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Purdue, Painter lament another early March Madness exit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s become a disturbing, familiar pattern for Purdue.Another promising season. Another putrid NCAA Tournament.For the third straight year, the Boilermakers were bounced by a double-digit seed, losing Friday night to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson, which doesn’t have a player taller than 6-foot-6 but took out the Big Ten’s best squad with surprising ease.“Obviously it hurts,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “It hurts bad. I don’t want to take anything away from them. They earned it. They played better than we did.”Purdue was looking to make history. Not this type.The Boilermakers are the second No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed, joining Virginia, which fell to UMBC in 2018.This March was supposed to be different. The Boilermakers (29-6), who haven’t made the Final Four since 1980 and have never won a title, had one of the nation’s best players in All-America center Zach Edey, shooters to support him, experience and depth.But Pur...

Aston-Reese scores 2 as Maple Leafs beat Hurricanes 4-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Zach Aston-Reese scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Friday night to snap a two-game skid.Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist, and Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews also scored to help Toronto improve to 4-2-1 in its last seven games. John Tavares and Calle Jarnkrok each had two assists and Ilya Samsonov finished with 32 saves to help Toronto increase its lead to three points ahead of third-place Tampa Bay in the Atlantic Division.Martin Necas and Brady Skjei each scored for Carolina in its third loss in four games. Pyotr Kochetkov had 19 saves as the Hurricanes remained one point ahead of second-place New Jersey in the Metropolitan Division. Aston-Reese got the scoring started as he tipped Erik Gustafsson’s shot from the right point past Kochetkov 2:54 into the game.Marner made it 2-0 with 7 1/2 minutes left in the first as fired a shot from the right circle off the post and in for his 25th.Skjei got the Hurricanes on the...

Grizzlies rally from 29 down, stun Spurs 126-120 in OT

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points and the Memphis Grizzlies completed the largest comeback in franchise history after trailing by 29 in the third quarter, rallying to beat the San Antonio Spurs 126-120 in overtime Friday night.Desmond Bane added 21 points, including eight points in overtime, and Tyus Jones had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for Memphis, which faced a nine-point deficit in the final minute of regulation before outscoring San Antonio 9-0 to send it to overtime.The huge comeback win came as Ja Morant nears his return for Memphis. The All-Star guard missed his seventh game as part of an eight-game suspension for “conduct detrimental to the league.” Memphis improved to 4-3 without Morant.Devin Vassell had 25 points and Zach Collins added 24 for San Antonio, which fell to 0-5 in overtime this season after being outscored 63-40 in the second half.After trailing by 29, Memphis tied it at 109 on a 3-pointer by Dillon Brooks with 1.8 seconds remaini...

Tshiebwe’s 25 boards helps Kentucky top Providence in NCAAs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe kept battling for position, pushing his way to daylight and grabbing seemingly every loose rebound with a rugged relentlessness.No one was going to stop him, either.When it was over, the two-time Associated Press All-American had turned in the best rebounding performance in the NCAA Tournament in nearly a half-century — and Kentucky was free to move past last year’s one-and-done showing.Tshiebwe pulled down 25 rebounds and Antonio Reeves scored 22 points, helping the Wildcats beat Providence 61-53 in Friday night’s first round.Tshiebwe’s rebounding output represented the most in any tournament game since 1977. Eleven of his rebounds came on the offensive glass — a big factor in the sixth-seeded Wildcats (22-11) staying in control as both offenses grinded to a halt after halftime.“I told (my teammates), I said, ‘This year we come in and fight, last year doesn’t matter anymore,'” said Tshiebwe, who entered as the nation...

Urías leads Mexico 5-4 over Puerto Rico, into WBC semis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Urías hit the go-ahead single in a three-run seventh inning that fueled Mexico’s 5-4 comeback victory over Puerto Rico to advance to its first-ever World Baseball Classic semifinals.Mexico will face Shohei Ohtani and Japan in the semifinals Monday. Puerto Rico failed to make it past the second round for the first time.Isaac Paredes, who homered earlier, tied it at 4 with a single off losing pitcher Alexis Díaz that drove in Austin Barnes and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena.Puerto Rico tried to rally in the ninth with singles from Christian Vazquez and Francisco Lindor, but reliever Giovanny Gallegos got out of the jam for the save.Arozarena saved the potential tying run in the eighth when he made a leaping catch at the wall in left center.Puerto Rico was coming off an emotional quarterfinals-clinching victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, when New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz tore the patellar tendon in his right knee while celebrating the...

