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Pac-12 athletic department power ratings: Which schools are making the most of the dollars spent?

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

Welcome to the Hotline’s inaugural Pac-12 athletic department power ratings, in which we assess performance in football and men’s and women’s basketball in 2022-23 against each school’s operating expenses.In other words: Wins per dollars spent.Which departments did the most with what they have?I’m sure everyone will agree completely with the order below.*** Notes on the following:— Because the three sports don’t carry the same impact across the athletic department and university, we weighted success in the following manner: football, then men’s basketball, then women’s basketball.— Final expenses for the current fiscal year aren’t available, so we have used the FY2022 operating budgets as the basis for judgment. (Investment in FY2022 obviously has a significant role in shaping performance in FY2023.)— Financial data for USC and Stanford was not available, so we used budgets at peer schools to create estimates. T...

Amazing space rock act brings its acclaimed live show to the Bay Area

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

Muse is one of the best live acts on the planet.The trio — featuring vocalist-guitarist Matt Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard — has earned that high ranking by putting on so many great tours over the years.And Bay Area fans will likely see another amazing road show — one where the awe-inspiring theatrics/special effects are equally matched by sheer musical excellence — when Muse brings its Will of the People World Tour to Oakland Arena on April 14.The English space-rock act, known for investing so much fiery passion and emotion into its prog-meets-pop performances, is on the road in support of last year’s “Will of the People.” It’s the band’s ninth full-length studio effort, which was released in August and went to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s top alternative albums chart.Related ArticlesMusic | Review: Depeche Mode as powerful as ever during epic Bay Area show Music | ...

‘Stuck foot’ crash into Apple store now called murder; driver’s lawyer ‘astounded’ by indictment

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man whose SUV crashed through the glass storefront of an Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, has been charged with murder, prosecutors said.Bradley Rein, 53, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday on charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation and 22 counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the Nov. 21 crash at a shopping center, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz’s office said in a statement.Rein’s attorney, Joan Fund, said Wednesday that she was “astounded” by the murder charge. The initial arraignment, in November, alleged reckless operation of a motor vehicle and motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation.Rein told police he was looking for an eyeglasses store around 10:45 a.m. on that Monday when he crashed his 2019 Toyota 4Runner at the Derby Street Shops. He said his right foot became stuck on the accelera...

Nashville school shooter sent alarming messages before the massacre

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale sent alarming messages to a former middle-school basketball teammate shortly before Monday’s deadly massacre, the ex-classmate said.Hale wrote she planned to commit suicide and that she’d likely be covered on the news in a series of direct messages to Averianna Patton over Instagram at 9:57 a.m. Monday, Patton told the Nashville news station WTVF.“One day this will make more sense,” Hale wrote, according to the messages published by the TV outlet. “I’ve left behind more than enough evidence behind. But something bad is about to happen.”Police say they received an active-shooter call at the Covenant School, where Hale was a former student, at 10:13 a.m. The shooting left three 9-year-old students and three adults dead, and Hale was fatally shot by police, officials said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Covenant School shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say Crime and Public Safety | ...

10-year-old American boy injured in shark attack while on spring break vacation in Mexico

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

A Colorado boy is recovering after a shark attack while on spring break vacation in Mexico.Denver7 spoke with 10-year-old Dillon Armijo who says he was bitten by a shark while visiting Cancún, Mexico, on March 17.“We went to the beach and wanted to swim or jump in waves and then like, five minutes after that, like a shark just came into like, a wave and just bit my leg,” said Dillon.Related ArticlesNational News | How to survive a shark attack — or better yet, avoid one entirely After spending four days in the hospital in Mexico, he was airlifted to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.He had to undergo several surgeries but his mom, Abby Armijo said he will be able to walk again.Read the full story from our partner at denver7.com.  

Bay Area storm: Rain, wind continues causing damage

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

(KRON) -- The rain will continue on and off through Wednesday with parts of the Bay Area experiencing possible 30-mile-per-hour winds and pea-sized hail. San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley are under a special weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service, while the mountain communities should expect more snow.Previously saturated soil could lead to downed trees and branches and power outages, as the area has seen from recent storms. More rain means more money for East Bay MUD customers Stay up to date with the latest storm-related news.Wednesday, March 298:50 a.m. -- Sonoma County under flood watchThe National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in Sonoma County near Santa Rosa. Residents should expect potential flooding of streets, underpasses and highways until 4 p.m.8:45 a.m. -- BART delayed due to wet weatherBay Area Rapid Transit said it was running about 20 minutes slow due to wet weather conditions Wednesday.8:15 a.m. -- Tree down in San FranciscoA fallen...

Oakland firefighters respond to house fire on 39th and West

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

(KRON) -- Crews with the Oakland Fire Department are on the scene of a two-story residential fire at 39th and West streets, according to a tweet from Oakland Firefighters. The fire is reportedly under control, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Spike strips deployed in arrest of Cupertino catalytic converter thieves A photo from the scene showed a lot of smoke billowing from a two-story house in a residential neighborhood with several fire vehicles outside.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Spike strips deployed in arrest of Cupertino catalytic converter thieves

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

(KRON) -- Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies used spike strips in the apprehension of a group of alleged catalytic converter thieves on Tuesday. The deputies responded to a catalytic converter theft in Cupertino early Tuesday morning, the SCC Sheriff's office said in a social media post. Frank Somerville makes first TV appearance since DUI crash: Exclusive The suspect vehicle was located, and it led the deputies on a short pursuit. It was then that deputies deployed the spike strips -- tire deflation device -- and the vehicle was disabled on Interstate 280.Four suspects fled the vehicle on foot but were later apprehended by deputies, police said. Multiple catalytic converters and burglary tools were located by the deputies.The four suspects were booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on charges that ranged from felony vehicle evading, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy, vehicle tampering, grand theft and resisting arrest.

Recent cosmic explosion likely the ‘brightest of all time,’ NASA says

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

Watch Video: New image from James Webb Telescope shows star about to become supernovaNASA astronomers recently spotted a burst of radiation that was quickly crowned the “BOAT”: the brightest of all time.The source of the radiation, which NASA said “swept through the solar system” on Oct. 9, 2022, was a gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion. NASA said in a news release that the gamma-ray burst triggered spacecraft detectors. Researchers and astronomers around the world have spent the past several months looking at and understanding the burst, which was so bright that it “effectively blinded” most space instruments used to measure such bursts, NASA said.Information about the burst was reconstructed using data from astronomer in the United States. That analysis was compared with observations from Russian and Chinese astronomers. The data shows that the burst was “70 times brighter than any yet seen,” NASA said.Eric Burns, ...

5 Missouri officers injured; suspected drunk driver arrested

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:30:51 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) — Five St. Louis-area police officers were injured early Wednesday when they were struck by an SUV driven by a suspected drunk driver.Three of the officers were in serious condition and two suffered moderate injuries, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. A 2-year-old girl in the Jeep Cherokee that struck the officers suffered minor injuries.The accident happened at 1:42 a.m. on Interstate 270 in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The officers are part of a regional task force that focuses on auto thefts and other crimes.The officers had chased a suspected car thief who crashed and were handling that wreckage when they were hit. The highway patrol said patrol cars were blocking the two left lanes, waiting for a tow truck to remove the wrecked car, and had their emergency lights flashing.The Jeep Cherokee tried to swerve but struck a Lake Saint Louis police car, causing one officer to be ejected as the police car spun out of control and struck two other Lake Sai...