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Mailbag: ‘Pac-2’ leadership options, the blame game (Scott vs. Kliavkoff), Pac-12 board moves, CFP scenarios, emergency funds and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

The Hotline mailbag publishes each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.So it seems we may have a two-team conference next year while things play out. If that happens, who is going to be commissioner? Do they even need one? — @brycetacomaAppreciate the question because it allows us to address two topics at once: Why George Kliavkoff remains  commissioner of the Pac-12, and who would lead a ‘Pac-2’ if Washington State and Oregon State compete alone in 2024.The Hotline has received numerous questions about Kliavkoff’s continued employment after he steered the conference to ruin in early August and lost all credibility with, well, everyone. Our sense: Nobody is motivated to cut him loose.The two remaining schools aren’t relying on Kliavkoff for strategic advice as they plot their future....

Teacher dead, 2 people wounded in France knife attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin and Jeffrey Schaeffer | Associated PressARRAS, France — A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and critically wounded two other people Friday in northern France, authorities said.The attack was being investigated by anti-terror prosecutors amid soaring global tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas. It also happened almost three years after another teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded by a radicalized Chechen near a Paris area school.President Emmanuel Macron said France had been “hit once again by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism.”“Nearly three years to the day after the assassination of Samuel Paty, terrorism has hit a school again and in a context that we’re all aware of,” Macron said at the site of the attack in Arras, a city 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Paris.A colleagu...

With a fresh start, young winger makes impact in San Jose Sharks debut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks should be a team filled with motivated individuals.Between the NHL and AHL, the Sharks organization has over 20 players on expiring contracts, including 10 who are set to become unrestricted free agents next summer. Some will land big paydays. Others might simply be hoping for another deal.Few, though, appear to be as motivated as winger Filip Zadina, a 2018 first-round draft choice who gave up millions in guaranteed money from the Detroit Red Wings this summer to become a free agent.After he gave up $4.56 million in actual cash, following the mutual termination of his contract, Zadina signed a team-friendly one-year, $1.1 million deal with the Sharks, simply because he wanted a fresh start elsewhere and a chance to play a bigger role, perhaps alongside Tomas Hertl.In 190 games with the Red Wings, Zadina had just 28 goals and 40 assists, totals not commensurate with a sixth-overall draft pick. One can quibble with how Zadina was developed after he was ...

George Kittle’s ‘(Bleep) Dallas’ T-shirt reportedly draws NFL fine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

SANTA CLARA — George Kittle’s undershirt Sunday night was an ode to Gary Plummer’s 1994 version that made a derogatory statement toward the Dallas Cowboys, and now the NFL has had its say, too.Kittle drew a $13,699 fine, ESPN first reported, for the shirt’s abusive language that, like Plummer’s, read “F*** Dallas,” only without that censor.Kittle said Thursday he expected a fine: “I mean, I wore a personalized T-shirt, maybe with an inappropriate word. It is what it is. It’s a decision I made. If they want to fine me, they fine me.”Kittle added that “100 percent, I’d do it again.”Kittle scored three touchdowns in the 49ers’ 42-10 rout over the Dallas Cowboys, but he did not lift up his jersey to reveal his grey undershirt until after Jordan Mason scored the 49ers’ final touchdowns.Plummer appreciated Kittle’s shoutout to his 1994 fashion, in which Plummer had T-shirts made for the 49ers’ defense before their NFC...

Eastbound direction of Dumbarton Bridge to close for four nights beginning on Halloween

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

All eastbound lanes on the Dumbarton Bridge portion of Highway 84 will close for four consecutive nights beginning on Halloween as crews work to repave the roadways, according to Fremont police.Related ArticlesTransportation | ‘Help is coming’ to replace latest destroyed signage in troublesome San Jose spot: Roadshow Transportation | Roadshow reader’s excuse worked: No speeding ticket, plus a free burger Transportation | Map: Highway 101 to be closed in Redwood City all weekend Transportation | Mental health emergency on Highway 242 that closed all lanes has hopeful ending Transportation | How motorcyclists can more safely split lanes: Roadshow The closures, which run between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2 and 3, will affect motorists traveling from the East Bay to the Peninsula. The Dumbarton Bridge stretches across the bay from Alameda County’s Fremont to San Mateo ...

