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Goalie Tristan Jarry scores into empty net Penguins’ 4-2 victory over Lightning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins; 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.Jarry stopped a dump-in and sent the puck end-to-end into the net with 1:08 left.Jeff Carter scored the go-ahead goal in the third period for the Penguins, who also got goals from Sidney Crosby and Drew O’Connor.Steven Stamkos and Tanner Jeannot scored for the Lightning. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had two assists to tie his career high with an eight-game points streak. He finished with a team-record 28 points (in 14 games) for the month of November.Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots.BRUINS 3, SHARKS 0BOSTON (AP) — Paval Zacha had a goal and an assist and Boston beat San Jose to end a three-game losing streak.Danton Heinen and Jake DeBrusk also scored. Jeremy Swayman — pulled Monday night in a 5-2 loss to Columbus — stopped 28 shots he faced for his second shutout this season.Dav...

Young scores 45 as Hawks rally past Wembanyama, Sochan to hand Spurs 13th straight loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Trae Young scored a season-high 45 points and drew a charge from Jeremy Sochan with 2.7 seconds left as the Atlanta Hawks handed the San Antonio Spurs their 13th straight loss with a 137-135 victory on Thursday night.Sochan matched his career high with 33 points and Victor Wembanyama had 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for San Antonio, but the Spurs remained without a win since Nov. 2.Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray had 24 points and five steals in his third game against his former team. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 14 points as Atlanta snapped a two-game skid.Devin Vassell added 25 points and Keldon Johnson had 22. Sochan was 11 for 13 from the field but wouldn’t lead the Spurs to their first win since consecutive victories over Phoenix on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2The Spurs dominated early behind Wembanyama, leading by as many as 15 points in the first half. San Antonio made its first six attempts in taking a 16-7 lead four minutes into the game.Wembanyama scored ...

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Nov. 24 – Nov. 30, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

NOVEMBER 24 – 30, 2023From young Sikhs lighting candles at the illuminated Golden Temple in India, to a Christmas Market in Frankfurt, to demonstrations on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.The selection was curated by AP photo editor Eloy Martin in Spain.Follow AP visual journalism:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnewsAP Images on X: http://twitter.com/AP_ImagesAP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com/Source

Cavaliers booed at home during ‘worst’ loss this season as Trail Blazers beat Cleveland 103-95

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell heard the boos directed at him and his teammates as the game slipped away in the the fourth quarter.He felt they were warranted.“If you don’t play well,” Mitchell said, “that’s what you get.”Cleveland had a major letdown following a solid win with its worst loss this season, 103-95 on Thursday night to the Portland Trail Blazers, who pulled off their second impressive road victory this week.Shaedon Sharpe scored 29 points, rookie Duop Reath added a season-high 13 and Jabari Walker had 12 rebounds for Portland, which came in just 5-12 overall and 3-7 away from home. On Monday, the Blazers won 114-110 at Indiana.The Cavs may have been a little overconfident after playing so well in a 23-point win over Atlanta on Tuesday in the NBA’s In-Season Tournament. But whatever momentum Cleveland built, in what has been an up-and-down season so far, is gone.“We’ve said this from the beginning, we want to be a championship-caliber team and we’re not playing...

Bree Hall scores 15 as No. 1 South Carolina tops No. 24 North Carolina 65-58

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bree Hall scored 15 points and top-ranked South Carolina rallied from 11 down in the second quarter to push past No. 24 North Carolina 65-58 in Thursday night’s ACC/SEC Challenge.Te-Hina Paopao added 14 points for the Gamecocks (6-0), who ended up facing their toughest challenge in an early season slate of high-scoring blowouts — including against two ranked teams. South Carolina came in ranked second nationally in scoring offense at 100.4 points and leading the country with an average victory margin of 51.6 points.Paopao hit three second-half 3-pointers, while Hall added a huge one from the left wing with 2:08 left that pushed the Gamecocks to their biggest lead at 60-52.Deja Kelly scored 20 points for the Tar Heels (5-3). Alyssa Ustby added 18 points and 12 rebounds.NO. 13 BAYLOR 85, SMU 61DALLAS (AP) — Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 24 points and 11 rebounds, leading Baylor to the victory.Bella Fontleroy scored 17 points for the Bears (6-0). Dre’una Edward...

