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Hunter Dickinson lifts No. 2 Kansas over TCU 83-81 with late layup

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored with 3.4 seconds left to lift No. 2 Kansas past TCU 83-81 on Saturday.Dickinson, who led Kansas with 30 points, hit a pair of free throws after a flagrant foul on TCU’s Ernest Udeh Jr. with less than a minute remaining to tie the game. Dickinson then followed Dajuan Harris Jr.’s miss in the final seconds.Kansas (13-1, 1-0 Big 12) also got 18 points from KJ Adams Jr. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 16 points and Harris scored 10.TCU (11-3, 0-1) was led by Trevian Tennyson with 24 points. He was joined in double figures by Emanuel Miller with 20 points and Micah Peavy and Jameer Nelson Jr. with 10 points each.NO. 3 HOUSTON 89, WEST VIRGINIA 55HOUSTON (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 20 points, Damian Dunn added 14 points and Houston improved to 14-0 with a win over West Virginia in the Cougars’ inaugural Big 12 contest.Cryer scored 16 points in the first half on 6-of-7 shooting, including four 3-pointers. Cryer has scored at least 20 points in five games t...

Kansas State routs UCF 77-52 in the Knights’ Big 12 Conference inaugural

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Tylor Perry scored 25 points and Kansas State beat UCF 77-52 on Saturday night in the Knights’ inaugural game as a Big 12 Conference member. Perry was 7 of 13 from the floor and made six 3-pointers and all five of his free throws. Arthur Kaluma added 14 points for Kansas State (11-3, 1-0), which has won eight of its last nine games. Cam Carter chipped in 12 points and blocked three shots. Perry and Carter combined for 11 of the Wildcats’ 18 assists. Will McNair Jr. scored 11 points. Darius Johnson scored 10 points for UCF (9-4, 0-1), which shot 34% (22 of 65) from the floor and missed 16 of 21 3-point attempts. Kansas State scored the first 10 points of the game and led 35-19 at the break. Kaluma scored 11 first-half points and Perry chipped in eight. Perry hit a pair of 3-pointers during a 13-0 run later in the second half that stretched the Wildcats’ lead to 60-25 with 12 minutes left. It was their largest of the game. Kansas State plays at...

McCollum scores 15 as No. 11 Oklahoma tops Iowa State, 71-63

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Javian McCollum had 15 points and five assists, and No. 11 Oklahoma defeated Iowa State 71-63 on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.Milos Uzan scored 12 points, Le’Tre Darthard scored 11 and Sam Godwin added 10 points and six rebounds for the Sooners (13-1).Hason Ward, Milan Momcilovic and Robert Jones each scored 12 points for Iowa State (11-3). The Sooners held Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State’s scoring leader for the season, to four points on 1-for-10 shooting.Iowa State had won six straight, all by double digits. The Cyclones, who entered the day averaging 86.2 points per game, shot 42.6% from the field, including 3 of 16 from 3-point range.Darthard’s 3-pointer with just over three minutes remaining put the Sooners up 62-58. On Oklahoma’s next possession, with the home crowd standing, Godwin scored a layup on an assist from McCollum to push the lead to six and force an Iowa State timeout. Oklahoma remained in control from there.Okla...

Grambling wins 69-63 over Prairie View A&M

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Jalen Johnson’s 20 points helped Grambling defeat Prairie View A&M 69-63 on Saturday night.Johnson had eight rebounds for the Tigers (4-10, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Jourdan Smith scored 13 points while going 4 of 14 and 4 of 5 from the free throw line, and added five rebounds. Mikale Stevenson was 4 of 9 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding six assists.Charles Smith IV finished with 24 points for the Panthers (5-9, 0-1). Javontae Hopkins added 15 points, four assists and four steals for Prairie View A&M. Charles Lane Jr. also had six points.Both teams play again on Monday. Grambling hosts Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M travels to play Southern.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Tyson puts up 17, Seattle U beats Cal Baptist 48-46

