Major stock indexes on Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday, capping a rare bumpy week for the market. The S&P 500 ended essentially flat, down less than 0.1%, after wavering between tiny gains and losses most of the day. The benchmark index posted a loss for the week, its first after three straight weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%, ending just below the record high it set on Wednesday. There were more than twice as many decliners than gainers on the New York Stock Exchange. Gains in technology stocks helped temper losses in communication services, financials and other sectors of the market. Broadcom surged 24.4% for the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after the semiconductor company beat Wall Street’s profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. The company also raised its dividend. The company's big gain helped cushion the market's broader fall. Pricey stock values for technology companies like Broadcom give the sector more weight in pushing the market higher or lower. Artificial intelligence technology has been a focal point for the technology sector and the overall stock market over the last year. Tech companies, and Wall Street, expect demand for AI to continue driving growth for semiconductor and other technology companies. Some tech stocks were a drag on the market. Nvidia fell 2.2%, Meta Platforms dropped 1.7% and Google parent Alphabet slid 1.1%. Among the market's other decliners were Airbnb, which fell 4.7% for the biggest loss in the S&P 500, and Charles Schwab, which closed 4% lower. Furniture and housewares company RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, surged 17% after raising its forecast for revenue growth for the year. All told, the S&P 500 lost 0.16 points to close at 6,051.09. The Dow dropped 86.06 points to 43,828.06. The Nasdaq rose 23.88 points to 19,926.72. Wall Street's rally stalled this week amid mixed economic reports and ahead of the Federal Reserve's last meeting of the year. The central bank will meet next week and is widely expected to cut interest rates for a third time since September. Expectations of a series of rate cuts has driven the S&P 500 to 57 all-time highs so far this year . The Fed has been lowering its benchmark interest rate following an aggressive rate hiking policy that was meant to tame inflation. It raised rates from near-zero in early 2022 to a two-decade high by the middle of 2023. Inflation eased under pressure from higher interest rates, nearly to the central bank's 2% target. The economy, including consumer spending and employment, held strong despite the squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. A slowing job market, though, has helped push a long-awaited reversal of the Fed's policy. Inflation rates have been warming up slightly over the last few months. A report on consumer prices this week showed an increase to 2.7% in November from 2.6% in October. The Fed's preferred measure of inflation, the personal consumption expenditures index, will be released next week. Wall Street expects it to show a 2.5% rise in November, up from 2.3% in October. The economy, though, remains solid heading into 2025 as consumers continue spending and employment remains healthy, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY. “Still, the outlook is clouded by unusually high uncertainty surrounding regulatory, immigration, trade and tax policy,” he said. Treasury yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.40% from 4.34% late Thursday. European markets slipped. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%. Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% month-on-month in October, following a 0.1% decline in September, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Asian markets closed mostly lower.
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Jamiya Neal's 19 points help Creighton beat UNLV 83-65We're in the back-half of the NFL season as we enter the beloved Thanksgiving Week of games, and the playoff picture is starting to become more and more clear. While teams like the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, and Philadelphia Eagles should feel solid in their postseason standings, there are other teams on the bubble who are fighting for their playoff lives each and every week. One of those teams has caught the eye of notorious podcaster Bill Simmons, the owner of The Ringer. On his show this Sunday with 'Cousin Sal' Iacono, Simmons declared that there is a rookie QB in the AFC that is making waves, and he wouldn't want to bet against him in the postseason if they ended up making it that far. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images) That rookie QB is Bo Nix, who has the Denver Broncos sitting at 7-5 after an impressive win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon. "I feel like I've watched a lot of the Broncos because they have these afternoon games on the West Coast, and first of all, Nix has gotten night-and-day better from that Jets game where he threw for 60 yards," Simmons said. "It's like a different human being." Over the last two months, Nix has come into his own as a rookie passer, racking up 19 touchdowns to just 2 interceptions in the past 10 weeks. While he was the last of six QBs to be drafted in the first round back in April, it's becoming apparent that the former Oregon Duck is playing just as well, if not better than any rookie in this QB class. More than just his play, though, it's the demeanor of Nix that grabbed Simmons' eye. "He's kind of a bad-ass, like he talks (expletive,)" Simmons said. "They had that replay today and he was just screaming at the defensive lineman for the other team. Granted, he's like a 30-year-old rookie — he's like Scott Bakula in 'Unnecessary Roughness' — but he doesn't carry himself like a rookie." Bo Nix isn’t afraid of ANYBODY 😳 The Broncos have themselves a LEADER. pic.twitter.com/JiremLwV9q While the Broncos had a slow start to the season, they've come on strong as of late and are making a real push to get into the postseason. At the moment, they currently sit in 7th place in the AFC, but have a good schedule moving forward, with games against the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, and a Kansas City Chiefs team that could potentially be resting starters in Week 18. "I don't know, I can see them in the playoffs," Simmons said. "And if they were in the playoffs, I wouldn't be like 'Oh I can't wait to bet against Denver.' I think they're pretty frisky." Related: Colin Cowherd Makes Bold 5-Word Statement About Broncos QB Bo Nix
