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Gregory scores 16, Lee 15 and No. 13 Kansas State rolls to 101-39 win over McNeese State

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Gabby Gregory scored 16 points, Ayoka Lee added 15 and No. 13 Kansas State coasted to a 101-39 win over McNeese State on Wednesday night.Gisela Sanchez added 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Wildcats (8-1). Brylee Glenn had 11 points and five steals. Gregory surpassed 1,500 points for her career.Alva Mofalk and Emily Tenbrock both had 10 points for the Cowgirls (3-6), who shot 26%, were outrebounded 58-27 and had 24 turnovers.McNeese State went 2 of 17 in the first quarter and fell behind 18-4, even though the Wildcats were 1 of 10 from 3-point range. After scoring the last seven points of the first quarter, Kansas State scored the first 20 points, starting with Gregory’s 3-pointer and three-point play. Gregory also had another jumper and Glenn scored nine points, giving her 11 at the break, with the score 46-16. The Wildcats scored the first 12 points in the third quarter and outscored the Cowgirls 30-12.Kansas State plays Missouri in S...

North Carolina State pulls away from Maryland-Eastern Shore 93-61 behind Taylor’s 21 points

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jayden Taylor scored 21 points shooting 8 of 11 and DJ Burns Jr. scored 15 points shooting 7 of 9 and North Carolina State rolled to a 93-61 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday night.Casey Morsell added 12 points for North Carolina State (6-2) and DJ Horne 10. Reserves MJ Rice and LJ Thomas scored 11 and 10 respectively for NC State, which shot 59.3% but just 55.6% from the foul line.Troy Hupstead scored 22 points and Chace Davis and Devon Ellis each scored 12 for Maryland-Eastern Shore. North Carolina State never trailed with the exception of a 53-second stretch early. Taylor tied it at 4-all, followed that with a 3-pointer then came up with a layup off a steal to make it 9-4. North Carolina State went on a 10-2 run from there to post its first double-digit lead of the night at 19-8 on Morsell’s jump shot with 11:25 before halftime.The Hawks drew within six points on two occasions, and after Hupstead made two foul shots with 1:38 left before half...

Bryant defeats Siena 67-51

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Daniel Rivera’s 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and six blocks helped Bryant defeat Siena 67-51 on Wednesday night.Rivera also contributed seven rebounds and six blocks for the Bulldogs (6-4). Sherif Kenney scored 14 points while going 5 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range, and 2 for 4 from the line, and added five rebounds. Earl Timberlake was 6 of 9 shooting and 0 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding six rebounds and four blocks.The Saints (2-7) were led in scoring by Giovanni Emejuru, who finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and four steals. Michael Evbagharu added 10 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Siena. Killian Gribben also had six points and seven rebounds.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Desmond Bane scores career-high 49 points, Grizzlies send Pistons to 18th straight loss

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 32 of his career-high 49 points in the second half and the Memphis Grizzles handed the Detroit Pistons their 18th straight loss, 116-102 on Wednesday nightDetroit is 2-19, with the losing streak the longest in one season in franchise history and second-longest overall behind a 21-game slide at the end of the 1979-80 season and start of 1980-81. The streak is the longest in the NBA since Houston lost 20 straight in 2020-21. The Philadelphia 76ers hold both NBA records, setting the single-season mark at 26 in a row in 2013-14 and the overall mark at 28 at the end of 2015-16 and start of 2016-17.Bane was 19 of 31 from the field, hitting 4 of 8 3-pointers, and made seven free throws without a miss. He also had eight assists and six rebounds. His previous scoring high was 38 against Brooklyn on Oct. 24, 2022.Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points for the Grizzlies in their third victory in four games. The Grizzlies are without star guard Ja Morant while he s...

Sylla and Sellers combine for 36 points in UCF’s 94-52 rout of Jacksonville

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Thierno Sylla had career highs with 20 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylin Sellers scored 16 points and UCF rolled to a 94-52 victory over Jacksonville on Wednesday night. Sylla was 7-of-11 shooting from the field and Sellers made 4 of 10 shots. The pair combined for five of the Knights’ 15 3-pointers and nine of their 17 free throws. Marchelus Avery added 12 points for UCF (6-2). Avery’s 3-pointer with 10:17 to play stretched the Knights’ lead to 40 points. UCF opened on a 19-2 run and led 48-18 at the break. Sellers and Sylla combined for 27 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Sellers made three from long range and Sylla grabbed eight rebounds. UCF also forced 19 turnovers in the game, and Sylla had two of its eight blocks. The Knights entered averaging 5.3 block per game. Robert McCray V scored 12 points and Marcus Niblack had nine for Jacksonville (6-3), which had its four-game win streak end. UCF and Jacksonville were conference mates in the Atlantic S...

