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Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner drops 31 on N.C. State, helps Jays advance to NCAA Tournament 2nd round

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

Ryan Kalkbrenner made up for lost time. He made it from the lane. From the wing. From the free-throw line. And he even made it from beyond the 3-point arc.“It’s just going to be a lot of fun to play in the second round,” Creighton’s junior center said Friday after scoring 31 points to power the sixth-seeded Bluejays to a 72-63 win over No. 11 seed North Carolina State in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Ball Arena.“It’s a big opportunity and a big honor to be in that game. And (I’m) happy to be able to play in it this time.”The 7-foot-1 St. Louis native missed Creighton’s second-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament a year ago after sustaining a knee injury during the Jays’ first-round victory over San Diego State. Without their big man, Creighton was eliminated by Kansas, the eventual national champion, and outrebounded by 16.Kalkbrenner looked spry from the get-go Friday, accounting for nine of the Jays’ first 18 points. His 3-point play after an alley-sco...

1 dead after shooting at South Los Angeles Burger King

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

A man was killed after a shooting outside of a Burger King in South Los Angeles Friday afternoon.The victim is a 30-year-old Black man, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. His identity has not been released.Officers responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at the fast food restaurant located on Vernon and Figueroa Street around 3:20 p.m. When police arrived, the victim was found in the parking lot, unconscious and not breathing, said LAPD.He was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, police said. Two teenage suspects were seen running westbound from Figueroa, police said. The suspects are described as Hispanic males with curly hair.Police investigating a shooting outside of a Burger King in South Los Angeles on March 17, 2023. (KTLA)Police investigating a shooting outside of a Burger King in South Los Angeles on March 17, 2023. (KTLA)Police investigating a shooting outside of a Burger King in South Los Angeles on March 17, 2...

This is how much a six figure income is worth in California

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

Earning a six-figure income has long been a sign of success and financial comfort for American workers. Still, with high inflation and cost of living expenses, the yearly income may not be enough to support a life in California.A new study from Smart Asset analyzed the after-tax income for $100,000 in 76 of the largest U.S. cities and adjusted those figures to represent the cost of living in each place. California cities ranked low for the places where $100,000 had the most purchasing power. Amid high cost of living expenses, Jack in the Box wants to help customers pay rent California cities where a six-figure income had low purchasing power:CityTake Home Pay adjusted for inflation and cost of living expensesBakersfield$63,539Sacramento$57,669Stockton$55,962Oakland$46,198San Diego$46,167Los Angeles$44,623Long Beach$44,623San Francisco$36,445Researchers used the Smart Asset paycheck calculator to determine the after-tax income for multiple cities. They used data from the Council fo...

Warriors notebook: Steph Curry, Kevon Looney available, Golden State faces road block

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

ATLANTA — Stephen Curry and Kevon Looney received the green light from the team’s medical staff to play Friday in Atlanta.Curry was listed as questionable with left thumb soreness and Looney has been dealing with a sore lower back in recent weeks. Both went through warm-ups without issue, paving the way for them to play.Curry and Looney started alongside Klay Thompson, Donte DiVincenzo and Jonathan Kuminga.Golden State will be without Draymond Green, who’s serving a one-game suspension after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Andrew Wiggins remains away from the team to deal with a family matter, while Andre Iguodala (broken wrist) and Gary Payton II (abdominal injury) remain sidelined indefinitely.Warriors roster moves The Warriors officially filled their final roster spot, converting two-way forward Anthony Lamb to a standard NBA deal, the team announced Friday afternoon.Coach Steve Kerr said it was a “pretty ea...

Mexican leader says US fentanyl crisis due to lack of hugs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

Associated PressMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don’t hug their kids enough.The comment by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador caps a week of provocative statements from him about the crisis caused by the fentanyl, a synthetic opioid trafficked by Mexican cartels that has been blamed for about 70,000 overdose deaths per year in the United States.López Obrador said family values have broken down in the United States, because parents don’t let their children live at home long enough. He has also denied that Mexico produces fentanyl.On Friday, the Mexican president told a morning news briefing that the problem was caused by “a lack of hugs, of embraces.”“There is a lot of disintegration of families, there is a lot of individualism, there is a lack of love, of brotherhood, of hugs and embraces,” López Obrador said of the U.S. crisis. “That is why ...

