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Northern Illinois beats Boston College 27-24 in overtime

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Rocky Lombardi scored on a 1-yard, quick-snap quarterback sneak to end the first overtime and Northern Illinois recovered after blowing a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead to beat Boston College 27-24 on Saturday.It’s the second time in three seasons that the Huskies have started their season by beating an Atlantic Coast Conference team, having also beaten Georgia Tech 22-21 in the 2021 opener.Lombardi completed 13 passes for 165 yards and Antario Brown scored a pair of touchdowns — one running and one on a pass from running back Justin Lynch. But after Brock Lampe’s 1-yard run gave the Huskies a 21-7 lead, BC backup quarterback Thomas Castellanos led the Eagles to a pair of touchdowns to tie it. After BC managed a field goal in overtime, Lampe hauled in a one-handed catch on a crossing route for a 16-yard gain. Gavin Williams ran 8 yards to the 1 and then, with BC still getting its defense ready, Lombardi got under center and followed him over the goal line.The Eagl...

Prime shocker: Colorado pulls off opening shocker in Deion Sanders’ debut, 45-42 over No. 17 TCU

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Deion Sanders had Colorado ready for prime time after all of the hype and attention in the nine months since Coach Prime was hired.Shedeur Sanders, the coach’s son, threw for 510 yards with four touchdowns, the game-winner a 46-yard catch-and-run by freshman Dylan Edwards with 4:25 left, and the Buffaloes pulled off an opening shocker with a 45-42 win Saturday over 17th-ranked TCU, last year’s national runner-up.Edwards caught three touchdowns, including a 75-yarder in the opening minute of the second half when he turned another short pass into a big play. He also ran for another score. Two-way starter Travis Hunter, the former top recruit who came with the quarterback and coach from FCS school Jackson State, had 11 catches for 119 yards. As a defensive back, he had one of the two interceptions that TCU’s Chandler Morris threw in or near the end zone. Deion Sanders came to Boulder, Colorado, to revitalize a long-dormant program, and he did so with an unprece...

Watkins throws for 2 TDs, Jackson runs for 2 more as Villanova rolls past Lehigh, 38-10

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Connor Watkins threw a pair of touchdown passes to Rayjuon Pringle and Jalen Jackson ran for 144 yards and two scores as Villanova rolled past Lehigh 38-10 Saturday to win its season opener for the seventh straight year. It was the third straight season that the Wildcats have faced the Mountain Hawks in the season opener. Villanova has won 11 straight games against Lehigh and is 14-5 all-time in the series.Villanova took the lead with an 11-play, 75-yard first-quarter drive capped by Jackson’s 1-yard run. After Gaige Garcia fumbled on the Hawks’ next series, Richie Kimmel recovered to give the Wildcats the ball at the Lehigh 33 and Watkins quickly hit Pringle from 28 yards out for a 10-0 lead. Brayton Silbor threw a pair of interceptions and Villanova turned them into a 7-yard Watkins-to-Pringle touchdown and a 46-yard Jackson scoring run. Silbor got Lehigh into the end zone with a 7-yard pass to Garcia with 8:02 left. Watkins finished 13 of 23 for ...

MATCHDAY: Arsenal hosts Man United, Bonucci available for Union Berlin debut

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday:ENGLANDArsenal hosts Manchester United in a major test for teams looking to challenge Manchester City for the title. Both sides are hoping their first-choice striker will be fit to make a first start to the season, with Gabriel Jesus and United newcomer Rasmus Hojlund having recovered from injuries. Liverpool hosts Aston Villa in another marquee matchup after rebuffing late interest from Saudi Arabia for Mohamed Salah. Crystal Palace welcomes Wolverhampton. SPAINPortugal players João Cancelo and João Félix are on Barcelona’s squad for its visit to Osasuna after they joined the club just before the close of the summer transfer window on Friday. Iñigo Martínez could also make his debut after the former Athletic Bilbao defender recovered from an injury that has kept him from playing since signing for Barcelona this summer. Atletico Madrid hosts a Sevilla side in a nosedive after losing its first four of games in all competitions. ...

Woman shot by man who turned gun on himself at SW Miami-Dade home has died, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

A South Florida woman who was shot by a man who injured a second victim before he turned the gun on himself has died, police said.Miami-Dade Police on Saturday identified the woman as Maria Cruz de la Cruz.Investigators said Cruz de la Cruz and two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds inside a home along the 9900 block of Southwest 165th Terrace in Southwest Miami-Dade’s Palmetto Estates neighborhood, Friday afternoon.Detectives said the man with the self-inflicted gunshot wound shot himself in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Paramedics rushed the other two victims to Jackson South Medical Center in critical condition. Cruz de la Cruz succumbed to her injuries, and the other male victim remains there in unknown condition.Police said there was another woman at the scene who was not injured, and the firearm was recovered.Detectives have not specified how these people are related, as they continue to investigate.

