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There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 people. No one was injured and no homes burned in the latest fire, which scorched mountain ridges on Oahu, but the flames wiped out irreplaceable native forestland that’s home to nearly two dozen fragile species. And overall, the ingredients are the same as they were in Maui’s historic town of Lahaina: severe drought fueled by climate change is creating fire in Hawaii where it has almost never been before.“It was really beautiful native forest,” said JC Watson, the manager of the Koolau Mountains Watershed Partnership, which helps take care of the land. He recalled it had uluhe fern, which often dominate Hawaii rainforests, and koa trees whose wood has traditionally been used to make canoes, surfboards and ukuleles. “It’s not a ful...

Instant Analysis: A blowout would be nice, but Texas is finding ways to win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 7 Texas has left teams back into games after building big leads multiple times this season, but they've been able to hang on and win all those times. That happened Saturday night in Fort Worth against the TCU Horned Frogs.Texas held off the Frogs in the fourth quarter to win 29-26 and keep postseason dreams alive. An injury to running back Jonathon Brooks is a bit concerning and its severity will become clearer early next week.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe bottom line, as Jonathan Thomas and Billy Gates discuss in the above video, is that Texas is finding ways to win these tight games when they probably would not have in years before. Quinn Ewers came back from a shoulder injury that kept him out two games, and while there was some rust he had to knock off, he ended up performing well enough to help get the Longhorns across the finish line.

Texas State's comeback bid falls short in 31-23 loss to Coastal Carolina

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Ethan Vasko threw two touchdown passes, Reece White and Braydon Bennett each ran for a TD and Coastal Carolina beat Texas State 31-23 Saturday.Vasko completed 17 of 27 passes for 145 yards and Sam Pinkney had six receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown for Coastal Carolina (7-3, 5-2 Sun Belt Conference). No. 7 Texas holds off TCU’s 4th-quarter surge to come away with 29-26 road win Pinkney's 25-yard TD catch capped a nine-play, 82-yard drive and gave the Chanticleers the lead for good at 14-10 midway through the second quarter. Texas State went three-and-out on its ensuing drive, and Bennett scored on a 6-yard run about 2 minutes before halftime.Coastal Carolina went 94 yards in 14 plays, taking more than 7 1/2 minutes off the clock, to take a 28-10 lead when Reece scored from 2-yards out on a fourth-down run with 7:16 remaining in the third quarter.Ismail Madhi had 97 yards rushing on 21 carries and Malik Hornsby scored on runs of 8 and 4 yards in the fourth q...

Unshakeable: Broomfield takes down Denver East in Class 5A state championship on PKs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS — As the lights still shone down on Weidner Field, nearly three hours after the start of the Class 5A boys soccer state championship on Saturday night, Broomfield head coach Zach Hindman tearfully embraced his predecessor in the first row of the stands.Jim Davidson, who coached the Eagles for decades before retiring last year, owned all eight of the school’s state championships.Until now.The bright lights only served to further illuminate Hindman, junior goalkeeper Evan Kulstad and senior Marcus Von, who helped propel the Eagles to victory over the Angels. After a 1-1 score and two overtimes sent the contest into penalties, Broomfield made all four of the penalty kicks they were afforded after Kulstad stopped Denver East on two shots. The Eagles didn’t need to take a fifth.“It’s just euphoric. I feel so happy for the boys,” Hindman said. “We stood on the shoulders of giants and I think the guys dug in and decided that they were going to embrace that. They did ...

SoCal veterans dressed as WWII-style pin-ups spread cheer on Veteran’s Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

A group of female veterans dressed up as WWII-style pin-up models gave back to the community on Veteran’s Day at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center on Saturday.“They answered the call to serve,” said one volunteer. “They fought for our country. There’s no better way to spend Veteran’s Day than giving back to the veteran community.”“Sometimes a small gesture can back the biggest impact,” said Gina Elise, founder of Pin-Ups for Vets, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans and active duty military personnel.The female Vet Ambassadors, who are all veterans themselves, visited the Veterans Home on the West L.A. VA campus to spread cheer.A group of female veterans with Pin-Ups for Vets, dressed up as WWII-style pin-up models while giving back to the community on Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, 2023. (KTLA)A group of female veterans with Pin-Ups for Vets, dressed up as WWII-style pin-up models while giving back to the community on Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, 2023. (KTLA)A group...

