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NCAA agrees to $920 million, 8-year deal with ESPN for women’s March Madness, 39 other championships

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

By RALPH D. RUSSO (AP College Sports Writer)The NCAA and ESPN announced on Thursday a $920 million, eight-year agreement that will give the network exclusive rights to 40 championships, including the Division I women’s basketball tournament, an event growing in popularity that the association has been accused of undervaluing in the past.NCAA President Charlie Baker told The Associated Press the deal has an average annual value of $115 million, an increase of more than 300% per year on what the previous 14-year deal with ESPN was paying the association.“Yes, it’s a bundle, but it’s a bigger bundle and it’s a bigger bundle that will be much better,” Baker said.The deal covers 21 women’s and 19 men’s sports, adding tennis, track and field, men’s gymnastics, the women’s Division II and III volleyball and basketball championships and the men’s DII and DIII basketball championships.The deal guarantees national championship ...

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson addresses In-N-Out flub

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson knows his role and is addressing his recent flub about his history with In-N-Out.This all started in late December when the "Black Adam" star posted to Instagram about his first experience at the popular hamburger chain. In the caption, the Great One said it was his “first ever @innout burger experience.”“Rolled up in my pick up and tried to be cool af with my order,” Johnson wrote. “But I didn’t know the lingo, didn’t know who to pay, where to pay, didn’t know s—."However, fans were quick to point out a discrepancy in his tale. "What a strange lie to tell. Especially when his previous visit to In-N-Out was immortalized on social media. Like what was his goal here?" commented one user on the post.Strange indeed considering he documented his journeys to burger joint on the same platform. In 2022, Johnson posted a video to Instagram documenting his alleged "first time ever eating In-N-Out." The video showed two double-double burgers with two servings of fries...

Firearms, ammunition seized amid San Bernardino gang investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

Several people were detained and firearms seized during a recent "public disturbance" that took place during a gang investigation in San Bernardino, authorities said. The incident occurred as a "multiple enforcement team" was conducting an investigation with officers regarding gang activity in the 2300 block of Cabrera Avenue, the San Bernardino Police Department posted Thursday on X, formerly Twitter."Through further investigation, officers attempted to contact a large crowd causing a public disturbance at the location," the post read.The officers observed people running from the scene and detained several of them.Authorities then used a search warrant to locate "several firearms along with magazines and ammunition."An image of the weapons was posted along with information about the bust. No further information about the suspects or what charges they may face was immediately available.

The surprising and unexpected effects of weight loss drugs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

Neurosurgeon and scientist Dr. Rahul Jandial joined KTLA 5 Morning News where he discussed the unexpected, unusual, and potentially concerning effects of weight loss drugs.For more on this topic, you can visit CityOfHope.org and follow Dr. Jandial on social media @Dr.Jandial.This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Jan. 4, 2023.

New Year Listings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

New Year Listings:Charlatans UK / RideThe WilternThe glory days of Britpop come crashing back thanks to the Madchester sounds of the Charlatans (UK, or whatever) and the glorious Oxford drone of Ride. That’s the best double bill since the Manic Street Preachers went out on tour with Suede. This is the second leg off this tour, after the same bands were at the same venue last February. “Ride and the Charlatans are two very different bands, joined together through a special era for UK indie rather than sonics,” we said in our review. “But the show also worked because both bands were blurring genre lines from the very beginning.”7 p.m. on Friday, January 5 at the Wiltern, $35+, livenation.com.The EaglesKia ForumThis is, we’re being told, the Eagles’ final tour. Following the death of Glenn Frey, the band has battled valiantly on, but they seem to be about done and that’s probably appropriate. The Eagles remain one of the least cool but most loved bands to ever have existed in the rock ...

SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

NEW YORK  — A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company.A Los Angeles-based regional director for the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday filed a complaint that consolidates eight unfair labor practice charges against SpaceX. The cases stem from the company’s alleged actions following the circulation of the employees’ letter back in June 2022.The letter, among other workplace concerns, called on executives to condemn Musk’s public behavior on X — the platform then-known as Twitter — and hold everyone accountable for unacceptable conduct. Musk’s actions included making light of sexual harassment allegations against him, which the billionaire denied.“As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX — every tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public state...

Save the railings! A battle cry for preserving a historic Big Sur bridge — and spectacular coastal views

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

To drive over Big Sur’s Garrapata Creek Bridge is to witness a magic trick.The railing of the inhistoric bridge doesn’t conceal the stunning view — rather, the beach sails majestically into sight, seemingly unobstructed.But the vista is under threat, because the remarkable railings at this 1930s-era bridge — and five other famed “Big Sur Arches” — are cracking and dangerous, so they must be replaced with sturdier structures. Once they’re gone, so is the beautiful illusion.A proposed $8.8 million project by Caltrans to install safe new railings on the Garrapata Creek Bridge — obstructing the ocean view with a higher base, thicker top rail and smaller arches, reducing the width of the portals from 10 to 6 inches — has ignited a feud in this remote rugged landscape, immortalized in poetry, writings and millions of #BigSur Instagram posts.Opponents are issuing a call to arms: Save the railing!“It’s so much more than just a rail to keep people on the r...

Section of Interstate 680 in Pleasanton to close for MLK weekend for repaving

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A section of Interstate 680 in Dublin will close for repaving over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, according to Caltrans. A southbound section of the roadway between the I-680-I-580 interchange and Highway 84 will be closed from Jan. 12 through Jan. 16."Repaving work will make a smoother ride for motorists," Caltrans said. Thieves ram-raid San Francisco bank, steal cash In Pleasanton, southbound Foothill Road and Pleasanton-Sunol Road will be closed at Castlewood through MLK weekend. The roadways will be open to residents and for emergencies, Caltrans said.Traffic on eastbound Foothill Boulevard will be detoured to northbound 680 or Sunol Boulevard.

Santa Rosa police reestablish gang crimes unit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A Gang Crimes Team has been reestablished by the Santa Rosa Police Department, which was disbanded in 2019, the police department announced Wednesday. Santa Rosa saw a rise in gang activity in 2023, including crimes committed by juveniles who joined gangs, police said.Santa Rosa had five homicides with a gang connection in 2023, half of the total homicides in the city, according to Santa Rosa PD. There were also 21 juveniles arrested for firearm-related offenses last year, police said, up from five arrests in 2022. Officers seized 255 guns throughout the year.The new Gang Crimes Team consists of four detectives and one sergeant, and started investigations in the first week of Dec. 2023. The previous team was disbanded in 2019 due to “significant” staffing issues, Santa Rosa PD said. Sonoma County teens’ ‘fun’ night ends in mud, jail Police Chief John Cregan said the team will “focus on prevention to divert youth from joining gangs; intervention to help active gang member...

Dublin woman who allegedly ran ex-boyfriend over arrested for attempted murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A Dublin woman who police say deliberately ran a man over Tuesday night has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the Mountain View Police Department. On Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m. Mountain View PD dispatchers got a call reporting a two-car crash at San Antonio Road and Central Expressway.Officers responded and at the scene found a 24-year-old East Palo Alto man injured. Investigating officers learned that a woman, identified as 24-year-old Alexis McBride, had allegedly hit the man deliberately with her car as both were driving along the road. Thieves ram-raid San Francisco bank, steal cash The collision caused the man to crash, but not the suspect, police said.After the crash, the man got out of his car to inspect the damage. McBride, police said, accelerated toward him, striking the man and his car again. The man and McBride had previously been in a relationship, according to police.McBride then drove away from the scene but returned a short wh...