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Alabama seeks more big plays from WR Jermaine Burton in Rose Bowl against Michigan

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jermaine Burton already has what his Alabama teammates hope to earn. The senior wide receiver won a national championship at Georgia in 2021.If the No. 4 Crimson Tide are going to advance to the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 8, the big plays Burton can create might be the difference in getting there.Burton goes into the Rose Bowl against No. 1 Michigan on Monday averaging 22.2 yards per catch, which ranks second in the FBS among qualifying players. He has three touchdowns of 40 or more yards, including a 68-yarder against Auburn, among his team-leading eight scoring grabs.“We knew he had big play ability,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “He certainly has done an outstanding job for us in terms of not just explosive plays but in terms of the position, top to bottom.”Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees said Burton’s ability to track the ball in the air is one of the key reasons for those big gains.“He’s made some catches down the field where wh...

Dickinson’s double-double helps send No. 2 Kansas to 86-67 win over Wichita State

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Kevin McCullar Jr. added 20 points, and second-ranked Kansas routed Wichita State 86-67 on Saturday in the first matchup between the in-state rivals in nearly nine years.Elmarko Jackson added a career-best 12 points for the Jayhawks (12-1), who have won 25 straight games in December and will take an eight-game winning streak into Big 12 play when they take on TCU next Saturday.Dalen Ridgnal scored 13 points for the Shockers (8-5), who also lost to Kansas State at T-Mobile Center last week.Kansas and Wichita State first played in 1908, but, despite being separated by just 161 miles, the schools have met only 16 times over the years, including a pair of NCAA Tournament games. The most recent meeting was in 2015, when the Shockers beat the Jayhawks in a Midwest Regional game in Omaha, Nebraska.Kansas never gave them a chance to make it two wins in a row.The game was tied 14-all when Jackson scored three straight ba...

No. 11 Mississippi bullies Penn State’s defense, beats No. 10 Nittany Lions 38-25 in Peach Bowl

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jaxson Dart passed for 379 yards and three touchdowns, including two to tight end Caden Prieskorn, and ran for a score as No. 11 Mississippi bullied No. 10 Penn State’s proud defense 38-25 in the Peach Bowl on Saturday.Ole Miss (11-2) gained 540 yards against Penn State (10-3), which led the nation with its average of 223 yards allowed. It was the most yards and points allowed by the Nittany Lions this season.The win gave coach Lane Kiffin’s Rebels their first 11-win season.Prieskorn had 10 receptions for 136 yards. He added a 2-point conversion catch to his touchdown receptions of 6 and 37 yards.For Penn State, Drew Allar shared time at quarterback with Beau Pribula, who threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Nicholas Singleton late in the first half. Allar threw an interception in the second quarter and lost a fumble when sacked in the fourth. He completed 19 of 39 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns.MUSIC CITY BOWLMARYLAND 31, AUBURN 13NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Billy ...

Caitlin Clark sets Big Ten career assist record in No. 4 Iowa women’s 94-71 win over Minnesota

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark became the Big Ten’s all-time assist leader and the fourth-ranked Iowa women beat Minnesota 94-71 on Saturday.Clark had 10 assists, giving her 904 in her career. She also scored 35 points. Hannah Stuelke added 19 points for Iowa (13-1, 2-0 Big Ten).Clark, who recorded her sixth double-double of the season and 49th of her career, moved into fifth place all-time on the NCAA Division I career scoring list with 3,149 points. She also became the first Division I player — man or woman — to have 3,000-plus points, 900 or more assists and 800 or more rebounds in a career.Amaya Battle had 16 points for Minnesota (11-2, 1-1). Mara Braun had 15 points and Sophie Hart added 13.NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 73, EAST CAROLINA 36GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso had 12 points and 10 rebounds and the South Carolina women beat East Carolina.Freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Gamecocks (12-0) in their final test before jumping into S...

Caitlin Clark becomes Big Ten’s all-time assist leader, No. 4 Iowa women beat Minnesota 94-71

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark has so many awards, she’s not sure where all of them are at.She’s going to add a couple more commemorative basketballs after the fourth-ranked Iowa women defeated Minnesota 94-71 on Saturday.Clark recorded her sixth double-double of the season and 49th of her career with 35 points and 10 assists — and she became the Big Ten’s all-time assist leader.She also became the first Division I player — man or woman — to have 3,000-plus points, 900 or more assists and 800 or more rebounds in a career. And she moved into fifth place all-time on the NCAA Division I career scoring list with 3,149 points.“I have a couple of storage units back home my parents put stuff in,” said Clark, whose 904 assists surpassed Samantha Prahalis’ 901. “The 3,000-point ball is just sitting in our locker room. Sometimes it gets lost in my locker, I don’t know, until I clean it out, or until I make one of my teammates clean it out. They get so annoyed, th...

