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High school football: St. Thomas Academy’s offensive balance shines in section semifinal win over Two Rivers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

St. Thomas Academy’s running game will always be centered on Savion Hart — rightfully so. The senior back is perhaps the best ball carrier in the state.He was again Saturday, running 23 times for 202 yards and a pair of scores — while having another 100-plus yards called back by holding penalties.But what’s different about this year’s Cadets offense is the numerous other ways in which it can beat you. Those were on full display in St. Thomas Academy’s 47-14 home victory over Two Rivers in the Class 5A, Section 3 semifinals.Maximus Sims completed 12 of his 17 pass attempts for 165 yards and a touchdown pass to Luke Dobbs. Senior running back Niko Vargas ran for four touchdowns of his own. Tight end Chase Young was found over the middle for multiple strikes.Hart said this is the most versatile offense he’s been a part of at St. Thomas Academy.“We can have me do what I do with the blocks, and that’s great,” Hart said. “But then we have other players who do what they do, and it opens up...

Gophers receiver Chris Autman-Bell’s block helps out in a big way

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

Chris Autman-Bell’s seventh and final season hasn’t gone according to plan this fall, but the receiver made one of the biggest unsung plays in the Gophers’ 27-12 win over Michigan State on Saturday.With Minnesota looking to extend a narrow 10-6 lead in the fourth quarter, Autman-Bell was able to crack a block against a Spartans defensive back and that effort helped spring Jordan Nubin on an 18-yard touchdown run.Teammates Brevyn Spann-Ford and Athan Kaliakmanis knew how pivotal the play was, and they went to congratulate Autman-Bell immediately after the play.Autman-Bell, who has battled injuries all season, also tallied his first catch of the season and was contributing on kickoff returns.Three and outGophers tailbacks Darius Taylor and Zach Evans were ruled out before the game with undisclosed injuries. Both Taylor and Evans exited the 12-10 win over Iowa and didn’t return.The Gophers also missed starting left guard Tyler Cooper, but Greg Johnson, who has p...

Apparent car thief shot, killed in Webster Groves; alleged accomplice charged

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. - A man fatally shot someone who allegedly tried to steal his car overnight in Webster Groves. An apparent accomplice survived and briefly got away before authorities arrested him Saturday morning. Prosecutors declined charges against the presumed shooter, though they have filed charges against the accused accomplice. Ronnie Jewett, 18, faces charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, attempted stealing, and tampering with physical evidence amid the investigation. ‘On Fire’ film shooting in St. Louis links hope and baseball The situation unfolded around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of a HotShots Sports Bar & Grill at 1239 Laclede Station Road. Investigators say the shooter was a victim of an attempted carjacking. Police say the alleged shooter was confronted by two unknown people wearing ski masks near his vehicle. "Fearing for his safety, [the shooter] pointed and discharged his firearm at the unknown subject(s), striking and fatall...

UAW and Stellantis reach tentative deal that follows Ford model and adds more than 5,000 jobs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jeep maker Stellantis has reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union that follows a template set earlier this week by Ford.UAW President Shawn Fain confirmed the agreement in a video appearance Saturday evening and said that 43,000 members at the company still have to vote on it.About 14,000 UAW workers who were on strike at two Stellantis assembly plants in Michigan and Ohio, and several parts distribution centers across the country, were told to drop their picket signs and return to work. So the agreement will end a six-week strike at the maker of Jeep and Ram vehicles.The pact includes 25% in general wage increases over the next 4 1/2 years for top assembly plant workers, with 11% coming once the deal is ratified. Workers also will get cost-of-living pay that would bring the raises to over 30%, with top assembly plant workers making more than $40 per hour. At Stellantis, top-scale workers now make around $31 per hour.Like the Ford con...

State cross country: Battle Mountain’s Will Brunner shovels snow one day, claims Class 4A boys title the next

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS — Battle Mountain senior Will Brunner’s prep for the snowy CHSAA cross country state championships on Saturday? Shoveling snow off the field for the Huskies’ state soccer playoff game on Friday.A day later, he kicked his way to the Class 4A boys state title with a winning time of 15 minutes, 19.9 seconds, as he hung on to beat Mullen’s Jacob Sushinsky (15:21.7) in a tightly contested race at the Norris Penrose Event Center.“I am from Vail, so I would say we might have a little advantage. I spent all of yesterday shoveling the field for a soccer game for my school, so, I’m pretty used to the cold,” Brunner said of the frigid conditions Saturday morning.Brunner and Sushinsky ran against each other for the first time at last weekend’s regional, where it was also neck-and-neck. On Saturday, once the pack broke away in the hill section, Brunner only focused on his kick.“Someone told me freshman year that you have to e...

