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March Madness: South Carolina favored going into Final Four

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

By The Associated PressMarch Madness is down to the Women’s Final Four. Defending champion South Carolina remains on track to repeat and completing the 10th undefeated season in the women’s game after its 86-75 win over Maryland. Virginia Tech became the second top seed to make it to Dallas with its 84-74 victory over Ohio State to round out the regional finals. With the Hokies advancing, it is the seventh time in the last 10 years there will be a first-time participant in the Final Four. LSU and Iowa won on Sunday to break long droughts. Here is what to know:GAMES TO WATCHNo. 3 LSU (33-2) vs. No. 1 Virginia Tech (31-4), Friday, 7 p.m. EDT, ESPNLSU has completed its rapid rise with Kim Mulkey, reaching the Final Four in its second season under the former Baylor coach. The Tigers are in the Final Four for the first time in 15 years after beating Miami 54-42. The Hokies have won 15 straight games and are in the Final Four for the first time in school history. Elizabeth Kit...

Body-worn footage shows fatal police shooting in Orange County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

On Monday, authorities with the Fullerton Police Department released officer-worn camera footage of a fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect that occurred last month.  The deadly incident unfolded on Feb. 10, just after 1 a.m. when officers spotted a vehicle in the area of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue that police say was wanted in connection with an armed robbery out of San Bernardino County.  When authorities attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the suspect, identified as Austin Heiselman, led officers on a pursuit through Fullerton and La Habra, according to a news release from Fullerton PD.  During the pursuit, police said the suspect waved a handgun out of the window.  At the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Imperial Avenue, in La Habra, the suspect ran a red light at a high rate of speed and struck another vehicle, causing his car to flip and catch on fire. Police say Heiselman then exited his overturned vehicle and fled the scene on foot, running into a ...

Sergio Romo bids farewell to SF Giants fans with one final outing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Sergio Romo gave the ball to Hunter Pence, got a hug from his former San Francisco Giants teammate, then slowly walked off the mound.Romo — as was his custom for 15 MLB seasons — didn’t step on the third base line as he left. And before he entered the Giants dugout, he removed his cap and saluted the adoring crowd of over 30,000 at Oracle Park.Then, one final curtain call, as Romo removed his cap to yet another standing ovation.Romo’s final game appearance in a Giants uniform Monday wasn’t the stuff of legend. He walked Conner Capel, allowed a single to Ryan Noda, and another single to Carlos Perez, before he was removed.But that was hardly the point of his appearance Monday, as the organization simply wanted to give fans a chance to say goodbye to Romo — and give him a chance to do the same.A moment that will never be forgotten pic.twitter.com/fOggzTofLH— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) March 28, 2023Romo received a standin...

Student cited for bringing weapon to Palo Alto school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

PALO ALTO – Police last week cited a 15-year-old girl for bringing a weapon to Palo Alto High School.On Friday, school administrators reported that a student had posted pictures of her holding a handgun on Instagram and possibly brought the weapon onto the campus in the past, according to the Palo Alto Police Department.An investigation confirmed that the teen had uploaded two images, one of them in December 2022, police said in a statement Monday, adding that both pictures were later deleted.Based on interviews with the student and others, investigators concluded that the weapon may have been an Airsoft gun that belonged to a relative and that the images may have been digitally altered to remove the orange tip or that the tip was removed, police said.Police said they also received information that the teen had brought the weapon onto the campus about two months ago and let a classmate hold it while in a restroom.Officers cited the student for possession of a weapon at a school and ...

The 10 most expensive homes that reported sold in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton the week of March 20

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

A house in Pleasanton that sold for $3.9 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton in the past week.In total, 20 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.8 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $740.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 20 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.4 million, single-family home in the 300 block of Abbie StreetThe 2,147 square-foot detached house in the 300 block of Abbie Street, Pleasanton, has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $1,375,000, $640 per square foot. The house was built in 1944. The house features 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.Abbie Street9. $1.4 million, detached house in the 4700 block of Black AvenueThe property in the 4700 block of Black Avenue in Pleasanton has ...

