Recovering from recent intense storms and fires has placed a stranglehold on many in agriculture. On Dec. 15, Kansans watched as a derecho, an intense, widespread and fast-moving storm, rolled across the prairie.
No. 10 Baylor 86, North Texas 65: NaLyssa Smith had 28 points and 11 rebounds for her 11th consecutive doubledouble, and four other Baylor players scored in double figures as the 10thranked Bears closed out their non-conference schedule with an 86-65 victory over North Texas on Wednesday night.
Yuka Saso finally had time to reflect on her breakthrough year, and it still felt like a blur. Winning the U.S.
Knicks 94, Pistons 85: Alec Burks scored a season-high 34 points to lead a huge night from New York’s bench and the visiting Knicks beat the shorthanded Pistons Wednesday. Burks was a point shy of his career high and Immanuel Quickley added 18 points as the Knicks’ reserves combined for 65 points.
Devils 4, Sabres 3: Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had a goal and two assists to help visiting New Jersey end its six-game losing streak with a win against Buffalo on Wednesday night. Hughes’ sixth goal of the season gave New Jersey a 3-2 lead in the third period after a failed Sabres clearing attempt led to a rebound from a shot by Yegor Sharangovich, who scored 2:22 later to make it 4-2.
NEW ORLEANS – Rookie sensation Jaylen Waddle returned from the CO- VID-19 list to catch 10 passes for 92 yards and touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins beat the short-handed New Orleans Saints 20-3 on Monday night, becoming the first NFL team to win seven straight games after losing seven in a row.
Week 16 saw more teams clinch their spots in the playoffs, with the Chiefs, Rams, Buccaneers and Cardinals all securing berths on Sunday. That brings the total to six teams, with that group joining the Packers and the Cowboys.
No. 3 Purdue 104, Nicholls State 90: Zach Edey scored 21 points, Jaden Ivey added 19 and host Purdue (12-1) beat Nicholls State (8-6) on Wednesday.
Have you been around the world? Visited more than 100 countries? Then congratulations: You’re part of an exclusive travel club. Ron Levin has done both.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Like many travel magazines, Conde Nast Traveler is looking ahead to travel trends and destinations for the coming year. But CN Traveler editors have taken a different tack, choosing destinations, digital director Stephanie Wu says, “based on some of our favorite reasons to travel, from exhilarating food and drink scenes and historic sites to explore, to new places to soak in the great outdoors.”