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Anti-ICE protests Friday at Berkeley schools and a Hilton hotel in the Southside neighborhood

Leptospirosis outbreak in Berkeley: What’s the risk to people and pets?

Líderes religiosos de East Bay vuelan a Minneapolis, ayunan en California contra ICE
Congregaciones de Berkeley y de toda el Área de la Bahía participan en un día nacional de acción provocado por la aplicación de leyes migratorias de Trump y el asesinato de Renee Good.

Wizards at Hornets preview: Washington heads to Charlotte on Saturday

Big names bring a new twist to classic plays at Berkeley Rep this season

REPORT: Lucas Bergvall has undergone surgery on injured ankle
Remember the halcyon days of [checks notes] yesterday when I posted that a high ankle sprain like the one Lucas Bergvall sustained in Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over Dortmund had an average recovery time of 6-8 weeks, and if there was no surgery involved that we might want to take the under on his eventual return? Well, I’ve got some bad news for you. According to Tom Barclay writing in the S-n (and yes, Tom Barclay is the only good writer at the S-n and you definitely don’t have to click that link, I’m just doing my journalistic due diligence), Bergvall will now undergo surgery for that high ankle sprain. Looks like we may want to take the over on that recovery time. It sucks for Bergvall and it sucks for us. The article says a 3 month recovery time is now more likely than not, and I’d say there’s a chance it could last longer, because he will need time to get back to training and recover strength, all things that take time. If you want a grimly optimistic take, it’s this — Spurs’ medical team identified the need for surgery quickly and there won’t be an extended time period of mucking around wondering if Lucas will be able to rehabilitate without it, only to end up having surgery later. It is, if you’ll pardon the term, something of a clean break, and now we know. But man, it’s a real bummer. Bergvall was just starting to round into some form after recovering from a concussion earlier in the season, and was coming off of a quite nice performance paired with Archie Gray in central midfield. Losing him now just sucks, and there’s no getting around that. Maybe he’ll be back in time for the end of season run-in, and that’d be nice. But it’s just another crappy moment for this injury-ravaged team, and Spurs will now need to make do with a shortened midfield for the rest of the season unless they decide to add another player with a week to go in the January window. Boo, I say. Booooooo! UPDATE: The club socials have confirmed it, and the surgery has already taken place. We can confirm that Lucas Bergvall has today undergone surgery on his left ankle.The 19-year-old midfielder suffered a high ankle sprain during Tuesday's UEFA Champions League fixture against Borussia Dortmund.Lucas will now commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff.… pic.twitter.com/u6rcfXFsN6— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 23, 2026

“Melania” Movie Promo Oddly References The Wicked Witch of the West Using Her Domed Looking Glass from “The Wizard of Oz”
At first I thought the new promo for the “Melania” movie was a tribute to Timothee Chalamet. Remember when Timmy was standing on top of the Sphere in Las Vegas to promote “Marty Supreme”? The new “Melania” video starts out like that, using the Sphere as a projection of clips from the upcoming infomercial. But […] The post “Melania” Movie Promo Oddly References The Wicked Witch of the West Using Her Domed Looking Glass from “The Wizard of Oz” appeared first on Showbiz411.

Wizards Lose Eighth Straight
In a classic dog days of the NBA season kind of game, the Wizards lost to the Denver Nuggets, 107-97. It was Washington’s eighth straight loss, and it was a slog to watch. Both teams seemed tired and low energy. The Nuggets had something of an excuse — they played Tuesday in Los Angeles and flew across the country. Washington’s last game was at home on Monday afternoon. Maybe they had some hard practices? Despite both teams missing loads of shots, they combined for 17 total transition points — nine for the Wizards, and eight for the the Nuggets. The Nuggets walked the ball up the floor on many possessions. They exhibited relatively disciplined shot selection and won just enough possessions to get the win. The Wizards, who usually push the ball up the floor quickly after opponent makes or misses, were content to walk it up themselves. Unlike the Nuggets, they were far more likely to take a quick shot. If there was a theme in this game, it was Washington working hard individually to get a difficult shot, and the Nuggets working as a team to get better ones. This was certainly not a rule. Jamal Murray had a “Murray Flurry” (as dubbed by the Nuggets broadcast) in the third quarter that was heavy on isos. Peyton Watson had a few terrific one-on-one play. In general, though, the Nuggets would run actions and move ball and players until they got an advantage, and then attack. Watson played great for the Nuggets — a career-high 35 points along with 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks. He took a hard fall when he got clotheslined trying to dunk on Khris Middleton after earlier turning his ankle landing after scoring a highlight-reel bucked on Alex Sarr. His emergence as a quality offensive option is a great development for Denver — made possible by Nikola Jokic’s knee injury. Thoughts & Observations While transition defense wasn’t much of an issue last night (the Nuggets were apparently too tired to run), one play early in the game exemplified the team’s struggles defending in transition. Denver came up with a steal and Murray started up the floor. Tre Johnson was the only defender back — two Nuggets players were ahead of the ball. Johnson had to choose — match up with his man on the wing or pick up Aaron Gordon in the center of the floor. Correct prioritization would have sent him to Gordon. Johnson went to the wing. That left Gordon alone under the rim for an easy dunk. I could be wrong on this one, but…there was an offensive fast break I think the Wizards got wrong. They had a three-on-two. Kyshawn George had the ball and was dribbling to the offensive end right-of-center of the court. To his left was Sarr in the middle and Will Riley on the wing. To me, the right play would have been for George to go to the middle and for Sarr to cross over to get on his right — ball in the middle flanked by offensive players. Another option could have been for George to move further right to open more of a lane for Sarr to come down the middle of the lane and force a Denver defender to guard two guys. Instead, George dribbled straight up the floor, Sarr and Riley ran their lanes, and Denver defenders never had to make a real decision. The tight spacing gave George only two real options — drive into two defenders or kick it out to Riley on the wing. The tight spacing meant there was a relatively short closeout. Riley missed the three-point attempt, and the Wizards didn’t score on a three-on-two break. George was this close to having an impressive game, despite shooting just 6-17 from the floor. He had 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and a steal. The three turnovers were acceptable given the assists and his overall offensive load. He’s gotta stop fouling so much — especially the pointless tantrumy ones. The spate of “injuries” meant that Anthony Gill got rotation minutes, and he wasn’t bad. One good thing: unlike their last matchup with the Nuggets, I didn’t see the Wizards helping off Murray. He had to work harder to generate offense. Four…

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