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Instant Analysis: Longhorns defense shines in Rice win, offense needs to be cleaner next week vs. Alabama

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 11 Texas Longhorns gradually pulled away from Rice in a 37-10 victory Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. scoring on three consecutive drives in the third quarter to put it away.The Longhorns forced three turnovers and allowed the Owls to 27 rushing yards and 176 total yards while racking up 458 yards of total offense. Jaylan Ford and Austin Jordan had interceptions and Jett Bush recovered a fumble for the Longhorns.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersTexas quarterback Quinn Ewers threw for three touchdowns to three different receivers and Jonathon Brooks notched 94 scrimmage yards with a receiving touchdown. Ewers also ran for a touchdown late in the third quarter.Roger Wallace and Noah Gross break down the win and what the Longhorns will have to do going forward when they meet the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide next week in Tuscaloosa.

Rockies’ bullpen falls into a deep funk as losses mount

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

Watching the Rockies’ bullpen is not for the squeamish.The Rockies entered Saturday night’s game vs. Toronto at Coors Field having lost 10 of their last 11 games. The Rockies held the lead in the sixth inning or later in seven of those 10 losses.The bullpen’s performance Friday night in a 13-9 loss to the Blue Jays was especially gory. It gave up nine runs over the final three innings and left Colorado with a 5.28 bullpen ERA, the third-highest in the majors behind Oakland (5.36) and Kansas City (5.30).Right-hander Jake Bird, Colorado’s dependable workhorse earlier in the season, was saddled with both a blown save and a loss Friday after giving up three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning.Bird’s 74 innings pitched out of the bullpen — not including his three starts as an “opener” — are the most among all major league relievers. Given the grind of pitching at Coors Field and the heavy workload Bird has shouldered, it̵...

Two suspects arrested in connection to Aurora shooting death

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a shooting death in Aurora’s Dayton Triangle neighborhood.Donald Howard, 18, and Jordan Zachary Leday, 27, both face a first-degree murder charge as suspects in the Monday shooting of a 20-year-old victim in the 1500 block of South Galena Way, the Aurora Police Department said in a news release.Howard was arrested Wednesday by the Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement Network as part of a Colorado Organized Crime Control Act investigation. Leday was arrested Wednesday on an outstanding warrant by Aurora police. An investigation is ongoing.

Human remains discovered under Playa del Rey bridge

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

Authorities are investigating after a body was discovered under a bridge in Playa del Rey on Saturday.The body was found in a “shed-like structure in a concealed space" below the Culver Boulevard bridge shortly before 11 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The remains were identified as an approximately 40-year-old man. Police are investigating the case as a suspicious death.When authorities arrived at the scene, they encountered a foul odor that led them to a livable structure built into the rafters and pipes beneath the bridge.Rescue crews worked to extricate the man from the confined space near the Ballona Creek flood control channel but said access to the shed proved difficult. The location was approximately 20 feet above "slow-moving 10-15 feet deep tidal water."Authorities are investigating after a man's body was discovered under a bridge in Playa del Rey on Sept. 2, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities are investigating after a man's body was discovered under a bridge in P...

German Shepherd sneaks into Metallica concert

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Thousands of two-legged fans gathered at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 25 to see Metallica perform live. They were also joined by a four-legged one.A German Shepherd named Storm snuck out of her home near the venue and made her way to the gig all by herself, the band said. A German Shepherd named Storm snuck out of her home near SoFi Stadium and made her way to a Metallica concert all by herself, the band said. (X/@metallica)“After a full night of taking in the show with her Metallica family, Storm was safely reunited with her actual family the next day,” Metallica said on social media. “She had a great time listening to her favorite songs ‘Barx Æterna,’ ‘Master of Puppies’ and ‘The Mailman That Never Comes.’” The band advised fans to not bring their pets to their M72 World Tour but did acknowledge that Storm “sure did have her day.” It probably isn't a good idea to bring your furry friend to this weekend's Beyoncé concerts at SoFi Stadium either.

