'Lifeblood of this campus': University non-profits face uncertainty following students' union proposalLOS ANGELES -- Doug Christie rapped along to the lyrics of Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day" on Saturday morning as the song echoed through the gym at USC's Galen Center at the conclusion of his first shootaround as interim coach of the Sacramento Kings . More than 30 years after Christie was a rookie with the Los Angeles Lakers , he found himself back in L.A., preparing to face the Lakers -- his first game since taking over for Mike Brown who was fired Friday afternoon before the team's flight down the West Coast. It's been anything but a good season for the Kings thus far, No. 13 in the Western Conference with a 13-18 record -- having lost five games in a row and 12 of their last 17. However, Kings guard Malik Monk -- who credited Brown's "passion" in turning the Kings franchise around the last two seasons -- said that the coaching change resulted in an energy shift at the shootaround session. "All the vibes were high," Monk said. "Everybody is happy. Everybody is ready to play tonight." Included in the group ready to play was All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis . He missed Sacramento's last game Thursday with an illness, when the Kings failed to protect a 19-point second-half lead in a 114-113 loss to the Detroit Pistons . Sabonis did not join the team on its flight to L.A., as he was questionable to play because of the illness, but arranged his own travel Saturday morning to be a part of the first steps with Christie. Editor's Picks Kings fire Brown amid skid, name Christie interim 10h Malone: Kings showed 'no class' in firing Brown 10h NBA playoff seeding drama? Award season chaos? What league insiders predict for 2025 1d Tim Bontemps "I got here and went right onto the court," Sabonis said. "We're all focused on winning the game. But we obviously know we haven't been performing at our best. And we have to do a better job. Me as one of the leaders of the team, I got to make sure that that happens. We got to win all the games that we can." Following the Pistons game, Brown called out another one of Sacramento's leaders in De'Aaron Fox for him fouling Jaden Ivey on a 3-pointer in the waning seconds with the Kings up by 3. Ivey hit the 3 and the ensuing free throw, costing the Kings the game. Before Brown was dismissed, he led the Kings practice Friday and was seen by reporters having a conversation with Fox on the court. "We were talking about in-game stuff, what we would do towards the end of games," Fox said after shootaround. "Definitely didn't know that that little conversation -- that's really normal -- would have been the last one with him as a head coach." Brown was informed of the decision by Kings general manager Monte McNair, who called him when the 2023 NBA Coach of the Year had already left the practice facility to get ready for the flight to L.A. Sabonis, who said he was sleeping when the decision was made, called it "shocking." Monk said he found out on X, formerly known as Twitter, and was also shocked, but added: "It's the NBA. Anything can happen. So, next man up, I guess." Fox said he was "surprised" but was given a head's up of what was to come. "I found out a minute before everybody else did," he said. After Brown signed an extension in the offseason through 2026-27 -- adding more than $20 million in guaranteed money to what he was already owed -- Fox credited the continuity of the Kings organization. A reporter asked Fox on Saturday if he felt any "pressure or guilt" for the way things unraveled so quickly with Brown. "Any pressure or guilt? I mean, obviously we all know the job that we have," Fox said. "You can be traded at any point. Released. Cut. Fired. Whatever it may be. I mean, I wouldn't use the word 'guilt.' But that's the nature of the job that we have. "But I mean, obviously him signing his extension this summer, we felt like we would be together a whole lot longer but that's the decision that they made. But at the end of the day too, he's still being paid. A great part of being an NBA player, being an NBA coach is those things can happen but these contracts are guaranteed." Christie addressed the team before its flight to L.A. and again at the Galen Center. His message? "To come out and stick together, fight and just be us, be who we are and turn this thing around," Sabonis shared. And Monk had a message of his own for Kings fans who saw their team break a 17-year postseason drought in 2023, only to have their coach fired two seasons later. "Sorry, fans," Monk said. "We're going to turn it around. That's it. Short and sweet."

