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Kerry Wood helps 'pitch in' for kids mental health around Chicago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

CHICAGO — A program launched by a former Chicago Cubs star pitcher is helping mentors become champions for hundreds of middle schoolers in Chicago.In 2014, Kerry Wood and his wife, Sarah, founded a program through the Wood Family Foundation (WFF) aptly named 'Pitch In,' an after-school mentoring program for middle school students.The first Pitch In program was founded in North Lawndale and in the nine years since, the program has expanded to five schools throughout Chicago, the latest being in the Englewood neighborhood."Our mentors at Pitch In talk to us as a friend," said Mark Dumas, an eighth grader at Sumner Math and Science Middle School in Lawndale. "One time in fifth grade I was feeling down, grades weren't the best I could do and Mr. Al, he helped me and he encouraged me to keep trying and do better." Center for Native Futures aims to honor past, while building future for indigenous peoples According to Chicago Public School dropout statistics, the most pivotal years for h...

Instant Analysis: What does Quinn Ewers' shoulder injury mean going forward?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 8 Texas escaped Houston with a 31-24 on Saturday but starting quarterback Quinn Ewers left the game at the end of the third quarter with a shoulder injury.He tried to play through the injury he suffered after taking a big hit from Houston's David Ugwoegbu who was also injured on the play. Ewers threw two incomplete passes after that before Bert Auburn kicked a 25-yard field goal with 3:17 left in the third. Maalik Murphy played the entire fourth quarter and completed 1 of 2 passes for seven yards.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersIn his postgame press conference, Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said he wasn't sure about the severity of Ewers' injury but would know more in the next few days. He's set to do his weekly press conference with media members on Monday, so more information may come then.Jonathan Thomas and Billy Gates discuss the injury ...

Wild erase two deficits but fall to Blue Jackets in OT

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

Before the Wild’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night, coach Dean Evason mentioned that he and his staff weren’t crazy about the team’s starts in the season’s first four games.They couldn’t have been happy with Saturday’s start, either.After essentially chasing the puck for half an hour, the Wild woke up and started taking the initiative and erasing two-goal and one-goal deficits to force overtime. Still, it wasn’t enough.Jack Roslovic skated between three Wild players to score the winner, with less than two minutes left in overtime to lift the Blue Jackets to a 5-4 victory and drop the Wild to 2-3-0 this season.Marcus Johansson tied the game, 4-4, late in the third period, and Filip Gustavsson, under siege all night, extended the game into OT and finished with 49 saves.Mats Zuccarello scored his first goal of the season — and had another erased by an offsides challenge — and defensemen Jonas Brodin and Daktoa Mermis also scored for the Wild, who improved to 3-2...

‘Fine me.’ Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz fired up over controversial call in loss to Gophers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Kirk Ferentz didn’t waste any time speaking his mind in his postgame news conference on Saturday.The Iowa Hawkeyes’ head coach immediately talked about the controversial penalty for invalid fair catch signal that took away Cooper DeJean’s 54-yard punt return touchdown in the Gophers’ 12-10 win at Kinnick Stadium.IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 21: Defensive back Cooper DeJean #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes breaks a tackle during a called-back touchdown kick return during the second half by long snapper Brady Weeks #37 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Kinnick Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)“If the Big Ten deems it necessary to fine me, hopefully they will find it in their hearts to send it to a good cause — like the (University of Iowa) children’s hospital,” Ferentz started.Ferentz started off saying he thought the officials’ review on whether DeJean stepped out of bounds was fair use of the newer process. “But then so...

Colorado State loses to UNLV on last-second field goal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

LAS VEGAS — UNLV’s Jose Pizano made a game-winning field goal with no time left on the clock to defeat Colorado State, 25-23, Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.Pizano kicked his sixth field goal of the game, a 28-yarder, to end a back-and-forth battle between the teams’ kickers that developed in the game’s final minutes.After Pizano had kicked a field goal with 1:27 to go to give the Rebels a 22-20 lead, CSU’s Jordan Noyes kicked a 55-yarder to give the Rams the lead with 44 seconds left. However, that was enough time for UNLV to drive down and kick the game-winner.CSU dropped to 3-4 on the season and 1-2 in the Mountain West with the loss — a game in which it was outscored 13-0 in the third quarter and 22-10 in the second half.The Rams held a 10-point halftime lead, but the Rebels wasted little time erasing it.A pair of field goals by Pizano, one from 43 yards with 11:10 left in the third quarter and another from 25 yards with 6:05 left in the period, cut the Rams’ lead to 13-9.Three m...

