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Terrence Shannon Jr. has 23 points, 10 rebounds, No. 24 Illinois beats Rutgers 76-58

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 24 Illinois beat Rutgers 76-58 on Saturday in the Big Ten opener for both schools.Marcus Domask added 15 points for the Illini (6-1), who won at Rutgers for the first time since Feb. 25, 2018.Austin Williams and Aundre Hyatt scored nine points apiece for the Scarlet Knights (5-2), whose five-game winning streak ended.The game featured the top two defenses in the Big Ten, with Rutgers holding opponents to 55.5 points and Illinois allowing 58.7. Rutgers shot 33.3% from the field (20 of 60).Illinois went on a 17-2 spurt midway through the second half to take its largest lead at 67-44. Shannon made three 3s during the run.The Illini opened the game on a 14-2 run, with Quincy Guerrier contributing seven points, but Rutgers closed within 41-36 at halftime thanks to an 18-9 run over the final 7:06.BIG PICTUREIllinois: Coleman Hawkins returned to the starting lineup for the Illini after missing the last thre...

Georgia Tech beats No. 7 Duke 72-68, handing Blue Devils their 2nd loss this week to unranked team

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Baye Ndongo scored 21 points and his dunk with 44 seconds remaining pushed Georgia Tech ahead for good as the Yellow Jackets beat No. 7 Duke 72-68 on Saturday, handing the Blue Devils their second loss this week to an unranked team.Miles Kelly had 16 points and Kowacie Reeves Jr. had 14 points for Georgia Tech (4-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has now defeated two ranked teams this week. The Yellow Jackets beat No. 21 Mississippi State 67-59 on Tuesday.Duke (5-3, 0-1) trailed most of the game, but the Blue Devils — who lost 80-75 on Wednesday at Arkansas — took a brief lead late before falling.Jeremy Roach paced Duke with 20 points, and Kyle Filipowski and Caleb Foster added 12 each. Roach played all 40 minutes after guard Tyrese Proctor was lost to an ankle injury just 1:16 into the game.Duke coach Jon Scheyer said his team didn’t adjust well “in real time” to losing Proctor.“Credit Georgia Tech,” he said. “They were ready to play. They were ready to go, ma...

Gordon continues scoring streak at home to earn Newcastle win over Man United in EPL

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Anthony Gordon scored for the fourth straight home game for Newcastle to earn a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday.The winger tapped in from close range from Kieran Trippier’s cross in the 55th minute for the only goal of a game Newcastle dominated at St. James’ Park.It ended a run of three victories in a row without conceding for Man United, which was overtaken by Newcastle and dropped to seventh place.Already hit hard by a long list of absentees that is into double figures, Newcastle saw goalkeeper Nick Pope helped off in the 86th with a suspected dislocated left shoulder sustained when he dived to stop a ball that was blocked in front of him.“It’s looks bad,” Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said. “He’s done it before and had it operated on and come back successfully. But I don’t know what the future holds for him, I don’t know if he will need an operation or not.”Pope’s replacement, Martin Dubravka, let in a goal ...

Newcastle defies long injury list to earn dominant win over Man United. Arsenal leads by 4 in EPL

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

Ravaged by injuries and hurting from a cruel VAR call in midweek, Newcastle was hardly in ideal shape as the same 11 players were sent out by manager Eddie Howe for a third straight game for the English Premier League meeting with Manchester United on Saturday.You’d never have known.Newcastle’s dominant 1-0 win at St. James’ Park was testament to the unwavering spirit in a squad being stretched to the limit as the Saudi-owned club challenges for trophies on all fronts.At the same time, it was a reality check for Man United after its recent revival in the league marked by narrow, scrappy wins and sensational goals.Anthony Gordon’s 55th-minute goal proved to be enough for Newcastle, which — in the space of a week — has beaten Chelsea and Man United either side of being denied a famous Champions League win at Paris Saint-Germain because of a roundly condemned handball decision.“It’s been a massive week for us,” Gordon said. “The same 11 players have played three games on the bounce and...

Rodman’s goal caps 3-0 victory for the US women over China

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Trinity Rodman had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat China 3-0 in an exhibition match on Saturday. Sophia Smith and Lindsey Horan also scored in the first of two exhibition games against China. The second is set for Tuesday in Frisco, Texas, outside of Dallas. The matches close a difficult year for the United States after the four-time champions were eliminated from the Women’s World Cup this summer in the round of 16, the team’s earliest exit ever. Smith scored in the eighth minute, beating China goalkeeper Xu Huan off a pass from Rodman. It was Smith’s 15th goal in 37 national team appearances. Horan made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, striking the ball from distance before it bounced past Xu. It was her 30th goal. Rodman capped the scoring in the 77th with an assist from Jaedyn Shaw. Rodman celebrated with a cheeky dance in front of the goal. “She’s just being really intentional, we see that in training, we see ...