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SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks rode their dominant defense to a big win over a division rival to vault into first place in the NFC West. No, it isn’t 2013. These are the 2024 Seahawks, who, after struggling mightily against the run earlier this season, held the visiting Arizona Cardinals to 49 rushing yards in Sunday's 16-6 victory . The defensive line kept Kyler Murray under consistent pressure thanks to a dominant performance from Leonard Williams, the secondary flew around to smack away passes, and safety Coby Bryant scored on a 69-yard pick-6. Sunday's defensive performance was reminiscent of the Seahawks of a decade ago and a promising sign that first-year coach Mike Macdonald’s system is starting to click. Macdonald, who coordinated Baltimore's NFL-best defense last year, was leading one of the worst rush defenses in the league earlier this season. But Seattle consistently stuffed the Cardinals, who came in as the fifth-best running team in the league at 149.4 yards per game. “Three games in a row now we played pretty decent on defense,” Macdonald said. “There is an expectation and standard here throughout the course of our Seahawks history that we’re trying to live up to and build on. So that’s the idea.” At 6-5, the Seahawks drew even with the Cardinals in the tightly bunched division. The teams play each other again in two weeks at Arizona. Last month's trade for linebacker Ernest Jones IV has clearly paid off. Seattle hasn't allowed a running back to rush for more than 79 yards since its Week 8 loss to Buffalo, which was Jones' first game in a Seahawks uniform. He has led the team in tackles in every game he's played and has helped resurrect the run defense. The Seahawks' run game continues to underperform. Seattle got 65 yards on the ground Sunday, with the Cardinals holding Kenneth Walker III to 41 yards on 16 attempts. Zach Charbonnet had 22 yards on six carries. Walker hasn’t topped 100 yards since Week 1. Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb needs to think of something different to get the running backs involved. Williams single-handedly disrupted the Cardinals with 2 1/2 sacks, four quarterback hits, three tackles for loss and one pass defensed. “I thought he was dominant,” Macdonald said. “I knew he played great and then I looked at the stat line and he played out of his mind.” The Seahawks finished with five sacks, seven quarterback hits, five tackles for loss and six pass deflections against the Cardinals, shutting down a team that had averaged 29.3 points over its previous three games. Geno Smith finished with 254 yards passing and a touchdown, but he threw another momentum-stalling interception. Smith was picked off on a third-and-6 play on the Arizona 18-yard line at the start of the fourth quarter, ending an 11-play, 73-yard drive. Smith has an NFL-most 12 interceptions this season, more than in either of his previous two seasons as the Seahawks' full-time starter. “That was a huge drive for us. ... Obviously made a terrible mistake down there, something I got to clean up,” Smith said. “But it was a big drive. We wanted to put the game ahead at least two scores.” The offensive line has contributed to the problem. Guard Anthony Bradford left with an ankle injury, and the line struggled to protect Smith, who was sacked five times. Macdonald said Bradford is expected to miss next week's game. 77 — Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the team with six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, marking the fourth consecutive game that Smith-Njigba has led the team in receptions. He topped 100 yards receiving in the previous two games. “He’s getting open,” Smith said. “He’s catching the ball. He’s doing a great job in the screen game. All-around great player. 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The last special game of the year at Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 of the I-190, will be held today, Saturday, Dec. 14. Refreshments at noon, play begins at 12:30 p.m. It’s a StaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) game, awarding silver master points. For partnerships, call Pat Haynes 716-202-1155 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com . • • • The Buffalo Bridge Center offers a regular schedule of in-person and online games five days a week, with special games on the weekends, unusually one each month. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members until the end of the year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014. The Bridge Center reminds members that dues for 2025 are $80 and can be paid starting Dec. 1, cash or check. Fee for games next year will be $8 for members and $12 for non-members. In other notices, the club once again will offer a game on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Refreshments at 11:15 a.m., game at 11:45. Pre-registration required. Sign up at the club or with Andrei Reinhorn at 716-390-8857, email reinhorna@gmail.com . In case of heavy snow, the club abides by what the Buffalo Public Schools do. If they close, the club will be closed. Lessons for beginners are being held at the Buffalo Bridge Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For more information, call Ruth Nawotniak at 716-949-7574 or email ruth2250@outlook.com . Don’t want to clean up the house for kitchen bridge? The Bridge Center also hosts a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses. In-person games: Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10. Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-424-0014. Virtual games on Bridge Base Online: Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com . • • • More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $5. For more info, click this link . The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance Bridge Club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943. • • • The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net . • • • The Bridge Centre of Niagara (BCON) in St. Catharines, Ont., offers a mix of online games and in-person games at its club in Tremont Square opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue. Face-to-face games open to all players are offered at 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday and Friday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, mentoring at 1 p.m. Tuesdays (register by 9 p.m. Sunday), a 299er game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (pre-registration requested); and a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday. The club currently hosts two virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for players with fewer than 750 points at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click here . BCON also has begun an affiliation with SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, which appears as SE Carolina on Bridge Base Online. Games run throughout the day. A full lineup of games can be seen at SE Carolina On-line Bridge . • • • Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered at the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst Senior Center on Monday and Friday afternoons. • • • Tournament calendar 2024 District 5 STAC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating ACBL-sanctioned clubs. Today, Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15. 2025 Toronto Non-Life Master Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For more info, click this link . Toronto New Year's Sectional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For more info, click this link . Cleveland Rock & Roll Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 8, to Sunday, Jan. 12. For more info, click this link . Niagara Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, March 28, to Sunday, March 30. Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20. For more info, click this link . Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Tuesday, June 9, to Sunday, June 14. Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 24, to Sunday, June 29. For more info, click this link . South Western Ontario Regional – St. George Banquet Hall, 665 King St. North, Waterloo, Ont. Tuesday, July 1, to Sunday, July 6. For more info, click this link . Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13. Niagara 499er Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 15, to Sunday, Aug. 17. Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 27, to Monday, Sept. 1. Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7. Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., Buffalo. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept 14. Buffalo Regional – Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26. Niagara Regional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 11, to Sunday, Nov. 16. • • • Bridge club websites: Click names for links. Bridge Center of Buffalo . Western New York Unit 116 . The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943. • • • Duplicate scores from ACBL Live for Clubs Week of Dec. 2 to Dec. 8 ACBL Affiliated Clubs Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Anne Slater and Cynthia Tashjian, 56.94%; (tie) Joyce Frayer and Karen Dearing, Jim and Michael Hassett, 52.78%; Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 50%. Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Joyce Greenspan and Audrey Ray 64.93%; Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 59.72%; Pat Haynes and Judy Zeckhauser, 55.56%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 50.69%; east-west, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 65.63%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 61.81%; Mary Ball and Pat Wolcott, 52.78%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 51.74%; Sharon Wilcox and Anthony Girasole, 51.04%. Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Closed due to snow. Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Sandi England and Larry Abbate, 60.42%; Donna Steffan and Kamil Bishara, 55.21%; (tie) Judy Gray and Mike Ryan, John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 51.04%. Buffalo Bridge Center Saturday afternoon – Unit 116 annual meeting. Open game. North-south, Judie Bailey and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 57.65%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 56%; Betty Metz and Paul Zittel, 54.58%; Sharon Benz and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 54.58%; Florence Boyd and Dale Anderson, 53.65%; Terry Fraas and Cathy Majewski, 53.36%; east-west, Jay Levy and Fred Yellen, 63.66%; Ruth Wurster and Sharon Wilcox, 56.38%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 52.70%; Larry Abate and Rajat Basu, 49.82%; Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 49.04%. Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda and Paul Zittel, 57.50%; (tie) Joan and Bob Ciszak, Ruth Wurster and Alex Ivanov, 55%. Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Walt Olszewski and Jim Lanzo, 65%; Beena Deshmukh and Bill Rich, 58.69%; Sue Manning and Sam Khyatt, 56.11%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 53.89%; Teresa McIntyre and Bruce Wachsman, 53.33%; Jim Hassett and Terry Camp, 52.22%. Other clubs Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 59%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 51%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 62%; Shirley Cassety and Jeff Peters, 53%. Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Rolene Pozarny, 58%; Ed Drozen and Walt Olszewski, 57%; east-west, Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 62%; Rich Kayton and Ted Kotlarz, 58%. Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 64.5%; Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 47.5%. • • • Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play Jan. 1, 2024, to Nov. 30, 2024 0-5 Points – John Brennan, 3.09; Cathy Hetzler, 2.02; Alice Cooley, 1.93; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.86. 5-20 Points – Dennis Daly, 12.56; Zakie Nohra, 9.09; Anthony Girasole, 6.38; Barbara Kaye, 3.43; Jeannine Dupuis, 3.38; Joan Nigrelli, 1.84; Chris-Elaine Santilli, 1.79; Bill Duax, 1.65; Devon Marlette, 0.40. 20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 14.70; Brian Fleming, 14.33; Molly Morris, 8.84; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 7.97; Donna Starnes, 6.51; Gini Sicignano, 5.48; Phyllis Stasiowski, 4.10; Helen Scott, 3.65; Peggy Mead, 3.06; Kathleen Voigt, 2.02. 50-100 Points – Susan Cardamone, 15.04; Maureen Cancilla, 13.63; Mike Meacham, 11.57; Howard Epstein, 3.86; John Houghtaling, 3.33; Jo Ann Smith, 3.25; Elaine Idzik, 3.12; Nancy Deneen, 1.94; Cherry Searle, 1.31; Anne Slater, 0.81; Darwin Skalski, 0.78. 100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 14.52; Betty DeFeo, 7.06; Joan Ciszak, 5.53; Susan Levy, 4.03; Janet Desmon, 1.96; Tom England, 1.54; Tiger Li, 0.78. 200-300 Points – David Whitt, 12.67; Ethan Xie, 5.53; Judith Babat, 4.03; Laura Houghtaling, 3.33; Laurie Foster, 3.32; (tie) Barbara Scott and John Scott, 1.87; Maria Amlani, 1.41; John Fiegl, 0.58; Jane Roberts, 0.56. 300-500 Points – David Schott, 52.90; Joanne Nover, 44.64; Pat Haynes, 44.14; Linda Milch, 26.72; Jim McClure, 24.46; Maryann Szafran, 18.58; Ruth Nawotniak, 17.65; Agi Maisel, 14.29; Judy Zeckhauser, 10.45; Margaret Zhou, 10.35. 500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 59.42; Paul Zittel, 39.05; Andrei Reinhorn, 37.09; Linda Zittel, 37.06; Joe Miranda, 31.25; Joyce Frayer, 30.50; Mary Terrana, 24.33; Paula Rosen, 22.90 Gordon Crone, 22.13; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 20.36. 1,000-1,500 Points – Kamil Bishara, 47.79; Betty Metz, 44.99; Sue Neubecker, 36.14; Mary Ball, 34.97; Terry Fraas, 32.50; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman, Jim Easton, 30.65; Joanne LaFay, 25.99; Howard Foster, 17.74; Bob Kaprove, 11.55. 1,500-2,500 Points – Tova Reinhorn, 40.64; Pinky Regan, 39.39; Paula Kotowski, 34.18; Sandi England, 19.82; Joyce Greenspan, 19.08; David Colligan, 18.01; Walt Olszewski, 14.29; Barbara Pieterse, 7.24; Nancy Wolstoncroft, 7.07; Martin Pieterse, 6.87; Nancy Kessler, 5.37. 2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 71.21; Linda Burroughsford, 33.13; Art Morth, 6.14; David Turner, 5.54; Dale Anderson, 5.50; Pat Rasmus, 1.89; Joanne Kelley, 1.71. 3,500-5,000 Points – John Ziemer, 60.43; Donna Steffan, 56.03; Judy Graf, 54.61; Davis Heussler, 49.78; Jim Gullo, 31.41; Mike Ryan, 26.24; Martha Welte, 23.77; Judy Padgug, 23.19; Chongmin Zhang, 4.20; Allen Beroza, 3.81. Over 5,000 Points – Bud Seidenberg, 69.12; Chris Urbanek, 60.10; Jay Levy, 48.57; Jay Costello, 45.26; Sharon Benz, 26.51; Dian Petrov, 17.65; Kathy Pollock, 5.02; Saleh Fetouh, 3.52. • • • The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by Buffalo News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play. These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com , the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/ Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com . Office phone is 716-849-4420. • • • A Gold Life Master , Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,980 master points. 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