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
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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.
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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
Continue Reading ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Justin Bean had a career-high 30 points plus 14 rebounds as Utah State topped Richmond 85-74. Brandon Horvath had 18 points for Utah State. Trevin Dorius added 11 points. Rylan Jones had 10 points. Grant Golden had 24 points and eight rebounds for the Spiders.
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A former tech company CEO from suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also ordered Bradley Rukstales, of Inverness, Illinois, to pay
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Sukhmail Mathon recorded 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead Boston University to an 85-61 win over Gordon College. Michael Makiej led the Fighting Scots with 14 points.
Continue Reading BOONE, N.C. — Justin Forrest hit a pair of free throws with ten seconds left to lift Appalachian State to a 69-67 win over East Tennessee State. Ty Brewer, who pulled the Buccaneers even at 65-65 on a dunk with 1:14 left, missed a 3-point attempt to take the lead with :04 left. Forrest answered
Continue Reading By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — E.J. Liddell scored a career-high 29 points as No. 17 Ohio State pulled away from Niagara in the second half for an 84-74 win. Liddell has carried the load in each of the first two games, both of them closer-than-expected wins for the Buckeyes. Ohio State
Continue Reading BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 19 points and blocked seven shots and Race Thompson finished with a double-double as Indiana rolled to a 85-49 victory over Northern Illinois in nonconference play. Mike Woodson, a standout guard for Indiana under Bob Knight from 1976-80, is now 2-0 in his first season as the Hoosiers’
Continue Reading NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Sophomore Demarr Langford Jr. scored 16 of his career-high 20 points in the first half and Boston College beat Holy Cross 85-55. Boston College never trailed in building a 7-0 lead, extending it to 17-6 and 49-27 at halftime. Langford finished 6-for-9. Kyrell Luc scored 18 points for Holy Cross.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The General Assembly of the Organization of American States has voted to condemn Nicaragua’s Nov. 7 presidential vote, saying the elections “were not free, fair or transparent, and lack democratic legitimacy.” Twenty-five countries in the Americas voted in favor of the resolution Friday. Seven — including Mexico — abstained. Only Nicaragua
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) aprobó este viernes una resolución que declara ilegítimas las elecciones del 7 de noviembre en Nicaragua, reitera la petición de libertad para los opositores presos, y establece una consideración colectiva sobre la situación de conformidad con la Carta Democrática
Continue Reading By TOM SAVAGE Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Destanni Henderson scored 15 points — including four 3-pointers — and No. 1 South Carolina overwhelmed South Dakota 72-41 Friday night at the Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational. The Gamecocks (2-0) built a quick 10-0 lead, and South Dakota didn’t get its first field goal until
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