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Mailbag: Playoff path for WSU and OSU, Fox vs. the Bay Area duo, elements of Pac-12 reconstruction, a “60 for 60” and more

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

The Hotline mailbag typically publishes each Friday. Given the extraordinary developments that led to the demise of the Pac-12, we are producing several installments — the first was published Thursday — in the hopes of addressing all the topics that matter to our readers.Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotlinePlease note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.This question presupposes some sort of merger with the Mountain West: What odds would you place on Washington State or Oregon State making the playoff before Washington or Oregon? — @CougRobThe Hotline loves hypothetical questions that provide an outlet for explaining an underlying process, and no process is more important to college football than the playoff.When the CFP expands to 12 teams next season (2024), the six highest-ranked conference championships will receive automatic bids. Why six? Becaus...

PHOTOS: Crews extinguish 4-alarm fire at abandoned building in Pittsburg

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

(KRON) -- A four-alarm fire broke out early Saturday morning at an abandoned building in Pittsburg, the Contra Costa Fire Protection District tweeted. The fire burned on the 300 block of E 10th Street.One residence on E 9th Street was evacuated, officials said. Crews were concerned about a potential collapse and decided to pull personnel out of the building. Photos of the incident posted by the Contra Costa Fire Protection District can be viewed below. CCFPD first tweeted about the fire at 6:12 a.m. Approximately one hour later, authorities tweeted the fire is now "under control," along with this photo below.Authorities did not report any injuries from this fire. (Contra Costa Fire Protection District)Fire crews will be on scene for several more hours. The public is asked to avoid the area.

Harry Kane on the bench for Bayern Munich against Leipzig in the German Super Cup

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

MUNICH (AP) — England captain Harry Kane could make a quick debut for Bayern Munich against Leipzig in the German Super Cup on Saturday after he was named on the bench.On the same day he was confirmed as signing for Bayern, Kane might get his first minutes as a substitute in the season-opening game between Bundesliga champion Bayern and last season’s German Cup winner Leipzig. Victory would give Kane the first trophy of his career after near-misses in the Premier League and Champions League at Tottenham. The Super Cup generally isn’t considered a major competition.“First run out. Feeling good. Looking forward to the game later,” Kane posted on social media earlier after his first training session with the Bayern team.DORTMUND BEATS PART-TIMERSWhile Kane was stealing the show in Munich, Bayern’s title rival Borussia Dortmund started its season with a 6-1 win over fourth-tier Schott Mainz’s team of part-time players in the first round of the German Cup. Sébasti...

Rays ace Shane McClanahan out for the season due to left arm injury

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays All-Star Shane McClanahan is done for the regular season due to a left arm injury.The Rays moved the left-handed ace from the 15- to 60-day injured list before Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians. He was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug, 4.McClanahan is scheduled to see Dr. Keith Meister on Monday. Options under consideration include Tommy John surgery. He missed the 2016 collegiate season at the University of South Florida following Tommy John surgery.McClanahan left an Aug. 2 loss to the New York Yankees after four innings because the outside of his forearm tightened up while he was warming up .McClanahan (11-2) went 0-1 in six starts since his last win on June 16, leaving starts on June 22 and 30 due to mid-back tightness that eventually forced him onto the 15-day IL on July 1. He returned July 17 and went six innings against Texas before lasting just four, five and four innings in his next three starts.The AL wild card-l...

Browns LB Jacob Phillips suffers season-ending pectoral injury for second straight year

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — For the second straight year, Cleveland Browns linebacker Jacob Phillips has suffered a season-ending pectoral injury.Coach Kevin Stefanski said Phillips tore the chest muscle during Friday night’s preseason loss to the Washington Commanders. Phillips, a third-round pick in 2020 from LSU, sustained a similar injury during the 2022 regular season against Baltimore.Stefanski said the latest injury is on the opposite side from last season.“It’s the worst part of this game, seeing guys get injured and especially you see how hard they work,” Stefanski said. “So it hurts. I hurt for Jacob, and this is why we’re teammates and why we support each other.”The 24-year-old Phillips went to the locker room in the third quarter Friday night. He will undergo surgery.Phillips has shown promise when he’s been healthy. However, he’s been limited to just 20 games over the past three seasons due to injuries.He was listed as a backup on Cleveland’s latest depth c...

