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Column: College football keeps its head in the sand and winds up with a silly scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

Those absurd signs they hold up on the sidelines — displaying everything from emojis to superheroes to Bluto from “Animal House” — show just how far college football is behind the times.Which makes the signal-stealing scandal at Michigan seem downright quaint.And so unnecessary.College football, which rakes in billions and billions of dollars like an insatiable Pac-Man (also coming to a sideline sign near you, we presume), should simply follow the NFL’s longstanding method of sending in plays.If the quarterback and a defensive player on each team had an electronic device in their helmets, we wouldn’t be dealing with this nonsense.The coaches would simply send in their calls through good ol’ technology, which actually dates to the mid-1950s when a pair of Ohio inventors came to innovative Cleveland NFL coach Paul Brown with a radio receiver they had developed. Instead, college football wound up with a thoroughly avoidable mess on its money-grubbing hands as Michigan, the ...

Henrik Lundqvist tops goalie-heavy Hockey Hall of Fame class set for induction Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist knew the call — if it was indeed coming — would light up his phone in the early evening.The former New York Rangers goalie was home in Sweden. The Hockey Hall of Fame’s selection committee was busy in Toronto paring down its 2023 list.Lundqvist eventually saw a number he didn’t recognize.The only problem? It read “Spain.”“It just didn’t make sense with the caller ID,” Lundqvist recalled thinking back in June.Still, he decided to answer. Hall of Fame chairman Lanny McDonald was on the other end.The 2012 Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL’s top netminder headlines the class set to be inducted Monday night.“Very humbling,” Lundqvist said Friday at the ring ceremony. “A great feeling when you’re walking away from the game.”He will be joined by Mike Vernon, Tom Barrasso, Pierre Turgeon and Caroline Ouellette as part of a goalie-heavy player category. Former NHL coach Ken Hitchcock and the late Pierre Lacroix, who was both an agent and executive, will go in as...

Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger wrapping up careers facing each other for NWSL title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

The National Women’s Soccer League couldn’t have scripted a better championship game matchup. OL Reign’s Megan Rapinoe and Gotham FC’s Ali Krieger will face off in the final professional match for both of the veteran stars on Saturday night in San Diego. The two-time World Cup winners are both retiring after long club careers. An NWSL title has eluded both of them so far. “With Ali, we’ve been through so much together. We’ve played in the biggest games together, played in world championship games together while the president was tweeting at us, so I feel in this moment we’re just happy to be together,” Rapinoe said. “I think we both wish each other so well. We’re so happy and proud of each other.”Rapinoe announced before this summer’s Women’s World Cup that she was stepping away from the game after a career that included two World Cup titles, an Olympic gold medal and an Olympic bronze.At the 2019 World Cup in France, Rapinoe scored six goals, inc...

New Guardians manager Stephen Vogt grateful to land ‘dream’ job, not trying to replace Francona

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Through the ups and downs of Stephen Vogt’s playing career — the minor league demotions, two All-Star selections, injuries and too many moves to remember — he never lost sight of his goal to one day become a manager.For the kid who had a bat tucked into his baby crib and quickly fell for the game, the journey is complete.“I kind of always had the dream,” he said. “So it’s been a pretty fun day today.”A baseball lifer with a gift of gab, charming personality and uncanny ability to connect with people, Vogt was introduced Friday by the Cleveland Guardians, who didn’t need long to zero in on him as their choice in the search to find the successor to Terry Francona, the winningest manager in club history.And the same was true for Vogt, who following his initial meetings on Zoom calls with the team’s front office, sensed Cleveland was his destiny.“I really felt a connection with the Guardians,” he said. “I thought, I want to be there.”It didn̵...

Live updates | Fighting near hospitals in north Gaza, as Palestinians flee to overcrowded shelters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza as Israel’s military pushed deeper into dense urban neighborhoods in its battle with Hamas militants. Officials in the besieged enclave said the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 11,000 people.The search for safety in Gaza is growing more desperate as combat intensifies. Residents who escaped to the south and Palestinian health officials reported strikes in and around Gaza City’s main hospital overnight. Israel said at least one was the result of a misfired Palestinian rocket. The World Health Organization said Friday that 20 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are no longer functioning, including a pediatric hospital that stopped operations after a reported Israeli strike in the area. “If there is a hell on earth today, its name is northern Gaza,” the U.N. humanitarian agency spokesperson, Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva. More than two-thirds of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have fled their homes since the war began. In the s...

