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Stanford, Cal grapple with the ACC scheduling puzzle: “We’re working on it daily”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

Four weeks after Stanford and Cal secured a home in the ACC, the most confounding aspect of their move — the competition schedule for a bicoastal conference — remains many weeks, if not months, from resolution.“This stuff isn’t covered in any AD 101 class,” Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir joked. “But we’re learning on the fly.”The athletes will be doing plenty of that, too, as they manage schoolwork at 35,000 feet while schlepping to games on the East Coast.In the aftermath of the realignment wave that decimated the Pac-12, the Cardinal and Bears face a unique challenge upon entering their new conference next summer.UCLA, USC, Washington and Oregon will have each other in the expanded Big Ten, mitigating the frequency of cross-country travel, while the Four Corners schools (Colorado, Utah, Arizona and ASU) fit geographically within the Texas-based Big 12.But Stanford and Cal are the only members of the ACC in the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones. Their road games will either ...

Dumbarton Bridge reopens after overturned vehicle crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

(KRON) -- A severe traffic alert was reported Thursday morning on eastbound CA-84 east of the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont due to two separate traffic collisions, one with major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. All eastbound lanes were reopened at 9:52 a.m. after a full closure lasted for hours.One vehicle overturned in a collision, CHP Hayward said. All eastbound lanes of the Dumbarton Bridge were blocked at 6:17 a.m. before reopening at 9:52 a.m. Thursday morning.CHP Hayward reported that "major injuries" were sustained in one of the crashes. In that crash, a person was ejected from a car, police said. The current condition of that person is unknown at this time.In a separate collision, a vehicle hit an overturned vehicle, authorities said. According to CHP Hayward, that crash may have been a result of gravel on the roadway.(Photo: Caltrans)Just after 6 a.m., the westbound lanes of CA-84 in the area were also closed. All lanes in the westbound direction have re...

At least one dead in traffic crash near Tracy early Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

(BCN) -- At least one died in a traffic collision between two vehicles near Tracy early Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.The crash occurred around 4:20 a.m. in the area of Grant Line and South Bird roads in the unincorporated community of Banta, the CHP said. San Jose woman who went on Valentine’s Day rampage faces life in prison The collision blocked both eastbound and westbound lanes of South Bird Road, prompting the CHP to issue a Sig-alert. There was no estimated time of the roadway's reopening immediately available.A coroner was called shortly after 4:30 a.m., according to CHP.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

SF DA Jenkins calls out judges for failing to hold suspected drug dealers in custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In San Francisco alone, thousands of people continue to die on the streets. Among those on the frontlines of this crisis is SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins who promised a tougher approach to crime when she took office just over a year ago.Yet, the death count in San Francisco this year is on track to break records. KRON4 sat down with Jenkins to talk about the progress her office has made and the challenges she says stand in the way of getting dealers off the streets. ‘It’s a ticking time bomb’: Bay Area moms who lost children warn of fentanyl dangers Read the Q&A below. KRON4: You took office a year ago -- promising a tough-on-crime approach... more prosecution for drug offenders. but overdose deaths are up compared to last year. Why isn’t the problem getting any better?Jenkins: Yes, overdose deaths are up and that continues to be a concern. It's something that took years to get to this point of the crisis, and it's going to take us some time...

Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes are looking for a rebound when No. 8 USC visits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

Things to watch in the Pac-12 in Week 5: GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 8 Southern California (4-0, 2-0 Pac-12) visits Colorado (3-1 0-1) on Saturday in Boulder. The Trojans defeated Arizona State 42-28 last weekend but the Sun Devils closed to within 24-21 in the third quarter and USC had to rally for the victory. As a result of the less-than-impressive road win, the Trojans dropped a few spots in the AP Top 25. Caleb Williams threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more. Coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes were routed 42-6 by Oregon last weekend in Eugene for Colorado’s first loss of the season. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders was sacked seven times, exposing a troubling weakness with the Buffs’ offensive line. Shedeur Sanders is still considered one of the top quarterbacks in the Pac-12, averaging just more than 352 passing yards a game. He’s also thrown for 11 touchdowns. BEST MATCHUPTenth-ranked Utah (4-0, 1-0) at No. 19 Oregon State (3-1, 0-1) on Friday night. The Beav...

