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Kelly Brough alleges Rep. Leslie Herod sought a job guarantee in exchange for mayoral endorsement

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

State Rep. Leslie Herod sought a promise that she would have an important job in Kelly Brough’s mayoral administration when the two were discussing the possibility of Herod endorsing Brough in the runoff race for Denver mayor, according to Brough and a third person involved in the discussion.“She wanted a guarantee of a position and one of importance,” Brough said.Herod, the fifth-place finisher in the first round of the mayor’s race, says the claim is “absolutely not true.” She also said she has no such agreement in place with candidate Mike Johnston whom she endorsed on April 24.Jordan Fuja, spokesperson for the Johnston campaign, said there is no promise that Herod nor anyone else endorsing Johnston will be offered a job at city hall should he be elected.Asked how he intended to staff a possible administration at a forum at The Denver Press Club on Thursday morning, Johnston said “I have been very deliberate on not promising jobs to anybo...

Buster Posey grateful to enter Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame with Patrick Willis, others

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Buster Posey was not just any athlete who passed through town, won a few championships, and earned a spot Thursday night in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.It turns out he’s a legacy.“My mom actually lived in San Francisco when she was a toddler,” Posey said. “My grandad was an orthopedist in the Army, and they were stationed here for a couple of years.”Col. Jack Tippens and his wife, Lyn, “talked about really enjoying living here.” So did their daughter Traci’s son, Gerald “Buster” Posey III, who was drafted by the Giants 15 years ago and served as a franchise cornerstone at catcher from 2009-21.That baseball legacy could put Posey someday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. – “We’ll see, we’ll see,” he said – but Thursday night brought him to be honored in downtown San Francisco for the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.Joining him in this year’s class: former 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis, Oakland basketball legend Gary...

Five-bedroom home sells for $4.6 million in Saratoga

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

14091 Shadow Oaks Way – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 14000 block of Shadow Oaks Way in Saratoga was sold on May 8, 2023. The $4,610,000 purchase price works out to $1,795 per square foot. The house, built in 1955, has an interior space of 2,568 square feet. The property features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a garage as well as four parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.5-acre lot.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:A 3,402-square-foot home on the 14000 block of Shadow Oaks Way in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $4,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,426. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 3,744-square-foot home on Heritage Oak in Saratoga sold for $5,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,549. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Shadow Oaks Way, Saratoga, in April 2023, a 2,629-square-foot home was sold for $3,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,464. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

CCS, NCS softball playoffs: Thursday’s semifinal results, championship matchups

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.NCSDivision ITuesday’s semifinalNo. 3 California 9, No. 2 Granada 1Wednesday’s semifinalNo. 1 San Ramon Valley 4, No. 4 Freedom 3Friday’s finalNo. 1 San Ramon Valley (23-5) vs. No. 3 California (20-8) at St. Mary’s College, 5 p.m.Division IITuesday’s semifinalsNo. 5 Livermore 8, No. 1 Redwood 2No. 2 Casa Grande 5, No. 3 Alameda 0Friday’s finalNo. 2 Casa Grande (24-4) vs. No. 5 Livermore (15-11) at San Marin HS, 5 p.m.Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | CCS, NCS baseball playoffs: Thursday’s semifinal results, championship matchups High School Sports | CC...

CCS, NCS baseball playoffs: Thursday’s semifinal results, championship matchups

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.Central Coast SectionDivision IWednesday’s semifinalsNo. 6 Hollister 10, No. 7 Live Oak 0, 5 inningsNo. 1 Valley Christian 4, No. 5 St. Ignatius 0Saturday’s finalNo. 6 Hollister (23-6) vs. No. 1 Valley Christian (28-3) at Excite Ballpark, 7 p.m.Wednesday’s semifinalNo. 2 Bellarmine 5, No. 6 Serra 2No. 4 Leigh 9, No. 1 Aptos 1Friday’s finalNo. 4 Leigh (19-10) vs. No. 2 Bellarmine (19-12-1) at Excite Ballpark, 7 p.m.Division IIIThursday’s semifinalsNo. 3 Carmel 3, No. 2 St. Francis SCP 1No. 1 Branham 2, No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep 1Saturday’s finalNo. 3 Carmel (17-12) vs. No. 1 Branham (...

