PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi had three assists in a 3-1 win over 10-man Saint-Etienne to help Paris Saint-Germain extend its lead atop the French league standings to 12 points but the victory was marred when star striker Neymar was stretchered off with a left-ankle injury. Saint-Etienne opened the scoring against the run of play
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By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Office of Management and Budget is telling some federal agencies they can delay firing their employees who refuse to get vaccinated until after the holidays, an official confirmed to CNN, as an “education and counseling period” for non-compliant workers continues in December. An OMB spokesman said that
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By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack downtown Chicago nearly three years ago. Jury selection is scheduled for Monday. The gay Black man told police in January 2019 that
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Actress Lindsay Lohan announced she is engaged to Bader Shammas in a series of cuddly Instagram photos on Sunday morning. “My love. My life. My family. My future,” Lohan wrote on her verified Instagram account, tagging Shammas and adding a diamond ring emoji. The post features four low-resolution photos showing the
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former prime minister and the son of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, has died. He was 77. Cambodia’s information minister said on his Facebook page that Ranariddh died Sunday in France but did not give the cause. Ranariddh had been in
Continue Reading KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Johannes Ludwig of Germany handled unseasonably warm conditions and won his second consecutive men’s World Cup luge race of the season Sunday. Felix Loch of Germany was second, and Roman Repilov of Russia was third. Temperatures were in the mid-50s at race time and the ice quality deteriorated throughout the
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Johannes Ludwig of Germany handled unseasonably warm conditions and won his second consecutive men’s World Cup luge race of the season Sunday. Felix Loch of Germany was second, and Roman Repilov of Russia was third. Temperatures were in the mid-50s at race time and the ice quality deteriorated throughout the
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By Megan Marples, CNN Celebrating Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a bright spot for Jewish people after nearly two years of living in a pandemic. Over 5.1 million people have died worldwide from Covid-19, but rising vaccination numbers have allowed a mixture of virtual and in-person events this year. The ancient Hebrew calendar determines
Continue Reading BANGOR, Maine (AP) — University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes. Gregory Porter is a professor of crop ecology and management. He says warming temperatures and an extended growing season can lead to quality problems and disease for the state’s potato crop. Maine
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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes. Gregory Porter is a professor of crop ecology and management. He says warming temperatures and an extended growing season can lead to quality problems and disease for the state’s potato crop. Maine
Continue Reading BANGOR, Maine (AP) — University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes. Gregory Porter is a professor of crop ecology and management. He says warming temperatures and an extended growing season can lead to quality problems and disease for the state’s potato crop. Maine
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Hundreds of thousands of US students are dreading turning 21 because it means they’ll be living in limbo and scrambling to find ways to stay in the country they love. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was The Omicron Covid-19 variant is
Continue Reading By Martin Goillandeau and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The world is in a “race against time” with the Omicron coronavirus variant, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, warning during a visit to Latvia that scientists and manufacturers will need weeks to fully understand the new variant. As more cases are identified and
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business More than 20 months into the pandemic, the US job market has reached a milestone. What’s happening: Weekly claims for unemployment benefits fell to 199,000 last week after seasonal adjustments, their lowest level since 1969. They hit a peak of 6.15 million in April 2020. So, does that mean employment
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in Belgrade to demand an end to alarming levels of air pollution in Serbia due to the use of coal-fired power plants and other factors The environmental protest comes a day after other environmental demonstrators blocked bridges and roads in several locations in Serbia, and scuffled
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in Belgrade to demand an end to alarming levels of air pollution in Serbia due to the use of coal-fired power plants and other factors The environmental protest comes a day after other environmental demonstrators blocked bridges and roads in several locations in Serbia, and scuffled
Continue Reading DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian media reports that the national sports federation complained to the world’s governing body of basketball because Kazakhstan, hosting the first leg of Asian qualifiers for World Cup 2023, played the Iranian national anthem, instead of the Syrian, at the start of the game. Syrian players appeared perplexed when the Iranian
Continue Reading DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian media reports that the national sports federation complained to the world’s governing body of basketball because Kazakhstan, hosting the first leg of Asian qualifiers for World Cup 2023, played the Iranian national anthem, instead of the Syrian, at the start of the game. Syrian players appeared perplexed when the Iranian
Continue Reading BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley’s Premier League match against Tottenham was postponed on Sunday after heavy snow and freezing conditions in northern England. The announcement was made about 50 minutes before kickoff at Turf Moor.
