CARY, N.C. (AP) — Justin Malou converted in a penalty shootout and Clemson advanced to the NCAA College Cup final after a 1-1 draw with Notre Dame. Clemson won the shootout 5-3 and will face Washington in Sunday’s title game. Clemson is playing in the final for the fifth time in nine College Cup appearances.
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Another special holiday sight returned to the Deschutes River in Bend Friday evening — the Holiday Lights Paddle Parade, put on by Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe.
Continue ReadingNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Taylor Robertson added 23 points and Oklahoma beat No. 16 BYU 99-91 in overtime, spoiling Tegan Graham’s 10 3-pointer performance. Oklahoma’s first-year coach Jennie Baranczyk reached 200 wins in just her 10th season as a head coach, following a nine-year stint at
Continue ReadingNEWARK, Del. (AP) — Dylan Painter posted 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Delaware to a 94-55 win over Moravian. Danny Cooper led the Division III Greyhounds with 10 points and six rebounds.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 26 points and Domantas Sabonis added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers past Dallas 106-93. Indiana won its third straight for the first time this season. The Pacers were without coach Rick Carlisle because he is in the NBA’s health and safety protocols
Continue ReadingBy CHARLOTTE ANTOINE-PERRON Associated Press NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — Voters in the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia are set to decide Sunday whether to break away from France. The referendum is important for French geopolitical ambitions and is being closely watched amid growing Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region. But pro-independence forces are
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, is seeking adult mentors for 13 youth in Redmond.
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ryan Davis scored 18 points as Vermont defeated Brown 70-65. Ben Shungu added 16 points for the Catamounts and Isaiah Powell chipped in 15. Vermont scored the game’s final six points, connecting on 6 of 6 free throws in the final 30 seconds. Shungu made the first two, Powell the second
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN The 22-year-old man authorities believe dumped hundreds of FedEx packages into an Alabama ravine is expected to turn himself in Friday, according to Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon. “He is working today. And he is delivering packages for another company. So hopefully we will have him in custody by the end
Continue ReadingCNN Forrest Brown, CNN Throughout the pandemic, US passport holders have seen an ever-morphing list of international travel options. The only constant has been change. But compared with the choices in the spring and summer of 2020, the choices now are plentiful. In the end, it’s up to you to decide whether travel to international
Continue ReadingSEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Sequoia National Park is reopening its Giant Forest area, three months after extraordinary efforts saved the grove as Northern California wildfires destroyed thousands of other redwoods. The park says the Giant Forest will be open Saturday and Sunday and after that it will open from Thursdays through Sundays. The
Continue ReadingWEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Taylor Jones scored 13 and No. 23 Oregon State beat Monmouth 72-58. Von Oelhoffen had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in the first half to help Oregon State to a 41-22 lead at the break. Monmouth
Continue ReadingWEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Taylor Jones scored 13 and No. 23 Oregon State beat Monmouth 72-58. Von Oelhoffen had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in the first half to help Oregon State to a 41-22 lead at the break. Monmouth
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN A top State Department official traveled to Venezuela this week and met with detained Americans as the Biden administration continues to seek their release, multiple sources confirmed to CNN Friday. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens’ quiet visit to the capital city of Caracas represents a significant development as
Continue ReadingAURORA, Colo. (AP) — For at least two days, residents of a Denver suburb worried a black cat named Panther who somehow got himself stranded atop a 36-foot utility pole. Pleading by the cat’s owners and the enticement of food didn’t coax Panther down from his perch in the city of Aurora. Animal control and
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say a U.S. Navy commander has been fired from his job as the executive officer of a warship because he refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine as required and refused to be tested for the virus. Cmdr. Lucian Kins was relieved of his duties Friday
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — For the third time in four seasons, the Los Angeles Rams appear to be getting a major boost in December from a running back who’s finishing the regular season strong. Sony Michel rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown and also caught three passes
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Un jurado de Texas concedió la mayor indemnización por daños personales hasta ahora en el país a una familia que perdió a dos de sus integrantes por culpa de un conductor ebrio. La suma es simbólica, dicen los abogados de la familia, pero el tamaño llamativo de la sentencia pretende enviar
Continue ReadingGRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson is taking over as the coach of Grambling’s storied college football program. Grambling fired eighth-year coach Broderick Fobbs last month. Jackson spent this season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tennessee State. Jackson spent 18 years in the NFL as
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The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a presidential search process to name a new OSU president by the end of May and voted to elect a new board chair and vice chair.
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