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Gophers pick up pieces after allowing biggest comeback in P.J. Fleck era

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

P.J. Fleck lightly crumpled up a stat sheet and gently tossed it in a gray trash can inside Ryan Field after the Gophers’ colossal cave-in at Northwestern on Saturday.A spike into the bin might have been more fitting after the 37-34 overtime loss.That same box score flattened out didn’t reveal the true depths of the defeat. Fleck had built a 40-2 record when leading after three quarters, but on Saturday his team allowed a third loss in what became the largest fourth-quarter comeback of his U career. And it came against a Wildcats team projected to finish last in the Big Ten West.The Gophers had given up a 17-point lead to Maryland in the awkward pandemic year of 2020, and Fleck’s flawed first team in 2017 gave up a one-point lead on the road at Purdue. That was the precedent.This enters a new subcategory.Minnesota needed this September victory before it hits the truly daunting part of its schedule — Northwestern was supposed to be a win, especially amid a recent downturn seemingly e...

John Shipley: What if? Who cares? The Vikings are 0-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

Well, here’s a first.Usually after a tough loss, a football player or coach asked about some sort of failure that led to the team’s defeat — as in, why or how did that happen? — answers with, “I don’t know, I’ll have to look at the film.”After the Vikings’ fairly brutal 28-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, dropping Minnesota to 0-3 this season, receiver K.J. Osborne was asked if there were, nonetheless, positives Minnesota can build on.“I’d have to go back and look at the tape,” he said. “Everything didn’t go bad.”In the aftermath, Vikings players were asked a lot of questions about how close they came to making some big plays, and whether that was encouraging for a team facing the closest thing to a death sentence in the NFL. Yes, there are 14 games left, but since the league expanded in 1979, only five NFL teams have recovered to make the playoffs after starting 0-3 in a non-strike year.The Vikings didn’t do a whole lot Sunday to suggest they will...

Juan Soto's soaring homer and 4 RBIs help the Padres rout the Cardinals 12-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto hit a 461-foot homer and had four RBIs for the San Diego Padres, who were pushed closer to elimination from the playoff picture even as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-2 in their home finale Sunday.Right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a spectacular leaping catch to rob pinch-hitter Michael Siani of a home run in the sixth. Tatis did a little dance and acknowledged the crowd's ovation. Tatis began his career as a shortstop but took over in right after he returned April 20 from an 80-game PED suspension. He missed all of last year with injuries and the suspension.Jose Azocar also homered for the Padres, who had nine extra-base hits in winning for the ninth time in 10 games. Their best stretch of the season is likely coming too late to avoid an embarrassing pratfall.The Padres came into this season with World Series aspirations after reaching the NL Championship Series last fall but have been a major disappointment. They've been under .500 since May 12 ...

PHOTOS: Miami Dolphins clobber Denver Broncos 70-20 in NFL Week 3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It took Denver eight games to score 10 touchdowns last season. They gave up 10 Sunday alone.The Broncos did not give up an all-time, single-game record number of points to the Dolphins on Sunday. Not because they did anything to deserve avoiding that scarlet letter piled on top of a 70-20 loss at Hard Rock Stadium.Only because Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel opted not to listen to the bloodthirsty, blissfully bewildered fans on hand who saw their side score 10 touchdowns, knew no team had ever scored 73 in a regular-season game and booed McDaniel’s humanity while chanting, “three more points.”Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton after fumbling ball twice: “Unacceptable” Denver Broncos | Broncos rookie Drew Sanders’ first start comes on historically bad day, but his role going forward looks primed to increase Denver Broncos | Broncos report card: You can spell historic blowout ...

