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Mailbag: Stanford and Cal caught in ACC breakup(?), Big Ten revenue shares, the Pac-2 lawsuit, media decisions and more

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

The Hotline mailbag publishes each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.With news of schools in the ACC possibly leaving soon, is there a chance the conference will be no more? Or will enough schools stick around? Also would Stanford and Cal look to work back to the Pac-12? — @ag10899So much to unpack with this topic, but let’s start with the core issue: The use of the word “news.”The Hotline is aware of the noise on social media. But we have yet to read or hear anything that resembles hard news about the imminent breakup of the ACC.It will happen, eventually. But the timeframe is more likely years than months or weeks.Next, we need to define what constitutes a breakup: Is that two or three schools leaving, or the majority? And where would they land?That was Florida State’s central pr...

Stanford defense facing another top-flight challenge in Oregon

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

After failing to offer any resistance against the top-scoring team in the country, Stanford gets another chance to stop a high-powered offense Saturday when Oregon visits Stanford Stadium (3:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network).The Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) are second in the country in points per game (54.0) behind Southern Cal (55.0). The Trojans led 49-3 at halftime against Stanford in the second week of the season before pulling Heisman-winning quarterback Caleb Williams in a game that ended 56-10.The Ducks have their own Heisman hopeful at quarterback in Bo Nix, who accounted for four touchdowns, including an 80-yard run, in last year’s 45-27 win over Stanford in Eugene.“He’s great in the pocket, gets himself out of trouble,” Cardinal coach Troy Taylor said. “He doesn’t rely on his running ability, but he’s a very good runner. He’s a guy that’s got a lot of confidence in his ability and the system. And they have good people around him.”Oregon leads the nation in yards ...

Editorial: Feinstein succeeded by eschewing political partisanship

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

In the current era of hyperpartisan state and national politics, elected leaders in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., should pause to reflect on Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s willingness to pragmatically reach across the aisle.The oldest member of the U.S. Senate, California’s first woman elected to the upper house of Congress, and the longest-tenured female senator in American history, Feinstein died Thursday night at her home in the nation’s capital. She was 90.For too many with only short-term memories, she will be remembered for her refusal to resign her Senate seat as her health failed and her mental acuity declined. But that narrow focus on the final few years of her life misses the importance of her political career that spanned more than half a century.Feinstein was not a political ideologue. She was a trailblazer and great leader respectful of the state’s diverse electorate and loathe to get too far ahead of it. It’s a legacy that Gov. Gavin Newsom should respect as he appoints he...

Livermore: Two sentenced to life for frenzied stabbing murder of 19-year-old woman

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

After five years, two Modesto residents have been given life sentences for the frenzied stabbing death of a 19-year-old co-worker who later identified them as she bled to death on a lonely Livermore road.The defendants are now identified as 24-year-old Kate-Lynn Armstrong — who used to go by Daniel Gross — and Melissa Leonardo, 30, two Modesto residents who were engaged to be married at the time of the attack. The victim, 19-year-old Lizette Andrea Cuesta, of Tracy, was riding in a vehicle with both her killers when Armstrong allegedly stabbed her 43 times with a large knife.Leonardo and Armstrong were engaged to be married at the time of the stabbing.In an extremely rare move, Armstrong pleaded guilty to murder almost immediately after being charged. Leonardo also entered a no contest plea to second degree murder. Both were sentenced Sept. 19, at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin, to 15 years to life, with Armstrong receiving one extra year for use of a knife du...

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to avoid a shutdown collapses

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and Stephen Groves | Associated PressWASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed on Friday as hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.McCarthy’s right-flank Republicans refused to support the bill despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient.The White House and Democrats rejected the Republican approach as too extreme.The bill’s failure a day before Saturday’s deadline to fund the government leaves few options left to prevent a shutdown that will furlough federal workers, keep the military working without pay and disrupt programs and services for millions of Americans.The outcome puts McCarthy’s speakership in serious jeopardy with almost no political leverage to lead the House at a critical moment that has pushed the government into cr...

