CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 30 points, hitting 12 of 15 shots, and the Memphis Grizzlies built a big lead early before coasting to a 133-103 victory over the Indiana Pacers, clinching a spot in the playoffs. Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 20 points, going 7 of 13 from
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Veteran catcher Stephen Vogt has finalized his $850,000, one-year contract to rejoin the Oakland Athletics. The 37-year-old Vogt, who was a free agent, can earn a $100,000 bonus for spending 60 days on the active major league roster. He batted .195 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs in 78 games
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Travis Konecny scored twice, Hayden Hodgson had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday night. The Flyers snapped a 13-game winless streak on the road, winning away from home for the first
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday had 24 points and 10 assists to help the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks withstand a late comeback attempt and defeat the Washington Wizards 114-102 on Thursday night. Grayson Allen added 21 points as the Bucks never trailed despite playing without three-time All-Star Khris Middleton and
Continue ReadingBy BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored in the shootout after goalie Scott Wedgewood was dazzling in his Dallas Stars debut, a 4-3 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes. Wedgewood stopped 44 shots before denying all three of Carolina’s shootout attempts as the Stars posted their third consecutive victory. Roope Hintz
Continue ReadingBy ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brock Nelson scored twice and Ilya Sorokin made 37 saves to lead the New York Islanders over the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 for their sixth straight home victory. Anthony Beauvillier had a goal just nine seconds into the game for the second-fastest score in Islanders history.
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Newport Avenue Market and its employee owners rallied other businesses and delivered a semi-truck load, 14 pallets of donated drinking water to Warm Springs Thursday morning after a fire caused a treatment plant outage that hit the community hard. Here’s a video they provided about how it went.
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam matched his season-high with 35 points, Chris Boucher scored 17, and the Toronto Raptors tightened the Eastern Conference playoff race by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-104. OG Anunoby returned from injury to score 14 points, Scottie Barnes had 11, and Fred VanVleet and Precious Achiuwa
Continue ReadingSAN SIMEON, Calif. (AP) — California’s famous Hearst Castle will reopen to the public in May after a two-year closure due to the pandemic and severe rainstorm damage that prompted a $13.7 million renovation. A steep, curvy access road leads to the palatial home that media mogul William Randolph Hearst built on ranch land overlooking
Continue ReadingSAN SIMEON, Calif. (AP) — California’s famous Hearst Castle will reopen to the public in May after a two-year closure due to the pandemic and severe rainstorm damage that prompted a $13.7 million renovation. A steep, curvy access road leads to the palatial home that media mogul William Randolph Hearst built on ranch land overlooking
Continue ReadingCNN, KUSA, KMGH By Joe Sutton, CNN Flames burned Thursday in a construction zone on the third level at Empower Field at Mile High stadium in Denver, the city’s fire department said in a tweet. No injuries were reported. “A small fire that occurred in a construction zone near the East Club Lounge at Empower
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had his 12th career hat trick to lead Boston to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bruins moved ahead of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Pastrnak scoring the tiebreaking goal with 4:10 left. Boston
Continue ReadingCARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Jin Young Ko picked up where she left off three weeks ago in Singapore on Thursday in the first round of the JTBC Classic. The top-ranked Ko shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 at Aviara Golf Club to take a one-stroke leader over Nanna Koerstz Madsen. The victory in Singapore in her
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN Authorities are hailing the facilities manager at a Florida mosque as a hero who gave his life and potentially saved children at the center’s school and day care. Seminole County deputies responded early Thursday morning to the Husseini Islamic Center in Sanford after a woman called 911 and said there was
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Ecuador and Uruguay have qualified for soccer’s World Cup in Qatar. The Ecuadorians lost 3-1 at Paraguay but qualified after the Uruguayans beat Peru 1-0. Ecuador and Uruguay reached 25 points and can no longer be overtaken in the standings. Brazil and Argentina had already
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — JD Notae scored 21 points despite missing 20 shots and fourth-seeded Arkansas made Gonzaga miserable on both ends of the floor, bouncing the top overall seed from the NCAA Tournament with a 74-68 win. Notae finished with six rebounds, six assists, three steals and two
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jermaine Samuels scored 22 points and Villanova controlled Michigan in a 63-55 Sweet 16 victory in the NCAA Tournament. Much of Samuels’ scoring effort came on tough drives through Michigan defenders and around Wolverines center Hunter Dickinson. Dickinson had 15 points and 15 rebounds for
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It’s been a month since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, and Central Oregonians have stepped up in big ways to help. Bake sales, auctions, rallies, and other fundraisers have proved that anyone can support a cause even from thousands of miles away.
Continue ReadingCNN By Bob Ortega, Al Goodman, Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Jeff Winter, CNN For 10 years, Taras Ostapchuk worked at what many might consider a dream job, as the chief engineer for the Lady Anastasia, a luxurious 156-foot yacht that cruised mostly from one upscale port to another across the sparkling Mediterranean Sea. But
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of Nicaragua has expelled the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The local Red Cross spokeswoman said Thursday the organization had received a letter from the government of President Daniel Ortega ordering Thomas Ess out of the country. The spokeswoman said the reason behind the decision
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