KOBE BRYANT CRASH Feds blame pilot in Kobe Bryant crash LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal safety officials have blamed the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others on board last year on the pilot’s poor decision to fly into clouds. They say he became disoriented before the chopper plunged into a Southern California hillside. The National Transportation Safety…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Howard University has canceled the rest of its men’s basketball season almost two months since playing just its fifth game. The Washington, D.C., school said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had several team members test…
East Carolina (8-8, 2-8) vs. Temple (4-7, 3-7) Liacouras Center, Philadelphia; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple plays host to East Carolina in an AAC matchup. Both programs are coming off of losses in their last game. Temple lost 70-67 on the road to Wichita State on Sunday, while East Carolina fell 71-56 at home to SMU on Monday….
KOBE BRYANT CRASH Feds: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash was disoriented in clouds LOS ANGELES (AP) — Safety investigators say the pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew through the clouds in an apparent violation of federal standards and likely became disoriented. Robert Sumwalt is the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and said Tuesday that pilot Ara Zobayan was…
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The start of the skiing world championships has been pushed back to Thursday. Organizers say the women’s super-G will open the competition. It will be followed by the men’s super-G the same day. Heavy snow, fog and a bad forecast wiped out the…
NBA SCHEDULE-CAVALIERS-SUNS Suns rally to beat Cavaliers UNDATED (AP) — Devin Booker scored a season-high 36 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the Phoenix Suns rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-113. The Suns have won six of their past seven games while the Cavaliers have dropped four straight. Booker propelled the Suns to victory this…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest from the Australian Open (all times local): 10:25 p.m. Fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas capped the Day 2 program on Rod Laver Arena by routing French veteran Gilles Simon 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. Tsitsipas has a lot of support within Melbourne’s large Greek community and felt at home in an extended on-court interview. Tsitsipas says “I honestly…
NBA SCHEDULE-CAVALIERS-SUNS Suns rally to beat Cavaliers UNDATED (AP) — Devin Booker scored a season-high 36 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the Phoenix Suns rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-113. The Suns have won six of their past seven games while the Cavaliers have dropped four straight. Booker propelled the Suns to victory this…
Chattanooga (14-5, 5-5) vs. Wofford (12-6, 9-3) Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wofford goes for the season sweep over Chattanooga after winning the previous matchup in Chattanooga. The teams last played each other on Jan. 16, when the Terriers outshot Chattanooga 43.9 percent to 39.3 percent and hit five more 3-pointers en…
Nicholls State (10-6, 7-2) vs. Lamar (4-13, 3-6) Montagne Center, Beaumont, Texas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lamar seeks revenge on Nicholls State after dropping the first matchup in Thibodaux. The teams last played each other on Jan. 6, when the Colonels shot 49.2 percent from the field while holding Lamar’s shooters to just 38 percent en route to…
