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Kierra Adams’s layup lifts Florida Gulf Coast past No. 18 North Carolina 65-64

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Kierra Adams got to the basket for a layup with seven seconds left to lift Florida Gulf Coast to a 65-64 upset win over No. 18 North Carolina Sunday as the Eagles claimed third place at the Gulf Coast Showcase tournament.North Carolina lost a 63-56 showdown with No. 16 Kansas State in the tournament semifinals.The Eagles took a four-point lead to start the fourth quarter, but Deja Kelly scored six straight points on two jumpers and a pair of free throws and the Tar Heels led 58-55 with 7:32 left. Dolly Cairns hit from deep to tie the game at 61-61 with just over four minutes to play, but Maria Gakdeng scored at the basket and Kayla McPherson added the second of two free throws to give the Tar Heels a 64-61 lead with 3:45 left. It would be their final points of the game. Cairns had a layup with 3:33 left to get the Eagles within a point.Cairns was 5 of 9 from the field, including 4 of 7 from distance, and hit all four of her free throws to lead FGCU (5-2). Maddie ...

“Se nos paró la vida”: familiares de desaparecidos por el huracán Otis piden acciones

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

ACAPULCO – Tras un mes del histórico golpe del huracán Otis, las labores de búsqueda de personas siguen en el puerto de Acapulco, donde las familias cuestionan en medio de protestas la cifra oficial de 50 muertos y 30 desaparecidos porque los cuerpos no aparecen, en particular los de decenas de marineros. “Se nos paró la vida”, dicen.El mismo mar que daba sustento a gran parte de la población de Acapulco, se llevó a marineros y capitanes que aquella madrugada del 25 de octubre se quedaron en las embarcaciones en las que trabajaban para protegerlas ante un huracán que no esperaban que se intensificase de fuerza 1 a 5 en cuestión de horas.Un sobreviviente y familiares de desaparecidos relatan que, a diferencia de huracanes anteriores, Otis se intensificó al tocar tierra y además una especie de tornado recorrió la bahía de Acapulco y “sacudió”, aseguran, a todos los barcos que se encontraban en el lugar precisamente para resguardarse.“Estábamos desprotegidos. Recibiendo ese impac...

Patrick Mahomes throws 2 TDs, Chiefs rally from 14 down to beat Raiders 31-17

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 298 yards and two touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs ended their three-game second-half scoring drought to rally past the Las Vegas Raiders 31-17 on Sunday.Kansas City (8-3) fell behind 14-0 in the second quarter but tied it by halftime and pulled away after that. Isiah Pacheco rushed for two touchdowns, and Rashee Rice caught eight passes for 107 yards and a TD.Josh Jacobs rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (5-7), ending a 12-game streak in which the Chiefs did not allow a 100-yard rusher. The NFL’s reigning rushing champion also broke 1,000 yards from scrimmage this season to become the only player to reach that mark each year since 2019. He joined Hall of Famer Marcus Allen as the only Raiders backs to accomplish that in their first five seasons.Las Vegas’ Aidan O’Connell passed for 248 yards and a touchdown.The Chiefs have held 11 consecutive opponents to 24 or fewer points, just three off the te...

Stafford throws season-high 4 TDs. Rams roll to a 37-14 win over the Cardinals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw for 229 yards and a season-high four touchdown passes, two each to Tyler Higbee and Kyren Williams, and the Los Angeles Rams rolled to a 37-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.Williams had a huge game in his return from an ankle injury, running for 143 yards and catching six passes for 61 yards, including touchdown receptions of 15 and 3 yards. Los Angeles scored 30 unanswered points after falling behind 8-7 in the first quarter.The Rams (5-6) won their second straight game overall and continued their recent dominance in the NFC West rivalry, winning nine straight games in Arizona going back to 2014.Los Angeles took a 21-8 lead at halftime. Arizona thought it had cut the margin to 10 points on Matt Prater’s 56-yard field goal just before the break, but it was negated by a holding call.The Rams stretched their lead to 37-8 by midway through the fourth quarter.L.A. moved the ball with ease during most of the first half and ha...

Career games for Ware and Mgbako lead Indiana past Harvard 89-76

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kel’el Ware scored 28 points, Mackenzie Mgbako added 18, career highs for both, and Indiana pulled away for an 89-76 win over Harvard on Sunday.The Hoosiers (5-1) shot 59% (19 of 32) and scored 26 of their 50 second-half points in the paint while outscoring the Crimson (5-2) by 14. They did that sharp-shooting despite playing off campus at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, the 40th-straight season they have played a game there.Ware was 12-of-13 shooting with four dunks and three layups and sinking a 3-pointer for measure. Ware, a 7-foot transfer from Oregon, and Mgbako, a 6-8 freshman, both had eight rebounds. Ware also had three assists, three steals and two blocks.Malik Reneau scored 17 points and had five assists for Indiana.Malik Mack scored 27 points, 19 in the second half as he tried to keep the Crimson in the game. Chisom Okpara added 13 points, Louis Lesmond had 10 and Thomas Batties II 10 with 10 rebounds.Mack opened the second half with a...

