By The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Noel Coleman’s 31 points led Hawaii over UC Riverside 76-73 in overtime on Saturday night. Nate Pickens made a layup to open the scoring in OT but Hawaii score nine of the next 10 points to take a 74-68 lead when Coleman hit a 3-pointer with 54
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Juan Sebastian Gorosito’s 26 points helped Portland defeat Loyola Marymount 70-60 on Saturday night. Gorosito shot 10 for 19, including 6 for 14 from beyond the arc for the Pilots (11-20, 5-11 West Coast Conference). Chris Austin scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Tyler Robertson was
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait says it will hold elections for its national assembly on April 4, its latest round of voting after years of political turmoil. The state-run KUNA news agency made the announcement Saturday, citing a decree published by the oil-rich country’s official gazette. In February, Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament after
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man has been arrested and charged in connection with the disappearance of a Houston-area minor under age 13 who was missing for eight days before being found safe. The girl went missing on February 22 from her home near Houston. Police issued an Amber Alert on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Pope had 29 points in UC San Diego’s 79-69 victory over CSU Northridge on Saturday night. Pope added five rebounds and five assists for the Tritons (20-10, 14-4 Big West Conference). Tyler McGhie was 7 of 13 shooting (5 for 11 from 3-point range) to add
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Update March 3, 2024: Desert Sun Journalists announced they have reached a tentative contract agreement with Gannett. The deal includes raises in pay, up to sixteen and a half percent for Guild members, as well as some workplace protections. The employees’ actions for better living conditions reportedly began about 3 years ago. Desert Sun Journalists
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Scotty Washington’s 20 points helped Cal Baptist defeat UT Rio Grande Valley 88-52 on Saturday night. Washington was 7 of 11 shooting (6 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Lancers (15-14, 8-10 Western Athletic Conference). Blondeau Tchoukuiengo added 19 points while shooting 6 for 11 (1
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Londynn Jones scored 16 points, Lauren Betts had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 8 UCLA dominated on the boards in a 61-41 win at Arizona on Saturday night in the regular season finale for both teams. The Bruins (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) shot 57.5%
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We are counting down the days until Tuesday’s primary elections. Congressman Adam Schiff and Steve Garvey were in the valley this weekend ahead of the big day. News channel 3 got a one on one with Schiff. We also contacted Garvey’s team to interview him, but they declined. Congressman Adam Schiff hits four cities in one day in the final
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Marshall Jr. and Christoph Tilly scored 16 points apiece to help Santa Clara defeat San Francisco 69-62 on Saturday night. Marshall had eight rebounds and Tilly grabbed seven for the Broncos (19-12, 10-6 West Coast Conference). Adama Bal totaled 10 points and six boards. Ryan
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main prison in a major escalation of violence sweeping the troubled Caribbean nation. “They need help,” a union representing Haitian police said in a message
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A child and at least one other person were injured in a shooting outside of a Missouri high school Saturday, North Kansas City Police said, less than a month after a mass shooting at a Super Bowl celebration shook the area. Two victims were transported from
Continue ReadingBy JOSH WRIGHT Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Jaylen Wells matched a career high with 27 points, including 11 in the final 7 1/2 minutes as No. 19 Washington State beat UCLA 77-65 on Saturday. The Cougars (23-7, 14-5) rallied from 13 points down — their second double-digit comeback in three days — to
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points Saturday night, still going strong in his 21st NBA season as he tries to put the career scoring record out of reach. James drove past Michael Porter Jr. and hit a layup with 10:39 left in the second quarter of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel says he’ll be staying away from future Heisman ceremonies until Reggie Bush “gets his trophy back.” Manziel, the 2012 Heisman winner, announced the move on social media Saturday. “Doesn’t sit right with my morals and values that he can’t be on that stage with us every
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, Abel Alvarado and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Iceland has evacuated its world-famous Blue Lagoon due to nearby seismic activity that suggests an “imminent” volcanic eruption, the country’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday. Magma has begun flowing after “intense seismic activity” in the area around the lagoon, a popular geothermal spa known for
Continue ReadingSANDY, Utah (AP) — Andrés Gómez had two goals in the first half and added an assist to give Real Salt Lake a 3-0 home-opening win over LAFC in a game played in a near blizzard on Saturday. The start of the game was pushed back two hours because of the weather and just a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Holt, Zee Hamoda and Austin Patterson each had 15 points in Sacramento State’s 73-61 victory over Portland State on Saturday night. Holt also contributed eight rebounds and four blocks for the Hornets (8-22, 4-13 Big Sky Conference). Patterson shot 6 of 9 (2 for 4 from
Continue ReadingBy JESSE SOWA Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Brink sees her role for Stanford as “leader, scorer, a little bit of everything.” Brink had 18 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks as fourth-ranked Stanford pulled away from Oregon for a 76-56 win in the Pac-12 regular-season finale for both teams and possibly her
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers signed center Harry Giles III to a two-way contract on Saturday. Giles, 25, averaged 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 16 games for the Brooklyn Nets this season before he was waived on Feb. 8. The 20th pick in the 2017 draft, Giles has also played for
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