New Mexico legislative leaders are recommending a 5.7% general fund spending increase for the coming fiscal year.

Another weekend of conference play in college basketball is underway with plenty of marquee matchups Saturday including a showdown between two of the top programs from the Mountain West. New Mexico will put its perfect 5-0 record against conference opponents on the line when it hosts San Diego State on CBS.

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Army at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. Boston U. at Navy, 7 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 7 p.m. Lafayette at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Lehigh at American, 7 p.m. Xavier at St. John's, 7 p.m. Furman at VMI, 6 p.m.

Joe Cauthen has been promoted to Memphis football defensive line coach, the program announced Sunday afternoon. He replaces Spence Nowinsky.

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Mark Cala, who takes over from Jake Brown, will work with former five-star quarterback recruit Malachi Nelson. UTEP won't comment until his hiring is official.

As the roster overhaul continues under new coach Jimmy Rogers, Washington State football picked up five new high school commits on Wednesday.

Three chefs at Northwest Arkansas restaurants were named James Beard Award semifinalists on Monday. Matthew Cooper at Conifer in Bentonville, Rafael Rios at Yeyo's El Alma de Mexico in Bentonville, and Jordan Wright at Wright's Barbecue in Johnson are all up for the Best Chef: South award.

Instacart's new report sheds light on the relative popularity of Cholula, Frank's RedHot, Huy Fong Foods and more across the U.S.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.