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Will ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ return to the Pac-12 in 2023? A look at the weekly options

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

For all the pomp and circumstance that accompanies the ESPN ‘College GameDay’ broadcasts around the country, the immensely popular pregame show is one of the sport’s best barometers of true relevance — as the Pac-12 knows all too well.During that forgettable stretch in the late 2010s and early 2020s, ‘College GameDay’ was rarely spotted in the Pacific Time Zone.In fact, the show was a no-show in the 2019 and 2020 regular seasons, then made a single appearance in both 2021 and 2022. Meanwhile, it set up shop on four Group of Five campuses during that stretch. It visited Athens, Ga. five times.But this year, the Pac-12 is arguably the best league in the land, with the best quarterbacks and several playoff contenders. And sure enough, ‘GameDay’ has followed: The show picked Boulder for Colorado’s early-season thriller against Colorado Stat, and final, and was in Seattle this weekend for Washington’s unforgettable victory over ...

49ers-Browns: Samuel out with shoulder injury; McCaffrey also dinged up

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

Deebo Samuel injured his shoulder on the 49ers’ third drive of Sunday’s game in Cleveland and will not return, the team confirmed after halftime.The 49ers’ do-it-all receiver went into the locker room late in the first quarter after spending a few minutes in the injury tent on the San Francisco sideline. He did not emerge until after halftime, when he was wearing a hoodie and beanie cap, rather than his pads and uniform.It was not immediately clear how Samuel suffered the injury. He had two carries for 11 yards and was targeted once by Brock Purdy.Later in the game, Christian McCaffrey missed the 49ers’ second possession of the third quarter with an oblique injury. He returned briefly on the next drive facing a 13-10 deficit, running for six yards on a play negated by penalty, but immediately went back to the sideline and eventually to the locker room at the end of the quarter. He is questionable to return.The Niners’ offense has struggled since Samuel&...

49ers-Browns live blog: Lenoir INT, Mason TD put struggling Niners back on top

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

The 49ers look to keep their perfect start intact Sunday in Cleveland, where they’ll face the NFL’s No. 1 overall defense, but won’t see starting quarterback Deshaun Watson.Follow along here as we track the action:10:58, 4Q – 49ers 17, Browns 13: Jordan Mason scored from eight yards out on a toss to the left side, breaking through after the 49ers’ offense had stalled repeatedly. The touchdown was set up by an interception and 28-yard return from Deommodore Lenoir.2:59, 3Q – Browns 13, 49ers 10: Dustin Hopkins made a 46-yard field goal to put the 49ers behind in the second half for the first time this season. The kick came Brock Purdy’s first interception of the year flipped field position earlier in the quarter.11:09, 3Q – 49ers 10, Browns 10: Cleveland scores on its first drive of the second half as Dustin Hopkins makes a 42-yard field goal. A second chunk play today by Amari Cooper — this time a 27-yard catch — was the lo...

CHP: Missing woman, 71, last seen in Livermore

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

(KRON) -- Authorities are searching for a missing woman who was last seen in the East Bay. Kristine Alikhan, 71, was last seen Saturday, Oct. 14 in Livermore.Alikhan's vehicle, a 2007 gray Ford Escape, was last seen going eastbound around noon, according to California Highway Patrol. The license plate of her SUV is "POUDIE" (see photo below).She is described to be around 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds. Alikhan has white hair and green eyes. Alikhan may "be confused and/or lost due to a medical condition," the Pleasanton Police Department wrote. (Pleasanton Police Department)Anyone with information on Alikhan's location is asked to call 9-1-1 or Pleasanton police at 925-931-5100.

Tua Tagovailoa throws 3 TD passes to rally the Dolphins past the Panthers 42-21

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers and sparked the Miami Dolphins to a 42-21 comeback victory over the winless Carolina Panthers on Sunday.Tagovailoa was 21 of 31 for 262 yards and has an NFL-leading 1,876 yards passing this season.After Miami (5-1) fell into an early 14-point hole, Tyreek Hill flipped the lead back in the Dolphins’ favor with a 41-yard touchdown catch late in the second quarter. He celebrated by grabbing someone’s phone near the end zone and recording himself doing a backflip — he was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for the second straight game.Hill caught six passes for 163 yards to bring his NFL-leading season total to 814 yards receiving. Jaylen Waddle added 51 yards on seven catches.Miami scored 35 straight points before Mike White replaced Tagovailoa with about four minutes left and threw an interception that was returned by cornerback Troy Hill for a touchdown.The play ...

