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NCAA Tournament: San Diego State’s epic run leaves Pac-12 with no choice but to expand

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

Immediately upon being appointed commissioner of the Pac-12 in the spring of 2021, George Kliavkoff drilled past the “Conference of Champions” sobriquet and spoke the truth for all to hear.“Our greatest weakness, if we’re honest with ourselves,” he said, “is the number of years it’s been since we won a football or men’s basketball championship.”San Diego State just came closer to winning the men’s basketball championship than any Pac-12 school in 17 years.The Aztecs lost to Connecticut 76-59 in the NCAA title game on Monday night, ending an enthralling run through the madness that included an upset of No. 1 seed (Alabama) and a dramatic victory in the semifinals (over Florida Atlantic).Not since UCLA’s loss to Florida in 2006 has a Pac-12 team played on the last Monday of the season.(It has been nine years since the conference produced a participant in the football championship game: Oregon lost to Ohio State at the end of the 2014 season.)G...

Single-family residence sells for $2.7 million in Piedmont

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

50 Crest Road – Google Street ViewA 2,920-square-foot house built in 1956 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the first block of Crest Road in Piedmont was sold on Feb. 14, 2023, for $2,700,000, or $925 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, three baths, and a garage. The unit sits on a 6,498-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:In December 2022, a 2,739-square-foot home on Marlborough Court in Piedmont sold for $3,275,000, a price per square foot of $1,196. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Sotelo Avenue, Piedmont, in September 2022, a 2,546-square-foot home was sold for $2,584,000, a price per square foot of $1,015. The home has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 3,138-square-foot home on the 500 block of Hampton Road in Piedmont sold in March 2022, for $2,520,000, a price per square foot of $803. The home has 5 bedrooms and. 

Veteran radio journalist paralyzed after a fall near his home

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

After a fall just steps from his front door, former Bay Area radio journalist Mike Colgan has been paralyzed from the neck down. But four weeks after the accident, his son said Colgan is committed to reclaiming his life — no matter how long it takes.“He’s able to move the fingers on his right hand. He can raise his knee a little bit, and he has had some small movements on his left side,” said Colgan’s son, Kevin. “There is connection there – and there is movement.”Colgan, who spent more than 50 years reporting on news in the Bay Area, was approaching his retirement home in Goodyear, Ariz., when he tripped and broke his neck. Hands in his pockets, Colgan was unable to break his fall. He had spinal surgery soon after, and now, he is recovering in a rehabilitation facility about 15 miles away from his home.“Last week, he said to me: If I could just regain use of my right hand, that would be amazing,” said Kevin Colgan. Still, he added later, “we just don’t know ...

Antioch man, 82, reported missing

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) -- The Antioch Police Department is searching for a missing man. Lamar Murry, 82, has not been seen after leaving his home on Olive Lane at 4 p.m. Monday.Murry is 6-foot-3, 150 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket and black sweatpants.There is an image of Murry at the top of the story. Anyone who sees him is asked to call (925) 778-2441.

UConn dominates San Diego State 76-59 in national championship game to win fifth title

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — UConn dominates San Diego State 76-59 in national championship game to win fifth title.Source

Dorofeyev, Golden Knights beat Wild 4-3 in shootout

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice in regulation, including the tying goal with 34.2 seconds left to send it to overtime, and then had one of Vegas’ three scores in the shootout in the Golden Knights’ 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.Keegan Kolesar also scored in regulation and Jack Eichel and Reilly Smith had shootout goals as Vegas briefly delayed Minnesota’s chance to clinch a playoff spot. Laurent Brossoit made 30 saves.Matt Boldy had a goal and assist, reaching the 30-goal mark in his first full NHL season for the Wild, who ended up clinching a playoff spot shortly after the game when Dallas beat Nashville 5-1. Minnesota is tied with Dallas atop the Central Division with 98 points.Brandon Duhaime and John Klingberg also scored in regulation, and Frederick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek had shootout scores for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots in goal for Minnesota.The Knights, who also beat the Wild 4-1 in Las Vegas on Sa...

Consumer watchdog group shocked at number of airline complaints

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

Complaints against airlines skyrocketed in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic figures, according to a new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit consumer watchdog organization.“We were just really shocked when we crunched all the numbers,” said Teresa Murray, a lead researcher with the group.According to the report, which analyzed complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation, travelers made more than 33,000 complaints against all U.S. airlines between January and November last year.That is almost four times the number of complaints in 2019, which was the last normal year before the pandemic, when there were about 9,500 complaints.More Business and Finance NewsMore Lifestyle News“The number of travelers last year was below 2019 levels, yet the number of complaints nearly quadrupled,” Murray said. “That’s not even counting the December complaints that the Department of Transportation is trying to finish up countin...

Stars win, Robertson gets 1st 100-point season in Dallas

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson had a power-play goal and three assists to become the first Dallas player with a 100-point season, and the Stars clinched a playoff spot with a 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Joe Pavelski added a power-play and an assist while backup Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots in his first game in more than six weeks after being sidelined by a lower body injury. Robertson reached 100 points — then 101 — in his first home game since setting Dallas’ single-season scoring record two games earlier. He has two goals and eight assists in that three-game stretch, starting Friday in Arizona when his goal and three assists pushed him past the previous Dallas single-season record of 93 points set by Hall of Famer Mike Modano in 1993-94, the franchise’s first season after moving from Minnesota.After two more assists Saturday at Colorado to get to 97 points, Robertson had two assists against the Preds before his goal 8 1/2 minutes into the third p...

Garbiñe Muguruza says she will skip French Open, Wimbledon

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

Garbiñe Muguruza is going to skip the French Open and Wimbledon — the sites of her two Grand Slam titles — during an extended break from tennis.The former No. 1-ranked woman hasn’t played a match on tour since Jan. 30 and is 0-4 so far this year. She wrote in an Instagram post Monday that she will miss the entire clay-court and grass-court portions of the season.“Spending time with my family and friends and it’s really been healthy and amazing so I am going to lengthen this period till summer,” Muguruza said.She added: “Thanks for all the lovely messages and will be updating you guys.”The 29-year-old Spaniard won the French Open in 2016 — beating Serena Williams in the final — and Wimbledon in 2017 — beating Venus Williams in the final.Muguruza also was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 2015 and the Australian Open in 2020.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Former top aide to then-Md. Gov. Hogan killed during arrest in Tennessee

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:17:29 GMT

A former Maryland political aide wanted on corruption charges died Monday in Tennessee after he was wounded during a confrontation with law enforcement.Roy McGrath was the former chief of staff to then-Gov. Larry Hogan. He had been on the run since March after failing to appear at trial on charges that included fraud, theft and falsifying records.In an email to WTOP News, McGrath’s lawyer Joseph Murtha said that the FBI has confirmed his client’s death.William Brennan, an attorney for McGrath’s wife, Laura Bruner, also confirmed the death and said she was “absolutely distraught,” The Associated Press reported.More Local NewsMore Maryland NewsA spokesperson with the FBI said that the arrest happened in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 10700 block of Kingston Pike at Lovell Road.The FBI said that during McGrath’s arrest, he sustained an injury and was taken to the hospital.“The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriou...