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CCS, NCS baseball playoffs: Thursday’s semifinal results, championship matchups

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.Central Coast SectionDivision IWednesday’s semifinalsNo. 6 Hollister 10, No. 7 Live Oak 0, 5 inningsNo. 1 Valley Christian 4, No. 5 St. Ignatius 0Saturday’s finalNo. 6 Hollister (23-6) vs. No. 1 Valley Christian (28-3) at Excite Ballpark, 7 p.m.Wednesday’s semifinalNo. 2 Bellarmine 5, No. 6 Serra 2No. 4 Leigh 9, No. 1 Aptos 1Friday’s finalNo. 4 Leigh (19-10) vs. No. 2 Bellarmine (19-12-1) at Excite Ballpark, 7 p.m.Division IIIThursday’s semifinalsNo. 3 Carmel 3, No. 2 St. Francis SCP 1No. 1 Branham 2, No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep 1Saturday’s finalNo. 3 Carmel (17-12) vs. No. 1 Branham (...

Texas lawmakers file 20 articles of impeachment against state GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton, including bribery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers file 20 articles of impeachment against state GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton, including bribery.Source

Arkansas turns five-run inning into 5-4 victory over LSU in SEC Tournament

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Jace Bohrofen had a two-run single, Hunter Hollan pitched 5 1/3 innings of solid relief, and Arkansas made a five-run fourth inning stand up for a 5-4 victory over LSU on Thursday in the SEC Tournament.Bohrofen’s bases-loaded single drove in two and capped the Razorbacks’ big inning after RBI-singles by Caleb Cali and Peyton Holt. Another run scored on catcher’s interference just prior to Bohrofen’s single.Hollan (8-2) entered with the bases loaded and two out in the top of the fourth with LSU leading 1-0. He allowed a run to score on a wild pitch before getting out of the inning with a strikeout. The Tigers scored a single run in the eighth and got a one-out solo home run from Dylan Crews in the ninth before Hollan finished it with a strikeout and a groundout.Hayden Travinski went 4 for 4 and scored twice for LSU.Second-seeded Arkansas (41-15) advanced to the semifinals on Saturday and No. 3 LSU (43-14) will play No. 10 Texas A&M in a...

Washington heads to Pac-12 semifinals, 8-3 over USC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Clayton went 3 for 4 with two doubles, Coby Morales and Jeter Ybarra each drove in two runs and No. 3 seed Washington beat USC 8-3 on Thursday night for its first Pac-12 Tournament victory.Washington (34-17) advances to the semifinals on Friday.Johnny Olmstead singled in two runs in the sixth inning to pull USC within 3-2, but Clayton answered with an RBI single in the bottom half. The Huskies also responded to USC’s lone run in the eighth with a four-run inning. Will Simpson and Morales had back-to-back run-scoring hits, and AJ Guerrero and Johnny Tincher followed with sacrifice flies for a five-run lead.Starter Stu Flesland III earned his seventh win of the season after allowing just one hit over 5 2/3 innings for Washington. Case Matter picked up his fifth save.Caden Aoki (4-3) allowed six hits and three earned runs in a five-inning start for USC (34-23-1).___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Top...

KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Tour Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

ThursdayAt Fields Ranch East at TPC FriscoFrisco, TexasPurse: $3.5 millionYardage: 7,154; Par: 72First RoundPadraig Harrington32-32—64Katsumasa Miyamoto34-32—66Adilson Da Silva33-34—67Phillip Price33-34—67Thomas Bjorn34-34—68Alex Cejka33-35—68Stewart Cink33-35—68Richard Green33-35—68Miguel Angel Jimenez35-33—68Robert Karlsson35-33—68Charlie Wi32-36—68Darren Clarke31-38—69Chris DiMarco35-34—69Jerry Kelly34-35—69Rocco Mediate34-35—69Kenny Perry34-35—69Y.E. Yang33-36—69Steven Alker35-35—70Stephen Ames31-39—70David Branshaw36-34—70K.J. Choi33-37—70Marco Dawson36-34—70Glen Day34-36—70Scott Dunlap35-35—70Hiroyuki Fujita35-35—70Ricardo Gonzalez38-32—70Scott McCarron34-36—70Tracy Phillips36-34—70Steve Stricker34-36—70Gary Wolstenholme33-37—70Ernie Els36-35—71Paul Goydos35-36—71Lee Janzen36-35—71Bernhard Langer35-36—71Justin Leonard34-37—71Corey Pavin35-36—71Dicky Pride36-35—71Vijay Singh35-36—71Bob Sowards33-38—71David Toms35-36—71Markus Brier34-38—72Cameron Doan35-37—72Joe Durant37-35—72Bo...

KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

ThursdayAt Fields Ranch East at TPC FriscoFrisco, TexasPurse: $3.5 millionYardage: 7,154; Par: 72First RoundPadraig Harrington32-32—64-8Katsumasa Miyamoto34-32—66-6Adilson Da Silva33-34—67-5Phillip Price33-34—67-5Thomas Bjorn34-34—68-4Alex Cejka33-35—68-4Stewart Cink33-35—68-4Richard Green33-35—68-4Miguel Angel Jimenez35-33—68-4Robert Karlsson35-33—68-4Charlie Wi32-36—68-4Darren Clarke31-38—69-3Chris DiMarco35-34—69-3Jerry Kelly34-35—69-3Rocco Mediate34-35—69-3Kenny Perry34-35—69-3Y.E. Yang33-36—69-3Steven Alker35-35—70-2Stephen Ames31-39—70-2David Branshaw36-34—70-2K.J. Choi33-37—70-2Marco Dawson36-34—70-2Glen Day34-36—70-2Scott Dunlap35-35—70-2Hiroyuki Fujita35-35—70-2Ricardo Gonzalez38-32—70-2Scott McCarron34-36—70-2Tracy Phillips36-34—70-2Steve Stricker34-36—70-2Gary Wolstenholme33-37—70-2Ernie Els36-35—71-1Paul Goydos35-36—71-1Lee Janzen36-35—71-1Bernhard Langer35-36—71-1Justin Leonard34-37—71-1Corey Pavin35-36—71-1Dicky Pride36-35—71-1Vijay Singh35-36—71-1Bob Sowards33-38—71-1...

Pilot hospitalized after banner plane crashes on North Perry Airport airfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

A banner plane crashed on the airfield at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, sending the pilot to the hospital. The crash occurred shortly after noon on Thursday, prompting the dispatch of Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue.The incident, similar to a fatal crash that occurred last week in Hollywood, involved the same model of aircraft, a Piper PA-25 Pawnee. As 7Skyforce hovered over the scene, the banner plane was observed in an upright position on the grass.Crews were able to extricate the pilot from the aircraft. The pilot was stable but suffered significant injuries. He was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital as a trauma alert. “Thoughts and prayers for the pilot, he’s in the hospital, he’s expected to to make a full recovery, so he’s in our prayers, ” said Bob Benyo, owner of Aerial Banners.The pilot was doing a training exercise when something went wrong. “It’s horrifying, especially after last week’s event,” Benyo said. &...

Suarez reportedly under ethics investigation over alleged payments to help fast-track Coconut Grove development

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is facing an ethics investigation over allegations of cash payments to help fast-track a developer’s multimillion-dollar project in Coconut Grove, The Miami Herald reported.Thursday’s Herald article stated the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust is investigating the mayor.According to the newspaper, the investigation is a result of the paper’s recent article that looked into the relationship between Suarez and real estate developer Rishi Kapoor. The mayor is accused of using his position as a city leader to help move the project forward.The paper’s investigation states Suarez was hired as a paid consultant and received payments for helping the developer resolve issues with securing permits for a $70 million project in the heart of Coconut Grove that otherwise may have been at risk of being delayed.Reports say Suarez has received at least $170,000 from the real estate firm over the past two years.On Wednesday, th...

Coral Springs family reunites with rescuers who pulled 2-year-old from canal, hospital staff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

It was a heartwarming reunion filled with tears and gratitude for a Coral Springs couple who were able to embrace the first responders who saved their 2-year-old son from drowning.The heart-stopping incident occurred on April 4 when Jesus Taveras, Jr. was found unresponsive in a canal behind his family’s home. Quick to respond, Coral Springs Police and Fire Rescue units rushed to the scene. Police body camera video captured Coral Springs Police Officer Hakeem Rainey as he administered CPR on the toddler.“Wake up, wake up, wake up,” Rainey is heard saying in the video.Jesus’ mother, Solange Concepcion, said the child disappeared in an instant from inside their home.“I just feel like a moment of silence, and I go to the living room, and I’m like, I ask my husband, ‘Where’s the baby? I don’t hear him,'” she said. “He said, ‘Oh, but he ran after you.’ I’m like, ‘No!'”A neighbor found the todd...

South Florida businesses deal with stolen checks that are sold on dark web

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:20:51 GMT

Before you send another check in the mail, there’s something you need to know. Checks are being stolen in South Florida and sold on the dark web. Seven’s Kevin Ozebek investigates.Debra Beilman/MGI president: “It’s just a little eye shadow palette with all of the latest and greatest shades.”If you wear makeup, there’s a good chance it was designed by Debra Beilman and her team at MGI.The North Miami company develops and markets make-up for major brand names.Debra Beilman: “It’s very, very rewarding to see.”Business is booming.But in March, more than a dozen of Beilman’s vendors and suppliers were not paid. She quickly realized why.Debra Beilman: “I mean, the last place that you think you are are going to get robbed is when you mail a check to a supplier.”But that’s what happened. Someone broke into the outgoing mailbox at the industrial park where MGI is located.Kevin Ozebek: “And it was clear that t...