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Missouri dominates first half, struggles in second in 35-10 win over South Dakota

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz’s plan for his quarterbacks in the season opener against South Dakota on Thursday night was to play returning starter Brady Cook in the first half and give redshirt freshman Sam Horn the second half.The plan next week? Drinkwitz wasn’t sure after a 35-10 win over the Coyotes.Cook threw for 172 yards and a touchdown while running for another score in his half, leading the Tigers to a 28-3 lead. Horn threw for 54 yards with a touchdown pass and an interception in a sluggish second half, though one the young QB was able to salvage with his scoring toss to dynamic wide receiver Luther Burden III in the closing minutes.“Brady played a more consistent half,” Drinkwitz admitted. “We’ll go back and evaluate the tape. I’m not going to make a rush judgment there on that decision. I do think Brady was very efficient. Sam had his moments as well.”The two QBs, who competed for the top job throughout the fall, got plenty of...

Abilene Christian dismantles Northern Colorado 31-11, beat Bears for first time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Maverick McIvor threw for 219 yards and a touchdown and Xavier Wishert ran for two touchdowns and Abilene Christian was never threatened in a 31-11 win over Northern Colorado on Thursday night in the debut for Wildcats coach Ed Lamb.McIvor threw a 12-yard score to Rovaughn Banks on the Wildcats’ opening drive, Wishert ran it in from 2 yards out with 2:45 left in the first quarter and Jay’Veon Sunday ran it in from the 12 midway through the second for a 21-0 advantage.In those three scoring drives, ACU amassed 240 yards in 29 plays using 17:26. For the game, the Bears collected 190 yards, ran 59 plays and held the ball 26:45.Northern Colorado’s lone touchdown occurred when Jacob Simon threw 8 yards to Alec Pell. Simon threw for 106 yards.It was the Wildcats’ first-ever win over Northern Colorado in three meetings. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSource

FCS Independent Kennesaw State opens season with 38-7 win over Tusculum

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Kennesaw State staked Division II Tusculum to the first touchdown, then Jonathan Murphy engineered 38 straight points as the Owls opened the season with a 38-7 win on Thursday night.Kennesaw State opens the season with new offensive and defensive coordinators under coach Brian Bohannon and will be an FCS independent after leaving the Atlantic Sun Conference and will officially join Conference USA in July, 2024.Murphy connected on 12 of 18 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns and added another 90 yards and a score on 13 carries. Murphy connected with Tykeem Wallace on a 54-yard touchdown to start the second quarter, then raced 55 yards into the end zone and fired 55-yards to Blake Bohannon to make it 24-7. After Preston Roberts opened the game with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Stinnett, the Owls picked off the freshman four times and limited Tusculum to just 179 yards and a touchdown through the air. Kennesaw State has won 23 straight home games against n...

Trailer: Power Play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast POLITICO’s new weekly transatlantic podcast Power Play is officially coming to your podcast feed on Thursday, September 21! Hosted by renowned British journalist Anne McElvoy, Power Play takes listeners inside the minds of those who wield power to better understand the choices they face. The show features guests at the top of their fields ...

Austrian Foreign Minister Schallenberg: EU needs to rethink its enlargement approach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast EU Confidential returns from its summer break, bringing you this episode from the European Forum Alpbach in Austria where the theme of a “bold Europe” has prompted discussions about Europe’s internal as well as geopolitical challenges.Host Suzanne Lynch sits down with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg to discuss ...

Back to school briefing: A whirlwind guide to UK politics this autumn

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast As MPs return to parliament after the summer break, host Ailbhe Rea and an array of expert guests provide an essential briefing on everything that’s coming up in British politics over the next few months.The Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls takes Ailbhe through Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s “not-a-reset” leadership reset, and e...

Agresti-Roubache et trois autres députés tous frais payés chez Beyoncé

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

En ce dimanche 11 juin, 55 000 fans se bousculent à l’entrée du stade Orange Vélodrome, à Marseille, pour voir et entendre la chanteuse Beyoncé délivrer un show d’anthologie, sous une pluie de paillettes et de décibels.Les places ont été d’autant plus disputées que l’idole américaine n’avait programmé que deux dates en France. Il fallait donc beaucoup de persévérance et un soupçon de chance pour espérer assister à l’événement. Ou alors bénéficier d’invitations tous frais payés. A l’époque députée Renaissance, la secrétaire d’Etat chargée de la Ville Sabrina Agresti-Roubache a pu y assister grâce à cinq invitations : trois offertes par Engie et deux par Orange, pour une valeur totale d’un peu plus de 2 000 euros, comme a pu le constater POLITICO sur le site de l’Assemblée nationale.Interrogé sur ces invitations, son cabinet a répondu que Sabrina Agresti-Roubache “était invitée, avec d’autres parlementaires,...

Health officials encourage upcoming COVID booster as cases steadily rise in San Diego

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- COVID-19 cases are rising steadily across San Diego County as several states report a new variant.The latest case numbers for the last two weeks show nearly 1,900 people in the county tested positive for the virus, but with at-home testing, that number may be even higher. Hospitalizations remain relatively low.Health officials say while case numbers are still lower than this time last year, any increase is cause for some concern.“It’s still a problem. We can expect that it’s going to be around for the indefinite future. The good thing is we have a lot of tools, much better tools to fight it,” said Dr. Abisola Olulade, Family Medicine and Chief Impact Officer at Sharp Rees-Stealy.A subvariant referred to as “Eris” remains the dominant strain nationwide and in San Diego. The newer BA.2.86 variant has been detected in four states so far. The newest variant hasn’t been detected locally yet, but officials are constantly checking. Woman arrested in North County murder-...

Snapdragon Stadium recognized for its food on Yelp college list

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- NCAA football is back, and that means a lot of watching, cheering and of course, eating.Yelp recently named the top ten college stadiums in the U.S. with delicious eats. Snapdragon Stadium, home of the San Diego State Aztecs, made the company's list. Located in Mission Valley, the 35,000-seat stadium features foods like The Taco Stand's homemade tacos, The Crack Shack's fried chicken sandwiches, Batch & Box's handmade cookies and Everbowl's craft acai bowls.Other vendors serving at Snapdragon Stadium include Sandbar, Best Pizza and Brew, Cali BBQ, Gaglione Brothers and Hodad's. San Diego International Airport is busiest single-runway airport in US "Awesome that all the eateries are San Diego's famous independent eateries rather than generic stadium food," Yelper Chun P. said."Good variety of food options inside. I love that tonight (10/16/2022) there were also multiple food trucks outside the venue," Yelper Cari A. added.This Sunday marks one year since the grand ...

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:27:19 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons, just weeks after the country was shaken by the assassination of a presidential candidate.Ecuador’s National Police reported no injuries resulting from the four explosions in Quito, the capital, and in a province that borders Peru, while Interior Minister Juan Zapata said none of the law enforcement officers taken hostage in six different prisons had been injured.Authorities said the brazen actions were the response of criminal groups to the relocation of various inmates and other measures taken by the country’s corrections system. The crimes happened three weeks after the slaying of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The corrections system, known as the National Service for Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty, in recent years lost control of large prisons, w...