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Immanuel Quickley scores 26, Pascal Siakam adds 24 as Raptors hold on to defeat Grizzlies 116-111

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Immanuel Quickley scored 26 points, Pascal Siakam added 24 and the Toronto Raptors weathered a late Memphis rally to defeat the Grizzlies 116-111 on Wednesday night.Quickley, who came to Toronto in a late-December trade that sent OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks, was 8 of 18 from the field, including 5 of 8 on 3-pointers. Scottie Barnes finished with 20 for Toronto.Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 28 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 24 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter. Desmond Bane added 22 for Memphis and Ziaire Williams scored 18 points.Toronto led 102-84 with nine minutes left, but Memphis crafted a 16-4 run that brought the team back into the game. The Grizzlies got withing five points on several occasions but Toronto never relinquished the lead and won its second straight.Both teams were coming off wins — Toronto defeating Cleveland on Monday; Memphis earning a win over San Antonio on Tuesday. But both tea...

Jalen Johnson has career-high 28 points as Hawks hold on late, snap Thunder’s 5-game winning streak

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks held off Oklahoma City 141-138 on Wednesday night, ending the Thunder’s five-game winning streak.Atlanta opened the game with 11 straight points and never trailed. Trae Young had 24 points and 11 assists, one of four Hawks players who scored more than 20. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 23 points and Dejounte Murray had 22. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points and 13 rebounds to lead Oklahoma City. Jalen Williams scored 21.Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup with 48.5 seconds remaining cut Atlanta’s lead to 141-136, after the Thunder trailed by double digits most of the game. Following a miss by Murray, Gilgeous-Alexander’s basket trimmed the deficit to three.Isaiah Joe’s last-second 3-pointer from the corner was no good for Oklahoma City.The Hawks improved to 5-9 at home, where they play 10 of 15 games in January.The Thunder’s surge of eight wins in their last nine games included Tuesday...

Zion Williamson scores 27 points, Pelicans beat West-leading Timberwolves 117-106

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 27 points and the New Orleans Pelicans kept rolling with a 117-106 victory over the West-leading Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.CJ McCollum added 24 points and Brandon Ingram had 19. The Pelicans pulled away in the second half for their fourth straight victory and ninth in 12 games.On the second night of a back-to-back after beating Brooklyn 112-85, a game that allowed Williamson and Ingram to both play under 30 minutes, New Orleans went on the road and shot 55.6% from the field. Williamson and Ingram combined to shoot 18 of 26.Anthony Edwards scored 35 points for Minnesota, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 22. Minnesota dropped to 14-2 at home and lost consecutive games for the first time this season. The Timberwolves were the last team in the NBA to lose two in a row.The Timberwolves shot just 38.7% through three quarters. They finished with 13 turnovers, leading to 16 points for the Pelicans.New Orleans used a 25-9 run late in the fi...

Rillie’s 30 lead Northern Colorado past North Dakota 97-87

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Jaron Rillie’s 30 points led Northern Colorado over North Dakota 97-87 on Wednesday night.Rillie shot 12 for 16 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Bears (7-6). Saint Thomas added 23 points and 12 rebounds. Zack Bloch had 13 points.Treysen Eaglestaff led the Fightin’ Hawks (8-8) in scoring, finishing with 24 points. Tyree Ihenacho added 23 points, six assists and two steals for North Dakota. In addition, B.J. Omot had 19 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Pack scores 25, Miami pulls away in 2nd half for 95-82 win over No. 16 Clemson

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half, Matthew Cleveland and Norchad Omier each added 23 and Miami beat No. 16 Clemson 95-82 on Wednesday night to improve to 9-0 at home.Kyshawn George and Bensley Joseph each added 12 for the Hurricanes (11-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Pack scored 13 of Miami’s points in a 21-6 run that gave the Hurricanes a nine-point lead with 10 minutes left.Joseph Girard III scored 18 points and PJ Hall scored 17 before fouling out for Clemson (11-2, 1-1). Chase Hunter scored 16 for the Tigers — who led by six at the half, by eight early in the second half. Miami pulled away in the second half, making 12 of 14 shots in an 11-minute stretch and shooting 21 for 28 in the final 20 minutes.SETON HALL 61, No. 23 PROVIDENCE 57PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dre Davis scored 17 points and Kadary Richmond added 16 points as Seton Hall defeated Providence.Save for a brief stretch in the second half, the Pirates (9-5, 2-1 Big Eas...

