Keeler: Broomfield football coach Robert O’Brien didn’t just inherit one of Colorado’s toughest jobs. He embraced it. “He’s honestly amazing.”

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

Keeler: Broomfield football coach Robert O’Brien didn’t just inherit one of Colorado’s toughest jobs. He embraced it. “He’s honestly amazing.” When his bosses made Robert O’Brien ride shotgun to the corner of politics and nepotism, the Broomfield football coach took one glance at the neighborhood and did the only thing he could. He jumped from the dang car.“I was removed for benching a quarterback who was the athletic director’s nephew,” O’Brien explained to me Monday at Empower Field, “and the district athletic director’s son.”This was back at Citrus High School in Inverness, Fla., during the fall of 2019. His first autumn as a prep head coach. Did we mention that his team was 8-1 during Coach OB’s first nine games at the helm?Or that Citrus was cruising to its first playoff berth in six years? Or the ’Canes’ stellar record of 13-25 in the four seasons before O’Brien showed up?“I was asked to move to a middle school 30 minutes away,” the first-year Eagles coach continued. “They said that if I wanted to stay in the district and stay in Florida, that was going to be the move.”Instead, O’Brien threw open th...

Local golf shop owner Nick Nosewicz, 39, “still chasing it” as he competes against top young talent at U.S. Amateur Championship

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

Local golf shop owner Nick Nosewicz, 39, “still chasing it” as he competes against top young talent at U.S. Amateur Championship PARKER — Unlike the majority of the field at the U.S. Amateur Championship, Nick Nosewicz is not chasing a pro dream. The 39-year-old’s been there, done that.And, as co-owner of a local golf/ski shop, his clubs collect dust about six months a year while the Aurora resident tends to his business.But that’s no issue for Nosewicz, who is redefining a golfer’s prime as he competes in this week’s U.S. Amateur. Nosewicz is a generation older than the tournament’s 22-year-old mean, but don’t tell him that, as he believes he’s still coming into his own on the course amid a career year.“I don’t feel like I’ve hit my ceiling yet,” Nosewicz said. “I’m still hungry, I’m not satisfied and I want more. I just keep getting up early to play. I’m still chasing it. And maybe every year, I do something better than I did the year before.”That’s been the case this year, when Nosewicz won the Color...

Motorcycle rider killed during collision in Union City

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

Motorcycle rider killed during collision in Union City A person died Monday afternoon when a van and motorcycle collided in Union City.The person, whose name and age have not been released, was riding on the back of the motorcycle when the crash happened at about 2:50 p.m. on the 1600 block of Whipple Road, according to the Union City Police Department. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene.The driver of the motorcycle was taken to a hospital; that person’s condition remained unclear Monday evening.The driver of the van remained on scene and cooperated with officers, police said.Further details of the crash were not immediately released. Anyone with information about the wreck can contact Union City police at 510-675-5222 or by emailing tips to [email protected].

QDOBA to open first East Bay location next week

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

QDOBA to open first East Bay location next week (KRON) -- QDOBA is coming to the East Bay. The fast-casual Mexican restaurant will open its first location in the region on August 21 in Walnut Creek. The restaurant will be located at 1815-B Ygnacio Valley Road. On opening day, the first 100 people in line at 10:30 a.m. will get one free burrito or bowl per month every year. Alameda County District Attorney Price’s boyfriend hired by her office “I’ve been a fan of QDOBA ever since I was 13, and the brand’s commitment to quality, innovation, and flavorful food resonated with me," said franchisee Karan Gogri. "I’m thrilled to bring QDOBA to Walnut Creek, the Bay Area, and throughout more communities in California.”QDOBA has more than 730 locations across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. It offers menu items such as burritos, bowls, tacos, quesadillas and nachos. The only QDOBA in the Bay Area is located at the Travis Air Force Base near Fairfield. There are also several locations in Southern California.