Bucks overcome 26-point deficit to beat Trail Blazers in Lillard’s 1st game against former team

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard acknowledged his first game against his former team felt a little bit different at first.For much of the day, it also was shaping up as an embarrassing loss for the Milwaukee Bucks. It ended up with their biggest comeback in more than a decade.Giannis Antetokounmpo made a tiebreaking tip-in with 18.5 seconds left and had 33 points, 16 rebounds and six assists and the Bucks overcame a 26-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-102 on Sunday.Lillard added 31 points and sealed the victory by making four free throws in the final 10 1/2 seconds. The seven-time all-NBA guard played the first 11 seasons of his career with the Trail Blazers before requesting a trade over the summer and eventually landing in Milwaukee.Leading up to the game, Lillard downplayed the prospect of facing his old team for the first time and noted it would be different Jan. 31, when the Bucks visit Portland.“Once I walked in, I saw a lot of familiar faces,” Lillard...

Disparan a tres estudiantes palestinos en Vermont; grupos de derechos civiles piden que se analice con más profundidad el motivo

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

(CNN) — Tres estudiantes universitarios palestinos recibieron disparos en Burlington, Vermont, el sábado por la noche, lo que desató llamamientos de organizaciones de derechos civiles y de las familias de las víctimas para que las autoridades investigaran los posibles motivos del atacante.Todos los hombres de 20 años reciben atención médica, según un comunicado de prensa del domingo del Departamento de Policía de Burlington. “Dos están estables, mientras que uno sufrió heridas mucho más graves”.Los estudiantes caminaban por Prospect Street mientras visitaban a un pariente en Burlington durante el feriado de Acción de Gracias cuando “fueron confrontados por un hombre blanco con una pistola”, dice el comunicado.“Sin hablar, disparó al menos cuatro balas y se cree que huyó a pie”, dijo la policía.La policía dijo que dos de las víctimas son ciudadanos estadounidenses y otro es residente legal.Según el departamento de policía, dos de los tres estudiantes lle...

Browns QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson evaluated for head injury after hit vs. Broncos

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Cleveland quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was evaluated for a head injury Sunday after he took a hard hit from Denver linebacker Baron Browning in the third quarter against the Broncos.Thompson-Robinson was hit just below his chin as he released a pass. Browning was flagged for roughing the passer on the play.The Browns rookie was tended to by team medical personnel on the field before getting up and heading to the sideline on his own.P.J. Walker replaced Thompson-Robinson. Cleveland has already lost starting QB Deshaun Watson to a season-ending shoulder injury.The Browns were trailing 17-12 and facing a third-and-12 at their own 23-yard line with 22 seconds left in the third quarter when Thompson-Robinson was hurt. He was looking for an open receiver when Browning closed in and planted his shoulder in Thompson-Robinson’s upper chest.Thompson-Robinson’s pass fell incomplete and he lay on the turf in obvious distress.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nf...

Broncos victory over Browns was the first 29-12 final score in NFL history

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Broncos secured a fifth straight victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, finishing the game with a score of 29-12 for the first time in NFL history.The concept of building a final score that has never happened before in NFL history is known as Scorigami. Broncos' surging defense gets three more takeaways in 29-12 win over Browns NFL rules make it so that some scores are more rare than others, some even impossible. For example, it would be impossible for a team to win a game 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, or 7-1. However, while Scorigami creator Jon Bois says it would be extremely rare, it is technically possible for a team to win a game 6-1 under NFL rules.Because of the rules, there are a lot of scores that are possible that have never happened before. That's what happened on Sunday with the Broncos vs. Browns game. It was the first time an NFL game had ever finished with a score of 29-12.It happened to the Broncos earlier this season too. The Bron...

Broncos' surging defense gets three more takeaways in 29-12 win over Browns

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:20:41 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Russell Wilson accounted for two touchdowns and Denver's defense produced three more takeaways and a safety in the Broncos' 29-12 win over the injury-riddled Cleveland Browns on Sunday.With their fifth consecutive victory, the Broncos (6-5) moved above .500 for the first time under coach Sean Payton. Broncos victory over Browns was the first 29-12 final score in NFL history The Browns (7-4) missed out on a chance to match their best start since 1999 and they lost several starters to injury, including rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (head) in his first road start. He was hit hard by edge rusher Baron Browning just as he released a pass, drawing a late flag although the hit appeared legal.The Broncos sacked his backup, P.J. Walker four times, once in the end zone for a safety.Already without star cornerback Denzel Ward, who was inactive with a shoulder injury, the Browns saw several key players get hurt, including Myles Garrett (hand/wrist), Amari Cooper (r...