The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

FridayAt Pelican Golf ClubBelleair, Fla.Purse: $3.3 millionYardage: 6,349; Par: 70Second RoundEmily Pedersen63-65—128-12Minami Katsu63-67—130-10Jasmine Suwannapura66-65—131-9Perrine Delacour67-65—132-8Lindy Duncan67-65—132-8Muni He65-67—132-8Jin Young Ko63-69—132-8Gaby Lopez65-67—132-8Wichanee Meechai66-66—132-8Azahara Munoz64-69—133-7Lilia Vu67-66—133-7Dewi Weber64-69—133-7Jaravee Boonchant66-68—134-6In Gee Chun66-68—134-6Amanda Doherty66-68—134-6Jodi Ewart Shadoff68-66—134-6Ariya Jutanugarn64-70—134-6Sarah Schmelzel68-66—134-6Lexi Thompson64-70—134-6Amy Yang69-65—134-6Wei-Ling Hsu67-68—135-5Charley Hull68-67—135-5Caroline Inglis66-69—135-5Gina Kim70-65—135-5Nelly Korda67-68—135-5Rachel Kuehn66-69—135-5Stephanie Kyriacou70-65—135-5Alison Lee68-67—135-5Patty Tavatanakit63-72—135-5Chanettee Wannasaen64-71—135-5Matilda Castren66-70—136-4Linn Grant65-71—136-4Sarah Kemp68-68—136-4Megan Khang67-69—136-4Lydia Ko67-69—136-4Jeongeun Lee668-68—136-4Bianca Pagdanganan67-69—136-4Gabriela Ruffe...

Woman cited in crash that killed Littleton 7th grader on bike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A 39-year-old woman has been cited in the death of a middle school student who was hit while riding a bike to school, according to the Littleton Police Department. Police said Beth Ann Hutchinson was cited on Tuesday with careless driving resulting in death.On Oct. 17, Littleton police and South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the intersection of South Elati Street and West Arapahoe Drive near Euclid Middle School on a report of a crash between a bicyclist and a vehicle. A 7th grader was struck and pronounced dead on scene. Friends of 7th grader killed on bike wear his favorite color Police said Hutchinson remained on scene. The student was identified by friends and classmates as Liam Stewart. Liam was on his everyday commute to school with just a little more than a block left when he was hit and killed."Any loss of life is difficult, but the loss of a child is heartbreaking. LPD is grieving with the family and friends of the child and with those impacted...

Matt Mauro returning to FOX31 in late November

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Matt Mauro will be returning to FOX31 after several months away from the station.He will co-anchor FOX31 News at 4 with Talya Cunningham and 2 Prime News with Andrea Henderson. Along the way he will be reporting, handling breaking news updates and working on FOX31 Truth Checks during a busy 2024 Election cycle."Matt has a strong reputation as an excellent journalist and anchor. He’s been on the desk and/or in the field for some of the area’s most impactful stories. FOX31 and Channel 2 viewers have trusted him to anchor and report the news that is important to them for the last several years, and we're glad to have him back," FOX31 News Director Brian Gregory said.Mauro's first broadcast will be on Monday, Nov. 27.

Fort Collins security guard secret skill: Sketching people she interacts with

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Fort Collins security guard is being honored by her company for a unique skill set that's not on display.Dena Creaser has been the security guard at the Fort Collins Marketplace for nearly two years, greeting visitors with a wave and a smile, while making sure the property and businesses are safe.  Loveland Ski Area opens for the 2023-2024 season But those interactions on the job are also the inspiration for hundreds of beautiful sketches, now being recognized by her company NewMark Merrill Companies."Ever since the beginning, I've been drawing the people I see," Creaser said. "I enjoy drawing everybody, and I want to draw everybody."Executives at NewMark Merrill caught wind of the drawings and helped her transform the security guard office into a makeshift art studio. Every day during her break and again after work, Creaser grabs her charcoal and jots down images from the day.She's careful to avoid drawing faces if she's worried it c...

FBI agents seize phones, iPad from New York Mayor Eric Adams in escalation of fundraising investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — FBI agents quietly seized phones and an iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams early this week as part of an investigation into political fundraising during his 2021 campaign, his attorney disclosed Friday.The seizures happened as Adams was leaving a public event in Manhattan, according to a statement from the mayor’s attorney, Boyd Johnson.“On Monday night, the FBI approached the mayor after an event. The Mayor immediately complied with the FBI’s request and provided them with electronic devices,” Johnson said. “The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and continues to cooperate with the investigation.”The seizure of the devices, first reported by The New York Times, came four days after federal agents searched the Brooklyn home of Adams’ top campaign fundraiser, Brianna Suggs. That search prompted the mayor to cancel a planned trip to meet with White House officials in Washington and instead return to New York.In a statement on Friday, Adams, a former pol...