All four Packer state swimming qualifiers advance to Saturday's finals
Nov. 14—Austin advanced all four of its swimmers to the Class A finals at the state swimming preliminaries at the Jean K. Freeman Center at the University of Minnesota Friday. Junior Gracie Greenman advanced to the finals with a third place finish in the 100-yard backstroke and she will swim in the consolation finals with a 10th place in the 200-yard individual medley. The 200-yard freestyle ...
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Towns, Shamet power Knicks to a 140-130 win over Heat in NBA Cup game
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 39 points and Landry Shamet added a career-high 36 points off the bench as the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 140-130 in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points, Mikal Bridges had 15, and Josh Hart recorded his first triple-double of the season with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Knicks posted a season-high point total. Jalen Brunson missed his first game of the season due to a sprained right ankle sustained in Wednesday’s loss to Orlando.
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No. 23 Creighton finds its offensive rhythm in 2nd half of 84-45 rout of Maryland Eastern Shore
Jasen Green and Blake Harper scored 14 points apiece and No. 23 Creighton pulled away from Maryland Eastern Shore for an 84-45 victory after a clunky first half Friday night. The Bluejays (2-1) shot miserably in the second half of a 27-point loss at No. 19 Gonzaga on Tuesday, and their struggles continued over stretches of the opening 20 minutes against the Hawks (1-4) of the Mid-East Athletic Conference. Creighton went 7 for 8 while getting out to a 16-2 lead and 6 of 25 the rest of the half.
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Rodney Rice notches triple-double in leading USC over Illinois State 87-67 in Hall of Fame Series
Maryland transfer Rodney Rice had a triple-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead four players in double figures and USC defeated Illinois State 87-67 on Friday night in the opener of the Hall of Fame Series doubleheader at Intuit Dome. The Trojans (3-0) got 18 points by Chad Baker-Mazara, 14 points from Gabe Dynes and 13 points by Ezra Ausar. Ty’Reek Coleman scored 16 points and Johnny Kinziger added 15 for the Redbirds (1-2), who won 22 games last season, their most in nine years.
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