Hall scores 33 to lift Saint Joseph’s over Penn 78-71
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Hall scored a career-high 33 points and Saint Joseph’s beat Pennsylvania 78-71. Jordan Dingle led the Quakers with 26 points.
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PHOTOS: Biden speaks in Kansas City
Photos of President Joe Biden’s Dec. 8, 2021, visit to Kansas City.
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Joens sisters lead No. 15 Iowa State women over No. 12 Iowa
AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Joens sisters, Ashley and Aubrey, each had a double-double for the second game in a row and No. 15 Iowa State edged No. 12 Iowa 77-70 to end a five-game losing streak in the series. The game, a first when both were ranked in the top 15, wasn’t decided until
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Navy halts Hawaii fuel tank operations during investigation
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy will halt operations at fuel storage tanks above a Hawaii aquifer until its own investigation into how petroleum got into tap water is finished. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro says in a memo that corrective actions will be taken as quickly as possible. The Navy had
Continue Reading Bamisile lifts George Washington over Coppin State 75-62
WASHINGTON — Joe Bamisile had 25 points plus 10 rebounds as George Washington defeated Coppin State 75-62. Jesse Zarzuela led the Eagles on Wednesday night with 19 points.
Continue Reading Robert Morris tops NCCAA-level Lancaster Bible College 99-51
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Kam Farris scored a career-high 27 points and Robert Morris snapped its season-opening seven-game losing streak, rolling past NCCAA-level Lancaster Bible College 99-51. Jordan Shewbridge led the Chargers with 22 points.
Continue Reading Nunn scores 20 to lead VCU past Jacksonville State 66-52
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jayden Nunn had 20 points as VCU beat Jacksonville State 66-52. Jalen Gibbs led the Gamecocks on Wednesday night with 12 points.
Continue Reading Mack scores 28 to lead Wofford over Gardner-Webb 78-70
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — B.J. Mack had 28 points plus 13 rebounds as Wofford beat Gardner-Webb 78-70. Lance Terry led the Runnin’ Bulldogs on Wednesday night with 19 points.
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CDC updates its guidelines to encourage doctors to talk everyone who is sexually active about PrEP to prevent HIV
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging doctors to talk to all sexually active people about drugs that can help prevent HIV and to prescribe these drugs — known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP– to anyone who asks for them. The CDC updated its guidelines Wednesday in the
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Lego is building a new $1 billion factory in Vietnam
Story by Reuters Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday it plans to build a new factory in Vietnam to keep up with rapidly growing demand for its colored plastic bricks among children across Asia. The privately-owned Danish firm said it will invest more than $1 billion in the project, which will be its second Asian factory
Continue Reading Clarification: Abortion-LGBTQ Rights story
In a story published December 7, 2021, The Associated Press reported on legal scholars’ reactions to Supreme Court arguments over abortion. The story should have made clear that the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision rejected the “separate but equal” doctrine of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision that affirmed state segregation laws.
Continue ReadingDescubren un planeta enorme en la órbita de dos de las estrellas más grandes y calientes
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los astrónomos descubrieron un planeta orbitando en un sistema estelar doble tan caliente y gigante que algunos astrónomos no pensaban que pudiera existir un planeta a su alrededor. El exoplaneta gigante, situado fuera de nuestro sistema solar, fue descubierto orbitando alrededor de b Centauri, un par estelar situado a 325 años
Continue Reading No. 22 Wisconsin beats Indiana 64-59 with huge comeback
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Johnny Davis scored 23 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:18 left to help No. 22 Wisconsin erase a 22-point deficit and beat Indiana 64-59 to extend its home domination in the series. Wisconsin (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) has won 19 straight home games
Continue Reading No. 22 Notre Dame women fight past Valparaiso 73-56
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Madelyn Westbeld scored 20 points and Olivia Miles posted a double-double and Notre Dame gradually pulled away from feisty Valparaiso for a 73-56 win. The Irish used a 7-2 run for a 54-47 lead to start the fourth quarter and created safe space from there. Abby Prohaska’s 3 with 7:52 remaining
Continue Reading Pelé in hospital due to colon tumor, to be released in days
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has been hospitalized again in Sao Paulo to continue his colon tumor treatment. Hospital Albert Einstein says in a statement that 81-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento is “stable and expected to be released in the next few days.” Pelé’s assistant Pepito Fornos tells The Associated
Continue Reading Savrasov lifts Georgia Southern over Carver College 85-43
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Andrei Savrasov had a career-high 22 points as Georgia Southern easily defeated Carver College 85-43. Dyllon Scott led the Cougars on Wednesday night with 14 points.
Continue Reading Pickett, Sessoms lead Penn State past Wagner, 74-54
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 16 points with four assists and Sam Sessoms made three 3-pointers, also scoring 16 points, as Penn State broke away from Wagner with a big second half. Six players scored at least eight points for the Nittany Lions, who broke a two-game losing streak. Though 11 players
Continue Reading Owusu leads No. 8 Maryland women past Purdue 86-71
By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ashley Owusu scored eight of her 20 points in the fourth quarter to push No. 8 Maryland to an 86-71 victory over Purdue. Owusu added nine rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins, who trailed by four at halftime in their final tune-up before
Continue Reading Smith carries Chattanooga over UNC Asheville 78-73
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Malachi Smith had 28 points as Chattanooga edged past UNC Asheville 78-73. Tajion Jones led the Bulldogs on Wednesday night with 22 points.
Continue Reading Forrest carries FAU over Palm Beach Atlantic 84-63
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Michael Forrest had 21 points as Florida Atlantic easily beat Palm Beach Atlantic 84-63. Marcus Montalvo led the Sailfish on Wednesday night with 14 points.
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