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Schumacher put back a missed 3-pointer by Cameron Tyson at the buzzer to lift Seattle U to a 48-46 win over Cal Baptist on Saturday night.Tyson finished with 17 points on 8 of 23 shooting (1 for 11 from 3-point range) for the Redhawks (10-5, 3-1 Western Athletic Conference). Brandton Chatfield scored 13 points and added eight rebounds. John Christofilis shot 2 for 7, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with seven points.The Lancers (8-7, 1-3) were led in scoring by Hunter Goodrick, who finished with nine points and seven rebounds. Dominique Daniels Jr. added nine points for Cal Baptist. Blondeau Tchoukuiengo also put up nine points.Both teams next play Thursday. Seattle U visits UT Rio Grande Valley and Cal Baptist plays Tarleton State at home.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Arrestan a un hombre después de que el videojuego “World of Warcraft” ayudara a la policía en Florida a encontrar a una joven de 16 años desaparecida en Ohio

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

(CNN) — Las autoridades aseguran que pudieron localizar a una joven de 16 años desaparecida de Ohio en una residencia en Florida con la ayuda del popular videojuego en línea “World of Warcraft”.El FBI se puso en contacto con la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Marion el miércoles en busca de ayuda para encontrar al adolescente, según una publicación en Facebook de las autoridades en el centro-norte de Florida.Los investigadores descubrieron que la cuenta de la adolescente para “World of Warcraft”, un juego de rol multijugador en línea (MMORPG, por sus siglas en inglés), estaba activa en una residencia en Dunnellon, Florida, dijeron las autoridades en la publicación. Un MMORPG es un videojuego que se desarrolla en un entorno virtual, de acuerdo con Techopedia, donde potencialmente millones de jugadores pueden desarrollar a sus personajes e interactuar juntos.Dunnellon se encuentra a unos 40 kilómetros (25 millas) al suroeste de Ocala.Según las autorida...

Eastern Washington secures 91-83 win over North Dakota State

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Dane Erikstrup’s 27 points helped Eastern Washington defeat North Dakota State 91-83 on Saturday night.Erikstrup also contributed five rebounds for the Eagles (8-7). Cedric Coward scored 16 points and added five rebounds, five assists, and three blocks. Ethan Price had 15 points and was 5 of 8 shooting, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line.Boden Skunberg led the Bison (7-9) in scoring, finishing with 23 points. Tajavis Miller added 23 points for North Dakota State. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Garry Clark scores 14 points and grabs 10 rebounds, leads Texas A&M-CC over Incarnate Word 75-65

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Garry Clark scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat Incarnate Word 75-65 on Saturday night in a Southland Conference opener. Lance Amir-Paul scored 12 points while shooting 3 for 8 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Islanders (8-6, 1-0). Dayne Prim had 11 points and was 5-of-11 shooting. Josiah Hammons finished with 19 points for the Cardinals (5-9, 0-1). Sky Wicks added 15 points and nine rebounds for Incarnate Word. Shon Robinson also had 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

FBI arrests 3 in Central Florida on charges of assaulting officers in Jan. 6 insurrection

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The FBI arrested three Florida residents on Saturday, the third anniversary of their alleged attack on Capitol police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.Jonathan D. Pollock, 24; his sister, Olivia M. Pollock, 33; and Joseph D. Hutchinson, 27, were arrested at a ranch in Groveland, Florida, and will be arraigned on Monday, the FBI said in a statement. Groveland is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Orlando and about 45 miles (75 kilometers) north of their Lakeland homes.They had been indicted in April 2021. Jonathan Pollock had gone into hiding shortly after the attack. His sister and Hutchinson had been arrested in June 2021 and released on bond, but fled shortly before they were set to go on trial in Washington, D.C., last March.According to a 53-page indictment, Jonathan Pollock and Hutchinson are on video recordings repeatedly punching officers during the riots. Pollock is also alleged to have grabbed riot shields from officers, and he...

The ‘Barbie’ movie is being considered for adapted screenplay. Here’s what that means

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:37:06 GMT

(CNN) — What exactly is an adapted screenplay? Is it based on a book? An experience? What about an eponymous doll with a penchant for pink?These are the big questions the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has sparked as the “Barbie” movie angles for awards season.The blockbuster film, which broke records upon its debut last summer, had been campaigning for the best original screenplay category at the upcoming Oscars, according to Variety. But ahead of Oscar voting, which begins Jan. 11, the writers branch of AMPAS ruled that the film is actually eligible for best adapted screenplay under the organization’s guidelines because because it is based on existing characters and credits Mattel in its billing.Here’s what an adapted screenplay is, and why this distinction could be significant.What makes a screenplay adapted or original?There are two Academy Awards categories for screenwriting: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay. The latter is for purely new wo...