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Biden-Xi meeting will take place at historic Filoli estate and gardens

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

Filoli, the grandest country estate in San Mateo County, always gets gussied up for holiday season visitors.This year, the arrivals start early. On Wednesday, the historic Woodside property will serve as the site for the historic meeting between President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping, who are in San Francisco this week for the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference.Bonnie Glaser, managing director of the Indo-Pacific program at the German Marshall Fund, told the Associated Press that the location likely has met Xi’s expectations for a private meeting with Biden away from the main summit venue. “It appears to be a quiet, secluded estate, where Biden and Xi can have an intimate conversation in a relaxed environment,” she said.Filoli is indeed secluded, and has quiet acreage in spades.Architect Willis Polk designed the circa 1917 house in the style of a Georgian mansion for owners William and Agnes Bourn, who made their money in gold mining. They had intended it to be ...

Sale closed in Fremont: $2.1 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

3094 Dickens Court – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 3000 block of Dickens Court in Fremont was sold on Oct. 5, 2023. The $2,050,000 purchase price works out to $1,035 per square foot. The house, built in 1972, has an interior space of 1,980 square feet. This two-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms. In addition, the house comes with a garage.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Surry Place, Fremont, in September 2023, a 1,980-square-foot home was sold for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,061. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 1,708-square-foot home on Reynolds Court in Fremont sold for $1,710,000, a price per square foot of $1,001. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,711-square-foot home on the 36700 block of Reynolds Drive in Fremont sold in August 2023, for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,052. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

John Fisher tells pleading Oakland A’s fans: ‘It’s been a lot worse for me than you’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

A rare public exchange between Oakland A’s fans and team owner John Fisher may have finally allowed Fisher to get something off his chest.According to the USA Today, three A’s fans dressed in green T-shirts with “STAY” written across it camped out at the hotel lobby of the MLB owners’ meetings in Arlington, Texas, for 12 hours until they finally saw Fisher enter the building.Before the fans could make their move, Fisher approached them at the hotel bar and shook their hands.When they pleaded for him to find a way to keep the team in Oakland, Fisher explained he’d been trying for 18 years and he didn’t expect the A’s would get a new ballpark until 2031.Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | A’s relocation: Teachers union to file lawsuit that could stop public funds for Vegas stadium Oakland Athletics | 5 things to know about the A’s relocation vote as MLB owners meetings begin Oakland Athletics | MLB owners will vote this week on Oa...

Gilgeous-Alexander’s 28 points, career-best 7 steals help Thunder dominate Spurs 123-87

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and a career-high seven steals, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the San Antonio Spurs 123-87 on Tuesday night in the In-Season Tournament.The game featured two of the league’s top rookies — San Antonio’s 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama and Oklahoma City’s 7-1 Chet Holmgren. Wembanyama finished with eight points on 4-for-15 shooting. He grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked two shots. Holmgren had nine points on 3-for-10 shooting with seven rebounds and three assists.Oklahoma City set a Thunder record with 19 steals. The team scored 23 points off San Antonio’s 25 turnovers.“I think it was a great team effort, really keying in on the game plan and overall, just going out and executing,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. Josh Giddey added 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Thunder, who earned their first In-Season Tournament win in three tries and improved to 7-4 overall.Thunder coach Mark Daigneault chose no...

No. 13 Texas A&M cruises past SMU 79-66 in a meeting of old SWC foes

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Henry Coleman III grabbed a loose ball, hit a bucket and got fouled, the show of emotion illustrating a key moment as No. 13 Texas A&M quieted an SMU crowd looking for a rally.The Aggies soon had their lead back to double digits Tuesday night, and they finished the sweep while playing back-to-back true road games in non-conference action for the first time in 20 years.Tyrece Radford scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half, Coleman had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Texas A&M beat SMU 79-66 in a meeting of old Southwest Conference foes.The Aggies (3-0) won again four nights after a 73-66 victory at Ohio State. They hadn’t done this sort of road trip before conference play since splitting a pair of games against Houston and Louisiana-Monroe in 2003-04.“We had never done this as far as out of conference,” said Coleman, who tied his career high in rebounds. “It’s kind of like an NBA thing, quick turnaround, so you’re not going to get as many ...

