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Tennessee football to vacate wins from 2019-20 for NCAA violations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s football program must vacate all 11 of its wins from the 2019 and 2020 seasons under coach Jeremy Pruitt as part of penalties handed down by the NCAA for multiple violations.A school spokesman confirmed on Sunday the Vols’ eight wins in 2019 and three in 2020 will be vacated and will be reflected in the program’s record book. Pruitt’s final record is now 5-19, and the school’s all-time record is 856-410-53.The vacated wins are part of the penalties from the NCAA from a report that outlined more than 200 violations during Pruitt’s three-year tenure in Knoxville. Tennessee was fined $8 million and four staffers, including Pruitt, were given show-cause orders for infractions detailed in the more than 80-page report. Pruitt was fired in early 2021 and was given a six-year show-cause order. The report said Tennessee committed 18 Level I violations, the most severe, and said most involved recruiting infractions and direct p...

Kirilloff rallies Twins to 5-4 win over A’s for a series sweep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Alex Kirilloff homered in the fifth inning and hit a three-run double in the seventh, rallying the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics and a series sweep Sunday.Christian Vázquez also connected for the Twins, who hadn’t defeated the A’s three straight in Oakland since July 1997.Jordan Diaz homered and drove in two runs for the last-place A’s. Losers of seven straight, Oakland (25-70) has been swept 13 times this season.The game at the Coliseum drew a crowd of 9,335, marking the 26th time in 47 home games the attendance has been below 10,000.Minnesota trailed most of the game and was down 3-2 entering the seventh following a shaky outing from starter Joe Ryan.Max Kepler’s one-out single off JP Sears started the rally and extended his on-base streak at the Coliseum to 14 games dating to July 2017. After reliever Lucas Erceg (2-1) walked Vázquez, pinch-hitter Edouard Julien hit a sharp grounder to third base that Aledmys Díaz fielded but d...

Jones, Trejo hit 11th-inning homer runs, lifting NL-worst Rockies over Yankees 8-7

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nolan Jones led off the 11th inning with a tying, two-run homer off Nick Ramirez, Alan Trejo hit a game-ending drive off Ron Marinaccio and the Colorado Rockies beat the Yankees 8-7 Sunday to take two of three from New York.Colorado, a National League-worst 36-58, overcame a 3-1 deficit when C.J. Cron hit an eighth-inning grand slam off Clay Holmes, the first home run allowed by the right-hander this season.New York tied the score in the ninth against Daniel Bard on Gleyber Torres’ run-scoring infield single and Harrison Bader’s sacrifice fly.Playing into the 11th for the first time this year, the Yankees opened a 7-5 lead against Gavin Hollowell (1-0) on run-scoring singles by Oswaldo Cabrera and Oswald Cabrera, who was recalled from the minors when Josh Donaldson was put on the injured list Sunday because of a strained right calf.Jones hit a 450-foot home run on a fastball and drove in Cron, the automatic runner. Trejo hit his first homer this season on a...

Suns trade Payne to Spurs, sign Bol Bol to 1-year contract, AP source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have traded guard Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs and signed big man Bol Bol to a one-year contract, a person familiar with the moves told The Associated Press.The Suns also acquired three second-round draft picks from the Orlando Magic for a swap of first-round picks in the 2026 NBA draft, the person said Sunday on condition of anonymity because the deals have not been officially announced.Phoenix was expected to have a quiet offseason after trading for Bradley Beal, but has been active while trying to build a roster around him, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.The Suns traded Payne with a second-round pick and cash to the Spurs for a future protected second-round pick in a deal that will clear salary cap space.That cleared the way for Phoenix to sign Bol, who was released by Orlando earlier this month. The 7-foot-2 son of former NBA player Manute Bol averaged 9.1 points and 5.8 points last season after three years in Denver.Payne played a key re...

Steve Stricker wins his 3rd PGA Tour Champions major of year with dominant weekend at Firestone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Steve Stricker won his third PGA Tour Champions major of the year, capping off a dominant weekend at Firestone with a 4-under 66 on Sunday for a three-shot victory in the Kaulig Companies Championship.Stricker was five shots off the lead after a second-round 73, but closed with rounds of 65-66 for an 11-under 269 total. David Toms shot a final-round 65 to finish alone in second at 8 under.The 56-year-old Stricker won the Regions Tradition in May, then triumphed two weeks later at the Senior PGA Championship. He has five victories this year on the over-50 tour and a lead of more than $2 million over second-place Bernhard Langer on the Charles Schwab Cup money list.“It’s fun getting in contention on a day like today and knowing that you have to do certain things. The more times I’ve been there, the more times I’ve been able to handle it,” Stricker said. “And that’s been the fun part, that’s what keeps me motivated to come out here and continue to play.”The win at Fi...