Who killed Tupac Shakur? What we know about the rapper’s murder investigation, almost 30 years later

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

By Alisha Ebrahimji | CNNFor almost three decades, the answer to “Who murdered Tupac Shakur?” has remained a mystery.Now, an arrest has been made in Las Vegas in connection with the legendary musician’s 1996 killing, a law enforcement source told CNN Friday.Duane Keith Davis, aka “Keffe D,” was arrested Friday morning, confirmed the source with knowledge of the investigation, adding Davis’ Henderson, Nevada, home was searched in July as part of the ongoing investigation into the shooting.Las Vegas Metro Police Department officials plan to hold a news conference later Friday, the source said.RELATED: Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing arrested in Las VegasFor years, no suspect had been caught after Shakur was shot leaving a boxing match on the Las Vegas Strip in September 1996. With the murder unsolved, conspiracy theories have surfaced and left the world with more questions than answers.Here’s what we know about the musician’s life, his artistry, and his mu...

Looking back on U.S. Sen. Feinstein's liberal legacy

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California fiercely fought for liberal causes for more than three decades in the Senate.California Governor Gavin Newsom said, "There is simply nobody who possessed the strength, gravitas, and fierceness of Dianne Feinstein."Former President Barack Obama wrote, "Feinstein will be rightly remembered as a trailblazer -- the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco and the first woman elected to the Senate from California. But once she broke those barriers and walked through those doors, she got to work."The San Francisco native passed away Thursday night at her home in Washington, D.C., Feinstein's chief of staff, James Sauls, confirmed. She cast her last vote in the Senate earlier in the day. PHOTOS: Dianne Feinstein’s career throughout the years Here is a look back on five issues Feinstein was passionate about during her legacy as a leader in America:1. Protecting the EnvironmentFeinstein helped paved the way for passing ...

47-year-old SF man injured in shooting Thursday morning in Visitacion Valley

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

(BCN) -- A 47-year-old man was injured in a shooting Thursday morning in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood, according to police.The shooting was reported around 8:35 a.m. in the 100 block of Brookdale Avenue, where the victim reported stepping out of the backdoor of his home and seeing four to five people shooting firearms, San Francisco police said. Witness to the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge in rapper’s death The man was struck by the gunfire and was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening, according to police.No arrest have been made and no suspect details were released by police as of Friday morning. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Police Department's tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a message by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Redwood City man attempted to provide minor with marijuana arrested 

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

(KRON) – The Redwood City Police Department arrested a suspect who allegedly offered a 13-year-old girl minor candy and marijuana cigarettes. The incident occurred on Aug. 18 around 3:40 p.m. at a bus turnaround at 1 James Avenue. According to police, the minor was able to get off the bus without further incident.  SF leaders, Gov. Newsom react to passing of Sen. Feinstein Redwood City patrol officers stopped a man matching the description of the suspect– 68-year-old, Alija Deltic, on Sept. 6. According to police investigation, it was determined that Deltic was the suspect. Deltic was arrested on Sept. 27 at the 1 James Avenue bus turnaround. Deltic was booked into the San Mateo County Jail with a felony charge, for trying to furnish marijuana to a minor.

Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title, Fury’s promoter says

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:42 GMT

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to fight in Saudi Arabia in the first bout this century to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles.Fury holds the WBC version of the heavyweight title and Usyk has the IBF, WBA and WBO belts. Fury’s British promoter Frank Warren announced the fight in a statement which did not give a date for the bout but said it will be held in the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh.Both fighters posted an image to social media Friday saying a deal for the fight between them was “SIGNED”. “This is the biggest fight that could possibly be made in our sport. The heavyweights always spark the imagination of the fans, and I have no doubt this will be the biggest boxing event of the century,” Warren said in a statement.The last fight to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion was in 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield. Lewis had to relinquish his WBA title the following year in a dispute over his next titl...