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Football video games are a time capsule

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

Sports video games are like time capsules — or portals to the past. With their rosters, playbooks and features, they capture and preserve a season in ones and zeroes, and at a press of a button, they bring that past to life.Since Nintendo’s release of 1989’s Tecmo Bowl, games have come to change how fans understand and interact with America’s favorite sport.The first great football game didn’t even have the NFL license when it was released. Tecmo Bowl’s teams were named by city, not team, but featured the colors of the corresponding NFL team. What they did have, though, was the NFL Players Association license, and that was enough. Fans could play as Joe Montana and throw to Jerry Rice.The first breakout star in NFL video games was the then-Los Angeles Raiders’ Bo Jackson. The running back was an unstoppable force in the game, and the way experts used him to outrun tacklers made him look otherworldly. Although his football career was cut shor...

Person dies after being shot by Hayward police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

(KRON) -- A person is dead after being shot by Hayward police Wednesday night, the police department has confirmed.The shooting happened around 9:40 p.m. off of City Center Drive.The cause of what led up to the shooting and how many officers fired their guns is currently unknown. This is a developing story. Stick with us for updates.

California Gov. Newsom sending more National Guard troops to the border

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is deploying more National Guard troops to the border to help fight the opioid crisis.According to the governor's office, anywhere from 40 to 60 additional soldiers will be sent to the four U.S. ports of entry along the California-Mexico border to support the interdiction of illicit drugs, especially fentanyl. Newsom believes U.S. Customs and Border Protection's narcotic search operations require further support in light of nearly a six-fold increase in the amount of seized fentanyl in California last year.The troops will operate vehicle X-ray systems used for detecting the transportation and concealment of narcotics and will not be involved with the interdiction or processing of migrants. Texas National Guard member suspended after wounding man in cross-border shooting, Mexico says Last year, according to the governor's office, CalGuard’s efforts helped law enforcement seize 28,765 lbs of fentanyl in Californ...

1 dead in shooting on Embarcadero in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

(KRON) -- One person is dead following a shooting early Thursday morning in the 100 block of Embarcadero, according to the Oakland Police Department.Just before 5 a.m., officers located a victim with at least one gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital where they were pronounced deceased, OPD said.  Person dies after being shot by Hayward police The victim's identity is being withheld until next of kin is notified. The investigation into this fatal shooting remains open and active. Anyone with information is asked to contact OPD's Homicide Section at 510-238-3821.

SFO to Honolulu: Hawaiian Airlines begins selling tickets for new state-of-the-art aircraft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

California travelers looking to book an excursion to Hawaii now have the option of traveling aboard Hawaiian Airlines' new flagship aircraft.Beginning in early 2024, travelers from San Francisco International Airport and LAX will be able to fly to the Hawaiian islands on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.Tickets are on sale now from LAX to Maui or Honolulu, and SFO to Honolulu.The airline's new craft will be Hawaii-themed with "bold textures, soothing sunrise and sunset lighting, and sinuous ocean and wind patterns." The interior will pull from the history of Pacific Ocean navigators who used the sun, stars, winds and waves to help guide them in their travels, the airline said.Hawaiian's 787 will seat 300, including 34 deluxe "Leihōkū Suites." (Hawaiian Airlines)The Leihōkū Suites allow for couples to lie flat and fall asleep beneath a sea of stars. (Hawaiian Airlines)The Leihōkū Suites feature a "starlit ceiling inspired by constellations that guided early Polynesian voyagers." (H...

No. 15 K-State tries to avoid another non-conference letdown with Troy on deck

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State began last season with a shutout of South Dakota, ran roughshod through Missouri in Week 2, then faced a team from Tulane that the Wildcats were expected to beat at home.They were dumped 17-10 and left searching for answers.The Wildcats quickly found them, beating Oklahoma the following week and rolling to the Big 12 title game, where they beat College Football Playoff participant TCU for the championship. Those answers have stuck with the No. 15 Wildcats through a shutout of Southeast Missouri State to open the season and with Troy visiting Saturday — a team much like the Green Wave, talented and successful.“We don’t want to have a moment like that where we have to kind of have a little reality check to learn from,” said Kansas State quarterback Will Howard, who threw for 297 yards and two scores while running for a touchdown and catching a TD pass in the 45-0 romp over the Redhawks. “We don’t want to have, like, a hiccup to come back...

