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How will Gophers football program handle transfer portal this spring?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

The Gophers football program opened spring practices this week, giving head coach P.J. Fleck and his staff their first glance at what the team will look like this fall. Some positions are easy to project.Athan Kaliakmanis will be the U’s first new starting quarterback to open a season since 2018. Aireontae Ersery will be hard to move off left tackle. Cody Lindenberg will run the defense at middle linebacker, and safety Tyler Nubin will patrol the secondary.But the depth chart won’t be written in pen after the spring game on April 22 at Huntington Bank Stadium.“The great thing about spring is, and we’ve always said it, (in) spring, you will never win the job,” Fleck said before the U’s first practice on Tuesday. “You are going to set up winning the job.”That outlook is especially true in 2023 with the NCAA transfer portal routinely altering college rosters. Even this week, Fleck said receiver Dylan Wright is no longer on the team, bringing the total to 14 scholarship players wh...

Costco plans advance in Guilderland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Plans to bring a Costco to the Capital Region are moving forward. Guilderland’s planning board voted Wednesday night to approve the Crossgate’s developers' site plan to build next to the mall. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! That plan now advances the process to the zoning board.This is the first development progress in several years as legal challenges tried to halt the project, citing environmental concerns. More traffic impacting an already dense area is another big worry for some locals, specifically surrounding a roundabout planned for the Interstate-87 ramps at Crossgates Mall Road. Court rules in favor of proposed Costco at Crossgates Construction on that roundabout is slated to begin on April 3, but no date has been set on the zoning board meeting and public hearing just yet. Stick with NEWS10 for more on this story as it develops.

Ballston Spa teen accused of seriously injuring a baby

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

MILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jacob E. Krall, 19, of Ballston Spa on Tuesday. They say he assaulted a 3-month-old infant in his family. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to police, Krall violently assaulted the baby on Sunday, causing serious injuries. The Sheriff's Office and Community Emergency Corps were dispatched to the scene of a child in respiratory distress. The baby was treated at the scene before being hospitalized. Police said that their investigation led to Krall.Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo said, “There is nothing in society more heinous than victimizing our most vulnerable." Lindsay Lohan, others hit with SEC charges for endorsing cryptocurrencies Krall was charged with second-degree assault by a person over 18 to cause injury to a person under 7 years old, a class D felony, the sheriff says. He was arraigned before Judge Timothy Brown in Milton Town ...

St. Louis County man admits stealing, using credit card info of Lowe's customers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis County man appeared in federal court Wednesday and admitted defrauding customers of a big box home improvement store of more than a million dollars.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Michael Burrus, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of bank fraud. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Burrus told the court that between April 2020 and November 2021, he and others obtained stolen personal information from Lowe's business customers, including names, telephone numbers, addresses, and credit card numbers. Burrus and his compatriots used that information to access the businesses' credit card accounts, and made purchases from sai...

Man sentenced on federal drug charges

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a man to a decade in prison Thursday on federal drug charges.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Antoine Meeks, 31, pleaded guilty in December 2022 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW According to court documents, Meeks was pulled over on Aug. 19, 2022, by O'Fallon, Missouri, police. Officers found 208 grams of methamphetamine (nearly a half-pound) and 26 grams of fentanyl in Meeks' car.Meeks was on parole at the time following a conviction in 2015 for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Missouri's top barbecue joint is in St. Louis, according to Yelp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Make no bones about it: Barbecue is one of America’s favorite cuisines.Barbecue, however, is also the subject of some of the most heated debates among foodies. What qualifies as “barbecue” in one region of the country might not pass in another, seeing as some folks might prefer baby-back ribs over St. Louis-style, or the flavors of mesquite over hickory. And don’t even get started on the sauces.The best barbecue, therefore, is truly in the taste buds of the beholder.With that in mind, it’s perhaps easier to set aside any preconceived notions and enjoy some regional styles of barbecue — even if it’s not exactly one's preferred style. To help determine where some of the most finger-lickin’ examples can be found, the analysts at Yelp have compiled a list of the platform’s top-rated barbecue joints in every state, based on the recommendations from its user community. It should be noted, though, that Yelp’s findings are also based on the “total volume” of reviews for each bar...

Illinois man dies after falling from chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

A skier is dead after falling from a chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Friday, March 17.John Perucco, 60, of Elgin, Illinois, was pronounced dead at St. Anthony’s Summit Hospital in Frisco after the fall, the Summit County Coroner’s Office said in an email. Perucco was reportedly wearing a helmet when he fell from the lift.Perucco had not yet reached Tower 1 of Zendo Chair when he fell approximately 25 feet before landing on a hard-packed, groomed trail below, according to an email from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. The department was reportedly notified around 11:20 a.m. of a death at the emergency room.RELATED: Copper Mountain half-pipe where Illinois teens were killed sledding was off-limits, resort saysThe investigation determined the “male had fallen off of the chairlift as he was attempting to remove snow from the seat surface,” according to the Sheriff’s Office, which added that the restraint bar was in the up position.Read more at our partner, Summit Daily News.&...

Centennial temporarily bans any new outdoor pickleball courts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

Centennial this week approved a six-month moratorium on the construction of new outdoor pickleball courts in the city so that it can assess the potential for noise complaints, and how to minimize them, as the popular sport continues to boom in Colorado.The City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday night in favor of the temporary ban, which will end on Sept. 30 unless extended by the council.There have been multiple reports from around the country about neighborhoods driven crazy by the sound of the impact between pickleball and paddle, which some acoustical engineers characterize as an “impulsive sound” that is particularly bothersome to the human ear.Related ArticlesColorado News | Pickleball is booming in Colorado. One city isn’t so sure it likes the sound. Other neighborhoods seem to have no problem with the sound of the sport.Centennial’s moratorium comes as pickleball, a mashup of tennis and ping-pong that is easy to learn and highly social, explodes i...

Broncos WR KJ Hamler facing lengthy absence after tearing muscle while training on his own, source says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

KJ Hamler just can’t shake the bad injury luck.The fourth-year wide receiver recently tore his pectoral muscle while training on his own away from the Broncos facility, a source confirmed to The Post on Thursday morning. He is looking at a rehabilitation timeline of four to six months, the shorter end of which would have him healthy for the start of training camp in late July.The NFL Network first reported Hamler’s injury.The former Penn State standout and 2020 second-round pick of the Broncos was just getting back toward full health after a hamstring injury and subsequent aggravation cost him the final nine games of the 2022 season. Hamler missed almost all of the 2021 season with a serious knee and hip injury and the rehabilitation carried all the way through training camp last summer. He played 40 snaps in Denver’s season opener at Seattle but then was inactive in Week 2.Slowly, he worked his way back into playing shape and made the biggest play of his season &#...

Death investigation underway after burned truck discovered off Brea road

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:12 GMT

A death investigation is underway in Brea after a burned-out truck was found off a roadway Thursday morning.It is unclear when the incident was reported, but a traffic advisory was ordered at East Carbon Canyon Road and North Olinda Drive.A full closure of Carbon Canyon is expected for several hours for the investigation, Brea police indicated in a tweet.Motorists are asked to avoid the area.Aerial video from Sky5 showed authorities investigating a burned-out pickup off the roadway.No further details about the incident have been released.