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Texas RB Jonathon Brooks honors father's memory with every touchdown for No. 3 Longhorns

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

AUSTIN (AP) — When Texas running back Jonathon Brooks gets to the end zone, he celebrates with a tap of his right forearm.It is a quick and subtle gesture that can be easy to miss, but it's a powerful one for Brooks. His arm is tattooed with the Roman numerals for 3-28-22, for March 28, 2022, the date his father James “Skip” Brooks died at age 49 after long struggles with kidney failure. ‘The best setting in college football’: Red River Rivalry week begins for No. 3 Texas, No. 12 Oklahoma “I really just miss, whenever I have success, the smile on his face,” Brooks said. “I think about that every time I score.”Brooks has been the breakout player for No. 3 Texas through the first five games of 2023. He leads the league in rushing with 597 yards and has scored five touchdowns for the Longhorns (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) heading into Saturday's showdown with No. 12 Oklahoma (5-0, 2-0). He has three scores of 37 yards or longer.In an offense full of big-play potential, coach...

The streak is over: Twins beat Blue Jays to win first postseason game since 2004

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

Pablo López showed up to the ballpark on Tuesday afternoon wearing a look of determination and the jersey of his boyhood hero. Nearly 7,000 days ago, that man, Johan Santana pitched the Twins to a postseason victory in Game 1 of the 2004 American League Division Series.Decades of playoff misery and disappointment followed as the Twins went on an 18-game postseason losing streak, the longest in North American professional sports, that spanned 19 years and 18 games.That all came to an end on Tuesday with the Twins putting behind an unfortunate narrative that has followed them around for years to rest. López, rookie Royce Lewis, who hit two home runs, and the Twins’ defense and bullpen made sure of it. Their efforts led the Twins to a 3-1 win on Tuesday afternoon in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series at Target Field, leaving them one win away from advancing to the ALDS.Fans line up to enter the stadium before Game 1 of an AL wild-card baseball playoff series between the Minnesota Twins and...

Double drowning confirmed in St. Croix River

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

The bodies of two men were pulled from the St. Croix River, just south of the Interstate 94 bridge, on Tuesday a few hours after a fishing boat was seen unoccupied and spinning in circles near Town of Troy, Wis., Beach.A boater called 911 at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday to report seeing “an unoccupied boat doing circles in the middle of the St. Croix River,” said St. Croix County, Wis., Sheriff Scott Knudson. “They also thought they saw a body next to the boat.”When deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrived by boat, however, they could not locate anyone in the water, Knudson said. Members of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team found the body of the first man at 12:20 p.m.; the second man’s body was located shortly before 6 p.m. Their names were not immediately released pending positive identification and family notification.The men’s bodies were found about 650 yards from the Wisconsin shore; the St. Croix River is 30 to 40 feet deep at that point in...

Unhoused face new deadline to leave city hall encampment

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The large homeless encampment outside of St. Louis City Hall has another deadline of 10 p.m. Tuesday to move out as the city tries to relocate everyone.This comes after numerous police and EMS calls to the camp for issues including overdoses, seizures, and other medical emergencies.A spokesperson for Mayor Tishaura Jones said they would begin disbanding the encampment Monday night, but that never happened.The mayor’s office postponed the shutdown so outreach workers with the Department of Human Services could try to get individuals into shelters and more permanent housing.The city will now enforce a curfew law that effectively closes the park between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Police: Person in custody for Webster Groves shooting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. - One person is in custody Tuesday after a Webster Groves woman was shot the night before while laying on her bed.The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Tuxedo Boulevard, according to Lt. Jillian McCoy, a spokeswoman for the Webster Groves Police Department.The victim was on her bed when she was shot in the arm. She was rushed to a hospital and treated. Her injuries were not life-threatening.Four shots were fired into the home, McCoy said.

