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
Continue Reading DEKALB, Ill. — Led by Gerald Drumgoole Jr.’s 23 points, the Albany (NY) Great Danes defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 83-78 on Tuesday. The Great Danes are now 5-9 on the season, while the Huskies fell to 3-9.
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CNN By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Senate leaders unveiled a $1.7 trillion year-long federal government funding bill early Tuesday morning. The legislation includes $772.5 billion for non-defense discretionary programs and $858 billion in defense funding, according to a bill summary from Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream have made long-term commitments to their management team. Coach Tanisha Wright and general manager Dan Padover both have received five-year contract extensions that carry through the 2027 season. Wright was named AP Coach of the Year following her first season in Atlanta. The Dream finished 14-22 after winning only
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk and new coach Brian Newberry say there is a lot about the football program that won’t change. Newberry says the Midshipmen aren’t rebuilding and he has high expectations for next year. Newberry was promoted from defensive coordinator to replace coach Ken Niumatalolo. Navy went
Continue Reading STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The No. 9 UConn women’s basketball team will be without coach Geno Auriemma for a second game. The 68-year-old is still recovering from a flu-like illness. The Huskies host Seton Hall on Wednesday. Auriemma says he’ll be away from the team through the weekend. Auriemma’s mother died on Dec. 8. Associate
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By BEN FINLEY Associated Press The latest injuries from airplane turbulence were on flights to Honolulu and Houston, leading to a total of 41 people being hurt or receiving medical treatment in just two days — Sunday and Monday. Back in July, severe turbulence led to at least eight minor injuries on a flight to
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Freshman Jackson Paveletzke scored Wofford’s final nine points and finished with 22 points to help the Terriers take down Texas A&M 67-62 on Tuesday. It’s the sixth win against a Power Five opponent in the last five years for Wofford (8-5). The Terriers entered with a pair of three-point losses
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Freshman Jackson Paveletzke scored Wofford’s final nine points and finished with 22 points to help the Terriers take down Texas A&M 67-62 on Tuesday. It’s the sixth win against a Power Five opponent in the last five years for Wofford (8-5). The Terriers entered with a pair of three-point losses
Continue Reading BURLINGTON, Vt. — JT Shumate’s 19 points helped Toledo defeat Vermont 84-72. Shumate also contributed five rebounds for the Rockets. Setric Millner Jr. scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds. Rayj Dennis scored 16 points. The Catamounts were led in scoring by Dylan Penn, who finished with 20 points.
Continue Reading UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Ambulances in short supply, police cars blocking access for medical vehicles and helicopters with critical blood supplies stationed miles away from Robb Elementary all delayed life-saving care for victims in the Uvalde, Texas school massacre, according to a report published Tuesday. New records obtained by The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and The
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger is looking forward to a fresh start with the Chicago Cubs and showing that he can once again be a productive hitter. He went from winning the NL MVP with the Dodgers in 2019 to being cut by Los Angeles in November. The years
Continue Reading CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Tyzhaun Claude scored 21 points as Western Carolina beat Toccoa Falls 117-50. Claude added 10 rebounds for the Catamounts. Tyler Harris scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. Marlow Gilmore had 13 points and three blocks. The Screaming Eagles were led by Anthony
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — One of the largest coal producers in the United States has sued a major freight railroad, alleging it breached a contract to transport coal from Montana for use overseas. The Navajo Transitional Energy Co. alleges that major shortcomings in BNSF Railway service cost it $150 million
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tad Boyle really felt like his arrival in Boulder was going to pay big dividends. Not at first as a basketball coach, either, but as an investment advisor. That was his line of work a while back, before coaching entered the picture. Fast-forward a few
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are planning to have veteran defensive coordinator Dean Pees call the plays in Saturday’s game at Baltimore following his scary pregame collision with a player that forced him to miss last week’s game in New Orleans. The 73-year-old Pees has resumed
Continue Reading MONROE, La. — Kevion Nolan scored 19 points as Jacksonville beat UL Monroe 66-55. Nolan added eight rebounds and six assists for the Dolphins. Osayi Osifo scored 11 points and added eight rebounds. Gyasi Powell recorded 10 points. The Warhawks were led in scoring by Thomas Howell, who finished with 12 points.
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By Justin Gamble, CNN New Jersey state legislators hope to pass a bipartisan resolution recognizing January as Muslim Heritage month statewide. Advocates for the resolution want the measure to pass both state houses before the end of the current legislative session, Republican State Sen. Joseph Pennacchio — who is a sponsor of the resolution —
Continue Reading GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — The removal of LGBTQ-themed books from the library of the Granbury, Texas, school district is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights division. “The Office for Civil Rights can confirm that there is an open investigation into Granbury ISD under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,”
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing “bomb cyclone” prompted alerts for tens of millions of people from Washington state to Maryland, according to the National Weather Service. The storm will affect much of the country, but
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing “bomb cyclone” prompted alerts for tens of millions of people from Washington state to Maryland, according to the National Weather Service. The storm will affect much of the country, but
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN A former Texas police officer was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison Tuesday following his manslaughter conviction for shooting Atatiana Jefferson in her own home in 2019. Aaron Dean, the 38-year-old White former Fort Worth police officer, had faced up to 20 years in prison for killing Jefferson, a 28-year-old
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press A former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 12 years in prison for his manslaughter conviction. Aaron Dean, 38, had faced up to 20 years in prison, but jurors also had the option of
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Carlos Correa is headed to the free-spending New York Mets with a $315 million, 12-year contract after his pending deal with the San Francisco Giants came apart over concerns about an ankle injury sustained eight years ago. The agreement with the Mets was confirmed to The Associated Press on
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ex-Texas police officer gets nearly 12 years in prison after being convicted in fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson.
Continue Reading(CNN) — The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step in its brutal clampdown on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women. A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education confirmed the suspension to CNN on Tuesday. A letter published by the education ministry said the decision was
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after being found guilty of killing eight people in Pike County, Ohio, CNN affiliate WLWT reported. George Wagner IV was sentenced Monday by Judge Randy Deering after being convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of seven members of the
Continue Reading LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins might practice this week after being carted from the field with a neck injury. Jenkins was at the team’s practice facility Tuesday, two days after he was injured against the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Matt Eberflus said “it’s a possibility” Jenkins practices this week with
Continue Reading OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson was not present during the part of practice open to reporters. The Baltimore quarterback has missed the past two games because of a knee injury. The Ravens beat Pittsburgh and lost to Cleveland without him, and they host Atlanta on Saturday. Baltimore is coming off a 13-3 loss
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — American League MVP Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees have finalized their $360 million, nine-year contract, the third-largest deal in baseball history. Judge hit 62 homers last season to break the previous AL record of 61 set by the Yankees’ Roger Maris in 1961. Judge’s contract trails only Mike Trout’s
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