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Men’s basketball: Forward Sebastian Rancik commits to CU Buffs’ 2024 class

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

The Colorado men’s basketball team is shaping up to feature a young and formidable front court next year.On Saturday, another piece to CU’s recruiting puzzle fell into place as forward Sebastian Rancik announced his commitment to the Buffaloes as part of the 2024 recruiting class.Rancik is the third recruit to announce his pledge to CU ahead of the November national signing day, joining Texas big man Doryan Onwuchekwa and ThunderRidge standout guard Andrew Crawford.Rancik, who visited CU last month, is a 6-foot-9 native of Slovakia who moved to America in order to play prep basketball at JSerra Catholic High School in Southern California — a route similar to the one traveled by former CU forward Lucas Siewert, a native of Brazil.247Sports lists Rancik as a three-star recruit ranked 134th in his class nationally and 16th in the state of California. That site’s composite rankings sets Rancik as a four-star recruit ranked 113th nationally.As it stands, the Buffs are set to lose a...

Broncos 9, Packers 0: Wil Lutz’s three field goals give Denver halftime lead

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

Can the Broncos snap their cold streak to win their second game of the season? Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Packers at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.Live updatesHalftime analysis — Broncos 9, Packers 0Parker Gabriel, beat writer: Broncos swinging slightly harder in a good old fashioned pillow fight.If the Broncos run 35 plays in the second half, about 28 of them should involve Jaleel McLaughlin, Javonte Williams and Samaje Perine.Ryan McFadden, beat writer: Denver’s defense has been flying around. But man, Green Bay’s offense isn’t great. I’m not a coach but if I was, Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin will be getting a ton of touches in the second half.Sean Keeler, sports columnist:  Can we relegate the Packers?It’s the Broncos’ first first-half shutout at home since Sept. 26, 2021 against the Jets. Denver led that one 17-0, beat up on then-rookie Zach Wilson, and cruised to a 26-0 win. (Wilson is, um...

‘Leading candidate’ emerges in SF Giants managerial search: report

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

A frontrunner has reportedly emerged in the San Francisco Giants’ search for their next manager.Bob Melvin, who just finished his second season leading the Padres, will interview for the job, The Athletic reported, citing anonymous sources who also said the longtime A’s skipper and Bay Area native “instantly becomes the … leading candidate” to replace Gabe Kapler, whom the Giants fired last month.Melvin, 61, was granted permission by the Padres to interview with an NL West rival, potentially setting him to follow in the footsteps of another manager who fled north from San Diego, Bruce Bochy, whose three World Series rings give some credence to the idea.Born in Palo Alto, a graduate of UC Berkeley and an experienced, highly respected manager, Melvin initially emerged as one of the top potential candidates to succeed Kapler. That speculation was only fueled by reports of a growing rift between Melvin and Padres general manager A.J. Preller.But at the conc...

Meet the Republicans running for Speaker

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

WASHINGTON — Nine Republicans have announced that they will run for speaker, after the party cast aside Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as its latest nominee for the leadership post.A flood of lawmakers began campaigning just hours after Republicans voted in a closed-door meeting to restart the nomination process after Jordan, his support ebbing, failed on a third floor vote to win the speakership. The vote essentially ensured that the office of the speaker would remain empty for a third week.The lawmakers vying for the job include veterans of the House, committee chairs, a top member of Republican leadership and a sophomore. Virtually none have the kind of commanding national profile normally required of the speaker, who is not only second in line to the presidency but a key fundraiser for their party’s efforts to protect and expand its majority.They will have to navigate the same treacherous dynamics of a bitterly divided conference that the three men before them could not, leaving some R...

Israel orders more evacuations amid fears of conflict widening

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

As Israeli forces massed along the border with the Gaza Strip on Sunday before an expected ground invasion of the enclave, escalating clashes on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon along with strikes in Syria and in the Israeli-occupied West Bank intensified fears of a widening regional conflict.Israeli authorities said they were expanding a state-funded evacuation plan to move residents from an additional 14 Israeli villages near the border with Lebanon to safer areas. The move came as Israel’s military said Sunday it was contending with increasing attacks from Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia that controls southern Lebanon, that have resulted in civilian and military casualties.Amid concerns the conflict could spill over, the Pentagon said late Saturday that it was sending an anti-missile battery and battalions of the Patriot ground-based air defense system to the Middle East following “recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces.”U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

