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MOSCOW (AP) — Officials of the Jehovah's Witnesses say four Russian members of the religious denomination have been sentenced to prison terms ranging up to seven years.
Russia banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2017 and designated the religion an extremist organization. More than 110 adherents are now in prison in Russia, Jehovah's Witnesses spokesman Jarrod Lopes said in a statement.
He said the latest convictions were handed down in a court in the city of Birobidzhan in Russia's far East, four years after they were arrested in home raids.
“It’s unthinkable that peaceful Christian men ... would be accused of extremist activity and given harsh, lengthy prison sentences usually reserved for violent criminals,” Lopes said. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/4-Jehovah-s-Witnesses-sentenced-to-prison-in-17664927.php | 2022-12-19T22:40:26 | en | 0.969577 |
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP)Te-Hina Paopao, Endyia Rogers and Ahlise Hurst all scored 15 points, and No. 16 Oregon shut down one of the nation’s top offenses, routing Charleston 97-33 on Sunday.
Charleston, averaging 77.8 points per game, scored 12 points in the middle two quarters and shot 20% for the game. In picking up their fifth consecutive win, the Ducks had five players in double-figure scoring, made 15 3-pointers and committed only eight turnovers.
Grace VanSlooten added 13 points, Chance Gray had 10 points and six assists and Phillipina Kyei had 13 rebounds for the Ducks (9-1).
Oregon led 40-15 at halftime, then the Ducks hit their first six shots of the third quarter, including two 3-pointers, and scored 17 points in the first 4:20 of the period. Oregon went on to score 27 points in the third and led 67-24 heading into what would be a 30-point fourth quarter. The margin reached 61 points when Rogers made a layup with 2:27 remaining, then Hurst finished off the scoring with a 3-pointer 40 seconds later.
Oregon shot 58.6% for the game despite going 4 for 15 in the second quarter. The Ducks made 15 of 30 3-pointers, led by Hurst who made 4 of 8 from distance.
Charleston’s high-scoring freshman, Jazmyn Stone scored 11 points, well below her season average of 16.7 points per game. She made 5 of 19 shots. Jada Logan led the Cougars (5-5) with 13 points but shot 5-for-18.
It was Oregon’s second consecutive victory of 50-plus points. The Ducks defeated Eastern Washington 88-38 last Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House's Truman balcony. Staying in on Friday nights. Being first to say “I love you.”
President Joe Biden is married to a longtime teacher but he came up short on a five-question pop quiz about her. He guessed just three correct answers about first lady Jill Biden during a joint interview with talk-show host Drew Barrymore that aired Monday.
“The Final Five” is a game that Barrymore plays with her guests and said is her favorite. In a special White House edition of the game, the first lady knew the questions “so the question is, is Mr. President going to get the answers correct?" Barrymore said on the broadcast.
Biden was correct in guessing that the Truman balcony, which is part of the private residence, is his wife's favorite place in the White House, that she'd now prefer to stay in on a free Friday night and that he was the first one in their relationship to say “I love you.”
“Oh, that's easy. Me. I said it first,” Biden said. “I said it first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth.” She agreed to marry him after his fifth ask.
But he flunked on questions about what the longtime community college professor snacks on from the White House kitchen when she's starving and wants to be naughty, and the habit of his that she'd like to change.
“Probably something with avocado in it,” the president answered. French fries was the correct answer.
He said he thought she'd want him to “not talk to everybody I see” but the first lady said her husband of 45 years “leaves his reading light on at night” and she'd like him to start a new habit by turning it off.
The Bidens taped the interview on Dec. 9, according to the White House. Asked if the president is a good “gift giver," the first lady confirmed that he is.
“One thing that Joe gives me every year is a poem,” she said. “He has a book that he bought for me and every year he writes a poem.”
For a birthday, he gave her a rose garden. “A full rose garden. I loved that gift,” she said.
Biden said he feels good about her Christmas present this year, but obviously couldn't reveal what it is.
“He pretty much gets it right,” Jill Biden said. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Biden-comes-up-short-on-guessing-game-about-his-17665084.php | 2022-12-19T22:40:34 | en | 0.987722 |
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STANFORD, Calif. (AP)Tara VanDerveer told her Stanford team a lot would be learned by playing Tennessee in December that might help the rest of the way.
Lady Vols coach Kellie Harper reminded her group that any weaknesses at this early stage of the season would be revealed by facing the talented Cardinal.
”This is historically almost like a little bit of a bellwether game, how you do against Tennessee kind of tells you how you can do the rest of the year,” VanDerveer said. ”That I think should give our team a lot of confidence.”
Cameron Brink had 21 points, a season-best 17 rebounds, six blocked shots to match her career high and a key 3-pointer before the third-quarter buzzer that gave Stanford much-needed momentum, and the second-ranked Cardinal rallied past the scrappy Lady Vols 77-70 on Sunday.
Haley Jones contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds while Hannah Jump scored 19 points and knocked down a decisive 3 with 1:15 left as Stanford (11-1) overcame long scoring lapses coming off a two-week break for final exams to win its sixth straight.
Jordan Horston had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Rickea Jackson scored 14 points while Sara Puckett added 11 with three 3s for Tennessee (7-6), which had won three straight and five of six.
”Any time you play Stanford you know exactly who you are,” Harper said. ”I told our team, `If you’re not good at something, you’re going to find out what that is when you play Stanford.’ They do a really good job of taking away strengths.”
The Cardinal went 6 minutes, 8 seconds without a field goal in the third then Brink’s 3 to end the period put Stanford just five points down heading into the final 10 minutes. Her layup with 7:58 to play put Stanford ahead 59-58 then Jump hit from deep the next time down.
Brink grabbed seven of her rebounds and blocked two shots in the first quarter. But Stanford missed seven straight shots in the third quarter going more than four minutes without scoring as Tennessee capitalized with a 10-0 run. Brink returned to the floor with 3:37 left in the third and hit two free throws at 3:04 to end the drought.
Stanford won the fourth straight in this rivalry. The Cardinal’s lone loss this season came to No. 1 South Carolina 76-71 in overtime on Nov. 20 – then Tennessee became only the second team to reach 70 points against Stanford so far.
”I’m glad the game was four quarters,” VanDerveer said.
CLEAN GAME
Tennessee committed five turnovers for its third straight game with single-digit turnovers – the first time that has happened in program history.
