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Hotline mailbag: ‘Worst-case scenario’ for the Pac-12, outlook for Oregon and UW, valuation rumors, expansion candidates and more

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

The Hotline mailbag is published every week. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line — or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.If a worst-case scenario occurs and one of the Four Corners schools takes the Big 12 offer and two more follow, what actually becomes of the conference and what happens to Washington and Oregon if the Big Ten is not ready to expand? — @trintranGreat question, and one that we have contemplated often over the past 10 months.There is no indication the majority of Big Ten schools are interested in adding new members in the short term and thereby detonating the Pac-12. Could that sentiment change if the Pac-12 implosion is triggered elsewhere, with a handful of schools leaving for the Big 12? Perhaps.And in that event, the new members would assuredly enter the Big Ten at reduced rates. We are deeply skeptical that  Fox, NBC and CBS would pay an additio...

San Jose: Man’s death this week marks year’s sixth pedestrian fatality

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

SAN JOSE – Police are investigating the eighth fatal traffic accident of 2023 following the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car Tuesday evening in the area of North White Road and Kentridge Drive.San Jose police reported Friday that the pedestrian, an adult male, was pronounced dead the day before at the hospital. So far this year, nine people have died in traffic accidents in the city, with six of those people being pedestrians, police said.The man had been transported to the hospital Tuesday with life-threatening injuries after the crash at about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday on North White Road near Kentridge Drive.A preliminary investigation shows that the man was struck by a 2001 Grey Chevrolet PT cruiser, which was driven by an adult male. The Cruiser was traveling north on North White Road when it veered into the southbound lanes of traffic and struck the pedestrian standing in the bike lane and waiting to cross the street.The identity of the victim is pending notification of fami...

Firefighters contain outbuilding fire at marina

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) – A fire broke out at an outbuilding Friday night, according to the City of Alameda Fire Department.Shortly after 9 p.m., firefighters responded to the report of a boat on fire in the 2300 block of Mariner Square Drive. The firefighters observed smoke and fire coming from an outbuilding at the entrance to a marina, officials said.(Photo: City of Alameda Fire Department)The fire was contained in 10 minutes and the cause is currently under investigation.

Tuchel’s Bayern loses in Mainz, Bundesliga lead under threat

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel endured a torrid return to his former club Mainz where his team squandered the lead and lost 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Borussia Dortmund was two points behind Bayern and could go top later Saturday with a home win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Five rounds remain after this weekend.Sadio Mané scored and Bayern looked set to stretch its league lead to five points. Mané got his seventh league goal when he headed in João Cancelo’s cross at the far post in the 29th minute.But Mainz improved after the break and Ludovic Ajorque equalized in the 65th when Bayern’s defense was unable to clear the ball after a free kick. Leandro Barreiro scored the home team’s second in the 73rd, and six minutes later Spanish left back Aarón Martín marked his 26th birthday by scoring Mainz’s third.Bayern’s loss increases the pressure on chief executive Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić. They were already under scrutiny for their decision t...

Akron temporarily bans use of nonlethal force on protestors

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in an Ohio city have agreed to temporarily bar the use of tear gas, pepper spray and other types of nonlethal force against nonviolent protestors, a move that comes after it was sued following a protest over a grand jury’s decision to not indict police officers who shot and killed a Black motorist.Akron officials and lawyers for the Akron Bail Fund — a group that supports protesters — reached the agreement late Friday after a federal court session that lasted for several hours. Bail fund officials had sought a temporary restraining order to block the use of nonlethal force, but the two sides instead agreed to a 14-day restriction that allows the litigation and negotiations to continue.The legal action came about after a protest Wednesday in which police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters after the gathering was deemed an unlawful assembly.Akron has seen a few protests after a state grand jury on Monday declined to indict eight ...

