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No. 18 Baylor christens new arena with 98-79 win over Cornell

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

WACO, Texas (AP) — This is the kind of advantage coach Scott Drew and Baylor have long waited to have on their home court. “This one’s unique,” Drew said. “There’s a couple of arenas where when you get done, your head feels like you were in a concert. Now ours is one of them, which is awesome.”Ja’Kobe Walter scored 23 points and had a team-high nine rebounds, fellow freshman Yves Missi added 16 points while making all eight of his shots, and the 18th-ranked Bears christened the brand-new, smaller and much louder Foster Pavilion with a 98-79 victory over Cornell on Tuesday night. “Lights are bright in here, the energy was good,” said RayJ Dennis, who had 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting for the Bears.Missi scored the first points in the Bears’ new home when the 7-footer from Cameroon made a short jumper 30 seconds into their nonconference finale. After Sean Hansen made a 3-pointer on Cornell’s initial shot, Walter put Baylor (11-2) ahead to stay.The Bears moved about a mile from th...

Mangiapane, Huberdeau score as Flames beat Wild 3-1

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau scored first-period goals for Calgary, and Blake Coleman added an empty-netter as the Flames held on to beat the short-handed Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Tuesday night.Jacob Markstrom made 28 saves in net to earn the win.Mangiapane’s seventh goal of the season opened the scoring at 11:40 of the first period. The third-line winger redirected a shot from Rasmus Andersson and bounced the puck past Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury for a 1-0 lead.Huberdeau made it 2-0 with 23.1 seconds remaining in the first period. He cut toward the net and fired a back-hand shot past Fleury for his fifth of the season. It was Huberdeau’s first goal since Nov. 20 and just his second point in the last 14 games.“That one obviously felt good, and especially to finish it off with a win,” Huberdeau said. “I think lately, we’ve been playing better, so I think it was good to get chemistry on our line too.”After the game, Huberdeau said assistant coach Marc...

Ovechkin scores as Washington uses fast start to beat Crosby and Penguins 4-3

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal during Washington’s fast start, and the Capitals beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night.Ovechkin and Crosby faced off for the 67th time in the regular season. Crosby finished with a goal and an assist, but Washington held on after racing out to a 4-0 lead.“I think we came out, we were playing really well,” Tom Wilson said of the Capitals’ first period. “Maybe one of our best periods of the year. We made it a little harder on ourselves that we probably needed to.”It was the 10th time that Ovechkin and Crosby scored in the same game, and first since a Capitals win on Nov. 7, 2018.Wilson, Martin Fehervary and Beck Malenstyn also scored for Washington, which had dropped four in a row. Darcy Kuemper made 33 saves.Ovechkin got his eighth of the season and No. 830 for his career, which is 65 from passing Wayne Gretzky’s league record of 894 goals.The Russian winger also surpassed Ray Bourque for the seven...

Mark Mitchell and Jared McCain boost No. 14 Duke past Syracuse 86-66

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mark Mitchell scored 18 of his career-high 21 points in the first half and Jared McCain finished with 18 points to lead No. 14 Duke over Syracuse 86-66 on Tuesday night.Duke made all eight 3-point attempts after halftime and finished by shooting 75% from the field in the second half.Jeremy Roach’s 17 points and Tyrese Proctor’s 14 points were a boost from Duke’s backcourt. Kyle Filipowski posted all 12 of his points in the second half as the Blue Devils (10-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) increased their winning streak to five games.Maliq Brown had 26 points on 11-for-16 shooting and Judah Mintz added 18 points for Syracuse (10-4, 1-2), which was 4-for-16 on 3-pointers and committed 17 turnovers.McCain drained four 3-pointers in the first 10:10 of the second half to push Duke to a 65-51 lead. The Blue Devils were 0-for-9 on first-half 3s, then went 7-for-7 in building a double-digit lead.Duke led 35-33 at the halftime, with Mitchell scoring 18 of Duke’s points ...

Powerful earthquakes in Japan leave at least 62 dead. Fears grow about saving people still trapped

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

SUZU, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead as rescue workers fought Wednesday to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas two days after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the area. The first 72 hours are considered crucial to save lives after disasters. Water, power and cell phone service were still down in some areas. Residents expressed sorrow about their uncertain futures.“It’s not just that it’s a mess. The wall has collapsed, and you can see through to the next room. I don’t think we can live here anymore,” Miki Kobayashi, an Ishikawa resident, said as she swept around her house.The house was also damaged in a 2007 quake, she said.Of the deaths, 29 were counted in Wajima city, while 22 people died in Suzu, according to Ishikawa Prefectural authorities. Dozens of people have been seriously injured, including in nearby pref...

