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UCF dominates Villanova in final tuneup before Big 12 debut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It did not take long for UCF to find its groove after losing starting quarterback John Rhys Plumlee to an injury late in last week’s win over Boise State.Timmy McClain and the Knights got to work early and dominated Villanova 48-14 on Saturday night to close their non-conference schedule as they look ahead to their first conference game as members of the Big 12 next week at Kansas State.The Knights already had a 24-0 lead when McClain found Javon Baker in the corner of the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown for his first touchdown pass of the year.McClain tallied 321 pass yards and two touchdowns for the Knights, adding an additional 44 rush yards. He stepped in for Plumlee, who is expected to miss the next several weeks with a leg injury.“After that first series, I really got back to doing what I do best,” McClain said. “I felt really comfortable throughout the game.”McClain had plenty of help on both sides of the ball in his first start since 2...

Late field goal lifts UNLV to a 40-37 win over Vanderbilt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jose Pizano made a 36-yard field goal with five seconds left Saturday to give UNLV a 40-37 victory over Vanderbilt in a wild fourth quarter.The winning kick was set up when Rebels backup quarterback Jayden Maiava completed a 48-yard pass to Ricky White to Vanderbilt’s 18-yard line. That play came after Vanderbilt kicker Jacob Borcila missed a 33-yard field goal to the right with 44 seconds remaining.Vanderbilt (2-2) trailed 30-17 in the fourth quarterback, but rallied to tie it before both teams traded touchdowns in the final 2:23. Then came the final kicks — one that missed and one that split the uprights.Maiava completed 19 of 33 passes for 256 yards with a touchdown and interception. He also ran for a 24-yard TD. White caught 12 passes for 161 yards.Vanderbilt quarterback AJ Swann was 16 of 35 for 296 yards, with three touchdowns and an interception. London Humphreys caught three passes for 102 yards and a TD.UNLV (2-1) lost starting quarterback Doug Brumfi...

Devin Leary throws 3 TD passes, Ray Davis scores twice to lead Kentucky 35-3 blowout of Akron

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Devin Leary threw for three touchdowns including one to Ray Davis, who added a 55-yard touchdown run, and Kentucky rolled past Akron 35-3 on Saturday night.Leary threw for 315 yards with first-half scoring passes of 6 yards to Josh Kattus and 22 yards to Tayvion Robinson before an improbable 58-yard touchdown pass to Davis while escaping two defenders in the third quarter. He left the game after taking a hard hit to his midsection midway through the fourth quarter.Kentucky (3-0) had slow starts the previous two games but started quickly this time with a seven-play, 75-yard march with 63 through the air and ending on Kattus’ scoring catch. It was the Wildcats’ first opening drive TD this season.The Zips (1-2) had few scoring opportunities and finally got on the board on a Noah Perez 36-yard field goal with 5:33 left in the third quarter after Tyson Durant intercepted a Leary pass at the Kentucky 47.Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen called plays from ...

Family safely escapes burning Davie mobile home after possible lightning strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

Flames and smoke shot through the roof of a mobile home in Davie after the family who lived inside said they felt a strike from the sky, leaving them without a place to call home.Davie Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the blaze near Southwest 131st Terrace and Fifth Court, at around 4:30 p.m., Saturday.Hours later, 7News captured Roy Vazquez, brought to tears as he assessed what was left of of his home.Vazquez said he was inside at the time with his 13-year-old son, his girlfriend and their two dogs.“This is like some sort of freak accident, it’s just lightning,” he said.Vazquez said it happened during a downpour.“I heard a loud bang. I thought it was the transformer, ’cause the power went out,” he said.Neighbors told 7News they also heard the bang.“It was really scary. The whole house was vibrating,” said a neighbor.Cellphone video captured flames and smoke billowing from Vazquez’s home.“I could smell the smoke, and I...

It doesn’t hurt to get some business cards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

Q. I don’t have a business card. Do I need one? I’ve been meeting people in social situations who ask for them. Others don’t have them. In the fall, I’ll probably go to networking events and whatnot. Think it’s a good idea to have one?A. I’m a fan of business cards. Yes, it’s a good idea to have one; although they are becoming more obsolete, it’s still a good idea to have one. If you don’t need to use it and simply follow people you meet on social media, that’s what I’ve seen happen a lot lately. Other people have their own QR codes with contact information.But it doesn’t hurt to have one. You can make them inexpensively online and just carry a few with you in your wallet. If you meet someone on a flight and they ask for your card, you’ll wish you had one.As for what happens if you give them your card and it’s not an even exchange if they don’t have one, ask for their email address and/or phone...

