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Win or go home: Del Mar ends Prospect’s storybook season as Dons clinch league title and trip to CCS playoffs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

SARATOGA – With a league championship and Central Coast Section playoff spot on the line, Del Mar’s playbook was not complicated on Friday night.On 22 of its 30 plays, Del Mar put the ball in Andre Latimore’s hands and let him go to work against Prospect. The senior quarterback put the team on his shoulders, rushing for 344 yards and passing for another 61 in the Dons’ 42-31 victory.It punched the Dons’ first ticket to the playoffs since 2011. Playing in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s “C-League,” only the West Valley’s champion was given a guaranteed spot in postseason play.“We’ve been grinding for this for four years straight,” Latimore said after rushing for four touchdowns and passing for another. “To finally succeed, it’s the best feeling I could possibly feel right now.”As Del Mar celebrated on one side of the field, Prospect’s players tearfully embraced one another as their feel-good season came to a close. After enduring an 0-10 schedule in the tougher BVAL Santa ...

Warriors: Steve Kerr wants to forget last year, but bad memories are inspiring hot start

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Warriors won their last two games at the buzzer.Klay Thompson’s game-winning jumper against the Sacramento Kings gave them win No. 4 and No. 5 against the Thunder came courtesy of Steph Curry’s layup off the high backboard over seven-footer Chet Holmgren’s outstretched arm. It was a bucket initially waved off for Draymond Green’s basket interference, then overturned to give Curry and Golden State the winning points when a review revealed Oklahoma City’s Josh Giddey had pulled the net and Green only grabbed the rim.Both thrilling. Both ugly, be it for poor shooting against the Kings or poor defense against the Thunder. But ugly wins are a beautiful sight for a Warriors team that would spiral when things got rough last season.“We’ve been good so far, executing down the stretch,” Kevon Looney said. “Last year we struggled with that. But this year it’s something we focused on, winning in the margins. E...

Muslim student hit by car at Stanford, incident being investigated as hate crime

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

(KRON) -- An Arab Muslim Stanford student was hit by a car on Friday, and California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash as a potential hate crime, according to the Stanford Department of Public Safety. The victim's injuries are not life-threatening. The crash happened just before 2 p.m. at Campus Drive and Ayrshire Farm Lane. The driver took off after striking the victim, Stanford DPS said. San Jose police officer exchanged ‘disgusting’ racist text messages, chief says The victim told DPS that the driver made eye contact with them, accelerated to strike them, and yelled "F*** you people," while driving off. "This incident is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol, as all injury traffic incidents on campus are. Based on the circumstances reported by the victim, the CHP is investigating the incident as a potential hate crime," Stanford DPS said. The suspect vehicle is a black SUV with a tire mounted on the back. Any witnesses are asked to call (650) 779-2700 to ...

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is growing as Blinken seeks support for a temporary cease-fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Arab foreign ministers Saturday to find ways to ease Gaza’s growing humanitarian crisis. His mission is complicated by Israel’s insistence there can be no temporary cease-fire until all hostages held by Hamas are released. In unusually blunt language, the United Nations chief said conditions in Gaza are now “horrific” as fighting continues to escalate. With food, water and the fuel needed for generators that power hospitals and other facilities running out, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged an immediate cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.“An entire population is traumatized, nowhere is safe,” he said Friday.He said he had not forgotten the slaughter of civilians at the hands of Hamas militants when they launched their attack on Israel almost a month ago, but said civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected. He also said civilians must not be used as human shields, a...

Daily horoscope for November 4, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

Moon Alert: After 3:30 a.m. EDT today, 12:30 a.m. PDT, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Leo.Happy Birthday for Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023:You have a friendly, self-deprecating style that endears you to others. Personally, you have high principles and are honest. You can be persuasive. This is a year of hard work for you. Keep things simple. Take charge of your health. Physical exercise is important. Stay grounded and levelheaded.ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★★Someone might have surprising news to you that relates to shared property, your assets, banking details or inheritances. Whatever they say or do will catch you off guard. Be prepared for this and remember that you don’t have to have a knee-jerk reaction. Take a moment to think things through. Tonight: Party!TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★A partner or close friend will throw you a curveball today by saying or doing something you least expect. This could be minor. It might be fun. It might be...

