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March Madness: Elite 8 arrives with a twist: 2 sites, not 4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

By The Associated PressMarch Madness has reached Elite Eight! There is a twist this year for the women’s tournament: The NCAA picked two regional sites instead of four, with Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle each hosting eight teams. Here is what to know:GAMES TO WATCHNo. 1 South Carolina (35-0) vs No. 2 Maryland (28-6), Monday, 7 p.m. EDT.The Terrapins are next in the barrel against the defending champion Gamecocks, and it’s a rematch from the opening week of the season, when South Carolina cruised to an 81-56 victory. The Terps got 18 points apiece from Diamond Miller and Shyanne Sellers and beat Notre Dame 76-59 to reach the Elite Eight for the first time in eight years. They beat a team missing two starters, which won’t be the case against Dawn Staley’s team. South Carolina employed its defense-and-rebounding-first focus in beating UCLA 59-43. The Gamecocks held UCLA to 15 first-half points, got eight points and 14 rebounds from first-team All-Ameri...

2 teens arrested for allegedly firing over 40 rounds at a Riverside County mall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

Two teens were arrested Thursday for shooting over 40 rounds at a busy shopping mall in Palm Desert in February.The suspects were identified as 19-year-old Adelanto residents Allen Adams and Alexander Alvarado by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.On Feb. 2, deputies responded to reports of shots fired at The Shops at Palm Desert around 2 p.m.When authorities arrived, they determined a shooting took place in the mall’s parking lot. Investigators said the incident was a “car-to-car, gang-related shooting with over 40 rounds fired.”No injuries were reported after the shooting, but the suspects fled the scene after the incident.Authorities later identified the suspects and tracked them down at a residence in the 11100 block of Hyattsville Street. 1 hospitalized in Orange County mall shooting Suspects Allen Adams and Alexander Alvarado in a photo from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.Both suspects were arrested on charges of attempted murder and booked at the Larry D. ...

Boston wraps up 1st in Atlantic, one W away from club record

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Garnet Hathaway scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the NHL-best Boston Bruins wrapped up first place in the Atlantic Division with their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.The win was the Bruins’ 56th and moves them one behind the club record set in 1970-71. It also keeps them on pace to set the NHL record for victories in a regular season with 10 games left. The Detroit Red Wings won 62 in 1995-96 and Tampa Bay matched it in 2018-19.Patrice Bergeron added a power-play goal for the Bruins and Linus Ullmark made 26 saves, raising his record to 36-5-1.Victor Hedman had a short-handed score for the Lightning and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots. Tampa Bay has lost four straight.KINGS 4, JETS 1LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson had two goals and Los Angeles matched its longest point streak in franchise history.Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist and Alex Iafallo netted a power-play goal for Los Angeles, which h...

Lasco, California defend titles at NCAA championships

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — California’s California’s Destin Lasco won his second consecutive 200-yard backstroke title and the defending-champion Golden Bears won the team title at NCAA swimming and diving championship Saturday night at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Cal has finished in the top two at the previous 13 NCAA championships – including six national titles in 2011, ’12, ‘14 ‘19, ’22 and ’23. The Golden Bears finished with 482 points, 52 ahead of second-place Arizona State, the Pac-12 champion, and Texas was third with 384 points. Lasco won the 200 backstroke in a personal-record 1:35.87 and Hugo Gonzalez, his Golden Bears teammate, finished second. Arizona State freshman Hubert Kos was third in 1:37.96.Leon Marchand of Arizona State broke his own NCAA record in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:46.91 to win the sophomore’s second consecutive title. Caspar Corbeau of Texas, who set a personal record of 1:49.15, was second. Marchand also won the 400 individ...

Back home: Bobby Wagner returning to Seahawks on 1-year deal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Bobby Wagner is headed back to the Seattle Seahawks to rejoin the team with which he became one of the top linebackers in the NFL.The team announced Wagner’s return Saturday night, filling a major need on Seattle’s remodeled defense. It’s a one-year contract, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce terms. “BOBBY. IS. BACK,” the Seahawks posted on their Twitter account. “We’ve agreed to terms with the future Hall of Famer.”Seattle teammates Quandre Diggs and Tyler Lockett first broke the news on Twitter, and NFL Network and ESPN said the deal was worth up to $7 million. “Glad to be back in Seattle! It means a lot to be able to come back!” Wagner tweeted. Wagner spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Seahawks after being selected in the second round of the 2012 draft by Seattle. He became a six-time first-team All-Pro selection during his tenure in Seattle, ...

