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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Sportsperson of year? Around here, it’s Joker over Prime. No contest.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

CU football coach Deion Sanders is 100% deserving of being named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year. Coach Prime took a team that was all but dead nationally and put the Buffs back on the map. He made them relevant. The record wasn’t great, but Deion said he knew the Buffs weren’t close to where they needed to be.Dan-O, duly impressedKiz: Well, there’s no doubting Prime is a sportsperson of our time, where clicks count more than touchdowns and it’s not whether you win or lose, but how many eyeballs watch on television. With the same self-aggrandizing approach Sanders celebrates, I’m proud to be among the first journalists to emphasize the social change he could foster in Boulder was far more important than were the Buffs finished in the Pac-12 standings. So I have a fine appreciation for Prime being a sportsperson whose impact extends beyond the field of play. But if we’re keeping score that way, Sanders can’t touch Muhammad...

Homeowner shoots, kills suspect during home invasion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating after a homeowner shot and killed a home invasion suspect.Officers were first called to a home in the 11400 block Swinton Avenue in Granada Hills around 5 a.m. Saturday morning on calls of a "hot prowl," or a burglary in progress when the homeowner is present, law enforcement officials said.Multiple suspects were involved in the burglary, detectives confirmed. ‘Killer preying on the unhoused’: Police seek suspect in killings of at least 3 homeless men During the course of the home invasion, the homeowner opened fire at the suspects, fatally striking one of them.Video shows a homeowner being detained following a deadly shooting during a home invasion on Dec. 2, 2023 in Granada Hills, CA. (KeyNewsTV)Video shows the male homeowner being detained by police during the initial investigation. Two other men were questioned, but their connection to the home invasion shooting is not known.The deceased suspect has only been identified as a ...

L.A. chapter of ASPCA responds to discovery of dead longhorn at fraternity house in Oklahoma

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

The Los Angeles chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (spcaLA) is outraged over the “horrific” discovery of a dead longhorn in front of a fraternity house near the campus of Oklahoma State University. According to KTLA sister station KFOR, the carcass was found in front of the FarmHouse Fraternity in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The words “F**k FH” were scrawled on the cow’s side.  Homeowner reportedly shoots, kills suspect during home invasion A local police officer told KFOR that the longhorn appeared to have been dead for less than 24 hours upon its discovery, and it was unlikely that it was killed on off-campus fraternity house's front lawn. Tire tracks on the lawn indicate that a truck or truck and trailer dumped the steer there, KFOR reported. A dead longhorn is seen outside the FarmHouse fraternity house in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Dec. 1, 2023. (KFOR)SpcaLA officials released a statement condemning the “horrific and unsettli...

7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines, prompts tsunami warnings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting many villagers to flee their homes in panic around midnight after Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning.The quake struck at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 32 kilometers (20 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially said that based on the magnitude and location, it expected tsunami waves to hit the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia. But the center later dropped its tsunami warning.In Japan, authorities issued evacuation orders in various parts of Okinawa Prefecture, including for the entire coastal area, affecting thousands of people.Teresito Bacolcol, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, told The Associated Press his agency advised residents along the coast of sou...

Oakley man guilty of murdering romantic rival on Valentine’s Day, faces life without parole

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

MARTINEZ — After two full days of deliberation, a Contra Costa jury convicted an Oakley man of murdering a 21-year-old man due to jealousy on Valentine’s Day 2020.Jose Quintanilla, 27, was convicted Friday of first degree murder, an enhancement for lying in wait, and another enhancement for personal use of a firearm. Prosecutors say he plotted with co-defendants Sabrina Glenn and Angel Rodriguez to set up the victim, Brentwood resident David Olivares, based on a belief that Olivares had sex with Quintanilla’s wife.During trial, Quintanilla’s lawyers asked the jury to convict him of conspiracy to commit robbery but said Quintanilla had no involvement in any murder plot. Jurors did just the opposite; they convicted Quintanilla of murder but acquitted him of robbing and conspiring to rob Olivares.Quintanilla allegedly told Glenn that Olivares had sexually assaulted a family member and used another lie to get Rodriguez on board with the plot, telling them both he...

