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Oxford fire under control after growing to 10 acres

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

(BCN) -- Benicia police said at 12:01 p.m. Sunday the two-alarm vegetation fire at the 800 block of Oxford Way near Lake Herman Road in Benicia was under control.The fire grew to 10 acres, prompting a second alarm and Cal Fire to say at 11:24 a.m. it was sending a battalion chief and two engines to the scene. The National Weather Service has issued fire weather advisory this weekend in the Bay Area in effect until Sunday evening, due to high winds and low humidity.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

12-year-old boy reported missing in Santa Rosa located

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

(KRON) -- Michael Cruz has been located by his family and has returned home, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department. Fire breaks out in Santa Rosa mobile home, estimated $150K damage A 12-year-old boy has been reported missing, the Santa Rosa Police Department said Friday afternoon. Michael Cruz was last seen at 4 p.m. on Thursday near the downtown mall on Santa Rosa Plaza.

Giants lose QB Tyrod Taylor and TE Darren Waller to injuries vs. Jets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor and tight end Darren Waller left in the first half against the Jets on Sunday with injuries.Taylor was ruled out with a rib injury, and the team announced he was taken to a hospital to be further evaluated.The veteran quarterback was running to his right and facing pressure midway through the second quarter when he raised his right arm to pass and the ball slipped out of his hand. Taylor plucked the fumbled ball out of the air, took a few steps and then was tackled for a sack by Quinton Jefferson and C.J. Mosley.Taylor stayed down for a few minutes as he was checked on by trainers, then popped up and jogged to the Giants’ sideline. Grimacing in pain, he took a knee and then headed straight to the locker room.Taylor was replaced by Tommy DeVito, an undrafted rookie out of Syracuse and a New Jersey native. Taylor started his third straight game for Daniel Jones, who is dealing with a neck injury.Waller injured...

Thuram’s goal leads Inter to a 1-0 win over Roma and former striker Lukaku in Serie A

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

ROME (AP) — On a night when Romelu Lukaku was the focus of Inter Milan fans’ ire, Marcus Thuram — who replaced the departed Belgium striker — scored in a 1-0 win over Roma on Sunday to restore the Nerazzurri atop Serie A.Thuram redirected a cross from Federico Dimarco from close range in the 81st minute at the San Siro to finally break apart Jose Mourinho’s defensive tactics.While Mourinho was suspended and watched the match from the stands, Roma still sat back and absorbed attack after attack.In the first half alone, Roma conceded 12 shots without attempting a single shot of its own. By the end, Inter had produced 19 shots to Roma’s three.Inter twice hit the crossbar, first with Hakan Calhanoglu early on and then with Carlos Augusto in the final minutes.Inter moved two points ahead of Juventus, which beat Hellas Verona 1-0 on Saturday to move top — albeit temporarily — for the first time in more than three years.Roma remained eighth, 11 points behind Inter.Later, third-place AC Mil...

Haaland scores twice as Man City dominates Man United with 3-0 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The goals just keep coming for Erling Haaland. For Manchester United, it’s one setback after another. Haaland scored twice and set up another as Manchester City beat United 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday and underlined the growing gap between the teams. “Against a rival, at Old Trafford, of course it is one of the best (results) of the season,” said City manager Pep Guardiola after his team moved within two points of leader Tottenham. The defending champions put in a dominant performance in the 191st Manchester derby to add to the growing pressure on United manager Erik ten Hag. This was United’s seventh loss of the season in all competitions and leaves it 11 points adrift of Tottenham, eight off the Champions League places. “It hurts a lot. I think especially because first half the game plan went perfectly,” said Ten Hag. “It is only the penalty that changes the game.”Haaland scored a first-half penalty and doubled the visitor...

