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Waste management to offer Christmas tree disposal sites next week in Lodi

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

(BCN) -- Starting next Tuesday until Friday residents of Lodi will be able to dispose of their Christmas trees free of charge. The City of Lodi and Waste Management will work together to offer drop off sites for people to get rid of live trees from the holidays. Recology gives SF residents’ Christmas tree a second act The hours for the drop-offs will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Grape Bowl North Parking lotLocated on Stockton Street between Lawrence School and Grape Bowl.The city asked residents to not place trees in the gutters or with leaf piles because they will not be picked up during the city's leaf removal program. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Redwood City PD announces phone technical difficulties

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

(KRON) – The Redwood City Police Department’s 7-digit emergency phone lines are experiencing technical difficulties, the department announced on Saturday. Bay Area Storm: Live Updates Redwood City PD’s inactive numbers are (650)-369-3331, (650)-369-3332, and (650)-369-3333.According to RCPD, residents should call 911 for emergencies. For non-emergencies, RCPD recommends calling (650)-780-7100.

Phelia, Hansen lead Michigan women to 69-60 upset of No. 17 Ohio State

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Laila Phelia scored a career-high 26 points and Michigan pulled away in the fourth quarter to upset rival and 17th-ranked Ohio State 69-60 on Saturday. Phelia hit a 3-pointer and Lauren Hansen, a graduate transfer from Missouri who finished with 17 points, made a pair of layups in a 9-0 run that gave the Wolverines a 60-51 lead with 2:48 to play.Ohio State made just three of its last 11 shots in the final five minutes. Elissa Brett, a grad transfer from Bowling Green who had 10 points, made four free throws and Hansen made three in the final minute for the Wolverines.Jordan Hobbs added 11 points for Michigan (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten Conference), which made 8 of 12 shots and 9 of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter.Celeste Taylor scored 16 points to lead Ohio State (10-3, 1-1) and Taylor Thierry scored 15, but just six after the first quarter. Rikki Harris added 10 points.The Buckeyes were 2 of 10 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter and finished the game 5 of ...

Trio of reserves rally Syracuse to 81-73 victory over Pittsburgh

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Quadir Copeland had a career-high 22 points and fellow reserves Malik Brown and Benny Williams scored 15 apiece to rally Syracuse to an 81-73 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday.Copeland, a sophomore, made 4 of 8 shots with a 3-pointer and 13 of 15 free throws for the Orange (10-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). He added nine rebounds, four assists and three steals. Brown and Williams both grabbed seven rebounds. Judah Mintz pitched in with 12 points, five assists and three steals before fouling out.Freshman Carlton Carrington hit two 3-pointers and scored 13 to guide the Panthers (9-4, 0-2) to a 38-30 lead at halftime. Copeland had six points to lead Syracuse. Williams and Copeland had back-to-back baskets to give the Orange a 24-20 lead with 8:46 left. Carrington made two free throws and a 3-pointer to cap a 9-0 run and the Panthers led by 10 before Williams dunked for the final basket of the half.Guillermo Diaz Graham hit a 3-pointer for Pitt to begin the s...

French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris joins LAFC after 11 1/2 seasons with Tottenham

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former World Cup champion Hugo Lloris became the latest 35-year-old-plus player to join Major League Soccer when the goalkeeper agreed to a one-year contract with Los Angeles FC and left Tottenham after 11 1/2 seasons.LA announced the deal Saturday and said the agreement with the 37-year-old included options for 2025 and 2026, though it did not say whether the options belong to the team or the player.Lloris, who has made a French-record 145 international appearances, joins a league that since last summer has added Miami’s Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez (both 36) and Sergio Busquets (35).Lloris won the 2018 World Cup with France and was Tottenham’s first-choice goalkeeper from 2012-13, when he took over from Brad Friedel, through last season. Lloris made his last appearance on April 23 at Newcastle, where he allowed five goals in the first 21 minutes and was replaced by Fraser Forster at the start of the second half. The team said on May 5 that Lloris was...

