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Gonzaga’s Timme, UCLA’s Jaquez to meet one more time

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Drew Timme and Jaime Jaquez Jr. grew up in different states, yet often came across each other at AAU tournaments, sometimes as roommates.The two fancy-footworking forwards with fantastic facial hair will be reunited Thursday night in the desert, when Gonzaga meets UCLA in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region semifinals.“We’ve just kind of grown up at the end of our careers together and just to kind of see him from afar, it’s awesome to see,” Timme said Wednesday.Since those early high school days, Timme and Jaquez have become the focal points for the West’s two powerhouse programs.The 6-foot-11 Timme has been one of the nation’s best big men during his time in Spokane, Washington, leading the Zags to four of their eight straight Sweet 16 appearances, including the 2021 national title game.Timme’s impeccable footwork, multitude of up-fakes, soft touch and basketball smarts have made him a near-impossible matchup for opposing defenses. He’s ...

India police seek Sikh leader, arrest separatist supporters

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police are searching for a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland, stirring fears of violence in northwestern Punjab state where there’s a history of bloody insurgency.Police have accused Amritpal Singh, a 30-year-old preacher, and his aides of creating discord in the state, which is haunted by the memories of an armed insurgency in the 1980s for an independent Sikh state called Khalistan. The insurgency had prompted a controversial military operation by the Indian government that killed thousands of people, according to official estimates. Authorities have deployed thousands of paramilitary soldiers to the state and suspended mobile internet services in some areas to prevent unrest, Sukhchain Singh Gill, the inspector general of police for Punjab, said Wednesday. He said police have so far arrested 154 supporters of Singh and seized 10 guns and ammunition.Singh has been on the run since the search for him began on Satu...

NFL tight end Foster Moreau says he has cancer

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

NFL tight end Foster Moreau posted on Twitter on Wednesday he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma during a physical with the New Orleans Saints.“I’m grateful for the support and thankful for people who have stood firm with me,” Moreau tweeted. “There hasn’t been a single step I’ve taken without hundreds of people lighting the path before me, and I will continue to seek their guidance. The 25-year-old Moreau added he was stepping away from football for now and vowed to beat the cancer “and get back to doing what I love!”Moreau is a free agent who played the previous four seasons for the Raiders, who took him in the fourth round of the 2019 draft out of LSU when the Las Vegas team was based in Oakland. Last season, he set career highs with 33 catches for 420 yards. Moreau also caught two touchdown passes.In a tweet posted by the Raiders, the team showed its support for Moreau: “Your Raider family is with you, Foster.”He started 14 games last season and 25 over the last two yea...

Keegan Bradley’s latest tie in Match Play feels like a win

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Keegan Bradley extended his dubious streak to 16 matches over 11 years without winning in the Dell Technologies Match Play. He sure felt like a winner Wednesday.Bradley was 4 down with five holes to play when he rallied to scratch out a halve against Denny McCarthy in the opening round at Austin Country Club.“Gosh, that felt good,” Bradley said. “That was a grind. That has the possibility of going a long way, so I’m excited about it.”Defending champion and top seed Scottie Scheffler missed two putts inside 5 feet over the last five holes before making a 12-footer for birdie on the 18th to beat Davis Riley in a rematch of their U.S. Junior Amateur title match 10 years ago that Scheffler won.Jon Rahm, the No. 2 seed, was the only player from the top four seeds to lose. Rickie Fowler took him down on the 17th hole, the first time Rahm has lost in the opening round.Matt Kuchar, at 44 the oldest player in the field, outlasted Viktor Hovland and won his 35th mat...

Dell Match Play Groups

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

At Austin Country ClubAustin, Texas(Seedings in parentheses)GROUP 1WednesdayScottie Scheffler (1), United States, def. Davis Riley (54), United States, 1 up.Tom Kim (17), South Korea, def. Alex Noren (38), Sweden, 2 and 1.ThursdayScottie Scheffler (1), United States, vs. Alex Noren (38), Sweden.Tom Kim (17), South Korea, vs. Davis Riley (54), United States.FridayScottie Scheffler (1), United States, vs. Tom Kim (17), South Korea.Alex Noren (38), Sweden, vs. Davis Riley (54), United States.StandingsScheffler 1-0-0, Kim 1-0-0, Riley 0-1-0, Noren 0-1-0.GROUP 2WednesdayRickie Fowler (49), United States, def. Jon Rahm (2), Spain, 2 and 1.Billy Horschel (22), United States, halved with Keith Mitchell (39), United States.ThursdayJon Rahm (2) Spain, vs. Keith Mitchell (39), United States.Billy Horschel (22), vs. Rickie Fowler (49), United States.FridayJon Rahm (2), Spain, vs. Billy Horschel (22), United States.Keith Mitchell (39), United States, vs. Rickie Fowler (49), United States.Standin...

