By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 31 points in his first home game since hitting his first career buzzer beater, leading the New York Knicks to a 111-96 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Evan Fournier returned from a one-game absence with 18 points for the Knicks, who
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball hit the go-ahead basket with 15 seconds left, Terry Rozier scored 27 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks for the second time in three nights, 103-99. Ball scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half, and
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medal gymnast Kohei Uchimura of Japan — the man they call “King Kohei”— is retiring. The 33-year-old won gold in 2012 and 2016 as the best all-around men’s gymnast, and also won a team gold in 2016. He also won four Olympic silver medals, and won gold 10 times
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness has been fined $25,000 for twice slamming a stick against the boards behind the bench seconds after his team’s 2-1 loss at St. Louis. The Blues scored two power-play goals in the final minute, the 11th time in NHL history that a team won in regulation
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NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness has been fined $25,000 for twice slamming a stick against the boards behind the bench seconds after his team’s 2-1 loss at St. Louis. The Blues scored two power-play goals in the final minute, the 11th time in NHL history that a team won in regulation
Continue Reading BALTIMORE — Cam Spencer had 26 points as Loyola (Maryland) edged Bucknell 71-67. Spencer twice gave Loyola a four-point lead in the final 80 seconds – first with a jumper with 1:18 remaining, then with a pair of free throws with three seconds left – as the Greyhounds held on to win. Andrew Funk had
Continue Reading BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Marques Wilson had 17 points off the bench to lift Lehigh to a 77-69 win over Holy Cross. Gerrale Gates led the Crusaders on Monday night with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 18 of his career-high 29 points in the third quarter to help the Detroit Pistons erase a 22-point deficit and beat the Utah Jazz 126-116 on Monday night. Saddiq Bey added 29 points for Detroit, which is 4-2 in 2022 after finishing 2021 with
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An attorney for two Oklahoma death row inmates facing executions in the coming months offered firing squad as a less problematic alternative to the state’s three-drug lethal injection. Donald Grant and Gilbert Postelle are asking a federal judge to grant them a temporary delay to
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An attorney for two Oklahoma death row inmates facing executions in the coming months offered firing squad as a less problematic alternative to the state’s three-drug lethal injection. Donald Grant and Gilbert Postelle are asking a federal judge to grant them a temporary delay to
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Continue Reading JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Jordan King had a career-high 23 points as East Tennessee State defeated Western Carolina 87-69. Vonterius Woolbright led the Catamounts on Monday night with a season-high 20 points.
Continue Reading EASTON, Pa. — John Carter Jr. registered 19 points and six rebounds as Navy topped Lafayette 69-55. Tyrone Perry led the Leopards on Monday night with 17 points.
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Johnson had 17 points and six assists as Illinois-Chicago edged past IUPUI 67-65. Filip Skobalj hit a 3-pointer to give the Flames a 63-60 lead with 39 seconds remaining and Johnson sealed the win with four free throws in the final 18 seconds. Bakari LaStrap had 16 points for the Jaguars.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una helada histórica que paralizó Texas. Un huracán mortal que causó estragos desde la costa del Golfo hasta el noreste. Una ola de calor que rompió récords y una sequía histórica en el oeste. Y un devastador brote de tornados fuera de temporada que arrasó ciudades del centro y el sur
Continue Reading WASHINGTON — Javante McCoy had 25 points as Boston University easily defeated American 79-53. Sukhmail Mathon had 19 points for Boston University and Walter Whyte added 17 points. Matt Rogers had 13 points for the Eagles.
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his associates argue that incendiary statements by Trump and others last Jan. 6 prior to the Capitol riot were protected speech and in line with their official duties. Trump’s lawyers claim he had no intention to spark violence when he
Continue Reading ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Trevor Moore scored 19 points as Morgan State topped South Carolina State 88-81 in overtime. Chad Venning added 17 points for the Bears on Monday night, while De’Torrion Ware chipped in 15. Omer Croskey led the Bulldogs with 19 points.
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A damaged Georgia O’Keeffe painting is back on display after conservators spent 1,250 hours and $145,000 restoring the piece. The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s head of conservation called the job the biggest restoration project he has ever worked on. The results will be on display at the museum through Oct. 10.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – According to the Mayo Clinic, nearly one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Rock Steady Boxing in Las Cruces is inspiring patients with the disease to get moving once again. “They have definitely maximized on their endurance, their agility,
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other leading Republicans are intensifying a personal late-stage push to persuade Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to run for the Senate. Moderate Republicans including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine have made personal appeals to the term-limited Maryland governor, a vocal critic of former
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who led the Pac-12 in total offense this season, will return for a fifth year with the Bruins in 2022. Thompson-Robinson announced his decision Monday on social media. He was a first-team selection on the All-Pac-12 team and was a second-team choice by coaches. He averaged 274.4
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Oscar Holland, CNN For more than a decade, Nancy Richards Farese has been capturing heartwarming images of children around the world, from Burkina Faso to Honduras, Ethiopia to Spain. Throughout her travels, the American photographer has observed a common trait that seems to transcend cultures: “They play,” she said on a video call from Boston,
Continue Reading SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says he stands by his statement that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, after Trump called his fellow Republican a “jerk” for his comments. Rounds said he was “disappointed but not surprised” by Trump’s attack. The senator said his remarks Sunday
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CNN By Melanie Zanona and Paul LeBlanc, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has vowed to remove three Democratic lawmakers from key committee assignments if Republicans win back the chamber in the upcoming midterm elections. Citing a “new standard” that Democrats had created last year by removing GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and
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By Theresa Waldrop and Julia Jones, CNN As the Omicron variant sweeps the nation, it’s disrupting everything from garbage collection and emergency services, schools and travel as employees are out sick or in quarantine. In New York, trash is going uncollected and three subway lines are closed because so many workers are out sick. Schools
Continue Reading As the US reaches an average of 700,000 Omicron cases per day, departments across the nation report worker shortages. CNN’s Nick Watt reports.
Continue Reading HAMILTON, N.Y. — Jack Ferguson had 14 points to lead five Colgate players in double figures as the Raiders got past Army 76-57. Tucker Richardson added 13 points for the Raiders on Monday night. Ryan Moffatt chipped in 12, Jeff Woodward scored 11 and Nelly Cummings had 10. Josh Caldwell led the Black Knights with
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kobe Langley posted 17 points as UNC Greensboro narrowly beat Wofford 58-54. B.J. Mack led the Terriers on Monday night with 18 points.
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Brandon Staley vowed to be aggressive after being hired by the Los Angeles Chargers last January. The first-year coach lived up to his word down to the final series. Staley’s fourth-down and timeout decisions got plenty of scrutiny on Monday, a day after a 35-32 overtime loss to the
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