PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Molly Mogensen scored 22 points, Morgan Maly added 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and No. 13 Creighton beat 25th-ranked Villanova 67-46. The Wildcats built a 19-9 first quarter lead and their success ended there. Creighton (7-0, 2-0 Big East) went on to outscore Villanova 17-8 and 17-7 in the second and third
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jamarius Burton scored 24 points, Blake Hinson had 13 points and eight rebounds and Pittsburgh beat North Carolina State 68-60 in an ACC opener. Pittsburgh won its fifth straight game after starting 1-3. Nike Sibande made a long jumper with a foot on the 3-point line to extend Pittsburgh’s lead to
Continue Reading By JIM FULLER Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Lou Lopez Senechal and Aubrey Griffin scored 18 points apiece and No. 3 UConn beat Providence 98-53 Friday night in the Big East Conference opener for both teams. Azzi Fudd scored 17 points, Aaliyah Edwards had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Nika Muhl added 12
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Led by Paxson Wojcik’s 18 points, the Brown Bears defeated the Bryant Bulldogs 72-60 on Friday night. The Bears are now 4-4 on the season, while the Bulldogs dropped to 6-2.
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer If the NFL had its way, Deshaun Watson wouldn’t be playing this week or anytime this year. The league wanted to suspend Watson for at least one season over sexual misconduct allegations but settled for 11 games after an independent arbiter initially gave him a six-game ban. Watson,
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer If the NFL had its way, Deshaun Watson wouldn’t be playing this week or anytime this year. The league wanted to suspend Watson for at least one season over sexual misconduct allegations but settled for 11 games after an independent arbiter initially gave him a six-game ban. Watson,
Continue Reading CARY, N.C. (AP) — Tori Hansen and Julia Dorsey scored seven minutes apart in the second half and North Carolina held off No. 1 overall seed Florida State 3-2 in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I women’s soccer championship. North Carolina, making its 31st College Cup appearance, is searching for its first title since
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom is headed to the free-spending Texas Rangers, who believe the health risk is worth the potential reward in trying to end a six-year run of losing. The two-time Cy Young Award winner agreed to a $185 million, five-year contract Friday, leaving the New
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom is headed to the free-spending Texas Rangers, who believe the health risk is worth the potential reward in trying to end a six-year run of losing. The two-time Cy Young Award winner agreed to a $185 million, five-year contract Friday, leaving the New
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman turns 100 and celebrates by playing a game she loves. Ella Duncan plays competitive bridge, saying it keeps her mind sharp. Duncan came to El Paso as a military wife. She was a teacher for 36 years, 24 of them at Edgar Park Elementary in El Paso. She credits
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom signs five-year contract with Texas Rangers.
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Miami leading scorer Jimmy Butler returned to the starting lineup for the Heat’s rematch against the Boston Celtics. The 33-year-old Butler was sidelined with a sore right knee for the previous seven games before Friday, including a 134-121 loss to the Celtics on Wednesday night at TD Garden that was
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is questionable with a calf injury for Sunday’s home game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Jacobs was listed on the NFL’s injury report Friday. Linebacker Denzel Perryman (wrist) and defensive tackle Andrew Billings (fibula) also were questionable. Jacobs
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EL PASO, Texas — Migrants continue to be released into the streets as Borderland shelters can’t handle the influx. According to border officials, there have been 1,500 provisional releases in the El Paso sector since Nov. 4. The migrants are being released in downtown El Paso, leaving many without money or sponsors and battling the
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFC said Friday it will not allow those coached by James Krause to compete in the organization’s events. The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Krause on Nov. 18. UFC also said it was cooperating with an investigation into betting irregularities regarding one of Krause’s fighters,
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young was scratched from the lineup with right shoulder soreness, the latest blow to the injury-riddled Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks were already without John Collins and De’Andre Hunter for the game Friday after MRIs on both players confirmed the injuries. Collins has a left ankle sprain and will miss at least
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA’s Viking 1 lander made history as the first spacecraft to touch down on Mars on July 20, 1976, it sent back images of a landscape no one was expecting. Those first images taken from the ground there showed a surprisingly boulder-strewn surface in the red planet’s northern equatorial region,
Continue Reading COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers will be without three starters on offense for Sunday’s AFC West matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. Center Corey Linsley, right tackle Trey Pipkins and wide receiver Mike Williams were ruled out on Friday after they didn’t practice this week. Linsley remains in concussion protocol, and
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays, in partnership with a global real estate investment and development firm, have submitted a bid to redevelop Tropicana Field and surrounding land on the edge of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The club said Friday that in addition to a new ballpark, the ambitious plan for the
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CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden met with the Prince of Wales in Boston on Friday, where the two men shared “warm memories” of the late Queen Elizabeth II, according to Kensington Palace. The Prince and Princess of Wales are in Boston for the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony, an ambitious initiative
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Happy Friday everyone. Today has been a really warm, in fact, we were only 1-2 degrees away from the record for today (we hit 78 degrees as of 4:30 PM, and the record is 80 degrees!) Expect a pleasant evening tonight. For the weekend, we will introduce some more moisture into our skies, giving us
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks signed hard-throwing reliever Miguel Castro to a $3.5 million, one-year contract that could be worth $9.5 million over two seasons. Castro, who turns 28 this month, has already spent eight years in the big leagues, most recently with the New York Yankees. He was 5-0 with a 4.03 ERA
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Cameroon coach Rigobert Song came full circle on a memorable and bittersweet night for African soccer. Jerome Ngom Mbekeli, the only member of Cameroon’s team who plays for a Cameroonian club, made an inspiring run and cross to set up Vincent Aboubakar’s header and stoppage-time
Continue Reading By The Associated Press DENVER (3-8) at BALTIMORE (7-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Ravens by 8 1/2. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Denver 3-8, Baltimore 5-6. SERIES RECORD: Ravens lead 9-6. LAST MEETING: Ravens beat Broncos 23-7 at Empower Field at Mile High on Oct. 3, 2021. LAST WEEK: Broncos lost to
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EL PASO, Texas — Amid the fallout over the resignation of El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales, El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles has responded with a letter, citing requests from members of the media. Sheriff Wiles opens his letter by saying he is confident the right leader can overcome serious deficits in the
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN Ibrahim Khan, the chief of staff to New York State Attorney General Letitia James, has resigned amid “misconduct” allegations, according to a source with the attorney general’s office. Khan was accused of “inappropriate touching and unwanted kissing by at least one woman,” and James hired a law firm to conduct an
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is No. 2 at the Hero World Challenge and No. 2 in the world ranking. He’s in good shape to improve his position in both. The Masters champion is in the group one shot behind defending champion Viktor Hovland. Scheffler can go back
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney and North Carolina coach Mack Brown share a bond formed out of one act of generosity. Their friendship goes back to 2009 when Brown was at Texas and he invited Swinney to Austin. Swinney had been named the Tigers head
Continue Reading BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Quian Williams scored a go-ahead touchdown with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter and Buffalo rallied past Akron 23-22 to become bowl eligible for the fourth time in five seasons. It was just the second catch of the game for Williams, who extended the ball over the line just before being
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have acquired second baseman Kolten Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade for outfielder Jesse Winker and infielder Abraham Toro. Seattle also receives cash as part of the deal. Milwaukee has been shedding payroll this offseason after going 86-76 and missing the
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