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Coach Lincoln Riley misses practice at USC, stays home for 2nd straight day due to illness

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lincoln Riley was away from his team at Southern California on Tuesday for the second straight day due to an illness.Riley missed Tuesday’s practice as the No. 24 Trojans (6-2, 4-1 Pac-12) continued preparations for their road game at California on Saturday. He was at home under doctors’ instructions, but the school wouldn’t comment on the nature of Riley’s illness.“The guys have handled things in a pretty professional way,” said Dennis Simmons, USC’s assistant head coach and receivers coach. “It’s not like he’s gone forever. It’s one of those deals where we’ve got an objective, which takes place this Saturday afternoon, and that was our main focus. … We work for an incredible man and a great leader. He set a great plan together, and we’re just following it until he returns.”Defensive coordinator Alex Grinch said the Trojans’ game-planning wouldn’t change in Riley’s absence. USC ha...

Anti-LGBT education protest once again met by counter

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

A protest from a group saying they represent parental rights in Kingston once again met a much larger counter protest on Saturday.In September the “1 Million March 4 Children” saw protests in cities all over the country protesting a range of LGBTQ+ related issues, but mainly focusing on the education in schools pertaining to topics like gender and sexual identity.With that protest at City Hall in Kingston saw a larger crowd of LGBTQ+ community members and supporters, with Saturday at the intersection of Gardiner’s and Princess being no different.The “1 Million March 4 Children” movement focuses on “protecting children from sexualization and indoctrination” as stated on their website, taking a particular gripe with schools adopting sexual orientation and gender identity education and discussion.The website says those discussions should be had at an age appropriate time, but supporters like Isabella Harpell say even then schools should only be...

Denver chef's life turned upside down after hit-and-run crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver chef's life has been turned upside down after a hit-and-run crash this summer. It's a situation that is happening to more and more people. According to the Denver Police Department, there have been 5,436 hit-and-run crashes as of Oct. 21 this year. That compares to 5,351 in 2022 and 5,398 in 2021 for the same time. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox One day, one trip down the road can be just enough time to change everything. Chef Harold Hutchins is living proof of that notion. He and his wife finally got to live out his dream: The chef of 25 years opened his own breakfast spot, NewEats, earlier this year.“Things were amazing,” Hutchins said. “We had pancakes, waffles, a breakfast burger. Everything was from scratch, day-of service every day, and I lost it all."On June 17, a ride down the road to Walmart to get diapers for his two babies took a terrible turn where Mississippi Avenue meets Alton Court.“The car right besi...

Scam alert: Cop impersonators target Colorado residents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

NORTHGLENN, Colo. (KDVR) — The phone rings, or maybe you receive an email, saying there’s a warrant out for your arrest and the only way to avoid jail is to pay a fine. You know you haven’t committed any crimes, but the person on the phone is very convincing.The Northglenn Police say this is a scam targeting area residents.“They’re calling up folks, pretending to be a member of a law enforcement agency,” Northglenn Police Detective Sgt. Scott McNeilly told FOX31.The Federal Trade Commission reports impostor scams top their list of the most common, followed by online shopping and fake lottery prize schemes. The biggest reported losses were through bank transfers — $1.5 billion — and cryptocurrency — $1.4 billion. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox McNeilly told the FOX31 Problem Solvers that scammers use high-pressure scare tactics to intimidate victims into giving them Bitcoin or gift cards or into sending them money transfers through Zelle, Venmo o...

See over-the-top Halloween decor at these Denver homes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There is only a week left until Halloween, and Denver metro area homes are gearing up for a very spooky season.The Mile High City is glowing with decorations that range from 8-foot-tall skeletons to motion sensors and talking statues.One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)One house's Halloween decorations in Denver (KDVR)Some of the homes in Denver have every decoration imaginable. The house featured in the first photo of the gallery has a larger-than-life scarecrow skeleton that talks when you walk past it. Right next to it, you will see a graveyard, but look clo...

