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Is this the end of Pac-12? Stanford, Cal react to member schools leaving

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

(KRON) -- Is this the end of the Pac-12 as we know it? Oregon and Washington both announced Friday they are leaving the Pac-12 to become members of the Big Ten by 2024.Add that to UCLA and USC announcing last summer they are moving to the Big Ten. Last week, Colorado announced its moving to the Big 12. The Big 12 is now repertedly targeting Utah, Arizona and Arizona State. Where does that leave the two Bay Area Pac-12 schools: California and Stanford?The conference is in jeopardy of being left with four members: Stanford, Cal, Oregon State and Washington State. After Oregon and Washington's announced plans to move, Stanford and Cal issued the following statements on Friday. Stanford president ‘disappointed’ in SCOTUS ruling of removing race-based admission StanfordStanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Director of Athletics Bernard Muir issued a statement below. We are aware of the University of Oregon and the University of Washington's intended departure from the Pac-12 Conf...

Andrés Giménez hits 2-run HR, two doubles as Guardians beat White Sox 4-2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrés Giménez hit a two-run homer among his career-high three extra-base hits, Logan Allen earned his first home victory in more than three months, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Friday night.Giménez fouled off the first two pitches of his at-bat in the fifth inning, attempting to lay down a bunt and move Steven Kwan to second base. He then swung away, sending a fastball from Mike Clevinger (4-5) into the right field stands to break a 2-all tie.Allen (5-4) allowed two runs and four hits over six innings, snapping a six-start winless streak at Progressive Field. The left-hander, who struck out five and walked four, had not won at home since going six innings in his major league debut against Miami on April 23.Emmanuel Clase worked the ninth for his 29th save, tying Baltimore’s Felix Bautista for the AL lead.José Ramírez had an RBI single in the first and Giménez added two doubles and scored twice for the Guardians, who returned from a ...

Pair of homers by Lane Thomas lifts the Washington Nationals over the Cincinnati Reds 6-3

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Lane Thomas hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning to seal a 6-3 comeback win by the Washington Nationals over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.Thomas’ two-run shot, his team-leading 18th of the season, came off Reds closer Alexis Díaz (3-3) and followed a run-scoring double by Jake Alu that broke a 3-3 tie. A two-run homer by Joey Meneses off Reds starter Graham Ashcraft had tied the game in the eighth. The Reds had led since the first inning behind strong pitching from Ashcraft and three solo homers. Nick Senzel and Matt McLain homered on back-to-back pitches from Nationals starter Patrick Corbin with one out in the first.Then Elly De La Cruz rocketed a line drive into the left-field seats to put the Reds up 3-0 in the third. His ninth homer of the season was also the first one he’s hit from the right side of the plate.The lead held up until the eighth when Thomas reached on an infield single and Meneses homered.Ashcraft gave up three runs a...

Judge rules Texas abortion ban too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications, orders changes to law

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Judge rules Texas abortion ban too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications, orders changes to law.Source

Sun beat the Fever 88-72 behind 6 players in double figures

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tiffany Hayes scored 18 points, DeWanna Bonner added 14 and the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 88-72 on Friday night. Connecticut dominated the first half. The Sun scored 13 straight points in the first quarter to take an early 20-10 lead. Bonner, Hayes and Natisha Hiedeman combined for 26 of Connecticut’s 31 points in the first quarter, while the Fever scored 22 points. The Sun extended their lead to 56-33 by halftime after shooting 66% from the field, including making 7 of 13 3-pointers. Bonner had 11 points in the first half and Hiedeman added 10.The Sun scored the final nine points of the third quarter after Indiana got within 65-54 and cruised in the fourth. Alyssa Thomas, coming off back-to-back games with a triple-double, had 11 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for Connecticut (20-7). DiJonai Carrington also scored 11 points and Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.Aliyah Boston had 19 points and eight rebounds fo...

