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St. John’s edges Purdue on last-second shot in First Four

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jayla Everett made a go-ahead shot with 0.3 seconds left and St. John’s edged Purdue 66-64 on Thursday night in a First Four game.St. John’s (23-8), a No. 11 seed making its 11th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, advances to play sixth-seeded North Carolina in the first round on Saturday.Everett curled off a screen and sank a jumper from the free-throw line with 1:30 left for a 64-62 lead. But the Red Storm turned it over on their next possession and Lasha Petree made a shot in the lane to tie it at 64-all with 30.3 left.After a timeout, Mimi Reid dribbled down the clock before starting the offense with about 10 seconds left. Everett drove the right side of the lane and had the ball knocked loose before corralling it and sinking a shot from a difficult angle.Petree had 20 points and eight rebounds for Purdue (19-11), which was making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2017. Caitlyn Harper scored 14 points.TENNESSEE TECH 79, MONMOUTH 69BLOOMINGTO...

McDavid scores NHL-leading 57th goal, Oilers beat Stars 4-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored his NHL-leading 57th goal and added an assist in the Edmonton Oilers’ 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.McDavid pushed his NHL-best points total to 131 — 30 more than second-place linemate Leon Draisaitl. Draisaitl assisted on McDavid’s goal.Warren Foegele and Mattias Janmark scored for Edmonton in the first period, with Janmark connecting short-handed for the first of his two goals.Wyatt Johnston cut it to 2-1 midway through the third. McDavid quickly restored the two-goal advantage, and Janmark capped the scoring with an empty-netter.Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for the Oilers. Jake Oettinger stopped 26 shots for the Stars.UP NEXTStars: At Calgary on Saturday night.Oilers: At Seattle on Saturday.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

TTU women get 8th straight win, beat Monmouth in First Four

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Maaliya Owens and Jada Guinn each scored 18 points and Tennessee Tech won its eighth straight game with a 79-69 victory over Monmouth on Thursday night in the First Four.Tennessee Tech (23-9), the No. 16 seed, advances to face top-seeded Indiana in the first round on Saturday. The Golden Eagles won their first NCAA Tournament game since 1990.The Golden Eagles made 10 3-pointers in the first half — after averaging just 6.5 makes this season. Peyton Carter had four 3-pointers, Owens sank all three of her attempts and Jordan Brock also made three. Tennessee Tech finished the game 12 of 26 from distance.Owens scored seven points in the third quarter and Tennessee Tech closed on an 11-5 run for a 54-44 lead. Monmouth got within six points with 4:31 left in the fourth on a 3-pointer by Ariana Vanderhoop. Reghan Grimes grabbed an offensive rebound at the other end and put it back and Tennessee Tech’s lead didn’t drop below eight points the rest of the w...

Swiatek, Rybakina reach semifinals at Indian Wells

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek breezed past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.Swiatek, the defending champion, took a 4-0 lead in the second set and converted her second match point to close it out.“I’m happy that I played so intense that I could start both sets well,” Swiatek said. “I’m feeling like I’m handling things pretty well and just playing my game.”Next up for Swiatek is No. 10 seed Elena Rybakina, who outlasted Karolina Muchova 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4. It will be a rematch from the Australian Open in January, when Rybakina won 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.Jannik Sinner beat defending champion Taylor Fritz 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to become the first Italian man to reach the semifinals of the 47-year-old tournament.Sinner, the 11th seed, advanced to the semis at a Masters 1000 for the second time. He had 32 winners to 25 for Fritz; both had 17 unforced errors.Sinner connected on 80% of his f...

Poles: Bears in better place after trade, free agency moves

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — General manager Ryan Poles acknowledged the temptation to wait and see if the Chicago Bears could get more for the No. 1 overall selection in the draft.He couldn’t pass up the chance to add a star receiver when the Carolina Panthers offered DJ Moore to go with a haul of picks. That’s why he decided it was time to make the big move.“I think at some point, when you feel comfortable with what you’re receiving, you pull the trigger,” Poles said Thursday. “Sometimes, you wait too long and things move on. Trades are hard. When you’re a part of them and they pop up and you’re having those conversations, they’re not comfortable conversations when you’re moving on from a player. The longer that you’re talking about it and thinking about it, you can start to sway a little bit.”The Bears addressed a big need when they agreed to send the No. 1 pick to Carolina for Moore. Besides giving quarterback Justin Fields a top-tier ...

