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Kiszla: For his next trick, CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders could drive CSU football into oblivion

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

While we loudly sing the praises of Deion Sanders as the miracle worker that has brought CU football back from the dead, has all the gold and glitz of Coach Prime blinded us to the imminent demise of college sports?“If we’re going to have to pay the players, college athletics that we’ve been used to will be obliterated. College athletics as we’ve known it will be gone within three years,” Chuck Neinas told me Thursday.“CU won’t have skiing, won’t have track and won’t have soccer. They will all become club sports, with no financial aid for teams that will have to find their own coach and make their own travel.”For more than 50 years, Neinas has been one of the most influential power brokers in college sports, serving as a conference commissioner, NCAA executive and disruptor. Long ago he was a pioneer in mining big television money that now contributes heavily to the portal transfer chaos of name, image and likeness Sanders has exploited to remake the Buffaloes into a top 25 pr...

The Rock, Rob Gronkowski among celebs heading to Rocky Mountain Showdown: This Fox Sports analyst says CU Buffs won’t be distracted by star power

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

BOULDER — Even The Rock can smell what Deion Sanders is cooking at CU.Hollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is joining a growing list of mega-celebrities who will be at or around the Rocky Mountain Showdown this weekend at Folsom Field.ESPN analyst and podcaster Pat McAfee announced Thursday that Johnson, the football player/wrestler/actor, will join his show for its live broadcast at CU on Friday morning. McAfee said he expects guest appearances from Coach Prime, CU safety Shilo Sanders, Stephen A. Smith and former Broncos great Shannon Sharpe as well. ESPN’s “First Take” is also airing from Boulder on Friday, while on Saturday, Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” crew, which is returning to Folsom Field for a second straight week, will boast ex-NFL star and Tom Brady pal Rob Gronkowski as a celebrity guest.It’s enough to make CU students, staff and fans giddy. But could all the showbiz stuff take the eyes of Buffs players off the...

Thieves target unsuspecting SoCal shoppers in distraction thefts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

A woman whose purse and credit cards were stolen in a matter of moments became the latest victim of distraction thefts in Southern California.The rising theft trend targets unsuspecting shoppers where thieves may engage the victim in conversation while another accomplice quickly takes their personal items. Cheryl Armstrong said she was recently targeted while grocery shopping at a Ralph’s supermarket in Anaheim Hills.Armstrong said the first thing she does when unloading groceries into her car is to place her purse on the front passenger seat before closing the door.But before she could enter the driver’s side of her car, suddenly a man interrupted her.“As I was starting to walk to put my cart in the corral, a man who was up there, towards the market, he said, ‘Lady! Someone bumped into your car with a trolley,’” Armstrong recalled.A woman whose purse and credit cards were stolen in a matter of moments became the latest victim of distraction thefts in Orange County. (KTLA)Ralph's ma...

The 10 most expensive reported home sales in San Jose the week of Sep. 4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

A house in San Jose that sold for $3.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in San Jose in the past week.In total, 49 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2 million. The average price per square foot was $1,007.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 4 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.3 million, single-family home in the 500 block of North Baywood Ave.A sale has been finalized for the single-family residence in the 500 block of North Baywood Ave. in San Jose. The price was $2,320,000 and the new owners took over the house in August. The house was built in 1950 and the living area totals 2,097 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $1,106. The house features five bedrooms and two bathrooms.North Baywood Avenue9. $2.3 million, detached house in the 600 block of Mindy WayThe sale of ...

Man accused of living in burglarized Piedmont house dies in jail, cellmate accused of murder

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who was arrested for allegedly breaking into a Piedmont home and living there for two days was found dead in his jail cell on Wednesday, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. His cellmate is accused of murdering him. Yuri Brand, 39, of El Cerrito, was arrested after he allegedly broke into a home on the 1600 block of Grand Avenue. The Piedmont Police Department said he was a convicted burglar who had also been arrested another time for trespassing at a home. Police: Man who threatened San Jose school as hoax arrested Deputies at the Santa Rita Jail were conducting a routine check at 12:23 p.m. Wednesday when they found Brand unresponsive. He was declared dead less than an hour later. A complaint of murder was submitted to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office against 33-year-old Bryson Levy of Oakland, who was Brand's cellmate. Levy was in jail for vandalism and violating the conditions of his parole. Brand's next of kin has been notified. His ...