Oakland A’s booed for walking Shohei Ohtani, but Mark Kotsay gets last laugh

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

OAKLAND – The Oakland A’s were booed heartily in both the fifth and ninth innings Saturday – mainly by spectators wearing red — when manager Mark Kotsay elected to intentionally walk Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani.Kotsay and the A’s didn’t necessarily care. Knowing how dangerous Ohtani is with a bat in his hands, their decision to walk Ohtani was an easy one.“The one guy in their lineup that can really beat you is Shohei,” Kotsay said, “and at that point, both instances with first base open, we’re not gonna let him beat us.”The decision worked out both times.After the A’s walked Ohtani in the fifth inning to put runners on first and second with one out, starting pitcher Paul Blackburn got Brandon Drury to ground into a 5-4-3 double play.  Then in the ninth, with Michael Stefanic on third base and two outs, the A’s again put Ohtani aboard, and closer Trevor May got Drury to fly out to center field and end the game as Oakland held onto a 2-1 win.“We were fortun...

Trying to follow near-no-no, Alex Cobb says SF Giants are in ‘playoff mode’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO — It was a couple weeks ago, in Philadelphia, that Alex Cobb felt the tide of the Giants’ season turn. The temperature dropped. Football was on the televisions in the clubhouse. Gone were the dog days; the final push for the postseason was here.“That always brings you that little bit more of adrenaline,” he said, “knowing that you’re getting to the end of the road of the season.”Perhaps it’s no coincidence, then, that in his next start, he twirled the gem of his career. A few feet of air between Spencer Steer’s two-out line drive and the outstretched glove of Luis Matos in right field was all that separated him from a no-hitter. He dug deep and found 131 pitches, the most he’s ever thrown in one game.Five days later, he will take the mound again Sunday for the finale of the Giants’ four-game series against the Padres.Nobody is expecting another 8⅔ innings of no-hit ball, right? “I hope not,” Cobb chuckled. &...

Bay Area team named greatest prep football squad of all-time by ESPN

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

(KRON) -- The Bay Area has produced a number of prep football stars throughout the years. Think Tom Brady (Junipero Serra High School), Marshawn Lynch (Oakland Tech) and Davante Adams (Palo Alto High School).As for teams, there isn't much debate on who the dominant Bay Area high school football program is. De La Salle High School in Concord, at one point, won 151 straight games from 1992 to 2004.In a list released last week, ESPN named its top 50 high school football teams of all time. The 2001 De La Salle High School was named No. 1 on the list by the network. What will Stanford, Cal’s farthest travel be for an ACC game? De La Salle went 12-0 that year. Its state championship win over Long Beach Poly (ranked No. 50 on ESPN's list) marked the program's 117 straight win -- a streak that dates back to the early 1990s. The 2001 Spartans had Maurice Jones-Drew, a running back who ended up starring at UCLA and becoming a second-round NFL draft pick in 2006 to the Jacksonville Jaguars."...

Ewers and No. 11 Texas start slow and finish strong in 37-10 season-opening win over Rice

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas beating Rice looked quite different that anyone might have expected. Still, the No. 11 Longhorns will take a win that turned from a grinder into a rout.Quinn Ewers passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Texas overcame a sluggish start with an overwhelming third quarter and smothering defense to beat the Owls 37-10 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. “The majority of people who walked into that stadium thought the game was going to go a certain way,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. “The reality is we don’t often talk about how good we are defensively.”Texas forced three turnovers, only allowed Rice 172 total yards and didn’t give up a touchdown until late in the fourth quarter.Ewers connected with Jonathan Brooks on a 37-yard TD in the first quarter and Bert Auburn kicked three first-half field goals for the Longhorns, the longest a 49-yarder. Texas turned it into a blowout in the third. Ewers connected with Georgia transfer...

Michael Penix Jr. throw for 5 TDs as No. 10 Washington overwhelms Boise State 56-19

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:57:22 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw for 450 yards and matched his career high with five touchdown passes, and No. 10 Washington overwhelmed Boise State in a 56-19 win in the teams’ season opener Saturday.Penix kicked off his final college season and a Heisman Trophy campaign with a terrific passing performance following a couple shaky drives in the opening moments. Penix was 29 of 40 passing and threw touchdowns to four receivers.After posting the second-most yards passing in the country last year, Penix picked up right where he left off.“Once we started seeing what they were doing, we knew that they were going to try to bring different things at us at the beginning of the game, things we might not have seen on film,” Penix said. “But once we started seeing the picture, it was on from there.”Penix threw four of his five touchdowns in the second quarter when the Huskies scored 28 points. He connected with Jalen McMillan on two of his TD passes, and McMillan added a 19-yard t...