Drame lifts St. Peter’s over Quinnipiac 69-59
HAMDEN, Conn. — Fousseyni Drame had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead St. Peter’s to a 69-59 win over Quinnipiac. Matt Balanc led the Bobcats with 20 points and seven rebounds.
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Steven Spielberg Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Personal Birth date: December 18, 1946 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Birth name: Steven Allan Spielberg Father: Arnold Spielberg, electrical engineer and computer pioneer Mother: Leah (Posner) Spielberg, restaurateur and concert pianist Marriages: Kate Capshaw (1991-present); Amy Irving (1985-1989, divorced) Children: with Kate
Continue ReadingPlummer, Cockburn lead Illinois past Rutgers 86-51
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Alfonso Plummer scored 24 points, Kofi Cockburn had a double-double and Illinois cruised to an 86-51 victory over Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Cockburn, who came in leading the nation in scoring at 26.8 points per game, scored a season-low 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting and grabbed
Continue ReadingMadlock leads S.C. State past South Florida 65-64 at buzzer
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Antonio TJ Madlock made an off-balance, turnaround 3-pointer from the corner with a man in his face as time expired to lead South Carolina State to a 65-64 win over South Florida. Antonio TJ Madlock posted 15 points to lead the Bulldogs. Caleb Murphy led the Bulls with 18 points and
Continue ReadingTelfort, Walters lift Northeastern past Colgate 74-69
BOSTON — Jahmyl Telfort had 18 points to lead five Northeastern players in double figures as the Huskies edged past Colgate 74-69. Shaquille Walters added 14 points for the Huskies. Tyreek Scott-Grayson chipped in 12, Chris Doherty scored 11 and Jason Strong had 11. Nelly Cummings led the Raiders with 18 points.
Continue ReadingReddish lifts Presbyterian past Bob Jones University 90-61
CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Trevon Reddish had 16 points as Presbyterian routed Bob Jones University 90-61. Rayshon Harrison had 15 points for the Blue Hose (6-3). Devin Dean and Lincoln Riddle each had 10 points to pace the Bruins.
Continue ReadingJunior Joseph carries Iona past Rider 80-54 in MAAC opener
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Nelly Junior Joseph had 17 points and 10 rebounds to carry Iona to an 80-54 win over Rider. Jaelen McGlone led the Broncs with 11 points.
Continue ReadingBishop leads No. 7 Texas over UT Rio Grande Valley 88-58
By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Bishop scored 17 points and No. 7 Texas used suffocating defense in the second half to beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 88-58. Bishop, a senior who transferred from Creighton, is a backup who played 14 minutes. He made all nine of his free throws. Timmy
Continue ReadingCavs extend winning streak to 4 with 116-101 rout of Wizards
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Darius Garland had 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 19-0 run spanning part of each half in a 116-101 rout of the Washington Wizards. Cleveland won its fourth straight game, and this streak has been pretty emphatic. The
Continue ReadingFlorida State beats Rutgers 1-0, heads to NCAA women’s final
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jaelin Howell scored in the 71st minute and Florida State advanced to the Women’s College Cup championship game with a 1-0 victory over Rutgers. The Seminoles will face BYU on Monday for the NCAA title. The Cougars got past defending national champion Santa Clara in a shootout later Friday night.
Continue ReadingCannibalistic lancetfish washes up on a San Diego beach, the first one preserved there since 1996
By Lauren M. Johnson and Noah Sheidlower, CNN Beachgoers discovered a 4-foot lancetfish washed up near the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego Tuesday. Although not particularly rare, researchers noted it was the first lancetfish preserved by the institution since 1996, and only the 17th preserved from a San Diego beach
Continue ReadingBueckers leads No. 23 UConn to 74-49 win over Seton Hall
By MATT SUGAM Associated Press SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 23 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and five steals to lead No. 21 UConn past Seton Hall 74-49 in the teams’ Big East opener. The Huskies bounced back in their first game since losing on Nov. 22 to No. 1 South Carolina
Continue ReadingBody discovered in suitcase inside car trunk, 1 arrested
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Salem police have arrested someone after finding a suitcase in a car that contained a body. The Statesman Journal reports according to Salem Police, officers responded Thursday to the Claxter Court Apartments in north Salem on a report of someone moving a large suitcase from an apartment into the trunk of
Continue ReadingBoston leads No. 1 South Carolina to 65-44 win over Wildcats
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 21 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina to its first 9-0 start in six years with a 65-44 victory over Kansas State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Boston continued her dominant stretch by outplaying another top forward in
Continue ReadingThird party to probe Oxford High’s actions ahead of shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan school leader says a third party will investigate events at Oxford High School leading up to a school shooting that left four students dead and six other students and a teacher wounded. Oxford schools Superintendent Tim Throne said in a statement that he called
Continue ReadingKarnik had 17 & 11 rebounds; BC beats Notre Dame 73-57
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — James Karnik had 17 points and tied his career high with 13 rebounds, Quinten Post scored 13 points and Boston College never trailed in its 73-57 win over Notre Dame in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. T.J. Bickerstaff scored 12 of his 14 points in the second
Continue ReadingColorado supermarket mass shooting suspect determined “incompetent to stand trial currently,” district attorney says
By Mallika Kallingal and Raja Razek, CNN The 22-year-old suspect in a deadly mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket has been deemed “incompetent to stand trial currently” by a doctor, according to Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty, following a second court-ordered competency evaluation. The suspect was declared incompetent to stand trial by evaluators in
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Drawing for rare signed first edition of ‘Dune’ helps 2 organizations
Donors to the Warm Springs Community Action Team and Bend Bikes are getting a chance at winning a rare first paperback edition of “Dune,” signed by author Frank Herbert.
Continue ReadingSan Francisco philanthropist, chief of protocol dies at 88
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, the long-reigning chief of San Francisco protocol and unofficial aide to 10 mayors, died Friday of complications from cancer. She was 88. Friends and family called Shultz a true San Franciscan, even though she was from Texas, who helped the city look its best. As the city’s chief
Continue ReadingOintment led to Medina Spirit’s failed test after Ky Derby
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer An attorney for trainer Bob Baffert says split-sample urine testing of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has shown that a steroid present in the colt’s system came from a topical ointment and not an injection. Medina Spirit tested positive for the steroid betamethasone after winning the May 1 race
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