Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston biographer, dead at 58
NEW YORK (AP) — Valerie Boyd, the author of a well regarded biography of Zora Neale Hurston and editor of an upcoming collection of Alice…
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Mann scores season-high 25, Clippers defeat Warriors 119-104
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored a season-high 25 points, including 14 in the decisive third quarter, and the…
Continue ReadingGobert back, Mitchell leads way for Jazz in win over Rockets
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points. Bojan Bogdanovic added 22 and Rudy Gobert returned for…
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Chris Corning lands first quad cork in Olympic snowboarding
U.S. snowboarder Chris Corning earned a 92.00 for landing a backside quad cork 1800 on his first run of the men’s big air final. Corning, who…
Continue ReadingUS hasn’t verified Russian pullback of troops near Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he welcomes a…
Continue ReadingAgnew scores 14, Alcorn State tops Florida A&M 68-56
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Darrious Agnew scored 14 points to lead Alcorn State to a 68-56 victory over Florida A&M. Keondre Montgomery added 11…
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Riiber cleared to compete in large hill/10km competition after positive COVID-19 test
Norway’s Nordic combined star Jarl Magnus Riiber finally gets his shot at an Olympic medal in the large hill/10km competition after he tested…
Continue ReadingOn bad knee, Goggia gets Olympic downhill silver; Suter wins
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sofia Goggia has come back less than a month after a bad crash and serious leg injury to…
Continue ReadingDeBrincat’s 28th goal snaps tie in 3rd, Blackhawks down Jets
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored his 28th goal midway through the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets…
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Sofia Goggia, three weeks after partial ACL tear, wins downhill silver
Sofia Goggia of Italy won silver in the women’s downhill just 23 days after a crash left her with multiple knee…
Continue ReadingMcCollum leads hot-shooting Pelicans past Raptors, 120-90
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 23 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans shot a season-best 58.4% to defeat…
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ODOT Region 4 construction update: Week of Feb. 14-18
Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of February…
Continue ReadingSims, Phillips lead UNC Wilmington past William & Mary in OT
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Jaylen Sims tossed in 26 points and Shykeim Phillips scored a career-high 24 to power UNC Wilmington to an 80-73 victory…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean presidential hopefuls begin official campaigns
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Candidates for South Korea’s presidential election began their formal, 22-day…
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U.S. men’s curling gets much needed win over Switzerland
The U.S. men’s curling team moved one step closer to securing a spot in the semifinals with a comeback win over Switzerland in Session 9 of…
Continue ReadingGOP positions to grab left-leaning Nashville in US House map
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters in Nashville are facing the potential of congressional representation mostly at…
Continue ReadingGuns to garden tools: Colorado group seeks change, healing
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Springs-based nonprofit that turns guns into garden tools has disabled more than 1,000…
Continue ReadingPressure mounts on Congress to curb lawmaker stock trading
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability…
Continue ReadingPressure mounts on Congress to curb lawmaker stock trading
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability…
Continue ReadingJulia Fox, post Ye breakup, walks LaQuan Smith’s runway
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Julia Fox, fresh from her breakup with the artist formerly known as Kanye West, opened LaQuan…
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