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No. 2 Kansas comes back in final 5 minutes to beat Indiana 75-71

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Kevin McCullar Jr. scored 21 points, including four crucial free throws in the final minute, and Hunter Dickinson had 17 points and 14 rebounds as No. 2 Kansas rallied in the second half for a 75-71 win at Indiana on Saturday.The Jayhawks (10-1), who picked up their first victory at Assembly Hall, trailed by as many as 13 and did not take their first lead of the game until Dickinson scored in the post to make it 62-61 with 4:53 remaining.Trey Galloway scored a career-high 28 points for Indiana (7-3), Mackenzie Mbako had 14, Malik Reneau finished with 13, and Kel’el Ware added 11 points and 15 rebounds.KJ Adams Jr. had 14 points for Kansas and Dajuan Harris Jr. contributed 12 points and five assists.NO. 4 HOUSTON 70, TEXAM A&M 66HOUSTON (AP) — Emanuel Sharp scored 21 points, L.J. Cryer added 17 and unbeaten Houston held off Texas.Cryer has scored in double figures in 10 straight games, and Sharp has reached double figures in nine of 11 games this season.J...

Chargers owner Dean Spanos had no choice but to clean house after rout by Las Vegas

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Dean Spanos was left with only one choice as he watched his Los Angeles Chargers get pummeled 63-21 by the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night.The Bolts’ owner needed to immediately clean house.Friday’s firings of coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco could not wait until after the Chargers walked off the field on Jan. 8 against Kansas City or the morning of Jan. 9. Not with three games remaining in another disappointing season and after two flat performances in a five-day span against division opponents, including last Sunday’s 24-10 loss to Denver.Not after allowing the most points in a game in franchise history and the third-worst defeat by margin.Not when the game was 42-0 at halftime and 63-7 29 seconds into the fourth quarter.“We wasn’t ready to play and it showed out there today,” safety Derwin James said after Thursday night’s game. “It was a complete team loss.”Linebacker Khalil Mack was even more direct...

Miles’ 22 lead North Florida over Trinity Baptist 113-72

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jasai Miles scored 22 points as North Florida beat Trinity Baptist 113-72 on Saturday.Miles also added nine rebounds for the Ospreys (7-5). Ametri Moss added 17 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line, and they also had seven rebounds and nine assists. Jah Nze was 6 of 8 shooting, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 3 from the line to finish with 17 points.Zach Kiadii finished with 15 points for the Eagles. Trinity Baptist also got 15 points from Brandon Hill. Diego Fernandez also recorded 13 points.North Florida visits Florida State in its next matchup on Tuesday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley scores 18 points to lift No. 1 South Carolina over Presbyterian 99-29

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley had 18 points and No. 1 South Carolina pulled away early to beat Presbyterian 99-29 on Saturday.The Gamecocks improved to 10-0 for a third straight season.Chloe Kitts finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Gamecocks and Ashlyn Watkins had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Tessa Johnson had 13 points, Kamilla Cardoso and Sakima Walker scored 12 apiece while Bree Hall added 10.Tilda Sjokvist led Presbyterian (8-4) with 15 points. NO. 17 UCONN 86, NO. 18 LOUISVILLE 62HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Aubrey Griffin scored a season-high 25 points and Aaliyah Edwards added 22 and UConn pulled away to beat Louisville.It was the second straight win over a ranked team for the Huskies, who have used six different starting lineups and are 2-3 against teams now in the Top 25. The Cardinals gave up a season high in points and had their six-game winning streak snapped.Paige Bueckers hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the Huskies (7-3), w...

David Jones scores 22 points and Memphis holds on to beat No. 13 Clemson 79-77

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — David Jones scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, Jahvon Quinerly added 17 points and six assists, and Memphis held on to beat No. 13 Clemson 79-77 on Saturday.Nick Jourdain added 11 points for Memphis (8-2).PJ Hall led Clemson (9-1) with 21 points, while Chauncey Wiggins finished with 19 and Chase Hunter had 13.Hunter hit the first of two free throws with 1.3 seconds left to cut the Memphis lead to 79-77, but his miss of the second was grabbed by Memphis’ Malcolm Dandridge, preserving the Tigers’ win.The second half was tight with the difference rarely getting beyond one possession. Clemson, off to its best start since starting the 2008-09 season at 16-0, had the lead until a pair of free throws by Quinerly with 4:29 left. A pair of free throws with 13.5 seconds left by Jaykwon Walton helped Memphis close it out.After a couple of early runs by both teams, the first half settled into a closely played affair highlighted by tight defense, res...

