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LeBron closes in on 39th birthday with 17 points, 11 assists in Lakers’ 133-112 win over Hornets

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 17 points and 11 assists two days before his 39th birthday, Anthony Davis had 26 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Charlotte Hornets to their ninth straight loss with a 133-112 victory Thursday night.Rui Hachimura scored 17 points and Austin Reaves had 16 for the Lakers, who won for just the third time in nine games since winning the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament nearly three weeks ago. Los Angeles pulled away from the struggling Hornets with a blazing 41-point third quarter led by Hachimura and James, who scored 12 points apiece.D’Angelo Russell scored 16 points while hitting four 3-pointers for the Lakers, including the 1,300th of his career. After leading by a point at halftime, Los Angeles surged to a 28-point lead early in the fourth, allowing coach Darvin Ham to rest James and Davis for the full final quarter.James may be the NBA’s oldest player, but he shows zero sign of slowing down in h...

Traore’s 23 points, 22 boards help Long Beach State beat CSU Fullerton in Big West Conference opener

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Aboubacar Traore had 23 points and 22 rebounds, Lassina Traore added 16 points and 17 rebounds and Long Beach State defeated CSU Fullerton 81-71 on Thursday in a Big West Conference opener.Traore recorded the third 20-20 game in the last 30 years for Long Beach State.Marcus Tsohonis shot 5 for 17 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free throw line to add 17 points for the Beach (9-4). It was the sixth straight victory for the Beach.Long Beach State outrebounded Cal State Fullerton 55-34.The Titans (7-6) were led by Max Jones, who recorded 19 points. Dominic Brewton added 18 points, six rebounds and two steals for CSU Fullerton. Vincent Lee also had nine points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

UC Irvine wins 73-66 against UC Riverside

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Andre Henry’s 23 points helped UC Irvine defeat UC Riverside 73-66 on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener.Henry shot 7 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free throw line for the Anteaters (8-5). Carter Welling scored 14 points and added seven rebounds and three blocks. Justin Hohn was 4 of 8 shooting, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points.Benjamin Griscti led the way for the Highlanders (5-8) with 18 points and two steals. UC Riverside also got 14 points, seven assists and two steals from Isaiah Moses. In addition, Kaleb Smith had 10 points and six rebounds.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Why Joe Mazzulla believes Celtics’ win over Pistons can have long-term benefits

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

The Celtics seemed to be in something of a no-win proposition as they arrived at TD Garden on Thursday.They could beat the Pistons. So what? The best team in the NBA is supposed to win against a team that entered on a 27-game losing streak. If they lost? Well, that would be embarrassing, to say the least.Joe Mazzulla, though, took exception to that suggestion. After the Celtics narrowly avoided the unthinkable, overcoming an early 21-point deficit and surviving in overtime to send the Pistons to their 28th consecutive loss, the coach denied the notion that this was a game he just wanted to get over with, or had nothing to gain from.“Why do we have nothing to gain from winning a basketball game?” Mazzulla responded. “We actually learned more from that game than we did probably playing the four games on the West Coast trip. That’s an opportunity to build a mindset and toughness. So to me, it’s like we have everything to gain in this, and you talk about the In-Season Tourna...

Election officials see range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — For election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the list of security challenges just keeps growing.Many of the concerns from four years ago persist: the potential for cyberattacks targeting voter registration systems or websites that report unofficial results, and equipment problems or human errors being amplified by those seeking to undermine confidence in the outcome.Add to that the fresh risks that have developed since the 2020 election and the false claims of widespread fraud being spread by former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies. Death threats directed at election workers and breaches of voting equipment inside election offices have raised questions about safety and security. Some states have altered their voting and election laws, expanded legislative control of local elections and added penalties for election workers who violate rules.The turmoil has contributed to a wave of retireme...

