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Enchant Christmas transforms Nationals Park into winter wonderland for family holiday home run

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

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Number of officers killed in suicide attack targeting a police station in northwest Pakistan rises to 22, officials say

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Number of officers killed in suicide attack targeting a police station in northwest Pakistan rises to 22, officials say.Source

Texas Tech faces Oral Roberts after Walton’s 22-point showing

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (4-4) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-2)Lubbock, Texas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Raiders -13; over/under is 143.5BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech plays the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles after Kerwin Walton scored 22 points in Texas Tech’s 87-58 victory over the Omaha Mavericks.The Red Raiders are 4-0 on their home court. Texas Tech scores 74.8 points and has outscored opponents by 9.2 points per game.The Golden Eagles are 0-4 on the road. Oral Roberts averages 76.5 points and has outscored opponents by 4.7 points per game.Texas Tech averages 74.8 points per game, 3.0 more points than the 71.8 Oral Roberts gives up. Oral Roberts scores 10.9 more points per game (76.5) than Texas Tech gives up to opponents (65.6).TOP PERFORMERS: Joe Toussaint is shooting 49.4% and averaging 15.4 points for the Red Raiders. Chance McMillian is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers for Texas Tech.Issac McBride is averaging 20 points and 3.3 assists for the Golden Eagles...

Eastern Kentucky visits Louisiana following Cooper’s 20-point game

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4-4) at Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (5-4)Lafayette, Louisiana; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky faces the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns after Collin Cooper scored 20 points in Eastern Kentucky’s 121-56 win over the Bethany (WV) Bison.The Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 3-0 in home games. Louisiana is seventh in the Sun Belt with 14.4 assists per game led by Themus Fulks averaging 4.9.The Colonels have gone 0-2 away from home. Eastern Kentucky is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.Louisiana’s average of 9.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 10.1 per game Eastern Kentucky allows. Eastern Kentucky averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.8 more made shots on average than the 4.2 per game Louisiana allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Kobe Julien is shooting 50.4% and averaging 20.6 points for the Ragin’ Cajuns. Kentrell Garnett is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers for ...

Liberty and Tennessee State meet for non-conference showdown

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

Tennessee State Tigers (6-4) at Liberty Flames (7-3)Lynchburg, Virginia; Wednesday, 8 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Kinyon Hodges and the Tennessee State Tigers take on Kyle Rode and the Liberty Flames in non-conference action.The Flames have gone 3-1 in home games. Liberty is 7-1 in games decided by 10 points or more.The Tigers are 1-3 on the road. Tennessee State is third in the OVC scoring 76.1 points per game and is shooting 44.2%.Liberty makes 48.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.2 percentage points higher than Tennessee State has allowed to its opponents (42.9%). Tennessee State has shot at a 44.2% rate from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points above the 43.1% shooting opponents of Liberty have averaged.TOP PERFORMERS: Rode is shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Flames, while averaging 13.6 points. Kaden Metheny is shooting 44.2% and averaging 12.2 points for Liberty.EJ Bellinger is shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc...

Monmouth visits Seton Hall after Richmond’s 21-point game

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

Monmouth Hawks (5-4) at Seton Hall Pirates (5-4)Newark, New Jersey; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -14.5; over/under is 142BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall faces the Monmouth Hawks after Kadary Richmond scored 21 points in Seton Hall’s 70-63 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.The Pirates are 5-1 in home games. Seton Hall averages 10.9 turnovers per game and is 2-4 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.The Hawks have gone 1-3 away from home. Monmouth gives up 74.8 points to opponents while being outscored by 1.8 points per game.Seton Hall’s average of 5.3 made 3-pointers per game is 3.6 fewer made shots on average than the 8.9 per game Monmouth gives up. Monmouth averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Seton Hall allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Richmond is shooting 49.1% and averaging 15.8 points for the Pirates. Al-Amir Dawes is averaging 11.8 points for Seton Hall.Xander Rice is averaging 20.1 points and 3.8 assis...

UNC Asheville Bulldogs play the Auburn Tigers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

Auburn Tigers (6-2) vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs (5-5)Huntsville, Alabama; Wednesday, 8 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: The UNC Asheville Bulldogs play the Auburn Tigers in Huntsville, Alabama.The Bulldogs have a 5-5 record against non-conference oppponents. UNC Asheville is second in the Big South scoring 84.4 points while shooting 45.6% from the field.The Tigers are 6-2 in non-conference play. Auburn ranks second in the SEC with 19.1 assists per game led by Tre Donaldson averaging 3.4.UNC Asheville averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 3.7 more made shots than the 5.3 per game Auburn gives up. Auburn averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than UNC Asheville allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Drew Pember is scoring 18.1 points per game with 7.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulldogs. Fletcher Abee is averaging 13.3 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 44.6% for UNC Asheville.Aden Holloway averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 12.3 points whi...

MDFR extinguishes dock blaze at Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) prevented a potential disaster as they extinguished a fire at the Grand Beach Hotel Bay Harbor. The incident occurred just before 10:30 p.m. Monday, with units dispatched to 9601 E Bay Harbor Drive in Bay Harbor Islands.The fire was confined to a dock situated behind the hotel, according to information provided by MDFR. Fortunately, the blaze did not escalate to the main building, and there were no reported injuries.The cause of the dock fire is under investigation.

Florida authorities issue missing child alert for 12-year-old boy

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities in Florida have issued a Missing Child Alert for a 12-year-old boy. Mason Miller, was last seen on Monday in the vicinity of the 2100th block of Derwent Drive in Davenport, Florida.Mason Miller, a White-Hispanic male, is currently 12 years old, stands at 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and weighs approximately 100 pounds. Mason has black hair and brown eyes.At the time of his disappearance, Mason was wearing a blue shirt, black basketball shorts, and black Crocs. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is urging the public, specifically residents in and around Polk County, to report any information that could aid in locating Miller.The FDLE Hotline can be reached at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).

Georgians say they want to join Europe, but not like this

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:35:08 GMT

TBILISI, Georgia — If all goes as expected, Georgia will take the first step on the long road of joining the European Union this week.  But even for those in the former Soviet country who have spent decades working for just this moment, now that it has come, it is at best bittersweet. “The problem is not technical, it’s fundamental,” former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili wrote from prison in a note to POLITICO.  “Georgia is a state seized by one oligarch controlled from Moscow,” he added. He’s referring to Bidzina Ivanishvili, a former prime minister and billionaire businessman who made his money in Russia and is widely seen to be pulling the strings of the ruling Georgia Dream party he founded. Although Saakashvili, who is serving a six-year prison sentence for “abuse of power,” may be a controversial figure, his view is widespread among the country’s pro-EU camp. The issue is timely as European leaders gathering in ...