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Prep football roundup: Sobrato edges Leigh, keeps league title hopes alive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

Noah Taylor has done it all for Sobrato this season as the Morgan Hill school kept pace near the top of the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa-Valley Division standings.Saturday was no different.In a must-win game for his team against Leigh, the senior was his usual productive self on the ground, rushing for 250 yards and two touchdowns.But it was his defense as a middle linebacker that lifted the Bulldogs to a 13-6 victory on Sobrato’s senior day at Live Oak, which played host to the game because of field issues at Sobrato.Taylor finished with some 20 tackles as the Bulldogs held Leigh to 21 points below its scoring average in three previous league games.Sobrato took a 7-0 lead two minutes into the second quarter on Taylor’s 8-yard run.Leigh (6-3, 3-1) closed to within 7-6 at halftime when Shayan Shariat charged across the goal line from 1 yard out. The extra point was no good.Taylor’s 52-yard run with four minutes to go in the third quarter stretched the advantage to 13-6...

Baby Phoenix died of a fentanyl overdose in a pink flowered onesie. Neighbors insist they tried to raise the alarm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

Baby Phoenix Castro wasn’t breathing when a San Jose Fire dispatcher’s voice crackled over their radio system at 10:11 a.m. on May 13.The message was brisk: “CPR is in progress. The three-month-old female is unconscious….”By the time neighbor Nancy Wetherington saw what was happening, the baby was lying on a white ambulance stretcher. Her tiny hands and feet were already gray.“You could tell from the color – you could tell that the baby was gone,” Wetherington said this past week, her voice cracking.Outside the collection of triplexes off Blossom Hill Road in south San Jose, the baby’s father was sitting on the ground, neighbors said, crying so hard his eyes were puffy and nearly shut.The mother was pacing and repeating, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”In the weeks that followed, the father told neighbors that his child died from sudden infant death syndrome. But for neighbors who had witnessed repeated interventions from police and visits from child protective service workers who...

By the numbers: Breaking down the touchdown streak of 49ers star Christian McCaffrey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

Running back Christian McCaffrey is working on a  streak of 16 games scoring a touchdown for the 49ers, with a chance Sunday against the Bengals to break the NFL record set in 1963-65 by Lenny Moore of the Baltimore Colts.Here is a historical look at McCaffrey’s streak:Oct. 23, 2023 at Minnesota: 35-yard pass from Brock Purdy; 3-yard runOct. 15, 2023 at Cleveland: 13-yard pass from PurdyOct 8, 2023 vs. Dallas: 1-yard runOct. 1, 2023 vs. Arizona: 2-yard run; 6 pass from Purdy; 18-yard run; 1-yard runSept. 21, 2023: vs. N.Y. Giants: 4-yardSept. 17 at L.A. Rams: 14-yard runSept. 10 at Pittsburgh: 65-yard runJan. 29, 2023 at Philadelphia: 23-yard run (NFC Championship)Jan. 22, 2023 vs. Dallas: 2-yard run (NFC Divisional)Jan. 14, 2023 vs. Seattle: 3-yard pass from Purdy (NFC Wild Card)Jan. 8, 2023 vs. Arizona: 21-yard pass from PurdyJan. 1, 2023 at Las Vegas: 14-yard runDec. 24, 2022 vs. Washington: 1-yard runDec. 15, 2022 at Seattle: 1-yard runDec. 11, 2022 vs. Tampa Bay: 27-yard ...

Playoff volleyball roundup: Archbishop Mitty, St. Francis, Foothill advance to semifinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

CCS PlayoffsArchbishop Mitty 3, Palo Alto 0 Archbishop Mitty, the No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, cruised to a 25-18, 25-14, 25-23 first-round victory over a Palo Alto program that had won 17 of its last 18 matches. “We made the right reads and were aggressive with our movements,” Mitty coach Jon Wallace wrote in an email. “Our girls were very disciplined and explosive to the ball.”Makenna Crosson and Amiya Kuchibhotla combined for 16 Monarch kills, and setter Maya Baker led the team with four blocks. Izzy Romero and Katelyn Cool also played well. “She controlled serve receive extremely well, giving her team the ability to play in-system most of the match,” Wallace said about Cool’s play. Kylie Yen had a good all-around game for Palo Alto (27-5), and juniors Naama Green, Sophie Mies and Mackenzie Zhao also played well in the match. Mitty (28-4) will play host to Sacred Heart Heart Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Palo Alto’s season is not over, since t...

