PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Cam Spencer scored 17 points to top 1,000 for his career and Rutgers rolled to a 90-57 victory over Coppin State. Spencer, who transferred to the Scarlet Knights (9-4) after scoring 848 points in three years at Loyola (Md.), hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range and added seven assists
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gregory Jackson II threw down three dunks in the first half and knocked down four 3-pointers in the second to score a career-high 24 points and help South Carolina power its way past Eastern Michigan, 74-64. The game featured a pair of highly rated recruits. Jackson, originally the top-rated recruit in
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. matched his season high with 35 points, Pascal Siakam had 26 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 113-104 victory over the short-handed and sloppy Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Siakam has scored at least 25 points in seven
Continue ReadingPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Kennady McQueen scored 20 points, Alissa Pili added 18 and No. 11 Utah held off Washington State 71-66 on Friday night after blowing a 16-point halftime lead. Utah’s 38-22 halftime lead was erased with 2:22 remaining in the game when Washington State’s Ula Motuga hit a pair of free throws to
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A woman who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 sued the comedian-actor, NBCUniversal and other companies Friday in New York, where five other women filed a similar lawsuit earlier this month. Stacey Pinkerton says she was a 21-year-old flight attendant and model that year when she
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 47 points on his 38th birthday with many of the sellout crowd at State Farm Arena cheering his every move, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-121. James, a four-time NBA MVP and an 18-time All-Star, nearly finished
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By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who blazed the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died. She was 93. ABC broke into its broadcast to announce Walters’
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Murió Barbara Walters, legendaria periodista y presentadora de noticias, según confirmó su portavoz Cindi Berger. “Barbara Walters falleció en paz, rodeada de sus seres queridos, en su casa. Vivió su vida sin remordimientos. Fue una pionera no solo para las mujeres periodistas sino para todas las mujeres”, decía el comunicado. Walters tenía
Continue ReadingBy Todd Leopold, Emma Tucker and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV journalist whose interviewing skills made her one of the most prominent figures in broadcasting, has died, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN. She was 93. “Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived her life with
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ohio — AJ Clayton scored 13 points and Ohio beat Chicago State 76-59. Clayton also added six rebounds and three blocks for the Bobcats (8-5). AJ Brown had 13 points and Dwight Wilson scored 12. Wesley Cardet Jr. finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars (3-14). The Cougars extended their losing
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A radio play-by-play announcer for No. 25 North Carolina State has been suspended indefinitely after making a reference to “illegal aliens” while announcing the score of a bowl game in El Paso, Texas, during the Wolfpack’s game against Maryland in the the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Gary Hahn was disciplined by N.C.
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways Friday across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be a series of storms poised to usher in the new year with downpours and potential flooding across much of the state and multiple feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada. The atmospheric river
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways Friday across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be a series of storms poised to usher in the new year with downpours and potential flooding across much of the state and multiple feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada. The atmospheric river
Continue ReadingFAIRFIELD, Conn. — TJ Long scored 25 points to help Fairfield defeat Marist 73-54. Long added three steals for the Stags (6-7, 2-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Supreme Cook added 15 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 7 for 10 from the line, and he also had seven rebounds. Jake Wojcik
Continue ReadingCNN, KAYU By Paul P. Murphy, Christina Maxouris and Alaa Elassar, CNN The man arrested in connection with the November killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death attended a nearby university in Washington state and traveled across the country in December to spend the holidays with his parents. Bryan
Continue ReadingStephy Chung and Kristie Lu Stout Advanced age and the pandemic have done little to deter Japan’s Yayoi Kusama. At 93, the world’s best-selling living female artist is still painting daily at the psychiatric hospital she voluntarily checked into and has lived in since the 1970s. Some of her latest creations feature alongside early drawings
Continue ReadingCNN Stephy Chung and Kristie Lu Stout Advanced age and the pandemic have done little to deter Japan’s Yayoi Kusama. At 93, the world’s best-selling living female artist is still painting daily at the psychiatric hospital she voluntarily checked into and has lived in since the 1970s. Some of her latest creations feature alongside early
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Ala. — KJ Johnson had 16 points in North Alabama’s 66-62 win over Jacksonville State in an Atlantic Sun Conference opener. Johnson added five assists for the Lions. Will Soucie scored 15 points and added 10 rebounds. Daniel Ortiz finished with 14 points. Skyelar Potter led the Gamecocks with 21 points and added seven
Continue ReadingWEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — Thirteen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after their herd was struck by a semi-truck involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a dark Montana highway just outside Yellowstone National Park, authorities said Friday. The semi-truck struck the bison after dark on Wednesday night. Some bison
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Kate Sullivan, Holmes Lybrand and Sara Murray, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, on Friday released another wave of witness interview transcripts. The new drop, which complements the panel’s sweeping 845-page report and is among a steady stream of transcripts released over the past week, includes interviews
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