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State of Texas: Battles on the 2024 ballot take shape as candidates file

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The field is taking shape for the 2024 elections in Texas. December 11 is the last day for candidates to file to be on the ballot for the March primary election. But even before that deadline, some trends are starting to take shape.Some incumbent Republicans will face primary challengers who aim to move the state farther to the right. Part of that move is being fueled by a push for political revenge.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking steps to shake up who wins the GOP primary elections after his impeachment acquittal in the Senate. He's now seeking to push out Republican state representatives who voted to impeach him earlier this year.Since the Senate reinstated Paxton to his office, he rolled out endorsements of at least a dozen people to take down House Republicans who voted for his impeachment. Brian Smith, a political science professor at St. Edward's University in Austin, said Paxton is carrying out an earlier promise to support and fund primary c...

Mizzou Football poised for New Year's Six bid: Which bowl game might they play?

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. - For the first time in nearly a decade, the Missouri Tigers are a 10-win team. Mizzou Football also appears positioned for a New Year's Six bowl bid.Capping their regular-season slate with Friday's 48-14 rout over the Arkansas Razorbacks, Mizzou is now preparing for their 36th bowl game in program history and likely their first considered to be a NY6 matchup. Since the start of the 2014 college football season, NY6 contests have represented a subdivision of college football bowl games that are played annually on or around New Year's Day. These matchups carry rich tradition, representing six of the ten oldest college football bowl games at the FBS level. Cody Schrader runs for 217 yards and a TD, No. 9 Missouri beats Arkansas 48-14 The New Year's Six Bowl games include: The Cotton Bowl Classic, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. Two of the aforementioned matchups pit the College Football Playoff committee's No. 1-4 ranked teams against e...

Football: Erie rewrites 2022 heartbreak, punches ticket to 4A finals

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

ERIE — Woven into Erie’s semifinals victory on Saturday was a bit of the past and even some of the heartbreak from it.A situation reminiscent of last year — when quarterback Blake Barnett fumbled in the waning seconds and just inches away from a deciding score that likely would have put the Tigers into the title game over Broomfield — the Kansas State commit rewrote his preferred ending, this time scoring on a late QB sneak to help lift Class 4A No. 2 Erie past No. 3 Montrose, 25-22, and into its second championship game in three years.“Job’s not finished,” Barnett said when asked if he was glad to change the narrative. “We still got to go play up at CSU.”ERIE: Erie’s Blake Barnett leaps while throwing against Montrose in the Class 4A football semifinals Saturday, November 25, 2023. (Photo by Brent W. New/BoCoPreps.com)Fair enough.Erie will face No. 1 Palmer Ridge at Canvas Stadium on Dec. 2 at 11 a.m.The Bears are back in the championship game after winning three 3A titles fr...

Human remains found in San Bernardino

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

Authorities are investigating after human remains were found in San Bernardino this week.On Nov. 23, deputies responded to calls from hikers who had discovered remains near Institution and Verdemont Ranch Roads around 9:20 a.m.San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies arrived at the desert area and confirmed the skeletal remains belonged to a human. O.C. mother arrested at shopping mall for 9-year-old’s slaying The remains were transported to the coroner’s office where “further investigation is needed to determine the identity of the victim and a manner and cause of death,” authorities said.It’s unclear how long the remains had been there when the hikers came across them.Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Specialized Investigations Division at 909-890-4904. Anonymous tips can be submitted to We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 or online at wetip.com.

In the Bay Area, 1 in 4 Millennials (and 3 in 4 Gen Zers) still live at home

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

After Kelly Zhao earned a master’s degree in ethnic studies from UCLA last year, she followed the lead of so many other young graduates thrust into a competitive job market: She moved back in with her parents while she looked for work.Upon returning to her childhood home in Pittsburg, Zhao, 25, soon found a job with a local advocacy group, making around $70,000 a year. But even then, she said, renting an apartment just doesn’t make financial sense right now, especially while contributing around $1,500 a month toward her parents’ mortgage.“I realized that it’s going to be really hard to move out,” said Zhao, whose younger sister, also in her 20s, lives with the family, too. “I think I’ll be at home at least for another year or two. That’s just something that I expect.”Zhao’s dad is ill and struggling to make ends meet, and she anticipates continuing to help with the home loan even after she eventually finds a place of ...

