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Miami beats No. 1 seed Houston, SDSU ousts 1 seed Alabama

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nijel Pack and Miami hit shots from near and far against the stingiest defense in the country to beat Houston 89-75 on Friday night in the Sweet 16, leaving the NCAA Tournament without a single No. 1 seed among its final eight teams for the first time since seeding began in 1979.Miami (28-7), only the fifth team this season to score at least 70 points against Houston (33-4), will play second-seeded Texas in the Midwest Region final for the chance to go to the Final Four.The fifth-seeded Hurricanes reached a regional final for the second straight year. Coach Jim Larrañaga is seeking his first Final Four with Miami and his second overall after leading George Mason there as an 11 seed in 2006.This is the first time in three years Houston didn’t make it to the Elite Eight.The Cougars simply couldn’t stop a multifaceted Miami offense led by Pack’s 3-point shooting. He had season highs of seven 3-pointers on 10 attempts and 26 points. Isaiah Wong finished with 20 p...

March Madness: Louisville tops Ole Miss 72-62 in Sweet 16

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points to help fifth-seeded Louisville beat No. 8 seed Mississippi 72-62 on Friday night and advance to the final of the Seattle 4 Region.The Cardinals (26-11) will face second-seed Iowa on Sunday for a trip to the Final Four. The Hawkeyes beat Colorado 87-77, behind the play of Caitlin Clark.It’s the fifth consecutive year that Louisville reached at least the Elite Eight. Expectations were high for the Cardinals under coach Jeff Walz to start the season as the team was ranked seventh in The Associated Press’ preseason Top 25 poll. With many new players, the Cardinals lost four out of six games in late November and early December.Walz wasn’t concerned. The team started to get more comfortable on the court and made a run to the finals of the ACC Tournament, where they lost to Virginia Tech.On Friday, the Cardinals were met with a stiff challenge from upstart Mississippi.The Rebels (25-9) hadn’t advanced this far since 2...

Texas blows out Xavier 83-71 for spot in NCAA Elite Eight

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 19 points, Marcus Carr and Christian Bishop added 18 apiece, and second-seeded Texas rolled to an 83-71 victory over No. 3 seed Xavier on Friday night to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 years.Playing most of the way without ailing star Dylan Disu, the Longhorns — the highest seed left after No. 1s Alabama and Houston lost earlier in the night — built a 42-25 lead by halftime. They quickly pushed it past 20 before cruising the rest of the way into a matchup with fifth-seeded Miami on Sunday night for a spot in the Final Four in Houston.Sir’Jabari Rice had 16 points and Timmy Allen added 11 for the Longhorns (29-8), who kept Souley Boum and the rest of Xavier’s perimeter threats in check while making life miserable for Jack Nunge down low.Adam Kunkel hit five 3-pointers and led the Musketeers (27-10) with 21 points. Nunge scored 15 but needed 19 shots to get there, while Colby Jones also had...

Lavine scores 33, Bulls rout the Trail Blazers 124-96

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

Zach LaVine scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls dominated the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 124-96 on Friday night.Nikola Vucevic added 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won six of their last eight games and sit in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings with nine regular-season games remaining.Portland, which has lost seven of its last eight games, was led by rookie Shaedon Sharpe, who matched his career high with 24 points. The Blazers’ lone win during the recent stretch came against the Utah Jazz 127-115 on Wednesday. Portland was at 13th in the Western Conference standings, well out of the playoff picture.Regular Portland starters Damian Lillard (calf tightness), Jusuf Nurkic (sore right knee), Jerami Grant (quad contusion) and Anfernee Simons (sore right foot) did not play against the Bulls.Instead, the Blazers started Ryan Arcidiacono, Matisse Thybulle, Trendon Watford, Drew Eubanks and Sharpe.The Bulls were missing DeMar DeRozan because o...

Former Columbine principal supports SROs back in Denver schools

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- As the Denver community tries to process and grapple with youth gun violence and school shootings, FOX31 is hearing from the former principal of Columbine High School.Frank DeAngelis offered his perspective and it's one that's held in high regard because it's a reality he knows all too well. DeAngelis said when he heard the news about East High, his heart sank, and he thought "here we go again."Wednesday's double shooting inside East High brings back painful memories for DeAngelis."To be honest with you, I had flashbacks of that horrific day at Columbine," DeAngelis said.On April 20, 1999, two students went on a shooting spree and killed 13 people and injured more than 20 others at Columbine High School. DeAngelis was the school principal at that time. Former head of public safety department reacts to East High shooting "It's heartbreaking knowing that it continues to happen and what can we do?" DeAngelis questioned.At the time, Columbine was the worst high school...

