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Illinois overcomes slow start to defeat Eastern Illinois 80-52 in opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — -Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 18 points and Terrence Shannon Jr. added 16 as No. 25 Illinois pulled away in the second half to beat Eastern Illinois 80-52 on Monday night in an opener.Twelve players scored for the Illini as they used their depth to turn away the Panthers in the non-conference game.Gibbs-Lawhorn, a 6-foot-1 freshman guard on a team of mostly upperclassmen, ,made 7 of 10 shots, including a one-hand dunk in the first half that excited the crowd.“I wasn’t nervous,” Gibbs-Lawson said. “I’ve played against high-level players.”Kooper Jacobi scored 10 points and had 11 rebounds for Eastern Illinois.Ahead 37-25 at halftime, the Illini put away the Panthers with a 21-6 flurry to start the second halfEastern Illinois took a 15-6 lead before the Illini rallied. It took a 10-point run in the final 3:03 of the first half to give Illinois its 12-point halftime lead. The Illini led at the break despite making only 4 of 17 3-point shots and shooting 3 for 10 on fr...

Post’s double-double powers Boston College past Fairfield 89-70 in season opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Quinten Post scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Boston College to an 89-70 win over Fairfield in the season-opening game for both programs Monday night.Post was 11 of 14 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range, for his eighth career 20-plus-point game. Post’s previous high was a 29-point performance against Notre Dame last season.Jaeden Zackery added 11 points for the Eagles, who improved to 72-20 in season-opening games. BC shot 49% overall and made 11 3-pointers.Brycen Goodine led the Stags with 22 points. Michael Rogan finished with 18 and Peyton Smith had 12 for Fairfield, which fell to 11-29 all-time against Boston College. The Eagles opened the second half with a 24-10 run in the first 9:06 to extend their lead to 70-44. In that stretch, Zackery converted two layups and knocked down a jumper while Post made two 3s and a jumper. Guard Claudell Harris Jr. added two layups and a free throw in the stretch. ___Get poll ale...

Jokic’s 108th triple-double rallies Nuggets past Pelicans, 134-116.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic notched his 108th triple-double with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 20-point, first-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 134-116 on Monday night.Jokic broke a tie with LeBron James and Jason Kidd to move into fourth place in triple-doubles. He trails Magic Johnson by 30 for third.Denver rookie Julian Strawther scored a career-high 21 points of the bench to help overcome the absence of Jamal Murray, who will miss several games with a right hamstring injury.“His injury is not one- or two-game injury,” coach Michael Malone said. “That’s what I do know. This is something that will be longer than we would like.”Michael Porter Jr. had 22 points and nine rebounds, while Aaron Gordon finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Nuggets.New Orleans rookie Jordan Hawkins, starting for CJ McCollum, set a career best with 31 points on 7-for-14 shooting from 3-point range. Zion Williamson added 20 points, 10 rebound...

NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Fared-Week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

No. 1 Kansas (1-0) did not play.No. 2 Duke (1-0) did not play.No. 3 Purdue (1-0) did not play.No. 4 Michigan St. (0-1) did not play.No. 5 Marquette (1-0) did not play.No. 6 UConn (1-0) did not play.No. 7 Houston (1-0) did not play.No. 8 Creighton (0-0) did not play.No. 9 Tennessee (1-0) did not play.No. 10 FAU (0-0) did not play.No. 11 Gonzaga (0-0) did not play.No. 12 Arizona (0-0) did not play.No. 13 Miami (1-0) did not play.No. 14 Arkansas (1-0) did not play.No. 15 Texas A&M (1-0) did not play.No. 16 Kentucky (1-0) did not play.No. 17 San Diego St. (0-0) did not play.No. 18 Texas (1-0) did not play.No. 19 North Carolina (1-0) did not play.No. 20 Baylor (0-0) did not play.No. 21 Southern Cal (0-0) did not play.No. 22 Villanova (1-0) did not play.No. 23 Saint Mary’s (Cal.) (0-0) did not play.No. 24 Alabama (1-0) did not play.No. 25 Illinois (1-0) did not play.Source

DC-area chefs are ‘knocking out hunger’ at the 19th annual Capital Food Fight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

Organizers call it “the baddest night of doing good.”The 19th annual Capital Food Fight is this Thursday night at The Anthem in Southwest D.C. The event, which raises money for DC Central Kitchen, brings more than 70 restaurants from around the region under one roof, giving you the chance to sample from places you’ve long meant to visit but haven’t been able to yet.But the main event is the food fight itself — four local chefs on the main stage competing against each other, as if cooking competition TV shows “Iron Chef” and “Chopped” made at stop in the D.C. region They’ll have to make four dishes using a secret ingredient they won’t know about until it’s time to start cooking. They’ll each make four dishes total.“I’m sure it’s a lot of pressure being on stage,” said Ria Montes of Estuary, one of the four chefs chosen to compete this year. “And I think it’s something like 800 ...

