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Former DePaul coach Joey Meyer, who led the Blue Demons to 7 NCAA Tournaments, dies at 74

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Joey Meyer, who played at DePaul and coached the Blue Demons to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in 13 seasons, has died. He was 74.Meyer died Friday in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, surrounded by family, DePaul said in a release. The school did not provide any further information.Joey Meyer played for his father, Ray, for three seasons from 1968-1971, averaging 16.4 points in 75 games for DePaul. The guard was selected by the Buffalo Braves in the 18th round of the 1971 NBA Draft, but never appeared in a game in the league.Meyer served as an assistant for his father for 11 seasons before taking over when Ray retired after coaching DePaul from 1942-1984.Joey Meyer got the Blue Demons into the NCAA tourney in each of his first five seasons. They reached the Sweet 16 in 1986 and 1987.Meyer went 231-158 in his 13 seasons as DePaul's head coach. Some of Meyer's top players included Rod Strickland, David Booth and Tom Kleinschmidt.Following his time at DePaul, the Chica...

$30M lawsuit filed against L.A. County Sheriff's Department for mother's death

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

(KTLA) — The family of a young mother has filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and L.A. County after she was killed during a domestic dispute in Lancaster.A vigil was held Saturday where loved ones honored the memory of Niani Finlayson, 27, saying she was a victim of domestic violence. They said she was shot and killed in front of her 9-year-old daughter while trying to protect them both. ‘We were trusting them’: Family battling newborn’s $60K medical helicopter bill On Dec. 4, deputies received a call from Finlayson saying her boyfriend would not leave her alone. Authorities heard screaming and sounds of a struggle during the phone call.Deputies responded to an apartment and said they could hear the sounds of an argument inside. As officers attempted to enter the residence, Finlayson opened the front door while “armed with a large kitchen knife,” said LASD.Finlayson reportedly told deputies she was “going to stab her boyfr...

Rain on the way for Southern California

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

More rain will be arriving in Southern California as residents prepare for New Year’s weekend.Beginning Friday night, light to moderate rainfall is expected to last through late Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.“For the cold front, you can see the storm hitting San Francisco before moving into Los Angeles County overnight,” explained KTLA meteorologist Kaj Goldberg. “By about 6 a.m. Saturday, we’ll see the mid-morning hours picking up some rainfall for Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.”Chances of thunderstorms will be active from late Friday through Saturday evening. The highest chances for showers will be across coastal regions and over ocean waters.“Rain at the coasts may enhance any coastal flooding, especially near higher terrain,” said NWS. “Heavier rain is possible near any storm that forms.”Los Angeles and Ventura counties can expect anywhere from 0.33 to 1 inch of rainfall. The highest amount of precipitation will cover mountain and foo...

San Jose woman, rescued from raging ocean, uses watch to find phone buried in sand

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

It was Celeste Glazer’s athletic daughter Bridget who saved her from a potential watery grave in Capitola this week, but it was 21st century technology that saved the San Jose biotechnology executive’s phone.Glazer and seven family members had evacuated Thursday morning from Capitola as massive waves began to surge over a low seawall in front of their rented oceanside apartment. She and Bridget went back a couple hours later to retrieve a suitcase and return a parking permit, just as an abnormally high tide was pushing 20-foot swells into the town.In front of their unit, with seawater flowing rapidly over the pavement, Glazer fell in, and was pulled for nearly 15 feet until her daughter, a 15-year-old gymnast and freshman at Prospect High School in San Jose, grabbed her as she was about to be swept over the seawall into the raging ocean.Glazer’s life was safe, but while she had been fighting to stay ashore, she had let go of her new iPhone 14, issued by the San Jos...

Santa Rosa shelter focuses on 'special needs' cats

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

(KRON) – There seems to be a never-ending number of dogs and cats that are unwanted, and rescuing these animals is an ongoing challenge. On top of that, there’s a special group of them who are even harder to save – those with injuries or illnesses that make their very survival questionable.KRON4’s Ken Wayne took Flying Tails to a familiar place on another rescue run: Fresno. Wayne served as co-pilot as long-time animal rescue volunteer Kim Purcell handled the controls in her V-tail bonanza. Photos: Big wave surfers catch 60-foot monsters at Mavericks On the ground, there was a buzz of activity. The crew ran into Dan Sauvageau – a pilot who was loading up several large puppies into his Cessna to fly them to new homes in the Reno area.The Flying Tails crew picked up eleven crates of cats to head back to the Bay Area. There were too many animals there for the shelter, and without Flying Tails’ rescue, they’d be put down.Purcell and Wayne got back into the bonanza, heading to Napa to ...

