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Virginia hosts Tarleton State to open season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

Tarleton State Texans at Virginia CavaliersCharlottesville, Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -15.5; over/under is 127BOTTOM LINE: The Virginia Cavaliers begin the season at home against the Tarleton State Texans.Virginia went 15-1 at home last season while going 25-8 overall. The Cavaliers averaged 14.5 points off of turnovers, 8.4 second-chance points and 15.6 bench points last season.Tarleton State finished 9-10 in WAC action and 2-12 on the road a season ago. The Texans averaged 9.7 steals, 2.8 blocks and 11.8 turnovers per game last season.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

No. 4 Michigan State Spartans begin season at home against the James Madison Dukes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

James Madison Dukes at Michigan State SpartansEast Lansing, Michigan; Monday, 8:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -16.5; over/under is 143.5BOTTOM LINE: The No. 4 Michigan State Spartans start the season at home against the James Madison Dukes.Michigan State went 12-2 at home last season while going 21-13 overall. The Spartans allowed opponents to score 67.9 points per game and shoot 42.4% from the field last season.James Madison went 8-6 on the road and 22-11 overall a season ago. The Dukes allowed opponents to score 68.1 points per game and shot 42.3% from the field last season.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Ohio State hosts Oakland to tip off season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Ohio State BuckeyesColumbus, Ohio; Monday, 7 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buckeyes -19.5; over/under is 144BOTTOM LINE: The Ohio State Buckeyes open the season at home against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.Ohio State finished 10-6 at home a season ago while going 16-19 overall. The Buckeyes allowed opponents to score 69.0 points per game and shoot 43.0% from the field last season.Oakland went 11-10 in Horizon League games and 5-10 on the road a season ago. The Golden Grizzlies averaged 73.3 points per game last season, 32.3 in the paint, 15.9 off of turnovers and 10.8 on fast breaks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

UT Arlington Mavericks start season at home against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at UT Arlington MavericksArlington, Texas; Monday, 8 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -1; over/under is 144.5BOTTOM LINE: The UT Arlington Mavericks open the season at home against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.UT Arlington finished 11-21 overall with a 6-8 record at home during the 2022-23 season. The Mavericks shot 41.4% from the field and 32.0% from 3-point range last season.Oral Roberts went 30-5 overall with an 11-4 record on the road a season ago. The Golden Eagles averaged 83.3 points per game while shooting 47.4% from the field and 36.5% from behind the arc last season.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Portland hosts Long Beach State to open season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

Long Beach State Beach at Portland PilotsPortland, Oregon; Monday, 10:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pilots -1; over/under is 157.5BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Pilots open the season at home against the Long Beach State Beach.Portland finished 10-6 at home last season while going 14-19 overall. The Pilots gave up 78.6 points per game while committing 18.4 fouls last season.Long Beach State went 17-16 overall with a 6-9 record on the road last season. The Beach averaged 15.0 assists per game on 28.8 made field goals last season.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

No movement for Canadians stuck in Gaza after Rafah border crossing closure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

OTTAWA — Canadians awaiting word on when they can leave the war-torn Gaza Strip by crossing into Egypt still don’t appear to have the green light to begin their journey home.Global Affairs Canada had previously told affected people that they may be able to leave “as early as Sunday,” but the trickle of foreigners allowed to use the Rafah border crossing came to a halt on Saturday amid escalating attacks from Israel in retaliation for Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 incursion into that country.A spokesman with the Palestinian Crossings Authority said officials in Gaza didn’t allow foreign passport holders to leave because Israel was preventing the evacuation of Palestinian patients for treatment in Egypt.An evacuation list from the General Authority for Border Crossings in Gaza, as presented on a widely-shared Google spreadsheet, had not been updated as of Sunday.A Saturday update from Global Affairs made no mention of the day’s developments at the Rafah cros...

Daily horoscope for November 5, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today until 11:15 p.m. PDT. The Moon is in Leo.Happy Birthday for Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023:You are very involved in life. You’re someone others turn to because they trust your honest, informed response. You have a balance of realism and idealism. This is a year of change. Expect increased personal freedom, travel, new friends and opportunities. Act fast and trust your intuition.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★Advice to parents: This will be a difficult day dealing with your kids; therefore, be patient. Do what you can to avoid meltdowns and hissy fits. After all, you’re the adult. Lovers’ spats and sports arguments are also likely. Tonight: Say nothing. This Week: Dreamy romance, plus solid partnerships.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★This is the classic day for domestic friction and arguments, especially with female family members. Remember that anger serves no purpose other than to make everyone miserable...

A piece of history from James Madison’s Montpelier estate is up for auction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

A tree that dates back to the 1850s and stood on James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Virginia during slavery, the Civil War and Jim Crow is now a handcrafted table. And it’s up for auction.The money from the sale will help pay for the archaeological investigation at a large burial ground that is the final resting place of more than 250 enslaved people at the Montpelier plantation, said Rev. Larry Walker, president of the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC), which represents relatives of former enslaved people at the estate.“We’re going to do some excavations there,” he said. “We want to clear the site as much as possible and get down to the very top of the grave shafts and that will give us a clearer idea of exactly where the bodies are.”The Descendants Committee is teaming up with the estate’s management board, The Montpelier Foundation (TMF), to locate the graves.The starting auction bid for the table is set at $5,000. Auctioning...

A Philippine radio anchor is fatally shot while on Facebook livestream watched by followers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook. The gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener. He then shot him twice during a live morning broadcast in Calamba town in Misamis Occidental province, police said.The attacker snatched the victim’s gold necklace before fleeing with a companion, who waited outside Jumalon’s house, onboard a motorcycle, police said. An investigation was underway to identify the gunman and establish if the attack was work-related.The Philippines has long been regarded as one of the most dangerous places for journalists in the world.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. strongly condemned the shooting and said he ordered the national police to track down, arrest and prosecute the killers.“Attacks on journalists will not be...

Live updates | Israeli warplanes hit a refugee camp in Gaza Strip, killing dozens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:12 GMT

Israeli airstrikes hit a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing dozens of people, health officials said. The strikes came a day after the U.S. urged Israel to take a humanitarian pause from its relentless bombardment of Gaza and rising civilian deaths. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made another push Saturday to help beleaguered civilians and met with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan. That was after his talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who insisted there could be no temporary cease-fire until all hostages held by Hamas are released. President Joe Biden suggested Saturday that progress was being made on the humanitarian pause.The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war reached 9,448, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 140 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids.More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, most of them in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack t...