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CSU men improve to 5-0 with win over Boston College

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

Colorado State kept its perfect start to the season intact with an 86-74 victory over Boston College on Wednesday at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City.Five Rams scored in double figures as CSU improved to 5-0 to start the season for the third straight year.Isaiah Stevens led CSU with 18 points to go along with eight assists. Josiah Strong had 15 points, Joel Scott and Nique Clifford 14 each and Patrick Cartier had 10. Scott led the Rams in rebounds with seven.CSU advanced to face No. 8 Creighton in the championship game on Thursday.“Really gritty effort by our guys today,” CSU head coach Niko Medved said. “I thought we showed a lot of toughness from beginning to end.”The Rams came out hot, hitting over 60% of their shots for much of the first half. They finished the opening 20 minutes shooting 57% and had a 47-38 lead at halftime.Their largest lead of the first half was 14 points, at 30-16, after a three-point play by Strong with 9 minutes, 47 seconds l...

RB Sy’veon Wilkerson believes more commitment to run would have helped CU Buffs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

Statistically, the Colorado Buffaloes have one of the worst rushing teams in the country.It didn’t have to be that way, though, according to one of the Buffs’ veteran running backs.CU (4-7, 1-7 Pac-12) will visit Utah (7-4, 4-4) in the finale on Saturday (1 p.m., Pac-12 Network) and it’ll go into Salt Lake City ranking 132nd nationally with 71.8 rushing yards per game. Only Hawaii is worse, at 69.8. Much of that is due to CU’s high total of quarterback sacks, which take away from the overall rushing total.Related Articles CU Buffs notes: Still unknown if Shedeur Sanders will play at Utah Keeler: Deion Sanders says CU Buffs won’t “buy” superstar recruits? Then Coach Prime better buy a superstar offensive line coach. Now. CU Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders “day-to-day” to play in Utah game, Deion Sanders says CU football notes: Third down defense a struggle for Buffs Keeler: Jay Norv...

Felony hit-and-run suspects arrested in Woodland Hills; 1 victim hospitalized

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

Two felony hit-and-run suspects who led police on a brief pursuit have been arrested after hitting one person and crashing into several other vehicles in Woodland Hills Wednesday night, authorities confirmed to KTLA.  L.A. police said the suspects struck a pedestrian at Topanga Canyon and Victory Boulevard and sped off at approximately 6:01 p.m., prompting officers to pursue the vehicle. Less than a half mile away, at around 6:02 p.m., the suspects crashed their vehicle into two other cars at Owensmouth Avenue and Victory Boulevard.  Video of the scene posted to the Citizen app showed the wreckage. Police were forced to redirect traffic in the busy retail shopping area. Three cars showed heavy damage in the intersection. It is unclear which vehicle the felony hit-and-run, pursuit suspects were driving. L.A. police on the scene of a hit-and-run and a pursuit that ended in a crash in Woodland Hills on Nov. 22, 2023. (Citizen)L.A. police on the scene of a hit-and-run and a pu...

Discovery Bay: Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run on Highway 4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

DISCOVERY BAY – A 32-year-old Antioch man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian dead last week on Highway 4 in Discovery Bay, according to the California Highway Patrol.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Former Antioch police chief among candidates for Oakland’s top cop job Crime and Public Safety | Upon further review, police say East Bay Amazon driver was not kidnapped Crime and Public Safety | Oakland police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of 28-year-old man Crime and Public Safety | Two men wounded in Oakland shootings Crime and Public Safety | A masked man leapt from a bush to kill an East Bay man. Photos, phone records and a Selena Gomez song led to arrest of wife, lover Javier Dominguez Ramirez was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on a felony hit-and-run charge, the CHP said in a news release. He is being held on $50,000 bail.The hi...

Scott Foster ejects Warriors’ Chris Paul in return to Phoenix

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

PHOENIX — Chris Paul was issue double technical fouls and ejected late in the first half of Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. Crew chief Scott Foster threw Paul out of the game with 23 seconds left in the first half.Paul was thrown out for talking back to Foster over a called foul on Kevin Durant.Paul and longtime referee Foster have a history. Paul’s teams are 3-17 in the playoffs in games Foster has refereed and it’s been reported that Paul has met with the NBA regarding his issues with Foster.After a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in his 2021 playoff run with the Suns, Paul made a comment that he’d los “11 (playoff games) in a row” with Foster officiating.Coach Steve Kerr was also issued a technical foul during the aftermath.Paul had six points and six assists at the time of his ejection and the Suns took a 16-point lead heading into halftime. That’s tied for their largest deficit of the season with their loss on Nov. 11 to...

Redwood City man arrested for allegedly trying to meet minor for sex

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

(BCN) -- A Redwood City resident was arrested Wednesday and booked into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of two felonies after allegedly texting an underage girl to meet for sex.The Redwood City Police Department said Pouya Asrar, 37, had allegedly initiated a text conversation with a 17-year-old female.The two met as co-workers at the math tutoring center known as "Mathnasium" on El Camino Real in Redwood City, according to police. The victim told officers that she began texting with him on Monday at his invitation. She said she had given Asrar her age, but that he continued messaging her anyway, and eventually the texts became lewd and sexual in nature.Detectives managed to get the suspect to come to a location where he allegedly thought he was going to meet with the victim to have sexual relations, but he was arrested instead.According to police, the suspect had condoms with him. Detectives conducted a search of the suspect's residence as well.Redwood City police commended the ...

Sean East scores 21, leads Missouri’s second-half rally to beat South Carolina State 82-59

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sean East scored 21 points, 13 in the second half, and Missouri blew open the game in the final 20 minutes, defeating South Carolina State 82-59 on Wednesday night.With East leading the way, the Tigers shot 58% and scored 47 points after intermission. They finished the game at 53% from the field.South Carolina State shot 61% in the first half and led 37-35 at halftime. The Bulldogs shot 33% in the second half and managed only 22 points.Nick Honor added 14 points, Noah Carter 13 and Anthony Robinson 10 for Missouri (4-2).Davion Everett had 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting for the Bulldogs (2-4) and nobody else scored more than six.A 22-0 run in which Robinson scored the first seven points gave Missouri a 61-39 lead with a little more than 11 minutes remaining and the rout was on. Robinson scored all 10 of his points after halftime.Missouri, which lost 73-72 to Jackson State on Sunday, got off to a slow start against South Carolina State. The Bulldogs made 13 of the...

Wisconsin rallies from 8-point deficit, beats SMU 69-61 to win Fort Myers Tip-Off

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Max Klesmit scored all 12 of his points in the second half and Wisconsin rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat SMU 69-61 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the Beach Division of the Fort Myers Tip-Off.The Mustangs hit 7 of 9 from beyond the arc in the first half to build a 32-24 advantage at the break, but were just 1 of 7 from distance in the second half. Tyler Wahl and Klesmit each scored to start the second half and halve the Badgers’ deficit, but SMU pushed its advantage to 10 points, 40-30 with under 14 minutes left on Jalen Smith’s 3-pointer, the Mustangs lone trey of the half. Wisconsin answered wth a 7-0 run. Klesmit scored at the basket, then hit from deep to tie the game at 46. Chucky Hepburn’s three-point play put the Badgers in front 55-53 and AJ Storr’s dunk with 2:21 left gave them the lead for good. After shooting 1 of 14 from long range in the first half, the Badgers hit 4 of 10 in the secon...

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chastises home fans for booing Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich grabbed the microphone and chastised the crowd at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday night, telling fans to stop booing former Spurs All-Star Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers.“Excuse me for a second,” Popovich said, silencing the crowd late in the first half. “Can we stop all the booing and let these guys play? Have a little class. It’s not who we are. Knock off the booing.”Leonard had 24 points as the Clippers beat San Antonio 109-102 on Wednesday night, handing the Spurs their 10th straight loss.Leonard has been jeered by Spurs fans since he demanded a trade and was dealt from San Antonio to the Toronto Raptors on July 18, 2018.Fans booed as Leonard stood at the free throw line following a foul by Spurs forward Keldon Johnson with 3:08 remaining in the first half. Popovich then walked over and grabbed the public address microphone.Popovich was asked afterward what his intended message was to the crowd.“You know exactly ...

Quick gets 60th shutout, Lafreniere scores as Rangers blank Penguins 1-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:39:16 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for his 60th career shutout and Alexis Lafreniere scored early in the first period to give the New York Rangers a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.In his first season with the Rangers as Igor Shesterkin’s backup, Quick has allowed only 11 goals while going 5-0-1 with two shutouts in six starts. He became the second goaltender in franchise history to earn a point in each of his first six decisions with the team, joining Eddie Mio in 1981-82. “(Quick) has been outstanding,” new Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said. “Today might have been his best. He was really sharp. As the game pressed on, (Pittsburgh) has some guys that can really create and (Quick) made some big saves.”New York (13-3-1) has won five of six overall and is 11-1-1 in its past 13 games. The Rangers are five wins from 3,000 in franchise history.Quick, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with Los Angeles, became the 20th goalie in NHL history — and fir...