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CHICAGO — Zach LaVine scored 26 points, Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White each had 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 136-122 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 13 rebounds for his 11th double-double and Josh Giddey scored 18 as all five Chicago starters — and two bench players — reached double figures. The Bulls shot a season-high 57% (49 of 86) from the floor The Bulls beat Atlanta for the second time this season and improved to 1-1 in NBA Cup play. Chicago won in the in-season tournament after going 0-4 last season. Trae Young had 25 points and 13 assists for Atlanta, while Jalen Johnson finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Clint Capela had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Hawks closed out a four-game trip at 1-3. Atlanta is 2-1 in NBA Cup play. Takeaways Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic came off the bench to score 16 points, including four 3-pointers, to give Atlanta a lift. Bulls. Forward Patrick Williams missed a second straight game with inflammation in his left foot, and Dosunmu took his place in the starting lineup. Coach Billy Donovan didn’t have a timeline for Williams’ return. Williams missed the second half of last season with acute bone edema in the foot, then a stress reaction that required surgery. Atlanta Hawks' Jalen Johnson blocks the shot of Chicago Bulls' Dalen Terry during the second half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast Key Moment Jalen Smith came of the bench to hit three straight 3-pointers early in the fourth to make it 109-90. Smith finished with 13 points. Key Stat Atlanta had 14 offensive rebounds to five for Chicago. That helped the Hawks generate second chances to keep it close early. Up next The Hawks play Dallas in Atlanta on Monday. The Bulls host Memphis on Saturday.

A new app called RapidDeploy has a video feature that allows 911 responders to see and hear what's going on at the scene of an emergency. 911 Dispatcher : Walton County, 911. What's the address of the emergency? Caller : We're out in the water right off of Dolphin Cove. My husband fell in the water off the boat. A woman frantically called 911 after her husband went overboard from a boat off the coast of Florida. And thanks to the video feature in RapidDeploy allowing 911 dispatchers to see and hear what's going on at the scene, they were able to help the woman start her boat, and guide her to the location of the original call to rescue her husband. Apps like RapidDeploy are serving as vital reinforcement for 911 telecommunicators at call centers across the country. Debbie de la Fuente, who has been on the job for 18 years in Arlington, Virginia showed ABC's Elizabeth Schulze how the app works. "I'm going to go ahead and send you a video request," she said. This will pinpoint a caller's exact location and initiate a video call. "I'm going to accept it and there we go. So now you can see me, and if I was at the scene of a crime, you could also see what's happening in real-time," said Schulze. "Yes, which is great for us if we need to obtain a good description of a suspect," said De la Fuente. The new technology has been deployed at over 1,500 911 call centers in 25 states, as they face intense staffing shortages. It's a critical backup in a job where every second counts. A recent national report found a staggering number of unfilled positions at 911 call centers, with an average 25% vacancy rate nationwide. With this technology, there is no app to download. The 911 operator sends you a link and you simply click on it to activate video sharing. When you hang up, the 911 dispatcher no longer has access to your camera or your location.

The Fiji men’s national sevens team needs to execute the fundamentals of the code for a chance to win the HSBC SVNS Dubai tournament which kicks off on Saturday. This was the gist of former Fiji sevens winger Vilimoni Delasau’s interview with SUNsports yesterday. “I believe all the work is done and the onus is on the players to do us proud, I believe it won’t be easy,” Delasau said. “I saw the team perform at the Mataso sevens and I could say that their fitness has improved.” Delasau said all teams in the HSBC SVNS series are competitive. “They are up to par with their fitness and their sevens programme development,” he said. “It won’t be easy, but I have faith in the coaching staff, and I believe they have done their job to make us proud.” Delasau said he was pleased with the coach’s squad selection for the Dubai 7s tournament. “Now that the right players are selected, I believe that we’ll finish in the top four,” he said. “I won’t mind us losing in the quarterfinals since it’s the first tournament. I won’t be surprised if the team finishes at the top four.” Delasau is hopeful that the team would reach the final and wishes the team well. “Either we win or lose in the final, it is where we need to be,” he said. “I urge these players to be united and do it from their heart not to be seen or to be a star,” he said. “They need to take pride in the white jersey because the upcoming players that came in the last few years have lost the zeal to represent the country. I just want that restored in the upcoming players is to have the zeal that we used to have to die for our country.” The Fiji men’s team is in the same pool as Spain, United States and New Zealand while the Fijiana side is pooled with Ireland, Australia and China. Fiji men acclimatise The Fiji Airways Fiji men’s rugby sevens team are adjusting to the Dubai weather since arriving last week in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Head coach Osea Kolinisau acknowledged the support of the UAE rugby for hosting them before