Jenkins scores 21 as St. John’s defeats Hofstra 84-79

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniss Jenkins had 21 points in St. John’s 84-79 win against Hofstra on Saturday.Jenkins also had nine rebounds and eight assists for the Red Storm (9-4). Jordan Dingle scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Joel Soriano was 5 of 9 shooting and 4 of 8 from the free throw line to finish with 14 points.Tyler Thomas led the way for the Pride (7-6) with 24 points and nine rebounds. Hofstra also got 23 points, two steals and three blocks from Darlinstone Dubar. Jaquan Carlos also had 10 points, four assists and two steals.NEXT UPSt. John’s next game is Tuesday against Butler at home. Hofstra hosts Charleston (SC) on Thursday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Pruitt scores 24, Lipscomb builds 21-point lead in 2nd half and holds off Florida State 78-75

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Will Pruitt scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half, and Lipscomb built a 21-point lead early in the second half and held off Florida State for a 78-75 victory on Saturday. Florida State trailed 62-41 with 15:53 to play but pulled within 73-70 with 2:06 remaining. AJ McGinnis answered with a 3-pointer, Joe Anderson added a layup and Lipscomb led 78-72 with 50 seconds left. Jamir Watkins made a pair of free throws for the Seminoles to cap the scoring with 37 seconds to go. Watkins then blocked Grant Asman’s layup attempt with 10 seconds left, but Darin Green Jr. missed a 3 to end it. Pruitt was 6 of 11 from the floor and had five rebounds in the first half, and he drilled his second 3-pointer that put the Bisons up 46-31 at the break. Pruitt made three free throws, and Owen McCormack, Anderson and McGinnis each hit a 3 as the Bisons opened the second half on a 12-5 surge to stretch their lead to 58-37. Pruitt finished 8-of-17 shooting from the floo...

Konieczny, Booth score 17 each, lead Notre Dame to 76-54 victory over Virginia

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — J.R. Konieczny and Carey Booth scored 17 points each and Notre Dame picked up a rare win over Virginia, defeating the Cavaliers 76-54 on Saturday.Markus Burton added 15 points and eight assists for the Fighting Irish (6-7, 1-1 ACC) and Kebba Njie scored 10 points. Booth had nine rebounds and Konieczny grabbed eight.Notre Dame led 41-24 at halftime and held off a brief run by Virginia to win going away.Virginia scored the first seven points of the second half to get within 41-31 before Notre Dame regrouped. The teams played mostly even for several minutes, then a 15-2 run sparked by Burton and Booth gave Notre Dame a 63-40 lead with 8 1/2 minutes remaining. Booth hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points in the run and Burton added five points. Notre Dame led by at least 20 points for the remainder of the game.Reece Beekman led Virginia (10-3, 1-1) with 15 points and Ryan Dunn scored 13. The Cavs shot 38% and attempted only 11 3-pointers, despite trailing by ...

Cornerback Eric Stokes goes back on injured reserve as Packers’ secondary suffers another setback

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes has gone back on injured reserve as he continues to deal with a hamstring issue, causing one more obstacle for a secondary that’s already missing suspended cornerback Jaire Alexander.Stokes hadn’t been listed on Friday’s injury report, but the Packers announced Saturday the hamstring issue would prevent the 2021 first-round pick from Georgia from playing Sunday at Minnesota. Later Saturday, the Packers placed him on injured reserve.The hamstring problem caused Stokes to spend time on injured reserve earlier this season. Stokes has played in just three games all season and was limited to four special-teams snaps in one of them. Earlier in the year, he was dealing with a foot injury that prematurely ended his 2022 season.The Packers (7-8) had announced Wednesday that Alexander would be serving a one-game suspension due to conduct detrimental to the team. That means Alexander and Stokes will be sidelined when the Pac...

Pitcher Frankie Montas agrees to $16 million, 1-year contract with Reds, AP source says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:06:39 GMT

Frankie Montas and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a $16 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, a deal that gives the 30-year-old right-hander a chance to revive his career after an injury-decimated spell with the New York Yankees.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Saturday because the agreement was subject to a successful physical.The agreement was first reported by the New York Post.Montas was acquired by the Yankees from Oakland with reliever Lou Trivino on Aug. 1, 2022, for four prospects. Montas went 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight starts with New York that year, later admitting he wasn’t healthy.He had labrum surgery on Feb. 21 with Los Angeles Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache and made his only big league appearance of the year on Sept. 30. On the next-to-last day of the season, Montas retired four hitters while allowing two hits and a walk to get the win in a 5-2 victory at Kansas City.Mo...