By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Quin Snyder has been hired as the Atlanta Hawks coach. Terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed Sunday. The Hawks fired coach Nate McMillan on Tuesday. General manager Landry Fields stressed that Atlanta’s eighth-place standing in the Eastern Conference was not acceptable for a team
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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Quin Snyder has been hired as the Atlanta Hawks coach. The Hawks reached an agreement with Snyder on a five-year deal only five days after firing McMillan on Tuesday. General manager Landry Fields stressed that Atlanta’s eighth-place standing in the Eastern Conference was not acceptable for
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Want to send your faraway lover a kiss? A Chinese contraption with warm, moving silicon “lips” appears to have just the answer. The device, advertised as a way to let long-distance couples share “real” physical intimacy, is causing a buzz among Chinese social media users, who have reacted with both intrigue
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Want to send your faraway lover a kiss? A Chinese contraption with warm, moving silicon “lips” appears to have just the answer. The device, advertised as a way to let long-distance couples share “real” physical intimacy, is causing a buzz among Chinese social media users, who have reacted with both intrigue
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, honoring some of the year’s best television and film performances that were voted on by the actors themselves. The evening had some highlights including the continued momentum of last year’s hit film “Everything
Continue Reading STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board has sent in a seven-member team of investigators to the site of
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By The Associated Press PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Connor Hickman’s 19 points helped Bradley defeat Drake 73-61 on Sunday night to win the Missouri Valley Conference’s regular season title. Hickman shot 7 for 11 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Braves (23-8, 16-4). Rienk Mast
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller was given a match penalty and ejected after spitting at Kings defenseman Drew Doughty late in the first period of Sunday’s game. Miller’s absence left the Rangers with just five defensemen the remainder of the game — the second time in two days they’ve had to finish
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, acusó a Occidente de intentar destruir Rusia. La agencia de noticias estatal rusa RIA Novosti informó que, en una entrevista con Rossiya 1, Putin dijo que Occidente tiene “un objetivo: destruir a la antigua Unión Soviética y su parte principal: la Federación Rusa”. ANÁLISIS |
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN Arizona authorities targeting the Sinaloa drug cartel have seized narcotics estimated to be worth more than $13 million, including more than 4.5 million fentanyl pills, 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine and large quantities of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl powder, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. In a news release, the agency said
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Zach LaVine added 27 and the Chicago Bulls overcame their shooting woes from long range to beat the Washington Wizards 102-82. Alex Caruso and LaVine each sank 3-pointers midway through the third quarter to turn a one-point deficit into a 57-52 lead
Continue Reading By RICK CALLAHAN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power Sunday as crews continued work to restore electricity more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the greater Detroit area following last week’s ice storm. Leah Thomas, whose home north of Detroit lost power Wednesday night, was still
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eleven local Mid-Missouri athletes managed to bring home first place finishes in the 2023 MSHSAA State Wrestling tournament at Mizzou Arena. The list includes two first place finishers from Centralia. The Panthers managed to bring home their first team title for Class 1 in program history. The local Class 4 boys first
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley scored a season-high 29 points and added 11 rebounds to lead No. 9 Virginia Tech to a 65-52 victory over Georgia Tech. Kayana Traylor added 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Georgia Amoore had eight points, seven assists and two steals for Virginia Tech. The Hokies, who have
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Chris Kirk waited nearly eight years to win a PGA Tour event again. Waiting one more hole on Sunday was no problem. Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff
Continue Reading By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored with 20 seconds left in overtime, completing a natural hat trick and lifting the Minnesota Wild past the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Wild, who trailed 2-0 heading into the third period. Mathieu Olivier
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — SpaceX y la NASA se preparan para lanzar una nueva tripulación a la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI), continuando con el esfuerzo público-privado para mantener el laboratorio orbital con todo su personal y devolver los lanzamientos de astronautas a suelo estadounidense. Esta misión incluirá tripulantes de todo el mundo: dos astronautas de la
Continue Reading PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Charles Howell III has won the LIV Golf opener in Mexico. This one finally felt easy. Howell shot a 63 in the final round at Mayakoba thanks to a hot putter. He wound up winning by four shots over Peter Uihlein. Howell picked up $4 million for the individual
Continue Reading RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — YouTube star Jake Paul took the first defeat of his professional boxing career Sunday night, losing a split decision to Tommy Fury. Paul (6-1) knocked down Fury with a short left hand early in the final round of their cruiserweight bout, but the younger half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
Continue Reading RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — YouTube star Jake Paul took the first defeat of his professional boxing career Sunday night, losing a split decision to Tommy Fury. Paul (6-1) knocked down Fury with a short left hand early in the final round of their cruiserweight bout, but the younger half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
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