Day Day Thomas scores 14 points to lead Cincinnati’s 69-58 victory over UIC in opener.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Day Day Thomas scored 14 points, two reserves reached double figures, and Cincinnati defeated UIC 69-58 in a season opener on Monday night.Thomas, a veteran point guard, added three steals, three assists and three rebounds. Dan Skillings Jr. had 13 points and eight rebounds and fellow reserve CJ Fredrick, a transfer from Kentucky, added 11 points.Big 12-newcomer Cincinnati held the Flames to two points over one 4-minute stretch of the first half and led 40-30 at the break. UIC was within 41-36 early in the second half but was held to two points in a 6-minute stretch, leaving Cincinnati ahead 52-38 at the under-12 timeout. Cincinnati’s largest lead was 63-47.Toby Okani had 20 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks for UIC. Ethan Pickett and CJ Jones scored 13 points each.___ Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.c...

Sellers scores 23 points to lead Central Florida past Florida International

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jaylin Sellers scored 23 points and Darius Johnson scored 15 and Central Florida beat Florida International 85-62 on Monday night in a season opener for the teams.Despite shooting 7 for 24 for 3-point range (29.2%), the Knights — now of the Big 12 Conference — shot 50% (31 for 62) overall.After Dashon Gittens made two foul shots to get the Panthers within 18-16 with 9:36 before halftime, the Knightsoutscored FIU 25-5 and led 43-21 at halftime.The Panthers’ lone lead came when Petar Krivokapic made a layup for the game’s first score. FIU shot 4 for 18 (22.2%) from 3-point range. Gittens scored 11 points and Krivokapic 10. Arturo Dean, FIU’s leading scorer last year at 11.9-points per contest, finished 1-for-7 shooting and scored two points.UCF, which will face Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, on Jan. 6 for its first Big 12 action, has a total of 10 new players on its roster, four of which are fifth-year players.The Knights travel to play 13th-...

Chargers roll past Jets 27-6 behind Davis’ punt return, Ekeler’s 2 TDs and LA’s sack-happy defense

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Derius Davis returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown, Austin Ekeler ran for two scores and Joey Bosa and Los Angeles’ defense stifled Zach Wilson and the New York Jets’ bumbling offense in the Chargers’ 27-6 victory Monday night.Justin Herbert didn’t have to do much in this one, finishing 16 of 30 for just 136 yards, but became the fastest player in NFL history to 1,500 completions as the Chargers (4-4) snapped the Jets’ three-game winning streak.Keenan Allen had eight catches for 77 yards to reach 10,000 career yards receiving. Los Angeles, which forced New York (4-4) to fumble four times and recovered three of them, sacked Wilson eight times, including 2 1/2 by Bosa and two each by Khalil Mack and Tuli Tuipulotu.Wilson and the Jets couldn’t get anything going despite facing the NFL’s worst-ranked passing defense. Wilson was 33 of 49 for 263 yards while taking a step back in his development. After the Jets went...

Micah Peavy scores 21 points to lead hot-shooting TCU over Southern 108-75 in a season opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Micah Peavy scored 21 points, JaKobe Coles added 17 and TCU rolled to a 108-75 victory over Southern in a season opener on Monday night. Peavy shot 10 of 13 from the field and Coles finished 5-of-7 shooting for TCU, which shot 61.4% (43 of 70) overall. Avery Anderson III added 15 points, Jameer Nelson Jr. chipped in 14 and Trevian Tennyson had 13 for TCU. Nelson had game-highs of six assists and five steals. Tennyson made three of the Horned Frogs’ 10 3-pointers. Brandon Davis scored 20 and made six 3-pointers to lead Southern. Tai’Reon Joseph added 15 points and JaRonn Wilkens had 10. Southern led for most of the first eight minutes of the game before TCU built a 19-point lead heading into the break. Peavy, Nelson and Coles combined for 34 of the Horned Frogs’ 54 first-half points. TCU opened the second half on a 15-3 run, capped by an Xavier Cork dunk, and eventually built its largest lead at 96-57 with 6:17 to play. TCU is 44-1 against current...

Giannis Antetokounmpo has 36 points and 12 rebounds, Bucks beat Nets 129-125

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and 12 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-125 on Monday night.Damian Lillard added 21 points, and Jae Crowder had 15. Milwaukee improved to 4-2 with its first road victory of the season.“We got stops when we needed,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said. “That’s an important thing that we can build on and continue to get better.”Cam Thomas scored 45 points for Brooklyn in his fourth 30-point game of the season. Mikal Bridges had 31 points, and Lonnie Walker IV added 19 points. Brooklyn fell to 3-4 overall and 0-3 at home.“We executed really well, we just missed the shots at the end,” Thomas said. “This is game seven. We’ve got another one Wednesday. Flush this, and move onto Wednesday.”Antetokounmpo entered with more points in his career against Brooklyn than any other opponent (817), and the Nets were without center Nic Claxton and forward Cam Johnson for the sixth straight game. Despite trailing by 10 in t...