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Amid 6-game losing streak, Steve Kerr says Warriors ‘need some practice time’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Riding a six-game losing streak entering their matchup Monday night against the Houston Rockets, what the Golden State Warriors need, coach Steve Kerr said, is more practice.“We need some practice time and kind of sharpen some things up,” Kerr said before tipoff.The losing streak, longer than any they had last season, has been a trying stretch of basketball. Without Steph Curry for two games, and with Draymond Green missing his third straight Monday serving a five-game suspension, the Warriors’ offensive rating has sunk to fourth from the bottom of the league over the six-game skid.They entered Monday night at 6-8, in 10th place in the Western Conference.Kerr chalked up their early struggles to a feeling-out period, as he attempted to trim down his rotation.“The biggest thing with this team now is there hasn’t been separation in terms of the nine or 10 guys who are going to play night after night,” Kerr said. “By my count, if we’re...

McClymonds has a new Silver Bowl opponent after Castlemont forfeits semifinal win

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

OAKLAND — McClymonds was supposed to face Castlemont on Saturday night in the Silver Bowl for the Oakland Section championship.Instead, the powerhouse program will play host to Oakland Tech after section officials learned that Castlemont used an academically ineligible player in a semifinal game Friday night.Castlemont beat Oakland Tech 27-20.The player had improved his grades during a two-week window the Oakland Unified School District allows for missed assignments, Castlemont coach Ed Washington said. But the CIF cutoff date had already passed.Washington said he accidentally looked at the player’s post-cutoff date grades.“It’s on me and it’s because of a mix-up of the date by me,” Washington told the Bay Area News Group on Monday. “It’s not the kid’s fault, it’s not the school’s fault, it’s Ed Washington’s. It was literally an honest mistake and a mix-up.”Castlemont, which lost to McClymonds in las...

South Bay coffee shop burglarized

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

(KRON) -- A South Bay coffee shop said employees are feeling "shaken up" and "violated" after a break-in over the weekend. Nirvana Soul, located at 19700 Vallco Parkway in Cupertino, announced the burglary in a Facebook post on Sunday. The break-in happened Saturday night, and other neighboring businesses were targeted as well, Nirvana Soul said. A glass panel next to the coffee shop's front door was smashed in the burglary. Popular SF pizza spot to close after 19 years "We know through desperate eyes, it may look like some small businesses are doing well or better than others. But the truth is, everyone is struggling, including us — and these unexpected costs only compound the challenges we’re all already facing," a Facebook post by Nirvana Soul read.Nirvana Soul included surveillance photos of two suspects, which can be seen below. This is the second time this year that Nirvana Soul has been broken into. The other time, the shop's location at 315 S. First St. in San Jose was ta...

Former Mountain View elementary school teacher arrested for sexual assault

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

(KRON) -- Monday, Mountain View detectives arrested former Theuerkauf Elementary school teacher Bryan Rios for allegedly inappropriately touching a former student. Detectives said they believe there may be more victims and are looking for any information.Recently, a victim came forward and told police that a teacher inappropriately touched them during class while they were a student at Theuerkauf Elementary in Mountain View several years ago. Detectives found it was 42-year-old Rios, of Santa Clara, who is no longer an employee at the school.The student is not being identified. Suspects kidnap Amazon delivery driver in San Ramon, force him to withdraw cash: police Detectives arrested Rios in Santa Clara without incident.If you or anyone you know may have been a victim of Rios, please contact Detective Lauren Riffel at [email protected].

