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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Five inmates still on run from Orleans Parish jailbreak; U.S. Marshals says possible help could be involved
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It's been six days since 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish jail. Five are already back in custody, but law enforcement is searching for the remaining five escapees. 'Everyone should continue to stay alert. If you see something, you should say something,' said Attorney General Liz Murrill. Murrill and state agencies are vowing the search for the remaining escapees of Orleans Parish Jail remain a top priority. Attorney General Murrill and District Attorney Jason Williams tour Orleans Parish Jail Over the last few days, numerous law enforcement agencies have been seen actively searching throughout the city to bring them back into custody. 'We're not going to stop looking. We want them to know that,' said U.S. Marshal Deputy Chief Brian Fair. Fair says this has been a tedious investigation, as normally they are searching for one or two fugitives at once, never 10. 'It does make process and all the information, a little harder, but to say the least, because there's just such a volume of information on each of these people that went on the run,' said Fair. He is also not ruling out that some of the escapees could now be out of state. 'They could be in the area; they could be out of the area. We have to investigate all the leads we're given, but they do have ties to family and friends in the New Orleans area. So, it's a good possibility they're here. Although some of those ties may have helped them leave town or leave the state,' said Fair. Man claims to be selling NOLA prison escapee's orange slippers on Facebook Marketplace While the search for the remaining inmates continues, three others have been arrested for helping them escape, and officials say more arrests could follow. 'It's very possible, yes, additional people could be arrested along the way. We're fairly confident that the individuals on the run are getting some assistance,' said Fair. 'If you help them, you will be prosecuted. You shouldn't help them. It is perpetuating the threat to public safety. By doing that, the longer that you know, the more help that they get, the more charges they're going to be,' said Murrill. As the search narrows, law enforcement is confident they will be captured. 'We only have to be good one time, whereas they have to look over their shoulder every day, 24 hours a day,' said Fair. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the remaining five inmates. You can call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 and the FBI at HC Kellen Moore, QB Tyler Shough discuss first week of OTAs GOP campaign arm tells Republicans to 'go on offense' messaging Trump agenda bill Five home runs power Tulane to 10-6 win over UTSA in AAC Tournament Five inmates still on run from Orleans Parish jailbreak; U.S. Marshals says possible help could be involved Israeli Embassy suspect charged with murder of a foreign official Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Clemson lands former UAB guard Efrem Johnson in the transfer portal
Brad Brownell and the Clemson men's basketball program continued to reshape their roster with the addition of UAB transfer Efrem 'Butta' Johnson, who announced his commitment to the Tigers on Sunday. Johnson becomes the first guard Clemson has landed from the portal this offseason and brings a veteran presence to a backcourt that's short on experience. The 6-foot-4 guard has one year of eligibility remaining and is coming off a strong junior season in which he averaged 11.2 points, 1.7 assists and shot 35.9% from three-point range. He made 25 starts in 34 games and hit a team-high 56 threes for the Blazers. Johnson also scored 17 points in UAB's matchup against Clemson earlier this season and added a career-high 21 points in the AAC Tournament. Clemson has now added four players through the transfer portal, with Johnson joining frontcourt newcomers RJ Godfrey, Nick Davidson and Carter Welling. With several scholarship players departing, including starting guards Chase Hunter and Ian Schieffelin, Johnson provides much-needed experience. Dillon Hunter is the only returning guard with real minutes from last season, and the Tigers will also welcome four-star freshman Zac Foster and redshirt freshman Ace Buckner to the mix. Advertisement For more, follow us on X @Clemson_Wire This article originally appeared on Clemson Wire: Clemson basketball lands former UAB guard Efrem Johnson in the portal
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
South Florida women's basketball's history in NCAA Tournament
South Florida women's basketball's history in NCAA Tournament No. 5 seed Tennessee (22-9) will play No. 12 seed South Florida (23-10) Friday in the first round of the Birmingham Regional 3 in the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Tipoff between the Lady Vols and Bulls is slated for 8 p.m. EDT at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. The game will be televised on ESPN. South Florida won the 2025 AAC Tournament as a No. 3 seed The 2024-25 season marks South Florida's 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls have a 4-8 overall record in NCAA Tournament play. South Florida's last tournament appearance was in 2023 when the Bulls advanced to the second round before losing to South Carolina. South Florida defeated Marquette, 67-65, before losing to the Gamecocks. The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025. South Florida advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021 and 2023.
