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Jones scores 21, five in clutch, to lead Washington State past Boise State 66-61

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Isaac Jones scored 21 points, including five in the final minute and a half, and Washington State outlasted Boise State 66-61 on Thursday night at the Spokane Arena.A three-point play by Jones gave the Cougars a 62-58 lead with 1:27 remaining but Boise State’s Chibuzo Agbo nailed a 3-pointer on the next possession. After a WSU turnover and a Boise State miss from close range, Kymany Houinsou made two free throws for a three-point WSU lead. Boise State’s Max Rice then missed a 3-pointer and Jones finished off the win with a pair of free throws.Boise State scored the first eight points of the second half to erase a six-point deficit and take a 35-33 lead. There would be nine ties and seven more lead changes by game’s end.Myles Rice scored 14 points for the Cougars (9-2). Andrej Jakimovski grabbed 13 rebounds. Washington State had a 15-2 advantage in bench points, thanks mostly to Jabe Mullins with 13 points.O’Mar Stanley had 23 points, Tyson Deg...

Clayton Keller scores in 3rd consecutive game as Coyotes beat Sharks 5-2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Clayton Keller scored his third goal in three games and the Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Thursday night to extend their win streak to four.Keller, who leads the Coyotes in points, got his 12th goal of the season in the second period as part of a three-point night. He took a lead pass from Alex Kerfoot in the attacking zone and broke in alone on Sharks goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, beating him through the legs with a backhand. Keller and Kerfoot both had a goal and two assists, and Michael Kesselring and Lawson Crouse also scored for Arizona. Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves in the win.Anthony Duclair and Filip Zadina scored for the Sharks, who have lost four straight and entered the day tied with Chicago for the fewest points in the NHL.The Coyotes, in the thick of the playoff picture, are on a hot streak after dropping four straight earlier this month. It was Arizona’s second win over San Jose in a week, with the Coyotes blanking the S...

Brown tosses 3 TD passes to lead USF to a 45-0 rout of undermanned Syracuse in Boca Raton Bowl

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Byrum Brown threw three touchdown passes and became the second USF quarterback with 4,000 total yards in a season, leading the Bulls to a 45-0 rout of undermanned Syracuse in the Boca Raton Bowl on Thursday night.Brown, a redshirt freshman, closed out his outstanding season with 4,101 total yards. Quinton Flowers had 4,339 for the Bulls in 2016.“I’ve said it before, tough, smart, gritty,” South Florida coach Alex Golesh said.USF (7-6) finished above .500 for the first time since 2018. The shutout was the Bulls’ first since 2009 against Charleston Southern.“Seven wins is not the pinnacle of college football, but it’s certainly the foundation,” Golesh said. “We will win championships in Tampa. We will win championships at South Florida.”Syracuse (6-7) struggled at quarterback. With starter Garrett Shrader missing the game following shoulder surgery, interim coach Nunzio Campanile employed a hodgepodge approach at quarterback. The plan went about as well a...

Saints’ aggressive play-calling ends up coming back to hurt them in loss to Rams

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — New Orleans coach Dennis Allen knew coming into Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams that the Saints couldn’t be conservative in their decisions. Not when they were facing a resurgent Rams offense and with the Saints’ own playoff hopes on the line.New Orleans’ aggressiveness though turned into one of its biggest shortcomings in its 30-22 loss.The Saints turned it over on downs three times, which the Rams converted into 13 points. Derek Carr’s only interception of the night also resulted in Los Angeles scoring a touchdown on its ensuing possession.“We came into this game wanting to be aggressive. Knowing the type of team and the offense that we were playing, kicking field goals wasn’t going to be the way to go and try to win this game,” Allen said.Allen’s second fourth-down gamble would end up being the most fatal. The Saints trailed 10-3 with a minute remaining in the first half and had fourth-and-5 on the Rams 42. ...

Jorge Glas, exvicepresidente de Ecuador, pide asilo político a México

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

(CNN Español) –– El exvicepresidente de Ecuador Jorge Glas, a quien la fiscalía del país acusa de haber usado dinero del narcotráfico, presentó una solicitud de asilo al Gobierno de México, dijo este jueves su abogada internacional, Sonia Vera, en Conclusiones de CNN en Español.Eduardo Franco Loor, otro de los abogados del exfuncionario, había adelantado esta semana en diálogo con el show que Glas pediría asilo.“En las próximas horas, el exvicepresidente Jorge Glas pedirá formalmente, y de conformidad con la Convención de Asilo Diplomático de Caracas del año 1954, el asilo correspondiente”, señaló Franco Loor el martes en Conclusiones, con el periodista Fernando del Rincón.Exvicepresidente de Ecuador Jorge Glas ingresa como huésped a la embajada de MéxicoEl anuncio del abogado ocurrió dos días después de que Glas ingresara este domingo como “huésped” a la embajada de México en Quito. Su representante legal dijo el martes que Glas es víctima de una persecución, que es falso que tenga...

