HOUSTON (AP) — Quincy Olivari had 27 points in Rice’s 70-62 victory against Prairie View A&M on Wednesday night. Olivari added five rebounds and four steals for the Owls (5-2). Travis Evee scored 10 points, shooting 3 for 14, including 2 for 8 from beyond the arc. Cameron Sheffield was 2 of 3 shooting and
Continue Reading By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 26 points, Nikola Jokic had 10 of his 12 assists in the first half and the Denver Nuggets cruised past the Houston Rockets 120-100 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Jokic added 17 points and nine rebounds in just 27 minutes. Aaron
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Trey Miller had 19 points in Incarnate Word’s 112-64 victory against Dallas Christian on Wednesday night. Miller was 7 of 11 shooting (3 for 4 from distance) for the Cardinals (5-4). Jonathan Cisse scored 17 points and added five rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Stephon Payne III recorded 15 points
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By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Zach Edey scored 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting as No. 5 Purdue fought off Florida State 79-69 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Edey, who came in averaging 21.7 points on 61.5% shooting, recorded his sixth straight game scoring 20 or more for the undefeated Boilermakers. The
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Eddie Lampkin scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds TCU pulled away from Providence for a 75-62 win in the Big East-Big 12 Battle on Wednesday night. The Horned Frogs (6-1) put six players in double figures, including Damion Baugh, who made his season debut with 10 points, five assists,
Continue Reading EDINBURG, Texa (AP) — Will Johnston scored 29 points as UT Rio Grande Valley beat Texas A&M-CC 89-82 on Wednesday night. Johnston shot 7 for 10 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 11 of 12 from the free throw line for the Vaqueros (5-3). Justin Johnson added 17 points while shooting 5 of 11
Continue Reading By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trae Young had 30 points and 14 assists and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 125-108 win over the Orlando Magic. Dejounte Murray added 27 points and Clint Capela finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds after a dominating first quarter in
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Kyle Filipowski had 16 points to help No. 17 Duke beat No. 25 Ohio State 81-72 on Wednesday night in the final ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Filipowski’s night included a key three-point play with 2:37 left after the Buckeyes had cut a double-digit deficit to
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rookie Jalen Williams scored a season-high 27 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 20-point second-half deficit to hand the San Antonio Spurs their ninth straight loss, 119-111 on Wednesday night. With the Thunder up 113-111, Williams’ short pullup jumper bumped the lead to
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City didn’t have star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander against San Antoni. Jalen Williams’ spot-on imitation was good enough. Williams scored a season-high 27 points and the Thunder overcame a 20-point second-half deficit to hand the Spurs their ninth straight loss, 119-111 on Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander, the
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson had 33 points, four steals and two blocks, and Trey Murphy added six 3-pointers and 26 points as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Toronto Raptors 126-108. Four other Pelicans scored in double figures: Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 13 rebounds, rookie Dyson Daniels added 14 points and
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By Liam Reilly, CNN A nine-figure settlement between the estate of Jeffrey Epstein and the US Virgin Islands has been signed, according to the islands’ attorney general. Epstein’s estate — as well as two co-defendants and 10 Epstein-created entities — will disburse over $105 million cash to the US Virgin Islands government, US Virgin Islands
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, CNN Current students and an advocacy group are suing Yale University and its governing body, alleging “systemic discrimination against students with mental health disabilities,” according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Connecticut federal court. The lawsuit alleges the university discriminated against students with mental health disabilities and forced students to withdraw
Continue Reading CNN’s Miguel Marquez breaks down a new lawsuit filed by Yale students against the Ivy League university, alleging “systemic discrimination against students with mental health disabilities,” according to the case.
Continue Reading By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Caleb Grill scored 16 points as No. 23 Iowa State shook off a sluggish first half and defeated North Dakota 63-44. Grill connected on 4 of 5 3-point tries for the Cyclones, while the Fighting Hawks went 7 of 26 from behind the arc. Tamin Lipsey
Continue Reading LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Jaylon Tyson and De’Vion Harmon each scored 18 points, and Texas Tech held off Georgetown for a 79-65 victory on Wednesday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. It was a career high in scoring for Tyson while Harmon surpassed 1,000 career points. Georgetown trailed by 22 points before Primo Spears
Continue Reading LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Jaylon Tyson and De’Vion Harmon each scored 18 points, and Texas Tech held off Georgetown for a 79-65 victory on Wednesday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. It was a career high in scoring for Tyson while Harmon surpassed 1,000 career points. Georgetown trailed by 22 points before Primo Spears
Continue Reading BALTIMORE — Led by Jacob Boonyasith’s 24 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Coppin State Eagles 109-82 on Wednesday night. The Retrievers improved to 4-4 with the victory and the Eagles fell to 3-6.
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ohio — Led by AJ Brown’s 18 points, the Ohio Bobcats defeated the Cincinnati Clermont Cougars 113-44 on Wednesday night. The Bobcats improved to 4-3 with the victory and the Cougars fell to 0-2.
Continue Reading TOLEDO, Ohio — Led by JT Shumate’s 20 points, the Toledo Rockets defeated the Richmond Spiders 90-67 on Wednesday night. The Rockets improved to 5-2 with the victory and the Spiders fell to 3-4.
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Henry Coleman III scored 12 of his 23 points in the second half when Texas A&M pulled away to beat SMU 83-64 on Wednesday night in a rare meeting between former Southwest Conference rivals. Wade Taylor IV added 13 points and a career-high nine assists, and Julius Marble had 10
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Rose Bowl game organizers cleared the way for the College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting in the 2024 season, informing CFP officials Wednesday they are willing to alter agreements to accommodate a new format to decide the national champion. A person with knowledge of
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CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The House Ways and Means Committee now has six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns, ending a yearslong pursuit by Democrats to dig into one of the former president’s most closely guarded personal details. “Treasury has complied with last week’s court decision,” a Treasury spokesperson
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — AP source: College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams in 2024 after agreement reached with Rose Bowl.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Aggies fans rolled into the Pan American Center for the “Battle of I-10” against the UTEP Miners on Wednesday night. While the arena wasn’t completely packed, a sizable crowd showed up for the rivalry game. This is the Aggies men’s basketball team’s first home game in Las Cruces following a
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EL PASO, Texas — The Caro family is one that is struggling during the holiday season . For Miriam Caro, Operation Noel is more than just a fundraiser, it means she receives help as she tries to do all that she can for her five children. “It’s nice because I wouldn’t be able to think
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mickey Joseph, Nebraska’s interim football coach for nine games after Scott Frost’s firing, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of strangulation and third-degree domestic assault. Police went to a Lincoln residence in the afternoon after a report of a domestic disturbance. Following an investigation, the
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United has signed free-agent midfielder Derrick Etienne, who scored a career-best nine goals for the Columbus Crew this past season. The three-year deal includes options for 2026 and ’27. Etienne has spent his entire professional career in Major League Soccer, the last three seasons with Columbus. The 26-year-old made his debut
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert has gone from being one of the league’s best-protected quarterbacks to the most-sacked in the span of two weeks. The Chargers signal-caller was sacked only 12 times in Los Angeles’ first nine games, but he went down nine times against Kansas City
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday the company does not have plans to stop selling the antisemitic film that gained notoriety recently after Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving tweeted out an Amazon link to it. Pressure has been mounting on Amazon to discontinue sale of the film, called “Hebrews to Negroes:
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