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Bushka, Mitchell lead Butler to a 37-10 win over Dayton

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

DAYTON, OHio (AP) — Bret Bushka threw for two touchdowns, one to Jyran Mitchell, who also ran for two scores, and Butler raced past Dayton 37-10 on Saturday.Mitchell had 117 yards on 21 carries with a 24-yard score to make it 10-0 and a 59-yard burst for a 30-7 lead. Bushka was 18 of 23 for 191 yards, finding Mitchell for a 3-yard score that made it 20-3 at halftime, as the Bulldogs scored on their first four possessions. Bushka completed all 12 of his passes in the first half.Bushka had a 9-yard toss to Ryan Lezon to close out the scoring. Luka Zurak kicked three field goals, the longest from 46 yards. Jeremiah Jackson had 11 tackles for Butler (5-3, 3-2 Pioneer Football League), which was 1 of 9 on third down, 3 of 3 on fourth and 4 of 4 in the red zone.Drew VanVleet was 30 of 48 passing for 184 yards for Dayton (2-6, 0-5), which has lost five straight.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap...

Former Prince George’s Co. day care worker sentenced to 10 years in prison for child abuse

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

A former Oxon Hill, Maryland, day care worker, who was seen on video kicking a child and removing a chair from under a child at her facility, has received a sentence of 10 years in prison, suspending all but two years in the case.Kayla Greenwell, 23, plead guilty to two counts of misdemeanor assault in the second-degree, Greenwell’s attorney Max Frizalone told WTOP. The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office originally charged her with three counts of second-degree assault.Prosecutors decided not to take the case to the circuit court to proceed with child abuse charges in the case. The prosecutors would have had to prove Greenwell’s actions caused injuries to the children for the felony case to proceed.Oxon Hill Early Learning Center, where the incidents happened, is now closed.In the video, which was posted in April and soon went viral, Greenwell is seen kicking a chair out from under a child, who was 3 years old at the time, and also kicking...

Sheron rushes for 103 yards, 3 TDs, Davidson rushes past Valparaiso 42-21

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Mason Sheron ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns and Davidson rolled to a fifth-straight win beating Valparaiso 42-21 on Saturday.Sherson scored on runs of 2, 38 and 8 yards and the Wildcats (5-2, 4-0 Pioneer Football League) amassed 265 yards on the ground to 42 for the Beacons (1-6, 0-4).Coulter Cleland was 11-of-15 passing for 148 yards and threw 12-yard score to Brody Reina that put Davidson up 21-0 at halftime. Cleland was 19-of-20 passing in the last game.Sheron’s 38-yard TD made it 28-0 before Rowan Keefe had the first of his three touchdown passes for Valparaiso. Keefe was 9 of 12 for 187 yards.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballSource

Harrison Jr. the difference as No. 3 Ohio State beats No. 7 Penn State 20-12 defensive struggle

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All-American Marvin Harrison made all the difference for No. 3 Ohio State in a pivotal Big Ten match-up, making 11 catches for 162 yards and late touchdown as the Buckeyes beat No. 7 Penn State 20-12 on Saturday.The Buckeyes’ defense smothered Drew Allar and the Nittany Lions (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten), extending Ohio State’s winning streak in the series to seven games.Penn State needed 58 minutes to convert a third or fourth down and didn’t get into the end zone until 29 seconds were left in the game. Penn State failed to convert on its first 15 third-down attempts.Kyle McCord was 22 for 35 for 286 yards and the Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) put up 367 total yards, a season-high against Penn State’s stingy defense.The biggest moment for Penn State was fleeting.Nittany Lions linebacker Curtis Jacobs stunned the Ohio Stadium crowd in the first half when he knocked the ball loose from McCord, scooped up the fumble and galloped 60 yards the other way for an ...

Sergio Ramos helps Sevilla hold Real Madrid to 1-1 draw in 1st game against former club

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sergio Ramos showed that he is still the boss of the box after the 37-year-old player put in a characteristically tenacious performance to help Sevilla grind out a hard-fought 1-1 draw against his former club Real Madrid on Saturday.Ramos was playing his first game against Madrid since returning to the Spanish league last month with Sevilla, his boyhood club.David Alaba scored an own-goal to put Sevilla ahead in the 74th, but Dani Carvajal equalized with a header four minutes later.Leader Madrid was left three points ahead of second-place Girona and four points ahead of Barcelona in third before they play games on Sunday.Ramos started his career with Sevilla but soon moved to Madrid, where he won 22 trophies in 16 seasons — including four Champions League titles — before leaving in 2021. After two frustrating years with Paris Saint-Germain, the former Spain defender returned to Sevilla.Ramos saved a goal-bound shot by former teammate Toni Kroos in the first h...