Saka sparkles as Arsenal opens EPL season with win. Brighton routs newcomer Luton

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

LONDON (AP) — After Arsenal left fans standing in line for an extra 30 minutes to get into the stadium, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka proved they were worth the wait.Arsenal’s two star wingers lit up the opening Saturday of the Premier League season with an audacious assist and a curling long-range strike that helped the team start the campaign with a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest.Jarrod Bowen provided another highlight with a strike similar to Saka’s to open the scoring for Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw with West Ham, while Brighton’s record signing Joao Pedro scored on his debut in a 4-1 win over newcomer Luton in the highest-scoring game of the day. Everton, on the other hand, couldn’t produce any kind of breakthrough despite a slew of chances and paid the price when it conceded a second-half goal to lose 1-0 against visiting Fulham. Crystal Palace beat Sheffield United 1-0 after also scoring in the second half of a game it largely dominated. Newcastle was playing A...

Walmart lanza un nuevo horario especial con menos luz y ruido: entérate por qué

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

Ir de compras al supermercado puede resultar siendo muy abrumador por el ruido, las luces, los televisores y los equipos de sonido encendidos mezclados con los gritos de los supermercados. Con la intención de ofrecer una experiencia distinta, Walmart lanzó una iniciativa temporal en la que ofrecerá un ambiente más tranquilo durante un par de horas a la semana.El programa Horario Sensorial Amigable busca atraer a las personas con ciertas discapacidades a que visiten los supermercados sin que se sientan abrumados por las luces y el ruido. Nervioso y arrepentido: rompe el silencio conductor que atropelló a hispanos en un Walmart Sentencian a 90 cadenas perpetuas al asesino de Walmart Cielo Vista en El Paso ¿QUÉ CAMBIA Y A QUÉ HORA PUEDES IR?El horario especial será los sábados entre las 8 a.m. y las 10 a.m. y xx desde el pasado 12 de julio hasta finales de agosto.En estas dos horas la mayoría de los supermercados Walmart de todo el ...

An activist tied to Niger’s junta says its leaders won’t hold talks until the region recognizes them

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The only way to avoid conflict in Niger between mutinous soldiers who ousted the president and regional countries threatening an invasion to reinstate him is to recognize the new regime, a rights defender with ties to the junta told The Associated Press. In his first interview with Western media Friday, Insa Garba Saidou, a local activist who assists Niger’s new military rulers with their communications and says he is in direct contact with them, said there will be no dialogue with regional countries until they acknowledge the new head of state. Although Saidou is not an official member of the junta, he acts as a liaison between them and the media. His comments to the AP were the strongest statement since mutinous soldiers ousted President Mohamed Bazoum nearly three weeks ago that the junta was not open to negotiations with regional countries unless it is recognized as Niger’s new leaders. This heightens the risk of regional violence and puts Western nati...

1 dead after dirt bike crashes into parked car in Fort Collins: Police

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Fort Collins said a man died after sustaining injuries from crashing a dirt bike into a parked car early Saturday morning.Around 3:58 a.m., a Poudre Valley ambulance was driving in the area of City Park Avenue and Westward Drive and located the adult man, who had critical injuries.He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police immediately began to respond to the crash, and the Fort Collins Collision Reconstruction and Scene Handling (CRASH) Team responded to conduct the investigation. Witnesses said backyard cooking led to propane tanks exploding, house fire in Northglenn Investigators were able to determine that the man was riding southbound on City Park Avenue on an unregistered dirt bike.He then crashed into an unoccupied car that was legally parked at the intersection with Westward Drive and was ejected from the dirt bike. Police said he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.FCPD said this was the CRASH Team's fourt...

Former Massachusetts foster children win $7M settlement after alleging state turned blind eye to abuse

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:28:12 GMT

Four former foster children who were allegedly abused by a Massachusetts couple will be paid $7 million under a settlement with the state.Lawyers for the four announced the settlement Friday afternoon. One of the four died before the settlement was concluded.The plaintiffs sued the Department of Children and Families Services and 17 DCF workers in Middlesex Superior Court, claiming their constitutional rights were violated by the organization’s indifference to the children’s treatment by Raymond and Susan Blouin.The lawsuit alleged the children were locked in dog crates, forced to perform sex acts, submerged in ice baths to the point of drowning and threatened with death while under the couple’s care. The plaintiffs also allege that DCF — then known as the Department of Social Services — ignored multiple reports of abuse and was deliberately indifferent to the abuse allegedly occurring in the home.The four lived with the couple in Oxford, Massachusetts, at various times from t...