Associated Press
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Penny Hardaway growing as a head coach in his Memphis Tigers' latest March Madness trip
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway thrilled fans as an NBA player and showed his chops as a college recruiter in the early days of the transfer portal and name, image and likeness compensation for players. His credentials as a basketball coach? Not among Hardaway's best qualities to be mentioned first for the rare coach still with his own shoe line. This March Madness, that may finally be changing in his seventh year at his alma mater. Credit last season's disaster of a season. 'That fall that I took actually made me better,' Hardaway said. 'It made the team better because I got better.' As a result, Hardaway is the American Athletic Conference coach of the year. It's the latest and maybe biggest answer to critics questioning whether he could actually coach games as well as he draws in talent. His Tigers mobbed him at practice when told of Hardaway's win and joined the celebration with a big grin. The team followed it up by adding the AAC Tournament title on Sunday. The Tigers go into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West Region, playing 12 seed Colorado State on Friday in Seattle. It's the program's highest NCAA Tournament seeding since 2009, right before John Calipari bolted for Kentucky and a year after the Tigers lost in the national championship game. 'Growth as a coach, growth as a person, my faith, again, like I say,' Hardaway said after the tournament title win. 'Through the storm, that was a huge storm last year, you know, losing this game, the first round at the tournament, my mother having throat cancer and just really just going through it. To be here now, happy, winning a regular season and the conference championship, man, I feel blessed and grateful.' Hardaway hoisted the AAC regular-season hardware with Memphis — a team almost totally rebuilt from a disappointing season -– and cut down the nets on their home floor to celebrate. 'It means a lot because I've grown a lot,' Hardaway said winning that league title. 'I didn't feel like I had it all together at one point.' When hired in March 2018, Hardaway was seen as the favorite son and savior of a program that had languished under predecessor Tubby Smith. Hardaway has won the NIT, been to the NCAA Tournament twice and finally has a conference championship. The accomplishments so far are more significant given what happendd a year ago. Preseason promise and hopes of dominating the American Athletic Conference came crashing down. The Tigers finished tied for fifth, dealt with internal problems and were eliminated in a first-round loss to Wichita State in the conference tournament. That left Memphis not playing somewhere in the postseason for the first time in four years. 'The bottom fell out,' Hardaway said, 'and there was nothing I could do about it.' So, Hardaway changed everything. Coaching staff, the roster, his own approach to coaching. He acknowledged that he was 'relying on too many people.' 'I had to learn a lot, and that growth this year was what I needed,' Hardaway said. 'It's just a great feeling.' He loaded up Memphis' non-conference schedule and recorded early victories over defending national champion UConn and then-No. 7 Michigan State. The Tigers beat then-No. 21 Missouri and No. 10 Clemson before going 16-2 in the American. In some circles, Hardaway was considered a good AAU coach who won high school titles. There was question of whether Hardaway could transform from a great player to leading a team and take the Tigers back to the program's former glory, which features a trio of Final Four appearances. 'Penny's a laid-back coach,' said senior guard Tyrese Hunter, who suffered a left foot injury in the conference tournament semifinal against Tulane. 'I think him kind of stepping out of that, getting on us more, helped us throughout this whole season.' Whether it was the growing experience or the shocks of last season, Hardaway seems to have grasped some of the nuances of the job. Center Moussa Cisse agreed with Hunter that Hardaway holds players more accountable now. 'He holds me to a higher standard, so I got to match that,' Cisse said. 'So I would say that's the difference. He really coaches everybody, like, the same and then he gives us, like -- what do you call it? Energy. So that's probably the difference.'
