BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Churchill 68, Ashland 35 Madras 64, Gladstone 59 Roosevelt 79, McDaniel 46 Silverton 49, South Albany 43 South Medford 65, Grant 59 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS= McKay vs. Mountain View, ccd. West Salem vs. Summit, ccd. ___ GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Churchill 55, Ashland 28 Corbett 72, Estacada 20 Gladstone 53, Madras 33 Wells
Continue ReadingITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Prairie View A&M rallied from a first-half deficit to beat Mississippi Valley State 69-64. The Panthers (8-15, 8-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference) outscored the Delta Devils (2-23, 2-13) by a 37-27 margin in the second half.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Teddy Allen finished with 19 points and five assists, Will McNair Jr. added 14 points and 14 rebounds and New Mexico State pulled away late to beat Seattle University 68-55. With the victory, the Aggies (23-4, 13-2) claim sole possession of first place in the Western Athletic Conference. Allen scored 10 points
Continue ReadingSTOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Khalil Shabazz had 21 points as San Francisco rolled past Pacific 104-71. Shabazz made 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range for the Dons (22-7, 9-5 West Coast Conference). Jamaree Bouyea added 15 points and 11 assists. Jeremiah Bailey had 20 points to pace the Tigers (8-19, 3-9). Nick
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN An Uber driver found dead near Pittsburgh was robbed and killed by her passenger, with key moments of the incident recorded on the car’s dash camera and leading to an arrest, according to a criminal complaint. Police were called to a wooded area last Saturday, where they recovered the body of
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, HOPE YEN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vacant high-ranking positions across the executive branch could be taking a toll on the Biden administration. At risk are President Joe Biden’s plans to improve the economy, fight the pandemic and implement the $1 trillion infrastructure law. Several acting leaders
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, HOPE YEN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vacant high-ranking positions across the executive branch could be taking a toll on the Biden administration. At risk are President Joe Biden’s plans to improve the economy, fight the pandemic and implement the $1 trillion infrastructure law. Several acting leaders
Continue ReadingBy TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — For one 11-year-old American boy, Richard Nixon’s trip to China changed almost everything. In 1979, Ted Anthony was part of the earliest wave of American families to come to Beijing after relations were established thanks to the 1972 meeting between the U.S. and Chinese leaders, Nixon
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Adam Flagler scored a career-high 29 points and James Akinjo’s jumper with 14 seconds remaining provided the winning points as No. 10 Baylor defeated Oklahoma State 66-64 in overtime. Oklahoma State’s Isaac Likekele missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have won it. Matthew
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kenny Strawbridge had a career-high 28 points as Alabama State got past Bethune-Cookman 89-78. Joe French led the Wildcats on Monday night with 25 points.
Continue ReadingPINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Brison Gresham came off the bench to score 13 points to carry Texas Southern to a 70-68 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Davon Barnes had 11 points for Tigers (13-11, 11-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who have won five straight on the road. PJ Henry added 11 points and seven rebounds. Justin
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Clark had 16 points and nine rebounds in his third straight start and No. 12 UCLA avoided a second-half collapse to beat Arizona State 66-52. UCLA improved to 20-5 overall and 12-4 in the Pac-12 with its third consecutive victory. Arizona State fell to
Continue ReadingBy DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — About a thousand beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been reported stolen across California in the past few weeks. It’s a crime that occurs uniquely in the state this time of year when almond trees start to bloom. That’s when beekeepers from around the
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Emmanuel Miller had 18 points and all five starters scored in double figures as TCU defeated West Virginia 77-67. Mike Miles had 15 points, Chuck O’Bannon 11, and Damion Baugh and Xavier Clark 10 each for TCU. Baugh also had seven assists and seven rebounds. Miller had eight rebounds. Taz
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Cameron Tucker had 18 points and eight rebounds, Jalen Johnson had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Alabama A&M defeated Florida A&M 71-63. MJ Randolph had 20 points for Florida A&M.
Continue ReadingNORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Aher Uguak registered 17 points and seven rebounds as Loyola Chicago got past Illinois State 59-50. Tate Hall had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Ramblers (21-6, 12-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Antonio Reeves had 15 points to pace the Redbirds (11-18, 4-12), who have lost four straight.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI, TAMMY WEBBER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A prosecutor says three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights “chose to do nothing” as Officer Derek Chauvin squeezed the life out of Floyd. But defense attorneys say the officers were inexperienced, weren’t trained properly
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Josh Anderson and Cole Caufield had three-point games and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Anderson had two goals and an assist, and Caufield a goal and two assists as the Canadiens won their third straight. Rem Pitlick also scored and Brendan Gallagher had two assists. Samuel Montembeault made
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN A resident at a college dorm in Utah decided to try to make rocket fuel on his kitchen stove, leading to a fireball causing serious property damage, according to police. Now, 22 students are displaced from their dorm in Provo, Utah. The experiment mishap occurred at the on-campus housing at Brigham
Continue ReadingDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Chase Davis had a season-high 22 points as Maryland Eastern Shore beat North Carolina Central 79-66. Davis made 6 of 8 shots from 3-point range for the Hawks (9-13, 4-7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Nathaniel Pollard Jr. had 19 points and five assists. Kris Monroe scored a career-high 23 points and had
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