”I feel like that should be an emphasis just because if you’re less on turnovers our shots are going to eventually fall, so keeping those turnovers down is allowing us to get more minutes with the ball,” Puckett said.
REUNION TIME
At halftime, Stanford honored the 1992 national champion team 30 years later. The program has three national titles: 1990, 1992 and 2021. The current team had dinner with the reunion team Saturday night.
”I know they were really cheering because they really wanted us to win,” VanDerveer said.
BIG PICTURE
Tennessee: The Lady Vols scored 21 points off Stanford’s 14 turnovers. … Tennessee, which is 7-10 all-time at Stanford, received an administrative technical foul with 5:21 left in the first. … Horston – 1,092 points, 561 rebounds, 376 assists – is trying to become only the fourth Lady Vols player to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. … F Jasmine Franklin fouled out with 3:11 remaining.
Stanford: Brink has blocked six shots six times in her career. … The Cardinal held a 54-37 rebounding advantage. … Stanford shot 1 of 7 from deep in the first half and 5 for 20 overall. Brink, Jones and Jump combined to shoot 21 of 40. The rest of the team was 6 for 24, with Brooke Demetre missing all six of her attempts including five 3s.
UP NEXT
Tennessee: The Lady Vols have an extended holiday break before hosting Wofford College on Dec. 27.
Stanford: Hosts Creighton on Tuesday night in the final nonconference game before opening Pac-12 play vs. Bay Area rival California at home on Friday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — At a small patch of Central Park flanking the city's Harlem neighborhood, scores came Monday to remember the injustice that imprisoned five Black and Latino teenagers after they were wrongly accused and convicted of the 1989 rape of a white jogger.
They arrived in the chill of a late fall morning, some singing hymns, to dedicate a park entry to the men once known as the Central Park Five, but now remembered as the Exonerated Five.
The entryway, located on the northern perimeter of the park between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard, will be known as the “Gate of the Exonerated." It commemorates the miscarriage of justice that not only befell the five men, organizers say, but the unknown others who might have been wrongly imprisoned.
"This is a moment. This is legacy time,” said one of the men, Yusef Salaam.
“We are here because we persevere,” he said to a cheering crowd.
Monday was the first time Raymond Santana, another of the men, now deep in his 40s, has returned to Central Park since that fateful day 33 years ago.
“We were babies, who had no dealing with the law. Never knew what Miranda was,” said Santana, as he recounted a time of confusion when police rustled him up and began interrogating him.
Santana was 14 and Salaam was 16 when they and three others — Kevin Richardson, 14; Korey Wise, 16; and Antron McCray, 15 — were wrongly tried for the rape of a 28-year-old woman, whose brutal attack left with her with permanent injuries and no memory of the assault. The high-profile incident prompted police to round up Black and Brown men and boys in connection with the rape.
Matias Reyes, a murderer and serial rapist already in prison, would later confess to the crime.
Soon after, the convictions of the Central Park Five were thrown out in 2002 after the men served six to 13 years in prison.
“It needs to be known what we went through. We went to hell and back," said Richardson. “We have these scars that nobody sees.”
The three men — Wise and McCray could not attend — spoke about how the criminal justice system is stacked against people of color.
The gate, they said, would stand as reminder of the injustice of the past but also of those still being committed today.
“This is an important time right here — the Gate of the Exonerated, this is for everybody,” Richardson said. “Everybody that’s been wronged by cops.”
The modest remembrance — words etched in stone on a waist-high wall — was years in the making.
Other entrances to the park have been labeled to reflect groups of people who live and work in the city, with names like Artisans’ Gate, Scholars’ Gate and Strangers’ Gate.
Mayor Eric Adams, who was just starting his career as a New York City police officer during the 1989 incident, arrived to the ceremony to pay tribute to the men.
“To these soldiers here, you personify the black male experience,” the mayor said, addressing the men.
Alvin Bragg, who now leads the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, apologized for the men's ordeal.
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Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines.
Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula or prescription drugs.
They also say parents have alternatives if they encounter empty store shelves.
Here’s a closer look:
WHAT’S HAPPENING
An unusually fast start to the annual U.S. flu season, plus a spike in other respiratory illnesses, created a surge in demand for fever relievers and other products people can buy without a prescription.
“There are more sick kids at this time of year than we have seen in the past couple years,” said Dr. Shannon Dillon, a pediatrician at Riley Children’s Health in Indianapolis.
Experts say that’s the main factor behind the shortages, which vary around the country and even within communities.
“At this point, it’s more like toilet paper at the beginning of the (COVID-19) pandemic,” Dillon said “You just have to look in the right place at the right time.”
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson says it is not experiencing widespread shortages of Children’s Tylenol, but the product may be “less readily available” at some stores. The company said it is running its production lines around the clock.
In the meantime, CVS Health has placed a two-product limit on all children’s pain relief products bought through its pharmacies or online.
Walgreens is limiting customers online to six purchases of children’s over-the-counter fever reducing products. That limit doesn’t apply in stores.
Aside from over-the-counter products, the prescription antibiotic amoxicillin also is in short supply due to increased demand, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The drug is often used to treat nose and throat infections in children.
WHAT TO DO
Check first for alternatives in the store if some products aren’t available. Generic versions of brand-name products are “perfectly safe and often a much more affordable option,” Dillon said.
Other stores nearby also may have better options. Manufacturers say there are no widespread national shortages of these medications, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.
A family doctor may know which stores have decent supplies.
A doctor also may be able to tell parents whether they can try alternatives like crushing the proper dose of a pill version and mixing it with food or chocolate syrup. Doctors say parents or caregivers should not try this on their own, because determining proper doses for children can be tricky.
“You don’t need to experiment at home,” said Dr. Sarah Nosal, a South Bronx family physician. “Your family doctor wants to talk to you and see you.”
GOING WITHOUT
Doctors also caution that fevers don’t always have to be treated. They are a body’s natural defense against infection, and they make it hard for a virus to replicate.
Dillon noted, for instance, that a fever may not be intrinsically harmful to older children. However, parents should take a newborn under 2 months old to the doctor if the child has a fever of 100.4 degrees or more. And doctors say any child with a fever should be monitored for behavior changes.
Instead of medicine, consider giving the child a bath in lukewarm water. Cold water makes the body shiver, which can actually raise the temperature.
Put fans in the child’s room or set up a cool mist humidifier to help their lungs.
