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Contra Costa County firefighter dies Sunday of occupational-related cancer

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

(BCN) -- Contra Costa County Fire Protection District stations will fly flags at half-staff this week for firefighter John Martinez, who died of cancer Sunday morning. According to Con Fire's social media, Martinez was diagnosed with occupational-related cancer in 2022. He passed with his family at his side. Martinez joined Con Fire on October 2, 2017, and spent the majority of his time assigned to Engine 9 in Pacheco. One person dead after shooting in Vallejo Martinez was an emergency medical technician, a member of the Con Fire Honor Guard, and a member of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1230. Martinez was also a former U.S. Army soldier for five-and-a-half years, doing tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Con Fire said Martinez leaves behind his father, John Martinez Sr, wife, Sara, and two children, Dominic, 12, and Caylee, 3."His commitment and dedication to his family, the community, and his brothers and sisters at Con Fire will forever be remembered," Con ...

49ers dominate Jaguars 34-3 to end a 3-game skid and look like Super Bowl contenders again

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are Super Bowl contenders once again. All they needed was a three-game skid, a bye week and a cross-country trip to Jacksonville to get back on track.Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes, including a 66-yarder to George Kittle, and the Niners seemingly fixed all their woes with a 34-3 drubbing of the streaking Jaguars on Sunday.“We know who we are. We know what we’re capable of,” defensive tackle Arik Armstead said. “We have an extremely high standard for ourselves. Bigger than any people or any outside people can put on us.“We want to be great. We want to be dominant, and we want to play at a high level. And we know our team is going to need us to do that.”Deebo Samuel returned from a three-game absence and added a 23-yard scoring run for the 49ers (6-3), who stopped Jacksonville’s five-game winning streak and reestablished themselves as a favorite in the NFC.San Francisco dominated both lines of scrimmage and ...

Caitlin Clark becomes Iowa’s all-time leader scorer as No. 3 Hawkeyes defeat Northern Iowa, 94-53

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark became Iowa’s all-time career scoring leader and finished with the 12th triple-double of her career as the No. 3 Hawkeyes beat Northern Iowa 94-53 on Sunday.Clark had 24 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, joining Sabrina Ionescu as the only NCAA Division I players to record triple-doubles in four different seasons.Gabbie Marshall had 17 points and Hannah Stuelke added 16 for the Hawkeyes (3-0), who were coming off an 80-76 win over No. 8 Virginia Tech on Thursday night.The Hawkeyes could be No. 1 in the Associated Press poll on Monday, with the losses by No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Connecticut this week, but they didn’t want to think about that after this win.“We’ll see,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “It really doesn’t matter if we are or not. It’s a long year. What are we this week? Three? That’s darn good too.”“I think it was a good (week), it gets you off on the right note,” Clark said. “But our group is mature enough ...

Debate por las elecciones en Argentina entre Sergio Massa y Javier Milei, en vivo: noticias, reacciones y más

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

 Haz clic aquí para ver las actualizaciones más recientes.Sergio Massa y Javier Milei, ambos candidatos a Presidente de la Nación.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Running backs shine early, defense shines late as Steelers slip past Green Bay with 23-19 victory

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Najee Harris stopped paying attention to the circumstances long ago. Maybe because they almost never change for the Pittsburgh Steelers.It’s going to get tight. It’s going to get late. And Pittsburgh is going to somehow find a way.Even when the Steelers are outgained — which is always, at least in 2023. Even when they’re out played — which is frequently. Even when the only place they regularly look like a team in playoff contention is the standings — which is essentially the story of the first half of a season that is somehow both chaotic and utterly predictable at the same time.Maybe that’s why Harris more or less shrugged after a 23-19 win over Green Bay on Sunday that had all the hallmarks of so many victories that have come before. A little offense. A couple of timely turnovers, and just enough of everything else to survive.“I’m just so used to (close games), I don’t even realize it,” Harris said after running for 82 yards an...

