Nice weather for the next couple of days. Then, an Arctic front will arrive late Thursday and early Friday ushering the coldest air of the season with highs Friday in the upper 30’s and low 40’s with wind chills in the teens and single digits across the area. Nicer weather for the holiday weekend with
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Roman Penn scored 19 points, Sardaar Calhoun made four of his career-high five 3-pointers in the second half and Drake upset No. 15 Mississippi State 58-52. Calhoun finished with 17 points and Tucker DeVries added 15 for Drake. Drake beat a ranked opponent for the
Continue Reading By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Taylor Powell threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns, Samson Evans rushed for a pair of scores and Eastern Michigan defeated San Jose State 41-27 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Eastern Michigan (9-4) won a bowl game for the second time in program history. The
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EL PASO, Texas — Beto O’Rourke announced on a Facebook post the passing of his sister, Erin. “She had more than her share of challenges in life but kept her heart open to all throughout,” said O’Rourke. In a Washington Post article from O’Rourke’s presidential run, O’Rourke described Erin as being the greatest advocate in
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CNN By Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez, Sara Murray and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has started handing over evidence and transcripts from its probe to the Department of Justice, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Special counsel Jack Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland
Continue Reading Catcher Austin Hedges and the Pittsdurgh Pirates completed their agreement on a $5 million, one-year contract. The 30-year-old played for Cleveland last season, batting .163 with seven homers and 30 RBIs in 105 games. Hedges helped the Guardians win the AL Central. Hedges was selected by San Diego in the second round of the 2011
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shippers are praising proposed changes that federal regulators have approved to the system used to dispute rates railroads charge, aiming to update a system that is so costly and cumbersome it is little used. The new procedures the U.S. Surface Transportation Board approved this week
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(CNN) — President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are planning to meet at the White House on Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with the planning, in a Washington visit that is tentatively scheduled to include an address to a joint session of Congress. Zelensky is already on his way to Washington, two separate sources said, for
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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have put Devin Duvernay on injured reserve in another blow to their increasingly maligned wide receiver group. Duvernay was limited in practice by a foot injury Tuesday. The team announced a short time later that he was going on IR. The
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jlynn Counter’s 23 points helped IUPUI defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 62-52 on Tuesday night. Counter shot 9 of 13 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line for the Jaguars (3-10). Daylan Hamilton added 14 points and three steals. Vincent Brady had 11 points. The Lions (4-9) were led by Demarcus
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jlynn Counter’s 23 points helped IUPUI defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 62-52 on Tuesday night. Counter shot 9 of 13 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line for the Jaguars (3-10). Daylan Hamilton added 14 points and three steals. Vincent Brady had 11 points. The Lions (4-9) were led by Demarcus
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Standout wide receiver Tyler Lockett will miss this week’s game for the Seattle Seahawks after having surgery to repair a broken bone in his left hand. He might not be alone in missing an important game against the Chiefs. There are questions about several key
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Ruth Jerubet was named the Conference USA Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year as voted for by the league’s head coaches and announced by league officials on Tuesday. “We’re all very happy and proud of Ruth being named the Conference USA Female Athlete of the Year,” UTEP Head Coach Paul
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American midfielder Joel Soñora was released from his contract with the Portuguese team Marítimo by mutual consent on Tuesday. The 26-year-old midfielder from Dallas made just four league appearances since joining the club last summer. He had been on loan previously to the Argentine team Vélez Sarsfield. Soñora was a member
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American midfielder Joel Soñora was released from his contract with the Portuguese team Marítimo by mutual consent on Tuesday. The 26-year-old midfielder from Dallas made just four league appearances since joining the club last summer. He had been on loan previously to the Argentine team Vélez Sarsfield. Soñora was a member
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CNN, POOL, SENATE TV, HOUSE TV, YOUTUBE, DEPT OF DEFENSE By Tami Luhby, CNN Though a group of Democratic lawmakers and progressive advocates pushed hard to partially restore an enhancement to the child tax credit, the measure did not make it into the $1.7 trillion federal spending package. The coalition’s priority was to increase the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Late goals from substitutes Raul Jimenez and Rayan Ait-Nouri ensured a winning start for new Wolverhampton manager Julen Lopetegui in the team’s 2-0 victory over fourth-division Gillingham in the English League Cup. Newcastle, Leicester and Southampton also reached the quarterfinals with victories as top-level soccer resumed in England after the World Cup
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and the Detroit Tigers finalized their $8.5 million, one-year contract. Lorenzen was 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA in 18 starts last season with the Los Angeles Angels. Since making his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015, he is 31-29 with a 4.10 ERA. The 30-year-old Lorezen
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Grace VanSlooten scored 26 points, Oregon made five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the No. 16 Ducks rallied past No. 17 Arkansas 85-78 at the San Diego Invitational. The win was Ducks coach Kelly Graves’ 200th at Oregon. Oregon, which had made only 3 of 11 3-pointers through three quarters,
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(CNN) — The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Tuesday that the justices should reject an emergency bid by a group of GOP-led states to keep the controversial Trump-era border restriction known as Title 42 in effect while legal challenges play out. But it also asked for the court to delay the ending of Title 42 until
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins and Joey Gallo finalized their one-year, $11 million contract that gives the big-swinging, slick-fielding corner outfielder a fresh start following a rough 2022 season. Gallo is a career .199 hitter over eight seasons with 177 home runs. He was a two-time All-Star with the Texas Rangers and a two-time
Continue Reading CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Tuesday that the justices should reject an emergency bid by a group of GOP-led states to keep the controversial Trump-era border restriction known as Title 42 in effect while legal challenges play out. But it also asked for the
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Villarreal scored in added time to see off fourth-division side Guijuelo 2-1 in the Copa del Rey’s round-of-32. Arnaut Danjuma tapped in a pass floated into the box by Dani Parejo three minutes into added time for the victory after both players went on in the final minutes of regulation. Guijuelo, a
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee State Tigers defeated the Brescia Bearcats 98-83 on Tuesday led by Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.’s 30 points. The Tigers are now 8-5 on the season.
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been at his best since going O-for-October. Lawrence has accounted for 15 touchdowns and has just four turnovers in the six games that followed a five-game losing streak in October. The Jaguars won four of the six to
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EL PASO, Texas — Citing the polar vortex moving into Texas, Governor Greg Abbott stepped up the urgency for his call for federal action on the border Tuesday. Gov. Abbott demanded that President Biden deploy federal assets to the border. “This terrible crisis for border communities in Texas is a catastrophe of your own making,”
Continue Reading OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Daniel Ortiz scored 22 points with a career-high six 3-pointers, Jacari Lane added a career-high 19 points and North Alabama beat Ole Miss 66-65 for the program’s first victory over an SEC opponent. The North Alabama program entered with an 0-19 record against SEC teams, including five losses since becoming a
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration asks Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but asks for delay until at least after Christmas.
Continue Reading FARMVILLE, Va. — Led by Isaiah Wilkins’ 14 points, the Longwood Lancers defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 104-77 on Tuesday. The Lancers are now 8-5 on the season, while the Bulldogs fell to 2-12.
Continue Reading STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson had 13 points and six assists, Moussa Cisse added 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Oklahoma State blew past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 81-58 on Tuesday. Avery Anderson added 10 points, nine assists and three rebounds for the Cowboys and Tyreek Smith scored 12 points. Oklahoma State led 44-20 at
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