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Tennessee State beats Little Rock 90-82

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian Brown had 20 points in Tennessee State’s 90-82 victory against Little Rock on Saturday night.Brown was 6 of 10 shooting, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Tigers (8-7, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference). EJ Bellinger scored 17 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line, and added eight rebounds. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. was 4 of 13 shooting, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 14 points.Jamir Chaplin finished with 29 points and nine rebounds for the Trojans (7-8, 1-1). Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 16 points, six rebounds and three blocks for Little Rock. Khalen Robinson also had 16 points.NEXT UPThese two teams both play Thursday. Tennessee State visits Southern Indiana and Little Rock hosts SIU-Edwardsville.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Nino Niederreiter leads Winnipeg Jets past Minnesota Wild 4-2

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nino Niederreiter scored two goals and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday.Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Alex Iafallo also scored for Winnipeg, which improved to 9-1-2 in its last 12 games. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 34 shots in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,325 at Canada Life Centre.Matt Boldy and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which had won four in a row.Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves before being replaced by Marc-Andre Fleury to start the third period. Fleury stopped nine shots.The Jets have held opponents to three goals or less in a franchise-record 24 consecutive outings and 30 games overall this season, which leads the NHL.SABRES 3, BLUE JACKETS 2, OTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored 1:20 into overtime, and Buffalo got the win while playing without coach Don Granato because of an illness.Casey Mittelstadt and Jack Quinn also scored for Buffalo, which had dropped two in a row. Owen Power had two assists and ...

Wyoming sends coach Bohl into retirement as a winner with 16-15 win over Toledo in Arizona Bowl

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — John Hoyland kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired and Wyoming sent coach Craig Bohl into retirement a winner with a 16-15 win over Toledo in the Arizona Bowl on Saturday.Bohl is retiring after 42 years of coaching — the last 10 in Laramie — and defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel will take over next season.Toledo (11-3) shut down Wyoming’s offense most of the afternoon before the Cowboys started to find an offensive rhythm in the fourth quarter.Playing in a third straight bowl game for the first time, the Cowboys (9-4) trailed 15-6 after giving up a safety and a field goal in the third quarter.Evan Svoboda scored on a 1-yard touchdown sneak after Andrew Peasley was injured in the fourth quarter to pull Wyoming within two.Peasley returned to throw a 26-yard pass after the Cowboys forced a punt, but went down again without being hit. Svoboda then moved the Cowboys quickly down the field — with the help of an unnecessary roughness penalty on Ronald Delanc...

No. 14 BYU blasts former conference rival Wyoming 94-68 for fourth straight win

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Trevin Knell and Noah Waterman scored 17 points apiece to lead No. 14 BYU to a 94-68 victory over Wyoming on Saturday.Waterman also had eight rebounds for the Cougars and Atiki Ally Atiki chipped in a career-high 14 points and eight rebounds. Jaxson Robinson tallied 10 points in his return to action after sitting out a game with an ankle injury.The Cougars (12-1) scored 16 points off turnovers and knocked down 14 3-pointers in their fourth straight win. They finished with a 17-4 edge in fastbreak points.Sam Griffin led Wyoming with 25 points and Mason Walters added 12The Cowboys (7-6) lost their 14th straight game in the series with BYU. The teams were conference rivals in the WAC and Mountain West until the Cougars joined the West Coast Conference in 2011.Ally Atiki scored three baskets to ignite an 18-0 run midway through the first half. The Cougars scored on six straight possessions during the run, culminating in a jumper by Robinson that gave BYU a 27-10 lead....

Jeff Skinner scores in overtime as Sabres beat Blue Jackets without coach Don Granato

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored 1:20 into overtime, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday without coach Don Granato because of an illness.Casey Mittelstadt and Jack Quinn also scored for Buffalo, which had dropped two in a row. Owen Power had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves.Granato missed the game due to an unspecified illness. Seth Appert, who coaches the Sabres’ AHL affiliate in Rochester, was called up to fill in behind the bench.Granato is unlikely to rejoin the team in time for Sunday night’s game at Ottawa, general manager Kevyn Adams said, but the team hopes he’ll return to health during a three-day break following the matchup with the Senators.Adam Fantilli and Damon Severson scored for Columbus, and Daniil Tarasov made 39 saves. Coming off a 6-5 overtime win against Toronto on Friday night, the Blue Jackets lost for the fourth time in five games.Skinner scored his team-leading 15th goal on a slap shot. He has...

