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

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:05:59 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 06:05:59 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 06:05:59 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 06:05:59 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 06:05:59 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...

Tornado deja tres muertos y graves destrozos en un pueblo en Tennessee

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:05:59 GMT

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee – Un tornado causó tres muertes, arrancó techos de casas y dejó sin electricidad a miles de personas en Tennessee el sábado, cuando una serie de tormentas severas azotaban el estado.Según las autoridades del Condado Montgomery, las víctimas son dos adultos y un menor, quienes murieron tras el paso del tornado en Clarksville, al noroeste de Nashville.La policía y los bomberos de Clarksville respondieron a múltiples reportes de daños en la parte norte de la ciudad, que se encuentra al norte de Nashville, cerca de la frontera con el estado de Kentucky.Las fotos publicadas por el Departamento de Bomberos local en las redes sociales mostraban casas dañadas con escombros esparcidos en el césped, un camión con remolque volcado de costado en una carretera y aislamiento arrancado de muros de edificios. Captan en video posible tornado en Texas Siete tornados azotan Michigan: al menos cinco muertos, entre ellos una bebé de 1...

First phase of new Washington Street Bridge opens to motorists

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:05:59 GMT

The first phase of the new Washington Street Bridge opened to drivers and pedestrians on Saturday.The new bridge connects Boston’s North End to Charlestown. All vehicle and pedestrian traffic was moved to the eastern portion of the bridge on Saturday. MassDOT will now begin the process of demolishing the bridge that was previously in use.

Chicago Bears reportedly mulling Soldier Field parking area as new stadium site as talks resume with schools over Arlington Heights location

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:05:59 GMT

The Chicago Bears continue to check out a variety of sites in and around Chicago — including the site of Soldier Field — as potential homes for a new stadium, officials said Wednesday.The Bears are doing due diligence on the viability of the south parking lot at Soldier Field as the location for their next stadium, according to unnamed sources cited by The Parkins & Spiegel Show on WSCR-AM 670 The Score.The Bears have proposed building a $5 billion enclosed stadium and entertainment and housing complex on the site of the closed Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights. The project has stalled while the team tries to negotiate favorable property taxes for the site.The Bears reportedly are using the same surveying firm, Compass Surveying Ltd. in Aurora, that they used for Arlington Heights and other potential locations.In response, the Bears would not confirm the report, but issued the following brief statement:“As we stated in September earlier th...

San Diego opens first all-inclusive park in Mission Bay after $4M makeover

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:05:59 GMT

SAN DIEGO — The first all-inclusive playground in the city of San Diego was opened to the public earlier this week, bringing the city one step closer towards its massive redevelopment of Mission Bay Park.Elected officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new playground, known as Tecolote Shores South, on Thursday. The new $4.1 million play and fitness area features modern equipment and practical upgrades to help accommodate park-goers with disabilities. The local firm behind the design of the space, the Schmidt Design Group, describes it as the "most accessible playground in the City of San Diego park system." City of San Diego moves forward with plan for De Anza Cove "Today it's a wonderful day, because we were able to open this park, which is a playground specially made for children of all abilities," District 2 San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell told FOX 5 during Thursday's ribbon cutting. "I want everyone to come and enjoy (it)."The playground is the second o...

Hong Kong holds first council elections under new rules that shut out pro-democracy candidates

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:05:59 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Residents went to the polls on Sunday in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing’s guidance of “patriots” administering the city, effectively shutting out all pro-democracy candidates.Turnout is expected to be much lower than in the last elections, held at the height of the 2019 anti-government protests. Some pro-democracy voters, dismayed by the drastic rule changes, including the elimination of most directly elected seats, are turning their backs on the polls.The final turnout will be a barometer of public sentiment toward the “patriots”-only system, the new political order under the Hong Kong government’s crackdown on dissidents following the 2019 protests — the most concerted challenge to Beijing since the former British colony returned to China’s rule in 1997.China promised the semi-autonomous territory could retain its Western-style liberties for 50 years under the “one country, t...