By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 21 points against his former team and the Indiana Pacers beat the Sacramento Kings 107-104 to stop a four-game losing streak. Hield shot 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Aaron Nesmith added 17 points for the Pacers, going 4 for 7 on 3s. Myles
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joe Edwards, who chronicled Tennessee news for more than 40 years as a newsman for The Associated Press and helped “Rocky Top” become a state song, has died. He was 75. Edwards’ longtime AP colleague, Paul Randall Dickerson, said Edwards’ wife called him on Friday to share the news. Edwards wrote
Continue Reading By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Medical and security officials in Yemen say a landmine has killed a 13-year-old boy in the contested city of Hodeida. His death Friday is the latest in a string of incidents in the war-torn country. It comes a day after an aid group said three children
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 29 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 117-111 win over the Houston Rockets. The Raptors took a commanding lead in the third quarter and were up by double-digits for most of the fourth.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL took advantage of holding All-Star Weekend in South Florida by holding two Skills Competition events outside in the sun. A handful of players took turns hitting golf and hockey shots on a par-4 course. Others shot pucks at foam surfboards to splash opponents
Continue Reading By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat San Antonio 137-125 and sent the scuffling Spurs to their eighth straight loss. Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and James Harden added 16 for Philadelphia, which has the third-best record in the Eastern
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The new Republican majority on North Carolina’s Supreme Court has agreed to rehear redistricting and voter identification cases less than two months after the court’s previous edition controlled by Democrats blocked a voter ID mandate and a district map. The court granted the requests of
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LEWISTON, N.Y. — Led by Aaron Gray’s 27 points, the Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the Canisius Golden Griffins 76-73. The Purple Eagles improved to 12-9 with the victory and the Golden Griffins fell to 5-16.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Led by Jordan Dingle’s 25 points, the Pennsylvania Quakers defeated the Columbia Lions 74-65. The Quakers improved to 12-11 with the victory and the Lions fell to 6-17.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Led by Anthony Nelson’s 19 points, the Manhattan Jaspers defeated the Siena Saints 71-66 in overtime. The Jaspers moved to 8-13 with the victory and the Saints dropped to 15-8.
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River as a massive wave rolled the yacht he was piloting Friday was wanted for a bizarre incident in which police said he left a dead fish at the Astoria,
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By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The VCU Rams defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 73-65 led by Adrian Baldwin Jr.’s 37 points. The Rams improved to 18-6 with the win and the Billikens fell to 15-8.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press HAMDEN, Conn — Led by Ike Nweke’s 18 points, the Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated the Fairfield Stags 66-51. The Bobcats improved to 17-6 with the victory and the Stags fell to 10-12.
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 20 of his 33 points in the third quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 20-point deficit, snapping Washington’s six-game winning streak with a 124-116 victory over the Wizards. Simons made six of Portland’s nine 3-pointers in the third, and the Trail
Continue Reading DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 22 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 32.1 seconds left, and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-112. Mason Plumlee missed five free throws in the last 6:04 as Detroit outscored Charlotte 27-18 in the fourth quarter. Jaden Ivey had 24 points
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MUNCIE, Ind. — Payton Sparks scored 22 points to lead the Ball State Cardinals, including the game-winning layup with 17 seconds left in the overtime, and the Cardinals beat the Eastern Michigan Eagles 91-90. The Cardinals improved to 16-7 with the win and the Eagles fell to 6-17.
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A senior aide to Japan’s prime minister is being dismissed after making discriminatory remarks about LGBTQ people. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Saturday that Masayoshi Arai, a secretary at his office, was being dismissed after Arai recently told Japanese media he did not like seeing LGBTQ
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying on sensitive military sites despite China’s firm denials. Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing U.S.-China tensions. Aside from the government response,
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s new law banning new oil and gas wells near homes, schools and other community sites has been put on hold until after voters decide next year whether to throw the law out. The secretary of state said Friday that opponents of Senate Bill 1137 have gathered enough voter signatures to
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Un centro de cuidado de pacientes con alzhéimer en Iowa enfrenta una multa de US$ 10.000 tras declarar muerta a una mujer que posteriormente fue hallada con vida cuando el director de una funeraria abrió la bolsa de cadáveres en la que se encontraba, según documentos del Departamento de
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