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Smith leads Pacers to 121-115 win over short-handed Pistons

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Smith scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers beat Detroit 121-115 Saturday night, extending the Pistons’ losing streak to 11 games.Isaiah Jackson added 19 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana (31-37), which improved to 5-2 in its last seven games.“I thought our young guys placed exceptionally well,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “Jalen was great, Isaiah did a great job, especially playing without fouling, and I loved the way (Andrew) Nembhard ran the team.” Isaiah Livers had a career-high 18 points for Detroit (15-53), and Killian Hayes had 17 points and 13 assists.“Killian has to play at that level and with that force for every minute he can,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. “That’s a hard thing for young players to understand, whether it is on the offensive or defensive end.”The Pistons were missing five of their top six scorers; Hayes was the only one in the lineup. The Pacers played without Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict...

D-backs, OF Corbin Carroll agree to $111 million, 8-yr deal

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Outfielder Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed on Saturday to an $111 million, eight-year contract that also has a club option for the 2031 season.The D-backs announced the length of the deal. A person with direct knowledge of the contract confirmed the financial terms. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team did not disclose those details.The 22-year-old Carroll is one of baseball’s top prospects and among the betting favorites — according to FanDuel Sportsbook — to win NL Rookie of the Year this season. Carroll was very good in a late-season cameo last season, batting .260 with four homers and 14 RBIs in 32 games.The Diamondbacks aren’t historically a big-spending team but were willing to pay to make Carroll a franchise cornerstone. The soft-spoken speedster is a Seattle native.He’s part of a young core of D-backs players, including outfielders Alek Thomas, Jake McCarthy, catcher Gabriel Mo...

Queen’s engineering announces bridge program with colleges

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

Queen’s is launching a pathway that will make it easier for college engineering technology students to integrate into the university’s engineering program. The university announced that pathway agreements were being finalized with Algonquin, Cambrian, Mohawk, Seneca and St. Lawrence College on Thursday.Students in engineering technology programs at these schools will be able to begin additional studies in their final year and the summer following, allowing them to bridge into full-time upper year studies at Queen’s in either civil engineering or mining. Someone thinking about a career in engineering can now start that journey at SLC and finish at Queen’s over a five year period. Brian Frank, the Dupont Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development at Queen’s, says college students normally leave their program with enough applicable credits to knock off about a year’s worth of courses. The problem is, however, those courses can be from ye...

West Virginia GOP Legislature passes transgender care ban

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would ban evidence-based health care for transgender minors in West Virginia, the state estimated to have more transgender youth per capita than any other in the nation, is headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice.The Republican governor has not taken a public stance on the measure and it’s unclear whether he will sign it into law. A spokesperson said he was unavailable for comment Saturday.A 2017 study by UCLA Law’s The Williams Institute estimated West Virginia had the highest per capita rate of transgender youth in the country.Every major medical organization, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychiatric Association, supports gender-affirming care for youths.But lawmakers in West Virginia and other states advancing bans on transgender health care for youth and young adults often characterize gender-affirming treatments as medically unproven, potentially dangerous in the long te...

Iran arrests more than 100 people over suspected poisonings of schoolgirls

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

(CNN) — Iran has arrested more than 100 people “in connection with” the suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls across the country, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.Citing a statement from Iran’s Interior Ministry, IRNA said the people had been “identified, arrested and investigated” in several cities, including the capital Tehran.“Initial inquiries show that a number of these people, out of mischief or adventurism and with the aim of shutting down classrooms and influenced by the created psychological atmosphere, have taken measures such as using harmless and smelly substances,” the statement read.Iran has seen a wave of suspected poisonings, carried out almost entirely at girls’ schools, in recent months.While Iranian politicians have suggested the girls could have been targeted by hardline Islamist groups, activists believe that the poisonings may be linked to the nationwide protests that erupted last Septemb...

