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Brink helps No. 4 Stanford top Belmont to reach Ball Dawgs Classic final against Florida State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Cameron Brink scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help lead No. 4 Stanford to a 74-55 victory over Belmont on Wednesday in the opening round of the Ball Dawgs Classic.The Bruins turned in a formidable performance before national powerhouse Stanford (5-0) pulled away for the win.After falling behind 33-32 early in the third quarter, a 3-pointer by Hannah Jump ignited a 9-0 run – the other six points coming from Brink – as the Cardinal took a 41-33 lead to seize control.And when the Bruins (2-3) cut their deficit to six, 59-53 with 4:34 left in the game, the Cardinal closed things out on a 15-2 run for the win.Kiki Iriafen scored 14 points and nine rebounds for Stanford.No. 13 FLORIDA STATE 90, NORTHWESTERN 52HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Sara Bejedi scored 17 points and Florida State used a fast start to cruise to a win over Northwestern in the Ball Dawgs Classic.Alexis Tucker added 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Seminoles (5-0)...

Jayson Tatum starts for Celtics after listed as questionable with illness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum started in his team’s marque early-season matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night after being listed as questionable because of an illness.Tatum was coming off a season-high 45-point effort in the Celtics’ overtime loss in Charlotte on Monday.Coach Joe Mazzulla didn’t have any update when he met the media about 95 minutes before the scheduled start, but Tatum was in his customary spot in the lineup.The game features two of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference. Boston owns the top spot with an 11-3 record. The Bucks are tied with Philadelphia at 10-4.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBASource

Vinson has 22, Northern Kentucky takes down Texas A&M-CC 88-73

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky (AP) — Sam Vinson’s 22 points helped Northern Kentucky defeat Texas A&M-CC 88-73 on Wednesday night.Vinson also contributed four steals for the Norse (2-3). Marques Warrick scored 21 points while going 7 of 15 from the floor, including 4 for 9 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line. Michael Bradley shot 4 for 7, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points, while adding five rebounds, seven assists, and three steals.Garry Clark led the way for the Islanders (2-3) with 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals. Lance Amir-Paul added 10 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and two steals for Texas A&M-CC. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Bills’ midseason defensive additions CB Douglas and DT Joseph have made an immediate impact

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ defense is banged up. What else is new?A few things, actually.The significant contributions made by cornerback Rasul Douglas and defensive tackle Linval Joseph a mere three weeks following their arrival haven’t gone unnoticed.“It’s pretty remarkable to be honest,” safety Micah Hyde said, referring to Douglas, who had two interceptions and recovered a fumble in a 32-6 win over the Jets on Sunday. “Midseason, coming in and learning the playbook and being able to go out there and not just know what he’s doing, but to play fast is pretty impressive.”And then there’s the 35-year-old Joseph, who has combined to play 79 snaps to stabilize the middle of Buffalo’s defensive front.“It’s huge. It’s huge,” Hyde said. “For them to come in and step in and give us a little boost, a little energy is cool.”It’s a boost the Bills (6-5) certainly needed after adding the veterans over a two-day span to reinforce a defense missing three starters.Rasul, ...

ANÁLISIS | OpenAI tuvo una semana turbulenta: ¿Quién ganó y quién perdió?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

(CNN) — La crisis de liderazgo que afectó a OpenAI durante casi una semana terminó casi tan abruptamente como comenzó: con un anuncio conciso y críptico de la compañía que podría tener enormes repercusiones para su futuro.En cierto modo, el resultado fue un retorno al status quo: Sam Altman sería restituido como CEO, y quedó intacta la profunda y lucrativa asociación comercial de la compañía con Microsoft, que adquirió una participación de US$ 13.000 millones en la compañía incluso cuando ésta desarrolla su propia IA.Sin embargo, en otros sentidos, el acuerdo sigue siendo un momento decisivo para OpenAI y el campo de la inteligencia artificial en general.La semana turbulenta parece haber resultado en una gran victoria para Altman personalmente; defensores de la adopción generalizada de la IA; y algunas de las élites más establecidas del país. Y se produjo a expensas de los escépticos de la IA que, según muchos, fracasaron en su intento de adoptar una postura de principios a fa...