Harvey-Pinard scores 3, Canadiens beat Blue Jackets 8-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored three goals for his first career hat trick and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 8-2 Saturday night.Nick Suzuki had a goal and three assists, Mike Hoffman had a goal and two assists, Brendan Gallagher and Jesse Ylonen each added a goal and an assist, and Alex Belzile also scored for Montreal. Mike Matheson had three assists and Johnathan Kovacevic had two.Sam Montembault stopped 21 shots to help Montreal win for the third time in 13 games (3-8-2).Lane Pederson and Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a two-game win streak and lost for the fourth time in six games. Elvis Merzlikins was pulled late in the second period after giving up six goals on 24 shots. Michael Hutchinson came on and finished with seven saves.Harvey-Pinard scored 13 seconds into the second period as he knocked in a loose puck after Merzlikins stopped Matheson’s driving backhander to put Montreal up 3-2.Harvey-Pinard then got...

Devils defeat Senators 5-3, clinch playoff birth

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood had 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-3 and clinched a playoff berth on Saturday night.New Jersey could have clinched its first postseason berth since 2018 with a win, but it happened before their first intermission when the Florida Panthers lost to the New York Rangers in regulation.Jesper Bratt, Dawson Mercer and Dougie Hamilton scored for the Devils and Tomas Tatar scored an empty netter with 42.3 seconds left to put things away.Brady Tkachuk, Thomas Chabot and Mark Kastelic scored for the Senators and Dylan Ferguson had 30 saves.Tkachuk scored his 33rd goal of the season to give the Senators the 1-0 lead 3:14 into the first period. The Devils responded midway through the first period with Hughes’ 40th goal of the season on a breakaway, going five-hole to tie it.Nick Holden gave the puck away and Bratt scored his 31st goal of the season on the breakaway 2:24 into th...

Trump critica la “mala conducta de la fiscalía” en el mitin de Waco, Texas, mientras se avecinan las investigaciones

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

(CNN) — El expresidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, criticó sin fundamento lo que llamó “mala conducta de la fiscalía” en un mitin de campaña el sábado por la noche en Texas, y negó cualquier irregularidad en medio de las investigaciones que se llevan a cabo en Nueva York, Georgia y Washington.Durante el evento Trump refirió repetidamente a las investigaciones como esfuerzos políticamente motivados para obstaculizar su candidatura presidencial de 2024 pero no reveló alguna evidencia sobre eso.“La mala conducta de los fiscales es su nueva herramienta y están dispuestos a usarla a niveles nunca antes vistos en nuestro país. Lo hemos tenido, pero nunca lo hemos tenido así”, dijo. “Debemos detenerlos y no debemos permitir que pasen por otra elección en la que tengan otra herramienta más en su caja de herramientas”.Detrás de Trump, los simpatizantes agitaban carteles impresos por la campaña de Trump que decían: “Caza de brujas”.Trump calificó las investigaciones de “tonterías...

Orlando City’s 2-1 win snaps Philadelphia’s home win streak

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Martin Ojeda had a goal and an assist and Orlando City snapped Philadelphia’s 13-match winning streak at home with a 2-1 victory on Saturday.Philadelphia’s home winning streak, which included playoff games, was the longest in MLS since San Jose won a record 14 straight from 2001-02. The Union were unbeaten at Subaru Park in 24 regular-season matches. Their last loss at home was on Sept. 3, 2021.Orlando (2-1-2) downed the Red Bulls in the season opener but hadn’t won since.The Lions went up 2-0 early on Ojeda’s goal in the second minute and Ivan Angulo’s goal in the ninth. It was the first time a team had scored two or more goals at Philadelphia since May, 2021.The Union (2-3-0) cut the lead in half with Andres Perea’s goal in the 17th minute.Heavy rain fell at times in the second half and the match got chippy late. Philadelphia’s Kai Wagner and Joaquin Torres were handed yellow cards in the 88th minute. ___More AP soccer:...

Police investigating homicide in Englewood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Englewood Police Department is investigating a homicide Saturday night.The investigation is located in the area of W. Floyd Avenue and S. Inca Street, police said. No suspect information has been released by police. This is a breaking story and updates will be posted as received.