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NIT Tournament: Santa Clara misses last-second layup in opening-round loss to Sam Houston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

SANTA CLARA — For the second consecutive year, a great season for the Santa Clara University men’s basketball team came to a disappointing end in the opening round of the NIT Tournament.The Broncos (23-10) started slow and took too long to come alive on their home court as they stumbled to a 58-56 loss to Sam Houston (26-7) on Wednesday night.A last-second layup by freshman center Christoph Tilly could’ve tied the game, but the ball bounced off the rim just before time expired.Hopes were high for a Santa Clara team that was playing in back-to-back postseason tournaments for the first time since 1996.Led by West Coast Conference Co-Player of the Year Brandin Podziemski, a sophomore transfer from the University of Illinois, the Broncos won 23 regular season games, their most since 1969. They ended the season with seven straight wins and finished in third place behind Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga.But a 93-87 double-overtime loss to the University of San Francisco in the opening...

San Mateo County schools sue 3 major social media companies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- San Mateo County school officials are suing three major social media companies alleging they are contributing to the rapid mental health decline of children.The San Mateo County Board of Education is suing Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for harming students’ mental health and for "monetizing misery." Teenager arrested on suspicion of carjacking, assault in Antioch San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Nancy Magee said how TikTok challenges going around school resulted in vandalism to school properties, which takes away from teaching and learning.The suit alleges the companies designed their platforms to be addictive and deliver harmful content to kids, hurting their mental health. One of the lawyers who filed the suit on behalf of the school board compared "big tech" to the behavior of "big tobacco", regarding allegations that both deliberately target and exploit children.In response to the lawsuit, all three companies issued the following sta...

Pryor, Sacred Heart beat Southern 57-47 in First Four

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kelsey Wood had her second double-double of the season, Ny’Ceara Pryor had 11 points, eight rebounds and a career-high 10 assists and Sacred Heart won its first NCAA Tournament game with a 57-47 victory over Southern on Wednesday night in the First Four. Sacred Heart (19-13), which has won six games in a row, plays fifth-ranked and top-seeded Stanford in the first round Friday. Wood finished with 10 points and a season-high tying 11 rebounds and Olivia Tucker added 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting, 1 of 10 from 3-point range, for the Pioneers. Genovea Johnson, the only Southern player to score in double figures, finished with 13 points. Tucker and Sierra Johnson made back-to-back baskets in the lane before Pryor added a layup that gave Sacred Heart its first lead at 18-16 with 6:28 left in the second quarter and the Jaguars trailed the rest of the way. Tucker hit a 3-pointer and Wood made two free throws before Pryor scored the final four points in a 9-0 spurt t...

MacKinnon’s shootout goal gives Avs 2-1 win over Maple Leafs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon was the only scorer in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Wednesday night.Mikko Rantanen scored in regulation for Colorado (38-22-6).MacKinnon’s five-game goal streak came to an end, but his play carried Colorado to the win.“Been playing awesome,” Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram said of MacKinnon, who entered with 15 goals in his last 15 games. “He’s the guy that our team follows. When he’s going, I feel like everyone else is sharper.”Alexandar Georgiev made 17 saves for injury-ravaged Colorado (38-22-6), which has found its game since the All-Star break and climbed within five points of the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars with two games in hand.“That dedication to the way we have to play to have success is the key to it,” Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said. “Some nights we’re as good as we want to be. Seems like recently we’ve wanted to win these hockey games. We know they’re important. Win...

Arizona State races to early lead, beats Nevada 98-73

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — DJ Horne had 20 points and Arizona State raced to a big halftime lead and scored the most points ever in a First Four game, burying Nevada 98-73 on Wednesday night.Desmond Cambridge Jr. — a Nevada transfer — scored 17 points as Arizona State (23-12) led 53-26 at the half and then kept up the pressure on the way to the rout. The first-half output was a season high for Arizona State, which advanced as a No. 11 seed to face TCU in a West Region first-round game on Friday in Denver.Arizona State hit 67.7% of its shots from the floor and forced 10 turnovers in the first half, piling up a 22-2 run over eight minutes to pull away.Will Baker scored 17 and Tre Coleman had 14 for the Wolf Pack (22-11). One of Nevada’s top players, Kenan Blackshear, picked up three fouls early and sat on the bench for more than five minutes of the opening half. Averaging 14.4 per game, he was held to four points.FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 84, TEXAS SOUTHERN 61DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ansley Almonor sco...

