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Multiple people wounded in Sacramento mass shooting, police say
At least five people were shot Monday night in a mass shooting in Sacramento, California, according to police.
Sacramento Police responded to the area of Coral Gables Court and Meadowview Road in South Sacramento at around 8:18 p.m. to a report of a shooting, according to Fox 40.
Multiple people, including a minor, were shot, police said.
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At least six people were shot Monday night in a mass shooting in Sacramento, California. (Sacramento Police)
The victims — three men, two women and one girl — were transported to the hospital for treatment to their injuries. They are expected to survive.
A heavy police presence remained at the scene after the victims were taken to the hospital.
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Multiple people, including a minor, were shot, police said. (Getty Images)
No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.
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Alaska
Scituate 6th grader makes her own history on Alaska’s Iditarod Trail – The Boston Globe
“I was shocked,” Hanks said in an interview at her family’s home, “but I was really, really happy.”
Her English teacher sent her mother, Karyn Hanks, an email notifying her that Violet had won. The proud mother cried tears of joy, and couldn’t wait to see her daughter after school.
“I was like, ‘I’m just going to meet her down at the bus,’ which I don’t usually do,” Karyn Hanks said. “As I was going over the little hill, I saw her running from the bus, and we were both jumping up and down.”
The 54th annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off March 7 with an 11-mile, ceremonial start through Anchorage. The real work begins the following day, when the mushers guide their sled dogs across approximately 1,000 miles of extreme terrain from Willow to Nome.
Along the route, mushers carry “trail mail” to honor the history of sled dogs delivering mail along the Iditarod Trail. Letters and artwork from students are carried by mushers in the race, and then returned to them afterward.
Hanks’ design will be printed on envelopes used for every piece of trail mail. She also got to choose a musher to carry her own piece of trail mail. She chose last year’s Iditarod winner, Jessie Holmes.
Violet’s English teacher, Brian Hickox, and art teacher Tracey Woodford collaborated to promote the contest to their students.
Hickox has a history with the Iditarod, having served in 2019 as the “Teacher on the Trail,” where he traveled along the Iditarod trail in Alaska, reporting on the events and building themed lessons for teachers.
Hickox said many of their students expressed interest in the art contest, and six submitted. When he found out Hanks won, he was ecstatic.
“I almost couldn’t even sleep all night,” he said. “That’s how excited I was, because I knew how much it meant to just earn this achievement.”
Iditarod EDU staff sifted through submissions and chose five finalists, said Jim Deprez, Iditarod EDU co-director. Renowned Alaskan artists Jon and Jona Van Zyle decided the overall winner and two runners up.
The theme for this year’s trail mail contest was “Celebrating Iditarod Veterinarians,” honoring the roughly 50 volunteer vets who monitor the health and safety of the sled dogs.

Hanks’ design depicts the female veterinarian and dog smiling, with bubble hearts between them. The design is splashed with blue watercolor, which Deprez said impressed the staff.
“This one was a little different because it was watercolor, which we don’t see a whole lot of,” he said, “and the drawing itself, with … the expressions on the faces that she was able to portray, it spoke volumes.”
Woodford previously taught Hanks in elementary school. A few summers ago, the pair became pen pals , sending each other their artwork, including watercolor book marks by Hanks.
“She’s been a student that’s been really close to my heart for many years,” Woodford said. “It was really nice to see that her talents are recognized at a much larger scale, because I’ve always known that she’s something special.”
Lauren Albano can be reached at lauren.albano@globe.com. Follow her on X @LaurenAlbano_.
Arizona
Arizona’s (non-UA) top sports games this week
Top games from around the state for Feb. 23-March 1
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California
Virginia women cruise, California men clinch 2026 ACC titles
Dominance and drama collided at the 2026 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships.
Virginia’s women swam with commanding control, stamping their imprint on nearly every race and locking up another ACC crown. On the men’s side, California edged past Stanford in a much closer battle for the conference title.
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Here are the main takeaways from this year’s ACC swimming and diving championships.
Virginia women stay dominant in post-Walsh era
After five straight NCAA titles, there was no doubt the Virginia women would continue to succeed in 2026. However, there was a question whether they would continue to dominate without Alex and Gretchen Walsh.
Virginia and head coach Todd DeSorbo reminded the rest of the NCAA that the Hoos are still the most dominant force in collegiate swimming.
The Cavaliers opened competition posting the second-fastest time in NCAA history in the 800 freestyle relay, surpassing a Stanford quartet that featured Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel back in 2017.
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It seemed like the meet was over before it even started as the Virginia women had extended a sizable lead after the first full day of swimming competition, winning three out of the four swimming events. They again posted the second-fastest swim in history, this time in the 200 freestyle relay, trailing only themselves from the 2024 ACC Championships.
