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Penn State spoils potential Lone Star State shootout, thumps Texas A&M to face Longhorns in NCAA 2nd round

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Andrew Funk had the shooting game of his career on Penn State's biggest stage in over two decades.Funk made 8 of 10 3-pointers and scored 27 points Thursday night in a 76-59 win over Texas A&M for the Nittany Lions' first NCAA Tournament victory in 22 years. March Madness: No. 2 Texas launches 3-point barrage to beat No. 15 Colgate in 1st round Funk, in his first year at Penn State after transferring from Bucknell, led the Nittany Lions to their ninth win in their last 11 games. They next play Texas in the second round of the Midwest Region on Saturday.Penn State's previous tournament win was its second-round upset of North Carolina in New Orleans in 2001. The Nittany Lions lost to Temple in the Sweet 16, and they lost to the Owls again when they returned to the tournament in 2011.Texas A&M (25-10) had won 10 of 12 as it entered its first NCAA Tournament since 2018. The Aggies lost in the first round for only the second time in nine appearances sinc...

Armed robbers targeting taco vendors in Los Angeles

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

Police are warning the public of armed suspects targeting taco vendors in Los Angeles.Over the past 10 days, four different taco vendor stands were robbed at gunpoint, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The vendors were located along the Florence Avenue corridor at Crenshaw Boulevard, Grammercy Place, and Normandie Avenue, said LAPD.The robberies all took place between 12:40 a.m. to 2:40 a.m. as the vendors were closing up their stands for the night, authorities said.The suspects would rob the victims at gunpoint before fleeing the area in a vehicle, police said.Authorities are asking locals to be aware of their surroundings and to contact the police if they are targeted.The incidents remain under investigation.Anyone with information is asked to contact 77th Street robbery detectives at 323-786-5422.

1 hospitalized after stabbing near Santa Monica Beach

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

Police are investigating after a stabbing near Santa Monica Beach left a person hospitalized on Wednesday.The suspect was identified as Allen Cranford Barna, 40, by the Santa Monica Police Department.Officers responded to reports of an injured person at Palisades Park near the Camera Obscura building around 8:15 a.m.When police arrived, they found the victim had been stabbed in the upper torso.The victim was a Santa Monica city employee who had “attempted to rouse an individual sleeping in the area,” police said.The suspect, Barna, had fled the area before police arrived. Man wielding metal pipe charged with hate crime attacks in Santa Monica The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.Barna was located on Thursday morning and taken into custody on charges of aggravated assault, authorities said.The incident remains under investigation.Anyone with information about the case or the suspect is asked to contact Detective Pollnow a...

Man shot, killed as Vallejo police search for suspect

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

VALLEJO, Calif. (BCN) -- Vallejo police investigators are looking for a suspect responsible for shooting and killing a man Thursday afternoon. It is Vallejo's third homicide of the year. Pedestrian hospitalized in Union City collision; driver linked to disturbance at Starbucks A Vallejo police spokesperson said officers responded at about 3:15 p.m. to a report of a person shot in the 2000 block of Solano Avenue. Once on scene, officers found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Paramedics soon arrived, but the victim was pronounced dead. The department's detective division has taken over the investigation. The motive and circumstances surrounding this shooting are under investigation. The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Solano County Coroner's Office. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container ...

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

March 10-16, 2023This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and the Pacific.The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Hiro Komae in Tokyo.Follow AP visual journalism:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnewsAP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_ImagesAP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.comSource

Sasser hurt anew as top seed Houston beats Northern Kentucky

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 victory to open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.Chants of “NKU!” and “Overrated!” filled Legacy Arena as the 16th-seeded Norse trailed by only three at halftime and made it 36-all with under 16 minutes to go against the Cougars (32-3).But Houston pulled away behind 16 points from Jarace Walker, advancing to face ninth-seeded Auburn on Saturday.“I don’t coach Northern Kentucky, but I was proud of their team tonight,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. “They fought. Their kids are tough. They’re smart.”Now, all eyes turn to Sasser, Houston’s top scorer and its first member of The Associated Press All-America first team since 1984.After going down last weekend with a groin injury in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, Sasser was a game-time decision for the start of the NCAA Midwest Region.He got the start and looke...

