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No. 3 Washington beats No. 5 Oregon 34-31 in Pac-12 finale to wrap up playoff spot

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. passed for 319 yards and a touchdown, Dillon Johnson ran for 152 yards and two TDs and No. 3 Washington wrapped up a spot in the College Football Playoff, beating No. 5 Oregon 34-31 on Friday night in the Pac-12 Championship.The game was likely the final Pac-12 Championship given 10 of the 12 teams will be playing in different conferences next season. Only Oregon State and Washington State will remain as they try to find a way to keep the tradition-rich conference together in some form.Washington (13-0) was the last Pac-12 team to make the CFP — in the 2016 season.The Huskiesscored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take a 34-24 lead. Oregon (11-2) scored a late touchdown for the final score, but failed to recover the onside kick, ending the Ducks’ six-game winning streak.Two Washington receivers had more than 100 yards — Jalen McMillan (nine receptions for 131 yards) and Biletnikoff finalist Rome Odunze (eight for 102).Oregon’s Bo Nix, the fa...

Today in History: December 2, Senate condemns McCarthy

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

Today in History Today is Saturday, Dec. 2, the 336th day of 2023. There are 29 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 2, 1954, the U.S. Senate passed, 67-22, a resolution condemning Republican Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, saying he had “acted contrary to senatorial ethics and tended to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute.” On this date: In 1823, President James Monroe outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere. In 1859, militant abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harpers Ferry the previous October.In 1942, an artificially created, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated for the first time at the University of Chicago. In 1957, the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first full-scale commercial nuclear facility in the U.S., began operations. In 1980, four American churchwomen were raped and murdered in El Salvador. (Five national guardsmen were convicted in the...

NBA official explains Jayson Tatum’s ejection, Celtics star reacts to getting tossed

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

Jayson Tatum didn’t think he said anything specifically that led to his ejection in Friday’s win over the 76ers. There appears to be a different reason.Bill Kennedy, the crew chief of Friday’s game, explained to a pool reporter why the Celtics star was ejected at the end of the third quarter, when he was whistled for an offensive foul and continued to argue the call despite warnings to stop.“Following a loose ball foul that was called on Jayson, Jayson continued to complain and was asked multiple times to head to his bench,” Kennedy said. “He continued to complain about the foul called on the floor and overtly gestures toward the officials and was assessed a second technical foul.”Kennedy confirmed that Tatum was ejected solely on the basis of a second technical foul, and did not say anything that would have prompted an ejection regardless of how many technical fouls he had.Tatum said that he disagreed with the foul call on him, and thought he was fouled on the play. He said he was ...

Person hit, killed near Coronado Holiday Parade route

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

CORONADO, Calif. -- A person was killed Friday when they were struck by a car about two blocks from the Coronado Holiday Parade route, authorities said.The crash occurred around 6:50 p.m. in the 1000 block of Fifth Street, the Coronado Police Department (CPD) said in Facebook post.Police say a witness claims the pedestrian walked between two parked cars into the roadway and was then struck by the vehicle. 7 suspects arrested in North County Target thefts The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities, per CPD.Driving under the influence does not appear to be a factor in the crash.The Coronado Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting took place Friday at 6 p.m. The tree lighting happened at Rotary Park while the Coronado Holiday Parade went along Orange Avenue to the Hotel del Coronado.

At least 12 people are missing after heavy rain triggers a landslide and flash floods in Indonesia

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Torrential rain triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, leaving at least 12 people missing, officials said Saturday.Tons of mud, rocks and trees rolled down from a mountain late Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through mountainside villages, said Budiono, who heads the local search and rescue agency.Worst hit was Simangulampe, a village near the popular Lake Toba in North Sumatra province, where several people buried under tons of mud and houses were damaged, said Budiono, who goes by a single name like many Indonesians.He said relief efforts were hampered by blocked roads covered with thick mud, debris and giant rocks, and rescuers were still searching for the 12 missing people Saturday.National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said a villager was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries after the landslide hit his house. He said at least 12 houses, a church, a school and a hote...

Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, backed by airstrikes and artillery fire, killed 11 suspected Islamic militants near a hinterland village in the country’s south, authorities said Saturday, in one of the military’s bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year.The military launched the offensive Friday after receiving intelligence about the whereabouts of suspected leaders and armed followers of the Dawla Islamiyah and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, or the BIFF, groups near the village of Tuwayan in southern Datu Hofer town in Maguindanao province, military officials said.Army Maj. Saber Balogan, a regional military official, said government forces recovered 11 bodies of suspected militants after more than three hours of fighting.Troops also recovered Seven M16 and M14 assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and five homemade bombs from the scene, he said, adding that there were no military casualties.The Associated Press saw a confidential initial governmen...