Egypt’s leader incorrectly claims his country never persecuted Jewish people

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi falsely claimed on Sunday that Egypt had never persecuted Jewish people living in the country.“You spoke about the crisis and you spoke as a Jewish person,” Sisi said to Secretary of State Antony Blinken via an interpreter. “I am an Egyptian citizen, and I was born and brought up in a neighborhood where we had Jewish neighbors. And Jews who used to live here in Egypt [did] not ever suffered from oppression and persecution.”Sisi’s comments directly contradict Egypt’s history, including the enslavement of ancient Israelites as characterized in the biblical story of Moses and violence against Jews during the early centuries of Christianity. In modern times, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt led a campaign to expel Jews from the country during the late 1950s and ’60s. The Jewish population in Egypt once numbered around 80,000, but today almost no Jews live there.The comments came following a meeting between Sisi and Blinken, who trav...

Larnard brothers fuel strong BC High cross country team

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

Brothers Chris and Shamus Larnard are in the midst of their best cross country seasons to date and working to lift the B.C. High squad into elite team territory in Massachusetts.The Scituate brothers packed in the miles over the summer months and are a huge reason the Eagles are undefeated in the Catholic Conference.Their success is hardly a surprise though. Competing and excelling in athletics are par for the course for the Larnard family. The brothers are the latest family members to shine in their sport.“Everyone in my family has played sports and excelled in their own way,” said Chris, the Eagles’ No. 1 harrier.Parents Eric and Michelle starred at Amherst College. Eric, who attended Central Catholic, was a safety on the football team and Michelle played basketball and competed in the heptathlon, just as she did in high school at Notre Dame Academy. Michelle’s brother is Brian Boyle, a former NHL standout who was the 26th pick taken by the Los Angeles King...

Patriots promising rookie Keion White ruled out with head injury vs. Raiders

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

LAS VEGAS — Patriots rookie defensive end Keion White has been ruled out of Sunday’s game with a head injury.White suffered the injury while tackling Raiders running back Josh Jacobs for no gain on first-and-10 with 10:15 left in the first quarter. White was slow to get up before departing for the Patriots’ blue medical tent with trainers. He initially was ruled questionable to return after departing for the locker room.The 6-foot-5, 290-pound defender was ruled out for the rest of the game early in the second quarter.White, 24, has four tackles through six games. The 2023 second-round pick out of Georgia Tech took on a greater role on defense after Matthew Judon suffered an elbow injury.

6 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian attacks on Ukraine over a 24-hour period killed six people, local officials reported Sunday.Two people were killed and three more injured in the Kherson area after more than 100 shells bombarded the region over the weekend, local governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on social media.Two guided bombs later hit key infrastructure in Kherson city, sparking a partial blackout and disruption to the area’s water supply, reported the head of the city’s military administration, Roman Mrochko.Local officials said two more people died in the Donetsk area and that a 57-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman were killed by an airstrike that destroyed their home in the Kharkiv region.In a separate incident, a 14-year-old boy was killed by a mine in a field in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. The explosion also injured another 12-year-old boy.Fighting remained fierce across eastern Ukraine over the weekend, with Russian forces re...

Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:58:15 GMT

By LINDSEY BAHR (AP Film Writer)Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” as well as her business endeavors, has died. She was 76.Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in a statement provided by her longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay. Her husband Alan Hamel, her son Bruce and other immediate family were with her in Palm Springs, California.“Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on October 16th,” the statement read. “Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life, and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly.”In July, Somers shared on Instagram that her breast cancer had returned. “Like any cancer patient, when you get that dreaded, ‘It’s back’ you get a pit in your stomach. Then I put on my battle gear and go to war,” she told Entert...