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No. 21 USC opens season with 82-69 win over Kansas State as Bronny James watches from the bench

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boogie Ellis had 24 points and eight rebounds as No. 21 Southern California defeated Kansas State 82-69 in the season opener for both teams Monday night.The Trojans led by 19 with 6:33 left, but that margin was trimmed to eight with 1:41 remaining before USC held on.“We’ve got a lot of vets and people that are experienced and been through it,” Ellis said. “So we just stayed calm and came together.”Touted freshman Isaiah Collier made his USC debut with 18 points, including 15 in the first half. He added six assists and received a standing ovation when he went to the bench after fouling out with 4:50 to play.“I thought Isaiah played a great first half, first game on the big stage here in Las Vegas. I thought it was important for us to get out to a fast start,” USC coach Andy Enfield said. “I thought Boogie and Isaiah really controlled the tempo in the first half. Isaiah got downhill and was able to get to the rim, made some great passes. … I was proud of t...

Calle Jarnkrok scores 2nd goal of game in OT, Maple Leafs beat Lightning 6-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal of the game 46 seconds into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.Auston Matthews added two goals and an assist, Mitch Marner had a goal and three assists and Matthew Knies had a goal and two assists. Toronto dug out of an early 4-1 hole to improve to 5-4-2 and end an 0-2-2 slideJarnkrok scored his third goal of the season in the extra period after taking a pass from Morgan Rielly and redirecting the puck past Jonas Johansson.Toronto starter Ilya Samsonov allowed four goals on 12 shots in just over 15 minutes of action before getting the hook. Joseph Woll made 18 stops in relief. Marner had his 15th four-point game to tie Frank Mahovlich for second in franchise history behind Darryl Sittler, who did it 26 times. William Nylander picked up an assist on the winner to extend his franchise record points streak to start a season to 12 games.Nikita Kucherov had two goals and ...

James Madison pulls upset, knocks off No. 4 Michigan State 79-76 in OT

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — James Madison, not No. 4 Michigan State, opened the season with a lot of swagger.Terrence Edwards had 24 points, Raekwon Horton made a 3-pointer with 8.6 seconds left in overtime and James Madison pulled off a major upset with a 79-76 win over the Spartans on Monday night.Tyson Walker scored 35 points for Michigan State, but he had the ball poked away from behind in the closing seconds of the season opener.Walker made a layup to give Michigan State a four-point lead with 1:26 left in regulation.James Madison’s Noah Freidel made two free throws after A.J. Hoggard fouled him on a 3-point shot. After Michigan State’s point guard missed a 3-point shot, T.J. Bickerstaff made a tying jumper with 30 seconds left and Walker couldn’t connect on a jumper just before the buzzer.Bickerstaff scored 21 points in James Madison’s first win against a ranked team since a victory over No. 19 California on Dec. 29, 1992.The Spartans were 1 of 20 on 3-point shots and mad...

Mashburn scores 15 as New Mexico beats Texas Southern 92-55

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 15 points as New Mexico beat Texas Southern 92-55 in a season opener on Monday.Mashburn had five assists for the Lobos. Donovan Dent scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 8, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc, and added six assists. JT Toppin had 11 points and was 4 of 6 shooting and 3 of 3 from the free throw line.Jonathan Cisse led the Tigers in scoring, finishing with 11 points and four assists. Texas Southern also got 10 points from Jaylen Wysinger. Shaqir O’Neal also had eight points.NEXT UPNew Mexico’s next game is Thursday against Saint Mary’s (CA) on the road. Texas Southern visits Arizona State on Saturday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

CSU Bakersfield secures 73-72 win against Southern Utah in opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Higgins had 27 points — including two free throws with less than a second to play — in CSU Bakersfield’s season-opening 73-72 victory against Southern Utah on Monday night.Higgins was 11-of-23 shooting, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the foul line for the Roadrunners. Marvin McGhee added eight points while shooting 3 for 8, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc, and also grabbed six rebounds. Modestas Kancleris had eight points and shot 4 of 5 from the field.The Thunderbirds were led by Braden Housley, who posted 22 points and six rebounds. Parsa Fallah added 19 points for Southern Utah. In addition, Dominique Ford had 14 points and two steals.Ford hit a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to give Southern Utah a 72-71 lead. Higgins missed a layup attempt but the rebound went out of bounds off the Thunderbirds, CSUB retained possession and Higgins was fouled as he shot a potential winning baseline jumper. The senior made...

