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UMass Minutemen and the Old Dominion Monarchs play in Honolulu, Hawaii

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

Old Dominion Monarchs (4-7, 0-1 Sun Belt) vs. UMass Minutemen (7-3)Honolulu; Sunday, 4 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Minutemen -6.5; over/under is 154.5BOTTOM LINE: The UMass Minutemen take on the Old Dominion Monarchs in Honolulu, Hawaii.The Minutemen have a 7-3 record against non-conference oppponents. UMass has a 0-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.The Monarchs have a 4-6 record in non-conference play. Old Dominion averages 10.7 turnovers per game and is 2-2 when winning the turnover battle.UMass makes 46.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than Old Dominion has allowed to its opponents (44.1%). Old Dominion averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than UMass allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Cohen is scoring 18.3 points per game and averaging 7.1 rebounds for the Minutemen. Rahsool Diggins is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers for UMass.Vasean Allette is averaging 16.5 points, 5.1 rebounds an...

Georgia Tech faces Nevada

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

Nevada Wolf Pack (11-1) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-3, 1-0 ACC)Honolulu; Sunday, 9 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolf Pack -6; over/under is 141BOTTOM LINE: The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on the Nevada Wolf Pack at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.The Yellow Jackets have a 7-3 record in non-conference play. Georgia Tech averages 12.6 turnovers per game and is 2-1 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.The Wolf Pack have an 11-1 record against non-conference oppponents. Nevada averages 79.3 points while outscoring opponents by 14.5 points per game.Georgia Tech’s average of 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.9 fewer made shots on average than the 7.6 per game Nevada gives up. Nevada scores 8.3 more points per game (79.3) than Georgia Tech gives up to opponents (71.0).TOP PERFORMERS: Miles Kelly is averaging 15.2 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.Kenan Blackshear is averaging 15.7 points, 5.6 rebo...

Portland Pilots and the Temple Owls play in Honolulu, Hawaii

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

Temple Owls (6-6) vs. Portland Pilots (6-8)Honolulu; Sunday, 1:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -3; over/under is 151.5BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Pilots play the Temple Owls at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.The Pilots are 6-8 in non-conference play. Portland is 1-1 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.6 turnovers per game.The Owls have a 6-6 record in non-conference games. Temple is ninth in the AAC scoring 75.5 points per game and is shooting 38.8%.Portland averages 75.6 points per game, 0.8 more points than the 74.8 Temple allows. Temple averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 10.1 per game Portland gives up.TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Robertson is scoring 16.4 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Pilots.Hysier Miller is scoring 18.6 points per game with 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Owls.LAST 10 GAMES: Pilots: 3-7, averaging 75.0 points, 33.5 rebounds, 13.5 assists, ...

TCU visits Hawaii after Miller’s 24-point outing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

TCU Horned Frogs (9-2) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (8-3)Honolulu; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Horned Frogs -5.5; over/under is 148.5BOTTOM LINE: TCU faces the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors after Emanuel Miller scored 24 points in TCU’s 88-75 loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack.The Rainbow Warriors have gone 6-2 in home games. Hawaii ranks fourth in the Big West with 25.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Justin McKoy averaging 5.2.The Horned Frogs are 1-0 on the road. TCU ranks fifth in college basketball with 20.3 assists per game led by Jameer Nelson Jr. averaging 3.7.Hawaii makes 47.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.2 percentage points higher than TCU has allowed to its opponents (42.9%). TCU has shot at a 50.4% rate from the field this season, 7.5 percentage points higher than the 42.9% shooting opponents of Hawaii have averaged.TOP PERFORMERS: Noel Coleman is shooting 48.3% and averaging 15.1 points for the Rainbow Warriors.Trey Tennyson is shoo...

Northern Va. nonprofit looking for Christmas Day volunteers to help pack gifts for soldiers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

A Northern Virginia-based nonprofit will be wrapping packages on Christmas Day for U.S. service members deployed around the world during the “America’s Adopt-A-Soldier 13th Annual Christmas Day Give Back.”While tens of thousands of service members are away from home, their support groups or loved ones during the holidays, Mary Keeser, founder and president of the program, is working to send service members “a hug from home” through care packages.“Everybody that we receive a request from during the holidays, hopefully, we can get out a package to them,” Keeser said.Keeser said the group packs items that are needed overseas — personal items, baby wipes, coffee, candy, cards, games, puzzles, writing material and powdered fruit drinks, to name a few.She says the boxes also include 10 to 20 care letters from people across the United States, from four-year-olds to adults with a spouse or child who served.CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE: This is one of the soldie...