Tagovailoa throws for 361 yards and sets Big Ten passing mark as Maryland beats Rutgers 42-24

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Taulia Tagovailoa threw three touchdowns, ran for another and set the Big Ten Conference record for career passing yards in leading Maryland to a 42-24 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.Tagovailoa hit 24 of 31 passes for 361 yards as the bowl-eligible Terrapins (7-5, 4-5) scored TDs on their first four possessions and never looked back in handing Rutgers (6-6, 3-6) its fourth straight loss. They have beaten the Scarlet Knights three straight times and five of six games.Tagovailoa came into the game needing 268 yards passing to overtake Curtis Painter of Purdue for the conference career mark (11,163) and he had the record by halftime. He finished with 11,256 yards, hitting 10 different receivers in the game.The younger brother of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had TD passes of 34 yards to Tai Felton, 17 to Roman Hemby and 44 to Corey Dyches to go along with a 6-yard scoring run in helping Maryland take a 28-3 lead. The drives covered 75, 55, 75 and 4...

Northwestern beats Illinois 45-43, ends Illini’s bowl hopes

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ben Bryant completed 24 of 32 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score, and Cam Johnson caught seven passes for 124 yards and a touchdown to lead Northwestern to a 45-43 victory over Illinois on Saturday, ending the Illini’s hopes for a bowl berth.John Paddock completed 24 of 34 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns, all to Casey Washington, and Reggie Love III ran for 106 yards for Illinois. Washington had nine catches for 218 yards.It was the fourth win in five games for the bowl-bound Wildcats (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten Conference) while Illinois (5-7, 3-6) lost its fourth of seven home games.Two fourth-quarter turnovers that resulted in two Northwestern touchdowns in nine seconds hurt Illinois before the Illini made the game close on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Paddock to Washington and an 80-yard pass from Paddock to Washington with 55 seconds left.A two-point conversion try after the second Paddock-to-Washington TD was no good.Bryant ...

No. 7 LSU wins again without Reese as Morrow stars in 76-73 win against Virginia

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — No. 7 LSU won again without Angel Reese, using a terrific performance by Aneesah Morrow to beat Virginia 76-73 on Saturday in the Cayman Islands Classic.Reese has missed four straight games, and there has been no word from the Tigers on when the All-American will return. She did not travel with the team to the Cayman Islands.Morrow had 37 points and 16 rebounds in her second straight double-double. The DePaul transfer had 28 points and 10 boards in Friday’s 99-65 victory over Niagara. Hailey Van Lith scored 12 points for the Tigers (7-1), who survived a scare from the unranked Cavaliers. Flau’jae Johnson grabbed 15 rebounds.LSU opened the fourth quarter with an 11-3 run. Morrow got it started with a three-point play, and she made it 69-59 when she converted a layup with 4:38 left.Sam Brunelle missed a 3-point try for Virginia in the final seconds, and Morrow connected on two foul shots to help close it out for LSU.Paris Clark had 19 points, s...

Southern stops Grambling late to win 50th Bayou Classic, 27-22

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kendrick Rhymes ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns, including a 73-yard sprint two plays into the second half, and Southern came up with two big goal-line stands to beat Grambling 27-22 Saturday afternoon in the 50th Annual Bayou Classic at the New Orleans Superdome.Southern’s interim football coach, Terrence Graves, a former head coach at Grambling, became the first coach in the history of the Bayou Classic to lead both schools to wins. Myles Crawley capped a 13-play, 97-yard first-quarter drive that gave Grambling a 7-0 lead after one quarter, but the Jaguars responded with four straight touchdowns to take a 27-7 lead early in the fourth — a run that included Joshua Griffin’s return of a blocked Grambling field goal attempt for a touchdown just before halftime.Grambling’s defense started a second-half comeback. Andrew Jones got it started with a pick-six and Southern gave up a safety when Robens Beauplan kneeled in the end zone to receive the...

Milton throws 4 TD passes, runs for 2 scores to help No. 25 Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 48-24

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:18:13 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joe Milton III threw a career-high four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to lead No. 25 Tennessee to a 48-24 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday.The game had several incidents late in the second quarter that led to skirmishes and six unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.Milton passed for 383 yards, his top production in six seasons — three for the Volunteers and three for Michigan. Ramel Keyton caught four passes for 122 yards and two TDs to help Tennessee (8-4, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) end a two-game losing streak.The Commodores (2-10, 0-8) lost their final 10 games of the season. They came into the game averaging 237 yards of total offense in their last four games, but showed improvement (223 yards through three quarters) with AJ Swann at quarterback for the first time since late September.Swann left with an injury late in the third quarter. Vandy finished with 306 yards of total offenseFACTS & FIGURESWhen McCallan Castles caught a 10-yard ...