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Padgett, Connors lead Rice to 28-7 win over Charlotte

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — AJ Padgett threw for a touchdown and ran for two more, Dean Connors rushed for 184 yards and Rice defeated Charlotte 28-7 on Saturday.Padgett was 13-of-21 for 140 yards passing, throwing a 20-yard TD pass to Luke McCaffrey for the Owls’ final points late in the fourth quarter. He also had TD runs of 5 and 2 yards. He survived two interceptions.Connors carried a load with his career-high yardage total on 19 carries for the Owls (5-6, 3-4 American Athletic Conference), coming on a day when Rice didn’t approach its average of over 277 yards passing per game. A Padgett TD run and Tim Horn’s two field goals put Rice in front 13-0 at halftime. Padgett made it 21-0 in the third quarter with his other rushing TD.Trexler Ivey had Charlotte’s only score with a 12-yard rush in the fourth quarter. The 49ers (3-8, 2-5) were held to 158 yards offense to the Owls’ 380.Rice now holds a 3-2 edge in the series after the 49ers won the previous two meetings.In r...

Jermaine Corbett sparks second half outburst as Stonehill soars past Long Island

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

NORTH EASTON, Mass. (AP) — Jermaine Corbett ran for two touchdowns and Stonehill dominated the second half to defeat Long Island 40-23 in a season finale on Saturday.The Skyhawks (5-5, 4-3 Northeast Conference) scored 26 points in the second half to overcome a 20-14 deficit. Corbett scored both his touchdowns in the third quarter and Chris Domercant ran for a fourth-quarter score to lead the way.Corbett finished with 94 yards and Domercant had 55, leading to the Skyhawks’ 208-yard total on the ground. Ashur Carraha completed 12 of 31 passes for 144 yards with a touchdown and an interception.Long Island’s Chris Howell was 7-of-16 passing for 167 yards with two interceptions but was intercepted twice. Owen Glascoe rushed for 97 yards for the Sharks (4-7, 4-3).___ 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

Defense leads way as Gardner-Webb tops Charleston Southern 34-10 to earn Big South-OVC

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Jayden Brown ran for 147 yards and a touchdown and the defense dominated the second half to lift Gardner-Webb to a 34-10 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday to clinch a berth in the FCS playoffs.The Runnin’ Bulldogs (7-4, 5-1) tied for the Big South-OVC title but beat co-champion UT Martin 38-34 on Oct. 28. Two field goals and the first of Brendan Jackson’s 1-yard touchdown runs gave Gardner-Webb a 13-0 lead after one quarter. TJ Ruff scored on an 8-yard run and the Buccaneers (4-7, 2-4) pulled with 13-10 at halftime.Charleston Southern had 107 of their 248 yards in the second quarter. The Bucs had 81 yards after the break and punted six times after the field goal before giving the ball up on downs on their last two possessions.Jackson had a second TD in the third quarter. Jaylen King threw a 43-yard pass scoring pass to AJ Johnson and Brown scored on a 73-yard run in the fourth quarter.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll through...

Denver weather: Rain and snow chances to end the weekend

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay dry Saturday night into early Sunday ahead of the next chance for showers that will move in Sunday evening into Monday.Weather tonight: Partly cloudy Saturday night will stay partly cloudy and mild. Temperatures will cool down to the mid-30s, which is about 10 degrees above average. Weather tomorrow: Increasing clouds ahead of showersSunday, Denver will see increasing clouds ahead of evening rain showers. Temperatures will reach the upper 50s, which is a little more than 5 degrees above normal for this time of year. Looking ahead: Cold and snow Monday, milder midweek Monday morning, the Denver metro area will wake up to light snow showers. Snowfall is not expected to stick or accumulate around the Denver metro, but snow there could be light accumulation in higher areas like the Palmer Divide and foothills, with a couple of inches of snow in the high country. This could contribute to difficult travel, so plan for extra time if you will be d...

Trump celebrates win in Colorado election case during return visit to Iowa

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump celebrated a win in a closely watched election case during a return visit to Iowa Saturday, where he blasted his political foes and encouraged his supporters to not move past their grievances with President Joe Biden.A Colorado judge Friday rejected an effort to keep the GOP front-runner off the state’s primary ballot, concluding that Trump had engaged in insurrection during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol but that it was unclear whether a Civil War-era constitutional amendment barring insurrectionists from public office applied to the presidency. It was Trump’s latest win following rulings in similar cases in Minnesota and Michigan.Trump, campaigning in west-central Iowa, called the decision “a gigantic court victory” as he panned what he called “an outrageous attempt to disenfranchise millions of voters by getting us thrown off the ballot.”“Our opponents are showing every day that they hate democr...

