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Hunter Dickinson stars as No. 1 Kansas edges No. 17 Kentucky 89-84

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 27 points and 21 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas outlasted No. 17 Kentucky for an 89-84 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night.Dajuan Harris Jr. added 23 points for the Jayhawks, who trailed by as many as 14 in the second half. KJ Adams Jr. scored 16 points, and Kevin McCullar Jr. finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.Kansas (3-0) closed the game with an 11-1 run. Harris opened the decisive stretch with a 3-pointer and two foul shots. Dickinson then put the Jayhawks in front for good with two free throws that made it 85-83 with 2:04 to go.Kentucky (2-1) had a couple chances to tie the game in the final 1:02, but it came up empty each time. After Reed Sheppard missed a 3 with 6 seconds left, Jamari McDowell made two foul shots to help close it out for the Jayhawks.Antonio Reeves scored 24 points for Kentucky, but he went 3 for 17 from 3-point range. Adou Thiero finished with 16 points and 13 boards.Rob Dillingham, part of anothe...

Woman dies after being stabbed in random attack at Louisiana Tech University; 2 others hospitalized

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

RUSTON, La. (AP) — One of four women stabbed in what officials said was a random attack on a Louisiana college campus died Tuesday, the school announced.Annie Richardson had been in critical condition after Monday’s attack and she died of her injuries Tuesday evening, according to a statement from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.“My prayers are with Annie’s husband Peter, the entire Richardson family, and all who called Annie a friend,” university President Les Guice said. “Our Tech family will feel the pain of this incident for some time, but we are fortunate to have such a caring community to rely upon as we grieve together.”Two other women were hospitalized and a fourth woman who is a retired teacher was cut but declined treatment in what officials say was a random knife attack outside a recreation center on the northern Louisiana campus. Richardson was stabbed as she left an exercise class.One of the hospitalized victims was in serious condition and the other was recov...

Arkansas State earns 100-86 victory over Alcorn State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Dyondre Dominguez had 18 points in Arkansas State’s 100-86 victory against Alcorn State on Tuesday.Dominguez added nine rebounds for the Red Wolves (1-2). Taryn Todd scored 17 points while shooting 5 for 13 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Freddy Hicks had 14 points and shot 5 for 8 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line.Jeremiah Kendall led the way for the Braves (1-2) with 28 points, 14 rebounds and two steals. Alcorn State also got 13 points and two steals from Jalen Hawkins. In addition, Mike Pajeaud had 12 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Rigsby’s 15 points leads Troy past Reinhardt 111-46

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Marcus Rigsby Jr. had 15 points in Troy’s 111-46 win over Reinhardt on Tuesday.Rigsby had three steals for the Trojans (2-2). Tayton Conerway added 14 points while going 5 of 7 (3 for 4 from 3-point range), and they also had six rebounds and six assists. Theo Seng shot 7 of 7 from the field to finish with 14 points.Brasen James finished with 11 points for the Eagles. Nate Louis added eight points for Reinhardt. Charles Reisman also put up six points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Rishi Sunak declares victory as fall in UK inflation rate meets his pledge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

LONDON — Rishi Sunak now has at least one promise he can tell voters has been delivered: halving inflation.Figures released Wednesday morning by the Office for National Statistics show that the rate of price growth in the U.K., as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, fell to 4.6 percent in the year to October.That’s down from 6.7 percent in September. More significant politically, it meets the embattled U.K. prime minister’s goal set at the start of 2023 — when the CPI inflation rate topped 10 percent — of “halving inflation.”It’s one of the five big pledges he’s asked voters to hold him accountable for in the run-up to a tough election next year.Hitting the target — even as economists question just how much impact the government itself has had on prices — is a boost for Sunak, who has struggled to close the large polling lead the opposition Labour Party has over his governing Conservative Party.In a statement issued just as the figures dropped,...

San Diego events honor Padres owner Peter Seidler

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres community on Tuesday felt the impact of team chairman and owner Peter Seidler's death.Multiple events were put together in honor of the 63-year-old who died Tuesday. The news came following an announcement from the team in September claiming the two-time cancer survivor underwent an unidentified medical procedure and was on the road to recovery.Outside of Petco Park, fans laid out flowers in front of a portrait of Seidler. Padres pitcher Yu Darvish also stopped by to pay his respects at the makeshift memorial and expressed his grief on social media. Smart Streetlights, license plate readers coming to San Diego "My heart hurts with the unfortunate news of Peter Seidler’s passing. I’m sure everyone that knew him would agree with me when I say Peter was a truly wonderful human being, and being in his presence was always a blessing. He was a teacher of life, and taught me countless lessons form the all the interactions we had. May his beautiful soul rest in pea...

China and the US pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit and UN meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making a commitment to take steps to reduce emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides carbon dioxide.The joint announcement came on the eve of a summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping that is aimed at stabilizing the rocky U.S.-China relationship.Cooperation between the world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases is considered vital to the success of the U.N. climate talks opening in two weeks in Dubai. It wasn’t clear earlier this year whether the two governments would cooperate, given a sharp deterioration in ties over other issues including technology, Taiwan and Russia’s war in Ukraine.Both countries “are aware of the important role they play” and “will work together … to rise up to one of the greatest challenges of our time,” they said in a statement released Wednesday in Beijing a...

No Canadians appear in today’s list of approved names for Rafah border crossing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

No more Canadians have been approved to leave the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, as hundreds of people connected to Canada continue to wait for help to leave.A total of 356 Canadians, permanent residents and family members have been able to leave the besieged Palestinian territory so far.No one connected to Canada had been cleared to leave on Tuesday, and the last group of 10 people made it across on Monday. Israel continues to wage war on Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for militants’ attacks on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7.Global Affairs Canada said in a statement to media late Tuesday afternoon that the Canadian government is in touch with 390 people who are still in Gaza.People who cross over are allowed to stay in Egypt for a maximum of three days, and Canadian officials are waiting on the Egyptian side of the border to help with travel, accommodation, food and basic necessities. This report by The Canadian Press was ...

Nuggets rally in fourth quarter to escape Clippers in in-season tournament after Paul George’s excellent game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

In a building where nobody seems to defeat Nikola Jokic, much less outplay him, Paul George and the new-look Clippers came as close as anyone has this young season.In one of the most physical, intense games so far of their title defense, the Nuggets escaped the Clippers, 111-108, with a 17-5 run to erase a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter.Jokic finished with 32 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists but was contained to those numbers on 8-of-23 shooting thanks to a variety of coverages Los Angeles threw at him, culminating in smaller matchups down the stretch such as P.J. Tucker. The constant was physicality — the Clippers seemed content to send Jokic to the line if necessary in order to prevent him from having his way in the post. He didn’t score a field goal in the second half until midway through the fourth quarter, and he committed a costly turnover in the last 30 seconds that allowed Los Angeles to cut the lead to 109-108.George wedgied a would-be tying 3-poi...

Commission receives Finland's first payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:41 GMT

Finland's first payment request relates to 20 milestones, for a total amount of €198 million in grants.They cover several reforms related to the green transition, continuous learning and social, health care and rescue services, as well as calls for investments on green transition, research, development and investment (RDI), and the cultural and creative sectors. Payments under the RRF are performance-based and contingent on Finland implementing the investments and reforms outlined in its recovery and resilience plan.The Commission will now assess the request, and will then send its preliminary assessment of Finland's fulfilment of the milestones required for this payment to the Council's Economic and Financial Committee. More information on the process of the payment requests under the RRF is available in this Q&A. More information on the Finnish recovery and resilience plan is available here.