By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and collected seven rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a  114-99 victory over the Orlando Magic. Hassan Whiteside added 15 points and a season-high 18 rebounds for the Jazz. Jordan Clarkson chipped in 18 points while Royce O’Neale added
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Springfield police say four people were shot in a car by someone in another vehicle. Police Lt. Nelson Kibby says the shooting happened Friday afternoon in north Springfield. Kibby says two vehicles were driving west when shots were fired at one of the vehicles. Four of five people inside the second
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 21 points as New Mexico easily beat Northern New Mexico 78-46. Tyrique Weaver led the Eagles with 18 points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — U.S. Ski & Snowboard is investigating allegations that longtime Olympic coach Peter Foley took naked pictures of female athletes and that Olympic snowboard racer Hagen Kearney used racist language to provoke a teammate. Both are in China at the Beijing Games this week. Former snowboardcross rider Callan Chythlook-Sifsof wrote in an
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor has charged a man with several crimes after an investigation at the 13000 block of North Branch St. in Hallsville. Christopher Huffstetler is charged with stealing – $25,000 or more, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Law enforcement responded to
Continue Reading By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The semifinals of the inaugural ATP Dallas Open will feature four Americans. Seventh-seeded Marcos Giron upended No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3) to advance. On Saturday, Giron will face fourth-seeded Jenson Brooksby, who beat Australian Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-0. The other semifinal pits second-seeded Reilly
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Tal vez elegirÃas las aguas turquesas de una playa tropical desierta o tal vez sea el atractivo de ciudades culturales icónicas como ParÃs, Venecia o Estambul. Por otra parte, la llamada de la naturaleza de un safari es una forma muy especial de pasar tiempo con tu persona amada. Dondequiera que
Continue Reading AKRON, Ohio — Sincere Carry scored 19 points and Malique Jacobs posted 12 points and 10 rebounds to carry Kent State to a 66-64 win over Akron. Enrique Freeman led the Zips with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points, Nikola Vucevic added 26 points and the Chicago Bulls used a big fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-122. Tied with Milwaukee and Cleveland for second place in the Eastern Conference coming in, the Bulls went on a 15-2 run
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — They are an imposing fixture at Beijing’s Olympic Park, towering over the landscape and glowing at night in all the saturated colors of the spectrum. At some moments they burn bright orange and red like the Olympic cauldron. At others, they emanate cold blue and purple evocative of
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By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter Olympics — to very different reactions in China. All three were trained in the United States and are only a few years apart in age, but their paths diverged on
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers in games Friday and Saturday night. The three-time scoring champion will not make his debut until he’s evaluated by the team’s performance staff. The earliest Harden could play for the 76ers is at home Tuesday against Boston.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Warming shelters in both Jefferson City and Columbia are opening their doors to the community this weekend as temperatures will drop around 19 degrees overnight. According to a press release written by the City of Columbia, on the evening over the next three days, the city will open a temporary overnight warming
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By Nick Paton Walsh, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth, Masoud Popalzai, Sitara Zamani, Abdul Basir Bina, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Newly released testimony from US military survivors of the August 26 attack at Kabul airport has cast doubt on the findings of the Pentagon’s investigation into the incident, which concluded that nobody was hit
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 24 points, Marcus Smart added 22 points, five steals and two crucial free throws, and the Celtics held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 108-102 for Boston’s seventh straight victory. Robert Williams added 15 points and 16 rebounds as Boston extended its longest
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By Giselle Rhoden, Nick Valencia and Jade Gordon, CNN Three weeks ago, Brittany Murphree enrolled in Law 743, a unique class for the University of Mississippi. Despite the skepticism from fellow Republican friends and family, the second-year law student wanted to take the class “to see what it’s all about.” “Honestly, I love it,” Murphree
Continue Reading By Giselle Rhoden, Nick Valencia and Jade Gordon, CNN Three weeks ago, Brittany Murphree enrolled in Law 743, a unique class for the University of Mississippi. Despite the skepticism from fellow Republican friends and family, the second-year law student wanted to take the class “to see what it’s all about.” “Honestly, I love it,” Murphree
Continue Reading JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Allen Powell posted 13 points as Rider got past St. Peter’s 58-49. Dimencio Vaughn had 10 points, eight rebounds and five steals for the Broncs. Matthew Lee and Isiah Dasher led St. Peter’s with nine points each.Â
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. — Marques Warrick had 24 points, making 6 of 9 3-pointers, as Northern Kentucky defeated Green Bay 71-62. Sam Vinson had 14 points for Northern Kentucky. Cade Meyer led Green Bay with 14 points.
Continue Reading NEW YORK — George Papas had 23 points, Walker Miller scored 18 oints and Monmouth got past Manhattan 75-65. Myles Foster added 11 points and Myles Ruth scored 10 for Monmouth. Josh Roberts had 16 points and 14 rebounds for Manhattan.
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