Australia’s Scotty James landed a technical sequence of tricks, including a switch backside 1260 and double cork 1440, on his second run to ultimately claim the silver medal in snowboard halfpipe.
Continue ReadingFARMVILLE, Va. — DeShaun Wade had a season-high 23 points as Longwood won its 11th straight game, getting past South Carolina Upstate 85-72. Jordan Gainey led the Spartans on Thursday night with 16 points.
Continue ReadingTEANECK, N.J. — Brad McCabe had a career-high 21 points as St. Francis (Pa.) beat Fairleigh Dickinson 78-65. Anquan Hill led the Knights on Thursday night with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Continue ReadingNORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Trenton McLaughlin had 14 points off the bench to carry Central Connecticut to a 60-57 win over Merrimack. Jordan Minor led the Warriors with a career-high 28 points.
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Traditional figure skating music is often classical or instrumental, pieces like “Boléro,” “Swan Lake” or Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Or it’s expansive movie scores from films like “Gladiator,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” or “Moulin Rouge.” But the Beijing Olympics has witnessed a birth of more current,
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On Run 2 of the snowboard halfpipe final, Japan’s Ayumu Hirano put together a full run that included a massive triple cork, but he was placed second behind Scotty James by the judges.
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Austrian Johannes Strolz used his teammate’s skis to help win gold in the men’s combined.
Continue ReadingTROY, Ala. — Efe Odigie had 19 points and five steals and Duke Deen recorded 13 points and eight assists as Troy edged past Arkansas State 79-77. Norchad Omier led the Red Wolves on Thursday night with 31 points, tying his career high.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua has sentenced a student protest leader and a former Sandinista rebel commander to prison on charges of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity,” the latest in a string of prison sentences following brief trials this month. Student leader Lesther Alemán, 24, who famously stood up to President Daniel Ortega and told
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jordan Bohannon made a school-record 10 3-pointers in scoring all 30 of his points, Keegan Murray also had 30 points and Iowa routed Maryland 110-87. Bohannon led the way as Iowa tied the school record with 19 3-pointers. He broke Chris Kingsbury’s school record of nine set twice in 1994.
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Three-time gold medalist Shaun White of the U.S. stuck the landing on a cab double cork 1080 that had given him trouble on Run 1 and ironed out the rest to score an 85.00 on the second run of his last halfpipe final.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks have added center Serge Ibaka as part of a four-team trade on Thursday that also includes the Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings. The Pistons added Marvin Bagley III, who was the No. 2 overall pick in the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sahith Theegala crashed golf’s biggest party. Playing in the last group off the 10th tee Thursday in his first WM Phoenix Open start, Theegala was 7 under with two holes left when play was suspended because of darkness. K.H. Lee was second after a 6-under
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — For most people, a car accident is one of the worst days of their life, but not for one Philadelphia man. In this case, it was one of his best days and it will end with him receiving a new set of
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 18 points as Louisiana Tech narrowly beat Charlotte 82-77. Keaston Willis added 16 points for the Bulldogs, while Cobe Williams chipped in 15. Amorie Archibald had 14 points for Louisiana Tech (18-6, 9-3 Conference USA). Jahmir Young had 28 points and three blocks for the 49ers (13-10, 6-5).
Continue ReadingBy GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 14 points and 15 rebounds, including a key free throw and board late that helped top-ranked South Carolina get past Kentucky 59-50 for its 10th consecutive victory. The Gamecocks led by as many as 18 points early in the fourth quarter.
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The U.S. assistant captain was in good spirits as she rolled into the media mixed zone by knee scooter on Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics had two goals ahead of the annual trade deadline: Get under the luxury tax threshold and avoid shaking up their core eight-man rotation. They succeeded at both. Boston was one of the NBA’s busiest teams Thursday, trading seven role players and adding two in
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jordan Walker had 25 points as UAB extended its home winning streak to seven games, rolling past Southern Miss 84-63. Tyler Stevenson led the Golden Eagles on Thursday night with 24 points.
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Florida International held off Marshall for a 72-71 win on Thursday night, snapping the Panthers’ eight-game road losing streak. Andrew Taylor made a 3-pointer with under a second left to pull the Thundering Herd within 1, but it was too late. Tevin Brewer had 20 points to lead the Panthers. Andrew Taylor
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