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South Florida built a big lead early and held off No. 9 Duke 65-56 in a nonconference matchup on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls’ Sammie Puisis scored 14 of her team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter. After Taina Mair hit a 3-pointer to pull Duke (10-3) within three in the first minute of the fourth, L’or Mputu answered with a layup. Puisis then scored South Florida’s next nine […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) marker Nio on Sunday announced plans to launch its Firefly cars in Europe in the first half of 2025. William Li, CEO of Nio, said the company will work with local partners on the sale and service of Firefly in European markets. Li also said Nio will accelerate building battery swapping stations in Europe, with costs of those designed for Firefly EVs reduced […]

(Reuters) – Stellantis has reversed its decision to lay off about 1,100 employees at an Ohio Jeep plant, instead extending a worker adjustment and retraining notification notice, the Franco-Italian automaker said late on Saturday. No employees will be placed on indefinite layoff on Jan. 5 due to a previously announced shift reduction, a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Last month, Stellantis said it would lay off employees at the […]

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer and stolen base king Rickey Henderson has died. He was 65. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career. He was an MVP, 10-time All-Star selection, two-time World Series champion and Gold Glove winner. But it was […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return to help the Baltimore Ravens pull even with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North with a 34-17 victory over the Steelers on Saturday. Pittsburgh (10-5) would have clinched the division with a victory, but now the teams are deadlocked after the Ravens (10-5) won for just the second time in the last 10 […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration’s secretary of state. “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the […]

Texans wide receiver Tank Dell sustained a significant left knee injury during his 30-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday and was set to remain hospitalized overnight. While Dell made a diving catch of a C.J. Stroud pass, Texans receiver Jared Wayne tumbled into Dell as both went to the ground. Dell maintained possession of the ball but was removed from the game […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing,” but did not specify a cause of death. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year […]

(Reuters) – Teenage sensation Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler set a tournament record with a 140.91 set average as he secured a second-round win in the PDC World Championship with a 3-1 victory over fellow Englishman Ryan Meikle late on Saturday. The 17-year-old came close to winning the recent World Championship in January but lost in the final to Luke Humphries. Now, he has started this year’s edition on a high […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state’s corrections department commissioner to begin the process of terminating 14 workers involved in the fatal attack at the Marcy Correctional Facility. Robert Brooks died on Dec. 10 after […]