Nets pull away in fourth quarter for a 124-104 victory over Magic in the In-Season Tournament

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie had 29 points, nine assists and five rebounds, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 124-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night in Eastern Conference Group C of the NBA In-Season Tournament.Mikal Bridges chipped in 21 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Cam Johnson scored 20 points as Brooklyn put six players in double figures. Day’Ron Sharpe finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out, and the Nets won their second straight overall and improved to 2-1 in the tournament.“A really good response and effort from our guys,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “We talked about being better tonight on both ends of the floor, and our guys were definitely better.”The Nets will close their round-robin slate with a home game against Toronto on Nov. 28.Franz Wagner had 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists for their Magic in their tournament opener. Orlando fell to 4-16 all-time at Barclays Center.“I think the game was a little c...

Buie scores 21, Barnhizer adds 20 to help Northwestern beat Western Michigan 63-59

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie scored 21 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals and Northwestern blew a 12-point second-half lead before the Wildcats beat Western Michigan 63-59 Tuesday night. Buie made 7 of 14 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and finished with five assists, two steals and no turnovers in 39 minutes. JaVaughn Hannah hit a jumper, Brandon Muntu made a 3 and Titus Wright scored in the paint to cap a 7-1 surge for Western Michigan (0-3) that made it 54-all with 4:18 to play. Buie answered with a 3-pointer 17 seconds later to give the Wildcats the lead for good and followed with a jumper to give Northwestern (3-0) a five-point lead with 2:56 left. Seth Hubbard hit a 3-pointer for the Broncos before Ryan Langborg made a jumper to make it 61-57 with 2 minutes remaining and the Broncos went 1 for 5 from the field with a turnover from there. Hubbard, the only Western Michigan player to score in double figures, finished with 17 p...

Duchene’s OT goal gives Stars 4th straight win, 4-3, over Coyotes

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Matt Duchene scored 42 seconds into overtime as the Dallas Stars beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive win.Duchene and Tyler Seguin each had a goal and an assist and Esa Lindell and Roope Hintz also scored for the Stars, who ran their home points streak against Arizona to 17-0-1, one game short of the franchise record against any opponent. They haven’t lost at home to the Coyotes since Feb. 7, 2012.Jake Oettinger made 23 saves for Dallas, which increased its lead in the Central Division to five points over Colorado.Clayton Keller, Lawson Crouse and Jason Zucker scored for the Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka, 0-5-1 on his last six games, stopped 30 shots.Keller opened the scoring with a patient wrist shot from the left circle for his team-high seventh goal of the season, beating Oettinger stick side at 5:33 of the first period.Dallas pulled even late in the first period on defenseman Lindell’s first goal of the season, a wrister from the hig...

Bal, Marshall spark Santa Clara to 89-77 victory over Stanford

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Adama Bal had 23 points, Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 20 and Santa Clara knocked off Stanford 89-77 on Tuesday night at Maples Pavilion.Santa Clara (3-0), which trailed by two at halftime, used back-to-back 3-pointers from Bal and Jalen Benjamin to take a 62-57 lead with 11:20 remaining. Stanford (2-1) pulled within three points on a Spencer Jones layup, but Bal answered with a 3-pointer for a 77-71 lead at the 3:22 mark and the Broncos maintained a two-possession lead from there.Bal made 7 of 15 shots with three 3-pointers and sank all six of his free throws for the Broncos, adding six rebounds. Marshall sank 6 of 11 shots, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, and all four of his foul shots, adding five rebounds and four steals. Johnny O’Neil hit three 3-pointers and pitched in with 17 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Tyeree Bryan scored 11 off the bench.Maxime Reynaud led with Cardinal with a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds. Freshman ...

Thelwell scores 26 in Morehead State’s 74-66 victory over Mercer

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:50:15 GMT

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Drew Thelwell’s 26 points helped Morehead State defeat Mercer 74-66 on Tuesday night.Thelwell shot 8 for 13 (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (2-2). Riley Minix scored 19 points while shooting 3 of 6 from the field and 12 for 12 from the line, and added seven rebounds and four blocks. Dieonte Miles finished 3 of 4 from the field to finish with eight points, while adding nine rebounds.The Bears (1-2) were led by Jah Quinones, who posted 12 points and seven steals. Jalyn McCreary and Robby Carmody put up 10 points apiece.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source