Новости за 04.01.2019

POCATELLO, Idaho — Brandon Boyd scored 20 points and Idaho State rode a 16-point first-half lead to beat Southern Utah, 88-68 in a Big Sky Conference battle on Thursday night. Idaho State rebounded from a loss at Eastern Washington on Monday where the Bengals scored a season-low 55 points and committed a season-high 17 turnovers.

SYDNEY — Australian firefighters took hours to extinguish flames after a gasoline tanker caught fire on Friday, cutting traffic on a busy highway and forcing evacuations of nearby homes. The tanker carrying 36,000 liters (9,500 gallons) of gasoline erupted in flames mid-morning after the driver pulled over on the Princes Highway west of the east

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love has been cleared to begin “select basketball activities” following left foot surgery. Love played in just four games this season before having surgery on Nov. 2 to repair an injury sustained during Cleveland’s exhibition opener. He had cartilage removed and fluid drained from the base of his large

MISSOULA, Mont. — Jamar Akoh scored 21 points and tied a career high with 18 rebounds to help Montana beat Sacramento State 87-56 on Thursday night. Ahmaad Rorie added 21 points with five 3-pointers and the Grizzlies (10-4, 3-0 Big Sky Conference) made 13 of 20 from 3-point range. Montana opened the second half with

SPOKANE, Wash. — Chandler Smith scored 17 points, Zykera Rice added 16 and No. 17 Gonzaga pulled away from Saint Mary’s 74-62 on Thursday night for its 10th straight win. Saint Mary’s was within four midway through the fourth quarter but Jessie Loera turned her steal into a 3-point play at 3:37 and just over

GREEN BAY, Wis. — JayQuan McCloud scored 24 points and Kameron Hankerson had 19, both career highs, and Green Bay beat Youngstown State 99-93 in overtime on Thursday night. PJ Pipes added a career-high 16 points, making 8 of 8 at the line including the tying points in regulation and the Green Bay’s final six

TEXAS CITY, Texas — Authorities in Texas are searching for a 27-year-old man after three young children were found dead Thursday in an apartment. Police in Texas City, 48 miles (77 kilometers) southeast of Houston on the Gulf Coast, went to Pointe Ann Apartments on Thursday evening on a welfare check and discovered the children

EUGENE, Ore. — Bol Bol’s lone season at Oregon is over after nine games due to a left foot injury. Bol announced on Twitter on Thursday that his college career was over. The son of late former NBA player Manute Bol, Bol was considered one of college basketball’s top incoming freshman prior to the 2018-19

CLEMSON, S.C. — Miranda Drummond and Gabrielle Cooper combined for 45 points and 12 3-pointers to lead No. 14 Syracuse to an 84-75 win over Clemson in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Thursday night. Drummond had 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting, five of the makes from behind the arc. Cooper added 22 points, going

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Reserve Markell Johnson scored 20 points in 23 minutes and No. 18 North Carolina State shot 57 percent in the second half to rally past Miami 87-82 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. The Wolfpack (13-1) won their seventh game in a row and are

TOWSON, Md. — Grant Riller scored 24 points with five rebounds and five assists and Jarrell Brantley scored 23 points with seven rebounds and Charleston beat Towson 67-55 on Thursday night. Charleston (13-2, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) has won 10 straight games. The Cougars entered the game tied with the sixth-longest win streak in Division

NORFOLK, Va. — Jon Elmore scored 20 points but it was one of his season-high 10 assists that helped Marshall upend Old Dominion 70-67 to open Conference USA play Thursday night. The back-and-forth contest was tied for the 12th time, 67-67, and the clock winding down the final six seconds when Elmore got the ball

CHICAGO — A person familiar with the situation says the struggling Memphis Grizzlies have acquired guard Justin Holiday from the Chicago Bulls for guards MarShon Brooks and Wayne Selden Jr. The person spoke Thursday on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Chicago also received second-round picks in 2019 and 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Latest on a fatal highway crash in Florida (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Authorities say another person has died in a fatal crash on a Florida highway, bringing the death toll to seven. Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across the highway Thursday on

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Iggy Brazdeikis had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 2 Michigan returned to Big Ten play with a 68-55 victory over Penn State on Thursday night. The unbeaten Wolverines (14-0, 3-0) weren’t always that dominant while playing lesser competition in December, and the first half against Penn State (7-7, 0-3)

PHILADELPHIA — Troy Harper scored 21 points and Alihan Demir added 19 points and eight rebounds, and Drexel defeated Elon 79-65 on Thursday night. Trevor John added 12 points, all on 3-pointers, and James Butler scored 10 for Drexel (7-9, 1-2 Colonial Athletic Association). Nathan Priddy had team highs of 14 points, eight rebounds and

ANAPOLIS, Md. — George Kiernan scored 20 points, including a 3-pointer to give Navy the lead down the stretch, and the Midshipmen played their first home game in a month to open Patriot League play, holding off Colgate 72-66 on Thursday night. Six of the last seven Navy-Colgate contests have been decided by single digits

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jazmine Jones scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Arica Carter added 14 points and No. 3 Louisville beat North Carolina 73-66 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools. Louisville (13-0) led by 19 points late in the first half, but the Tar Heels (9-6) made it interesting

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Most rookies hit the figurative wall late in the season as the rigors of a full first year in the NFL catch up quickly. Derwin James, though, still feels like he did at midseason. James will need to be at his best as the Los Angeles Chargers meet the Baltimore Ravens

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — E.J. Anosike had 19 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, and Koreem Ozier scored 16 to help Sacred Heart beat LIU Brooklyn 79-75 Thursday night in the Northeastern Conference opener for both teams. Anosike, who came in shooting 23 percent (3 of 13) from 3-point range, hit 3 of

NORFOLK, Va. — A sorority chapter at a Virginia university is under review after allegations that members engaged in racist behavior. A university spokesman says the national Alpha Phi sorority organization ordered its chapter at Old Dominion University to “cease its activities.” News outlets report the allegations emerged Wednesday when a Twitter user posted several

SALT LAKE CITY — Federal court records show a 53-year-old California man has been charged in a JetBlue flight disturbance that authorities say resulted in the aircraft being diverted to Salt Lake City. A criminal complaint Thursday accuses Brian D. Regan, of Oakland, of becoming unruly overnight during the San Francisco-to-New York flight. The complaint

The World Anti-Doping Agency has hired a law firm to look into athlete committee chair Beckie Scott’s claims of being bullied after she opposed the reinstatement of Russia’s anti-doping agency. An initial WADA probe did not find evidence of bullying , but Scott was among those who were not interviewed as part of that investigation.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republican officials say Gov. Eric Holcomb has $4 million in campaign funds nearly two years ahead of his expected re-election bid. The state GOP says Holcomb ended 2018 with more campaign cash in the bank that any previous second-year governor. Holcomb’s political operation has even more money available when adding in the

LOS ANGELES — The NAACP Image Awards will be televised live for the first time from the Dolby Theatre. NAACP and TV One officials announced Thursday that the 50th awards ceremony will be televised on the cable network at the venue in Hollywood, California, on March 30. The event will spotlight the contributions of the