Israeli military ‘deeply distressed’ about hostages

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

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Mitchell scores 22 points to lead No. 16 Kentucky to a 96-88 overtime win over Saint Joseph’s

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored nine of his season-high 22 points in overtime, leading No. 16 Kentucky to a 96-88 win over Saint Joseph’s on Monday night.Mitchelll hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open Kentucky’s scoring in overtime, and the Wildcats outscored the Hawks 19-11 in the extra period.D.J. Wagner had a career-best 22 points for the Wildcats (4-1). Antonio Reeves scored 20 points, Rob Dillingham added 13 and Justin Edwards 12.Saint Joseph’s forward Christ Essandoko hit one of two free throws with 14 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 77. Kentucky had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but Wagner missed a jumper in the lane.Dillingham provided a spark off the bench for the Wildcats, scoring 10 points in the first half. Kentucky, which made 17 3-pointers in a 101-67 win over Stonehill on Friday, missed its first three shots from long distance, but rebounded and connected on seven shots from long range in the opening half. Kentucky made 12 3-pointers in the...

Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, coach Mike Malone ejected in first half of game against Pistons

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Nikola Jokic and Nuggets coach Mike Malone were ejected in the first half of Denver’s game at Detroit on Monday night.Jokic received his first technical for arguing a call in the first quarter. Malone was ejected for going onto the court to dispute a call late in the period. Jokic was tossed after arguing another call with 1:22 left in the first half.Jokic had nine points, five rebounds and five assists in 15:13 minutes before being tossed.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nbaSource

Elon Musk demanda a Media Matters por informe sobre contenido pronazi en X, antes Twitter

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

(CNN) — Tras el éxodo devastador de grandes empresas que anunciaron la suspensión de su publicidad en X, antes Twitter, la semana pasada, el propietario de la plataforma, Elon Musk, interpuso una demanda contra el grupo de vigilancia progresista Media Matters por su análisis sobre contenido antisemita y pronazi en la red social. Un un informe que parece haber desempeñado un papel clave en la retirada masiva y muy perjudicial para X.La demanda, que se presentó este lunes, acusa a Media Matters de distorsionar la probabilidad de que los anuncios aparezcan junto a contenidos radicales en X, bajo el argumento de que la metodología de prueba del informe no fue representativa en cuanto a cómo los usuarios reales experimentan el sitio.IBM suspende sus publicidades en X de Elon Musk luego de que un anuncio suyo apareciera junto a contenido pronazi“Media Matters fabricó a sabiendas y maliciosamente imágenes que mostraban las publicaciones de los anunciantes en la plataforma de me...

More than 200 convicted in Italy’s maxi-trial involving the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

LAMEZIA TERME, Italy (AP) — An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups. It took over an hour and 40 minutes to read aloud the court’s lengthy verdict, including the acquittal of 131 other defendants. The drama unfolded in a bunker-stye courtroom in the southern Calabria region, where the mob organization was originally based. The ’ndrangheta has quietly amassed power in Italy and abroad as the Sicilian Mafia lost influence and now holds almost a monopoly on cocaine importation in Europe, according to anti-mafia prosecutors who led the investigation in southern Italy. The organization also has bases in North and South America and is active in Africa, Italian prosecutors maintain, and ’ndrangheta figures have been arrested in recent years around Europ...

Elizabeth Kitley scores 31, leads No. 9 Virginia Tech over UNC Greensboro 72-51

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:23:03 GMT

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley scored a 31 points to lead No. 9 Virginia Tech to a 72-51 victory over UNC Greensboro on Monday.Kitley connected on 13 of 22 from the floor and grabbed 10 rebounds to lift the Hokies (3-1) to their second consecutive win.Jayde Gamble scored a career-high 25 points to pace UNC Greensboro (3-2), which saw its three-game winning streak end. Gamble connected on 12 of 19 from the floor.Georgia Amoore added nine points and eight assists for the Hokies, who shot 46.8% (29 of 62). Matilda Ekh scored nine as well.NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 78, SOTH DAKOTA STATE 38COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso had 23 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks as South Carolina shook off some poor shooting to rout South Dakota State.The Gamecocks (4-0) played without their most reliable outside shooter in Oregon transfer Te-Hina Paopao, who was out with an ankle injury, and her absence showed.Raven Johnson had a career-high 18 points, plus six assists and five steals. The 6-fo...