HENDERSON, Nev. — E.J. Anosike recorded 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 58-46 win over Hawaii in the semifinals of the Big West Conference tournament. Mate Colina led the Rainbow Warriors with 12 points.
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Lars Eller scored 42 seconds into overtime and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored three goals for his second career hat trick and Alex Ovechkin had two assists for the Capitals, who are 4-0-1 in their last five games. Vitek Vanecek stopped 23 shots. Bo
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 19 points, Jules Bernard added 15 and No. 13 UCLA beat No. 21 Southern California 69-59 in the Pac-12 semifinals. The second-seeded Bruins shut down the Trojans defensively to lead by eight at halftime and kept them at bay with a
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= OSAA State Championship= Class 6A= Consolation Semifinal= Benson 56, Jesuit 43 Lakeridge 56, West Linn 46 Semifinal= Barlow 44, South Medford 42 Beaverton 41, Clackamas 28 Class 5A= Consolation Semifinal= Crook County 47, Silverton 44, OT Willamette 57, Corvallis 27 Semifinal= Crescent Valley 51, Ridgeview 34 Springfield 41, Putnam 34 Class 4A=
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he’s worried about efforts to politicize the court or add additional justices. He says it undermines the institution’s credibility among young people. Thomas spoke Friday at an event in Utah hosted by former Republican U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch’s
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Stereotypes of Native American peoples are ubiquitous and familiar. “Savages and Princess: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes,” opening Wednesday, April 6 at The Museum at Warm Springs, brings together 12 contemporary Native American visual artists who reclaim their right to represent their identities as Native Americans.
Continue ReadingBy AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Massive road construction projects have erased some of the oldest remaining green spaces in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Activists estimate that in one neighborhood alone, some 100 acres — or the equivalent of 73 football fields — of parks and trees have been lost as the
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 50 points for the 15th time in his career and helped rally the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half to a 122-109 victory over the Washington Wizards. He became the oldest player to have multiple 50-point games in a season. It
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho — Daylen Kountz had a career-high 36 points as Northern Colorado beat Portland State 86-79 in the Big Sky Conference tournament’s semifinals. Michael Carter III led the Vikings with a season-high 22 points.
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho — Daylen Kountz had a career-high 36 points as Northern Colorado beat Portland State 86-79 in the Big Sky Conference tournament’s semifinals. Michael Carter III led the Vikings with a season-high 22 points.
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jermaine Samuels had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Brandon Slater scored 15 points to lead No. 8 Villanova into the Big East Tournament championship game, beating No. 20 Connecticut 63-60. The second-seeded Wildcats (25-7) play Creighton in Saturday night’s championship game at Madison Square
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Two lifelong Republicans representing neighboring congressional districts in South Carolina are unlikely players in the fierce debate over the future of their party. Reps. Nancy Mace and Tom Rice are both facing spirited primary challenges from rivals backed by former President Donald Trump. For Rice, the
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people. The strike followed Russian threats to target foreign weapon shipments that are helping Ukrainian fighters defend their country against Russia’s grinding invasion. More than 30
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, the White House resisted calls from Congress to ban Russian oil imports to the U.S. And then, it did just that. The same thing on revoking Russia’s normal trade status. And ending the Nord Stream 2 energy pipeline. A pattern seems to be emerging:
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Top Democrats are pleading for President Joe Biden to act alone on some of the party’s core legislative priorities. The Democrats view executive action as their best hope of delivering on their promises and energizing liberal voters who they worry are going to sit out the elections
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER and ANGELO FICHERA Associated Press A Russian conspiracy theory about U.S.-funded biological research in Ukraine is catching on in the U.S. The White House, Pentagon, independent scientists and leaders in Ukraine all dispute the claims. But false allegations about U.S.-run biological warfare labs have spread on social media nevertheless, and are being
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Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Olga Voitovych, CNN Lviv, Ukraine — In the midst of a days-long, chaotic cross-country train ride to the northwestern city of Lviv, near Ukraine’s border with Poland, a terrible realization dawned on Marina. The 54-year-old carer, who managed to evacuate an orphanage in a besieged industrial town in the
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Jack Bantock, CNN For almost 20 years, Roman Abramovich rocketed Chelsea from a club on the periphery of the elite to a global football superpower, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in his reign coming to an abrupt end. Bloody conflict in Ukraine and international outrage over Russia’s invasion placed
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge in Nicaragua convicted Cristiana Chamorro, a journalist, potential presidential contender and daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro, of money laundering and other crimes. The news site Confidencial, run by Cristiana Chamorro’s brother Carlos Fernando Chamorro, reported late Friday that she, two members of her mother’s foundation, a driver, as
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