Texas lawmakers file 20 articles of impeachment against state GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton, including bribery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers file 20 articles of impeachment against state GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton, including bribery.Source

Arkansas turns five-run inning into 5-4 victory over LSU in SEC Tournament

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Jace Bohrofen had a two-run single, Hunter Hollan pitched 5 1/3 innings of solid relief, and Arkansas made a five-run fourth inning stand up for a 5-4 victory over LSU on Thursday in the SEC Tournament.Bohrofen’s bases-loaded single drove in two and capped the Razorbacks’ big inning after RBI-singles by Caleb Cali and Peyton Holt. Another run scored on catcher’s interference just prior to Bohrofen’s single.Hollan (8-2) entered with the bases loaded and two out in the top of the fourth with LSU leading 1-0. He allowed a run to score on a wild pitch before getting out of the inning with a strikeout. The Tigers scored a single run in the eighth and got a one-out solo home run from Dylan Crews in the ninth before Hollan finished it with a strikeout and a groundout.Hayden Travinski went 4 for 4 and scored twice for LSU.Second-seeded Arkansas (41-15) advanced to the semifinals on Saturday and No. 3 LSU (43-14) will play No. 10 Texas A&M in a...

Washington heads to Pac-12 semifinals, 8-3 over USC

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Clayton went 3 for 4 with two doubles, Coby Morales and Jeter Ybarra each drove in two runs and No. 3 seed Washington beat USC 8-3 on Thursday night for its first Pac-12 Tournament victory.Washington (34-17) advances to the semifinals on Friday.Johnny Olmstead singled in two runs in the sixth inning to pull USC within 3-2, but Clayton answered with an RBI single in the bottom half. The Huskies also responded to USC’s lone run in the eighth with a four-run inning. Will Simpson and Morales had back-to-back run-scoring hits, and AJ Guerrero and Johnny Tincher followed with sacrifice flies for a five-run lead.Starter Stu Flesland III earned his seventh win of the season after allowing just one hit over 5 2/3 innings for Washington. Case Matter picked up his fifth save.Caden Aoki (4-3) allowed six hits and three earned runs in a five-inning start for USC (34-23-1).___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Top...

KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Tour Scores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

ThursdayAt Fields Ranch East at TPC FriscoFrisco, TexasPurse: $3.5 millionYardage: 7,154; Par: 72First RoundPadraig Harrington32-32—64Katsumasa Miyamoto34-32—66Adilson Da Silva33-34—67Phillip Price33-34—67Thomas Bjorn34-34—68Alex Cejka33-35—68Stewart Cink33-35—68Richard Green33-35—68Miguel Angel Jimenez35-33—68Robert Karlsson35-33—68Charlie Wi32-36—68Darren Clarke31-38—69Chris DiMarco35-34—69Jerry Kelly34-35—69Rocco Mediate34-35—69Kenny Perry34-35—69Y.E. Yang33-36—69Steven Alker35-35—70Stephen Ames31-39—70David Branshaw36-34—70K.J. Choi33-37—70Marco Dawson36-34—70Glen Day34-36—70Scott Dunlap35-35—70Hiroyuki Fujita35-35—70Ricardo Gonzalez38-32—70Scott McCarron34-36—70Tracy Phillips36-34—70Steve Stricker34-36—70Gary Wolstenholme33-37—70Ernie Els36-35—71Paul Goydos35-36—71Lee Janzen36-35—71Bernhard Langer35-36—71Justin Leonard34-37—71Corey Pavin35-36—71Dicky Pride36-35—71Vijay Singh35-36—71Bob Sowards33-38—71David Toms35-36—71Markus Brier34-38—72Cameron Doan35-37—72Joe Durant37-35—72Bo...

KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Par Scores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:41 GMT

ThursdayAt Fields Ranch East at TPC FriscoFrisco, TexasPurse: $3.5 millionYardage: 7,154; Par: 72First RoundPadraig Harrington32-32—64-8Katsumasa Miyamoto34-32—66-6Adilson Da Silva33-34—67-5Phillip Price33-34—67-5Thomas Bjorn34-34—68-4Alex Cejka33-35—68-4Stewart Cink33-35—68-4Richard Green33-35—68-4Miguel Angel Jimenez35-33—68-4Robert Karlsson35-33—68-4Charlie Wi32-36—68-4Darren Clarke31-38—69-3Chris DiMarco35-34—69-3Jerry Kelly34-35—69-3Rocco Mediate34-35—69-3Kenny Perry34-35—69-3Y.E. Yang33-36—69-3Steven Alker35-35—70-2Stephen Ames31-39—70-2David Branshaw36-34—70-2K.J. Choi33-37—70-2Marco Dawson36-34—70-2Glen Day34-36—70-2Scott Dunlap35-35—70-2Hiroyuki Fujita35-35—70-2Ricardo Gonzalez38-32—70-2Scott McCarron34-36—70-2Tracy Phillips36-34—70-2Steve Stricker34-36—70-2Gary Wolstenholme33-37—70-2Ernie Els36-35—71-1Paul Goydos35-36—71-1Lee Janzen36-35—71-1Bernhard Langer35-36—71-1Justin Leonard34-37—71-1Corey Pavin35-36—71-1Dicky Pride36-35—71-1Vijay Singh35-36—71-1Bob Sowards33-38—71-1...