The 49ers go for their 14th straight regular-season win when they host the Cardinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

ARIZONA (1-2) at SAN FRANCISCO (3-0)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, FoxOPENING LINE: 49ers by 14, according to FanDuel SportsBook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Cardinals 3-0; 49ers 2-0-1.SERIES RECORD: 49ers lead 34-29.LAST MEETING: 49ers beat Cardinals 38-13 on Jan. 8, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif.LAST WEEK: Cardinals beat Cowboys 28-16; 49ers beat Giants 30-12.CARDINALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (6), PASS (27), SCORING (12)CARDINALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (26), RUSH (26), PASS (21), SCORING (16)49ERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (3), PASS (10), SCORING (3)49ERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (3), PASS (13), SCORING (5)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Cardinals plus-3; 49ers plus-4.CARDINALS PLAYER TO WATCH: Rookie WR Michael Wilson has provided the team a taller, more physical receiver that’s been a good complement to shorter, faster receivers such as Rondale Moore and Marquise Brown. A third-round pick out of Stanford, Wilson had a 69-yard catch in the fourth quarter against the Cowboys that helped Arizona earn its fir...

Book Review: ‘SNL’ star Leslie Jones drops raw memoir mixed with life advice

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

Leslie Jones wants to set one thing straight in her memoir: She is undeniable. The word pops up 11 times in the book. Indefatigable is another good word to describe a comic whose career didn’t really take off until she joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” at the age of 47, though perhaps it’s too many syllables for a standup routine.Jones’ memoir, “Leslie F(asterisk)cking Jones,” which takes the name on her Memphis, Tennessee, birth certificate, Annette Leslie Jones, and drops the first name she never liked while adding her favorite adjective in the middle, is like her comedy — no-holds-barred. The focus is not on how Jones survived child abuse or racism or sexism, just that she did, she’s here now, and the world better shut up and listen to her. Even if they don’t, she’s not going to stop speaking her truth, even when it sometimes paints her in an awful light.“One day, when I was probably around five,” writes Jones, “I was walking through the trailer park… and I saw a puppy jus...

Inside scientists’ mission to save America’s wine industry from climate change

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize.Sample a good wine and you might get notes of oak or red fruit. But sip on wine made from grapes that were penetrated by smoke, and it could taste like someone dumped the contents of an ashtray into your glass.Wine experts from three West Coast universities are working together to meet the threat, including developing spray coatings to protect grapes, pinpointing the elusive compounds that create that nasty ashy taste, and deploying smoke sensors to vineyards to better understand smoke behavior. The U.S. government is funding their research with millions of dollars. Wineries are also taking steps to protect their product and brand.The risk to America’s premier wine-making regions — where wildfires caused billions of dollars in l...

Why you may want to keep artificial sweeteners around

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center.In May, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using non-sugar sweeteners to lose weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases. The organization said evidence showed that consumption of sweeteners like Splenda and stevia doesn’t carry any long-term benefits in weight management and could pose a health risk.However, Megan Ramaika, a registered dietician with MedStar Health, said these guidelines don’t necessarily apply to people with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes. In the U.S., where diabetes and obesity are more common than in other countries, cutting out non-sugar sweeteners could be problematic.“The studies completely excluded anybody with diabetes, which is a huge demographic in the United States. And this is where we really do have a lot of strong evidence supporting the use of non-nutritive sweeteners,” she said.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 38% of adult...

US imposes sanctions on former Sudanese minister and 2 companies backing the paramilitary force

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:58 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on a former Sudanese government minister and two companies tied to the African country’s paramilitary force that is locked in monthslong fighting with the Sudanese army.The sanctions imposed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury will block all property in the U.S. and entities owned by Sudan’s former Foreign Minister Ali Karti, Sudan-based information company GSK Advance Company Ltd, and the Russia-based military company Aviatrade LLC. Sudan plunged into chaos in mid-April when long-simmering tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Force paramilitary, or RSF, commanded by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, escalated into open warfare.The Treasury said both sanctioned companies have been supporting the RSF in its fight against the military. It said the two have worked together to procure parts and supplies, as well as training for unmanned aerial vehicles and monitoring equipment...