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Historical Halloween, St. Charles welcomes back Legends and Lanterns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

ST. CHARLES — This year, the St. Charles Legends and Lanterns make their return. After weeks of preparation, they are set to open on October 14–15, 21–22, and 27–29 on St. Charles's Historic Main Street.Legends and Lanterns is an annual journey through Halloween history, drawing inspiration from the past.Photo by Liz DowellPhoto by Liz DowellPhoto by Liz DowellPhoto by Liz DowellPhoto by Liz DowellPhoto by Liz DowellPhoto by Liz DowellPhoto by Liz DowellFrom the vintage charm of Halloween in the 1910s and 1930s to the historical rituals and customs introduced by the Druids and Victorians, and even the ethereal atmosphere found in American ghost stories and Brothers Grimm fairy tales, this event is for guests of all ages.Visitors can expect to encounter various historical figures, including Martians, Lizzie Borden, Van Helsing, and many more.St. Charles' list of Legends and Lanterns events:The Summoning of the Spirits: Opening CeremonyHaunted History Trail: Discover the Mysteries of ...

Keeler: Show Prime the money! CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders isn’t just college football’s best story. He’s its biggest bargain, too.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. — Deion Sanders does not do bread crumbs. Coach Prime’s intentions are marked by a path of loaves, talk so straight you could hang a shelf from it.Then again, what do you give the coach who has everything? That’s the $10 million question.“Maybe,” Urban Meyer, the Fox Sports analyst and former win-everything dude at Ohio State, Florida and Utah, told me recently.Then he laughed.“But, you know, it’s probably more money than that.”Sanders dropped a few more loaves earlier this week when it was reported that CU’s first-year coach had trademarked a bunch of catch phrases — a whole mess of his greatest hits.“Give Me My Theme Music?” Yep.“We Keep Receipts?” That’s there, too.Right next to “It’s Personal,” and “We Here,” and “Prime Effect.”Say what you will about Prime’s ego, but the back of the trading card has almost always backed it up. De...

Four dead in three overnight crashes on metro Denver interstates

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

Four people have died in three overnight Saturday car crashes on interstates in the Denver metro area.Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in one of the fatal crashes that also sent four juveniles to the hospital.In that crash, which happened on Interstate 70 at the Interstate 76 junction in Arvada, six people were in a car that rolled over, Arvada police reported about 3:30 a.m. on X.#TrafficAlert APD investigating a single car rollover crash easbound I-70 at I-76. Six passengers, multiple people ejected. One adult fatality. One adult and four other passengers, including the driver, transported to area hospitals in various conditions. Occured at 1224 am. pic.twitter.com/2DJMjsdeY2— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) October 7, 2023A woman died, and another adult and the four juveniles were taken to a hospital, Arvada police spokesperson David Snelling said. The adult taken to the hospital was the driver, according to the X post.Most of the people involved were not wearing seatbelts...

After being waived, trio of forwards remain in San Jose Sharks organization

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

Forwards Oskar Lindblom, Ryan Carpenter, and Jacob Peterson all cleared NHL waivers Saturday and will now report to the San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate.Lindblom, Carpenter, and Peterson were all waived by the Sharks on Friday, giving other NHL teams an opportunity to put in a claim for one or more of them and potentially add them to their rosters. With the 31 other NHL teams now passing, the trio now joins a Barracuda team that opens its regular season next Friday at home against the Rockford IceHogs.The Barracuda also plays an exhibition game against the Bakersfield Condors tonight, but Lindblom, Carpenter, and Peterson will not play.If nothing else, by having all three remain in San Jose, the Sharks now enjoy some greater organizational depth up front should injuries begin to affect the NHL club.Of the three forwards, Peterson might have been the likeliest to get claimed because of his production last season and relatively inexpensive salary cap hit.Peterson, 24, was...

South Africa sets World Cup batting records in 102-run win over Sri Lanka. Markram hits 49-ball ton

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — South Africa rewrote Cricket World Cup batting records as it beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs, with three Proteas batters smashing centuries on Saturday in their tournament opener.Aiden Markram (106) hit the World Cup’s fastest-ever century off 49 balls; Quinton de Kock, in his farewell international tournament, scored 100; and Rassie van der Dussen made 108 as South Africa amassed 428-5.It was the first time three batters from the same team had scored centuries in a single innings of a World Cup game.Sri Lanka, which won the toss in New Delhi and chose to field, always lagged behind despite Kusal Mendis’ blistering 76 off 42 balls in the batting powerplay. Sri Lanka was dismissed for 326 in 44.5 overs.Markram’s belligerent knock surpassed Kevin O’Brien’s 50-ball century in Ireland’s famous win over England at the 2011 World Cup. The South African total was also the highest in a World Cup, surpassing Australia’s 417-6 against Afghanistan in 2015.De Kock and van der Dussen...

