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No. 19 Arizona uses fast start to beat No. 16 Utah 42-18

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for two touchdowns and No. 19 Arizona used a fast start beat No. 16 Utah 42-18 on Saturday for its first five-game winning streak in nine years.The Wildcats (8-3, 6-2 Pac-12, No. 17 CFP) manhandled the two-time reigning Pac-12 champions from the opening drive, building a 28-0 lead by the first play of the second quarter.Utah (7-4, 4-4) tightened up after that despite playing without three of its best defensive players, but Arizona’s defense was just as good in the final Pac-12 game at Arizona Stadium.The Wildcats intercepted passes by Bryson Barnes twice in their own end and forced a turnover on downs near midfield to beat four AP Top 25 teams in a season for the first time since 1989.Fifita threw for 253 yards on 22-od-30 passing against a Utah defense missing rover Karene Reid, safety Cole Bishop and defensive end Jonah Elliss.Still in the mix for a spot in the Pac-12 championship game, the Wildcats charged out of the gate like they sti...

Jahiem White and Garrett Greene run wild in West Virginia’s 42-21 romp over Cincinnati

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia freshman Jahiem White rushed for a season-high 204 yards, Garrett Greene ran for a career-high 154 and the pair combined for five touchdowns in a 42-21 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday.West Virginia (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) turned a matchup of two of the league’s top rushing teams into a one-sided affair early and now has the most wins in a season under fifth-year coach Neal Brown.On a day when retired Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen was honored at the stadium he opened in 1980, the Mountaineers bounced back from a lopsided loss to No. 14 Oklahoma by piling up 424 yards on the ground, the highest under Brown.By halftime, Greene had already surpassed his previous high of 119 yards rushing set last year. He had 117 yards rushing against Oklahoma State last month. White had 168 yards rushing after halftime. Cincinnati (3-8, 1-7) has lost seven of eight and will finish in last place either alone or tied with others in its first season in the Big 12...

Watkins scores second TD in last minute, lifts Towson over Rhode Island 31-30

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Christopher Watkins scored his second touchdown, a 12-yard burst, with 41 seconds left to lift Towson to a 31-30 win over Rhode Island to close the regular season on Saturday.Watkins broke a tackle in the backfield and another inside the 5 for the winner. The 2-point conversion failed but time ran out for the Rams on a 29-yard competition that only got them to the Towson 30.Nathan Kent threw for 188 of the 226 passing yards and a touchdown for the Tigers (5-6, 4-4 Coastal Athletic Association). Backup quarterback Sean Brown directed the game-winning drive, scrambling for 12 yards to the Rhode Island 12 on a fourth down. Watkins finished with 77 yards and Devin Matthews added a rushing touchdown. Carter Runyon had three catches for 103 yards, including a 12-yard TD.Kasim Hill was 23-of-36 for 359 yards and a touchdown with an interception for the Rams (6-5, 4-4). Marquis Buchanan had a touchdown among his nine receptions for 130 yards. Kahtero Summers had seven rec...

Fuertes lluvias dejan un desaparecido y más de 1,000 desplazados en República Dominicana

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

SANTO DOMINGO – Una persona se encuentra desaparecida, al menos 1,522 fueron desplazadas de sus hogares y un puente colapsó debido a las intensas lluvias en la República Dominicana, que han llevado a las autoridades a decretar la alerta en 30 de las 32 provincias del país, 13 en nivel rojo. Fuertes aguaceros, tormentas eléctricas y ráfagas de viento continúan produciéndose en varias provincias del país desde primeras horas del día, fenómenos asociados a un disturbio tropical sobre la porción oriental de Cuba, vinculado a una vaguada en varios niveles de la atmósfera.Una de las provincias más afectadas por las precipitaciones es San José de Ocoa, donde colapsó el puente 16 de agosto del municipio de Sabana Larga, dejando una persona desaparecida, informó el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE).Otras provincias especialmente afectadas por las lluvias son Azua, donde las inundaciones han obligado a desplazar a cientos de personas, al igual que en Sánchez Ramírez, mientras q...

Rick Ross is looking to hire personal flight attendant — and willing to pay top dollar

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

Every day is a new opportunity, and Rick Ross is ready to give you a once-in-a-lifetime chance at one.He’s looking for a personal flight attendant and willing to pay top dollar — enough to go from rags to riches, that’s for sure.Rick Ross: “It’s non-negotiable, it’s full-time only. We on the go, we going to get it, and I forgot to mention that, can you make a bed?”Three-oh-five-raised Rick Ross wants to be your boss inside his private jet.How much does he pay, you ask? Well, he’s not a cheap bossman: anywhere between $85,000 and $115,000 a year.The job description includes a positive attitude, experienced, and to be able to perform CPR in case of an emergency.To apply, send an email to [email protected].

