By ANDREW WAGNER – Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cam Johnson scored 29 points, Noah Clowney added 20 and the Brooklyn Nets rallied late for a 111-105 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Nic Claxton had 13 points for the Nets, who had lost eight of 10 before making 16 of 38 3-pointers
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By Sportradar TORONTO (126) Agbaji 4-11 1-2 10, Dick 6-12 1-1 14, Olynyk 6-9 0-0 14, Barnes 10-20 4-4 26, Barrett 10-18 5-7 27, Battle 2-6 1-1 6, Boucher 6-12 1-1 15, Chomche 0-1 0-0 0, Mogbo 1-7 0-0 2, Temple 0-3 0-0 0, Lawson 2-3 1-2 6, Mitchell 2-6 0-0 6. Totals 49-108 14-18
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb TORONTO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Agbaji 25:16 4-11 1-2 0-0 2 2 10 Dick 24:41 6-12 1-1 1-3 3 3 14 Olynyk 23:06 6-9 0-0 0-5 5 2 14 Barnes 35:42 10-20 4-4 1-6 8 4 26 Barrett 33:50 10-18 5-7 3-9 10 2 27 Mitchell 26:44
Continue Reading By The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Hackensack 44, Fort Lee 31 Boardwalk Classic= Glassboro 49, Ocean City 24 Millville 49, Salem 25 Wildwood Catholic 71, Central Bucks South, Pa. 34 Burlington Township Holiday Tournament= Overbrook 36, Burlington Township 29 Triton 53, Florence 28 Clem Santy Holiday Tournament= Highland Park 67, Dunellen 42 Middlesex 52,
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL – AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kansas State faced a daunting task when DJ Giddens, one of the top running backs in the Big 12, opted out of the Rate Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft. Dylan Edwards showed the Wildcats and their fans they had nothing to worry about.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Dunellen 61, Highland Park 51 Hopatcong 60, Somerset Tech 47 Immaculata 64, Perth Amboy 57 Belvidere Holiday Classic= Sussex Tech 69, Thomas Edison Energy Charter 51 Boardwalk Classic= Central Bucks South, Pa. 48, Atlantic Christian School 37 Park School, Md. 60, Cape May Tech 40 Springside Chestnut Hill
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb HOUSTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Smith Jr. 28:19 1-7 4-4 2-6 0 3 6 Thompson 30:36 4-8 1-2 6-10 3 0 9 Sengun 25:10 5-11 0-0 3-13 6 2 10 Jal.Green 29:36 12-21 0-0 0-2 2 1 30 VanVleet 25:43 8-15 2-2 4-6 4 2 25 Whitmore
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By BRETT MARTEL – AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jalen Green scored 30 points in less than 30 minutes on the court, and the Houston Rockets cruised to a 128-111 victory over the hapless, injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. Fred VanVleet hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points for Houston,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press All Times EST Friday, Dec. 27 NBA New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10
Continue Reading By Sportradar HOUSTON (128) Smith Jr. 1-7 4-4 6, Thompson 4-8 1-2 9, Sengun 5-11 0-0 10, Jal.Green 12-21 0-0 30, VanVleet 8-15 2-2 25, Je.Green 2-3 1-2 6, Tate 4-6 2-2 10, Whitmore 9-16 5-6 27, Adams 1-1 0-1 2, Landale 0-1 0-0 0, Holiday 0-0 2-2 2, Sheppard 0-8 1-2 1. Totals 46-97
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MIAMI HEAT — Signed F Keshad Johnson to a contract. Signed G Isaiah Stevens to a two-way contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed OL Matthew Jones to the practice squad. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed QB Emory Jones to the practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS —
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By TIM REYNOLDS – AP Basketball Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anothert Heat-Magic game, another late comeback. And this one went Miami’s way. On Saturday, it was Orlando with the rally to beat Miami. On Thursday, on the same court, it was the Heat who found a way at the end to beat the Magic.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Briar Woods 38, TJ-Alexandria 37 Deep Creek 72, Durham Hillside, N.C. 13 J.I. Burton 62, McMinn County, Tenn. 50 Lightridge 51, Fairfax 21 Norfolk Academy 61, GW-Danville 32 Orange County 63, Martinsville 21 Person, N.C. 43, Nottoway 16 Prince Edward County 51, Halifax County 43 Rockcastle County, Ky.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Appoquinimink 55, Queen Annes County, Md. 46 Col. Richardson, Md. 64, Polytech 51 Freire-Wilmington 53, Eastern Shore Bucks 51 James M. Bennett, Md. 64, Laurel 52 Mardela, Md. 62, Indian River 42 Milford (DE) 75, Pocomoke, Md. 72 Parkside, Md. 38, Woodbridge 36 Snow Hill, Md. 68, Seaford
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By AP OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson had five assists to help the United States open its world junior hockey title defense with a 10-4 victory over Germany on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre. Boston College’s James Hagens had two goals and two assists, and fellow BC forward Gabe Perreault and