Nosal also said two teaspoons of honey can help control coughs in children older than a year. Avoid using honey for young children because it carries a risk of infant botulism.
WHEN WILL SUPPLIES GET BETTER?
Shortages might last in some communities until early next year.
Resolving them can depend on whether there are enough workers at warehouses and stores to deliver the product and stock the shelves, noted Erin Fox. She researches drug shortages and is the senior pharmacy director at University of Utah Health, which runs five hospitals.
Fox said there are no problems at factories or a lack of ingredients contributing to current shortages. Those obstacles can lead to long supply disruptions.
“I don’t expect this to last a year or more like some of our other shortages do,” she said.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP)Caitlin Clark made up for a tough shooting day by making 13 of 14 free throws and scoring 26 points and No. 12 Iowa used a big advantage at the foul line to defeat Northern Iowa 88-74 on Sunday.
Iowa (9-3) took the lead with an 11-0 run in the middle of the second quarter but struggled to put away the Panthers (5-4), who pushed ranked Iowa State to the buzzer a month ago before losing 88-85.
Northern Iowa was within eight points with 3 1/2 minutes to play but Clark and Monika Czinano made two baskets each the rest of the way and the Panthers missed their last five shots.
Czinano finished with 22 points, making 10 of 11 free throws. The Hawkeyes finished 28 of 41 from the line.
Clark was 1 of 7 from 3-point range and 6 of 17 overall but had eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals. She is within seven points of reaching 2,000 for her career. Czinano, who shoots 64% from the field, was 6 of 14. The Hawkeyes were 6 of 22 behind the arc and shot 43.5%.
Grace Boffeli scored 16 points and Maya McDermott 15 for the Panthers, who outrebounded Iowa 42-35 but lost the turnover battle.
Northern Iowa led by five early in the second quarter. Clark hit a 3 and made a pair of free throws before Gabbie Marshall and Molly Davis hit 3s for an 11-0 run and 31-24 lead for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa is home against Dartmouth on Wednesday before resuming Big Ten play against Purdue on the 29th.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A northeast Nevada man who originally was charged with the murder of a toddler in his care in 2019 has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter within Indian Country as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
Colon Jackson, 30, a member of the Ely Shoshone Tribe, was arrested in August 2019 and charged with first-degree murder in the death of the 3-year-old girl on the reservation in Ely about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of the Utah line.
Jackson, whose girlfriend was the victim's mother, entered the guilty plea to the manslaughter charge in Reno last week after the U.S. attorney's office for Nevada filed the new plea-bargain agreement on the lesser charge Dec. 12. It calls for him to serve 15 years in prison, pay a $250,000 fine and be subject to three years of supervised release.
According to the plea deal, Jackson admitted that "while in a sudden quarrel or heat of passion, caused by adequate provocation,” he killed the girl, recklessly “but without malice ... by shaking and throwing her body.”
Jackson had been in jail in White Pine County since a federal grand jury indicted him in August 2019 on one count of first-degree murder. The indictment said the girl's mother picked her up at a day care on Jan. 9, 2019, and took her home so Jackson could care for her while the mother was at work.
Jackson later telephoned her at work and told her the girl was unconscious. The mother came home and took the girl to an emergency room before she was flown to a hospital in Salt Lake City where she died, the indictment said.
The case had been scheduled to go to trial next month in federal court in Reno. U.S. Assistant Attorney Penelope Brady wrote in the Dec. 12 filing that Jackson acknowledges that if he elected to go to trial instead of pleading guilty, prosecutors could prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Judge Larry Hicks has scheduled formal sentencing for March 9, 2023. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Ely-man-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-17664960.php | 2022-12-19T22:40:53 | en | 0.984762 |
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)Zia Cooke scored 16 points, Aliyah Boston had 10 points and 13 rebounds for her 67th career double-double and No. 1 South Carolina steamrolled Charleston Southern 87-23 on Sunday.
The Gamecocks opened 11-0 for the second straight season and the fourth time in coach Dawn Staley’s 15 seasons in charge.
Talaysia Cooper added 14 points while midyear enrollee Chloe Kitts had 10 points and seven rebounds in her college debut.
This one appeared to be a mismatch from the start and quickly played out that way. South Carolina scored the first 11 points and rolled out to a 20-3 lead after the first quarter.
Charleston Southern (2-9), shooting less than 33% all season, struggled even more against the Gamecocks’ smothering defense. The Buccaneers hit just one of 13 attempts during the quarter, then were held without points for the first nine minutes of the second before hitting a foul shot and Saniya Jones’ short shot with 32 seconds left before the break.
South Carolina, which is ranked third nationally with 50.4 rebounds a game, dominated the Bucs in that category, too. The Gamecocks held a 14-1 edge in offensive boards in the first half and outrebounded the Bucs 53-22.
Boston, who came up short on double-doubles in the past two games, made sure not to miss her chance to close in on the program’s all-time mark of 72 held by Sheila Foster, set from 1979-82.
While Boston continued her dominant present, the Gamecocks got a glimpse of the future with Kitts.
The 6-foot-2 freshman is a five-star recruit who finished high school early to enroll this month. Staley said Kitts didn’t join the team to sit on the bench, and she proved that in her first game. Kitts was active on both ends of the floor, finishing a fast break off a pass from fellow freshman Talaysia Cooper and connecting on her only 3-pointer. She also had two steals and two assists in her 23 minutes.
Zaire Hicks led Charleston Southern with eight points.
BIG PICTURE
Charleston Southern: The Buccaneers have struggled this season, getting outscored in their nine losses by an average of more than 38 points. They hope the rugged schedule has them ready for Big South Conference play, which starts later this month.
South Carolina: It’s not often the country’s No. 1 team and defending national champion can add a player like Kitts at midseason. Kitts looked smooth and confident in her first time hitting the floor and can be a burst off the bench the rest of the way.
UP NEXT
Charleston Southern faces Gardner-Webb at home on Dec. 29.
South Carolina takes on another in-state opponent in Coastal Carolina on Wednesday.
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Saskatoon 8 Spokane 5
Moose Jaw 6 Regina 2
Red Deer 6 Medicine Hat 4
Kelowna 6 Lethbridge 0
Swift Current 8 Edmonton 4
Kamloops 6 Prince George 5 (OT)
Victoria 7 Tri-City 6 (SO)
Seattle 4 Everett 1
Portland 2 Vancouver 1
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Prince Albert 5 Spokane 3
Winnipeg 4 Brandon 3 (OT)
Swift Current 4 Red Deer 1
Kamloops 4 Prince George 3 (OT)
Portland 5 Vancouver 4 (OT)
Medicine Hat 4 Kelowna 1
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)Madson Hayes scored a career-high 20 points as No. 8 North Carolina State beat Clemson 77-59 on Sunday in the opener of Atlantic Coast Conference play for both teams.
