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Warriors’ Draymond Green suspended 5 games for grabbing Rudy Gobert; 3 players fined

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Golden State’s Draymond Green for five games for grabbing Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert around the neck “in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner,” the league said Wednesday night.Also penalized by the league for their roles in the incident, which happened early in Tuesday’s game between the Timberwolves and Warriors, were Gobert, his Minnesota teammate Jaden McDaniels and Golden State guard Klay Thompson — all fined $25,000 by the league.But Green will pay the biggest price, both in terms of games missed and money lost. The suspension will cost him $769,704 in forfeited salary.“The length of the suspension is based in part on Green’s history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the NBA said in the release announcing the penalties. Those sanctions were handed down by Joe Dumars, the NBA’s Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations — and a longtime mentor of Green’s.The incident started when Thompson and McDaniels “...

Garnett scores 20 in Louisiana’s 107-56 victory over Louisiana College

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Kentrell Garnett’s 20 points helped Louisiana defeat Louisiana College 107-56 on Wednesday.Garnett shot 7 for 12, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Ragin’ Cajuns (2-1). Kobe Julien added 16 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line, and he also had five assists. Joe Charles shot 6 for 11, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points, while adding 10 rebounds and five assists.Jon’Quarius McGhee led the Wildcats in scoring, finishing with eight points. Jude Akabueze added eight points for Louisiana College. In addition, Drew Tebbe finished with eight points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

McLaughlin scores 19, Northern Arizona knocks off Seattle U 62-60

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Trenton McLaughlin scored 19 points as Northern Arizona beat Seattle U 62-60 on Wednesday.McLaughlin added six rebounds and four steals for the Lumberjacks (1-2). Rockwell Reynolds scored 13 points and added seven rebounds. Carson Basham finished 5 of 6 from the floor to finish with 10 points.The Redhawks (2-1) were led in scoring by Alex Schumacher, who finished with 24 points, six rebounds and four assists. Cameron Tyson added 14 points for Seattle U. In addition, Vasja Pandza had eight points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Israel signals wider operations in southern Gaza as search of hospital has yet to reveal Hamas base

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, residents said Thursday, signaling a possible expansion of operations to areas where hundreds of thousands of people who heeded earlier evacuation orders are crowded into U.N.-run shelters and family homes.Meanwhile, soldiers continued searching Shifa Hospital in the north, in a raid that began early Wednesday but has yet to uncover evidence of the central Hamas command center that Israel has said is concealed beneath the complex. Hamas and staff at the hospital, Gaza’s largest, deny the allegations.Broadening the offensive to the south — where Israel already carries out daily air raids — threatens to worsen an already severe humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory. Over 1.5 million people have been internally displaced in Gaza, with most having fled to the south, where food, water and electricity are increasingly scarce.The war, now in its sixth week, was ...

Cambodia inaugurates new Chinese-funded airport serving popular tourist destination of Angkor Wat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a Chinese-financed project meant to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country’s major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap.The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is located on 700 hectares (1,730 acres) of land about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Angkor Wat and boasts a 3,600-meter- (11,810-foot) long runway. It can handle 7 million passengers a year, with plans to augment it to handle 12 million passengers annually from 2040. The airport began operations Oct. 16, with the first flight to land coming from neighboring Thailand. The old airport it replaces was about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the famous tourist site.Thursday’s inauguration was presided over by Prime Minister Hun Manet, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian, the governor of China’s Yunnan province, Wang Yubo, and other officials.Speaking...

A 'warm' and windy Thursday, and a beautiful weekend in the 50s ahead. But big pattern change looms with much cooler temps in store for Thanksgiving Day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

ANOTHER WARM DAY is on the way Thursday—from all indications the WARMEST DAY of the current mild spell and quite possibly the  2nd warmest OR WARMEST day of November 2023 to date with a high reaching 68 amid powerful SSW winds ahead of an incoming cold front---winds which are to gust to 35 mph at times.Clouds will be increasing Thursday—but rains with the incoming front are to hold off until after dark.  Those showers may linger into early Friday—but gusty NW winds are to clear skies with high temps Friday likely to come in nearly 20-deg lower than Thursday's upper 60s.-MORE EVENTFUL CHANGES ARE DUE NEXT WEEK—THAT'S THANKSGIVING WEEK.First, a wet, windy autumn storm is to sweep into Chicago with a chilly rain developing Monday night and continuing into Tuesday.  Colder air sweeping into the back side of the storm could take the rain to some mixed snow in parts of the area—Tuesday—particularly later in the day and west and northwest of the city.CHILLIER AIR takes up residen...

EU is providing additional €110 million in humanitarian aid to support Ukrainians affected by the war

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

As Russia's war against Ukraine continues, the humanitarian situation in the country remains dire. The onset of winter poses further challenges to the already vulnerable communities impacted by the war.The Commission is therefore allocating €110 million in humanitarian aid of which €100m will go to operations in Ukraine and €10m to support Ukrainian refugees and host communities in Moldova. This new funding will help the EU's humanitarian partners to provide essential services like cash assistance, food, water, shelter, healthcare, psychosocial support and protection.The latest allocation brings the total for EU humanitarian aid in response to Russia's war in Ukraine to €843m.In light of last year's deliberate attacks by Russia on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the EU is also prioritising emergency energy support by deploying a further 84 power generators from its rescEU strategic reserves. Overall, more than 5,000 power generators have been sent to Ukraine via the EU Civil Protec...

Adem Bona’s double-double helps UCLA defeat Long Island 78-58

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead UCLA to a 78-58 win over Long Island on Wednesday night.Aday Mara added 14 points and Jan Vide had 12. The trio of high scorers combined to shoot 20 28 as the Bruins (3-0) made 57% (30 of 53) of their shots despite missing all five of their 3-pointers. Bona also had three steals and three blocks. Mara had four blocks and Vide had seven assists.UCLA stretched an 18-point halftime lead to 30 before the midway point of the second half. Terell Strickland made three 3s and had 15 points and Eric Acker was 5-of-7 shooting for 14 points for the Sharks (0-3) in the second half.Strickland and Acker finished with 18 points apiece for Long Island, which shot 35% and was outrebounded 41-20.UCLA closed the first half on a 13-3 run to lead 35-17 at the break. Bona had 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting. The Sharks shot just 22%, making 1 of 10 3-pointers.The two previous meetings between the two schools, which they split, wer...

Hughes scores in OT to give Canucks 4-3 win over Islanders

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes scored at 2:36 of overtime as the Vancouver Canucks overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Wednesday night.J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser eaxh had a goal and two assists, and Filip Hronek also scored for Vancouver, winners of 10 of 12 (10-1-1). Hughes also had two assists and Thatcher Demko stopped 30 shots.“We believe in ourselves, we think we have a really good team and I think there was a feeling we were going to win that game the entire game,” Hughes said. “Those are the points that are going to matter in March and April.”Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat and Pierre Engvall scored for New York, and Mathew Barzal had two assists. Ilya Sorokin finished with 39 saves as the Islanders squandered a two-goal lead and lost their sixth straight (0-4-2).Trailing 3-1, the Canucks pulled within one with 8:57 left in the second as Boeser got a pass from Miller in the slot to cut the Islanders lead back down to one.Vancouver tied...

Mitchell has 34 points and Cavaliers end road trip with 109-95 win over Portland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:46 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers handed the Portland Trail Blazers their fifth straight loss with a 109-95 victory on Wednesday night. Evan Mobley added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Cavaliers finished 2-2 on their nine-day western road trip. “I feel we definitely made a step forward tonight, we played pretty consistent throughout the entire game,” Mobley said. “We’ve just got to keep carrying that into each game, over and over again.”Jerami Grant led shorthanded Portland on the second night of a back-to-back with 17 points and Duop Reath, a center on a two-way contract, came off the bench to score 16 points. Cleveland (5-6) led 83-75 to start the fourth quarter and pushed the lead to 99-81 on Mitchell’s pullup 3-pointer. The Cavaliers led by as many as 18 points in the period. Both teams were struggling with injuries. The Cavaliers were without guard Darius Garland, who strained his neck in the second half of Monda...