By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo combined for 42 points and 19 rebounds, and No. 4 Arizona bounced back from its first loss by holding off winless California 81-68. Tubelis had 25 points and 12 rebounds, while Ballo made 7 of 10 shots en route to
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Clark and freshman Amari Bailey scored 14 points each and No. 21 UCLA rallied in the final four minutes to hold off Oregon 65-56 on Sunday for its fourth straight win. The Bruins improved to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the Pac-12. They hadn’t
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By Aimee Lewis, CNN In a World Cup of surprises, Japan has played a leading role in headline-making shock results. Not many would have predicted that the Samurai Blue would beat both Spain and Germany to top Group E in qualifying for the knockouts, but so impressive has the team been that not many would
Continue Reading The Associated Press Bounce back teams in No. 19 Notre Dame and No. 20 South Carolina will play in the Gator Bowl on Dec. 30. There were points earlier in the season when neither program was projected for the postseason. The Fighting Irish started the season 3-3 with home losses to Marshall and Stanford. The
Continue Reading The Associated Press No. 18 UCLA will play Pittsburgh for the first time in 50 years when the teams meet at the Sun Bowl on Dec. 30. The Bruins and the Panthers played each season except one between 1958 and 1972, when the series ended. UCLA has a 9-5 all-time edge of Pittsburgh. The teams
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Chris Boyette, CNN At a memorial service for four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death last month, a pastor from an Idaho church read aloud letters from the surviving roommates, recalling their memories of their friends and sharing their sadness. The service held Friday in Post Falls,
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Georgia llevará a cabo la segunda vuelta electoral para el Senado el 6 de diciembre, una contienda entre el senador demócrata Raphael Warnock y el candidato republicano al Senado Herschel Walker, un exjugador de fútbol americano. Warnock y Walker se enfrentaron por primera vez en las elecciones generales del 8 de
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jurors in the capital murder trial of a former U.S. Border Patrol agent have heard him confess in a taped interview to killing four sex workers in South Texas. If convicted of capital murder, 39-year-old Juan David Ortiz faces life in prison without parole because prosecutors are not seeking the death
Continue Reading LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ben Johnson’s 31 points led Bellarmine over Alice Lloyd 110-38 on Sunday night. Johnson also contributed seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Knights (3-6). Sam Devault was 5 of 10 shooting (3 for 6 from distance) to add 15 points. Landin Hacker shot 4 for 5 from beyond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown made 9 of 12 from the field and finished with 25 points and eight rebounds to help Missouri beat Southeast Missouri State 96-89. Sean East II added 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting with six assists and four steals for Missouri. The Tigers are off to their best start since
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By Dan Heching, CNN Ben Affleck is sounding off on how movies are being made in today’s age of Netflix and other streaming platforms, which offer an ever-expanding glut of content. The actor, producer and director, who is starting a new film studio of his own with friend and colleague Matt Damon alongside RedBird Capital
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Sheriff and Montgomery County Sheriff worked together to arrest a man after a police chase that led them through two counties Friday night. A deputy attempted to stop 35-year-old Daniel Foreman from Auxvasse Friday night for a traffic violation when he sped off instead. The deputy and other assisting
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Al menos cuatro personas fueron rescatadas este domingo luego de que un deslizamiento de tierra se registrara sobre una carretera en las cercanÃas del municipio Pueblo Rico, esto en el departamento de Risaralda, Colombia, informó en Twitter la Defensa Civil. La entidad dijo que las personas rescatadas “presentan lesiones”,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team remains unbeaten after a 95-89 win Sunday against in-state foe Southeast Missouri State. Kobe Brown led the way for the Tigers with an all-around performance, 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals. Sean East II also had his highest scoring game so far for Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou sophomore wide receiver Dominic Lovett made it official Sunday that he will be entering the transfer portal on Monday. Lovett made his announcement official on his Instagram saying, “I wouldn’t change these past two years, it all has brought me to my current level.” Lovett had a big year for the
Continue Reading SAN MARCOS, Texas — Quincy Olivari recorded 30 points as Rice beat Texas State 83-71. Olivari also had five rebounds for the Owls. Cameron Sheffield scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. Mekhi Mason added 13 points. Mason Harrell led the Bobcats in scoring, finishing with 23 points. Drue Drinnon added 11 points for Texas
Continue Reading CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act, causing damage that could take days to repair and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity, authorities said Sunday. In response to ongoing outages, which began just after 7
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kenny Pickett tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Connor Heyward, Matthew Wright kicked four field goals and the Pittsburgh Steelers made it two wins in a row for the first time this season. They held off the Falcons 19-16 before thousands of towel-waving fans in Atlanta.
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jamaal Williams ran for his 14th touchdown to help the Detroit Lions get off to a strong start and they didn’t slow down in a 40-14 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The Lions scored on all five of their drives in the first half
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer For this college football season, the BCS probably would have been fine. Two days after the College Football Playoff announced it is expanding to 12 teams, the field of four to determine this season’s national champion included two schools that did not even win their conferences. Georgia,
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