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Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls high school athlete of the week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

Editor’s note: We prohibit the use of bots and any other artificial methods of voting. Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll.Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls Athlete of the Week poll.For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.This week, we consider performances from Mar. 6-11.Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.Votes by email and any votes after 5 p.m. on Wednesday are not counted.Scroll to the bottom for the poll.Winners are announced each Friday online and, starting Sept. 30, in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@bayareanewsg...

Highway 1 still underwater, closed due to Pajaro flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

PAJARO, Calif. (KRON) -- Highway 1 is still underwater after a levee break unleashed massive flooding along the Santa Cruz-Monterey county line. Highway 1 has remained closed in all directions since Sunday morning. As of noon Monday, Caltrans District 5 and California Highway Patrol officials said Highway 1 was still closed with no estimated time of reopening.Last weekend's atmospheric river poured so much rain into the Pajaro River that its levee failed, sending floodwaters across Pajaro neighborhoods and agricultural fields as far as the eye can see. Floodwaters from the swollen Pajaro River cover Highway 1 on the Santa Cruz-Monterey county line. (Image courtesy Watsonville Police Department) Emergency officials have a traffic barricade blocking all motorists from entering Highway 1 southbound at Riverside Drive (Highway 129) and blocking drivers from entering Highway 1 northbound at Salinas Road. Monday marked the second day in a row that Santa Cruz County was cut off from Monter...

Armed robbery suspect threatens to kill man in front of wife, children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) -- A man allegedly threatened to kill a victim in front of his wife and children during an armed robbery in Vallejo on Saturday, according to officers with the Vallejo Police Department. Police said the robber was armed with a gun and threatened to kill the victim if the family did not hand over their possessions.Officers received the call when the victim's wife reported the armed robbery. She was able to provide police with a description of the suspect and car involved. Police chase of carjacking suspect in stolen vehicle ends in arrest Officers with the Vallejo PD saturated the area and found the suspect at a gas station.(Vallejo Police Department)Officers detained the suspect and realized he was on probation. During a search of the suspect's car, officers said they found the family's stolen property and a gun. The suspect was arrested and his car was towed. The stolen property was returned to the family.Police did not release the arrested man's name. 

6 news outlets earn ‘Grand Slam’ honors in APSE contest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Los Angeles Times and the Las Vegas Review-Journal earned Grand honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest.Five of the organizations competed in Division A, which included the nation’s largest publications (daily print circulation/monthly digital unique visitors), while the Las Vegas Review-Journal competed in Division B.The APSE contest, voted on by sports editors and writers from across the nation, honored the best work in 2022.To continue representing the digital-first focus of today’s sports departments, APSE chose four categories for Grand Slam and Triple Crown recognition: a print portfolio combining weekday and Sunday offerings; event coverage over a 24-hour span; project reporting; and digital presentation.Grand Slam winners finished in the top 10 of all four categories of their respective divisions. There were nine Triple Crown wi...

March Madness is Terry’s time at Texas for permanent job

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Each Texas win on its march into the NCAA Tournament raises a recurring question about interim coach Rodney Terry: What more must he to do to earn the job on a permanent basis? The Longhorns are the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region. They finished second in the Big 12, just a game out of first place, and routed regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed Kansas twice in a span of eight days. That includes a 20-point pounding in last week’s Big 12 championship game.All that came after former coach Chris Beard was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge on Dec. 12, suspended and then fired three weeks later when the school determined he was “unfit” to lead the program. The charge has since been dropped and Beard was hired Monday as the new coach at Mississippi.But even with all that Texas winning under Terry, the chatter around him still seems to be that the 54-year must prove himself in March Madness as Texas readies for its opener against Colgat...

