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Southern California woman disappears in Guatemala

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

The search is underway for a missing Southern California woman who disappeared while on a yoga retreat in Guatemala.The missing woman, Nancy Ng, 29, from Monterey Park, disappeared on Oct. 19 at a retreat in Lake Atitlán, according to her family.Nancy, a former Cal State L.A. student who works for the Alhambra Unified School District, had planned to relax at a week-long yoga retreat, something she had done for the second year in a row.She left on Oct. 14 and just a few days into her trip, her family said the retreat organizer called to say she had disappeared.She was officially reported missing on Oct. 19 and her family said the worst part is not knowing where she is or what exactly happened that day. The details of her disappearance remain few and far between.Loved ones are searching for Nancy Ng, 29, a Monterey Park woman who disappeared on Oct. 19, 2023 while at a yoga retreat in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. (Ng Family)Loved ones are searching for Nancy Ng, 29, a Monterey Park woman ...

No. 6 Oregon hands Cal a 63-19 loss as Bears suffer four straight loss to Top 25 opponent

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

Cal, with just one road victory over Oregon in the past 35 years, was right there, trailing just 14-13 in the second quarter at rainy Autzen Stadium.And in seemingly no time, it was over.The No. 6 Ducks scored 21 points in the final 5:21 of the first half, including a pair of touchdown passes by Bo Nix, and Oregon took a commanding 35-13 lead into halftime on a rainy afternoon in Eugene, Ore.When it was over, the Ducks (8-1, 5-1 Pac-12) owned a 63-19 victory which should allow them to at least maintain their No. 6 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings.The Bears (3-6, 1-5) lost their fourth straight game to a Top-25 conference opponent and have clinched their 14th consecutive losing record in Pac-12 play. Cal closes its home schedule next Saturday against Washington State and needs to sweep its final three games to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2019.Freshman running back Jaivan Thomas of Oakland was injured with 4:05 to play in the third quarter after fumbling...

Cal player hospitalized after tackle leaves him motionless

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

Cal running back Jaivian Thomas, a freshman from McClymonds High in Oakland, was taken off the field on a hardboard stretcher in the third quarter of the Bears’ game at Oregon on Saturday.Thomas lay motionless for about 15 minutes while attendants strapped him to the cart and transported him to a nearby hospital. There was no immediate word on Thomas’ condition.The injury occurred on a first-down play from the Oregon 5. Thomas took a handoff from quarterback Fernando Mendoza and immediately lost control of the ball, fumbling it forward.The hit occurred after the fumble, away from the play and from TV cameras.This breaking news story will be updated when more is known.  

Miller’s 4 TD day leads Southern Utah past winless Lincoln (CA), 35-6

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Justin Miller threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score after Southern Utah staked winless Lincoln (California) to a 6-0 lead, leading the Thunderbirds to a 35-6 victory Saturday. Lincoln drove 61 yards on 12 plays to take a 6-0 lead. TJ Goodwin ran 12 yards for the score midway through the first quarter, but a two-point conversion pass fell incomplete). Miller found Braedon Wissler with a 27-yard touchdown with :26 left in the first quarter and Tyler Graham’s PAT kick put the T-Birds in front for good and Isaiah Wooden caught a 58-yard touchdown pass from Miller and followed it with a 45-yard score before Miller capped the first-half scoring with a 1-yard keeper for a 27-6 lead. Miller completed 17 of 30 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns but was picked off twice to lead Southern Utah (2-2, 4-5 United Athletic Conference). Wooden finished with seven catches for 168 yards.Goodwin was 17-of-33 passing for 139 yards and was picked off ...

Jayson Tatum scores 10,000th career point with Celtics

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored his 10,000th career point in the second quarter of Saturday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.The 25-year-old Tatum is the youngest player in franchise history to score 10,000 points. The previous record holder was Antoine Walker, who was 26.With 5:05 remaining in the quarter, Tatum drove into the lane, spun and converted the layup while drawing a foul on Brooklyn guard Cam Thomas. Thomas then knocked down the free throw to give Boston a 52-48 lead.Tatum, drafted third overall in 2017, is averaging 29.8 points per game this season.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nbaSource

Nix throws 4 TD passes and runs for 2 more scores in No. 6 Oregon’s 63-19 rout of California

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bo Nix threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and No. 6 Oregon pulled away from California in a wild first half in a 63-19 victory Saturday. Nix completed 29 of 38 passes for 38 yards. He had a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs. Tez Johnson caught 12 passes for 180 yards and two scores and the Ducks (8-1, 4-1 Pac-12, No. 6 CFP) remained undefeated at Autzen Stadium. Jaydn Ott ran for 93 yards and a touchdown for the Golden Bears (3-6, 1-5). Nohl Williams scored on a fumble return and Mateen Bhaghani made two field goals. Nix was the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for a pair of touchdowns and running for another during Oregon’s 35-6 victory at No. 13 Utah last weekend. He went into the game against Cal averaging 292.1 yards passing. He has thrown 25 touchdown passes and run for five more. Nix is getting Heisman Trophy buzz, although he’s facing competition from fellow Pac-12 quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who has helped keep No. 5 ...