Adams-Woods scores 25 in Saint Bonaventure’s 94-60 victory over Niagara

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) — Mika Adams-Woods scored 25 points as Saint Bonaventure beat Niagara 94-60 on Wednesday night.Adams-Woods added five assists for the Bonnies (6-2). Noel Brown scored 15 points, finishing 7 of 7 from the floor. Chad Venning had 14 points and shot 5 of 11 from the field and 4 for 5 from the foul line.Ahmad Henderson II finished with 13 points for the Purple Eagles (1-6). Randy Tucker added 10 points for Niagara. Quandre Bullock also put up 10 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Fourth Republican presidential debate coverage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings.No one has yet emerged as the clear Republican alternative to former President Donald Trump, whose lead is so big that he has skipped all the debates. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appear to be leading the fight for a distant second place, yet conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are still factors.Here’s how to watch the debate and what to watch for:What time is the Republican debate? The two-hour debate will start at 6 p.m. MT Wednesday. It’s being moderated by Elizabeth Vargas, anchor of NewsNation’s "Elizabeth Vargas Reports"; Megyn Kelly, host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” on SiriusXM; and Eliana Johnson, editor-in-chief of The Washington Free Beacon.What channel is the Republican deb...

Denver's largest snowstorm on record happened in 1913

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It's been a mild start to December this year. But in 1913, record amounts of snow fell in the metro. During Dec. 1-5, 1913, an upslope flow helped to bring in gulf moisture that led to heavy snowfall. Temperatures remained around 32 degrees, which added to the ingredients needed to create heavy, wet snow, which is not typical for December. View the latest Weather Alerts in Denver and across Colorado on FOX31 Snowfall totals from Dec. 1-5 amounted to several feet in parts of Colorado, including Denver. Denver recorded 45.7 inches of snowfall from the event, setting a new record for most snow from one snowfall event. Snowfall totals were higher in Georgetown and Estes Park, reporting 86 inches and 53 inches of snowfall, respectively. The Dec. 1-5, 1913 snowstorm still holds the record for most snowfall from a single event in Denver. The second largest snowfall event took place in Denver on March 17-19, 2003, when 31.8 inches of snowfall were recorded. Three ...

Rodrigues has 4-point night, Panthers hold off Stars 5-4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Evan Rodrigues tied a career-best with four points, Aleksander Barkov scored a goal off a crazy rebound to break a third-period tie and the Florida Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Wednesday night.Rodrigues had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart had a goal and two assists and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for Florida. Niko Mikkola had two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game home losing streak.“We’ll talk about the four points,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said of Rodrigues. “I just liked all the other stuff that he did. He was physical. He was on pucks. He defended real hard.”Mason Marchment and Evgenii Dadonov scored in a span of 3:36 early in the third period against their former team, pulling the Stars into a 3-3 tie. Radek Faksa and Thomas Harley also scored for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger stopped 26 shots.“At 3-1, it felt like points were right there,” Dadonov said. “Then they came back and ...

Martin has season-high 24 points and career-high 12 rebounds as Heat beat Raptors 112-103

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:02:31 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Caleb Martin had a season-high 24 points and a career-best 12 rebounds, Duncan Robinson scored 21 points and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 112-103 on Wednesday night.Jimmy Butler scored 19 points, Orlando Robinson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 15 points as the Heat won for the second time in six games.Pascal Siakam scored 30 points for the fourth time this season and OG Anunoby had 23 for the Raptors, who had won the previous three meetings with Miami.Siakam went 11 for 11 at the free throw line but Toronto lost for the first time this season when the two-time All-Star scores 30 or more.Gary Trent Jr. had 15 points for Toronto and Scottie Barnes had 12 points and 11 rebounds.Barnes shot 5 for 17 while Toronto guard Dennis Schroder finished 4 for 18.All-Star center Bam Adebayo missed his second straight game for the Heat because of a bruised left hip. Adebayo left in the second quarter of Miami’s comeback win over Indiana on Thursda...