The Associated Press Maryland and Virginia Tech have been matched up for the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York. The schools will meet for the first time since Maryland won 27-24 in overtime in November 2013. The Terrapins will make their first bowl appearance under third-year coach Michael Locksley. The Hokies will be
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By Maggie Fox, CNN Using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as a booster for people initially immunized with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine produces a strong immune response and may do more to elicit protection against severe disease, researchers reported Sunday. Their small study of 65 volunteers who all initially got two doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine showed
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Julio Borges, comisionado presidencial para las Relaciones Internacionales del denominado Gobierno Interino que lidera Juan Guaidó en Venezuela, anunció este domingo que pondrá su cargo a disposición de la Asamblea Nacional integrada por representantes de la oposición. A través de una nota de prensa, Borges manifiesta que el
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — WNBA star Liz Cambage has been omitted from Australia preliminary squad for next year’s Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney after saying she has “zero” interest in playing again for the Opals. The 30-year-old Las Vegas Aces center announced her unavailability in a frank Instagram post and was not included among a
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — DJ Horne scored 23 points, Jay Heath hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds and Arizona State beat Oregon 69-67 in overtime to snap a five-game skid. Heath made 4 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points for Arizona State (3-6, 1-1 Pac-12). Franck Kepnang scored from point-blank
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The final piece of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, will be removed starting this week, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday. The state reached a deal with the city to remove the 40-foot granite pedestal the Lee statue sat on for more than a century. The
Continue Reading UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Kyle Young scored 16 points, E.J. Liddell added 14 points and Ohio State beat Penn State 76-64 in a Big Ten opener for both teams. Ohio State made seven 3-pointers in the opening 10 minutes of the game. Six different Buckeyes made a 3 during the spree for a 27-19
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Cooper Kupp didn’t know after the Los Angeles Rams’ 37-7 thrashing of the Jacksonville Jaguars that he had reached 100 catches. With the way the fifth-year receiver is piling up accomplishments in a career season it is getting hard to keep track. Kupp’s 8-yard reception
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corey Perry had two goals and an assist and Ryan McDonagh scored and had a pair of assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-1 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. Mathieu Joseph, Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk and Pat Maroon also scored
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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that no US government officials will attend the 2022 Beijing Olympics, implementing a diplomatic boycott of the games, according to several sources. The move would allow the US to send a message on the world stage to China without preventing US athletes
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Air Force and Louisville will meet in the First Responder Bowl on Dec. 28. Air Force leads the nation in rushing with 341.6 yards per game. The Falcons have outrushed all 12 opponents this season and have gone over 400 yards five times. They ran for 511 yards in the regular-season
Continue Reading By JOSHUA KOCH Associated Press HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Eric Gordon and Christian Wood both scored 23 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-108 on Sunday night for their sixth straight win. Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 40 points for the Pelicans, which was his most since dropping 40 against Brooklyn
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Todos los viernes por la noche, el analista del sector de los viajes Henry Harteveldt mezcla una bebida en una copa de cóctel de una aerolínea de época y comparte en Twitter un brindis por una aerolínea ya desaparecida: Pan Am. Esta semana, Harteveldt, fundador de Atmosphere Research Group, con sede
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By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, has joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Miñoso and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Former Minnesota Twins teammates Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat also were chosen along with
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center Honors has returned to tradition this year with a real-life gala and the presence of the president for the first time since 2016. The lifetime achievement awards for artistic excellence were presented to Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, “Saturday Night Live”
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By Dalal Mawad and Caitlin Hu, CNN Two hippos at a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, have tested positive for Covid-19, in what is believed to be the first such infection reported in the species. The hippos, named Imani and Hermien, have shown no symptoms “other than runny noses,” according to a news release from the
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Viktor Lakhin recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds to carry Cincinnati to a 73-58 win over Bryant. Peter Kiss led the Bulldogs on Sunday night with 15 points.
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Continue Reading NEW YORK — Posh Alexander had a career-high 23 points as St. John’s defeated Fordham 83-69. Chuba Ohams led the Rams with 20 points, tying his career high.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Wyoming and Kent State will meet for the first time ever in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 21 in Boise. This is the fourth time in six seasons Wyoming has earned a bowl bid, making Craig Bohl the first coach in program history to take four teams to the
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