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Pitt edges Mississippi St in back-and-forth First Four game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game Tuesday night that featured 21 lead changes — most in the NCAA Tournament in five years.Mississippi State had a great chance to win at the end, but Shakeel Moore missed a wide-open 3-pointer from the corner with two seconds remaining off an inbounds play. D.J. Jeffries’ tip-in attempt was off target just before the buzzer. Nelly Cummings led Pitt with 15 points. Greg Elliott scored 13 and Blake Hinson added 12 as the Panthers (23-11) won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2014. They slotted into the Midwest Region as the 11th seed and advanced to face No. 6 Iowa State on Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.A layup by Tolu Smith gave Mississippi State a 59-58 advantage with 32 seconds left, but Pitt — after a three-minute scoring drought — grabbed the lead back on Burton’s short jumper. Guillermo Diaz Gra...

Hofstra beats top-seeded Rutgers 88-86 in overtime in NIT

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Tyler Thomas scored 25 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 9.3 seconds left in overtime, and Hofstra beat top-seeded Rutgers 88-86 on Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT.Hofstra (25-9) advances to play the winner of Wednesday’s Cincinnati-Virginia Tech game.Hofstra forward Nelson Boachie-Yiadom forced overtime by grabbing an offensive rebound off a missed 3-pointer by Jaquan Carlos and sinking a jumper from the free-throw line with 2.2 seconds left.Darlinstone Dubar added 17 points, Aaron Estrada scored 13, Carlos had 12 and Boachie-Yiadom finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for Hofstra.Cam Spencer had 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Rutgers (19-15). Derek Simpson added 19 points, Clifford Omoruyi had 14 and Caleb McConnell scored 13.___ More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Source

McGhee scores 26, leads Liberty over Villanova 62-57 in NIT

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee sank five 3-pointers and scored 26 points to lead Liberty to a 62-57 victory over Villanova on Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT.McGhee added four assists and four turnovers for the third-seeded Flames (27-8), who advance to play No. 2 seed Wisconsin in the second round. Colin Porter finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Zach Cleveland came off the bench to grab 12 rebounds and hand out five assists to go with six points.Brandon Slater scored 18 points to lead the Wildcats (17-17). He added nine rebounds. Eric Dixon had 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Mark Armstrong scored 12.McGhee scored 12 points in the first half to lead Liberty to a 32-25 advantage at the break.___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Source

Xcel, Black Hills answer questions about high bills and record profits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — In the second meeting of Colorado’s Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates, lawmakers pressed utility companies for answers about rates, profits and expenses. Representatives from Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy agreed with previous reports from the Public Utilities Commission that their customers have experienced higher-than-usual bills due to high natural gas prices during an unusually cold winter.  Denver housing costs 37% more than the national average “To heat a house when it is 30 degrees takes less energy than it does when it’s 10 degrees, so just the difference in cold weather has had a major impact on usage,” said Nick Wagner, Black Hills Energy vice president of Colorado regulatory affairs. Despite lawmakers, the PUC and Colorado’s Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate reporting unprecedented complaints from constituents saying their bills are double or triple, Xcel said its customers are paying the lowest electricity bills among the country’...

Kendrick Castillo's parents refuse settlement, push to release STEM shooting records

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — On any given day, you can find John and Maria Castillo at the Seven Stones Cemetery in Douglas County. Every day after work, they meet at their son's memorial to speak with him about their day. But Tuesday wasn't just any day. Tuesday would have been Kendrick's 22nd birthday."Me and your mom wish you were here with us today," John said, addressing his son at the memorial site. "Not here, but somewhere else."Castillos refuse settlement, push for public recordsNearly four years after their son was killed inside STEM School Highlands Ranch, they say certain details of what happened are not public.  Retired teacher and daughter lose almost $200,000 in wire fraud A Douglas County judge has ordered STEM to pay the Castillos $387,000 as part of a lawsuit settlement. According to attorney Dan Caplis, STEM is asking the court to prevent the public from seeing certain evidence in that testimony."The Castillos believe that what they have unc...