No. 2 seed Texas tops Colgate 81-61 on Rice’s 7 made 3s

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice, reflecting on the career-high seven 3-pointers he made for Texas, was asked by a reporter when he last felt that confident.“I don’t necessarily feel hot, because I missed three,” Rice said with a straight face as teammate Marcus Carr doubled over in laughter next to him at the podium. “But I’m just trying to keep it going.”The No. 2 seed Longhorns are off to a strong start.Rice scored 23 points and Texas shut down sharpshooting Colgate for an 81-61 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.Carr finished with 17 points and Dylan Disu had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Longhorns (17-8), who shot 13 for 23 from 3-point range to beat the Raiders at their own game. Texas will play 10th-seeded Penn State in the second round on Saturday in the Midwest Region.“We’re fortunate to get a real game the first game of the tournament. Colgate is an elite, legit team. We won by 20, but it felt like we re...

UCLA rolls past UNC Asheville 86-53 in March Madness

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points and UCLA raced out to a fast start and never looked back in a 86-53 victory over UNC Asheville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The second-seeded Bruins (30-5) scored the first 14 points of the game and rolled from there. Amari Bailey also scored 17 points and David Singleton had 11.UCLA advanced to play seventh-seeded Northwestern in the second round of the West Region. The Wildcats beat Boise State 75-67 earlier in the day.Drew Pember scored 13 points for the 15th-seeded Bulldogs (27-8). UNC Asheville, which won the Big South regular-season and tournament titles, has now lost all five times the school has advanced to the round of 64.The Bruins apparently took notice of what happened earlier in the day at this site when fellow Pac-12 No. 2 seed Arizona was ousted by Princeton 59-55.UCLA made sure this game was never in doubt, making its first five shots and taking a 14-0 lead on a 3-pointer by S...

Tennessee holds off Louisiana-Lafayette 58-55 in NCAA opener

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tyreke Key scored 12 points, Jahmai Mashack added 11 and No. 4 seed Tennessee survived a late scare to hold off Louisiana-Lafayette 58-55 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.The Ragin’ Cajuns (26-8) whittled an 18-point deficit to three in the final minute — creating some tense moments and a couple technical fouls — but the Volunteers (24-10) closed it out by forcing tough shots and making just enough free throws.Tennessee, which lost six of 10 heading into the tournament, advanced to face fifth-seeded Duke in the East Region’s second round at the Amway Center. The Blue Devils routed No. 12 seed Oral Roberts 74-51 earlier Thursday, giving Duke coach Jon Scheyer a win in his tournament debut.It will be the first meeting between Tennessee and Duke in the NCAA Tournament.The Vols should hope to take much better care of the ball than they did against the Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions. They finished with 18 turnovers in the fourth...

Truck stolen from Denver church that uses it for food pantry

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:27:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — At Denver's Epworth United Methodist Church, Pastor Vicky Alvarado said community comes first.Every room of their basement is filled with freezers, fridges and shelves used for the church's food pantry. "It's a small church with a big heart," Alvarado said.Every Tuesday and Thursday, dozens of people line up for food outside the church off High Street and Bruce Randolph Avenue. Truck repossessed after finance company mistake Most of the food comes from the Food Bank of the Rockies and from local grocery store donations."They come here for a reason," Alvarado said. "They come here because they don't have nothing on their table."Truck thieves didn't think about the impact'But the congregation is suddenly facing a new problem: getting that critical food supply to the church. Last week, their Ford Super Duty truck was stolen from a small lot on the back side of the church.“They didn’t think about the impact and the issues this will create," Alvarado said. X...