Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After last year’s “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical” — a dual threat as both a critical disaster and a ratings flop — NBC returned to more fertile territory with its latest holiday presentation, “Annie Live!” Incorporating a live audience, the show more closely approximated the energy of a theatrical experience,
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LARAMIE, Wyo. — Graham Ike had 35 points plus 14 rebounds as Wyoming extended its season-opening win streak to seven games, getting past Denver 77-64. Michael Henn led the Pioneers with 19 points.
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By Emma Tucker, CNN The Milwaukee district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of a man accused of running over holiday parade attendees last month said Thursday he has determined that it was the result of “human error” that “set in motion a chain of events that resulted in a tragedy.”
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN The International Olympic Committee has defended its handling of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s disappearance from public life as “quiet diplomacy,” amid criticism of its approach. “Everybody should be concentrating on the well-being of Peng Shuai and not trying to use this for any other purpose,” Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., IOC
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — JaCobi Wood scored 17 points as Belmont romped past Lipscomb 94-65. Ben Sheppard added 16 points for the Bruins while Nick Muszynski chipped in 15. Jacob Ognacevic led the Bisons with 20 points and eight rebounds.
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Owen Long registered 17 points as Youngstown State narrowly defeated Milwaukee 70-68 in a Horizon League opener for both teams. Long made a 3-pointer that gave the Penquins a 67-66 lead with 1:46 remaining and then split a pair of free throws to cap the scoring with eight seconds left. Donovan Newby
Continue Reading PHOENIX — Grand Canyon held off UTSA for a 74-71 win on Thursday night. Aleu Aleu made a layup with two seconds left to pull the Roadrunners within 2, but it was too late. Jovan Blacksher Jr. had a career-high 25 points to lead the Antelopes. Cedrick Alley Jr. led the Roadrunners with a career-high
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Emmanuel Ansong had 23 points as Green Bay defeated Robert Morris 70-58. Rasheem Dunn led the Colonials on Thursday night with 17 points.
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Matt Faw posted 16 points as NJIT rolled past Saint Elizabeth 76-43. Jarek Johnson led the Eagles with 13 points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Trey Townsend had 22 points and Oakland beat Illinois-Chicago 81-77 in a Horizon League opener for both teams. Zion Griffin led the Flames with a career-high 24 points.
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By Sarah Moon, CNN Fourteen people involved in recent group thefts at high-end Los Angeles stores have been arrested, authorities said. Groups working in tandem stole property “using weapons and physical force to overwhelm and intimidate store employees and other patrons” in 11 instances from November 18-28, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore announced
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By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China and the United States are tussling over President Joe Biden’s upcoming democracy summit, which the ruling Communist Party sees as a challenge to its authoritarian ways. A senior Chinese official told the foreign media in Beijing on Thursday that the summit divides countries and points fingers
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Angel Reese had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Ashley Owusu scored 22 and No. 8 Maryland defeated Miami 82-74. Reese recorded her fifth double-double of the season as the Terrapins extended the nation’s longest home-court winning streak to 29 games and snapped a two-game slide.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored a career-high 25 points with five 3-pointers and LSU defeated No. 14 Iowa State 69-60 in the SEC/Big 12 Showdown. It was LSU’s first win over a ranked team in the Kim Mulkey era. Morris’ five 3s also were a career high and Khayla Pointer scored 20
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored a career-high 25 points with five 3-pointers and LSU defeated No. 14 Iowa State 69-60 in the SEC/Big 12 Showdown. It was LSU’s first win over a ranked team in the Kim Mulkey era. Morris’ five 3s also were a career high and Khayla Pointer scored 20
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday night called out Fox News for staying silent after one of its personalities and streaming hosts, Lara Logan, compared him to an infamous Nazi doctor. Speaking on MSNBC with host Chris Hayes, Fauci said, “What I find striking, Chris, is how she gets no discipline
Continue Reading By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Formenton scored twice and Josh Norris broke a tie 19 seconds after the Ottawa Senators lost the lead in their 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Norris scored the winning goal with 5:54 left to provide the Senators their league-low fifth victory of the season.
Continue Reading By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist as the Minnesota Wild kept rolling with a 5-2 win against the New Jersey Devils. Ryan Hartman had a goal and two assists, and Rem Pitlick and Dmitry Kulikov also scored for Minnesota, which has won five
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The superintendent of a Michigan school district says no discipline was necessary for a teen who was summoned to the office a few hours before four students were fatally shot. Tim Throne also acknowledged that Ethan Crumbley’s parents were at Oxford High
Continue Reading TROY, Ala. (AP) — Troy has hired Kentucky co-defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall as head coach. Sumrall replaces Chip Lindsey, who was fired on Nov. 21 with one game left in his third season. Sumrall was assistant head coach at Troy from 2015-17 under Neal Brown, who had been Kentucky’s offensive coordinator. He will be introduced
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