San Diego, CA
BYU Basketball: Takeaways From Loss At No. 19 San Diego State
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PROVO, Utah – Expectations have been low for BYU basketball heading right into a street recreation in opposition to No. 19 San Diego State. However after having a 10-point within the second half, Friday evening’s recreation at Viejas Area is a missed Quad One win alternative.
Listed below are some takeaways from BYU’s 82-75 setback to the Aztecs.
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Turnovers sunk BYU
BYU head coach Mark Pope mentioned in his postgame interview on the BYU Sports activities Community, “We’re caught on this little turnover pattern that’s been tremendous painful for us.”
It was painful for BYU. The Cougars dedicated 20 turnovers to SDSU’s 10 whole. San Diego State scored 17 factors off BYU’s turnovers. BYU solely scored 9 factors off SDSU’s 10 turnovers. That’s a distinction of eight factors; BYU misplaced by seven.
Is the new-look tempo of BYU’s offense inflicting the turnovers?
BYU’s high two level guards, Rudi Williams and Dallin Corridor, mixed for 12 turnovers. Williams had eight.
If BYU takes care of the ball, they in all probability win on Friday evening.
BYU confirmed effectively in a measuring stick recreation
After a clunker efficiency in opposition to Idaho State to open the season, expectations have been low for BYU heading to San Diego State. It was a measuring stick recreation to see how this “new and younger” group would carry out in opposition to a nationally-ranked staff.
By all accounts, the trouble and the struggle have been there. Sadly for Pope and his quad, BYU couldn’t end the job.
Spencer Johnson is rising as a clutch shot maker
Spencer Johnson has grow to be among the best tales on this younger BYU staff. After including 18 kilos to his physique and dealing arduous with energy and conditioning coach Eric Schork within the offseason, Johnson is rising as a clutch bucket-getter for this BYU staff.
That’s one thing in all probability only a few individuals had on their BYU basketball bingo card coming into the season.
One stretch within the second half after San Diego State earned their first lead. Johnson knocked down a fast three to place BYU again on high. Then he proceeded to hit one other three discipline purpose makes an attempt.
BYU’s bench wasn’t a lot of an element
Solely three gamers that performed for BYU completed with a optimistic plus/minus within the loss. These three have been a trio of starters Fousseyni Traore, Spencer Johnson, and Jaxson Robinson. On the halfway level of the second half, it was the 5 starters have been optimistic in that metric, and all 5 bench gamers have been within the unfavourable.
BYU’s bench completed with 13 factors, however they shot 4-of-14 from the sector. The second unit has to carry a spark if BYU desires to tug off some wins.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports activities Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Comply with him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
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San Diego, CA
SANDAG breaks ground on new bikeway
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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Local leaders and bike advocates joined SANDAG Thursday to break ground on a brand new bikeway in San Diego.
The group gathered at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA around 10 a.m. to celebrate the start of construction for what’s been dubbed the Imperial Avenue Bikeway.
The 3.5-mile path, according to SANDAG, will help create safer streets for people who walk, bike, drive and take transit through the southeastern area of the city limits.
With the construction will come improvements to Imperial Avenue between 17th Street and 47th Street. This is expected to enhance connectivity for people of all ages and abilities.
The Imperial Avenue Bikeway is part of the Regional Bike Plan Early Action Program, an initiative approved by the SANDAG Board of Directors in 2013. The $25 million project is funded by a combination of state and local funds.
San Diego, CA
University of San Diego signs local midfielders Emma Elias and Jenna Rubidoux
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SAN DIEGO – Head coach Greg LaPorte and the University of San Diego women’s soccer program have announced the addition of two new Toreros, who joined the active roster this spring.
Joining the Toreros are Emma Elias (San Diego, Calif./Mater Dei Catholic HS) and Jenna Rubidoux (San Diego, Calif./Air Force).
EMMA ELIAS
Position: Midfield
Hometown/High School: San Diego, Calif./Mater Dei Catholic HS
Club: Rebels SC
Career Highlights:
- Elias was a varsity starter for Mater Dei Catholic for all four seasons of high school.
- During her freshman season, Mater Dei went undefeated and took home their league title.
- Her senior season of high school was cut short due to a knee injury but recovered to join the Toreros this spring.
JENNA RUBIDOUX
Position: Midfield
Hometown/High School: San Diego, Calif./Christian HS
Previous Team: Air Force
Career Highlights:
- Spent her first two collegiate seasons at Air Force, where she appeared in 35 games and made 26 starts.
- Tallied four goals for eight points over two seasons, including a career-high three goals in 2022.
- Recorded 2,354 minutes over the 2021 and 2022 seasons and will enter San Diego as a second semester junior.
- Scored Air Force’s game-winning goal as a freshman in a 2021, 1-0 win over Navy.
- Played her club soccer locally for Albion SC.
Elias and Rubidoux join Katie Bessemer (Sacramento State), Aliya Garrett (Salt Lake CC), Elle Soleau (San Francisco/Boise State) and Natalie Yoo (Texas A&M/Coastal Carolina) as newcomers for the 2024 season.
San Diego, CA
Two giant pandas en route from China — first in over 20 years — as US’s bear population diminishes
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Finally, some bamboo-tiful news.
Two giant pandas are en route from China to the San Diego Zoo — rescuing the US from the creeping possibility of becoming panda-less.
Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 3-year-old female, were sent off in a heartwarming farewell ceremony in Sichuan Wednesday before being loaded onto a California-bound airplane.
“This farewell celebrates their journey and underscores a collaboration between the United States and China on vital conservation efforts,” Paul Baribault, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance president, said in a statement.
“Our long-standing partnership with China Wildlife Conservation Association has been instrumental in advancing giant panda conservation, and we look forward to continuing our work together to ensure the survival and thriving of this iconic species.”
The black-and-white pair are the first new giant pandas to arrive in the country in more than two decades.
Although they’ll be in the US soon enough, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, who are on loan for 10 years, will likely not be on view to the zoo visitors for several more weeks, officials warned.
Their arrival also marks a step forward for relations between China and the US, the latter of which has sent its pandas back in droves in the last few years as loan agreements have lapsed and tensions between the nations have mounted.
The US’s only remaining pandas — Atlanta’s beloved Lun Lun and Yang Yang and their twin offspring — are due back to their homeland later this year after more than two decades in America.
Giant pandas at the National Zoo in Washington, DC and the Memphis Zoo were shipped back to China last year.
Yun Chuan and Xin Bao will also be the first giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo since 2019 — and one of the bears has a family history at the refuge.
Yun Chuan’s mother, Zhen Zhen, was born at the San Diego Zoo in 2007 to parents Bai Yun and Gao Gao. The new zoo guest is described by officials as a mild-mannered boy.
Xin Bao is described as “a gentle and witty introvert with a sweet round face and big ears.”
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has a nearly 30-year partnership with leading conservation institutions in China focused on protecting and recovering giant pandas and the bamboo forests they depend on.
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