Near-perfect Bates leads Missouri’s 92-59 rout of Central Arkansas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tamar Bates scored a career-high 25 points on a near-perfect shooting day, and Missouri breezed past Central Arkansas 92-59 on Saturday.Bates made 9 of 10 field goals, including all three of his 3-pointers, and was 4 for 4 from the free-throw line. Sean East II had 16 points, Noah Carter 11 points and eight rebounds, Connor Vanover also scored 11, and Aidan Shaw added 10 points for the Tigers (8-5).The Tigers led 26-25 with 7 1/2 minutes left in the first half, then held the Bears to one field goal the remainder of the half. Missouri led 46-31 at the break, with Bates scoring 14 points.Scoring runs of 12-2 and 12-0 put the Tigers up by 33 points near the 9-minute mark of the second half. Later, an 11-0 run made it 90-54 with about 2 minutes to go.The Tigers made 30 of their 43 two-point tries and scored 46 points in the paint. They scored 46 points in each half.Carl Daughtery Jr. had 23 points for Central Arkansas (3-12) and Tucker Anderson scored 11 before foul...

Walker and No. 10 Baylor open Big 12 play with big 85-79 win at No. 5 Texas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jada Walker scored 19 points and No. 10 Baylor opened Big 12 conference play Saturday with an 85-79 win over No. 5 Texas, which played its first game without injured point guard Rori Harmon.The Bears (12-0, 1-0) also got 18 points and eight rebounds from Dre’Una Edwards. Baylor has won 14 in a row at Texas (13-1, 0-1) in a rivalry that won’t see as many matchups once the Longhorns leave for the Southeastern Conference after this season.Walker, a transfer from Kentucky, scored eight consecutive points in one stretch of the third quarter.“Coming on the road, playing with the lead and never relinquishing that, is a pretty big deal,” Baylor coach Nicki Collen said. Texas freshman Madison Booker had 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in taking over the point-guard duties for Harmon, who was lost for the season when she tore a knee ligament in practice this week.Harmon was last season’s Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and was the l...

Shelling kills 21 in Russian city of Belgorod following Moscow’s aerial attacks across Ukraine

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 21 people, including three children, local officials reported.A further 110 people were wounded in the strike, said regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, making it one of the deadliest attacks on Russian soil since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine 22 months ago. Russian authorities accused Kyiv of carrying out the attack, which took place the day after an 18-hour aerial bombardment across Ukraine killed at least 41 civilians.Images of Belgorod on social media showed burning cars and plumes of black smoke rising among damaged buildings as air raid sirens sounded. One strike hit close to a public ice rink in the very heart of the city, which lies 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of the Ukrainian border and 415 miles (670 kilometers) south of Moscow. While previous attacks have hit the city, they have rarely taken place in daylight and have claimed fewer lives.Russia’s Defense Ministry said it identifi...

Marshall, Lander rally Western Kentucky over Abilene Christian 86-84

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Tyrone Marshall had 20 points and Khristian Lander hit a go-ahead jumper with 7 seconds left and scored 19 to rally Western Kentucky to an 86-84 victory over Abilene Christian on Saturday.Marshall also added five rebounds for the Hilltoppers (11-3). Khristian Lander scored 19 points while going 8 of 17 (2 for 8 from 3-point range), and added six rebounds. Don McHenry finished 5 of 13 from the field to finish with 12 points, while adding eight rebounds. The Hilltoppers prolonged their winning streak to seven games.Ali Abdou Dibba finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (5-8). Abilene Christian also got 21 points from Hunter Jack Madden. Kavion McClain also had 14 points and five assists.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Several students displaced after fire sparks inside efficiencies at converted South Miami home

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:11:37 GMT

Fire crews battled a blaze in the city of South Miami that left several people burned out of their homes.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were sent out to reports of a fire in a home in the area of Southwest 62nd Avenue and 64th Street, just after 5:45 a.m., Saturday.Speaking with 7News hours later, resident Augusto Ramos said the flames spread quickly across several efficiency apartments within the converted single-family home.“It got real bad real quick,” he said. “It was scary, yeah, it was scary.”Ramos said he smelled smoke from a burning neighboring unit, saw a charred door, and made sure he and other tenants got out.“The smell was really bad, so I figured something was on fire, so I got out of the studio, and I saw the door of the unit was black,” he said, “so we just ran and woke up everyone, and we just ran.”MDFR crews arrived at the scene moments later.“They were able to basically pull their lines off the truck and put a goo...