WNBA Star Kelsey Plum Claims Jamba Juice Smoothie Causing Bad DiarrheaCENTRAL – Though it wasn’t everything Central coach Kenny McGough hoped for in the season opener, the Bronchos bested Snyder, 67-38, Friday night. Wyatt Nix scored 18 points to lead three Central players in double figures, and the Bronchos put the game away with a 39-point second half. All County Co-Player of the Year Luke Thrasher finished with 13 points, and Mitchell Owens scored 11. “We didn’t really get away from them until the second half,” McGough said. “We struggled to get buckets to fall early – but then after half, we really settled in and played the way we are wanting to play. We got out in transition and caused some turnovers. That lead to easy buckets, and I think that really showed the guys what our true identity is.” Nix was 9-of-16 from the field and didn’t shoot a free throw. He missed all four of his 3-point attempts. Thrasher went 6-of- 13 from the field, grabbed five rebounds, and made four steals. He also made five assists. Owens was 4-of-8 from the field and made one of the two free throws he took. Ethan Brummett had four blocks. Central will play host to Sterling for a girls and boys doubleheader at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3. GIRLS Am-Po 46, Comanche 27 AMBER – Ralee Ellis scored 8 of her team-high 10 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to bring the Lady Indians back from a cold first half. Comanche scored just 11 points in the first half and trailed by 19 at intermission. After Am-Po took a 42-16 advantage into the final stanza, the Lady Indians got going on offense. They scored 11 points in the fourth period. Jentry Whaley added 6 tallies for the Lady Indians and Casidy Smith 5. Blakely Miller and Ainslee McComas each scored 10 for Am-Po. Sadie Linn finished with 8 Comanche will play host to Pauls Valley at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Snyder 33, Central 28 CENTRAL – KK Delaney scored 16 points to lead Central’s offense, and Daylin Keyser finished with six blocks to lead the Lady Bronchos defense. Central kept the game close and trailed just 4 at half.
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‘Living in a home that damages health the norm for far too many older people’Pro-Donald Trump lawyer Mike Davis of the Article III Project is going after Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, claiming, "You disenfranchised AZ voters and stole your election from Abraham Hamadeh." Although the election was two years ago, Davis is still angry that the Democrat won by a 280-vote margin. Hamadeh is now headed to Congress after Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) announced her retirement. Davis accused Mayes of "plotting to overturn the will of American voters" and unlawfully obstructing Trump’s immigration "mandate." ALSO READ: 'Retired' judges back in action: U.S. Senators share their theories on surprise comeback He linked this to an interview with The Guardian, in which Mayes said she would fight back against any policies that didn't comply with the law. It's a similar move that Republican attorneys general have done during President Joe Biden's administration. Mayes specifically brought up the "dreamers," so-called because of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, known as the DREAM Act. Both parties support helping the DREAMers, and 68% of American voters support the bill, according to a survey by The Bullfinch Group. Still, the legislation doesn't have the 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster. “I definitely will be fighting on behalf of dreamers,” Mayes said. “These folks are firefighters, police officers, teachers – they are part of the very fabric of our state and we will protect them.” Davis threatened Mayes with "prison" with the odd citation, " 8 U.S.C. § 132 ." In a previous post, Davis threatened " to make your political lives hell " if they didn't go along with Kash Patel to lead the FBI.
Brock Bowers sets NFL rookie records as the Raiders roll to a 25-10 victory over the SaintsWall Street stocks were little changed on Thursday while Asian equities rose in thin Boxing Day trade, extending their "Santa Claus Rally" with several bourses still shut for the holiday. Japan's Nikkei index closed up 1.1 percent, boosted by comments from the Bank of Japan governor and share price gains for top-selling automaker Toyota. China's plans for massive bond issuances in 2025 also bolstered investor sentiment. "Even though many in the region are still shaking off a bit of a holiday hangover, with several markets closed for Boxing Day, Asian stocks opened higher, riding a favorable wave from China's financial bond juggernaut," said Stephen Innes from SPI Asset Management. In New York, major indices veered in and out of positive territory in a sleepy post-Christmas session. The broad-based S&P 500 finished down less than 0.1 percent. Large technology companies that have led the market in much of 2024 mostly took a breather. These included Netflix, Tesla and Amazon, all of which declined. "What's interesting today is that we're seeing small stocks bounce back a little bit," said Steve Sosnick of Interactive Brokers, noting that the Russell 2000 index put on 0.9 percent. Holiday consumer data showed a 3.8-percent increase in US retail spending from November 1 to December 24, according to a Mastercard SpendingPulse review of a key period for retailers. London Stockton, an analyst at Ned Davis Research, noted that the "Santa Claus rally could still be alive, with strong seasonality into the end of the year." Stock markets have traditionally fared well in the last five trading days of the year and the first two in the new year, a trend known as the "Santa Claus rally." Among a number of possible reasons advanced by experts include the festive holiday mood and purchasing ahead of the end of the tax year. Innes said remarks from Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda in which he refrained from signaling a potential interest rate hike next month also "influenced bullish regional sentiments." Japanese market heavyweight Toyota ended nearly six percent higher after reports in the Nikkei business daily said it aimed to double its return on equity -- a key measure of a company's financial performance. New York - Dow: UP 0.1 percent at 43,325.80 (close) New York - S&P 500: DOWN less than 0.1 percent at 6,037.59 (close) New York - Nasdaq: DOWN 0.1 percent at 20,020.36 (close) Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 1.1 percent at 39,568.06 points (close) Hang Seng: UP 1.1 percent at 20,098.29 points (Tuesday close) Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.1 percent at 3,398.08 points (close) Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0424 from $1.0414 on Tuesday Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2526 from $1.2538 Dollar/yen: UP at 158.00 yen from 157.06 yen Euro/pound: UP at 83.19 pence from 83.05 pence West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.7 percent at $69.62 per barrel Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 0.4 percent at $73.26 per barrel bur-jmb/ahaMLB swaps Rays' July, August home dates with Angels, Twins due to Tampa Bay's move to Steinbrenner Field