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Over 1/3 will be Cowboys fans for 49ers game at Levi's Stadium, ticket retailer says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

(KRON) -- The highly-anticipated matchup between the San Francisco 49ers (4-0) and Dallas Cowboys (3-1) will take place on Sunday Night Football with a 5:20 p.m. kickoff. Cowboys fans, dubbed as "America's Team, have a large fanbase across the country even outside of Texas. It appears that will be on display Sunday night in Santa Clara, says one ticket retailer. Police ask for public’s help identifying people in Levi’s Stadium brawl Roughly 36 percent of the Levi's Stadium crowd will be Cowboys fans, according to secondary market ticket seller Vivid Seats. 49ers fans are expected to make up roughly 64 percent of the crowd. It is no surprise a large number of Cowboys fans are expected to invade the 49ers' home stadium. They are called "America's Team" for a reason. On top of that, some Cowboys fans may see this as a "revenge" game -- considering San Francisco has ended Dallas' season two years in a row. The NFC rivals have had a long history dating back to the 1970s. San Francisco ...

New bike and walking path opens near Vienna Metro station

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

A new bicycle and pedestrian path opened this weekend in Fairfax County, Virginia, designed to improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety in a busy corner of the county.The new path, only about one-third of a mile long, carries riders and walkers along northbound Route 29 between Vaden Drive and Nutley Street in Merrifield.The Virginia Department of Transportation said the new path will help riders and walkers more safely reach the Vienna Metro station and other trails, including trails in Towers Park, a 16-acre park with a playground, picnic site and baseball field.The $3.8 million project is mostly completed, with some minor finishing touches being applied in the coming weeks.Drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians are reminded to be cautious because the area remains an active work zone.Source

FOTOS | Los mortales enfrentamientos en Israel y Gaza

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

(CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, dijo este sábado que el país está en guerra después de que militantes palestinos en Gaza dispararan una andanada mortal de cohetes y enviaran hombres armados al territorio israelí en una importante escalada del conflicto de larga data entre ambas partes.Israel lanzó ataques aéreos contra Gaza en respuesta al ataque mientras Netanyahu prometía “hacer pagar un precio enorme al enemigo”.¿Qué está pasando en Israel? Esto es lo que sabemos hasta el momentoEl ataque sorpresa, ocurrido a primera hora de la mañana, no tiene precedentes en la historia reciente por su escala y alcance. Se produce en el 50 aniversario de la guerra de 1973, en la que los Estados árabes bombardearon a Israel en Yom Kippur, el día más sagrado del calendario judío.Nota del editor: esta galería tiene contenido explícito. Se recomienda discreción.Palestinos inspeccionan los edificios dañados en Gaza después de los ataques aéreos de Israel es...

Central Arkansas scores 32 points in fourth quarter to rally for 38-33 win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Will McElvain threw four fourth-quarter touchdown passes before Kylin James added a 9-yard go-ahead score with 19 seconds remaining to complete an astounding comeback in Central Arkansas’ 38-33 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night.The Bears (4-2) trailed 30-6 heading into the final quarter before McElvain threw TD passes to Myles Butler and Jarrod Barnes to begin the Bears’ 32-point final quarter. DC Pippin kicked a field goal with 4:20 to go for SEMO (1-4) to make it 33-18. But 19 seconds later, Christian Richmond snagged a pass at midfield on his way to a 73-yard score to get the Bears within 33-25 with four minutes left and they regained possession at their own 35 with 2:15 to go. That led to a 45-yard touchdown pass to Butler who came away with ball against tight coverage and scored with 1:34 remaining to cut the deficit to 33-31 — but a 2-point conversion pass failed.A three-and-out gave the ball back to the Bears with 1:18 left an...

Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of NLDS

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Harper homered, Ranger Suárez and the Philadelphia bullpen stifled baseball’s most prolific offense, and the Phillies blanked the 104-win Atlanta Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Saturday night.In a playoff rematch between division rivals, the East champion Braves find themselves in exactly the same position as a year ago: trailing the Phillies after the opener at Truist Park.The Phillies went on to a 3-1 upset of the Braves in 2022 on an improbable run to the World Series. Now, they’re up again heading to Game 2 of the best-of-five series Monday night in Atlanta.Wild-card series hero Bryson Stott broke a scoreless tie with a run-scoring single in the fourth. Harper padded the lead with a drive over the right-field wall in the sixth off Spencer Strider, baseball’s only 20-game winner.The Braves, who tied the major league record with 307 homers during the regular season and averaged more than 5.8 runs per game, couldn’t mu...

