By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Terry Rozier added 25 points and the Charlotte Hornets bounced back from an ugly loss to beat the Utah Jazz 107-101 in front a sellout crowd. LaMelo Ball added 21 points for the Hornets who had their
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Daryl Banks III scored the tying and go-ahead baskets that pushed 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s to the brink of the Final Four. The tiny Peacocks thrived off a home-court edge in Philadelphia to beat third-seeded Purdue 67-64. The Peacocks are the first 15 seed to reach the
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Washington Wizards held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 100-97 on Friday night. Deni Avdija added 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Wizards sweep the four-game season series. Marvin Bagley III led Detroit with 25
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 17 points, and Texas beat Ohio State 66-63 to advance to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Aliyah Matharu added 10 points for Texas, which will make its second straight appearance in the Elite Eight. The second-seeded Longhorns have won
Continue Reading GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox designated hitter Yermín Mercedes will miss the start of the season because of a left hand injury. A CT scan showed a hamate fracture in Mercedes’ hand. The team said he will have surgery Monday, and his projected recovery time is six to eight weeks. The 29-year-old Mercedes
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 28 points and 22 rebounds, and top-seeded South Carolina moved on to the Elite Eight with a 69-61 victory over North Carolina in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The 32-2 Gamecocks will take on 10th-seeded Creighton in the Greensboro Region for a spot
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By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 17 points, and Texas beat Ohio State 66-63 to advance to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Aliyah Matharu added 10 points for Texas, which will make its second straight appearance in the Elite Eight. The second-seeded Longhorns have won
Continue Reading MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired outfielder Harold Ramírez in a trade with the Chicago Cubs. Ramirez batted .268 with seven homers and 41 RBIs in 99 games with Cleveland last season. He was acquired by the Cubs for cash in November. Chicago got minor league infielder Esteban Quiroz in the
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Federal prosecutors have accused a Maine teen of plotting to attack a Chicago-area mosque and charged him with possession of a destructive device. According to court documents unsealed on Friday, Xavier Pelkey, who was 18 years old when he was arrested on February 11, was charged by criminal complaint in Maine
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Hugo Gonzalez set an NCAA record in the 400-yard medley on Friday to help California build a slim lead entering the final day of competition in the Division I men’s swimming and diving championships. Gonzalez dominated the 400 IM, winning by over a second and breaking Chase Kalisz’s record in a time
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Hugo Gonzalez set an NCAA record in the 400-yard medley on Friday to help California build a slim lead entering the final day of competition in the Division I men’s swimming and diving championships. Gonzalez dominated the 400 IM, winning by over a second and breaking Chase Kalisz’s record in a time
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EL PASO, Texas – Joe Golding’s great success in his first year at UTEP has not gone unnoticed, including by other schools in need of a head coach. Sources indicate to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that Golding is a “name in the mix” by an SMU search firm as the Mustangs look to replace previous coach
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EL PASO, Texas-The Biden administration unveiled plans to help trim the backlog of asylum claims at the border. Asylum officers are expected to begin hearing cases in about two months. Immigration courts are backlogged with about 1.7 million cases. Under new rules, asylum officers will have the power to grant or deny claims. It’s an
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EL PASO, Texas– Tuesday was the first SISD board meeting with the new superintendent, Dr. Nate Carman, just one week after his initial start date. During the meeting Dr. Carman presented the topic of hiring new legal counsel before the contract with their current firm expires in September. Some board members questioned Dr. Carman’s proposal,
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Según un nuevo informe, se descubrieron niveles alarmantes de sustancias químicas peligrosas conocidas como PFAS en los envoltorios y recipientes de alimentos de una serie de restaurantes de comida rápida conocidos y cadenas de supermercados. Los niveles más altos de indicadores de PFAS se encontraron en los envases de alimentos de
Continue Reading By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It took a while, but the Los Angeles Dodgers have signed manager Dave Roberts to a three-year contract extension. Financial terms were not disclosed. Roberts’ current deal was set to end after this season. The extension takes him through the 2025 season. Roberts, who took over
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sixteen players have made it to the weekend in the Dell Technologies Match Play. They arrived in very different manners. Jon Rahm lost his match and still advanced. Scottie Scheffler needed only 14 holes to beat Matt Fitzpatrick. And then he had to go six
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sixteen players have made it to the weekend in the Dell Technologies Match Play. They arrived in very different manners. Jon Rahm lost his match and still advanced. Scottie Scheffler needed only 14 holes to beat Matt Fitzpatrick. And then he had to go six
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A jury has awarded $14 million in damages to protesters over the actions of police in Denver during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago. The jury reached its verdict Friday after a three-week civil rights trial in federal court. Lawyers involved believe it
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CHAPARRAL, NEW MEXICO — Recreational cannabis sales will become legal in New Mexico in a week and dispensaries are preparing for the start of a green rush. Astro Buds, a new cannabis dispensary, is opening their doors in Chaparral, New Mexico, just a mile north of the state line where it is still illegal to
Continue Reading MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A juvenile bottlenose dolphin has been flown to the Florida Keys for permanent sanctuary after spending nine months healing at a Texas-based marine rehabilitation center. The orphaned male calf, named “Ranger,” arrived Friday at the Florida Keys-based Dolphin Research Center. He was rescued in June 2021 after being discovered stranded in
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By Kara Scannell, CNN The General Services Administration has approved the buyer of the lease for the Trump Organization’s luxury hotel in Washington, paving the way for the deal to move forward. The GSA said it had contracted a third-party consultant to evaluate CGI Merchant Group and its partner Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., which will
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California assistant football coach Dave Nichol died Friday in McKinney, Texas. He was 45. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Nichol had cancer. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the cause of death wasn’t being publicly
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California assistant football coach Dave Nichol died Friday in McKinney, Texas. He was 45. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Nichol had cancer. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the cause of death wasn’t being publicly
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two tribal communities are ensuring they’ll be free from federal interference if they take part in New Mexico’s marijuana market launching in April. The state has assured the Picuris and Pojoaque pueblos that federal law enforcement won’t interfere with the industry on tribal lands. The
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod has punished three mushers for taking their dogs inside shelter cabins during fierce storms at the tail end of this year’s race. Mushers Mille Porsild of Denmark and Michelle Phillips of Canada were demoted in standings and Riley Dyche of Fairbanks was fined for riding out the storm with
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By Jacob Lev, CNN Basketball legend Lisa Leslie told the “I am Athlete” podcast that she was told not to make a “big fuss” over Brittney Griner’s arrest by Russian authorities. “What we were told, and again this is all sort of passed along through hearsay, but what we were told was to not make
Continue Reading The State Department is working Griner’s case, but Russia has extended her detention.
Continue Reading A Moscow court has extended WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest by an additional two months to May 19, 2022. CNN’s Brian Todd reports.
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It will be a hot weekend with near-record high temps. Next week an area of low pressure and a cold front arrives and that will kick up the winds with some blowing dust and sand. Behind a cold front, temps will drop to the low 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be a slight
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