By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Canada reclaimed its place atop the women’s hockey world with a 3-2 win over the defending champion United States at the Beijing Olympics. Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 38 shots and Sarah Nurse had a goal and assist in a game in which
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Eileen Gu recorded the top score not once but twice in a competitive women’s ski halfpipe qualifier as she chases her third medal at the Beijing Olympics. The standout American-born freestyle skier who represents China already has a gold from big air and a silver
Continue Reading MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 19 points, Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Andrew Nembhard added a career-high 14 assists to lead top-ranked Gonzaga to an 86-66 win at Pepperdine. Gonzaga never trailed and has won 15 consecutive games since its last lost against Alabama in December. The Bulldogs have
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico have been stepping in to fill a shortage of teachers in schools. It’s the only state in the U.S. calling on its national guard soldiers to put down mission briefs
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico have been stepping in to fill a shortage of teachers in schools. It’s the only state in the U.S. calling on its national guard soldiers to put down mission briefs
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Hitting 1,000 points in one’s collegiate career is a milestone most players will remember for the rest of their lives. Doing so in front of one’s hometown crowd, though, is something just a handful of players – Johnny McCants now included – can claim to have done. Playing
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Carlo Valdes is already set up for life after bobsled. He owns a financial planning practice, something he started a few months after the Pyeongchang Olympics. And he could be working with customers to help them with their futures full-time right now, if he was so
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A long-haul Emirates flight heading to Washington in December failed to properly climb and flew incredibly low and fast over the city-state before later gaining altitude over the sea. That’s according to a new investigative report released Thursday by authorities in the United Arab Emirates. No one was injured
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Journalists in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan say they operate in a climate of fear and uncertainty. Since taking power six months ago, the Taliban have issued directives admonishing journalists to adhere to Islamic principles when reporting. Some journalists have been detained, interrogated and beaten. The Committee to Protect
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored twice and added an assist, extending his goal streak to six games as the Calgary Flames beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 for their eighth straight victory. For the Pacific Division-leading Flames, it’s their longest winning streak since rattling off 10 in a row in 2016-17, which is tied
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog broke a scoreless tie early in the third period, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 on Wednesday night. Colorado’s victory spoiled the long-awaited debut of Jack Eichel, who was playing for the first time since
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 14-point second half deficit to defeat the Utah Jazz 106-101 Wednesday night. Los Angeles trailed 92-80 midway through the fourth quarter before it went on
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Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Hamilton scored 17 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 remaining to lead UNLV to a 60-57 victory over Fresno State. Hamilton hit two free throws with 6 seconds left to preserve the win for the Rebels (15-11, 7-6 Mountain West Conference). He added seven rebounds and four assists.
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Monte Morris hit a 3-pointer over Stephen Curry from the right wing as the final buzzer sounded and the basket held up on replay review, sending the Denver Nuggets past the Golden State Warriors 117-116 in a frenzied final minute.Curry hit an off-balanced 20-foot jumper
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have mostly fallen in Asia as investors remain anxious over the possibility that Russia could invade Ukraine. Benchmarks were moderately lower in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were higher. In New York on Thursday, the S&P 500 fell
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Más de una de cada cuatro mujeres menores de 50 años ha reportado haber sufrido violencia doméstica por parte de una pareja íntima masculina al menos una vez en su vida, según un nuevo estudio. El estudio, publicado en la revista The Lancet el miércoles, utilizó estimaciones basadas en datos que
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Marcus Shaver Jr. had 20 points as Boise State rolled past Air Force 85-59. Max Rice had 14 points for the Broncos (20-6, 11-2 Mountain West Conference). Boise State scored 45 first-half points, a season best for the team. A.J. Walker had 19 points for the Falcons (10-14, 3-10), who
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Holland Woods and Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 16 points apiece, Sean Miller-Moore added a double-double and Grand Canyon turned back California Baptist 65-60. Miller-Moore finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Antelopes (18-6, 8-4 Western Athletic Conference). Ty Rowell had 16 points for the Lancers (14-12, 4-9).
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By Amanda Musa, CNN A South Florida appeals court Wednesday overturned the conviction of a former North Miami Police Department officer who was found guilty of negligence for shooting an autistic man’s caretaker in 2016, court documents show. Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal overturned a “conviction for misdemeanor culpable negligence” for Jonathan Aledda after
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points and broke an NBA record set by Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 125-118. DeRozan, who made 16 of 27 field goals, became the first player in NBA history to score 35 or more
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mayor’s race in Los Angeles is being dominated by a homeless crisis and rising crime rates. At issue is whether frustrated voters in the heavily Democratic city of 4 million could look for a new direction at City Hall. One of the leading
Continue Reading By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The use of rapid home tests has surged in India on the back of omicron cases, which have recently begun to decline. But experts have voiced caution, saying home tests are less accurate than lab-run PCR tests and that since not all results
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By Holly Yan, CNN Gone are the days when Olympic figure skating was scored solely at the judges’ discretion, with subjective points awarded on a 6.0 scale. A 2002 Olympic figure skating scandal — with allegations of score-fixing — upended the sport and led to a complete overhaul of the scoring system — one that
Continue Reading Athletes, including former Olympians, expressed frustration with the decision to allow Russian teen figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing at Beijing, after her positive test for a banned drug last December. CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout reports.
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its trade deficit rose to an eight-year high in January as the cost of energy imports soared. The Finance Ministry said the trade deficit jumped to 2.2 trillion yen ($19 billion) as imports surged nearly 40%. Exports climbed 9.6%. It was the sixth
Continue Reading WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele had the fifth hat trick of his career and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Wild. Cole Perfetti had a goal and assist, and Kyle Connor and Paul Stastny also scored for the Jets. Blake Wheeler had four assists and
Continue Reading RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Spain’s Pablo Carreño-Busta, the No. 4 seed and the 18th-ranked player in the world, was eliminated at the Rio Open clay court tournament Wednesday, falling 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to Fabio Fognini of Italy in a round-of-16 clash. Fognini advanced to face Argentina’s Federico Coria in the quarterfinals. Coria beat Spanish
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton added 23 and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to seven games, rallying after Chris Paul was ejected to beat the Houston Rockets 124-121 on Wednesday night. Phoenix improved to 48-10 heading into the All-Star break. The
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton added 23 and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to seven games, rallying after Chris Paul was ejected to beat the Houston Rockets 124-121 on Wednesday night. Phoenix improved to 48-10 heading into the All-Star break. The
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