Police say brother of Colombian Women’s World Cup player Carabalí has been shot dead at a nightclub

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

Police say brother of Colombian Women’s World Cup player Carabalí  has been shot dead at a nightclub BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The younger brother of Colombian Women’s World Cup player Jorelyn Carabalí was killed in the early hours of Monday in a nightclub shooting, local police in the city of Cali said.Jorelyn Carabalí was one of the key players in Colombia’s run that ended in a 2-1 quarterfinal loss to England in Sydney on Saturday.Colombia’s soccer federation issued a statement saying the welcome-home festivities for the squad’s return from Australia will go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday despite the incident.Local media reported that Carabalí’s 23-year-old brother died after the shooting in a Cali nightclub, where police said he worked as a DJ.The national soccer federation said Carabalí thanked her teammates for their support after her brother’s death, but did not say whether she will attend the official team functions on Tuesday.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and AP Women’s World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-womens-world-cu...

Lopez thrives in fill-in role as Fried, Braves roll past struggling Yankees, 11-3

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

Lopez thrives in fill-in role as Fried, Braves roll past struggling Yankees, 11-3 ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried allowed two runs in his first home start in more than three months, Nicky Lopez had three hits and three RBIs in a fill-in role, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Yankees 11-3 on Monday night.Eddie Rosario drove in four runs with three hits, including a two-run homer, in Atlanta’s 15-hit attack.New York, in last place in the AL East, has a three-game losing streak. The Yankees (60-59), who haven’t missed the playoffs since 2016, began the night five games back of the AL’s last wild card berth.Fried (4-1) gave up eight hits in six-plus innings in his first home start since May 5. He returned from the 60-day injured list on Aug. 4 after missing 70 games with a left forearm strain and allowed a combined four runs in two road starts.Lopez has a combined eight RBIs in his last two starts. He had a two-run single in the second off Clarke Schmidt (8-7) before driving in another run with a single in Atlanta’s four-run third.Lopez had four hits, in...

Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.The indictment details dozens of acts by Trump and his allies to undo his defeat in the battleground state, including hectoring Georgia's Republican secretary of state to find enough votes to keep him power, pestering officials with bogus claims of voter fraud and attempting to persuade Georgia lawmakers to ignore the will of voters and appoint a new slate of electoral college electors favorable to Trump.“Trump and the other Defendants charged in this Indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump,” says the indictment issued Monday night by the office o...

Eastman, Ellis indicted with Trump in Georgia probe

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

Eastman, Ellis indicted with Trump in Georgia probe DENVER (KDVR) — Donald Trump has been indicted for the fourth time, and several of his allies were implicated alongside him — two of whom have Colorado connections.John Eastman and Jenna Ellis, both lawyers, are among the 18 people indicted alongside the former president. Others include Rudy Giuliani and former chief of staff Mark Meadows. READ: Trump indicted in Georgia Eastman, a former University of Colorado Boulder visiting professor, is accused of helping design the legal strategy aimed at keeping Trump in power after his 2020 election loss. Eastman is also representing Colorado Republicans in their bid to close their primaries to unaffiliated voters.Ellis, a former attorney for Donald Trump's reelection campaign and a prominent conservative media figure, is from Colorado. A former deputy district attorney in Weld County, she recently was censured by Colorado legal officials after admitting she made repeated false statements about the 2020 presidential election.Here's what co...

READ: Trump indicted in Georgia

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

READ: Trump indicted in Georgia Former President Trump faces new charges in his fourth indictment this year, this time in Georgia, where prosecutors say he participated in a plot to overturn the state’s 2020 election results to stay in power.The co-conspirators include Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Ken Chesebro and Jeffrey Clark. Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows is also charged. The charges range from making false statements and impersonating a public officer to racketeering, a charge usually reserved for organized crime.The 98-page document dropped shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday.Read Trump’s indictment in Georgia here:23SC188947-CRIMINAL-INDICTMENT-1Download

Trump, allies charged with racketeering scheme over bid to subvert Georgia election

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:34:58 GMT

Trump, allies charged with racketeering scheme over bid to subvert Georgia election UPDATE:A grand jury in Georgia has indicted former President Donald Trump and numerous allies on racketeering charges for a sweeping attempt to corrupt the 2020 election by subverting Joe Biden’s victory in that state.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis leveled the state-law charges Monday night after a two-year investigation. In addition to Trump, Willis charged former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and attorneys Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Sidney Powell, Jeff Clark, Ken Chesebro and Jenna Ellis, key figures in Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election.Willis charged the group with orchestrating a sprawling effort to disrupt the election, including by submitting false slates of presidential electors to Congress, making false representations to courts, misusing the power of the Justice Department and pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election himself.It’s the fourth and by far the most wide-ranging set of criminal charges Trump faces as he se...