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Drake’s DeVries among under-the-radar March Madness stars

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

Drake’s Tucker DeVries was an interested spectator when the father-son team of Greg McDermott and Doug McDermott helped Creighton make consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2014.DeVries’ father, Darian, was an assistant on Greg McDermott’s Creighton staff back then as Doug McDermott led the nation in scoring and earned national player of the year honors. Now it’s Darian DeVries who will be coaching his son on the March Madness stage.Tucker DeVries is the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year after turning down some high-major offers to enroll at Drake. DeVries said watching the McDermotts helped give him an idea of what it might be like to play for his dad.“I think there was a lot to be learned from, being able to experience and see how that relationship worked,” the sophomore guard/forward said. “Part of what went into me wanting to come and play for my dad here is being able to have a little taste of that myself.”So far, it’s been just about everything DeVrie...

Jackson-Davis’ Indiana legacy tied to March Madness run

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis’ storybook career can be told many ways.His stat sheet is one of the greatest in Indiana history: First player with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, career leader in blocks and rebounds, No. 3 all-time in scoring.The accolades — first team preseason Associated Press All-American, four-time all-conference selection and first Hoosier in a decade to make consecutive Big Ten all-defensive teams — show how he’s revered by those outside the program.Teammates speak glowingly of Jackson-Davis’ leadership, determination and commitment to restore the Hoosiers’ once proud and annual postseason tradition.Yet the 6-foot-9 forward enters this year’s NCAA Tournament understanding the book has not closed on his college career.“Gentleman, we’ve got a lot of ball left to be played,” he said following his final home game as he referenced the program’s championship history. “We’ve got to go get one of those (B...

Confident Kolek leads Marquette to 2 seed in March Madness

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyler Kolek adopted the acuity and audacity that defines his game with every bruise he took playing against his older brother while growing up in Rhode Island.Kolek was two years younger than his brother, Brandon, but wanted to prove he was every bit as good. The two brothers stopped playing one-one-one by the time they reached high school since each matchup inevitably ended with a scuffle.“We were both really competitive,” recalled Brandon Kolek, who just finished his final season at Division II school Franklin Pierce. “I’d be bigger than him so I would post him up, and he would get mad that I’m doing that and he can’t stop it. So a couple of punches are thrown, a couple of elbows are thrown and it would just turn to an all-out fight after that.”Kolek’s fearlessness has been a hallmark of Marquette’s stunningly successful season.The approach also helped Kolek develop from a mid-major prospect into the Big East player of the year who led Marquette to its first Big E...

Grupo Supervielle: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Grupo Supervielle SA (SUPV) on Monday reported a loss of $4.9 million in its fourth quarter.The bank, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, said it had a loss of 5 cents per share.The financial services provider posted revenue of $531 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $202.6 million, surpassing Street forecasts.For the year, the company reported profit of $34.5 million, or 38 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.05 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SUPV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SUPVSource

Phoenix New Media: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — BEIJING (AP) — Phoenix New Media Ltd. (FENG) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Beijing-based company said it had profit of 50 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to 60 cents per share.The online media company posted revenue of $32.5 million in the period.For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $15.9 million, or $1.31 per share. Revenue was reported as $113.9 million.For the current quarter ending in March, Phoenix New Media said it expects revenue in the range of $17.8 million to $20.7 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FENG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FENGSource

NAACP voices support for Md. as site of future FBI HQ

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling on President Joe Biden to support hosting the new FBI headquarters in Prince George’s County, Maryland, in order to promote equity.The NAACP’s letter on Friday followed Maryland lawmakers request that the president back the county as the site for the future headquarters last week.More Local NewsMore Prince George’s County NewsMore Maryland NewsIn the letter to the president, NAACP President Derrick Johnson said that putting the new headquarters in Maryland would serve the county’s majority minority population and “generate a wave of quality government jobs, contracting opportunities, and customers for local small businesses in the surrounding area.”The NAACP claims that the Maryland sites in Greenbelt and Landover would help the Biden administration achieve its goal of advancing racial equity that it laid out in an executive order and throughout his term — a point wh...

Una cebra atacó a un hombre en Ohio antes de que un agente la matara

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

(CNN) — Un hombre fue hospitalizado después de que una cebra lo atacara y mordiera su brazo en Ohio este domingo antes de que un agente disparara y matara al animal, según la policía.Los agentes fueron enviados a una casa en Circleville, Ohio, luego de recibir una llamada de un hombre que dijo que “una cebra le había mordido el brazo”, según un informe de la oficina del sheriff del condado de Pickaway obtenido por CNN.El primer agente en la escena, en hechos que ocurrieron a unos 45 kilómetors al sur de Columbus, llegó en su patrulla para ver una cebra “hostil” y usó su bocina de aire y sirenas para asustarla lo suficiente como para salir y aplicar un torniquete en el brazo del hombre herido y llevarlo en una ambulancia, dice el informe.Caimán supuestamente sacado de un zoológico de Texas cuando era una cría es devuelto casi 20 años despuésMientras el personal médico atendía a la víctima, la cebra continuó deambulando por el área y estaba actuando agresivamente, se...

Q&A: Actor John Cena makes time for wrestling, Hollywood

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

With a wave of his hand in front of his face, John Cena built a WWE career trash talking his opponents by telling each one, “ You Can’t See Me.”Can’t see Cena?The 45-year-old ubiquitous Hollywood heavyweight can be spotted pretty much everywhere these days, from studio lots to the squared circle. Cena just wrapped a role in Peter Farrelly’s new comedy “ Ricky Stanicky,” played the flawed DC Comics superhero in the “ Peacemaker ” series and will voice the brutish rhinoceros Rocksteady in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.Wearing his trademark jorts, Cena hasn’t forgotten his wrestling roots. He returns to fight WWE United States champion Austin Theory next month at WrestleMania at SoFi Stadium and can be seen — and played — as the cover boy for various editions of the WWE 2K23 game, with the WWE 2K23 Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition out Tuesday and the standard edition and Cross-Gen on Friday.What’s a wrestling game without a shocking twist? Cena guides gamers in the “You...

Caen los mercados asiáticos mientras los temores de las consecuencias del cierre del Silicon Valley Bank sacuden el sector bancario

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

(CNN) — Las acciones asiáticas cayeron ampliamente este martes, arrastradas por las acciones bancarias, ya que los temores sobre las consecuencias del colapso de Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) se apoderaron del mercado a pesar de los esfuerzos del gobierno de EE.UU. para estabilizar el sistema financiero.El Nikkei 225 de Japón cayó un 2,19% y registró su tercer día consecutivo de caídas. El Hang Seng de Hong Kong cayó brevemente un 2,5%, antes de recortar las pérdidas por la tarde. Kospi de Corea perdió casi un 3%. El Shanghai Composite de China perdió un 0,65%.Los bancos fueron el sector más afectado en toda la región.Por qué quebró Silicon Valley Bank y qué puede significar este colapsoHSBC Holdings se desplomó más de un 5% en Hong Kong después de que el gigante bancario se comprometiera a inyectar 2.000 millones de libras (US$ 2.400 millones) de liquidez en la unidad británica de SVB, que había comprado por 1 libra. Standard Chartered Bank se hundió casi un 7%.Un guardia de segu...

Analysis: Grabbing play-in spots in the West will be tough

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:16:12 GMT

Let’s go ahead and put Denver and Sacramento into the Western Conference playoffs. It’s hard to imagine Memphis and Phoenix falling out of the mix, even with Ja Morant away from the Grizzlies and Kevin Durant still not able to make his home debut for the Suns because of ankle trouble. Put them on the bracket as well.And from there, it’s anyone’s guess.The West is an absolute mess, and the middle of the pack — the race for the last two guaranteed playoff spots and the four berths into the play-in tournament — is as muddled and murky as possible. “Hope,” Utah coach Will Hardy said, “is a good motivator.”True. There’s plenty of hope still out there, too.The West has, more often than not in recent years, been the power-broker side of the NBA. Not this year. The shinier records are at the top of the Eastern Conference, which is on pace to finish with three of the best four records this season — something that hasn’t happened since 2008-09.The West has become a logjam this year. Entering ...