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SMU surges back with big second half to beat Washington State in Acrisure Invitational
SMU (6-2) shot 55% from the field in the second half, and going a perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line in outscoring Washington State 50-29 after the intermission.
SMU missed its first nine shots on Wednesday, and shot just 31% from the field in the first half in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational championship game against Washington State.
But in what felt like a tale of two halves, the Mustangs managed to find their way back and cruise to a decisive 77-60 win over the Cougars inside Acrisure Arena.
“We just started throwing it into our bigs and our bigs began making plays,” SMU senior guard Boopie Miller said. “They threw it back out to us when (WSU) came to trap and our shots started falling.”
College basketball continues inside Acrisure Arena on Thursday, with four men’s games. The day starts with TCU taking on Santa Clara and will continue with Washington facing Colorado State, USC meeting Saint Mary’s and New Mexico matching up with Arizona State in the Acrisure Classic.
On Tuesday, in the Acrisure Invitational title game, SMU turned a game that they trailed at halftime into what looked like an easy victory, at least at the end.
SMU (6-2) shot 55% from the field in the second half, and going a perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line in outscoring Washington State 50-29 after the intermission.
“There’s going to be games like this,” Miller said. “But we’ve just got to keep believing in ourselves and in our shots and just lock them up on defense and I think we did that tonight.”
SMU held Washington State (6-2) to 37% from the field for the game and 30% from beyond the arc.
Miller led all scorers with 16 points in the game. A day earlier, his game-winning shot lifted the Mustangs over Cal Baptist inside Acrisure Arena.
Nate Calmese led Washington State with 15 points.
The Mustangs won’t play again until Tuesday against Alabama State. Washington State will play at Nevada on Monday.
This week marked the first time both teams played inside Acrisure Arena. Miller said that it’s been a fun experience coming out to the desert to play in what he thinks will be a worthwhile experience for teams in the future.
“It’s amazing out here, man,” Miller said. “I’m a kid from Chicago, so just coming out here and exploring the world out here is amazing to me and I know my teammates appreciate it, too.”
Andrew John covers sports for The Desert Sun and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at andrew.john@desertsun.com.
A 26-year-old man had an argument with a co-worker before allegedly fatally shooting the colleague in Washington Heights, prosecutors said Friday.
Bobby Martin, who was charged with first-degree murder Thursday, made his first appearance Friday in Cook County court.
Martin, is accused of killing his co-worker, Antoine Alexander, 32, in a parking lot at 9411 S Ashland Ave about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Chicago police.
Prosecutors said Martin and Alexander worked together at an armed security company and got into a verbal altercation inside the guard shack on Tuesday afternoon. During the altercation, prosecutors said Alexander removed his bullet proof vest and threw it to the ground. A witness, another co-worker, then told the defendant and the victim to take the altercation outside.
After stepping outside, the defendant pulled his firearm and fired one shot into the victims abdomen, prosecutors said. The victim’s firearm was holstered at the time of the argument and the shooting. The defendant fled the scene and came into contact with another co-worker, whom he told that he had just shot Alexander.
Alexander was then taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.
Martin was arrested by authorities three blocks from his home approximately 20 minutes after the shooting, prosecutors said.
Martin was detained and will appear in court again on March 17, authorities said.
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Trinity Rodman signs record deal with Washington Spirit
USWNT forward Trinity Rodman signed a three-year deal with the NWSL’s Washington Spirit. The deal makes Rodman the highest-paid female footballer in the world.
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Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury has announced that she and her husband Matt are expecting a baby in July.
The couple made the announcement in a video on the Spirit’s social media channels, holding a baby goalkeeper jersey on the pitch at Audi Field.
Kingsbury becomes the most recent Spirit star to go on maternity leave, following defender Casey Krueger, midfielder Andi Sullivan and forward Ashley Hatch.
Sullivan gave birth to daughter Millie in July, while Hatch welcomed her son Leo in January.
Krueger announced she was pregnant with her second child in October.
Kingsbury has served as the Spirit’s starting goalkeeper since 2018, and has been named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year twice (2019 and 2021).
The 34-year-old has two caps with the U.S. women’s national team, and was named to the 2023 World Cup roster.
The club captain will leave a major void for the Spirit, who have finished as NWSL runner-up in back-to-back seasons.
Sandy MacIver and Kaylie Collins are expected to compete for the starting role while Kingsbury is on maternity leave.
The Spirit kick off their 2026 campaign on March 13 against the Portland Thorns.
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima could soon take a major step toward redesigning Sixth Avenue after the Washington State Public Works Board awarded the city a $985,600 loan.
The loan was approved for the design engineering phase of the Sixth Avenue project. The funding can also be used along Sixth Avenue for utility replacement and updated ADA use.
The Yakima City Council must decide whether to accept the award. If the council accepts it, the city’s engineering work will move forward with the design of Sixth Avenue.
The cost of installing trolley lines is excluded from the plan. The historic trolleys would need to raise the funds required to add trolley lines.
The award is scheduled to be discussed during next week’s City Council meeting.
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