By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Taz Sherman scored 23 points and West Virginia held on for a 56-53 victory over No. 15 UConn. The Mountaineers were terrible at the free throw line but made enough in the closing minute to beat a ranked opponent in their first try this season.
Continue Reading LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Ja’Monta Black had 25 points as Missouri State romped past Arkansas-Little Rock 81-55. Isiaih Mosley added 21 points for the Bears. Marko Lukic led the Trojans on Wednesday night with 15 points.
Continue Reading OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Adaway and Jaren Holmes scored 22 points apiece as St. Bonaventure topped Loyola (Md.) 84-71. Jaylin Andrews led the Greyhounds on Wednesday night with 20 points.
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Joens sisters, Ashley and Aubrey, each had a double-double for the second game in a row and No. 15 Iowa State edged No. 12 Iowa 77-70 to end a five-game losing streak in the series. The game, a first when both were ranked in the top 15, wasn’t decided until
Continue Reading CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Kameron McGusty scored a career-high 29 points, Isaiah Wong added 20 and Miami defeated Lipscomb 76-59. McGusty and Wong combined for 29 of Miami’s 41 second-half points when the Hurricanes extended a nine-point halftime lead to as many as 19. McGusty was 12-of-19 shooting with four 3-pointers and Wong shot
Continue Reading By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Duarte scored 23 points, Myles Turner had 22 and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 122-102. Duarte, a rookie shooting guard, eclipsed his 13.1-point scoring average with 14 in the first quarter, when the Pacers seized control with a 15-2 run. Indiana outscored
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Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy will halt operations at fuel storage tanks above a Hawaii aquifer until its own investigation into how petroleum got into tap water is finished. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro says in a memo that corrective actions will be taken as quickly as possible. The Navy had
Continue Reading STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Jahlil Jenkins had 24 points as Stony Brook got past Hofstra 79-62. Darlinstone Dubar led the Pride on Wednesday night with 17 points and six rebounds.
Continue Reading FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Daniel Ortiz had 12 points off the bench to carry North Alabama to a 56-45 win over Alabama A&M. Garrett Hicks led the Bulldogs on Wednesday night with 16 points.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging doctors to talk to all sexually active people about drugs that can help prevent HIV and to prescribe these drugs — known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP– to anyone who asks for them. The CDC updated its guidelines Wednesday in the
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Story by Reuters Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday it plans to build a new factory in Vietnam to keep up with rapidly growing demand for its colored plastic bricks among children across Asia. The privately-owned Danish firm said it will invest more than $1 billion in the project, which will be its second Asian factory
Continue Reading BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Supreme Cook had 14 points and 13 rebounds to lift Fairfield to a 74-59 win over Holy Cross. Kyrell Luc led the Crusaders with 16 points.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los astrónomos descubrieron un planeta orbitando en un sistema estelar doble tan caliente y gigante que algunos astrónomos no pensaban que pudiera existir un planeta a su alrededor. El exoplaneta gigante, situado fuera de nuestro sistema solar, fue descubierto orbitando alrededor de b Centauri, un par estelar situado a 325 años
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has been hospitalized again in Sao Paulo to continue his colon tumor treatment. Hospital Albert Einstein says in a statement that 81-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento is “stable and expected to be released in the next few days.” Pelé’s assistant Pepito Fornos tells The Associated
Continue Reading VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Madelyn Westbeld scored 20 points and Olivia Miles posted a double-double and 22nd-ranked Notre Dame gradually pulled away from feisty Valparaiso for a 73-56 win. The Irish used a 7-2 run for a 54-47 lead to start the fourth quarter and created safe space from there. Abby Prohaska’s 3 with 7:52
Continue Reading NEWARK, Del. — Dylan Painter had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Delaware topped Lafayette 68-58. Leo O’Boyle led the Leopards on Wednesday night with 13 points.
Continue Reading UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 16 points with four assists and Sam Sessoms made three 3-pointers, also scoring 16 points, as Penn State broke away from Wagner, 74-54, with a big second half. Six players scored at least eight points for the Nittany Lions, who broke a two-game losing streak. Though 11
Continue Reading By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ashley Owusu scored eight of her 20 points in the fourth quarter to push No. 8 Maryland to an 86-71 victory over Purdue. Owusu added nine rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins, who trailed by four at halftime in their final tune-up before
Continue Reading ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Malachi Smith had 28 points as Chattanooga edged past UNC Asheville 78-73. Tajion Jones led the Bulldogs on Wednesday night with 22 points.
Continue Reading BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Michael Forrest had 21 points as Florida Atlantic easily beat Palm Beach Atlantic 84-63. Marcus Montalvo led the Sailfish on Wednesday night with 14 points.
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton had a career-high 26 points and eight rebounds, Myreon Jones added 14 points and No. 20 Florida ended a two-game skid with an 85-55 victory against North Florida on Wednesday night. Coming off a stunning home loss to previously winless Texas Southern, the
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judicial board has ruled that the more than 300 lawsuits that have been filed so far in Houston following a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival that left 10 people dead will be handled by one judge. The consolidation order was issued Tuesday by a
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judicial board has ruled that the more than 300 lawsuits that have been filed so far in Houston following a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival that left 10 people dead will be handled by one judge. The consolidation order was issued Tuesday by a
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El Senado votó este miércoles por la noche para revocar el mandato de vacunación del presidente Joe Biden dirigido a empresas privadas con 100 o más empleados. Si bien es probable que no se convierta en ley, ya que sus posibilidades de obtener un voto en la Cámara de Representantes
Continue Reading HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Taevion Kinsey had 21 points as Marshall romped past Bluefield College 100-57. Jermiah Jenkins led the Ramblin’ Rams on Wednesday night with 20 points.
Continue Reading MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man has been acquitted of murder in the 2019 fatal shooting of a police officer who was shot while checking a security alarm at the man’s home. A Midland County jury deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding David Wilson not guilty of murder Wednesday in the death
Continue Reading MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man has been acquitted of murder in the 2019 fatal shooting of a police officer who was shot while checking a security alarm at the man’s home. A Midland County jury deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding David Wilson not guilty of murder Wednesday in the death
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Zach Freemantle had 24 points as Xavier easily defeated Ball State 96-50. Tyler Cochran led the Cardinals with 10 points.
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By Matthew Chance, CNN Ukrainian defense officials say Russia has increased troop numbers near the Ukrainian border to 120,000 people, including additional army, air force and naval personnel. According to its latest ongoing security assessment — shared with CNN by Ukrainian security sources — the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said “combat and other military equipment,
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las autoridades que buscan a un estudiante universitario de Georgia que lleva desaparecido más de 45 años recibieron una gran noticia después de que su automóvil fuera encontrado en un arroyo de Alabama, junto con su cartera, su tarjeta de identificación y presuntos restos humanos. Kyle Clinkscales, estudiante de la Universidad
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