Family finds first responders who helped baby after seizure on E-470

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A grateful Colorado family managed to track down and thank the first responders who helped when their baby had a seizure on the side of the highway.Most of the time, people don’t meet dispatchers. But in their scariest moments, it’s those voices that can help save a life. Hit-and-run ski biker sought in Keystone collision That’s why Misty Leon felt the need to meet and thank the dispatcher, firefighters, EMTs and deputy that she and her son Charlie will never forget.Last month, 14-month-old Charlie suffered a seizure while his mom was driving him. She said he’s never had a seizure before, but she heard an unusual sound coming from him in the back of the car and immediately pulled over on the side of E-470.“His eyes were different, they were rolled back,” Leon said. “He looked like if he hadn’t been convulsing, he would have looked dead. He was, like, lifeless, and so I grabbed the phone and I called 911."Misty Leon felt the need to meet and thank the...

US has weighed a new envoy role for Middle East crisis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

The Biden administration has weighed a proposal to name a new top diplomat to focus on long-term Israeli-Palestinian relations, though for the moment it is sticking with a post focused on the immediate humanitarian crisis of the Israel-Hamas war, a U.S. official told POLITICO.If the conditions on the ground change and the current post is vacated, the administration may create a position with the broader mandate, the official said. Doing so soon could ease some of the day-to-day pressure off of President Joe Biden and his top aides during a presidential election year.The Biden administration has faced criticism for doing little to curtail Israel’s military operations, even though it speaks often about ending civilian harm, and ignoring the Israeli-Palestinian crisis for the majority of Biden’s time in office.Two other current U.S. officials and two former U.S. officials confirmed that discussions about an expanded envoy role have taken place within the administration, though each per...

The Middle East is on fire: What you need to know about the Red Sea crisis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats and underground tunnels to carry out an offensive that killed almost 1,200 people and saw hundreds more taken back to the Gaza Strip as prisoners. Almost three months on, Israel’s massive military retaliation is reverberating around the region, with explosions in Lebanon and rebels from Yemen attacking shipping in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, Western countries are pumping military aid into Israel while deploying fleets to protect commercial shipping — risking confrontation with the Iranian navy.That’s in line with a grim prediction made last year by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who said that Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza meant an “expansion of the scope of the war has become inevitable,” and that further escalation across the Middle East should be expected. What’s happening?The Israel Defense Forces are still fighting fierce battles for contro...

Your Tax Dollars at Work: 2023 top overtime earners [2,000+]

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

For the 17th year, we roll out the Herald’s “Your Tax Dollars at Work” report. We start with every state worker who earned $50,000 and up in overtime — and it really goes up from there. Stay tuned for more searchable databases in the days to come. As always, all tips welcome to [email protected] search on this database, click the magnifying glass icon (at right) and enter names and more. Use the scroll bar at the bottom to move the data over to the right to sort by highest to lowest.

Lucas Giolito on veteran leadership and ‘very talented’ new teammate Vaughn Grissom

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:41:34 GMT

Lucas Giolito won’t get to bond with the newly-traded Chris Sale about swapping White Sox for Red Sox, but he’s already gotten to know one of his new teammates.“I met him last offseason, and he’s a very talented kid,” Giolito said, when speaking to reporters over Zoom on Wednesday evening.He was talking about Vaughn Grissom, the infielder acquired from the Atlanta Braves in the shocking Sale trade on Dec. 30. The veteran starting pitcher and the barely-out-of-rookie-eligibility infielder are both represented by the same agency. Said agency put together a slew of workouts and events in Los Angeles, so Grissom flew out to partake.“(We) worked out together for a few days and I think we went to, like, a Lakers game or something like that,” Giolito recalled. “Looking forward to getting to know him better.”Grissom made his Major League debut at Fenway Park – and hit his first career home run over the Green Monster – when the Braves pai...