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Pac-12 rewind: Goodbyes and gutsy rallies, no-calls, nifty T shirts and intense heat highlight successful Saturday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

Recapping the best and worst of Week 2 action across the Pac-12 …Theme of the week: Sizzling successThe Pac-12 won seven of 10 non-conference games and owns a 20-3 record outside of league play, tops in the Power Five. The Week 2 results included two road wins in Big 12 country (Utah and Oregon) and two home victories over the Big Ten (Colorado and Washington State). Perhaps more importantly, the Pac-12 has avoided taking on bad losses, which can undermine postseason resumes. The three non-conference defeats all came in underdog roles (Arizona, ASU and Cal).Game of the week: Oregon 38, Texas Tech 30On a Saturday littered with high-profile matchups, the Ducks’ adventure in West Texas stood as the most entertaining game. It featured three lead changes in the fourth quarter and a 45-yard Pick Six in the final seconds to seal the win. Oregon offset a sloppy performance (14 penalties) with a plus-four turnover margin, and quarterback Bo Nix was masterful. Honorable mention: A...

Police look for suspect linked to 2 attempted home burglaries in Milpitas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

(KRON) -- Authorities are looking for a suspect in connection to two attempted home burglaries in Milpitas, the Milpitas Police Department (MPD) said on social media. The suspect, identified as Gabriel Andres-Ruiz, is wanted by police (pictured below).Andres-Ruiz is accused of trying to burglarize a home Saturday on Big Bend Drive in Milpitas. Police said the suspect tried to break into the home through a sliding glass door but ran away before he was able to steal anything.(Milpitas Police Department)(Milpitas Police Department)Later that day, Andres-Ruiz allegedly broke the window of a home on Grand Teton Drive, which is roughly four blocks away. According to MPD, he did not enter the home, but security footage confirmed it was the same suspect from the attempted burglary on Grand Teton Drive. The suspect was wearing bright orange footwear (pictured above), which is what incarcerated individuals wear at Elmwood Correctional Facility, according to MPD. Andres-Ruiz was recently relea...

No. 4 Texas Longhorns try to stay grounded even as hype level soars after beating Alabama

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The hype is coming for the Texas Longhorns like it hasn’t in years. That’s what happens when you knock off Alabama on the road and get your first win over a top-five team in 15 years.The Longhorns, who vaulted seven spots to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday following that 34-24 win, seem determined not to get swept up in it. It’s still early September, after all. Alabama fell from third to 10th.“Game over with,” Longhorns receiver Xavier Worthy said, after it had been over with for an hour or so. “We’re on to Wyoming.”Yes, Wyoming. It’s the kind of week-to-week focus that Texas needs to prove this team is really one of the nation’s best after some hard times by the standards of a program with three AP national championships. Texas’ last victory over a top-five opponent before this one: 45-39 over No. 1 Oklahoma in 2008.Now, the Longhorns can move on to trying to win their first Big 12 Conference title since 2009 before they join Alabama in the Sou...

MATCHDAY: Portugal takes on surprise challenger Luxembourg. Croatia faces Armenia

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European Championship qualifying on Monday:GROUP DCroatia, Armenia and Wales are all fighting for the second qualifying spot behind group leader Turkey, which isn’t playing Monday. World Cup semifinalist Croatia is in that coveted second spot as it takes on third-place Armenia. Croatia’s midfield leader Luka Modric is on track to extend his record with a 168th game for his country. Wales is in fourth place and has just one win from its last 13 games. It must beat Latvia to avoid being left behind in the qualifying contest.GROUP JPortugal is cruising toward qualification as it takes on a Luxembourg team which has surprised many by becoming a contender to reach its first-ever European Championship next year. Portugal is hosting the game and beat Luxembourg 6-0 when they last played, so anything else but a win for Cristiano Ronaldo’s team would be a major upset. Portugal leads the group with 15 points, five more than Slovakia and Luxembou...

Brewers’ Corbin Burnes has no-hitter through 7 innings vs. Yankees

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes is pitching a no-hitter through seven innings Sunday against the New York Yankees.The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner retired his first 12 hitters before walking Giancarlo Stanton on his 54th pitch. He also issued a two-out walk to rookie Everson Pereira before third baseman Andruw Monasterio made a running catch in foul territory on Oswaldo Cabrera.Burnes struck out five and walked two, throwing 62 of 96 pitches for strikes. His career high is 110 pitches against San Francisco on May 27.Burnes ended the seventh by coming off the mound to field Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s soft ground ball. Burnes got up from the ground slowly.The 28-year-old right-hander had not thrown a complete game in 102 previous big league starts.The game was tied 0-0.Winless in eight starts since July 20, Burnes is attempting to throw Milwaukee’s third no-hitter. He combined with Josh Hader on the Brewers’ second, pitching eight innings at Cleveland on Sept. 1...