DeJulius has 21, Cincinnati downs Virginia Tech 81-72 in NIT

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — David DeJulius had 21 points in Cincinnati’s 81-72 win against Virginia Tech on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT.DeJulius had six rebounds and seven assists for the Bearcats (22-12). Landers Nolley II scored 15 points and added 12 rebounds. Jeremiah Davenport shot 4 for 6, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.Justyn Mutts led the Hokies (19-15) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and six rebounds. Grant Basile added 17 points and seven rebounds for Virginia Tech. Hunter Cattoor also recorded 13 points.DeJulius scored seven points in the first half and Cincinnati went into halftime trailing 33-29. DeJulius led Cincinnati with 14 points in the second half as their team outscored Virginia Tech by 13 points over the final half.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Wood has 27 points, 13 rebounds in Mavs’ OT win over Spurs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Christian Wood had 27 points and 13 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a series of blunders at the end regulation to beat the San Antonio Spurs 137-128 in overtime Wednesday night without injured All-Stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.Dallas’ Maxi Kleber threw an inbounds pass out of bounds on a full-length heave with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation. Keldon Johnson, who missed a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds, tied it 121 on an alley-oop dunk off an inbounds pass from Malaki Branham.Wood had five points in overtime as Dallas fights to remain in the top 10 in the Western Conference. The Mavericks entered the game in ninth place with the same record as the 10th-place Los Angeles Lakers and a game ahead of the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans.Dwight Powell and Jaden Hardy had 22 points each and Josh Green added 21 points for Dallas, which snapped a three-game skid.Johnson had 27 points to lead the short-handed Spurs.Playing the second game of a ba...

“La cárcel más criticada del mundo” ya suma 4,000 presos en El Salvador

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador- El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, afirmó este miércoles que fueron trasladados 2,000 pandilleros más a una nueva prisión de alta seguridad, con capacidad para 40,000 miembros de estas estructuras criminales y, de acuerdo con el mandatario, “la más grande de América”.“Este día, en un nuevo operativo, trasladamos al segundo grupo de 2,000 pandilleros al Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (Cecot)”, publicó el mandatario en Twitter y agregó que “ya son 4,000 pandilleros los que habitan la cárcel más criticada del mundo”.Hasta antes de la publicación de Bukele, las autoridades de Seguridad del país centroamericano no habían informado sobre el movimiento de reos y se desconocen los detalles del traslado.El primer traslado de se dio a finales de febrero, en esa ocasión familiares de detenidos bajo el régimen de excepción vigente desde finales de marzo se movilizaron a las afueras de las prisiones.“SE CONSTIT...

Arizona State’s big first half buries Nevada in First Four

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — DJ Horne had 20 points and Arizona State raced to a big halftime lead and scored the most points ever in a First Four game, burying Nevada 98-73 on Wednesday night.Desmond Cambridge Jr. — a Nevada transfer — scored 17 points as Arizona State (23-12) led 53-26 at the half and then kept up the pressure on the way to the rout. The first-half output was a season high for Arizona State, which advanced as a No. 11 seed to face TCU in a West Region first-round game on Friday in Denver.Arizona State hit 67.7% of its shots from the floor and forced 10 turnovers in the first half, piling up a 22-2 run over eight minutes to pull away, meanwhile keeping the pressure on and forcing the Wolf Pack to the perimeter.Will Baker scored 17 and Tre Coleman had 14 for the Wolf Pack (22-11). One of Nevada’s top players, Kenan Blackshear, picked up three fouls early and sat on the bech for more than five minutes of the opening half. Averaging 14.4 per game, he was held to four points.BI...

'Just cause' eviction bill passes Colorado House

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — State lawmakers are one step closer to passing a bill to protect renters from being unfairly evicted. The “just cause" eviction bill passed in the House by a vote of 38-26. The purpose of the bill is to protect renters from evictions based on a landlord’s whims, retaliation and discrimination. Campaign launched against Kroger-Albertsons merger One renter, Jesse, told FOX31 he has been illegally targeted by a landlord in the past. "I've been paying my rent. I’ve been doing my part. But because you’re biased for some reason, feel that you have to evict me," he said. What would the 'just cause' eviction bill do?State Rep. Javier Mabrey, of Denver, co-sponsored the bill to fight against the devastating impact of eviction. "Those are burdens that working families really can’t keep up with," he said, referring to the cost of paying the first and last month’s rent at a new home and moving belongings. The bill only allows an eviction if a tenant:Fails to pay rent after th...