Zach Wilson and the Jets’ offense continue to sputter in 27-6 loss to Chargers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ defense did its job — again.Zach Wilson and the offense? Well, they keep struggling to be something more than a stumbling, bumbling bunch.“I think we all just kept taking turns,” Wilson said after the Jets’ 27-6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night. “Too many self-inflicted wounds. Just not good enough. I don’t know what to say. Not good enough.”The Jets (4-4) came in with a three-game winning streak and found themselves in the thick of the AFC playoff hunt at the midway point of the season.But if New York intends to remain there, it needs vast improvement by the offense. And immediately.“Our defense is playing lights out, man,” Wilson said. “We’ve got to get something going. We’ve got to find a way.”The Jets held Justin Herbert to 136 yards on 16-of-30 passing and the Chargers gained just 191 total yards. But Los Angeles didn’t need to do much on offense — not when its ...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower as Australia’s central bank raises its key rate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares mostly fell in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed close on Wall Street, where wild recent moves calmed a bit at the beginning of a quiet week for data releases. Benchmarks dropped more than 1% in Hong Kong and Tokyo. South Korea’s Kospi gave up 2.7% of its big gains from a day earlier. Late Monday, office-sharing company WeWork confirmed it is seeking bankruptcy protection. Trading in its shares was halted Monday amid speculation over its restructuring plans. It’s a stunning decline for a one-time Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world. The company’s shares cost more than $400 two years ago but now cost less than $1.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 declined 1.3% to 32,271.82 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong dropped 1.4% to 17,710.68. The Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.1% to 3,055.74.China reported its imports rose 3% in October from a year earlier, the first such increase in over a year, while exports fell 6.4%,...

ESA agrees on space cargo mission

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

Presented by ASD By CALEB LARSON with LAURA KAYALI, JOSHUA POSANER and CLAUDIA CHIAPPA PRESENTED BY View in your browser or listen to audioSNEAK PEEK— After the European Space Agency agreed on a plan to launch a cargo spaceflight mission by 2028, there’s a space-focused Competitiveness Council today.— Russia reported damage to a telecommunications cable connecting St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, and the Finnish Coast Guard suspects it could be linked to damage sustained by other Baltic Sea infrastructure last month.— Finland grapples with how to adjust its defense posture within NATO, in particular how reservists fit within the alliance.Good morning, and welcome to Morning Defense. Tips to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] or follow us at @joshposaner, @LauKaya and @calebmlarson.DRIVING THE DAYSPACE COUNCIL: Back again in Seville today for a s...

City Attorney race takes center stage amid Chula Vista councilwoman scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif., -- Voters in Chula Vista are looking to elect a new city attorney. This vote comes off the heels of a scandal involving councilmember Andrea Cardenas who was arrested for federal fraud charges. Monday evening, Mayor John McCann released a statement saying that after reviewing the criminal charges, it's clear Cardenas must resign. Candidate Marco Verdugo also joined the mayor's calls for resignation when asked by FOX 5 how he would correct the matter if elected for City Attorney. “Everyone is entitled to their day in court, but Chula Vista residents, people like me and my family who have lived here our entire lives, we’re entitled to representation that we can trust," Verdugo shared. Those charges stem from allegedly misusing PPP Loans and now that's adding extra pressure for the candidates looking to become the next city attorney who would be in charge of those investigations. Motorcyclist killed in I-5 crash prompts lane closures “The city attorney dropped t...

Chinese imports rise in October while exports fall for 6th straight month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:21 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports rose in October while exports fell for a sixth straight month compared with a year earlier in the latest evidence the world’s second largest economy remains in the doldrums.Customs data released Tuesday showed imports climbed 3% from a year earlier to $218.3 billion, while exports fell 6.4% to $274.8 billion. The trade surplus of $56.5 billion was down more than 30% from $77.7 billion in September and was a 17-month low. Exports had fallen 6.2% year-on-year in September. Exports may fall further still, said Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics.“We expect exports to decline over the coming months before bottoming around the middle of next year. Measures of foreign orders hint at a more significant drop in foreign demand than what has so far been observed in the customs data,” he said in a report. Overall, China’s foreign trade has remained sluggish this year as global demand has slackened and a recovery has stalled despite the country...