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After missing two games with a head injury, UConn's Alex Karaban is expected to return to the lineup when the No. 25 Huskies battle the Texas Longhorns on Sunday in Austin, Texas. Karaban was injured against Dayton in the final game of the Maui Invitational. Earlier this week, UConn head coach Danny Hurley said Karaban is feeling better, and he told reporters Saturday that Karaban "should be available" to play against the Longhorns, barring any setbacks. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. The Trace spotlights Lieutenant Valerie Martinez-Jordan, who has trained over 2,000 officers in a Louisiana program that prevents abusers from accessing firearms, even as federal laws become looser. Click for more. In a deep-red state, this lieutenant's blueprint for removing guns from abusers is spreadingCHENNAI: It wasn’t an auspicious start for new coach Scott Flemming as Team India succumbed to a 53–69 defeat against Qatar in the second window qualifier of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Flemming emphasised taking it one step at a time, focusing on the upcoming match against Kazakhstan. He reflected on missed opportunities that cost the host dearly on Friday evening. India produced a decent show, going toe-to-toe with the Asian powerhouse. Captain Muin Bek stood out for India, scoring the team’s first points in the early minutes and finishing as its highest scorer. India dominated the first two quarters, heading into the break with the scores reading India: 31, Qatar: 36. However, after the break, India struggled to match Qatar’s pace and was pushed onto the back foot. For more than five minutes, the team failed to penetrate the circle as Qatar’s Hashim Abbasher and Tyler Harris controlled the game with quick moves and accurate throws. The scoreline shifted significantly after the third quarter, with India trailing at 39 points to Qatar's 50. “I’ve only been here since August. I can’t coach a team to improve significantly in just two months. We took shots, but they didn’t go in, so we’re not making excuses. Qatar has players with height and athleticism that we lack, and they outplayed us. As a team, we need to focus on our strengths. We have good shooters, but it just didn’t click tonight,” said Flemming at the post-match conference. India attempted numerous three-pointers, unable to break into the Qatari inner circle, but most of these efforts failed, ultimately costing the team dearly. “We’ll continue working on our finishing and executing our plays. It wasn’t a terrible game in terms of assists and turnovers, so at least we took care of the basketball for the most part,” Flemming added. In the final quarter, Muin Bek managed to score a few baskets, but it wasn’t enough. India ended the game winless and now sits at the bottom of Group E in the qualifier standings.Fresh off its biggest win of the season, Penn State plays its first true road game Tuesday when it visits Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. Aces will be wild for the Nittany Lions (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) and the Scarlet Knights (5-4, 0-1) as Penn State's Ace Baldwin Jr. will square off against Ace Bailey of Rutgers. Baldwin is the Nittany Lions' leading scorer at 15.1 points per game and dishes out 8.1 assists -- fourth in the nation entering Monday's action. He registered 17 points and six assists Thursday in an 81-70 victory over then-No. 8 Purdue in a game where Penn State led by as many as 27. Freddie Dilione V chipped in 14 points for the Nittany Lions, who had not defeated a Top 10 team since 2019. "A win like that's a statement win," Dilione said. "I just think it's going to put everybody on notice. We're just a walkover team. We're always going be the underdogs, and that's our mentality. We've just got to come in every game and just punch everybody in the mouth." Penn State must be careful not to suffer a letdown against a talented Rutgers squad led by freshmen Dylan Harper (23.1 points per game) and Bailey (17.9). The duo combined for 30 points in the Scarlet Knights' last game -- an 80-66 setback at Ohio State. The defeat was the fourth in the last five games for Rutgers, which plays seven of its next eight in New Jersey. "We've got to get better," Scarlet Knights coach Steve Pikiell said. "We got to get some more consistency out of a lot of things, especially our defense. Can't give up 80 points on the road and expect to win in this league." In last season's meeting with Penn State, it was offense that was Rutgers' biggest issue. The Scarlet Knights shot just 1-of-17 from 3-point range and 34 percent overall in a 61-46 home defeat. "(It's about) finding ways of how to bounce back as a team and staying together," Harper said. "Even though we lose, we're still going to find a way." --Field Level Media

