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Kansas takes on Howard in first round of NCAA Tournament

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

Howard Bison (22-12, 11-3 MEAC) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (27-7, 13-5 Big 12)Des Moines, Iowa; Thursday, 2 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kansas -22; over/under is 145.5BOTTOM LINE: The No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the Howard Bison.The Jayhawks’ record in Big 12 games is 13-5, and their record is 14-2 against non-conference opponents. Kansas scores 74.9 points while outscoring opponents by 7.0 points per game.The Bison’s record in MEAC games is 11-3. Howard is second in the MEAC with 32.5 rebounds per game led by William Settle averaging 5.7.TOP PERFORMERS: Gradey Dick is shooting 39.9% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Jayhawks, while averaging 14.1 points. Jalen Wilson is shooting 43.3% and averaging 18.6 points over the last 10 games for Kansas.Marcus Dockery is shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Bison, while averaging 9.6 points. Shy Odom is shooting 5...

Clemson plays Morehead State in NIT

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

Morehead State Eagles (21-11, 14-4 OVC) at Clemson Tigers (23-10, 14-6 ACC)Clemson, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: The Clemson Tigers and the Morehead State Eagles play in the National Invitation Tournament.The Tigers have gone 14-6 against ACC opponents, with a 9-4 record in non-conference play. Clemson is fifth in the ACC in rebounding averaging 32.9 rebounds. Hunter Tyson leads the Tigers with 9.5 boards.The Eagles are 14-4 in OVC play. Morehead State is sixth in the OVC scoring 30.1 points per game in the paint led by Alex Gross averaging 7.5.TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Hunter is averaging 13.6 points and 4.6 assists for the Tigers. PJ Hall is averaging 18.3 points over the last 10 games for Clemson.Mark Freeman is averaging 15 points and 3.8 assists for the Eagles. Drew Thelwell is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games for Morehead State.LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 77.9 points, 33.3 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 4.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while s...

EU lawmakers demand UEFA bans Belarus from football tournament

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

European Parliament lawmakers want Belarus excluded from football’s Euro 2024 qualifying competition.More than 100 MEPs, from all the major groups, called on European football’s governing body UEFA to expel the Belarusian national team from the Euro 2024 qualifiers over human rights abuses committed by President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, according to a letter seen by POLITICO.“The very fact of participating in UEFA Championship by the Belarusian national team will be later used by Lukashenko and his propaganda team to prove he is well-received in the international community,” read the letter, sent Wednesday to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.“This would be an offense to the victims of the Russian aggression in Ukraine and to all the Belarusians who were forced to flee from their homeland as well as those who stayed in Belarus and now must live in fear and terror,” the letter added.The regime of Lukashenko, who has been president ...

Jay Peak Signposts

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

Where: Located at the tippy top of Vermont’s famed Northeast Kingdom, Jay is about four hours north of Boston proper, a ride that slices you right through beautiful Franconia Notch.When: Jay, with its Pump House water park, mountain biking, golf, skiing and wildly popular hockey venue, is a year round resort. Ski season runs early to late: they don’t like to set a closing day and rather like to roll with the season. Most years they are spinning lifts through Mother’s Day, sometimes later.Stay: Slopeside, you’ll find condos and housing units to rent (most accessible by the free and frequent resort shuttles) as well as slopeside lodging like the Hotel Jay (super family friendly) and the Tram Haus Lodge, fine as well for families but more of a chic-Vermont countryside vibe.There are off site hotels as well, but look for deals for slopeside to make it all super easy (and tunnels mean you can walk to and from the waterpark in your flip flops and cover up without a chill).You’ll find ski ...

Nets drop winnable game in OKC ahead of tough homestand

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

The Nets’ five game road trip ended with a 121-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.They now travel back to Brooklyn for a four-game homestand that will define the rest of season.Thunder All-Star star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — with help from budding star Josh Giddey and Net killer Lugentz Dort — ended Brooklyn’s impressive streak, which included convincing come-from-behind victories over two NBA championship contenders: the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets.Tuesday provided the Nets an opportunity to secure a victory in a winnable game that could have gone a long way toward helping the team’s playoff standing.Instead, the Nets fell short — just before the schedule takes a turn.Gilgeous-Alexander put up his 38th 30-plus-point game of the season, Giddey recorded a triple-double, and Dort hit six threes for 24 points and nine assists.He has scored at least 20 or more in each of his last four games against the Nets.The Nets, who built ...

