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UCF Knights get off to fast start in first Big 12 season, defeat Kent State 56-6 in opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — UCF opened its first season in the Big 12 in celebratory fashion, routing Kent State 56-6 in the season opener Thursday night.John Rhys Plumlee threw for 281 yards and rushed for another 90 on his way to four total touchdowns to lead the Knights.Plumlee found Xavier Townsend for a nine-yard score and Alec Holler from 18-yards out just before halftime. Plumlee then found RJ Harvey for his first career touchdown on a 50-yard catch-and-run touchdown on the first drive of the third quarter.Harvey added an 84-yard touchdown run and finished with 84 yards on the ground as the Knights powered their way to 723 yards of offense.Kent State have no returning offensive starters from a year ago and only four returning starters total. Off-season transfers gutted the team following the departure of Sean Lewis for Colorado as the Buffaloes offensive coordinator and the hiring of first-time head coach Kenni Burns. The Golden Flashes crossed midfield on six of their 12 drives in ...

Dozens of fluffy, purebred cats have popped up in Montgomery Co.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

Some very pretty kitties have been popping up, one after the other, in parks and private yards in Montgomery County, Maryland.About two weeks ago, groups of kittens were found along the Sligo Creek Trail, which runs through Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Reports about more sightings followed, and the Montgomery County Cat Coalition, which works to cut the county’s feral cat population, got involved.WTOP’s Kate Ryan captured this rescued Himalayan kitten on video while reporting this story.(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "f46301ea-56cb-4095-9aff-db51aff80b76",mediaId: "edf67690-6c1a-423c-a924-828f0d1a1ee5"}).render("1490aac2dab14d45b22abeac1f414da8"); });Beverly Carragher with the Montgomery County Cat Coalition said this wasn’t your ordinary stray cat sighting situation.All of the cats that were turning up ...

Blackshear and Scianna each have a pick-6 to lead Furman past Tennessee Tech 45-10 in opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

Travis Blackshear returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown on the fifth play from scrimmage and Dan Scianna had a 67-yard pick-6 in the fourth quarter to help Furman beat Tennessee Tech 45-10 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Dominic Roberto scored on a pair of 9-yard runs for Furman. Kyndel Dean added five receptions for 56 yards and scored on an end around from the 6 midway through the second quarter. Jayquan Smith’s 6-yard TD run capped the scoring with 2:41 to play. The Paladins defense — which led the FCS in takeaways (29) and interceptions (18) last season — forced six Tennessee Tech turnovers (four interceptions and two fumble recoveries) and got a fourth-down stop in its own territory late in the third quarter with a 24-10 lead. Ethan Roberts made his first start for Tennessee Tech and completed 25 of 38 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions. True freshman Jordyn Potts was 1-of-3 passing for 8 yards with an interceptio...

Marcus Carroll rushes for 3 TDs and career-high 184 yards to lead Georgia State to 42-35 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Gavin Pringle’s 21-yard pick-6 gave Georgia State the go-ahead touchdown, Marcus Carroll ran for three scores and the Panthers held on to beat Rhode Island 42-35 in a season opener Thursday night. Carroll rushed for a career-high 184 yards on 23 carries. His 12-yard score, coming after his 63-yard run on the previous play, extended the Panthers’ lead to 42-28 midway through the fourth quarter. Kasim Hill got the Rams within a touchdown on a 5-yard run with 6:27 remaining but Rhode Island went nowhere on its final possession.Darren Grainger threw for two touchdowns for Georgia State, completing 16 of 20 for 193 yards. Hill was 24 of 40 for a career-high 408 yards passing with four touchdowns but also two interceptions. He added a rushing touchdown. The teams combined for 944 yards offense. Georgia State led 21-14 at halftime before the teams combined two TDs each in the third quarter. Hill gave the Rams their only lead at 28-21 with a 28-yard TD pass to Mar...

Buckley runs for 194 yards; Western Michigan beats St. Francis (Pa.) 35-17 to give Taylor first win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Jalen Buckley ran for 194 yards and a touchdown, and Western Michigan coach Lance Taylor got his first win at the helm with a 35-17 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Thursday night in a season opener. Buckley scored from 3-yards out with 5:40 left in the second quarter to give the Broncos a 21-3 lead. Jack Salopek’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Austin Hence ended a 15-play, 80-yard drive that stretched the lead to 28-17 late in the third quarter. Buckley’s 68-yard run helped set up Marshawn Kneeland’s 1-yard TD plunge early in the fourth. Salopek was 18-of-26 passing for 170 yards. Zahir Abdus-Salaam added 73 yards rushing and a short-yardage touchdown.Cole Doyle completed 14 of 24 passes for 230 yards with a touchdown pass to lead St. Francis. His 77-yard scoring strike to Dawson Snyder just before halftime pulled St. Francis to 21-10. QuaSean Holmes had 40 yards rushing and a touchdown run for the Red Flash.Taylor was named the Broncos’ head c...

