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Football: Fairview QB Bekkem Kritza picks Penn State over CU, others

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

Fairview junior quarterback Bekkem Kritza will be on the move again soon.Not to worry, Knights fans.The highly sought-after 6-foot-5 gunslinger, who returned to Boulder and Tom McCartney’s program this fall following a string of transfers that saw him go from Colorado to California to Florida and back, committed to Penn State University live on 247Sports’ YouTube channel Tuesday evening.The recruiting site’s top 2025 player from Colorado — its 34th-ranked quarterback in the class — also had the University of Colorado, Miami, Texas A&M and Washington in his top five.“I can’t wait to be a Lion, man,” Kritza said as he was surrounded on the live feed by friends and family, including McCartney. “I’m excited to get up there.”As a freshman with the Knights, Kritza was making next-level throws while filling up the stats sheet at the young age of 15. He finished that year with 3,192 yards and 22 TDs before citing family reasons for his move out of state the following summer.When he retu...

LIVE: Mayor Bass provides update on 10 Freeway fire closure in downtown L.A.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is providing an update Tuesday night on the massive fire that shut down the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles.Along with Bass, remarks were given by L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley, General Manager of the Department of Transportation Laura Rubio-Cornejo, and Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins.“We got good news today,” Bass said. “At this point, we do not anticipate that the freeway is coming down. It can be repaired. This is going to be an inconvenience of weeks as opposed to months. I’m hoping those individuals who can work from home will stay home, and those individuals who have to come into town will ride Metro.”Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency following the destructive fire.Newsom described the fire as being set with “malice intent,” saying the incident appeared to be an act of arson.A large storage fire closed part of the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday Nov. 11, 2023. (RMGNews)Firefighters battle a massive fire...

Washington State, Oregon State gain control of Pac-12 board after judge grants motion, but appeal lurks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

Washington State and Oregon State on Tuesday grabbed control of the Pac-12’s governing board and power of the purse that comes with it, at least for now.After a two-and-a-half-hour hearing, Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court Judge Gary Libey granted the schools’ request for a preliminary injunction that confirms they are the only remaining voting members of the shattered conference.The Pac-12 “will be governed by the two universities that have not submitted their notices of intent to withdraw,” Libey said.However, Libey stayed his ruling until the end of the week as the defendant, Washington (acting on behalf of all 10 departing members), seeks an appeal from the Washington Supreme Court in Olympia.But the ruling Tuesday evening begins to clear the way for WSU and OSU to control more than $400 million in revenue for the current fiscal year and whatever long-term assets the conference maintains following the departure of 10 schools next summer.“We are pleas...

High-stakes poker player, crypto whiz pitch tribes on California sports betting plan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

One is a jet-setting high-stakes poker player with a taste for fancy resorts, drinks and cars. Another is a blockchain and cryptocurrency entrepreneur.They’ve teamed up before for an online gaming venture in Southern California that made millions. Now they’re betting they can do it again. But first they’ll have to sell skeptical tribal leaders and the Golden State’s wary voters — who rejected two sports betting ballot measures in California last year — on a plan to legalize sports books in what would become the largest U.S. market.Whether Reeve Collins and Kasey Thompson’s 2024 California sports betting initiative campaign gets off the ground could be decided as soon as this week, when they pitch their plan Wednesday to California’s tribal gaming leaders — the same group of people who feel blindsided and disrespected because they weren’t consulted before the partners filed their proposals with state authorities last month.&...

Bay Area filmmaker uses unique storytelling to showcase relationship with his daughter

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

(KRON) – A Bay Area filmmaker with an intimate family story added another Oscar nomination to his resume earlier this year. The film, “How Do You Measure a Year?”, is one that can easily resonate with all families, and when KRON4’s Pam Moore saw it, she wanted to know more.Filmmaking has been Jay Rosenblatt’s life for 40+ years: studying, teaching, and creating films. Most, he says, are personal in some way.His daughter Ella has been the subject of several of the films, but “How Do You Measure a Year?” is the project that took the longest as he tracked his daughter’s evolution through childhood.From the adorable age of 2 years old, through the sometimes challenging teen years up until Ella was ready to head off to college, he asked similar questions, seeing his daughter react differently each year to his efforts. He never looked at the 16 hours of video until Ella was 20.“At the very least I thought it would be an archive for her… a tape of each birthday,” Jay explained. “When COVID...

