The Utah Runnin’ Utes suffered a hard-fought loss to Mississippi State, falling 78-73 in the Mid-South Showdown on Sunday night in Southaven, Mississippi. Despite leading by 11 points at halftime, the Utes couldn’t hold off a second-half surge from the Bulldogs, led by standout performances from Josh Hubbard and KeShawn Murphy.

Hubbard scored a game-high 23 points for Mississippi State, with Murphy adding 18 points and dominating the boards with 14 rebounds. Cameron Matthews was also pivotal, scoring 12 points and converting 8 of 10 free throws, including several clutch shots in the final moments. Ryan Kugel contributed 12 points and delivered a critical offensive rebound late in the game, which helped seal the victory for the Bulldogs.

Utah started strong, controlling the tempo in the first half and building an 11-point advantage by halftime. The Utes’ balanced attack featured Ezra Ausar with a team-high 15 points, Mason Madsen contributing 14, and Keanu Dawes adding 13 points and 12 rebounds. Miro Little also chipped in with 10 points, hitting two key three-pointers during Utah’s dominant stretch late in the first half.

However, Mississippi State roared back in the second half, led by Hubbard and Murphy. They erased the deficit and took a six-point lead with just over 13 minutes remaining. Utah responded with a rally of its own, creating a back-and-forth battle with seven lead changes in a span of three minutes.

Down the stretch, Mississippi State’s execution proved decisive. Matthews knocked down critical free throws, and the Bulldogs’ ability to capitalize on Utah’s misses and turnovers secured the win. Despite the loss, Utah displayed resilience and strong performances from several key players.

The Runnin’ Utes will look to bounce back when they host Utah Tech on Friday, Nov. 22, at 5:30 p.m. ET, in a game that will be streamed on ESPN+. This matchup provides an opportunity for the Utes to regroup and build on their promising moments from Sunday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A vigil was held outside the state legislature to protest HB 10 — the bill changing the laws on how North Carolina’s sheriffs will need to process undocumented people that they’ve arrested.

That bill, vetoed by Governor Cooper in September, is expected to be overridden by the state’s Republican supermajority this week.

The vigil came just hours after President-elect Donald Trump took to social media, confirming that he would declare a national emergency and use the military to carry out the mass deportations he promised along the campaign trail.

“Where there is injustice we will stand, we will push back,” said Ana Ilarazza-Blackburn, founder of Women Leading Together and an organizer for El Colectivo.

Ilarazza-Blackburn’s been a vocal critic of HB 10 and made the drive up to Monday’s event from Moore County. She said she was stunned by the President-elect’s post about a national emergency on social media.

“It blows my mind. I never thought our country would come to this,” she said.

HB 10 would require North Carolina Sheriffs to follow new protocols should they learn someone who they’ve arrested is undocumented. It requires those sheriffs — once a court order has been issued — to keep those undocumented people in custody until federal agents from ICE can step in. It’s a law that advocates in the immigrant community say will devastate trust among North Carolina’s Latino community.

“What humane, civilized society targets at a community that has helped build them? Where’s the empathy for that and where’s the moral in that?” asked Ilarraza-Blackburn.

Willie Rowe and Clarence Birkhead, Sheriffs of Wake and Durham counties respectively, have publicly spoken out against HB 10 — arguing it takes away their ability to determine how to best serve their communities. Neither sheriff was available to comment for this story.

Conversely, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association supports the latest version of HB 10, saying:

“The Association appreciates the legislature for its willingness not to impose onerous recordkeeping requirements on our state’s 100 sheriffs; and not to interject the Attorney General into these judicial matters.”

Monday’s vigil in opposition to that bill — attended by dozens of advocates for North Carolina’s Latino and immigrant communities — stuck a different tone.

“We can see the different ways that the attacks and the racism and the anti-immigrant sentiment is going to be more out there,” said Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, CEO of El Centro Hispano.

Rocha-Goldberg said they’ll continue to organize despite the news out of Washington on Monday.

“We saw it in the past. We saw it here, ice coming to take people from our community with really not the right way to do it. So, yeah, we are very concerned about that,” she said.

Officers said Xavion Paggett went to the BOK near 71st and Sheridan to cash a check, but he pulled out a gun and demanded money.

Monday, November 18th 2024, 9:57 pm

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TULSA, Okla. –

A man was arrested on Thursday after police say he pointed a gun at a bank teller and demanded cash.

Officers say Xavion Paggett went to the Bank of Oklahoma near 71st and Sheridan earlier in November to cash a check.

Instead, authorities said he pulled out a gun, pointed it at the clerk and demanded money.

Investigators say Paggett ran off without the money when another employee showed up.

He’s charged with attempted robbery. His bond was set at $250,000.