Month: March 2022
Booker has 23 points in return, Suns roll past Heat 111-90
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Devin Booker scored 23 points, Mikal Bridges added 21 and the Phoenix Suns shook off a slow start to beat the Miami Heat 111-90 on Wednesday night in a matchup of the NBA’s conference leaders. Phoenix clinched a playoff berth. Booker returned from a four-game absence
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Booker has 23 points in return, Suns roll past Heat 111-90
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Devin Booker scored 23 points, Mikal Bridges added 21 and the Phoenix Suns shook off a slow start to beat the Miami Heat 111-90 on Wednesday night in a matchup of the NBA’s conference leaders. Booker returned from a four-game absence for virus-related issues and flirted
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Arrest made in pistol whipping of child at Indio gas station
Indio police have arrested a suspect in a video showing a child getting pistol whipped outside a gas station last week. The incident happened on Friday just before 3:00 p.m. Video shows one child and three other juveniles engaged in a fight at the parking lot of the V&P Gas Station on the corner of
Continue Reading Tiger Woods inducted into Hall with hard work and big payoff
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods already is the greatest of his generation. Now he’s enshrined with the best of all time. Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He choked up talking about his late father who instilled the need to work
Continue Reading Tiger Woods inducted into Hall with hard work and big payoff
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods already is the greatest of his generation. Now he’s enshrined with the best of all time. Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He choked up talking about his late father who instilled the need to work
Continue Reading‘I’m a white civil rights activist’: Former KKK leader running for office in North Georgia
By RACHEL POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story LUMPKIN COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A former leader of the Ku Klux Klan – who also spent time in prison – is running for public office in North Georgia. Chester Doles says he’s a changed man. In most cases, convicted felons cannot hold office in
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Man returns to Ukraine after family slain while fleeing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man whose wife and two children were killed by mortar fire in Ukraine as they tried to flee has returned to Kyiv to bury them. But he says their funerals must be postponed because the morgues are full of civilians. Sergii Perebeinis held photos of his family in a Facebook
Continue Reading Man returns to Ukraine after family slain while fleeing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man whose wife and two children were killed by mortar fire in Ukraine as they tried to flee has returned to Kyiv to bury them. But he says their funerals must be postponed because the morgues are full of civilians. Sergii Perebeinis held photos of his family in a Facebook
Continue Reading West Virginia beats Kansas State in Big 12 tournament opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored 21 points, Malik Curry added 17 points and No. 9 seed West Virginia beat eighth-seeded Kansas State 73-67 in the opener of the Big 12 Conference tournament. West Virginia advances to play top-seeded Kansas on Thursday. The Mountaineers lost at Kansas 85-59 in January and again at
Continue Reading Fresno State beats San Jose State 69-67 in OT in MWC tourney
LAS VEGAS — Orlando Robinson had 31 points as Fresno State narrowly beat San Jose State 69-67 in overtime in the Mountain West Conference Tournament first round. Omari Moore led the Spartans on Wednesday with 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.
Continue Reading Fresno State beats San Jose State 69-67 in OT in MWC tourney
LAS VEGAS — Orlando Robinson had 31 points as Fresno State narrowly beat San Jose State 69-67 in overtime in the Mountain West Conference Tournament first round. Omari Moore led the Spartans on Wednesday with 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.
Continue Reading Fresno State beats San Jose State 69-67 in OT in MWC tourney
LAS VEGAS — Orlando Robinson had 31 points as Fresno State narrowly beat San Jose State 69-67 in overtime in the Mountain West Conference Tournament first round. Omari Moore led the Spartans on Wednesday with 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.
Continue Reading Vermont gets past Binghamton 74-42 in America East tourney
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben Shungu had 23 points as Vermont routed Binghamton 74-42 in the America East Conference Tourney semifinals. Jacob Falko led the Bearcats on Wednesday night with 13 points.
Continue Reading Murray scores 21 to lift Rider over Iona 71-70 in MAAC
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Dwight Murray, Jr. had 21 points as Rider narrowly beat Iona 71-70 in the Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney quarterfinals. Tyson Jolly led the Gaels on Wednesday night with 19 points.
Continue ReadingCrews Remove 11,000 Love Locks From Roberto Clemente Bridge
By Bryant Reed Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Thousands of love stories locked on the Roberto Clemente Bridge are now removed. Workers said it was a necessary part of the bridge’s rehab and 11,000 “love locks” are coming to an end. However, those love stories tied to them will
Continue ReadingMarine veteran John Rubino meets child who received partial liver donation
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A Marine veteran left a Bronx hospital Wednesday morning a week after joining an elite group of double organ donors. John Rubino met the Montefiore surgeon who removed part of his liver on March 2. It was transplanted into
Continue Reading Louisiana Tech beats Marshall 77-67 in CUSA tourney
FRISCO, Texas — Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 21 points as Louisiana Tech beat Marshall 77-67 in the second round of the Conference USA Conference Tourney. Taevion Kinsey led the Thundering Herd on Wednesday night with 24 points.
Continue Reading Iditarod musher Sass reaches halfway point 1st
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brent Sass has picked up $3,000 in gold nuggets as a reward for being the first musher to reach the halfway point of this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Sass pulled into the ghost town of Cripple Wednesday afternoon, overtaking defending champion Dallas Seavey along
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