Home

Purdy pride: 49ers quarterback is hometown hero in Queen Creek, Arizona

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. – It’s 76 degrees under sunny skies as three teenage boys throw the football around and run routes at Desert Mountain Park. They’re doing so Saturday on the same field Brock Purdy launched his career, one that now finds him as the 49ers’ starting quarterback — and the NFL’s most efficient this season.“I watch every Niners game now, because it’s so fun knowing someone from here is playing in the NFL. It’s crazy,” said Talen Frazier, 15, a freshman running back from Purdy’s alma mater, Perry High, in the neighboring town of Gilbert.When it comes to Queen Creek – or the “QC” — Purdy is not literally putting it on the map. Business, or, at least housing, has been booming in this suburb 30 minutes southeast of Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert.Visitors to Brock Purdy’s home town of Queen Creek, Ariz. are greeted with many signs of the growing town, but little indication that’s where the 49ers star quarterback grew up. (Cam Inman/Bay Area News Group) ...

Appalachian State slogs past Miami (Ohio) 13-9 in the rain-soaked Cure Bowl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Joey Aguilar threw for 197 yards and scored on an 8-yard run in the third quarter as Appalachian State beat Miami (Ohio) 13-9 on Saturday in the rain-soaked Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl.Aguilar’s scoring run capped an 11-play, 73-yard drive and gave Appalachian State a 13-3 lead after Michael Hughes kicked field goals of 29 and 22 yards in the first half.Miami (Ohio) (11-3) answered Aguilar’s TD with a 23-yard touchdown by Rashad Amos, cutting its deficit to 13-9.But the Redhawks squandered a potential chance to take the lead when backup running back Keyon Mozee fumbled on a short carry near midfield with 2:39 remaining. Miami (Ohio) never got the ball back.The game was played as a steady rain soaked Central Florida and pools of water formed around midfield over the bowl logo and in the endzones. The conditions certainly affected play. There were 13 fumbles, with Appalachian State losing two and Miami (Ohio) losing three. Stadium officials said mor...

Aoka Lee scores 36 points, No. 12 Kansas State women defeat North Florida 79-53

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

MANHATTAN, KAN. (AP) — Aoka Lee scored a seson-high 36 points on a near-perfect shooting night and No. 12 Kansas State defeated North Florida 79-53 on Saturday.The Wildcats led 20-13 after one quarter, then saw North Florida close the gap when Selma Eklund hit a 3-pointer and a layup to get the Ospreys within 29-25 at the 3-minute mark. But the Wildcats finished the half on an 8-0 run, the last five points coming from Lee. She scored 21 points in the first half and was perfect on nine shot attempts and three free throws.Lee missed her first shot of the third quarter, then made her next five. She finished 15-for-17 shooting and 6-for-6 from the line. Lee, who holds the Division I scoring record of 61 points in a game, was averaging 19.1 points entering Saturday’s game.The Wildcats scored 11 of the first 13 points in the third quarter to push their lead to 20 points and they led 62-43 heading to the fourth. The largest lead was 79-52 with about 1 1/2 minutes left.Gabby Gregory h...

Haliburton misses Pacers’ game at Minnesota with bruised left knee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton missed Indiana’s game at Minnesota on Saturday night with a bruised left knee.Haliburton left Friday’s 137-123 loss in Washington after hitting knees with a Wizards player. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle did not provide a timetable Saturday on how long Haliburton would be out. The team’s leading scorer at 25.7 points per game and league leader in assists with 12 per game, Haliburton is shooting 51.5% from the field and 43.5% from 3-point range. Running an Indiana offense that averages a league-best 128.2 points, Haliburton has recorded 17 double-doubles this season, tops among NBA guards.The Pacers are playing their third game in four nights, and did not arrive in Minnesota until Saturday afternoon because an aircraft issue forced them to stay in Washington on Friday.Source

No. 10 Baylor hands No. 24 Miami its first loss with 75-57 victory in Hall of Fame Series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sarah Andrews had 18 points and No. 10 Baylor handed No. 24 Miami its first loss, rolling to a 75-57 victory in the Hall of Fame Series on Saturday.Baylor forced 15 turnovers and led for all but 1 minute, 34 seconds.Jada Walker added 14 points, Bella Fontleroy had 13 points and Yaya Felder had 12 points for the Bears (9-0).Shayeann Day-Wilson had 12 points to lead Miami (8-1). Ally Stedman and Kyla Oldacre each added 11 points.Baylor quickly took control of a battle between unbeaten teams.Baylor captured a 13-point lead with Walker scoring nine points in the opening quarter while making all four field goal attempts and a free throw.Baylor was 5 for 10 on 3-pointers in the first half, including a 23-footer by Andrews with 40 seconds left in the second quarter that put the Bears up 47-32.The Bears finished 10 for 20 on 3-pointers.Trailing by 16 during the first half, Miami opened the third quarter on an 8-2 run but Baylor would later go on a 7-0 run to regain the mo...

