Vrankic scores 30 to lift Santa Clara over Portland 102-89
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Josip Vrankic had a season-high 30 points as Santa Clara beat Portland 102-89. Moses Wood led the Pilots on Saturday with 23 points and seven rebounds.
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Rishwain leads San Francisco past San Diego 78-62
SAN DIEGO — Julian Rishwain had 18 points as San Francisco topped San Diego 78-62. Patrick Tape and Khalil Shabazz added 15 points each for the Dons. Marcellus Earlington led the Toreros with 15 points.
Continue ReadingSparks carries Ball St. over E. Michigan 75-64
MUNCIE, Ind. — Payton Sparks had 17 points and 10 rebounds to carry Ball State to a 75-64 win over Eastern Michigan. Demarius Jacobs had 14 points and six rebounds for Ball State (13-15, 8-9 Mid-American Conference). Miryne Thomas and Jaylin Sellers added 12 points apiece. Noah Farrakhan had 27 points and six rebounds for
Continue ReadingTainamo scores 18 to carry Denver over W. Illinois 83-77
MACOMB, Ill. — Touko Tainamo had 18 points and nine rebounds as Denver topped Western Illinois 83-77. Will Carius led the Leathernecks on Saturday with 20 points.
Continue ReadingOakland defeats Cleveland St. 65-57
OAKLAND, Mich. — Jamal Cain and Micah Parrish scored 20 points apiece as Oakland topped Cleveland State 65-57. Torrey Patton led the Vikings on Saturday with 15 points.
Continue ReadingKnicks’ Quentin Grimes out at least 2 weeks with knee injury
NEW YORK (AP) — Knicks rookie Quentin Grimes will miss at least two weeks with a right knee injury. Grimes was hurt Friday night in a 115-100 loss to Miami after it appeared he banged knees with another player along the baseline. The Knicks said the injury was a subluxation of his right patella. The
Continue ReadingAshton Kutcher tuitea en apoyo a Ucrania, el país de origen de su esposa Mila Kunis
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Celebridades y figuras políticas han expresado su apoyo a Ucrania desde que Rusia invadió esta semana. Ahora viene otro rostro famoso con una conexión personal con la nación sitiada, el actor Ashton Kutcher. Huir del avance de las tropas rusas significa que algunas familias ucranianas están dejando atrás a sus esposos,
Continue ReadingMickelson losing corporate relationships over Saudi remarks
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Corporate partnerships keep falling for Phil Mickelson in the wake of his shocking comments about Saudi Arabia and his involvement in a proposed super league the Saudis are funding. The Desert Sun reports that Mickelson no longer will be tournament host of The American Express in the California desert.
Continue ReadingMickelson losing corporate relationships over Saudi remarks
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Corporate partnerships keep falling for Phil Mickelson in the wake of his shocking comments about Saudi Arabia and his involvement in a proposed super league the Saudis are funding. The Desert Sun reports that Mickelson no longer will be tournament host of The American Express in the California desert.
Continue ReadingWade scores 20 to lift Longwood past Campbell 60-55
BUIES CREEK, N.C. — DeShaun Wade had 20 points as Longwood narrowly beat Campbell 60-55. Justin Hill had 16 points and nine rebounds for Longwood. Messiah Thompson led Campbell with 16 points.
Continue ReadingA California police officer was fatally shot while conducting a traffic stop, authorities say
By Paradise Afshar and Laura James, CNN A Salinas, California, police officer was shot and killed Friday night while conducting a traffic stop, local officials said during a Saturday news conference. The Salinas Police Department identified the slain officer as 30-year-old Jorge David Alvarado, a five-year veteran of the force. At around 10:45 p.m., Alvarado
Continue ReadingGonzales leads BYU’s 82-52 rout of Pacific in season finale
STOCKTON, Calif (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to spark BYU to an 82-52 rout of Pacific in its regular season finale. The Cougars cap a 25-2 regular season and earn the West Coast Conference’s top seed into next week’s tournament in Las Vegas with a 15-1 conference record. BYU
Continue ReadingStudies offer further evidence that the coronavirus pandemic began in animals in Wuhan market
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Two preprint studies posted Saturday offer further evidence that the coronavirus originated in animals and spread to humans in late 2019 at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China. One of the studies — neither of which has been peer-reviewed or published in a professional journal — used spatial analysis to
Continue ReadingTop WA Democrat no longer supports exported fuel tax
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A top Democrat in the Washington Legislature is pulling support of a proposed tax on fuel exported from the state’s five refineries that has been criticized by neighboring states. The Seattle Times reports Rep. Jake Fey, D-Tacoma, one of the architects of a proposed $16.8 billion transportation funding measure, said Saturday
Continue ReadingWright propels SIU Edwardsville past Morehead State 77-70
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Shamar Wright had a career-high 21 points as Southern Illinois-Edwardsville beat Morehead State 77-70. Shaun Doss Jr. had 15 points for the Cougars (11-20, 5-13 Ohio Valley Conference). Jaylon Hall had 14 points for the Eagles (21-10, 13-5).
Continue ReadingNewton scores 27 to carry East Carolina over Tulsa 64-59
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Tristen Newton had 27 points as East Carolina narrowly beat Tulsa 64-59. Darien Jackson led the Golden Hurricane on Saturday with 17 points.
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney calls out fellow House Republicans for associating with White nationalist event
By Eva McKend, Melanie Zanona and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming called out two members of her conference who spoke at an event organized by White nationalist Nick Fuentes. “As Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep Paul Gosar speak at this white supremacist, anti-Semitic, pro-Putin event, silence by Republican Party leaders
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires ‘at least one ballistic missile,’ Japan says
By Brad Lendon, Emiko Jozuka, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea launched a ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missile was fired from the Sunan area of North Korea at around 7.52 a.m. local time, the Joint Chiefs said.
Continue ReadingReeves leads Illinois State to 86-66 romp over Indiana State
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 28 points as Illinois State routed Indiana State 86-66. Howard Fleming Jr. added 20 points for the Redbirds (12-19, 5-13 Missouri Valley Conference), who snapped a five-game losing streak. Zach Hobbs had 15 points for the Sycamores (11-19, 4-14), whose losing streak stretched to five games.
Continue ReadingMashburn Jr. lifts New Mexico over Air Force 69-65
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 24 points as New Mexico edged past Air Force 69-65. Joseph Octave led the Falcons on Saturday with 18 points.
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