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Hubbard hits 5 3s, scores 22 as Mississippi State beats UT Martin 87-63

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Josh Hubbard hit five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points Saturday to help Mississippi State beat UT Martin 87-63. Cameron Matthews had 12 points and Gai Chol and Trey Fort — who hit three 3s — scored 11 apiece for Mississippi State (2-0). Jimmy Bell Jr. grabbed 12 rebounds to go with seven points and three blocks. Shawn Jones Jr. added eight points, three steals and two blocks. Hubbard was fouled as he hit a 3-pointer and made the and-1 free throw to give Mississippi State the lead for good with 16:31 left in the first half. Hubbard followed with two free throws before Chol converted a three-point play to cap a 9-0 spurt that gave the Bulldogs a 15-8 lead about 2 minutes later. D.J. Jeffries hit a 3-pointer that pushed Mississippi State’s lead into double figures for good amid a 13-4 run to close the first half that made it 41-27. The Skyhawks, who made 9 of 35 (25.7%) from the field and 1 of 13 (7.7%) from 3-point range, were plus-4 (10-6) on the ...

Wyatt Johnston’s goal and assist lift Stars over Jets 3-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Saturday.Thomas Harley and Matt Duchene also scored for the Stars (9-3-1).“I thought it may be our best road game of the year,” Stars coach Peter DeBoer said. “I liked how we started. I liked the entire 60 minutes. I thought we were tight, we were smart with the puck, we were competitive, built a lead. That’s how you want to play on the road.”Scott Wedgewood, who made 31 saves in net for Dallas, held the fort late in the third period with the Jets pressing for the equalizer with their goalie pulled.“Obviously, a tough building to come into,” Wedgewood said. “I think we played probably our best 60 the way our first period was. Unfortunately, they get a floater in the third to make things a little more tighter than I would have liked. But it was a character ending for us. A couple of big blocks by the guys and I was fortunate to make a save there short-handed and kee...

Georgia star TE Brock Bowers returns for No. 1 Bulldogs after ankle surgery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia star Brock Bowers returned to the field for the No. 1 Bulldogs on Saturday night, less than a month after undergoing surgery for a high ankle sprain.Bowers got the start against No. 10 Mississippi. He missed just two games after injuring his left ankle in an Oct. 14 victory at Vanderbilt.A huge roar went up from the crowd when Bowers was announced as part of the starting lineup during pregame warmups. He went through every drill without any sign of the injury. Bowers underwent a TightRope procedure, which stabilizes the ankle with surgical thread rather than rigid screws and generally reduces the rehab time to four-to-six weeks.As it turned out, Bowers ended up at the low end of the recovery period. He suited up just 26 days after having surgery.“He’s doing all he can in terms of trying to get himself in shape and get better,” coach Kirby Smart said during the week. “He’s right on schedule for the things he’s been doing.”Bowers, who combines sp...

Skeleton Park purchases two local breweries

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

A big change in Kingston’s craft beer industry became official on Friday, but consumers might not even notice a difference. Spearhead Brewing Company will now be owned and operated by the owners of Skeleton Park Brewery under a new parent company called Spearhead Brewing Incorporated, which also owns the recently purchased Signal Brewery in Corbyville. While officially Spearhead becomes the property of Skeleton Park CEO Trevor Lehoux and his two business partners, it will remain business as usual for the over ten year old brewery.Lehoux said he could not share the financial details of the two sales. When it comes to Spearhead, Lehoux says from a consumer standpoint, the purchase will look more like a merger than a takeover as Skeleton Park plans to keep Spearhead as the separate, recognizable entity it already is.“We recognize the power of having these brands being very independent and very separate from one another,” Lehoux said.“Each one is doing its own th...

Arvada and Westminster Fire compete in turkey drive

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Arvada Fire Protection District and Westminster Fire Department competed Saturday in a turkey drive to see who could collect the most frozen turkey donations.The drive was held at the Appliance Factory on West 88th Avenue until 3 p.m. Prepare for Thanksgiving with these Denver-area turkey trots The turkeys were being collected for families in need. The event also included fun and games.The competition for bragging rights started out pretty even -- as of 12:30 p.m., Arvada Fire had collected 119 turkeys to Westminster Fire's 113. Only an hour later, though, things were much different. Westminster Fire rallied to raise their total to 168 turkeys, 23 more than Arvada Fire's 145 turkeys. How much do household fires increase with Thanksgiving cooking? But Arvada kept up. In the end, the Arvada Fire Protection District collected 214 turkeys, but the Westminster Fire Department collected a few more with a total of 228.