Bike shop out nearly $20,000 after overnight break-in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A bike shop just tucked away off Colfax became the target of thieves last week when they broke the front door and stole three bikes. “I found three customer bikes had been stolen," Ian Ancelin, the owner of the Velowood Cyclery, said. "They were all full suspension mountain bikes." Ancelin has owned the shop since 2018 and said he does a lot of repair work on bikes. He said the three bikes stolen were all very expensive, and he believes the thieves knew that because they didn't take anything else. "It's probably around $20,000 worth of bikes," Ancelin said. He has put in an insurance claim but said he isn't sure exactly how much it will cover.He said he also contacted the customers of his who owned the bikes to let them know what happened. “Right now, we will very likely have to pay a lot out of pocket as well," Ancelin said. The break-in happened sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning last week. He said nearby business owners texted him letting him k...

Suspect in 4 Georgia deaths killed in shootout with police; 3 officers wounded, authorities say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sheriff’s deputy and two police officers wounded while trying to take the suspect into custody, authorities said.Officials said Andre Longmore was shot during an intense manhunt for the 40-year-old suspect. The exchange of gunfire came a day after Saturday morning’s shootings rocked a bucolic subdivision in Hampton, south of Georgia’s main city.Officials said Longmore was killed about 15 miles (25 kilometers) to the north of Hampton in suburban Jonesboro. A Henry County sheriff’s deputy and two Clayton County police officers were injured at separate locations in the attempt to arrest Longmore, they said.One officer was shot in the back and was taken by helicopter to an Atlanta trauma center, Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett said. “He is conscious, breathing and talking at this time,” Scandrett said of that offi...

Newton man charged, wife dead after alleged assault

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

A Newton man was charged with assault in connection to the death of his wife Saturday evening, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.Richard Hanson, 64, was charged with assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on Saturday. Hanson allegedly fatally assaulted his wife, Nancy, in their Brookline Street residence Saturday evening, officials said.Police received a call from a juvenile inside of the Brookline Street home just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday night and found Nancy Hanson suffering blunt force injuries, officials said. She was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she was then pronounced dead.The Office of Chief Medical Examiner ruled her death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma. She was 54.A restraining order was issued against Richard Hanson in the Newton District Court on July 13, officials said. Newton Police were attempting to serve the restraining order prior to the incident Saturday evening.Hanson ...

Hub Pop Warner program catches season-saving donation from Ernie Boch Jr.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

The Boston Bengals will play this fall after all, with the Pop Warner football program catching a season-saving donation from car dealer and part-time musician and philanthropist Ernie Boch Jr.Boch committed $15,000 to rescue the upcoming season after reading an article in Sunday’s Herald about how unsanitary conditions at Roxbury’s Clifford Park had led Domingos DaRosa to start dismantling his program.“It was not even a question because of the way it was written,” Boch told the Herald, “and the situation – it’s just so difficult. I just talked with Domingos, the coach, and the guy is a saint.”DaRosa set a fundraising goal of $15,000 on a GoFundMe he organized Friday to replace old equipment. More than $1,000 had been raised hours after Sunday’s article published, increasing the accumulated amount to over $1,900, but Boch said he wanted to take care of all of it.The $15,000 donation, DaRosa told the Herald, will go toward more than just purchasing new equipment. It will also cover r...

North American Indigenous Games officially open in Halifax as prime minister attends

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:58 GMT

HALIFAX — The North American Indigenous Games have officially opened, with the prime minister attending as thousands of Indigenous athletes from across the continent filled the Halifax Forum Civic Centre.Justin Trudeau, who was greeted by cheers and some boos, told the crowd it was important for his government to help fund the games because they further reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and help Indigenous youth connect with each other.Trudeau told the stadium filled with young athletes they will celebrate not only their athletic achievements but their identity, culture and futures as Indigenous leaders over the next week.The 2023 games will mix Indigenous culture with sporting events, which bring together about 5,000 athletes, coaches and mission staff from 750 First Nations across the continent.In interviews over the weekend, games president George (Tex) Marshall said the goal is to “infuse” all of the 21 venues in Nova Scotia with Indigenous traditions.Events inc...