Braves catcher Sean Murphy called for interference that brings home Phillies run in Game 1 of NLDS

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves catcher Sean Murphy was called for interference in the eighth inning of their NL Division Series opener against Philadelphia on Saturday night, bringing home a run for the Phillies.The call was made by plate umpire Brian O’Nora with J.T. Realmuto batting with the bases loaded and two outs. Trea Turner scored to give Philadelphia a 3-0 lead.It was hard to see any contact, but Realmuto looked back at O’Nora after he fouled off a pitch from Pierce Johnson and pointed to Murphy. After O’Nora indicated the interference call, Realmuto clapped as he jogged to first.The call was challenged by Atlanta, but it was upheld by a replay review. Some fans at Truist Park threw trash on the field in protest.There were 96 catcher interference calls in the majors this year, the highest total since at least 1974. That’s up from 74 in 2022 and 64 in 2021, according to Sportradar.Under MLB’s catcher interference rule, the batter is awarded first base if any fielder...

Desert horror: Music festival goers first took cover from rockets, then Gaza militants began firing on them

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea, killing dozens and stunning the country. Palestinian health officials reported scores of deaths from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as ...

Zach Calzada accounts for 3 TDs and Incarnate Word holds off Southeastern Louisiana 33-26

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Zach Calzada accounted for three touchdowns and Incarnate Word held off Southeastern Louisiana for a 33-26 victory on Saturday night.Calzada threw a pair of touchdown passes to help Incarnate Word (4-1, 1-0 Southland Conference) build a 24-6 halftime lead. Calzada’s 4-yard touchdown run capped a 13-play, 89-yard drive that stretched the Cardinals’ lead to 33-19 late in the third quarter. But midway through the fourth, Calzada fumbled and turned the ball over deep inside Cardinals’ territory. Southeastern Louisiana scored four plays later on Eli Sawyer’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Bauer Sharp that capped the scoring with 6:18 remaining. After forcing a three-and-out, Sawyer led a 15-play drive to the Cardinals’ 23-yard line but then threw an interception with 43 seconds to go. Calzada completed 23 of 32 passes for 304 yards. Brandon Porter had 10 receptions for 182 yards and a score. Sawyer was 27-of-40 passing for 271 yards and threw tw...

Roberson throws for 2, DT Stafford runs for 2, UConn wins first 38-31 over Rice

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Ta’Quan Roberson threw two touchdown passes, defensive tackle Jelani Stafford ran for two and UConn forced four turnovers and picked up its first win over the season 38-31 over Rice on Saturday.Rice (3-3) led 14-0 after one quarter but the Huskies (1-5) scored the next four touchdowns, including Jackson Mitchell’s 50-yard scoop and score after a backwards pass for a 28-14 lead early in the second half.J.T. Daniels’ second touchdown pass to Luke McCaffrey in the second half, a 30-yarder, pulled the Owls within 31-28 with 6:56 to play. But four plays later Roberson found Justin Joly over the middle and he turned it into a 59-yard score.Chris Shearin picked off Daniel’s at the UConn 25 with 4:16 to play. After a punt, the Owls reached the UConn 5 before settling for a field goal with 40 seconds left but the Huskies covered the onside kick.Roberson was 15 of 29 for 215 yards. He found Cameron Ross for 41 yards in the 28-point surge. That included S...

UCLA rallies in the fourth quarter to take down No. 13 Washington State 25-17

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:33:59 GMT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Washington State’s Cameron Ward came into the Rose Bowl ranked third in the nation in passing yards and directing one of the nation’s top offenses.That didn’t mean much to UCLA, which handed Ward one of the most humbling games of his collegiate career.The Bruins forced four turnovers and pressured Ward all afternoon Saturday in a 25-17 victory over the 13th-ranked Cougars.The junior, who averaged 347.2 passing yards and completed 74.5% of his passes in the first four games, threw his first two interceptions of the season and was 19 of 39 for 197 yards and a touchdown. “They were the best defense we’ve faced so far this year,” Ward said. “They got after us today. They punched us in the mouth early and they punched us in the mouth the majority of the game, so we’re humbled for sure.”UCLA (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) also sacked Ward three times, along with six QB hurries. Washington State (4-1, 1-1) went three-and-out on eight of its 16 possessions...