MacKinnon scores 4 goals, Rantanen gets 2, Avalanche rally to beat Senators 6-4

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored four goals to extend his career-best points streak to 17 games, Mikko Rantanen scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.MacKinnon scored into an empty net in the final moments for the first four-goal game in Avalanche team history. Cale Makar had a pair of assists in his return from a lower-body injury that sidelined him for three games. “He’s playing out of his mind right now, and we’re asking that top line to do a lot right now,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of MacKinnon. “And they’re following through.” MacKinnon said he approached the game with the same mindset that he has for every game. “I’m just trying to play the best I can,” MacKinnon said. “I thought I’ve had some better games. I just got some goals tonight. They just went in. Hit one off the shin pad, had an empty netter. Sometimes it feels easy. Sometimes it feels really hard...

La Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU. recuperará el aeródromo del Pacífico desde el que lanzó bombardeos atómicos para contrarrestar a China

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

(CNN) — La Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU. planea volver a poner en servicio el aeródromo de la isla del Pacífico que lanzó los bombardeos atómicos sobre Japón durante la II Guerra Mundial, en su intento de ampliar sus opciones de bases en caso de hostilidades con China, dijo el más alto oficial del servicio en el Pacífico.El general Kenneth Wilsbach, comandante de las Fuerzas Aéreas del Pacífico, declaró a Nikkei Asia en una entrevista publicada esta semana que el Aeródromo Norte de la isla de Tinian se convertirá en una instalación “extensa” una vez finalizados los trabajos para recuperarla de la jungla que ha crecido sobre la base desde que las últimas unidades de la Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de EE.UU. la abandonaron en 1946.“Si prestan atención en los próximos meses, verán progresos significativos, especialmente en Tinian Norte”, dijo Wilsbach. La Fuerza Aérea también está añadiendo instalaciones en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tinian, en el centro de la i...

McKinney scores 20 as San Diego takes down South Dakota 69-66

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wayne McKinney III had 20 points in San Diego’s 69-66 win over South Dakota on Thursday.McKinney had five rebounds for the Toreros (9-4). PJ Hayes scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 9, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jimmy Oladokun Jr. was 5 of 9 shooting and 2 of 6 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points.San Diego led by six points before South Dakota’s Paul Bruns hit a 3-pointer with one second remaining.Bruns finished with 26 points for the Coyotes (7-6). South Dakota also got 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists from Bostyn Holt. Kaleb Stewart finished with 12 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Kyle Kuzma scores 32 points, Wizards hold off Trail Blazers 118-117 for 5th win

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 32 points and the Washington Wizards held off the Portland Trail Blazers 118-117 on Thursday night for their fifth victory of the season.Tyus Jones added 16 points, Daniel Gafford had 14 points and eight rebounds and Jordan Poole and Deni Advija each had 11 points. Washington is 5-22.Anfernee Simons scored 22 of his 41 points for Portland in the fourth quarter. Deandre Ayton had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Jerami Grant added 20 points. The Trail Blazers are 7-20.Washington opened with an 8-0 run, with Portland turning it over three times in the first 1:30. Things didn’t get much cleaner from there for the Blazers, who had 15 turnovers that led to 21 Washington points.The Wizards led by 18 in the second half before Portland rallied behind Simons to tie it. Washington regained the lead again and Portland, after a successful challenge overturning a foul on Matisse Thybulle, had the ball with 5.8 seconds remaining trailing by one. Grant then mis...

Live updates | As the death toll passes 20,000, the U.N. again delays a vote on aid to Gaza

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:22:18 GMT

The United Nations says more than half a million people are starving in Gaza because not enough food has entered the besieged territory as Israel keeps up its blistering campaign of airstrikes and ground operations.Palestinian officials said Friday that the death toll has now exceeded 20,000 — around 1% of the territory’s prewar population.The Health Ministry in Gaza does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths. Israel says more than 130 of its soldiers have died in its ground offensive after Hamas raided southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and taking about 240 hostages. Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are crammed into shelters and tent camps as winter descends, raising fears about the spread of disease. The U.N. Security Council has again delayed a vote on a new resolution to halt the fighting in some way, which would allow for an increase in humanitarian aid deliveries. Currently: — At least 5 US-funded proje...