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Our post-spring college basketball top-25 forecast: USC, Arizona climb, UCLA falls and Colorado enters the rankings

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd has struggled to navigate March Madness during his two seasons on the job, but the man knows his way around May like few others in his profession.Lloyd expertly combined the transfer portal and recruiting trail last month to remake Arizona’s roster and position the Wildcats for the 2023-24 conference title and a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.He fortified the bench with several touted international recruits, including Lithuanian center Motiejus Krivas, who reportedly owns a 7-foot-5 wingspan.More importantly, Lloyd landed three likely starters from the transfer portal: Guards Jaden Bradley from Alabama and Caleb Love from North Carolina, plus forward Keshad Johnson, who played a crucial role in San Diego State’s stunning charge to the national championship game.Bradley and Love will provide needed perimeter playmaking; Johnson, frontcourt defense. Above all, the newcomers should increase the level of physical and mental resolve for a program th...

San Carlos: 2 Redwood City men arrested on suspicion of stealing $50,000 in construction material

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

Two Redwood City men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing about $50,000 of construction materials including copper wire from a commercial property in San Carlos, authorities said.The burglary happened over the weekend of June 10 in the 700 block of Industrial Road.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Federal ammo charges filed over investigation into alleged meth dealers from Brentwood, Bay Point Crime and Public Safety | 11 arrested at Great Mall in Milpitas for 125 stolen items Crime and Public Safety | ‘I was told what to say’: Woman claims Oakland police officer fed her testimony Crime and Public Safety | Police software crashes forced dispatchers to hand-write call info, slowed responses Crime and Public Safety | A series of ghastly transactions: Harvard and University of Arkansas human body trafficking ring told through federal charging documents San Mateo County sheriffR...

Federal ammo charges filed over investigation into alleged meth dealers from Brentwood, Bay Point

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

OAKLAND — Robert Allan Brown might be in jail on federal charges of being a felon in possession of ammunition, but the investigation behind his arrest runs much deeper.Brown, 44, of Bay Point, was charged June 6 with the lone felony count, which carries up to 10 years in prison. The charge stems from an August 2022 traffic stop that also led state and federal authorities down a rabbit hole of the methamphetamine industry of East Contra Costa County and back to a Brentwood residence where they seized six pounds of the drug years before.Prosecutors say that on Aug. 18, 2022, Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in Pittsburg attempted to pull Brown over, but he fled in his Corvette, leading the deputies and later Antioch officers on a chase that ended at a residence on Cleveland Avenue in Bay Point. There, a sheriff K9 almost immediately jumped into the vehicle and alerted to a center console, where police allegedly found 1.6 pounds of methamphetamine, a silencer, roug...

Police: Street racer flees in Mercedes after fatally striking pedestrian in Oakland

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

OAKLAND — A 58-year-old woman crossing an East Oakland street Friday night died after she was hit by a car police said was involved in a street race. The driver fled after the collision and is being sought by Oakland police.The name of the woman, an Oakland resident, has not been released.The fatal collision happened about 7:05 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Vicksburg Avenue.Police said the woman was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk when she was hit by a black Mercedes that was going westbound on Foothill and did not stop for a red light.Police said based on witness statements and video surveillance, the driver of the Mercedes was speeding and was involved in a street race when the woman was hit. A detailed description of the driver was not available.The woman died later at a hospital.Police said it is unknown at this time if alcohol or drugs were also factors in what happened.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 i...

Highway safety agency reports power problems in 2022 Hyundai Ioniq5 SUVs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Multiple U.S. owners of Hyundai’s popular Ioniq5 electric SUV have complained of completely or partially losing propulsive power, many after hearing a loud popping noise, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday.The agency said in a notice posted online that it received 30 complaints about the problem in 2022 models, of which it estimated 39,500 were on U.S. highways.The Office of Defects Investigation at the NHTSA has opened a preliminary investigation and says Hyundai indicated in an initial review that a power surge was damaging transistors, preventing vehicles’ 12-volt battery from recharging.A Hyundai spokesperson did not immediately respond to phone and email queries from The Associated Press asking if the complaints might lead to a service recall. Technical problems accompanying automakers’ growing global rollout of electric vehicles to fight climate change have included battery recalls because of the potential for fire...

