By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 27 points, Reggie Jackson added all of his 22 points in the second half and the streaking Los Angeles Clippers hung on to beat the Miami Heat 112-109 for their sixth straight win. Eric Bledsoe had 21 points and Ivica Zubac had
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mike Meadows recorded the first triple-double in Portland history and the Pilots beat Division III Willamette 122-78. Meadows had 15 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and Portland set a record for most points in a game. Moses Wood scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Chika Nduka scored 15 with
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — This time, Lamar Jackson’s homecoming was anything but perfect. And a Baltimore team that had grown accustomed to blowing out Miami had nowhere near enough answers to keep up with the Dolphins on Thursday night. Jackson and the Ravens were thwarted all night, falling
Continue Reading By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Troy Terry extended his NHL-leading scoring streak to 13 games with two goals and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Seattle Kraken 7-4. Josh Mahura scored twice to help the Ducks win their sixth in a row in their first game since general manager Bob
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By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labor. It’s the maximum penalty under three charges and was imposed despite calls by the United States and rights groups for Fenster’s release. It is also harshest punishment yet
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Luke Avdalovic had 17 points and eight rebounds as Pacific got past Hawaii-Hilo 85-74. Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones led the Vulcans on with 21 points.
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Trey Smith’s fadeaway jumper from 13 feet at the buzzer gave San Jose State a 78-76 season-opening win against Cal State Fullerton. Smith caught Trey Anderson’s baseline miss that ricocheted hard off the rim, turned and made the basket. The Titans used an 18-6 run in a 5 1/2-minute span
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Michael Moreno had 22 points as Eastern Kentucky rolled past NAIA-level Ohio Valley 103-74. Russhard Cruickshank had 14 points for Eastern Kentucky. Braxton Beverly added 13 points. Jomaru Brown had 12 points. Tariq Balogun tied a career high five blocks. Andre Leavell led the Fighting Scots with 31 points and seven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College women’s soccer team captured its seventh-straight AMC Championship with a win over Harris-Stowe State University on Thursday night. The score was stuck at zero all the way until the second half, when Macie Lucas knocked in the game-winning goal. Later in the night, the AMC announced Lucas as its
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A little girl who lost a teddy bear she’d had since being adopted from an Ethiopian orphanage thought it was gone forever when she forgot it along a trail in Glacier National Park last year. But thanks to a social media plea, the sharp eyes
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — John Meeks scored 19 points and Brenden Tucker scored 17 off the bench on 6-for-8 shooting and Charleston beat South Carolina State 106-74. Charleston built a 19-0 lead and never trailed. It was the first time Charleston surpassed 100 points in a season opener since 1972. Cam Jones scored 15 points
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ independence day may have arrived. At a hearing in Los Angeles Friday, a judge will decide whether to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled the pop superstar’s life and money for nearly 14 years. With no significant opposition, it appears likely Judge Brenda
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ independence day may have arrived. At a hearing in Los Angeles Friday, a judge will decide whether to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled the pop superstar’s life and money for nearly 14 years. With no significant opposition, it appears likely Judge Brenda
Continue Reading By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer Police continue to investigate a concert last week in Houston that left nine in the audience dead. A clearer timeline of the tragedy is emerging from those in the crowd. Concertgoers describe mounting anticipation for headline rapper Travis Scott that led people to push toward the stage. Meantime, lunges
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By Sahar Akbarzai and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Two teenagers have been charged with murder on suspicion of opening fire outside a suburban Philadelphia high school football game, leading police to respond with gunfire that killed an 8-year-old girl, authorities said. One of the teens, Angelo “AJ” Ford, 16, was arrested Wednesday and will be held
Continue Reading PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Alyn Breed scored 15 points off the bench and Nate Watson scored 14 with 10 rebounds and Providence used the second half to pull away from Sacred Heart for a 94-62 win. The Friars (2-0) led 43-36 at halftime, and Sacred Heart closed within 49-46 when Bryce Johnson buried a 3-pointer
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Xavien Howard forced a fumble and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown, Tua Tagovailoa came off the bench and capped his night with a 1-yard sneak for a score with 2:19 left and the Miami Dolphins stunned the Baltimore Ravens 22-10 on Thursday
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse will return to the courthouse without the jury present on Friday to finalize how jurors will be instructed when they get the case next week and begin deliberating. Rittenhouse’s lawyers rested their case Thursday,
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly higher in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks managed to close mostly higher. Stocks advanced in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney in early trading. Shanghai was flat. The S&P 500 is still on track for its first weekly loss in six weeks after eking out a
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly higher in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks managed to close mostly higher. Stocks advanced in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney in early trading. Shanghai was flat. The S&P 500 is still on track for its first weekly loss in six weeks after eking out a
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