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Wednesday’s Scores

By The Associated Press

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

VHSL Regional Playoffs=

Class 6=

Region C=

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C. G. Woodson 45, Fairfax 38

Edison 62, West Potomac 54

Class 5=

Region A=

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Green Run 61, Salem-Va. Beach 50

Kempsville 79, Princess Anne 66

Region B=

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Nansemond River 56, King’s Fork High School 53

Norview 55, Woodside 52

Class 4=

Region A=

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Churchland 60, Warhill 47

Denbigh 49, Lafayette 45

Region B=

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Courtland 58, Atlee 40

Varina 69, Monacan 63

Region D=

Semifinal=

E.C. Glass 70, GW-Danville 55

John Handley 59, Sherando 51

Class 3=

Region C=

Semifinal=

Liberty Christian 88, Wilson Memorial 78

Western Albemarle 61, Rocktown 41

Class 2=

Region A=

Quarterfinal=

Armstrong 74, Arcadia 63

Region C=

Semifinal=

Floyd County 66, Gretna 46

Nelson County 70, Liberty-Bedford 46

Class 1=

Region A=

Quarterfinal=

Lancaster 60, Chincoteague 26

Northampton 88, Middlesex 49

Region B=

Semifinal=

Luray 60, Brunswick 49

Rappahannock County 63, Cumberland 53

Region D=

Quarterfinal=

Eastside 86, Twin Valley 45

Grundy 74, Rye Cove 50

Patrick Henry (Glade Spring) 90, Council 33

Twin Springs 59, Chilhowie 50

VISAA Playoffs=

Division I=

Quarterfinal=

Bishop O’Connell 61, Catholic 59

Blue Ridge School 65, Bishop Ireton 47

Highland-Warrenton 74, Episcopal 49

Paul VI 69, St. Christopher’s 55

Division II=

Quarterfinal=

Fairfax Christian 88, Seton School 59

Hargrave Military 72, Norfolk Collegiate 69

Miller School 69, Virginia Academy 55

North Cross 74, Va. Episcopal 62

Division III=

Quarterfinal=

Carmel 63, Roanoke Catholic 56

Evergreen 74, New Covenant 64

St. Michael 71, Portsmouth Christian 57

Stuart Hall 71, Tandem Friends 49

Division IV=

Quarterfinal=

Banner Christian 112, Richmond Christian 59

Carlisle 41, Westover Christian 30

Denbigh Baptist 61, Amelia Academy 47

Hampton Christian 65, Chelsea Academy 46

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Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from left-wing influencer after comments about American Jews

By CNN
(CNN) — Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed sought to distance himself Monday from Hasan Piker after the left-wing streamer and activist suggested to his Twitch viewers last week that American Jews’ support of Israel will make antisemitism worse and invite violence.El-Sayed, who is facing Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in a critical race in the battle for the Senate majority this November, has appeared with Piker several times on the campaign trail, telling reporters he wanted to court the streamer’s massive young audience even though he disagreed with some of Piker’s views. The two walked into an event in Detroit together on the eve of El-Sayed’s narrow primary win over Rep. Haley Stevens and were photographed the same day together at a pool party with progressive influencers and House candidates.But after months of campaigning alongside Piker, El-Sayed said in a Monday statement specifically addressing Piker’s comments that “nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople.”“I believe all Americans deserve the right to advocate for what they believe without fear of violence. This is particularly true for communities that have been intimidated for their beliefs in the past,” El-Sayed said.“My commitment to Jewish safety is the same as my commitment to the safety of my own daughters,” he added, repeating a sentiment he’s frequently espoused on the campaign trail. “Antisemitism is a scourge, and we need to address it in all its forms. And I stand against any rhetoric that puts the community at risk.”El-Sayed also sought to downplay the significance of the pro-Palestinian influencer to his campaign, as he accused “politicians and pundits” of trying “to make this race about a Twitch streamer.”Piker drew bipartisan backlash after he said last week, “If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone’s going to come around and take action — not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews.”He defended his remarks on X on Sunday evening as criticism of the conflation of support for Israel with American Jews. “Falsely tying Israel to Jewish people IS increasing antisemitism,” he argued, adding, “this isn’t a call for violence.”While El-Sayed is an outspoken critic of the Israeli government himself, his effort to distance himself from Piker comes as he vies to broaden his support after a bruising Democratic primary and as Rogers seeks to pick up disappointed Stevens voters.Describing Piker as El-Sayed’s “running mate,” Rogers in a social media post cast the streamer’s comments as “more calls for violence coming out of the El-Sayed campaign.”“If Abdul El-Sayed had any courage at all, he would call this out and disavow Hasan Piker once and for all,” he said. “We’re waiting, Abdul…”Michigan Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten, who supported Stevens in the primary and has not endorsed El-Sayed, also condemned Piker’s remarks.“Piker is a hack who thrives on hate, shock and awe because he lacks substance,” she said. “It’s dangerous for everyone. We should all be calling out this disgusting rhetoric so it loses its grip on our politics once and for all.”The left-wing influencer made the comments last week during a livestream, as he discussed the refusal of state Sen. Jeremy Moss, the Democratic nominee for Stevens’ seat, to endorse El-Sayed.Piker appeared to reference an audio clip that has circulated online in recent weeks that purportedly features Moss, who is Jewish, saying that making sure the US continues supporting Israel is the only purpose of his House campaign. The lawmaker has denied making the remarks, saying in a statement that the clip is “manipulated and unsourced audio with things I never did and never would say.”Piker said: “I don’t know how people don’t recognize how dangerous this predicament is, how dangerous this is for Jews.”“You’re running around basically tying your entire identity to a country that inevitably will be seen as basically Jewish ISIS, and you’re saying, as Jews, this is all we care about,” he said. “You’re making antisemitism worse.”Moss said in a statement Monday that while he and El-Sayed have been having an ongoing conversation about Jewish and Arab safety in the US and abroad, there is still work to be done to unite the Democratic ticket in Michigan.“But provocateurs are exploiting this moment to create further divisions,” he warned. “I will not be lectured by a California podcaster about what Oakland County, Michigan’s Jewish community should and shouldn’t believe. And we certainly won’t be gaslit that we’re responsible for the antisemitic harm upon us.”Piker’s views reflect growing opposition to US support for Israel, particularly among progressives, in response to Israel’s war in Gaza and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave following Hamas’ October 2023 attack.But the streamer also has a long history of incendiary remarks — including saying in 2019 that the United States “deserved 9/11,” a comment from which he backtracked days later.Earlier this month on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” El-Sayed said Piker’s comment about 9/11 was “dumb,” but also cast highlighting it now as playing “gotcha politics.”“I want to be held accountable for what I say and what I do, rather than this idea that we’re so stuck in cancel culture that all of us agreed was a bad idea back in 2020, but we seem to want to bring back,” El-Sayed said in that interview.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. 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