Stanford instructor removed from the classroom amid reports they called Jewish students colonizers and downplayed the Holocaust

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

By Taylor Romine, Kelly McCleary and Cheri Mossburg | CNNAn instructor at Stanford University has been removed from teaching duties as the school investigates reports that during a discussion on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the instructor downplayed the Holocaust and singled out students “based on their backgrounds and identities.”“Without prejudging the matter, this report is a cause for serious concern. Academic freedom does not permit the identity-based targeting of students,” Stanford said in a statement Wednesday.“The instructor in this course is not currently teaching while the university works to ascertain the facts of the situation,” the statement continued.The instructor, who is not a faculty member, has not been named. CNN has reached out to the instructor for comment.The university’s action comes as fierce fighting this week between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza has increased tensions beyond the Middle East.Some Jewish people in the US say they fear being t...

Sale closed in San Ramon: $1.8 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

3320 Roma Place – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 3300 block of Roma Place in San Ramon was sold on Sept. 15, 2023. The $1,770,000 purchase price works out to $755 per square foot. The house, built in 1973, has an interior space of 2,343 square feet. This two-story home offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. Additionally, the home comes with an attached two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:In February 2023, a 1,601-square-foot home on Loreto Drive in San Ramon sold for $1,320,000, a price per square foot of $824. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 3,221-square-foot home on the 1000 block of Via Veneto in San Ramon sold in August 2022, for $2,400,000, a price per square foot of $745. The home has 4 bedroom...

Get ready for 49ers’ Randy Gregory rushing Cleveland’s P.J. Walker

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Something few if anyone envisioned when the season started in September — Randy Gregory of the 49ers lining up as a pass rusher and chasing Cleveland quarterback P.J. Walker in Week 6.Gregory, acquired by trade a week ago from the Denver Broncos, appears poised to make his 49ers debut Sunday when they visit the Browns (2-2).But rather than pursuing quarterback Deshaun Watson, Gregory will be chasing P.J. Walker at quarterback as Watson allows a bruised rotator cuff to heal. Watson, signed by Cleveland in the 2022 offseason to a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract, hasn’t practiced all week.Multiple outlets are reporting Walker will be promoted from the practice squad to start against the 5-0 49ers.The 49ers will release an injury report Friday with coach Kyle Shanahan addressing the media before the club departs for Cleveland. On his weekly appearance on KNBR, general manager John Lynch sounded as if he expects to see Gregory on the fiel...

Barbara Walters’ belongings expected to raise $8 million for charity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters, who died December 30, 2022, interviewed the most famous people during her long career, from Barbra Streisand to Fidel Castro, using her skills to give everyday people a glimpse into their lives. In 1976, Walters agreed to a five-year contract with ABC, making her the first woman to co-anchor an evening network news show, earning her $1 million annually.On Thursday, Oct. 12, Bonhams Los Angeles on Sunset Boulevard hosted an auction preview of jewelry collection, art, furniture, and decorative objects she once owned. Just a few items from her collection include her engagement ring from developer and television producer Merv Adelson; a 13.84-carat Harry Winston diamond ring; art by John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, and Frank W. Benson; and a Belle Époque diamond brooch that she wore to Sir Elton John’s 60th birthday party in 2007.Caroline Morrissey, director and head of jewelry at Bonhams New York, where the actual auction will be held, spoke ...

Tentative deal reached between health care workers' unions and Kaiser Permanente

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:16 GMT

(KRON) -- Health care workers reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente early Friday morning after seven months of contract negotiations, according to statements from the unions and Kaiser.Kaiser and unions representing 85,000 workers had been back at the bargaining table with the possibility of another strike looming on the horizon.The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions and Kaiser released details of the tentative agreement. It includes:Raising wages by 21 percent over four yearsRaising health care worker minimum wage to $25 hourly in California and $23 hourly in other states Kaiser operatesProtective terms around subcontracting and outsourcingInitiatives to invest in the workforce and address staffing needsHealth care workers represented by the unions will now need to approve the tentative agreement. The ratification process will begin Oct. 18, according to the parties' statements.President Joe Biden applauded the groups for "coming together in good faith" and reachi...