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Memphis guard Luke Almodovar (10) falls to the court after a dunk during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Memphis guard Luke Almodovar (10) falls to the court after a dunk during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Memphis guard Luke Almodovar (10) his helped by a team trainer after falling to the court after a dunk during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Memphis guard Luke Almodovar, left, dunks the ball over Vanderbilt guard Ant Brown Jr. (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Memphis guard Luke Almodovar (10) falls to the court after a dunk during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Memphis guard Luke Almodovar (10) falls to the court after a dunk during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Memphis guard Luke Almodovar (10) his helped by a team trainer after falling to the court after a dunk during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Memphis guard Luke Almodovar, left, dunks the ball over Vanderbilt guard Ant Brown Jr. (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway had one crucial piece of advice for senior guard Luke Almodovar after slamming backward onto the court at Memorial Gym on Tuesday night.
Hold onto the rim when throwing down a dunk.
“You can’t let that rim go,” Hardaway said. “Just the way he jumped, a lot of momentum going forward. You got to keep the rim, fell and kind of hit the back of his head. It’s an ugly fall, but just good to see him come back out on the court.”
The nasty fall Hardaway spoke about came with 10:27 left in a 105-81 loss to No. 22 Vanderbilt. Almodovar silenced the gym when he went up high and dunked only to land awkwardly on his head with such a thud that silenced the gym. He stayed prone on the court for a couple minutes before sitting up with help, then going to the locker room.
Almodovar returned to the bench a few minutes later and wanted back in the game. He stayed on the bench even with a game-high 21 points by the transfer from Southeast Missouri State.
Seeing how hard Almodovar landed brought back a scary memory for Vanderbilt senior Berke Büyüktuncel. The transfer who played at Nebraska the past two seasons and started his career at UCLA recalled seeing a teammate swallow his tongue in a similar incident. He worried when he didn’t see Almodovar moving at first.
“Thanks to God he’s OK, and I hope he’s going to be fine for the other games too,” Büyüktuncel said.
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Last week was an especially busy one in Bell County’s four district courts, where felony criminal cases are decided.
Area police reports indicated:
A man in his 50s was left cut and bleeding following an argument with a girlfriend in Killeen earlier this year. Last week, she was found guilty of a second-degree felony charge and sentenced to 10 years of straight probation.
The Killeen Police Department have identified the victim in a stabbing that occurred on Friday, according to a news release from the Killeen Police Department Monday.
A “blacked out” vehicle idling at 1 a.m. prompted a Killeen Police Department officer to conduct a traffic stop that led to the confiscation of 24 grams of meth along with an unknown quantity of cocaine, pills, marijuana and another THC product, police said.
Area police reports indicated:
Area police reports indicated:
The Bell County District Attorney’s Office has dropped three capital felony charges against Marvin Louis Guy, who was convicted in 2023 of murdering a Killeen SWAT team leader who was serving a no-knock warrant.
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