Olympic medalist Claire Curzan is the Hoos’ X-factor as she threw down an NCAA record in the 200-yd back, stopping the clock in 1:46.09. Curzan also clocked the second-fastest 100-yd backstroke in NCAA history, behind only Gretchen Walsh. Curzan was named the ACC most valuable swimmer of the meet after winning four gold medals.
Anna Moesch has had a major breakout season. This week, she became just the fourth woman to break 1:40 in the 200 freestyle. The sophomore is now just six-tenths of a second off Missy Franklin’s legendary NCAA record of 1:39.10 set back in 2015.
Overall, the Virginia women racked up 11 total titles en route to their seventh straight ACC championship. This team has young stars, suffocating depth, and will enter the NCAAs as the clear favorite for a sixth straight national title.
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California tops Stanford on the last day of competition
The California men are 2 for 2 as members of the ACC, but this year it came down to the last day of competition.
The Bears locked up the 2025 title early on, winning the meet by over 200 points, but it was a different story in 2026.
Stanford and Cal faced off in a seven-round heavyweight battle. Through a full week of competition, there was little separation.
Relay scoring was almost dead even between the two and the Cardinal outscored the Bears in diving; it was the points gained from individual swimming events that secured the win for the defending champs.
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California’s Yamato Okadome led the way, winning three gold medals in the 100-yd breast, 200-yd breast and 400-yd medley relay.
The Bears didn’t win the meet because of total titles, as California won only four individual and relay events overall. Stanford also won four and the North Carolina State men won seven ACC titles, but lacked the complete team that California brought to Atlanta.
The California men were second at last year’s NCAA championships and will look to compete for another top-three spot in March.
New stars emerge
Although seniors like Stanford’s Torri Huske and Lucy Bell found success, winning nine ACC medals, the conference has turned over a new leaf.
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Underclassmen found continued success throughout the week filling up championship finals and winning half of the ACC individual titles.
Freshmen and sophomores won a staggering 16 individual events. In comparison, they collected only seven wins in 2025.
Seven freshmen finished in the top eight in the men’s 500-yd freestyle, and NC State freshman Max Carlsen won it. The lone fifth-year, Cal’s Eduardo Oliveira de Moraes, was fourth.
Carlsen also won the 1,650-yd freestyle, and UVA sophomore and U.S. Olympian Katie Grimes doubled up winning the 500-yd free and 1,650-yd freestyle.
Louisville freshman true freshman Nikita Sheremet posted the second-fastest 18-and-under 100-yd freestyle of all-time, and he’s now tied with NC State’s Kaii Winkler, who placed second in the event this year as a sophomore. Sheremet also won silver in the 50-yd freestyle.
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Moesch, a sophomore, swept the 100-yd and 200-yd freestyles, knocking off Huske in the 100.
Okadome, who was the ACC’s most valuable men’s swimmer of the meet, is just a sophomore as well. Additionally, half of Cal’s 20 athletes who scored points were underclassmen.
The trend continued in diving, as Stanford freshman Ellie Cole and Stanford sophomore Misha Andriyuk swept the platform events.
The ACC is ready to compete with the rest of the country
This week showcased that the ACC is ready to compete for national titles and top-five finishes at the NCAAs in March.
The Virginia women are the standard in collegiate swimming, but Stanford, Louisville, California, and NC State were also impressive.
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The Louisville women knocked off Virginia in the 200-yd medley relay and NC State’s Eneli Jefimova 100-yd breaststroke is now the fastest in the country after this week.
The California women have been in rebuilding mode over the past several years and are now catching stride as they broke a school record in the 200-yd medley relay. Sophomore Mia West also won Cal’s first ACC title in the 200-yd butterfly.
On the men’s side, Texas and Arizona State are going to be tough to catch nationally, but Cal, Stanford, and NC State look ready to race come the end of March.
Stanford’s Henry McFadden posted a top-five time in the country this year in the 200-yd freestyle, and Okadome’s times in breaststroke stack up with the best in the NCAA this season.
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NC State’s 200-yd freestyle relay and 400-yd freestyle relay teams broke the ACC meet and conference record. In the 400-yd freestyle relay they finished four-tenths of a second faster than the SEC champion Florida Gators.
The impressive times in the pool and exquisite diving on the boards set up the ACC for an exciting close to the 2026 season.
Full Team Results
Men
California: 1,154
Stanford: 1,076
North Carolina State: 973
Louisville: 844
Virginia Tech: 715.5
Florida State: 624.5
Virginia: 577.5
North Carolina: 572.5
Notre Dame: 488
SMU: 407
Pittsburgh: 401
Georgia Tech: 357
Miami (FL): 162
Duke: 138
Boston College: 112
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Women
Virginia: 1,410.5
Stanford: 1,039
California: 1,027.5
Louisville: 925
North Carolina State: 851.5
Pittsburgh: 552
North Carolina: 522.5
Duke: 432.5
Virginia Tech: 409.5
Florida State: 371
Notre Dame: 366
Miami (FL): 322
Georgia Tech: 274
SMU: 261
Boston College: 98
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