Michigan asks Big Ten commissioner to await for NCAA investigation before acting on allegations

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — University of Michigan President Santa Ono sent an email to Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, imploring the conference to wait for results of the NCAA’s sign-stealing investigation before potentially taking action against the Jim Harbaugh -led football program.“The reputations and livelihoods of coaches, students, and program cannot be sacrificed in a rush to judgement, no matter how many and how loudly people protest otherwise,” Ono wrote in an email to Petitti on Thursday night before their meeting the next day. “Due process matters.”Michigan athletics spokesman Kurt Svoboda shared the contents of Ono’s email with The Associated Press on Saturday night, when the third-ranked Wolverines played Purdue at home.Connor Stalions, the low-level Michigan football staffer at the center of the probe into impermissible scouting and sign stealing, resigned Friday.Stalions attorney, in a statement to The Athletic, said his client chose to resign because sto...

Smith TD run and 2-pt conversation in OT for Houston to beat Baylor 25-24

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

WACO, Texas (AP) — Houston quarterback Donovan Smith ran for a game-winning 2-point conversion after his 1-yard touchdown run in overtime and the Cougars got their first Big 12 road victory, 25-24 over Baylor on Saturday. After Baylor (3-6, 2-4 Big 12) began the overtime with freshman Dawson Pendergrass’ 3-yard TD run, Houston (4-5, 2-4) had to start its OT possession from the 40 after the enforcement of a 15-yard penalty on the Bears’ extra point. On the play before Smith’s touchdown, the ball came out when he stretched toward the end zone. It was originally ruled a fumble, but that call was overturned on replay review, and the ball placed inside the 1, setting up his score. The Cougars then called timeout and decided to go for the win instead of trying to force a second extra period. “We knew what play we were going to run,” Houston coach Dana Holgorsen said. “They knew it and it worked. I guess the football gods were looking after us.”Smith threw two TD passes, ...

Harvey, Plumlee lead UCF to first Big 12 win, 28-26 over Cincinnati

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee raced into the stands inside Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium on Saturday night and hugged his mom.The embrace was part of an exuberant postgame celebration Plumlee and his Knights teammates hadn’t experienced since opening their first Big 12 Conference slate.RJ Harvey rushed for a career-high three scores and Plumlee ran for another as UCF outlasted the Bearcats 28-26 to secure its first Big 12 win.“A lot of work goes into what we do,” Plumlee said. “Countless hours up at the facility with coaches. They work their butts off, too. So, we really, really try to enjoy wins because, man, they’re fun.”Despite allowing 515 yards of total offense, including 248 yards on the ground, to the Bearcats (2-7, 0-6 Big 12), the Knights (4-5, 1-5) handed their former American Athletic Conference foe their sixth straight loss while snapping their own five-game skid.Both teams are in their first season in the Big 12. Saturday marked UCF’s first win at C...

McElvain, Hale lead Central Arkansas to 27-14 victory over North Alabama

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Will McElvain passed for 248 yards, Darius Hale had 70 yards rushing, and Central Arkansas defeated North Alabama 27-14 on Saturday.The Bears (6-3, 3-1 United Athletic Conference) got first-quarter touchdowns on a 17-yard touchdown pass from McElvain to Jarrod Barnes and a 14-yard scoring run from Hale for an early 14-0 lead.Kylin James added a 65-yard touchdown run for a 21-0 halftime lead and Jake Gaster’s 43-yard field goal put the Bears up 24-0 in the third quarter.North Alabama’s Noah Walters threw TD passes of 28 and 3 yards to Takairee Kenebrew but the Lions (3-7, 1-5) never got closer than the final score.Walters was 21-of-36 passing for 212 yards and Kenebrew caught seven passes for 107 yards. Walters led the Lions with 55 yards rushing but no teammate had more than 7 yards on the ground.McElvain completed 22 of 33 passes, with the one touchdown to Barnes, who caught nine for 113 yards.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout ...