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Pierre has 16 as Providence takes down Milwaukee 79-69

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jayden Pierre scored 16 points as Providence beat Milwaukee 79-69 on Saturday night.Pierre added five assists for the Friars (2-0). Garwey Dual scored 14 points and added three steals. Josh Oduro had 13 points and was 4 of 8 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line.BJ Freeman finished with 33 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers (1-1). Erik Pratt added 12 points for Milwaukee. In addition, Darius Duffy finished with seven points and nine rebounds.Both teams next play Tuesday. Providence hosts Wisconsin and Milwaukee plays Colorado on the road.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Miller, Wooden lead Southern Utah over Stephen F. Austin 45-17

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Justin Miller threw four touchdown passes to Isaiah Wooden and Southern Utah rolled to a 45-17 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday.Tyler Graham kicked a 34-yard field goal to give Southern Utah (5-5, 3-2 United Athletic Conference) a 3-0 lead after one quarter. Chris Campos answered with a 42-yarder 41 seconds into the second quarter to pull Stephen F. Austin (3-7, 0-5) even. After that the Miller-Wooden combo dominated.Miller’s first touchdown pass to Wooden covered 25 yards and came with 22 seconds left before halftime, giving the Thunderbirds a 10-3 lead.Miller and Wooden teamed up for 39- and 38-yard touchdowns in the third quarter to push Southern Utah’s lead to 24-3.Miller and Wooden connected for a final time from 7 yards out midway through the fourth quarter to make it 31-3.Preston Weeks threw a 46-yard scoring strike to Cameron Dotson and a 7-yarder to Isaiah Davis in the fourth quarter for the Lumberjacks. Braedon Wissler had a ...

Arline throws for a TD, runs for another as Navy rolls past UAB 31-6

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Xavier Arline threw a 45-yard touchdown pass and raced 50 yards for a score with just over five minutes left to lead Navy to a 31-6 victory over UAB Saturday.Rayuan Lane III put a button on the victory by returning an interception 97 yards for a Navy touchdown with 2:03 left.The Midshipmen kept UAB out of the end zone and pitched a second-half shutout, allowing the Blazers just two Matt Quinn field goals in the first half.Navy had a 7-6 lead at halftime and was up 10-6 after three quarters following Nathan Kirkwood’s 31-yard third-quarter field goal.Arline engineered a 20-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 2-yard run by Daba Fofana with 10:08 left in the game.Arline completed 7 of 10 passes for 94 yards and carried 19 times for 109 to lead Navy (4-5, 3-3). Alex Tecza added 82 yards on nine carries.Jacob Zeno was 25 of 36 for 206 yards for UAB, but threw two interceptions. Jermaine Brown Jr. gained 55 yards on 15 carries but the Blazers managed just 115 yards...

Villari, Bellamy help Syracuse snap skid with 28-13 win over Pitt at Yankee Stadium

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Villari rushed for a career-high 154 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown on a direct snap early in the fourth quarter, Jayden Bellamy had a 23-yard interception return for a score as Syracuse pulled away in the second half and broke a five-game losing streak with a 28-13 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.The game was played in the Bronx in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first college game played at the original Yankee Stadium on Oct. 20, 1923, five days after the Yankees won their first World Series title.“We wanted to go old school, to go back to 100 years to a 3-0 win, Syracuse versus Pitt in the old Yankee Stadium and see if we could stir up the ghosts,” Syracuse coach Dino Babers said.Villari, who entered with 38 career rushing yards and three this season, dominated Syracuse’s potent ground game. The heavy reliance on the ground occurred after Syracuse instituted the strategy at practice Tuesday to some initial skepticism a...

Will Howard sets K-State TD pass record, Wildcats dominate Baylor 59-25 to remain unbeaten at home

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Will Howard became the all-time leader in touchdown passes in Kansas State history, leading the Wildcats past Baylor 59-25 on Saturday afternoon.“It’s an unbelievable honor,” he said. “If you would have told an 18-year-old Will Howard who threw three picks at West Virginia that he’d be standing here (in this position), he would have told you you were crazy.“It still really hasn’t sunk in yet. It’s crazy to think about.”Howard was 19-of-29 for 235 yards and three touchdowns. He moved past Josh Freeman with 45 career touchdown passes. It was Howard’s fifth game this season with at least three TD passes, tying Freeman for the school record.The fact that Howard is in this place is a testimony to perseverance. He was booed frequently early in his career when he backed up Skylar Thompson and Adrian Martinez. Now he’s the unquestioned leader of the K-State offense.“With all the stuff I’ve had to deal with here, I’...

Denver man shares experiences after 3-week trip to Israel

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It was just moments after stepping off the plane at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, that Rich Sokol was hit with the gravity of the situation. Lining the walls of the terminal walkway were hundreds of posters, representing the 240 hostages reportedly taken by Hamas militants."It's just so heartbreaking," Sokol said. "It's hard to grasp."Sokol has family in Israel, and quickly made the decision to travel there to help after the conflict began. He said it didn't take long to realize the new "norm" in Jerusalem.“The very first night I was there we were having our Shabbat dinner, and all of a sudden, we heard a boom, and I jumped, and my relatives just went on eating their soup like nothing had happened. What it was, was an iron dome interceptor rocket intercepting one of the Hamas mortars heading towards Jerusalem.”He said he was also struck by how empty everything was, from the airport to the nearby marketplace.An estimated 360,000 reservists have been called into action...

Aurora Police searching for shooting suspect Saturday

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Aurora Police Department said Saturday that it was investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital Saturday evening.It happened in the 1000 block of Revere Street, just east of the Lowry and East Colfax neighborhoods in Denver. APD posted about it just before 7 p.m. Report: Colorado outpaces neighboring states’ crime rates Police said one person was taken to a local hospital to be treated for what appeared to be a gunshot wound.Officers were searching the area for the suspect, who APD said the victim knew.The investigation is ongoing.

Police: Mother accidentally shot son in leg at Pembroke Pines home

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

Rescue crews took a boy to the hospital after, police said, he was accidentally shot inside his own home in Pembroke Pines.According to Pembroke Pines Police, the shooting occurred at the victim’s home in the area of Northwest 134th Avenue and Ninth Street, at around 1:40 a.m. Saturday. Investigators said the victim’s mother had fallen asleep on her living room couch and was startled awake by a noise in the kitchen.Fearing there was an intruder inside the residence, detectives said, the boy’s mother removed a firearm that she had concealed in her purse and walked toward the kitchen.At that time, police said, the boy walked out of the kitchen, startling his mother, who accidentally discharged the gun, striking her son in the leg.Cameras captured the young patient sitting up on the stretcher when he was wheeled into a local hospital. Fortunately, his injury is not life-threatening.Police continue to investigate the incident, and officials said they have contacted the...

Abandoned building in Florida City destroyed in fire

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

There was a massive response by firefighters in Florida City when a building erupted in flames.More than 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue trucks rushed to the scene of the blaze along the 300 block of Southeast First Avenue, off of U.S. 1, at around 9:30 a.m., Saturday.A large plume of smoke rose from the abandoned building as it burned. Crews continued spraying the building after the fire was out to make sure it wouldn’t reignite.The building was destroyed.

NH nonprofit sending more support to children in war-torn Ukraine

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:03:53 GMT

(WHDH) — A New Hampshire-based nonprofit is providing food, supplies, and other relief to orphanages and safe houses in war-torn Ukraine.Common Man for Ukraine is in Kyiv making their seventh humanitarian aid trip to support children impacted by the conflict with Russia.“We all have to make use of the one life we have to live, ” said Common Man for Ukraine co-founder Susan Mathison. “Yes it’s risky to be here in Kyiv… you know there’s active bombings and air sirens and air alerts but we know these children need us and we’re committed as long as they need us.”