Gibson Jimerson and Isaiah Swope both score 23 as Saint Louis holds off Loyola Marymount 77-71
ST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson and Isaiah Swope scored 23 points apiece to help Saint Louis defeat Loyola Marymount 77-71.
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‘Inside the NBA’ will air on ESPN and ABC as part of settlement between WBD and NBA, AP sources say
AP Sports Writer “Inside the NBA” will appear on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of a settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA. Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT Sports, sued the NBA in New York state court after the league did not accept the company’s matching offer for
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California man killed, woman seriously injured in Phelps County crash Saturday morning
PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A California man died in a crash in Phelps County on Saturday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 37-year-old woman from Montebello, California was driving a 2019 Freightliner Cascadia on Interstate 44 Westbound at 2:03 a.m. A 54-year-old man from Hacienda Heights, California was a
Continue Reading Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month. Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the
Continue Reading Park regulars in New Delhi’s Lodhi Garden say toxic pollution levels won’t force them out
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — For many in New Delhi, one of the world’s most polluted cities, Lodhi Garden is an escape in the heart of India’s capital. Park regulars say they won’t let rising pollution levels deter them — even if they have to tweak their routine because of the smog. The park
Continue Reading No. 14 Creighton earns another lopsided win with 79-56 victory over Kansas City
AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Jackson McAndrew scored 15 points off the bench and Ryan Kalkbrenner had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 14 Creighton past Kansas City 79-56. Isaac Traudt scored 13 points, Steven Ashworth added 11 and Arizona State transfer Jamiya Neal had his first double-double for Creighton
Continue Reading Sellers throws career-high 5 TD passes, No. 23 South Carolina beats No. 24 Missouri 34-30
AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — LaNorris Sellers threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Raheim Sanders with 15 seconds left and No. 23 South Carolina beat No. 24 Missouri 34-30 on Saturday night for its third straight victory over a ranked opponent. Sellers had career highs of five TD passes and 353 yards, completing
Continue Reading Bela Karolyi, coach of Olympic champion gymnasts who was criticized after Nassar scandal, dies at 82
AP National Writer Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power in the sport, has died. He was 82. USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given. Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and
Continue Reading Duterte returns as Philippines’ political clans wage ‘a fight to the death’
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a desperate bid to strengthen his scandal-hit political dynasty. Labeled “Asia’s Trump” by some commentators due to his unorthodox leadership style
Continue Reading North Dakota State eases by Missouri State to clinch at least a share of MVFC championship
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cam Miller threw for a career-high four touchdowns, backup quarterback Nathan Hayes added another TD and North Dakota State defeated Missouri State 59-21 to take over sole possession of first place and clinch at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship. It was only the second time two
Continue Reading ‘The Bear’ has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show’s star Jeremy Allen White
CHICAGO (AP) — “The Bear” has a mirror image. More than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest vying to portray actor Jeremy Allen White, star of the Chicago-based television series “The Bear.” Beyond the renown of being named White’s unofficial body double, the winner walked away
Continue Reading Southeast Missouri State beats Western Illinois 54-45 in game featuring 1,152 total yards
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Paxton DeLaurent threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns, and he added a touchdown on the ground to help Southeast Missouri State beat Western Illinois 54-45 to clinch at least a share of the Big South-OVC title. The game featured 99 points and 1,152 total yards — with 550-plus yards
Continue Reading Mountain West Conference determines there’s insufficient evidence in volleyball Title IX complaint
AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Mountain West Conference has concluded there was insufficient evidence to determine misconduct between women’s volleyball players from the Colorado State and San Jose State programs ahead of a match last month after a coach filed a Title IX complaint alleging the student-athletes were attempting to manipulate the
Continue Reading White and Missouri State win 111-106 in triple overtime against Tulsa
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Dez White scored 20 points and Chase Martin added seven points in triple overtime as the Missouri State Bears took down the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 111-106 on Saturday night. The Bears are now 2-1 with the victory and the Golden Hurricane dropped to 3-1.
Continue Reading 7 weeks after Helene, Asheville now has safe drinking water
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Asheville, North Carolina, residents now have safe drinking water after a boil notice was lifted Monday, more than seven weeks after Tropical Storm Helene struck on September 27. Helene hit western North Carolina as a tropical storm, causing devastating flood damage and harm to its water system. The storm
Continue Reading Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists’ union. The Seattle Times reports the pink slips went out
Continue Reading Lighting of Vienna town hall Christmas tree marks start of Yuletide season in Austrian capital
VIENNA (AP) — A flip of the switch, some oohs and ahhs from a crowd of onlookers, and a giant decorated Christmas tree went up in lights on Vienna’s town hall square as the Yuletide season got rolling in Austria’s capital. Mulled wine poured, frosted gingerbread cookies dangled from the roofs of vendors’ stalls, kiddies
Continue Reading Model charged in stabbing death in the Bronx
NEW YORK (AP) — A model who appeared in campaigns for Calvin Klein and Levi’s has been formally charged in the stabbing death of a man in New York City. Prosecutors say Dynus Saxon was arraigned late Friday in connection with the Nov. 10 killing of Kadeem Grant. He has been charged with murder, manslaughter
Continue Reading Prosecutors say officers involved in fatal shooting of Salina man won’t be charged
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Salina man were justified in their actions and won’t be charged. Police went to the home of 44-year-old Larry Wray Jr. to arrest him on a warrant July 24. While doing so, according to investigators, an officer spotted 25-year-old Jesse Wray
Continue Reading Syracuse officials insist drinking water is clean as residents call for a state of emergency
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Darlene Medley says she can’t trust the water coming from the faucets at her Syracuse, New York, home if she wants to keep her children safe – even as the city says it’s safe. She is worried the lead pipes might poison her 8-year-old twin boys, just like the
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