Johnson, Gooch have late birdies that send their team to LIV Golf finale at Trump Doral

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Johnson and Talor Gooch each made consecutive birdies late in their matches that sent their respective teams into the final round of the LIV Golf team championship.Johnson let an early 3-up lead against Phil Mickelson get away, and they were all square going to the 16th hole at Trump Doral. Johnson birdied the next two holes for a 2-and-1 victory, a decisive point for his defending champion 4 Aces team.Gooch was 1 down to Eugenio Chacarra when he birdied two straight holes to go 1 up going to their final hole. Gooch won with a par to make it 2 up, and it was enough for the Range Goats to beat Fireballs and stay in the hunt for the $16 million team prize.Joaquin Niemann and his Torque team had no trouble against Stinger, winning both singles and the foursomes match. Bryson DeChambeau held on to beat Martin Kaymer as his Crushers won both singles matches against the Cleeks.That means 4 Aces, Range Goats, Crushers and Torque will compete for the big prize. Sun...

Police investigating Nashua, NH crash that left woman dead, 4 people hospitalized

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

Authorities are investigating an early morning crash in Nashua, New Hampshire on Saturday that left a woman dead and four other people hospitalized.Officers responding to a reported crash involving a white BMW SUV determined that there were six people in the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to the Nashua Police Department. A 46-year-old woman who was a passenger in the vehicle did not survive. Her name has not been released.Four other passengers were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Nashua Police Department at 603-589-1665.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Lexington, Concord officials seek state funding for 250th anniversary of the American Revolution

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

Each Patriots Day, thousands of spectators from near and far flock to Lexington and Concord for a parade and reenactment of the “shot heard ’round the world,” that took place on the cold morning of April 19, 1775.The 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord — the first armed conflict of the American Revolution — is anticipated to draw much larger crowds, and officials from both towns say they need state support to ensure a safe and memorable celebration.State lawmakers are considering a bill that looks to create a special fund to help Lexington and Concord cover security protections and operational expenses for anniversary celebrations in 2025 and 2026 — the semiquincentennial of the battle and America’s birthday.Henry Dane, chairman of the Concord Select Board, is helping organize the 250th anniversary of the battle in town. He anticipates the celebration to be similar to major remembrances held in the past, but the number of attendees and costs to be “substantiall...

Quincy/North Quincy girls run to third at Dick Atkinson Invitational

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

NORTHFIELD — The Northfield Mountain setting in Western Mass. is a brutally tough course on a good day with its notorious three-quarter mile grind that has brought several elite harriers to their knees over the years.Throw in abysmal weather like the harriers faced in Saturday’s Dick Atkinson Invitational and it was downright harrowing.The Quincy/North Quincy girls wound up thriving in the downpour and slick conditions to finish a strong third place with 124 points. Bromfield ran away with the team title with just 46 points and Hamilton-Wenham took second. Q/NQ head coach Geoff Hennessy wanted the girls to get used to a hilly course because the Div. 1 class meets are slated for the hilly Gardner Golf Course layout in November.“Now we know they can handle anything,” said Hennessy after the soggy race. “It was impossible to get any traction. It was very difficult. We thought the kids needed to get on a hilly course before Gardner. We did well.”Salma Boukh...

Shooter gets 23 years to life for ambushing New York City police twice in 12 hours, wounding 2

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:06:04 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A shooter who ambushed New York City police twice in 12 hours, wounding two officers, has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison. Robert Williams, 47, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of attempted murder of a police officer in the February 2020 shootings in the Bronx.But he said during his sentencing Friday that he didn’t have deadly intent. “I apologize to my family, the precinct and the cop. I wasn’t trying to kill nobody,” Williams said, asserting that police had beaten and used a stun gun on him in the past. Prosecutors have said Williams told investigators after his arrest that he was “tired” of police.Bronx Judge Ralph Fabrizio was unmoved.“Your actions are inexcusable,” the judge told Williams on Friday. On the night of Feb. 8, 2020, Williams walked up to a marked police van on a Bronx street, asked officers for directions and then fired into the van at them, wounding Sgt. Paul Stroffolino in the chin and neck, prosec...