UM and Miami Dolphins players partner with AutoNation to visit child cancer patients

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

Miami’s football teams are delivering hope to those in need.Players from the Miami Dolphins and the University of Miami Hurricanes partnered with AutoNation to deliver “Totes for Hope” at Sylvester Cancer Center in Miami.It’s an initiative to help patients going through life-saving treatments.“It just brings a little bit of comfort to these patients during a difficult time, to try and make it easier for them today,” said Benny Dominguez, market president of AutoNation. “It was a really special day. It was super cool to be part of a day in their life of what they go through every single day, and be able to support them through it,” said Miami Dolphins Quarterback Skylar Thompson. The event is part of AutoNation’s annual Drive Pink campaign.It has raised and donated more than $35 million dollars for cancer research and treatment.

Poitras and Frederic help undefeated Boston Bruins blank Chicago Blackhawks 3-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Matthew Poitras and Trent Frederic scored 56 seconds apart in the third period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Tuesday night to match the best start in franchise history.Pavel Zacha also scored for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves in his 10th career shutout.The Bruins moved to 6-0 by closing out a perfect four-game trip in the franchise’s centennial season. Boston also won its first six games of the 1937-38 season.Petr Mrazek made 40 stops for Chicago in its third consecutive loss. The Blackhawks also lost to the Bruins on Oct. 11, falling 3-1 in Boston.The Bruins were in control for most of the night, but it was only good enough for a 1-0 lead before Poitras and Frederic helped put it away.The 19-year-old Poitras skated past veteran Blackhawks forward Corey Perry and beat Mrazek on the glove side at 4:06. The rookie forward scored his first two NHL goals in a 3-1 win at Anaheim on Sunday.Frederic made it 3-0 when he knocked hom...

‘Shaft’ actor Richard Roundtree has died at 81

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

(CNN) — Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died, according to multiple reports.He was 81.The news was confirmed by Roundtree’s manager Patrick McMinn in a statement to Variety. McMinn told the outlet that the actor died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.“Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film,” McMinn said. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.”The CNN has reached out to representatives for the actor for comment.Roundtree has the distinction of being among a handful of actors who enjoyed top billing with his first-ever screen credit. Until then a theater actor, his starring role in the 1971 Blaxploitation epic “Shaft” propelled him into the cultural limelight, launching a franchise that would see sequels, a TV series and a 2019 reboot starring Samuel L. Jackson.The actor wou...

Bruins handle Blackhawks, 3-0, remain perfect on season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

No, offensive wizardry has not been the Bruins’ calling card so far this season. But when you keep the puck out of the net like they have in their first six games, it’s no surprise their record is spotless thus far.Again, the B’s got the timely goals – Pavel Zacha, Matt Poitras and Trent Frederic tallied – and Jeremy Swayman (23 saves) delivered the B’s first shutout of the season to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 at the United Center on Tuesday.The B’s 6-0 start ties the season start by the 1937-38 squad for the franchise’s best start, sweeping their four-game road trip. They have allowed a grand total of seven goals in those six games.It appeared the Blackhawks had taken a 1-0 advantage with 6:44 left in the first off an egregious turnover from Charlie Coyle, who threw a blind backhand pass into the slot, setting up super rookie Connor Bedard for a one-timer goal. But the B’s challenged that the Hawks were offside – a good 22 seconds be...

Source: Craig Breslow accepts Red Sox offer, will be Chief Baseball Officer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:36 GMT

The Red Sox offered “the smartest man in baseball” the top job, and he accepted.A source echoed Alex Speier’s and Michael Silverman’s report in the Boston Globe on Tuesday evening: the club offered Craig Breslow the job as head of baseball operations and he accepted.Breslow had two stints with the Red Sox during his 11-year Major League career. He was instrumental to the 2013 championship, anchoring the bullpen with a career-best 1.81 ERA over 61 regular-season appearances. He made 10 relief appearances during that year’s postseason, including nine scoreless outings (eight consecutively).In his post-playing career, the 43-year-old found a different way to impact a franchise’s pitching; as the Cubs’ assistant general manager and vice president of pitching, he’s transformed their farm system into a well-oiled arms development machine.Breslow is widely respected in the baseball world. Sources within and outside of the Red Sox organization...