By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a regular-season sweep of the Washington Wizards, 127-110. Josh Giddey added 20 points, nine assists and five rebounds for Oklahoma City, which shot 51% from the field, including 45.9% (17 of 37) from 3-point range.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Lutheran St. Charles (47) Father Tolton (76) FINAL Boonville (38) Blair Oaks (45) FINAL Confluence Prep Academy (27) Rock Bridge (92) FINAL Hallsville (62) California (43) FINAL Warrenton (59)
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN An Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest person in the US died this week, according to a funeral home. Bessie Hendricks died Tuesday at the age of 115 in Lake City, Iowa, the Lampe and Powers Funeral Home said. Hendricks was born as Bessie Laurena near Auburn, Iowa,
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 108-102 on Friday night. Kyrie Irving scored 19 points, hitting a deep 3 with 44 seconds left to give the Nets a 106-100 lead and doom New
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By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the House speakership on a 14th ballot late Friday, falling one vote short as tensions boiled over in a chaotic scene on the House floor. McCarthy was on the cusp of becoming House speaker late Friday night as
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Frida Formann scored 20 points, Jaylyn Sherrod had 16 and Colorado beat No. 8 Utah 77-67 on Friday night, sending the Utes to their first loss of the season. Aaronette Vonleh added 15 points as the Buffaloes posted their first win over an AP top-10
Continue Reading WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor set a franchise record with his 41st game-winning goal, scoring on a power play at 5:38 of the third lead as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2. Connor’s record-setting goal moved him past Ilya Kovalchuk for the most winners in Jets-Atlanta Thrashers history. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored
Continue Reading BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — DeJuan Clayton hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points as California rolled to a 92-70 victory over Stanford. Clayton, who missed Cal’s first 13 games because of a hamstring injury, sank 9 of 14 shots for the Golden Bears (3-13, 2-3 Pac-12 Conference). He added seven assists. Sam Alajiki came off
Continue Reading By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Stalock stopped 22 shots for his 10th career shutout — first in nearly three years — and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-0. Jake McCabe and Tyler Johnson scored to help the Blackhawks snap a five-game losing streak with just their second win in
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa has taken a big step toward winning after going without a victory last year. Morikawa had a 66 on Friday in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. That gives him a two-shot lead over Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and J.J. Spaun. Morikawa has gone
Continue Reading By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tre Jones had 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame injuries to their two leading scorers to beat the Detroit Pistons 121-109 on Friday night, snapping a three-game skid. Spurs forward Keldon Johnson did not return after injuring his left hamstring with four minutes left
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers have been drawn for a $940 million Mega Millions jackpot, but it wasn’t immediately known if there was a winner of the massive prize. The numbers drawn late Friday were: 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 and gold Mega Ball 13. Mega Millions normally takes hours after the drawing
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to roll back harsh anti-virus restrictions. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zach LaVine made 11 of 13 3-pointers and scored 41 points and the Chicago Bulls beat Philadelphia 126-112 on Friday night to end the 76ers’ home winning streak at 11. LaVine made three 3-pointers in less than a minute and a half of play to give Chicago an 88-74 lead with 3:33
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the House speakership on a 14th ballot late Friday, falling one vote short as tensions boiled over in a chaotic scene on the House floor. McCarthy was on the cusp of becoming House speaker late Friday night as the chamber convened for a fourth historic day
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Un juez federal le dictó 60 dÃas de prisión preventiva a Ovidio Guzmán, alias “El Ratón” e hijo del Chapo, con fines de extradición a Estados Unidos tras una audiencia en el centro de justicia del penal del Altiplano, en el estado de México, donde se encuentra detenido, según reportaron la
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Howard County prosecutors have reduced the charges of a Fayette murder suspect from August. Kundarrius Taylor is now charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter after he is accused of shooting Torrance Evans. Court documents say Taylor “recklessly caused the death of Torrance Evans Junior by shooting him.” The range of time served is
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The extended drama over picking the next House speaker has put the normally understated position of House clerk in the spotlight. Cheryl Johnson, the 36th person to serve as clerk, is the first Black woman to preside over the chamber. Round by round, she called for the start of each
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin had 19 points and Tyrese Haliburton scored seven of his 15 in the closing six minutes to rally the Indiana Pacers to a 108-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Haliburton also had 12 assists. Indiana has won five straight home games and seven
Continue Reading By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Aaron Ekblad scored twice on the power play and the Florida Panthers recorded their eighth straight win over Detroit, beating the Red Wings 3-2. Ekblad had his first multi-goal game since Dec. 2, 2021, against Buffalo. Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers and Eric Staal recorded
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