NHL playoffs return to Seattle as Kraken host Avs in Game 3

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — For the first time in more than 100 years, games contested in the quest for the Stanley Cup will be returning to Seattle. Returning? Yes, returning. Surely you remember the 1919 Stanley Cup Final between the Seattle Metropolitans and Montreal Canadiens.It seems unlikely anyone who was at the Seattle Ice Arena for those games 104 years ago will be under the roof of Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday night when the Kraken host the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 (10 p.m. ET, TBS) of their first-round series. The series is tied 1-1 after Seattle earned an unexpected split in Denver against the defending Stanley Cup champions. Seattle took a 3-1 win in Game 1 and had an early two-goal lead in Game 2 before watching the Avalanche rally for a 3-2 victory to knot the series. “I hope our fans are fired up for it because we will be,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. Those who do fill Seattle’s home building on Saturday night will be getting rewarded with the next chapter in the cit...

Varios heridos durante un ataque terrorista en un aeropuerto de Malí, según medios estatales

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

(CNN) — Varias personas resultaron heridas durante un ataque terrorista en la ciudad de Mopti, en el centro de Malí, país ubicado al oeste de África, este sábado por la mañana, dijo la radio estatal ORTM del país.Un grupo de personas lanzó su ataque al aeropuerto de la ciudad pero fueron repelidos por las fuerzas armadas malienses, que usaron drones para destruir tres vehículos cargados con explosivos, dijo la ORTM.La fuerza de la enorme explosión provocó el derrumbe de algunas casas cercanas y, mientras huían, los atacantes abandonaron una camioneta, según la emisora nacional del país.El gobernador de la región de Mopti, el coronel mayor Abass Dembélé, visitó un hospital local para preguntar sobre el estado de los heridos durante el ataque y luego se dirigió al lugar de la explosión para inspeccionar los daños, dijo la ORTM.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Where April 2023 ranks among warmest, driest for DC

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

D.C.-area residents suffering from severe allergies will finally get a break from the prolonged dry, warm weather, but the damage has already been done this month. Not to be outdone, the lack of rain will also go down in the record books.The pollen count has been relentlessly high thanks to the dry, hot weather this April.The numbers prove it; this month has been the warmest April on record with an average temperature of 63.7 degrees. The second warmest was just six years ago in 2017 with an average temperature of 63 degrees.Top five warmest Aprils on record in Washington (Courtesy NOAA).Besides the heat, moderate drought has spread across the D.C. region this month. Prior to Saturday’s expected rain, this month has been the tenth driest April on record with 0.83 inch of rain.April averages 3.21 inches of rain.D.C. isn’t alone in the drought. It stretches up Interstate 95 into southern New England. This recent dry stretch has also triggered brush fires.More than 10,000 acres of real...

Tsitsipas back in Barcelona Open final after beating Musetti

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Lorenzo Musetti in three sets to reach the final of the Barcelona Open for a third time on Saturday.The fifth-ranked Greek saw off Musetti 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 on the outdoor clay court.Tsitsipas will face either defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or Daniel Evans on Sunday.Both players struggled with their service games. Tsitsipas converted six of his 11 break points, while Musetti made good on five of 10.“It was very physical out there,” said Tsitsipas, who improved his record against Musetti to 4-0. “We had to cover lots of meters on the court and he had some incredible defensive shots that I really didn’t expect at all. It was such a mental challenge.”Tsitsipas reached the final at Barcelona in 2018 and 2021, losing both times to 12-time winner Rafael Nadal. Nadal missed this year’s edition due to a hip injuring that has sidelined him since January.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Top-ranked Ko, Thompson miss cut after 2nd round at Chevron

Published Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:11:28 GMT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Lydia Ko and American Lexi Thompson were among those who didn’t make the cut after a rain-delayed second round at the Chevron Championship on Saturday.Thirty-one players had to finish the round Saturday after they couldn’t complete it before dark Friday night in the first women’s major tournament of the season. The event is in its first year in suburban Houston after a decades-long run in the California desert.South Korean A Lim Kim shot a 7-under 65 Friday for a two-round 136 to lead the tournament entering Saturday’s third round. Americans Lilia Vu and Megan Khang were tied for second, a stroke behind. The cut was 1-over with 68 players in the cutline. Ko had four bogeys and a double bogey in the second round to finish with a 76 after a first-round score of 71. Thompson was also sent home after rounds of 74 and 72 at The Club at Carlton Woods.Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho missed the cut with scores of 72 and 78. She is the third defendin...