Home

Disu’s 28 points lead Texas past Penn State, to Sweet 16

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dylan Disu had a season-high 28 points on 14-for-20 shooting, steadying Texas down the stretch after a late Penn State surge and leading the Longhorns to their first regional in 15 years with a 71-66 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.The second-seeded Longhorns (28-8) made just one of 13 shots from 3-point land, so Disu turned this one into a mid-range game. He went 5 for 5 over the final 4 1/2 minutes and grabbed 10 rebounds for good measure. Sir’Jabari Rice scored 13 points for Texas, which will play the Pittsburgh-Xavier winner on Friday in the Midwest Region semifinals in Kansas City, Missouri. The 11th-seeded Panthers and third-seeded Musketeers meet on Sunday.Camren Wynter had 16 points for the 10th-seeded Nittany Lions (23-14), who were coming off their first NCAA Tournament victory in 20 years. Second-team All-American Jalen Pickett had 11 points and 10 rebounds with seven turnovers.Andrew Funk (12 points) and ...

Jackson scores 31 as Grizzlies defeat the Warriors 133-119

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. had 31 points and four blocks and the Memphis Grizzlies used a fourth-quarter push to defeat the Golden State Warriors 133-119 on Saturday night.Desmond Bane added 26 points for Memphis and Dillon Brooks finished with 18 points while shooting 7 of 10, including all four of his 3-point attempts.Jonathan Kuminga matched his season high with 24 points to lead the Warriors. Jordan Poole had 21 points, and Stephen Curry scored 16, but was 5 of 15 from the field. Klay Thompson added 14 points on 6-of-17 shooting, part of the Warriors finishing the night at just 43%.The Warriors faced a 14-point deficit in the third, but made 16 of 19 free throws and a handful of 3-pointers in the third to cut into Memphis’ advantage. The Grizzlies’ lead was only 104-100 entering the fourth.Golden State got within one possession a couple of times early in the fourth, but Memphis went on a 21-3 run to seal its fourth win in the last five games.It was Memph...

Luquinhas, Vanzeir rally Red Bulls to 2-1 victory over Crew

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Luquinhas and Dante Vanzeir scored second-half goals to rally the New York Red Bulls to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Alexandru Matan scored an unassisted goal in the 33rd minute to give Columbus (1-2-1) a 1-0 lead at halftime. Luquinhas knotted the score with an unassisted goal in the 58th minute. Vanzeir scored the match-winner in the 86th minute with assists from John Tolkin and Cristian Cásseres Jr.The Red Bulls (1-1-2) came in winless in their first three matches for the first time since 2014. The two teams have had a result-changing goal scored in the 86th minute or later in the last five match-ups. New York outshot Columbus 15-5 with a 4-3 edge in shots on goal. The Red Bulls had faced only three shots on goal through their first three matches, tying a record set by the LA Galaxy in 2010.Carlos Coronel saved two shots for the Red Bulls. Eloy Room finished with two saves for the Crew. The Red Bulls became just the sixth MLS team ...

Japan says North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan says North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea.Source

Kerfoot scores in 9th round of SO, Maple Leafs beat Senators

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alexander Kerfoot scored the deciding goal in the ninth round of the shootout, and Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Saturday night.Ottawa’s Alex DeBrincat and Drake Batherson and Toronto’s William Nylander and Auston Matthews scored in the first three rounds of the tiebreaker. Derick Brassard then scored for the Senators in the seventh round and Michael Bunting tied it for the Maple Leafs before Kerfoot — the 18th skater — won it.Calle Jarnkrok scored twice for Toronto in regulation, Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist, and Jake McCable also scored. Matthews and John Tavares each had two assists, and Matt Murray stopped 48 shots as the Maple Leafs won their second straight.Brady Tkachuk had two goals, Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist, and Julien Gauthier also scored for Ottawa. Travis Hamonic had two assists and Mads Sogaard finished with 25 saves in the Senators’ fifth straight loss.Trailing 4-2 midway through the th...