No. 9 Louisville tops Hurricanes 38-31 to clinch spot in the ACC championship game

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Louisville left with the Schnellenberger Trophy. The Cardinals now can eye a bigger prize.Jack Plummer threw three touchdown passes, the last of them a 58-yarder to Kevin Coleman with 4:17 remaining, and No. 9 Louisville hung on at the last second to clinch a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game by beating Miami 38-31 on Saturday.Coleman ended up wide open after Miami defenders Te’Cory Couch and Jaden Davis collided at full speed as the play was developing, and he went down the right sideline with the go-ahead score for the Cardinals (10-1, 7-1 ACC, No. 10 CFP). It’s the first ACC title game berth for the Cardinals, who’ll play Florida State in Charlotte on Dec. 2 for the league crown.“This is a big win,” said Louisville coach Jeff Brohm, who returned to his alma mater after taking Purdue to the Big Ten Conference title game a year ago. “To come down to Miami and win a game with a lot riding on it, it’s a great feeling.”Plumme...

Tiger Woods to play in the Bahamas, his first competition since the Masters

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

Tiger Woods showed he could walk four days while caddying for his son. Now he has decided he is fit enough to try to play.Woods announced on social media Saturday he will be playing in the Hero World Challenge, which starts Nov. 30 at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas.It will be his first time competing since he withdrew before the third round at the Masters after battling the wind and cold while playing on his injured right leg.His TGR company announced his decision to take a sponsor exemption. The 20-man field is for the top 50 in the world ranking, though the tournament host — Woods — is exempt.Woods had said in an interview with The Associated Press last week, when discussing his ownership of a team in the tech-driven TGL league, that his right ankle is pain-free after being fused in a surgery in April following the Masters.“My ankle is fine. Where they fused my ankle, I have absolutely zero issue whatsoever,” Woods said. “That pain is completely gone. It’s the...

Bristol DA reports murder-suicide in Rehoboth home

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

Police discovered the bodies of a 72-year-old man and an 77-year-old woman in a home in Rehoboth Friday morning.Local police received a call shortly before 11 a.m. requesting a well-being check at 162 Summer St. in Rehoboth. When police arrived, they found the bodies of Omar Bradley, 72, who lived in the home, and Barbara J. Cruz, 77, of Tiverton, R.I.Also at the home was another, uninjured resident of the home, an 84-year-old woman who was Cruz’ sister.The initial investigation suggests that Bradley, who lived in the home with the uninjured woman, shot and killed Cruz before then turning the gun on himself, according to a statement from the Bristol District Attorney’s office.

Man charged after yelling slurs, moving to assault people outside Toronto mosque: police

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

A 28-year-old Toronto man is facing several charges in connection with what police described as hate-motivated assaults outside a downtown mosque and at two other downtown locations.According to a statement issued by Toronto police investigators Saturday evening, officers were called to the Toronto Islamic Centre (TIC) near Yonge Street and Davenport Road at around 6:40 a.m.The statement said the suspect went to outside the front of the mosque and “became confrontational towards several victims.” It said the accused yelled derogatory slurs at those outside and threw a rock. The statement said the suspect “became assaultive” toward the victims and used a bike chain, leaving one of the people with minor physical injuries.A statement issued by the Toronto Islamic Centre shared by the National Council for Canadian Muslims (NCCM) on X, formerly Twitter, said a man tried to vandalize the centre and that Islamophobic slurs and threats were yelled.“This is not ...

Sex assault centre director replaced over letter questioning alleged Hamas rapes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:10:08 GMT

EDMONTON — The president of the University of Alberta says the school has replaced the director of its sexual assault centre over its endorsement of an open letter that questions the validity of sexual assault claims against Hamas during its deadly incursion into Israel last month.Bill Flanagan issued a statement on Saturday saying the director’s personal views “do not in any way represent those of the University of Alberta, and the use of the centre’s name in endorsing the letter was “improper and unauthorized.” A spokeswoman for the university confirms the letter Flanagan referred to criticizes Canadian political leaders for what it described as being complicit in Israel’s “killing” of Palestinians in Gaza.It also criticizes NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, claiming he “repeated the unverified accusation that Palestinians were guilty of sexual violence.”Israeli authorities have  said they are investigating several cases of sexua...