Bal scores 23 points, Santa Clara holds off Washington State, 69-61

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Adama Bal scored 23 points and Santa Clara converted six straight free throws in the final minute to hold off Washington State 69-61 to win at the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon.Santa Clara is now 4-2 in its last five meetings with the Cougars. The Broncos scheduled four games against Pac-12 Conference teams and is 3-1 in those games, beating Washington State, Stanford and Oregon and losing only at Cal 84-69.Myles Rice hit a 3 to get WSU within five, 62-57, with 1:50 left but missed a jumper to make it a one-possession game with just over a minute to play. Carlos Marshall Jr. hit the first of two free throws to push the Santa Clara lead to six, but Isaac Jones dunked with :49 left to make it 63-59. Tyeree Bryan hit four straight from the line while Rice missed two 3-point attempts. Marshall hit two free throws before the Cougars’ Jabe Mullins missed from deep and Andrej Jakimovski put back the offensive rebound to set the final margin. ...

Loyer, Smith lead No. 3 Purdue past No. 1 Arizona 92-84 in NCAA showdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fletcher Loyer tied a career high with 27 points, Braden Smith added 26 and No. 3 Purdue beat No. 1 Arizona 92-84 on Saturday.Loyer was 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and Smith was 4 of 7 while falling one point shy of his career high.Zach Edey added 22 points and nine rebounds, with the 7-foot-4 All-American handling the middle while Smith and Loyer supplied the outside firepower in the Indy Classic.The Boilermakers (10-1) handed the Wildcats their first loss while defeating a No. 1-ranked team for the first time since beating Arizona 72-69 on Nov. 25, 2000, which also was played in Indianapolis.Caleb Love scored 29 points and Keshad Johnson added 24 for the Wildcats (8-1). Oumar Ballo added 13 points.The Boilermakers shot 54% while the Wildcats shot 52%. Purdue held a 32-26 rebounding edge. Each team had 13 turnovers.The Boilermakers led 67-52 before the Wildcats answered with an 11-0 run to close the deficit to 67-63.Loyer scored 18 and Smith 14 in the first half to hel...

Cure Bowl Winners

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

Dec. 16, 2023 — Appalachian St. 13, Miami (Ohio) 9Dec. 16, 2022 — No. 23 Troy 18, No. 22 UTSA 12Dec. 17, 2021 — Coastal Carolina 47, Northern Illinois 41Dec. 26, 2020 — No. 23 Liberty 37, No. 9 Coastal Carolina 34, OTDec. 21, 2019 — Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16Dec. 15, 2018 — Tulane 41, Louisiana-Lafayette 24Dec. 16, 2017 — Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17Dec. 17, 2016 — Arkansas State 31, Central Florida 13Dec. 19, 2015 — San Jose St. 27, Georgia St. 16Source

Photos: Star Wars display at Highlands Ranch home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Christmas spirit is strong with one family not so far away.On Blackbird Place in Highlands Ranch, the Star Wars universe meets Earth in a unique holiday light display. Colorado Wine Board’s 2023 holiday wine pairing suggestions They call it "Star Wars: The Battle for the North Pole."There is no dark side here though. The family said the home is decorated on all sides with some 20,000 lights and dozens of inflatables. These Front Range neighborhoods have the best Christmas lights The family told FOX31 that their lights will be on nightly til 10 p.m. through Jan. 1, with the occasional hot cocoa and cider stand.

Storm system brings heavy downpours and whipping winds across South Florida, street flood advisory issued

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:53 GMT

A major storm system is wreaking havoc across South Florida, bringing lashing winds and relentless rounds of rain across the region, a soggy situation that is expected to linger through the remainder of the weekend.Strong wind gusts have been reported, including 44 miles per hour in Fort Lauderdale. This is expected to be the case until at least early Sunday morning.Saturday night, a street flood advisory was issued for Broward and Miami-Dade counties until 9:15 p.m.Hours earlier, 7News cameras on Saturday afternoon captured several passers-by on the Hollywood Broadwalk who opted to brave the downpours.A couple visiting from Michigan said they haven’t even been able to get to their Airbnb.“We’ve been waiting to check in to our Airbnb for like five hours,” said one of the visitors“I was here like a couple of years ago, so not what I’m used to, but we’ll make the best of it,” said the other visitor. “It should be good tomorrow.R...