they entered the league in 2005, will face off Thursday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for the first time in seven years. The rivals will play each other (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN) in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The last time they matched up, the Penguins defeated the Capitals in seven games on the way to a Stanley Cup title. While Crosby’s Penguins have been the league’s hottest team this season,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ovechkin’s Capitals won the Presidents’ trophy for the best record and are looking to finally win their first Cup.
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