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Oakland Unified school district warns graduations in jeopardy if teachers strike continues

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

As the Oakland Unified teachers strike marches toward its eighth day next week, the school district is warning a continued walkout threatens high school seniors’ academic future as graduation season approaches — while representatives with the teacher’s union say significant progress is being made toward a deal to restart classes, perhaps by Monday.Students’ senior projects, final exams, class credits, and in some cases, graduations, college admissions, and financial aid could be at risk if teachers don’t immediately end the strike which began at the 34,000-student district on May 4, district officials said Friday.There are just nine days left in the school year, with the first high school graduation scheduled May 22, a week from Monday.“Our students need to be back in school, and especially our seniors, because so much of their immediate future is dependent on having their final grades completed on time so they can take the next step in their educ...

Oakland police still searching for missing woman nearly 1 year later

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is continuing its search for a woman who went missing nearly one year ago, the department said Saturday on Twitter. Chanelle Copeland was last seen on May 27, 2022 on the 2200 block of East 19th Street.She is 5-foot-3 with black hair and brown eyes. At the time of Copeland's disappearance, she was 190 pounds. 4 injured in 4 separate, unrelated shootings overnight in Oakland: police It is unknown what Copeland was last seen wearing, OPD said. If you have information about her location, OPD says to call its Missing Persons Unit at 510-238-3641.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }OPD sent out the tweet about its continuing search for Copeland at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Colt co-owned by UCLA coaches Kelly and Cronin finishes 3rd at Belmont Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A 3-year-old colt co-owned by UCLA coaches Chip Kelly and Mick Cronin finished third in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes on Saturday.Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Henry Q was beaten by 8 3/4 lengths in the 1 1/8-mile race, which is a prep for the Belmont Stakes on June 10 in New York. He paid $4.20 to show.Kelly coaches the Bruins’ football team and Cronin guides the basketball team. They are part of The Del Mar Group’s ownership.Arcangelo won by a head over Bishops Bay.Sired by 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Blame, Henry Q has two wins in six career starts and earnings of $175,140. He won the Mine That Bird Derby at Sunland Park in New Mexico in February. Doug O’Neill, a two-time Kentucky Derby winner, trains the Southern California-based colt.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Madrid backups beat Getafe, Benzema rests for Champions League decider

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid’s backups squeezed past Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as most of the frontline players were saved for next week’s Champions League semifinal decider at Manchester City.Marco Asensio scored the Spanish league game’s only goal in the 70th minute.Madrid has for several weeks given up on defending the domestic title and instead focused on repeating as Champions League winners and conquering the Copa del Rey. Madrid and City play the second leg poised at 1-1.Barcelona can clinch the domestic title on Sunday if it wins at crosstown rival Espanyol. It needs only two of the remaining 15 points in play to win its first league since 2019, and its first major title since Lionel Messi left two seasons ago.Prioritizing the second leg at City, Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti started only four first-choice players in goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Éder Militão against relegation-threatened Getafe.Camavinga exited the match in the f...

Messi returns to PSG lineup but Mbappé grabs spotlight as Ajaccio routed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi returned to the Paris Saint-Germain lineup after a brief suspension and Kylian Mbappé grabbed the spotlight with two goals as Ajaccio was routed 5-0 on Saturday.PSG moved closer to a record 11th French league title by leading second-placed Lens by six points with three games left.Defeat relegated 18th-placed Ajaccio.Mbappé’s second-half brace moved him onto a league-leading 26 goals and two ahead of Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, whose side plays on Sunday.World Cup winner Messi missed PSG’s previous game because the club suspended him for traveling to Saudi Arabia for commercial reasons without authorization. He apologized and the suspension was lifted this week.Messi received a mixed reception. Some fans jeered the superstar, but the absence of PSG’s hardcore “ultra” fans made for a largely subdued atmosphere at Parc des Princes. The Paris Ultras Collective — who usually stand behind one of the goals — are boycotting matches until further n...

Cup champ Larson rallies from 30th to win Darlington Xfinity race

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson was already excited about what the weekend at Darlington Raceway would mean. He added an even larger moment for him to remember with his first career win at the track “Too Tough To Tame.” Larson rallied from 30th starting the final stage, bumping John Hunter Nemechek coming out of the final turn as the two raced to the finish line to win the Xfinity Series race on Saturday.Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, was named one of stock-car racing’s 75 greatest drivers who’ve been honored during the celebration at Darlington’s annual throwback weekend. Now, he’s got a checkered flag after so many close calls at Darlington, where he’s had three seconds and two thirds in 10 career Cup races and never finished worse than seventh in his five previous Xfinity events here. “Every time you get to come to Darlington, it’s special,” Larson said. But this weekend’s festivities are very different as Larson c...