Want to see DC-area teams in March Madness? It could be pricey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

With March Madness getting underway this week, some college basketball fans from the D.C. region may want to travel to see their favorite teams compete in person.If you are among those more passionate fans, you should be prepared for a potentially pricey trip.More Sports NewsRead More: March Madness Bracket BreakdownMore College Basketball NewsAccording to StubHub, tickets range from $92 all the way to $1,300 for the University of Maryland’s game against West Virginia on Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama.Round-trip flights from the D.C. area to Birmingham are relatively expensive, costing nearly $800 for a nonstop flight and $500 for one stop.Howard University is playing Kansas on Thursday in Des Moines-Iowa, and flying there is exceptionally pricey.A round-trip flight from the D.C. area to Des Moines is a whopping $2,400 nonstop, while it would be about $900 with one stop. Game tickets for Howard range from $58 to $720.The cheapest game to fly to is the University of Virginia&#...

AP source: Chiefs agree with OT Taylor on 4-year, $80M deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jawaan Taylor has agreed to an $80 million, four-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs to replace Orlando Brown Jr. as the blindside protector for Patrick Mahomes, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal cannot become official until Wednesday.The 25-year-old Taylor started all 66 games he’s played in since entering the league as a second-round pick of the Jaguars in the 2019 draft. And while he primarily held down the right side of the line in Jacksonville, the expectation is that — much as Brown did when he arrived from Baltimore — Taylor will switch to the left side in Kansas City.The Chiefs placed the franchise tag on Brown a year ago, when they could not agree to a long-term deal with his new representative. He wound up playing last season for $16.7 million under terms of the tag, helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, and the sides again worked on...

ESPN to air Deion Sanders' first spring game as new CU head coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Deion Sanders' first spring game as head coach for the University of Colorado Boulder will air on ESPN's main channel.The game is scheduled for April 22 at 1 p.m. and will be the only spring game to air on the main ESPN network this year, according to a release by the university.With 35,000 tickets already sold, it will be the highest-attended spring game in CU history. At max capacity, Folsom Field can hold 50,000 fansGeneral admission tickets are still available for $10, but the game could be a sellout if demand continues at its current rate.Sanders, also known as "Coach Prime," was hired by the university in December, becoming the team's 28th full-time head coach. When will Buffs fans get to see ‘Coach Prime’ in action? Before coming to CU, Sanders was the head coach for the Jackson State Tigers, leading them to victory in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game in 2021 and 2022.As part of his first recruiting class as head coach, Sanders signed ...

Was last weekend especially violent around Denver? Not quite

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Seven shootings in a weekend is common in the Denver metro. The Aurora, Commerce City and Denver police departments responded to seven separate shooting incidents over the weekend of March 11 and March 12. Eleven people were injured and one killed. 12 shot in 7 separate shootings in metro over weekend The number of shootings over the weekend is not special, according to Colorado Bureau of Investigations data. There were over a dozen shootings a day in the same four counties through 2022.The shootings took place across Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties. The number of firearm-related murders and aggravated assaults on a daily basis from these counties combined varied widely during 2022. At most, there were 40 a day on days in February, March and April. At the least, there were as few as two per day. On average, however, there were 16 shootings (murders and aggravated assaults) a day for the entire year. On a weekly basis, there were at least nine. The ...

Police investigate 2 shooting threats at Dillard and Fort Lauderdale high schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:00 GMT

Fort Lauderdale High School and Dillard High School were both placed on lockdown after police received information regarding shooting threats. The lockdowns have since been lifted, Monday, but they brought many concerned parents to the schools.“There was some sort of threat with a gun of some sort,” said Traci Bartz, a parent who arrived at Fort Lauderdale High, “so they were all huddled in a corner, and they were all very scared. It’s been hours now, so I’m just waiting to come get her, and I don’t know what’s going on.”The initial call came in from Fort Lauderdale High School after, authorities said, a called told police there would be a school shooting. “I’m seeing lots of police with guns and stuff, so obviously this is serious,” said Wesley Leon, a sophmore, who was held outside, while police searched inside. “I’ve been waiting here for like two hours.”Police arrived on the scene quickly after t...