2 minors arrested after reported fight at Montgomery HS in Santa Rosa

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) -- Two minors were arrested after a fight reportedly broke out at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa Friday morning, the Santa Rosa Police Department said. A student was killed in a stabbing at the school on March 1, and there have been multiple arrests there since. Police responded to the school at 10:42 a.m. after a report that five or six juveniles were involved in a fight on Matanzas Way, just west of the campus. After officers arrived, they encountered two minors who admitted to spectating the fight. Principal at school where student was fatally stabbed placed on leave Officers detained and searched both subjects. One boy had a knife in his pocket and the other had metal knuckles in his front pocket, according to police. Officers also located marijuana. An officer stationed at the school said he had seen the boy with the knife leave Montgomery's campus before the fight. He was arrested for possession of a knife on school grounds. The other boy was ...

Penn State-Texas 2nd-round matchup carries plenty of meaning

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Penn State has been historically more likely to play Texas on a national stage in a football bowl game than the NCAA Tournament. On Saturday night, the Midwest Region matchup between two gridiron giants will be on the hardcourt for the first meeting in men’s basketball.It just may present one of the most intriguing — and meaningful — second round games. The teams are coming off sharp debuts in Des Moines, particularly on defense and from the 3-point line. Both programs, in their own way, would experience a sense of satisfaction from reaching the second weekend of the tournament. Then there are their beloved head coaches. Penn State (23-13) took a big step forward in Micah Shrewsberry’s second season, reaching the Big Ten Tournament championship game and posting the first NCAA Tournament win in 20 years by disposing of Texas A&M on Thursday night. Shrewsberry has been mentioned as a candidate for high-profile openings at Georgetown and Notre Dame, bu...

Nunge’s block helps No. 3 seed Xavier beat Kennesaw State

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jack Nunge blocked Terrell Burden’s driving attempt at a go-ahead layup in the final seconds, and Xavier dug out of a 13-point hole against surprising Kennesaw State to escape with a 72-67 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.Souley Boum hit four clinching free throws in the final 2.6 seconds for the third-seeded Musketeers (26-9), who ran off 15 unanswered points as part of a game-ending 24-6 run. That was enough to turn away the 14th-seeded Owls (26-9) in the program’s first-ever March Madness game.Xavier moves on to face Pittsburgh on Sunday in the Midwest Region.Xavier led 68-67 when Burden — who’d been successful all day with dribble penetration — turned into the paint past Jerome Hunter and appeared to have a path to the rim. The 7-foot Nunge moved over and swatted the ball into the backboard.Jerome Hunter scored 24 points to lead the Musketeers, while Boum had 17. Nunge had 10 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.Burden...

Kalkbrenner leads Creighton past NC State in March Madness

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Creighton Bluejays couldn’t hit anything from outside. No worries — OK, maybe a little — they simply went inside to their big man.Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a career-high 31 points and sixth-seeded Creighton overcame a rough 3-point shooting day to fend off No. 11 seed North Carolina State 72-63 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.The 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner did a little bit of everything for the Bluejays, which included hitting a big 3-pointer on a day the team finished 3 of 20 from long range.The slender Kalkbrenner had six dunks and seven rebounds, and N.C. State big men D.J. Burns Jr. and Ebenezer Dowuona were hampered by foul trouble.“Nothing surprises me from Kalk,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “He’s just improved in every facet of the game, and he was able to score on Burns. But then when they had to go small, we did a good job of executing some offense to get him the ball around the rim, and then he did the rest.”Next up ...

Russia will extend Ukraine grain deal for 60 days — not 120

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:33:47 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the eve of the expiration of a deal enabling Ukraine to export grain, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief on Friday called its extension crucial to ensuring global food supplies and keeping prices from spiraling as they did after Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbor. Russia’s U.N. ambassador reiterated that Moscow is ready to extend the deal — but only for 60 days, just half the 120 days in the agreement.Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia’s briefing to the U.N. Security Council, reiterating what a Russian delegation told senior U.N. officials at a meeting in Geneva on Monday, reinforced the Kremlin’s insistence on reducing the duration of the deal to hold out for changes on how the package is working.The U.N. and Turkey brokered the deal between the warring countries last July that allows Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to ship food and fertilizer from three of its Black Sea ports. A separate memorandum of understanding between the United...