Jon Adair visited Virginia the summer before his junior season for one of UVA's recruiting camps; he earned himself an offer for his time. A few months later the Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy ...

Jon Jackson is an Associate Editor at Newsweek based in New York. His focus is on reporting on the Ukraine and Russia war. Jon previously worked at The Week, the River Journal, Den of Geek and Maxim.

Lest you think your high school curriculum doesn’t matter, rest assured it does. And it may very well forge your future regarding what colleges decide you’re up to snuff.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Freshman Jonathan Powell scored a season-high 17 points, Joseph Yesufu added 14 points and short-handed West Virginia beat North Carolina Central 79-45 on Tuesday night.

That premise (and runtime) deserves an epic score; Daniel Blumberg delivered. Below, you can read our interview (which has been edited for length and clarity) with Blumberg. Preferably while ...