Booker, bench lead Suns past skidding Jazz as Ayton returns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Devin Booker scored 24 points and Phoenix reserves sparked the decisive run for the Suns in a 117-103 win over the fading Utah Jazz on Monday night.Deandre Ayton had 14 points after missing four games with a bruised hip. But a trio off the bench was pivotal for Phoenix: Terrence Ross had 13 points, Cameron Payne added 12 and Bismack Biyombo scored 11.The Suns (40-35) had lost four in a row on the road. But with this victory they sit more securely in the fourth spot in the Western Conference playoff race — which would give them home-court advantage in the first round. Lauri Markkanen scored 25 points for Utah but shot 6 for 22. Walker Kessler had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Jazz (35-40), who have lost four straight. Kessler also matched a career high with seven blocks.To get the still-injured Kevin Durant in a midseason trade, the Suns sacrificed some of their depth and have struggled at times, especially on defense, when their starters sit. But this ga...

Wild beat Kraken 5-1 behind Boldy’s 2nd hat trick in 8 days

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy had his second hat trick in the last five games for Minnesota, Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves, and the surging Wild beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Monday night.Jake Middleton had a rare goal, Ryan Hartman scored late and Jared Spurgeon, Marcus Johansson and Joel Eriksson Ek each had two assists as the Wild stayed in first place in the Central Division. They took a one-point lead on Colorado into the day, with a critical road game against the Avalanche coming next. Dallas is three points behind.Boldy is a big reason why the Wild are in the lead, with 11 goals in the nine games they’ve played since superstar Kirill Kaprizov was sidelined by a lower-body injury. The Wild are 6-1-2 without Kaprizov, who’s still 10th in the NHL with 39 goals.“It just works like that sometimes. I wish I had a better reason for you, but it just seems to be going in,” said Boldy, who is second on the team with 28 goals.Since the Wild entered the league in the 2...

Russia says it has test-fired missiles in the Sea of Japan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says Moscow has test-fired anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan. The ministry said Tuesday that two boats launched a simulated missile attack on a mock enemy warship about 100 kilometers (60 miles) away. The ministry said the target was successfully hit by two Moskit cruise missiles. The Moskit, whose NATO reporting name is the SS-N-22 Sunburn, is a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile that has conventional and nuclear warhead capacity.It says the exercise took place in the Peter The Great Bay in the Sea of Japan but does not give more precise coordinates.Japan’s Defense Ministry had no immediate response. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Source

Va Tech women headed to 1st Final Four after topping Ohio St

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Georgia Amoore added 24 points and top-seeded Virginia Tech advanced to the Final Four for the first time in school history with an 84-74 win over No. 3 seed Ohio State in the Seattle 3 Regional final on Monday night. For the seventh time in the past 10 Final Fours there will be a first-time participant and it’s the champions of the ACC, adding another accomplishment to the best season in school history.Playing in its first regional final, Virginia Tech (31-4) won its 15th straight game and will head to the Final Four having not lost in more than two months. The Hokies will face LSU in the national semifinals on Friday in Dallas.Kitley, the Hokies 6-foot-6 center and leading scorer this season, took over on the interior in the second half. She scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter and her three-point play gave Virginia Tech a 70-60 lead.Amoore hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game to push the lead...

Tsitsipas wins in 1st action in Miami Open, Andreescu hurt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:03 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Monday, the Greek’s first on-court action after a bye and walkover in the opening rounds.In women’s competition, 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada left the court in a wheelchair due to a lower left leg injury in the second set of her night match against 18th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova. There was no immediate word on the nature of the 22-year-old’s injury or its severity. Andreescu was trailing in the match when, moving across the baseline, she fell to the court, clutching her lower left leg and screaming. A short time later, she left the court in a wheelchair to a standing ovation.Andreescu had dropped the first set 7-6 (7) and was mounting a comeback, winning the first two games of the second set when she was forced to retire, allowing Alexandrova to advance.Earlier in the day, Tsitsipas had 12 aces in his first vic...