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My AP top-25 ballot: It’s Georgia on top (again), followed by Florida State

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

Ballot submitted to the Associated Press on Saturday night …1. Georgia2. Florida State3. Ohio State4. Texas5. Michigan6. Penn State7. Washington8. Oregon9. Notre Dame10. Alabama11. Washington State12. USC13. Oklahoma14. Mississippi15. Oregon State16. Miami17. Utah18. Missouri19. Kentucky20. LSU21. North Carolina22. Fresno State23. Wisconsin24. Duke25. TennesseeRelated ArticlesCollege Sports | Pac-12 rewind: Failed rallies, Friday stumbles, questionable calls and a showdown approaching College Sports | Saturday Night Five: USC’s offensive defense, UW’s desert escape, Cal’s big win and more College Sports | Mailbag: Stanford and Cal caught in ACC breakup(?), Big Ten revenue shares, the Pac-2 lawsuit, media decisions and more College Sports | Pac-12 recruiting: Big weekend for Colorado as Mater Dei HS stars arrive to watch USC showdown College Sports | Stanford, Cal grapple with the ACC s...

Armed robbery leads to fatal crash near Bayview after SFPD chase

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person died and another was injured after a police chase Saturday afternoon that began in the Tenderloin and ended near the Bayview neighborhood, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Officer injured after suspected DUI driver crashes into San Rafael police vehicle Around 4:04 p.m., authorities began to chase a suspect vehicle in connection to an armed robbery and auto burglaries. The pursuit continued onto the highway -- ending when the suspect vehicle crashed into a "fixed object" near the Paul Street off-ramp at San Bruno Avene and Mansell Street. Officers arrived at the scene of the crash and located two individuals in the suspect vehicle. Police had to extract the two out of the vehicle, SFPD said. One of them died, and the other was sent to the hospital where their condition is unknown at this time. KRON4 obtained dashcam video of a driver capturing parts of the police chase on southbound Highway 101. View the video in the media player...

Final day of the Ryder Cup at a glance

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — A brief look at the Ryder Cup on Sunday:THE WINNER: Europe 16 1/2, United States 11 1/2.THE MODERN SERIES: Europe is 12-9-1 against the Americans. THE OVERALL SERIES: The United States still has a 27-15-2 record in the Ryder Cup, which featured only Britain & Ireland players from 1927 until 1979.THE STREAK: The Americans have not won on European soil since 1993.MAN OF THE MATCH: Rory McIlroy went 4-1 and was Europe’s top scorer for the first time.AMERICAN STAR: Max Homa led the United States at 3-1-1 in his Ryder Cup debut.WINNING SHOT: Tommy Fleetwood drove the par-4 16th green to 25 feet that led to a concession and gave Europe the half-point it needed to reach 14 1/2 points and win the cup.KEY STATISTIC: The six automatic qualifiers for the American team combined to go 9-11-4. The six captain’s picks combined to go 4-12-4.NOTEWORTHY: Jordan Spieth has not won a singles match in his five Ryder Cup appearances.QUOTEWORTHY: ““Not man...

Steelers QB Kenny Pickett out against Texans after injuring knee

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett sustained a knee injury in the third quarter Sunday against the Houston Texans and won’t return.Trailing by 10, the Steelers went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Houston 33 with about 90 seconds left in the third quarter. But Pickett was sacked by Jonathan Greenard to give the Texans the ball back.Pickett remained on the ground for a couple of minutes after the hit before trainers came out to attend to him. He slowly got to his feet and limped off the field before going into the medical tent on the sideline.He remained there for a few minutes before walking to the locker room. The team said he had a knee injury but did not specify which knee was injured.He was replaced by Mitch Trubisky. ___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

Ross Chastain crashes out at Talladega. His Cup Series championship hopes now hinge on The Roval

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Ross Chastain, the runner-up in NASCAR’s championship last season, crashed out of Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway in a collision with fellow title contenders Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell.Chastain was in a pack of cars racing to the flag that marked the end of the first stage. It’s a typically aggressive lap as the top-10 stage finishers receive critical points needed to advance into the round of eight.Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ran out of gas on the lap and that caused his Chevrolet to slow dramatically. Busch hit the wall trying to avoid running into the back of Stenhouse, just as Chastain tried to slide through the middle to advance his position.Chastain ended up running into Busch’s car as Busch bounced back into the racing line. That caused the Chevrolet from Trackhouse Racing to hit the wall and take a second hit from Bell.The chain-reaction collision ended Chastain’s race.“It’s just the ...

