SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Elijah Pepper had 20 points and UC Davis beat Cal Poly 58-52, handing the Mustangs their 17th straight loss. Pepper made three 3-pointers and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Aggies (17-12, 10-7 Big West Conference). Ty Johnson added 12 points and eight rebounds. Leo DeBruhl scored
Continue Reading NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Joey Reilly scored 21 points and Sacred Heart held off Central Connecticut to end a two-game losing streak with a 69-67 win. Nigel Scantlebury scored 20 points for the Blue Devils. Reilly’s basket with 6:52 remaining put Sacred Heart up 55-54 and it never trailed again.
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Paul Cayard has resigned as executive director of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, the latest upheaval for a once-dominant squad that has become an afterthought on the world stage. Cayard said he couldn’t work under a restructuring of the Olympic team’s management. He said he
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ST. LOUIS — Led by Gibson Jimerson’s 21 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 81-62. The Billikens are now 19-10 with the win and the Ramblers dropped to 9-19.
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS — Led by Gibson Jimerson’s 21 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 81-62. The Billikens are now 19-10 with the win and the Ramblers dropped to 9-19.
Continue Reading BALTIMORE — Led by Donchevell Nugent’s 21 points, the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks defeated the Coppin State Eagles 78-57 on Saturday night. The Hawks moved to 16-11 with the victory and the Eagles fell to 7-22.
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and 20th-ranked Iowa State took control near the end of the second quarter and went on to beat TCU for an 84-56 win on Saturday. Joens entered with 2,880 career points, putting her 18th in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history for
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Rebekah Riess, CNN An 81-year-old man died after being attacked by two dogs in San Antonio, Texas, and a suspect has been arrested in the incident, police say. The man and a female companion, 74, were attacked Friday afternoon when they got out of their car in front of a relative’s
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SAINT CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Caldwell Jr. knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer to earn Lindenwood a 97-96 overtime win over Arkansas-Little Rock Saturday to send the Lions into the Ohio Valley Conference tournament as the No. 8 seed. It was the second straight overtime win for Lindenwood, which
Continue Reading JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said umpire C.B. Bucknor “has zero class” for refusing to shake his hand during the lineup card exchange at home plate before a game against the Washington Nationals. Marmol was seeing Bucknor for the first time since being ejected in a contentious dispute Aug. 21
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By JOHN ANTCZAK and KEN KUSMER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles. The National Weather Service said
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK and KEN KUSMER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles. The National Weather Service said
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by Oliver Darcy, CNN Newspapers across the country dropped the “Dilbert” comic strip over the weekend after the creator of the satirical cartoon went on a racist tirade, calling Black Americans a “hate group” and suggesting that White people should “get the hell away” from them. The USA Today Network, which operates hundreds of newspapers,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The ceremony for the 54th NAACP Image Awards took place Saturday. The event recognizes achievement in the arts, entertainment and culture by people of color in more than 80 categories. Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Will Smith and Angela Bassett, who won Entertainer of the Year, were among those honored. A
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, Sara Smart and Ralph Ellis, CNN The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to stop its shipments of hazardous waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, so that it can review the company’s plans for disposal. Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they didn’t
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president posted a photo on his social media accounts Saturday showing what he said appeared to be a mythological woodland spirit similar to an elf. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not seem to be joking when he posted the photo of an “Aluxe,” a mischievous woodland spirit in Mayan
Continue Reading EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Led by Damarco Minor’s 25 points, the SIU Edwardsville Cougars defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 93-78 on Saturday night. The Cougars improved to 18-13 with the win and the Redhawks fell to 15-16.
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By Brad Lendon, CNN When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his forces into Ukraine a year ago, most observers expected a quick victory for the invaders. Those early predictions of Russian success have not materialized, for what experts cite as a variety of factors, including higher morale and superior military tactics on the Ukrainian side
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Cleveland’s 3-pointer as time expired capped Florida State’s comeback from a 25-point second-half deficit and the Seminoles stunned No. 13 Miami 85-84. Jordan Miller had given Miami the lead on a 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left. But Cleveland let fly from about 25
Continue Reading NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Led by Tahlik Chavez’s 19 points, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose 85-59 on Saturday night. The Buccaneers moved to 9-20 with the victory and the Blue Hose fell to 5-26.
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