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Former telecom exec sells Castle Rock ranch for record $7.8M

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

The property was remote when former TW Telecom president and CEO John Blount bought 132 acres near Castle Rock for $3.3 million in 2007.Since then, Castle Rock has expanded to surround it.Blount, who calls the property the B5 Ranch, listed it for $8.5 million in June, hoping a new owner would keep it as a ranch and consider it a legacy property.“They feel like it’s an oasis in the middle of a bustling community,” said listing agent Elaine Stucy with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty.The ranch went under contract in days and closed on Aug. 31 for $7.8 million, a record for Castle Rock.The recently remodeled home features stonework and a petrified wood ceiling. (Photo courtesy Travis Wolford with Sotheby International)Josh O’Connell with Compass-Denver represented the buyers, listed in public records as 2BR LLC.  The buyers plan to live in the home as a family, stable their horses and graze a herd of cattle, Stucy said.The ranch includes a 10,425-square-foot mansion with six bedrooms...

Aaron Rodgers gets ‘butterflies,’ too. How does the Jets QB handle the pressure of the spotlight?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. (AP Pro Football Writer)FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The word sounded a bit surprising — and frankly, fascinating — as soon as it passed Aaron Rodgers’ lips.The New York Jets quarterback was discussing his emotions before his preseason debut with his new team a few weeks ago when he acknowledged he’s, well, just like everyone else.“Yeah, I had some butterflies, for sure,” Rodgers said.Butterflies? Really? That from a guy entering his 19th NFL season who has been through everything you could imagine on a football field. He has won the league’s MVP award four times, played in numerous big games and won a Super Bowl.“First time I strap it on, it’s kind of the standard,” Rodgers said, “whether I’m in Year One playing the San Diego Chargers or Year 19, preseason (game) No. 4, there’s always some butterflies when you step out there for the first time.”Even the game’s greatest ...

Oktoberfest comes to Los Gatos with music, games and beer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

Oktoberfest in Los GatosOktoberfest is coming to the Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn next month. On Sunday, Oct. 1, KCAT Public Media will host the event with the help of sponsors including The Alarm Company, Pacific Ridge Builders and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian. The event, which will run from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., is free and open to the public, but pets are not permitted. It will feature music and outdoor games, as well as German food and a beer and wine garden.The night before, KCAT and Successful Aging Solutions & Community Consulting (SASCC) will hold a Los Gatos Celebrity Bingo event in the Oktoberfest main tent from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Winners will receive cash prizes.San Francisco Opera SeriesThe next installment in the San Francisco Opera’s lecture series will encapsulate the musical and technological traditions of the Bay Area. The opera’s content curator will give a talk on “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” a biographical show about the tech mogul.The lecture w...

49ers-Steelers live blog: Niners off to hot start via Purdy-Aiyuk connection

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

The 49ers have sky-high expectations entering the 2023 season, and their first chance to confirm the hype is Sunday in Pittsburgh against the Steelers.Follow along with our live blog tracking the game.2Q, 13:30 — 49ers 17, Steelers 0Brock Purdy hits Brandon Aiyuk for the pair’s second score of the half, this time on a pass down the right sideline. Aiyuk’s toe-tap inside the end zone pylon secures the touchdown.1Q, 4:38 — 49ers 10, Steelers 0Jake Moody makes his first field goal attempt as a professional, a 41-yarder that came after a 46-yard attempt was blocked by an offsides rusher. An interception by Charvarius Ward set up the 49ers with a short field.1Q, 9:29 — 49ers 7, Steelers 0Brock Purdy finds Brandon Aiyuk in the end zone for the 49ers’ first score of the season, capping a seven-play, 54-yard drive. Aiyuk shook Patrick Peterson to the ground to get open.Below are our pregame notes.PITTSBURGH — Tight end George Kittle will suit up tod...

Michigan State coach Mel Tucker faces hearing over allegations he sexually harassed rape survivor

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker is facing a hearing next month over allegations that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year, according to USA Today.Michigan State hired an outside Title IX attorney to investigate the complaint and the investigation concluded in July, according to the report published Sunday.A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 5-6 to determine if Tucker violated the school’s sexual harassment and exploitation policy, and he could lose about $80 million remaining on his contract if he’s fired for cause, according to USA Today.Messages seeking comment were left Sunday by The Associated Press with Tucker, Tracy, Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller and Tucker’s attorney, Jennifer Belveal.Tracy became friends with Tucker over her advocacy work, but that relationship took a turn in April 2022 when Tucker masturbated during a phone call with her, according to USA Today.“The idea that someone could know ...

