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Ayoka Lee’s 28 points lifts No. 13 Kansas State over Missouri 84-56

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Ayoka Lee scored 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting and No. 13 Kansas State used a big third quarter to roll to an 84-56 win over Missouri in the inaugural Bill Snyder Basketball Classic on Saturday.Snyder, a former football coach at Kansas State and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, is a St. Joseph, Missouri native.Brylee Glenn scored 12 points for the Wildcats (9-1), Serena Sundell had 11 points and eight assists, and Gabby Gregory had 10 points.Abby Feit and Hayley Frank had 13 points apiece for the Tigers (7-4) and Mama Dembele had 11.NO. 16 INDIANA 66, RUTGERS 56PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 25 points, Sydney Parrish had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Indiana ran its winning streak to seven games with a win over Rutgers in their Big Ten Conference opener.Yarden Garzon and Chloe Moore-McNeil both had 11 points as the Hoosiers (8-1) gave coach Teri Moren her 100th conference win.Kaylene Smikle led Rutgers (6-6) with 19 points. Anton...

Heisman Finalist Voting

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

Finalist voting for the 2023 Heisman Trophy, with first-, second- and third-place votes and total points (voting on 3-2-1 basis):Player1st2nd3rdTotalJayden Daniels, LSU503217862,029Michael Penix Jr., Washington2923411431,701Bo Nix, Oregon51205322885Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State2078136352Source

TJ Bickerstaff scores 21 to lead No. 18 James Madison over Old Dominion 84-69

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — TJ Bickerstaff scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 18 James Madison to an 84-69 victory at Old Dominion on Saturday night. Michael Green III, Jaylen Carey and Terrence Edwards each added 13 points for the Dukes (9-0).After dismissing forward Dericko Williams from the team earlier in the week, the Monarchs were left without a player taller than 6-7 in the regular rotation and James Madison went inside to take advantage. JMU big men Bickerstaff and Carey combined to go 9-of-9 from the floor in the first half. Once the Dukes started hitting 3-pointers late in the first, there wasn’t much Old Dominion could do to slow them down.Chaunce Jenkins led the Monarchs (3-6) with 19 points, Vasean Allette added 14 and Devin Ceaser had 13. The Dukes led 50-30 at halftime and led by 24 early in the second before Jenkins sparked a run for the Monarchs. Old Dominion cut it to 75-61 with four minutes left, but JMU answered with back-to-back buckets from Bickerstaf...

LSU QB Jayden Daniels overcomes being outside CFP race to win Heisman Trophy with prolific season

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship.The fifth-year player, who transferred from Arizona State to LSU in 2022, received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 points. Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. was the the runner-up with 292 first-place votes and 1,701 points and Oregon’s Bo Nix was third (51, 885), putting transfer quarterbacks in each of the top three spots. Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. finished fourth.Daniels, who turns 23 on Dec. 18, won AP Player of the Year earlier this week. Daniels is the fifth quarterback in the last seven seasons to win the Heisman after transferring, joining former LSU star Joe Burrow in 2019 and USC’s Caleb Williams last year. He is also LSU’s third Heisman winner overall, along with running back Billy Cannon ...

Gaiter scores 20, guides South Alabama past Spring Hill 91-74

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Isiah Gaiter’s 20 points helped South Alabama defeat Spring Hill 91-74 on Saturday night.Gaiter also contributed six assists and three steals for the Jaguars (6-5). Samuel Tabe added 19 points while going 7 of 13 and 5 of 5 from the free throw line, and they also had eight rebounds. Marcus Millender had 12 points and was 4 of 9 shooting, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line.Walter Peggs Jr. finished with 17 points for the Badgers. Isaiah Veal added 14 points for Spring Hill. In addition, Timothy Reilly had 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Xavier takes fifth straight against Cincinnati, beating the Bearcats 84-79