Mimi Collins had 16 points and Jakia Brown-Turner added 10 for the Wolfpack (11-1, 1-0 ACC), who shot 50.8% en route to their seventh straight win overall and their 18 straight at home. For the second straight game, N.C. State played without both point guard Diamond Johnson and forward Jada Boyd, the team’s two leading scorers who each have ankle injuries.
”I’m just glad to get the heck out of her with a W, and hopefully we’ll get some people healthy during this break,” N.C. State coach Wes Moore said. ”We’ve got to clean some stuff up – way too many turnovers.”
Amari Robinson scored 12 points to lead the Tigers (8-4, 0-1), who snapped a five-game winning streak.
N.C. State overcame a season-high 20 turnovers and trailed by as many as six in the first half, as Clemson built a 28-22 lead after one quarter. The Wolfpack closed the half on a 14-1 run to take an eight-point lead at the break, a run that included a pair of corner 3s from Aziaha James.
Clemson trimmed the deficit to three late in the third quarter, but Hayes scored 12 as the Wolfpack closed out the game on a 21-6 run.
”I think my teammates really helped me with that,” said Hayes, who was 4 for 10 on 3-pointers. ”I think that they had seen a lot of help from the weak side, and Saniya (Rivers) got me the ball from that whole weak side, passing it from baseline to baseline.”
On the other end of the court, the Tigers failed to make a shot from the field in the final 7:30 of the fourth.
”Ultimately, they made a few more plays than we did, in particular in the fourth quarter, ” said Clemson coach Amanda Butler, who complimented her team’s high-intensity start. ”That’s where we’ve got to bounce back and get better at executing down the stretch when we’re the most tired.”
BIG PICTURE
Clemson: The Tigers couldn’t have asked for a better start on offense, but things started to falter after the 3-pointers stopped falling. Clemson hit just 2 of 18 from beyond the arc from the second quarter on. Still, Butler’s team was much more competitive on Sunday than in its previous two losses against ranked opponents this season.
N.C. State: The Wolfpack’s turnover woes definitely gives coach Wes Moore’s group something to work on before resuming ACC play later this month and is likely due to the absence of Johnson. The Wolfpack ultimately still won by a comfortable margin without their top two scorers, a sign of their depth.
”I felt like it was easy for us to pick up that slack because everybody on this team is so versatile and brings something special to this team,” said Collins, who scored nine in the first quarter.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
With No. 6 Virginia Tech falling at home to No. 5 Notre Dame on Sunday, N.C. State could potentially move up in the rankings, depending on how far the Hokies drop following their first loss of the season.
UP NEXT
Clemson: Hosts Radford on Tuesday for its final nonconference game of the season.
N.C. State: Has 1 1/2 weeks off before hosting rival Duke on Dec. 29.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican weighing a 2024 White House bid, said Monday he believes former President Donald Trump is “at his lowest point ever," as the House Jan. 6 committee wrapped up its investigation into what Hogan described as "one of the darkest days in American history."
In an interview with The Associated Press shortly before the committee released its recommendations, Hogan said he believes the former president should be held accountable, after he “inflamed kind of a riotous mob to go attack the seat of our democracy.” However, the outgoing, term-limited governor was not specific about how Trump should be held accountable.
“I’m not a lawyer and don’t know what kind of legal accountability he should have, but I thought it was one of the darkest days in American history," Hogan said, adding that the president bore some responsibility for what happened.
“The people that try to whitewash Jan. 6 as if nothing happened are delusional. It was an assault on democracy,” he said.
Later in the day, the House committee urged the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against Trump and his allies, wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection with what lawmakers called a “roadmap to justice.”
In the interview, Hogan said he did not know whether Trump would benefit politically from a criminal prosecution, though he said the FBI’s August raid of Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s resort home in Palm Beach, Florida, “got his supporters all fired up.”
“I think President Trump is at a low point in his career,” Hogan said. “I mean, I think he peaked in November of 2020, and, you know, it was slow to erode some of the base, but now I think he’s at his lowest point ever, and even though he just announced a month ago that he was running for reelection, it doesn’t seem to be going very well, and I don’t see how this could really help.”
Hogan, an early critic of Trump's presidency, also declined to speculate on what impact a prosecution of Trump could have on the country.
“I think no man is above the law, not even the president of the United States, but I understand why people would feel that it’s over, let’s just move on," Hogan said. "But I think other people have strong opinions that somebody has to be held accountable, and whether that’s the president or people in the administration — certainly they are holding accountable the people that actually did the rioting and the destruction at the Capitol.”
The governor, who won two terms in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1, said while he doubts the committee’s recommendations will affect the opinions of Trump's core base of supporters, the recommendations could have an impact on voters who supported the president’s policies but "don’t like this behavior.”
“They’re sort of tired of the drama and may be ready to move on, and they may be looking to go in a different direction,” Hogan said.
Hogan also said the number of Republican critics of Trump has grown since the governor's early days of criticizing him while he was president. He said former Cabinet members, former supporters in Congress and other governors also have stepped up to criticize Trump, widening a lane to oppose the former president in a GOP primary.
“Apparently a lot of Republican leaders think that there’s a lane there because they’re all starting to move into where I already was, and they’re starting to sound an awful lot like where I’ve been,” Hogan said.
With about a month left as Maryland's governor, Hogan has said he will make an announcement about his future political plans after he leaves office. He said he plans to talk to his family, close friends and various past advisers.
The governor has admitted he would be an underdog in a GOP primary, but many considered him a longshot to win the governorship using public campaign finance funds in a heavily Democratic state.
“To me, it’s similar when I was running for governor," Hogan said. "It was like, you know, I know it’s almost an impossible thing, but is there a path, and is it worth the effort, and can I make a difference, and those are the kinds of questions I’ll have to try to answer, but I don’t have a timeframe.”
Hogan said he believes having experience as a chief executive like a state's governor is an important consideration for seeking the presidency, experience members of Congress do not have. Hogan cited his experience in responding to unrest in Baltimore by sending the National Guard to the city in his first year in office in 2015 as well as being governor during the COVID-19 pandemic, and working with a heavily Democratic state legislature to pass tax relief.