Finn’s 3 total TDs help Toledo beat UMass 41-24 for 5th straight victory

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Dequan Finn threw for two touchdowns and ran for 172 yards, Peny Boone added 129 yards rushing and two scores, and Toledo beat UMass 41-24 on Saturday for its fifth straight victory.Toledo trailed 21-17 at halftime before Finn and Boone each had a touchdown run of 45-yards plus for a 31-21 lead. Finn faked a handoff and went outside to race past the defense for a 56-yard score. Boone broke free up the middle for a 49-yard touchdown on fourth-and-1.Finn was 15 of 23 for 139 yards with an interception. Jerjuan Newton made four catches for 43 yards and two touchdowns for Toledo (5-1), which was coming off a sweep of four consecutive home games. The Rockets had 375 yards rushing.Taisun Phommachanh completed 20 of 31 passes for 272 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for UMass (1-6), which has lost six straight following an opening win over New Mexico State. Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams had 20 carries for 157 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Simpson made seven catche...

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest draw 0-0 in Hodgson’s 400th Premier League game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A week after shocking Manchester United, Crystal Palace was held to a 0-0 draw at home to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. In Palace manager Roy Hodgson’s 400th Premier League, his team could not mark the occasion with a win, while injuries to Jeffrey Schlupp and Jairo Riedewald were a concern. Morgan Gibbs-White came closest to scoring for Forest at Selhurst Park when he clipped the inside of the post in the first half and Jean-Philippe Mateta could have scored for Palace after the break. Palace had won 1-0 at United the previous week, but could not add another three points against Forest.Forest should have taken the lead after 20 minutes when Gibbs-White’s side-foot volley beat Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and caught the inside of the post, but did not cross the line.Palace came close in the second half when Tyrick Mitchell found Odsonne Edouard, who picked out Mateta on the right edge of the area and his effort rolled just wide.Forest wa...

Blue Jays GM Atkins says RHP Manoah had injection in shoulder, no structural damage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says right-hander Alek Manoah received an injection to relieve discomfort in his shoulder, and multiple tests on the 2022 AL Cy Young Award finalist haven’t revealed any structural damage.“He has been motivated to get back to form,” Atkins said Saturday at the season-ending press conference. “He made the decision to get the injection because he felt as though that was the next best step.”Atkins also said John Schneider will return as manager next season after the Blue Jays went 89-73 and claimed an AL wild card berth. Toronto lost 2-0 to Minnesota and was swept out of the playoffs for the third straight appearance.After going 9-2 as a rookie in 2021, Manoah went 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA in 2022, finishing third in AL Cy Young voting. Toronto’s opening day starter in 2023, Manoah was demoted to the rookie-level Florida Complex League in June after going 1-7 with a 6.36 ERA. Manoah went 2-2 with a 4.91 ERA in seven starts after re...

Ricardo Hallman’s pick-6 sparks Wisconsin to 24-13 victory over Rutgers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ricardo Hallman scored on a 95-yard interception return, Braelon Allen rushed for 101 yards and Wisconsin defeated Rutgers 24-13 on Saturday to remain the lone Big Ten West Division team without a conference loss.Hallman has three interceptions over his last two games. He picked off two passes Sept. 22 in Wisconsin’s 38-17 triumph at Purdue.Rutgers trailed 10-0 but had second-and-goal from the 6 in the final minute of the second quarter with a chance to make it a one-score game before halftime.Hallman had other plans.Gavin Wimsatt attempted a pass to Christian Dremel who was running an out pattern. Hallman jumped the route, caught the pass, raced down the field and outran Wimsatt to the opposite end zone to give Wisconsin (4-1, 2-0) a 17-0 halftime advantage.Rutgers’ Evan Simon took over for an injured Wimsatt late in the third and threw a 10-yard score to Aaron Young late in the third quarter to cut Wisconsin’s lead to 17-6, though Jai Patel’s extra...

Montgomery Co. man convicted of manslaughter, DUI in 2022 crash after ‘bottomless mimosas’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

Surveillance video shows Kevin Orihuela at a "bottomless mimosa" brunch in Rockville before a deadly crash that killed a man, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. (Courtesy Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office) Surveillance video shows Kevin Orihuela at a "bottomless mimosa" brunch in Rockville before a deadly crash that killed a man, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. (Courtesy Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office) A Maryland man who drank almost a dozen mimosas at a brunch has been convicted of manslaughter and driving under the influence in a 2022 crash that killed a man in Rockville, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney̵...