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Ryan Dunn’s double-double, Leon Bond III’s 16 points help UVA beat NC A&T 80-51

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ryan Dunn had his first career double-double and Leon Bond III scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting to help Virginia beat North Carolina A&T 80-51 Tuesday night. Dunn finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Jake Groves added 11 points and nine rebounds for Virginia (3-0), which never trailed. Isaac McKneely and Groves made back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 16-4 run that pushed the lead into double figures for good less than 8 minutes into the game, Bond hit a jumper to give the Cavaliers a 20-point lead with 8:55 left in the first half and Dante Harris made two free throws to made it 49-19 at halftime. Landon Glasper, the lone N.C. A&T (0-3) player to score in double figures, scored 18 points on 5-of-16 shooting, 5 of 11 from 3-point range. McKneely left the game late in the first half due to an apparent ankle injury and did not return for Virginia. The 6-foot-4 sophomore guard scored eight points, including two 3-pointer...

“No sean tontos”: hispano sufre la amputación de ambas piernas por la diabetes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Un hispano que sufrió la amputación de ambas piernas a causa de su padecimiento de diabetes, exhorta a las personas a que lleven un estilo de vida saludable para prevenir esta enfermedad.La diabetes es una enfermedad crónica que puede ser catastrófica si no se controla a tiempo. Y en el Día Mundial de la Diabetes, este hombre decidió narrar su historia a TELEMUNDO UTAH.Melitón Espino Zamora sufre de diabetes desde hace más de 20 años, y confiesa que no haberse cuidado cuando pudo, trajo terribles consecuencias.Han pasado siete meses desde que el paciente, de 64 años, perdió ambas piernas debido a la diabetes, una enfermedad que nunca pensó que lo afectaría tanto.Melitón indicó que el primer síntoma que experimentó antes de ser diagnosticado fue orina frecuente, lo cual atribuyó a “problemas con la próstata, porque mi papá sufrió de eso”.Pero los exámenes médicos indicaron que no tenía problemas con la próstata, sino con el azúcar en la sangre...

Penn State jumps out early and cruises to an 83-53 victory over St. Francis (Pa.)

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Kanye Clary scored 14 points to lead four in double figures as Penn State rolled to an 83-53 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night. Clary, Penn State’s leading scorer averaging 21 points per game, was 6 of 12 from the floor. Zach Hicks added 12 points, and the pair combined for five of the Nittany Lions’ seven 3-pointers. Qudus Wahab also scored 12 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Ace Baldwin Jr. chipped in 11 points. Penn State (3-0) scored 38 points in the paint and 28 points from 20 St. Francis turnovers. Bobby Rosenberger III scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting that included three 3-pointers to lead St. Francis (0-3). Penn State jumped out on a 16-4 run on its way to building a 46-18 halftime lead. Wahab scored 10 points and Clary had nine as the Nittany Lions shot 55% (17 of 31) overall and made five 3s in the half. Penn State hosts Morehead State on Thursday. St. Francis hosts Pittsburgh-Greensburg on Monday. ___ G...

Grad transfer Spencer leads No. 5 UConn to 87-53 win over Mississippi Valley State

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Cam Spencer scored 19 of his 25 points in the first half Tuesday to lead No. 5 UConn to an 87-53 win over Mississippi Valley State.Donovan Clingan added 17 points for the Huskies (3-0) who have won 20 straight non-conference games, all by double-digits. Alex Karaban chipped in with 14 points, despite spending most of the game in foul trouble. Rayquan Brown had 18 points to lead MVSU (0-3). Clingan opened the scoring with a put-back layup and UConn ran out to an 11-3 lead in the first 4 minutes. The Huskies never trailed. But Karaban and Tristen Newton both picked up two early fouls and MVSU took advantage, closing the gap to 15-11. Brown had 14 of his points in the first half for the Delta Devils.Spencer scored eight points during a 22-6 run that gave the Huskies a 42-20 lead. The grad transfer from Rutgers had five of his career-high seven 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes and the Huskies led 44-27 at the break.They stretched the lead to as many as 35 points...

How 3 roundabouts could help make a Fairfax Co. intersection safer

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

Construction is expected to start next month to make changes to a Fairfax County, Virginia, intersection that could improve commute times and make the road safer.In a news release, the Virginia Department of Transportation said it has given a $49 million contract to Roanoke-based construction company Branch Civil to replace the traffic signal at Fairfax County Parkway and Popes Head Road.Instead, the interchange will have three roundabouts that the agency said “will allow traffic to flow freely via two new bridges over Fairfax County Parkway.”Planned changes to the intersection of Fairfax County Parkway and Popes Head Road. (Courtesy Virginia Department of Transportation)An informational meeting for drivers and residents is being planned for January, VDOT said, with the project scheduled to be completed in late 2026.FFXNow first reported details of the project.Dave Dildine in the WTOP Traffic Center said “lots of crashes happen at those stoplights.”“Abo...

