By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Andrew Jones scored 21 points and No. 20 Texas rallied from 10 points down in the second half and beat TCU 75-66. Marcus Carr scored 19 and Timmy Allen had 17 for Texas. The Longhorns reached 20 wins in the regular season for the first
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Por más de 40 años, Librado “Lee” Espinoza ha dirigido y entrenado a jóvenes boxeadores en el Valle de Coachella. Nacido en La Piedad, Michocan, México, Espinoza se movió a los Estados Unidos y eventualmente abrió su propio gimnasio de boxeo. Espinoza comenzó el Club de Boxeo del Valle de Coachella en una estrecha
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Samuel Montembeault made 32 saves for his first NHL shutout, Nick Suzuki scored his second goal of the game on a penalty shot and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist, and Jake Evans added
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will begin allowing people to remove their masks while indoors if they are vaccinated as the omicron winter surge eases. California’s most populous county says it will relax its public health order on Friday to allow unmasking at restaurants, bars and other businesses for people who show proof
Continue Reading For over 40 years, Librado “Lee” Espinoza has managed and trained young boxers in the Coachella Valley. Espinoza started the Coachella Valley Boxing Club out of a cramped single room in Indio. The club moved to the former fire station next to Coachella City Hall in 1985. In 1996, Espinoza’s gym moved to its
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The more than $6 billion sale of Venetian properties on the Las Vegas Strip has been completed. The new and old owners of the Venetian and Palazzo casino resorts and the former Sands Expo and Convention Center said Wednesday that gamblers, conventioneers and hotel guests should see few changes. New York-based
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has spent most of her life working to nurture economic growth. Now her department is tasked with finding ways to choke off parts of Russia’s economic development in response to President Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine. One key question for the administration is
Continue Reading SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Athletico and Palmeiras drew 2-2 on Wednesday night in the first leg of the Recopa Sudamericana final in the city of Curitiba. The second leg will be played next week in Sao Paulo. Athletico is the latest winner of the Copa Sudamericana, while Palmeiras lifted last year’s edition of the
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jared Bynum had 27 points, including a key 3-pointer to help 11th-ranked Providence hold off Xavier 99-92 in triple overtime. A.J. Reeves added 16 points and Al Durham had 13 to help the Friars win their second consecutive overtime game. They are 3-0 in OT
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal have had comfortable wins at the Mexican Open to advance to a possible rematch of their epic five-set final at the Australian Open. Medvedev took another step toward top spot in the ATP rankings with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 second-round
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Holland Woods II scored 15 points and Grand Canyon defeated Chicago State 85-64 on Wednesday night, giving Bryce Drew his 200th coaching victory. Grand Canyon (19-7, 10-5 Western Athletic Conference) made 13 3-pointers. The Cougars fell to 6-22, 2-13.
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Holland Woods II scored 15 points and Grand Canyon defeated Chicago State 85-64 on Wednesday night, giving Bryce Drew his 200th coaching victory. Grand Canyon (19-7, 10-5 Western Athletic Conference) made 13 3-pointers. The Cougars fell to 6-22, 2-13.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Moscú (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, anunció una operación militar en la región de Donbás, en el este de Ucrania, a primera hora del jueves (hora local). En el discurso, transmitido por la televisión nacional rusa, Putin instó a las fuerzas ucranianas a deponer las armas y volver a casa,
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Catarina Macario and Mallory Pugh each scored two goals and the U.S. women’s national team beat Iceland 5-0 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup. The Americans won the annual four-team tournament, now in its seventh year, for the third straight year. The United States has 17th straight shutouts on
Continue Reading By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A drought has gripped Chile for 13 years and the flowers that feed honeybees in central Chile have grown increasingly scarce. So some keepers have headed to the nation’s far south seeking more plants with pollen. Others are relying more heavily on sugar-water substances that leave
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tempe say they have arrested a 19-year-old man accused in a fatal hit-and-run last weekend. They say Hector Duarte was taken into custody Tuesday in Mesa on suspicion of fleeing a fatal collision and tampering with evidence. Police say 23-year-old Cole Descheny was struck by a car about 4:30
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — The more than $6 billion sale of Venetian properties on the Las Vegas Strip has been completed. The new and old owners of the Venetian and Palazzo casino resorts and the former Sands Expo and Convention Center said Wednesday that gamblers, conventioneers and hotel guests should see few changes. New York-based
Continue Reading BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jaylyn Sherrod scored 17 points, Quay Miller scored nine of her 11 points in overtime and Colorado edged Oregon 86-83 in double overtime. Mya Hollingshed had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes, who had a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter and led by 12 with less than
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Walker Kessler had 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots to lead No. 3 Auburn to a 77-64 victory over Mississippi. With Kessler falling just shy of his third triple-double, the Tigers rebounded from a one-point loss at Florida to remain in sole possession
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kyler Edwards scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, and No. 14 Houston defeated Tulane 81-67. Taze Moore scored 18 points and Fabian White Jr. had 12 points and three blocked shots for the Cougars, who shot 62% in the second half.
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