Stamkos scores twice, Lightning beat Devils 4-3 in shootout

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist in regulation, and Alex Killorn and Ross Colton each scored in the shootout to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves for Tampa Bay, which won its second in a row over New Jersey after a victory Tuesday night.“I saw Ross go low blocker, so I figured I’d try the same,” Killorn said of his shootout winner.Timo Meier had two goals in the third period and Tomas Tatar also scored for New Jersey. Akira Schmid made 21 saves in his 12th start this season.“I thought he gave us a strong game,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said of his backup netminder.Colton, a New Jersey native playing in his home state, scored his 16th goal of the year 1:09 into the game to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead.The Devils broke through midway through the second period when Nico Hischier found Tatar with a cross-ice pass, and Tatar scored his 16th goal to it at 1.Shortly after fe...

Is it legal to set a booby trap at your home?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) — There is no shortage of questions connected to what happened outside of a Highlands Ranch home last week.A booby trap hurt a salesman. The device was one of two on the property and left the man hospitalized, according to court paperwork.FOX31 got a legal lesson from analyst George Brauchler. When does 'no trespassing' apply at a home?Brauchler is clearing the air after the story triggered dozens of responses in the comments section on the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page, some questioning the crime itself or claiming the punishment was too severe.“You want to live in a place where you can put up a wall that nobody can get beyond, that’s one thing," said Brauchler, a former district attorney. “But just setting up in suburbia with something that might cause serious bodily injury or death, just can't do it.” Police never investigated Denver Health for inmate’s death, despite red flags So what if you have “no trespassing signs” like the h...

Truck repossessed after finance company mistake

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

(KDVR) — Matthew Jamison purchased a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado at an impound lot in order to find a good deal. "The car was inoperable. So it had engine problems and I am a mechanic, so I installed the engine," he said. Jamison registered the truck and the title but got a surprise several months later. A tow company repossessed the truck late at night. Jamison contacted the police. “I thought, is my truck stolen?” he said. ‘Just cause’ eviction bill passes Colorado House The repossession was ordered by an Indiana-based finance company that had paperwork showing the truck had a lien from a previous owner, but it was a mistake. “They weren’t going to notify me, you know. My name wasn’t on the lien," Jamison said. Who can sell an impounded vehicle with a lien on it?So how did Jamison get the title? The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles is investigating the case but told the FOX31 Problem Solvers their records are updated to show any active liens. When a finance company lien isn’t...

Federal judge sides with father banned from Denver Public Schools property

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A school cofounder and father was banned from all Denver Public Schools property last year, which prompted him to sue the district. This week, a federal judge ruled in favor of Brandon Pryor for a second time.Judge John Kane with the U.S. District Court of Colorado ruled to lift the ban keeping Pryor off school grounds months ago, while the court process plays out. DPS appealed the decision, but just days ago, Kane came back and denied their request with some harsh words. Xylazine, the ‘zombie drug,’ infiltrating street supply Pryor said this is a small win in court that gives him hope to keep pushing forward, sharing with FOX31 that he won't give up."We're going to hold them accountable for everything that they do," Pryor said.Denver Public Schools banned school cofounder, coachThe ongoing and complex civil court case is exposing the turbulent relationship between a school cofounder and the school district. The Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy is modeled after HBCUs ...

Panthers score team-record 7 goals in 1st, top Canadiens 9-5

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:03:01 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored twice in Florida’s franchise-record, seven-goal first period and the Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 9-5 on Thursday night.Florida scored six goals in the second period against Boston on April 5, 2000. Against Montreal, the Panthers came just shy of tying the franchise record for goals in a game set in 1997, going scoreless in the third period.The teams combined for 10 first-period goals to tie the NHL record for goals in a first period. It also was the fastest first 10 goals in an NHL game, with Florida getting the 10th goal at 13:18.“I have never seen anything like that. In 25 years, never seen that many goals,’’ Florida coach Paul Maurice said. “There were more goals than chances to score and that is a rarity. All I can say is it affected the game for both teams and I do not think anything on video is useful to the game of hockey. It was almost Twilight Zone: Every puck went in.”Aaron Ekblad also scored twice for Florida, helping ...