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Saint Mary’s doomed by turnovers in first-round loss to Texas A&M
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (637+ words) The nightmare start was too much to overcome." Sluggish out of the gate and without star forward Paulius Murauskas in the opening minutes due to illness, the seventh-seeded Saint Mary's Gaels fell into a hole and never escaped, falling to…...
49ers’ Trent Williams must summon All-Pro form for his Houston homecoming
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1113+ words) SANTA CLARA " Trent Williams emerged from his rookie NFL season with a tip that altered his career and life. That 2011 advice came from Adrian Peterson, a big-brother figure and former Oklahoma teammate. Peterson feared Williams could be adversely affected by…...
14 children in Texas are among the 37 dead from flash floods as the search continues for the missing
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1118+ words) By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and JOHN SEEWER Some 36 hours after the floods, authorities still have not said how many people were missing beyond 27 children from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along a river in Kerr County where most…...
This Week in the West: NCAA Tournament expansion nears, NBA Draft aftermath and the Pac-12 eyes Texas (State)
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (996+ words) The offseason is definitely not the slow season as yet another week delivered news impacting both the Pac-12 legacy schools and other universities across the region. Here are three developments you might have missed. Nitty gritty: The NCAA is expected…...
Bay FC settles for 2-2 draw after Houston scores in final minutes
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (266+ words) Bay FC's Penelope Hocking, shown celebrating a goal last week against Angel City FC, scored a goal against Houston on Saturday night. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Bay FC's Penelope Hocking and Rachel Hill scored second-half goals three minutes…...
Warriors aiming to maintain composure as physical Rockets series shifts to Houston
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (476+ words) Golden State Warriors' Kevon Looney (5) fights for a rebound against Houston Rockets' Alperen Sengun (28) in the second half of Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April…...
Texas Tech makes historic comeback to stun Arkansas in Sweet 16
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (571+ words) Sacramento native Darrion Williams tied the game with a 3 at the end of regulation, then won it for Texas Tech with a layup in overtime. SAN FRANCISCO " For more than half of Thursday's Sweet 16 game against Arkansas, Texas Tech looked…...