Fuertes nevadas castigan el noroeste de Estados Unidos

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

SEATTLE – El clima invernal causó fuertes vientos y nevadas en partes del noroeste de Estados Unidos, cortando el suministro eléctrico en algunas áreas y arrojando nieve fresca en la zona montañosa de Cascade Range.Miles de hogares se quedaron sin electricidad el sábado por la mañana en el zona metropolitana de Seattle después de una noche de lluvia y viento, publicó el Seattle Times.Seattle City Light informó de 17 cortes que afectaron a más de 1,700 clientes a última hora de la mañana, aproximadamente dos tercios de ellos en el sur de Seattle. La empresa de servicios públicos anunció que estaba investigando la causa. Hasta $27 por hora: ¿Estás dispuesto a limpiar nieve? Nueva York busca trabajadores Impresionante: así están las cascadas del parque Yosemite tras derretirse capa de nieve récord Según el Seattle Times, hubo apagones más pequeños, algunos causados por árboles caídos, en otros vecindarios de Seattle.Comunidades...

Person set themselves on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta in ‘extreme act of political protest,’ police say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

(CNN) — A person was in critical condition Friday after setting themselves on fire outside the Israeli consulate in what Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said was “likely an extreme act of political protest.”The incident happened around noon outside the Consulate General of Israel, according to police. Schierbaum said investigators didn’t believe the incident had “any nexus to terrorism.”A security guard at the midtown Atlanta building saw the protester outside around noon and tried to stop them from setting themselves on fire, police and fire officials told reporters at a news conference. The security guard sustained burns on their leg and wrist.A Palestinian flag that was part of the protest was recovered at the scene, and gasoline was used as an accelerant, the officials said.The chief said staff inside the Israeli consulate were safe and did not appear to be in danger during the incident. The incident was contained to outside the building, and the chief said he wa...

Soggy Sunday weather

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

Another storm system is set to move over the area Sunday, with a cold rain expected for most. Rain will start falling along the South Coast, Cape, & Islands during the morning, while the rest of the area stays overcast. By midday showers reach Boston and Worcester, moving north into the afternoon. The showers taper off late day but fog will linger behind the storm into Sunday night. Rainfall is expected to be about a half an inch or less.Winds could gusts as high as 25mph but should remain less than 20mph for the majority of the time. Behind the storm sunnier, but colder weather returns to the area.

North Carolina State outlasts Boston College in overtime, 84-78

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

Boston College chased the game into overtime only to fall 84-78 to North Carolina State in the ACC opener for both squads Saturday at Conte Forum.BC dropped to 5-3 and will resume non-league play at home against Central Connecticut on Tuesday night while the Wolfpack improved to 5-2. BC is 9-10 in ACC openers since joining the conference in the 2005-06 season.“They threw an ACC game in the middle of the non-conferences so there was a lot of emotion in that,” said BC coach Earl Grant. “We have to learn from this and get ready for the next game.”The NC State backcourt tandem of DJ Home and Jayden Taylor combined for 39 points and 12 boards while massive graduate forward D.J. Burns netted 17. Jaeden Zackery paced BC with 20 points while center Quinten Post netted 18 with seven boards.The game was a statistical draw in nearly every category except free throws. NC State was 18-of-21 from the line while BC was 14-of-26 with the misses coming at the wrong times. Ironically, BC entered the ...

Trump calls Biden the ‘destroyer’ of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:37:58 GMT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday attempted to turn the tables on his likely rival in November, President Joe Biden, arguing that the man whose election victory Trump tried to overturn is “the destroyer of American democracy.”Trump’s allegations about Biden, a Democrat, echo the ones that Biden has been making for years against his predecessor. As Trump has dominated the Republican presidential primary and talked about targeting his rivals and the news media if he wins the White House again, Biden has stepped up his own warnings, contending Trump is “ determined to destroy American democracy.”On Saturday, Trump made his most explicit argument to date on why voters should instead see his rival as the bigger democratic threat. Trump repeated his longstanding contention that the four criminal indictments against him show Biden is misusing the federal justice system against his rival.“He’s been weaponizing government against his political opponent...