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6 news outlets earn ‘Grand Slam’ honors in APSE contest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Los Angeles Times and the Las Vegas Review-Journal earned Grand honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest.Five of the organizations competed in Division A, which included the nation’s largest publications (daily print circulation/monthly digital unique visitors), while the Las Vegas Review-Journal competed in Division B.The APSE contest, voted on by sports editors and writers from across the nation, honored the best work in 2022.To continue representing the digital-first focus of today’s sports departments, APSE chose four categories for Grand Slam and Triple Crown recognition: a print portfolio combining weekday and Sunday offerings; event coverage over a 24-hour span; project reporting; and digital presentation.Grand Slam winners finished in the top 10 of all four categories of their respective divisions. There were nine Triple Crown wi...

March Madness is Terry’s time at Texas for permanent job

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Each Texas win on its march into the NCAA Tournament raises a recurring question about interim coach Rodney Terry: What more must he to do to earn the job on a permanent basis? The Longhorns are the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region. They finished second in the Big 12, just a game out of first place, and routed regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed Kansas twice in a span of eight days. That includes a 20-point pounding in last week’s Big 12 championship game.All that came after former coach Chris Beard was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge on Dec. 12, suspended and then fired three weeks later when the school determined he was “unfit” to lead the program. The charge has since been dropped and Beard was hired Monday as the new coach at Mississippi.But even with all that Texas winning under Terry, the chatter around him still seems to be that the 54-year must prove himself in March Madness as Texas readies for its opener against Colgat...

Want to see DC-area teams in March Madness? It could be pricey

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

With March Madness getting underway this week, some college basketball fans from the D.C. region may want to travel to see their favorite teams compete in person.If you are among those more passionate fans, you should be prepared for a potentially pricey trip.More Sports NewsRead More: March Madness Bracket BreakdownMore College Basketball NewsAccording to StubHub, tickets range from $92 all the way to $1,300 for the University of Maryland’s game against West Virginia on Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama.Round-trip flights from the D.C. area to Birmingham are relatively expensive, costing nearly $800 for a nonstop flight and $500 for one stop.Howard University is playing Kansas on Thursday in Des Moines-Iowa, and flying there is exceptionally pricey.A round-trip flight from the D.C. area to Des Moines is a whopping $2,400 nonstop, while it would be about $900 with one stop. Game tickets for Howard range from $58 to $720.The cheapest game to fly to is the University of Virginia&#...

AP source: Chiefs agree with OT Taylor on 4-year, $80M deal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jawaan Taylor has agreed to an $80 million, four-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs to replace Orlando Brown Jr. as the blindside protector for Patrick Mahomes, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal cannot become official until Wednesday.The 25-year-old Taylor started all 66 games he’s played in since entering the league as a second-round pick of the Jaguars in the 2019 draft. And while he primarily held down the right side of the line in Jacksonville, the expectation is that — much as Brown did when he arrived from Baltimore — Taylor will switch to the left side in Kansas City.The Chiefs placed the franchise tag on Brown a year ago, when they could not agree to a long-term deal with his new representative. He wound up playing last season for $16.7 million under terms of the tag, helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, and the sides again worked on...

ESPN to air Deion Sanders' first spring game as new CU head coach

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Deion Sanders' first spring game as head coach for the University of Colorado Boulder will air on ESPN's main channel.The game is scheduled for April 22 at 1 p.m. and will be the only spring game to air on the main ESPN network this year, according to a release by the university.With 35,000 tickets already sold, it will be the highest-attended spring game in CU history. At max capacity, Folsom Field can hold 50,000 fansGeneral admission tickets are still available for $10, but the game could be a sellout if demand continues at its current rate.Sanders, also known as "Coach Prime," was hired by the university in December, becoming the team's 28th full-time head coach. When will Buffs fans get to see ‘Coach Prime’ in action? Before coming to CU, Sanders was the head coach for the Jackson State Tigers, leading them to victory in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game in 2021 and 2022.As part of his first recruiting class as head coach, Sanders signed ...

Was last weekend especially violent around Denver? Not quite

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Seven shootings in a weekend is common in the Denver metro. The Aurora, Commerce City and Denver police departments responded to seven separate shooting incidents over the weekend of March 11 and March 12. Eleven people were injured and one killed. 12 shot in 7 separate shootings in metro over weekend The number of shootings over the weekend is not special, according to Colorado Bureau of Investigations data. There were over a dozen shootings a day in the same four counties through 2022.The shootings took place across Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties. The number of firearm-related murders and aggravated assaults on a daily basis from these counties combined varied widely during 2022. At most, there were 40 a day on days in February, March and April. At the least, there were as few as two per day. On average, however, there were 16 shootings (murders and aggravated assaults) a day for the entire year. On a weekly basis, there were at least nine. The ...

Police investigate 2 shooting threats at Dillard and Fort Lauderdale high schools

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

Fort Lauderdale High School and Dillard High School were both placed on lockdown after police received information regarding shooting threats. The lockdowns have since been lifted, Monday, but they brought many concerned parents to the schools.“There was some sort of threat with a gun of some sort,” said Traci Bartz, a parent who arrived at Fort Lauderdale High, “so they were all huddled in a corner, and they were all very scared. It’s been hours now, so I’m just waiting to come get her, and I don’t know what’s going on.”The initial call came in from Fort Lauderdale High School after, authorities said, a called told police there would be a school shooting. “I’m seeing lots of police with guns and stuff, so obviously this is serious,” said Wesley Leon, a sophmore, who was held outside, while police searched inside. “I’ve been waiting here for like two hours.”Police arrived on the scene quickly after t...

Fire breaks out in Northwest Miami-Dade fleamarket

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

A fire broke out Monday and crews from the City of Miami and Miami-Dade are currently working to put it out.The location is believed to be a fleamarket near 36 street between 28th and 29th Avenue. The area is surrounded by boat sales and automobile repair shops.7Skyforce captured the dark smoke slowly turning white as firefighters put water on the fire.No injuries have been reported so far. Officials said because of the nature of the fire and the proximity the power grid will be turned off. Nearby residents can experience power loss in the next hour or so. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Family finds hundreds of old love letters hidden in attic. Here’s who wrote them

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

NAPA, California (KCRA) — When Joanne Willis moved into her Napa home in November, she didn’t know how much love was in the foundation.“The second we moved into this house we felt just happy here, too,” Willis said.Willis and her husband are the third owners of the house, but it was only when she was exploring every inch that she found an old treasure hiding in the attic.“I was surprised,” Willis said. “I couldn’t believe it got left behind.”In a dark corner, there was a chest that hadn’t seen the light of day for nearly four decades.“It’s a cool find,” Willis said. “I’ll take this over gold, well maybe not, but this is pretty good.”Willis couldn’t believe her eyes. There were hundreds of love letters from the mid-1950s. She decided to use social media to see if she could figure out who the letters belonged to.“We had to figure out who the original owner of the house was and then we went from there,&...

China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow, speak to Zelenskyy: reports

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:10:51 GMT

Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to visit Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin as early as next week, according to reports by Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.The U.S. newspaper added that Xi would also call Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which will be the first time the two men will have had direct communication, at least publicly, since the Russian invasion started more than a year ago.The Kremlin last week refused to comment on reports saying that Xi would be in the Russian capital on March 21.Xi, who broke with tradition and embarked on his third five-year term as president last week, has long considered Putin his “old friend,” while the two governments reached a “no-limit partnership” shortly before Putin waged war on Ukraine.There was no immediate response from Beijing or Moscow.Sergii Nikoforov, Zelenskyy’s spokesman, would not deny or confirm the upcoming talks. “I don’t have any additional information … ...