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By NOAH TRISTER – AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan Poole’s 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds remaining lifted the Washington Wizards to a 113-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. In a matchup of two of the league’s worst teams, the Wizards (5-23) beat Charlotte (7-23) for the second straight week. Washington blew
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By Story by Claire Kespohl; Photos by Yong Li Xuan Festive Hanukkah music echoed through the streets of downtown Columbia on Thursday evening during the Chabad Jewish Center of MU and Mid-Missouri’s 11th annual public menorah lighting at City Hall. More than 60 community members gathered at the Daniel Boone City Building to watch the
Continue Reading By Sportradar CHICAGO (133) Terry 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 5-10 0-0 11, Vucevic 9-13 0-0 19, LaVine 14-25 2-2 37, White 8-13 2-2 23, Craig 3-5 0-0 7, Phillips 1-5 0-0 2, Smith 4-5 0-0 8, Carter 9-15 1-2 26, Horton-Tucker 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 53-98 5-6 133. ATLANTA (141) Johnson 11-16 8-9 30, Risacher
Continue ReadingBy AP Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen has targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. The World Health Organization’s director-general said Thursday’s bombardment took place just “meters away” as he
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By JOE REEDY and TIM REYNOLDS – AP Sports Writers LeBron James and the NBA are going to have make room for the NFL on Christmas. That shouldn’t be a problem. Both leagues were winners on Wednesday. Netflix set records as the most-streamed NFL games in U.S. history while the NBA had its best holiday
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By ABBY SEWELL – Associated Press HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break down. A tense calm prevailed
Continue Reading By The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Capital City Holiday Classic= Mandaree 49, Standing Rock JV 26 New England 56, Standing Rock 28 New Town 89, White Shield 19 Perham Holiday Tournament= Perham, Minn. 74, Fargo South 45 Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb CHICAGO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Terry 9:08 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 Williams 27:09 5-10 0-0 1-3 4 0 11 Vucevic 36:04 9-13 0-0 2-8 3 4 19 LaVine 36:04 14-25 2-2 1-5 7 3 37 White 34:23 8-13 2-2 0-3 9 3 23 Carter 35:57
Continue Reading By Sportradar CHARLOTTE (110) Bridges 8-17 2-2 22, Green 1-2 0-2 3, M.Williams 8-11 0-0 16, Ball 12-27 3-3 31, Miller 6-21 2-2 18, Diabate 0-1 0-0 0, Salaun 2-3 0-0 6, Jeffries 0-1 0-0 0, Martin 0-1 2-2 2, Richards 2-5 2-3 6, Micic 2-3 0-0 6, Wong 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-94 11-14
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb CHARLOTTE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Bridges 33:43 8-17 2-2 1-14 6 0 22 Green 29:52 1-2 0-2 2-3 2 3 3 M.Williams 26:28 8-11 0-0 2-8 5 4 16 Ball 37:55 12-27 3-3 0-6 6 2 31 Miller 36:22 6-21 2-2 0-3 9 3 18 Martin 18:33
Continue Reading By Sportradar Rutgers 7 20 7 7 — 41 Kansas St. 3 14 12 15 — 44 First Quarter KSU_FG Tennant 29, 11:21. RUTG_Raymond 2 run (Patel kick), 4:15. Second Quarter KSU_Av.Johnson 2 run (Tennant kick), 14:56. RUTG_FG Patel 31, 12:55. RUTG_Benjamin 3 run (Patel kick), 9:31. KSU_Edwards 26 pass from Av.Johnson (Tennant kick), 6:44.
Continue ReadingBy CHAD DRURY – Ottumwa Courier, Iowa (TNS) OTTUMWA — The last meeting was already going to be difficult for Brian Morgan. Then his wife and three kids walked into the Wapello County Courthouse courtroom single file, and took a seat in the back of the room. Morgan chaired his final meeting of the board
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By The Associated Press Aviation experts said Thursday that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North
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By MARK AMBROGI – Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied his career high with 45 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Gilgeous-Alexander hit 15 of 22 shots and all 11 free throws in Oklahoma City’s ninth consecutive victory. Jalen Williams scored
Continue ReadingBy CHAD DRURY – Ottumwa Courier, Iowa (TNS) As the year 2024 comes to a close, here’s a look back on a year’s of news that appeared in the pages of the Ottumwa Courier. These headlines were curated by Courier staff, and come from reporting by the Courier and our news partners. Part 1 covers
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