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Wind and sun on tap after a healthy soaking from winter storm

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

The storm that power-washed the Bay Area with torrential rain Friday and Saturday was an impressive reminder that winter is here. But as abruptly as it swept in it is roaring away, leaving the region with a pleasant — if slightly breezy – start to the week.“For the early part of the week, we’ll be influenced by an area of high pressure building across the region that will bring really nice weather — really docile weather compared to what we went through the last couple days,” said Brian Garcia, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Bay Area. “Expect generally clear skies, with warm daytime highs and modest overnight lows.”This high-pressure system is expected to continue into the holiday weekend. But first, there’s the matter of a windy patch remaining on Sunday. There could be gusts as high as 23 mph, especially along the coast and on the waterfront in San Francisco.“There might be a little breezy start ...

Best and worst times to hit the road for Bay Area Thanksgiving travel

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and 55.4 million Americans are expected to travel via automobile or airplane, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). That forecasted number is up 2.3% from last year -- the third-highest since 2000. AAA says Thanksgiving travelers are anyone who will head more than 50 miles away from home for their holiday gathering. As usual, expect busier airports and traffic on roads in the upcoming days.For those driving to see their loved ones, AAA released a report Monday of the best and worst times to hit the road if you're coming from one of these United States metros, which includes San Francisco. Widespread rainfall, possible thunderstorms pushing into Bay Area Friday AAA: Overall Busiest Day to DriveWednesday, Nov. 22 between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.The time period has 11.44% more traffic than usual, according to AAA. Best and Worst Times to DriveDateWorst Travel TimeBest Travel TimeWednesday, 11/222-6 p.m.Thursda...

Prairie View A&M secures SWAC West beating Alabama State, faces FAMU for title Dec. 2

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — David Murray’s two carries produced 2 yards and two touchdowns and Prairie View A&M beat Alabama State 21-14 on Saturday.The Panthers (6-5, 6-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) clinched the SWAC’s western division with the win based on the tie-breaker they hold over Alcorn State. Prairie View A&M will play eastern division title holder Florida A&M (10-1, 8-0) for the SWAC championship on Dec. 2.Murray’s 1-yard run with 2:51 left in the first quarter was the game’s first score. His second score with 6:08 left in the third made it 14-0. The Hornets (6-4, 5-3) got on the board when Damon Stewart threw a 76-yard scoring pass to Tyree Saunders within the first minute of the fourth. Six minutes later, Trazon Conley threw a 54-yard score to Chris Herron for a 21-7 lead. Stewart closed the scoring with a 16-yard scoring pass to Saunders with 16 seconds left. Prairie View sealed it recovering the ensuing onside kick,Stewart thre...

Gordon rushes for 164 yards and 3 TDs, leads No. 24 Oklahoma St. past Houston 43-30

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Alan Bowman threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns, Ollie Gordon II rushed for 164 yards and three second-half touchdowns and No. 24 Oklahoma State kept its hopes of reaching the Big 12 Championship game alive with a 43-30 win over Houston on Saturday.Oklahoma State fell behind 23-9 in the second quarter before rallying.“This was a really good culture win for us,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. “Things didn’t go well for us in the first quarter and a half. When playing on the road, when you have that many things go south, if you don’t have a strong culture, strong chemistry, a lot of times, teams can’t fight back and recover from that. In all three phases, they did.”Brennan Presley caught a career-high 15 passes for 189 yards. His reception total was the second most in a game for an Oklahoma State player — Alex Lloyd caught 16 back in 1949.“The game was really close, so when you hear it after the game you’re like ‘Oh I wish I had another catch,’ but that’s all ...

Jalen Brunson scores 32 points, leads Knicks past Hornets for 3rd straight victory

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — .Jalen Brunson scored 32 points as the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to three games with a 122-108 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.Brunson scored 26 points in the opening half for the Knicks, who built a 15-point lead by the intermission on the way to their sixth win in seven games.“I think we’re on our way,” Brunson said. “There’s still a lot of work to do. We’re 13 games in. We’re in a good stretch and we’ve just got to build off of it.”Donte DiVincenzo added a career-high 25 points, Julius Randle scored 21 points, R.J. Barrett finished with 15 points and Mitchell Robinson had a game-high 14 rebounds for New York. Barrett had missed the previous three games with migraine headaches.LaMelo Ball led all scorers with 34 points for Charlotte, which lost its fourth straight game. Rookie Brandon Miller had a career-high 29 points and Miles Bridges 19.New York didn’t trail at any time during the current weekend two-game sweep tha...

Oklahoma State men, N.C. State women win cross country titles; Blanks, Valby win individual crowns

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Harvard’s Graham Blanks won the men’s race and Florida’s Parker Valby won the women’s at the NCAA cross country championships on Saturday while the Oklahoma State men and North Carolina State women captured team titles.Oklahoma State, which lost a tiebreak to Northern Arizona last year, handily beat the three-time defending champion Lumberjacks on the 10,000-meter course with 49 points. Northern Arizona had 71 and BYU was third with 196 points.The Cowboys put five runners in the top 15, led by freshman Denis Kipngetich, who was fourth in 28-minutes, 59.7 seconds. Brian Musau (29:11) and Fouad Messaoudi (29:13.3) were eighth and 10th, respectively. Victor Shitsama was 12th and Alex Maier 15th to round out the OSU scorers.Blanks finished 28:37.7, taking the lead in the last 1,000 meter with an uphill kick. He is the first Ivy League man to win the NCAA title. He was three seconds in front of Habtom Samuel of New Mexico with Ky Robiss...

South Alabama is bowl eligible after 28-0 victory over Marshall

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Carter Bradley threw two touchdown passes, La’Damian Webb had a touchdown catch and ran for a score and South Alabama became eligible for a bowl game with a 28-0 victory over Marshall on Saturday night.Diego Guajardo kicked 47- and 43-yard field goals and Bradley connected with Jamaal Pritchett for a 25-yard touchdown before hitting Webb for the two-point conversion and South Alabama (6-5, 4-3 Sun Belt Conference) led 14-0 after one quarter.Bradley had an 8-yard touchdown toss to Webb late in the second quarter to put the Jaguars up 21-0. Webb ran for a 6-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.Bradley completed 17 of 23 passes for 176 yards for South Alabama. Webb rushed for 117 yards on 24 carries. Caulin Lacy had nine receptions for 126 yards.Freshman Cole Pennington, the son of former Marshall and NFL quarterback Chad Pennington, totaled 159 yards on 22-of-36 passing with three interceptions. The Thundering Herd (5-6, 2-5) man...

Brooks powers Texas Tech past UCF 24-23 as blocked PAT plays key role

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tahj Brooks ran for a career-high 182 yards while powering a game-clinching drive after E’Maurion Banks blocked a potential tying extra-point kick, and Texas Tech rallied for a 24-23 victory over UCF on Saturday night. Behren Morton threw for two touchdowns in the home finale as the Red Raiders (6-5, 5-3 Big 12) won their third consecutive game in a battle for bowl eligibility. In coach Joey McGuire’s debut last season, Texas Tech won its final four games, including a Texas Bowl victory over Mississippi.The Knights (5-6, 2-6), making their Big 12 debut, will have to win at home against Houston next weekend to secure an eighth consecutive season of bowl eligibility.UCF couldn’t hold a 14-0 lead, didn’t get any points from inside the Texas Tech 5-yard line by letting time run out before halftime and settled for a short field goal on fourth-and-3 when trailing by a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.Despite all that, the Knights were a P...

Clemson defense, Klubnik take down No. 22 North Carolina for third straight win 31-20

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Will Shipley is finally glad to see Clemson on the right side of the turnover game. The Tigers recovered two first-quarter fumbles from ACC leading rusher Omarion Hampton and Clemson’s defense clamped down on high-scoring No. 22 North Carolina in a 31-20 victory Saturday night. Shipley, Clemson’s all-ACC tailback, was front-and-center of his team’s issues at the start of the season, losing two fumbles in a season-opening, surprise loss at Duke. This time, it was the Tar Heels (8-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) who melted down when they could’ve — many would say should’ve — led 21-0 in the opening period. “It’s like coach Swinney always says, ‘The worm is turning,’” Shipley said with a smile. “Have any of y’all heard that? I hadn’t other than from him.” It means, for those of Shipley’s generation, that the mistakes Clemson (7-4, 4-4) made too often during its 4-4 start have been cut down in its past three wi...

Nix throws for 404 yards, 6 TDs as No. 6 Oregon rolls to 49-13 win over Arizona State

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:29 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Coach Dan Lanning watched with pride as his veteran quarterback threw touchdowns all over the field, admired his playmakers as they made tough catches and marveled as his defense adjusted to anything and everything Arizona State tried to run.For two glorious quarters on Saturday, the Oregon Ducks achieved football nirvana.Bo Nix threw for 404 yards and a career-high six touchdowns, Patrick Herbert and Troy Franklin both caught two touchdown passes and No. 6 Oregon rolled to a 49-13 win.“We talk about playing to our standard,” Lanning said. “I think the first half is the definition of that standard.”The Ducks buried the Sun Devils with an avalanche of offense on the way to a 42-0 lead, scoring touchdowns on their first six drives and gaining 444 total yards. Nix — a Heisman Trophy candidate — had touchdown passes of 23, 49, 16, 45, 71 and 16 yards.And then the second half started.“Feels awesome — it’s a complete team win,” Nix said. “We played really good on...