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Bal scores 28 as Santa Clara takes down Pepperdine 78-72

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Adama Bal had 28 points in Santa Clara’s 78-72 victory against Pepperdine on Saturday.Bal shot 7 for 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 12 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (11-6, 2-0 West Coast Conference). Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 12 points, going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the foul line. Johnny O’Neil had 11 points and was 3-of-8 shooting, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the free-throw line.Michael Ajayi finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Waves (7-10, 0-2). Jevon Porter added 14 points for Pepperdine. In addition, Houston Mallette had 10 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Tres meses después, Israel entra en una nueva fase de la guerra. ¿Sigue intentando “destruir” a Hamas?

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

(CNN) — Hace tres meses, dirigiéndose a los ciudadanos sacudidos por un horrorífico día de ataques de Hamas, el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, hizo una promesa.“Las FDI (Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel) utilizarán inmediatamente toda su fuerza para destruir las capacidades de Hamas”, dijo Netanyahu. “Las destruiremos”.Ahora, las FDI están pasando a una nueva fase de su guerra contra Hamas en Gaza, y hay indicios de que sus objetivos también están cambiando.“Los antecedentes no son muy favorables a las campañas militares que pretenden erradicar un movimiento político militar profundamente arraigado”, declaró a CNN Bilal Y. Saab, investigador asociado sobre Medio Oriente y el Norte de África en Chatham House.“Los dirigentes de las FDI comprenden muy bien que lo máximo que pueden hacer es degradar gravemente las capacidades militares de Hamas”, declaró Saab.Israel ha cosechado algunos éxitos en ese sentido: sus fuerzas ...

Cincinnati rallies past No. 12 BYU 71-60 for 1st Big 12 victory in conference debut

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Viktor Lakhin scored 17 points and Aziz Bandaogo had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead Cincinnati to a 71-60 victory over No. 12 BYU in the Big 12 opener for both teams on Saturday night.Jizzle James also added 12 for the Bearcats (12-2, 1-0 Big 12), who won their fourth consecutive game after rallying from a halftime deficit for the second straight game.Trevin Knell scored a career-high 27 points on a career-high nine 3-pointers to lead BYU. Dallin Hall added 10 points but no other player scored in double figures for the Cougars (12-2, 0-1), who lost at home for the first time this season.After trailing by double digits late in the first half, Cincinnati erased the deficit after halftime with a 19-4 run. James scored three baskets during the run and Lakhin knocked down a 3-pointer to cap it, giving the Bearcats a 66-55 lead with 2:51 left.BYU made just one basket over a nine-minute stretch to open the door for a Cincinnati rally.Cincinnati dug itself an early hol...

Rigsby scores 18 as Oregon holds off Washington State 89-84

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Brennan Rigsby hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 to help Oregon hold off Washington State 89-84 on Saturday night.Rigsby made 7 of 9 shots for the Ducks (12-3, 4-0 Pac-12 Conference). Jermaine Couisnard finished with 16 points and seven rebounds. Kario Oquendo scored 15 off the bench on 5-for-5 shooting, four from 3-point range. Jackson Shelstad pitched in with 14 points, five rebounds and three assists. Oregon has won five in a row.Freshman Myles Rice led the Cougars (10-5, 1-3) with 22 points and matched his season-high with seven assists. Jaylen Wells had 15 points and Andrej Jakimovski hit three 3-pointers and scored 13. Isaac Jones added 10 points and five boards, while freshman Isaiah Watts scored 10 with eight assists off the bench.Rigsby hit all three of his 3-pointers and scored 13 to lead Oregon to a 46-41 lead at halftime. The Ducks shot 69% from the floor and sank 7 of 11 from beyond the arc. Rice had 12 points to lead WSU. The Cougars shot 52% and ...

