Wild USC-Oregon fan fight erupts in stands after Dante Moore hit — with an ironic twist

Once again, “Fight On!” was taken a little too literally Saturday night at the Coliseum.  As Oregon quarterback Dante Moore was being tended to by medical personnel following a brutal hit that sent him to a nearby hospital, two USC fans staged their own heavyweight bout in the stands during the Trojans’ 41-27 loss to the 20th-ranked Ducks.  And you almost couldn’t script the irony. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! One USC fan was wearing a No. 8 jersey — the same number…

Oregon gets revenge for dirty hit on Dante Moore by walloping USC

USC delivered a devastating blow before halftime Saturday, knocking Oregon quarterback Dante Moore out of the game with a dirty hit. Pulling together in support of their injured teammate amid an increasingly testy atmosphere at the Coliseum, the Ducks found an inspired counter. And they might have just leveled the…

Liberty looking to make playoff ‘history’ after up-and-down regular season

MINNEAPOLIS — First-year head coach Chris DeMarco was well aware of the high expectations when he took the Liberty job.  At his introductory press conference in December, he embraced the pressure.  “If you ever played any sport and you’re competitive,” he said, “this is what you want.”  Nine months later,…

FTC chair says humans will be on the hook for actions of rogue AI agents

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson says humans who set in motion rogue AI agents are the ones who will be held accountable for their actions. He said he would resist characterizing AI agents as autonomous actors with “wills and desires of their own,” speaking Friday at the Momentum AI…

Scientists name a new cat species for the first time in over a century

For the first time in a century, scientists have identified a new cat species, thanks to genetic analysis — and it’s resolved a long-standing debate about the cat family tree.The newly identified species, Leopardus tilcayo, is a type of tiger cat ‪—‬ a small, spotted wild cat ‪—‬ that lives…

Stocks rise as Wall Street bounces back from Fed sell-off; oil dips

Stocks climbed Thursday morning as Wall Street tried to bounce back from a steep sell-off the previous day, after the Federal Reserve issued its first interest-rate hike in three years.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 305 points, or 0.6%, by about 9:40 a.m. ET, while the S&P 500 and…

Greg Papa hospitalized with advanced heart failure after KNBR return

Greg Papa has to win another serious health fight before he can get back on the air. According to reports, the Bay Area radio host was hospitalized on Sept. 7 due to advanced heart failure. Papa was set to make his long-awaited on-air comeback following a controversial layoff from KNBR…

Markets

More
More forecasts: Weather 30 days Sydney