“It’s a different job that requires a different skill set, but I have been running a $50 billion-a-year operation with 60,000 employees and making real-time decisions in a number of crises, from riots to the global pandemic and dealing with budgets and dealing with a legislature and getting things done and working across the aisle," Hogan said. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Hogan-Trump-at-lowest-point-ever-on-day-of-17664973.php | 2022-12-19T22:41:07 | en | 0.98495 |
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP)Olivia Miles had 16 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and five steals to lead No. 5 Notre Dame to a 63-52 victory over previously unbeaten No. 6 Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Miles scored 13 of her points in the second half as the Irish (9-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied from a three-point deficit entering the fourth quarter.
The Irish have won three straight since a home loss to Maryland on Dec. 1. They also added another ranked win to their postseason resume following a victory over UConn two weeks ago.
”We’re not satisfied at all,” Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey said. ”We’re proud. You acknowledge what you’ve done and you give yourself credit, but we’re back to work tomorrow.”
Georgia Amoore led the Hokies (10-1, 1-1) with 20 points. Elizabeth Kitley added 16 points and 20 rebounds for Virginia Tech, which was seeking its third victory over a top 5 team.
After struggling from the floor for the first three quarters, Notre Dame pulled away in the fourth by hitting 9 of 15 from the field. With the game tied at 48, the Irish went on an 11-0 run, holding the Hokies scoreless for nearly six minutes.
”I knew this was going to be a test,” Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said. ”I’m really proud of this group for stepping up. What I learned (Sunday) is that we have a lot of resilience and a lot of toughness, and that’s something we’ve been talking about, something we’ve been stressing, especially defensively. But to see it for 40 minutes, I’m so proud as a coach. You never know the moments until you’re in it, but I feel like we really grew up today.”
Lauren Ebo added 15 points off the bench for the Irish, who beat Virginia Tech for the fifth straight time.
The Hokies shot a season-worst 29.4% (20 of 68).
”This league is going to be like that,” Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks said. ”It’s just too good. You’ve got to take advantage of opportunities, and we missed one tonight to win on our home court, but you can’t hang your head. Right after Christmas, we’ve got tremendous opponents that we’ve got to play.”
TIP-INS
Notre Dame: The Irish didn’t play great for three quarters, but showed championship mettle on the road in the fourth quarter. Notre Dame’s only loss was a two-point decision to No. 15 Maryland.
Virginia Tech: Looking to pull the biggest win in program history, the Hokies’ lack of depth caught up with them. Virginia Tech played six players and it showed in the fourth quarter when the Hokies made 4 of 17 from the floor.
”I needed to play more than six,” Brooks said. ”I just felt like things got kind of dicey during certain times and I didn’t go to it, but I need to trust the bench and got to it more. That’s something that we’ll definitely take into consideration the next time we play.”
KEEPING HER COOL
Miles missed eight of her first nine shots from the floor, but connected on 5 of 8 in the second half and finished with an impressive stat line in 35 minutes. She has recorded at least six assists in seven of Notre Dame’s 10 games and at least five rebounds in nine of 10.
”Normally, she might have come out in the second half and been really down on herself because she always feels like she’s letting the team down,” Ivey said. ”I’m really just proud of her for letting the first half go and just really playing her game in the second half.”
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The Irish will stay parked in the top 5 for another week, while the Hokies figure to drop a few spots.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame: The Irish host Western Michigan on Wednesday.
Virginia Tech: The Hokies play at High Point on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers should face ethics investigations for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas, the House Jan. 6 committee said Monday in the culmination of a monthslong standoff over their testimony.
The committee had issued subpoenas in May for the testimony of McCarthy — who is vying to become House speaker in January — as well as Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, and Andy Biggs of Arizona, saying all had crucial information to share about the Jan. 6 attack and the actions of former President Donald Trump.
But all of them defied the order for testimony and documents. The Jan. 6 committee on Monday acknowledged that sending referrals to the House Ethics Committee was a major step, but said their defiance could not go unanswered.
Another GOP member who ignored a committee subpoena, Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama who is leaving Congress after this year, was not cited by the panel.
“This was a significant step, but it was one that was warranted by the certain volume of information these members possessed that was relevant to the Select Committee’s investigation, as well as the centrality of their efforts to President Trump’s multi-part plan to remain in power,” the Jan. 6 committee wrote in explaining the referrals.
It will ultimately be up to the House Ethics panel, which is evenly decided between the parties, to investigate and decide on any punishment. The committee, which is responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct by members, has authority under the chamber’s rules to subpoena members for testimony or documents, and members are required to comply.
Russell Dye, a spokesperson for Jordan, called the decision “another partisan and politician stunt” by the committee.
Jay Ostrich, a spokesperson for Perry, dismissed the committee's move as “more games from a petulant and soon-to-be defunct kangaroo court desperate for revenge and struggling to get out from under the weight of its own irrelevance.”
Requests for comment from McCarthy and Biggs were not immediately returned.
The Jan. 6 committee also appealed directly to the Justice Department in their final report, suggesting that the testimony of McCarthy, Jordan and other Republicans in Trump's orbit could be of importance to the ongoing federal investigations, including special counsel Jack Smith's probe into Jan. 6 and Trump’s actions. The testimony of the lawmakers, the panel suggested, could be obtained “via grand jury subpoena or otherwise.”
Lawmakers had sought testimony from McCarthy, who has acknowledged he spoke with Trump on Jan. 6 as the president's supporters were outside the Capitol and violently forcing their way into the building. At the time, the California lawmaker said he believed Trump bore responsibility for what had happened at the Capitol. But McCarthy later changed his tone, visiting Trump in Florida and rallying House Republicans to vote against investigations of the attack.
The committee had also subpoenaed Jordan, Perry, Biggs and Brooks, who attended meetings at the White House before Jan. 6 as Trump and his aides worked to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Perry spoke to the White House about replacing acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen with an official who was more sympathetic to Trump’s false claims of voter fraud, while Biggs was involved in plans to bring protesters to Washington and pressuring state officials to overturn the legitimate election results, according to the panel. Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, was in contact with Trump on Jan. 6 and also involved in strategizing how to overturn the election.
