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Mistakes undo Northern Colorado in another close Big Sky Conference football loss

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

GREELEY — Nationally ranked Sacramento State defeated Northern Colorado 21-13 Saturday afternoon, handing the Bears their second one-score loss in their last two Big Sky Conference football games.UNC mistakes were a factor in the game, which ended as the Bears’ sixth loss in six games in front of a crowd of 4,783 at Nottingham Field on homecoming and family and friends weekend.UNC dropped to 0-3 in the Big Sky with another tough and close loss, coming two weeks after the Bears led conference foe and nationally ranked Weber State by two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter at home before ultimately losing.Bear coach Ed Lamb, who is still searching for his first win with the program since taking over for Ed McCaffrey in December, paused for several seconds before speaking at the opening of his post-game news conference.“Completely a broken record in terms of my overall feeling and I think it’s a reflection of the team,” Lamb said. “We’ve got a disappointing overall record, and ...

Local restaurant speaks out after Grubhub driver eats customer’s food 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

A local restaurant owner is outraged after he caught a Grubhub delivery driver wolfing down a customer’s order. The owner of Mexihanas Hibachi Grill in Long Beach says he was shocked when he saw the driver rip open the bag of food with his teeth and start digging into five dishes meant for one customer earlier this week. “I was pissed...I was upset,” Mexihanas Hibachi Grill CEO Martin Luzanilla told KTLA 5’s John Fenoglio. “I went outside and confronted the gentleman, and he told me it was his food.” Luzanilla still felt as though something was off, and when he went to check his surveillance cameras, he saw the man peel the plastic label off and bite the bag with his teeth before tearing into the dinner that wasn’t his. A Grubhub delivery driver seen eating a customer's food outside Mexihanas Hibachi Grill in Long Beach, CA. (Mexihanas Hibachi Grill)A Grubhub delivery driver seen eating a customer's food outside Mexihanas Hibachi Grill in Long Beach, CA. (Mexihanas Hibachi Gril...

No. 21 Notre Dame harasses Caleb Williams and hands No. 10 USC first loss in 48-20 drubbing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

Xavier Watts intercepted Caleb Williams twice and returned a fumble for a touchdown as No. 21 Notre Dame harassed the Heisman Trophy winner and handed No. 10 Southern California its first loss in a 48-20 victory on Saturday night.Having lost twice in the three games, the Fighting Irish (6-2) bounced back against their longtime rivals in a big way. Watts had two of Notre Dame's three first-half picks against Williams and then a 15-yard scoop-and-score with 3:27 left to add an exclamation point.Benjamin Morrison had Notre Dame’s other interception of the half, leading to Audric Estime's 1-yard plunge that put Notre Dame ahead 24-3. A week after wiping out a 17-point deficit to beat Arizona in overtime, the Trojans (6-1) had no such comeback in them.Williams had only been intercepted once, but he was sacked four times by the Fighting Irish and finished with 199 yards passing and a TD.Averaging 51.8 points per game, USC ended up with five turnovers and was limited to 92 yards rushing. T...

Teen girl killed, two others injured after speeding car flies off the road in Santa Rosa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

A 17-year-old girl was killed and two others were injured after a car drove off the road in Santa Rosa, plunging into a creek and catching fire around 10 p.m. Friday.A preliminary investigation by the Santa Rosa Police Department found that the driver, a 21-year-old Santa Rosa resident, was speeding when his car “left the roadway” during a slight curve, becoming airborne before rolling “an unknown number of times and landing upright in the creek bed,” according to a Facebook post by the police. The 17-year-old female, who was seated in the right rear seat of the car, was declared dead at the scene as a result of her injuries.Two male passengers, aged 17 and 19, were rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The older passenger was then airlifted to a burn center for additional care.Alcohol and drugs are suspected to be a factor in the collision, authorities said, as the driver was found to have blood alcohol content of .11%, a level .03% higher tha...

Police seek driver behind reported Loudoun Co. reckless driving incidents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

The Chevrolet Camaro has damage to the front driver’s side quarter panel and rear passenger’s side quarter panel. (Courtesy, Leesburg Police)Leesburg, Virginia, police have asked for the public’s help finding the driver charged in a series of reckless driving incidents in Northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon.Officials said 34-year-old Pablo Enrique Orellana-Flores, a resident of Northern Virginia, was responsible for several crashes beginning at around 4 p.m. in Leesburg.At the time, officers with the Leesburg Police Department attempted to stop a white 2016 Chevrolet Camaro with Texas license plate RPP2024 for alleged speeding.In a news release, the department said the driver sped away from officers westbound on East Market Street — officers did not pursue the vehicle “in consideration of public safety.”Police said the car was found shortly after near Heritage High School but Orellana-Flores, still inside the vehicle, fled from police again.The Chevrolet Camaro...