NYCFC defeats Inter Miami 1-0 on an own-goal

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — An own-goal in the first half gave New York City FC a 1-0 victory over Inter Miami at Yankee Stadium on Saturday night.Inter Miami (2-1-0) went into the day as one of just four undefeated teams in Major League Soccer.NYCFC, which had a loss and a draw in its first two matches of the season, got a goal in the 36th minute when Miami defender Christopher McVey tried to deflect an NYCFC free kick.Miami had shut out its opponents in the first two games. Only two teams have started the season with three clean sheets: The Sounders in 2009 and the Galaxy in 2010.Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender finished the match with seven saves. But the team was hurt in the 73rd minute when midfielder Gregore was injured and limped off the field.New York City knocked Miami out of the playoffs in the opening round last season.Both teams next play Saturday. Inter Miami travels to play Toronto, while NYCFC will entertain D.C. United.

Wendell Carter’s return fuels Magic’s overtime win over Heat

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

The Orlando Magic are hoping the return of their starting big man will lead to better defensive performances.Saturday’s 126-114 overtime win over the Miami Heat at Amway Center was a step in the right direction.Wendell Carter Jr. was back in the lineup after missing the previous three games — losses to the Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks and Utah Jazz — because of hip pain.“He does so many little things,” coach Jamahl Mosley said pregame. “Like his ability to when to roll and where to roll in pick-and-rolls. It’s why he and Franz [Wagner] have such a great connection in the pick-and-roll.“Defensively, that early talk, that early help with the guards; helping them navigate through screens and being in the right position if something breaks down — those are the things that you don’t really pick up on because he’s covering it so fast.”The Magic’s defensive efficiency tanked without Carter in the previ...

NBA official explains why Celtics’ Marcus Smart was ejected after altercation with Hawks’ Trae Young

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

The Celtics ran into some unneeded adversity late in their win over the Hawks on Saturday night.With 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Celtics led by eight when Marcus Smart was ejected after an altercation with Trae Young. Smart was trailing behind Young when the Hawks star rose up for a shot and inadvertently kicked the Celtics guard in the groin. Smart took issue with Young and charged at him. The two went face to face before they both fell to the floor, with Smart seemingly losing his balance and taking Young with him. Young got up and pointed at Smart as the skirmish continued.After a lengthy review, Smart and Young were assessed double technical fouls, but Smart was ejected and Young stayed in the game. Young made both technical free throws to cut the Celtics’ lead to six, but Boston ultimately prevailed with a 134-125 victory.Marcus Smart was ejected after getting into it with Trae Young (via @ESPNNBA) pic.twitter.com/9lR5ZsG7yj— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) Marc...

Sea lion that ingested over 100 rocks returns to ocean

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- SeaWorld San Diego named a young male sea lion they rescued earlier this year "Rocky" for a reason.In early January, the sea lion pup was rescued at La Jolla Cove after ingesting over 100 rocks and suffering from a potentially lethal bacterial disease, Tracy Spahr with SeaWorld San Diego told FOX 5.During the rescue, the sea lion pup was found isolated and lethargic, prompting crews to send him to the SeaWorld San Diego Rescue Center and Hospital for examination, officials said.The veterinary team confirmed the sea lion tested positive for leptospirosis, a potentially lethal zoonotic disease that can be found worldwide in soil and water. Spahr says it was the first positive case for the center in about eight years. Slice of heaven: San Diego-area shop has best pie in CA, according to Yelp Another shocking find took place during the sea lion's rehabilitation when the medical team discovered through x-rays the sea lion pup had ingested over 100 rocks that needed to be r...

Scientists: Hawaii’s Kilauea not erupting, reversing warning

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:05:01 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s second-largest volcano is not erupting, scientists said in an update to a previous warning.The U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement late Saturday that seismic activity beneath the summit of Kilauea “has returned to background levels, ground deformation has stabilized, and no lava has been observed at the surface.”The statement cautioned “another intrusion or resumption may occur in the near future with little or no warning.”The agency previously said a shallow earthquake storm signaled “resumption of eruptive activity at Kilauea summit is likely imminent.” Scientists said Tuesday that lava had stopped flowing after 61 days of volcanic activity. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanos, erupted from September 2021 to last December. A 2018 Kilauea eruption destroyed more than 700 residences.For about two weeks last December, Hawaii’s biggest volcano, Mauna Loa, also was erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island.The dual eruptions of...