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Utah survives late rally, hands No. 14 BYU first loss of the season

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabe Madsen made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Utah beat No. 14 BYU 73-69 on Saturday.Utah (7-2) shot 49% from the field in its fourth consecutive win. Branden Carlson had 15 points and eight rebounds, and reserve Keba Keita added 10 points.Jaxson Robinson scored 17 points for BYU (8-1), and Richie Saunders had 13. Dallin Hall had 11 points, and Spencer Johnson finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.The Cougars shot 36.6% from the field, including a 7-for-30 performance from 3-point range. After trailing by 17 points early in the second half, BYU got back into the game when Utah missed eight straight shots and scored a single point over an eight-minute stretch.Robinson converted a layup off a steal and drained a 3-pointer to cap an 11-2 run that trimmed Utah’s lead to 61-59 with 4:38 left.Madsen’s fifth 3-pointer gave Utah a 71-64 lead going into the final minute.BIG PICTUREUtah: Length and height advantages served the Utes well in defending the pe...

Al menos seis muertos confirmados y decenas de heridos por tornados en Tennessee

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

(CNN) — Al menos seis personas murieron en Tennessee debido a tornados y fuertes tormentas que atravesaron el estado este sábado.Tres personas murieron en Madison, Tennessee, justo al norte de Nashville, confirmaron funcionarios de emergencias.“Tenemos equipos que están evaluando los daños y buscando pacientes”, dijo la Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias de Nashville en X, anteriormente Twitter. “Desafortunadamente, podemos confirmar que hay tres muertos como resultado del mal tiempo en Nesbitt Lane”.Las autoridades del condado de Montgomery también confirmaron tres muertes, incluida la de un niño, después de que un tornado azotara el área de Clarksville.“En este momento podemos confirmar que tres personas han fallecido, dos adultos y un niño, como consecuencia del tornado que azotó esta tarde”, indicó un comunicado del gobierno del condado de Montgomery. “Además, 23 personas fueron atendidas en el hospital”.Las autoridades dijeron...

Heisman Regional Voting

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Regional points breakdown of the top four finalists in balloting for the 2023 Heisman Trophy:NORTHEAST1. Jayden Daniels, LSU, 3342. Michael Penix Jr., Washington, 2723. Bo Nix, Oregon, 1424. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State, 54MID-ATLANTIC1. Daniels, 3182. Penix Jr., 2723. Nix, 1214. Harrison Jr., 88SOUTH1. Daniels, 4332. Penix Jr., 2513. Nix, 1484. Harrison Jr., 25SOUTHWEST1. Daniels, 3792. Penix Jr., 2923. Nix, 1454. Harrison Jr., 40MIDWEST1. Penix Jr., 2872. Daniels, 2863. Nix, 1294. Harrison Jr., 106FAR WEST1. Penix Jr., 3272. Daniels, 2793. Nix, 2004. Harrison Jr., 39Source

Ayoka Lee’s 28 points lifts No. 13 Kansas State over Missouri 84-56

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Ayoka Lee scored 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting and No. 13 Kansas State used a big third quarter to roll to an 84-56 win over Missouri in the inaugural Bill Snyder Basketball Classic on Saturday.Snyder, a former football coach at Kansas State and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, is a St. Joseph, Missouri native.Brylee Glenn scored 12 points for the Wildcats (9-1), Serena Sundell had 11 points and eight assists, and Gabby Gregory had 10 points.Abby Feit and Hayley Frank had 13 points apiece for the Tigers (7-4) and Mama Dembele had 11.NO. 16 INDIANA 66, RUTGERS 56PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 25 points, Sydney Parrish had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Indiana ran its winning streak to seven games with a win over Rutgers in their Big Ten Conference opener.Yarden Garzon and Chloe Moore-McNeil both had 11 points as the Hoosiers (8-1) gave coach Teri Moren her 100th conference win.Kaylene Smikle led Rutgers (6-6) with 19 points. Anton...