Cómo consiguió Matthew Perry su papel de Chandler en “Friends”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

(CNN) — Podría decirse que la audición de Matthew Perry para el papel que lo convirtió en una superestrella tuvo una inspiración divina.Perry, quien murió este sábado a los 54 años, relató en su autobiografía publicada en 2022 que tres semanas antes de la audición para el papel de Chandler Bing en la famosa serie de “Friends” estaba en su pequeño apartamento de Los Ángeles leyendo una noticia del actor Charlie Sheen en el periódico.¿Cuál fue la causa de muerte del actor Matthew Perry?“Decía que Sheen volvía a estar en problemas por algo, pero recuerdo que pensé: ‘¿A él qué le importa? Es famoso'”, escribió Perry en “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing”. “De la nada, me encontré de rodillas, cerrando los ojos con fuerza y rezando. Nunca antes lo había hecho”.Perry dijo que su oración fue sencilla. Simplemente pidió “Dios, puedes hacer lo que quieras conmigo. Solo por favor, hazme famoso”.“Tres seman...

Wirtz’s wizardry puts Leverkusen back on top of Bundesliga. Brandt rescues a 3-3 draw for Dortmund

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Florian Wirtz scored one goal and set up another with dazzling dribbles as Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed the lead of the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win over Freiburg on Sunday, while Borussia Dortmund dropped points in a 3-3 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt.Leverkusen, coached by Xabi Alonso, restored its two-point lead over Bayern Munich at the top and made it eight consecutive wins in all competitions.Wirtz picked up the ball on the right flank and cut inside, jinking left and right to beat Nicolas Höfler and leaving the Freiburg player sprawled on the ground, before shifting the ball to his left foot and scoring with a shot fired through a crowd of defenders.For the second goal, he surged down the left flank and took on two defenders, losing the ball then winning it back to set up Jonas Hofmann, whose low shot bounced off the post and went in off goalkeeper Noah Atabolu’s back.Leverkusen’s pace caused Freiburg problems on the counterattack and Wirtz near...

Heinicke replaces Desmond Ridder at QB for Falcons after concussion evaluation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Heinicke replaced Desmond Ridder for the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter Sunday against the Tennessee Titans after the starting quarterback was evaluated for a concussion. Ridder was sacked five times in the first half, including twice by Titans two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons who stripped him of the ball once to set up a touchdown. Ridder was 8 of 12 for 72 yards passing as Atlanta trailed 14-3 at halftime. Heinicke was 1 of 2 for 7 yards on his opening drive and helped set up a 49-yard field goal by Younghoe Koo to pull Atlanta within 14-6. Heinicke stayed in the game for the Falcons’ second drive of the third quarter even after Ridder had been announced as having been cleared. Ridder watched from the sideline wearing a ballcap. ___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

Jackson State kicker Armenta becomes 1st woman to score in HBCU game, kicks 3 extra points in win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Leilani Armenta became the first woman to score in a football game matching historically Black colleges and universities when she kicked three extra points in Jackson State’s 40-14 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday.Armenta was 3 for 3 on point-after kicks, with one in the second quarter and two in the fourth. The 5-foot-7 freshman from Ventura, California, made her first appearance Sept. 23 when she kicked off against Bethune-Cookman. She’s also a soccer player for Jackson State.In 2003, Katie Hnida of New Mexico became the first woman to score in a Division I game when she kicked two extra points against Texas State. In 2020, Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller’s two extra points against Tennessee made her the first woman to score in a Power Five game.Jacobian Morgan threw for five scores — three to DJ Stevens — as Jackson State controlled the game from the outset against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.Morgan, a graduate transfer from Virginia Tech who recently became...

Tua Tagovailoa throws for 3 TDs, Jalen Ramsey shines in debut for Dolphins, who beat Patriots 31-17

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:45:47 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, Jalen Ramsey intercepted a pass in his Dolphins debut, and Miami beat the New England Patriots 31-17 on Sunday.Miami won for the 16th time in its past 18 home games, and Tagovailoa moved to 6-0 in his career against Patriots coach Bill Belichick. The Dolphins, 6-2 for the first time since 2001, have a one-game lead over Buffalo for the AFC East lead.Tagovailoa completed 30 of 45 passes and moved his league-leading yardage total to 2,416. Jaylen Waddle had seven catches for 121 yards and a touchdown, and Tyreek Hill had eight receptions for 112 yards and a score, becoming the first player in the Super Bowl era to top 1,000 receiving yards through eight games.Mac Jones had another uneven day for the Patriots (2-6), throwing for 161 yards on 19-of-29 passing with two touchdowns and one interception.The Patriots trailed 24-10 midway through the fourth quarter when they drove inside the Miami 3 and scored...