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Cal football: How the Bears (barely) kept their bowl hopes alive

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

BERKELEY — Cal tried to make this look easy, but couldn’t do it.The Bears, desperate to snap a four-game losing streak, had three leads of 14 points against Washington State in the first half and seemed in control of things after building a 42-24 advantage with 9:26 left.But the Cougars scored twice in a span of 2 minutes and 10 seconds, pulling within 42-39 when Cameron Ward threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Djouvensky Schenbacker with 7:33 to play.The Bears escaped with the three-point victory only after Dean Janikowski missed wide left on a 48-yard field goal try with 50 seconds left.WSU got the ball once more, at its own 30-yard line with 22 seconds left and no timeouts. The Cougars got as far as the 47 before Ward’s pass bounced off the hands of Kyle Williams at the 2-yard line and was secured by Cal linebacker Cade Uluave as time expired.Cal (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12) earned its first win since Sept. 30 and kept alive its hopes of playing in a bowl game for the first time since 2019. Th...

Sinaloa Cartel ran complex ‘underground banking system’ to supply Chinese currency exchanges with drug profits, feds say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

LOS ANGELES — In a new federal indictment, prosecutors here have accused the Sinaloa Cartel of not just distributing drugs like cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine into the United States by the kilogram, but conspiring with Chinese nationals to launder the trafficking proceeds.The indictment charges 14 people with conspiracy to distribute drugs and money laundering. One of the defendants is also charged with assault on a federal officer, after he allegedly rammed a Drug Enforcement Administration task force officer with a Lexus, court records show.The defendants include Oakland resident Jose Antonio Pardo, 30, who is charged with transporting more than 100 pounds of cocaine. Pardo had his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Oakland and is next due in court Nov. 14, pending extradition to the Central District of California.The other defendants have been identified in court papers as Edgar Martinez-Reyes, Raul Contreras, Oscar Mayorga, Luis Belandria-Contreras...

Saturday’s football roundup: Serra crushes Salinas; Heritage routs Redwood

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

The Bay Area’s best high school football team played like it on Saturday and then some.Serra scored 27 points in the first quarter at home in San Mateo and cruised past eighth-seeded Salinas 47-7 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Open/Division I playoffs.The Padres advanced to play seventh-seeded Wilcox for the Open championship Friday night at San Jose City College. Wilcox stunned second-seeded St. Francis in a first-round game on Friday.The Open champion will move on to a state game. The Open runner-up will play for the CCS Division I title and a regional spot in two weeks.Nano Latu opened the scoring for Serra on Saturday with a 14-yard run. The two-point conversion made it 8-0.Jaden Green’s pick-six extended the advantage to 14-0 and Green’s 3-yard run widened the margin to 20-0.Kyon Loud’s pick-six made it 27-0.Serra scored all 47 points in the first half as it routed Salinas for the second consecutive year in the playoffs. In the semifinals last season, Serra sco...

Former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden, 5 others killed in crash in downtown Houston

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — A crash at a red light killed six people including former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden in downtown Houston early Saturday. The two-vehicle crash occurred about 2 a.m. when a Chrysler 300, apparently “going very fast, high velocity," ran the red light and collided with an SUV, Houston Police Assistant Chief Megan Howard said.Five men and one woman died, including Hayden, the Houston Chronicle reported.Four people were pronounced dead at the scene. Those killed included the driver of the Chrysler and a man who appeared to be homeless, Howard said. Four people were taken to the hospital and two of them died, Howard said, while one female passenger was in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.Police interviewed a male passenger from the SUV at the hospital. Investigators were working to identify the driver of the SUV, Howard said. Hayden, 33, was born in Houston and starred at the University of Houston, according to his profile page on ESPN.com. A first-round dr...

Colma PD investigating 6 suspects for retail theft, over $6K of merchandise stolen

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

(KRON) – The Colma Police Department is investigating a retail theft incident with six suspects that occurred on Nov. 4, the agency announced Friday.Colma officers were dispatched to a business in the 100 block of Colma Boulevard on a report of a theft on Nov. 4 at approximately 2:20 p.m. According to police, officers were advised six suspects burglarized the store and then fled in a white Lexus and silver Infiniti.It was later determined the suspects stole approximately $6,352 worth of merchandise, police said. Dog killed, pedestrian injured after San Mateo hit-and-run Colma PD provided descriptions of all the suspects.The first suspect is an adult male in his early 20s, approximately 5-foot-11, and approximately 170 pounds. He was wearing a black and green North Face jacket, blue and green floral print shorts, and cream-colored slippers. The suspect was carrying a black and white patterned bag across his chest. The second suspect was described as a Black woman in her early 20s, ...

