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Idaho State and Montana square off in conference matchup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

Montana Grizzlies (7-5, 0-1 Big Sky) at Idaho State Bengals (4-8, 0-1 Big Sky)Pocatello, Idaho; Saturday, 6 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Grizzlies -5; over/under is 139BOTTOM LINE: Idaho State takes on Montana in a matchup of Big Sky teams.The Bengals are 3-1 on their home court. Idaho State has a 3-4 record in games decided by 10 or more points.The Grizzlies are 0-1 in Big Sky play. Montana ranks fourth in the Big Sky with 25.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Laolu Oke averaging 4.3.Idaho State makes 47.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.5 percentage points higher than Montana has allowed to its opponents (42.8%). Montana scores 8.3 more points per game (75.1) than Idaho State allows (66.8).The Bengals and Grizzlies square off Saturday for the first time in Big Sky play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Tomley averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Bengals, scoring 10.5 points while shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc. Brayden Parker is averaging ...

Western Kentucky takes home win streak into matchup with Abilene Christian

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

Abilene Christian Wildcats (5-7, 0-2 WAC) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (10-3)Bowling Green, Kentucky; Saturday, 3 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hilltoppers -5; over/under is 154BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Hilltoppers take on Abilene Christian.The Hilltoppers have gone 5-0 at home. Western Kentucky is sixth in the CUSA in team defense, allowing 72.8 points while holding opponents to 40.9% shooting.The Wildcats have gone 1-3 away from home. Abilene Christian is 2-4 in games decided by 10 or more points.Western Kentucky averages 79.9 points per game, 4.7 more points than the 75.2 Abilene Christian gives up. Abilene Christian averages 5.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than Western Kentucky gives up.TOP PERFORMERS: Don McHenry is shooting 46.1% and averaging 15.1 points for the Hilltoppers. Dontaie Allen is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Western Kentucky.Ali...

Manon leads Cornell against Colgate after 20-point game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

Colgate Raiders (6-6) at Cornell Big Red (9-2)Ithaca, New York; Saturday, 4 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Big Red -4; over/under is 157.5BOTTOM LINE: Cornell hosts the Colgate Raiders after Chris Manon scored 20 points in Cornell’s 90-85 victory against the Robert Morris Colonials.The Big Red have gone 2-0 in home games. Cornell is eighth in the Ivy League in team defense, allowing 77.8 points while holding opponents to 44.9% shooting.The Raiders are 1-4 on the road. Colgate is third in the Patriot League scoring 69.7 points per game and is shooting 45.4%.Cornell scores 85.4 points, 18.9 more per game than the 66.5 Colgate allows. Colgate averages 69.7 points per game, 8.1 fewer points than the 77.8 Cornell gives up.TOP PERFORMERS: Guy Ragland Jr. is averaging 9.7 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Big Red.Braeden Smith is scoring 13.0 points per game and averaging 5.1 rebounds for the Raiders.LAST 10 GAMES: Big Red: 8-2, averaging 85.5 points, 37.3 rebounds, 18.5 assists, 8....

Massie leads Longwood against Dayton after 20-point performance

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

Longwood Lancers (12-2) at Dayton Flyers (9-2)Dayton, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -12; over/under is 135.5BOTTOM LINE: Longwood plays the Dayton Flyers after Johnathan Massie scored 20 points in Longwood’s 79-70 loss to the North Carolina Central Eagles.The Flyers have gone 5-0 at home. Dayton averages 74.1 points and has outscored opponents by 8.8 points per game.The Lancers are 4-2 in road games. Longwood scores 79.1 points while outscoring opponents by 17.5 points per game.Dayton makes 47.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.4 percentage points higher than Longwood has allowed to its opponents (39.3%). Longwood averages 5.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Dayton gives up.TOP PERFORMERS: Kobe Elvis is averaging 11.2 points and 4.1 assists for the Flyers. Daron Holmes is averaging 16.6 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting 54.5% over the last 10 games for Dayton.Michae...

Chilly End to the Year

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

There are just two days left of the year of 2023 and it sure will end on a cold and chilly note following a cold front that crossed through Friday morning.Behind that front are temperatures that are well below average with highs both Saturday and Sunday only in the upper 60s to around 70F while morning lows drop into the 50s across most of mainland South Florida.Unfortunately, clouds will remain a dominant feature of our Saturday with only some breaks of blue appearing during the mid to late afternoon hours. This will aid in Saturday likely being the coldest of the week, and the light breeze may make it feel even cooler outside!Then the cold should peak Sunday morning with lows in the 50s across mainland South Florida and the upper Florida Keys and perhaps even a few inland locations briefly hit the upper 40s for the final morning of 2023.Thankfully for Sunday, skies will be completely clear with abundant sunshine as high pressure parks itself right over Florida for a couple days. D...

Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said Saturday.“As of Friday, 29 December 2023, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,” said police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda.The floods hit the town on Christmas Day, destroying about 1400 homes, with the death toll expected to rise as an unconfirmed number of people are still missing, he said. Search and rescue teams have been scouring rivers to recover bodies, Netshiunda added. The operation is expected to continue throughout the weekend.Tragedy hit one family in Ladysmith set to bury seven of its members who were killed when floods swept their vehicle into the river. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of Vincent Msimango, his wife, two children, brother and niece, and nephew earlier this week, local news outlet Eyewitness News reported on Saturday.KwaZulu-Nata province has witnessed devastating floods lately. In June, heavy r...

Ask Amy: Reader goes round the bend at roller rink

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

Dear Amy: Every year, with the help of my husband and six children, I throw myself a birthday party at a local roller rink.It’s all I want: to party and rollerblade with my family and friends like I’m still young.We rent out the entire venue and invite many families. We serve a handful of refreshments and play fun music. It’s a blast and I usually look forward to it every year, except this year.I’m dreading it because one family (neighbors of ours) are just terrible guests. They bring extra people without asking, their four kids come blazing down the middle of the rink and have actually knocked people down before, and last year they took the water bottles from the refreshment table and were throwing them down the stairs to the front entrance, where they would burst open.The parents never do anything about it and never offer to help clean up the mess their kids leave.The problem is, they know I have this party every year.How do I avoid inviting them when I kno...

Jarvis: What got lost in a year of hype about obesity drugs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

This year, the incredible potential of obesity medicines like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound started to come into view. The drugs work so well for so many that it’s starting to look like they could change the literal and metaphorical shape of society — starting with our waistlines and extending to our overall health and our habits around food and alcohol.And yet the way we talk about these drugs remains stuck in frustrating binaries. The drugs are either a panacea or an overpriced Band-Aid; they will either solve one of the biggest problems in health care or burden the system with hundreds of billions of dollars in unjustified cost. The extremes keep us from honestly addressing some fundamental questions about these drugs. Most pressingly: What role should they play in addressing a sicker, fatter society?There are many obstacles to starting to address that necessary question. One is the still-widespread attitude that the drugs make weight loss too e...

New hybrid work schedule means a move back to Bay Area

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

Question: About your October 21, 2023, column titled “Parents step back on selling now in the Bay Area; is that a smart move?” on The Mercury News and East Bay Times websites:  During the pandemic, we swapped the bustling Bay Area for a serene resort town and embraced remote work. It was a dream come true — until last week. We must soon follow our Bay Area employer’s three-day, in-office mandate in a housing catch-22. Selling our mountain home will be challenging, as will navigating the ridiculous Bay Area market. Our dilemma boils down to two questions: Bay Area homes for sale: With interest rates expected to fall, will 2024 finally bring the housing inventory increase everyone’s been predicting? Or will it remain a seller’s paradise, leaving homebuyers like us in multiple bidding wars? Resort market ripple effect? Will resort towns like ours follow suit if the Bay Area housing inventory increases? Or will these havens retain their pandemic-fueled appeal, keeping housing inventory ...

1-2-3 … Walk (down the aisle)! Couples race to get married in Las Vegas this numerical New Year’s Eve

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:11:42 GMT

Decorations adorn The Wedding Chapel at Vegas Weddings on December 19 in Las Vegas. Decorations adorn The Wedding Chapel at Vegas Weddings on December 19 in Las Vegas. (CNN) — Getting hitched in Las Vegas is famous for being as easy as 1-2-3. Now, the nation’s top wedding destination is prepping for an influx of couples hoping to embrace that simplicity by marrying on New Year’s Eve, when the date will be: 12/31/23 – alternately, 1-2-3 1-2-3.“Magic dates” long have been among the most coveted days for tying the knot. “Lucky 7s” day – 7/7/2007 – stands as the most popular wedding date in Las Vegas history, with 4,492 couples married, the clerk of Clark County, Nevada, said in news release. The most recent popular “...