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Brandon Ingram, rookie Jordan Hawkins each score 25 as Pelicans top Mavericks 131-110

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans rookie Jordan Hawkins hasn’t been bashful about taking his share of shots in his first 11 NBA games — and the Pelicans love that about him.“We want our guys to play with confidence, and Jordan’s one of those guys. You don’t have to tell him to shoot,” Pelicans lead assistant James Borrego said. “We love what he does for us. We love his confidence. That’s why we drafted him. We believe in him.”Hawkins and Brandon Ingram each scored 25 points, and the Pelicans snapped a five-game skid with a 131-110 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night.Zion Williamson highlighted his 19-point performance with two alley-oop dunks and double-clutch, reverse, two-hand dunk on a breakaway that he initiated with a steal from Luka Doncic. Herb Jones also had 19 points with five steals and two blocks — one on Doncic — as New Orleans improved to 1-1 in West Conference Group B pool play. The Mavericks slid to 1-2...

Maddox scores 20, Toledo defeats Wright State 78-77

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — Dante Maddox Jr.’s 20 points helped Toledo defeat Wright State 78-77 on Tuesday night.Maddox was 6-of-12 shooting, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Rockets (3-0). Ra’Heim Moss added 16 points while shooting 7 for 13 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the foul line, and he also had seven rebounds and three steals. Javan Simmons went 7 of 10 from the field to finish with 15 points.Trey Calvin led the way for the Raiders (0-2) with 22 points, four assists and two steals. AJ Braun added 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for Wright State. Tanner Holden also put up 15 points, four assists and two steals.Calvin missed a contested potential winning 3-point shot at the buzzer. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Jordan Kyrou scores twice and Jordan Binnington stops 30 as Blues shut out Lightning 5-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and Jakub Vrana scored 19 seconds apart in the second period, and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 on Tuesday night.Colton Parayko and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Blues (8-5-1), who have won three straight.“There wasn’t a lot going on, to be honest with you, in the game, I thought, in the first period,” Blues coach Craig Berube said. “I think from a defensive standpoint, checking standpoint we were pretty solid, disciplined, staying out of the box. We did a good job of finishing on some plays and scoring and then staying with it.”Binnington earned his first shutout of the season and the 13th of his career.“It’s a team that you’re proud to be a part of,” Binnington said. “It’s a month or two of working hard and buying in. It’s nice to see some results come our way. We’re just staying patient and playing together and trusting the system and we’re getting rewarded.”Jonas Johans...

Anderson scores 14 in Northern Iowa’s 90-50 victory over Loras

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Tytan Anderson, Kyle Pock and Trey Campbell all scored 14 points to guide Northern Iowa over Loras 90-50 on Tuesday night.Anderson was 4 of 6 shooting, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Panthers (1-1). Pock shot 5 for 12, including 4 for 11 from beyond the arc. Campbell shot 4 for 6 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free throw line.Ali Sabet finished with 14 points for the Duhawks. Jack Haynes added seven points and six rebounds for Loras. In addition, Myles Barry finished with six points and two steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Crosby nets 16th career hat trick to lift Penguins to 5-3 win over Blue Jackets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sidney Crosby recorded his 16th career hat trick to rally the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 for their fifth straight win on Tuesday night.Crosby extended his point streak to nine games with the 558th, 559th and 560th goals of his career. Jake Guentzel and Erik Karlsson each contributed a goal and an assist, and Tristan Jarry stopped 28 shots in his fourth consecutive win.Kirill Marchenko, Yegor Chinakhov and Alexandre Texier scored, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 38 shots for Columbus, which has lost six straight.Pittsburgh has points in 10-straight games against the Blue Jackets, dating to Dec. 12, 2019.BRUINS 5, SABRES 2BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists to lead Boston to the victory over Buffalo.Danton Heinen, Brandon Carlo, Oskar Steen, and Hampus Lindholm all scored their first goals of the season and Linus Ullmark made 31 saves for the Bruins, who are 3-0-1 in their last four games.The Bruins jumped to a ...

