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March Madness: Previewing NCAA Tournament games at Ball Arena in Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

A look at the NCAA Tournament matchups set for Friday at Ball Arena in downtown Denver.No. 3 Baylor (22-10) vs No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (27-7)Time/TV: 11:30 a.m., TNTBaylorUC Santa BarbaraKenpom ranking14103Adjusted off. efficiency (rank)121.8 (2)111.2 (71)Adjusted def. efficiency (rank)101.8 (105)104.8 (168)Schedule strength12.84 (5)-2.65 (225)Players to watch: Adam Flagler, Baylor, 6-3, sr. — Freshman Keyonte George might be the NBA Lottery pick, but Flagler is the steady hand for the Bears. A dead-eye shooter from 3-point range (40.3%) and perimeter playmaker (4.7 apg), the all-Big 12 pick could be a second-round steal. Ajay Mitchell, UCSB, 6-4, so. — The Belgium national was named Big West player of the year after averaging 16.4 points and 5.1 assists on a hyper-efficient 50.9% shooting from the field. His 3-point stroke is average, but his decision-making, ball control and finishing ability are exceptional.About Baylor: Two years removed from winning a national title in th...

Kiszla: We need to see Gonzaga hoops in Colorado on the regular, as member of Pac-12 Conference

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

With the cool kids in California bolting the Pac-12 Conference, the CU Buffs need a new buddy to keep the conference relevant and solvent.Enter Gonzaga. Please. The Pac-12 needs to make the Zags a membership offer they can’t refuse.During a time of crazy upheaval in college athletics, where it’s all about the Benjamins and brand names rule, why hasn’t the ailing Pac-12 scooped up the Gonzaga hoops program to restore luster to a conference that has seen better days?“That’s a question for them, not for me,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said Thursday when I asked about the possibility of the Zags moving on from the West Coast Conference to a league desperately in need of an injection of a big-name brand after losing UCLA and USC to the Big Ten.OK, consider this a direct plea to Commissioner George Kliavkoff and self-righteous presidents of the universities remaining in a league formerly known as the conference of champions:Are you too good academically for Gonzaga? Are the Huskies and Cougar...

No. 15 seed Princeton uses late run to stun 2 seed Arizona

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

By The Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Langborg lifted Princeton to its first lead with 2:03 to play and the Tigers used a late-game run to earn their first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday.The 15th-seeded Tigers (22-9) scored the final nine points, holding the Pac-12 Tournament champion scoreless over the final 4:43.Tosan Evbuomwan scored 15 points in Princeton’s first tournament victory since beating UNLV in 1998 when current coach Mitch Henderson was a player for the Tigers.Princeton advanced to play seventh-seeded Missouri in the second round of the South Region.Azuolas Tubelis scored 21 points for the Wildcats (28-7), who haven’t won a tournament game in consecutive years since 2014-15.It marked the third straight year and 11th time overall that a No. 15 seed won a first-round game. Arizona is the only school to be on the wrong end of one of those upsets twice, also losing to Steve Nash and Santa Clar...

Broncos re-sign safety, special teams stalwart P.J. Locke after brief free agency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

Denver is bringing another familiar face back from its 2022 defense.The Broncos on Thursday announced they re-signed safety P.J. Locke after declining to tender him as a restricted free agent before the new league year began a day earlier. Locke, 26, will return for a fourth season in Denver after briefly hitting the free-agent market Wednesday afternoon. Locke has appeared in 47 career games over his first three NFL seasons and last year served mainly as a special teams player and “dime” defensive back. He also served as one of Denver’s core special teams players.Locke was originally a restricted free agent, meaning Denver needed to guarantee at least $2.627 million in order to have the right to match another team’s offer. The Broncos didn’t tender any of its restricted free agents at that level but got Locke back a day later anyway. Terms of the contract were not immediately available.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Kiszla: Broncos have be...

