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49ers QB Roll Call: Defense intercepts Sam Darnold for first time in camp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Here is how the 49ers quarterbacks looked in Tuesday’s 1 1/2-hour practice before the team’s afternoon flight to Las Vegas, where they’ll resume practicing Thursday and Friday at the Raiders facility before Sunday’s preseason opener:BROCK PURDYAfter opening with four completions, Purdy’s next five throws went incomplete, including a drop by rookie tight end Cameron Latu, who also dropped one of Trey Lance’s throws. Purdy completed 9-of-16 passes, and he took all first-team reps (23) behind the starting line, which included left tackle Trent Williams but with Jon Feliciano filling in at left guard for Aaron Banks (who was cleared from a concussion and took part in offensive-only drills).Purdy’s best pass was a 25-yard liner over the middle to Brandon Aiyuk, but the next pass took that same flight path with minimal arc, resulting in a Fred Warner break up against tight end Charlie Woerner.Two enusing targets to Aiyuk went i...

Five-bedroom home in Fremont sells for $3.2 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

247 Fisalia Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 200 block of Fisalia Court in Fremont has new owners. The 2,848-square-foot property, built in 1975, was sold on June 14, 2023, for $3,150,000, or $1,106 per square foot. This two-story home boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and three baths. In addition, the home is equipped with a three-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently. The lot size of the property measures an impressive 9,718 square feet.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:A 1,881-square-foot home on the 39500 block of Benavente Place in Fremont sold in August 2022, for $2,050,000, a price per square foot of $1,090. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 3,483-square-foot home on East Las Palmas Avenue in Fremont sold for $3,400,000, a price per square foot of $976. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Tordo Court, Fremont, in March 2023, a 2,401-square-foot h...

Fremont: Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at gunpoint

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

OAKLAND — A Bay Area man has been arrested and charged with pulling a gun on a woman in Fremont and letting her know what would happen if she fought back while he sexually assaulted her.Authorities say he told her, “pop, pop, pop.”Henry Javier Martinez, 29, was charged earlier this month with sodomy by force, a felony, and giving a false name to a police officer, a misdemeanor. He is being held in lieu of $105,000 bail at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, court records show.Martinez was arrested a little before midnight on July 29 after a woman accused him of approaching her in a secluded area near a Fremont business and sexually assaulting her at gunpoint. The victim has a disability that inhibited her ability to run away, and Martinez allegedly told her “shut up or I’m going to hurt you” when she protested, police said.Martinez allegedly displayed the gun, exposed his genitals, said “pop, pop, pop,” then proceeded to sexually assault her, p...

Biden designates new national monument around Grand Canyon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

By Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz and Ella Nilsen | CNNPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday designated the fifth national monument of his presidency and unveiled new climate resilience funding for national parks during a visit to lands surrounding one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon.The designation protects the area from potential uranium mining. It also protects existing grazing permits and leases, existing mining claims and will support area hunting and fishing, officials said. It encompasses approximately 917,000 acres of public land, officials said.The president’s trip to battleground Arizona is part of a three-stop Western swing to highlight his economic agenda and legislative accomplishments this week ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping climate, tax, and health care law. The monument’s designation makes good on longtime calls from tribal leaders and environmental activists, as well as Arizona lawmakers, including Democ...

Tenderloin shooting Sunday night being investigated by SFPD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department responded to a shooting in the city's Tenderloin district on Sunday night, the department confirmed. Officers with the SFPD Tenderloin Station responded to the area of Ellis and Hyde streets at around 11 p.m. Sunday night to investigate a Shot Spotter activation. IKEA opening on Market Street in SF this month Video of the incident posted by the X account Tenderloin Tube shows the apparent shooter walking almost casually at the corner of Ellis and Hyde before pulling out a handgun and firing several rounds, seemingly in reaction to something off camera. In another angle, bystanders can be seen scrambling for cover.At the scene, officers conducted a thorough investigation and located discharged cartridges. No victims were located. No arrests were made.Police offered no details on possible suspects or motive.

