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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer TV ratings for the NFL’s wild-card round increased 21% over last year despite most of the games not being in doubt going into the fourth quarter. The six games averaged 30.5 million viewers, making it the second-highest average for the postseason’s opening weekend over the past six seasons. CBS
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer TV ratings for the NFL’s wild-card round increased 21% over last year despite most of the games not being in doubt going into the fourth quarter. The six games averaged 30.5 million viewers, making it the second-highest average for the postseason’s opening weekend over the past six seasons. CBS
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. — Finn Sullivan had 18 points as Vermont easily defeated NJIT 83-57. Miles Coleman led the Highlanders on Wednesday night with 16 points.
Continue Reading GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mike Bothwell scored 26 points as Furman won its seventh straight home game, beating Western Carolina 88-50. Vonterius Woolbright had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Catamounts.
Continue Reading LEWISBURG, Pa. — Ryan Moffatt had 17 points to lead five Colgate players in double figures as the Raiders beat Bucknell 75-56. Nelly Cummings added 16 points for the Raiders on Wednesday night. Tucker Richardson chipped in 14, Oliver Lynch-Daniels scored 13 and Keegan Records had 10. Xander Rice led the Bison with 20 points
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El secretario General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), Luis Almagro, informó este miércoles durante una sesión ordinaria del Consejo Permanente del organismo que, hasta el momento, no hay progreso en sus gestiones con las autoridades de Nicaragua para que permitan el ingreso al país de
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By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Richmond residents living near the site where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stood for more than a century have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Supreme Court of Virginia that let state officials remove the towering monument.
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has been blocked by a Republican filibuster. The vote was expected, but is still a setback for President Joe Biden and his party after a raw, emotional debate. Democrats immediately pivoted toward
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has been blocked by a Republican filibuster. The vote was expected, but is still a setback for President Joe Biden and his party after a raw, emotional debate. Democrats immediately pivoted toward
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police have determined the causes of death of a 40-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son who plunged from the third level of San Diego’s Petco Park, just as thousands of baseball fans were heading inside for a Padres game last year. Police say Raquel Wilkins’ death on Sept. 25,
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police have determined the causes of death of a 40-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son who plunged from the third level of San Diego’s Petco Park, just as thousands of baseball fans were heading inside for a Padres game last year. Police say Raquel Wilkins’ death on Sept. 25,
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CNN By Miguel Marquez, Aaron Cooper and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Dr. Aaron Parker Banks gets emotional when talking about the toll Covid-19 has taken on his tightknit rural community in northeastern Kentucky, where he works as the only physician at a clinic. “I’ve held the hands of people dying of Covid,” he said. “I’ve had
Continue Reading EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have completed head coach interviews with the two top assistants for the Dallas Cowboys: offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. Moore just finished his fourth season with the Cowboys and third in the coordinator role. He played quarterback at Boise State and for six years
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NBC will not be sending its announcers and most hosts to the Beijing Olympics due to continued concerns about rising COVID-19 cases worldwide and China’s strict policy about those who test positive. NBC Sports spokesman Greg Hughes said in a phone interview the network no longer plans to send
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NBC will not be sending its announcers and most hosts to the Beijing Olympics due to continued concerns about rising COVID-19 cases worldwide and China’s strict policy about those who test positive. NBC Sports spokesman Greg Hughes said in a phone interview the network no longer plans to send
Continue Reading ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Justin Whatley made 1 of 2 foul shots with eight seconds left and North Carolina A&T held of UNC Asheville for a 73-71. Whatley then turned around on the defensive end to block Tajion Jones’ 3-point attempt just before the horn sounded to preserve the win. Demetric Horton scored 17 points
Continue Reading By Miguel Marquez, Aaron Cooper and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Dr. Aaron Parker Banks gets emotional when talking about the toll Covid-19 has taken on his tightknit rural community in northeastern Kentucky, where he works as the only physician at a clinic. “I’ve held the hands of people dying of Covid,” he said. “I’ve had close
Continue Reading CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say two U.S. Marines were killed and 17 others injured when the 7-ton truck they were riding in overturned near their North Carolina base. The State Highway Patrol said the truck was making a right turn onto a highway Wednesday afternoon when it lost control and overturned. A highway
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The long list of Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidates immersed in the bruising primary battle underway began 2022 with millions of dollars less in campaign cash than incumbent Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak. Sisolak reported raising $4.5 million over 2021, more than all his
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Criminal investigators are telling South Dakota lawmakers that they didn’t believe the state’s attorney general when he told them he never saw the body of the man he fatally struck on the night of the 2020 crash. Investigators said they doubted the Republican attorney general’s insistence
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