East High shooting comes on anniversary of King Soopers tragedy

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Wednesday's shooting at East High took place on the two-year anniversary of the King Soopers shooting that killed 10 people. Lawmakers were getting ready to honor the Boulder King Soopers victims as the news of the shooting at East was unfolding. The shooting at East High also comes amid lawmakers working on gun violence solutions. Legislators said they want frustrated parents and students to know they hear them.On the same day two people were shot at East High School, former Denver School Board member and current House Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon testified on a bill she is sponsoring in committee to expand who can petition for an extreme risk protection order. Elected leaders react to Denver East High School shooting "We are coming to you with this bill, and quite honestly others, because many of us know and believe and quite frankly feel so deeply personally and urgently that we have issues with gun violence," Bacon said in her opening remarks Wedne...

Pinsetters Mobile Bowling in North Miami can bring the game to you

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

For serious bowlers, you have to practice as much as possible, even if it means having the bowling alley come to you. Pinsetters is doing just that. It’s kind of like Uber for bowling, so let’s rock and bowl!Strike a pose at Pinsetters Mobile Bowling Alley.Travis Williams: “We have two lanes, and then, in the two lanes, we can fit six people at a time playing the bowling. We have PS5, we have Nintendo Switch and an Xbox there, and then we also have music, and we have other TVs that you can watch whatever sporting event is going on.”The best part? You don’t have to leave home to enjoy all the perks Pinsetters offers.Travis Williams: “Say you have a nice family event going on, and you don’t want to go out. We could come to you.”Terrance Jones: “Great to have for friends and family to come over and enjoy their day privately to themselves.”But if you want to see Pinsetters in all its bowling glory, check them out at NoMi Village in North Miami. Adding them to the...

SoFlo action star G-Rod steps talks about new projects, making short film ‘Your Kill’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

The big screen vs. the little screen. For most actors, it doesn’t really matter anymore. Action star and stunt performer Gabriel “G-Rod” Rodriguez? He’s starred in both, and he’s gone toe-to-toe with some of the greats. Deco Drive caught up with our dear friend on the set of his new action short-film — “your kill”.Gabriel “G-Rod” Rodriguez: “Do I have something on my face? No? Just right there? Am I bloody? Oh, man, I should have cleaned up a little bit.”South Florida action movie star Gabriel Rodriguez has been in almost every knuckle sandwich movie and TV show you can think of, like “The Equalizer” with Queen Latifah, “Power” on Starz and “Better Call Saul.”Gabriel “G-Rod” Rodriguez: “It’s been an exciting journey. I mean, we’re talking about shows that I was a fan of.”The no-holds-barred actor is game for almost all of it. He can certainly pack a punch, but he c...

Why InterContinental Miami is the best place to stay for Ultra

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

Ultra might just be for three days, but in Miami, some people prepare for months just to rave, and if you’re still trying to work out your Ultra plans, the InterContinental Miami is the place to stay for the weekend — with great views of the party, location to the park, and not to mention more fun if you don’t want the night to end.The best way to enjoy Ultra? Live it like a Wiz Khalifa song.Wiz Khalifa: “When the DJ plays the right song, gonna drink, Gonna party all night long!”And the InterContinental Miami is keeping the energy and party up all weekend long.Arminio Rivero: “The InterContinental is the best location for the festival because we are just steps away, just across the street, so you can choose what time you go, you come back and refresh, because there is always something to do inside of the hotel.”Now, most of the rooms have great views of the city.Arminio Rivero: “You can choose from regular rooms — we have InterContinen...

Lynn police released body camera video amid use-of-force investigation

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:39:36 GMT

The Lynn Police Department says a use-of-force investigation is underway after a police officer was caught on camera repeatedly punching a woman in the face after she allegedly attacked and bit officers during an arrest. In the video, two officers can be seen arresting 39-year-old Jessica Wagle at a rooming house after she refused to leave one of the rooms. Police say the video was taken out of context and only captured the final moments of a much longer interaction during which she allegedly kicked and bit them. One officer said she reached for his weapon.The video also showed the officers using pepper spray to subdue Wagle, who has a lengthy criminal record, and is now facing charges of assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. A department spokesman says the incident was captured on body camera and that the video shows Wagle grab, kick, and bite the officers while they try to place her under arrest.The department has released the body came...