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Tips for getting to/from UT football games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — During the 2023-2024 University of Texas football season, the Longhorns were scheduled to have six home games.Navigating these game days can be stressful, but here are some tips from KXAN viewers to help you get to and from Texas football games at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. Related: Free parking on South Congress will soon be a thing of the Austin past Helpful tipsKXAN viewers recommended getting to the game early, and while some said it was better to leave late, others recommended leaving during the middle of the fourth quarter.“Get there early, eat lunch, etc at a local place and walk. Or mini tailgate where you park…” a viewer said.In terms of transportation, KXAN viewers had a variety of methods.Some said to have someone you know to drop you off and pick you up or take a rideshare, and others recommended taking the metro rail.“CapMetro. I know many people consider themselves too good to take public transportation, but it is basically no hassle door to door for...

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Would Broncos Country trade Russell and Sean for Shedeur and Deion right now?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

We have already learned what we need to know about this Denver Broncos team. Blow it up. Start Jarrett Stidham at quarterback the remainder of this season. Shedeur Sanders, here we come!— Michael, doomsayerKiz: Would Broncos Country take Coach Prime and his son the QB right now as a package deal? And I don’t mean next year, after the NFL draft. How about right now, before the Broncos onside kick to open the game against Washington? If the staff here at Kickin’ It Headquarters took a poll on a glorious Sunday afternoon, would a majority of orange-clad fans in Empower Field at Mile High vote to trade Sean Payton and Russell Wilson for Deion and Shedeur?Colorado State coach Jay Norvell brought up his mama teaching him correctly about taking off his hat and sunglasses when talking to adults, thus insinuating that Sanders wasn’t raised properly. Really?— Chuck, Sko Buffs!Kiz: With Sanders revered in a seat of honor at ESPN’s cool kids table, it felt like the...

79-year-old Chino Hills man accused of murdering son

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

Authorities are investigating what led up to the fatal shooting of a man by his father in Chino Hills. According to a release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were dispatched to the 2900 block of Buckhaven Road just before 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon on calls of an assault with a deadly weapon at a residence. Upon arriving, they found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was identified as 35-year-old Alexander Wang. Wang was rushed to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect, identified as 79-year-old Jimmy Wang, had shot his son.   Armed man detained during RFK Jr.’s Hispanic Heritage event in Los Angeles The elder Wang was taken into custody at the scene without incident, police said.He was booked into the West Valley Detention Center where he remains in custody without bail. Officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Specialized Inv...

49ers, Rams make final roster move before Week 2 matchup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Cornerback Tre Swilling could make his NFL debut Sunday for the 49ers, some 32 years after his father, Pat, won NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors.Swilling got activated Saturday from the practice squad.He joined the 49ers’ practice squad last December for a week, and he spent training camp and the preseason battling for a reserve job. The Georgia Tech product entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie in May 2022 with the Tennessee Titans, then spent a month last season on the New Orleans Saints’ practice squad.His father, Pat, was a former star linebacker and the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1991 with the Detroit Lions, before finishing his career on the Oakland Raiders.In a corresponding roster move, the 49ers put cornerback Sam Womack III on Injured Reserve, with the intention of being activated after October, because of a knee injury. Womack sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee on the final snap of Wednesday...

La Doña singer goes from the Mission District to the main stage

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

(KRON) -- KRON4 is kicking off our coverage for Hispanic Heritage Month with San Francisco's very own reggaeton artist La Doña.KRON4 sat down with singer-songwriter Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea. La Doña's latest single was released Friday, and the band is working on a full album.They have a West Coast tour coming up and will perform at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Nov. 9.Watch the full story in the video player above.