NFL coaches and players are constantly on camera, even when they're not on the field. Frequent press conferences with the media provide NFL fans with a steady stream of quotes about their favorite teams and players. These quotes can actually be used to make informed decisions about our fantasy teams. These useful quotes can pertain to injury outlooks, player usage, overall offensive tendencies and philosophy, and more. The key is to know which quotes are actionable, and which ones are just fluff that can be ignored. The vast majority of these quotes will be sourced from the interviews that beat reporters conduct with players and coaches throughout the week. The Coachspeak Index (CSI) does a phenomenal job of listening to these interviews and picking out the key nuggets. In this article, we'll be taking a look at quotes (from CSI and other sources) and analyzing their fantasy impact. Some may be more serious than others, but it's all about getting a feel for coaches and players from information that may not show up in the box score. WEEK 13 FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST | Kickers Fantasy Football Coachspeak Highlights: What are coaches saying about Malik Nabers, Brock Purdy, and more? Brian Daboll comments on Malik Nabers' usage Brian Daboll says he talked with Malik Nabers after his postgame comments yesterday: "He's a very competitive individual. You want to get the ball in his hands and I've got to do a better job of getting the ball in his hands early. He's a smart young guy who's very competitive." pic.twitter.com/jm00NZo1QS Following the Buccaneers' 30-7 rout of the Giants, Malik Nabers had some comments for the media, expressing his frustration about his lack of usage in the first half of the game. When he was asked why he did not see a target in the first half, Nabers replied, " I don't know, talk to Dabs (Daboll) about that." When asked about these comments, Brian Daboll noted Nabers' competitiveness, and how it's his job to get the ball into Nabers' hands. Key Fantasy Takeaway: With the Giants coming in as the No. 32 scoring offense in the league, Nabers essentially needs to command a 30-percent target share every week to be a WR1 option. We'll see what Daboll can do in terms of scheming up targets for Nabers next week, but Nabers' fantasy value has been in freefall as a part of the sinking ship that is the Giants' offense. WEEK 13 FANTASY FOOTBALL WAIVER WIRE ADVICE Full Waiver Wire List | FAAB Recommendations Matt Eberflus is impressed with Caleb Williams' development #Bears HC Matt Eberflus on Caleb Williams: “He’s growing in front of our eyes. And today was really good growth for him, to be able to go out there and execute the way he did” pic.twitter.com/7Xi8uYm6ft After a string of disappointing games through the middle part of the year, Caleb Williams has played some of the best football of his young career in the last two weeks. These two games have been narrow losses, but head coach Matt Eberflus has taken note of his development. Eberflus specifically noted Williams has shown growth in his ability to find space on the field and adjust the velocity of his passes in recent weeks. Key Fantasy Takeaway: Improved play from Caleb Williams has been critical for the fantasy value of Chicago's wide receivers, particularly DJ Moore and Keenan Allen. Both Moore and Allen eclipsed 23 PPR points last Sunday against the Vikings, with both setting season-highs in terms of their fantasy output. If Williams can continue to deliver quality balls to his receivers, they could emerge in the group of players you're comfortable starting every week in fantasy. Sean Payton speaks highly of Devaughn Vele #Broncos head coach Sean Payton on rookie WR Devaughn Vele: “Very quickly we’ve seen his growth. He’s got strong hands in traffic... he reminds me a lot of Marques Coltson.” “In our staff meeting 20 minutes ago I said we gotta continue to find touches for him” pic.twitter.com/m5gzfSVoNg Rookie wide receiver Devaughn Vele has been breaking out in recent weeks. In the Broncos' last two games, Vele has combined for 10 receptions and 146 yards on 14 targets. Sean Payton is well aware of his play in these games and was complimentary of Vele in Monday's press conference. He noted Vele's strong hands and even compared him to former Saints' receiver Marques Colston. Key Fantasy Takeaway: Vele has not yet been elevated to a full-time role in the Broncos' offense, but he's drawing targets at a high rate, and now it's clear that it is a priority for this offense to get him the ball. Vele is a strong waiver wire pickup this week in hopes that his role continues to expand and he solidifies himself as the No. 2 option behind Courtland Sutton. Kyle Shanahan provides an update on Brock Purdy #49ers QB Brock Purdy did some light throwing today without issue, according to Kyle Shanahan. He'll rest tomorrow and then see how it feels as the week goes on. The San Francisco 49ers have been rather cagey regarding the status of Brock Purdy's shoulder. There have been conflicting reports regarding his Week 13 availability, but at this point, we simply don't know if he'll play against the Bills. All we know is that Purdy is back on the field throwing in some capacity, and we'll get further updates later this week. Key Fantasy Takeaway: Having Brandon Allen under center was disastrous for the 49ers' offense last week. They posted their lowest yardage and point totals of the year, and George Kittle was the only 49er who delivered meaningful fantasy production. Against a talented Buffalo defense, it could be another week of disappointment for the 49ers' weapons if Allen is at the helm again. Purdy has been crucial to the fantasy success of the players in this offense, and it clearly showed last week while he was sidelined. Injury updates for the Washington backfield Austin Ekeler's tests last night came back 'good', Dan Quinn said. But Ekeler will be in the concussion protocol. So, too, is Andrew Wylie. Brian Robinson is getting treatment for his ankle. Will know more later in the week. By the end of the game last Sunday, Jeremy McNichols was the only healthy running back in Washington. Brian Robinson left with an ankle injury while Austin Ekeler suffered a concussion. Head coach Dan Quinn noted that Ekeler's results were "good", but he's still in concussion protocol. Robinson will undergo treatment for his ankle, and his status for next week seems to be up in the air. Key Fantasy Takeaway: The Commanders' backfield has not had much stability this season. This is Ekeler's second time in concussion protocol, while Robinson has dealt with a litany of lower-body injuries. These injuries make McNichols a priority waiver target this week. There's a very real chance he operates in a featured role against the Titans, which would provide fantasy appeal for teams that lack RB depth.FPIs stage a comeback in December, infuse ₹24,454 crore into Indian equities; Is the sell-off over? | Stock Market News - Mint
BEIRUT — Insurgents’ stunning march across Syria gained speed on Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and with the government forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country. The rebels’ moves around Damascus, reported by an opposition war monitor and a rebel commander, came after the Syrian army withdrew from much of southern part of the country, leaving more areas, including several provincial capitals, under the control of opposition fighters. The advances in the past week were among the largest in recent years by opposition factions, led by a group that has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the United Nations. In their push to overthrow Assad’s government, the insurgents, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, have met little resistance from the Syrian army. For the first time in the country’s long-running civil war, the government now has control of only four of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Homs, Latakia and Tartus. The U.N.’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Saturday called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition.” Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the situation in Syria was changing by the minute. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, whose country is Assad’s chief international backer, said he feels “sorry for the Syrian people.” In Damascus, people rushed to stock up on supplies. Thousands went to Syria’s border with Lebanon, trying to leave the country. Many shops in the capital were shuttered, a resident told The Associated Press, and those still open ran out of staples such as sugar. Some were selling items at three times the normal price. “The situation is very strange. We are not used to that,” the resident said, insisting on anonymity, fearing retributions. “People are worried whether there will be a battle (in Damascus) or not.” It was the first time that opposition forces reached the outskirts of Damascus since 2018, when Syrian troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. The U.N. said it was moving noncritical staff outside the country as a precaution. Syria’s state media denied social media rumors that Assad left the country, saying he is performing his duties in Damascus. He has had little, if any, help from his allies. Russia is busy with its war in Ukraine. Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which at one point sent thousands of fighters to shore up Assad’s forces, has been weakened by a yearlong conflict with Israel. Iran has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria. Get local news delivered to your inbox!WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years. Vance arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday with former Rep. Matt Gaetz and spent the morning sitting in on meetings between Trump’s choice for attorney general and key Republicans, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The effort was for naught: Gaetz announced a day later that he was withdrawing his name amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations and the reality that he was unlikely to be confirmed. Thursday morning Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth, the “Fox & Friends Weekend” host whom Trump has tapped to be the next secretary of defense. Hegseth also has faced allegations of sexual assault that he denies. Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings in coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump's picks. Vance is taking on an atypical role as Senate guide for Trump nominees The role of introducing nominees around Capitol Hill is an unusual one for a vice president-elect. Usually the job goes to a former senator who has close relationships on the Hill, or a more junior aide. But this time the role fits Vance, said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s first director of legislative affairs as well as chief of staff to Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence, who spent more than a decade in Congress and led the former president’s transition ahead of his first term. ”JD probably has a lot of current allies in the Senate and so it makes sense to have him utilized in that capacity,” Short said. Unlike the first Trump transition, which played out before cameras at Trump Tower in New York and at the president-elect's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, this one has largely happened behind closed doors in Palm Beach, Florida. There, a small group of officials and aides meet daily at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort to run through possible contenders and interview job candidates. The group includes Elon Musk, the billionaire who has spent so much time at the club that Trump has joked he can’t get rid of him. Vance has been a constant presence, even as he’s kept a lower profile. The Ohio senator has spent much of the last two weeks in Palm Beach, according to people familiar with his plans, playing an active role in the transition, on which he serves as honorary chair. Mar-a-Lago scene is a far cry from Vance's hardscrabble upbringing Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs, oriental rugs and intricate golden inlays. It's a world away from the famously hardscrabble upbringing that Vance documented in the memoir that made him famous, “Hillbilly Elegy.” His young children have also joined him at Mar-a-Lago, at times. Vance was photographed in shorts and a polo shirt playing with his kids on the seawall of the property with a large palm frond, a U.S. Secret Service robotic security dog in the distance. On the rare days when he is not in Palm Beach, Vance has been joining the sessions remotely via Zoom. Though he has taken a break from TV interviews after months of constant appearances, Vance has been active in the meetings, which began immediately after the election and include interviews and as well as presentations on candidates’ pluses and minuses. Among those interviewed: Contenders to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray , as Vance wrote in a since-deleted social media post. Defending himself from criticism that he’d missed a Senate vote in which one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees was confirmed, Vance wrote that he was meeting at the time "with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director.” “I tend to think it’s more important to get an FBI director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for Republicans to lose a vote 49-46 rather than 49-45,” Vance added on X. “But that’s just me.” Vance is making his voice heard as Trump stocks his Cabinet While Vance did not come in to the transition with a list of people he wanted to see in specific roles, he and his friend, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is also a member of the transition team, were eager to see former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. find roles in the administration. Trump ended up selecting Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence , a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser. And he chose Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services , a massive agency that oversees everything from drug and food safety to Medicare and Medicaid. Vance was also a big booster of Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who will serve as Trump's “border czar.” In another sign of Vance's influence, James Braid, a top aide to the senator, is expected to serve as Trump’s legislative affairs director. Allies say it’s too early to discuss what portfolio Vance might take on in the White House. While he gravitates to issues like trade, immigration and tech policy, Vance sees his role as doing whatever Trump needs. Vance was spotted days after the election giving his son’s Boy Scout troop a tour of the Capitol and was there the day of leadership elections. He returned in earnest this week, first with Gaetz — arguably Trump’s most divisive pick — and then Hegseth, who has was been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2017, according to an investigative report made public this week. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing. Vance hosted Hegseth in his Senate office as GOP senators, including those who sit on the Senate Armed Services Committee, filtered in to meet with the nominee for defense secretary. While a president’s nominees usually visit individual senators’ offices, meeting them on their own turf, the freshman senator — who is accompanied everywhere by a large Secret Service detail that makes moving around more unwieldy — instead brought Gaetz to a room in the Capitol on Wednesday and Hegseth to his office on Thursday. Senators came to them. Vance made it to votes Wednesday and Thursday, but missed others on Thursday afternoon. Vance will draw on his Senate background going forward Vance is expected to continue to leverage his relationships in the Senate after Trump takes office. But many Republicans there have longer relationships with Trump himself. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, said that Trump was often the first person to call him back when he was trying to reach high-level White House officials during Trump's first term. “He has the most active Rolodex of just about anybody I’ve ever known,” Cramer said, adding that Vance would make a good addition. “They’ll divide names up by who has the most persuasion here,” Cramer said, but added, “Whoever his liaison is will not work as hard at it as he will.” Cramer was complimentary of the Ohio senator, saying he was “pleasant” and ” interesting” to be around. ′′He doesn’t have the long relationships," he said. "But we all like people that have done what we’ve done. I mean, that’s sort of a natural kinship, just probably not as personally tied.” Under the Constitution, Vance will also have a role presiding over the Senate and breaking tie votes. But he's not likely to be needed for that as often as was Kamala Harris, who broke a record number of ties for Democrats as vice president, since Republicans will have a bigger cushion in the chamber next year. Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Dow Jones Sustainability Indices 2024 Review Results