San Francisco, Pittsburgh meet in Week 1 with second-year QBs Purdy, Pickett in the spotlight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (15-5) at PITTSBURGH (9-8)Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: 49ers by 2 1/2.SERIES RECORD: 49ers lead 12-10.LAST MEETING: 49ers beat Steelers 24-20 on Sept. 22, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif.LAST SEASON: 49ers 14-5; Steelers 9-8.49ERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (5) ,RUSH (8), PASS (13), SCORING (6)49ERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (2), PASS (20), SCORING (1)STEELERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (16), PASS (24), SCORING (26)STEELERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (9), PASS (19), SCORING (10)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: 49ers plus-13; Steelers plus-4.49ERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Brock Purdy went from the final pick of the draft last season to leading the Niners to the NFC title game. He won his first seven starts before injuring his elbow early in the NFC title game loss at Philadelphia. He underwent surgery in March, but appears back at full health for the start of the season. He will look to build on last season when his 108 passer rating in the regular season and playoffs was...

New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Widespread dysfunction at New Jersey’s two state-run veterans homes left them unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody, a scathing report by the U.S Justice Department found Thursday. The 43-page document paints a disturbing picture of failures at the homes in Menlo Park and Paramus where dozens of deaths occurred early in the outbreak. It said poor communication, lack of staff competency and other issues led to the coronavirus spreading “virtually unchecked throughout the facilities.” Among the findings: The homes failed to group residents into cohorts according to their exposure to COVID-19, resulting in the commingling of infected and uninfected people; they didn’t properly use personal protective gear; they failed to communicate effectively internally and did not maintain improvements achieved after the U.S. Veterans Affairs Departments came in ...

After 25 years behind bars, a Black man walks free; attorneys raise concerns about police racism

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the predawn hours of March 20, 1998, a neighbor heard screams coming from the home in Salem of Harriet “Sunny” Thompson and then saw a white man run from the house, leaving Thompson inside dead of stab wounds.Yet a Black man, Jesse Johnson, was convicted by a jury in 2004 of aggravated murder and sentenced to death. He walked free this week after 25 years behind bars when prosecutors decided to drop retrial efforts, two years after the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed Johnson’s conviction.The jury never got a chance to hear neighbor Patricia Hubbard testify to what she saw and heard that night. After Johnson was convicted, Hubbard told investigators that when she began describing what she had seen to a police detective, he responded, twice using a racial epithet: a Black woman got murdered and a Black man “is going to pay for it.”Johnson’s trial attorney never sought out Hubbard, a fact that the appeals court cited when it reversed the convict...

Lowry, McIlroy and Meronk make solid starts at Irish Open as Sharma takes first-round lead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:58 GMT

STRAFFAN, Ireland (AP) — Shane Lowry needs a good week at the Irish Open to justify getting picked for the Ryder Cup.Adrian Meronk wants one to show Europe captain Luke Donald was wrong to leave him off the team.Both got off to a decent start on Thursday.Lowry made seven birdies and shot 4-under 68 at The K Club to lie three shots off the lead held by Shubhankar Sharma of India after the first round of the European tour event.Aggrieved at being overlooked by Donald, Meronk began birdie-birdie and shot 69 in a solid start to his title defense.On a day when Rory McIlroy — the big draw this week along with home favorite Lowry — felt the love of the crowds and also shot 69, Sharma produced a bogey-free round of 65 in sweltering conditions in the afternoon to finish with a one-stroke lead over five players: Englishmen Jordan Smith and Ross Fisher, Marcel Schneider of Germany, Kristian Krogh Johannessen of Norway and 52-year-old Dane Thomas Bjorn, who knows all about the joy and pain of R...