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Big 12 bids goodbye to the Red River Rivalry. Replacing the Texas-Oklahoma hype could be difficult

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

The Big 12 is losing its marquee matchup when the Red River Rivalry is played Saturday for the final time under the league’s umbrella. No. 3 Texas and No. 12 Oklahoma head to the Southeastern Conference in 2024, the same year the Big 12 expands to 16 schools in what the league hopes will be an exciting launch of a new era. But gone will be its most hyped regular-season game, along with the Sooners’ annual Bedlam meeting with Oklahoma State in a league with no other rivalries on par with those two.“The spotlight of college football” is on this game, said Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, who also had stops in the Pac-12 and in the SEC. He calls Texas-Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas “the best setting in college football” with the howling fans split between orange and crimson.The storied series dates to 1900 and it will belong to the SEC soon enough. It’s one that the Big 12 shouldn’t rush to replace, said Vassilis Dalakas, a sports marketing researcher at San ...

Biden tries to reassure allies of continued US support for Ukraine after Congress drops aid request

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden gathered other world powers Tuesday to coordinate on Ukraine as it battles Russia in a war now almost 20 months long — a deliberate show of U.S. support at a time when the future of its aid is entangled with a volatile faction of House Republicans who want to cut off money to Kyiv. The phone call — convened by the United States and joined by key allies in Europe as well as the leaders of Canada and Japan — was held three days after Biden signed legislation hastily sent to him by Congress that kept the federal government funded but left off billions in funding for Ukraine’s war effort that the White House had vigorously backed. All the countries that participated in the call stressed that their backing of Ukraine remains unchanged, and no one questioned whether U.S. support of Kyiv was in doubt, according to the White House. But the administration sternly warned Tuesday that Congress must not let the flow of aid be disrupted, lest Russian P...

Veteran coach Louis van Gaal is back at Ajax as an external advisor to the struggling Amsterdam club

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Veteran coach Louis van Gaal is coming out of soccer retirement to help get Dutch power Ajax back on track after its worst start to a season in decades.The Amsterdam club, a four-time European champion, announced late Tuesday that 72-year-old Van Gaal will advise the Ajax Supervisory Board “on football technical matters.”Under new coach Maurice Steijn and with a roster packed with new and inexperienced players signed over the summer, Ajax is 15th in the 18-team Eredivisie after five matches. Ajax also struggled last season in the aftermath of the departure of Erik ten Haag to Manchester United.“I want to help Ajax. I currently spend a big part of my life in Portugal, and this can be well combined with my role as an external advisor,” Van Gaal said in a statement on the Ajax website. Van Gaal said the club must find its way “back up to the top, and we all have to contribute to that.”Van Gaal, who said last year he was being treated for prostate cancer, has been...

This is the fastest-selling license plate in Colorado history

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A license plate designed by a Coloradan under 13 years old has shattered records to become the fastest-selling license plate in state history, and it only took two months for it to happen.The popular plate was one of two winning designs in the Historic Colorado Contest, which was held earlier this year to honor the state's 150th Anniversary.The plate that is flying off the shelves, with 5,700 ordered to date, was based on a design submitted in the "U13" category of the contest by Denver resident Calista Blaschke.All the entries in that category were designed by Coloradans age 13 and under. When will Denver see the first snow of the season? Calista took inspiration from Pikes Peak, fortune hunters and the official state bird -- the lark bunting -- for the colorful design.Calista said she was thrilled to learn her design was so popular. "I never expected to win the Historic Colorado Contest, let alone design a license plate that so many people like enough to put on ...

Colorado high court to hear case against Christian baker who refused LGBTQ cake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

DENVER (AP) — On the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court victory this summer for a graphic artist who didn’t want to design wedding websites for same-sex couples, Colorado’s highest court said Tuesday it will now hear the case of a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition. The announcement by the Colorado Supreme Court is the latest development in the yearslong legal saga involving Jack Phillips and LGBTQ+ rights. Phillips won a partial victory before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake. He was later sued by Autumn Scardina, a transgender woman, after Phillips and his suburban Denver bakery refused to make a pink cake with blue frosting for her birthday and to celebrate her gender transition. Scardina, an attorney, said she brought the lawsuit to “challenge the veracity” of Phillips' statements that he would serve LGBTQ+ customers. Her attorney said her cake order was not a “set up” intended to file a lawsuit....