Continue Reading VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed pain and sorrow at the death and suffering of migrants crossing the English Channel, at the border between Poland and Belarus and in the Mediterranean Sea. The pope asked the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the traditional Sunday blessing to pray for migrants and
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By Ben Morse, CNN George Kambosos Jr. produced one of the shocks of the years as he beat Teofimo Lopez to become the unified world lightweight champion on Saturday night. The unfancied Australian, who came into the fight a heavy underdog, knocked Lopez down in the first round and survived being knocked down in the
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Juventus is in turmoil on and off the pitch. For nine consecutive seasons, Juventus won the Italian title before being toppled as champions by Inter Milan in May. Now the team is getting booed by its fans as it slides down the standings. The jeering followed a 1-0
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Since his first job as a young lawyer in Washington, John Roberts‘ work has been entangled with Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that gave women a right to end a pregnancy. He helped hoist the banner against Roe in the Ronald Reagan and George
Continue Reading BY CARTER WILLIAMS KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State wildlife biologists are again proposing a ban on the use of trail cameras in hunting a few months after they pulled the proposal to further survey hunters after some initial backlash. KSL reports the plan proposed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources on Tuesday
Continue Reading By Claudia Rebaza, CNN Peru‘s President vowed support for those affected by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake early Sunday morning, leaving structural damage in the northern part of the country. President Pedro Castillo Terrones tweeted, “All my solidarity with the people of Amazonas in the face of the strong earthquake. I have arranged for the ministries and
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether. The 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is facing its most serious challenge in 30
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Un terremoto de magnitud 7,5 sacudió Perú la mañana del domingo, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Centro Sismológico Nacional de Perú. El sismo tuvo su epicentro en la región Amazonas, pero también se sintió en la capital, Lima, y en otras
Continue Reading LIMA, Peru (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northern Peru early Sunday, damaging some buildings and blocking several roads with rubble. While the quake was extremely strong, it was relatively deep — measured at 112 kilometers (70 miles) — which usually reduces the possibility of damage and casualties. The quake
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Many of the world’s richest countries have spent the past year hoarding coronavirus vaccines, buying up enough doses to vaccinate their populations several times over and consistently failing to deliver on their promises to share doses with the developing world. The World Health Organization said the approach was “self-defeating” and “immoral.”
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech president has sworn in Petr Fiala as the country’s new prime minister following last month’s parliamentary election. Milos Zeman and Fiala, the leader of the coalition that captured most votes in the Oct 8-9 vote were separated by a clear screen during the ceremony at
Continue Reading BAGHDAD (AP) — The official state news agency of Iraq’s Kurdish-run region says a roadside bomb attack by Islamic State group fighters in northern Iraq killed five Kurdish forces and wounded four others. The peshmerga fighters were killed in Iraq’s Kurdish-run north late Saturday. IS militants then attacked a peshmerga post, wounding four. Attacks targeting
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By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The new Omicron variant might prompt a return to stricter Covid-19 measures if not enough people get vaccinated or boosted, health experts say. Omicron — or the B.1.1.529 strain of novel coronavirus — has already spurred international travel bans. The World Health Organization officially called it a “variant
Continue Reading By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN A Maryland woman is celebrating after winning the lottery for a third time in about three years. The 61-year-old player from Montgomery County recently bought two $5 Lucky scratch-off tickets at Talbert’s Ice & Beverage Service in Bethesda. The first ticket didn’t hit, but the second landed her the game’s top
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press CALAIS, France (AP) — At the makeshift camps near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel despite the deaths of at least 27 people this week when their boat sank a few miles (kilometers) from the French coast.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The northern Japanese city of Sapporo is set to announce what it says will be a reduction in costs that will make it an attractive venue for the 2030 Winter Olympics. City officials say they are expected to announce details later in the week,
Continue Reading CALAIS, France (AP) — The EU’s border agency will dispatch a plane to monitor the shores of the English Channel for migrant boats after 27 died last week when their smuggling boat sank en route to Britain. European migration officials agreed on the new deployment at an emergency meeting Sunday in the northern French port
Continue Reading By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Yon Pomrenze, CNN Kelsey and Chris Waits moved to Hastings, Minnesota, to build a dream home for themselves and their two children. Chris had a promising job opportunity when he left the Navy but it was the neighborhood that drew them in. “Kelsey said, ‘Well, I hope the interview went well
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Michael Failla doesn’t get much sleep. In the dead of the night, the Seattle resident gets panicked calls and messages from members of the LGBTQ community in the Middle East — mostly gay men, thousands of miles away, terrified for their lives. They reach out to Failla in their darkest moments
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER, GEIR MOULSON and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders. That came even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new
Continue Reading By ARNO PEDRAM and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon. She is the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. A coffin carrying
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Swiss voters have given clear backing to legislation that introduced special COVID-19 certificates under which only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative can attend public events and gatherings. Final results Sunday showed 62% of voters supporting the legislation, which is already in force. The referendum offered a rare bellwether
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jalen Hall passed for 276 yards and two touchdowns, Tyler Allgeier rushed for 111 yards and a pair of scores and No. 13 Brigham Young rallied to defeat Southern California 35-31 Saturday night after blowing an 15-point, third-quarter lead. BYU (10-2) trailed 31-28 with 11:03
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jalen Hall passed for 276 yards and two touchdowns, Tyler Allgeier rushed for 111 yards and a pair of scores and No. 13 Brigham Young rallied to defeat Southern California 35-31 Saturday night after blowing an 15-point, third-quarter lead. BYU (10-2) trailed 31-28 with 11:03
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — UCLA wrapped up its first eight-win regular season since 2015 with a 42-14 victory over California. Dorian Thompson-Robinson passed for three touchdowns and Zach Charbonnet rushed for 106 yards and another score. Kyle Philips caught two touchdown passes, Greg Dulcich caught another and Kazmeir Allen
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. The Health Ministry said in a statement Sunday that the country’s coronavirus Cabinet had authorized a raft of measures, including red-listing travel
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stephen Fulton Jr. unified the WBO and WBC titles with a majority decision over Brandon Figueroa in a matchup between undefeated super bantamweight world champions Saturday night. A late push helped Fulton to a score of 116-112 from two judges, overruling a 114-114 card.
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan held a parliamentary election just over a year after a forceful change of government in the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation and voters have backed parties supporting the country’s new president. President Sadyr Zhaparov, who was elected in January following protests that ousted his predecessor, had expected
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES — Eli Scott had 28 points as Loyola Marymount narrowly defeated Prairie View 83-80. Jawaun Daniels led the Panthers with 31 points.
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The military says militants have targeted a Pakistani military post in the northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, killing two soldiers in a firefight. The army said in a statement late Saturday that militants attacked a post in a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The area is a former militant
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice, including the game-winner with five minutes left, as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a five-game skid with a 4-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames. Connor’s 14 goals ties him for fifth in the NHL. Paul Stastny and Andrew Copp also scored for Winnipeg, which salvaged the final
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — D.J. Burns Jr. scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 27 minutes — all career highs — to help Winthrop beat Washington 82-74 an snap a three-game skid. Burns shot 12 of 21 from the field with one block and two steals. Patrick Good hit three 3-pointers and finished with 18
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso and Chris Boyette, CNN A security guard on assignment for a San Francisco Bay area news crew died Saturday after being shot in an attempted robbery three days earlier, police said. Kevin Nishita was working security on Wednesday afternoon for a news crew covering a story in downtown Oakland when
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Daniel Akin registered 13 points and seven rebounds as California Baptist romped past San Diego Christian 85-38. Otto Taylor led the Hawks with six rebounds.
