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San Diego State dominates Furman 75-52 to reach Sweet 16

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — San Diego State had little trouble ending the run of March Madness darling Furman, getting 16 points from Micah Parrish to pace a balanced scoring attack and pulling away for a 75-52 win on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Darrion Trammell had 13 points, Lamont Butler added 12 and leading scorer Matt Bradley finished with 10 for San Diego State (29-6), which is heading to its first Sweet 16 since 2004.The fifth-seeded Aztecs have won 11 of their past 13 games and will play top overall seed Alabama next week in the South Region semifinals in Louisville, Kentucky.“You should play your best at the end of the season, and we’re playing our best basketball as the end of the season,” coach Brian Dutcher said.“Obviously we hang our hat on defense. That’s the one thing that we do every game,” Dutcher added. “Then when we get the opportunity, we start making shots and play good offensively, then we’re very good.”San Diego State is the ...

Cornell’s Diakomihalis wins 4th title; Penn State wins again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis became the fifth Division I wrestler to win four national titles and Penn State won its 10th team title in 12 years on Saturday at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, with former President Donald Trump in attendance for the evening session.Trump shook hands and took selfies with fans and greeted several of the national champions. He sat with staff members and U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin. The crowd stood when he went to the arena floor before the night session began with Mullin and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt.Diakomihalis capped the evening by defeating Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso 4-2 in the 149-pound final. He joined Kyle Dake, Pat Smith, Logan Stieber and Cael Sanderson — Penn State’s coach — as the only four-time champions ever in Division I.“All those guys are great because they’re different,” Diakomihalis said. “And, you know, my style is different. I might take bits and pieces from each guy, b...

Ferreira’s late goal lifts Dallas over Sporting KC 2-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Alan Velasco scored early in the second half, Jesús Ferreira found the net late and FC Dallas pulled out a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.Sporting KC grabbed an early lead when Dániel Sallói scored unassisted in the 11th minute. It was Sporting KC’s first goal of the season and Sallói’s seventh goal against Dallas, his most against any opponent. Dallas (2-1-1) didn’t get on the scoreboard until Velasco took a pass from Sebastian Lletget and scored 10 minutes into the second half. Ferreira’s match-winner was unassisted in the 84th minute.Dallas picked up a win after getting off to a 1-1-1 start for the fifth straight season. Dallas has allowed a goal in 10 straight matches dating to last season and including the playoffs, the longest active streak in the league.Sallói has scored five of Sporting KC’s last eight goals in the series. The club had gone 274 minutes without scoring or surrendering a goal after playing t...

No March Madness: Gonzales, Texas easily dispatch ECU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points and No. 4 Texas rolled to a 79-40 win over No. 13 East Carolina on Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on the Longhorns’ home court.Texas rallied from a poor start to the season to earn the role of host for the first two rounds and made quick work of the Pirates. Taylor Jones had 16 points, eight rebounds and five blocks for Texas (26-9).The Longhorns raced to a 45-24 lead by halftime with Rori Harmon’s eight assists in the first half driving the Texas offense.Gonzales, a graduate transfer from BYU and last season’s West Coast Conference player of the year, made three consecutive baskets in the opening minutes of the third quarter that pushed her over 2,000 points for her career. Texas led by 33 to start the fourth. Texas advanced to Monday’s second-round matchup with No. 5 Louisville (24-11), which beat No. 12 Drake 83-81 earlier Saturday.Danae McNeal led East Carolina (23-10) with 13 poin...

Turner’s grand slam lifts US over Venezuela, into WBC semis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Trea Turner hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning that lifted the United States over Venezuela 9-7 Saturday night and into the World Baseball Classic semifinals.The defending champion U.S. will face Cuba on Sunday night for a spot in the WBC final against Japan or Mexico. St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright will start for the U.S. against Cuba.Venezuela second baseman and Houston Astros star Jose Altuve left in the fifth with a right hand injury after he was hit by a pitch from Daniel Bard. The Astros said there will be an update on his status Sunday.Trailing 7-5, the United States loaded the bases in the eighth on a walk, single and hit by pitch against losing pitcher Jose Quijada. Silvino Bracho relieved and Turner, the No. 9 batter in the U.S. lineup, sent his 0-2 changeup 407 feet to deep left field for the third grand slam in American WBC history. “Individually, I think this is probably the biggest hit that I’ve had … probably right up t...

Se dispara la entrada de migrantes por la frontera con Canadá, pese al riesgo letal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

En la frontera nevada entre Nueva York y Canadá, la oficina del alguacil local está pidiendo a la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos que ponga más personal detrás de lo que los lugareños llaman una crisis creciente: la cantidad de cruces fronterizos ilegales en el área durante los últimos cinco meses es casi 10 veces más que en el mismo período del año pasado, y los que cruzan la frontera corren peligro de morir congelados.Del 1 de octubre al 28 de febrero, alrededor de 2000 migrantes cruzaron la frontera entre Canadá y New Hampshire, Vermont y Nueva York hacia el sur a través de los bosques, en comparación con solo 200 cruces en el mismo período del año anterior. Descanso en paz: crean nichos humanitarios para migrantes muertos en la temida selva del Darién Fuerte caída de cruces fronterizos ilegales continúa en febrero con la cifra más baja en un año Los inmigrantes son principalmente de México y pueden viajar a Canadá sin vi...

3 takeaways from Chicago White Sox camp, including first baseman Andrew Vaughn resting with lower back soreness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

Andrew Benintendi began the bottom of the first inning of Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a bang, hitting a home run to right field.It was the first homer of the spring for Benintendi, who joined the White Sox on a five-year deal in the offseason.Jake Burger continued his strong spring at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI in the 6-4 loss at Camelback Ranch. Both hits were singles.Here are three more takeaways from Saturday at Sox camp.1. The Sox are erring on the side of caution with Andrew Vaughn, who is day to day with lower back soreness.The Sox have been resting the first baseman recently.“Andrew’s going to take a few days off,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “He’s had a ton of ABs — I think the last time I checked he had (31) at-bats. He’s played a ton.”Vaughn last played March 12 against the Los Angeles Angels. He is hitting .323 (10-for-31) with one double, one triple, one home run and four RBIs wit...

Winderman’s view: Is the Omer Yurtseven era flaming out, as Heat fall?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 113-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls:– It’s almost as if Heat coach Erik Spoelstra merely is looking to buy time in the absence of sidelined center Cody Zeller, who is recovering from a procedure for the nasal fracture sustained last Saturday in Orlando.– This time, after three ineffective minutes in his initial stint, second-year Omer Yurtseven did not return in the first half, with Kevin Love instead shifted to center when Adebayo took his second break of the game.– Then, when starting center Bam Adebayo took his first break of the second half, it was Haywood Highsmith entering for the first time, instead of Yurtseven.– Even with Love also out of the game at the time.– In other words, Spoelstra was more willing to go with a front line of Highsmith, Jimmy Butler and Caleb Martin than tempt the fates with Yurtseven.– Only grabage time saw a return of Yurtseven.– With Zell...

Lemon Grove shooting leaves one injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

LEMON GROVE, Calif. -- A shooting in East County Saturday night has left one injured, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.Deputies were alerted to the shooting after a call came in at 9:46 p.m. Responders arrived to the scene near the intersection of San Miguel Avenue and the 2800 block of Lemon Grove Avenue, discovering the male victim in his car. Sinkhole closes road in El Cajon: police SDSO Lt. Scott Roller confirmed to FOX 5 that the victim was driving his car when he was shot at, prompting him to crash the car. There is no information on what the victim crashed into.The victim was transported to the hospital for his injuries, according to the SDSO. It is not known if they are life-threatening. No suspect has been identified in the shooting, Roller told FOX 5.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Silicon Valley Bank collapse concerns founders of color

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of color ballooned to more than 1,000 members.Questions flowed as the bank’s financial status worsened. Some desperately sought advice: Could they open an account at a larger bank without a Social Security Number? Others questioned whether they had to physically be at a bank to open an account, because they’re visiting parents overseas.One clear theme emerged: a deep concern about the broader impact on startups led by people of color.While Wall Street struggles to contain the banking crisis after the swift demise of SVB — the nation’s 16th largest bank and the biggest to fail since the 2008 financial meltdown — industry experts predict it could become even harder for people of color to secure funding or a financial home supporting their startups. SVB had opened its doors to such entrepreneurs, offering opportunities t...