1 killed in crash near Aurora middle school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred near a middle school in Aurora.At around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aurora Police Department officers were called to a crash between a driver and a pedestrian on East Montview Boulevard near Paris Street. The intersection is next to North Middle School and the University of Colorado Hospital. Suspect involved in police pursuit following car theft, shooting APD said the adult pedestrian was killed in the crash. The driver was also an adult.Police told FOX31's Courtney Fromm that the driver had the right of way and speed was not determined to be a factor in the crash. According to APD, the victim was not using the crosswalk when they were hit. The victim has not been identified, but police said she is believed to be in her 20s. The driver, a 20-year-old Denver woman, stayed at the scene.This is the 56th traffic-related death in Aurora this year, APD said.

Ground stop lifted at DIA on Tuesday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- On Tuesday morning, a ground stop was issued at the Denver International Airport due to weather conditions. The stop has since been lifted.On Oct. 3 at 8:28 a.m., departing flights were on hold due to the weather and low visibility. At 9:07 a.m., the ground stop was lifted, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Top places to eat in DIA, ranked by Google As of 8:44 a.m., 53 flights were delayed at DIA with three flights cancelled on Tuesday. Despite the lifted ground stop, as of 9:10 a.m., delays continue to go up.The Denver forecast for Tuesday looks partly cloudy with showers in the morning. The clouds are here to stay for the second half of Tuesday, but they should gradually clear by the nighttime.

Loveland Ski Area begins making snow for ski season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Ski season is a little less than a month out and Loveland Ski Area is starting early with some early October snowmaking. Starting early Tuesday at 12:30 a.m., Loveland fired up the snow guns on the Home Run trail. This is the first manmade snow of the year for Loveland. The area already had an inch of natural snow. Condé Nast Traveler names Colorado ski resort as best in nation Loveland started snowmaking over a week early this year. For the 2022-2023 season, the area started up the snow guns on Oct. 12. “It’s starting to look and feel like winter at Loveland,” said Rob Goodell, COO in a press release. “Our snowmaking team capitalized on the cold weather, and we’re off to a great start. The forecast is calling for cold temperatures through the week, and we will make snow as conditions permit. We look forward to skiing with everyone very soon.”Snowmaking in Loveland (Photo credit: Dustin Schaefer)Snowmaking in Loveland (Photo credit: Dustin Schaefer)Ski season for ...

Phones, TVs and radios will alert nationwide on Oct. 4: Here's why

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Wednesday, Oct. 4, at approximately 12:20 p.m., two odd-sounding national alerts will go off on all TVs, radios and phones.This is only a test. The messages are part of a nationwide test conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission.The point of these alerts is to test out the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency System. No more warnings: Drive over the line, pay the fine The alert will only last a minute on the radio, television broadcasts, cable systems, satellite radio, television providers and wireline video providers. The message will read:“This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, covering the United States from 14:20 to 14:50 hours ET. This is only a test. No action is required by the public."In an actual emergency, this system provides the president with the capability to address Americans within 10 minutes.Meanwhile, the Wireless E...

Miami Central High School placed on lockdown after 2 armed juveniles reported by mother

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:18:21 GMT

A South Florida high school was placed on lockdown after two armed juveniles were reported by their mother. Miami-Dade Police and Miami-Dade Schools Police arrived at the scene at Miami Central High School, located at 1781 NW 95th St., Tuesday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the school where around 20 officers were seen with long guns as they searched for the juveniles. According to officials, the armed subjects are known juvenile delinquents who are wanted. The mother of the teens told 7News she called police and told officers her two sons were armed and on the loose. She was seen talking to officers at the school. Students at the school were dismissed before the lockdown but after school activities were being held. “Sketchy. Juveniles with guns don’t mix,” said Jonathan Puerto, a concerned parent. “It’s very frighting. I’m concerned, you know, ’cause I don’t know what’s going on. Only reason I’m here is because of the ...