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Blue Bombers beat B.C. Lions to secure 4th straight Grey Cup berth

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

Brady Oliveira rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown while Nick Hallett blocked a punt and scored to help propel the Blue Bombers to a franchise-record fourth straight Grey Cup appearance after a 24-13 victory over the B.C. Lions in Saturday’s CFL West Division final.Winnipeg will face Montreal in the 110th Grey Cup on Nov. 19 in Hamilton after the Alouettes upset the Toronto Argonauts 38-17 in the East final.The Bombers will try to win a third championship in four appearances after losing last year’s title game 24-23 to the Argonauts. Winnipeg won the Cup in 2021 and 2019. The league didn’t play in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros completed 14 of 21 pass attempts for 158 yards with no interceptions in front of a fifth straight sellout of 32,343 fans at IG Field. He was sacked twice.Vernon Adams Jr. was sacked nine times and was 13-of-25 passing for 221 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Winnipeg’s game-time decision for i...

Megan Rapinoe hobbles off the pitch after injury early in the final match of her career

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Megan Rapinoe of the OL Reign suffered a non-contact injury to her right leg early in the NWSL championship match Saturday night and needed assistance as she hobbled off the field in the last match of her storied career.Rapinoe broke toward Maitane Lopez of Gotham FC, who was dribbling outside the penalty area, and suddenly went down. After staying on the ground for a few minutes, Rapinoe needed help from two trainers for the long walk along one end line and then down the sideline back to the Reign’s bench at San Diego State’s Snapdragon Stadium.Ali Krieger of Gotham FC, who like Rapinoe is retiring at the end of the match, ran over and hugged her former teammate from the U.S. Women’s National Team.There was no immediate word about the severity of Rapinoe’s injury. The match had been billed as a showdown between Rapinoe and Krieger, neither of whom has ever won a NWSL title.The field at Snapdragon appeared in better shape that it was on Sunda...

Teen killed in shooting on Far South Side

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

CHICAGO — A shooting on the Far South Side left a teen boy dead on Saturday afternoon, police say.Officers say the shooting happened just before 3 p.m. in the 13000 block of South Drexel Avenue in the city's Riverdale neighborhood.  Arson investigation underway after woman, train conductor injured in fire on CTA train According to Chicago police, a 17-year-old boy was injured after he was shot in the chest and the right arm by an unknown individual. The teen was taken to the hospital in critical condition where he later succumbed to his injuries. Police say it is currently unclear what led to the shooting and no arrests have been made. An investigation into the deadly shooting is now underway and authorities have not yet identified anyone involved. West Side shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 critically injured Anyone with information that could help detectives in their investigation is asked to call Area Two Detectives at 312-747-8273.Tips for police can also be filed at CPDti...

Gophers coach P.J. Fleck puts losses on himself, so what’s he going to do after Purdue blowout?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The previous time P.J. Fleck’s defense allowed more than 300 yards rushing in a game came in his second year at Minnesota in 2018.The head coach was still building up Minnesota when his team allowed an astounding 430 rushing yards in a 55-31 loss to Illinois that November. The next day, Fleck fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith.On Saturday, the Gophers gave up 300 rushing yards for the first time since that Illini loss. Purdue rushed for 353 yards in a 49-30 win at Ross-Ade Stadium. The two-win Boilermakers hadn’t rushed for 200 yards in a game this season and hadn’t gone over 300 since 2018.“Just unacceptable,” said Fleck, who is 5-5 overall and 3-4 in Big Ten play with two games left in his seventh season. “Everything starts with me. I’ll continue to say that, but I mean that because I take that very personal when I say that. That’s not the cover up. Everything starts with me. And we got to get them ready to play.”Given his standard line of pu...

Premium Iowa Pork projects spring reopening of former HyLife plant

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

The new owner of the former HyLife plant in Windom, Minn., is looking to resume processing pork in the facility sometime in spring 2024.In a news release, Premium Iowa Pork, which bought the facility from HyLife for $14 million on June 2, says it is moving into the second phase of planning. For the past four months, it’s been evaluating the plant space. Premium Iowa Pork says it is now focusing on modernizing the plant.In the statement, company President Dan Paquin said it is removing outdated equipment and infrastructure.“As we’ve said from the very beginning, we are excited to be a part of the Windom Community and continuing to do what we’ve always done: Bring high-quality pork products to families’ tables,” Paquin said. “With that, we’re moving forward to physically improve the space to create a modern pork processing facility.”The company has several operations in the northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota region including in Luverne, Minn. It employs more than 900 workers in Mi...

