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King throws 2 TD passes, adds scoring run as Georgia Tech holds off Syracuse 31-22

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech found a way to contain Syracuse’s barrage of direct-snap runs — and to put the Yellow Jackets back in the bowl picture.Haynes King threw two touchdown passes and added a 19-yard scoring run late in the fourth quarter as Georgia Tech stopped Syracuse’s comeback to beat the Orange 31-22 on Saturday night and become bowl-eligible for the first time in five years.Jamal Haynes’ 30-yard scoring run to open the second half gave Georgia Tech (6-5, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 24-3 lead. Haynes’ scoring run came after Darrell Gill Jr. fumbled a kickoff return that was recovered by Georgia Tech’s Jacob Cruz.Syracuse’s run-dominant offense was a surprise in last week’s 28-13 win over Pittsburgh when the Orange rushed for 392 yards, the high mark in the ACC this season. Three players, including quarterback Garrett Shrader, ran for more than 100 yards.“We really challenged the defense this week and they accepted the challenge,” said Georgia...

UN team says 32 babies are among scores of critically ill patients stranded in Gaza’s main hospital

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A United Nations team said Sunday that 291 patients were left at Gaza’s largest hospital after Israeli troops had others evacuate. Those left included 32 babies in extremely critical condition, trauma patients with severely infected wounds, and others with spinal injuries who are unable to move.The team was able to tour Shifa Hospital for an hour after about 2,500 displaced people, mobile patients and medical staff left the sprawling compound Saturday morning, said the World Health Organization, which led the mission. It said 25 medical staff remained, along with the patients. “Patients and health staff with whom they spoke were terrified for their safety and health, and pleaded for evacuation,” the agency said, describing Shifa as a death zone. It said more teams will attempt to reach Shifa in coming days to try to the evacuate patients to southern Gaza, where hospitals are also overwhelmed.Israel has long alleged that Hamas maintains a sprawling comm...

Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have employed a new seek-and-destroy strategy that uses turncoat carp to lead them to the fish’s hotspot hideouts. Agency workers turn carp into double agents by capturing them, implanting transmitters and tossing them back. Floating receivers send real-time notifications when a tagged carp swims past. Carp often clump in schools in the spring and fall. Armed with the traitor carp’s location, agency workers and commercial anglers can head to that spot, drop their nets and remove multiple fish from the ecosystem.Kayla Stampfle, invasive carp field lead for the Minnesota DNR, said the goal is to monitor when carp start moving in the spring and use the tagged fish to ambush their brethren. “We...

A law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is expiring. It’s left a trail of claims vs. celebs, jails

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual misconduct, including former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and the comedian and actor Russell Brand.But when the Adult Survivors Act expires after Thanksgiving, it also will have led to a multitude of legal claims by women who say they were sexually abused while serving time in the New York’s prisons and jails.More than 2,500 lawsuits have been filed so far under the law, which created a year-long suspension of the usual time limit to sue over an alleged sexual assault.Some of those lawsuits have targeted employers, or institutions such as hospitals, accused of failing to do enough to stop abuse by doctors or other workers. The large majority, though, have been filed against the state, New York City and local counties and involve allegations of abuse at state prisons and local jail systems.Survivors ...

CIF state volleyball: Mitty falls to Mater Dei in in Open Division final

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

In the CIF Open Division state title match, Archbishop Mitty gave powerful Mater Dei a fierce battle but fell to the Monarchs from southern California 25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21. Mater Dei (43-2) won via a strong offense, a huge block and solid defense from the back row.For Mitty (33-5), the appearance in the state finals was their second in the last three years. They remain the overwhelming leader in state titles with 14, ahead of Francis Parker of San Diego and St. Francis of Mountain View, each of whom has nine crowns.Mitty was paced by sophomore Makenna Crosson with 16 kills, NYU-bound middle Amiya Kuchibhotla with 11 kills, Fairfield-committed Katelyn Cook with 10 kills, and right-side Izzy Romero with nine kills.“To be able to come to this event and to compete at the highest level is awesome,” Mitty coach Jon Wallace said. “We blocked well and we got some good touches but they were pretty fast.”Mater Dei was led by Michigan-bound Cymarrah Gordon with 17 kills, Layli Ostovar wi...