Sabonis nets 30, Kings top Wizards for 7th straight road win

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Terence Davis II provided an early spark off the bench and added 21 points as the Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards 132-118 Saturday night.Six players scored in double figures for the Kings. Keegan Murray scored 19, Malik Monk added 17, De’Aaron Fox had 12 and Harrison Barnes 11. Sacramento shot 21 for 34 (61.8%) from 3-point range , with five each from Murray, Davis and Monk.Sacramento has won 11 of its last 13 and seven straight on the road. The Kings are tied with the Grizzlies at 43-27, 3 1/2 games behind the Nuggets for the top spot in the Western Conference.Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points and Bradley Beal added 20 for the Wizards, who have lost seven of their last nine games.The Kings led 71-60 at the break behind 18 points from Sabonis and four 3-pointers by Davis.Kessler Edwards, subbing for the injured Kevin Huerter, played tight defense on Beal, limiting the Wizards’ leading ...

DeRozan leads balanced attack as Bulls beat Heat 113-99

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points to lead a balanced Bulls offense and Chicago held off a late surge by Miami to beat the Heat 113-99 on Saturday night.DeRozan shot 9 of 12 from the floor to help the Bulls sweep the season series from the Heat. Coby White made four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, Zach LaVine also had 18 and Patrick Beverley added 17 as the Bulls shot 56.3% (45 for 80) from the field overall, including 17 for 34 from 3-point range.Chicago nearly blew all of a 27-point lead after Nikola Vucevic converted a 3-point play with slightly more than 10 minutes left in the third quarter. Miami, led by 24 points from Jimmy Butler and 23 from Bam Adebayo, cut its deficit to 93-90 with nine minutes left.The Bulls showed few signs of fatigue during the first half, one night after outlasting Minnesota 139-131 in two overtimes. They didn’t need to rely heavily on DeRozan, who scored 49 points in 52 minutes against the Timberwolves or LaVine (39 in 47).Beve...

Bou, Petrovic lift New England to 1-0 victory over Nashville

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gustavo Bou scored a second-half goal and Djordje Petrovic made it stand up to lead the New England Revolution to a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night.The only goal of the match came in the 52nd minute when Bou took a pass from DeJuan Jones and scored.The Revolution (3-1-0) are off to their second best start in club history. The 2005 squad had 10 points through the first four matches.Bou’s goal was the first one given up by Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis this season. Willis was trying to become the first player to open a season with four straight clean sheets.Nashville outshot New England 16-10, but the Revs had a 5-3 edge in shots on goal.Petrovic finished with three saves for the Revolution. Willis saved four shots for Nashville (2-1-1).New England trails first-place Atlanta United by one point in the Eastern Conference standings. ——AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

KU season ends with top players shut down, coach sitting out

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas’ best two players were neutralized for long stretches, its point guard played on a sprained ankle in the second half, and the Jayhawks once again were without their Hall of Fame coach.It was all too much to overcome, even for a No. 1 seed desperately trying to keep alive its bid for a second straight national championship.The Jayhawks’ 72-71 loss to No. 8 seed Arkansas on Saturday marked the third time in four NCAA Tournaments they have failed to make it out of the first weekend.Defending their 2022 title was always going to be extremely challenging. Only point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. and All-America forward Jalen Wilson were starters on the title team, and only four other returning players from last year played significant minutes.The season started with Self serving a self-imposed four-game suspension stemming from the 2017 NCAA investigation into the program, and it ended with him sitting out the last five games recovering from a procedu...

2 kids missing from Parker

Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:20:20 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Parker Police Department is searching for two children that have been missing since Saturday afternoon. A 12-year-old white boy was wearing a red hoody with an orange t-shirt and blue pants. Police said he has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. An 11-year-old white girl was wearing a Spider-Man jacket with a red hoody and blue pants. Police said she is autistic with sensory processing issues.A 12-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl missing from Parker (Photo credit: Parker Police Department)Police said they were last seen around Jordan Road and Carlson Drive at approximately 3:30 p.m. A Parker police spokesperson said the two are friends and there is no information that they are runaways. If you see or know the whereabouts of either of these children, police ask that you call the department at 303-805-6911.