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Bruner leads Denver against Idaho State

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

Idaho State Bengals (4-9, 0-2 Big Sky) at Denver Pioneers (9-6, 1-1 Summit League)Denver; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts the Idaho State Bengals after Tommy Bruner scored 32 points in Denver’s 89-86 overtime loss to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.The Pioneers are 5-1 on their home court. Denver is fourth in the Summit League with 24.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Touko Tainamo averaging 6.3.The Bengals are 1-6 in road games. Idaho State ranks ninth in the Big Sky shooting 31.9% from 3-point range.Denver averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game, 3.0 more made shots than the 4.8 per game Idaho State gives up. Idaho State averages 68.1 points per game, 9.5 fewer points than the 77.6 Denver gives up to opponents.TOP PERFORMERS: Bruner is scoring 24.7 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Pioneers. Tainamo is averaging 17.7 points and 8.6 rebounds over the last 10 games for Denver.Kiree Huie is averaging 12.6 points and 6.9 rebounds for the...

Lafayette hosts Scovens and Army

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

Army Black Knights (4-9) at Lafayette Leopards (1-12)Easton, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Army visits the Lafayette Leopards after Josh Scovens scored 20 points in Army’s 58-50 victory over the U.S. Merchant Marine Mariners.The Leopards are 1-4 on their home court. Lafayette is sixth in the Patriot League with 8.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Kyle Jenkins averaging 1.4.The Black Knights are 1-4 on the road. Army is second in the Patriot League giving up 63.4 points while holding opponents to 42.4% shooting.Lafayette averages 58.9 points per game, 4.5 fewer points than the 63.4 Army allows. Army averages 61.5 points per game, 10.0 fewer points than the 71.5 Lafayette allows.The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Butler is averaging six points and 3.6 assists for the Leopards. Eric Sondberg is averaging 10.1 points over the past 10 games for Lafayette.Ryan Curry is averaging 10...

Swope and Indiana State host Evansville

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

Evansville Purple Aces (10-3, 1-1 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (11-2, 2-0 MVC)Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Indiana State takes on the Evansville Purple Aces after Isaiah Swope scored 26 points in Indiana State’s 87-75 loss to the Michigan State Spartans.The Sycamores are 5-0 in home games. Indiana State is first in the MVC with 17.7 assists per game led by Robbie Avila averaging 4.0.The Purple Aces are 1-1 against MVC opponents. Evansville ranks second in the MVC with 38.2 rebounds per game led by Yacine Toumi averaging 6.4.Indiana State makes 51.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.5 percentage points higher than Evansville has allowed to its opponents (41.2%). Evansville scores 8.5 more points per game (80.6) than Indiana State gives up (72.1).The Sycamores and Purple Aces square off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Avila is averaging 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and four assists for the...

Scott leads Presbyterian against Charleston Southern after 22-point performance

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

Presbyterian Blue Hose (8-7) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (4-9)North Charleston, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Presbyterian visits the Charleston Southern Buccaneers after Kaleb Scott scored 22 points in Presbyterian’s 91-67 victory against the JWU Charlotte Wildcats.The Buccaneers have gone 4-2 in home games. Charleston Southern is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.The Blue Hose have gone 3-3 away from home. Presbyterian averages 78.3 points while outscoring opponents by 6.0 points per game.Charleston Southern’s average of 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Presbyterian allows. Presbyterian averages 6.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 5.8 per game Charleston Southern allows.The Buccaneers and Blue Hose match up Wednesday for the first time in Big South play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Taje’ Kelly is averaging 14.6 points ...

‘Seething’ Putin hammers Ukraine with massive missile and drone attacks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

Russia battered Kyiv and Kharkiv with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least four people and injuring 92 more, after President Vladimir Putin said he was “seething” and would “intensify attacks” on Ukraine.Moscow hit the capital with a combination of Iranian-made Shahed drones and “waves” of missiles for almost six hours, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration. “As a result of such a massive missile attack in the capital, unfortunately, there is destruction of residential buildings, damage to infrastructure. There are victims,” said Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv military administration.“Since December 31st, Russian monsters have already fired 170 ‘Shahed’ drones and dozens of missiles of various types” at Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on social media. “The absolute majority of them targeted civilian infrastructure. I am grateful to all of our partners who are ...