Norwell adds to special day by capturing Div. 3 girls soccer title

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

SCITUATE – No. 3 Hanover was looking to remain unbeaten and capture back-to-back Div. 3 state titles while No. 4 Norwell was itching to also repeat a feat of their own.Déjà vu goes to the Clippers.Norwell (23-1-1) is back on top of the podium as the Clippers edged the Hawks 1-0 to complete the sweep of Division 3 soccer championships as the boys defeated Pembroke 2-1 in a 5-4 penalty kick shootout moments before the girls joined the winners circle as well.The victory gives Norwell both titles, which is the same thing that happened in 2021 for one of the strongest soccer programs along the South Shore.Head coach Kara Connerty was a part of title runs in 2021 and now 2023 and explained the uncanniness and rare air for each program.“In 2021, we played three games at home and then on the road afterwards and both teams ended up on the same field for the championships as well,” said Connerty. “Make it even more exciting, when we pulled into Medway and the boys were losing by one and then ...

More than a foot of snow, 100 mph wind gusts possible as storm approaches Sierra Nevada

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service issued advisories Saturday along the California-Nevada line ahead of an early winter storm that could bring more than a foot (30 centimeters) of snow to the upper elevations of the Sierra and winds gusting up to 100 mph (160 kph) over ridgetops.The winter weather advisories, in effect from 4 p.m. Saturday through 4 a.m. Sunday, stretched from the Lake Tahoe area near Reno to south of Yosemite National Park, including Mammoth Lakes, California.Three to 8 inches (7 to 20 centimeters) of snow was expected above elevations of 6,500 feet (1,980 meters), with as much as 14 inches (35 centimeters) above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters).“Plan on slippery road conditions and poor visibility with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour (2.5 to 5 centimeters) in heavier bands,” the weather service in Reno said. Strong winds could cause tree damage, blowing snow and hazardous boating conditions on Lake Tahoe with waves 2 to 4 feet (60 to 122 centimeters)...

Inuvialuk artist Kablusiak named winner of $100,000 Sobey Art Award

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

OTTAWA — A Yellowknife born, Calgary-based Inuvialuk artist has been named the winner of the Sobey Art Award four years after being shortlisted for the honour for the first time.The multidisciplinary artist Kablusiak, who is known professionally under only one name, was awarded the $100,000 prize at an evening gala in Ottawa hosted by the National Gallery of Canada and the Sobey Art Foundation.Award Jury Chair Jonathan Shaughnessy describes Kablusiak’s work as “fearless and unapologetic,” adding the artist “confounds old categories” with work that explores the experiences of “being looked at without being seen.” Kablusiak first made the short list for the award in 2019. Four runners-up — Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill, Seamus Gallagher, Anahita Norouzi and Michele Pearson Clarke — all received $25,000 prizes. Works by all five shortlisted artists will be part of an exhibition at the national gallery from Oct. 13 to March 3, 2024.The short...

Investigators found fire and safety hazards on land under I-10 in Los Angeles before arson fire

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire last weekend, documents show.The blaze — fed by flammable materials stored under the roadway in violation of the company’s lease — closed a stretch of Interstate 10 near downtown for days, snarling traffic as repair crews work around the clock to fix it. Officials say all lanes are expected to reopen by Tuesday, far ahead of the initial three-to-five week schedule to shore up the mile-long stretch of roughly 100 support columns.The documents were released by the California Department of Transportation, known as Caltrans, on Friday, a day before investigators said they identified a “person of interest” and released two photos in a “crime alert notification” posted to social media. Authorities said Saturday that they are seeking the public’s help to identify the person. While investigators have not ...

NTSB: Preliminary investigation reveals design flaw likely to blame for CTA Yellow Line crash

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:32:53 GMT

CHICAGO — Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said a preliminary investigation has revealed that a design flaw was likely to blame for the crash involving a CTA train that left 38 people injured on Thursday morning.During a press conference on Saturday afternoon, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy offered new details on the preliminary investigation into the crash which involved a snow fighter — a piece of rail-mounted snow-removal equipment that was on the tracks in the Howard Rail Yard, near the 7500 block of North Paulina Street. Portion of Lake Shore Drive shut down after demonstrators block road NTSB officials said during the preliminary investigation, they reviewed the inward and outward-facing cameras in the train cab, the inward-facing cameras on the two cars and the train's event recorder, a device that logs data about how the train controls were operated.After reviewing the data, the NTSB said due to a design flaw in the CTA's brak...