Continue Reading SEATTLE — Darrion Trammell had 18 points to lead five Seattle players in double figures as the Redhawks topped St. Thomas (MN) 81-64. Rip Economou added 14 points for the Redhawks. Viktor Rajkovic chipped in 12, Cameron Tyson scored 11 and Riley Grigsby had 10. Riley Miller led the Tommies with 20 points.
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders threw for a touchdown and ran for another and No. 7 Oklahoma State beat No. 10 Oklahoma 37-33 on Saturday night to keep alive its College Football Playoff chances and stop the Sooners’ streak of Big 12 titles at six. Oklahoma State (11-1,
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Seth Henigan passed for 336 yards and three touchdowns and Memphis beat Tulane 33-28 to become bowl eligible in the regular-season finale for both teams. Memphis (6-6, 3-5 American Athletic Conference) went into the season with six consecutive bowl appearances, the longest active streak in the conference. Asa Martin had four
Continue Reading By Martin Goillandeau, CNN Swiss voters on Sunday approved their government’s pandemic response plan in a referendum by a 62.01% majority, according to official results published on the Federal Chancellery’s website. With a 65.72% participation, the Sunday referendum showed that most Swiss voters are unwilling to give up restrictive measures against Covid-19, with the result
Continue Reading By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kenny Pickett threw for four touchdowns to break the Pittsburgh school record for scoring passes in a season, and the 20th-ranked Panthers beat Syracuse 31-14. Pitt has won four straight and finished the regular season 5-0 on the road. The Panthers have 10 wins for
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick and an assist, Bo Byram scored in his return to the lineup, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 6-2. It was Rantanen’s first hat trick of the season and the third of his career. Cale Makar finished with three
Continue Reading By Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US and its allies restart Iran nuclear talks on Monday unsure how Tehran’s new government will approach negotiations, not optimistic about the prospects ahead and emphasizing that if diplomacy fails, the US is “prepared to use other options.” The parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro is holding a commanding lead as Hondurans appear poised to remove the conservative National Party after 12 years of continuous rule. Castro declared herself the winner despite orders from the National Electoral Council to political parties to await official results. “We
Continue Reading OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have activated linebacker Malik Harrison from injured reserve, less than four weeks after he was struck on the leg by a stray bullet. Harrison was hit by the bullet Oct. 31. Police said he was outside a Cleveland nightclub. Ravens coach John Harbaugh said at the time
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Saturday’s best: Michigan’s Hassan Haskins matched a school record with five rushing touchdowns to help the No. 6 Wolverines finally beat No. 2 Ohio State 42-27 to top the weekend in college football. Stetson Bennett threw for four touchdowns to help No. 1 Georgia cap a perfect regular season with a
Continue Reading By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich and Ivan Barbashev each scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blues Jackets 6-3. Justin Faulk and Jordan Kyrou also scored to give St. Louis its third win in 10 games. Ville Husso made 24 saves for his third win in
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Te’Jon Lucas scored a season-high 18 points to lead No. 18 BYU to a 75-64 win over Utah on Saturday night, keeping the Cougars undefeated. Alex Barcello had 17 points, most of them coming late in the game as he controlled the ball and went
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hot-shooting Roope Hintz scored his seventh goal in eight games and the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to four with a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night. Jacob Peterson and Jason Robertson also scored for the Stars, and Joe Pavelski had two
Continue Reading ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Seikou Sisoho Jawara had 23 points as undefeated Weber State defeated Dixie State 87-70. Koby McEwen had 17 points for Weber State (6-0), which earned its sixth consecutive victory to start the season. Zahir Porter and Jamison Overton added 14 points apiece. Dancell Leter had 17 points and eight rebounds
Continue Reading ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Seikou Sisoho Jawara had 23 points as undefeated Weber State defeated Dixie State 87-70. Koby McEwen had 17 points for Weber State (6-0), which earned its sixth consecutive victory to start the season. Zahir Porter and Jamison Overton added 14 points apiece. Dancell Leter had 17 points and eight rebounds
Continue Reading NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves had 20 points as Illinois State defeated Purdue Northwest 81-71. Sy Chatman had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Illinois State (3-4). Kendall Lewis added 10 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. Mark Freeman had seven assists. Anthony Barnard had 14 points for the Pride. Sangolay Njie added 13
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to help the Utah Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans 127-105 on Saturday night. Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson had 20 points apiece for the Jazz and Joe Ingles added 15 while making his fourth
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to help the Utah Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans 127-105 on Saturday night. Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson had 20 points apiece for the Jazz and Joe Ingles added 15 while making his fourth
Continue Reading BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Mike DiLiello ran for one touchdown and passed for another and Middle Tennessee scored 24 unanswered points to earn a 27-17 come-from-behind win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday to become bowl eligible. The victory was Rick Stockstill’s 100th as head coach of the Blue Raiders.
