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Former Old Dominion basketball coach Paul Webb dies at 94

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

Paul Webb, who guided Old Dominion on a 22-game winning streak in its first season in Division I in 1976-77 and led the Monarchs to nine postseason tournament appearances in 10 seasons, has died. He was 94.The university based in Norfolk, Virginia, said Webb died Friday at his home in Virginia Beach surrounded by his four children. He was predeceased by his wife, Charlotte, who passed away on the same date two years earlier.Eddie Webb, his oldest son, said his father had been in declining health in recent months.Webb came to Old Dominion in 1975 after coaching 19 years at Randolph-Macon, where Eddie played for him. Eddie later came to ODU as an assistant coach. Paul Webb replaced Sonny Allen, who left for SMU after leading the Monarchs to the Division II national title. Webb took the team back to the Division II Final Four the following year,In 1976-77, Old Dominion moved to Division 1 and posted a 25-4 mark that included wins over Mississippi State, Georgetown and Virginia. The Mon...

Dalton Knecht scores 21 to lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 20 Illinois 86-79

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dalton Knecht scored 21 points and No. 17 Tennessee rallied from a second-half deficit to beat No. 20 Illinois 86-79 Saturday.Knecht had eight points in a pivotal four-minute stretch when Tennessee (6-3) rallied from a four-point deficit to a six-point lead with just over 13 minutes to play. The Illini were held scoreless in the stretch.Guard Santiago Vescovi added 12 points and nine rebounds against the much-taller Illini. Jonas Aidoo scored 14 and Josiah-Jordan James had 12 points and seven assists.Quincy Guerrier and Terrence Shannon scored 22 each to lead Illinois (7-2). Coleman Hawkins had 14. The Illini were limited to 33% shooting from the field.Tennessee went more than four minutes without scoring in the first half, allowing Illinois to build a 36-34 halftime lead behind 12 points by Guerrier. Knecht, who was limited to 11 minutes by foul trouble, led the Vols with eight.THE TAKEAWAYIllinois: Consistency is a primary objective for the Illini as they b...

Enfrentamiento entre campesinos y pandilleros en el estado de México muertos deja 14 muertos

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO – Catorce personas han muerto en una población rural del centro de México tras un enfrentamiento entre presuntos miembros del crimen organizado con vecinos del lugar, informó la Fiscalía del Estado de México. La policía estatal dijo que 11 de los muertos el viernes eran miembros de la pandilla criminal y los tres restantes eran aldeanos. La policía no identificó a la pandilla, pero el violento cartel La Familia Michoacana ha sido dominante en la zona durante el último decenio.El choque tuvo lugar a plena luz del día en la localidad de Texcaltitlán, 130 kilómetros al suroeste de Ciudad de México. Videos divulgados en redes sociales muestran una multitud en un campo de fútbol que arremete contra alguien y luego se ve a gente con palos, guadañas y otros con armas y cómo la gente huye cuando comienza una fuerte balacera.En el comunicado oficial, la fiscalía no explica las razones del enfrentamiento y solo indica que tanto la policía del Estado como la Guardia Naci...

Minnesota shuts down Florida Gulf Coast in second half, wins 77-57

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 17 points, Mike Mitchell Jr. added 14 off the bench and Minnesota used a dominant second-half to roll past Florida Gulf Coast 77-57 on Saturday.Minnesota led 43-41 with 14 1/2 minutes left in the second half before FGCU missed nine shots in a row and went nine-plus minutes without a field goal. Within that run, Mitchell hit a jumper and a 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 10 and hit another 3-pointer that capped a 12-0 run. By the time the Eagles finally made a field goal, the score was 70-48 with 5:13 remaining.Minnesota scored 40 points in the second half and held FGCU to 24.Isaiah Ihnen scored 13 points off the bench and Cam Christie added 11 for Minnesota (7-3). Elijah Hawkins had 11 assists for the second consecutive game and scored eight points.Zach Anderson led FGCU (3-8) with 14 points. Keeshawn Kellman scored 12 points and Dallion Johnson had 11.The Golden Gophers turned 14 FGCU turnovers into 26 points and committed only seven tu...

5 novels by DC-area authors in 2023 to put on your holiday reading list

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

Are you in a hurry to meet your annual reading goal, but not sure which story to fall into next?WTOP has you covered with this list of five new fiction works by local authors. The titles range in subgenre, length and subject matter, but they have two things in common: They were all written by D.C.-area residents, and they were all published this year.For more reading recommendations (and gift ideas for the bookworm in your life), check out WTOP’s favorite books to read in 2023.“Family Lore” by Elizabeth AcevedoNational Book Award-winning author Acevedo’s latest novel has been named a “best book of 2023” by the Washington Post, NPR and more. The story follows Flor, who can predict the exact date of someone’s death. The plot unfolds into a larger examination of “one family’s journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.”Born to Dominican immigrants in Harlem, New York, Acevedo earned her B.A. in P...

Cattoor’s 19 points lead Virginia Tech past Valparaiso 71-50

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Hunter Cattoor matched his season high with 19 points to lead Virginia Tech to a 71-50 win over Valparaiso on Saturday in the first meeting between the schools.Virginia Tech has won two straight after falling to No. 19 Florida Atlantic and Auburn back-to-back. The Hokies knocked off Louisville in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener Sunday.Virginia Tech (7-3) took the lead for good on Cattoor’s 3-pointer that made it 8-5 three minutes into the game. Brandon Rechsteiner’s trey with 6:28 left pushed the lead to 10 points and the Hokies never looked back to earn their fifth home-court win of the season. Cattoor hit a pair of 3-pointers to start the second half, pushing the lead to 45-27.Cattoor also scored 19 points in the Hokies’ 82-75 win over Boise State at the ESPN Events Invitational tournament. On Saturday, he hit 5 of 9 from the field, including 3 of 6 from the arc, and was 6-for-6 from the line. Lynn Kidd was 6-for-6 from the line amon...

Search underway for 15-year-old boy reported missing from Hollywood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a 15-year-old boy who was reported missing from Hollywood.According to Hollywood Police, Semaj Major was last seen along the 2800 block of Fillmore Street, at around 5:30 p.m., Friday.He stands 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs around 120 pounds, has short black hair and a slim build.Major was last seen wearing a black shirt, black shorts and black sandals.Officials urge anyone with information on the teen’s whereabouts to call Hollywood Police at 954-764-4357.

Federal agency issues warning on small magnetic balls linked to deaths

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about the danger of high-powered, pea-sized magnets found in toys, announcing one company’s recall of a set containing them and saying it was aware of seven deaths linked to their ingestion.The federal agency estimated that ingestion of the magnets led to 2,400 hospital emergency room visits from 2017-2021 in addition to the deaths, two of which it said occurred outside the United States.“Consumers should stop using the recalled magnetic balls immediately, (and) take them away from children,” the commission said in an online notice. Made from rare-earth metals, each ball measures five millimeters.The safety commission said the magnets were stronger than permitted by federal toy regulations and could kill children if two or more are swallowed as they can attract each other in the stomach, perforating intestinal walls, twisting and/or blocking intestines — which could lead to infection and blood poisoning.The Neodymium Magne...

MLB Notes: What Shohei Ohtani signing with Dodgers means for the Red Sox

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

For a while on Friday it looked like the Red Sox were staring down a worst-case scenario.Juan Soto had already been traded to the New York Yankees, and now speculation was ramping up that Shohei Ohtani was on the verge of joining him in the AL East. Reports broke that Ohtani was flying to Toronto on a private jet, and that a Japanese countryman had reserved an entire restaurant to celebrate his signing with the Blue Jays.It was a done deal, or so the internet thought.Subsequent reporting threw cold water on the Toronto narrative, and then Saturday Ohtani dropped the bombshell himself. The two-time MVP announced he will be joining the Los Angeles Dodgers, and with that Red Sox fans everywhere could take a deep breath.Short of Ohtani signing in Boston himself, the two-way superstar staying in Los Angeles and moving to the National League is close to a best-case scenario for the Red Sox. Instead of having to deal with him up to 13 times per year with the Blue Jays, Boston will now only...

Green Line Extension to celebrate its 1-year anniversary with service disruptions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:54 GMT

The Medford-Tufts branch of the Green Line Extension opened with great fanfare on Dec. 12, 2022, a milestone decades in the making that officials promised would bring reliable transit service to suburbs just north of Boston.The project that cost the state $2.3 billion has not brought a smooth ride for commuters relying on the line’s five stops in Medford and Somerville.Riders will continue to feel disruptions on Tuesday, one year to the day that the GLX opened.Work to regauge the track, which MBTA officials knew as far back as April 2021 was defective and too narrow, will not be completed by Monday, as initially anticipated under a plan presented by project contractor, GLX Constructors.That means riders will be forced to forgo train service, and, instead, hop on shuttle buses beginning each night at 8:45 for at least the next week, with the MBTA granting the contractor an additional seven nights to continue the work, General Manager Phillip Eng announced Friday.The highly-publicized...