ANÁLISIS | La investigación sobre el covid en Reino Unido se ha convertido en una farsa política

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

(CNN) — Se suponía que la investigación sobre el covid en el Reino Unido funcionaría como un cierre para las personas que perdieron a sus seres queridos durante la pandemia. Sin embargo, se convirtió en un circo político que podría dañar tanto a Boris Johnson como a Rishi Sunak.La investigación, que comenzó a reunir pruebas este martes, se vio ensombrecida durante semanas por una serie de disputas entre Sunak —actual primer ministro— y Johnson, quien renunció tras su caída en desgracia el verano pasado.La primera disputa de este tipo se relaciona directamente con la investigación. Sunak y su gobierno impugnan legalmente el derecho de la investigación a solicitar información personal de personas que estuvieron directamente involucradas en la toma de decisiones durante la pandemia. Eso implica cualquier cosa, desde mensajes de WhatsApp hasta diarios privados.El gobierno dice busca bloquear ese acceso porque de otro modo podría sentar un precedente en el que información que sea r...

Alexandrova and Kudermetova set up all-Russian women’s final on Den Bosch grass

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Ekaterina Alexandrova will defend her Libema Open title against fellow Russian and top seed Veronika Kudermetova after both reached the final on Saturday without dropping a set all week.The No. 4-seeded Alexandrova defeated No. 7 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-1, 7-6 (1) by taking her break point chances, three of five. She denied all five for Sasnovich, who was playing her first semifinal of the year and first ever on grass.Alexandrova will be playing for her fourth WTA singles title on Sunday. She beat Kudermetova in the semifinals here last year en route to the title.Kudermetova, a tournament top seed for the first time, knocked out unseeded Viktoria Hruncakova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-2.Hruncakova couldn’t convert all six of her break chances, while Kudermetova took four of her five to make the difference.Kudermetova won her only WTA singles title in 2021 at Charleston and has lost three finals since then, all of them last year. She’s rank...

IndyCar champ Will Power shoves Scott Dixon after crash during practice for Road America

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Reigning IndyCar champion Will Power shoved Scott Dixon after the two were involved in a crash on Saturday that severely damaged both cars during practice at Road America.Dixon, the six-time IndyCar champion, had spun on course and re-entered the track ahead of Romain Grosjean and Power. Dixon allowed enough room for Grosjean to get by, but as Power approached the gap closed and Power couldn’t avoid hitting Dixon.The two cars spun off course and Power slammed into a concrete wall. Both cars were extremely damaged, with only three hours to rebuild them ahead of qualifying.Power then got out of his car, exchanged words with Dixon and shoved him in the chest. Power later kicked the air in frustration.“Scott moved abruptly and I was coming,” Power said. “It’s a very unfortunate incident. Nothing I could really do there. Didn’t expect him to move. Such a pity. I felt like we had a pretty good car. We’ll rebuild it and see what happens.”Dixon acknowledged h...

Muere la anciana que había “revivido” dentro de su ataúd en Ecuador

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

La mujer ecuatoriana de 76 años que revivió en su propio velorio ha fallecido luego de siete días de estar en cuidados intensivos tras un primer diagnóstico de muerte erróneo que investigan las autoridades de salud.Gilberto Barbera Montoya, hijo de la anciana, confirmó el deceso el sábado a The Associated Press. El caso llamó la atención dentro y fuera del país andino.Barbera Montoya dijo que los médicos del hospital estatal adonde estaba internada su madre le habían advertido que “no tenía ya remedio. Murió a las cinco de la tarde” del viernes, agregó.El Ministerio de Salud ratificó en un comunicado que la anciana Bella Montoya falleció luego de estar una semana en cuidados intensivos por un accidente cerebrovascular isquémico. Anciana declarada muerta “revive” durante su velorio tras golpear ataúd En video: el momento en que anciana “revive” de la muerte durante su velorio DESPERTÓ CINCO HORAS DESPÚESLa entidad de salud aseguró ...

Man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot while driving, police said

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:27:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man was shot while he was driving on Friday night, according to Aurora Police Department.Detectives are investigating the shooting that happened in the area of 11th Avenue and Scranton Street in Aurora, where police said in a tweet that a man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Denver violent crime still rising in first half of 2023 Officers responded to the call at approximately 9:47 p.m. when they said family members called Aurora 911 saying someone was shot.Police said they did not know what led up to the shooting, but the victim was expected to survive as of Saturday morning.Police said the victim reported that he was driving when he was shot and could not provide any suspect information. They are asking for anyone who may have any information related to the incident to notify Crime Stoppers or report it to police.