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Donovan Mitchell scores 27 points as Cavaliers top Nets 114-113 in season opener

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, and Cleveland beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-113 on Wednesday night for the Cavaliers’ first road win in a season opener since 2000.Cleveland had six players score in double figures. Max Strus, who started in place of injured center Jarrett Allen, had 27 points and 12 rebounds. Isaac Okoro scored 18 points, and Darius Garland finished with 15. Cam Thomas scored 36 for Brooklyn, setting a league record for most points for a reserve in a season opener. Mikal Bridges scored 11 of his 20 in the fourth quarter. Cam Johnson had 12 points, and Ben Simmons finished with four points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.Brooklyn was built to be a defense-oriented team, but it struggled defensively in the preseason and it carried over to the home opener. Cleveland shot 46.8% from the field, including a 17-for-43 performance from 3-point range.The Cavaliers led 90-87 after three quarters, but the Nets opened the fourt...

Zion Webb and Ron Wiggins each rush for 2 touchdowns as Jacksonville State eases by FIU 41-16

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Quarterback Zion Webb and Ron Wiggins each rushed for two touchdowns and Jacksonville State beat Florida International 41-16 on Wednesday night.Jacksonville State (7-2, 5-1 Conference USA) had already reached bowl eligibility in its debut season in FBS. Due to transition guidelines, the Gamecocks can only be selected for a bowl if there are not enough eligible teams to fill the 41 games.Webb, who was coming off career-high 146 yards rushing and a touchdown in a come-from-behind 20-17 win over Western Kentucky, had 20 carries for 125 yards. Webb also completed 9-of-19 passes for 105 yards with one touchdown. Wiggins added nine rushes for 61 yards. Jacksonville State scored 21 straight points in the first quarter before FUI got on the board with a 50-yard field goal by Chase Gabriel midway through the second quarter. The Gamecocks defense held FIU to just four first downs in the first half and 32 yards. Grayson James had one passing touchdown and one rushing score for Flo...

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 points as Thunder beat Bulls 124-104 in season opener

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Chicago Bulls 124-104 in the season opener Wednesday night.With a promising young core, the Thunder have their sights set on the playoffs after getting knocked out in the play-in tournament last season. They’re off to a good start.Fourth in the NBA in scoring last season, Gilgeous-Alexander keyed a 12-0 run late in the third quarter that broke open a one-point game. Josh Giddey and Rookie of the Year runner-up Jalen Williams each scored 16 for Oklahoma City.Chet Holmgren had 11 points in his long-awaited NBA debut. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 draft missed last season because of a foot injury.Isaiah Joe led a strong effort by the bench with 14 points, and Oklahoma City’s reserves outscored Chicago’s 42-34.DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 20 points. Zach LaVine scored all of his 16 points in the second half. He was 0 for 5 with four turnovers and three fouls through the first two quar...

Bruce Brown boosts Pacers offense as Indiana routs Washington 143-120 in record-setting opener

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers signed Bruce Brown for his defense.His scoring punch Wednesday night was an added bonus.Brown scored 24 points, making a career-high six 3-pointers in his Pacers debut, and Tyrese Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard each finished with double-doubles in a 143-120 rout over Washington, the highest-scoring season-opener in franchise history. The previous mark, 140, came in 2017 against Brooklyn.And Brown thinks more big scoring nights could be on the way.“We play fast, everybody’s running,” Brown said. “One time I got open for a 3 because Myles sealed his guy at the rim. Our offense is so random anybody can score the ball and tonight it was me.”Despite spending the offseason talking about defense, the Pacers started this season by treating NBA commissioner Adam Silver to an incredible offensive display.Haliburton finished with 20 points and 11 assists, Nembhard had 12 points and 10 assists, and the Pacers were 20 of 43 from 3-point range. Eight p...