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After a heart-wrenching 42 hours fearing her teenage daughter was dead, Amy Walsh has received the best Christmas present of all: "I have my girl". 19-year-old Maia Johnston left Walsh's Upper Hutt home on Saturday night, and was found on Monday afternoon in the bushy hills surrounding Totara Park where she had fallen down a waterfall, breaking her leg, multiple ribs, and suffering facial injuries . "Got lost in mountains and fell down [an] almost two storey waterfall, couldn't walk my way out and I'll be in hospital for a while," she posted on social media on Tuesday morning. The search for the missing teen began on Saturday, which Walsh said had started out as "a really great day". Saturday Johnston, her siblings and her best friend Keri had travelled down from Hamilton to celebrate an early whānau Christmas. Johnston and Keri had been to the park in the early evening and sat chatting on the doorstep when they returned, Walsh said. Saturday 21 December 8pm "Maia said to Keri about 8 o'clock, 'I just need some time by myself'," said Walsh. That was not unusual, and Johnston had not been upset, she said. "There was nothing out of character to need a bit of fresh air. So she's walked off with just a vape." Saturday 21 December 8.30pm Keri realised Johnston had left her phone behind, and went looking for her friend in the pouring rain. Saturday 21 December 9pm Walsh got in the car to find what she thought would be "two wet girls" at the park - but only Keri was there. They had no idea where Johnston was - and Johnston did not know the area at all. Saturday 21 December 9.40pm Walsh calls the police and reports her daughter missing. She posts on a local Facebook page too, and locals brave the weather to search the area through the night. Sunday 22 December There's no sign of Johnston, the search continues and a plea goes out for more help. An online group chat is created with people from Totara Park, Upper Hutt, Porirua, Stokes Valley and further afield wanting to join the search, which grows to more than 70 people. They knock on doors throughout Totara Park, and put the call out for CCTV footage, in a bid to piece together Johnston's movements. By midnight, Walsh is exhausted, having searched for 27 hours straight. She finally goes home to sleep so she can continue looking for her daughter on Monday. Some volunteers told RNZ they were out searching until 3am on Monday. Monday 23 December 10am A base is set up at the Totara Park School Hall in an effort to better co-ordinate the search. Organisers Penny Clash and Susan Stevenson spoke with people about where they had been, directed their next search areas, and documented everything on a whiteboard. Dozens of people were in and out of the hall, and after flyers arrived, some were tasked with letterbox drops. Police officers arrive and park up at the hall too, with Clash and Stevenson feeding them any information they get from searchers, including CCTV footage. A police search and rescue team, and volunteers continue searching throughout Totara Park, including the bushy hills surrounding the suburb. Monday 23 December 1.30pm A police search and rescue team finds Johnston in the hills above Cannon Point Road. She had a broken leg and ribs, and a split lip, but was "cracking jokes" with her rescuers, said Walsh. Walsh is at the hall when police deliver the news her daughter has been found alive. She told RNZ she was in disbelief - and other volunteers said when police made the announcement, there was a brief silence before they erupted, sharing tears and hugs. Walsh and whānau headed to the bottom of the hill where Johnston would be brought out. It's a bit of a wait, as a special stretcher had to be delivered from Wellington Hospital. Monday 23 December 3.30pm Maia is stretchered out of the bush and into an ambulance, accompanied by her parents. Her whānau are crying and embracing - just glad Johnston is alive. Tuesday 24 December Walsh posts on social media that her daughter is likely to be in hospital for weeks and needed multiple surgeries - her first was on her spleen overnight, and she was due for her second on Tuesday morning. Her injuries are worse than first thought, but nothing that won't heal, said Walsh. "It's OK. I have my girl." One of the searchers has set up a Givealittle page to assist the family during Johnston's recovery . Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.Fresh off its biggest win of the season, Penn State plays its first true road game Tuesday when it visits Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. Aces will be wild for the Nittany Lions (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) and the Scarlet Knights (5-4, 0-1) as Penn State's Ace Baldwin Jr. will square off against Ace Bailey of Rutgers. Baldwin is the Nittany Lions' leading scorer at 15.1 points per game and dishes out 8.1 assists -- fourth in the nation entering Monday's action. He registered 17 points and six assists Thursday in an 81-70 victory over then-No. 8 Purdue in a game where Penn State led by as many as 27. Freddie Dilione V chipped in 14 points for the Nittany Lions, who had not defeated a Top 10 team since 2019. "A win like that's a statement win," Dilione said. "I just think it's going to put everybody on notice. We're just a walkover team. We're always going be the underdogs, and that's our mentality. We've just got to come in every game and just punch everybody in the mouth." Penn State must be careful not to suffer a letdown against a talented Rutgers squad led by freshmen Dylan Harper (23.1 points per game) and Bailey (17.9). The duo combined for 30 points in the Scarlet Knights' last game -- an 80-66 setback at Ohio State. The defeat was the fourth in the last five games for Rutgers, which plays seven of its next eight in New Jersey. "We've got to get better," Scarlet Knights coach Steve Pikiell said. "We got to get some more consistency out of a lot of things, especially our defense. Can't give up 80 points on the road and expect to win in this league." In last season's meeting with Penn State, it was offense that was Rutgers' biggest issue. The Scarlet Knights shot just 1-of-17 from 3-point range and 34 percent overall in a 61-46 home defeat. "(It's about) finding ways of how to bounce back as a team and staying together," Harper said. "Even though we lose, we're still going to find a way." --Field Level Media