Father dead, 9-year-old son missing after their jet ski collides with barge on a Tennessee lake

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

Ashland City, Tenn. (AP) — The weekend collision of a jet ski and a barge on a Tennessee waterway has left officials searching for a 9-year-old boy whose father died in the crash.The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said 36-year-old Steven White died after the jet ski carrying him and his son hit a barge being pushed by a tow boat around 7:30 p.m. Saturday on a lake northwest of Nashville, The Tennessean reported.Crew members above the Hines Furlong tow boat hit the waters in a vessel to help the two riders. White, who wore a lifejacket, was later pronounced dead after being taken ashore, according to The Tennessean.A search for the missing child resumed at 8 a.m. Sunday after pausing in the early morning hours.Source

Buscan sobrevivientes tras catastrófico terremoto que dejó miles de muertos en Marruecos

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

Una réplica de magnitud 3.9 sobresaltó a los marroquíes el domingo mientras rezaban por las víctimas del terremoto más fuerte del país en más de un siglo, mientras soldados y cooperantes llevaban agua y suministros a poblados de montaña en ruinas. Más de 2,100 personas habían muerto, una cifra que se esperaba siguiera subiendo.La ONU estimó que más de 300,000 personas se vieron afectadas por el sismo del viernes en la noche de magnitud 6.8 y algunos marroquíes se quejaban en redes sociales de que el gobierno no permitía más ayuda internacional. Había equipos internacionales preparados para desplegarse, pero seguían esperando a que el gobierno solicitara su asistencia.“Sabemos que hay una gran urgencia para salvar a gente y buscar bajo los restos de los edificios”, dijo Arnaud Fraisse, director de rescatistas Sin Fronteras, que tenía un equipo bloqueado en el aeropuerto de París el domingo a espera de recibir permiso de Marruecos para entrar en el país. “Hay gente muriendo bajo los e...

Steelers lose defensive tackle Cam Heyward, wide receiver Diontae Johnson to injuries against 49ers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers lost starters Cam Heyward and Diontae Johnson to injuries during Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.Heyward, entering his 13th season, left in the first half with a groin injury. The 34-year-old Heyward, the team’s longtime defensive captain, tried to test the groin shortly after leaving before being ruled out for the rest of the game.The 49ers took advantage of Heyward’s absence, gashing the Steelers on the ground behind Christian McCaffery.Johnson, coming off an 86-catch season that somehow did not include a touchdown, tweaked his right hamstring after a 26-yard reception early in the third quarter. Johnson had three catches for 48 yards at the time of the injury. He was replaced by veteran Allen Robinson, who joined the Steelers following an offseason trade by the Los Angeles Rams. ___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

Diede de Groot wins US Open women’s wheelchair title for her 12th straight Grand Slam victory

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Diede de Groot won her 12th straight Grand Slam wheelchair singles title Sunday, beating Yui Kamiji 6-2, 6-2 in the U.S. Open women’s final.The Dutch star completed her third straight calendar-year Grand Slam, including a Golden Slam in 2021, when she also won the Paralympic gold medal. De Groot has won six straight U.S. Open titles and 20 major singles titles overall — not that she keeps count.“I’d like to really not worry about it too much, because then you’re going to start to think about, ‘Oh, I want to reach this or I want to reach that,’” she said. “I really just want to focus on my game, and that’s what I did today. So that’s what I’m really proud of. But I think just being this consistent is what I’m really proud of. Being able to do it multiple times in the year.”De Groot hasn’t lost a Grand Slam singles match since falling in the French Open semifinals in 2020.___AP tennis coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/tennisSource

Brittney Sykes shot at buzzer lifts Mystics to 90-88 win over Liberty in regular-season finale

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:30:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Brittney Sykes scored on a lob pass at the buzzer to lift the Washington Mystics to a 90-88 win over the New York Liberty on Sunday to close out the regular season.Sykes, who finished with 20 points, caught the inbounds pass from Natasha Cloud in the lane and put it in before the buzzer, ending the Liberty’s eight-game winning streak and any chance to get the top seed in the playoffs. The teams will meet in the first round of the WNBA playoffs with Game 1 on Friday in New York. The final play was set up after Breanna Stewart blocked Elena Delle Donne’s shot on the baseline with 0.5 seconds remaining. Washington (19-21) turned a 71-67 lead to start the fourth quarter into a double-digit advantage. New York was down 84-74 with 4:41 left when Sabrina Ionescu was fouled hard on a drive by Tianna Hawkins. The foul was upgraded to a flagrant one. Ionescu made both free throws to start a 14-4 burst to tie the game on Stewart’s layup with 21.5 seconds left....