Kiszla: Deion Sanders gets beat by Montana Lemonious-Craig, who walked away from Buffs in transfer portal

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

BOULDER – Louis Vuitton came back to bite Coach Prime in the rump.After making a clutch play to beat the Buffs, proud Colorado alum and current Arizona receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig pranced to the middle of Folsom Field and did a little dance on the CU logo in celebration of the Wildcats’ 34-31 victory.“They like to make a movie with their games …  Well, we gave them a movie. We gave them a helluva ending,” Lemonious-Craig told me Saturday.This moment of sweet redemption was personal for Lemonious-Craig, who gave his heart and soul to the Buffs for three seasons before transferring to Arizona.“I really needed this one,” he said. “I needed this one bad.”After new coach Deion Sanders unpacked his Louis luggage in Boulder, he urged players from a wretched 1-11 team to jump in the transfer portal and brashly declared “We comin’!” The team’s top receiver from 2022 responded by bolting the program, but not before Lemonious-Craig put on a show at the CU spring ga...

Former UNC president, Colorado legislator dies at 95 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

No matter the role, Richard “Dick” Bond acted as the driving force for educational efforts in Greeley for more than 50 years.Bond’s advancement of education through programs and initiatives continues to impact the lives of hundreds of students nationwide.Bond, who was born and raised in Salem, West Virginia, died at the age of 95 on Oct. 26 at The Bridge at Greeley, according to his obituary.Bond served as president of three colleges across Colorado: the University of Northern Colorado, Front Range Community College and Morgan Community College.During his 10 years of service at UNC, starting in 1971, Bond worked to create “an innovative, student-oriented and accessible institution,” according to a UNC article. He ensured UNC was a teaching university with students as the primary focus, worked to create a liberal arts community atmosphere and focused on increasing diversity and opportunities for all students, his obituary said.More than 30 years ago, Bond co-founded The G...

Video appears to show suspect dumping bag where woman's torso was found in Encino

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

Newly released video appears to show a suspect dumping a large bag where a woman’s torso was found in Encino, according to TMZ.The surveillance video shows a man TMZ alleges is Samuel Bond Haskell IV, 35, dumping a large black bag in a parking lot near Ventura Boulevard and Rubio Avenue in broad daylight.The remains that were found are believed to be Mei Haskell, 37, the suspect’s wife, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. In the video, the suspect is seen driving into the parking lot in a white SUV and stopping directly next to the dumpster. As he steps out of the car, he walks over to the gated enclosure and opens it. Heading over to open his car trunk, he appears to look around the parking lot. As he lifts a large black bag from the trunk, he struggles with the weight a bit before securely lifting it and walking over to the dumpster enclosure.He spends a moment there before exiting the enclosure and closing the gate. He gets back into his SUV, turns around and drives o...

Two shootings occur within 30 minutes of each other in Oakland

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

OAKLAND — Two men were shot within a half hour of each other early Saturday morning in different parts of Oakland, according to police.The first shooting was reported at about 3:12 a.m. in the 500 block of West Grand Avenue. Police, responding to a gunshot detection system alert, found a 45-year-old man who had been shot in the buttocks.The man told police he’d left a club in the area, when he began experiencing car problems, causing him to stop on West Grand Avenue. He told police that while he was outside the car, someone began shooting at him. He was taken from the scene to a hospital by ambulance.Police do not have a motive yet for the shooting and have not made any arrest.The second shooting occurred during what appeared to be an attempted car theft, police said, in the 900 block of Stanford Avenue in North Oakland at about 3:35 a.m.Police said a 37-year-old man heard noises outside his home and when he looked outside to see what was happening, he saw three men atte...

Oregon State sets offensive records, routs overmatched Stanford

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

The final Pac-12 game between Stanford and No. 12 Oregon State resulted in the Beavers’ biggest win and most points scored in the history of the 88-game series.No. 12 Oregon State (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12) scored touchdowns on eight of its first nine possessions and cruised to a 62-17 win as it kept its hopes alive for a Pac-12 championship. Its previous biggest win in the series was 43-3 in 2003.Stanford (3-7, 2-6) was 3-1 on the road entering Saturday but had no answers for Oregon State’s running game, which totaled 277 yards on 40 carries.Damien Martinez was second in the Pac-12 in rushing at 97.6 yards a game, but had only three rushing TDs this season before scoring on runs of 59, 15, 7, and 5 yards in the first half. He finished with 146 yards on 15 attempts.Stanford’s defense allowed just one score in last week’s 10-7 win over Washington State, but Saturday was back to its normal for a unit that was 121st in the FBS in yards allowed (440.7) and 119th in points allowed (34.1).The Card...