Brooks, who has since become critical of Trump, was the only member not referred to the Ethics Committee. He had spoken alongside the former president at the massive rally in front of the White House the morning of Jan. 6, telling supporters to “start taking down names and kicking ass” before hundreds of them broke into the Capitol. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Jan-6-panel-urges-ethics-review-for-McCarthy-17664923.php | 2022-12-19T22:41:13 | en | 0.978636 |
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CARROLLTON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of five now-deceased pit bulls has been arrested after the dogs mauled a Mississippi man, who had to be airlifted to the hospital for severe injuries.
Police in Caroll County, located in the Mississippi Delta, charged the 44-year-old man on Saturday with five counts of simple assault by negligence and five counts of violating the county’s pit bull ordinance. He owned a pack of pit bulls that attacked Ivan Bubba Rawles III, a lineman for Delta Electric, after the electrician finished a service call.
Rawles suffered deep lacerations and lost a large amount of blood, police said. He was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson by helicopter and underwent “several hours of surgery.” He is expected to make a full recovery, WLBT-TV reported.
Rawles encountered the dogs after his vehicle became stuck as he attempted to leave a house where he had been working. He exited his vehicle and was walking back toward the home when the pit bulls attacked him. A man inside the home shot and killed one of the dogs in an attempt to scare away the rest.
The owner of the dogs later had the four remaining dogs put down. He was released after posting $5,000 bail, the news station reported. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Mississippi-man-arrested-after-pit-bulls-maul-17665060.php | 2022-12-19T22:41:14 | en | 0.986999 |
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP)Emily Ryan had 16 points in a balanced Iowa State attack and missed a triple-double by a rebound and the No. 14 Cyclones defeated No. 25 Villanova 74-62 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase on Sunday.
Ashley Joens had 17 points and 10 rebounds as she became in the leader in games played for the Cyclones (8-2) with 136. Ryan finished with 10 assists and nine rebounds. Stephanie Soares also had a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds. Denae Fritz had a career-high 13 points and Lexi Donarski scored 10.
Iowa State was 10 of 20 from 3-point range behind Fritz’s 3-for-3 effort. The Cyclones made 14 of 17 from the foul line and had a 52-27 rebound advantage.
Maddy Siegrist led Villanova (9-3) with 32 points, going 12 of 13 from the foul line, and 12 rebounds. It was her fourth 30-point game of the season and fifth double-double, giving her 21 30-point games and 42 double-doubles in her career.
Siegrist was 9-of-22 shooting and Lucy Olsen, who added 14 points, was 5 of 12 but the rest of the Wildcats made 7 of 28. Villanova was 15 of 17 from the foul line and forced 19 turnovers.
The Cyclones went 6 of 10 from 3-point range and kept Villanova off balance on the other end to take a 42-23 lead at the half. The Wildcats shot 30% with three 3s and didn’t get to the foul line.
Joens had a pair of 3-pointers as Iowa State spanned the first and second quarter with an 11-0 run to go up 26-12. Joens and Donarski hit consecutive 3s in the middle of the quarter and than ignited a 13-2 run that made it 42-21.
Halfway through the third quarter, Iowa State had failed to score, missing its first five shots and tossing the ball away seven times but the cold-shooting Wildcats couldn’t get the deficit to single digits.
Villanova will wrap up Big 5 play against La Salle on Wednesday, entering the game unbeaten against its three other Philadelphia rivals. Iowa hosts Drake on Thursday.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A man was arrested after Nazi symbols were carved into a menorah in Beverly Hills, police said.
Officers responded Sunday night to reports that a menorah on private property was being vandalized, police said in a statement.
Use of surveillance video led to the arrest of Eric Brian King, of Dallas, Texas, for investigation of felony vandalism and a hate crime, police said.
It was not immediately known if King had an attorney. Online Los Angeles County jail information showed that King, 47, was scheduled for a court appearance on Tuesday. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Nazi-symbols-carved-into-menorah-in-Beverly-17664988.php | 2022-12-19T22:41:20 | en | 0.981031 |
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Eight people were killed and three injured Monday in an attack by gunmen on an Iraqi village previously held by the Islamic State extremist group, officials said.
The attack took place in the village of Albu Bali northwest of Fallujah in Iraq.
Uday al-Khadran, commissioner of the al-Khalis district where the attack occurred said “a group of terrorists riding motorcycles” had attacked the village at around 8:30 p.m. and that dozens of residents, some of them unarmed, had rushed to confront the attackers, the official Iraqi News Agency reported.
Security forces are searching for those responsible, he said.
The violence came a day after an explosive device went off in northern Iraq, killing at least nine members of the Iraqi federal police force who were on patrol. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the village of Ali al-Sultan in the Riyadh district of the province of Kirkuk.
On Wednesday, three Iraqi soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded during a security operation in the Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad. Among the dead was the commander of the 59th Infantry Brigade.
No one claimed responsibility for that attack either, but remnants of the militant Islamic State group are active in the area and have claimed similar attacks in Iraq in the past. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Official-8-killed-in-attack-by-gunmen-on-an-17665091.php | 2022-12-19T22:41:27 | en | 0.983809 |
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP)Freshman Yarden Garzon scored 16 points and No. 4 Indiana held Morehead State to four two-point baskets in rolling to an 87-24 victory Sunday, the third-largest winning margin in the program’s history.
The only other larger winning margins were 100-24 decision over Taylor on Feb. 21, 1975 (76 points) and 111-47 win over Nichols State on Nov. 10, 2019 (64 points).
The Hoosiers (11-0) limited Morehead State to 18% shooting in winning by 63 points.
Sara Scalia added 13 points and Sydney Parrish and Mackenzie Holmes 12 each for Indiana, which shot 56% from the field.
Veronica Charles led Morehead State (4-7) with six points on 2-of-14 shooting.
Indiana ended the first quarter on a 16-0 run in taking a 28-4 lead. The margin grew to 44-12 by halftime.
”There was concern we’d be a little bit flat coming out at the beginning of the game,” Indiana coach Teri Moren said. ”We challenged them at shoot-around this morning. I’m proud how they responded to that.”
Indiana’s other wins at home have been by margins of 37, 56, 35, 37, 24. Its one close game was 65-61 decision over Illinois in their Big Ten opener Dec. 4.
Moren cleared the Hoosiers’ bench, with 10 players logging between 10 and 28 minutes. Garzon’s output came in 18 minutes.
Morehead State was 4 of 28 on two-point attempts and 5 of 23 from long range.
