By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Devin Vassell had 22 points, Keldon Johnson added 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs maintained their hold on 10th in the Western Conference by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 130-111. San Antonio’s Dejounte Murray was a late scratch with to a non-COVID-19 upper respiratory illness.
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are still polishing their playoff credentials and Karl-Anthony Towns gave a sneak peek Friday night of just what type of challenge they’d present in the postseason. Towns scored 32 points and the Timberwolves overcame Nikola Jokic’s 38-point, 19-rebound performance in a 136-130 win
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN UConn will play South Carolina in the NCAA women’s basketball championship game after defeating the defending national champion Stanford on Friday night in the Final Four. The 63-58 victory gives Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma a shot at his 12th title. “Fortunately for us, Stanford didn’t have their best stuff, and
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford. The Huskies will face South Carolina for the national championship on Sunday night. The Gamecocks beat Louisville 72-59 in the first game of the Final
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County prosecutor has charged a Mexico man with trafficking meth after a 10-month investigation. Elliot Kitson is charged with first-degree drug trafficking. In June of 2021, an Audrain County investigator got a tip about Kitson allegedly trafficking meth, according to court documents. During the investigation, Kitson was pulled over and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press All three U.S. first-round matches at this year’s World Cup will kick off at 2 p.m. EST, the latest in the day possible in Qatar. The U.S. opens Nov. 21 against Wales, Scotland or Ukraine at Al Rayyan, then plays England on Nov. 25 at Al Khor. The Americans complete the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American forward Daryl Dike has a knee injury in a setback as he tries to regain fitness after hurting a hamstring in his first start for England’s West Bromwich Albion on Jan. 22. The 21-year-old from Edmund, Oklahoma, had resumed full training on March 11. Manager Steve Bruce says “thankfully it’s
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 31 to help the Boston Celtics stop a rare late-season stumble and beat the Indiana Pacers 128-123.  The Pacers lost their sixth straight game despite getting 30 points from Tyrese Haliburton before he fouled out early in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estados Unidos y sus aliados están evaluando cómo podrÃa Occidente ofrecer a Ucrania garantÃas de seguridad alternativas en caso de que renuncie a su petición de adhesión a la OTAN como concesión a Rusia para poner fin a la guerra, según explican a CNN varias fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto. Las
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By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law mandating that corporate boards have ethnic or LGBT members violates the state Constitution. Friday’s brief ruling granted summary judgment to Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group that sought a permanent injunction against the measure. The lawsuit
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By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative legislators in Kansas are close to passing a ban on transgender girls and women competing in female school sports, but don’t appear to have veto-proof margins. The measure was part of a broader agenda for conservatives, which also included responding to concerns about what’s
Continue Reading CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 30 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 122-114 in a matchup of the NBA’s top two teams, extending their winning streak to seven. Brooks converted a three-point play with 32 seconds left for an eight-point lead and the short-handed Grizzlies held
Continue Reading By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 25 points, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 122-117. It was the teams’ second meeting in three days following Sacramento’s 121-118 win on Wednesday. For Sacramento, Damian Jones had 17 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks, Donte DiVincenzo had 19, and Chimezie
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A Miller County prosecutor has charged an Eldon man with child molestation after a nearly two-year-long investigation.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Un lÃder de la MS-13, que alguna vez fue conocido como el miembro de más alto rango de la pandilla en la costa este, fue sentenciado a cadena perpetua en Estados Unidos este viernes por conspirar para cometer múltiples asesinatos, según documentos judiciales. Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, de 41 años, también
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 31 to help the Boston Celtics stop a rare late-season stumble and beat the Indiana Pacers 128-123.  The Pacers lost their sixth straight game despite getting 30 points from Tyrese Haliburton before he fouled out early in
Continue Reading By TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Killian Hayes scored a career-high 26 points and Frank Jackson also had 26 to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 110-101 victory over Oklahoma City in a matchup of teams near the bottom of the NBA standings. In the second night of a back-to-back, Pistons regulars
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Robert Covington scored a career-high 43 points and shot 11 of 18 from 3-point range to help the hot-shooting Los Angeles Clippers trounce the Milwaukee Bucks 153-119 on Friday night as each team rested its top players. Amir Coffey also had a career high with 32
Continue Reading By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Recently acquired Mathieu Joseph scored three times in the third period for his first career hat trick, Mads Sogaard made 27 saves in his NHL debut and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-2. Josh Norris scored on a power play for his 27th goal
Continue Reading By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — South Carolina rode the nation’s third-ranked defense to an NCAA women’s semifinal victory over Louisville. The Gamecocks held Louisville to 13 points below their season average and limited leading scorer Hailey Van Lith to just nine points. It was the latest in a string of stingy defensive
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