PHOTOS: NCAA Tournament practice sessions begin at Ball Arena as March Madness comes to Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

College basketball teams and fans began to descend on Denver Thursday as Ball Arena prepares to host first and second-round NCAA Tournament games on Friday and Sunday. Teams participating in the first-round games in downtown Denver held practices and press conferences on Thursday ahead of the tournament.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Princeton stuns Arizona 59-55 in March Madness College Sports | March Madness: NCAA Tournament practice sessions open Thursday at Ball Arena in Denver College Sports | Want tickets to NCAA Tournament at Ball Arena? Some face-value seats may become available Thursday. College Sports | Back to work: CU Buffs women’s basketball begins NCAA Tournament prep College Sports | Coors Light debuts beer-flavored popsicles for March Madness

Innocent driver hurt when L.A. police chase ends in crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

An innocent driver suffered minor injuries when a police pursuit ended with a dramatic crash in L.A.’s Jefferson Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon.According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the chase started around 2:25 p.m. somewhere on Figuroa Street when officers tried to stop a driver in a stolen black sedan.The chase continued until the suspect slammed into another vehicle at the Arlington Avenue entrance to the 10 Freeway. Sky5 video showed the innocent driver's car on its side next to an embankment. An innocent driver was injured when a police pursuit ended with a dramatic crash in L.A.’s Jefferson Park neighborhood. March 16, 2023. (KTLA)The driver was treated at the scene for her injuries.Sky5 reporters Gil Leyvas says several people got out of the stolen vehicle and ran away. One person was taken into custody and officers were searching for two others as of 3:00 p.m., Leyvas said.

California congressman wants to make 32-hour workweek a U.S. law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

One California congressman wants to make the four-day workweek a federal law.Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat representing California’s 39th congressional district, which includes Riverside County, reintroduced the 32-Hour Workweek Act. This bill would reduce the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act. The bill would also mandate overtime pay for any work done after 32 hours and applies to non-exempt employees who typically work hourly jobs in various sectors, including transportation, wholesale and retail. California lawmaker proposes bill to limit the risk of homelessness for state renters The legislation was initially introduced by Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. “Workers across the nation are collectively reimagining their relationship to labor – and our laws need to follow suit,” Rep. Takano said in a statement.“We have before us the opportunity to make common sense changes to wo...

LASD clears bomb threat at Whitney High School 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

Authorities have given the all-clear and students are being released following a bomb threat at Whitney High School in Cerritos, the ABC Unified School District public information officer said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials received a call regarding a bomb threat at Whitney High School around 12:50 p.m. Thursday afternoon, and shortly thereafter the school was placed on lockdown. A memo sent to a parent said that a person called the Cerritos Station and threatened to detonate a bomb at the school unless they received $10,000. A spokesperson for the ABC Unified School District could not confirm the report regarding the money request sent in the memo. More than 10 squad cars were seen outside the school as the investigation was being conducted. Students are being escorted by deputies to Cerritos Park East to be reunited with their parents, who should have their IDs with them to speed up the process, officials said.Deputies are continuing their investi...

California bill would require schools to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

A bill introduced in the California State Assembly would require teachers, counselors or public school employees to alert parents if their children publicly identified as transgender at school.AB-1314, introduced by Republican Assemblymembers Bill Essayli and James Gallagher, would give public schools three days to notify parents in writing should their child:Identify at school with a gender that doesn’t align with the gender stated on their birth certificate, official records, or sex assigned at birth.Use sex-segregated school programs and activities, such as athletic teams and competitions or facilities that do not align with the child’s sex on their birth certificate, official records, or sex assigned at birth.During a news conference on Monday, Essayli, who represents cities in Riverside County, including Menifee, Lake Elsinore and Norco, said, "Public policy should never presume that a parent does not have the best interests of that child.”State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democratic ...

Man killed in Moreno Valley shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT

A man was shot to death and another was found injured in Moreno Valley Wednesday night, officials said.The incident was reported around 11:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of Clark Street near an apartment complex, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.Responding deputies found a man with gunshot wounds who was eventually declared dead at the scene.While conducting their investigation, deputies located a second victim with injuries. He was taken to a local hospital but his current condition is unknown, Sergeant Deirdre Vickers told KTLA.It is unclear if the two people were injured in the same shooting or if they were separate incidents. No arrests have been made in the case. Investigators were at the scene Thursday combing the area for clues. No further details have been released.