the tournament kicks off on Saturday. “We know Fiji is a long way from Dubai, we know it really means a lot to come and acclimatise especially to the weather and time difference,” he said. “We’re thankful to the UAE rugby team for sharing their pitch with us and allowing us play scrag game so we can test some of the thing we’re trying to improve on before Saturday.” Kolinisau added that the scrimmage would help the side in their preparation ahead of the Dubai 7s. He also hopes that one day UAE Rugby will play in the HSBC SVNS series. Fixtures: Fiji Airways Fijian 7s Saturday: 6:06pm: Fiji v Spain 9:52pm: Fiji v United States Sunday: 3:10am: Fiji v New Zealand Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s Saturday: 5:44pm: Fiji v Ireland 9:05pm: Fiji v Australia Sunday: 1:13am: Fiji v China Feedback: leonec@fijisun.com.fj‘EARTHQUAKE for corporate America’: The viral post that ‘decodes’ words on ammunition used to gun down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Indiana got what it wanted Tuesday night in a 97-71 rout of Sam Houston State -- a lopsided victory where its bench played well and it didn't have to go down to the wire. The Hoosiers will look for more of the same Friday night in Bloomington when they continue their homestand against nonconference foe Miami (Ohio). Four players scored in double figures for Indiana (6-2) against the Bearkats, including 18 from reserve Luke Goode. The Illinois transfer hit four 3-pointers in less than four minutes of the first half, enabling the Hoosiers to take a 34-12 lead. Led by Goode, Indiana's bench contributed a whopping 36 points. "I thought it was a total team effort on everybody's part," Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson said. "Helps when your bench come off and play the way they did. Goode was fantastic but everybody off the bench played well." Indiana also got an encouraging 19-point performance from point guard Myles Rice, who struggled a bit in the first seven games in terms of making shots and running the offense. Rice (11.1 ppg) is one of four double-figure scorers in an attack led by Mackenzie Mgbako (16.8). Meanwhile, the RedHawks (5-2) are coming off a 73-60 home win Monday against Air Force. Bellarmine transfer Peter Suder poured in a career-high 42 points on 17-of-21 shooting, the highest-scoring game in program history since Wally Szczerbiak scored 43 in 1999. Suder, who averaged 10.5 ppg as a sophomore last season, is up to 17.4 ppg this season. He's hitting 58.8 percent of his field goals while also chipping in 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals. "I always say players win games, man. Coaches lose games," Miami coach Travis Steele told the Journal-News. "Peter was phenomenal. It was just get out of the way and just let him go." Forward Kam Craft, who Steele landed out of high school when he was still coaching at Xavier, is the RedHawks' second-leading scorer at 14.1 ppg. The Hoosiers have won 22 of the previous 25 meetings, including an 86-56 rout two years ago in Indianapolis. --Field Level MediaLAS VEGAS (AP) — A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women's volleyball program will again be faced with the decision whether to play the school , this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. Five schools forfeited matches in the regular season against San Jose State, which carried a No. 2 seed into the conference tournament in Las Vegas. Among those schools: No. 3 Utah State and No. 6 Boise State, who will face off Wednesday with the winner scheduled to play the Spartans in the semifinals on Friday. Wyoming, Nevada and Southern Utah — which is not a Mountain West member — also canceled regular-season matches, all without explicitly saying why they were forfeiting. Nevada players cited fairness in women’s sports as a reason to boycott their match, while political figures from Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nevada suggested the cancellations center around protecting women’s sports. In a lawsuit filed against the NCAA , plaintiffs cited unspecified reports asserting there was a transgender player on the San Jose State volleyball team, even naming her. While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player. The Associated Press is withholding the player’s name because she has not publicly commented on her gender identity and through school officials has declined an interview request. A judge on Monday rejected a request made by nine current conference players to block the San Jose State player from competing in the tournament on grounds that she is transgender. That ruling was upheld Tuesday by an appeals court. “The team looks forward to starting Mountain West Conference tournament competition on Friday,” San Jose State said in a statement issued after the appeals court decision. “The university maintains an unwavering commitment to the participation, safety and privacy of all students at San Jose State and ensuring they are able to compete in an inclusive, fair and respectful environment.” Boise State did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. “Utah State is reviewing the court’s order," Doug Hoffman, Aggies associate athletic director for communications, said in an email. "Right now, our women’s volleyball program is focused on the game this Wednesday, and we’ll be cheering them on.” San Jose State, which had a first-round bye, would be sent directly to the conference title game if Utah State or Boise State were to forfeit again. If the Spartans make the title game, it's likely the opponent would not forfeit. They would face top-seeded Colorado State, No. 4 Fresno State or No. 5 San Diego State — all teams that played the Spartans this season. The conference champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports