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CIF state basketball championships: What’s up with those Lakers-style uniforms?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

SACRAMENTO — There is no truth that the Lakers were on the Golden 1 Center court.But there is a fun story behind Valencia’s purple-and-gold road uniforms that looked quite a bit like the ones worn by the storied NBA franchise during the Magic Johnson showtime era.Let’s give Valencia coach Bill Bedgood the floor to tell how it happened.First, he needs to stop laughing.“I’m going to be so completely honest about this one, these guys do not like these uniforms,” Bedgood said after his team defeated Half Moon Bay 89-59 on Saturday for the Division IV state title. “It is my design. I am going to take full credit or responsibility, depending on how you look at it.“I thought it was the coolest thing ever and the looks on their faces when we handed them out were like, ‘Are you kidding me? Everyone’s going to make fun of us.’ That’s what they kept saying.“I go, ‘No, no, no. It’s cool. It’ll be awe...

Fernando Tatis Jr. gets 1st hits for Padres since 2021

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

A hit is a hit, even if it’s only spring training. For Fernando Tatis Jr., it’s been a long time coming.The San Diego Padres star had been 0 for 16 this spring before hitting a smash shot off the glove of Chicago White Sox shortstop Erik Gonzalez for a single in the first inning Saturday at Peoria, Arizona. The hit came against former teammate Mike Clevinger. Tatis later added a two-run double. They were the first hits in 526 days for Tatis, who missed all of last season. He was on the cusp of returning from surgery on his left wrist when he was suspended for 80 games by major league baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. “He hasn’t played in a while. He’s going to hit,” manager Bob Melvin said earlier in the week when asked about Tatis’ slump. “I’m sure he’s a little frustrated right now, and he’s doing a lot of work, too. The last thing I’m worried about is Fernando Tatis hitting or not.”Tatis isn’t e...

PSG striker Mbappe nets late goal as Brest beaten 2-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain refocused on its last shot at silverware this season in the French league and beat Brest 2-1 with a late Kylian Mbappe goal on Saturday.Mbappe beat the offside trap to collect a throughball from Lionel Messi in the 90th minute and rounded goalkeeper Marco Bizot to slot into an empty net.The France striker was lucky to still be on the pitch after kicking Haris Belkebla, who was on the ground in the 85th.“We’re not saying that we lost because of that, but I’d like to know whether all the players would get the same treatment if they did that,” Brest midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou said. “I asked the referee for an explanation. He said that it was tame. So, I’d like to see what’s a real kick.”Mbappe initially fouled Belkebla from behind. Belkebla fell to the ground and held onto Mbappe’s leg. In an act of petulance, Mbappe kicked Belkebla in the stomach. The referee showed only yellow cards to Mbappe and Belkebla for that incident.PSG was knocked out ...

THE PLAYERS Championship Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

SaturdayAt TPC SawgrassPonte Vedra Beach, Fla.Purse: $25 millionYardage: 7,275; Par: 72Third RoundScottie Scheffler68-69-65—202Min Woo Lee68-70-66—204Cameron Davis69-70-67—206Christiaan Bezuidenhout68-70-69—207Tommy Fleetwood72-70-65—207Aaron Rai73-69-65—207Chad Ramey64-75-68—207Tom Hoge78-68-62—208Sungjae Im75-69-64—208David Lingmerth72-68-68—208Denny McCarthy68-72-69—209Taylor Montgomery70-73-66—209Justin Rose69-73-67—209Patrick Cantlay72-70-68—210Jason Day70-70-70—210Rickie Fowler72-70-68—210Ben Griffin67-71-72—210Adam Hadwin71-70-69—210Viktor Hovland69-71-70—210Taylor Moore70-75-65—210Collin Morikawa65-73-72—210Jordan Spieth69-75-66—210Justin Suh68-73-69—210Adam Svensson68-67-75—210Dylan Wu69-73-68—210Byeong Hun An71-70-70—211Wyndham Clark69-73-69—211Tony Finau73-72-66—211Tyrrell Hatton72-71-68—211Garrick Higgo70-73-68—211Max Homa72-72-67—211Si Woo Kim69-74-68—211Hideki Matsuyama74-70-67—211Brandon Wu73-69-69—211Tyler Duncan73-69-70—212Ryan Fox74-68-70—212Russell Henley72-74-66—...

