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Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks play the Temple Owls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

Temple Owls (4-2) vs. Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (5-2)Philadelphia; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -5.5; over/under is 144.5BOTTOM LINE: The Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks play the Temple Owls at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The Hawks are 5-2 in non-conference play. Saint Joseph’s (PA) is second in the A-10 with 18.1 assists per game led by Lynn Greer III averaging 4.9.The Owls have a 4-2 record in non-conference games. Temple averages 80.2 points while outscoring opponents by 5.0 points per game.Saint Joseph’s (PA) makes 44.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.1 percentage points higher than Temple has allowed to its opponents (41.7%). Temple scores 15.9 more points per game (80.2) than Saint Joseph’s (PA) allows to opponents (64.3).TOP PERFORMERS: Erik Reynolds II is scoring 17.3 points per game and averaging 2.0 rebounds for the Hawks. Cameron Brown is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers for Saint Jos...

Houston Christian visits Rice after Evee’s 29-point game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

Houston Christian Huskies (0-5) at Rice Owls (2-5)Houston; Saturday, 5 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -18; over/under is 169.5BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts the Houston Christian Huskies after Travis Evee scored 29 points in Rice’s 98-78 win over the UT Martin Skyhawks.The Owls have gone 2-1 in home games. Rice is 2-5 against opponents over .500.The Huskies have gone 0-3 away from home. Houston Christian averages 17.2 turnovers per game and is 0-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.Rice is shooting 44.4% from the field this season, 5.6 percentage points lower than the 50.0% Houston Christian allows to opponents. Houston Christian’s 43.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.9 percentage points lower than Rice has given up to its opponents (48.7%).TOP PERFORMERS: Evee is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Owls. Noah Shelby is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers for Rice.Jay Alvarez is averaging 16.5 points for the Huskies...

Matan a dos personas sin hogar y hieren a otras tres durante un tiroteo en Las Vegas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

(CNN) — Las autoridades de Las Vegas están tratando de determinar quién mató a dos personas sin hogar e hirió a otras tres en un tiroteo en un campamento de personas sin hogar el viernes por la noche, dijo la policía.Un hombre disparó contra el campamento en torno a las 05.35 p.m. en Sandhill Road y Charleston Boulevard, cerca del extremo oriental de la ciudad, alcanzando a cinco personas sin hogar, dijo el teniente de la policía de Las Vegas Mark Lourenco.Los tres supervivientes sufrieron heridas que no ponen en riesgo sus vidas, dijo Lourenco. Los nombres y edades de los cinco heridos no se supieron de manera inmediata.El viernes por la tarde no estaban claros los detalles sobre los motivos del tiroteo.El tiroteo se produce mientras la policía de Los Ángeles busca a un sospechoso que cree que disparó mortalmente a tres personas sin hogar en esa ciudad esta semana. Los tres murieron en tiroteos separados, y se cree que estaban solos y durmiendo cuando fueron atacados, dijo el...

Min Woo Lee and Rikuya Hoshino share lead after contrasting 3rd rounds at Australian Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Min Woo Lee made a dramatic birdie on the 18th hole to keep his bid of winning back-to-back titles on track despite a challenging day in the third round of the Australia Open on Saturday.Lee produced a trademark dazzling chip from the bunker and then rolled in for birdie on the par-5 18th to move back to the top of the leaderboard at 13-under with Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino.The 25-year-old Western Australian’s adventurous day included four birdies, a bogey and a double bogey for a round of 70 which included a number of shots from difficult lies in fairway rough or bunkers at The Australian course.In contrast, Hoshino — who finished runner-up to Lee at last week’s Australian PGA Championship — was bogey-free and steadily climbed the leaderboard with four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 14th in a round of 65.“Last week I couldn’t make the birdie on the back nine, but this week I have more birdies at the back nine to make the winning (possible),” Hoshino said. “This i...

