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Nikola Jokic scores 32, Nuggets win 111-108 to keep the Clippers winless with James Harden

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles 111-108 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night, keeping the Clippers winless since acquiring James Harden last month.Jokic was perfect on 14 free throw attempts, including two with 13 seconds left that helped the Nuggets hold off the Clippers’ comeback try.Los Angeles has lost five straight with Harden, who was acquired on Oct. 30, and six in a row overall despite the 34-year-old guard’s best game with his new team since arriving from Philadelphia.“I kept reiterating, I didn’t have a training camp or a preseason, so kind of learning on the fly,” Harden said. “Also getting myself into James Harden shape. Tonight was definitely another step in the right direction and just keep improving.”Harden scored 21 points and Paul George tied a season high with 35 points as Los Angeles fell to 0-2 in West Group B play.“I thought we played great. It’s tough, the adversity ...

Anderson scores 20, Ball State routs Oakland City 92-51

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Jalin Anderson scored 20 points to lead Ball State to a 92-51 victory over Oakland City on Tuesday night.Anderson made 8 of 12 shots with a 3-pointer for the Cardinals (3-0), adding five rebounds and three assists. Mickey Pearson Jr. hit 7 of 8 free throws and scored 12. Freshmen Trent Middleton and Joey Brown added 11 points apiece off the bench.Sam Muller led the Mighty Oaks with 15 points and 10 rebounds.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballSource

D’Angelo Russell leads the Lakers to a 134-107 win over Memphis in the In-Season Tournament

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 24 points and Anthony Davis had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots in the Los Angeles Lakers’ third straight victory, 134-107 over the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night.LeBron James had 16 points and nine rebounds while playing only 23 minutes for the Lakers, who improved to 5-0 at home and 2-0 in tournament play with their first comfortable victory of the season.Russell hit six of the Lakers’ franchise record-tying 22 3-pointers, and Austin Reaves made four while scoring 16 points with 12 rebounds and seven assists. After experiencing repeated shooting struggles during the first 10 games of the season, Los Angeles made 58% of its shots against the Grizz and hit 62.9% of its 3-pointers while outrebounding Memphis 54-33.“You don’t want to be that guy (struggling) when the team is shooting extremely well,” James said. “You want to chip in and be a part of it. Definitely a great shooting n...

Spurs’ Wembanyama, OKC’s Holmgren have off nights in rookie showdown

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren appeared trying to avoid creating competition.The much-anticipated first regular-season meeting between two of the NBA’s top rookies Tuesday night wasn’t much of a game, and apparently there isn’t much of a rivalry between the slender 7-footers. Wembanyama said he wasn’t aware he was even being compared to Holmgren.“Every prospect is compared to everyone,” the 19-year-old from France said.They rarely matched up 1-on-1 on Tuesday, and both had off nights. Wembanyama finished with eight points on 4-for-15 shooting, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked two shots in San Antonio’s 123-87 loss to Oklahoma City. Holmgren finished with nine points on 3-for-10 shooting and had seven rebounds and three assists.Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, entered the night averaging 19.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks. Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, missed last season due to a foot injury but has recove...

Harris sparks North Carolina Central to 113-50 romp over Mid-Atlantic Christian

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Ja’Darius Harris came off the bench to score 20 points and North Carolina Central cruised to a 113-50 victory over Mid-Atlantic Christian on Tuesday night.Harris sank 7 of 11 shots with four 3-pointers for the Eagles (2-2), adding three assists and three steals. Keishon Porter scored 17 on 7-for-10 shooting with three 3-pointers and four of the team’s 19 steals. Fred Cleveland Jr. finished with 14 points, seven assists and three steals. Emmanuel Izunabor and Po’Boigh King both scored 11, while reserve Perry Smith Jr. pitched in with 10 points and eight rebounds.Joshua Tyler scored 15 to lead the Mustangs.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballSource

South Africans hope to shrug off ‘chokers’ tag in World Cup semifinal against Australia

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

It’s inevitable in a Cricket World Cup semifinal between Australia and South Africa that the tied contest in 1999 dominates attention.For the victors, as captain Pat Cummins said Wednesday, “It’s part of Australian cricket folklore.” For South Africa, it was another part of a long run of cricket heartbreak.Australia clinched a spot in the ‘99 final, and went on to easily beat Pakistan at Lord’s for the title, after a mix-up between South Africans Lance Klusener and Allan Donald resulted in a last-over runout that ended the Proteas’ tournament.“You see the replays,” Cummins said on the eve of the semifinal in Kolkata, when asked about the impact of that game on his current squad, “but obviously none of us were playing the game.”The South Africans have consigned that result to history, and make the point that some players in their squad weren’t even born when it happened.Still, the aggressive South Africa lineup is aiming to shrug off the tag of cho...

Speaking Up for COPD: A global call for policy action

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

*Speak Up for COPD is supported by a coalition of partners across industry and the non-profit sector to raise awareness and understanding of COPD amongst policymakers and healthcare decision makers by amplifying the voices of patients, the COPD community and the public. All partners contribute time and expertise to the coalition actitivies. Our one critical goal is to establish COPD as a public health priority.Coalition partners: Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP), International Federation of Ageing (IFA), COPD Foundation, International Coalition of Respiratory Nurses (ICRN), International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), with funding from AstraZeneca, Roche, Sanofi and Regeneron.Breathing. It’s simple, isn’t it? In. Out. All day. Every day. Without a second thought.Yet, for the 391 million people around the world living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), breathing is anything but simple.1,2 Characterized by airflow obstruction, this prog...

EDF électrise ses prix

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

Notre newsletter quotidienne sur les enjeux de lobbying et de transparence en France.Par ALEXANDRE LÉCHENETAvec OCÉANE HERRERO et JASON WIELSInfos, tuyaux et mini-drames à partager ? Ecrivez à Océane Herrero, Aurore Gorius, Alexandre Léchenet et Paul de Villepin | Voir dans votre navigateurLE MENU DU JOUR— Le prix du nucléaire : son grand gagnant, ses possibles perdants.— Le détaillant Shein scruté par les autorités sous toutes les coutures.— La chasse, la gratuite gratification du Château de Chambord à ses mécènes.Bonjour à toutes et à tous, on commence par une petite recommandation culturelle. Si vous êtes abonné à Netflix, jetez-vous sur Affaire Bettencourt : scandale chez la femme la plus riche du monde. Alimentée par les enregistrements du majordome à l’origine de l’affaire, la série en trois épisodes nous montre des frictions en famille — comme dans Succession —, de l’argent planqué en Suisse, une dose d’antisémitisme et un avocat de très mauvaise foi.ÉNERGIESTOUT AUGMENT...

EU reaches deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union negotiators reached a deal on Wednesday to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector across the 27-nation bloc.According to experts, one of the biggest causes of climate change is methane gas emissions — second only to carbon dioxide. The gas also causes serious health problems. Most emissions come from the energy, agriculture and waste sectors.Under the provisional agreement announced just weeks before the COP28 climate conference, the fossil gas, oil and coal industry will be forced to “properly measure, monitor, report and verify their methane emissions according to the highest monitoring standards, and take action to reduce them,” said the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm.The deal needs to be formally approved by both the European Parliament and the Council, which represents member states, before the new legislation enters into force.This came as China and the United States pledged to accelerate their eff...

Live updates | Israeli tanks enter Gaza’s Shifa Hospital compound

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:25:24 GMT

Two and a half weeks after sending tanks and ground troops into northern Gaza, Israeli forces entered a hospital early Wednesday that they claim Hamas operates out of. Mohammed Zaqout, the director of hospitals in Gaza, said Israeli tanks were inside the medical compound and that soldiers had entered buildings, including the emergency and surgery departments, which house intensive care units.Shifa Hospital has become a symbol of the widespread suffering of Palestinian civilians during the war between Israel and Hamas, which erupted after the militant group killed some 1,200 people and seized around 240 captives in a surprise Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel.The Israeli army claims the militant group uses hospitals as cover for its fighters, and has set up its main command center in and beneath Shifa Hospital, the largest in the besieged territory. Both Hamas and Shifa Hospital staff deny the Israeli allegations.More than 11,200 Palestinians — two-thirds of them women and minors — ...