Stock market today: Asian markets track Wall Street’s decline, eroding last year’s gains

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

Asian shares dropped Wednesday after Wall Street started 2024 with a slump, giving back some of its powerful gains from last year.U.S. futures were lower and oil prices were little changed.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.1% to 16,603.00, influenced by a 2% drop in technology shares, and the Shanghai Composite index shed 0.1% to 2,960.12, with persisting concerns regarding the strength of China’s economic growth adding downward pressure.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 1% at 7,550.40. South Korea’s benchmark slumped 2% to 2,618.57 after hovering around a 19-month high Tuesday amid the short-selling ban. Bangkok’s SET lost 0.4% and India’s Sensex was down 0.5%.Japanese markets remained closed for the New Year holiday.On Tuesday Wall Street, the S&P 500 slipped 0.6% to 4,742.83 after coming into the year at the brink of an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% to 37,715.04, and the Nasdaq composite led the market lower with a drop 1.6% to 14,765.94.Some of ...

Broome leads No. 25 Auburn to 88-68 win over Penn with 22 points, 12 boards

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Johni Broome had 22 points and 12 rebounds and nearly matched his season total for 3-pointers in leading No. 25 Auburn to an 88-68 victory over Penn on Tuesday night.The Tigers (11-2) built a 51-32 halftime lead and won their sixth straight game, one day after entering the Top 25 for the first time this season.Chad Baker-Mazara had a season-high 16 points and K.D. Johnson scored 13, both off the bench. Denver Jones finished with 12 points. The 6-foot-10 Broome, who was 4 of 22 from 3-point range coming into the game, went 3 for 4 and made a pair in the first three minutes. He shot 9 of 10 overall.Sam Brown went 4 of 6 on 3-pointers and led Penn (8-7) with 20 points. Tyler Perkins had 13 points and eight rebounds.Penn leading scorer Clark Slajchert is out with an ankle injury sustained early in the game against Houston.The Quakers cut a 19-point halftime deficit to 57-48 on a 3-pointer by Niklas Polonowski six minutes into the second half. The comeback was short-l...

Predators blank Blackhawks 3-0 behind Nyquist, O’Reilly, Saros

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gustav Nyquist and Ryan O’Reilly each had a goal and an assist, Juuse Saros made 21 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Tuesday night.Luke Evangelista also scored for Nashville, which has won two straight and improved to 3-0 against Chicago this season. The Predators led 1-0 for most of the game before O’Reilly’s goal in the waning minutes of the third period.“This game had a little bit of everything in it, lots of good, lots of bad, some ugly and some great,” Predators coach Andrew Brunette said. “It was kind of a strange game, but it was good to solidify that with a big power-play goal at the end.”Arvid Soderblom made 33 saves for the Blackhawks, who have dropped five of six.“We don’t like the results, we can’t accept them in this league, but the coaching staff was proud of how we asked them to battle (Monday) in practice and bring it tonight’s game,” Chicago coach Luke Richardson said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t ...

Marcus Domask scores 32 points, No. 9 Illinois dominates Northwestern 96-66

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Marcus Domask scored 32 points and had a team-high six assists to lead No. 9 Illinois to a 96-66 win Tuesday night over Northwestern in the Illini’s second game without suspended star Terrance Shannon Jr.Justin Harmon had 20 points, Quincy Guerrier scored 14 and Coleman Hawkins had 13 for the Illini (11-2, 2-0), who never trailed, led by as many as 33 points, and shot 63% from the field. Guerrier also had 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.Domask was 11 of 15 from the field and 9 of 10 from the line.Boo Buie led the Wildcats (10-3, 1-1) with 20 points. Ty Berry, in his 100th career game for Northwestern, had 14 points.Illinois has won nine straight games against Northwestern at the State Farm Center and 10 of 11 overall.The Illini led 46-29 halftime. They made seven of their first nine shots, went on an 11-0 run late in the first half, and held the Wildcats to 31% shooting from the field in the half.Northwestern finished 41% from the field....

Alex Ovechkin helps the Washington Capitals beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:41:23 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal during Washington’s fast start, and the Capitals beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night.Ovechkin and Crosby faced off for the 67th time in the regular season. Crosby finished with a goal and an assist, but Washington held on after racing out to a 4-0 lead.It was the 10th time that Ovechkin and Crosby scored in the same game, and first since a Capitals win on Nov. 7, 2018.Martin Fehervary, Tom Wilson and Beck Malenstyn also scored for Washington, which had dropped four in a row. Darcy Kuemper made 33 saves.Crosby scored his 21st of the season, a power-play goal in the second period. He has 1,540 points, passing Joe Thornton for 12th on the NHL’s career points list.Jake Guentzel scored his 17th goal for Pittsburgh, and Rickard Rakell picked up his third. The Penguins had won three in a row.HURRICANES 6, RANGERS 1NEW YORK (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored twice, Pyotr Kochetkov made 28 saves and Carolin...