IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keegan Murray scored a second straight career-high, putting up 25 points to lead Iowa in an 89-57 romp past Kansas City. The sophomore, who scored 24 points in the season opener against Longwood, scored 14 of his points in the first eight minutes of the second half to break the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has declined to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had granted an emergency stay last Saturday of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has declined to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had granted an emergency stay last Saturday of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers
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HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 20 points, CJ McCollum added 17 and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised past the Houston Rockets 104-92 on Friday night, finally getting their first road victory of the season. Portland is 1-6 on the road and 5-1 at home. The Rockets are the league’s only winless team on the
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN FERGUSON Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jabari Smith scored 23 points and brought down 10 rebounds and No. 22 Auburn overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Louisiana-Monroe 93-65 Friday night. Smith hit 7 of his 12 shots from the field, including 3 3-pointers. Sophomores K.D. Johnson and Chris Moore combined for 34
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored at 2:32 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 2-1. Ondrej Kase also scored, William Nylander had two assists and Jack Campbell made 30 saves to help the Maple Leafs win for the seventh time in eight games. Oliver Kylington scored for Calgary, which has
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Michael Devoe scored 17 points, Jordan Usher had a double-double, and Georgia Tech defeated Stetson 77-52. Devoe made 3-of-5 3-pointers and added seven assists and five rebounds, continuing his strong play in the first week of the season. He scored 26 points, making 4-of-6 3-pointers, in a season-opening loss to Miami (Ohio)
Continue ReadingNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tanner Groves scored 21 points, including a pair of dunks and a pair of 3-pointers, and Oklahoma erupted for 63 second-half points to defeat the University of Texas San Antonio 96-44. Fourteen Sooners reached the scoring column against UTSA, including Elijah Harkless, Marvin Johnson and Umoja Gibson with 10 points each.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, Angela Barajas and Martin Savidge, CNN The men charged in last year’s killing of Ahmaud Arbery entered not guilty pleas on federal hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges Tuesday. While previous court appearances in their state court proceedings in Glynn County were conducted via video link, Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mike Bothwell scored 30 points, including five in overtime, and Furman beat Louisville 80-72, snapping the Cardinals’ 59-game home winning streak in the month of November. Garrett Hien added 18 points and Alex Hunter 17. Louisville had slow starts to start the game and the second half but was able to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly scored 26 points and Jaden Shackelford had 23 to lead No. 14 Alabama to a 104-88 victory over South Dakota State.The Crimson Tide parlayed several second-half flurries into a comfortable win after the Jackrabbits kept it to within one early.They couldn’t keep up
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, CNN Federal prosecutors indicted the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in a truck by three
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 26 points, Kyler Edwards added 18 points and six rebounds, and No. 15 Houston routed Rice 79-45. Sasser finished 8 of 16 from the field and connected on 5 of 9 on 3-pointers as the Cougars jumped out to a 44-15 halftime lead. Sasser scored 16 points in the
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland tied his season high with 21 points and rookie power forward Evan Mobley had 16 points and seven rebounds, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-78 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Third overall selection Mobley also blocked two shots and made a steal in winning
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN The federal indictment of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery represents “one step closer to justice,” his mother told CNN. “They did the investigation properly and they came out with those indictments. So, my family and I were pleased,” said Wanda Cooper-Jones. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los funcionarios de los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) fueron presionados por miembros de la administración de Donald Trump para alterar la orientación científica y se les impidió comunicarse directamente con el público, según demuestran nuevas pruebas presentadas por la
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — PJ Hall scored a career-high 22 points, Al-Amir Dawes made a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left and Clemson pulled away late to beat Wofford 76-68. Hall made a pair of free throws with 1:08 remaining to give Clemson (2-0) a 71-68 lead. Morgan Safford missed a 3-pointer on the other end
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor, a 10-year-old Black and autistic student in Utah, died by suicide last Saturday after allegedly being bullied by classmates and her family’s complaints were ignored, the family’s lawyer tells CNN. The tragedy comes just weeks after the Justice Department publicly detailed a disturbing pattern where Black and Asian
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 24 points on some high-flying dunks and spin moves, LaMelo Ball had a career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points and nine assists, and the Charlotte Hornets battled back from an early 16-point deficit to beat the New York Knicks 104-96
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dylan Cozens scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, in a span of 5:14, and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a 0-4-1 skid with a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Bjork also scored during a second period in which Buffalo overcame a 2-1 deficit after
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