NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — De’Sean Allen-Eikens scored 22 points as Cal State Northridge beat Cal State Fullerton 69-66 in overtime on Saturday. Allen-Eikens also grabbed eight rebounds for the Matadors (4-16, 1-8 Big West Conference), who snapped an eight-game losing streak. Atin Wright had 18 points and three steals. Max Jones had 18 points, six
Continue Reading SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Miles Norris scored 24 points to lead UC Santa Barbara over Cal State Bakersfield 76-58 on Saturday night. Norris had seven rebounds for the Gauchos (16-3, 7-1 Big West Conference). Cole Anderson scored 11 points. Cameron Smith finished with 27 points and three steals for the Roadrunners (6-13, 2-6). Antavion
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 19 points, Boogie Ellis added 18 and Southern California cruised to a 77-69 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night. Peterson sank 7 of 11 shots with three 3-pointers for the Trojans (14-6, 6-3 Pac-12). He added eight rebounds and four assists. Ellis hit four 3-pointers, grabbed six
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 19 points, Boogie Ellis added 18 and Southern California cruised to a 77-69 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night. Peterson sank 7 of 11 shots with three 3-pointers for the Trojans (14-6, 6-3 Pac-12). He added eight rebounds and four assists. Ellis hit four 3-pointers, grabbed six
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Keshad Johnson finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead San Diego State to a 70-60 victory over Air Force on Saturday night. Matt Bradley added 13 points and seven rebounds for the Aztecs (15-4, 6-1 Mountain West Conference). Darrion Trammell scored 12. Jake Heidbreder led the way for
Continue Reading STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 24 of his career-high 38 points in the second half, including 18 straight points during one stretch, and No. 6 Gonzaga pulled away in the closing minutes for a 99-90 win over Pacific on Saturday night. Gonzaga (17-4, 6-1 WCC) rebounded after seeing its 75-game home win streak
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Colin Jeffery, CNN A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday, managing not to strike any vehicles in the process, according to the Knoxville Police Department. The pilot was not harmed and there were no significant injuries, said Mark Nagi, community relations officer for
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By Tim Lister and Fred Pleitgen and Matthias Somm, CNN A few kilometers from the Belarus border, Ukrainian forces are training for what they expect to be a brutal spring. Ageing T-72 tanks — some twice the age of their crews — fire off rounds into the mist, while ground troops practise storming abandoned buildings.
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eight in 10 people in China have now been infected with Covid-19, a prominent government scientist has claimed. Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Saturday — the eve of the Lunar New Year — that the present “wave of epidemic has already
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Quintana scored 16 points to lead California Baptist to a 77-48 romp over Tarleton on Saturday. Quintana was 4-of-8 shooting, including 4 for 7 from distance, and went 4 for 4 from the foul line for the Lancers (12-8, 4-3 Western Athletic Conference). Reed Nottage pitched in with 12 points
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The broad-shouldered Ish Wainright looks as if he should be making plays in the NFL instead of the NBA. For a while, that was the dream. But Wainright’s athletic career is back on the basketball court these days, and he used his surprising skill set to
Continue Reading OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dillon Jones finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Weber State over Sacramento State 50-48 on Saturday night. Dyson Koehler scored 12 points with five rebounds for the Wildcats (10-10, 5-2 Big Sky Conference). Steven Verplancken Jr. scored 10. The Hornets (11-9, 4-3) were led by Austin Patterson with
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN Coco Gauff broke down in tears after her straight sets defeat in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday, while fellow American Jessica Pegula progressed to the quarterfinals. The 18-year-old Gauff lost 7-5 6-3 to Latvian Jelena Ostapenko on Margaret Court Arena and could not hide her disappointment when
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Le’Tre Darthard had 25 points and Utah Valley beat Grand Canyon 76-74 on Saturday night. Darthard added seven rebounds for the Wolverines (16-5, 7-1 Western Athletic Conference). Trey Woodbury pitched in with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists. Tim Fuller scored 10. Rayshon Harrison finished with 18 points and seven rebounds
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyrell Robert scored 30 points to lead San Francisco over BYU 82-74 on Saturday night. Roberts was 6-of-12 shooting, including 4 for 8 from distance, and went 14 for 16 from the free-throw line for the Dons (14-9, 3-5 West Coast Conference). Khalil Shabazz added 21 points and five rebounds, while
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Professional Elvis impersonator Justin Chandor, endorsed by Graceland, performed as Elvis at West Wind RV Resort on Saturday.
Continue Reading MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney scored 20 points as Saint Mary’s beat Santa Clara 77-58 on Saturday night for their ninth straight victory. Mahaney shot 8 for 15 from the floor, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc, for the Gaels (18-4, 7-0 West Coast Conference). Mitchell Saxen had 14 points and five
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Izquierda vs. derecha. En contra de las injusticias vs. indiferentes a ellas. Jesús del Estado Rojo vs. Jesús del Estado Azul. Algunos líderes ven la fe y la política estrictamente como una competencia de unos contra otros: se gana poniendose de un lado y aplastando a la oposición. Pero el reverendo
Continue Reading By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Duchene broke a tie with 6:26 left with his second goal of the game in the Nashville Predators’ 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Mikael Granlund and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist, Cole Smith had his first
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN The Women’s National Basketball Players Association said it will investigate basketball player Dearica Hamby’s claims that the Las Vegas Aces discriminated against her for getting pregnant. The Aces on Saturday traded Hamby to the Los Angeles Sparks. “Being traded is a part of the business. Being lied to, bullied, manipulated, and
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