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Memphis topples No. 1 Houston; Hardaway back to NCAA tourney

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Penny Hardaway and his Memphis Tigers left the court right after getting their American Athletic Conference trophy. Before cutting down the nets, they wanted to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show after leaving no doubt their team’s name would be called.“To battle, fight, scratch all year long … and to be here today with the same situation that we had last year, and to get the win, I’m very proud,” said Hardaway, the fifth-year Memphis coach who played in two NCAAs for the Tigers. “Emotional in a great way on getting a championship.”Kendric Davis scored 31 points, including 14 in a big run before halftime, and the Tigers held on to beat short-handed No. 1 Houston 75-65 on Sunday for the AAC tournament title and league’s automatic NCAA bid. DeAndre Williams had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Tigers (26-8), who are going to March Madness for the second year in a row. They made it last season even after a title game loss to the Cougars.Hou...

March Madness 2023: South Carolina women chasing 3rd title

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

March Madness is here! Here is what to know about the women’s NCAA Tournament, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch: TOP SEEDSThe top four seeds in the tournament are South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford. Each is in a region, some tougher than others (on paper). We break them down for you: SOUTH CAROLINA (32-0): The defending national champions are the No. 1 overall seed and the Greenville I Region breaks down favorably. It includes two teams in No. 2 seed Maryland (25-6) and No. 4 seed UCLA (23-9) who the Gamecocks beat earlier this season. South Carolina is loaded, with two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke. INDIANA (27-3): After a loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semis, some wondered if the Hoosiers might miss out on a top seed. They landed it in the Greenville II Region and start against either Tennessee Tech or Monmouth. Mackenzie Holmes leads Indiana with ...

Un grupo de inmigrantes del lado mexicano de la frontera intentó cruzar por el puente internacional Paso Del Norte

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

(CNN) — Un gran grupo de personas en el lado mexicano de la frontera hizo una formación y se acercó a la frontera internacional en El Paso la tarde de este domingo en un intento de ingresar masivamente a Estados Unidos, según la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés).“CBP trabaja para mantener el flujo legal y ordenado de entrada a Estados Unidos mientras protege la seguridad del comercio y los viajes legítimos, las instalaciones de CBP y su fuerza laboral.El Gobierno de Biden evalúa retomar la detención de familias migrantes que crucen la fronteraCrédito: CNNEE“Los agentes de CBP, incluidos los miembros de la Fuerza de campo móvil de CBP, implementaron medidas de endurecimiento de puertos en el puente internacional Paso Del Norte a la 1:30 p.m. hoy e impidió temporalmente el flujo de tráfico hacia el norte después de que un gran grupo de personas se formaron en el lado mexicano de la frontera y se acercaron al límite...

Dolor, incertidumbre y miedo: persiste el trauma después del descarrilamiento de un tren en Ohio

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio— Heather Bable habla rápidamente, recordando el terror de la noche en que un tren cargado con productos químicos peligrosos descarriló a menos de media milla de su casa en East Palestine, Ohio. Escuchó un estruendo que hizo temblar la tierra y, desde la ventana de su baño, “todo lo que vio fueron las llamas”.Pensó en la estación de servicio cercana, sus bombas de gasolina, sus tanques de diesel y propano.“Me mantuve bajo control, les dije a mis hijos: ‘Está bien, muchachos, tenemos que irnos’”, dice Bable. “… Lo único que sabía era que tenía que llevar a mis hijos a un lugar seguro. Toma solo las cosas necesarias y sal de ahí.Su voz se entrecorta, las lágrimas brotan de sus ojos cansados, mientras describe el costo físico y emocional que siguió al desastre del 3 de febrero y la subsiguiente quema química: ocho días en un hotel y un regreso inquieto a casa; ronquera, congestión, náuseas y erupciones con picazón; visitas al médico no conclu...

Min Woo Lee falters at Players, says it could’ve been worse

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Min Woo Lee was tied for the lead three holes into the final round of The Players Championship and relishing in the role of underdog against Scottie Scheffler.One hole later, he was three shots behind. At one point, he fell 10 behind. Lee wound up with a 76 while playing in the final group, though he was able to take away more consolation than just the $736,607 prize for tying for sixth.“It could have been a lot worse,” Lee said. “That’s for sure.”The 24-year-old Lee effectively threw away his chances with a triple bogey on the fourth hole when he chipped out of rough safely to the fairway, only for his wedge to spin off the green into the water. On the par-5 11th hole, his shot out of the trees clipped a branch, and his next shot didn’t make it out of the pine straw. Once he got back to green grass, he couldn’t reach the green, leading to double bogey.“It’s one of those things where it’s Sunday and you just make a couple bad decision...

