FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Zyon Pullin totaled 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds to help UC Riverside hold off Cal State Fullerton 75-72. Wil Tattersall had 15 points for the Highlanders (16-10, 10-6 Big West Conference). Damari Milstead scored a career-high 26 points for the Titans (17-10, 11-5).
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press TALKEETNA, Alaska (AP) — Defending champion Dallas Seavey could make history in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Seavey is seeking his sixth race win, which would be the most for any musher. But the 35-year-old says he’s secure enough to take a break from the race after this
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Harvard student has gone viral on TikTok with a Korean folktale-inspired musical she hopes becomes the next big Disney princess film. Julia Riew’s short videos show her transforming into an animated princess as she belts out her original songs. The 22-year-old Korean American hopes her
Continue Reading By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored early in the third period, Karel Vejmelka stopped 42 shots and the struggling Arizona Coyotes beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 2-1. Loui Eriksson also had a goal for the Coyotes, who entered the day trailing Montreal by a point for the fewest points
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr. and Emmitt Matthews Jr. both scored 25 points, Nate Roberts added a career-high 18 points before fouling out, and Washington beat Oregon 78-67, dealing a major blow to Oregon’s hopes of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. Matthews scored 17 in the second half
Continue Reading By JOHN SEEWER and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Some relatives of those who died in the opioid crisis will receive payments from a settlement with the maker of OxyContin that aren’t even enough to reimburse for the cost of a funeral. Many more who have not filed claims already will be shut out altogether. But
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EL PASO, Texas – Keonte Kennedy came off the bench to score 16 points while Jamal Bieniemy registered a double-double (12 points, career-high 10 assists) to help lead the UTEP men’s basketball team to a 70-67 victory against Rice in front of 4,645 fans at the Don Haskins Center Thursday evening. The Miners (17-12, 10-7 C-USA) completed
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ben Chiarot scored his second goal of the game 1:03 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Jeff Petry, Nick Suzuki and Mike Hoffman also scored for Montreal and Andrew Hammond made 30 saves. Last in the Eastern Conference, the Canadiens
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey’s largest city lashed out at one of the closest symbols of Russia they could find — a pair of Lukoil gas stations. The Newark City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend the service stations’ operating licenses,
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Craig Smith scored three goals and the Boston Bruins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. It was Smith’s third career hat trick and second with the Bruins. It’s the third consecutive season Smith has recorded a hat trick. The Bruins improved to 4-1-0 on their six-game
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Paralympics have opened in Beijing with the Russian athletes sent home and the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get to China. The head of the Ukrainian delegation says “it’s a miracle that we have made it to the Paralympics.” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The already challenging path to bringing home Americans jailed in Russia and Ukraine is even more complicated now with a war overwhelming the region and increasingly hostile relations between the United States and the Kremlin. Texas Marine veteran Trevor Reed and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers completed a four-game season sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 132-111 victory. Reggie Jackson had a career-high 36 points and Ivica Zubac added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers. They seized control of the sweep-clinching victory and
Continue Reading BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Bryce Pope posted 19 points, including a jumper with a second left that lifted UC San Diego past Cal State Bakersfield 72-70. Justin McCall led the Roadrunners on Thursday night with 26 points, tying his career high.
Continue Reading SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Josh Pierre-Louis scored 16 points to lead UC Santa Barbara past Hawaii 67-60. Amadou Sow had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Gauchos (16-10, 9-6 Big West Conference), who have won five straight. Miles Norris added 12 points and seven rebounds. Kamaka Hepa had 19 points and seven rebounds
Continue Reading LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Colin Slater buried a 3-pointer with 1 second left to lift Long Beach State to a 68-65 victory over UC Davis. Jadon Jones had 21 points to lead the Beach (17-11, 13-3 Big West Conference), who have won eight straight at home. Aboubacar Traore pitched in with 14 points and
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Russia’s expulsion from international soccer ahead of World Cup playoffs is heading toward yet another urgent case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. And Russian sports have had some success in the court. The Russian Football Union is ready to file a formal appeal against
Continue Reading EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Ta’lon Cooper registered 14 points and seven assists as Morehead State topped Tennessee Tech 73-56 in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals. Kenny White Jr. led the Golden Eagles on Thursday night with 14 points.
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — Torrey Patton tied his season high with 25 points as Cleveland State defeated Robert Morris 83-67 in the Horizon League tournament quarterfinals. D’Moi Hodge had 15 points for the Vikings (20-9). Enoch Cheeks scored a career-high 21 points, adding seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Colonials (8-24).
Continue Reading SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Alimamy Koroma had a career-high 27 points as Cal Poly ended its eight-game losing streak, defeating UC Irvine 65-54. Dawson Baker led the Anteaters with 18 points.
Continue Reading PHOENIX — Holland Woods had 22 points as Grand Canyon defeated Utah Valley 68-57. Fardaws Aimaq led the Wolverines with 19 points and 19 rebounds.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Hospital executives are urging New Mexico’s governor to sign off on health care spending proposals that would devote $171 million to shoring up labor costs at hospitals and nursing homes. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has until March 9 to vet a $8.5 billion spending plan from the Democratic-led Legislature for
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world tumbled Friday, after even a gangbusters report on the U.S. jobs market wasn’t enough to pull Wall Street’s focus off its worries about the war in Ukraine. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%. That followed even sharper losses in
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CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward visits the largest children’s hospital in Ukraine as they try to protect their sickest patients from the war underground.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a buoyant sign for the U.S. economy, businesses stepped up their hiring last month. It came as omicron faded and more Americans ventured out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation. Employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday rebuked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for recently scolding a group of high school students who were wearing masks to protect against Covid-19, saying that it’s “absolutely their choice” to do so. “Those students should have been comfortable wearing
Continue Reading CNN’s Anderson Cooper reports that a nuclear power plant is on fire in Ukraine. Nuclear policy expert Graham Allison explains the risks associated with this emergency, and what could happen if the situation worsens.
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Caroll Alvarado, CNN A candidate for the Texas House of Representatives, who is campaigning against gender-affirming treatments for children, was shouted down by protesters while speaking at an event Wednesday organized by a conservative campus group. Social media videos show demonstrators banging on desks and chanting “fascist” as Republican candidate Jeff
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Endyia Rogers finished with 16 points and six assists, Nyara Sabally and Sedona Prince added double-doubles, and Oregon rallied for a 63-60 victory over upset-minded UCLA in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals. Rogers made just 4 of 13 shots from the floor for the second-seeded Ducks (20-10), but two of them were
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