South Korean opposition leader conscious after being stabbed in the neck

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s main opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday in an assault that left him bloodied but conscious, party officials said.Lee was touring the construction site of the Gadeokdo New Airport and talking to reporters when he was attacked, leaving the politician with a 1-centimeter laceration on the left side of his neck, Democratic Party spokesperson Kwon Chil-seung said.Lee suffered “suspected damage to his jugular vein” and doctors were concerned he may have additional bleeding, Kwon said, citing doctors.“He will quickly undergo a surgery” at the Seoul National University Hospital, after having been transferred there from Busan, the spokesperson said, describing the attempt on Lee’s life an act of “terrorism” and “a serious threat to democracy.”Earlier in the day Democratic Party’s floor leader Hong Ik-pyo said Lee was “in a conscious state” in hospital.The assailant...

Missing exchange student found cold and scared after what police call a ‘cyber-kidnapping’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

(CNN) — Utah police say they found a teenage Chinese exchange student alone and cold in a tent after he was a victim of what they’re calling a “cyber-kidnapping.”The Riverdale Police Department said Kai Zhuang, 17, was reported missing Thursday by his high school. His parents in China had contacted the school after they received a ransom photo of their son – and had sent $80,000 to bank accounts in China “due to continuous threats from the kidnappers,” according to a press release issued Sunday.Police found him Sunday “alive but very cold and scared” at a makeshift campsite in the mountains near Brigham City, using Zhuang’s bank and phone records, the release said. Police said he was there on directions from his cyber-kidnappers to isolate himself.Zhuang was relieved to see police, according to the release, and “had no heat source inside the tent, only a heat blanket, a sleeping bag, limited food and water and several phones that were presumed to be used to carry out the cyber ...

Boston pot shop owner played part in City Council vote for president

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

Ruthzee Louijeune cruised to a 13-0 sweep to become the next president of the Boston City Council, but the vote may have been manipulated by former Councilor Tito Jackson, who reportedly asked another candidate to step aside to make it unanimous.The Herald has learned that another at-large councilor, Julia Mejia, was asked not to step forward, as part of Monday’s nomination process for council president.Councilor Ed Flynn, whose term as president expired on Dec. 31, nominated Mejia for the position, but Mejia “respectfully” declined, saying that she wanted the body to use the vote to come together, “regardless of our political differences.”Flynn and City Councilor Erin Murphy, who had been considering seconding the nomination, told the Herald that Mejia appeared to have a change of heart after speaking with Jackson, who approached her just before the Council meeting began.“I think it was inappropriate and disrespectful for former Councilor Tito Jackson to discourage Julia Mejia from...

Fighting in southern Gaza city after Israel says it is pulling thousands of troops from other areas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting was reported in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday, a day after Israel said it was withdrawing thousands of troops from other areas in a potential shift away from the massive air and ground operations that have devastated the Hamas-ruled enclave.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with the war until Hamas is crushed and the more than 100 hostages still held by the militant group in Gaza are freed, saying it could take several more months.But ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israel is under growing international pressure to scale back the offensive that has killed nearly 22,000 Palestinians. Blinken has urged Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.Word of the troop drawdown came as Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key component of Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan, which had deeply divided Israelis and threatened the milita...

Plane catches fire on runway at Japan’s Haneda airport, passengers reportedly safe

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:04:50 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — A plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, with news reports saying it hit another aircraft after landing. NHK TV reported that all passengers aboard, believed to have been about 400 people, got out safely.Local TV video showed a large eruption of fire and smoke from the side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway. The area around the wing then caught fire.It said the plane was JAL flight 516 had flown out of Shin Chitose airport in Japan to Haneda. Later video showed fire crews working to put out the fire with streams of water. The flames had spread to much of the plane. NHK quoted JAL as saying it believed its plane was hit by another aircraft, possibly a Japan Coast Guard plane.Japan’s Coast Guard said it is checking reports about a collision between its aircraft and the JAL flight on fire. It had no further details.Haneda is one of the busiest airports in Japan, and many people travel over the New Year holidays....