According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Carlos Banks, 28, was shot and killed on the 5100 block of Broadway Avenue in Cleveland at 4 a.m. on Dec. 29. Banks was an up-and-coming rapper who performed under the name KashBankx.

A Jasper County sheriff's deputy shot and killed Matthew Huttle, 42, during an altercation following a traffic stop, police say.

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Purdue Fort Wayne takes on the Cleveland State Vikings after Jalen Jackson scored 38 points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 91-80 win over the IU Indianapolis Jaguars.

Purdue Fort Wayne takes on the Cleveland State Vikings after Jalen Jackson scored 38 points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 91-80 win against the IU Indianapolis Jaguars.

Although Indiana swept Cleveland State, junior Jip van Assendelft, who transferred from Boise State University in June 2024, left the first match early with an apparent injury. However, he came back in the second game and played against Ball State.

Indiana's early hot streak was too much for a physical Pistons team, though they stayed with the Pacers in a 133-119 road loss.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

Victor Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season.

The NBA head coaches have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two "wild card" players at any position for the reserves. The West All-Stars have five frontcourt reserves in Davis, Jackson Jr., Sengun, Wembanyama and Jalen Williams.

Brown and company will be joined by the East starters in Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Donovan Mitchell of the Cavs, Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks, and Knicks teammate Jalen Brunson.