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Mailbag: All about Washington State and Oregon State, from the Pac-2 and a reverse merger with the MW to the bylaws and “war chest”

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

Given the quantity of questions this week and the unresolved future of the Pac-12’s remaining schools, the Hotline will publish a two-part mailbag. The first installment appeared Friday.Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.Do Oregon State and Washington State need the Pac-12 to stay intact for them to retain the assets? Otherwise, it would be split between all teams? — @CamKodeWe have a lot to address with the Beavers and Cougars, and this is a great place to start.First, let’s assume the ACC offers membership to Stanford and Cal next week. (We attach a 70 percent probability to that outcome. Momentum is trending in favor of the schools following their financial concessions.)At that point, the Beavers and Cougars would be the only remaining members of the Pac-12 as of next summer.Best we can tell, they w...

Inman: Trey Lance exits with 49ers at doorstep of Super Bowl season

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Trey Lance is gone, not long after Jimmy Garoppolo. That leaves the 49ers up to Brock Purdy. Again.Isn’t this actually like last season’s playoff push, other than Lance and Garoppolo are not on the roster anymore, not in the locker room, not in meetings, not in practices, not in the 49ers’ quarterback-centric picture?“It just sort of goes to show you, in the NFL, with the positions and the depth chart, it all can change overnight,” Purdy said Friday night, after the 49ers put to rest both the preseason and the Lance era. “… Yes, it is wild. Sort of like a, ’Welcome to the NFL’ kind of thing.”More players will leave to reach the 53-man roster limit by Tuesday at 1 p.m., and they’ll follow a much different exit than Lance, who’s headed to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round draft pick in return.The remaining 49ers are drag racing to Lombardi Trophy Ave., all due respect to the abandoned car on the shoulder (Lance), the absent NFL Defensive Playe...

Presto’s Pick: Navy and Notre Dame kick off the year

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

The D.C. area pools may still be open, but my calendar officially turns a page this weekend. I like to say that college football offers the best regular season in sports but the branding of “Week Zero” keeps it from being perfect.I don’t mind the soft start to the season but “Week Zero” makes one want to say “Weak Zero.” And it’s still August! Do we have to do this? Can’t summer last just one more week? My U.Va. tailgating pals Kippy and Buffy aren’t even back from their cottage in the Outer Banks! See you next week for the first full edition of “Presto’s Picks.” Until then …Tai Lavatai was hurt for last year’s game with Notre Dame. Will he make the difference this season? (AP Photo/LM Otero)Navy vs. No. 13 Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., NBCSo let me get this straight-the Midshipmen are facing the Fighting Irish in the capital of Ireland? Talk about a built-in home field disadvantage. This will be the third ...

Denver weather: Below normal temperatures and a few more showers this weekend

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay cooler than normal through the weekend with the chance for a few more showers and thunderstorms.  Weather today: Cool, few late day stormsSaturday will start mainly cloudy ahead of an increasing chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms.  Rain chances are looking much lower than Friday, and will be mainly concentrated over the foothills west of Denver as well as the Palmer Divide south of the city.  This will help limit high temperatures to the mid 70sWeather tonight: Clearing, seasonalSaturday evening storms will dry out ahead of overnight clearing.  Low temperatures will fall to the mid 50s, which is right in line with normal for this time of year. Looking ahead: Few storms to start the week ahead of sunshine Scattered late-day showers and thunderstorms continue on Sunday and Monday. Temperatures both days will stay below normal, reaching the lower 80s Sunday, then 70s on Monday.&nbs...

Longtime ‘The Price Is Right’ host Bob Barker dead at 99

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

Bob Barker, the longtime host of the TV game show “The Price Is Right,” has died at the age 99.Roger Neal, his longtime publicist, made the announcement Saturday. “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us,” Neal said in a statement. There was no immediate cause of death. The 19-time Emmy Award winner taped his last The Price is Right show on June 6, 2007.Barker was also a lifetime animal lover and became a vegetarian with the help of his wife Dorothy Jo who passed in 1981. More to come

Shooting in Boston during Caribbean carnival wounds at least 7 people

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A shooting during the Boston Caribbean Carnival wounded at least seven people Saturday morning, police said.All seven were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, Officer Michael Torigian said.“Firearms have been recovered and arrests have been made,” he said. “It’s an ongoing investigation.”Police received a call at 7:44 a.m. reporting that multiple people had been shot in the Dorchester neighborhood, and officers responded to the area of Blue Hill Avenue and Talbot Avenue, Torigian said.The shooting happened during the J’ouvert Parade, which kicks off the carnival, now in it’s 50th year.In 2019, a gun battle broke out at the parade in front of police officers, prompting neighboring Cambridge to cancel its own Caribbean festival that year.The Associated Press

Yale University settles lawsuit alleging it pressured students with mental health issues to withdraw

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

Yale University and a student group announced Friday that they’ve reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused the Ivy League school of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring them to withdraw.Under the agreement, Yale will modify its policies regarding medical leaves of absence, including streamlining the reinstatement process for students who return to campus. The student group, which also represents alumni, had argued the process was onerous, discouraging students for decades from taking medical leave when they needed it most. The settlement is a “watershed moment” for the university and mental health patients, said 2019 graduate Rishi Mirchandani, a co-founder of Elis for Rachael, the group that sued. It was formed to help students with mental health issues in honor of a Yale student who took her own life. “This historic settlement affirms that students with mental health needs truly belong,” Mirchandani said.A ...

Why Hawaii loves Spam, and Spam loves Hawaii

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Hawaii loves Spam, and Spam loves Hawaii. It’s one of those undeniable pairings we’ve come to enjoy. That was especially apparent last week, when Hormel, the maker of Spam, sent five truckloads of Spam products — over 264,000 cans worth — and its non-profit arm, Convoy of Hope, to support recovery efforts after the devastating fires that charred Maui. Hormel is also selling a shirt, which reads “Spam Loves Maui,” online, with 100% of proceeds going to the Aloha United Way’s Maui Fire Relief Fund. The bond between Spam and Hawaii "spans decades," Hormel said in a recent press release. It all started during another challenging time: the 1930s.  SPAM gives back to the people of Maui in their time of need Hormel Foods introduced the blue-canned luncheon meat in 1937. Within four years, more than 100 million pounds of Spam — which is pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrite — was being sent to feed Allied troops during World War II...

Man banned from Yellowstone, Grand Teton after allegedly going off-trail, suffering thermal burns

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – A Michigan man who sustained thermal burns at Yellowstone National Park is now facing criminal charges for allegedly going off-trail during his visit, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice.Jason D. Wicks, 49, was arraigned Wednesday on charges in connection to trespassing at a thermal area of Yellowstone. He was also accused of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time, "to the degree he was a danger to himself or others," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming.Wicks pleaded not guilty.A trial has not yet been scheduled. In the meantime, the U.S. Attorney's office and the National Park Service have confirmed Wicks is not welcome at Yellowstone, nor Grand Teton National Park, pending the outcome of the case. Arizona woman gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park In sharing the news, the National Park Service reiterated that guests are required to stay on designated trails or boardwalks in thermal areas. On its...

Kyle police officer shot at a San Marcos apartment complex

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:04:12 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – A Kyle Police Department officer was shot at a San Marcos apartment complex Friday night, according to Kyle Police. KPD said the officer lives and serves as the resident courtesy officer at the apartment complex. The officer was investigating a gunshot there when the suspect fired their weapon, and a round struck the responding officer, CLEAT Executive Director Charley Wilkison wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. The officer involved in the shooting returned fire during the incident, per Wilkison. The suspect fled but now is in custody. The officer was treated at an Austin hospital and is in good condition, according to KPD. KXAN has reached out to the San Marcos Police Department for more information. This article will be updated when information is available.