Capitals score three in third to rally for 6-4 win over Devils

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Connor McMichael scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and Hunter Shepard made 18 saves in his NHL debut as the Washington Capitals rallied for a 6-4 win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.McMichael scored his second goal of the season at 2:09 of the third to put Washington ahead 5-4 after Dylan Strome tied the contest at 4 just 18 seconds into the final period on the power-play.Alex Ovechkin added an empty net goal at 18:25, his second of the season and 824th of his NHL career.Washington scored three times in the first, then the Devils scored four goals in the second before the Capitals scored three more in the third.After the two quick goals to start the third, Washington held on for its second win in six games as the 27-year-old Shepard — MVP of the Calder Cup playoffs last spring after leading the Hershey Bears to the AHL championship — overcame a rough second period.Tyler Toffoli scored twice for New Jersey and Jack Hughes added th...

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens showed how dazzling they can be. Now they’ll try to make that the norm

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens showed the rest of the NFL how high their ceiling could be.Now it’s on to the next challenge for the star quarterback, who has a chance for a special season if last weekend’s performance becomes the norm.“You’ve got to say it: He’s playing at an MVP level,” Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy said Wednesday. “It starts at practice for him, and the way he holds himself to a high standard, and then everybody else wants to be at that standard as well.”Talk of Jackson winning a second MVP award isn’t just football’s usual knee-jerk reaction to whatever happened the previous week. The Baltimore quarterback is now fourth in the MVP race according to the odds at FanDuel, behind only Patrick Mahomes, Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. Jackson is third in the NFL in passer rating, third in yards per attempt and second in completion percentage.He’s also 17th in yards rushing. He might not reach 1...

At least 16 dead in Maine shooting and suspect at large: officials

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and engulfing the state's second-largest city in chaos. The suspect remained at large as authorities ordered residents and business owners to stay inside and off the streets.Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press dozens of people also had been wounded. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Firearms instructor is person of interest in Maine shooting: cops The Lewiston Police Department identified Robert Card as a person of interest in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023. (The Lewiston Police Department)The man identified as a person of interest in the mass killing is a firearms instructor trained by the military and was recently committed to a mental health facility, according to a state pol...

Video shows bear attack security guard at Aspen hotel

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A newly released video shows a bear attacking a security guard in an Aspen hotel kitchen.The attack happened late Monday night at the St. Regis Aspen Resort, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The bear has since been found and euthanized. Man arrested for allegedly stealing body parts from crypt "Using the footage provided by the hotel, we were able to confirm the aggressive behavior of the bear and identify unique physical characteristics of the bear that assisted in the proper identification of the offending bear," Matt Yamashita, area wildlife manager, said in a statement.The guard had gone to investigate reports of a bear in the hotel. As he searched the kitchen, he turned a corner and surprised the bear. The bear swiped at him and knocked him to the ground, as can be seen in the video.The guard was able to get away and called 911. He received medical care for scratches on his back and was released from the hospital early Tuesday.A newly released video s...

Does this little person qualify for disability?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

He is a little person with a big problem. After working his whole life, the 11th surgery left him struggling to walk. He can’t work and needs disability, but can he get it? To find out, he turned to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.When Keith was young, his father prepared him for what his life might be like.Robert Smith: “We had a friend that had a little person; everybody called him a midget. I saw everything that that little boy went through, and I said, ‘He’s not going to go through what he did.'”And with his parents’ support and guidance, the 4-foot, 1-inch Keith feels he’s been able to lead a fairly normal life.Keith Smith: “Now I’m used to it, and I feel like a regular person. I blend in with the crowd.”Keith is certainly a confident person. In high school, he ran for homecoming king and won.He’s had a job as a salesman in a lumber yard and a second job as an entertainer.Keith Smith: “It’s like a ...

At least 16 dead in Maine shooting; firearms instructor treated at mental health facility is person of interest, police say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:05:23 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The man identified as a person of interest in a mass killing in Maine is a firearms instructor trained by the military and was recently committed to a mental health facility, according to a state police bulletin.The police intelligence bulletin, reviewed by The Associated Press, was being circulated to law enforcement officials on Wednesday night after the shootings that left at least 16 people dead.The bulletin says the man, Robert Card, had been trained as a firearms instructor at a U.S. Army Reserve training facility in Maine. The document says Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks in the summer of 2023. It did not provide specific details about his treatment or condition.The document also said Card had reported hearing voices and had threatened to carry out a shooting at the military training base in Saco, Maine.Card was being sought by police as a person of interest in Wednesday’s shootings. A telephone number listed for Card i...