Falcons QB Ridder vows to shake off rough day after INTs in 23-7 loss to Jaguars

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Desmond Ridder hasn’t put up big numbers in his handful of NFL starts for the Atlanta Falcons. At least he hadn’t thrown many interceptions, though.Until Sunday.The second-year Atlanta quarterback threw two interceptions, including a pick-6, in a 23-7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.“I did a terrible job of taking care of the ball,” Ridder said.Darious Williams picked off Ridder in the second quarter and raced 61 yards for a touchdown that extended Jacksonville’s lead to 17-0.Ridder’s next pass was also intercepted, this time by Andre Cisco. That put the Jags in the red zone and though they failed to convert on a fourth-and-1, it kept the Falcons pinned deep in their own end.“The reality is we put ourselves in a whole — and we can’t turn the ball over,” Falcons coach Arthur Smith said. “So that’s something we’ve got to look at, and it’s not just one person.”Jacksonville stuffed the Falcons’ run-heavy offense early on, b...

‘Walking Dead’ Wallabies wait on fate at the Rugby World Cup

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Australia is on the brink of making the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals. And on the brink of missing out.The Wallabies don’t have another game scheduled. Yet they can’t go home because they might have another game.Their fate is in a void partly of their own making but they have to keep training just in case while they wander about France for another week.The Wallabies are the ‘Walking Dead’ of the Rugby World Cup.Beating Portugal 34-14 with a bonus point on Sunday wrapped up the Wallabies’ campaign in Pool C and lifted them into second place, which is a quarterfinal position.But Fiji is a point behind them in third and has a game in hand, against Portugal next Sunday in Toulouse.Fiji’s mission seems simple: Take at least one point against Portugal — win, draw, loss by seven or scoring four tries.Do that, and the Fijians advance and the Wallabies are knocked out.But they’re not out quite yet after smothering a ferocious comebac...

Raiders’ O’Connell expected to make first start at QB with 3 Chargers defensive starters inactive

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell is expected to make his first NFL start against a depleted Los Angeles Chargers defense.Safeties Derwin James Jr. and Alohi Gilman along with linebacker Joey Bosa have been declared inactive for Sunday’s game because of injuries. James and Gilman suffered injuries during last Sunday’s 28-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings.Bosa has been dealing with a hamstring injury the past three weeks and also sustained an injured toe last week.Backup cornerback Deane Leonard is also inactive because of a hamstring. Safety J.T. Woods was placed on the non-football injury injured reserve list Saturday.Raheem Layne will be one of the starting safeties while Dean Marlowe and AJ Finley were called up from the practice squad.O’Connell, who was selected in the fourth round of April’s draft, is expected to start with Jimmy Garoppolo in concussion protocol. The Raiders also have longtime veteran Brian Hoye...

Ryder Cup capsules of the 12 singles matches at Marco Simone

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — A capsule look at Sunday’s singles matches in the Ryder Cup:Scottie Scheffler, United States, halved with Jon Rahm, Europe.The battle between the best two players in golf this year lived up to its billing. Rahm seized control early and Scheffler was slowed by missing some good looks at birdie. Scheffler took his first lead on the 11th. Rahm won the next two holes to regain the lead, only for Scheffler to take the next two holes to take it back. Both made great up-and-downs for birdie on the 16th. On the final hole, Scheffler’s chip from the rough to a back pin ran off the green. Rahm’s 90-foot eagle putt settled inches from the cup for birdie to earn a halve.Viktor Hovland, Europe, def. Collin Morikawa, United States, 4 and 3.Morikawa was the first player to show up on the first tee without a hat to support Patrick Cantlay. He just didn’t have his best game. Hovland was 3 up after six holes and never let Morikawa back into the match. Morikawa ...

Simone Biles makes history on opening day of qualifying at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:15 GMT

(CNN) — Simone Biles announced her return to the world stage in some style on Sunday as she sits in first place in the women’s all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition.Biles stepped up to the vault, launched high into the air, twisting in angular blue blur, and landed with just a single backwards step to make history.That feat ensured the skill will now be named the Biles II in honor of the 19-time world champion, making it her fifth named element.A high-difficulty skill historically only done by men, the element is a roundoff onto the springboard, followed by a back handspring onto the vaulting table, ending with a piked double backflip into the air to landing.She posted an all-around score of 58.865 to sit in first place at the end of her qualifying session, and in a commanding position to reach all four individual finals and the all-around f...