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Cal offensive coordinator Jake Spavital leaves to join Baylor

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

Jake Spavital is leaving Cal after one season to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Baylor, where head coach and defensive specialist Dave Aranda was retained after a 3-9 season.Aranda, who is 23-25 in his four seasons, announced Spavital’s hiring Thursday. That came four days after offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes was fired by the Bears after three seasons in that role.Spavital is coming off his second one-year stint as offensive coordinator at Cal, where he also was in 2016. He began his coaching career as West Virginia’s quarterbacks coach from 2011-12, then went to Texas A&M as offensive coordinator/QBs coach for three seasons. His first departure from Cal came to return to West Virginia at OC from 2017-18 before four seasons as head coach at FBS team Texas State.“I am excited to get back to Texas and thankful for the opportunity to work with Dave and his staff,” Spavital said. “I’ve admired Dave from afar for quite some time and have always viewed him a...

Andrew Wiggins out Thursday due to unusual injury

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Golden State Warriors are without forward Andrew Wiggins against the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday, but it is not due to an injury he suffered on the court. Head Coach Steve Kerr said that Wiggins injured his index finger when he slammed it in a car door Thursday morning. Kerr said that Wiggins went through shootaround before the game but as soon as he saw him warm up, he knew he wouldn't be able to play. 49ers QB Brock Purdy reveals his In-N-Out order "He barely, couldn't shoot, couldn't put much pressure on it, so I figured he'd be out," Kerr said. "Just a tough blow for him and for us." Kerr believes the injury will be short-term. He said before the game that he did not see any imaging on the finger, but Wiggins does not believe it will be serious. Wiggins joins Chris Paul and Gary Payton II as players out for Thursday's game. Payton suffered a calf injury and Paul has a nerve injury in his leg. The injuries will open up minutes for players such as ...

Mathew Barzal has goal and 3 assists, Islanders outlast Hurricanes 5-4 in OT

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored at 2:46 of overtime to lift the New York Islanders past Carolina, 5-4 on Thursday night after the Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho tied it with 2.5 second left in regulation.Barzal added three assists and Semyon Varlamov stopped 39 shots to help the Islanders win for the fourth time in six games.Kyle Palmieri, Pierre Engvall, Bo Horvat and Simon Holmstrom also scored for New York.Aho scored with goalie Pyotr Kochetkov off for an extra skater, beating Varlamov and the clock. Jalen Chatfield, Jordan Staal and Jack Drury added goals for Carolina. Kochetkov made 11 saves.Palmieri beat Kochetkov with a backhander on a power play at 6:41 in the third period to break a 3-3 tie. A delay-of-game penalty on Staal gave the Islanders the power play.The Islanders didn’t have a shot attempt for the first 12 minutes of the second period, and only 10 shots on goal in the first 40 minutes, but still managed to take a 3-2 lead into the third period.Engvall ska...

Goalie Tristan Jarry scores into empty net Penguins’ 4-2 victory over Lightning

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins; 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.Jarry stopped a dump-in and sent the puck end-to-end into the net with 1:08 left.Jeff Carter scored the go-ahead goal in the third period for the Penguins, who also got goals from Sidney Crosby and Drew O’Connor.Steven Stamkos and Tanner Jeannot scored for the Lightning. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had two assists to tie his career high with an eight-game points streak. He finished with a team-record 28 points (in 14 games) for the month of November.Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots.BRUINS 3, SHARKS 0BOSTON (AP) — Paval Zacha had a goal and an assist and Boston beat San Jose to end a three-game losing streak.Danton Heinen and Jake DeBrusk also scored. Jeremy Swayman — pulled Monday night in a 5-2 loss to Columbus — stopped 28 shots he faced for his second shutout this season.Dav...

Young scores 45 as Hawks rally past Wembanyama, Sochan to hand Spurs 13th straight loss

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Trae Young scored a season-high 45 points and drew a charge from Jeremy Sochan with 2.7 seconds left as the Atlanta Hawks handed the San Antonio Spurs their 13th straight loss with a 137-135 victory on Thursday night.Sochan matched his career high with 33 points and Victor Wembanyama had 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for San Antonio, but the Spurs remained without a win since Nov. 2.Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray had 24 points and five steals in his third game against his former team. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 14 points as Atlanta snapped a two-game skid.Devin Vassell added 25 points and Keldon Johnson had 22. Sochan was 11 for 13 from the field but wouldn’t lead the Spurs to their first win since consecutive victories over Phoenix on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2The Spurs dominated early behind Wembanyama, leading by as many as 15 points in the first half. San Antonio made its first six attempts in taking a 16-7 lead four minutes into the game.Wembanyama scored ...