Heisman Finalist Voting

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

Finalist voting for the 2023 Heisman Trophy, with first-, second- and third-place votes and total points (voting on 3-2-1 basis):Player1st2nd3rdTotalJayden Daniels, LSU503217862,029Michael Penix Jr., Washington2923411431,701Bo Nix, Oregon51205322885Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State2078136352Source

TJ Bickerstaff scores 21 to lead No. 18 James Madison over Old Dominion 84-69

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — TJ Bickerstaff scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 18 James Madison to an 84-69 victory at Old Dominion on Saturday night. Michael Green III, Jaylen Carey and Terrence Edwards each added 13 points for the Dukes (9-0).After dismissing forward Dericko Williams from the team earlier in the week, the Monarchs were left without a player taller than 6-7 in the regular rotation and James Madison went inside to take advantage. JMU big men Bickerstaff and Carey combined to go 9-of-9 from the floor in the first half. Once the Dukes started hitting 3-pointers late in the first, there wasn’t much Old Dominion could do to slow them down.Chaunce Jenkins led the Monarchs (3-6) with 19 points, Vasean Allette added 14 and Devin Ceaser had 13. The Dukes led 50-30 at halftime and led by 24 early in the second before Jenkins sparked a run for the Monarchs. Old Dominion cut it to 75-61 with four minutes left, but JMU answered with back-to-back buckets from Bickerstaf...

LSU QB Jayden Daniels overcomes being outside CFP race to win Heisman Trophy with prolific season

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship.The fifth-year player, who transferred from Arizona State to LSU in 2022, received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 points. Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. was the the runner-up with 292 first-place votes and 1,701 points and Oregon’s Bo Nix was third (51, 885), putting transfer quarterbacks in each of the top three spots. Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. finished fourth.Daniels, who turns 23 on Dec. 18, won AP Player of the Year earlier this week. Daniels is the fifth quarterback in the last seven seasons to win the Heisman after transferring, joining former LSU star Joe Burrow in 2019 and USC’s Caleb Williams last year. He is also LSU’s third Heisman winner overall, along with running back Billy Cannon ...

Gaiter scores 20, guides South Alabama past Spring Hill 91-74

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Isiah Gaiter’s 20 points helped South Alabama defeat Spring Hill 91-74 on Saturday night.Gaiter also contributed six assists and three steals for the Jaguars (6-5). Samuel Tabe added 19 points while going 7 of 13 and 5 of 5 from the free throw line, and they also had eight rebounds. Marcus Millender had 12 points and was 4 of 9 shooting, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line.Walter Peggs Jr. finished with 17 points for the Badgers. Isaiah Veal added 14 points for Spring Hill. In addition, Timothy Reilly had 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Xavier takes fifth straight against Cincinnati, beating the Bearcats 84-79

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Quincy Olivari scored 27 points, Dayvion McKnight scored 20 points and Xavier won its fifth straight against Cincinnati, beating the Bearcats 84-79 on Saturday.Desmond Claude added 11 points and Abou Ousmane scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Musketeers (5-5).True freshman backup Jizzle James scored 14 of his career-high 19 points in the first-half for the Bearcats who lost for the first time this season (7-1). John Newman III scored 18 points, Viktor Lakhin 17 and Day Day Thomas 15 for Cincinnati.Ousmane’s layup with 13:03 left broke a 49-all tie and Xavier held off Cincinnati from there.The Bearcats went on a 14-5 run to start the second half and took their first lead of the game when Aziz Bandaogo made 1 of 2 foul shots with 16:10 remaining to make it 41-40.Xavier responded to outscore Cincinnati 17-6 over the next five minutes and led 57-47 with 11:24 left to post its biggest lead of the night to that point.James made a layup and a 3-pointer...

Jefferson scores 16 points, helps Saint Mary’s upset No. 13 Colorado State, 64-61

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:48:27 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — Joshua Jefferson scored 16 points including a key 3-pointer down the stretch and Saint Mary’s sent No. 13 Colorado State to its first loss of the season 64-61 on Saturday night. Augustas Marciulionis led the Gaels (5-5) with 18 points before fouling out, and Aidan Mahaney added 10 points. Isaiah Stevens had 20 points to lead Colorado State (9-1). Patrick Cartier had 16 points and Nique Clifford added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Up 33-32 at the break, St. Mary’s moved out to a 51-42 lead on a 3-pointer by Mahaney and a driving layup by Mitchell Saxen on successive possessions midway through the second half. They went ahead by nine points on Jefferson’s layup with 6:48 left to play. But Colorado State fought back with a 9-0 run, tying it at 55 with 4:09 remaining on a pair of free throws by Stevens. The Rams went in front 57-56 on Cartier’s two free throws with 2:10 left. Jefferson answered with a hook shot seconds later and the Gae...