Regions Tradition Tour Scores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

SaturdayAt Greystone GCBirmingham, Ala.Purse: $2.5 millionYardage: 7,249; Par: 72Third RoundRobert Karlsson71-66-63—200Steve Stricker68-68-64—200Padraig Harrington68-69-65—202Paul Broadhurst67-68-68—203Alex Cejka69-68-67—204Jerry Kelly69-68-67—204Timothy O’Neal67-69-68—204Marco Dawson71-68-66—205Miguel Angel Jimenez70-68-67—205Ken Duke68-71-67—206Ernie Els68-66-72—206Stephen Ames70-70-67—207Richard Green70-72-65—207Steve Jones73-69-65—207Scott Parel71-69-68—208Dicky Pride71-68-69—208Vijay Singh72-68-68—208Bob Estes69-70-70—209Billy Mayfair71-71-67—209Kevin Sutherland71-70-68—209Mike Weir70-68-71—209Darren Clarke71-69-70—210Thongchai Jaidee70-71-69—210Colin Montgomerie72-69-69—210Paul Goydos69-71-71—211Bernhard Langer69-72-70—211Joe Durant70-67-75—212Harrison Frazar70-74-68—212Tim Petrovic71-69-72—212Michael Allen70-71-72—213Billy Andrade67-74-72—213Stuart Appleby74-70-69—213Woody Austin72-73-68—213David McKenzie70-71-72—213Shane Bertsch69-72-73—214Steve Flesch72-73-69—214Tom L...

Regions Tradition Par Scores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

SaturdayAt Greystone GCBirmingham, Ala.Purse: $2.5 millionYardage: 7,249; Par: 72Third RoundRobert Karlsson71-66-63—200-16Steve Stricker68-68-64—200-16Padraig Harrington68-69-65—202-14Paul Broadhurst67-68-68—203-13Alex Cejka69-68-67—204-12Jerry Kelly69-68-67—204-12Timothy O’Neal67-69-68—204-12Marco Dawson71-68-66—205-11Miguel Angel Jimenez70-68-67—205-11Ken Duke68-71-67—206-10Ernie Els68-66-72—206-10Stephen Ames70-70-67—207-9Richard Green70-72-65—207-9Steve Jones73-69-65—207-9Scott Parel71-69-68—208-8Dicky Pride71-68-69—208-8Vijay Singh72-68-68—208-8Bob Estes69-70-70—209-7Billy Mayfair71-71-67—209-7Kevin Sutherland71-70-68—209-7Mike Weir70-68-71—209-7Darren Clarke71-69-70—210-6Thongchai Jaidee70-71-69—210-6Colin Montgomerie72-69-69—210-6Paul Goydos69-71-71—211-5Bernhard Langer69-72-70—211-5Joe Durant70-67-75—212-4Harrison Frazar70-74-68—212-4Tim Petrovic71-69-72—212-4Michael Allen70-71-72—213-3Billy Andrade67-74-72—213-3Stuart Appleby74-70-69—213-3Woody Austin72-73-68—213-3Dav...

Inter still in better form than AC Milan in between legs of Champions League semifinal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

ROME (AP) — Three days after they met in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals and three days before they meet again, Inter Milan is still in better form than AC Milan.Romelu Lukaku celebrated his 30th birthday with two goals as Inter beat Sassuolo 4-2 in Serie A on Saturday, shortly after AC Milan lost at relegation-threatened Spezia 2-0.Inter also beat Milan 2-0 in the opening leg of the semifinal — and has won seven straight across all competitions.Lukaku put Inter ahead before the break with a demonstration of his strength; taking a pass with his back to the goal, turning around his defender and smashing a shot into the top corner.Lukaku closed out the scoring by finishing off a counterattack from a difficult angle.An own goal from Ruan Tressoldi doubled Inter’s advantage by deflecting in a shot from Raoul Bellanova and Lautaro Martinez scored with another shot deflected in by Tressoldi.Matheus Henrique and Davide Frattesi scored late for Sassuolo.In Spezia, Przemysła...

Celtics, 76ers ready for Game 7 at TD Garden for spot in East finals vs. Heat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:27:55 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Joe Mazzulla’s Game 7 experience has been as an assistant coach, including last year when the Celtics won two of them on their way to the NBA Finals.One of them was a 28-point blowout.The other was a one-possession game in the final seconds.“We know how to win easy and we know how to battle to the death,” the rookie head coach said Saturday as he prepared for his first winner-take-all game as the No. 1 guy. “Definitely looking forward to Game 7.”The Celtics will meet the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday for the last remaining spot in the NBA’s final four. It’s just the second series to reach a seventh game so far this postseason.“We know what we have to do,” said Sixers center Joel Embiid, who was crowned as the NBA MVP during the series. “It’s going to be fun. Game 7. That’s what we play, for these types of games.”The Celtics earned the home-court advantage by finishing three games ahead of Philadelphia in the standings; Boston also won three...