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No. 19 Wisconsin beats Buffalo 38-17 to open coach Luke Fickell’s first season with Badgers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chez Mellusi ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns, Braelon Allen added 141 yards and two more scores and No. 19 Wisconsin started the first season of Luke Fickell’s coaching tenure with a 38-17 victory over Buffalo on Saturday.Fickell coached his first regular-season game since joining the Badgers after six seasons at Cincinnati. He was with Wisconsin for the Guaranteed Rate Bowl victory over Oklahoma State last season.The sellout at Camp Randall Stadium — with an announced attendance of 76,224 spectators — was the first at Wisconsin since 2009.Mellusi had an 89-yard touchdown run to make it 21-10 in the third quarter. He had 13 carries. Allen had 14 rushes, and caught seven passes for 25 yards.“It’s a one-one punch,” Fickell said. “They’re really good friends, and sometimes you would think in an offense that might not be the same as it has been that it would be unique. ‘How can you have two really talented backs and they’re able to share the load?’ They’re a gr...

Denver weather: Warm Labor Day Weekend with chance for showers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay warmer than normal with the chance for a few thunderstorms for the rest of the Labor Day holiday weekend.Weather tonight: Partly cloudyOvernight, clouds will clear alongside a lighter westerly breeze. Low temperatures will fall to the mid-60s, which is about 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Low temperatures on Sept. 2 are warmer than usual.Weather tomorrow: Morning sun, chance for thunderstorms Sunday, Denver will start off with a sunny sky. This will help temperatures to climb back up into the lower 90s. Clouds will increase in the afternoon ahead of the chance for some afternoon and evening thunderstorms. High temperatures in Colorado on Sept. 2.Looking ahead: Labor Day showers, then heating up again Labor Day will start off with plenty of sunshine. Then, as high temperatures climb to the upper 80s, more clouds and the chance for a few showers and thunderstorms will build in. There is a chance for showers on Labor Day ...

Pettersen takes aim at overdose deaths with new bill

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen talks about fentanyl and her new bill aimed at overdose deaths on this week's episode of "Colorado Point of View."Pettersen, the Democrat elected last year to represent Colorado's 7th Congressional District, is an advocate for ending the opioid epidemic, with opioid abuse personally hitting her family. Her new bill would require Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare to cover the costs for hospitals to hand out naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug also known by the brand name Narcan. Measure to address rising property taxes makes November ballot Also this week, political analysts discuss the new federal recommendation to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III substance. Meanwhile, federal and state governments are working to make prescription drugs more affordable.Watch the full episode of "Colorado Point of View" in the video player above."Colorado Point of View" airs weekly on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on Co...

Miami Gardens man arrested after family claims he was mistaken for attempted burglary subject speaks out

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

A Miami Gardens man who was captured on surveillance video being apprehended by police after, he and his family claim, he was mistaken for a burglary subject said he did nothing wrong and has the video to prove it.Newly released from jail, 23-year-old John Keilly Saint Rilus shared his side of the story with 7News following his arrest early Friday morning.“I remember walking outside. I was on the phone, and next thing you know, before I know it, I see five cars just coming towards me,” he said.Miami Gardens Police officers were responding to an attempted burglary call, something that, Saint Rilus said, he did not do.“As they’re coming towards me, I kind of jump out of the way, because they’re trying to hit me,” he said, “so I jump out of the way, and that’s when I, like, kind of run towards the door, ’cause I’m scared at this point, I run towards the door. I try to run in the house, and the whole time I’m running, I&#...

Miami Gardens hosts parade ahead of Orange Blossom Classic at Hard Rock Stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

Miami Gardens got ready for game day on his Labor Day weekend.A parade in the streets of the city on Saturday morning rang in Sunday’s Orange Blossom Classic game.The game, pitting Florida A&M University’s Rattlers against the Jackson State Tigers, is set to start at 3 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium.“I think this is a great opportunity for people to get together, not just from FAMU, but from Jackson State, to just enjoy the memories, enjoy the game and the heritage that comes along with it,” said FAMU alumnus Larry West.Orange Blossom has partnered with the 5000 Role Models mentor program to support the young athletes in the college football match-up.