Henry Belin IV throws 2 TD passes in 1st career start, No. 17 Duke beats N.C. State 24-3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Henry Belin IV threw two touchdown passes in his first career start and No. 17 Duke benefitted from a dominant defensive performance to beat North Carolina State 24-3 on Saturday night.The Blue Devils (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) limited N.C. State (4-3, 1-2) to 301 yards of total offense.Duke’s Jordan Waters rushed for 123 yards on 13 carries, the highlight an 83-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.Belin was filling in for Riley Leonard, who wasn’t in uniform after suffering an ankle injury in the final seconds of a loss to Notre Dame two weeks agor. Belin, a redshirt freshman, completed 4 of 12 passes for 107 yards with an interception.N.C. State had trouble sustaining offense in MJ Morris’ second start of the season at quarterback. He replaced Brennan Armstrong in the first-string role prior to a 48-41 home win over Marshall a week ago, but there was no big point total for the Wolfpack this time. Morris was 24 for 40 for 193 yards and an intercepti...

Williams’ 82-yard TD sparks Iowa to 15-6 win over Wisconsin. Badgers lose QB Mordecai to hand injury

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Iowa’s throwback style may not bring many viewers to television sets and certainly doesn’t put many points on the scoreboard.But it just might get the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten championship game.Leshon Williams scored the game’s lone touchdown on an 82-yard breakaway and finished with 174 yards rushing Saturday to lead Iowa to a 15-6 victory over Wisconsin, which lost quarterback Tanner Mordecai to a hand injury.“We wanted to take the heart out of them,” said Williams, who had 25 carries. “I feel like that’s what we did today.”Iowa (6-1, 3-1) has sole possession of the Big Ten West Division lead. Not bad for a team that entered Saturday gaining just 249.2 total yards per game, the lowest average of any Football Bowl Subdivision team.The Hawkeyes didn’t even reach that mark Saturday as they were outgained 324-237. It didn’t matter.“This game was going to come down to physicality,” said Iowa’s Sebastian Castro, who had two tackles for loss and an interception. “I fe...

Brady Cook throws for a TD and scores on a run as Missouri takes down No. 24 Kentucky 38-21

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Brady Cook threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Missouri scored on a fake punt during a 20-point outburst in a 38-21 win over No. 24 Kentucky on Saturday night.A week after allowing 14 points in the final three minutes of a 49-39 loss to No. 23 LSU, the Tigers (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed the Wildcats (5-2, 2-2) 14-0 before seizing the momentum in the second quarter with trickery. Luke Bauer looked ready to punt before stepping back and lobbing a pass down the left sideline to Marquis Johnson for a 39-yard touchdown. Williams had a step on Kentucky’s Andru Williams and sprinted in for the easy score. Cook sandwiched an 18-yard touchdown pass to Theo Wease Jr. between two Harrison Mevis field goals for a 20-14 lead at halftime, then answered a Kentucky touchdown with a 1-yard score to restore Missouri’s lead early in the fourth. Cody Schrader added a two-point conversion run to make 28-21, then ran for a 19-yard TD minutes later to...

Cizikas scores in third period as Islanders beat Sabres 3-2 to win opener

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Casey Cizikas scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the New York Islanders opened their season with a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist, Kyle Palmieri also scored and Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 shots as the Islanders won their season opener at home for the first time since 1995.“When we gave up that second goal, we didn’t shrink, we rose to the occasion,” Cizikas said. “We kept pushing forward, we didn’t sit back and we took it to them. We ended up getting rewarded for it.”Jordan Greenway and Casey Mittelstadt scored for the Sabres, who were coming off a 5-1 loss at home to the New York Rangers in their season opener on Thursday night. Devon Levi finished with 23 saves.Cizikas broke a 2-2 tie with a nifty redirection off Adam Pelech’s shot from the point with 6:20 left. The Sabres challenged the play believing Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson entered the zone offside prior to the goal, but the score st...

Republican Jeff Landry wins election for governor in Louisiana

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:10 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Jeff Landry wins election for governor in Louisiana.Source