By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 32 points, Luka Doncic had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks routed the San Antonio Spurs 123-109 on Friday night. Dallas clinched the season series against its intrastate rival with its third consecutive win over San
Continue Reading LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin McCullar scored a career-high 24 points and Texas Tech defeated Grambling 88-62. Davion Warren added 19 points for the Red Raiders. Bryson Williams had 16 points and both he and McCullar led with nine rebounds apiece. Danya Kingsby led Grambling with 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including three 3-pointers. Texas
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By Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A Black police officer subject to apparent racist harassment by his former police chief has filed an employment discrimination charge, asking the Ohio Civil Rights Commission to conduct a full investigation. Officer Keith Pool of the Sheffield Lake Police Department is also petitioning a court to order the department to turn
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Darius Days and Tari Eason each scored 17 points and LSU pulled away in the second half to beat Texas State 84-59. Texas State (1-1) built a 37-32 halftime lead and led 41-40 with about 15 minutes to play. Brandon Murray’s 3-point play sparked a 20-6 run and LSU (2-0)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has declined to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had granted an emergency stay last Saturday of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers
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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored a career-high 27 points and Zach Edey added a career-best 22 as No. 7 Purdue routed Indiana State 92-67. The Boilermakers have won five straight in the series and are 2-0 for the first time in three years. Cooper Neese led
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Dennis Schröder scored eight of his season-high 38 points in overtime and the Boston Celtics took advantage of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-113. Jayson Tatum scored 27 with 11 rebounds for Boston. The Celtics have won four of five since opening the
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Wendell Moore Jr. had a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to help ninth-ranked Duke beat Army 82-56 in Friday night’s home opener. It marked only the third triple-double of Krzyzewski’s 42 seasons in Durham. The game also marked the return of
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly scored 26 points and Jaden Shackelford had 23 to lead No. 14 Alabama to a 104-88 victory over South Dakota State.The Crimson Tide parlayed several second-half flurries into a comfortable win after the Jackrabbits kept it to within one early.They couldn’t keep up
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Matthew Mayer scored 14 points, LJ Cryer had 13 and No. 8 Baylor paired a celebration of its national championship with an 87-60 victory over Incarnate Word in the Bears’ season opener. Heralded freshman Kendall Brown debuted with 13 points after watching as Mayer, Cryer
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Matthew Mayer scored 14 points, LJ Cryer had 13 and No. 8 Baylor paired a celebration of its national championship with an 87-60 victory over Incarnate Word in the Bears’ season opener. Heralded freshman Kendall Brown debuted with 13 points after watching as Mayer, Cryer
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 20 points, CJ McCollum added 17 and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised past the Houston Rockets 104-92 on Friday night, finally getting their first road victory of the season. Portland is 1-6 on the road and 5-1 at home. The Rockets are the league’s only winless team on the
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 20 points, CJ McCollum added 17 and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised past the Houston Rockets 104-92 on Friday night, finally getting their first road victory of the season. Portland is 1-6 on the road and 5-1 at home. The Rockets are the league’s only winless team on the
Continue Reading MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Jefferson registered 11 points as Middle Tennessee rolled past Bethune-Cookman 71-51. Joe French led the Wildcats with 18 points.
Continue Reading NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tanner Groves scored 21 points, including a pair of dunks and a pair of 3-pointers, and Oklahoma erupted for 63 second-half points to defeat the University of Texas San Antonio 96-44. Fourteen Sooners reached the scoring column against UTSA, including Elijah Harkless, Marvin Johnson and Umoja Gibson with 10 points each.
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 26 points, Kyler Edwards added 18 points and six rebounds, and No. 15 Houston routed Rice 79-45. Sasser finished 8 of 16 from the field and connected on 5 of 9 on 3-pointers as the Cougars jumped out to a 44-15 halftime lead. Sasser scored 16 points in the
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 26 points, Kyler Edwards added 18 points and six rebounds, and No. 15 Houston routed Rice 79-45. Sasser finished 8 of 16 from the field and connected on 5 of 9 on 3-pointers as the Cougars jumped out to a 44-15 halftime lead. Sasser scored 16 points in the
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland tied his season high with 21 points and rookie power forward Evan Mobley had 16 points and seven rebounds, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-78 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Third overall selection Mobley also blocked two shots and made a steal in winning
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los funcionarios de los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) fueron presionados por miembros de la administración de Donald Trump para alterar la orientación científica y se les impidió comunicarse directamente con el público, según demuestran nuevas pruebas presentadas por la
Continue Reading CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — PJ Hall scored a career-high 22 points, Al-Amir Dawes made a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left and Clemson pulled away late to beat Wofford 76-68. Hall made a pair of free throws with 1:08 remaining to give Clemson (2-0) a 71-68 lead. Morgan Safford missed a 3-pointer on the other end
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — A federal appeals court late Friday extended the block on a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for companies. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to lift its emergency stay on enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 employees or more. Lawyers for the U.S. Justice
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Just about everything was back to normal for Kansas inside Allen Fieldhouse on Friday night. Bill Self excoriated the officials for every perceived miscue. The vocal student section razzed Tarleton every time the Texans missed a shot. The Jayhawks executed their familiar ally-oop dunk out
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Just about everything was back to normal for Kansas inside Allen Fieldhouse on Friday night. Bill Self excoriated the officials for every perceived miscue. The vocal student section razzed Tarleton every time the Texans missed a shot. The Jayhawks executed their familiar ally-oop dunk out
Continue Reading By NICOLE KRAFT ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alex Ovechkin got his 742nd career goal, Conor Sheary scored with 1:22 left and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3. Garnet Hathaway scored twice to help Washington get its third straight win. Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots for his first victory since Oct.
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor, a 10-year-old Black and autistic student in Utah, died by suicide last Saturday after allegedly being bullied by classmates and her family’s complaints were ignored, the family’s lawyer tells CNN. The tragedy comes just weeks after the Justice Department publicly detailed a disturbing pattern where Black and Asian
Continue Reading Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor, a 10-year-old Black and autistic student in Utah, died by suicide after allegedly being bullied by classmates and her family’s complaints were ignored, the family’s lawyer tells CNN. The tragedy comes just weeks after the Justice Department publicly detailed a disturbing pattern where Black and Asian American students at the Davis School District in Farmington, Utah, were harassed for years, and officials deliberately ignored complaints from parents and students.
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Daniel Parrish had 15 points as Florida International rolled past Trinity (FL) 111-48. Jordan Stewart led the Tigers on with 19 points.
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 24 points on some high-flying dunks and spin moves, LaMelo Ball had a career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points and nine assists, and the Charlotte Hornets battled back from an early 16-point deficit to beat the New York Knicks 104-96
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dylan Cozens scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, in a span of 5:14, and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a 0-4-1 skid with a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Bjork also scored during a second period in which Buffalo overcame a 2-1 deficit after
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By Maggie Fox, CNN The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer’s drug. The 14.5% increase in Part B premiums will take monthly payments
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