Jaylon Tyson scores 22, Cal beat UCLA 66-57, snaps 19-game Pac-12 losing streaks

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylon Tyson scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half, Fardaws Aimaq had his 10th double-double of the season and California beat UCLA 66-57 Saturday night for its first Pac-12 Conference win in a calendar year. Cal (5-10, 1-3) hadn’t beaten a conference opponent since it beat Stanford 92-70 on Jan. 6, 2023. The Golden Bears had lost 19 straight — including the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament — in league play and snapped a 16-game road skid. Aimaq finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds and Jalen Cone scored 12 points for Cal. Aimaq converted a three-point play to open the scoring and UCLA trailed the rest of the way. Tyson, Cone, and Aimaq each made a 3-pointer to give Cal a 12-2 lead with 13 minutes left in the first half as the Bruins started the game 1-of-9 shooting with four turnovers. The Golden Bears led by as many as 13 points in the first half and Tyson scored six points in a 9-2 spurt that made it 45-31 when he scored inside with 14:50 to play. UCLA sc...

Anderson scores 16 to lead UC Santa Barbara over Cal Poly 61-52

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Cole Anderson scored 16 points as UCSB beat Cal Poly 61-52 on Saturday.Anderson shot 5 for 10, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Gauchos (8-6, 1-3 Big West Conference). Ajay Mitchell was 5 of 11 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to add 13 points. Josh Pierre-Louis went 4 of 5 from the field to finish with nine points.Kobe Sanders led the Mustangs (4-12, 0-4) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and five assists. Cal Poly also got seven points from Tuukka Jaakkola. Jarred Hyder also had six points and two steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Schoen: Can Haley or DeSantis get boost in Iowa?

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

The first in the nation Republican presidential contest is in just nine days, when the Iowa caucuses are held on Jan.15. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are both looking to gain momentum in a longshot bid to win the GOP nomination over Donald Trump.The winner of the contest is essentially a foregone conclusion, as months of lower candidates crisscrossing the Hawkeye state have failed to make much of a dent in Trump’s lead. According to FiveThirtyEight’s polling average of the state, the former president is at 50% with a more than 30-point advantage over DeSantis and Haley, who come in at 18% and 16%, respectively.Thus, the real battle on Jan. 15 will be for second place. If either DeSantis or Haley can leap out above the other and create some separation in the final Iowa vote count, it will give their campaign a major boost.The pair are scheduled for a one-on-one debate on Jan. 10 at Drake University in the capital city Des Moines, which ...

Islamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital that killed 2

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in the Afghan capital late Saturday that killed at least two people. Fourteen others were wounded in the attack in Kabul’s western Shiite neighborhood of Dashti Barchi, according to police spokesperson Khalid Zadran.The Sunni militant group said its members detonated an explosive device on the bus carrying Shiite Muslims, whom they called disbelievers, in a statement released shortly after the explosion Saturday. It was the first attack in the country in 2024.The Dashti Barchi area of Kabul has been repeatedly targeted by the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan. The group has carried out major assaults on schools, hospitals, and mosques, and has also attacked other Shiite areas across the country.In November, in the same area of Kabul, the IS claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in which seven people were killed and 20 others were wounded.On Oct. 26, four people were killed a...

Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 128 people

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 128 people. Heavy snowfall expected in Ishikawa Prefecture later Sunday and through the night added to the urgency.After Monday’s 7.6 magnitude temblor, 195 people were still unaccounted for, a slight decrease from the more than 200 reported earlier, and 560 people were injured. Hundreds of aftershocks have followed, rattling Noto Peninsula, where the quakes are centered.Taiyo Matsushita walked three hours through mud to reach a supermarket in Wajima city to buy food and other supplies for his family. The home where he lives with his wife and four children, and about 20 nearby homes, are among the more than a dozen communities cut off by landslides. Power was out, and in a matter of hours, they couldn’t even use their cell phones, he told Jiji Press.“We want everyone to know help isn’t coming to some places,” Matsushi...

Redwood City police search for man who exposed himself to teen

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:10:55 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed his genitals to a teen boy earlier this week, the Redwood City Police Department. Authorities said the indecent exposure happened on Jan. 3 around 12:44 p.m. at a Marine View Park restroom.RCPD said the man "placed his genitals through a hole in the wall" when the 15-year-old boy was using the restroom. The teen ran away and notified his parents. Flights at Bay Area airports affected by grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes The suspect is described as a Hispanic man with a dark complexion, according to RCPD. He stands at around 5-foot-8 and was last seen wearing a black beanie and an unknown jacket.RCPD says anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the department at 650-780-7100. The investigation remains ongoing.