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3 things learned in during low-scoring Gators spring game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

Florida’s spring game got off to a shaky start Thursday night and did not improve much offensively.The Gators failed to score during the opening quarter of an Orange and Blue game for the first time since 2012. The Orange team’s 10-7 win was the lowest-scoring spring game since the school began to keep records in 1996.The previous low was 13-10 in 2011, offensively challenged Will Muschamp’s first season in Gainesville.An encouraging effort on defense and a vanilla offensive game plan played a role Thursday.Quarterback Jack Miller III said the Gators essentially ran, “Day 1 install.”Whatever the case, the offensive slough did not inspire confidence as coach Billy Napier ended his second spring in Gainesville and pushed to move past a 6-7 2022 season.A reported crowd of 42,000, including 2022 quarterback Anthony Richardson, Super Bowl winner Carlos Dunlap and Mike and Maurkice Pouncey, dwindled as the night went on.Here are 3 things learned:1. Wisconsin ...

Beigel tallies in OT to give Foxboro the victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

After a tumultuous final 10 minutes that saw alternating goals on nearly every possession, Foxboro and Cohasset entered overtime. Nearly a minute into the extra time, Foxboro’s Val Beigel gained possession. The junior, who to that point had four goals in the game, fired the ball into the back of the net to give her Warriors (6-0) a 9-8 nonleague victory. “It didn’t feel real,” Beigel said. “We all worked so hard as a team, and just being able to execute on that last move meant everything.” The Skippers (3-3) did not trail at any point in the game until the sudden death dagger. Head coach Billy Bitter said that despite the final, he learned a lot about his team. “That’s the beauty of sports in general,” Bitter said. “No one team going into the game is better, and I give all the credit in the world to Foxboro. We have a lot to work on but I have all the confidence in the world in this team.” The Skippers started out with three straight goals, and led 4-1 until...

Deadline approaching for short-term rental registration in San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO – For those who operate an Airbnb within the city of San Diego and have yet to register their property, time is running out.Ahead of the May 1 deadline, Airbnb partnered with a city to host a workshop educating hosts on the new requirements.“This has been a hot topic for a long time. This ordinance has come and gone over the last decade so now we’re finally ready to implement,” said Matt Wood, Short-Term Residential Occupancy Program Manager, with the Office of the City Treasurer.All hosts are required to register with the city, to obtain a license and update listings with that license number by May 1. Anyone not in compliance risks regulatory actions.“That could be issuance of verbal warnings, notice of violations, or penalties or fines from the code enforcement team. All listings specifically for hosting platforms will be removed after the May 1 implementation date if you continue to operate without a license,” Wood said. What’s happening with the Balboa Park Botanical...

Court makes landmark decision in favor of student-athletes in Title IX lawsuit against SDSU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A class action lawsuit filed by 17 San Diego State University female student-athletes against the university for violating Title IX is moving forward in favor of the plaintiffs, according to attorney officials.The decision allows all of the female student-athletes to pursue all or some of their claims for equal athletic financial aid, equal treatment and retaliation, Bailey & Glasser, LLP said in a news release Thursday. The ruling is the first in the nation to hold that female student-athletes deprived of equal financial aid can sue their schools for damages, per officials.“This is a major step forward for women and against sex discrimination at SDSU and nationwide,” said Arthur H. Bryant of Bailey & Glasser, LLP, in Oakland, CA, lead counsel for the women. “When we filed these claims, I said SDSU seemed to be aiming for the Title IX sex discrimination trifecta. It has been cheating its female student-athletes out of hundreds of thousands of doll...

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher as US inflation cools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after United States inflation eased in March and China reported unexpectedly strong exports.Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul advanced. Hong Kong was unchanged. Oil prices rose.Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.3% on Thursday after U.S. inflation at the wholesale level slowed more than expected.Asian markets were “taking cues from a solid rally on Wall Street,” said Anderson Alves of ActivTrades in a report.The Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.3% to 3,329.38 after customs data Thursday showed China’s March exports rose 14.8% over a year earlier, rebounding from a decline in January and February.The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 1% to 28,449.50. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong held steady at 20,344.11.The Kospi in Seoul, South Korea, advanced 0.6% to 2,578.41 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 was 0.5% higher at 7,359.10.New Zealand declined while Singapore and Jakarta gained. Indian markets were clos...