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Nov. 24 – Nov. 30, 2023

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

NOVEMBER 24 – 30, 2023From young Sikhs lighting candles at the illuminated Golden Temple in India, to a Christmas Market in Frankfurt, to demonstrations on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.The selection was curated by AP photo editor Eloy Martin in Spain.Follow AP visual journalism:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnewsAP Images on X: http://twitter.com/AP_ImagesAP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com/Source

Cavaliers booed at home during ‘worst’ loss this season as Trail Blazers beat Cleveland 103-95

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell heard the boos directed at him and his teammates as the game slipped away in the the fourth quarter.He felt they were warranted.“If you don’t play well,” Mitchell said, “that’s what you get.”Cleveland had a major letdown following a solid win with its worst loss this season, 103-95 on Thursday night to the Portland Trail Blazers, who pulled off their second impressive road victory this week.Shaedon Sharpe scored 29 points, rookie Duop Reath added a season-high 13 and Jabari Walker had 12 rebounds for Portland, which came in just 5-12 overall and 3-7 away from home. On Monday, the Blazers won 114-110 at Indiana.The Cavs may have been a little overconfident after playing so well in a 23-point win over Atlanta on Tuesday in the NBA’s In-Season Tournament. But whatever momentum Cleveland built, in what has been an up-and-down season so far, is gone.“We’ve said this from the beginning, we want to be a championship-caliber team and we’re not playing...

Bree Hall scores 15 as No. 1 South Carolina tops No. 24 North Carolina 65-58

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bree Hall scored 15 points and top-ranked South Carolina rallied from 11 down in the second quarter to push past No. 24 North Carolina 65-58 in Thursday night’s ACC/SEC Challenge.Te-Hina Paopao added 14 points for the Gamecocks (6-0), who ended up facing their toughest challenge in an early season slate of high-scoring blowouts — including against two ranked teams. South Carolina came in ranked second nationally in scoring offense at 100.4 points and leading the country with an average victory margin of 51.6 points.Paopao hit three second-half 3-pointers, while Hall added a huge one from the left wing with 2:08 left that pushed the Gamecocks to their biggest lead at 60-52.Deja Kelly scored 20 points for the Tar Heels (5-3). Alyssa Ustby added 18 points and 12 rebounds.NO. 13 BAYLOR 85, SMU 61DALLAS (AP) — Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 24 points and 11 rebounds, leading Baylor to the victory.Bella Fontleroy scored 17 points for the Bears (6-0). Dre’una Edward...

Bills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in on felony domestic violence charge

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday after he was charged in a warrant with domestic violence against the mother of his children, who is pregnant, police said.Dallas police confirmed that the 34-year-old Miller surrendered to police in the suburb of Glenn Heights to face a charge of third-degree felony assault of a pregnant woman, which is punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.The alleged assault occurred on Wednesday, according to a police affidavit in which officers wrote that Miller twice put his hands on the neck of the woman, pulled out a chunk of her hair and threw her onto a couch. The woman was treated for minor injuries, including bruising on her neck, police said.Miller was free after posting $5,000 bond at the DeSoto Regional Jail in his hometown, Glenn Heights police said. Miller did not return a text message from The Associated Press seeking comment.The woman and Miller have been ...

Compher and Fabbri each score 2 goals as Red Wings beat Blackhawks 5-1 for 4th win in 5 games

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings, with a suddenly potent power play, are building momentum ahead of Patrick Kane’s expected debut with the team next week.J.T. Compher and Robby Fabbri scored twice each to help Detroit rout the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Thursday night.Alex Lyon stopped 34 shots for the Red Wings, who have won four of five games and are getting closer to having the newly acquired Kane in the lineup.“I’m glad he wasn’t here tonight,” Chicago coach Luke Richardson said.Connor Bedard set up Lukas Reichel for a tying goal early in the first period, giving the rookie center a team-high 18 points in 21 games, but the Blackhawks couldn’t keep up at either end of the ice as they lost for the seventh time in nine games.Bedard was so frustrated by Chicago’s power play in the pivotal second period that he broke his stick hitting it against the boards before going to the bench. When Bedard’s wrist shot in the third didn’t get past Lyon, he went to the bench and pu...