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jack Coan threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 5 Notre Dame finished off the regular season with a 45-14 victory over Stanford to keep its playoff hopes alive. The Fighting Irish won their final seven games following a home loss
Continue Reading LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Justin Bean had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Utah State topped Texas-Arlington 80-61. Bean made 9 of 11 shots. Brock Miller had 16 points for Utah State (5-1), which won its fifth consecutive game. Steven Ashworth added 15 points and six assists. Rylan Jones had seven assists. Brandon Horvath, whose
Continue Reading LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Justin Bean had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Utah State topped Texas-Arlington 80-61. Bean made 9 of 11 shots. Brock Miller had 16 points for Utah State (5-1), which won its fifth consecutive game. Steven Ashworth added 15 points and six assists. Rylan Jones had seven assists. Brandon Horvath, whose
Continue Reading ABILENE, Texas — Airion Simmons registered 14 points as Abilene Christian rolled past McMurry 89-54. CJ LeBlanc led the War Hawks with 13 points.
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Will Levis rushed for career highs of four touchdowns and 113 yards, and Kentucky scored on its first four possessions to cruise past rival Louisville 52-21 and win the Governor’s Cup for the third consecutive time. Big contributions by his feet and arm helped
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Christian Wood scored a career-high 33 points and had 16 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets beat the Charlotte Hornets 146-143 in overtime on Saturday night. The Rockets have won two straight after a 15-game losing streak. Charlotte’s P.J. Washington forced overtime with a putback dunk off a missed 3 from LaMelo
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Max Johnson hit Jaray Jenkins with a 28-yard scoring pass down the right sideline with 20 seconds left, and LSU knocked off No. 14 Texas A&M 27-24. The winning play gave coach Ed Orgeron a triumphant send off in his final game in Tiger
Continue Reading ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Jordan Nixon hit all six of her 3-point tries and scored 25 points as No. 23 Texas A&M built a third-quarter lead and held off Northwestern 77-68 on the final day of the Paradise Jam. Destiny Pitts added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Aggies (7-0), while
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 26 points, Kyle Kuzma scored 10 of his 22 in the fourth quarter and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored the clinching four points in the closing seconds as the Washington Wizards beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-114 on Saturday night. Caldwell-Pope finished with 16 points. Daniel Gafford added 14 points and 10
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Washington State has removed the interim tag and named Jake Dickert as head coach after he led the Cougars to a 3-2 record following the firing of Nick Rolovich. Momentum had been growing for Dickert to get the job permanently and his candidacy was capped with an emphatic 40-13
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writter COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Will Shipley ran for 128 yards and a touchdown, and Clemson’s defense smothered South Carolina for its seventh straight win the Palmetto State rivalry 30-0. The Tigers matched the mark of seven victories in a row they first set from 1934-40. It was their first
Continue Reading By PATRICK ROSE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 19 points, Jimmy Butler added 18 and the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 107-104 on Saturday night. Gabe Vincent made four three-pointers and had 20 off the bench, and Bam Adebayo added nine points, six assists, and seven rebounds. The Heat won without
Continue Reading HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Cole Kelley threw four touchdown passes and Southeastern Louisiana beat Florida A&M 38-14 in the first round of the Football Championship Series playoffs. Southeastern Louisiana (9-3) will move on to play third-seeded James Madison in the second round. Kelley threw two touchdown passes to Taron Jones. Nick Kovacs also caught a
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The head of the Women’s Tennis Association says he remains “deeply concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to “communicate freely, openly and directly” after allegations that a powerful politician forced her to have sex. Peng is a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The head of the Women’s Tennis Association says he remains “deeply concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to “communicate freely, openly and directly” after allegations that a powerful politician forced her to have sex. Peng is a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Indiana beat Miami 53-51 at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship. Ali Patberg added 13 points for the Hoosiers, who were plagued by turnovers, committing 24 in the game. Indiana led 39-38
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Scott Mellanby resigned as the assistant general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens made the announcement in a release Saturday night without providing additional details. Mellanby joined the Canadiens as director of player personnel in 2012. He was promoted to assistant general manager under current GM Marc Bergevin in 2014.
Continue Reading FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Rocky Kreuser had 21 points and 10 rebounds as North Dakota State defeated Idaho 90-73. Trevante Anderson led the Vandals on Saturday night with 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
Continue Reading By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens scored five third-period goals and ended a lengthy road drought with a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Josh Anderson scored two empty-netters in the third period and Tyler Toffoli added another. Christian Dvorak and Artturi Lehkonen also scored in the
Continue Reading PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Mason Landdeck came off the bench to score 18 of his 24 points in the second half, making four free throws in the final 16 seconds, as Eastern Washington rallied to beat Washington State for the first time, 76-71. The Eagles (3-3), who had been 0-4 all-time against WSU, trailed 40-28
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE — Justin Lewis had 15 points as Marquette topped Northern Illinois 80-66. Tyler Kolek had 12 points for the Golden Eagles (6-1), who won their fourth straight at home. Stevie Mitchell added 11 points. Keshawn Williams had 17 points for the Huskies (1-5), whose losing streak stretched to five games.
Continue Reading By STEVE KORNACKI Associated Press DETROIT, (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored 26 seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Dylan Larkin and Filip Hronek assisted on Raymond’s goal, which came shortly after Buffalo forced the extra session with a goal late in the third period. Pius
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota surged past No. 18 Wisconsin 23-13 to take back Paul Bunyan’s Axe and give Iowa the West Division title. Tanner Morgan overcame an interception that was returned for a first-half touchdown. He led the Gophers on three scoring drives after halftime including a third quarter
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points, Chris Paul had 22 and the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 16 games with a 113-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Phoenix impressively overwhelmed the Eastern Conference leaders early, never trailing and leading by as much as 22
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored twice to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday night. Viktor Arvidsson had a power-play goal and Arthur Kaliyev also scored to help the Kings end a five-game losing streak. Cal Petersen made 30 saves, and Anze Kopitar
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Alec Burks scored 23 points, Evan Fournier added 20 and the New York Knicks beat the Hawks 99-90 on Saturday night, snapping Atlanta’s seven-game winning streak. Burks, starting with Kemba Walker and Derrick Rose nursing injuries, hit three of his four 3s and scored 15 points
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mikko Koskinen stopped 36 shots and earned his 11th victory as the the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Saturday night. Koskinen’s win total is tied for the NHL’s best this season. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman and Jesse Puljujarvi scored for the Oilers.
Continue Reading FORT MYERS, Fla. — Kevin Samuel registered 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the floor, adding six blocked shots, and Florida Gulf Coast rolled past Southeastern Louisiana 90-71. Cyrus Largie had 17 points for the Eagles (5-2), who picked up their fourth straight win. Gus Okafor had 23 points for the Lions (3-4).
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