Cal Poly ends 17-game losing streak to rival UCSB

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Mustangs celebrate first win over UCSB since 2018

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) - Peter Bandelj enjoyed a team high 18 points and Hamad Mousa finished with 17 Saturday evening as the Cal Poly men’s basketball program – for the second time in three days – defeated a top-three opponent in the Big West standings, dealing Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara a 89-79 defeat inside Mott Athletics Center.

Sophomore Cayden Ward added 14 points for Cal Poly (11-16, 7-8), which trailed UC Santa Barbara (17-9, 10-5) by nine points at the break before outscoring the Gauchos by 19 in the second half. Two days after toppling previous Big West leader UC Irvine (79-73), Cal Poly shot 62.5 (15-for-24) percent in the second half while holding UC Santa Barbara to a 34.4 (11-for-32) percent mark.

Sophomore Guzman Vasilic added 11 points for Cal Poly while Ward led all players with eight rebounds.

Neither side led by more than four points during Saturday’s opening 10 minutes before UC Santa Barbara broke a 19-19 deadlock with a 7-0 run. The Gauchos – shooting 55.6 (15-for-27) percent in the first half – twice led by 10 points before taking a 46-37 advantage into the locker room.

Gauchos forward Zion Sensley opened the second half with a three-pointer to place UC Santa Barbara up 12 before the Mustangs – sinking six of their initial 10 shots – produced an 18-4 run out of the break to take a 55-50 lead with 14 minutes remaining.

UC Santa Barbara scored the next seven points, but a three-pointer from Cal Poly junior guard Jake Davis handed the Mustangs the lead for certain at 58-57 with 12-and-a-half to play.

The Gauchos closed their deficit to 73-70 with four-and-a-half minutes to go before Mousa connected on a three-point play, hit a jumper and drained two free throws on successive possessions to place Cal Poly in front, 80-72.

Cal Poly Noteworthy (versus UC Santa Barbara)

Up Next: Cal Poly plays three of its final five regular season games on the road, starting Thursday, Feb. 19 at Hawai’i. Tip time from O’ahu is 9 p.m. PT.
Saturday’s victory snapped a 17-game series slide against UC Santa Barbara dating to an 80-79 home victory on Jan. 4, 2018.
Mousa’s Saturday tally brought his season total to 521 points – the 10th highest single season total in program history.
All 10 Mustangs who appeared in Saturday’s game scored.
After dropping this year’s season series opener at UC Santa Barbara, 107-67, Saturday’s win marked a 50-point turnaround for the Mustangs.

(Article courtesy of Cal Poly Athletics)

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A 2026 guide to Lunar New Year as we gallop into the Year of the Horse

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By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN

Grab your saddle and put on your riding boots — it’s time to stampede into the Year of the Horse. Lunar New Year, widely considered the most important event of the year in China and Chinese communities around the planet, is nearly here.

Marking the first new moon of the lunar calendar, it falls on February 17 in 2026, kicking off the 15-day Spring Festival. Celebrations vary depending on the country or region, but there are a few common traditions.

Whether you’re unfamiliar with the occasion or need a refresher, this guide to ushering in the Year of the Horse has you covered.

Why is it the Year of the Horse?

Incredibly complex, the Chinese zodiac calendar is best described as a 12-year cycle represented by 12 animals, in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.

Your personal zodiac animal sign is determined by your year of birth, meaning 2026 will welcome plenty of baby Horses. Children born in the last lunar calendar year were Snakes, while those born on or after the Lunar New Year in 2027 will be Goats, and so on.

And every year, a heavenly stem (one of five elements, which fall into the yin or yang category) is paired with an earthly branch (one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals). This year, the heavenly stem is “Bing” (big sun) and the earthly branch is “Wu” (the Horse), making it the Year of the Fire Horse.

Followers believe that for each Chinese zodiac sign, luck will depend largely on the positions of the Tai Sui — a collective name for the stellar deities thought to rotate parallel to and in the opposite direction of Jupiter.

Geomancy masters may interpret the data differently, but there is usually a consensus on what the year means for each zodiac animal based on the positions of the stars.

For many followers, the Lunar New Year is an ideal time to visit a temple to make blessings depending on what the stars have to say about their particular zodiac sign for the coming months.

Why light firecrackers and wear red? Meet Nian

There are countless folktales attached to Lunar New Year, but the myth of Nian stands out as one of the most fun.

According to the legend, every Lunar New Year’s Eve this ferocious underwater beast with sharp teeth and horns would crawl onto the land and attack a nearby village.

On one such occasion, as the villagers rushed into hiding, a mysterious old man showed up and insisted on sticking around despite warnings of impending doom.

To the villagers’ surprise, the old man and the village survived utterly unscathed.

The man claimed to have scared Nian away by hanging red banners on his door, lighting firecrackers and donning red clothing.

This is why wearing the fiery color, along with hanging banners and lighting firecrackers or fireworks, are Lunar New Year traditions, all of which are still followed today.

The preparation

Like many major holidays, Lunar New Year can be a lot of work. Festivities often last for 15 days — sometimes even more — with different tasks and activities taking place over that period.

It all begins about a week ahead of the new year.

To kick things off, festive cakes and puddings are made on the 24th day of the last lunar month (February 11 in 2026). Why? The word for cakes and puddings is gao in Mandarin and gou in Cantonese, which sound the same as the word for “tall.”

