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Thomas scores 24 as SUNY at Albany takes down Columbia 78-75

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sebastian Thomas had 24 points in SUNY at Albany’s 78-75 victory against Columbia on Saturday night.Thomas added seven rebounds and five assists for the Great Danes (1-1). Jonathan Beagle scored 20 points while shooting 9 of 12 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line, and added 10 rebounds. Amar’e Marshall had 14 points and was 4 of 12 shooting, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line.The Lions (0-2) were led in scoring by Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, who finished with 17 points and three steals. Kenny Noland added 15 points for Columbia. Josh Odunowo also had 14 points and two blocks.NEXT UPAlbany (NY) plays Wednesday against Seton Hall on the road, and Columbia hosts Bard on Sunday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

NHRA In-N-Out Burger Pairings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

SaturdayIn-N-Out Pomona DragstripPomona, Calif.Sunday’s PairingsTop Fuel1. Austin Prock, 3.636 seconds, 332.92 mph vs. 16. Ron August, 3.858, 312.64; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.641, 335.65 vs. 15. Spencer Hyde, 3.778, 323.27; 3. Antron Brown, 3.663, 335.82 vs. 14. Clay Millican, 3.758, 306.19; 4. Mike Salinas, 3.663, 332.26 vs. 13. Josh Hart, 3.742, 329.50; 5. Doug Kalitta, 3.666, 333.25 vs. 12. Dan Mercier, 3.716, 328.14; 6. Leah Pruett, 3.674, 336.40 vs. 11. Tony Schumacher, 3.703, 331.20; 7. Billy Torrence, 3.682, 336.74 vs. 10. Shawn Langdon, 3.693, 330.07; 8. Justin Ashley, 3.682, 334.73 vs. 9. Brittany Force, 3.682, 328.14.Funny Car1. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.844, 331.61 vs. 16. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 4.025, 306.74; 2. John Force, Camaro, 3.862, 328.14 vs. 15. Terry Haddock, Ford Mustang, 4.019, 306.95; 3. Cruz Pedregon, Dodge Charger, 3.865, 330.15 vs. 14. Bobby Bode, Mustang, 3.995, 283.25; 4. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.869, 328.46 vs. 13. Alex Laughlin, Charger, 3.993, ...

Rodriguez, Hill lead UNLV past Stetson 71-55

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Luis Rodriguez scored 15 points in UNLV’s 71-55 victory over Stetson on Saturday night.Rodriguez added nine rebounds for the Rebels (1-1). Jalen Hill added 14 points and 13 rebounds. Jackie Johnson III finished with 10 points.Jalen Blackmon led the Hatters (1-1) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. Aubin Gateretse added 16 points and eight rebounds for Stetson. Stetson visits Houston on Monday and UNLV’s next game is Friday at Pepperdine.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Jaylen Brown scores 29, Jayson Tatum 27 to lead Celtics to easy 117-94 win over Toronto

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 27 and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 117-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.Kristaps Porzingis added 21 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes for the Celtics, who won their second straight after a 14-point victory over Brooklyn in their first NBA In-Season Tournament game on Friday night.Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 17 points and seven rebounds. Dennis Schroder had 14 points and Jakob Poeltl 12.Toronto, which had won its last two games — both on the road — shot just 10 for 37 on 3-point attempts.Brown scored 14 in the third quarter when the Celtics pushed their nine-point halftime edge to 24 points midway into the quarter. He started his scoring spree with a left-corner 3 and capped it with a putback jam, coming in on the baseline.Brown had 28 points in the win on Friday. Tatum added 23.Boston led 88-71 after three quarters.With Brown on the bench at the start of the fourth, it was Tatum’s tur...

Experts weigh in on lawsuit against social media tech giant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Experts are weighing in after attorneys general across the nation, including Colorado, filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company, Meta, alleging their social media platforms are addictive and harmful to kids. It’s part of an effort to hold social media companies accountable for the addictiveness of their apps.   A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he’s testifying before Congress Randi Smith, a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at MSU Denver, said there have been warnings for several years about the dangers of social media, pointing to the latest advisory issued by the U.S. Surgeon General. “I think that the devices and software are very intentionally designed to keep all of us hooked. The use of algorithms, the tracking of our behavior, the infinite scroll,” Smith said. “All these things prey on our own cognitive shortcomings and can pull us in.”  Meta released a statement in response to the allegations:...

Thanksgiving outreach brings homeless people together at Denver City Hall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- People experiencing homelessness in Denver came together Saturday for a community-wide event in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.The event was from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Denver City Hall. It's the first time organizers with David Clifton Ministries have hosted the event since the pandemic. Homelessness in Denver up 58% since 2016 The return of the event marked its 28th year. About 1,000 people showed up.Denver City and County officials actually reached out to the previous outreach organizer, David Clifton, encouraging his organization to hold the event again. Volunteers from local churches and businesses were out giving food boxes and clothing items, and providing free haircuts and bike repairs. Plus, there was live music all the while.According to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, the number of people who became homeless in metro Denver for the first time rose to almost 4,000 people in 2023.It's a nearly 52% increase from last year. Pastor David Clifton, who ...

Veterans Day weather extremes in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It was a mild Veterans Day in Denver, but it hasn't been that way every year. November can bring some extremes. Thanksgiving outreach brings homeless people together at Denver City Hall Sunshine across the front range helped to make a nice day for any Veterans Day celebrations. In the Denver area, high temperatures climbed to the 60s, which is 7 degrees warmer than normal. Not only was the high higher than average, but the low was expected to be lower than average too.Record keeping for Denver's weather dates back to 1872. Since then, Denver has seen temperatures as warm as 76 degrees on Veterans Day, and as low as -2 degrees in 1911. Colorado artist unveils sculpture destined for Washington D.C. While Denver has seen plenty of sunny Veterans Days, November 11 in the mile-high city can bring along rain a range of sun, rain and even snow. The wettest Veterans Day on record for Denver was recorded in 1912, when 1.02 inches of liquid precipitation was collected in...

FDA approves first vaccine against chikungunya virus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it has approved the first vaccine to prevent disease caused by the chikungunya virus.The single-dose vaccine, Ixchiq, made by Valneva Austria GmbH, is approved for adults who are at an increased risk of exposure to the virus. Ixchiq was granted fast track and breakthrough therapy designations.Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease whose name in the Makonde dialect of Africa means “bending over in pain,” has no specific treatment and can be debilitating and even deadly for newborns. Health experts consider it to be an emerging threat to global health made worse by climate change, with at least 5 million cases in the past 15 years, although deaths and severe illness are rare, according to the World Health Organization.People most at risk of infection live in Africa, Southeast Asia and parts of the Americas, where chikungunya-carrying mosquitoes are endemic, but the climate crisis has driven the virus to new p...

Adebayo scores 26 points as depleted Heat show off depth in 117-109 win over Hawks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 26 points with 17 rebounds and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added a career-high 20 points as the short-handed Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-109 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.Miami was playing its first game since leading scorer Tyler Herro sprained his right ankle in Wednesday night’s 108-102 win at Memphis. Herro is expected to miss at least two weeks. Another top scorer, Jimmy Butler, missed the game against Atlanta for personal reasons.The Heat showed off their depth to find scoring from different sources.Kyle Lowry scored 17 points and Josh Richardson had 16, also a season high. Duncan Robinson scored 11 points in his first start of the season.Trae Young led Atlanta with 27 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and 11 assists. Dejounte Murray had 23 points.Jaquez, making his third start, almost doubled his previous high of 11 points against Memphis. .Jaquez, the first-round pick from UCLA, hit a buzzer-beating 3-...

Portion of Fort Lauderdale home damaged after fire ignites; no injuries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:22:24 GMT

A fire damaged a portion of a home in Fort Lauderdale.According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the blaze sparked in an area in the back of the house along Florida Avenue, near East Dayton Circle, early Saturday afternoon.Crews got to work fast and were able to keep the flames from spreading.Firefighters said no one was hurt.