Trump and DeSantis are at dueling campaign events in Iowa with the caucuses just six weeks away

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis plans on Saturday to complete his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties, a timeworn tactic for presidential candidates hoping to make their mark in the leadoff state over months mingling with voters at the state’s diners, cookouts and Pizza Ranches.But the Florida governor’s moment, like much of his campaign, will take place under the towering shadow of former President Donald Trump.Around the same time DeSantis is set to take the stage Saturday afternoon in Newton, Iowa, Trump will be addressing cheering supporters about 100 miles away in Cedar Rapids. Just six weeks are left before the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses, which DeSantis has said he “absolutely” expects to win. He’s bet his campaign on the state, winning key endorsements from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and high-profile evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats.“He’s showing up,” Reynolds said in an interview. “He’s not just landing, doing an event and heading out...

Caída de autobús por precipicio deja 5 fallecidos y 13 heridos en Ecuador

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

QUITO, ECUADOR – Unas 5 personas fallecieron y 13 resultaron heridas luego de que un autobús se precipitara por un abismo en el sur andino de Ecuador, confirmó el sábado el servicio integrado de seguridad ECU 911.Según información difundida a los medios en un chat de periodistas, el hecho se produjo por el volcamiento del autobús la noche del viernes cuando recorría la ruta Cuenca-Molleturo-Naranjal, en la provincia del Azuay, unos 300 kilómetros al sur de la capital. Según declaraciones del jefe de bomberos de Cuenca, Sixto Heras, el vehículo de la empresa Occidental tuvo una “pérdida de pista”, se volcó y descendió unos 300 metros por la pendiente. Mueren 7 personas que presuntamente practicaban la minería ilegal en Zambia; más de 20 desaparecidas Mueren 9 personas en accidente de autobús y un camión en República Dominicana El jefe de los bomberos agregó que el registro del autobús que se encontró en el lugar daba cuenta d...

NBAGL Showcase Cup Glance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

For Showcase Cup play, the league’s 31 teams are separated into four regional divisions. The teams with the best winning-percentage in each region, along with the next four teams across the league with the best win-percentages, will advance to compete for the Showcase Cup in a single-elimination tournament during the NBA G League Winter Showcase. The remaining teams will each play two games outside of the Showcase Cup tournament during the event.EASTWLPctGBWestchester72.778—Capital City52.7141College Park53.6251½Delaware43.5712Long Island43.5712Maine44.5002½Greensboro27.2225Raptors18.1116CENTRALWLPctGBIndiana51.833—Motor City63.667½Sioux Falls64.6001Windy City43.5711½Cleveland54.5561½Wisconsin44.5002Iowa26.2504Grand Rapids07.0005½SOUTHWLPctGBRio Grande Valley63.667—Osceola63.667—Birmingham43.5711Mexico City54.5561Oklahoma City44.5001½Austin44.5001½Memphis37.3003½Texas26.2503½WESTWLPctGBSanta Cruz61.857—Ontario63.6671South Bay53.6251½Stockton44.5002½Salt Lake City45.4443Rip Cit...

State set to announce deep cuts to transportation agencies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

Maryland’s Department of Transportation is facing billions in cuts to address shortfalls that will squeeze operations and construction budgets.State officials spent the better part of this week briefing lawmakers and local leaders on an 8% across-the-board cut to all the agencies within the Maryland Department of Transportation.The Department of Transportation, in a statement responding to questions about the cuts and an expected public announcement next week, blamed the troubles on flagging revenues used to support road and transit projects.“During a period when families are still feeling the effects of inflation, it’s incumbent on state government to take a balanced approach that tightens its belt while still making strategic investments in the future,” the department said in a statement. “The Moore-Miller Administration has been clear about the challenging budget shortfalls facing Maryland that have long been forecasted to take place. The depths of those structural problems only ...

Klesmit’s fast start, Wisconsin’s rebounding helps Badgers beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:05 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Max Klesmit scored all 21 of his points before halftime, Steven Crowl added 16 and Wisconsin capitalized on its rebounding superiority to beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64 on Saturday.Wisconsin (6-2) beat Marquette (6-2) for a third straight season in this in-state rivalry between schools separated by just 79 miles. This marks the first three-game winning streak for either team in the 130-game series since the Badgers won four straight from 1998-2001.After trailing by 16 in the closing seconds of the first half, Marquette went on a 17-2 run to get the margin down to one with 14:46 left in the game. But the Golden Eagles never could grab the lead and failed to make a basket for more than seven minutes at one point in the second half, enabling Wisconsin to regain its double-digit advantage.Marquette cut the lead to 67-62 on a Tyler Kolek 3-pointer with 3:52 left, but the Golden Eagles got no closer the rest of the way.Kam Jones scored 19 and Kolek added 11 for Marquette....