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Oregon State loses Jonathan Smith: Our candidate list for the Beavers as their search begins and uncertainty swirls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

The prodigal son is gone. Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith accepted Michigan State’s contract offer on Saturday, one day after his alma mater suffered a season-ending loss to Oregon that felt funereal on multiple levels:— Their last regular-season game in the Pac-12.— Their last scheduled rivalry game against the Ducks.— Their last game with Smith on the sideline.This is not a gut punch, folks. It’s a right cross to an exposed jaw as the Beavers scramble to secure their future following the implosion of the Pac-12. Is Oregon State rebuilding the conference? Will it eventually join the Mountain West? How deep are the resources? How thin is the roster?It’s brutal timing in every regard. Candidates for the position will have a slew of questions the school simply cannot answer.That said, we view this as the wrong move for Smith — not because he’s leaving OSU, which is understandable given the uncertainty, but because Michigan State is the...

San Jose Sharks prospects have stellar games, with one starring on “Shoresy Night”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks front office and scouting staff had to have liked what they saw from 2023 first-round draft picks Will Smith and Quentin Musty on Friday night, not to mention their seasons in general.Smith, selected fourth overall by the Sharks in June, had three assists for No. 2 Boston College in its 6-1 non-conference win over No. 18 Notre Dame on Friday. The 18-year-old Golden Eagles freshman now has a seven-game point streak in which he has two goals and nine assists and he’s third among all Hockey East players with 19 points in 13 games.Topping that list is Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini, a former Jr. Shark, who has nine goals and 22 points in 12 games. Celebrini is widely thought to be the best player available in the 2024 NHL Draft, and if the Sharks finish with the league’s worst record this season, they will have a 25.5 percent chance of winning the draft lottery and selecting first overall.Musty, taken 26th overall by the Sharks in June, had a five-p...

Alleged vehicle thief arrested by Fairfield PD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

(KRON) – The Fairfield Police Department arrested a man who allegedly stole a vehicle on Wednesday.  An officer located a stolen vehicle parked in the 2200 block of North Texas Street around 7:42 a.m. on Nov. 22. According to police, the vehicle was driven out of the parking lot and officers initiated the pursuit.  One person dead, one injured in San Francisco shooting The pursuit ended when the stolen vehicle became disabled on El Toro Court, police said. According to police, the male driver proceeded to flee on foot. Officers lost the driver in the area of Del Paso Court.Fairfield PD partnered with the Solano County Sheriff’s Deputies and their K-9 to establish a perimeter. Detectives reviewed city cameras and located the suspect entering a home on Del Paso Court.Officers created a perimeter around the house. Once the residents evacuated, police say they searched the house and found the suspect hiding inside a locked closet.The suspect was identified as 25-year-ol...

Teacher uses jazz to explore California history, race and culture

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

(BCN) -- The first thing Guillermo Tejeda does when he visits a new school is hunt for the piano. At most schools, the teacher finds a dusty old instrument, out of tune, stashed away in a dark closet. The cobwebs tell him all he needs to know about how little arts education those students have been getting. His go-to technique to get them more jazzed about learning is to tickle the ivories, make that piano come back to life."I'll bring it out, dust it off. I'll bring students into the auditorium and I'll do lessons there," said Tejeda, a fourth grade teacher at Wadsworth Elementary in hardscrabble South Central Los Angeles. "I'm telling you, when I bring in song, when I bring music and performance into the classroom, the students light up in a way that really creates a meaningful experience for them." Alleged vehicle thief arrested by Fairfield PD A schoolteacher who is also a jazz musician and a member of the Neighborhood Orchestra Collective, Tejeda uses music in general and the...

Israeli military says 13 Israeli hostages and 4 foreigners have been released from captivity in the Gaza Strip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says 13 Israeli hostages and 4 foreigners have been released from captivity in the Gaza Strip.Source

Sinner enjoys double success over Djokovic to lead Italy into the Davis Cup final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner secured back-to-back wins over top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the singles and doubles to lead Italy into the Davis Cup final after rallying past Serbia 2-1 on Saturday.Miomir Kecmanovic beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-1 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead in their semifinal showdown, and Djokovic had Serbia on the cusp of the final when he faced Sinner in the second singles match.But the fourth-ranked Sinner saved three match points before ending Djokovic’s streak of 21 straight wins in Davis Cup singles matches, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, to pull Italy level at 1-1 with Serbia. It was the third singles match between the top-ranked Djokovic and Sinner in 12 days. Sinner beat Djokovic in the ATP Finals group stage last week before Djokovic beat Sinner in the final to earn a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title.Sinner then teamed up with Lorenzo Sonego in the doubles. They beat Djokovic and Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-4.“Match of my life? I don’t know, but it’s for sure very...

