LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stephen Fulton Jr. unified the WBO and WBC titles with a majority decision over Brandon Figueroa in a matchup between undefeated super bantamweight world champions Saturday night. A late push helped Fulton to a score of 116-112 from two judges, overruling a 114-114 card.
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in Kyrgyzstan are casting ballots in a parliamentary vote Sunday that comes just over a year after a forceful change of government in the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation. President Sadyr Zhaparov, who was elected in January following protests that ousted his predecessor, expects the ballot to
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES — Eli Scott had 28 points as Loyola Marymount narrowly defeated Prairie View 83-80. Jawaun Daniels led the Panthers with 31 points.
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LOS ANGELES — Eli Scott had 28 points as Loyola Marymount narrowly defeated Prairie View 83-80. Jawaun Daniels led the Panthers with 31 points.
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The military says militants have targeted a Pakistani military post in the northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, killing two soldiers in a firefight. The army said in a statement late Saturday that militants attacked a post in a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The area is a former militant
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice, including the game-winner with five minutes left, as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a five-game skid with a 4-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames. Connor’s 14 goals ties him for fifth in the NHL. Paul Stastny and Andrew Copp also scored for Winnipeg, which salvaged the final
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — D.J. Burns Jr. scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 27 minutes — all career highs — to help Winthrop beat Washington 82-74 an snap a three-game skid. Burns shot 12 of 21 from the field with one block and two steals. Patrick Good hit three 3-pointers and finished with 18
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By Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso and Chris Boyette, CNN A security guard on assignment for a San Francisco Bay area news crew died Saturday after being shot in an attempted robbery three days earlier, police said. Kevin Nishita was working security on Wednesday afternoon for a news crew covering a story in downtown Oakland when
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Beverly Hills are in a standoff with a vehicle parked in the middle of a major intersection. Videos and photos posted on social media Saturday night showed a silver or grey van pinned in by multiple police vehicles. Police could be heard calling on a loudspeaker for the driver
Continue Reading FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Carson Strong threw four touchdown passes and Nevada routed Colorado State 52-10. Strong completed 17 of 22 passes for 288 yards with a pair of touchdown passes each to Tory Horton and Romeo Doubs. Horton made four catches for 113 yards and Doubs had five for 97. Nevada (8-4, 5-3
Continue Reading FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Carson Strong threw four touchdown passes and Nevada routed Colorado State 52-10. Strong completed 17 of 22 passes for 288 yards with a pair of touchdown passes each to Tory Horton and Romeo Doubs. Horton made four catches for 113 yards and Doubs had five for 97. Nevada (8-4, 5-3
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Te’Jon Lucas scored a season-high 18 points to lead No. 18 BYU to a 75-64 win over Utah on Saturday night, keeping the Cougars undefeated. Alex Barcello had 17 points, most of them coming late in the game as he controlled the ball and went
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Daniel Akin registered 13 points and seven rebounds as California Baptist romped past San Diego Christian 85-38. Otto Taylor led the Hawks with six rebounds.
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Daniel Akin registered 13 points and seven rebounds as California Baptist romped past San Diego Christian 85-38. Otto Taylor led the Hawks with six rebounds.
Continue Reading SEATTLE — Darrion Trammell had 18 points to lead five Seattle players in double figures as the Redhawks topped St. Thomas (MN) 81-64. Rip Economou added 14 points for the Redhawks. Viktor Rajkovic chipped in 12, Cameron Tyson scored 11 and Riley Grigsby had 10. Riley Miller led the Tommies with 20 points.
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders threw for a touchdown and ran for another and No. 7 Oklahoma State beat No. 10 Oklahoma 37-33 on Saturday night to keep alive its College Football Playoff chances and stop the Sooners’ streak of Big 12 titles at six. Oklahoma State (11-1,
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 26 points, Kyle Kuzma scored 10 of his 22 in the fourth quarter and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored the clinching four points in the closing seconds as the Washington Wizards beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-114 on Saturday night. Caldwell-Pope finished with 16 points. Daniel Gafford added 14 points and 10
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Seth Henigan passed for 336 yards and three touchdowns and Memphis beat Tulane 33-28 to become bowl eligible in the regular-season finale for both teams. Memphis (6-6, 3-5 American Athletic Conference) went into the season with six consecutive bowl appearances, the longest active streak in the conference. Asa Martin had four
Continue ReadingBy Martin Goillandeau, CNN Swiss voters on Sunday approved their government’s pandemic response plan in a referendum by a 62.01% majority, according to official results published on the Federal Chancellery’s website. With a 65.72% participation, the Sunday referendum showed that most Swiss voters are unwilling to give up restrictive measures against Covid-19, with the result
Continue Reading By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kenny Pickett threw for four touchdowns to break the Pittsburgh school record for scoring passes in a season, and the 20th-ranked Panthers beat Syracuse 31-14. Pitt has won four straight and finished the regular season 5-0 on the road. The Panthers have 10 wins for
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