Festivities, prizes for Denver Broncos' annual Fan Appreciation Day

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Broncos will take on the Los Angeles Chargers at Empower Field at Mile High on New Year's Eve. It's the last home game of the season, and the Broncos are giving back to fans with prizes and events for a unique gameday experience, according to a press release. Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos: TV channel, time, what to know Here is what this year's Fan Appreciation Day has in store.Prizes and giftsFans attending the game Sunday will have the chance to win various prizes, including an autographed Peyton Manning painting, various gift cards, United Airlines travel vouchers, pregame field passes, a 2024 road game experience and more.Plus, at halftime, some lucky fans will have the chance to win a Ford Bronco on the field.But every fan at this game will be a winner. Each fan attending will get a free pair of 2024 LED glasses at their seat to ring in the new year.Pregame festivitiesIn addition to the regular tailgates and festivities, the Broncos will ...

Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ exec producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault, harassment

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

(CNN) — Paula Abdul, Grammy-winning entertainer and former judge on “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” is suing the executive producer of those programs, Nigel Lythgoe, accusing him of sexual assault and harassment along with gender violence and negligence, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.The complaint, which was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by CNN on Saturday, outlines two separate incidents that Abdul alleges occurred in the early 2000s and in 2015, respectively.According to the complaint, Abdul alleges “Lythgoe shoved Abdul against the wall” of an elevator and proceeded to grope her and kiss her while the pair were traveling for regional auditions for “American Idol” in the first incident.“Abdul attempted to push Lythgoe away from her and let him know that his behavior was not acceptable,” the complaint reads.In the second incident, Abdul alleges that Lythgoe “forced himself on top of Abdul while she was seated on his couch and attemp...

21 killed in Ukrainian strikes on border regions, Russia says

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

Moscow said Ukraine launched a barrage of drones and missiles against Russian border areas on Saturday in “indiscriminate attacks” that killed 21 people.The deaths in the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday included three children, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram. A further 110 people were wounded in the strikes, he said. The strikes Saturday came after large-scale Russian air attacks against Ukraine on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that the death toll from Friday’s airstrikes had risen to 39. Kyiv, which rarely comments on attacks on Russian territory, has not acknowledged launching any strikes on Saturday. But Zelenskyy said late Friday that Ukraine would “respond to Russian terrorists for every strike.”“We will continue to strengthen our air defense,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly address on Friday. “And work toward pushing the war back to … where it came from — home to Russia.”Saturday’s attack...

Police investigating after pedestrian struck in Somerset

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Somerset on Saturday night.Emergency crews responding to a reported pedestrian crash in the area if 1176 County St. around 5 p.m. found a Dodge Caravan that had struck a 50-year-old Somerset woman as she was crossing the road, according to police.She was treated at the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for her injuries.The driver, an 84-year-old Fall River man, stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

Bruins explode for four second period goals, beat Devils 5-2

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:17:29 GMT

Trailing by two goals early in the second period, the Bruins looked like they might have been in store for one of those nights against an offensively explosive young New Jersey Devils.But then all of sudden, the B’s 35-year-old captain Brad Marchand did what he has so often done in his career, igniting the team with a high energy shift that led to the B’s first goal. That started a four-goal onslaught in the second and the B’s nailed down the 5-2 win at the Garden.David Pastrnak and Kevin Shattenkirk each scored a pair of goals in the win.But after a good victory, the B’s were left holding their collective breath when No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy left the game with 3:43 left the game with what looked like a left leg injury after he crashed into Linus Ullmark in an attempt to break up a shorthanded bid.Much of the first period was evenly played with little extended zone time for either team. The difference was a New Jersey power-play goal.Just six seconds a...