Newly crowned winningest Minnesota high school basketball has a backstory just as amazing

New London-Spicer’s Mike Dreier decided to become a foster father. Decades later he’s reaping unexpected benefits. NEW LONDON, Minn. — On Dec. 9, 2022, Mike Dreier recorded his 1,013th victory as coach of the New London-Spicer girls basketball team. With the win, Dreier passed the late Bob McDonald of Chisolm as the winningest high school basketball … Read more

Have you seen him? BCSO continues search for missing 24-year … – KSAT San Antonio

BEXAR COUNTY – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as they continue their search to find a 24-year-old. Malik Johnson was last seen at noon on Dec. 22 in the 7000 block of Kitty Hawk Road. He’s described as being 5 foot, 10 inches tall, weighing 190 pounds with brown … Read more

China to scrap COVID-19 quarantine for incoming passengers – mySA

Dec. 26, 2022Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 11:19 a.m. A passenger checks her phone as an Air China passenger jet taxi past at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan. 8. The National Health Commission announced the change Monday, … Read more

Zach Bryan drops ‘All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster’ album

LOS ANGELES – The chorus against Ticketmaster’s contentious concert pricing practices is growing, numbering among them Zach Bryan and friends. The country music artist dropped a live album, “All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster,” on Sunday. With it came a statement posted to social media in which he decried “a massive issue with fair ticket prices … Read more

Five things to watch: Spurs vs. Jazz

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (10-22) will face the Utah Jazz (19-16) on Monday night at the AT&T Center. The Spurs are on a two-game losing streak while Utah has won two-straight games. GAME REWIND The Spurs are coming off a 133-113 road loss versus the Orlando Magic. Keldon Johnson had 17 points … Read more

New this week: ‘White Noise,’ 21 Savage and Kennedy Honors

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise” has long been said to be “unfilmable.” But Noah Baumbach’s energetic movie, streaming Friday on Netflix, makes a spirited argument for its adaptation. In Baumbach’s … Read more