Former Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson “like a big brother” for new Sabres teammates

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

BUFFALO — Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power and Mattias Samuelsson form one of the best trios of young defensemen in the NHL, but last season the Buffalo Sabres didn’t have an older player at the position to help mentor them.Enter Erik Johnson.The 35-year-old defenseman, who is among the Colorado Avalanche franchise leaders in games played, will face his former teammates for the time Sunday since signing with the Sabres this offseason.“It will be weird, but playing against friends is always kind of weird,” Avs star Nathan MacKinnon said. “It was obviously 10 years with him, so a lot of good memories. He’s awesome to have around the room, just a great guy. He was one of two teammates, him and Gabe (Landeskog), that I had always played with since I was 18. Obviously it’s different not having him here.”MacKinnon, in a fun twist of fate, will play his 717th game in an Avalanche uniform. That will tie him for seventh in club history with … Johnson, who s...

Missing 93-year-old Jefferson County man found dead in New Mexico

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

A missing Jefferson County man last seen in southern Colorado Wednesday was found dead Saturday in New Mexico.A Senior Alert was issued for Richard Davis, 93, who was reported missing Wednesday from his Jefferson County house and last seen driving a Honda CRV on Interstate 25 near Trinidad.Davis was found in Mora County, New Mexico with his car at Charette Lake.It is with a heavy heart that we report that missing 93-year-old Richard Davis, was found deceased in Mora County, New Mexico today. He was found with his car at Charette Lake. Thank you to all who shared this story. #JCSO’s thoughts are with his family. pic.twitter.com/uYvc2ZMlm3— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) October 28, 2023A Colorado State trooper assisted Davis near Trinidad on Interstate 25 Wednesday evening after he ran out of gas, before he had been reported missing.“At that time, Davis was lucid and showed no signs of distress,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a post on X, but ” Davis&#...

Aide to L.A. City councilmember resigns over Holocaust jokes involving Amy Schumer 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

A high-level aide to Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez has resigned from his post after it emerged that he made Holocaust jokes about comedian Amy Schumer on social media. Councilmember Soto-Martinez posted to X, formerly Twitter, late Friday night in response to his aide’s insensitive remarks, saying that they were “disturbing and reprehensible.” Although Soto-Martinez did not specifically name the aide who resigned in his statement, multiple sources report that the aide in question is Josh Androsky, and a post from former House of Foreign Affairs Committee member Sia Kordestani shows the alleged exchange between Androsky (@ShutUpAndrosky) and an account called TrueAnon (@TrueAnonPod).  LAPD YouTube channel suspended for posting violent content In the thread, Androsky replies in agreement to the initial post likening Amy Schumer to a Nazi concentration camp and then later appears to make disparaging comments about her weight. “I called [the co...

Authorities search for missing San Bernardino County teen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

Authorities are searching for a missing Victor Valley teen who was last seen leaving school on Friday morning.The critically missing girl has been identified as Evelyn V. Castaneda, 15, from Helendale, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.On Friday morning around 7 a.m., Castaneda arrived at Riverside Prep High School with her brother on a school bus.As Castaneda exited the bus, she was seen walking off school campus and being picked up by her adult boyfriend, Luis Angel Aguilar, who is around 25 years old.Aguilar was driving a gray-colored 2003 four-door Oldsmobile Alero with a California license plate of 6BEX515. Both Castaneda and Aguilar have not been located and neither were answering their cell phones, deputies said.Castaneda is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall, 123 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black sweater, blue jeans, red Vans shoes, and carrying a black backpack with butterflies on it. 2 teens accused of smugg...

Protesters delay kickoff of USC vs. Cal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:11 GMT

The start of Saturday’s Pac-12 matchup between the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley was briefly delayed due to a pre-game demonstration. Footage posted to social media shows the group of about 15 people – presumably students – sitting at midfield of Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. According to Sports Illustrated, the group ran onto the field shortly after the coin toss and remained seated at midfield as security guards and police surrounded them without making any moves. Parents outraged after video shows son being hazed in high school locker room The demonstrators were seated on the field for about 12 minutes before being led off in handcuffs, Sports Illustrated said, all while players on both teams watched curiously and continued their warmups. It is unknown what they were protesting about, but according to college sports analysis company On3, the demonstration may have been in response to UC Berkeley suspending a professor for reportedly stalking a...