Labor Day 2023: What’s open, what’s closed in the DC area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

The unofficial end of summer is upon us. Even though some area school districts have only been back in session for a week, all public schools in the D.C. area will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4.Here’s what else you need to know about schools, transportation, trash collection, libraries and other services in your area that are affected by Labor Day weekend closures.Regional transportationMetro will be operating on its Sunday schedule on Monday, with Metrorail running from 7 a.m. until midnight.The Greenbelt, College Park-University of Maryland, Hyattsville Crossing and West Hyattsville stations on the Green Line that were closed in late July for renovations will be reopening on Saturday.There will be no MARC or VRE train service on Monday.Amtrak will be running on Labor Day, but check Amtrak’s schedule and timetable for status updates.In the District, the DC Circulator will run regular service on all routes, and the DC Streetcar will operate on its normal sch...

Una madre viaja cientos de kilómetros en México tras lanzarse de un tren de migrantes para reunirse con su hijo de 13 años

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

(CNN) –– Una madre hondureña que se separó de su hijo de 13 años y de una sobrina de 18 años tras lanzarse de un tren que llevaba migrantes a bordo viajó cientos de kilómetros dentro de México para reencontrarse con ambos, informó en un comunicado este jueves el Instituto Nacional de Migración de México (INM).De acuerdo con el Instituto, la migrante —que no fue identificada— saltó del tren luego de que su otro hijo, de 12 años, no pudiera subirse al vagón en la ciudad de Orizaba, en el sureño estado de Veracruz.Ella narró que en el tren quedaron sus dos familiares que viajaban con ella.El adolescente y la joven siguieron su marcha hasta Tlaxcala, unos 165 kilómetros hacia el norte.El comunicado detalla que, durante los siguientes cuatro días, la madre viajó más de 650 kilómetros desde Orizaba hasta San Juan del Río, en el estado de Querétaro, en el centro del país.Tras una llamada con el padre de sus hijos, se enteró de que ambos estaban en un albergue para menores migrantes no acom...

Juez bloquea ley sobre cuentas de redes sociales para menores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

ARKANSAS – Un juez federal bloqueó temporalmente el jueves que Arkansas aplique una nueva ley que habría requerido el consentimiento de los padres para que los menores puedan crear nuevas cuentas en redes sociales, impidiendo que el estado se convirtiera en el primero en imponer tal restricción.El juez de distrito Timothy L. Brooks concedió una orden judicial preliminar que NetChoice —un grupo comercial del sector tecnológico cuyos miembros incluyen a TikTok; Meta, matriz de Facebook; y X, antes Twitter— solicitó en contra de la ley. La medida, que la gobernadora republicana Sarah Huckabee Sanders promulgó en abril, iba a entrar en vigor el viernes.La ley de Arkansas es similar a la primera en su tipo en el país promulgada este año en Utah, la cual entrará en vigor en marzo de 2024. El año pasado, NetChoice presentó una demanda impugnando una ley de California que exige a las empresas de tecnología dar prioridad a la seguridad de los menores al prohibirles elaborar perfiles de...

Vandals cut up plants at Lakewood victory garden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — The victory garden at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park was vandalized and damaged recently.Volunteers with the garden went on Tuesday morning as a part of their normal schedule of garden upkeep to find all of the plants had been cut, leaving nothing but shreds behind."We didn’t know what had happened until we really looked at it a little more closely, and we could see the plants had been cut instead of ripped out of the ground," said Myla Ferguson, one of the volunteers.Victory Garden prior to damages (Credit: Nell Nelson)Victory Garden after damages (Credit: Nell Nelson)A lot of work goes into the garden each year. Nell Nelson, the park's volunteer coordinator, was upset to see this happening. "They care. They come out when there is going to be hail to protect the seedlings. And so to show up on your regular day that you’re supposed to garden and see that all of your hard work has been destroyed is really devastating," Nelson said. Road rage shooting suspect...

3 found dead at remote campsite were trying to escape society, stepsister says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:00 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The stepsister of a Colorado woman who was found dead along with her sister and teenage son at a remote Rocky Mountain campsite says the women fled into the wilderness after struggling to cope with societal changes in recent years, but they were unequipped to survive off the grid.Exposed to several feet of snow, chills below zero and with no food found at their camp, Christine Vance, Rebecca Vance and Rebecca's son likely died of malnutrition and hypothermia, according to the autopsies released this week. Authorities haven’t released the boy’s name. Road rage shooting suspected before fiery crash left field and ambulance in flames Those reports contained another chilling detail that brought stepsister Trevala Jara to tears: The 14-year-old boy’s body was found with Jara's favorite, blessed rosary that she gave the group before they left. "God was with them," said Jara, who still hasn't mustered the strength to remove the rosary from the hazard bag. But Jara, who trie...