Auburn trounces Arkansas, 48-10, to become bowl eligible

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Auburn clinched bowl eligibility Saturday behind four touchdowns from Payton Thorne and a defense that held Arkansas to 255 yards in a 48-10 win.The Tigers (6-4, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) led 14-0 after the game’s first two series thanks to a 75-yard opening drive capped by a 12-yard run by Thorne. Arkansas punted on its first drive and Keionte Scott returned it 74 yards for another touchdown.“Fast starts have been good to us,” Auburn coach Hugh Freeze said. “I think we do a decent job of managing the game if we get out to a lead.”Despite coming off a season-high in yards gained against Florida a week ago, the Auburn defense never allowed the Razorbacks (3-7, 1-6 SEC) to find rhythm. Arkansas needed five drives before it avoided a three-and-out. It had just 110 yards of total offense at halftime and its three points came after Dwight McGlothern’s interception allowed Arkansas to start its fourth series at the Auburn 20.Auburn scored another t...

UT Martin clinches at least a share of the inaugural Big South-OVC Football Association title

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Kinkead Dent threw for three touchdowns, Narkel Leflore rushed for 147 yards and two scores, and UT Martin beast Southeast Missouri State 41-14 on Saturday to claim at least a share of the inaugural Big South-OVC Football Association title.Its the third consecutive conference title for UT Martin (8-2, 5-1). The Skyhawks won the OVC championship outright in 2021 and shared the trophy with Southeast Missouri after posting a perfect 5-0 record in 2022.Sam Franklin also rushed for 100-plus yards for UT Martin, finishing with 123 on 21 carries. Dent added a touchdown run. JaMichael McGoy Jr. and Josh Hastings each made an interception for the UT Martin defense.Greg Menne and Patrick Heitert each threw an interception for SEMO (4-6, 3-2). Ryan Flournoy caught nine passes for 112 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown from Menne to pull within 27-14.UT Martin has won 21 of the last 24 games at home – including a 14-1 record over the past three seasons.___ Get alerts on t...

New Mexico State tops Western Kentucky 38-29 to earn a berth in C-USA championship game

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Diego Pavia threw two touchdown passes and Dylan Early had a 57-yard interception return to propel New Mexico State to a 38-29 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday and into the Conference-USA championship game.Eli Stowers had a 7-yard touchdown reception and 7-yard TD run for the Aggies (8-3, 6-1), who won the game by holding the ball almost 10 minutes and keeping Austin Reed off the field.Reed threw for three touchdowns and ran for another for the Hilltoppers (5-4, 3-3), but the pick 6 with 2:57 to go pushed the NMSU lead to 38-21.Reed’s 72-yard connection with Elijah Young and his 13-yard run had Western Kentucky on top 14-0 midway through the first quarter.Pavia’s 4-yard pass to Trent Hudson put the Aggies on top 17-14 in the second quarter and his pass to Stowers late in the third helped regain the lead at 24-21.Pavia was 14 of 24 for 141 yards with eight different receivers contributing. Reed was 20 of 36 for 270 yards.___ Get alerts on th...

No. 4 Florida State beats Miami 27-20 to win its 16th straight and remain on track for CFP

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Trey Benson ran for two touchdowns, Keon Coleman hauled in a score and No. 4 Florida State held off rival Miami 27-20 on Saturday to maintain its hold on a College Football Playoff berth.The Seminoles (10-0, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), like they have several times this season, rallied in the second half to win their 16th consecutive game. This one wrapped up the program’s 10th perfect mark in ACC play.Miami (6-4, 2-4) controlled both lines of scrimmage and played turnover-free football for most of the game. It still wasn’t enough to overcome FSU, which has won three in a row in the series and 10 of the last 14.Adding to Miami’s woes, freshman quarterback Emory Williams suffered a significant injury to his left arm in the waning minutes while running for a first down. Williams started in place of struggling junior Tyler Van Dyke.Van Dyke came off the bench with the Hurricanes trailing by a touchdown but threw an interception on a fourth-and-10 play ...

Vinícius, Rodrygo lead Madrid’s 5-1 rout of Valencia. Girona stays top with 2-1 comeback win at Rayo

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:57:04 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Míchel Sánchez soaked up the applause after his Girona team, the surprise leader of the Spanish league, won again on Saturday.This time, however, the cheers came from Rayo Vallecano fans following Girona’s 2-1 comeback win.Girona stayed two points ahead of Real Madrid, which routed Valencia 5-1 with Brazilians Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo getting two goals each.Míchel played most of his career as a midfielder for Rayo, and he returned as a coach for the modest Madrid-based club. The Rayo faithful greeted him with signs bearing his name and chants of “Míchel! Míchel!”“Girona’s fans are my fans now, but what I have felt today from the fans of Rayo is incredible,” the 48-year-old coach said. “This is one of the most beautiful days I have had (in soccer). They showed me their warmth as a player and coach, and what they did for me today was special.”Míchel, who goes by his first name in Spain, returned to coach Rayo for two seasons before eventually making it to no...