No. 15 Texas, Iowa State will play for Big 12 tourney title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 17 points, Rori Harmon had a double-double and No. 15 Texas advanced to the Big 12 Tournament championship game by beating Oklahoma State 64-57 on Saturday.The Big 12’s top seed will face Iowa State for the tournament title on Sunday. DeYona Gaston scored 14 points, Shay Holle had 13 and Harmon scored 11 points and had 10 assists and seven rebounds for Texas (25-8). Texas moved its record to 21-0 when holding its opponents 59 points or less.Naomie Alnatas scored 13 points, and Lior Garzon and reserve Kassidy De Lapp each scored 11 for Oklahoma State (21-11). IOWA STATE 82, NO. 14 OKLAHOMA 72KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 22 points, Lexi Donarski added 20 and Iowa State defeated Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals, setting up a matchup with No. 15 Texas. Nyamer Diew came off the bench for 19 points for the third-seeded Cyclones (21-9). Joens surpased 3,000 career points with her first basket of the second half; her...

Pickett, Penn State beat Indiana 77-73 in Big Ten semis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 28 points, Seth Lundy had 16 and Penn State beat No. 19 Indiana 77-73 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship.Andrew Funk added nine points as 10th-seeded Penn State (22-12) won for the eighth time in nine games. The Nittany Lions went 8 for 23 from 3-point range, compared to 2 for 14 for the Hoosiers.Next up for Penn State is top-seeded Purdue, which stopped Ohio State’s surprising run with an 80-66 victory in the first semifinal. The Nittany Lions were swept by the Boilermakers this season, losing 76-63 on Jan. 8 and 80-60 on Feb. 1.The deep Big Ten run has Penn State in position for its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2011. The Nittany Lions looked as if they were going in 2020, but the tourney was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Trayce Jackson-Davis had 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Indiana (22-11), and Tamar Bates had 14 points. The third-seeded Hoosiers shot 56% in the second half,...

Life in prison for sex offender whose previous case was overturned

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KDVR) -- The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado Friday said Michael Tracy McFadden, 51, of Grand Junction, was sentenced to life in federal prison on March 6. McFadden was "convicted of crossing state lines with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor under the age of 12, and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity," the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado said in a release. McFadden was found guilty of the charges after two victims testified at his trial in November last year. The trial lasted five days before the jury made a decision on the case. Man charged with sexual assault on a child, police say more victims possible The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said as a long-haul truck driver, McFadden took at least two kids out of Colorado multiple times over six years time and repeatedly sexually assaulted them at his home in Grand Junction, in his truck and in o...

No. 21 Duke holds off No. 14 Hurricanes 85-78 in ACC semifinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Duke has spent weeks building consistency and cohesion on the offensive end. That has the 21st-ranked Blue Devils making extra passes, getting better looks and knocking down outside shots.It also has this freshman-laden bunch within a win of an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship under first-year coach Jon Scheyer.Kyle Filipowski had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Jeremy Roach hit a huge 3-pointer at the 1:32 mark and Duke held off No. 14 Miami 85-78 in the ACC semifinals on Friday night.Roach’s 3 from the left wing over Isaiah Wong with the shot clock going down gave Duke a 78-71 lead that Miami couldn’t overcome in a well-played matchup that often resembled a second-weekend NCAA Tournament game.“I thought it was as high of a level of game as we’ve played,” Scheyer said.And the fourth-seeded Blue Devils (25-8) did enough late to stay in control, earning a meeting with No. 13 Virginia in Saturday’s final.Tyrese Proctor hit tw...

Bill banning marriages under age 16 passes in West Virginia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A child marriage bill is heading to the West Virginia governor’s desk after lawmakers agreed to let 16- and 17-year-olds get married with restrictions.The House of Delegates passed the bill 83-9 without debate Saturday, a day after the Senate easily endorsed it after making changes to an earlier House version. Republican Gov. Jim Justice hasn’t publicly indicated whether he’ll sign it.Currently, children can marry as young as 16 in West Virginia with parental consent, and anyone younger than that regardless of age can get married with a judge’s waiver.The bill passed Saturday would remove the possibility that anyone younger than 16 could marry. Those ages 16 and 17 would have to obtain parental consent and they couldn’t marry someone more than four years older than them. Existing legal marriages, including those done in other states, would be unaffected.The bill was thought to be dead on Wednesday night when the Senate Judiciary Committee r...

Belmont’s Ellie Shea has double the fun at New Balance Nationals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:11 GMT

Running in her hometown certainly suits Belmont’s Ellie Shea.The Emerging Elite Track Club starlet, who decimated the two mile field on Friday with a stellar time of 9:49.82, easily defended her 5K title Saturday in a personal best of 15:46.28 at the New Balance Nationals at The Track.Donned in blue sunglasses that she said help her focus and relax, she ran alone in the front of both races. She finished out the 5K with a blazing 3:06 over the final 1K to garner her second gold medal.“I was confident I would be able to pull off the double,” said Shea. “I’m happy to be close to home and I have a lot of family here. I’m pleased with my performances. It’s hard to run out front like that but it’s something every runner should learn to do.”Catholic Memorial’s Chris Sullivan came into the four-day meet fit and ready to race. The Villanova-bound talent used his strong closing speed on on the way to destroying his personal best in t...