Ray Davis has 3 TDs, Kentucky tops No. 9 Louisville 38-31 to win fifth consecutive Governor’s Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ray Davis broke free for a go-ahead, 37-yard touchdown run with 1:02 remaining and caught two second-half touchdowns, helping Kentucky rally past No. 9 Louisville 38-31 on Saturday in the Governor’s Cup.Davis’ third score capped a wild second half for the Wildcats (7-5) in which the Bluegrass State rivals combined for 42 points and closed alternating touchdowns. The winner came after Louisville (10-2, No. 10 CFP) tied the game at 31 on Jack Plummer’s 21-yard touchdown pass to Ahmari Huggins-Bruce with 2:33 remaining. Jarvis Brownlee Jr. set up that improbable opportunity for the Cardinals by intercepting Devin Leary’s floating pass as he was hit by Ashton Gillotte.Kentucky took the kickoff and quickly drove into Louisville territory, and Davis found room on the left side and was gone for his 20th score that broke Benny Snell’s season record set in 2017. Davis carried 14 times for 76 yards and caught four passes for 51 yards, inclu...

Union Berlin’s Marie-Louise Eta makes history as first female assistant coach in Bundesliga

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — When Kevin Volland scored a late equalizer for Union Berlin, assistant coach Marie-Louise Eta pushed the team for more.Eta had already made history on Saturday by becoming the first female assistant coach in the 60-year history of the Bundesliga, as well as in the other top divisions of Europe’s “big five” soccer leagues.With Union bidding to end a nine-game run of German league defeats, Volland scored two minutes before the end of regulation time against Augsburg to set off celebrations of joy and relief around Union’s Stadion An der Alten Försterei. It was Union’s first goal in five games and the match ended 1-1.Eta didn’t celebrate the goal for long, but instead encouraged her players to go for the win. There were still five minutes of injury time to play.Kevin Behrens was blocked, Josip Juranović went close, and in the end, Union had to be content with a point as it climbed off the bottom of the standings.“An important step in the right direction,” interim coach Ma...

No. 10 N.C. State women beat No. 3 Colorado 78-60 in U.S. Virgin Islands

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — River Baldwin scored a career-high 26 points and No. 10 North Carolina State beat a team ranked in the top 3 of the AP poll for the second time this month, topping No. 3 Colorado 78-60 at the Paradise Jam on Saturday.Baldwin scored 16 points in the first half as the Wolfpack (7-0) pulled ahead by as many as 27 en route to their second signature win of the season. N.C. State beat then-No. 2 UConn 92-81 on Nov. 12 in Raleigh, North Carolina.Baldwin, whose previous career best was 19 points during her freshman year at Florida State in 2019, made 9 of 12 from the field and 8 of 8 free throws. She also had eight rebounds.Aziaha James scored 13 points, Madison Hayes had 11 points and Madi Collins added 10 points for the Wolfpack, who scored the game’s first nine points and never trailed.Jaylyn Sherrod led the Buffaloes (6-1) with 20 points and Frida Formann scored 14. Aaronette Vonleh, the team’s leading scorer at 18.3 per game, was held to five poin...

Vesey puts New York ahead, Krieder scores 2, Rangers beat Bruins 7-4 in matchup of East’s top teams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Vesey’s goal put the Rangers ahead late in the second period, Chris Kreider scored twice and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves as New York beat the Boston Bruins 7-4 on Saturday in a matchup of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.Vesey’s fourth goal of the season came during a delayed penalty at 16:37 off a scramble in front of the Boston net. It gave the Rangers the lead to stay en route to their seventh win in eight games.Kreider scored on the power play and short-handed and leads the Rangers with 13 goals.Nick Bonino, K’Andre Miller, Tyler Pitlick and Artemi Panarin also scored for New York. Vincent Trocheck had two assists for the Rangers (15-3-1), who are 13-1-1 in their last 15 games and have 15 wins in 19 or fewer games for the first time in franchise history.Charlie Coyle scored twice for Boston (14-3-3), which was coming off a 5-2 loss to visiting Detroit on Friday. Morgan Geekie and David Pastrnak also scored for the Bruins.Quick continued his st...