Montana beats Portland State 34-10 for sixth straight win and chance for outright Big Sky title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Quarterback Clifton McDowell ran for three touchdowns, Eli Gillman added 97 yards rushing and Montana won its sixth straight game with a 34-10 victory over Portland State on Saturday night. Montana (9-1, 6-1), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, will host rival and fifth-ranked Montana State (8-2, 6-1) next Saturday for the outright Big Sky Conference title. A win next week would give Montana its first conference title since 2009. McDowell scored on a 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, and his 20-yarder stretched the Grizzlies’ lead to 21-3 midway through the second. McDowell added an 8-yard TD run to cap a 75-yard drive with 8:29 left in the third. He finished with eight carries for 72 yards and was 9-of-14 passing for 127 yards. Dante Chachere threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Braddock in the third quarter for Portland State (4-6, 3-4). Montana put up 489 total yards and held the Vikings to 93 yards rushing and 255 yards overall....

Daniels’ record-breaking day leads No. 18 LSU to 52-35 win over Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jayden Daniels accounted for 606 total yards and five touchdowns and became the first quarterback in FBS history to have at least 350 yards passing and 200 yards rushing in a game as No. 18 LSU defeated Florida 52-35 on Saturday night.Daniels continued to make his case for the Heisman Trophy, leading the Tigers (7-3, 5-2 SEC) to touchdowns on five consecutive second-half possessions, completing 17 of 26 passes for 372 yards and three touchdowns, and running 12 times for 234 yards and two touchdowns. “If (Daniels) didn’t win (the Heisman Trophy) tonight he has got to be the leading candidate,” LSU head coach Brian Kelly said. “Unless the Heisman is just about popularity. If you want to be the most popular then fine, but he is the best player in college football.“He did something tonight that no one has ever done. If that doesn’t make you the leading candidate, then maybe the Heisman isn’t really for the best player.”In concussion protocol throughout the week l...

76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. hit by vehicle in Philly, to miss ‘significant’ time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. sustained undisclosed injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday, the team said, and is expected to miss significant playing time.The 27-year-old Oubre was transported to a hospital in stable condition after being hit, and released a few hours later. The teams says he is not expected to miss the rest of the season, but did not provide information on his injuries.The Sixers said Oubre was walking near his residence in downtown Philadelphia when he struck. The Philladelphia Police said in an email to The Associated Press that Oubre was struck at about 7 p.m. while crossing the street at Broad and Locust streets in Center City, and that he was taken to Jefferson Hospital. Police said there is an active investigation into the incident. 6ABC in Philadelphia reported police saying a silver vehicle fled the scene after the accident.Oubre is in his first season with the 76ers and has averaged 16.8 points in the first eight ...

Donovan Mitchell, Cavs take down Stephen Curry and Warriors 118-110

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

SAN FRANCSICO (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers stayed poised when things turned testy, and that showed J.B. Bickerstaff plenty about his team at this early stage.Donovan Mitchell got the best of Golden State and Draymond Green, finishing with 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals on a night Green was ejected, and the Cavs beat the Warriors 118-110 on Saturday. Green pushed Mitchell with his shoulder and sent him out of bounds as Cleveland’s Caris LeVert drove for a layup. Then, as Green brought the ball across midcourt moments later, Mitchell chased him down and instigated a heated interaction. “I think that was a little bit of a dirty play so Donovan retaliated,” Cavs forward Evan Mobley said.Officials went to replay review and that’s how they determined Green’s infraction, calling Mitchell for a personal foul.“I didn’t know that was actually possible that you could get tech’ed up for a previous play,” Warriors big man Kevon Looney said.Bickerstaff ...

Schenn, Buchnevich score 3 goals each as Blues beat Avalanche 8-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored three goals and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-2 on Saturday night.Alexey Toropchenko and Torey Krug also scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington stopped 36 shots as St. Louis evened a loss to Colorado earlier this month. Schenn got his fourth career hat trick — first since 2017 — and Buchnevich got his third.Mikko Rantanen and Jack Johnson scored for Colorado, which lost its second straight at home after opening the season 4-0 at Ball Arena. Alexandar Georgiev gave up six goals on 28 shots before being pulled early in the third period. Ivan Prosvetov came on and finished with 12 saves.The Blues raced to a 4-0 lead before Rantanen’s tip-in with 3:53 left in the second period.Schenn scored the first of his two goals in the opening period just 1:08 into the game, tipping-in a slap shot from just inside the blue line by Krug. He made it 2-0 with 1:07 left in the period when Brandon Saad drove pas...