Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Luka Doncic’s 79th career triple-double moved the Dallas Mavericks star past some impressive NBA talent. Doncic had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double as the Mavericks extended their winning streak to seven games with a 125-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. This
Continue Reading Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Luka Doncic had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double, Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and the Dallas Mavericks extended their winning streak to seven games with a 125-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. Doncic’s second triple-double of the season was the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Residents near Myrtle Ave. and Noble St. in Downtown El Paso are frustrated that homeless people have taken over an abandoned lot in their neighborhood. They tell ABC-7 that every time the city attempts to clear the area out, it only works temporarily. In some cases, residents say the people return
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Texas lost the SEC title Saturday but the Longhorns say it would be a mistake to count them out of the College Football Playoff or winning the national championship. At least that’s the way coach Steve Sarkisian sees it. Texas fans can’t even fathom being left out of the playoff. “The beauty
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA (KVIA) — The Georgia Bulldogs came out of a defensive battle 22-19 in overtime over the Texas Longhorns to win the SEC title. Texas was down 16-13 with less than 2 minutes remaining, but came up with an interception on Gunner Stockton to get a field goal just before time expired to send
Continue Reading By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Championship football can spring massive, pressure moments on the most unlikely of players at the most unlikely of moments. When their numbers came up in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship game, the University of Georgia’s Gunner Stockton and Carson Beck both answered the call in ways neither would have
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EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team roared past defending CBI champion Seattle U, 88-72, to notch its third straight victory in a Saturday matinee at the Don Haskins Center. It was a 25-point advantage (48-23) at the half, which was aided by a 24-2 run. That marked the largest lead against
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Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but stunning martial law imposition to President Yoon Suk Yeol, making him the first figure detained over the case. The development came a day after Yoon avoided an opposition-led bid to impeach
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Por Mindy Weisberger, CNN Hay algo sospechoso en el reciente avistamiento de una orca con un “sombrero” de salmón. La moda cambia y los estilos van y vienen, incluso para las orcas. En 1987, un grupo de orcas de la costa noroeste de Norteamérica lucieron brevemente “sombreros” de salmón, llevando peces muertos en la cabeza
Continue Reading Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth, telling a largely GOP audience at a California security conference Saturday that she needs to hear more from President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick on key issues before she decides whether to support him.
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Bulldogs were struggling to get anything going against Texas, and there was little reason to be hopeful of a turnaround with their quarterback crumpled on the turf. Enter a guy who had barely played in his college career. Little-used backup Gunner Stockton came off the bench in
Continue Reading The NFL fined Jacksonville tight end Evan Engram for a late hit after he defended Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence, among Week 13 fines announced Saturday. Also, the Chicago Bears’ Tyrique Stevenson was fined for tripping a player on the sideline, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ George Pickens was fined — twice — for for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — San Antonio Spurs center Zach Collins was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for making an obscene gesture on the court after being ejected. Collins was thrown out with 9:07 remaining in the second quarter of the Spurs’ 140-113 home loss to Sacramento on Friday night. When he got back
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By Eyad Kourdi, Christian Edwards, Nic Robertson and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Syrian rebels have declared the capital Damascus “liberated” after entering the city to scant resistance from regime forces, while claiming President Bashar al-Assad has fled the capital, losing his decades-long grip on power. “Damascus has been liberated and the tyrant Bashar al-Assad
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — No. 5 Georgia beats No. 2 Texas 22-19 in overtime for SEC title and first-round bye in College Football Playoff.
Continue Reading Por Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN Un par de zapatillas de rubíes de Judy Garland en “El Mago de Oz”, que fueron robadas de un museo de Minnesota hace casi 20 años, se vendieron en una subasta por US$ 28 millones este sábado. La puja se abrió en US$ 1,55 millones y subió rápidamente. Según la
Continue Reading HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Lamar Wilkerson’s 26 points helped Sam Houston defeat Texas Southern 87-71 on Saturday night. Wilkerson had five rebounds for the Bearkats (5-5). Cameron Huefner scored 22 points and added six rebounds. Dorian Finister finished with 13 points. Kavion McClain finished with 19 points and five assists for the Tigers (1-7). Texas
Continue Reading EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Alexis Marmolejos scored 18 points as Lamar beat UT Rio Grande Valley 84-52 on Saturday night. Marmolejos shot 7 for 13, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Cardinals (4-5, 2-0 Southland Conference). Ja’Sean Jackson scored 15 points, going 7 of 11 (1 for 4 from 3-point range).
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, Emanuel Sharp added 16 points and No. 17 Houston used a big second half to rout Butler 79-51 on Saturday night. Terrance Arceneaux had 14 points off the bench, and Milos Uzan scored 13 points for Houston (5-3), which won
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UPDATE: El Paso Police say the westbound lanes of North Loop at Holmsley Trail as STI continues their investigation into the cause of a motorcycle crash. There is no traffic back up at this time, according to a social post by El Paso Police, and clearing time is until further notice. UPDATE: El Paso police
Continue Reading Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former longtime West Virginia Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw Jr. has died. He was 88. The Democrat served one 12-year term on the state Supreme Court before being elected attorney general in 1992. He was then re-elected four times before losing to Republican Patrick Morrisey in 2012. McGraw’s work
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — For a record-extending sixth time, the Los Angeles Galaxy are champions of Major League Soccer (MLS). The Galaxy defeated the New York Red Bulls 2-1 to win the MLS Cup on Saturday at a sold-out Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Los Angeles jumped out to a quick
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They have seen him smiling on a hostel security camera, but don’t know his name. They found the backpack he discarded while fleeing, but don’t know where he’s gone. As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer goes on, investigators are reckoning with a tantalizing dichotomy: They have
Continue Reading CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Garry Clark scored 15 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat Stephen F. Austin 67-48 on Saturday night. Clark had 12 rebounds for the Islanders (6-4, 1-1 Southland Conference). Owen Dease went 3 of 3 from the field to add 10 points. Jordan Roberts had 10 points and shot 4 for
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Addison Patterson’s 25 points helped Northwestern State defeat Houston Christian 64-57 on Saturday night. Patterson also added five rebounds and three steals for the Demons (5-5, 2-0 Southland Conference). Jon Sanders shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the
Continue Reading NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The nuclear submarine USS Arkansas has been christened, almost a decade since the U.S. Navy announced that a Virginia-class submarine would bear the state’s name. Carlotta Walls LaNier, one the nine Black students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, on Saturday launched a bottle of sparkling wine
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Zach Calzada threw for 182 yards and his 17-yard scoring pass to Roy Alexander was the game’s only touchdown and Incarnate Word beat Villanova 13-6 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Cardinals (11-2), who earned their highest seed in program history at No. 6, travel
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Ahamad Bynum scored 19 points off of the bench to help lead UTEP over Seattle U 88-72 on Saturday night. Bynum shot 7 of 9 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Miners (6-2). Otis Frazier III added 18 points while going 6 of
Continue Reading VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Aidan Bouman threw a go-ahead touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and Quaron Adams followed with a 70-yard touchdown on a reverse as No. 4 seed South Dakota pulled away late to beat 13th-seeded Tarleton State 42-31 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. South Dakota will host
Continue Reading FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cam Miller threw three touchdown passes, ran for another and second-seeded North Dakota State blew past a 14-point deficit to beat 15th-seeded Abilene Christian 51-31 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Bison (11-2), in the FCS playoffs for a 15th straight season and winner of nine
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