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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There aren’t many occasions anymore when one can say Sidney Crosby did something in a game for the first time. Saturday night, though, he accomplished a first he hoped to avoid. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ superstar received a game misconduct for the first time in his
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By MEHMET GUZEL, FAY ABUELGASIM and TANYA TITOVA Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — When war broke out in Ukraine, Aydin Sisman’s relatives there fled to the ancient city of Antakya, in a southeastern corner of Turkey that borders Syria. They may have escaped one disaster, but another found them in their new home. They
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say that security personnel have sealed up the family home of a Palestinian man who careened his car into a Jerusalem bus stop, killing three Israelis and injuring several others. Police released a video Sunday showing police and soldiers welding the doors and windows of the apartment in east Jerusalem
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe became the first Los Angeles player to score four straight goals, Pheonix Copley got his second career shutout and the Kings rolled to a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. On a night the Kings retired the No. 23 jersey
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s capital city, Berlin, is holding a court-ordered rerun of a chaotic 2021 state election that was marred by severe glitches at many polling stations. There were long lines as some polling places ran out of ballot papers or received ones for the wrong district. The constitutional
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Voting has started in a runoff to elect ethnically split Cyprus’ new president, pitting a former foreign minister who campaigned as a unifier eschewing ideological and party divisions against a popular veteran diplomat. Some 561,000 citizens are eligible to vote Sunday and both Nikos Christoulides and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Max Jones’ 13 points helped CSU Fullerton defeat Hawaii 52-51 on Saturday night. Jones was 5-of-10 shooting and 3 of 3 from the free throw line for the Titans (14-12, 8-6 Big West Conference). Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 11 points and added seven rebounds and four steals. Tory
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By Laura Paddison, CNN When US startup Make Sunsets released two weather balloons into the skies above Mexico’s Baja California peninsula last year, it kicked up a fierce debate about one of the world’s most controversial climate solutions. The plan was for the balloons, filled with helium and a small amount of sulfur dioxide, to
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN New Mexico State University has suspended its men’s basketball program over hazing allegations within the team, the school announced Saturday. The coaching staff has been placed on paid administrative leave as the conduct among the Aggies is investigated, university officials said. “The board supports the action taken by the university leaders
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 7 UCLA won in Eugene for the first time since 2019 with a 70-63 victory over Oregon on Saturday night. UCLA (21-4, 12-2 Pac-12) has won four straight after losing conference games to
Continue Reading IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Dawson Baker scored 23 points and UC Irvine beat UC Riverside 83-64 on Saturday night. Baker added five rebounds for the Anteaters (17-8, 10-3 Big West Conference). DJ Davis hit four 3-pointers an scored 18. Bent Leuchten scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Lachlan Olbrich finished with 22 points to pace
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In rounding out the first week of CIF-SS winter sports playoffs, we had five girls basketball games spotlight Saturday night. Both Xavier Prep and Desert Christian were at home and both lost in Round 2. Coachella Valley survived and advances after a huge second half run to beat Santa Ana. In boys soccer Palm Desert
Continue Reading By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 36 points, including six free throws in the final 18.4 seconds of overtime, leading the Sacramento Kings to a 133-128 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. “Most point guards don’t guard me,” Fox said. “It’s a bit different for me. …
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyrell Roberts scored 32 points to led San Francisco over Pepperdine 88-80 on Saturday night. Roberts shot 11 for 16 from the floor (6 for 11 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Dons (16-12, 5-8 West Coast Conference). Khalil Shabazz totaled 17 points and
Continue Reading SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell had 24 points to lead UC Santa Barbara to an 84-74 victory over UC Davis on Saturday night. Mitchell was 9-of-13 shooting from the floor and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Gauchos (20-4, 11-2 Big West Conference). Josh Pierre-Louis added 18 points, eight assists
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Schumacher’s 26 points helped Seattle U defeat Grand Canyon 63-58 on Saturday. Schumacher also had eight rebounds and four steals for the Redhawks (18-8, 9-4 Western Athletic Conference). Riley Grigsby scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 16 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half and San Jose State beat Utah State 69-64 on Saturday night. Moore shot 9 for 21 from the floor (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (15-10, 6-6
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Jadon Jones had 18 points in Long Beach State’s 79-69 victory over CSU Bakersfield on Saturday. Jones had six rebounds for the Beach (15-11, 9-5 Big West Conference). Amari Stroud and Marcus Tsohonis added 12 points apiece. ints. Cameron Smith finished with 16 points for the Roadrunners
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer A halftime show that Rihanna promises will be “jam-packed” will sit at the center of the celebrity supplements to Super Bowl 57. But the 13-minute mini-extravaganza, her first live event in seven years, is only one part of the entertainment sideshow surrounding Sunday’s big game between the Philadelphia Eagles
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer A halftime show that Rihanna promises will be “jam-packed” will sit at the center of the celebrity supplements to Super Bowl 57. But the 13-minute mini-extravaganza, her first live event in seven years, is only one part of the entertainment sideshow surrounding Sunday’s big game between the Philadelphia Eagles
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