Iran executes four people for alleged links with Israel’s Mossad

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran executed on Friday four people and sentenced several others to prison for having alleged links with Israel’s Mossad security service, local media reported.Mizan, the news website affiliated with the country’s judiciary, said three men and one woman were executed Friday morning. It identified the men as Vafa Hanareh, Aram Omari, Rahman Parhazo and the woman as Nasim Namazi. The report didn’t say how the deaths were carried out, but Iran usually applies hanging. The four were charged with kidnapping several Iranian security forces to extract intelligence information, Mizan reported. They were also accused of setting fire to cars and apartments of some of Iran’s intelligence agents.The report also said several others — working with the same group — were each sentenced to 10 years in jail, without giving further details.This came less than a week after an alleged Israeli airstrike killed a high-ranking Iranian general in Syria.Iran and Israel have long accused e...

Rogue wave slams into Southern California beachgoers; 9 hospitalized

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

Video captured the terrifying moment beachgoers were slammed into by a massive rogue wave in Ventura on Thursday. The incident happened as locals were being warned about a massive swell pounding the Southern California coastline this week.The rogue wave submerged bystanders at Pierpont Beach on Seaward Avenue around 11 a.m. That area has been hit the hardest with what the National Weather Service called “tremendous wave energy.”A witness, Colin Hoag, captured cell phone video of the explosive wave. As the waters suddenly flooded an observation zone, both people and vehicles were instantly swept away. Beachgoers were seen frantically running for their lives. The raging waters destroyed the windows of nearby beachfront buildings and hotels on its destructive path.Video captured the moment beachgoers were slammed into by a massive rogue wave in Ventura County on Dec. 28, 2023, sending nine people to the hospital. (Colin Hoag)Video captured the moment beachgoers were slammed i...

Elderly victim suffers critical burns in San Leandro house fire

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

(KRON) -- An elderly resident suffered "critical burns" in a house fire on Thursday, the Alameda County Fire Department said Thursday. ACFD responded to the 1500 block of Thrush Avenue at 8:09 p.m. Crews arrived to see light smoke coming from the home. Good Samaritans shot at Pinole gas station, gunman found under I-80, police say Crews went inside and put out the fire in the back bedroom. The resident was in the back bedroom, which was fully engulfed. Firefighters were able to keep the call to one alarm and rescue the resident, who was hospitalized.Two people and two dogs were displaced. The Red Cross was called to the scene. Authorities are investigating the case of the fire.

Joe Flacco throws 3 TD passes and Browns clinch unlikely spot in playoffs with 37-20 win over Jets

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Flacco has turned a seemingly cursed season into a charmed one.Cleveland’s quarterback for just over a month, Flacco passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns and the Browns clinched an unlikely playoff berth — just their second since 2002 — despite numerous injuries this season with a 37-20 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night.The Browns (11-5) are assured of a wild-card spot and still have a chance to win the AFC North and maybe the conference’s No. 1 overall seed, something that seemed unfathomable just weeks ago as major injuries piled up.But things have changed since Flacco arrived.The 38-year-old quarterback improved to 4-1 as a starter with the Browns, who plucked the Super Bowl 47 MVP off his couch in New Jersey last month to hopefully rescue their season. He’s done that and more.In the final minutes, Browns fans chanted “Flac-co! Flac-co!” to a quarterback they once reviled with Baltimore and now revere.“You don’t know ho...

Joel Farabee stars as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:02:53 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Egor Zamula, Sean Walker and Joel Farabee scored in the second period, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.Farabee also had an assist and Garnet Hathaway scored in the third for Philadelphia, which had dropped two in a row.“We just kind of played patient, waited for our opportunities,” Farabee said. “You get a couple of quick ones there, it builds that momentum and you just go from there.Samuel Ersson stopped 18 of 19 shots for the Flyers. Carter Hart replaced Ersson in the third period and was perfect in facing eight shots.Vancouver dropped to 7-1-2 in its last 10 games. Teddy Blueger scored for the Canucks, and Casey DeSmith stopped 21 shots in his sixth career start against the Flyers.“We’re all disappointed in the loss, we’ve just got to make sure this doesn’t fester,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said.Zamula opened the scoring 15:03 into the second. He got a power-play goal for his second...