Decepcionados y engañados: fanáticos de Lizzo acaban con la cantante en redes sociales

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

En la última semana, los fans de Lizzo se han visto obligados a conciliar su amor por la cantante de “Truth Hurts” con las denuncias realizadas por tres de sus exbailarinas, quienes acusan a la cantante de acoso sexual y de crear un ambiente laboral hostil.La artista ganadora del premio Grammy, cuyo verdadero nombre es Melissa Viviane Jefferson, ha construido su marca en torno a abrazar la positividad corporal y celebrar su físico. En las redes sociales, muchos de sus seguidores expresaron su decepción con las acusaciones detalladas en una demanda, incluido que Lizzo avergonzó a los bailarines por su peso y los presionó para tocar a un artista desnudo en un club de Ámsterdam.“Todo lo que ha hecho por las mujeres negras, por las personas con curvas en general, por la comunidad queer, trayendo poder a todas esas comunidades, se siente como un desperdicio. Esas comunidades realmente necesitan ser animadas”, dijo Tasha Shanade, de 26 años, bailarina y seguidora de Lizzo. “Todo lo bueno ...

Farm sanctuary raises enough to expand, create better environment for animals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

HENDERSON, Colo. (KDVR) -- An Adams County animal sanctuary has raised enough money to purchase the property next door, following a FOX31 story Wednesday night. The Broken Shovels Farm Sanctuary has been dealing with significant flooding this summer and has been trying to buy the foreclosed land next door to alleviate the problem. Director Andrea Davis said an illegal, 5-foot berm built on the property next door has been pushing water back into the sanctuary. They've been hoping to buy the property, but with a closing date approaching quickly, they were $10,000 short. “We’re asking the public to do something huge for us, and I know it’s a big ask,” Davis said Wednesday. “Hopefully we can make up that shortage by Friday, close on the property, and it’s ours forever.” Colorado farm animal sanctuary needs help to buy land, alleviate flooding Within minutes of the story airing Wednesday, Davis said the donations started coming in. “All of a sudden, my phone just started dinging, dingi...

State's prescription drug affordability board to review 5 drugs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two years ago, a Prescription Drug Affordability Board was established in Colorado. The review board just met Friday to decide which prescription drugs it should review to cap prices. Some users of the drugs say that could lead to an uncertain future of medicine in Colorado.Five drugs were chosen for review by the board: Enbrel, Genvoya, Cosentyx, Stelara and Trikafta. A Colorado woman who uses one of the drugs is urging the board to use caution as they review it.Hannah Pfieffer is an area teacher who's been dealing with cystic fibrosis since she was a baby."I was very, very sick. I was oxygen-dependent. I was on oxygen 24/7," Pfieffer recalled. "I was evaluated for a lung transplant at the University of Duke and Colorado University at Anschutz. So I was waiting on that news but also just struggling with daily life. Wearing oxygen but also tired out after daily activities such as grocery shopping and making my bed. Then in the fall of 2019, Trikafta was introduced t...

Florida Department of Education officials say schools may teach AP Psychology to ‘age-appropriate’ students

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

The Florida Department of Education appears to be changing course on the Advanced Placement Psychology class taught in the state’s public high schools.A day after prohibiting the inclusion of gender and sexual orientation in coursework, state officials now says the class can be taught in its entirety to “age-appropriate” students.The department sent a letter on Friday to superintendents informing them that the curriculum would still be able to cover those topics — something the College Board had required to retain its AP designation for college credits.

1 hospitalized after tractor-trailer, 3 cars collide on I-95 near Dania Beach, causing fuel spill

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:44:16 GMT

NEAR DANIA BEACH, Fla. ((WSVN) — A nasty crash along Interstate 95 near Dania Beach sent one person to the hospital and shut down the northbound lanes for hours.A tractor-trailer and three cars collided near Griffin Road, south of the I-595 interchange, late Friday afternoon.Florida Highway Patrol and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Units responded to the scene of the crash, at around 6 p.m.A diesel fuel spill added to the delays.The injured victim was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in unknown condition.All lanes reopened to traffic just after 9 p.m.