Clemson holds off late Davidson rally, claims Asheville Championship 68-65

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — PJ Hall hit a pair of clutch free throws and Clemson held off a late Davidson rally to claim the Asheville Championship, 68-65 on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Girard III hit from deep with 2:38 left to put Clemson in front, 64-56, but Davidson answered with four free throws from Reed Bailey and a David Skogman 3 to get within one, 64-63. Chase Hunter scored at the basket with 1:05 to push the Tigers lead back to three points, but Angelo Brizzi’s layup got the Wildcats back within a point. Hall drew a foul from Skogman with :21 left and hit both free throws. Davidson had 3-point attempts from Skogman, Brizzi and Bobby Durkin miss in the final 12 seconds. Davidson got off to a fast start and held a 28-23 lead at the break. Grant Huffman and Connor Kochera each scored at the basket to start the second half to push the lead to nine, 32-23. Alex Hemenway’s 3 got Clemson the lead, 38-36, and the Tigers pushed it to as many as seven on a Chase Hunter jumper w...

Bello scores 29 in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 86-64 victory against Texas A&M-Commerce

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Rasheed Bello had 29 points in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 86-64 win over Texas A&M-Commerce on Sunday.Bello was 10 of 18 shooting, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Mastodons (3-0). Anthony Roberts added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jerome Brewer Jr. led the Lions (0-4) with 13 points and Kalen Williams added 10 points.Purdue Fort Wayne’s next game is Friday against Northern Arizona. Texas A&M-Commerce hosts USAO on Wednesday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Lewandowski leads Barcelona comeback against Alaves. Atletico wins record 15th game in a row at home

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Robert Lewandowski came to the rescue of Barcelona, scoring twice as the Catalan club rallied to beat Alaves and keep pace with Real Madrid and Girona in the Spanish league.The 2-1 home victory on Sunday moved Barcelona back within two points of second-place Madrid, which routed Valencia 5-1 on Saturday. Barcelona is four points behind fellow Catalan club Girona, the surprise leader that came from behind to win 2-1 at Rayo Vallecano, also on Saturday.Barcelona stayed two points in front of Atletico Madrid, which came from behind to defeat Villarreal 3-1 with a goal and an assist by Antoine Griezmann. It was the 15th straight league home win for Atletico, surpassing the run of 14 victories in a row at the Vicente Calderon Stadium between May 2012 and February 2013.Alaves took the lead in a breakaway one minute into the match in Montjuic after Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gundogan lost possession near midfield, but Lewandowski helped the hosts rebound with a header in the ...

Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas back after brief absence with knee injury vs. Cowboys

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New York Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas was briefly sidelined with a knee injury against the Dallas Cowboys as their offensive line took another hit Sunday.Thomas was injured after Saquon Barkley rolled up on his legs at the end of a run in the first quarter. The fourth-year player returned in the second quarter for the Giants, who started their ninth different line combination in 10 games.Thomas went down on his stomach and was checked by the medical staff before walking off the field without much help. The Giants were already without right tackle Evan Neal, who was inactive for the third time in four games because of separate ankle injuries.After Thomas left the game, Justin Pugh switched to left tackle from left guard and Marcus McKethan took over Pugh’s spot at left guard. Pugh went back to left guard when Thomas returned.New York started inside its 5-yard line on both of its first two possessions with Tommy DeVito, the first undrafted rookie to s...

Bridges scores 27 points, helps Nets recover after blowing big lead to beat Wizards 102-94

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:15:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges had 27 points and 13 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets recovered after blowing a 17-point lead to beat the Washington Wizards 102-94 on Sunday.Cam Johnson added 14 points and starting center Nic Claxton, in just his second game of the season, had 10 points and 13 rebounds to spark a huge rebounding advantage and help the Nets finish strong after they had coughed up the lead.Bridges shot just 11 for 29 but turned to his defense for one of the biggest plays of the game, a steal that led to his layup that tied it at 92 with 2:27 to play.He followed with the next three points as part of a 15-0 run that turned Brooklyn’s five-point deficit into a 102-92 lead.Rookie Bilal Coulibaly, Victor Wembanyama’s teammate last season in France, had a season-high 20 points for the Wizards. But Washington shot 37.5% and fell to 2-7.Brooklyn outrebounded Washington 66-42.The Wizards led by two with 2 1/2 minutes to play, but committed three turnovers in the next ...