8 best NBA prospects to watch in Orlando for March Madness

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

As the home of the Orlando Magic, Amway Center is accustomed to hosting games featuring NBA players.But with the NCAA men’s basketball tournament returning to Orlando, there could be multiple players who’ll play their last college basketball games in Central Florida before making their way to the league.Amway Center is one of eight host sites for the tournament’s first- and second-round games.In the East Regional, No. 5 seed Duke (26-8) will match up against No. 12 seed Oral Roberts (30-4) at 7:10 p.m. Thursday (CBS). The victor will face the winner of No. 4 seed Tennessee (23-10) and No. 13 Louisiana (26-7), which is scheduled for a 9:40 p.m. tipoff Thursday (CBS).In the South Regional, No. 4 seed Virginia (25-7) will play No. 13 Furman (27-7) at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday (truTV). Whoever wins that game will face the winner of No. 5 seed San Diego State (27-6) and No. 12 Charleston (31-3), which tips at 3:10 p.m. on Thursday (truTV).The second-round games will be pla...

Ski Wednesday: The Jay way is here to stay

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

It was a busy mid-winter Monday evening at Jay Peak Resort in Vermont and as I sipped a cocktail at Alice’s Table at the resort’s base, I noticed a huge group at a nearby table.Counting in the dozens, they ranged in age from infant to full-grown adult. Some were in apres ski gear, some dressed casual and a few were in bathing suits and cover ups. You could feel the connection of the group from across the room. A wedding? Family reunion? I had to ask.They’re a huge group of close friends, they told me, who’d not been able to meet up since pre-pandemic. They were together, at last, having come from all directions, and savoring every minute.Why, I asked them, had the chosen Jay Peak for this special time.“Oh that’s easy,” one man explained as they all nodded in agreement. “Jay Peak has something to make everyone happy.”He’s right, I thought as I said my goodbyes and headed back to my table of ski buddies there for the fresh powder. After all: It’s the Jay Way.The Jay Way. Never been an...

Samsung to invest $230 billion to build “mega” chip cluster

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it expects to invest 300 trillion won ($230 billion) over the next 20 years as part of an ambitious South Korean national project to build the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing base near the capital, Seoul.The chip-making “mega cluster,” which will be established in Gyeonggi Province by 2042, will be anchored by five new semiconductor plants built by Samsung. It will aim to attract 150 other companies producing materials and components or designing high-tech chips, according to South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Samsung’s new plants will be located near its existing domestic factories and will produce both computer memory chips used for storing data and higher-margin logic chips designed to perform a broader range of functions, the company said.A giant in the global memory business, Samsung is trying to expand its presence in advanced chips, anticipating that demand will soar in coming years wi...

Cyclone Freddy to ease, in relief for Malawi, Mozambique

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — After barreling through Mozambique and Malawi since late last week, killing hundreds and displacing thousands more, Cyclone Freddy is set to move away from land Wednesday, bringing some relief to regions who have been ravaged by torrential rain and powerful winds. The cyclone has killed at least 199 people in Malawi’s southern region and within and around Blantyre, the country’s financial hub, according to local authorities. In neighboring Mozambique, officials say at least 20 people have died since the storm made landfall in the port town of Quelimane on Saturday night.“There are many casualties — either wounded, missing, or dead and the numbers will only increase in the coming days,” said Guilherme Botelho, emergency project coordinator in Blantyre with Doctors Without Borders. Malawi, which has been battling a cholera outbreak, is at risk of a resurgence of the disease, Botelho said, “especially since the vaccine coverage in Blantyr...

Ugandan leader’s son unnerves with tweets of ambitions

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:07:25 GMT

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — On Twitter, the Ugandan president’s son has mused about invading neighboring Kenya, praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and offered cattle for the Italian prime minister’s hand in marriage.While many of his tweets are dismissed as laughable, the ones about succeeding his father in this East African nation are a source of concern for some.Many Ugandans want decisive political change after nearly four decades of the same government, but the son of President Yoweri Museveni is already claiming victory. “I will be President of Uganda after my father,” Muhoozi Kainerugaba tweeted earlier this month. “Those fighting the truth will be very disappointed!!!”Museveni, 78 and in power for 37 years, hasn’t said when he will leave office. Kainerugaba is at the peak of his military career as a four-star general who is a linchpin of the security apparatus supporting Museveni.But at 48, Kainerugaba is now six years older than his father was when he became pre...