Colorado teachers could be reimbursed for supplies bought on their dime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A bill is being discussed at the state Capitol that would put money back into the pockets of teachers during tax season. This is in an effort to offset some of the unexpected costs educators face during the school year, which has teachers talking. Bullet goes through home of Colorado senator Some educators across the state, out of the kindness of their own hearts and love for their students, dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies, educational materials and more for the classroom. If the bill passes, teachers could get their money back.Teachers pay for supplies out of their own pocketsWhile class is in session, so is the state legislature, where lawmakers are hammering out numerous proposed bills. One of those would give licensed teachers a state income tax credit to offset the financial burden often placed upon them.Kate Roome teaches sixth-grade literacy at Harmony Ridge P8 in Aurora."Any support that you can give to a teacher is wonderful," Roome said....

Chicago Bears free-agency news: RB Travis Homer agrees to a 2-year deal as David Montgomery joins the Detroit Lions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

In his second offseason with the Chicago Bears, general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of salary-cap space to rework a roster that finished 3-14 in 2022.As the NFL’s new league year approaches, allowing free agents to begin signing with new teams, the Tribune will track all of the Bears’ arrivals and departures and provide insight into what they mean.The free-agency negotiation window opened across the league at 11 a.m. Monday. Unrestricted free agents can finalize deals when the new league year begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday.Column: Bears’ aggressive start to free agency has one common thread — young players entering their prime yearsWhat headline-grabbing move is next? 5 Bears questions before free agency.Column: Ryan Poles checked a big box on the Bears’ offseason list with his bold trade. Now comes the hard part.Bears trade the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft to the Panthers. Here’s what they got in return.Sign up for our free Bears alerts so you ...

Here's the next Dump Day event in the San Diego area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A new season is upon us, and so is Dump day for those looking to get ahead of their spring cleaning. Locals needing to remove non-hazardous, unwanted items from their household can now do so for free Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at multiple locations in San Diego and Imperial Counties, according to the California Department of Transportation. San Diego CountyKearny Mesa Maintenance Yard (7181 Opportunity Rd, San Diego, CA 92111)Santee Maintenance Yard (8502 Railroad Ave, Santee, CA 92071)Imperial CountyEl Centro Maintenance Yard (1102 Montenegro Way, El Centro, CA 92243)Brawley Maintenance Yard (200 S Palm Ave, Brawley, CA 92227)The Clean California initiative, which launched last July, is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's $1.2 billion effort to keep roads and waterways free of litter, create thousands of jobs and transform state and local public spaces through beautification efforts, officials said. It has held more than 30 Dump Day events in the area since the start of t...

‘Nazi’ references: BBC sportscaster’s tweet revives debate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere. In recent days, Pope Francis compared Nicaragua’s repression of Catholics to Hitler’s rule in Germany. In Britain, a BBC sportscaster likened the nation’s asylum policy to 1930s Germany, resulting in his brief suspension and a national uproar. For Holocaust and anti-Nazi scholars and organizations, the two sentiments were understandable — but concerning. Invoking Hitler and Nazi Germany, they warn, often serves to revive a familiar and unwelcome line of argument.“We have to be aware of, and confront, contemporary instances of discrimination, hate speech and human rights abuses across the world,” says Rafal Pankowski, a Polish sociologist who heads the anti-Nazi NEVER AGAIN Association. But he added: “Of course, the historical analogies must not be overused and devalued. The label `Nazi’ should not be trivialized and reduced to a term of abuse against anybody we don’t like.”Last week...

Former Australian PM says subs ‘worst deal in all history’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:30 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on his nation’s plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States to modernize its fleet, saying “it must be the worst deal in all history.”Speaking at a National Press Club event, Keating said the submarines wouldn’t serve a useful military purpose.“The only way the Chinese could threaten Australia or attack it is on land. That is, they bring an armada of troop ships with a massive army to occupy us,” Keating said. “This is not possible for the Chinese to do.”He added that Australia would sink any such Chinese armada with planes and missiles. “The idea that we need American submarines to protect us,” Keating said. “If we buy eight, three are at sea. Three are going to protect us from the might of China. Really? I mean, the rubbish of it. The rubbish.”Australia’s deal — announced Monday in San Diego by U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Antho...