A Putin critic fell to his death in Washington. We still don’t know why

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

Almost exactly a year before the plane crash that killed mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, local police in D.C. were called to investigate the case of another former Moscow businessperson who also fell from the sky.Twelve months later, the plunge from an M Street apartment building of Dan Rapoport, a Soviet-born U.S. citizen who made a mint in post-communist Russia before souring on the regime, remains unexplained.Tellingly, it’s been largely forgotten in Washington.Though international media gave the story a lot of ink, the city had paid little attention — even though it involved a ghastly local death of a man who once moved in elite circles and owned the house that later became the Kalorama residence of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.Now, with the Prigozhin crash focusing new attention on murky Kremlin-adjacent deaths, some allies of Rapoport are speaking up about their unhappiness with Washington’s investigation of his demise, something city police almost immediately said likely...

Triston Casas’ homer, Alex Verdugo’s 3 hits lead the Red Sox to a 9-5 win over the Royals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Triston Casas hit a two-run homer and Alex Verdugo finished a homer short of hitting for the cycle as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Saturday night.Six Boston batters drove in a run and all but one Red Sox starter had a hit. Boston snapped a five-game skid with the win after allowing four runs for the 12th time in 13 games.Tanner Houck (4-8) worked five innings and allowed four runs and seven hits while walking one and striking out five.Royals starter Alec March (0-8) was knocked out of the game early after allowing six runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out one in 2 ⅔ innings.Kansas City has lost 11 of its last 13 games. The Royals haven’t won a series since Aug. 3 and need a victory in the series finale on Sunday to end the skid.The Red Sox capped a three-run first inning with Casas’ two-run homer to right field. Boston had four extra-base hits in the inning. Cases went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.M...

Big nights from Casas, Devers, Verdugo snaps Red Sox losing streak

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

On June 13, Alex Cora shut down the idea of sending a struggling Triston Casas down to Triple-A Worcester to hone his craft.The 23-year-old rookie first baseman came into that day hitting .197 with a .683 OPS and 36 hits through his first 59 games. He entered Saturday, hitting .323 with a 1.008 OPS in 61 games since.On Saturday night in Kansas City, he went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, two RBI, and a walk, helping the Red Sox snap their five-game losing streak with a 9-5 victory.The win was also Cora’s 432nd, tying predecessor John Farrell for sixth-most in franchise history.“At least for today, that was a good one,” the Red Sox manager told reporters.Scoring early and often was a welcome change after a long week full of staring up at early, steep deficits. Alex Verdugo led off the contest with a triple and scored on Rafael Devers’ double, putting the Red Sox on the board 1-0 immediately and setting the stage for the rookie first baseman to come through with another big hit.Ca...

DJ Stewart, Mets fight back but fall short as JP Crawford, Mariners even series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

The Mets fought back every step of the way on Saturday but couldn’t get over the hump. The AL West-leading Mariners’ offense proved to be too much to handle as the Amazins would fall 8-7 in the second of a three-game set.JP Crawford’s go-ahead solo homer in the top of the ninth off of Adam Ottavino proved to be the difference after the Mets erased two separate three-run deficits to no avail.DJ Stewart erased the first three-run deficit as his legend continues to grow late in this season. Stewart launched a three-run homer to dead center off of Mariners’ ace Luis Castillo in the bottom of the fourth with the Mets trailing 3-0.The 29-year-old’s season OPS is up to 1.010 in 38 games this season. Stewart has capitulated his way into conversations regarding the Mets’ future with his strong brief season.Castillo was roughed up a bit by Buck Showalter’s lineup. The right-hander tossed five innings allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out...

Oswald Peraza, Yankees’ youngsters fuel offense in win over Astros to secure series victory

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

HOUSTON — The Yankees’ youth movement supplied most of the team’s runs on Saturday, as four players 24 or younger recorded an RBI in a 5-4 win over the Astros.Oswald Peraza, 23, started the scoring in the second inning with a single. Oswaldo Cabrera, 24, then drew a bases-loaded walk before the inning came to a close.Peraza finished the night 3-for-4, adding a double in the process.A fifth-inning error from Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubón preceded a sac fly from 24-year-old Austin Wells, which tied the game at four. Everson Pereira, 22, followed up with an RBI single.The Yankees’ other run came on Aaron Judge’s 31st home run of the season, which he struck off Hunter Brown in the third inning.Brown, only 25 himself, lasted four innings. The rookie allowed five hits and five runs, though only three were earned. But Brown didn’t do himself any favors by walking four over 94 pitches. He struck out five.Luis Severino, fresh off two strong sta...