By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tari Eason scored 23 points, and No. 25 LSU recovered from a 15-point first-half deficit to beat Georgia Tech 69-53 on Saturday night and remain undefeated. Xavier Pinson had 13 points and Brandon Murray added 10 points for LSU. The cold-shooting Tigers (9-0) trailed 24-9 before
Continue Reading By ANTHONY ANDERSON Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Freshman and hometown star Blake Wesley hit a go-ahead, pull-up jumper in the lane with 11.7 seconds left and Notre Dame beat No. 10 Kentucky 66-62. Wesley broke a 62-62 tie and Dane Goodwin added a dunk as time expired, prompting fans to storm the
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fellow Kansans have celebrated Bob Dole as a tough but compassionate patriot shaped by small-town values. They also remembered him during memorial services Saturday as a strong partisan leader who could nevertheless work with political opponents and ultimately became in Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s words, “the
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fellow Kansans have celebrated Bob Dole as a tough but compassionate patriot shaped by small-town values. They also remembered him during memorial services Saturday as a strong partisan leader who could nevertheless work with political opponents and ultimately became in Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s words, “the
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a Portland shooting that left his childhood friend dead. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said Tyler Wayne Pierce pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to six
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oregon hired Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning as head coach Saturday, completing a search for Mario Cristobal’s replacement that took less than a week. Cristobal was hired away from Oregon by Miami on Monday. Five days later, the Ducks landed on the 35-year-old Lanning, who will be
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is expected to survive after a shoot out with a man in Springfield Friday night. Troopers arrested Justin Jackman near South Fremont Avenue and East Lark Street around 7:45 a.m. Saturday. The Greene County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Jackman with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, felony
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — The Bulls will be without Ayo Dosunmu and Stanley Johnson for Saturday’s game against the Miami Heat after the guards were placed on health and safety protocols, reducing Chicago’s active roster to 10 players. Johnson signed a 10-day contract on Thursday after the club lost leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, as well as
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers is considering surgery to repair the left leg fracture she suffered a week ago, which might mean missing more time than originally expected. Coach Geno Auriemma says Bueckers is in the process of getting more medical opinions on how to proceed. The reigning national player of the
Continue Reading By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 27 points to power No. 11 Arizona over Illinois 82-76 on Saturday. Trailing the Illini by one with 2:22 to play, Arizona’s Azuolas Tubelis capitalized on an offensive rebound by putting in a layup. On the next possession, Christian Koloko forced a turnover,
Continue Reading VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Xavier Fuller had 20 points as South Dakota narrowly defeated Northern Arizona 76-71 in overtime. Jalen Cone led the Lumberjacks with a career-high 33 points, including a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left in regulation that forced the overtime.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Una familia de Nueva York que se unió por casualidad hace 21 años ahora ha compartido su notable historia en un libro para niños. Pete Mercurio salÃa por la puerta para reunirse con su entonces socio (ahora esposo) Danny Stewart para cenar en agosto de 2000 cuando sonó su teléfono. Era
Continue Reading COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — A woman has been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 in merchandise from retail stores in California. Prosecutors say the woman was arrested last month after an investigator with the California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Theft task force saw her stealing from a Nordstrom Rack in
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — A woman has been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 in merchandise from retail stores in California. Prosecutors say the woman was arrested last month after an investigator with the California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Theft task force saw her stealing from a Nordstrom Rack in
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND. Ore. (AP) — Alex Callens converted his penalty and New York City FC won its first MLS Cup title on a shootout after a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers on Saturday. Golden Boot winner Valentin `Taty’ Castellanos scored in the opening half and it appeared that
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yuri Collins set a school record with 19 assists — the most in an NCAA game this season — to go with 14 points and Saint Louis beat Boston College 79-68. Collins broke the Saint Louis assists record set by Jim Roder versus Southern Miss during the 1986-87 season. He was
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yuri Collins set a school record with 19 assists — the most in an NCAA game this season — to go with 14 points and Saint Louis beat Boston College 79-68. Collins broke the Saint Louis assists record set by Jim Roder versus Southern Miss during the 1986-87 season. He was
Continue Reading By SALLY HO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An avalanche has swept through a ski area in Washington state, killing a 60-year-old man and temporarily trapping five others. Police say the avalanche was reported about 10:50 a.m. Saturday in the Silver Basin area of Crystal Mountain, which is located southeast of Seattle. The identity of
Continue Reading PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) — Nathaniel Pollard Jr. registered 16 points and eight rebounds as Maryland-Eastern Shore rolled past St. Mary’s (MD) 79-43. Gary Grant led the Seahawks on Saturday with 13 points.
Continue Reading OGDEN, Utah — Dontay Bassett had 13 points off the bench to lead Weber State to an 82-36 win over Maine-Fort Kent. Micah Petty led the Bengals with nine points.
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