Search underway for 12-year-old girl reported missing from Little Havana

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a 12-year-old girl who was reported missing from Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.According to City of Miami Police, Jade A. Sotelo was last seen on Saturday in an unspecified part of Little Havana.She stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs around 200 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.Sotelo was last seen wearing a yellow T-shirt and the same blue pants she is seen wearing in the picture provided by police.Officials urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to call Miami Police Detective J. Nardoni, or any on-duty detective of the department’s Special VictimsUnit, at 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111. You may also send an email to [email protected].

BC falls to Northern Illinois in overtime in season opener

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

Boston College erased a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit only to succumb to Northern Illinois, 27-24, in overtime in the season opener before 30,122 on Saturday at Alumni Stadium.The Eagles play the second of three straight home games when they host regional rival Holy Cross on Sept. 9. BC begins ACC play against No. 8 Florida State on Sept. 16.BC floundered on both sides of the ball in overtime. BC got the opening possession, failed to gain a first down and settled for a 39-yard field goal by Liam Connor. The Huskies ripped through the BC defense on their possession and secured the victory with a 1-yard keeper by quarterback Rocky Lombardi.“We have specifically done overtime periods in camp and we’ve played in overtime games here,” said BC middle linebacker Vinny DePalma. “Guys knew what we were in for and guys were ready to play overtime.”The game took an unexpected twist at 3:04 of the first when BC coach Jeff Hafley benched starting quarterback Emmett Morehead and inserted sopho...

Fall River’s Healy Elementary School demolition polluted area with asbestos, AG says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

The state’s top prosecutor accused three men and two companies of polluting a neighborhood with asbestos as they tore down an elementary school in Fall River without proper permitting.A Bristol County grand jury indicted the group on 104 counts, including violations of the Massachusetts Clean Air Act, stemming from the demolition of Healy Elementary School in 2018. The demolition, according to Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office, exposed workers and residents to asbestos, lead, and dust and required federal officials to pay $2 million to safely remove the toxins.Eric Resendes, 42, of Fall River; his corporation, Spindle City Homes, Inc.; Richard Miranda, Sr., 67, of Assonet; his son, Richard Miranda, Jr., 47, of Acushnet; and his company, Diversified Roofing Systems, Inc. were indicted last week and are scheduled for arraignment in a Bristol County courtroom on Sept. 11, Campbell’s office said.Prosecutors said Resendes bought the elementary school in 2017 and hired Miran...

‘Guns down, gloves up’: Boxing gym opens in Roxbury, the neighborhood’s first in 40+ years

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

Jamaica Plain native Jose Lora is sick and tired of seeing children engage in violence across Boston.He lives by the motto of ‘Guns down, gloves up.’And that’s exactly what he hopes to see happen with the addition of a boxing ring at 1 More Rep Athletics, a gym that he opened in 2020 on Partridge Place, a tight alleyway off of Dudley Street in Roxbury.Members, friends and families flocked to 1MR on Saturday for the grand opening of the gym’s boxing ring, a moment that Lora said was 10 years in the making. It also marks the first time Roxbury has had such a facility in more than 40 years.“Kids over here are always carrying guns and only shooting each other, stabbing each other,” Lora told the Herald before a ribbon-cutting celebration. “Back in the days, you had guns down, gloves up, meaning you settled your differences in the ring and became friends from there. The community that needs it the most are the people who don’t have access to quality equipment, quality coaching. We are br...

Mets Notebook: Starling Marte and Edwin Diaz progressing in rehab

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:26 GMT

While September is about the kids in Flushing, the Mets continue to receive good news on one of their veterans. Starling Marte was back at Citi Field Saturday and is trending in the right direction during his rehab of his groin injury.The 34-year-old received an injection in his right groin on Aug. 8 and has been on the injured list ever since. With the Mets all but out of contention for a playoff spot, they will not be rushing their veteran back as their eyes are set on 2024.“Do I expect him to play again this year? I don’t have any expectations one way or the other, yet” manager Buck Showalter said before Saturday’s game against the Mariners. “We really like where he is. We got to get this right not only for this year but for next year.“And we’re willing to do whatever it takes to get there.”Marte’s underperformance this season took many by surprise after posting a .814 OPS in 2022. However, double groin surgery in the offseaso...