No. 10 Alabama starts Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner at QB at South Florida

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No. 10 Alabama made a change at quarterback on Saturday, starting Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner on the road at South Florida.The move came a week after the Crimson Tide’s 34-24 loss to Texas. Jalen Milroe started the first two games of the season, though he shared playing time with Buchner and Ty Simpson during a Week 1 rout of Middle Tennessee.Buchner started the first two games of 2022 for Notre Dame before a shoulder injury sidelined him the rest of the regular season. He returned to throw for three touchdowns and run for two more to help the Fighting Irish beat South Carolina in the Gator Bowl.Milroe threw for two touchdowns in Alabama’s loss to Texas, but was also intercepted twice.___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Source

Curtis, Lafayette dispatch Columbia 24-3 using the ground game to take control

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Jamar Curtis ran for 145 yards and scored twice and Lafayette beat Columbia 24-3 on Saturday.Columbia — among other Ivy League schools that opened their seasons today — took a 3-0 lead when Hugo Merry connected on a 42-yard field goal with six minutes remaining in the first quarter.The Leopards (2-1) countered with a 17-play, 85-yard drive that took a little more than eight minutes and ended when Curtis ran it from the 6 with 12:54 left in the second. Curtis finished with 46 all-purpose yards on the drive.Later, after the Lions turned it over on downs, Lafayette quarterback Dean DeNobile ran it in from the 1 to end a six-play, 55-yard drive with 4:31 before intermission.With 3:03 before the end of the third, Curtis ran it in from 29-yards out for the game’s final touchdown. Curtis added 19 yards receiving.Joey Girogi ran for 73 yards on 18 carries for Columbia (0-1).___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap...

No. 3 Florida State survives late Boston College rally to win 31-29

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — DJ Lundy intercepted a pass to set up his own 1-yard touchdown run and No. 3 Florida State scored four unanswered touchdowns to build a 21-point lead but then blew almost all of it, surviving a late Boston College charge to win 31-29 on Saturday.Boston College set a school record for penalties, missed an extra point, went for 2 points after another touchdown and failed, and opted not to kick a field goal from the Seminoles 5 when trailing by 15 points early in the fourth quarter. But the Eagles still trailed by only 3 points with the ball in the final three minutes before Kalen DeLoach sacked Thomas Castellanos on third down to stall BC’s last possession.The Eagles would have gotten the ball back after stopping Florida State on third down, but they were called for face masking on the tackle — their 18th penalty of the game.Jordan Travis completed 15 of 23 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 38 yards for the Seminoles (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Confe...

Michael Neel and Cole Dow each rush for 2 TDs as Dayton beats NAIA-member Taylor (Ind.) 52-20

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dante Casciola passed for two touchdowns, Michael Neel and Cole Dow each rushed for two scores, and Dayton beat NAIA-member Taylor (Ind.) 52-20 on Saturday for the second win under coach Trevor Andrews.Casciola was 12 of 18 for 277 yards for Dayton (2-1), which was coming off a 64-24 win at home over Central State. Neel carried it 15 times for 110 yards and Dow scored on two of his six rushes. Neel’s 16-yard touchdown opened the scoring after just 123 seconds. Casciola’s 59-yard connection to Joey Swanson made it 21-0 in the first quarter. Dow added a 2-yard score with three seconds left before halftime and Neel opened the second-half scoring on an 18-yard run for a 38-14 lead.Gavin Lochow led the Dayton receivers with three catches for 124 yards and a touchdown. Damon Hockett threw for 165 yards and a touchdown for Taylor. Most of those yards came on a 74-yard touchdown to Dakohta Sonnichsen midway through the second quarter.Dayton begins Pioneer Foo...

No. 7 Penn State defense gets five takeaways and pulls away from Illinois in 30-13 victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:20:32 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions and No. 7 Penn State took advantage of five turnovers by Illinois to beat the Illini 30-13 Saturday.The Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) overcame a sub-par effort by Drew Allar, who completed just 16 of 33 passes for 208 yards, and the offense. The second-year quarterback connected on 78% of his passes in his first two games.Luke Altmyer was intercepted four times before he was benched, and running back Josh McCray lost a fumble for Illinois (1-2, 0-1), which has lost two straight.Penn State took the ball away three times in the first half, but had trouble getting into the end zone, settling for a 16-7 lead on three field goals by Alex Felkins and a 4-yard touchdown run by Kaytron Allen.Illinois closed the gap to 13-7 on a touchdown run by Reggie Love, who bulled his way into the end zone from five yards out. Love’s TD was set up by a blocked field goal by Jer’Zhan Newton.Penn State pul...