As heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit parts of the Deep South, a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Quion Burns scored a career-high 28 points, AJ Lopez made a go-ahead shot with 25 seconds left in overtime and Maine beat UMass-Lowell 86-85 on Thursday night for its fifth straight victory.

Totals 16-48 10-16 44. Halftime_NJIT 26-23. 3-Point Goals_Maine 5-16 (Lopez 3-5, Tynes 1-2, Burns 1-5, Clayton 0-2, Mantis 0-2), NJIT 2-10 (Fulton 1-1, Francis 1-4, Duncan 0-1, Piggee 0-1 ...

The storm has prompted the first ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border

Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several inches of snow Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures that will take

Totals 24-58 7-9 62. Halftime_Maine 45-27. 3-Point Goals_Maine 11-23 (Lopez 3-5, Mantis 3-6, Burns 2-5, Bonilla 1-1, Tynes 1-2, Clayton 1-3, Crawford 0-1), UMBC 7-19 (Banks 3-7, Jordan 2-2 ...

Most of the United States is being assailed with extreme winter weather this week as Arctic air blasts south from Canada, snow tracks up the Northeast coast and a potentially crippling winter storm takes aim at the South.

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From snowball fights with nuns to Texas sledding and furry friends frolicking in the snow, see how people are reacting to winter weather in various parts of the U.S.

A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways and grounding nearly all flights. School was canceled

Airports are readying for major disruptions in Texas, Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast before anticipated wintry blast.

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