Rams rookie Puka Nacua misses practice with oblique injury after his dynamic NFL debut

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Puka Nacua is still getting used to the punishment he’ll have to absorb to be an NFL receiver. The Los Angeles Rams rookie missed practice with an oblique injury Thursday, four days after taking several shots to the ribs in his debut game.“In college, they definitely weren’t hitting like that,” a grinning Nacua said a day earlier, padding still stuck to his ribs after practice.Nearly everything about Nacua’s first outing for the Rams was a major hit.Nacua caught 10 passes for 119 yards in the Rams’ surprising 30-13 victory at Seattle last Sunday, immediately seizing an integral role in Los Angeles’ offense. Matthew Stafford showed confidence in the rookie fifth-round pick, targeting Nacua a whopping 15 times while the Rams’ offense dominated the ball for nearly 40 minutes.The quick success wasn’t a surprise to the Rams, who have been talking up Nacua’s talent and intelligence since shortly after they grabbe...

Suspected drunk driver crashes into CU Boulder students on their walk home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — Two University of Colorado Boulder freshmen were walking home last Saturday night when a suspected drunk driver ran onto the sidewalk and hit them.They were just a few weeks into their college experience. Driver nearly hits 20 children while leaving Aurora park Jasmine Floyd, 18, and Anthony Maravi, 19, were walking home from a party near CU's campus where Broadway meets 20th Street when that alleged drunk driver was making a U-turn, jumped the curb and went onto the sidewalk directly toward the teens.Maravi is being hailed as a hero for his quick actions while that car was barreling toward them. He could have avoided being hit but dove to protect Floyd."I just remember looking at the car and looking at where I was at, and I looked back and I saw that she was kind of frozen and not in a good position to get out of the car's way, so I just dove, and that’s all I remember," Maravi said.'It's something you can never take backEven with this heroism, the car sti...

10 years ago, this Lyons family delivered a baby during historic Colorado floods

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

LYONS, Colo. (KDVR) — It's been 10 years since devastating floods tore through northern Colorado, but the memory is fresh for those who were there. The memories are especially powerful for Ginger and Roy Palmeri, who dealt with some of the biggest highs and lows of their life in the span of just a few days. Enduring images of 2013 Colorado flood tell story of hope at new exhibit At nine months pregnant, Ginger had to be evacuated by the National Guard, her water breaking just hours after reaching safety. Their son Rocco, was born the next day.FOX31 spoke with the couple later that week, on Sept. 20, 2013, and caught up with them again on Thursday."It was just outrageous," Ginger said. "It was almost like a dream."The Palmeri Family sits in Lyons, Colorado, on Sept. 14, 2023. (KDVR)Passing the memory to a new generationA decade later, the family still lives in Lyons. Rocco is now a fourth grader at Lyons Elementary.After watching the FOX31 story from 2013, Rocco came away with a ne...

SWAT standoff in Davie ends with man who refused to get out of car taken into custody

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

A man was taken into police custody after a SWAT standoff in Davie.Cellphone video captured officers with their guns drawn as they surrounded the man as he sat inside and refused to come out, Thursday evening.The standoff unfolded in the area of Pine Ridge Drive and Sabal Palm Drive in Davie.The subject eventually gave up and surrendered. Police said he had multiple warrants.

His dog was supposed to be in protective custody, but the county adopted it to someone else. Now he’s suing to get it back

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:03:23 GMT

A man’s dog was taken to Broward County Animal Care for safekeeping after he was brutally attacked. But the shelter adopted the dog out while he was still in the hospital, and now he’s suing. Here’s Karen Hensel with tonight’s 7 Investigates.This is Bear. Timothy Sweat adopted him when he was just a puppy.Timothy Sweat: “He is a very sweet little boy. He is a Yorkie-poo, spoiled. He’s 3 years old, and we have never been apart.”But that changed on July 19, when Timothy took Bear for an evening walk near Federal Highway and Northeast First Street in Dania Beach.Timothy Sweat: “I was approached by a young man who seemed very interested in my dog, and then he attempted to take my dog. And when I stopped him, he assaulted me.”Timothy was so badly beaten, he suffered a brain injury and had to be hospitalized for nearly two weeks.Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies took Bear to Broward County Animal Care.Timothy Sweat: “He was...