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
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By The Associated Press UTSA, slated to play in the Frisco Bowl last season until the game was cancelled by COVID-19, gets a chance this year against San Diego State. The Roadrunners won the Conference USA championship while the Aztecs lost in the Mountain West title game. San Diego State elected not to play in
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 31 points, Precious Achiuwa had 10 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 102-90 on Sunday night. Chris Boucher scored 14 points, Scottie Barnes had 11, and Fred VanVleet 10 to help the Raptors win back-to-back games for the
Continue Reading CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored a season-high 29 points and No. 11 Arizona beat Oregon State 90-65. Christian Koloko added 12 points for the Wildcats. Jerod Lucas scored 17 points to lead the Beavers, who haven’t won since their opener against Portland State. Arizona fell behind 13-7 early, responded with a 16-0 run
Continue Reading STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Paul Scruggs scored 19 points, Colby Jones added 17 points and 12 rebounds and Xavier defeated Oklahoma State 77-71 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. The Musketeers won despite making one field goal in the final 6:45, a period in which they made 10 of 12 free throws. After Jones scored
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in 2022′s Republican primary for governor, according to reports by multiple news outlets Sunday. Perdue’s entry would set up a heated clash, while Democrat Stacey Abrams is likely to await the winner. Former President Donald Trump
Continue Reading By HILARY FOX AP Entertainment Writer LONDON (AP) — Tom Holland is trading in his Spidey suit for some tap shoes. The “Spider-Man” star told The Associated Press that he’ll star as Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic. Producer Amy Pascal recently said she wanted Holland to play Astaire, but Holland had not yet commented
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The murder trial of Lynlee Renick is set to start on Monday. Renick is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the death of her husband, Ben Renick. According to court records, the trial is set to start under Judge Kevin Crane in the Boone County Courthouse at
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — De niña, Wishma Rathnayake estaba fascinada con “Oshin”, un popular drama televisivo de la década de 1980 sobre una joven que sale de la pobreza para dirigir una cadena de supermercados de Japón. Impulsada por su padre a emular a su heroína, Rathnayake comenzó a aprender japonés con el sueño de trasladarse
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson played his best game since returning from finger surgery by throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks made a late goal line stand to beat the San Francisco 49ers 30-23. Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak but it wasn’t easy
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers edged the Baltimore Ravens 20-19 after turning aside a 2-point try by Baltimore in the final seconds. The Ravens pulled within one with 12 seconds to go and opted for a 2-point conversion instead of forcing overtime with an extra point. Lamar Jackson’s
Continue Reading The Associated Press No. 20 Wake Forest looks to rebound from its ACC championship loss when it faces No. 23 Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl. The Demon Deacons have one of the league’s top quarterbacks in Sam Hartman, who has thrown for 3,924 yards and 36 touchdowns. Texas A&M counters with two of the
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By Sean Lyngaas Cyber Command, the US military’s hacking unit, has taken offensive action to disrupt cybercriminal groups that have launched ransomware attacks on US companies, a spokesperson for the command confirmed to CNN Sunday. The spokesperson declined to specify what actions the command had taken. But it’s one of the first, unequivocal acknowledgements from
Continue Reading TROY, Ala. (AP) — Jalyn Hinton had 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks as Southeastern Louisiana narrowly defeated Troy 72-68. Efe Odigie led the Trojans on Sunday with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Continue Reading BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Mason Senigaur and Davion Buster each hit a pair of free throws in the final minute and Lamar held off NAIA-member Our Lady of the Lake, 67-64, to earn its first win of the season. The Cardinals trailed by six after Joseph Anderson’s free throw with 4:51 left put the Saints
Continue Reading The Associated Press Washington State and Miami will meet in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31. It’s a rematch of the 2015 Sun Bowl that Washington State won 20-14. Washington State elevated Jake Dickert from interim coach after the Cougars pounded rival Washington 40-13 in the regular-season finale. Freshman quarterback Jayden de Laura leads the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Something will have to give when Appalachian State and Western Kentucky meet in the Boca Raton Bowl. The Mountaineers feature one of the country’s top defenses, especially against the pass, while the Hilltoppers have video game offensive numbers behind quarterback Bailey Zappe. App State is making a record seventh consecutive bowl
Continue Reading The Associated Press The Memphis Tigers and Hawaii Rainbows will meet for the first time ever in the Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu on Dec. 24. Hawaii’s leading passer Chevan Cordeiro and rusher Dae Hunter entered the transfer portal before Hawaii knew it would be eligible for a bowl game. Hawaii won five of its final
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Boise State will play Central Michigan in the Arizona Bowl on New Year’s Eve. The Broncos rank No. 6 nationally in red zone offense, scoring on 92.5% of their 53 trips inside the 20 this season. Sophomore kicker Jonah Dalmas leads the FBS with 26 made field goals, including his last
Continue Reading NEWRY, Maine (AP) — Santa is back to “sleighing” it on the slopes. More than 230 skiing and snowboarding Kris Kringles took to a western Maine resort on sunday to raise money for charity. The Santas had taken a break last year because of the global pandemic. But this year, the jolly old St. Nicks
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