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Quincy Olivari scored 27 points, Dayvion McKnight scored 20 points and Xavier won its fifth straight against Cincinnati, beating the Bearcats 84-79 on Saturday.Desmond Claude added 11 points and Abou Ousmane scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Musketeers (5-5).True freshman backup Jizzle James scored 14 of his career-high 19 points in the first-half for the Bearcats who lost for the first time this season (7-1). John Newman III scored 18 points, Viktor Lakhin 17 and Day Day Thomas 15 for Cincinnati.Ousmane’s layup with 13:03 left broke a 49-all tie and Xavier held off Cincinnati from there.The Bearcats went on a 14-5 run to start the second half and took their first lead of the game when Aziz Bandaogo made 1 of 2 foul shots with 16:10 remaining to make it 41-40.Xavier responded to outscore Cincinnati 17-6 over the next five minutes and led 57-47 with 11:24 left to post its biggest lead of the night to that point.James made a layup and a 3-pointer...

Jefferson scores 16 points, helps Saint Mary’s upset No. 13 Colorado State, 64-61

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — Joshua Jefferson scored 16 points including a key 3-pointer down the stretch and Saint Mary’s sent No. 13 Colorado State to its first loss of the season 64-61 on Saturday night. Augustas Marciulionis led the Gaels (5-5) with 18 points before fouling out, and Aidan Mahaney added 10 points. Isaiah Stevens had 20 points to lead Colorado State (9-1). Patrick Cartier had 16 points and Nique Clifford added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Up 33-32 at the break, St. Mary’s moved out to a 51-42 lead on a 3-pointer by Mahaney and a driving layup by Mitchell Saxen on successive possessions midway through the second half. They went ahead by nine points on Jefferson’s layup with 6:48 left to play. But Colorado State fought back with a 9-0 run, tying it at 55 with 4:09 remaining on a pair of free throws by Stevens. The Rams went in front 57-56 on Cartier’s two free throws with 2:10 left. Jefferson answered with a hook shot seconds later and the Gae...

Tornado deja tres muertos y graves destrozos en un pueblo en Tennessee

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee – Un tornado causó tres muertes, arrancó techos de casas y dejó sin electricidad a miles de personas en Tennessee el sábado, cuando una serie de tormentas severas azotaban el estado.Según las autoridades del Condado Montgomery, las víctimas son dos adultos y un menor, quienes murieron tras el paso del tornado en Clarksville, al noroeste de Nashville.La policía y los bomberos de Clarksville respondieron a múltiples reportes de daños en la parte norte de la ciudad, que se encuentra al norte de Nashville, cerca de la frontera con el estado de Kentucky.Las fotos publicadas por el Departamento de Bomberos local en las redes sociales mostraban casas dañadas con escombros esparcidos en el césped, un camión con remolque volcado de costado en una carretera y aislamiento arrancado de muros de edificios. Captan en video posible tornado en Texas Siete tornados azotan Michigan: al menos cinco muertos, entre ellos una bebé de 1...

First phase of new Washington Street Bridge opens to motorists

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

The first phase of the new Washington Street Bridge opened to drivers and pedestrians on Saturday.The new bridge connects Boston’s North End to Charlestown. All vehicle and pedestrian traffic was moved to the eastern portion of the bridge on Saturday. MassDOT will now begin the process of demolishing the bridge that was previously in use.

Chicago Bears reportedly mulling Soldier Field parking area as new stadium site as talks resume with schools over Arlington Heights location

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:48:03 GMT

The Chicago Bears continue to check out a variety of sites in and around Chicago — including the site of Soldier Field — as potential homes for a new stadium, officials said Wednesday.The Bears are doing due diligence on the viability of the south parking lot at Soldier Field as the location for their next stadium, according to unnamed sources cited by The Parkins & Spiegel Show on WSCR-AM 670 The Score.The Bears have proposed building a $5 billion enclosed stadium and entertainment and housing complex on the site of the closed Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights. The project has stalled while the team tries to negotiate favorable property taxes for the site.The Bears reportedly are using the same surveying firm, Compass Surveying Ltd. in Aurora, that they used for Arlington Heights and other potential locations.In response, the Bears would not confirm the report, but issued the following brief statement:“As we stated in September earlier th...