NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks will lose a draft pick for getting started too soon on their pursuit of Jalen Brunson. The NBA penalized the Knicks a second-round selection in the 2025 draft on Wednesday after finding that the Knicks began free-agency discussions involving Brunson before the date allowed. Brunson was the
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Allison Holker Boss shared a photo of herself with late husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss to Instagram on Wednesday, one week after his death by suicide. “My ONE and ONLY,” she captioned their selfie, which showed the pair embracing and smiling. “Oh how my heart aches. We miss you so much,” she
Continue ReadingBUIES CREEK, N.C. — Led by Maleeck Harden-Hayes’ 22 points, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks defeated the Campbell Fighting Camels 74-66 on Wednesday. The Seahawks moved to 10-3 with the victory and the Fighting Camels fell to 5-7.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The NHL has postponed two games this week because of severe weather. The Buffalo Sabres’ home game Friday against the Tampa Bay Lightning was pushed back to March 9. The league also postponed Detroit’s game at Ottawa on Friday until Feb. 27. Elsewhere, more than 10 college basketball games were postponed
Continue ReadingIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and reached 2,000 career points as No. 13 Iowa beat Dartmouth 92-54 for its fifth straight victory. Clark hit the career scoring mark in her 75th game. She has tied Elena Delle Donne for the quickest women’s or men’s Division
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to block the New York attorney general’s office from seeking materials from his private trust. Judge Donald Middlebrooks ruled that the attorney general’s office “raises four reasons — all of which are likely correct — why Plaintiff has
Continue ReadingBy Estevan Lopez Click here for updates on this story WATSONVILLE, California (KSBW) — A 65-year-old cyclist was rescued by police and nearby bystanders after being trapped under a stolen car in Watsonville. According to officers, the incident happened in early December when officers attempted to pull over a driver in a stolen Honda near
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — Led by Shy Odom’s 14 points, the Howard Bison defeated the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers 63-62 on Wednesday. The Bison improved to 7-8 with the victory and the Mountaineers fell to 5-8.
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By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story WAUKEE, Iowa (KCCI) — A Waukee woman’s gift from the past is helping others in the present. 93-year-old Wilma Bentley’s knack for creating quilts started when she was just a kid. Now, she’s giving back to an organization that helped her during the Great Depression.
Continue ReadingTROY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri deputy who investigated a murder case that became the subject of an NBC show starring Renee Zellweger is now accused of harassing and stalking a detective who was investigating him for potential misconduct. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Mike Merkel was charged Tuesday and accused of photographing
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Harvard fencing coach was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he accepted more than $1.5 million in bribes in exchange for designating a wealthy businessman’s two sons as recruits to help secure their admission to the elite university. Jurors found Peter Brand not guilty of
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA — Led by CJ Fulton’s 20 points, the Lafayette Leopards defeated the La Salle Explorers 90-65 on Wednesday. The Leopards are now 2-11 with the win and the Explorers dropped to 5-7.
Continue ReadingWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Led by Chase Lowe’s 13 points, the William & Mary Tribe defeated the Randolph WildCats 90-56 on Wednesday. The Tribe improved to 5-8 with the victory.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with wounding 10 people when he fired a gun into a crowded Brooklyn subway car has told them he’d like to plead guilty next month. The lawyers wrote to a Brooklyn federal judge on Wednesday to tell him that Frank James wants to plead guilty in
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Republican who won a seat in the U.S. House in the November election is under pressure to explain himself amid evidence he fabricated parts of his life story. During his campaign, George Santos boasted impressive academic and professional credentials. Yet the college where Santos said
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dramatic visit to Washington is a moment for the White House to demonstrate to Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the United States will sustain its commitment to the war for “as long as it takes.” It also provides the Ukrainian president the opportunity,
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH — Led by Dae Dae Grant’s 21 points, the Duquesne Dukes defeated the Winthrop Eagles 74-57 on Wednesday. The Dukes are now 10-3 on the season, while the Eagles moved to 5-8.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks rose on Wall Street, lifting major indexes into the green for the week as investors welcomed a report showing consumer confidence is holding up better than expected. That’s despite the Federal Reserve’s campaign to fight inflation by reining in the economy with sharp increases in interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says a recent review of the state’s investment portfolio found the state did not hold any direct investments in China. But South Dakota has stakes in several emerging market funds that invest in the Asian economic power. The Republican governor
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN Thousands of Thursday and Friday flights have already been canceled as holiday travelers try to make their way to their destinations. Chicago O’Hare and Denver International airports were seeing the most cancellations on Thursday, according to data from flight tracking site FlightAware, while many of Friday’s cancellations were
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