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What Mitty girls basketball star is saying after upsetting nation’s No. 1 team

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

With ESPN’s cameras rolling and Mitty down by three points in the fourth quarter of the Nike Tournament of Champions title on the line, sophomore McKenna Woliczko did what great players do.She made game-changing plays in Mitty’s thrilling 73-72 victory over top-ranked Long Island Lutheran.The game’s MVP and 2022-23 Bay Area News Group player of the year dropped in two layups and swished a pair of midrange jumpers to score eight of her team-high 22 points. In the team’s first close game of the season, Woliczko displayed the poise of a senior. “During every game, I get nervous, but there was just something about this championship game, that I just felt like I was ready,” Woliczko told the Bay Area News Group after getting back to the Bay Area on Friday afternoon.Woliczko wasn’t a one-person band, of course. UConn commit Morgan Cheli scored 17 points, made the game-winning free throws and had 10 assists. Many of those passes went to Woliczko, who knew how to get open for her five-star ...

Danville Brewing Co. plans expansion to Pleasanton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

Danville Brewing Company, an award-winning brewery based in Danville, has plans to expand to Pleasanton with a new structure built from the ground up.The new space is expected to be between 9,000 and 10,000 square feet, says owner Marcus Maita. Located at what’s currently an empty lot at 3595 Utah St. in Pleasanton, the new brewery space will include more space for making beer, a taproom and an outdoor beer garden, he says.It’s still early — right now the team is “going through the tedious stuff” of working with planners, architects and contractors — and they’re hoping to have the new space ready in under two years, Maita says.Danville Brewing Co. specializes in making West Coast IPAs, lagers and Hazy IPAs, and is planning an expansion with a new location in Pleasanton, to be built from the ground up. (Courtesy Marcus Maita/SpotHopper) The expansion will allow the brewery to increase its volume and reach a broader audience, he says. Cur...

Six-bedroom home in Palo Alto sells for $5.2 million

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

3085 Alexis Drive – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 3000 block of Alexis Drive in Palo Alto has new owners. The 4,270-square-foot property, built in 1976, was sold on Dec. 6, 2023, for $5,230,827, or $1,225 per square foot. This single-story home offers a capacious living environment with its six bedrooms and four bathrooms. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from tiles. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the home comes with a two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space. 

Woman sought in death of 2-month-old son had been wanted on bench warrant

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

When San Jose detectives were called to a South Bay hospital in early April to investigate the death of a 2-month-old boy, they faced an uncomfortable twist.The child’s mother, Yuqi Yan, had an active warrant for her arrest after she allegedly skipped out on a felony court date a couple months earlier. And confronted with the prospect of jailing her that evening, the detectives decided to let her remain free.Now, San Jose police are seeking Yan on a new warrant filed this week — one accusing the woman of murdering her infant son, Charles Zheng. It follows a determination by Santa Clara’s medical examiner on Dec. 8 that the boy’s death was a homicide, citing how the child endured “repeated abuse and neglect” and died of the “combined effects of blunt force injuries of head, severe malnourishment and dehydration.”The search for Yan, 29, comes amid rampant speculation on Chinese social media accounts in recent months about whether the wom...

Bay Area holiday weekend weather forecast: Dry before rain returns next week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area holiday weekend weather forecast is shaping up to be mostly dry all the way through Christmas, according to KRON4 Meteorologist Kyla Grogan. Holiday weekend weather will remain mostly settled with cooler overnight lows.Chances for rain will increase steadily as we emerge from the holiday weekend, picking up on Tuesday evening as another rainmaker moves in. An active pattern expected to last into the new year will bring gusty winds, hazardous marine and beach conditions and intense rainfall, the National Weather Service said.Graphic: Kyla GroganThis week's rain system brought some new snow to Tahoe-area resorts. Resort conditions for the holiday weekend are expected to be sunny and clear, according to Grogan, making for good skiing. The next chance for snowfall is likely to be Wednesday.Graphic: Kyla GroganWeekend weather temperatures will be in the upper 50s for San Francisco. Highs across the greater Bay Area could be in the 60s with lows expect...