Palo Alto police investigate overnight motor home carjacking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

PALO ALTO — Police are probing the carjacking of a motorhome in Palo Alto, an overnight theft that occurred while the owner was asleep in an adjacent vehicle.The carjacking occurred in the 400 block of Matadero Avenue near El Camino Real, according to information released by the Palo Alto Police Department.“An unknown suspect took a motorhome and struck another vehicle,” police officials stated. “The suspect is at large.”Police received a report of the carjacking around 12:35 a.m. early on Friday, Oct. 20, shortly after the crime occurred.“The investigation revealed that the victim, a man in his 60s, had been asleep in his parked vehicle when he was awakened by the sound of the engine starting on his motorhome, which was parked along the curb line immediately behind him,” Palo Alto police reported.The victim observed a suspect sitting behind the wheel of the motor home and raced over to the driver’s side and jumped up on the step to co...

Skinner, Samuelsson and Cozens score to lead the Sabres to a 3-1 victory over the Islanders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner, Mattias Samuelsson and Dylan Cozens each scored a goal to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.Casey Mittelstadt had two assists and Eric Comrie made 24 saves in his first start of the season for Buffalo. Noah Dobson scored for the Islanders and Semyon Varlamov made 40 saves in his first start of the season.Skinner’s second goal of the season opened the scoring in the second period. Mittelstadt drove through the slot and passed to Skinner, who blasted a one-timer past Varlamov with 3:23 left in the frame.Buffalo made it 2-0 nearly three minutes later when Samuelsson received a pass from behind the net from Mittelstadt and snapped a wrist shot through traffic past Varlamov.Cozens’ second of the season gave Buffalo a 3-0 lead at 2:40 of the third period. Cozens buried a deflected pass from Rasmus Dahlin past Varlamov.Dobson’s goal ended Comrie’s shutout bid at 19:07 of the third when his shot from the...

Kayvon Britten grinds out 143 yards rushing, 2 TDs as Tarleton State runs over Morehead State 42-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Kayvon Britten ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns and Tarleton State beat Morehead State 42-0 on Saturday night.Britten broke loose on a 22-yard touchdown run to cap Tarleton State’s eight-play, 75-yard opening drive. Britten’s 3-yard TD run late in the second quarter stretched the Texans’ lead to 28-0. Victor Gabalis was 13-of-24 passing with two touchdowns for Tarleton State (5-3). He threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Darius Cooper and an 18-yarder to Derrel Kelley III, who also had a touchdown run. Carter Cravens and Connor Genal were a combined 11-of-28 passing for 124 yards for Morehead State (3-4), which were held to minus-11 yards rushing on 28 carries. The Eagles had just 10 first downs and 113 total yards, compared to 515 for Tarleton State.___Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/colle...

Tavares scores in OT as Maple Leafs rally late to beat Lightning 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.Tavares scored from in-close off a pass from William Nylander.Matthew Knies had two goals in a span of 2:22 in the third period as Toronto tied it at 3. The second, at 14:33, came while he was down on one knee.Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist for Tampa Bay. His point-blank shot with 15 seconds left in regulation was turned aside by Joseph Woll, who had 29 saves after coming in for starter Ilya Samsonov, who was pulled at 13:29 of the first period after allowing three goals on four shots.Alex Barré-Boulet scored the other Lightning goal, and Jonas Johansson made 48 saves. Steven Stamkos had an assist to tie Pat Verbeek for 74th place on the career points list with 1,062.William Nylander also scored for the Maple Leafs.Kucherov had a pair of power-play goals and assisted on Barr...

Mike Hollins and Malik Washington help Virginia stun No. 10 North Carolina 31-27

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:53 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mike Hollins ran for three touchdowns and Malik Washington had the go-ahead scoring catch in the fourth quarter to help Virginia upset No. 10 North Carolina 31-27 on Saturday night, shaking up the Atlantic Coast Conference race with its first road win against a top-10 opponent.James Jackson had the clinching interception with 26 seconds left, picking off UNC star quarterback Drake Maye as Maye was hit by Paul Akere with the Tar Heels (6-1, 3-1) reaching midfield on a drive for a winning score.Instead, Virginia players started spilling onto the field to celebrate, while Jackson ran all the way down the field to the end zone in his own jubilation.Washington pushed the Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2) over the top, taking a short feed from Tony Muskett and then turning toward the end zone to push across the goal line with 8:51 left while shrugging off multiple bad tackle attempts by UNC defenders.Washington quickly began to celebrate by raising both arms to flex his biceps...