The man who inspired Hollywood nightmares

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

Ed Gein’s horrific crime wave was first discovered in 1957 and 60 plus years later his enduring influence is examined in the MGM+ true-crime series “Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein,” streaming Sunday.Touted as America’s first known serial killer — even though it was decades before the term was coined by the FBI — Gein is notorious for his influential hallowed Hollywood trio. He inspired the demented mama’s boy Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” Leatherface, the killer with a human skin face mask, in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and Buffalo Bill, who also wore human skin, in “Silence of the Lambs.”As Gein resurfaces as the subject of the 4-part series, there is ample opportunity to look and look again at the truly disturbing crime photos taken at Gein’s farm in Plainfield, WI, and hear, for the first time, the man himself.“The tapes are recorded right after Ed Gein’s arrest by Judge Boyd Clark, who we show in the series,” said “Lost Tapes” director James Budd...

Steal of a lifetime

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

Hailed in Britain as among the best series in years, “The Gold,” streaming its first two episodes Sunday on Paramount+, charts the complex, decades-spanning true crime case known as the Brinks-Mats gold bullion heist.In 1983 near Heathrow Airport, six thieves robbed the Brinks-Mats warehouse, surprised to find a then-historic gold haul in history, worth nearly $100 million today.The sudden acquisition meant melting the gold bars, converting them into British pounds and making them “disappear” as Scotland Yard was on the trail of what became an international hunt involving Swiss bank account secrecy, murder and international extradition law.Neil Forsyth, an award-winning Scottish writer, created and scripted this 6-episode epic. “I’ve been aware of this story obviously my whole life. About five or six years ago, I knew people were looking at it as a possible film”, he said in a Zoom interview from London.His initial research convinced him: This is much more than a film. This story de...

GF won’t let man attend events where ex is present

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

Q. I am throwing my best friend a surprise 40th birthday party. She is divorced and her ex is my husband’s best friend. They were getting along just fine and would have easily attended the same party until he started dating another woman. This woman is very jealous and will not allow my BFF’s ex to be around my BFF, even if it is one of their children’s birthday parties. I would invite both the ex and my BFF to the party, but his girlfriend probably won’t have it. I think I should explain to him why he’s not being invited. What’s good ex-etiquette?A. Oh what a tangled web we weave. To be blunt, this is your friend’s ex’s problem, not yours. He dates whom he wants and gets the baggage along with it.From an ex-etiquette standpoint, it is not the host’s responsibility to mediate between exes. The only responsibility a host has to their guests is to be gracious, kind and polite.Quite frankly, I took more notice that this new woman in your friend’s life will not allow him to attend his c...

Orioles crush Rays, 8-0, behind Grayson Rodriguez and Gunnar Henderson to reach verge of postseason clinch: ‘This is what you dream of’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

In games like these, youth and inexperience are often referenced as negatives. Grayson Rodriguez and Gunnar Henderson flipped that narrative Saturday night.The Orioles’ two youngest players entered the season as the club’s top two prospects and among the sport’s best. In the biggest game of their careers, the pair proved that their immense talent matters far more than their lack of experience.Rodriguez masterfully twirled eight scoreless innings, while Henderson hit an early home run to break the offense out of its slump to carry the Orioles to a crucial 8-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.“This is what you dream of whenever you go through the minor leagues together, is playing meaningful games in September,” Henderson said. “It was really fun to be able to go out there and especially watch him do his thing right behind him.”The win ended Baltimore’s four-game losing streak and put the club back in sole possession of first place atop t...

Try these techniques to control your anxiety

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:30:36 GMT

Dear Mayo Clinic: I recently turned 45 and have been dealing with anxiety for several years. My feelings of worry, stress and fatigue have increased, leading me to avoid social events and limit activities I used to enjoy. My friend suggested I try something she called mindfulness meditation to help manage my anxiety. What is this technique, and how can I start doing it?A: Anxiety is often described as sustained and excessive worry that a person cannot control related to the anticipation of a future threat, such as a traumatic event. At times, anxiety can significantly and adversely affect our daily lives, work, relationships and overall happiness. Anxiety also can manifest as an irritable, worried, restless and debilitating stress response lasting minutes to days. Most everyone has had anxiety surrounding a stressful situation.Anxiety becomes an obstacle when it affects our day-to-day lives. Anxiety can negatively affect people at home, work, school and socially.Emotionally, anxiety...