Live updates | Palestinians report Israeli airstrikes overnight, including in southern Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

Palestinians in Gaza reported apparent Israeli airstrikes overnight into Saturday across the besieged enclave, including explosions in the south where Israel had told civilians to seek refuge as its ground operation intensifies in northern Gaza.Calls for a humanitarian pause increased with the UNRWA, the United Nation’s agency for Palestinian refugees, reporting the average Palestinian in Gaza is surviving on two pieces of bread a day, and only one of three water supply lines from Israel is operational. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday, “We are going full steam ahead” unless the hostages held by Hamas are released. The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has reached 9,227, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 140 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids. The UNRWA says 72 of its staff members have been killed.More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, most of them in the Oc...

The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on 2 pieces of bread a day, UN official says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour the United Nations had stockpiled in the region, yet the main refrain now being heard in the street is “Water, water,” the Gaza director for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday. Thomas White, who said he traveled “the length and breadth of Gaza in the last few weeks,” described the place as a “scene of death and destruction.” No place is safe now, he said, and people fear for their lives, their future and their ability to feed their families.The Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, is supporting about 89 bakeries across Gaza, aiming to get bread to 1.7 million people, White told diplomats from the U.N.’s 193 member nations in a video briefing from Gaza. But, he said, “now people are beyond looking for bread. It’s looking for water.”U.N. deputy Mideast coordinator Lynn Hastings, who is also the humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territo...

Pakistan wins toss, elects to field against New Zealand in crunch Cricket World Cup match

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field under overcast conditions against New Zealand as both teams battle for a semifinal spot at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday.Kane Williamson returns from thumb injury to lead the side as New Zealand desperately look for a turnaround of form after being beaten in its last three games. The Black Caps have eight points from seven games.Williamson replaced Will Young at the top-order as injury-hit New Zealand made three changes from its heavy loss against South Africa in its last outing.New Zealand brought in legspinner Ish Sodhi for his first game of the tournament in place of Matt Henry, who has been ruled out of the remaining games after picking up a hamstring injury in the last match.James Neesham also injured his hand during the game against the Proteas, with Mark Champan coming in.Pakistan strengthened its fast bowling stocks by including Hasan Ali as the fourth pacer in place of struggling legsp...

Científicos dicen que finalmente encontraron restos de Theia, un antiguo planeta que chocó con la Tierra y dio paso a la formación de la Luna

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

(CNN) — Los científicos coinciden ampliamente en que un antiguo planeta chocó contra la Tierra cuando esta se estaba formando hace miles de millones de años, arrojando escombros que se fusionaron en la Luna que hoy decora nuestro cielo nocturno.Esta teoría, denominada hipótesis del impacto gigante, explica muchas características fundamentales de la Luna y la Tierra.Sin embargo, hay un misterio evidente en el centro de esta hipótesis: ¿Qué fue de Theia? No hay pruebas directas de su existencia. No se han encontrado restos del planeta en el sistema solar. Y muchos científicos suponían que cualquier resto que Theia hubiera dejado en la Tierra se había mezclado en la caldera ardiente del interior de nuestro planeta.Sin embargo, una nueva teoría sugiere que los restos del antiguo planeta permanecen parcialmente intactos, enterrados bajo nuestros pies.Las placas fundidas de Theia podrían haberse incrustado en el manto de la Tierra tras el impacto antes de solidificarse, dejando porc...

India’s Hardik Pandya ruled out of Cricket World Cup. Pacer Prasidh Krishna named as replacement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:09 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India all-rounder and vice-captain Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the Cricket World Cup in a blow to the so-far unbeaten host’s campaign for a third title.The 30-year-old suffered a left ankle injury in India’s seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Pune last month and was in a fight to regain fitness ahead of the tournament’s knockout stages.Since then, he has missed games against New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka as India continued its winning spree, going unbeaten in the tournament across its seven games.In Pandya’s absence, Mohammed Shami has played all three games and picked up 14 wickets, including two five-wicket hauls. The two-time champions are the first team to qualify for the semi-finals with two games in hand.Pacer Prasidh Krishna has been brought in as replacement for Pandya, after gaining approval from ICC’s tournament technical committee. The 27-year-old has played 17 one-day internationals and taken 29 wickets.India takes on South ...