Dez Martinez greeted the homeless dwellers of Santa Clara Street on a recent October afternoon with open arms and a warm smile. “We’re hurting, we’re suffering, and we’re losing all hope.” City officials, conversely, champion the camping ban, saying public spaces have been cleared of trash and more homeless people are being connected with treatment and shelter beds. Still, some …
The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Pac-12 is still two schools short of what it needs to be a recognized conference by the NCAA in two years and the Mountain West is facing a future without four of its most valuable members, so shopping for replacements could be the next step. …
Sean Lewis snuck away to the Kent State weight room early Monday afternoon. Kent State’s basketball team also will play a game against Fresno State. Northern Illinois, which beat the Golden Flashes in last season’s MAC title game, plays two Power 5 schools in its nonconference schedule. These methods may not make as much pure cash as the buy games, …
SEATTLE — In the three seasons he spent with Kalen DeBoer at NAIA power Sioux Falls, Ryan Grubb witnessed a single defeat. “If you guys knew Kalen,” Grubb said, “you’d know he throws pennies around like manhole covers.” Fortunately, Grubb already had thought of this. “That’s one of the things I’ve always taken from Kalen — do your job, do …