KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii. (AP) — Ernie Els began the new season on the PGA Tour Champions with a 64 on the Big Island. Els made birdie from a fairway bunker on the final hole for a one-shot lead over Vijay Singh in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Singh also had a bogey-free round. The group
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong will euthanize about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals after a pet store worker and several rodents tested positive for coronavirus, as the city pursues an uncompromising zero-Covid strategy two years into the pandemic. The announcement by the Hong Kong government on Tuesday was met with outrage by
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals court will have to decide whether protecting historical tribal lands and a rare toad warrant blocking a major geothermal plant in Nevada as the nation tries to move away from fossil fuels amid a looming climate crisis. Ormat Technologies says it may abandon
Continue ReadingCNN, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, KTUL, WFTS, WLKY, WBKO, KTUU, KSAT, KMBC By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden visited Kentucky last Friday, a state that her husband, President Joe Biden, did not win in the 2020 election. Not that she cared. She was there to check in on victims of last month’s
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s small business liquor store operators continue to generate more income for themselves and increased funding for programs benefiting all Oregonians, according to the latest figures from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Naomi Osaka didn’t make it to a much-anticipated fourth-round contest against top-ranked Ash Barty at the Australian Open. Amanda Anisimova ensured that so-called final-before-the-final didn’t happen when she beat the four-time major champion 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Barty will now face Anisimova for
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 40 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Florida Panthers beat the ice-cold Edmonton Oilers 6-0. Aleksander Barkov had two goals and an assist for the Panthers, who improved to 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Carter Verhaeghe, Anthony Duclair, Sam Bennett and Owen Tippett
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Former Masters champion Bob Goalby has died at age 92. Goalby is best remembered for winning the 1968 Masters over Roberto De Vicenzo when the Argentine signed for the wrong score in the final round. Instead of an 18-hole playoff, the Rules of Golf dictated that De Vicenzo had
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The Oregon Department of Justice filed a brief with the Oregon Supreme Court Thursday on behalf of Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, asking the court to uphold the Elections Division’s Jan. 6 disqualification of Nicholas Kristof as candidate for Oregon governor.
Continue ReadingCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Isaac Mushila recorded 18 points and 17 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won its eighth straight home game, narrowly beating McNeese State 60-56. De’Lazarus Keys added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Islanders. Christian Shumate led the Cowboys with 19 points.
Continue ReadingOGDEN, Utah — Jamison Overton tied his season high with 21 points as Weber State rolled past Idaho State 95-63. Koby McEwen had 13 points and six rebounds for Weber State (13-5, 6-1 Big Sky Conference). Dillon Jones added 13 points. Seikou Sisoho Jawara had 12 points. Weber State scored 48 points in the first
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The Oregon Transportation Commission began to consider options Thursday for allocating the $412 million of flexible funding that is part of the $1.2 billion in new transportation funding allocated to Oregon by the federal infrastructure package.
Continue ReadingBy MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Martin scored 25 of his career-high 27 points in the second half, and No. 25 UConn beat Butler for the second time this week, 75-56. Adama Sanogo scored 15 points and Isaiah Whaley had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies. UConn trailed by four
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Josh Hart added 17 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the New York Knicks 102-91. Brandon Ingram and Devonte’ Graham each had 15 points for New Orleans, with Jose Alvarado adding 13 and Herbert Jones scoring 11.
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah — Mladen Armus had 22 points plus 19 rebounds and Marcus Shaver Jr. hit the game winner with 1.4 seconds as Boise State won its 11th straight game, edging Utah State 62-59. Justin Bean led the Aggies with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Continue ReadingCHENEY, Wash. — Rylan Bergersen had 15 points to lead five Eastern Washington players in double figures as the Eagles defeated Sacramento State 75-62. Angelo Allegri and Steele Venters added 14 points apiece for the Eagles on Thursday night. Linton Acliese III chipped in 13 points, and Ethan Price had 10. Zach Chappell led the
Continue ReadingST. GEORGE, Utah — Hunter Schofield had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Dixie State defeated Lamar 71-55. Frank Staine had 11 points for Dixie State (9-10, 2-4 Western Athletic Conference). Lincoln Smith had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinals (2-16, 0-5), whose losing streak reached nine games. C.J. Roberts added 12 points.
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI — Jeremiah Davenport had a season-high 24 points as Cincinnati rolled past Tulsa 90-69. Davenport hit 7 of 9 3-pointers. David DeJulius added 22 points for Cincinnati (14-5, 4-2 American Athletic Conference). Mason Madsen had 14 points. Mika Adams-Woods added 12 points and seven assists. The 90 points were a season best for Cincinnati.
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS — Troy Green had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lift New Orleans to a 78-72 win over Southeastern Louisiana. Gus Okafor led the Lions on Thursday night with 18 points and seven rebounds.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO — Sam Vinson had a season-high 24 points as Northern Kentucky narrowly beat Illinois-Chicago 74-70 in overtime. Damaria Franklin led the Flames on Thursday night with 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
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