Broncos RB Jaleel McLaughlin’s fiery attitude, displayed through touchdown celebration, has him in line for expanded role on offense

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

In the two times Broncos rookie running back Jaleel McLaughlin crossed the goal line for a touchdown, he marked his territory and showed that he belonged. He kicked his feet back like a raging bull before pointing to the heavens.McLaughlin’s celebration is simple, but the meaning represents who he is and his fiery attitude on the field.Standing at 5-foot-7 and weighing 187 pounds, McLaughlin, an undrafted rookie, was one of the smallest players during Sunday’s 31-28 win over the Chicago Bears. But his spirit and impact weighed heavy.He had 104 total yards and a receiving touchdown, while head coach Sean Payton expects the Youngstown State product to have an expanded role on offense.“Every time a bull goes out, they mark their territory,” McLaughlin said. “I try to bring that aspect of me being a bull (and) wanting to win.”McLaughlin, the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher across all divisions, started that touchdown celebration as a junior in college. He recalled boxer Errol Spence Jr. ...

Wyatts Towing owner resigns from judicial commission amid state investigation into his business

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

One of the owners of Wyatts Towing has resigned from a governor-appointed commission that nominates judges to serve in Colorado’s district and county courts amid a state investigation into his business.Troy Porras, who owns the towing giant along with his brother Tony, vacated his post on the 18th Judicial District Nominating Commission “under his own terms” in September, said Conor Cahill, a spokesperson for Gov. Jared Polis, in an email.Porras did not respond to requests for comment.Judicial nominating commissions interview applicants and recommend individuals to the governor when a vacancy occurs for a county or district judgeship. They consist of seven citizens who reside in the district. No more than four can be from the same political party.Four of the seven people must be individuals not admitted to practice law in the state, while three can be practicing attorneys.Porras went to law school, according to his LinkedIn page, but is not admitted to the Colorado...

Man fatally shot by police near Disneyland

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

Police in Anaheim fatally shot a man during an encounter at a gas station Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.The incident unfolded around 1:10 p.m. near the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue, roughly a mile south of Disneyland Resort, according to Anaheim Police. The circumstances were not immediately available.The scene of a fatal police shooting in at Harbor Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue in Anaheim, Calif. on Oct. 3, 2023. (KTLA)The scene of a fatal police shooting in at Harbor Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue in Anaheim, Calif. on Oct. 3, 2023. (KTLA)The scene of a fatal police shooting in at Harbor Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue in Anaheim, Calif. on Oct. 3, 2023. (KTLA)"The first police cars were at the apartments about a half a block east," a witness who was driving through the area told KTLA's Chip Yost. “I drove further west on Orangewood and heard gunshots … and I could see the body on the ground in the parking.”A large crime scene perimeter encompas...

Oxnard man sentenced to 10 years in prison for molesting child

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for molesting a child multiple times between 2016 and 2020, officials announced Tuesday.The 10 year and eight month sentence of Victor Villanueva Legaria is the maximum he could get after being convicted in July of two felony counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14, and one felony count of lewd acts on a child aged 14 or 15.“The jury also found true the special allegations that Legaria took advantage of a position of trust or confidence to commit the offenses and that the victim was particularly vulnerable,” the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.Legaria shared a home with the victim, who was 11 years old when the abuse began.The victim reported the abuse to a family member in 2020 and Oxnard police began investigating, officials said.“I’m glad the court sent the message that child molestation will not be tolerated in Ventura County,” Deputy District Attorney Twyla Atmore. “...

Mark Wahlberg 'happy' his family left Los Angeles for Las Vegas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:23 GMT

Mark Wahlberg has no regrets about leaving Los Angeles for Las Vegas."Everybody's adapted nicely. The kids are all out at school, and everybody's happy," the actor told PEOPLE magazine in an exclusive report.Last year, the actor told The Talk that he moved his family to the Silver State to give his kids a "better life."Mark Wahlberg hosts the opening of F45 Training at Miramar MCAs, the first fitness franchise on a US military base on June 11, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for F45 Training)Wahlberg is married to model Rhea Durham and the couple has four children.“I want to be able to work from home. I moved to California many years ago to pursue acting and I’ve only made a couple of movies in the entire time that I was there,” he said at the time. “So, to be able to give my kids a better life and follow and pursue their dreams, whether it be my daughter as an equestrian, my son as a basketball player, my younger son as a golfer, this made...