SoCal man convicted of providing fentanyl-laced pills that killed teen boy

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

A South Bay man was sentenced to prison for distributing fentanyl-laced pills that killed a teen boy while “mocking him" on social media.After a five-day trial, Alexander Declan Bell Wilson, 23, of Rolling Hills, was found guilty of one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.On May 14, 2020, Wilson agreed to provide five Percocet pills to the 15-year-old boy. Evidence discovered on the boy’s cellphone shows he believed the pills were “authentic pharmaceutical pills that contained the opioid oxycodone,” court documents said.At around 11:30 p.m. that night, the victim’s 13-year-old brother met Wilson outside their home to pick up the pills. Wilson handed a plastic bag containing the pills to the 13-year-old from his car. The boy went back inside and gave the pills to the victim. Shortly after, the victim posted a photo of the pills to his Snapchat account before ingesting the drugs. Ventura County woman killed man duri...

CIF NorCal regional football championships: Friday’s results, Saturday’s schedule

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

CIF REGIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSOPEN DIVISIONSerra (12-0) vs. Mater Dei-Santa Ana (12-1) at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Dec. 9, 8 p.m.DIVISION 1-AA                      North: De La Salle 41, Clovis North 0South: Mission Viejo 49, Granite Hills 21CHAMPIONSHIPDe La Salle (11-2) vs. Mission Viejo (12-3), day, time, location TBADIVISION 1-ANorth: Pittsburg (13-0) at Folsom (11-2), Saturday, 6 p.m.South: St. Bonaventure (11-3) vs. St. Augustine (10-4) at Mesa College, Saturday, 7 p.m.DIVISION 2-AANorth: Grant 41, Rocklin 14South: La Serna 49, Orange Vista 42CHAMPIONSHIPGrant (12-2) vs. La Serna (12-2), day, time, location TBADIVISION 2-ANorth: El Cerrito (12-1) at Los Gatos (11-2), Saturday, 6 p.m.South: Simi Valley (9-5) at Central Valley Christian (13-1), Saturday, 6 p.m.DIVISION 3-AANorth: Acalanes 49, Escalon 14South: Birmingham 30, Del Norte 28CHAMPIONSHIPAcalanes (10-4) v. Birmingham (12-2), day, time, location TBADIVISION 3-ANorth: McClymonds (9-2) at Marin Catholic (...

Kevin Durant becomes No. 10 scorer in NBA history, passing Moses Malone

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix forward Kevin Durant moved into 10th place on the NBA’s career scoring list Friday night in the second quarter of the Suns’ 119-111 loss to the Denver Nuggets.The 35-year-old Phoenix forward passed Moses Malone for 10th, driving the baseline for two points with 50.3 seconds left in the second quarter. Durant needed 17 points to pass Malone coming into the game — the 1,003rd of his career.Durant finished with 30 points, but shot 8 of 25 from the field — going 0 for 5 in the fourth quarter. He pushed his career total to 27,423. Malone had 27, 409 in the NBA after starting his professional career with two seasons in the ABA.The 6-foot-11 Durant is a 13-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion who has played for the SuperSonics/Thunder, Warriors, Nets and Suns. He played one season in college at Texas before being taken No. 2 overall in the 2007 NBA draft at 19 years old.He’s been in the NBA for 17 seasons — missing a full year with an Achilles in...

McCullar scores 21 as No. 5 Kansas beats No. 4 UConn 69-65 in showdown of past 2 NCAA champions

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:42:49 GMT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Students began camping at Allen Fieldhouse more than two days early, and by Friday night the line for the rest of the fans to get into the historic building for this UConn-Kansas showdown snaked its way for what seemed like a mile.The matchup between the past two national champions lived up to expectations.In a back-and-forth game that was part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle, the No. 5 Jayhawks allowed a big early advantage to slip away, then roared back down the stretch. Kevin McCullar Jr. buried back-to-back 3-pointers to give Kansas the lead again in the closing minutes, and KJ Adams Jr. made two free throws in the final seconds to hold off the fourth-ranked Huskies, 69-65.“That’s big-time college basketball,” said McCullar, who finished with 21 points. “We’ve been in these moments multiple times. We just wanted to stay composed. We knew they were going to make a run and the last few minutes, we made our push.”Kansas (7-1) could have taken some of...