Edey’s 28 points, 15 boards power No. 2 Purdue past No. 4 Marquette for Maui Invitational title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Zach Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds to carry No. 2 Purdue to a 78-75 win over No. 4 Marquette in the championship game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday.The early-season matchup of undefeated teams did not disappoint in a tournament stacked with five programs ranked among the top 11 nationally.Edey, the reigning national Player of the Year, shot 11 of 19 from the field and led the Boilermakers (6-0) to their first Maui Invitational title.Purdue led by 15 early in the second half, but Marquette chipped away and pulled to 76-75 on a basket by Oso Ighodaro with less than a minute to play. Edey gave his team some breathing room with a right-handed putback of Braden Smith’s missed jumper for a 78-75 lead with 18 seconds remaining.Marquette had two chances to tie it, but 3-point attempts by Tyler Kolek and Kam Jones in the closing seconds failed to drop.Marquette was attempting to become the first squad to beat the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in The Associated Pr...

MDPD return to scene where officer was grazed by bullet in Miami Gardens shooting to gather additional evidence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers late Wednesday afternoon returned to the scene where an officer was grazed by a bullet during a shooting in Miami Gardens. The Homicide unit requested some support and units arrived at the neighborhood, located at 154th Street and Northwest 19th Street. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where officers were going inside the home.According to MDPD, officers returned to the residence to execute a secondary search warrant at the home to gather additional items for their investigation. Homicide detectives took pictures of the everything at the scene, which include inside the home, outside the home, planters and the sidewalk. They also looked at surveillance video from other homes that are nearby and attempted to make contact with other residents who may have been home at the time. The shooting took place on Monday and two suspects were arrested. They were charged with attempted murder of a police officer.The officer has since been released from the hospital. P...

Families on edge amid delay in planned release of hostages held by Hamas 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

Families of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were on edge Wednesday as the planned release of dozens of hostages was delayed. Israel’s cabinet approved a deal on Tuesday to free at least 50 hostages during a four-day pause in the ongoing war with Hamas. Under the agreement, Israel must also release 150 Palestinian prisoners in a trade only for women and children on both sides of the conflict.The deal is structured such that, each day, a group of hostages will be released to be taken to a designated border point. As of Wednesday, though, at least one official said releases are not expected to begin until at least Friday. “I was hoping for a Thanksgiving Day miracle and my hopes were dashed,” said Boston-area resident Jason Greenberg. Greenberg said five of his family members were taken hostage when gunmen stormed into southern Israel back in early October. Greenberg said two family members are now dead.“I understand that this is the best deal that has be...

Wednesday’s high school football scoreboard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

ROUNDUPExcel/Burke has forfeited its annual Thanksgiving Day game to East Boston. According to Jet head coach John Parziale, the team will have an intrasquad scrimmage at East Boston Stadium tomorrow morning.Moronel Castro scored five touchdowns as KIPP (8-3) defeated Lynn Tech 45-19 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.Dhaethmy Dorival ran for more than 100 yards and two touchdowns as Billerica (9-2) defeated Chelmsford 27-13 in the Merrimack Valley Conference. … Aaron Chiocca took the opening kickoff to paydirt and returned an interception for a score, and Drew Eason tossed three touchdown passes, setting a new school record (62 career) as Methuen rolled to a 48-16 win over Dracut/Innovation.Caiden Montas ran for a pair of touchdowns as Blue Hills (8-4) defeated Bristol-Plymouth 22-6 in the Mayflower Athletic Conference.Aviren Chitpaseuth ran for three scores as Greater Lowell (3-8) defeated Lowell Catholic 42-6 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.Reign Stephens ran for a p...

Bruins grind out 3-1 win over Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

The Florida Panthers went for a quick knockout on the Bruins on Wednesday but the B’s took their best shot, steadied their legs and came away with a hard-earned 3-1 victory at Amerant Bank Arena.Linus Ullmark (27 saves) was excellent early on and the B’s made a pair of second period goals hold up for the victory.The Panthers were without their Selke Award candidate Sasha Barkov but, considering the intensity with which the Panthers started the game, it was a very good win for the B’s after blowing a late lead and losing in Tampa on Monday.With Charlie McAvoy’s high, late hit on Oliver Ekman-Larson from October 30 still on their minds, the Panthers came out flying and physical, landing a couple of early hits on the B’s defenseman.Florida dominated the early going and, if not for Ullmark (15 first period saves), the B’s could have been chasing the game from the get-go. But after the Panthers got the first two power plays, the B’s penalty kill ...