Inmate found dead in his cell at Redwood City jail — the second death in two days

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

Redwood City — A 34-year-old inmate of the Maguire Correctional Facility was found dead after a suspected suicide on Saturday night, though investigations into the cause of death are still underway.It was the second death to occur at the Redwood City jail within two days, after a 64-year-old was found dead in his cell on Friday afternoon.The 34-year-old was housed in the facility’s behavioral health unit, which provides support and services for those suffering from mental illness issues.At approximately 9:18 p.m. Saturday, correctional officers found the individual unresponsive in his cell during a regular hourly check-in, according to a statement from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. The man was immediately given life-saving support, the statement said, until medical staff arrived. Soon after, he was pronounced dead by the Redwood City Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services.San Mateo County’s sheriff’s office, District Attorney’s Office a...

Kareem Hunt’s late TD helps Browns rally past Colts 38-33 in topsy-turvy game

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kareem Hunt scored on a 1-yard touchdown plunge with 15 seconds left Sunday, capping an 80-yard touchdown drive that gave the Cleveland Browns a 39-38 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.P.J. Walker used all but 15 seconds of the final 2:35 to rally the Browns for the second consecutive week, this time taking advantage of debatable back-to-back defensive penalties against the Colts, an illegal contact and a defensive pass interference call on cornerback Darrell Baker Jr.The first call nullified a fumble recovery by the Colts. The second put the ball at the 1-yard line, setting up Hunt’s fourth-down score. He had 10 carries for 31 yards and two TDs.It’s the second straight week Walker has rallied Cleveland (4-2). This time it was in relief of Deshaun Watson, who started his first game since Sept. 24 but left in the first quarter after taking a big hit that left him sprawled on the turf for several minutes.Watson was cleared after being evaluated for a ...

Koo’s game-ending 51-yard FG helps Falcons overcome Ridder’s mistakes, beat Buccaneers 16-13

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Younghoe Koo’s third field goal of the game, a 51-yarder as time expired, bailed out Atlanta quarterback Desmond Ridder and gave the mistake-prone, but now first-place Falcons a 16-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.The Falcons (4-3) snapped an eight-game road losing streak and moved atop the NFC South ahead of the Bucs (3-3) despite Ridder losing three fumbles inside Tampa Bay’s red zone, including one that cost him a 12-yard touchdown run that would have put Atlanta up 10 points with less than four minutes to go.Ridder’s fumble on a sack stopped the Falcons from breaking a 10-10 tie just before halftime. The young quarterback lost another fumble in the third quarter, one play after Drake London’s 13-yard reception gave the Falcons a first down inside the Bucs 1.The receiver nearly scored on the play, although he appeared to lose possession as he stretched out for the goal line. The Bucs challenged the ruling on the field that Lo...

Neither rain nor shine stop ebullient Venezuelans from voting in opposition’s presidential primary

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Ebullient Venezuelans were choosing the candidate they think can end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro, lining up under a scorching sun and torrential rain to cast ballots in a primary election that the opposition independently organized despite government repression.Holding Venezuela’s first presidential primary since 2012 required the deeply fractured opposition to work together. Venezuelans, in turn, showed up at voting centers in and outside of their homeland to make it count, but it could still prove an exercise in futility, if Maduro’s government so wishes.While the administration agreed in principle to let the opposition choose its candidate for the 2024 presidential election, it also has already barred the primary’s front-runner, Maria Corina Machado, from running for office. Maduro’s government has in the past bent the law, retaliated against opponents and breached agreements as it sees fit.Hundreds of people gathere...

No evidence of hate crime, police say as slain Detroit synagogue president mourned as devoted leader

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:42:57 GMT

(AP) — A Detroit synagogue president who was fatally stabbed at her home was remembered Sunday by family, friends and top Michigan officials as a generous, thoughtful leader who built bridges between communities.As mourners gathered to pay respects to Samantha Woll, police said their ongoing investigation of her killing found no evidence of antisemitism as a motive.The 40-year-old Woll, or “Sam” as she was known to friends and family, led the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, and was a campaign staffer for Attorney General Dana Nessel and former aide to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin.“You so deeply wanted peace for this world. You fought for everyone regardless of who they were or where they came from,” said Monica Woll Rosen, directly addressing her late sister before mourners at the Jewish funeral home. “You were the definition of a leader. Our world is shattered without you.”Woll’s body was found at her home Saturday morning after a caller alerted officers to a pe...