Newton scores 27 to carry East Carolina over Tulsa 64-59
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Tristen Newton had 27 points as East Carolina narrowly beat Tulsa 64-59. Darien Jackson led the Golden Hurricane on Saturday with 17 points.
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Wright propels SIU Edwardsville past Morehead State 77-70
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Shamar Wright had a career-high 21 points as Southern Illinois-Edwardsville beat Morehead State 77-70. Shaun Doss Jr. had 15 points for the Cougars (11-20, 5-13 Ohio Valley Conference). Jaylon Hall had 14 points for the Eagles (21-10, 13-5).
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney calls out fellow House Republicans for associating with White nationalist event
By Eva McKend, Melanie Zanona and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming called out two members of her conference who spoke at an event organized by White nationalist Nick Fuentes. “As Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep Paul Gosar speak at this white supremacist, anti-Semitic, pro-Putin event, silence by Republican Party leaders
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires ‘at least one ballistic missile,’ Japan says
By Brad Lendon, Emiko Jozuka, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea launched a ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missile was fired from the Sunan area of North Korea at around 7.52 a.m. local time, the Joint Chiefs said.
Continue ReadingReeves leads Illinois State to 86-66 romp over Indiana State
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 28 points as Illinois State routed Indiana State 86-66. Howard Fleming Jr. added 20 points for the Redbirds (12-19, 5-13 Missouri Valley Conference), who snapped a five-game losing streak. Zach Hobbs had 15 points for the Sycamores (11-19, 4-14), whose losing streak stretched to five games.
Continue ReadingMcEwen scores 20 to carry Weber St. over N. Arizona 73-49
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Koby McEwen had 20 points as Weber State easily beat Northern Arizona 73-49. Nik Mains led the Lumberjacks on Saturday with 11 points.
Continue ReadingMashburn Jr. lifts New Mexico over Air Force 69-65
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 24 points as New Mexico edged past Air Force 69-65. Joseph Octave led the Falcons on Saturday with 18 points.
Continue ReadingCleveland’s buzzer-beating 3 lifts Florida St. over Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Matthew Cleveland hit a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer and Florida State beat Virginia 64-63 in a wild finish. Florida State hadn’t led since it made the opening bucket and trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half. Armaan Franklin took an inbounds pass, dribbled the floor and
Continue ReadingFlorida Gulf Coast routs Jacksonville, 78-55 to finish 26-2
FORT MEYERS, Fla. (AP) — Kierstan Bell and Tishara Morehouse combined to score 44 points to spark No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast to a 78-55 win over Jacksonville to close out the regular season with 26 wins in 28 games. Bell, in her second game back after missing nine games with an injury, and Morehouse
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires ballistic missile in resumption of testing
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has launched a ballistic missile into the sea in a resumption of weapons tests that came as the United States and its allies are focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sunday’s launch on Sunday was the eighth of its kind
Continue ReadingLa sorprendente razón por la que las hamburguesas de Wendy’s son cuadradas
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Business) — No importa a dónde vayas: las hamburguesas de los restaurantes de comida rápida se ven casi iguales, las mismas hamburguesas redondas y planas. Excepto por Wendy’s, que tiene hamburguesas cuadradas. El motivo de la forma atípica de cuatro lados se remonta al fundador de Wendy’s, Dave Thomas. En 1969 abrió
Continue ReadingVescovi, Zeigler lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 3 Auburn
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points and Zakai Zeigler had 11 of his 13 points in the second half to lead No. 17 Tennessee to a 67-62 victory over No. 3 Auburn. Kennedy Chandler had 13 and Josiah-Jordan James added 10 for the Volunteers, who improved their
Continue ReadingNASCAR returns to Fontana with excitement and uncertainty
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — The beautifully weathered asphalt at Auto Club Speedway is older than Austin Cindric. The Next Gen car that the Daytona 500 champion drove over that asphalt to the pole Saturday is so new that most of the NASCAR Cup Series drivers still haven’t figured out
Continue ReadingNo. 12 UCLA routs Oregon 94-55 without injured star Juzang
By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored a game-high 20 points to lead No. 12 UCLA to a 94-55 victory Saturday at Oregon State. The Bruins’ junior point guard was 8 of 10 from the field, made four 3-pointers, and had five assists. Despite the absence of leading scorer Johnny
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No. 12 UCLA routs Oregon State 94-55 without injured star Juzang
By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored a game-high 20 points to lead No. 12 UCLA to a 94-55 victory Saturday at Oregon State. The Bruins’ junior point guard was 8 of 10 from the field, made four 3-pointers, and had five assists. Despite the absence of leading scorer Johnny
Continue ReadingJimenez overcomes errant drives in 67 at Cologuard Classic
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez overcame errant drives on the final two holes to shoot a 5-under 67 on Saturday and take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Cologuard Classic. Jimenez shared the first-round lead with Jeff Sluman after a 66 and had a
Continue ReadingHunter’s career high lifts Clemson over BC 70-60
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Chase Hunter scored 17 of his career-high 23 points in the second half, Al-Amir Dawes hit four of his eight 3-point shots to add 16 points off the bench and Clemson beat Boston College 70-60. Clemson and Boston College are tied for the 11th seed into the Atlantic Coast Conference
Continue ReadingForrest scores 14 to carry FAU past Charlotte 74-69
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Forrest scored 14 points as Florida Atlantic narrowly defeated Charlotte 74-69. Alijah Martin had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Owls. Jahmir Young led the 49ers with 26 points.
Continue ReadingKyiv en alerta máxima mientras las fuerzas rusas se acercan por todos lados
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Dos grandes explosiones iluminaron el cielo nocturno al suroeste de Kyiv en la madrugada del domingo con una detonación que pareció estar aproximadamente a 20 kilómetros del centro de la ciudad. Las explosiones se producen después de que las fuerzas superadas en armas de Ucrania ocuparon la capital de Kyiv por tercer
Continue ReadingBrink, Wilson lead No. 2 Stanford over Washington
By RICK EYMER Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Anna Wilson stole an inbound pass and scored the go-ahead basket with 1:05 to play, and No. 2 Stanford avoided a major upset in beating Washington 63-56. Cameron Brink had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Stanford, including two critical boards on the defensive end the
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