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NEW YORK and AMSTERDAM , Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"), the world's leading index provider, today announced the results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) rebalancing and reconstitution. The DJSI are float-adjusted market capitalization weighted indices that measure the performance of companies selected using environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The DJSI, including the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), were launched in 1999 as the pioneering series of global sustainability benchmarks available in the market. The index family is comprised of global, regional and country benchmarks. As a result of this year's review, the following top three largest companies based on free-float market capitalization have been added to and deleted from the DJSI World. All changes are effective on Monday, December 23, 2024 . Additions: Airbus SE, Schlumberger Ltd, BAE Systems Plc Deletions: Alphabet Inc 1 , UnitedHealth Group Inc, ASML Holding NV 2 The full results and list of DJSI constituents will be available as of Monday, December 23 2024 , at https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/djsi-annual-review S&P Dow Jones Indices will be renaming a number of its sustainability and ESG-related indices (see Index Announcement ). As part of this update, the family of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) will be renamed Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices. The changes will become effective on Monday, February 10, 2025 . The S&P Global CSA Scores will continue to be a key factor in selecting constituents for the DJSI when they are renamed Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices in February 2025 . For more information about the DJSI methodology, please visit: www.spglobal.com/spdji . ABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICES S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit: www.spglobal.com/spdji . 1 Still member of DJSI World Enlarged and DJSI North America 2 Still member of DJSI World Enlarged S&P DJI MEDIA CONTACTS: spdji.comms@spglobal.com View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-dow-jones-indices-announces-dow-jones-sustainability-indices-2024-review-results-302331745.html SOURCE S&P Dow Jones IndicesCANTON, Ohio — Coldwater’s 31-7 win Saturday in the OHSAA Division VI football state championship even took its coach by surprise. “Obviously a surprise,” coach Chip Otten said, “surprise way we won. We were really concerned about their physical stoutness, but we played Clinton-Massie, a very similar style.” The Cavaliers (15-1) won their eighth state championship in program history and first since 2020 by taking control in the second and third quarters vs. Kirtland (15-1), the defending Division VI state champions. They build on a 7-0 lead after a roughing the punter penalty kept a second-quarter drive alive, leading to a defensive pass interference that further advanced the football and allowed Coldwater to score again. Another touchdown pass between quarterback Baylen Blockberger and Mason Welsch followed before halftime, pushing Coldwater’s lead to 21-0. It grew to 31-0 at the end of the third quarter, putting the Hornets on the wrong end of a running clock for the first time since their 2017 state-title loss to Maria Stein Marion Local. Recommended high school sports stories Coldwater denies Kirtland, 31-7, in OHSAA Division VI football state championship Dec. 7, 2024, 1:19p.m. Kirtland vs. Coldwater Rewind: Relive OHSAA Division VI football state final as it happened Dec. 7, 2024, 9:30a.m. Walsh Jesuit Ironman 2024: How Northeast Ohio wrestlers fared on Day 1 Dec. 6, 2024, 10:38p.m. They cut the deficit back under 30 in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard touchdown run by junior quarterback Jake LaVerde, who rushed for a team-high 80 yards. Miles Pottkotter paced Coldwater with 127 yards and the Cavaliers’ first score on 23 carries. Blockberger added 133 yards and two TD tosses to Welsch on 8 of 12 attempts. See how the game unfolded in the video above and hear from Otten, Kirtland coach Tiger LaVerde and Blockberger. Contact sports reporter Matt Goul on X ( @mgoul ), Threads ( @mgoul ) or email ( mgoul@cleveland.com ).
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Nate Santos had 24 points in Dayton's 86-62 victory against Lehigh on Saturday. Santos shot 8 for 11 (6 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Flyers (8-2). Malachi Smith added 17 points while shooting 5 for 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had nine assists. Enoch Cheeks shot 5 for 7, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points. Keith Higgins Jr. led the Mountain Hawks (3-6) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and nine rebounds. Joshua Ingram added nine points for Lehigh. Nasir Whitlock finished with nine points. Dayton took the lead with 18:32 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 41-25 at halftime, with Smith racking up 10 points. Santos scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Dayton went on to secure a victory, outscoring Lehigh by eight points in the second half. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .AUTO RACING 8: 25 a.m. (ESPNU): Formula 1 Racing Qatar Grand Prix, Practice 1 Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a week