Foumena puts up 16 in Rhode Island’s 69-53 victory against Wagner

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Jeremy Foumena’s 16 points helped Rhode Island defeat Wagner 69-53 on Tuesday night.Foumena added seven rebounds for the Rams (3-0). Jaden House was 4 of 6 shooting and 6 of 8 from the free throw line to add 15 points. Zek Montgomery shot 6 for 9 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 1 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding 11 rebounds and six assists.Tyje Kelton finished with 10 points and two blocks for the Seahawks (1-2). Rahmir Moore added nine points for Wagner. In addition, Julian Brown finished with nine points.Both teams play again on Saturday. Rhode Island takes on Northwestern and Wagner visits Seton Hall.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Security guard stops attempted robbery at King Soopers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A 60-year-old man is in custody after police said he tried to rob two grocery stores in one afternoon on Monday."It’s kind of alarming and a little crazy. I’ve never seen that happen before,” one shopper told FOX31. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The first attempt was at the King Soopers off East Colfax Avenue. Just after 12:30 p.m., the Aurora Police Department said Gregory Dale Rodriguez approached the customer service desk and demanded money. The clerk said no and police said Rodriguez left.He’s accused of repeating the process at the King Soopers off East Mississippi Avenue. This time, he almost got away with more than $5,000 before a security guard stopped him.Security guards meant for deterrenceJames Allbee, a law enforcement procedural expert, said security guards are meant to act as a deterrent."With the day and age we’re in now, it really doesn’t create any type of deterrence at all, because people are just crazy ...

Couple speaks out after man steals porch furniture from SWMD home

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

A thief tries to swipe something from a South Florida home. But packing it up would prove to be quite the struggle.The porch pirate had a hard time fitting the patio furniture in his car.On Tuesday night, the family he stole from is speaking out.Arazay Rodriguez returned to her Southwest Miami-dade home after dropping her children off at school last Thursday and noticed her porch was bare.At first, she thought her husband was playing a joke until she checked the surveillance video.“I realized it wasn’t a joke because a black car parked in front and a man gets off with his face covered,” Rodriguez said in Spanish. He pulled up in a black SUV and picked up the loveseat. For about a minute he proceeded to angle, cajole and shove the furniture into the back of the SUV, and even a pillow fell to the ground in the process. But he still wasn’t done — the thief then grabbed the Valentine’s Day gift from Rodriguez’s husband and crammed a plant in the back ...

Buyers scammed after investing with company who promised ‘dream homes’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

Several home buyers who invested large sums of money with a company that promised to build their dream home. A dream that never came true, because they said, the developer never built any house for them and now, police are investigating.Nancy flew into South Florida for the same reason many people do.Nancy Turner: “We wanted to have somewhere to come in the wintertime when it gets cold.”Nancy wanted to buy a home and found this listing for beautiful townhouses in Davie.Nancy Turner: “I like that it was a new build and it had square footage with the pool on the back.”Nancy contacted the company, Omni Development and Consulting services in Fort Lauderdale, and signed a contract in 2022 to buy two units; one for her and one for her daughter.Nancy Turner: $320,000 for the down payment In 2021, Alexander Alonso saw that Omni Development was advertising townhouses on this property in Miramar.Alexander Alonso: “Oh, they were modern looking. Three story townhom...

7News New Hampshire presidential poll show DeSantis losing steam, Haley entering 2nd place

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:32:28 GMT

With the New Hampshire GOP Primary slated for only a few weeks from now, a new 7News presidential poll offered some new insight. Gov. Ron DeSantis is losing ground there as a rival is gaining momentum in the primary race and in a head-to-head contest with President Joe Biden.Republican primary voters in the Granite State are shaking things up.In an exclusive 7News/Emerson college poll, it showed that 49% of Republican voters in New Hampshire still favor former President Donald Trump. But former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has surged to second with 18%. She’s followed by former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie with 9%. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped to 7% and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is polling at 5%. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson got less than 1%.“For the last year, we’ve been looking at Ron DeSantis/Donald Trump race and now it looks like Nikki Haley is the alternative instead of Ron DeSantis at this point,” said Spencer Kimball, 7News/Emerson Co...