DeMar DeRozan misses the Chicago Bulls’ 124-96 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers, reigniting concerns about the forward’s injury

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

With nine games left in the regular season, the Chicago Bulls were forced to ponder an unlikely question Friday night: Can they handle a final push for the play-in tournament without DeMar DeRozan?DeRozan missed Friday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers as he continues to struggle with a right quadriceps and hip injury.The Bulls ultimately fared just fine without their All-Star, delivering a 124-96 blowout to a Trail Blazers team playing without Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkić. Zach LaVine made six 3-pointers and led the team with 33 points while Nikola Vučević supported with 23 points and 15 rebounds. But amid an otherwise uncompetitive night of basketball, DeRozan’s injury stood out.DeRozan received treatment in Portland on Thursday night and put up shots with teammates Friday morning. But his activity was relatively limited, and coach Billy Donovan said the forward is questionable for the back-to-back games Sunday and Monday in Los Angeles.“...

'Shark Tank' star Daymond John stops by FOX 5 to discuss children's book on finance

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Notable businessman Daymond John on Friday joined the FOX 5 set to discuss his new children's book on financial literacy. John, best known for being the founder and CEO of clothing label FUBU as well as a star television personality on the hit show "Shark Tank," is in San Diego to promote his latest work called "Little Daymond Learns to Earn."The entrepreneur says his inspiration for the children's book stems from him being tired of reading his six-year-old daughter books about "some prince that is going to come and save her and find her a glass slipper or save her from a tower.""I wanted her, as well as our little boys, to believe that she can make her own slippers and enjoy selling them and I want the prince to come and say, 'Wow, who owns this whole slipper store, I need to meet her,'" John said. 2 California lottery players win a total of $10 million from scratchers tickets John believes financial literacy should be in today's curriculum."It's not about a book, i...

Extensive storm damage pushes Oceanside to declare local emergency

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- The city of Oceanside declared a local emergency this week in an effort to get more help from the state and federal government to recover from severe storm damage.“That’s positive. We want to get this thing corrected you know. It’s just so inconvenient for so many people,” Richard Molina said.Local residents like Molina and his wife Kathy applaud the move, which will help the city in asking for state and even federal dollars to help with repairs.“It was all collapsed in and this has been interesting trying to get in and out of here. The traffic, we have to allow a whole lot more time," Kathy Molina said. Alpine community calling attention to damage done by draining of Loveland Reservoir The Molinas live near a hillside slope failure on Sky Haven Lane which caused damage to the mobile home park below and access to the street has now been cut off for the foreseeable future.Heavy rain caused flooding, potholes and sinkholes throughout the city. The most notable s...

Suspect charged in 2021 West St. Paul slaying that police said involved revenge for past killing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

A Cottage Grove man has been arrested and charged with murder in the 2021 shooting death of Jayvon Andrew Malone, a 20-year-old from Maplewood who police say was gunned down at West St. Paul’s Thompson Park because of his involvement in a 2018 robbery and shootout that led to a man being killed.Brenden Jamel Reynolds (Courtesy of Dakota County sheriff’s office)Brenden Jamel Reynolds, 24, was arrested Thursday night outside Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by the Dakota County Task Force and airport police officers.He was charged Friday in Dakota County District with second-degree murder and remained jailed on $2 million bail.West St. Paul police said Friday that investigators got a break in the case recently after a witness was identified and “provided a statement confirming the facts we had gathered during the ongoing investigation.”According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to the park, which borders U.S. 52, just before 9 p.m. June 9, 2021, on...

Opinion: Save guns until 21. Save lives.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:30 GMT

“Coming of age.” There is a reason we immediately understand the meaning of this phrase. Common sense, plus our memories of high school, remind us that some experiences are better reserved for later in life. We already prevent youth from buying and possessing alcohol and tobacco until age 21 because these restrictions save lives. Similarly,  allowing youth to buy and possess guns at the age of 18 takes lives.Why make this call? We see solid research about the delayed development of the human brain, particularly in areas that may alter a person’s likelihood of involvement in violence against themselves or others.Tragically, this research has been validated right here in Denver in two recent incidents:First, on Feb. 13, East High School soccer player Luis Garcia, 16, was shot while sitting in his car outside the high school. He died of his wounds on March 1. Other teenagers are suspected of being the killers, although no charges have been filed.Second, less than six weeks ...