Celine Boutier wins LPGA Malaysia after epic nine-hole playoff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In fading light and with another thunderstorm approaching, Celine Boutier made a birdie on the ninth playoff hole to defeat Atthaya Thitikul and win the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour on Sunday. In a marathon playoff, both players made near identical shots on several holes and saw potential winning putts lip out as they stayed tied through eight tense holes, which included sitting out a 90-minute storm delay at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course.At the ninth playoff hole on the par-3 15th, the Thai player narrowly missed her birdie putt, opening the door for Boutier, who showed no nerves in landing her 6-foot putt to clinch her fourth title of the season, including wins at the Women’s Scottish Open and the Evian Championship for her first major title.Both Boutier and Thitikul finished on 21-under 267 after 72 regulation holes. Boutier shot an 8-under 64 with eight birdies, which would have been nine had her birdie putt on the 18th not ...

Health care workers more likely to report burnout, worse mental health than before the COVID pandemic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

Health care workers are facing increased mental health struggles that can lead to burnout or workers thinking of finding another job, according to survey results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC urged health care employers to take care of their worker’s mental health and foster a healthy work environment.A report called “Vital Signs: Health Worker–Perceived Working Conditions and Symptoms of Poor Mental Health” released this week shows that health care workers are now more likely to report that they struggle with anxiety, depression, harassment in the work place, and workplace pressures that compound on these issues, compared to surveys from before the COVID-19 pandemic.“We don’t just want to treat workers who are suffering. We want to prevent that harm to all workers in the first place,” said L. Casey Chosewood, director of the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Office.The report pulls its findings from surveys conducted in 201...

American hockey player Adam Johnson dies after ‘freak accident’ during game in England

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, his club said.The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a slashed neck during the second period of the game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena.“The Nottingham Panthers are truly devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically passed away following a freak accident at the game in Sheffield last night,” the team said Sunday morning.“The Panthers would like to send our thoughts and condolences to Adam’s family, his partner, and all his friends at this extremely difficult time. Everyone at the club including players, staff, management and ownership are heartbroken at the news of Adam’s passing.”Johnson spent 13 games over parts of the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons playing for the Pi...

$1.3 million worth of ketamine destined for DC seized at Dulles airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

Some of the ketamine seized at Dulles airport on Oct. 10. It is used as an anesthetic in veterinary medicine. It also poses serious health risks to users, and has been used in sexual assaults, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Some of the ketamine seized at Dulles airport on Oct. 10. It is used as an anesthetic in veterinary medicine. It also poses serious health risks to users, and has been used in sexual assaults, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection) A nearly 46 pound shipment of ketamine destined to an address in D.C. was seized by federal authorities earlier this month at Dulles International ...

The 48th Marine Corps Marathon is underway. Here’s what you need to know

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

The 48th annual Marine Corps Marathon began at 7:55 a.m., running through parts of Virginia and D.C. It’s one of the biggest marathons nationwide and in the world, with the nickname “The People’s Marathon.”Thousands of people are taking part in the 26.2 mile stretch around the nation’s capital, including runners WTOP has highlighted: Jennifer Hickey; Aaron Hale and Frank Fumich; Helen Taylor; Maria Anes; Mark Rauch, Julie Sapusek and Emily Rauch; and Phil Pinti.Once upon a time, a number of notable people took part in the marathon such as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former Vice President Al Gore, Oprah and former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty.Here’s what you need to know.Riding Metro to the MarathonRoad ClosuresParking RestrictionsWhere to WatchSource

Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the three-week war has risen past 8,000

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:00 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the three-week war has risen past 8,000.Source