CIF water polo regionals: Miramonte girls, Sacred Heart Prep boys win Division I titles

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

Girls Division INo. 1 Miramonte 10, No. 2 Campolindo 5Before they met on Saturday for the NorCal Division I championship at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, rivals Miramonte and Campolindo had played six previous times this season.Miramonte won each of them.The regional championship match proved to be no different as the Mats took command in the first quarter, building a 5-1 advantage, and never looked back as they captured their third consecutive Division I title and fourth in the five tournaments that have been played.Rosalie Hassett had four goals, three steals and an assist, Ally Larsen added three goals and Alison Sagara handed out six assists to lead the way.Audrina Kang, Bea Hearey and Marta Maninetti also scored a goal for Miramonte, which got eight saves from goalie Eliana Bottene.The Mats finished the season 27-2, their only losses to Acalanes. Campo fell to 21-8.Boys Division INo. 1 Sacred Heart Prep 13, No. 3 Miramonte 10SHP captured its third consecutive NorCa...

Hundreds of elected API leaders across US gather in San Francisco

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The APEC Summit brought thousands of visitors to San Francisco, including President Joe Biden and other world leaders. The week-long event concluded Friday, but festivities continued on Saturday with the National API Elected Officials Summit. Biden jokes about extending APEC five more days in SF Hundreds of elected leaders across the United States gathered at The Westin St. Francis in Union Square. This is the first event of its kind in which 300 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) politicians from all over the country gathered for a convention, the API Coalition says. "This week, San Francisco was really really busy," said San Francisco Mayor London Breed. "We had leaders from all over the world -- from the Philippines, from Japan, from Malaysia, from China, from Hong Kong, everywhere you can think of. "One of the things I always appreciated about San Francisco is we have been the gateway to the Asian Pacific. This city has been r...

No sirvas alimentación desordenada a tus hijos adolescentes en estas fiestas

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

Nota del editor: Katie Hurley , autora de “No más chicas malas: el secreto para criar niñas fuertes, seguras y compasivas”, es psicoterapeuta de niños y adolescentes en Los Ángeles. Se especializa en trabajar con preadolescentes, adolescentes y adultos jóvenes.(CNN) —  “¡Tengo un par de anuncios para cualquiera que quiera perder 20 libras para las fiestas! ¡Sin dietas, ejercicio ni antojos!”Anuncios de programas de dieta y ejercicio como este comenzaron a aparecer en mis redes sociales a principios de octubre de 2022, a menudo acompañados de fotos de mujeres empujando carritos de compras llenos de dulces de Halloween destinados a representar el peso que ya no cargan con ellos.Ya sea que se trate de ayuno intermitente o días de “trampa”, la cultura de la dieta se está extendiendo enormemente, y está aumentando en particular entre las mujeres jóvenes y las niñas, un grupo de población que podría estar en particular riesgo de presiones sociales y desinformación.El hecho de que la...

Croskey-Merritt runs for 204 yards, 2 TDs; New Mexico beats Fresno State 25-17

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jacory Croskey-Merritt had 204 yards rushing and two touchdowns, Caleb Medford had six receptions for 122 yards and a TD and New Mexico beat Fresno State 25-17 Saturday night. New Mexico (4-7, 2-5 Mountain West), which had lost five of its last six, snapped a three-game skid. The Lobos scored on three drives of 90-plus yards. The first came when Croskey-Merritt eluded multiple would-be tackles on his way to a 50-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that capped a four-play, 92-yard drive and trimmed New Mexico’s deficit to 14-12. Croskey-Merritt added a 10-yard TD that gave the Lobos the lead for good late in the third and completed a 93-yard drive. New Mexico went 97 yards in 10 plays to cap the scoring with 8:57 left in the game when Medford caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from freshman Devon Dampier. Fresno State (8-3, 4-3) has lost back-to-back games to fall out of contention for the regular season conference title. Dylan Hopkins left the game with...

Kempe and the Kings cruise to a comfortable 5-1 win over the Blues

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:50 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Saturday night.Quinton Byfield, Blake Lizotte, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, who have won consecutive home games after winning just one of their first seven. Cam Talbot made 29 saves. “You always want to score as many goals as you can, but the momentum just took us,” Byfield said. ”Everyone was making really solid plays, safe game management, like everyone was doing the right things out there. We just came out hot and it was a lot of fun.” Jake Neighbours scored late for St. Louis, but Jordan Binnington allowed five goals on 30 shots. The Blues were rocked for the second straight game, following a 5-1 pasting by San Jose on Thursday.“We’ve got to be able to come back in games, and so the last two games we haven’t done a good job of that,” coach Craig Berube said. The Kings scored at least four goals for the ninth time in 1...