Chicago Cubs add 3 minor leaguers to 40-man roster, Craig Counsell is runner-up again for National League manager of the year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

The Chicago Cubs have added a trio of pitching prospects to the 40-man roster.Ahead of Tuesday’s deadline to protect eligible minor leaguers from the Rule 5 draft in December, Triple-A Iowa left-hander Bailey Horn, Double-A Tennessee right-hander Porter Hodge and High-A South Bend right-hander Michael Arias were put on the Cubs’ 40-man roster.The moves filled the remaining open spots on their 40-man roster as free agency gets underway.Horn spent six games at Double-A Tennessee to start the season before moving up to Triple-A Iowa in April. He saw action in 39 games as a reliever for Iowa, posting a 4.58 ERA in 53 innings pitched. Horn, 25, was selected by the White Sox in the fifth round of the 2020 draft out of Auburn. The Cubs acquired him from the Sox ahead of the 2021 trade deadline for reliever Ryan Tepera.Hodge spent the full 2023 season with Double-A Tennessee, earning a 5.13 ERA in 35 games, including 12 starts as he primarily pitched out of the bullpen for the f...

Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey, LT Ronnie Stanley, LG John Simpson among 7 players absent from Tuesday practice

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

Two days before the Ravens’ pivotal AFC North showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals, several key players were absent from practice.Seven Ravens missed Tuesday’s practice, including cornerback Marlon Humphrey (calf), left tackle Ronnie Stanley (knee) and left guard John Simpson (illness/shoulder). Humphrey and Stanley were both injured in Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns and also missed practice Monday, while Simpson’s absence is his first for an ailment all season.Coach John Harbaugh said Monday that Humphrey and Stanley’s injuries wouldn’t keep them out “long term,” adding they have a “chance” to play Thursday. Simpson, a full participant on the Ravens’ estimated practice report Monday, has started all 10 games at left guard this season.If Simpson and Stanley are unable to play, the Ravens would be without their starters on the left side of their offensive line against the Bengals. However, Morgan Moses, the Rave...

ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease, but they struggle to address Myanmar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian defense ministers called Wednesday for the fighting in Gaza to cease immediately and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar.The Myanmar crisis was high on the agenda when defense chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. The 10-nation bloc includes Myanmar, but its defense minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings due to the military government’s failure to comply with a five-point emergency plan drafted to ease the violence.“We are saddened with a deteriorating situation in Myanmar,” Indonesia’s Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said in an opening speech. “Indonesia encourages other ASEAN member states to support Myanmar to find a peaceful and durable solution to the current situation.”ASEAN has been trying to enforce the plan it forged with Myanm...

Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity, as the army extended its control across Gaza City and the north.Shifa Hospital has become a symbol of the widespread suffering of Palestinian civilians during the war between Israel and Hamas, which erupted after the militant group killed some 1,200 people and seized around 240 captives in a surprise Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel.The hospital is also at the heart of clashing narratives over who is to blame for the thousands of deaths and widespread destruction in the besieged territory. Israel accuses Hamas of using Palestinians as human shields, while Palestinians and rights groups say Israel has recklessly endangered civilians as it seeks to eradicate the group. Mohammed Zaqout, the director of hospitals in Gaza, said Israeli tanks had entered the medical compound and ...

US to resume food aid deliveries across Ethiopia after halting program over massive corruption

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:35 GMT

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The United States Agency for International Development will restart food aid deliveries across Ethiopia in December, five months after it halted its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials.Last month, USAID resumed food aid to the roughly 1 million refugees in the east African country after the Ethiopian government agreed to remove itself from the dispatch, storage and distribution of refugee food supplies.The planned resumption comes after the agency reintroduced reforms to improve the registration of beneficiaries and the tracking of donated grain, USAID spokesperson Jessica Jennings said Tuesday.These new measures will be tested for one year, she said, adding that they “will fundamentally shift Ethiopia’s food aid system and help ensure aid reaches those experiencing acute food insecurity.”USAID and the U.N.’s World Food Program suspended food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region in mid-March after uncovering a colossal...