Barcelona held at Valencia for third game without a win. Sevilla fires coach Diego Alonso

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona was held at Valencia to 1-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday, remaining winless for a third straight game and falling further behind in the title race.João Félix put Barcelona ahead in the 55th minute. He had to only tap in a cross by Raphinha after Frenkie de Jong played the Brazil forward clear with a precise lobbed pass with the tip of his boot.Barcelona looked close to adding to the lead but midfielder Hugo Guillamón pulled Valencia level in the 70th by scoring from the edge of the box after the visitors failed to clear a cross.Coach Xavi Hernández called the game “a final” after losing to Girona last weekend and then falling at Antwerp midweek in the Champions League — despite already qualifying for the knockout rounds.The stalemate at Mestalla Stadium means surprise leader Girona is six points ahead of third-placed Barcelona before it hosts Alaves on Monday. Real Madrid is four points clear of Barcelona before hosting Villarreal on Sunday.“An...

Georgetown gets clutch 3 from Massoud, huge block from Cook to defeat Notre Dame 72-68 in OT

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Ismael Massoud hit a go-ahead 3-pointer, Supreme Cook preserved the lead with a blocked shot, and Georgetown defeated Notre Dame 72-68 in overtime on Saturday.Massoud hit a high-arching jumper from deep on the left wing to give the Hoyas a 70-68 lead with 1:16 remaining. Neither team scored on the next several possessions, and Cook blocked what otherwise looked like an open 3-point try by Kebba Njie with three seconds left.Rowan Brumbaugh finished the scoring with two free throws for Georgetown in the final second.Drew Fielder made four 3-pointers and led Georgetown (7-4) with 16 points. Brumbaugh added 15 points, Massoud 13, Dontrez Styles 10 and Jay Heath 10.Markus Burton scored all six of Notre Dame’s points in overtime and led the Fighting Irish (4-6) with 17 points, although he was 6-of-20 from the field. Julian Roper II and J.R. Konieczny added 13 points each and Braeden Shrewsberry had 10 points.Styles hit a 3-pointer to give Georgetown the first...

Officer helps Fort Collins teen after bike stolen on birthday

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Fort Collins Police Department officer and Recycled Cycles recently helped out a teen who had his birthday gift stolen on his birthday.The 13-year-old victim had received a bike for his birthday. Police said he enjoys riding his bike to school and to go fishing.However, his newly gifted bike was among the items stolen during a burglary."One of our officers knew something had to be done," a post on social media said.The officer went to the local Recycled Cycles, and the business donated a new bike for free to the victim."While crime is present in every community, the level of compassion and caring that is present here is what makes Fort Collins the amazing community that it is," the post read.

Shipping containers catch fire in Hollywood; no injuries

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

Firefighters in Hollywood put out fierce flames after several shipping containers caught fire.According to Hollywood Fire Rescue, about eight containers ignited at Biorganics Skin Therapy on Liberty street and North 20th Avenue, Saturday morning.The flames consumed the containers and a large pile of trash nearby.Fortunately, no one was hurt.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Storm system brings heavy downpours and whipping winds across South Florida, triggering flooding concerns

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:59:13 GMT

A major storm system is wreaking havoc across South Florida, bringing lashing winds and relentless rounds of rain across the region, a soggy situation that is expected to linger through the remainder of the weekend.Strong wind gusts have been reported, including 44 miles per hour in Fort Lauderdale. This is expected to be the case until at least early Sunday morning.7News cameras on Saturday afternoon captured several passers-by on the Hollywood Broadwalk who opted to brave the downpours.A couple visiting from Michigan said they haven’t even been able to get to their Airbnb.“We’ve been waiting to check in to our Airbnb for like five hours,” said one of the visitors“I was here like a couple of years ago, so not what I’m used to, but we’ll make the best of it,” said the other visitor. “It should be good tomorrow.”It was more of the same on Fort Lauderdale Beach: windy, with rain suddenly increasing then petering out. Rinse, r...