Saturday high school roundup: Tildsley brothers of Shawsheen, Chelmsford’s Thomas Brown make wrestling history

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

SATURDAY ROUNDUPHistory was made at the prestigious George Bossi Lowell Holiday Wrestling Tournament over the weekend as the Tildsley brothers became the first set of siblings to win three titles apiece.Sidney Tildsley captured the 138-pound title when he pinned Shea Morris of Haverhill in 1:50. One match later, James Tildsley defeated Nick Fatone of Norwalk, Conn. 10-4 to put the brother tandem in exclusive company.Prior to Saturday, the only brothers to amass five titles were the Diamonds of Wellesley (Dean and Yanni), the Pedros of St. John’s Prep (Jimmy and Mike) and the Sheehans of Lowell (Pat and Brian). The Tildsleys also joined a group of 15 wrestlers to amass three individual championships. The Tildsleys were joined in the three-timer club by Thomas Brown of Chelmsford, who pinned Gabriel Thomas of Brookline at 1:44 to capture the heavyweight title.As for team competition, Shawsheen (179) finished third behind Newtown, Conn. (215.5) and Haverhill (210.5). Local champions in...

MLB Notes: Red Sox lineup still needs work heading into 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

Who the Red Sox add to the starting rotation has dominated the conversation all offseason long, and most of the winter it’s felt like the sport’s held its breath waiting on Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto before any other business got done.But while pitching remains a big question mark, the Red Sox lineup probably isn’t too far from a finished product.The Red Sox have been vocal about their desire to add a right-handed bat, and they’ve already gotten one by trading for outfielder Tyler O’Neill to fill the void left by Alex Verdugo. The club also needs an upgrade at second base, and a reunion with designated hitter Justin Turner can’t be ruled out, but by and large we should have a good idea of what Boston’s lineup could look like on Opening Day.With the roster as currently constructed, here’s what the Red Sox are working with.Projected lineupJarren Duran LF, Masataka Yoshida DH, Trevor Story SS, Rafael Devers 3B, Triston Casas 1B,...

Judges to decide if 300 possible victims of trafficking from India should remain grounded in France

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Judges will decide Sunday whether about 300 Indian citizens, suspected of being victims of human trafficking, should continue to be sequestered in a small French airport.En route to Central America, the passengers have been held at Vatry airport — in Champagne country — since Thursday after a dramatic police operation prompted by a tip about a possible human trafficking scheme, authorities said. The passengers will appear before judges throughout the day, who will decide whether to extend their detention in the airport, according to the administration for the Marne region. If they can’t be held any longer, they will be free to leave the country. “I don’t know if this has ever been done before in France,” Francois Procureur, lawyer and head of the Châlons-en-Champagne Bar Association, told BFM TV on Saturday. The situation is urgent because “we cannot keep foreigners in a waiting area for more than 96 hours. Beyond that, it is the liberty and custody judge wh...

A weekend of combat in Gaza kills 14 Israeli soldiers in a sign of Hamas’ entrenchment

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, in some of the bloodiest days of battle since the start of the ground offensive and a sign that Hamas is still putting up a fight despite weeks of brutal war. The mounting death toll among Israeli troops is likely to play an important factor in Israeli public support for the war, which was sparked when Hamas-led militants stormed communities in southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 and taking 240 hostage. The war has devastated parts of the Gaza Strip, killed roughly 20,400 Palestinians and displaced nearly 85% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people.The Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza said 166 people were killed in the coastal enclave over the past day. Israelis still stand firmly behind the country’s stated goals of crushing Hamas’ governing and military capabilities and releasing the remaining 129 captives. That support has stayed mostly s...

Skywatch: Signs of Christmas in the skies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 GMT

While we don’t have any Christmas constellations in the night sky, there are three celestial signs of the most wonderful time of the year among the stars. There are two in the evening and a bright one in the morning.The first and probably best sign of Christmas is a challenging one. It’s known formally in the astronomical books as New General Catalog Object 2264 or NGC 2264. Its nickname, though, is the Christmas Tree cluster because that’s exactly what it looks like. What’s really nice is that the cluster is easily visible through a small telescope or even a decent pair of binoculars.It’s easier to find in the dark countryside, but you shouldn’t have too much trouble even in light-polluted areas. You also have to stay up a little bit to see the Tannenbaum, but I know you’ll love it and want to share it with others. It’s so cute and hopefully will add to your holiday spirit.(Mike Lynch)After 8:30, it will be high enough above the eastern horizon to start your search. The Christmas T...