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Bratt scores 3 as Devils rally for 5-2 win over Lightning

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick as the New Jersey Devils rallied from two goals down and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 Sunday night to end a three-game skid. Nico Hischier and Nolan Foote also scored to help the Devils improve their league-leading road record to 26-5-4. Vitek Vanecek finished with 22 saves to help New Jersey get a win after losing at home to the Lightning on Tuesday and Thursday before blowing a 2-0 lead in a 4-2 loss at Florida on Saturday.Nikita Kucherov reached the 100-point mark for the third time in his career with a goal in the first period and Alex Killorn also scored for the Lightning, who had won three straight. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 34 saves.Kucherov put Tampa Bay ahead 1-0 at 3:26 of the first period, one-timing a power-play feed from Steven Stamkos past Vanecek to reach the 100-point mark. Kucherov previously had 100 points in 2017-18 and then led the NHL with 128 in 2018-19.Killorn made it 2-0 at 6:30 o...

Arenado hit by pitch one night after Altuve breaks thumb

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Nolan Arenado left Team USA’s semifinal game against Cuba on Sunday in the fifth inning after he was hit on the hand by a pitch.X-rays on Arenado’s hand came back negative, but it comes one night after Jose Altuve left a quarterfinal between the U.S. and Venezuela with a broken right thumb.Arenado, the St. Louis Cardinals third baseman, grimaced then flexed and unflexed his right hand after being struck by an 88.9 mph fastball thrown by Cuba pitcher Elian Leyva. Arenado shook his hand in frustration before leaving the field and exiting the dugout to be checked out.Arenado was replaced by Bobby Wood Jr.Just four days ago, New York Mets All-Star closer Edwin Díaz sustained a season-ending knee injury during the postgame celebration of Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over the Dominican Republic.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Nembhard helps Creighton beat Baylor 85-76, on to Sweet 16

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ryan Nembhard had a career-high 30 points and No. 6 seed Creighton found its shooting touch to beat third-seeded Baylor 85-76 on Sunday night and earn a spot in the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons.With Baylor heavily focused on containing big man Ryan Kalkbrenner, Nembhard and the Bluejays went to work from outside. They shot 45.8% from 3-point range after a 3-for-20 showing in a first-round win over North Carolina State. They also went 22 of 22 from the free throw line, including 10 for 10 from Nembhard.The Bluejays (23-12) will meet 15th-seeded Princeton in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday in the NCAA Tournament. Princeton reached the South Region semifinals with wins over Arizona and Missouri.LJ Cryer finished with 30 points for Baylor (23-11), which lost in the second round for the second consecutive year after winning the championship in 2021. Big 12 freshman of the year Keyonte George was held to seven points, well below his average of 15.6. George i...

Reese, LSU top Michigan in 2nd round of March Madness

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese dismantled Michigan on both ends of the court with 25 points, 24 rebounds, six blocks and three steals to help third-seeded LSU beat the No. 6 seed Wolverines 66-42 Sunday night in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.Reese, a 6-foot-3 All-America forward, did most of her damage with gauze wedged under her upper lip after a shot to her mouth drew blood in the opening minutes of the game.Alexis Morris scored 11 and LaDazhia Williams had 10 points and 10 rebounds for LSU (30-2), which never trailed and held Michigan (23-10) to its lowest point total of the season.In just their second season under coach Kim Mulkey, the Tigers advanced past the second round of the tournament for the first time since 2014 and will meet second seed Utah in the Greenville 2 regional semifinal.Laila Phelia scored 20 points for Michigan, which opened the second half with a 7-0 run to pull as close as eight points, but quickly went back down by double-digit...

Sanogo, UConn pull away from Saint Mary’s, into Sweet 16

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — UConn decided to return to its roots five years ago, hiring a former Big East guard as coach and then a couple years later returning to the conference where it became a national power.Now the Huskies are back in the Sweet 16, looking like the beasts of the Big East again.Adama Sanogo scored 24 points and Jordan Hawkins delivered from the 3-point line in the second half as UConn pulled away from Saint Mary’s for a 70-55 win on Sunday that put the Huskies in the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years.No. 4 seed UConn (27-8) advanced to the West Regional in Las Vegas on Thursday. Next up is eighth-seeded Arkansas, which knocked off No. 1 seed Kansas. For the second straight game, the Huskies buried an opponent after playing a close first half. UConn outscored Iona and Saint Mary’s by a combined 86-49 in the second half in Albany this weekend.“Eventually our depth, elite rebounding, top-20 defense, top-five offense, with the depth, I think we’re able t...

