PITTSBURGH (AP) — Luke Loewe put back the rebound off an E.J. Stephens miss with 2.4 seconds left to lift Minnesota to a 54-53 win over Pittsburgh in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge contest. The Golden Gophers remain undefeated through six games despite going more than five minutes without a field goal at the end of
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 25 points and No. 17 UConn survived a challenge from Maryland-Eastern Shore to win 72-63. Tyler Polley added 14 points for the Huskies, who jumped five spots in the AP Top 25 after a third-place showing over the holiday weekend in the
Continue Reading COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Malachi Smith had 28 points as Chattanooga beat Tennessee Tech 82-65. Amadou Sylla led the Golden Eagles on Tuesday night with 12 points.
Continue Reading NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Andrew Carr had 18 points to lead five Delaware players in double figures as the Fightin’ Blue Hens got past Long Island-Brooklyn 75-67. Kevin Anderson added 13 points for the Fightin’ Blue Hens. Jameer Nelson Jr. chipped in 12 points and Dylan Painter and Ryan Allen each had 11. Nelson Jr.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Universidad del Sur de California (USC) emitió una disculpa pública después de que se hiciera un ‘cántico ofensivo’ desde la sección de estudiantes de la USC durante el partido de fútbol del sábado por la noche contra la Universidad Brigham Young (BYU). “El cántico ofensivo de nuestra sección de
Continue Reading MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Taz Sherman scored 18 points and West Virginia pulled away in the second half to beat Bellarmine 74-55. Sherman sank 7 of 12 shots from the floor for the Mountaineers (6-1), who improved to 4-0 at home. Sean McNeil hit two 3-pointers and scored 14. Jalen Bridges had nine rebounds as
Continue Reading GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Suggs made a layup with 34 seconds left to lead East Carolina to a 63-62 win over Old Dominion on Tuesday night. Vance Jackson had 21 points to lead the Pirates. C.J. Keyser led the Monarchs with 19 points.
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Chris Doherty had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Northeastern topped Detroit 66-56. Jason Strong added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies on Tuesday night. Antoine Davis led the Titans with 23 points.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have finalized their $5.2 million, one-year deal with free-agent outfielder Kole Calhoun. The deal includes a $5.5 million club option for 2023. The 34-year-old Calhoun spent the past two seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks after eight years with the Los Angeles Angels. He hit .235 with five home
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Infielder Gio Urshela agreed to a $6.55 million, one-year contract with the New York Yankees while starting pitcher Domingo Germán agreed to $1.75 million and pitcher Lucas Luetge at $905,000. New York also released infielder Chris Gittens, who plans to sign with a team in Japan. New York offered 2022 contracts
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball appeared headed to its first work stoppage in 26 years after a pair of brief negotiating sessions led to little or no progress. The sport’s five-year collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. EST Wednesday, and management is expected to follow with
Continue Reading By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kennedy Chandler and Justin Powell scored 15 points apiece to lead No. 13 Tennessee to a 86-44 victory over Presbyterian. Chandler, a freshman guard, had seven assists and seven steals. Powell, a transfer from Auburn, came off the bench to hit all five of his 3-point
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By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ ruling party has conceded defeat in presidential elections, giving victory to leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro and easing fears of another contested vote and violent protests. Tegucigalpa Mayor Nasry Asfura of the National Party said in a statement that he had personally
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball appeared headed to its first work stoppage in 26 years after a pair of brief negotiating sessions led to little or no progress. The sport’s five-year collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. EST Wednesday, and management is expected to follow with
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hyunjung Lee scored a career-high 32 points as Davidson topped Charlotte 75-58. Michael Jones had 18 points for Davidson, which won its fourth straight game. Aly Khalifa had 18 points for the 49ers.
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has confirmed its first five cases of the new omicron coronavirus variant in people linked to arrivals from Nigeria. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency says the cases include a couple who arrived from Nigeria on Nov. 24 and a friend who
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By Lauren del Valle and Steve Almasy, CNN A woman who testified Tuesday in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell said she met the close confidante of Jeffrey Epstein and the billionaire businessman when she was 14 and eating ice cream with friends at a camp where he was a benefactor. The woman, identified
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is using Jeffrey Clark‘s refusal to answer questions during a recent deposition and failure to hand over subpoenaed documents to the panel to justify its plan to refer the former top
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in Arizona has been fired after he was accused of fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect who was in a motorized wheelchair and armed with a knife. Police announced at a news conference Tuesday that Tucson Officer Ryan Remington was being terminated for excessive use of force
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer The East Asia Super League is set to launch next October featuring some of the region’s biggest domestic clubs. It’s banking on Asia’s home-grown talent to grow from an invitational event to the world’s third-biggest basketball league. One is the so-called Golden Boy of the Philippines. Another is the
Continue Reading VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered a new hearing by the full court on whether to allow the Biden administration’s selective criteria on who should be deported to remain in effect. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday vacated a Sept. 15 ruling by a three-judge
Continue Reading VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered a new hearing by the full court on whether to allow the Biden administration’s selective criteria on who should be deported to remain in effect. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday vacated a Sept. 15 ruling by a three-judge
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they’re investigating sexual assault allegations involving R&B artist Trey Songz at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. Las Vegas police said in a statement Tuesday that sex crimes detectives are handling a complaint about a Sunday incident involving the singer and actor whose name is Tremaine Neverson.
Continue Reading CNN By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy summoned GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace for separate meetings Tuesday night, wanting to deliver a simple message amid their bitter and public feud: “Stop it.” His message didn’t seem to take hold. Emerging from her meeting, Greene told CNN
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy summoned GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace for separate meetings Tuesday night, wanting to deliver a simple message amid their bitter and public feud: “Stop it.” His message didn’t seem to take hold. Emerging from her meeting, Greene told CNN that
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in Arizona has been fired after he was accused of fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect who was in a motorized wheelchair and armed with a knife. Police announced at a news conference Tuesday that Tucson Officer Ryan Remington was being terminated for excessive use of force
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By Chloe Melas and Oliver Darcy, CNN Alec Baldwin sat down with ABC News for his first formal interview since discharging a prop firearm that killed a crew member and injured another on the set of “Rust.” The interview was conducted by anchor George Stephanopoulos and took place Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN The death of a University of Nevada Las Vegas student who participated in a fraternity charity boxing match has been ruled a homicide, but criminal charges will not be filed, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Nathan Tyler Valencia, 20, participated in Kappa Sigma fraternity’s “Fight
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration has suffered three major court losses since Monday morning, with orders freezing key federal government Covid-19 vaccine rules in certain parts of the country and, in one case, nationwide. The latest blow came from a federal judge in Louisiana, whose order Tuesday afternoon halted across the country the administration’s mandate requiring
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By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Top US government officials are considering requiring everyone who enters the country to be tested for Covid-19 the day before their flight and having all travelers — including US citizens and permanent residents — be tested again after returning home, regardless of vaccination status, sources familiar with the
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