Wade hired by McNeese a year after LSU firing amid probe

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

Will Wade, who was fired last year by LSU because of alleged recruiting violations, has been hired as head men’s basketball coach at McNeese State.The hiring of Wade was announced by athletic director Heath Schroyer on Sunday, just days after former Cowboys coach John Aiken was fired following his second season.“I will not make excuses for why we can’t win and win big. Quite frankly, there is no excuse,” Schroyer said. “The days of us celebrating making conference tournaments or accepting mediocrity in all of our sports, let alone in basketball, are over.”While Wade was a controversial figure at LSU and spawned an ongoing NCAA investigation into the program’s alleged offering of improper benefits to players — before the current Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) era — his teams were competitive.The Tigers won a Southeastern Conference regular-season championship in 2019 and received bids to the NCAA Tournament in 2019, 2021 and 2022. (There was no tournament in 2020 because ...

Police: Woman shot after alleged road rage incident with stolen vehicle

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A woman was shot and seriously injured Sunday morning in what the Aurora Police Department believed was a road rage incident involving a stolen vehicle.APD said the woman, who is 18 years old, was shot near Smoky Hill Road and Chambers Road just before 6 a.m. and taken to the hospital.The suspect vehicle, a red Kia SUV, was stolen and recovered at the scene.According to police, the driver and people in the stolen SUV were involved in a crash with the woman in her vehicle just before the shooting. When the suspects tried to leave, the woman chased them. Why isn’t Colorado on permanent daylight saving time? She told police that four males got out of the SUV and ran away. When she started running after them, one of them turned and shot her.Police told FOX31 that woman is expected to survive. No suspects have been identified, APD said. FOX31 will provide updates as they become available.

CU women's basketball team to play in NCAA Championship tournament

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- The University of Colorado women's basketball team will play in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament next week.The tournament begins Wednesday with two First Four games. The full madness starts with 16 games Friday and 16 more the next day.The No. 6 seeded Buffs will tip off against the No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders for the first round of the Seattle 4 bracket on March 18. The time of the game is to be determined. March Madness 2023: Set your brackets! Tide the No. 1 seed CU is 23-8-0 for the season while Middle Tennessee is 28-4-0. The South Carolina Gamecocks are ranked No. 1 overall and are the 18th team to reach the NCAA tourney unbeaten. The team will play its first two games on campus before potentially heading 90 minutes away to Greenville, South Carolina, for one of the two regionals. The Gamecocks just won the Southeastern Conference Tournament at that site.The Associated Press contributed to this story.

‘Something needs to happen’: Parents of Lauderhill student injured in schoolyard brawl speak out

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

The parents of a middle school student in Lauderhill said they are demanding accountability for those responsible for the bullying and taunting that led to a schoolyard brawl that left their son injured, as well as the school administrators who did nothing to protect him. Cellphone video captured the violent confrontation that, the eighth grader’s parents said, took place Thursday morning during physical education class at Parkway Middle School.“We send him to school for an education, not for him to be fearful for his life,” said the injured 14-year-old’s mother, Schaven Lewis.Speaking with 7News this weekend, the concerned mother described the disturbing footage.“You see them slam him, you see them kicking him in the head, all this other stuff that’s going on,” she said, “and at no point do you see any administrator pop up, at all.”Schaven said her son spent 10 hours in the hospital after his elbow was dislocated and his head ba...

Thousands party on iconic Little Havana street at Calle Ocho festival

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:57:56 GMT

The long-running block party billed as the world’s largest Latin music festival drew massive crowds to Little Havana’s famed Eighth Street this weekend.Revelers could hardly contain their excitement Sunday afternoon as they grooved to the rhythms of Calle Ocho.The dancing was not limited to on-stage performers, as attendees of all ages shimmied and boogied in the middle of the street.Aymee Nuviola, this year’s Queen of Carnaval Miami, got the crowd going.Those who weren’t dancing treated themselves to drinks and delicious dining.The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, the organizers of the annual event, said Calle Ocho is so much more than music and a good time.“We can come out and have a good time, enjoy our camaraderie and still develop a system to make money to be able to have summer camp, scholarship programs and all the tinhs that we do to give back to the community,” said an organizer.Calle Ocho brings the Latin World to 15 blocks of Little Havan...