Leveling up: ‘The Marvels’ star Iman Vellani talks about bringing ‘Ms. Marvel’s’ Kamala Khan to the big screen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

Marvel has pumped out superhero film after superhero film, and if you thought that they were done, you were very mistaken. Now the MCU has a new movie with three women leading the charge, so we caught up with “The Marvels” and “Ms. Marvel” actress Iman Vellani to talk about her time with the veteran Marvel stars.Kamala Khan made her debut on Disney plus’ show “Ms. Marvel.” Now actress Iman Vellani is bringing her to the big screen in “The Marvels.”Iman Vellani: “I’ve learned so much from Brie and Teyonah working with them on and off screen. Sam Jackson, like, there was a lot of very, very sweet moments on set, everyone was very protective over each other.”Samuel L. Jackson (as Nick Fury): “Friends of yours?”Iman Vellani (as Kamala Khan): “Hi.”Iman says Kamala has grown since fans last saw her.Iman Vellani: “She’s leveled up since the TV show. We got to do a lot of cool parkour...

Life after Mass and Cass: Ex-Homeless talk ‘Opportunity’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

When the tents came down Nov. 1 on Atkinson Street, the heart of the Mass and Cass encampment, the most visible workers on the street were wearing yellow vests.Those workers taking down the tents and carting out tons of refuse from the streets were formerly homeless or substance abusers themselves, many of whom had once lived in the encampment.So far, some 120 of them have been given a fresh start in the Newmarket Business Improvement District’s Homeless Back2Work program, with 40 of those moving on to full-time employment and most of them finding more permanent housing.The Business Improvement District replaced the Newmarket Business Association — a kind of chamber of commerce-type organization for the businesses in the area that the encampment would come to define — in January 2022.The new organization was formed to, as Executive Director Sue Sullivan explained to the Herald, “perform functions that are over and above what the city can do. So when all the property owners say we ne...

Bryant returns from injury and sparks Northwestern to 24-10 victory at Wisconsin

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ben Bryant returned after missing four games due to injury and led touchdown drives on each of Northwestern’s first three series against his former coach to help the Wildcats defeat Wisconsin 24-10 on Saturday.Northwestern (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) snapped a 14-game losing streak in true road games, which had been the longest active such skid by any Football Bowl Subdivision team. The Wildcats also made interim head coach David Braun the first Northwestern coach to earn at least five wins in his debut season since Walter McCornack went 10-1-3 in 1903.Braun had joined Northwestern’s staff as defensive coordinator in January. He got promoted when Pat Fitzgerald was fired prior to the season due to a hazing and abuse scandal.“I'm so stinking proud of this group of guys in that locker room, so proud of this staff, so proud of just the way that everyone has continued to battle,” Braun said. “True character is revealed in times of adversity. The way that ...

Pro-Palestinian protestors gather near Biden's Delaware home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

(The Hill) — Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered near President Biden’s Delaware home to demand a cease-fire Saturday.“Delawareans from all over the state (and allies from out-of-state) are rallying to march toward @JoeBiden’s house in Wilmington & demand a #CeasefireForGazaNOW! Join us! #FreePalestine,” reads a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, by the Delaware chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.The post also featured a video of a crowd chanting, “Biden, Biden, you can’t hide! We charge you with genocide!”The president has backed Israel strongly throughout its conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which started early last month by way of a surprise attack by the militant group on Israel. “We’re going to continue to affirm that Israel has the right, responsibility to defend its citizens from terror and it needs to do so in a manner that is consistent with international and humanitarian law and prioritizes the protection of citizens...

APD Chief identifies officer killed while attempting hostage rescue

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Interim Chief Robin Henderson released the name of an APD officer who was killed in the line of duty early Saturday morning during a SWAT response.Senior Police Officer Jorge Pastore and one other officer were struck by gunfire. Austin-Travis County EMS medics took the two officers to Dell Seton Medical Center, where Pastore died."My heart is heavy today," said Henderson in a social media post. "Please help me and our APD family pay tribute to SPO Jorge Pastore for his brave & heroic actions. Sir, we’ll take it from here."Henderson said SWAT team members, including Pastore and the other APD officer, entered a south Austin house in an attempt to rescue two people being held by a barricaded suspect. During SWAT's rescue attempt, officers and the suspect exchanged gunfire. ‘We heard more gunfire’: Neighbors discuss scary moments of hostage situation A social media post by Henderson says Pastore joined the department in 2019 as part of the 141st Cade...