That means eating these treats is believed to lead to improvements and growth in the coming year. (If you haven’t prepared your own “gou” yet, here’s

La misión de SpaceX y la NASA llega a la EEI, relevando a la tripulación mínima de astronautas

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Por Jackie Wattles, CNN

Una cápsula de SpaceX que transportaba a cuatro astronautas llegó el sábado a la Estación Espacial Internacional, devolviendo al laboratorio orbital su dotación completa un mes después de que una tripulación anterior tuviera que salir de emergencia debido a un problema médico, dejando atrás a una tripulación mínima.

La misión, llamada Crew-12, despegó alrededor de las 5:17 a.m. hora del este del viernes desde la Estación de la Fuerza Espacial de Cabo Cañaveral en Florida. La nave pasó más de 30 horas volando libremente por el espacio, acercándose lentamente a una posición ideal para acoplarse con la EEI, que orbita a unos 400 kilómetros sobre la Tierra.

La NASA, que contrata a SpaceX para el transporte de astronautas hacia y desde la estación espacial, había intentado acelerar el lanzamiento de la misión Crew-12 debido a la situación de personal. Sin embargo, la agencia tuvo que descartar dos posibles ventanas de lanzamiento el miércoles y jueves por condiciones meteorológicas desfavorables a lo largo de la trayectoria del cohete.

SpaceX podría haber acelerado aún más el lanzamiento, ya que la nave y el cohete de esta misión estuvieron listos antes de lo previsto, señaló Steve Stich, gerente del Programa de Tripulación Comercial de la NASA, en una conferencia de prensa el viernes por la mañana. Pero la NASA también tenía que preparar a los astronautas para volar.

“Cuando se observa la totalidad de una misión, se trata de preparar los vehículos, el hardware y el software, y también a la tripulación”, dijo Stich. “Y en este caso, el entrenamiento de la tripulación fue lo que determinó la fecha que seleccionamos”.

La Estación Espacial Internacional ha estado operando con tres personas a bordo —muy por debajo de los siete miembros de la tripulación que la agencia espacial considera ideal— desde mediados de enero.

La llegada de Crew-12 se produce después de que una misión anterior de SpaceX, Crew-11, se viera obligada a regresar antes de lo previsto debido a un problema médico no revelado de un miembro no identificado.

“Lo diré de nuevo: esta misión ha demostrado, de muchas maneras, lo que significa estar enfocados en la misión en la NASA”, dijo el jefe de la agencia espacial, Jared Isaacman, el viernes.

“Para recapitular, en las últimas semanas, trajimos a Crew-11 de regreso antes de tiempo. Adelantamos Crew-12 para hoy, todo mientras simultáneamente hacíamos preparativos para la misión Artemis II”, agregó, en referencia a la próxima misión lunar de la NASA, que está programada para despegar tan pronto como en marzo.

Tras el amerizaje de Crew-11 frente a la costa de California el 15 de enero, los cuatro astronautas fueron al Hospital Scripps Memorial en La Jolla. La tripulación —que incluía a Zena Cardman y Mike Fincke de la NASA, al astronauta de la Agencia de Exploración Aeroespacial de Japón Kimiya Yui y al cosmonauta ruso de Roscosmos Oleg Platonov— luego apareció en una conferencia de prensa.

“La forma en que manejamos todo, desde las operaciones nominales hasta esta operación imprevista, realmente es una buena señal para la exploración futura”, dijo Fincke.

A bordo de la misión Crew-12 están Jessica Meir y Jack Hathaway de la NASA, la astronauta de la Agencia Espacial Europea Sophie Adenot y el cosmonauta ruso Andrey Fedyaev.

La NASA normalmente prefiere realizar una transferencia directa entre las tripulaciones entrantes y salientes en la estación espacial, un proceso que puede elevar el personal a 11 personas mientras los astronautas recién llegados se orientan en el laboratorio con la ayuda de la tripulación que se va.

Dada la salida médica de emergencia de Crew-

CIF-SS girls basketball and soccer playoff results

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Several girls basketball and soccer teams advance to quarterfinals

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) -

High School Girls Basketball Second Round Playoffs except for Open Division Pool Play:

Open Division: Oak Park 67, Corona Centennial 44

Division 1 Ventura 50, Bishop Montgomery 40

Moreno Valley 69, St. Bonaventure 41: Sarah Cosio scored 25 points for the Seraphs.

Division 2: Dos Pueblos 52, San Juan Hills 45: Kindah Ahmad-Reda scored a game-high 14 points and Carly Letendre added 13 points for the Chargers who advance to quarterfinals against Rosary Academy on Wednesday, February 18th.

Camarillo 54, Rancho Cucamonga 42

Division 3: Oxnard 37, Aliso Niguel 34: Kai Buhain scored 10 points for the Yellowjackets who play at Trabuco Hills in quarterfinals.

Division 4: Wilson LB 56, Westlake 49

Division 5: Bishop Diego 55, Fullerton 44

Division 6: San Jacinto 65, Carpinteria 43

Warren 41, Simi Valley 39

Division 7: Foothill Tech 55, Fillmore 35

Patriot 74, Villanova Prep 40

Division 9 : Channel Islands 37, Jarupa Hills 31

Western 48, VCA Santa Maria 38

High School Girls Soccer Playoffs Second Round:

Division 1: Westlake 2, El Dorado 1

Newport Harbor 1, Moorpark 0

Division 3: Crescenta Valley 2, Oxnard 1

Simi Valley 2, Citrus Valley 0

Division 5: Artesia 1, Channel Islands 0

Coachella Valley 1, Carpinteria 0

Kennedy 1, Santa Paula 0

Del Sol 1, Valley Christian/C 1 (Del Sol advances on PK's)

Division 6: Mayfair 2, Thacher 1

Grace 1, St. Monica Prep 0

Division 7: Cate 3, Desert Christian Academy 0

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