A West Virginia University expert says wildfires, which are already unpredictable, are particularly hard to control when paired with extreme winds and in heavily residential areas, like the devastating situation southern California is currently facing.

As the destruction continues with southern California’s wildfires that could be the costliest in U.S. history, one West Virginia University researcher said ongoing warm air temperatures and variable precipitation will lead to even more extreme fires in the future.

As wildfires continue to rage across Southern California, forecasters have warned of a powerful force worsening the situation: Santa Ana winds, aka devil winds. Santa Ana winds are extremely warm, strong,

JuJu Watkins scored 22 points as No. 4 Southern California held off a late-game surge from host Indiana to win 73-66 on Sunday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.

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.

West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s all-time leading scorer, at its sellout game against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at halftime that his No. 44 would be retired across all sports at the university.

John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 Saturday afternoon to extend its winning streak to seven games.

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory of this disaster.

Photographs by David Butow/Redux for CNN Altadena, California (CNN) — “The Nelsons’ house is gone. Joseph’s house is gone.

The executive order gives colleges 90 days to come up with a plan to rid their campuses of any programs catered to staff and students based on their gender or racial identity.

Kennesaw St. at Sam Houston St., 7:30 p.m. North Florida at Cent. Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. SE Louisiana at East Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. Texas Rio Grande Valley at Incarnate Word, 7:30 p.m.

FIRE is actively considering all options to ensure West Virginia faculty are not forcibly silenced by state edict, according to the organization.