USA Today
16-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
AAC Championship Game: UAB vs. Memphis odds, picks and predictions
The UAB Blazers (22-11) and the Memphis Tigers (28-5) meet Sunday in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament final at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's college basketball odds around the UAB vs. Memphis odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions. The third-seeded Blazers opened the AAC Tournament with a 94-77 win over the East Carolina Pirates Friday in the quarterfinals as a 5.5-point favorite as the Over (150) cashed. UAB won 66-56 over the North Texas Mean Green as a 2-point underdog as the Under (135) hit Saturday in the semifinals. F Yaxel Lendeborg went for 23 points and 13 rebounds in the victory Saturday. The AAC is likely a 1-bid league as long as Memphis takes care of business. If UAB wins, there are a lot of bubble teams which will be super nervous on Selection Sunday. The Tigers nearly blew it Saturday, edging the Tulane Green Wave 78-77 as an 8.5-point favorite as the Over (148) cashed. Memphis is 2-0 SU in the first 2 games of the tourney, but 0-2 against the spread (ATS). The Over has cashed in both games, averaging 80.5 points per game (PPG) on offense, while allowing 78.5 PPG. Former Illinois F Dain Dainja saved the Tigers with 23 points and 11 rebounds on 10-of-15 shooting in Saturday's win. Memphis swept the regular-season series with UAB, winning 100-77 in Memphis Jan. 26 as a 7-point favorite as the Over (159) cashed, and winning 88-81 in Birmingham March 2 as a 1-point 'dog as the Over (161.5) also hit. The Tigers are 5-1 SU/ATS in the past 6 meetings since Dec. 8, 2018, while the Over has cashed in 4 straight, and 5 of the past 6 in the series. – Rankings: USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll THE BRACKETS ARE BACK! The USA TODAY Sports Bracket Challenge is back! $1 MILLION grand prize for a perfect bracket, $25,000 prize for top bracket. Free to enter, 21+. Terms apply, void where prohibited by law. See Official Rules. Play now! UAB vs. Memphis odds Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:49 a.m. ET. Moneyline (ML) : UAB +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Memphis -210 (bet $210 to win $100) : UAB +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Memphis -210 (bet $210 to win $100) Against the spread : UAB +4.5 (-110) | Memphis -4.5 (-110) : UAB +4.5 (-110) | Memphis -4.5 (-110) Over/Under (O/U): 160.5 (O: -105 | U: -115) UAB vs. Memphis picks and predictions Prediction Memphis 85, UAB 81 Memphis (-210) will set you back more than 2 times your potential return, and that's just a little too much risk for not enough reward for a straight-up bet. If you were to throw the Tigers into a multi-leg parlay, they're not as bad of a play as long as Memphis stays below -250. PASS. Stream select live college basketball games and full replays: Get ESPN+ UAB +4.5 (-110) is worth a look, although there is plenty of risk. Memphis -4.5 (-110) has won and covered both games this season, but it's tough to beat the same team 3 times in the same season. Lendeborg is a superstar, and he'll help the Blazers keep close in this battle, if not threaten to win outright. OVER 160.5 (-110) is the best play in this AAC title game. The Over hit in both regular-season meetings, while cashing high in 4 straight meetings since Jan. 28, 2024. The Over has cashed in 3 of the past 5 games for UAB, while going 6-4 in the past 10 outings. For Memphis, the Over has hit in both AAC tourney games to date, while going 8-4 across the past 12 outings since Feb. 2. Play our free daily Pick'em Challenge and win! Play now! For more sports betting picks and tips, check out and BetFTW. Follow Kevin J. Erickson on Twitter/X. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter/X and like us on Facebook. College sports coverage from USA TODAY Sports Media Group: Alabama / Auburn / Clemson / Colorado / Duke / Florida / Florida State / Georgia / Iowa / Kentucky / LSU / Michigan / Michigan State / Nebraska / North Carolina / Notre Dame / Ohio State / Oklahoma / Oregon / Penn State / Tennessee / Texas / Texas A&M / UCLA / USC / Washington / Wisconsin / College Sports Wire / High School / Recruiting