Warsaw Ghetto uprising survivor honored on 80th anniversary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tova Gutstein was born in Warsaw the year Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. She was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched the first act of collective defiance against the Nazis in Europe. Now 90, she is among the few remaining witnesses of the ghetto uprising — and a vanishing generation of Holocaust survivors — as Israel marks the 80th anniversary of a revolt that has shaped its national consciousness.On Monday night, Gutstein will be one of six Holocaust survivors honored by Israel as torch-lighters in its annual ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. She said the horrors are still seared in her mind.“Over 80 years have passed, and I can’t forget it,” Gutstein told The Associated Press at her home in central Israel.Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, marked with solemn ceremonies in schools and workplaces nationwide, begins at sundown on Monday. Theaters, concerts, cafes and restaurants close and television and radio broadcas...

Mississippi city faces tough road rebuilding after tornado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — The scent of the Mississippi Delta’s soil took hold of Charlie Weissinger’s psyche at an early age, and he has chased it ever since.Weissinger, 37, works at a bank to support his farming addiction in Rolling Fork, where his family has grown cotton, corn, soybeans, rice or wheat since 1902.“It’s something about the lifestyle, of being able to watch something that you’re able to create from start to finish,” he said. ”It’s so strange that you can do everything right, and then Mother Nature can take it away. And so it’s a constant battle of man’s will versus Mother Nature, of trying to see how well you can do in the face of adversity.”Weissinger’s farm was mostly spared when a deadly tornado tore through Rolling Fork last month as it carved a path of destruction through parts of western and northern Mississippi. But many in the predominantly Black farming community weren’t as fortunate. The twister killed 13 of Rolling Fork’s rou...

Alanis Morissette invokes 1990s grunge sound with cover of ‘Yellowjackets’ theme

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

TORONTO — Alanis Morissette is diving into the world of “Yellowjackets” with a cover of the show’s theme song.The Ottawa-raised singer-songwriter released her rendition of “No Return” on streaming services early this morning.Morissette’s version will also appear on tonight’s episode of the buzzworthy horror-thriller series about a girls’ soccer team stranded in the Canadian wilderness in the mid-1990s.The original “No Return” was written for the show and performed by Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker, both musicians who spent their early careers in ’90s grunge and hardcore bands.Morissette says in a statement that she thought the original was “a perfect song”     and found it daunting when she was approached to record her own version.  The Showtime series debuted on Crave in Canada in early 2022 and quickly became a cult favourite, earning praise for its textured female characters.This report by The Canadian ...

Arnorld Schwarzenegger Fills ‘Pothole’ He Says City Wouldn’t

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

Former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, accused the city of Los Angeles of negligence toward what he called a “pothole.”The actor made waves on Twitter Tuesday, posting a video of himself filling the hole he said was causing property damage to the residents in his neighborhood.“Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,” the caption read on Schwarzenegger’s Twitter post. “I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go.”The video showed him pouring bags of blacktop repair patches, meant to fill asphalt potholes and cracks.Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it. I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go. pic.twitter.com/aslh...

Newark: Police fatally shoot person, injure another during traffic stop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:25 GMT

NEWARK — An officer fatally shot a person and injured another during what police called a high-risk traffic stop of a vehicle Thursday sought in connection with a carjacking, authorities said.In a statement Thursday night, police said officers responded to a community surveillance-camera alert around 3:20 p.m. about the suspect vehicle entering the city along Mowry Avenue. Soon after, officers found the vehicle in the 39000 block of Cedar Boulevard.After Fremont police and Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force officers were called, officers tried to stop the vehicle. During that stop, an officer fired their service weapon. Police did not immediately disclose exactly what circumstances led to the shooting.Officers then summoned first responders to the scene at Chase Suite Hotel, 39150 Cedar St., shortly before 4:50 p.m., and provided aid to two injured people until Alameda County Fire Department firefighters arrived.Despite emergency life-saving efforts, one person wa...