A drone attack kills at least 43 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, doctors say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — A drone attack Sunday on an open market south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43 people, activists and a medical group said, as the military and a powerful rival paramilitary group battle for control of the country.More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum’s May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed, the Sudan Doctors’ Union said in a statement. The causalities were taken to the Bashair University Hospital for treatment.The Resistance Committees, an activist group that helps organize humanitarian assistance, posted footage on social media showing bodies wrapped in white sheets in an open yard at the hospital. Sudan has been rocked by violence since mid-April, when tensions between the country’s military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, burst into open fighting.The RSF blamed the military’s air...

Las Vegas plays Phoenix after Wilson’s 30-point game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

Phoenix Mercury (9-30, 2-17 Western Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (33-6, 17-2 Western Conference)Las Vegas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK WNBA LINE: Aces -21.5; over/under is 165.5BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas hosts the Phoenix Mercury after A’ja Wilson scored 30 points in the Las Vegas Aces’ 94-73 win against the Phoenix Mercury.The Aces are 17-2 in conference games. Las Vegas has a 25-3 record in games decided by 10 or more points.The Mercury are 2-17 against Western Conference opponents. Phoenix gives up 84.5 points to opponents while being outscored by 8.1 points per game.The teams meet for the fourth time this season. In the last matchup on Sept. 9 the Aces won 94-73 led by 30 points from Wilson, while Sug Sutton scored 18 points for the Mercury.TOP PERFORMERS: Jackie Young is averaging 17.9 points and 3.8 assists for the Aces. Wilson is averaging 26.1 points over the last 10 games for Las Vegas.Moriah Jefferson is averaging 10.2 points and 3.5 assists for the Mercu...

Dallas visits Atlanta following Howard’s 21-point showing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

Dallas Wings (21-18, 11-9 Western Conference) at Atlanta Dream (19-20, 11-9 Eastern Conference)College Park, Georgia; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK WNBA LINE: Dream -1.5; over/under is 172.5BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta plays the Dallas Wings after Rhyne Howard scored 21 points in the Atlanta Dream’s 80-75 win over the Washington Mystics.The Dream have gone 11-8 in home games. Atlanta ranks sixth in the WNBA with 8.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Cheyenne Parker averaging 2.2 offensive boards.The Wings are 10-9 in road games. Dallas is the best team in the Western Conference scoring 13.3 fast break points per game.The teams play for the third time this season. The Wings won the last meeting 85-73 on June 21. Natasha Howard scored 23 points to help lead the Wings to the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Rhyne Howard is averaging 17.4 points and 3.4 assists for the Dream. Parker is averaging 19.0 points over the last 10 games for Atlanta.Natasha Howard is averaging 16.5 points and eigh...

19-year-old who had colon surgery to treat life-threatening illness reunites with HCA Florida Westside Hospital team

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

A young woman paid a special visit to the frontline workers who treated her after she suffered a life-threatening illness.Katherine Nava on Saturday morning reunited with the medical team that saved her life.“Today’s a very special day because I’m coming back to the hospital where I was at for a week and where they did the surgery,” she said, “and I’m getting to come back as a visitor and get to see all the doctors that took care of me and all the staff.”Nava embarked on a family vacation to Dominican Republic in July. The joyful retreat went south when the 19-year-old began experiencing severe stomach pain.“I had a lot of pain in my stomach, but I thought it was normal ’cause, ever since I was little, I used to get like stomach pains,” she said, “but then they would go away once I would go to sleep and wake up. But this time it wouldn’t go away, and it was like constantly hurting, hurting and hurting.”Nav...

‘The Nun II’ conjures $32.6M to top box office

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:45:04 GMT

Bad reviews didn’t scare off moviegoers from buying tickets for ” The Nun II.”The sequel to the 2018 hit, released in 3,728 theaters by Warner Bros., topped the box office in its first weekend in North American theaters earning an estimated $32.6 million, the studio said Sunday.The Herald’s James Verniere said in his review, “The Nun II” is “more like an amusement park ride you did not want to take than a movie.”  Audiences gave it a C+ CinemaScore. But it hardly matters: Horror is perhaps the most reliably critic-proof genre, at least when it comes to opening weekend.The Michael Graves-directed sequel starring Taissa Farmiga and Storm Reid fell far short of the debut for the first film ($53.8 million), but it’s still a solid launch.“The Nun” movies are part of the so-called Conjuring universe, which now has nine films, and $2.1 billion in box office, to its name. The sequel also played well internationally, picking u...