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No. 4 UConn comes back in 2nd half to beat Butler 88-81 behind Karaban and Newton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Karaban scored 20 points, Tristen Newton added 17 and No. 4 UConn came back to beat Butler 88-81 on Friday night for its third straight victory without injured center Donovan Clingan.The Huskies (13-2, 3-1 Big East) trailed 42-35 at halftime but shot 55% from the field overall in front of a sellout crowd on the road. Freshman guard Stephon Castle finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. Cam Spencer also scored 14, including a critical 3-pointer that made it 83-76 with 48.1 seconds left.“It was a great game to watch,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. “I was losing my mind. Lot of intensity out there. The championship DNA we have showed.”DJ Davis had 22 points, Pierre Brooks II scored 19 and Jamyl Telfort added 16 for the Bulldogs (10-5, 1-3), who shot 47% and were outrebounded 33-24.“We’re close,” Butler coach Thad Matta said. “We’re not there yet. You’ve got to fight for 40 (minutes). You’ve got to think for 40. I like this team. We did a lot of good things, b...

The Sentry Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

FridayAt The Plantation Course at Kapalua ResortKapalua, HawaiiPurse: $20 millionYardage: 7,596; Par: 73Second RoundScottie Scheffler66-64—130Tyrrell Hatton69-62—131Sungjae Im65-66—131Brendon Todd67-64—131Byeong Hun An68-64—132Viktor Hovland65-67—132Chris Kirk67-65—132Collin Morikawa65-67—132Akshay Bhatia69-64—133Matt Fitzpatrick69-64—133Brian Harman67-66—133Jordan Spieth66-67—133Sepp Straka67-66—133Sahith Theegala64-69—133Patrick Cantlay66-68—134Jason Day65-69—134Emiliano Grillo66-68—134Patrick Rodgers69-65—134Adam Schenk69-65—134Tony Finau69-66—135Xander Schauffele66-69—135Cameron Young68-67—135Eric Cole70-66—136Adam Hadwin70-66—136Tom Hoge67-69—136Max Homa67-69—136Si Woo Kim70-66—136Kurt Kitayama72-64—136Taylor Moore71-65—136J.T. Poston68-68—136Camilo Villegas65-71—136Sam Burns69-68—137Nicolas Echavarria70-67—137Harris English71-66—137Rickie Fowler70-67—137Lee Hodges72-65—137Luke List67-70—137Erik Van Rooyen72-65—137Lucas Glover72-66—138Nick Hardy71-67—138Mackenzie Hughes68-70—13...

The Sentry Par Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

FridayAt The Plantation Course at Kapalua ResortKapalua, HawaiiPurse: $20 millionYardage: 7,596; Par: 73Second RoundScottie Scheffler66-64—130-16Tyrrell Hatton69-62—131-15Sungjae Im65-66—131-15Brendon Todd67-64—131-15Byeong Hun An68-64—132-14Viktor Hovland65-67—132-14Chris Kirk67-65—132-14Collin Morikawa65-67—132-14Akshay Bhatia69-64—133-13Matt Fitzpatrick69-64—133-13Brian Harman67-66—133-13Jordan Spieth66-67—133-13Sepp Straka67-66—133-13Sahith Theegala64-69—133-13Patrick Cantlay66-68—134-12Jason Day65-69—134-12Emiliano Grillo66-68—134-12Patrick Rodgers69-65—134-12Adam Schenk69-65—134-12Tony Finau69-66—135-11Xander Schauffele66-69—135-11Cameron Young68-67—135-11Eric Cole70-66—136-10Adam Hadwin70-66—136-10Tom Hoge67-69—136-10Max Homa67-69—136-10Si Woo Kim70-66—136-10Kurt Kitayama72-64—136-10Taylor Moore71-65—136-10J.T. Poston68-68—136-10Camilo Villegas65-71—136-10Sam Burns69-68—137-9Nicolas Echavarria70-67—137-9Harris English71-66—137-9Rickie Fowler70-67—137-9Lee Hodges72-65—137-9Luk...

Denver eviction filings hit record high in 2023, exceeding recession numbers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- 2023 had a significant number of eviction filings, something local housing groups are working to combat in 2024.Almost 13,000 evictions were filed in Denver in 2023, the most since the recession. Berthoud residents frustrated with ‘excessive speeding’ on US 287 after fatal crash But why is this happening? Colorado Housing Connects, a phone line for those needing housing assistance under the Brother’s Redevelopment organization, says there are multiple factors"Its high prices, high rent, changes in the safety net programs, fewer supports available to help people keep a roof over their heads. Its several things coming at once really making it difficult for the average person trying to make ends meet," said Patrick Noonan, the Colorado Housing Connects Program Director.In 2023, there were 12,910 eviction filings. In 2022, there were 8,863. That’s a nearly 45% increase. The only year even close is 2010, post-recession, with a little over 10,000.These numbers are takin...

Grayson Allen ties Phoenix record with career-high 9 3-pointers, Suns beat Heat 113-97

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Grayson Allen made a career-high nine 3-pointers to tie the Phoenix record and scored 31 points, Bradley Beal added 25 points and the Suns beat the Miami Heat 113-97 on Friday night.The Suns have won five of their last six games. Miami has dropped three of four.Allen was sensational in the first half, scoring 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting from long range. The sixth-year player was acquired in an offseason trade, came into the game averaging a career-high 13 points. He was 9 of 14 on 3s and 11 of 19 overall from the field.Phoenix extended its lead to 94-75 heading into the fourth quarter and kept a double-digit advantage the rest of the night. Beal shot 11 of 18 from the field and added eight rebounds and nine assists. Devin Booker had 20 points and 10 assists.Bam Adebayo led Miami with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Love added 20 points. Tyler Herro had a tough night, shooting just 4 of 17. The Heat shot just 41% from the field.The Suns played without Kevin Durant, ...

Chicago Bears middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds buys Northbrook home for $1.4M

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

Chicago Bears middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds paid $1.41 million in June for a five-bedroom, 6,101-square-foot home in Northbrook.A Virginia native and standout on the gridiron at Virginia Tech for three years, Edmunds, 25, signed a four-year, $72 million contract with the Bears in March. Edmunds has been a key part of some of the Bears’ late-season wins this season.Built in 2008, Edmunds’ new house in Northbrook has 4-1/2 bathrooms, 15-foot ceilings, a two-story foyer, white oak floors, a glass staircase, and a recently remodeled kitchen with floor-to-ceiling Italian cabinetry, white quartz countertops, a white quartz backsplash, stainless steel appliances from Wolf and Sub-Zero, and a waterfall island with seating. Other features include a three-car garage and a basement with 10-foot ceilings, a bar and a built-in Sub-Zero wine refrigerator.Outside on the 0.28-acre property is a large deck that was installed in 2022, overlooking the backyard.The contemporary-style h...

Veteran catcher Martín Maldonado brings his durability to the Chicago White Sox: ‘I love to play’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

Catcher Martín Maldonado worked closely with Pedro Grifol for part of the 2019 season with the Kansas City Royals.Maldonado appeared in 74 games for the Royals before being traded to the Cubs that July. Part of Grifol’s duties at the time included coaching the catchers.The two are together again after Maldonado and the Chicago White Sox on Friday finalized a one-year, $4.25 million deal.“It’s always good when you have somebody you know from the previous years,” Maldonado said of the Sox manager during a video conference call Friday afternoon. “We got to spend some time together. And that was one of the easiest parts to making the decision.”Reports of the deal surfaced Dec. 26. Under terms of the agreement, Maldonado will receive $4 million in 2024 with a $4 million club option for 2025 that includes a $250,000 buyout.Maldonado pointed to an opportunity to guide young pitchers as one of the items that stood out.“I know I can help,”...

Woman sentenced to prison for friend's death in DUI crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A tearful reaction in court Friday from the family of Sidnie Waller, a 21-year old woman killed in a driving under the influence (DUI) crash near Mission Bay nearly three years ago.She was a passenger, while the driver was her life-long friend Jennifer Xavier, who was convicted last year of murder and DUI.Xavier listened as the victim’s parents and brother gave emotional impact statements.“You stripped so many people of a true angel, friend and family member, I truly hope you learn from your experience because two families have been torn apart because of you,” Waller's father said. The crash happened the night of March 4, 2021.According to prosecutors, Xavier was speeding when her car went off the Interstate 5 freeway and crashed into Tecolote Creek. The car overturned and was partially submerged. Woman sentenced to 90 days in jail for hitting, killing Carlsbad mom on e-bike Xavier walked away from the wreck, leaving her friend behind. Firefighters extricated Waller w...

WWII-era munitions found under water in survey of Southern California industrial waste dump site

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Underwater dump sites off the Los Angeles coast contain World War II-era munitions including anti-submarine weapons and smoke devices, marine researchers announced Friday. A survey of the known offshore sites in April managed to identify munitions by using high-definition video that covered a limited portion of the sites, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, which led the survey, said in an email. The survey, which used deep-water uncrewed vehicles equipped with sonar and a video camera, was a high-tech follow up in a region known to have been the dumping ground for industrial and chemical waste from the 1930s through the 1970s. A 2021 survey using sonar had uncovered more than 25,000 “barrel-like objects” on the sea floor that possibly contained DDT and other toxic chemicals. High levels of the toxic chemical were previously found in sediments and marine mammals in the region, and DDT has been linked to cancer in sea...

Texas Tech says Pop Isaacs is ‘in good standing’ after report of lawsuit alleging sexual assault

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:20:13 GMT

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs “remains in good standing” after a report of a civil lawsuit accusing the team’s leading scorer of sexual assault of a minor, the school said in a statement Friday night.The lawsuit accuses Isaacs of assaulting a 17-year-old girl when the Red Raiders were playing in a tournament in the Bahamas in November, ESPN reported.According to the lawsuit, Red Raiders coach Grant McCasland was contacted by the plaintiffs Dec. 14 and reported the incident to athletic director Kirby Hocutt and other university officials. Isaacs has played in four games since then.The school said in its statement the accusation was “immediately and properly” reported to its Title IX office, and that an investigation began promptly.The athletic department “reached out to the Title IX office on two occasions and was informed both times that based upon the information, Pop Isaacs remains in good standing, and there is no reason to withhold him from ...