By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored a season-high 39 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-111 on Saturday night. CJ McCollum added 18 points, Norman Powell had 17, and Jusuf Nurkic finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Portland improved to 8-1 at
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mattias Janmark broke a tie in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. Vegas erased an early two-goal deficit and has won 10 of its last 13 since opening the season 1-4-0. Keegan Kolesar and Reilly Smith also scored
Continue ReadingBy JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Khalil Shakir rolled up 192 all-purpose yards, George Holani rushed for 114 yards, and Boise State returned two blocked punts for touchdowns as the Broncos defeated New Mexico 37-0. Boise State (7-4, 5-2) keeps alive its slim hopes of winning the Mountain Division by virtue of
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two women whose relatives died from the coronavirus at home are questioning the Japanese government’s policy of having some infected people recuperate in their own homes. The move comes as the government says it will ensure the availability of more hospital beds for any future COVID-19
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two women whose relatives died from the coronavirus at home are questioning the Japanese government’s policy of having some infected people recuperate in their own homes. The move comes as the government says it will ensure the availability of more hospital beds for any future COVID-19
Continue ReadingMICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Rudy Gobert added 21 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double and the Utah Jazz rolled the Sacramento Kings 123-105. Mike Conley had 17 points and Jordan Clarkson scored 16 as Utah won its third straight blowout. The Jazz took
Continue ReadingBy JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Khalil Shakir rolled up 192 all-purpose yards, George Holani rushed for 114 yards, and Boise State returned two blocked punts for touchdowns as the Broncos defeated New Mexico 37-0. Boise State (7-4, 5-2) keeps alive its slim hopes of winning the Mountain Division by virtue of
Continue ReadingDAVID FOLSE II Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Freshman Malik Nabers had a career-high 143 yards receiving and a touchdown as LSU defeated Louisiana-Monroe 27-14. Snapping a three-game losing streak, the Tigers (5-6, 2-5 SEC) continued to struggle to develop any sort of rhythm offensively, scoring only 17 points well into the third
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Terrence Crawford stopped Shawn Porter in the 10th round by technical knockout Saturday night in one of the most anticipated bouts of the year. Crawford (38-0) retained his WBO welterweight title and extended his streak of KOs or TKOs to nine in front of a sold-out crowd of 11,568 at Mandalay
Continue ReadingKISSIMMEE, Fla. — Tyson Jolly and Quinn Slazinski scored 18 points apiece as Iona beat North Alabama 81-65. Nelly Junior Joseph added 17 points for the Gaels. Jamari Blackmon led the Lions with 11 points.
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Toni Rocak had 23 points as UC San Diego defeated Sacramento State 71-56. Bryce Fowler led the Hornets with 17 points.
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business There was a lot of news to cover from this week, and “Saturday Night Live” had its Judge Jeanine take it all on. The Fox News personality, who was played by Cecily Strong, opened Saturday night’s episode of the NBC variety show. “Good evening, I’m Judge Jeanine Pirro, and if
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz, (AP) — Clayton Keller scored 25 seconds into overtime to give the Arizona Coyotes a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Ryan Dzingel scored his second goal in as many games for Arizona, and Scott Wedgewood had 33 saves. Dylan Larkin scored his ninth
Continue ReadingBy Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded on the border in freezing conditions had their dreams of a new future in Europe dashed, and some are now being repatriated to their home countries. But for Poland’s government,
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded on the border in freezing conditions had their dreams of a new future in Europe dashed, and some are now being repatriated to their home countries. But for Poland’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded on the border in freezing conditions had their dreams of a new future in Europe dashed, and some are now being repatriated to their home countries. But for Poland’s
Continue ReadingMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Josh Bannan had a career-high 24 points plus 12 rebounds as Montana easily beat Omaha 68-47. Brandon Whitney had 13 points for Montana (2-2). Cameron Parker added six rebounds. Felix Lemetti had 10 points for the Mavericks (1-3). Nick Ferrarini added 10 points. Kyle Luedtke had six rebounds.
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A mechanical issue with a BNSF Railway locomotive meant a train blocked the Reed Market Road crossing on Saturday – one driver said he waited 90 minutes.
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have cast ballots for thousands of local races under the scrutiny of international observers in an election that for the first time in four years included major opposition participation. The decision to participate in Sunday’s election divided the already fractured bloc adversarial to President
Continue ReadingBy EVA VERGARA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum have received the most votes in Chile’s presidential election but have failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up what’s likely to be polarizing runoff in the region’s most
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