HOUSTON (AP) — Devin Booker had 26 points and six assists and the Phoenix Suns won their eighth straight game and handed Houston its 11th loss in a row, routing the Rockets 115-89 on Sunday night. Booker had 16 points in the first quarter, and finished 9 of 23 from the field. JaVale McGee added
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — When Justin Herbert and rookie head coach Brandon Staley won four of their first five games together the Los Angeles Chargers appeared to be at the start of something special. They’ve taken three defeats in their ensuing four games instead. The midseason skid culminated with
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By DÉBORA REY and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández has suffered a severe setback in  midterm elections held amid widespread anger over high inflation and rising poverty. The official count from Sunday’s voting indicates the president’s governing coalition will lose control of the Senate and is threatened
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 33 points to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-96 on Sunday night. Durant played eight seasons in Oklahoma City, winning four scoring titles and an MVP award and leading the Thunder to the NBA Finals once before joining
Continue Reading NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The National Weather Service says at least three tornadoes hit Rhode Island and southeast Connecticut. The twisters Saturday were the first since at least 1950 to strike the area in November. The service confirmed an EF-1 near Stonington, Connecticut, and Westerly, Rhode Island; an EF-0 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island;
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to the report of a fire in a residence on Hobbs Ct. Sunday. First arriving fire units found smoke coming from a six-unit condo. After confirming with the occupants that everyone had evacuated from the involved residence, firefighters advanced hose lines to the fire, quickly
Continue Reading POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith raced to season championships and race victories Sunday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals. Torrence raced to his fourth Top Fuel championship, Anderson won his fifth Pro Stock crown, and Smith his fifth Pro Stock Motorcycle title. Ron Capps won his second Funny
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals had a rough afternoon without two of their main playmakers. Quarterback Kyler Murray and receiver DeAndre Hopkins missed their second straight game because of injuries and the Carolina Panthers took advantage, beating the shorthanded Cardinals 34-10. Cardinals right tackle Kelvin Beachum said
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins acquired right-hander Louis Head from the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday for either a player to be named later or cash. Head made 27 appearances for the Rays this past season, two of them starts. He was 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 35 innings, striking out 32, allowing
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN The publisher of the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard has issued an apology after receiving criticism from Muslim players who noticed pages of the Quran lying on the floor during a gameplay scene. The pages from Islam’s holy book were seen scattered on the floor. In Islam, the Quran is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 3 Mizzou wrestling team dominated Northern Colorado 38-3 at the Hearnes Center on Sunday. It was the Tigers first home Big 12 dual since MU left the conference in 2012. MU is now 2-0 on the season and 2-0 in the conference. Up next – the Tigers will host Air
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on KTGR’s new co-host of the Big Show, Brenden Schaeffer, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored a season-best 42 points and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 120-100 on Sunday night in a rematch of struggling teams that met in last season in the Eastern Conference final. Young just missed a triple-double, finishing
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about imaginary voter fraud, according to his account in a new book. “Betrayal,” by ABC’s chief Washington correspondent Jon Karl, highlights Bartiromo’s damaging role as a promoter of reckless lies about the election. In the
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business “Information disorder is a crisis that exacerbates all other crises. When bad information becomes as prevalent, persuasive, and persistent as good information, it creates a chain reaction of harm.” That’s how the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder begins its sweeping new report on the subject. Sixteen commissioners spent the
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about imaginary voter fraud, according to his account in a new book. “Betrayal,” by ABC’s chief Washington correspondent Jon Karl, highlights Bartiromo’s damaging role as a promoter of reckless lies about the election. In the
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at a 3% annual rate in the July-September quarter, as private consumption and auto production took a hit from the ongoing efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The government Cabinet Office says the gross domestic product, or GDP, which measures the sum of
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at a 3% annual rate in the July-September quarter, as private consumption and auto production took a hit from the ongoing efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The government Cabinet Office says the gross domestic product, or GDP, which measures the sum of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals re-signed forward Nic Dowd to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.3 million. The Capitals announced the move Sunday before their game against Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old has one goal this season, but provided good depth for Washington in the 2020-21 season, with a career-high 11
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln football team is in need of a new football coach after the program parted ways with Malik Hoskins on Sunday. Hoskins won only one game during his time at the helm of the LU program, which dated back to his time as the interim head coach in 2019. The
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