Macaulay Culkin recibe una estrella en el Paseo de la Fama con un emotivo mensaje de su madre en “Home Alone”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

(CNN) — Es el niño que quedó abandonado a su suerte en la comedia navideña favorita de todos, y el viernes obtuvo cierto reconocimiento en Hollywood.Macaulay Culkin, protagonista de los clásicos de los 90 “Home Alone” y “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”, entre otros muchos títulos, recibió esta semana una estrella en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood. Para felicitarle estaba su madre en la pantalla, Catherine O’Hara.O’Hara, que en la película de 1990 de Chris Columbus y John Hughes se dio cuenta de que había dejado a su hijo “Kevin” en casa en un avión rumbo a Francia por Navidad, dijo el viernes que la razón por la que “Home Alone” era y es tan querida es Culkin.“Es la perfecta interpretación de Macaulay como Kevin McAllister la que nos dio a ese pequeño niño en una aventura extraordinaria”, dijo.“Sé que trabajaste muy duro”, continuó O’Hara, “pero hiciste que actuar pareciera lo más natural del mundo”...

Montgomery Co. teacher out on leave due to ‘antisemitic’ social media posts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

A Montgomery County, Maryland, middle school teacher has been placed on leave for social media posts that administrators described as “antisemitic.”In a letter home to parents Thursday, Takoma Park Principal Erin Martin said she was made aware of “a series of antisemitic online posts” by the teacher — Angela Wolf.“I was extremely saddened and disappointed by the contents of these posts and strongly condemn the views expressed, as they do not align with our school’s values of inclusivity, respect, and acceptance,” Martin wrote.WTOP has not seen the posts but did contact Wolf for comment. Wolf declined the request.“We are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all our students, regardless of their background or beliefs,” Martin said.According to the Takoma Park Elementary School website, Wolf is a leader in the school’s English Language Development (ELD) Department. The position primarily works with multi...

Posó junto a un avión en 1976, cuando era niño. Cuarenta años después recreó la foto con su hijo: este es el resultado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

(CNN) — La foto favorita de Brian Aerni fue tomada cuando solo tenía tres años.Corría el año 1976. Aerni vivía en Denver, Colorado, donde su padre trabajaba como agente de estación en el aeropuerto internacional de Stapleton, entonces el centro neurálgico de la aviación de Denver. El joven Aerni estaba obsesionado con los aviones y admirado por el trabajo de su padre en el aeropuerto. Ya de pequeño le encantaba acompañar a su padre al trabajo y ver cómo despegaban y aterrizaban los aviones.En una de estas excursiones al aeropuerto, el padre de Aerni le hizo una foto a su hijo. En la foto, el joven Aerni —en primer plano, vestido con una camiseta blanca y pantalón a cuadros—sonríe ampliamente. Detrás de él hay un avión de hélice Convair 580, pintado con los colores blanco y azul de Frontier Airlines.A medida que Aerni crecía, crecía con él su interés por la aviación. Aunque no llegó a trabajar en el sector, más adelante se sacó el carné de piloto. Ahora, con 50 años, Aerni tien...

‘No indicators’ Israel shared Hamas war plans with US

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States committed Saturday to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit that’s a huge factor in global warming.U.S. Special Envoy John Kerry announced that the U.S. was joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance, which means the Biden Administration commits to building no new coal plants and phasing out existing plants. No date was given for when the existing plants would have to go, but other Biden regulatory actions and international commitments already in the works had meant no coal by 2035.“We will be working to accelerate unabated coal phase-out across the world, building stronger economies and more resilient communities,” Kerry said in a statement. “The first step is to stop making the problem worse: stop building new unabated coal power plants.”Coal power plants have already been shutting down across the nation due to economics, and no new coal facilities were in the works, so ...

Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:52 GMT

Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization.Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna, and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the pretext of a drug raid, local media reported.Eyewitnesses told journalists that clubgoers’ documents were checked and photographed by the security services. They also said that managers had been able to warn patrons before police arrived.The raids follow a decision by Russia’s Supreme Court to label the country’s LGBTQ+ “movement” as an extremist organization.The ruling, which was made in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, is the latest step in a decadelong crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights under President Vladimir Putin, who has emphasized “traditional family values” during his 24 years in power.Activists have noted the lawsuit was lo...