Broncos take historic beatdown in 70-20 loss to Dolphins: “That’s the most embarrassing game I’ve ever been a part of”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — By the end, the beatdown got so bad Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel didn’t know what to do.He tried to run the clock out, but the Broncos simply couldn’t or wouldn’t tackle his running backs.He had long since put his backups in the game, but they ran roughshod over Sean Payton’s team, too.Finally, McDaniel had to order his team to sit on the ball to save the Broncos, the franchise he said this week caused him to fall in love with football way back when he was a kid in Aurora, one final, historic indignity.The Broncos did not give up an all-time, single-game record number of points to the Dolphins on Sunday. Not because they did anything to deserve avoiding that scarlet letter piled on top of a 70-20 loss at Hard Rock Stadium, mind you.Only because McDaniel opted not to listen to the bloodthirsty, blissfully bewildered fans on hand who saw their side score 10 touchdowns, knew no team had ever scored 73 in a regular-season game and booed McDaniel’s humani...

1-year-old airlifted to hospital for burn injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

An infant who suffered serious burn injuries in Lancaster on Sunday was airlifted to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, authorities announced.  Tactical medics with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Air Rescue team assisted medical personnel with the Los Angeles County Fire Department by flying the 1-year-old child to the hospital, authorities said in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter.  Tactical medics with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department seen flying a 1-year-old child suffering from burn injuries to the hospital on Sept. 24, 2023. (LASD)No information was provided on how the child was injured, nor the extent of the burns.

New law requires California schools have gender-neutral restroom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills Saturday aimed at bolstering the state's protections for LGBTQ+ people, a day after issuing a controversial veto that was criticized by advocates.The new laws include legislation that focuses on support for LGBTQ+ youth. One law sets timelines for required cultural competency training for public school teachers and staff, while another creates an advisory task force to determine the needs of LGBTQ+ students and help advance supportive initiatives. A third requires families to show that they can and are willing to meet the needs of a child in foster care regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. “California is proud to have some of the most robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community, and we’re committed to the ongoing work to create safer, more inclusive spaces for all Californians,” Newsom said in a statement. “These measures will help protect v...

Hit-and-run kills two East Bay residents in their 60s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

Two people have died in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland, after a speeding car — which was later found to be stolen — collided with their vehicle just before 10 a.m. on Sunday morning, according to a statement from the Oakland Police Department.The driver of the other car, a 25-year-old man from Oakland, rammed into the victims’ vehicle at 73rd Avenue and Holly Street at a “high rate of speed,” according to the Oakland Police Department. The force of the collision caused the impacted car to roll over and hit a parked vehicle, authorities said. The 25-year-old tried to flee the crash on foot before being detained and arrested by police.Both the driver and passenger of the impacted car were killed in the crash — a 64-year-old man from Richmond and a 67-year-old woman from Antioch, respectively. A rear passenger in the car, a 48-year-old man from Richmond, was transported to the hospital with injuries.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | ...

Bay Area expected to get first ‘significant rainfall’ since May

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

The first rain of the season is heading to the Bay Area this week.On Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service said on social media that a cold front will bring rain to the greater Bay Area, with most of it falling in the North Bay. It will be the first “significant rainfall” in the region since May.Related ArticlesWeather | First atmospheric river storm of the season heading into Northern California, bringing rain Weather | Spare the Air alert extended as Bay Area’s 2023 summer fades to brown behind thick haze Weather | Spare the Air alert extended as Bay Area skies struggle to clear smoke Weather | Live California wildfire map: See which blazes are behind the Bay Area’s bad air Weather | Wildfire smoke is reversing years of air pollution progress in California and the West, new study finds The rain is expected to start on Monday and last through early Tuesday with most of t...

At Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference, Maryland lawmakers stress value of diversity in schools and in business

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:21:50 GMT

Rep. Glenn Ivey, second from right, hosted a panel discussion Sept. 22, 2023, at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s legislative conference in Washington, D.C. Others on stage from left to right: Adrienne Trimble, Ron Busby Sr., Isabel Guzman and Don Cravins Jr. Photo by William J. Ford.This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Maryland politicians were among the thousands who headed to Washington, D.C. this week for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 52nd legislative conference.Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-4th) hosted a panel discussion on how this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on affirmative action could effect Black-owned businesses.Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando (D) served as a panelist with a focus on how to showcase “Black boy and men joy,” even though they continue to face higher rates of incarceration, health disparities and learning loss ...