'Move over' law expanded to include more vehicles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law on Friday that will expand Colorado's "move over" law.The new measure means drivers will have to slow down and move over when approaching or passing a stopped vehicle on the side of the road with its hazard signals on. A similar law that was already on the books requires drivers to move over for emergency, law enforcement and Colorado Department of Transportation vehicles. But numbers were still high on crashes, so an effort to combat that has been in the works for some time."Whatever makes people safer, we are going to be 100% behind," Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper Gary Cutler said. "It's been a long time coming. With something like this, it just takes time to change things over." Altitude lawsuit settled, but still no games on Comcast The new law is expected to bring heightened safety for drivers."Having it to where somebody is broken down or stopped on the side of the road and have other vehicles be required to slow...

20 years ago, the St. Patrick's Day blizzard buried Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — St. Patrick's Day is full of festive celebrations, but Coloradans who have been here for the past two decades may remember the holiday for a record-setting snowstorm.Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the St. Patrick's Day blizzard, which was the second-worst blizzard in Denver's history, following only a blizzard of 1913. ‘Move over’ law expanded to include more vehicles This holiday snowstorm dumped about 3 feet of snow in the Denver metro area and more than 7 feet in the foothills, crippling Colorado communities.FOX31 went back into the vault to dig up the memories.Blizzard arrives on St. Paddy's Day"This thing came in on St. Patrick's Day. It ramped up on the 18th, and it was still snowing on the 19th," Pinpoint Weather Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser recalled.The three-day storm packed a powerful punch, becoming Denver's second-snowiest event since 1872. It left people stuck, shoveling and stranded — 4,000 travelers at Denver International Airport, to be ex...

Brandon Nimmo leaves spring training game vs Marlins with apparent ankle injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

The Mets just can’t seem to catch a break.One day after losing closer Edwin Diaz for up to eight months, Brandon Nimmo injured his right ankle on an awkward slide in a Grapefruit League game.The outfielder, who signed an eight-year, $162 million contract to remain a Met for life in December, appeared to jam his ankle sliding into second base against the Miami Marlins at Clover Park on Friday night and left the field with the help of the trainer and manager Buck Showalter.He will undergo imaging Saturday and the Mets will provide a timeline after a diagnosis.It’s been that kind of week for the Mets. On top of losing Diaz for what will likely be the entirety of the 2023 season, the club is down a few relievers with right-handers Bryce Montes de Oca and Sam Coonrod and left-hander Brooks Raley injured. Montes de Oca was shut down with a forearm strain and Coonrod with a lat strain. Raley returned early from the World Baseball Classic with a hamstring injury but he’s e...

Editorial: Seniors beware – Biden policies threaten entitlements

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

Older Americans tend to vote, and they also tend to be wary of politicians who propose entitlement reform. That combination typically leads to inertia among elected officials whose objective is self-preservation.President Joe Biden has been happily exploiting this dynamic of late, claiming that Republican plans intended to shore up Social Security and Medicare actually represent a threat to the existence of these popular programs. Yet astute seniors will note that Biden’s recent budget blueprint takes a pass on offering any serious proposals to address the long-term solvency of the nation’s entitlements.This shows an astonishing lack of leadership. Consider that the Social Security Trust Fund’s cash reserves are set to run out in 2035. If nothing is done between now and then, expect Congress to authorize billions in transfers from the general fund in order to avoid benefit cuts. That might be politically beneficial, but it will only hasten the nation’s rush toward the looming fiscal...

Whitford: Doubling down on failed approach to homelessness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:32 GMT

In a largely symbolic resolution sponsored by Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., in January, a bipartisan majority of the House voted to repudiate “socialism in all its forms.”The resolution highlights the history of starvation, genocide and devastation caused by socialist leaders and their policies — and the 328 lawmakers who voted in favor of it are now on record opposing the implementation of such policies.Yet, while Congress may be on record in opposition to redistributionist policies, the “All In” plan from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, issued in December, indicates the White House may not be.The council sets lofty goals for reducing homelessness by doubling down on the failed Housing First program — something taxpayers have funded for more than a decade at a price tag exceeding $16 billion, only to see homelessness increase. The Housing Council has acknowledged that though “funding for homelessness assistance has increased every year,” the unsheltered population has g...