Ingram, McCollum lead Pelicans past Houston 117-107

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum each added 26 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 117-107 on Sunday night.McCollum had 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting in the first half as the Pelicans built a 64-44 halftime lead.Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Trey Murphy III had 14 points and Herbert Jones scored 13 for the Pelicans, which shot 49%, including 13 of 31 on 3’s.New Orleans closed the gap to a ½-game behind Utah for the final spot in the play in tournament with 11 games left.The Pelicans outscored Houston 52-34 in the paint.Jalen Green scored 40 points, his fourth game scoring at least 40 points this season, Kevin Porter Jr. added 25 and Tari Eason had 10 points for Houston, which saw its season-high three-game winning streak snapped.The Rockets shot 41% and were 9 of 33 on 3-pointers. Houston has the worst record in the West at 18-53.New Orleans used an 18-6 spurt over the final minute of the first quarter and opening five minutes ...

Bittle leads Oregon to 68-54 victory over UCF in NIT

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sophomore Nate Bittle finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds and Oregon rolled to a 68-54 victory over UCF in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night.Bittle sank 7 of 14 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer for the top-seeded Ducks (21-14), who advance to play No. 2 seed Wisconsin (19-14) in the quarterfinals. It was the second career double-double for Bittle. Quincy Guerrier contributed 14 points and six boards. Kel’el Ware pitched in with 11 points off the bench, while Rivaldo Soares scored 10.C.J. Kelly led the Knights (19-15) with 13 points. Taylor Hendricks had nine points and nine rebounds.Bittle had 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Oregon to a 33-24 lead at halftime. Kelly had nine points for the Knights, who shot just 29% from the floor in the first half (9 of 31). UCF hit just 4 of 17 shots from 3-point range before intermission (23.5%).Oregon pushed its lead to 47-26 on a three-point play by Kel’el Ware with 15:48 remaining and c...

Miller has 2 goals, 2 assists as Rangers rout Predators 7-0

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Defenseman K’Andre Miller had two goals and two assists in New York’s six-goal first period, Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the Rangers beat the Nashville Predators 7-0 on Sunday night.Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists in the opening period, and Filip Chytil, Mika Zibenejad, Tyler Motte and Chris Kreider also scored to help New York cruse to its fourth straight home win and second shutout in two days. The Rangers beat Pittsburgh 6-0 on Saturday night after also beating the Penguins on Thursday and Washington on Tuesday.The Rangers scored six times on their first eight shots, chasing Nashville starting goalie Kevin Lankinen after he gave up four goals on five shots. He was replaced by Juuse Saros. Miller became the first defenseman in franchise history with four points in a single period as the Rangers led 6-0 less than 14 minutes in. The avalanche of early goals tied the franchise record for most in the first perio...

6-year-old girl killed in fiery Turnpike wreck in Miami Gardens

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

Authorities have provided heartbreaking new details about a fatal multi-vehicle crash that shut down traffic for hours on the Florida Turnpike in Miami Gardens.According to investigators, a 6-year-old girl was killed in the fiery wreck near County Line Road, Saturday night.She was one of 11 people who were transported to area hospitals, including several other children.Authorities said a driver made an improper lane change, causing the crash along the northbound lanes.Cellphone video captured a light colored SUV that erupted into flames on impact.

Video shows man hurling racist remarks at West Palm Beach Police officers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:39:19 GMT

A disturbing video making the rounds on social media shows a South Florida man’s racist rant.The clip shows the man confronting several police officers in West Palm Beach.“He’s getting in my face,” the man said to a female officer as he pointed to a male officer.Investigators said the West Palm Beach Police officers had responded to calls of a group of people distributing antisemitic flyers in the area.Investigators said the officers approached three men and asked the man in the video for his ID. The man proceeded to hurl hateful and racist remarks at the officers.The small flyers, found in several neighborhoods, were placed inside clear plastic bags filled with pebbles to keep them in place.The three men were not arrested but were cited for littering.Police said the incident remains under investigation.