SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong hit seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points, Yvonne Ejim added 22 and No. 17 Gonzaga rolled to an 89-60 victory over Saint Mary’s on Saturday for the Bulldogs’ 29th straight win at home. Brynna Maxwell scored 14 points for Gonzaga (18-2, 6-0 West Coast Conference), which has
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer San Jose State is working to finalize a deal with former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan as the Spartans head coach, two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because details
Continue ReadingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander was active for Green Bay’s divisional-round playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. Alexander had been listed as questionable after injuring his ankle last week against Dallas. Punter Daniel Whelan and linebacker Isaiah McDuffie were also active for the Packers after being listed as
Continue ReadingBy ALBA ALEMÁN Associated Press LERDO DE TEJADA, Mexico (AP) — Four local police officers in Mexico have been placed under investigation in connection with the shooting death of a man in the Gulf of Mexico state of Veracruz, after neighbors in the town surrounded the officers and attacked them. The Veracruz Public Security Department
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — US personnel were injured in a ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Saturday, two US officials said. The attack resulted in minor injuries, the officials said, though it was not immediately clear how many personnel had been injured. US Central Command confirmed the attack
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has endorsed Nikki Haley, days before she tries to take on frontrunner Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary. Hutchinson is a conservative whose opposition to Trump became central in his longshot bid for the GOP primary before he dropped out Tuesday. In
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona struggled early, rallied and dug another big hole. The Wildcats scratched their way back by getting gritty, turning their Pac-12 home finale against UCLA into a desert version of a street fight. Oumar Ballo had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Pelle Larsson scored 22
Continue ReadingCNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned Donald Trump’s mental fitness after he appeared to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when talking about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. “Last night, Trump is at a rally and he’s going on and on mentioning
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl who was rescued in Southern California when a passerby saw her hold up a “Help Me!” sign in a parked car. A statement Friday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California said Steven Robert Sablan, 62,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl who was rescued in Southern California when a passerby saw her hold up a “Help Me!” sign in a parked car. A statement Friday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California said Steven Robert Sablan, 62,
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — US personnel were injured in a ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Saturday, two US officials said. The attack was one of the largest-scale ballistic missile attacks to date that the US has seen carried out by Iran-backed militias in Iraq, deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Great Osobor tallied 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead no. 16 Utah State to a 83-62 victory over Fresno State on Saturday. Ian Martinez chipped in 14 points and a career-high six assists to help the Aggies (17-2, 5-1 Mountain West) bounce back from a
Continue ReadingUDINE, Italy (AP) — Racist abuse aimed at AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan prompted a top-tier Italian league game at Udinese to be suspended briefly during the first half. Maignan left the field after the insults which followed a goal for Milan. There had also been racist abuse earlier that led to an announcement in
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — Omar Morales of Mexico opened with three quick birdies on his way to a 5-under 65, giving him a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Latin America Amateur. At stake is a chance to play in three majors this year. Morales was on the verge of pulling away
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Ron DeSantis is campaigning in South Carolina, and he’s trying to frame his White House campaign as the one that can top GOP front-runner Donald Trump and Nikki Haley in pivotal South Carolina. But some who came out to see him Saturday in Myrtle Beach
Continue ReadingBy Sarah El Sirgany, Adam Pourahmadi, Artemis Moshtaghian and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — At least five Iranian military advisors and a number of Syrian forces were killed in an Israeli missile strike on a building in Damascus on Saturday, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, in another sign of building hostilities in the Middle
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah El Sirgany, Adam Pourahmadi, Artemis Moshtaghian and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — At least five Iranian military advisors and a number of Syrian forces were killed in an Israeli missile strike on a building in Damascus on Saturday, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, in another sign of building hostilities in the
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons interviewed Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach and interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady on Saturday for their head coaching vacancy. Morris, a former Atlanta assistant, is a familiar addition to the team’s list of candidates. The virtual
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl who was rescued in Southern California when a passerby saw her hold up a “Help Me” sign in a parked car. A statement Friday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California said Steven Robert Sablan, 62,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl who was rescued in Southern California when a passerby saw her hold up a “Help Me” sign in a parked car. A statement Friday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California said Steven Robert Sablan, 62,
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