Bills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in on felony domestic violence charge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday after he was charged in a warrant with domestic violence against the mother of his children, who is pregnant, police said.Dallas police confirmed that the 34-year-old Miller surrendered to police in the suburb of Glenn Heights to face a charge of third-degree felony assault of a pregnant woman, which is punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.The alleged assault occurred on Wednesday, according to a police affidavit in which officers wrote that Miller twice put his hands on the neck of the woman, pulled out a chunk of her hair and threw her onto a couch. The woman was treated for minor injuries, including bruising on her neck, police said.Miller was free after posting $5,000 bond at the DeSoto Regional Jail in his hometown, Glenn Heights police said. Miller did not return a text message from The Associated Press seeking comment.The woman and Miller have been ...

Compher and Fabbri each score 2 goals as Red Wings beat Blackhawks 5-1 for 4th win in 5 games

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings, with a suddenly potent power play, are building momentum ahead of Patrick Kane’s expected debut with the team next week.J.T. Compher and Robby Fabbri scored twice each to help Detroit rout the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Thursday night.Alex Lyon stopped 34 shots for the Red Wings, who have won four of five games and are getting closer to having the newly acquired Kane in the lineup.“I’m glad he wasn’t here tonight,” Chicago coach Luke Richardson said.Connor Bedard set up Lukas Reichel for a tying goal early in the first period, giving the rookie center a team-high 18 points in 21 games, but the Blackhawks couldn’t keep up at either end of the ice as they lost for the seventh time in nine games.Bedard was so frustrated by Chicago’s power play in the pivotal second period that he broke his stick hitting it against the boards before going to the bench. When Bedard’s wrist shot in the third didn’t get past Lyon, he went to the bench and pu...

Penguins goalie Jarry scores into empty net in 4-2 victory over Lightning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins; 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.Jarry stopped a dump-in and sent the puck end-to-end into the net with 1:08 left.“It was pretty lucky,” Jarry said. “It’s pretty neat, honestly. It’s something that doesn’t; happen very often. There’s very few that have done it, so it’s definitely pretty cool. But honestly the win means more.”Jarry is the fourth goalie to score in the past 10 years, and 14th overall in the regular season. He looked at the boards at first for a potential clearing try before taking aim at the opposing goal.“It was just kind of the perfect scenario,” Jarry said. “It was coming in kind of slow and I was able to just get around it, and shoot as hard as I could.”It was the first goal scored by a Penguins goalie. Jarry also had a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Nov. 14, 2018, at Sprin...

Estos minirobots vivos fabricados con células humanas sorprenden a los científicos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

(CNN) — Un grupo de científicos creó robots vivos en miniatura a partir de células humanas que pueden moverse en una placa de laboratorio y, algún día, podrían ayudar a curar heridas o tejidos dañados, según señaló un nuevo estudio.Un equipo de la Universidad de Tufts y del Instituto Wyss de la Universidad de Harvard ha llamado a estas creaciones “anthrobots”. La investigación se basa en trabajos anteriores de algunos de los mismos científicos que crearon los primeros robots vivos, o xenobots, a partir de células madre obtenidas de embriones de la rana africana con garras (Xenopus laevis).“Algunas personas pensaban que las características de los xenobots dependían en gran medida del hecho de que son embrionarios y anfibios”, dijo el autor del estudio Michael Levin, profesor del Departamento de Biología Vannevar Bush de la Escuela de Artes y Ciencias de Tufts.Como sacado de Black Mirror: robots policía patrullan el aeropuerto de Singapur“No creo que esto...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 as Thunder beat Lakers 133-110

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:52 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 133-110 on Thursday night.Gilgeous-Alexander made 11 of 18 field goals and 10 of 10 free throws. Jalen Williams scored 21 points and Chet Holmgren added 18 for the Thunder, who were coming off close losses to Philadelphia and Minnesota.Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 31 points and 14 rebounds. James had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Lakers. He was a game-time decision with a left calf contusion.Oklahoma City shot 53.2% from the field and committed only nine turnovers.The Lakers have had an up-and-down week. They lost to Philadelphia by 44 points on Monday, then bounced back to defeat Detroit by 26 on Wednesday.The Lakers led by 14 in the first quarter, but the Thunder took over in the second — outscoring the Lakers 42-23 — and led 72-60 at halftime.Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points before the break, while Davis had 19 for the ...