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College football: Wisconsin-Whitewater ends Bethel’s season in Division III playoff opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

WHITEWATER, Wis. – Whitewater’s big-play offense spoiled the retirement party for Bethel coach Steve Johnson.The Royals were unable to overcome a pair of big scoring plays early by the fifth-ranked Warhawks and saw their season end with a 42-14 loss Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs.The playoff appearance marked the end of a storied career for Johnson, who earlier announced he was retiring after his 35th season, all at Bethel. Johnson, who also played at Bethel, compiled a 252-111-1 record, 12th most all-time wins in Division III.“I love these guys,” an emotional Johnson said afterward. “I love what I get to do. All I feel is grateful and blessed.”The Royals (8-3), who won their sixth MIAC championship this season, were making their third consecutive playoff appearance and 12th overall.After allowing three early touchdowns, Bethel capitalized on a fumble recovery for its only score of the first half. The Royals recovered a bad snap at the Whitewa...

Class A state girls swimming: Visitation wins 10th straight title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

The Visitation girls swim team won the state title for the 10th year in a row at the Class A swim and dive championship Saturday afternoon at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.Visitation didn’t just win, it dominated, gaining the lead during the second event and keeping it the rest of the way, pulling further and further away with every event. It eventually won with a total score of 253, 67 points more than Orono, which took second place as a team.Visitation got contributions from across the board. Junior Katie Miller took home first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:03.22, with teammate Tessa Lindstrom coming in third with a time of 5:06.64. Junior Maggie Farley also took second in the 100-yard butterfly event with a time of 55.77.The championship victory feeling is nothing new to Visitation. Winning the title Saturday was its 10th consecutive state meet victory, an entire decade of being the queens of Class A swim. Miller said it was amazing to be a part of something a...

Bobby Ghosh: Arab states have use-or-lose leverage for a two-state solution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

That the meeting of Arab and Muslim nations in Riyadh last weekend was all talk and nothing more was surely a relief for President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and, arguably, for the wider world. The last thing that the global economy needs is a repeat of the oil embargo that the Arab states imposed in 1973, to punish the US and some of its allies for having supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War.An appeal by Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi to impose sanctions on Israel (and to arm Hamas) went unheeded. Rather than cutting off the flow of oil, the leaders from the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Countries settled for letting off steam. They condemned Israel for the military assault on Gaza and demanded an immediate cease-fire.Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest producer, has signaled that it will not use its oil exports as leverage to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza. And the Arab states that have recently normalized relations with Israel —...

17-year-old convicted, sentenced to 30 years for 2022 Brighton park homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

A 17-year-old has been convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of another 17-year-old at a Brighton park in 2022, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in a news release.Jonah Graham, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder in the July 12, 2022 shooting death of Josiah Gonzales, 17, at Ken Mitchel Park in Brighton, according to the news release.“This was an outrageous, violent crime that took the life of a young, high school-aged victim and it was perpetrated by a fellow teenager — who now must serve a 30-year prison sentence,” 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason said in the news release. “We should all feel a sense of outrage over a crime like this. Gun violence — particularly among young people — is plaguing our community.”Gonzales was with a friend at the park when Graham and a friend of his approached them about 9:30 p.m. that night.Wit...

Gusty winds, above average temperatures usher in Thanksgiving week in Southern California 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

Saturday’s rain is set to be followed by a period of sunshine, gusty winds and some unseasonable heat, weather officials said. The National Weather Service predicts that “dry weather with rebounding daytime temperatures” is in store after heavy downpours and isolated thunderstorms hit SoCal late this week. The warming trend will begin Monday while a ridge of high pressure continues to build offshore, according to KTLA 5 meteorologist Kacey Montoya.  Click here to view the most up-to-date Southern California weather radar “We are going to see temperatures well above average for most of us and that’s going to last through the first part of the week,” Montoya said. The rise in temperatures will be accompanied by Santa Ana Winds; a High Wind Warning is in effect for parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties until Monday at midnight, NWS said.A Wind Advisory has also been issued for the Santa Clarita Valley, lasting until 8 p.m. Sunday.Looking ahead, Thanksgiving Day is set to be a com...