Celebrating Auburn fans can once again heave toilet paper into Toomer’s Oaks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn fans will once again be able to celebrate victories by rolling the oak trees at Toomer’s Corner with toilet paper.Auburn had asked fans not to roll the new trees after their planting in February 2017 until they were established enough to avoid damage. The trees were removed after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke in 2010.Two new live oaks were planted in 2015 but both were removed after being damaged by fire while celebrating a win over LSU.“The rolling of Toomer’s Corner is one of the nation’s top sports traditions,” Auburn President Christopher B. Roberts said. “Our fans have come together for decades on the corner of Magnolia and College to celebrate our big wins.“In recent years, we continued our cherished tradition by rolling different trees, but I am very excited that the Auburn family will once again be able to roll our most prominent trees.”Updyke, who died in 2020, had pleaded guilty to poisoning the trees, which were planted...

Browns DEs Alex Wright, Isaiah Thomas both undergo knee surgeries, will miss start of season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns will start the season missing a pair of defensive ends.Alex Wright and Isaiah Thomas both underwent knee surgeries on Tuesday and will be sidelined into the regular season, depriving Cleveland of depth and potentially forcing the Browns to look outside for help.The team said Wright and Thomas were both operated on at University Hospitals by Browns physician Dr. James Voos. The Browns expect the players to need “several weeks” to recover and estimate they’ll be back “early in the season.”Cleveland opens on Sept. 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals.Wright, a third-round pick in 2022, was injured in the Browns’ 21-16 win over the New York Jets in the Hall of Fame game last Thursday. Thomas, selected in the seventh round last year, got hurt during practice on Saturday.Coach Kevin Stefanski provided few details about Wright or Thomas on Monday other than to say their injures could carry into the regular season. He said nothing about the potential for...

Grains mostly higher, Livstock mixed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

Wheat for Sep. was off 1.25 cents at $6.5625 a bushel; Sep. corn was up 3.50 cents at $4.8575 a bushel, Sep. oats rose 3.50 cents at 4.1075 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans gained 15.50 cents at $14.30 a bushel.Beef was lower and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Aug. live cattle was unchanged at $1.7970 pound; Aug. feeder cattle fell .97 cent at $2.46 a pound; while Aug. lean hogs was up .58 cent at $1.0210 a pound.Source

Sports on TV for Wednesday, August 9

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsWednesday, August 9COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)12 p.m.NBATV — Exhibition: Southern Cal vs. Mega MIS, Mykonos, GreeceFISHING4 p.m.CBSSN — SFC: The White Marlin Open, Ocean City, Md.GOLF6 p.m.GOLF — USGA U.S. Women’s Amateur: Round of 64, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.6 a.m. (Thursday)USA — LPGA: The AIG Women’s Open, First Round, Walton Heath Old Course, Tadworth, EnglandHORSE RACING1 p.m.FS2 — Saratoga Live: Saratoga Springs, N.Y.LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL11 a.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Midwest Region – Semifinal, Whitestown, Ind.1 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series Regional: TBD, Bristol, Conn.3 p.m.ESPN2 — Little League World Series Regional: TBD, San Bernardino, Calif.5 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Great Lakes Region – Championship, Whitestown, Ind.7 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series Regional: TBD, Bristol, Conn.9 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series Regional: TBD, San...

It’s the biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Feeling lucky?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:16 GMT

The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever is up for grabs Tuesday night.The odds of winning are slim, less than 1 in 302 million, but if someone lucks out, they’ll wake up more than $1.5 billion richer — at least, before taxes.The reason the jackpot grew so big is no one has matched all the necessary numbers going back to mid April, but that’s all due to change Tuesday night, according to customers who bought their tickets from Crescent Wine and Spirits in Bowie, Maryland.“Of course, everybody thinks they have the winning ticket, but I know I have it,” said one woman, who chose to stay anonymous because of the windfall she’s expecting in her bank account. She vowed most people will never know she won.“My neighbors will probably find out when I start doing things to the house,” she said. “I mind my own business, I expect them to mind their own business,” she added with a laugh.The other four biggest Mega Millions jackpots were all won by a single ticket, but apparently that won’t be the...