Bay Area cities have some of the lowest mortgage delinquency rates in US, study says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- Outstanding mortgage debt and interest rates may have risen sharply over the past several years but the Sacramento area and other California regions are on a list of places with the lowest delinquency rates in the U.S. Economic Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York Fed Consumer Credit Panel) showed that COVID-era financial assistance programs like loan forbearance, direct relief payments, and enhanced unemployment benefits worked to stave off loan delinquencies. Over the course of 2020 and 2021 when these programs were in effect, the percentage of loans in serious delinquency dropped to historical lows, according to New York Fed. Sacramento County Sheriff praises Safeway’s response to retail theft A study compiled by Construction Coverage, a research company, revealed that although mortgage delinquencies are rising nationwide, Sacramento is number six on the list of lowest mortgage delinquency rates in the United States. To draw that conclusion Co...

SJSU former director of sports medicine sentenced to prison time for groping athletes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

(KRON) -- San Jose State's former director of sports medicine will serve 24 months in prison after he inappropriately touched female student-athletes, the United States Department of Justice said Tuesday. Scott Shaw was the university's director of sports medicine and head athletic trainer from 2008 to August 2020, the DOJ said. He admitted to unlawfully touching four female athletes between 2017 and 2020. 52-year-old SF man convicted in revenge porn case “Scott Shaw was entrusted to care for athletes in the California State University system. Instead, he used his power over female athletes to violate their civil rights by sexually groping them without their consent and without any medical justification,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Robbins for the Northern District of California.Shaw, who pleaded guilty on Aug. 15, said he touched the victim's breasts and buttocks without consent or a legitimate medical purpose. His job entailed treating injuries suffered by SJSU ...

Slazinski, Johnson lead West Virginia over Jacksonville State 70-57

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Quinn Slazinski and Kobe Johnson scored 19 points apiece to lead West Virginia to a 70-57 victory over Jacksonville State on Tuesday night.Slazinski sank 6 of 10 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers for the Mountaineers (2-1), adding seven rebounds and three assists. Johnson made 7 of 17 shots with a 3-pointer, adding six rebounds and five assists. Jesse Edwards totaled 14 points and six boards, while Josiah Harris scored 12.Johnson had 11 points, Edwards scored 10 and West Virginia shot 53.8% from the floor in building a 40-27 lead at halftime. The Mountaineers were coming off a 73-65 home loss to Monmouth where they shot 31.2% overall and 21.9% from beyond the arc.West Virginia scored the first five points of the second half before the Gamecocks (1-2) battled back to within 61-53 with 3:56 remaining after KyKy Tandy hit two 3-pointers and scored eight in a 10-0 run. Slazinski sank two free throws and picked up an assist on a 3-pointer by Harris and t...

Ryan Dunn’s double-double, Leon Bond III’s 16 points help UVA beat NC A&T 80-51

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ryan Dunn had his first career double-double and Leon Bond III scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting to help Virginia beat North Carolina A&T 80-51 Tuesday night. Dunn finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Jake Groves added 11 points and nine rebounds for Virginia (3-0), which never trailed. Isaac McKneely and Groves made back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 16-4 run that pushed the lead into double figures for good less than 8 minutes into the game, Bond hit a jumper to give the Cavaliers a 20-point lead with 8:55 left in the first half and Dante Harris made two free throws to made it 49-19 at halftime. Landon Glasper, the lone N.C. A&T (0-3) player to score in double figures, scored 18 points on 5-of-16 shooting, 5 of 11 from 3-point range. McKneely left the game late in the first half due to an apparent ankle injury and did not return for Virginia. The 6-foot-4 sophomore guard scored eight points, including two 3-pointer...

“No sean tontos”: hispano sufre la amputación de ambas piernas por la diabetes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:12 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Un hispano que sufrió la amputación de ambas piernas a causa de su padecimiento de diabetes, exhorta a las personas a que lleven un estilo de vida saludable para prevenir esta enfermedad.La diabetes es una enfermedad crónica que puede ser catastrófica si no se controla a tiempo. Y en el Día Mundial de la Diabetes, este hombre decidió narrar su historia a TELEMUNDO UTAH.Melitón Espino Zamora sufre de diabetes desde hace más de 20 años, y confiesa que no haberse cuidado cuando pudo, trajo terribles consecuencias.Han pasado siete meses desde que el paciente, de 64 años, perdió ambas piernas debido a la diabetes, una enfermedad que nunca pensó que lo afectaría tanto.Melitón indicó que el primer síntoma que experimentó antes de ser diagnosticado fue orina frecuente, lo cual atribuyó a “problemas con la próstata, porque mi papá sufrió de eso”.Pero los exámenes médicos indicaron que no tenía problemas con la próstata, sino con el azúcar en la sangre...