No. 1 Purdue routs Eastern Kentucky 80-53 to improve to 12-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points and Zach Edey had 13 points to help No. 1 Purdue rout Eastern Kentucky 80-53 on Friday night.Mason Gillis and Trey Kaufman-Renn each added 10 points for the Boilermakers (12-1). Gillis also had nine rebounds. Braden Smith finished with eight assists.Devontae Blanton led the Colonels (4-9) with 14 points. Leland Walker had 12.Edey had just three points in the first half but extended his streak of scoring in double figures to 64 games. He was 5 of 7 from the field.Purdue led by 35 points at 77-42 before going deep into its bench.NO. 8 KENTUCKY 96, ILLINOIS STATE 70LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 27 points in Kentucky’s victory over Illinois State, the school where he began his career.Playing its first game since beating rival Louisville on Dec. 21, Kentucky (10-2) made 11 3-pointers — four by Reeves. Rob Dillingham added 16 points and D.J. Wagner had 14.Myles Foster led Illinois State (8-5) with 20 points.NO...

Krikke scores 20, leads hot-shooting Iowa over Northern Illinois 103-74 for third straight win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ben Krikke scored 20 points to lead six in double figures and Iowa cruised past Northern Illinois 103-74 on Friday night. Iowa (8-5) has won three straight since its 10-point loss at home to Michigan on Dec. 10. The Hawkeyes, which entered second in the Big Ten and 13th nationally averaging 86.6 points per game, led 93-64 with 8:00 to play. They also surpassed 100 points for the fourth time this season. Iowa took the lead for good about five minutes into the game and led 54-48 at the break. Krikke scored 16 points with a 3-pointer on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor in the first half. Payton Sandfort scored five points during a 7-0 surge to open the second and the Hawkeyes had a double-digit lead the rest of the way. Pryce Sandfort’s third 3-pointer stretched the lead to 27 points with 11:42 remaining. Krikke, who entered averaging 16.8 points per game, was 9 of 12 from the floor and has scored in double figures in 11 of 13 games. Payton Sandfort finished with 1...

Fletcher Loyer, Zach Edey help No. 1 Purdue rout Eastern Kentucky 80-53

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points and Zach Edey had 13 points to help No. 1 Purdue rout Eastern Kentucky 80-53 on Friday night.Mason Gillis and Trey Kaufman-Renn each added 10 points for the Boilermakers (12-1). Gillis also had nine rebounds. Braden Smith finished with eight assists.Devontae Blanton led the Colonels (4-9) with 14 points. Leland Walker had 12.Edey had just three points in the first half but extended his streak of scoring in double figures to 64 games. He was 5 of 7 from the field.Purdue led by 35 points at 77-42 before going deep into its bench. The Boilermakers held a 46-25 rebounding edge.Purdue started off sluggish offensively before picking it up. The Boilermakers outscored the Colonels 23-13 in the final 10 minutes of the opening half to take a 43-24 lead.The Boilermakers shot 57% in the first half, while Eastern Kentucky shot 37%. Purdue held a 21-12 rebounding edge in the opening half. For the game, the Boilermakers shot 52%, and the ...

DC SNAP recipients are expecting a boost in benefits. They might not get it

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

D.C. residents receiving government assistance to help buy groceries are supposed to see their benefits boosted heading into 2024 — but now, according to officials, it is unclear if that will happen.For over 145,000 SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients in D.C., the “Give SNAP a Raise” bill passed by the D.C. Council in March was meant to boost benefits by 10% between January and September.The nearly $40 million of funding for that increase comes from the city’s excess revenue, but now, Mayor Muriel Bowser is second-guessing where she wants that money to go.“Should we advance a nine month benefit that goes away? Or should we work on something that’s more sustainable for more people? That’s the question I put to the Council,” Bowser told NBC4.Bowser’s administration cited budgetary and staffing constraints in their push back.Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who introduced the bill, released a statement en...

Antonio Reeves leads No. 8 Kentucky to 96-70 win over Illinois State, his former team

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:10:42 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 27 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky to a 96-70 win over Illinois State on Friday night.Playing its first game since a 95-76 win over rival Louisville on Dec. 21, Kentucky (10-2) made 11 3-pointers — four by Reeves — and got 36 points from its bench.Reeves began his career at Illinois State where he scored 1,195 points from 2019-22. He scored 12 points in the first half and his 3-pointer at the 5:35 mark of the first half gave the Wildcats their first double-digit lead, one that held for the remainder of the contest.Rob Dillingham followed Reeves with 16 points, D.J. Wagner scored 14 and Reed Sheppard finished with 11.The Wildcats were without sophomore Adou Thiero who sat out because of “general soreness” in his back and is listed as day-to-day. Freshman center Zvonomir Ivisic, awaiting clearance from the NCAA on his eligibility, returned to Croatia during the Christmas break and was granted extra time to spend with his family.Myles Foster le...