By Sara Smart, CNN An evening boat trip quickly turned life-threatening for one California man. Scott Thompson, a commercial fisherman, took his boat out on the Santa Barbara Channel around 5 pm on January 26. Five hours of swimming later, he wound up on an oil platform with no boat. Thompson wasn’t fishing that day,
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By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kellan Grady made seven 3-pointers for a season-high 25 points, Oscar Tshiebwe added 21 points with 14 rebounds and No. 4 Kentucky rallied twice to top No. 25 Alabama 90-81. Short-handed because of injuries to starting guards TyTy Washington Jr. and Sahvir Wheeler, the
Continue ReadingBy Winnie Dortch Click here for updates on this story WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A server brutally attacked and shot while working at a George Webb restaurant is sharing his story. Anthony Rodriguez was left with serious injuries; he talks differently, and can’t move the same. He also has weight restrictions. Rodriguez says the whole
Continue Reading WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, Jake LaRavia added 20 points and Wake Forest defeated Notre Dame 79-74. Williams had 13 points in the last 10 minutes, including a layup at the 4:20 mark that put the Demon Deacons up for good 67-66. Khadim Sy
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By Emma Tucker and Raja Razek, CNN A helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near the Miami Beach shore on Saturday, according to a tweet by Miami Beach Police. Two passengers were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital, police said in the tweet. Their conditions were described as “stable.” A third passenger was not injured in
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bryson Williams scored 17 points and No. 11 Texas Tech held off a late charge by No. 20 Texas to win 61-55 and earn a sweep of the regular-season series. Clarence Nadolny added 14 points for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech led by 10 with
Continue Reading BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sam Iorio had 17 points off the bench to lead Niagara to a 65-54 win over Canisius. Jordan Henderson led the Golden Griffins on Saturday with 13 points.
Continue ReadingBy Abby Dodge, Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — There’s one dog in Kansas City that’s been watching too many 90s movies. With a snowstorm in the forecast, he went on a journey to recreate one of the classics. White out conditions and more than a foot
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Hicks Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City man is facing felony charges after a woman says he sexually assaulted her in her hospital room. Elisha Beraiah, 31, has been charged with first-degree attempted rape and first-degree sodomy. According to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office,
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Anthony Modeste has returned from the sick bay to shoot Cologne to a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. Cologne is now sixth in the league. Relegation-threatened Stuttgart was on the verge of claiming its first league win since December when it conceded a
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Harry Kane scored his second goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to stun Manchester City and clinch a 3-2 win for Tottenham in the Premier League. The header came minutes after Riyad Mahrez’s penalty looked to have clinched a point for City.
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tye Fagan scored 20 points against his former school, Jaemyn Brakefield and Austin Crowley had career highs of 19 and 18 points, respectively, and short-handed Mississippi defeated Georgia 85-68. That trio came through in the absence of the Rebels’ top three scorers, Jarkel Joiner, Daeshun Ruffin and Matthew Murrell. Joiner and
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By Michelle Watson, CNN Almost 38 years to the day that 21-year-old Mary Jane Thompson was found dead behind a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, prosecutors were finally able to make an arrest in her case, the Dallas County District Attorney’s office said. Thompson was found murdered and sexually assaulted along Irving Boulevard on February 13,
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 31-year-old Chicago man who was in a gun battle with Davenport police last year has been sentenced to federal prison. Federal authorities announced Friday that Clarence Washington was sentenced this week to 36.5 months in prison on several firearm and drug charges. Washington exchanged gunfire with police on Feb. 18,
Continue Reading HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Jamal Bieniemy had 19 points to lead five UTEP players in double figures as the Miners defeated Southern Miss 84-70. Tydus Verhoeven added 13 points for the Miners on Saturday. Souley Boum chipped in 12, Jorell Saterfield scored 12 and Christian Agnew had 11. Isaih Moore led the Golden Eagles with 25
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Premier League title race really is back on and it’s all because of Harry Kane. The striker Manchester City wanted to sign in the offseason last year consigned the leaders to their first league loss in nearly four months by scoring twice for Tottenham in a dramatic 3-2
Continue Reading By NEILL OSTROUT Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Former UConn star James Bouknight of the Charlotte Hornets was tossed from his courtside side by a game official in the second half as the No. 24 Huskies held off Xavier 72-61. Bouknight, who played two seasons for Connecticut and is in his NBA rookie season,
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By David J. Lopez, CNN Brian Flores, the former Miami Dolphins head coach who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, has been hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an assistant coach. The Steelers announced Saturday that Flores was named the team’s senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach on the staff of head coach Mike Tomlin.
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A man was arrested and charged after he punched a four-year-old in Times Square, police said Saturday. A mother reported a stranger punched her child in the head near 46th Street and Seventh Avenue on Feb. 17, according to police. The
Continue Reading EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points, Jacob Grandison had a season-high 24 and No. 12 Illinois held off No. 19 Michigan State 79-74. Illinois moved ahead of No. 15 Wisconsin and into a first-place tie with No. 5 Purdue in the Big Ten standings. Tyson Walker scored a season-high 26 points
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