First East Bay officer roped into massive scandal pleads no contest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) -- A former Antioch police officer pleaded no contest in court on Thursday after he was accused of interfering with a bombshell criminal investigation into dozens of East Bay police officers. Ex-Antioch Police Department officer Timothy Manly-Williams pleaded no contest to one felony count of conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public, and one misdemeanor count of altering evidence, District Attorney's Office spokesperson Ted Asregadoo told KRON4. The judge said the maximum sentence Manly-Williams will face is three years, four months in prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 19 in Contra Costa County Superior Court.Manly-Williams was employed as a police officer in Pittsburg before he was hired by Antioch in 2019, according to APD's Facebook page. This week, he became the first officer convicted in a massive East Bay law enforcement scandal.The District Attorney’s Office charged five police officers who were employed by the Antioch and...

Cowboys and Dolphins each seek to cement contender status with win on Sunday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — At various times this season, the Miami Dolphins and the Dallas Cowboys have looked like contenders or pretenders.Both teams are 10-4, have offenses and defense ranked near the top of the league, and have taken care of lesser competition — sometimes winning by eye-popping margins.But both have struggled against the best teams in the league.Three of Miami’s four losses have come against teams with winning records, while all 10 of its wins have come against teams that entered at .500 or worse. The Cowboys’ only win against a team that currently has a winning record came two weeks ago in a 33-13 blowout of the ebbing Philadelphia Eagles.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he told his players to not think about playoff seeding — Miami currently holds the No. 2 spot in the AFC and can clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday — or the “narrative” that they can’t beat good teams.“Anything other than to concern yourself with the next opponent, which for ...

Cowboys hoping to slow down Tagovailoa, high-flying Miami offense when they visit Dolphins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

DALLAS (10-4) AT MIAMI (10-4)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, FoxOPENING LINE: Dolphins by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Cowboys 9-5; Dolphins 9-5.SERIES RECORD: Series tied 7-7.LAST MEETING: Dallas beat Miami 31-6 at Dallas on Nov. 22, 2019.LAST WEEK: Dallas lost to Buffalo 31-10; Dolphins beat Jets 30-0.COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (12), PASS (6), SCORING (2).COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (19), PASS (4), SCORING (5).DOLPHINS OFFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (4), PASS (1), SCORING (1).DOLPHINS DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (4), PASS (10), SCORING (14).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Cowboys plus-9; Dolphins plus-2.COWBOYS PLAYER TO WATCH: Dak Prescott enters a third consecutive high-profile QB matchup coming off a season-low 134 yards passing in the loss to the Bills. His career-best run of seven consecutive games with at least two touchdown passes ended without one. The ugly home/road splits for the Cowboys also apply to their quarterback. He’s averaging 304 yards pass...

Mitchell, with double-double, leads No. 19 Texas past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 19 Texas beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55 on Friday.Texas shot 48% from the field and had five players score in double figures. Max Abmas scored 17 points, and Dylan Disu and Tyrese Hunter each had 11 points. Brock Cunningham finished with 10.Mitchell grabbed 10 rebounds in the second half of his fifth double-double this season. The sophomore had one double-double last year.Texas (9-2) led by 15 with about 11 minutes left in the second half. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pulled within five on Dayne Prim’s two free throws with about seven minutes to go, but Disu responded with a couple of big baskets for the Longhorns.Dian Wright-Forde led the Islanders (6-6) with 10 points.A&M-Corpus Christi average 23 free-throw attempts per game, but it went 9 for 14 at the line against Texas.BIG PICTURETexas A&M-Corpus Christi: First-year coach Jim Shaw, an assistant at A&M Corpus-Christi the last ...

TV sitcom ‘Extended Family’ taken from real-life relationship of Celtics owner, wife and her ex

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:42:28 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — When Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck felt like his life could be the premise for a television sitcom, he knew just where to turn: His friend Tom Werner, a Red Sox owner and TV veteran who was behind megahits like “The Cosby Show,” “Roseanne,” and “That ’70s Show.”The result is “Extended Family,” which premieres on NBC on Saturday night (8 p.m. ET, following the football) starring Jon Cryer (“Two and a Half Men”), Donald Faison (“Scrubs”) and Abigail Spencer (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Suits”) in a love triangle based on the real-life dynamic that developed between Grousbeck, his new wife and her ex-husband — a lifelong Celtics fan.“He looked at her like: ‘There’s a million guys in New England you could be dating,’” said Werner, who advised the three on developing the show and joined them as an executive producer. “What am I going to tell my friends?”The ensuing hijinks play off the decision by Emilia Fazzalari and George Geyer to follow their divorce with an arrangement cal...