Robbery suspect assaults Colma PD after being detained 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

(KRON) – An Oakland resident was arrested for robbery by the Colma Police Department. At 4:28 p.m., Colma police officers were dispatched to a business in the 5000 block of Junipero Serra Boulevard on a report of a theft that just occurred on Nov. 16. According to police, officers were advised a man stole merchandise and threatened loss prevention officers when they tried to detain him. The suspect fled the scene on foot through the parking lot. One dead after fatal altercation with friend Upon arrival, police detained the suspect who matched the description given by the business’ loss prevention.The suspect initially resisted arrest and grew combative as the officers detained him, police said. According to police, the suspect spit on two officers, hitting one in the face. The suspect then began to flail his body back and forth, purposely hitting his head against the patrol car window, police said. The suspect was then placed in restraints to ensure his safety, police said.&n...

Silicon Valley leaders question nonprofit on alleged discrimination

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

(BCN) -- Two Santa Clara County city councils aired grievances to HomeFirst officials following a range of concerns related to services and allegations of racial discrimination.The Sunnyvale City Council heard a presentation Tuesday from HomeFirst Chief Executive Officer Andrea Urton and Chief Program Officer Kelly Vazquez about the nonprofit's city support services and broader metrics countywide. City officials had asked for more information on services after extending HomeFirst's contract for six months. Earlier in the day, the San Jose City Council also briefly discussed its contracts with HomeFirst for two overnight warming shelters, voicing concerns about the NAACP allegations of racial discrimination in the firings of five former employees. One dead after fatal altercation with friend The Sunnyvale council's decision on the contract will come in March, but councilmembers want more information first, specifically on the city's five reserved shelter beds at the Boccardo Recept...

A ‘champion for the last, the lost and the least,’ former DC Mayor Marion Barry honored with street renaming

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

A jubilant crowd — many of them Ward 8 residents and some of Marion Barry’s greatest admirers — gathered at a usually busy intersection in the community he loved, to witness the District’s latest honor for its former mayor.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the city’s former first lady Cora Masters Barry pulled away a covering on a street sign to reveal Good Hope Road’s new name: Marion Barry Avenue.“I want to acknowledge the people that Marion Barry loved so dearly and fought so hard for and that’s every neighborhood and every person in the great Ward 8. What we were committed to was an agenda for all eight wards … that was Marion’s commitment, too. He would be the first to tell you that he was the champion for the last, the lost and the least. But he would also tell you that he transformed every ward of Washington D.C.,” Bowser said.With traffic blocked at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, folding chairs and a stage were p...

Fields guides South Carolina State to 44-17 rout of Norfolk State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Corey Fields Jr. threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to propel South Carolina State to a 44-17 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday in a regular-season finale.Grandin Wilcox kicked a 33-yard field goal on the opening possession for Norfolk State (3-8, 1-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). South Carolina State (5-6, 3-2) scored the next 34 points.Josh Shaw ran eight yards for a touchdown to give the Bulldogs the lead for good with 3:57 left in the first quarter. TJ Smith added a 21-yard scoring run in the second quarter for a 14-3 lead at halftime.South Carolina State blew the game open with touchdowns on five straight possessions in the second half. Fields had a direct hand in the first three scores — sandwiching touchdown passes to Jordan Smith covering 24 and 22 yards around a 6-yard scoring run and the Bulldogs led 34-3.Fields totaled 115 yards on 9-of-11 passing. Smith finished with 86 yards on 13 carries. He scored from a yard out in the fourth ...

Chandler Smith’s 71-yard punt return highlights Samford’s 27-17 win over UT Martin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:03 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jay Stanton had 193 yards rushing and a touchdown, Chandler Smith added a 26-yard touchdown grab and a 71-yard punt return for a score less than 80 seconds apart, and Samford beat UT Martin 27-17 on Saturday.The teams combined for 27 points in the first quarter. Smith’s touchdown catch capped a three-play, 52-yard drive with 1:17 left in the quarter and he ended the frame with a long punt return for a 17-10 lead.Stanton’s 61-yard touchdown was the lone score in the third quarter and Wilson Beaverstock made a 40-yard field goal for a 17-point lead early in the fourth.Samford (6-5) won five of its last seven games. UT Martin (8-3) was coming off a historic victory to secure the program’s third consecutive conference championship with a share of the inaugural Big South-OVC Association title. The Skyhawks finished the regular season tied atop the standings with Gardner-Webb, which beat Charleston Southern 34-10 on Saturday for its fifth straight...