”The thing we’ve always felt we can really count on is our grittiness defensively, our toughness,” Moren said. ”That travels everywhere.”
Indiana is approaching the program record for most successive wins to open a season: 15-0 in 1972, the first year for women’s basketball at the school. The Hoosiers were 14-0 in 2013-14.
BIG PICTURE
Morehead State: The Eagles are 4-1 at home but have been overmatched elsewhere. Their 0-6 road record includes losses by 47, 25, 19 and 63 points.
Indiana: The Hoosiers continue to adjust without Grace Berger, an All-America candidate who missed her fifth game because of a knee injury. There is no timetable for her return.
UP NEXT
Morehead State: The Eagles open Ohio Valley Conference play Dec. 29 at Tennessee State.
Indiana: The Hoosiers have another home game Wednesday against in-state rival Butler.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn preacher known for his close friendship with New York City’s mayor and a previous stint behind bars was indicted Monday on charges he plundered a parishioner's retirement savings to bankroll his flashy lifestyle and extorted a businessman by falsely claiming he could lean on city connections to make “millions” together.
Lamor Miller-Whitehead — a Rolls Royce-driving bishop who made headlines in July when armed bandits crashed his church service and robbed him of $1 million in jewelry — is charged with wire fraud, extortion and making material false statements for allegedly lying to FBI agents by denying he had a second cell phone. The wire fraud and extortion charges each carry a maximum punishment of up to 20 years in prison.
Miller-Whitehead's "campaign of fraud and deceit stops now,” Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said.
Miller-Whitehead, 45, formed the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries in 2013 after serving a five-year prison sentenced for identity theft and grand larceny in a case that he claims was the result of an illegal conviction. Despite preaching in Brooklyn, he lives in a $1.6 million home in Paramus, New Jersey, records show. He also owns apartment buildings in Hartford, Connecticut.
Miller-Whitehead was expected to arraigned on the new charges Monday afternoon in a federal court in Manhattan.
“Bishop Lamor Whitehead is not guilty of these charges,” defense lawyer Dawn Florio said. “He will be vigorously defending these allegations. He feels that he is being targeted and being turned into a villain from a victim.”
Mayor Eric Adams, a former police captain who grew close to Miller-Whitehead while serving as Brooklyn’s borough president, said: “I’ve spent decades enforcing the law and expect everyone to follow it. I have also dedicated my life to assisting individuals with troubled pasts. While these allegations are troubling, I will withhold further comment until the process reaches its final conclusion.”
Miller-Whitehead is accused of bilking victims with threats and false promises of a better life and big investment returns. Miller-Whitehead took the money “with no intention of investing it, returning it, or enriching the victims,” the indictment said. Prosecutors did not implicate Adams and did not mention Miller-Whitehead's ties to him.
In one case, mirroring a civil lawsuit filed last year, Miller-Whitehead allegedly defrauded a parishioner out of $90,000 in retirement savings by falsely promising to help her find a home and invest the remainder in his real estate business. Instead, prosecutors said, Miller-Whitehead used the money to buy thousands of dollars in luxury goods and clothing.
In the lawsuit, the parishioner alleges Miller-Whitehead told her he considered the money not as an investment, but a donation to his unsuccessful campaign last year for Brooklyn borough president and that he was under no obligation to repay her. The parishioner's lawyer said they had no comment on Miller-Whitehead's indictment.
Miller-Whitehead is also charged with attempting to convince a businessman to lend him $500,000 and give him a stake in certain real estate transactions, in part by claiming he help the businessman by obtaining favorable actions from city government on his behalf, prosecutors said. Miller-Whitehead “knew he had no ability to obtain such actions” but claimed to the businessman that they would be making “millions,” prosecutors said.
Earlier this year, prosecutors said, Miller-Whitehead used the threat of force to get $5,000 from the businessman's company. According to the indictment, law enforcement officers investigating Miller-Whitehead directed the businessman to make the payment in February. The businessman was not identified in the indictment.
Miller-Whitehead’s indictment shows he was already under investigation when he was robbed in July and, prior to that, when he showed up to a Manhattan police precinct in May in a Rolls Royce SUV attempting to negotiate the surrender of a man accused of fatally shooting a stranger on a New York City subway train.
Miller-Whitehead, noting his closeness with the mayor, told reporters at the time that he had “multiple conversations” with Adams regarding Andrew Abdullah’s surrender, although the suspect was ultimately picked up by police outside the offices of the public defender organization that was representing him.
According to the indictment, Miller-Whitehead was under investigation since at least February. That’s when he allegedly obtained the $5,000 from the businessman. In June, FBI agents executed a search warrant for Miller-Whitehead’s cellphones. That’s when they say he lied and claimed he only had one phone. After the search, according to the indictment, he sent a text message from his second phone referring to it as “my other phone.”
In an Instagram post in the wake of the church robbery, Miller-Whitehead defended his lifestyle, saying he’s “going to live his life the way God has it set up for him.”
“It’s not about me being flashy,” Miller-Whitehead said. “It’s about me, purchasing what I want to purchase. And it’s my prerogative to purchase what I want to purchase.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative states pushing to keep limits on asylum-seekers put in place during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort before the limits are set to expire.
But with the immigration restrictions going away on Wednesday it's unclear if the Supreme Court will intervene. The nineteen states Monday asked the court for an emergency stay that would keep Title 42 in place.
“This Court’s review is warranted given the enormous national importance of this case. It is not reasonably contestable that the failure to grant a stay will cause an unprecedented calamity at the southern border,” the states wrote in their request.
The immigration restrictions, often referred to as Title 42, were put in place under then-President Donald Trump in March 2020 and have prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. in recent years. But as they're set to expire thousands more migrants are packed in shelters on Mexico’s border with the U.S.
Immigration advocates sued to stop the use of Title 42 to limit who can apply for asylum, saying that the policy goes against American and international obligations to people fleeing to the U.S. to escape persecution. And they've argued that things like vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus have made the policy outdated.
Conservative-leaning states have argued that lifting of Title 42 will lead to a surge of migrants into their states and take a toll on government services like health care or law enforcement. They also charge that the federal government has no plan to deal with an increase in migrants. With a Republican-controlled House set to take charge in early January, the imminent lifting of the pandemic-era restrictions has become a hot-button political issue.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP)Chris Dailey remained perfect filling in for Geno Auriemma as the head coach of UConn.
Dailey has won all 14 of the games that the Hall of Fame coach has missed in his 37-year career, including Sunday’s 85-77 victory over Florida State in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase.
The school said a few minutes before tip that Auriemma wasn’t feeling well in the morning shootaround and would be out for the game.
Aaliyah Edwards scored a career-high 26 points and Lou Lopez Senechal added 23.
It’s been an emotional week for the 68-year-old Auriemma. His mom passed away on Dec. 8 and the funeral was earlier this week. Marsiella Auriemma was 91 years old.
”He’s OK. Flu-like symptoms and dehydration,” Dailey said. ”It’s been a heck of a week both from a playing standpoint in the number of games we had to go through plus losing his mom. It’s a combination of a lot of things. he’s feeling better.”
While Auriemma was out, the Huskies welcomed back two of their injured players with the return of point guard Nika Muhl and forward Dorka Juhasz.
Muhl was in concussion protocol after suffering a head injury against Princeton on Dec. 8. Juhasz broke her thumb in the Huskies’ second game of the season against Texas and missed the next seven games.
The two made an immediate impact as the Huskies (8-2) jumped all over the Seminoles (11-2). UConn scored the first 10 points with Muhl having three assists. Juhasz was blocking shots on the other end as Florida State missed 16 of its first 17 shots and trailed 26-11 after the first quarter. The Huskies extended the advantage to 53-35 at the half.
Florida State, which was facing its first ranked opponent this season, wouldn’t go away. The Seminoles cut into the deficit in the third quarter and only trailed 67-62 with 1:06 left in the period. UConn hit four free throws to close out the quarter and go back up nine.
The Seminoles hung around thanks to Ta’Niya Latson, who came into the game fifth in the nation in scoring at 25.4 points a game. She had 24 points before fouling out with more than 6 minutes left.
Florida State was only down 80-76 with 3:19 left after Erin Howard’s 3-pointer, but that was the last points the Seminoles would score until she hit one of two free throws with 42.4 seconds remaining.
In between Howard’s points, Edwards hit a layup and Muhl a free throw to not allow the Seminoles to get any closer.
”This is an opportunity going into league play which we start Wednesday to understand the level of physicality and speed we’ll face in the ACC day in and out on a nightly basis,” Florida State coach Brooke Wyckoff said. ”I thought we responded well, we hadn’t played the No. 9 team in the country yet. We did that today. We really feel like we learned from it and adjusted to it.”
Muhl finished with 12 assists and Juhasz had 15 points, nine rebounds and five blocks.
”It was amazing to have Dorka back. Having her on the floor opens up space for everybody,” Muhl said. ”She can get in there. She had five blocks today. That’s amazing. Doing all that with her thumb not fully healed. Having her back is amazing and she’s a big reason we won today.”
STILL OUT
UConn is still without Azzi Fudd, who suffered a right knee injury Dec. 4 against Notre Dame. The school said she would be out three to six weeks.
TIP-INS
UConn is 34-1 at Mohegan Sun Arena with the lone loss coming against Louisville in 2021. … The Huskies improved to 10-0 against Florida State.
UP NEXT
Florida State: hosts Miami on Wednesday to open up ACC play.
UConn: hosts Seton Hall on Wednesday.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Texas man pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of $1.2 million, federal prosecutors said.
Rotimi Oladimeji, 37, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud.
As part of his plea, Oladimeji admitted that he and others persuaded a St. Louis woman to send money to a man she was communicating with online. who claimed to be a Belgian national living in St. Louis.
The scammers claimed the man needed money because he was not being allowed to leave the United Arab Emirates, where he had gone for a business deal.
The victim sent or attempted to send $931,000 to her scammers, prosecutors said. She also sent about $314,000 to two men in Texas who were given the funds in exchange for a cut of the money, according to the plea.
Homeland Security agents who stopped Oladimeji in Atlanta in February 2021 found text messages between him and the victim on his phones.
Oladimeji is scheduled to be sentenced in March 23.
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DALLAS (AP)Shaina Pellington scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting and had eight assists, Cate Reese added 13 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 20 Arizona beat Baylor 75-54 Sunday at the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge.
Jade Loville hit 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points for Arizona (9-1)
Aijha Blackwell made a layup that gave the Bears a 16-15 lead with 44 seconds left in the first quarter but Cate Reese answered with a basket 15 seconds later and, after a Baylor turnover, Pellington made a layup make it 19-16 before the Wildcats scored 12 of the first 15 second-quarter points take a 31-19 when Jade Loville hit a 3-pointer midway through the period.
Baylor trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Jaden Owens scored 15 points and Sarah Andrews added 14 for the Bears.
No. 18 Baylor (8-4) went 3-plus minutes without a made field goal on three separate occasions in the second half and shot just 28.6% (10 of 35) as Arizona limited the Bears to just 23 points after halftime.
The Wildcats scored 25 points off 19 Baylor turnovers.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a sprained right shoulder and his status for Philadelphia's game at Dallas is uncertain, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Monday.
Hurts was injured Sunday during a win over Chicago, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced the injury.
Hurts has led the Eagles to a 13-1 mark and the best record in the NFL. The 24-year-old morphed into a serious NFL MVP candidate in his second season as a starter.
Hurts has thrown 22 touchdowns and has 3,472 yards passing, and he has rushed for 747 yards and 13 touchdowns.
He took several big hits against the Bears and landed hard on his shoulder when he was tackled by defensive tackle Travis Gipson. Hurts did not seem to be in any pain when he talked to the media after the game and brushed off questions about being slow to get up from some tackles.
“Feel good, listening to my Anita Baker, gave me some sweets on the plane ride home, watch the tape, learn from it and move forward,” he said. “It wasn’t the first time I’ve been slow, won’t be the last. I didn’t play a really physical game.”
The Eagles need one more win to clinch the NFC East and secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC. They would turn to backup QB Gardner Minshew to start Saturday's game against the Cowboys. The fourth-year QB has seen limited action in garbage time this season but started two games for the Eagles last year and threw four touchdowns and had 439 yards passing.
Philadelphia's sensational season means the Eagles can play it safe and rest Hurts so he is ready for the playoffs. Hurts had been an MVP front-runner on most betting sites, but he plummeted to 7-1 on Monday, per FanDuel SportsBook. Also per FanDuel, the Cowboys are now a 6-point favorite to beat the Eagles.
After Dallas, the Eagles close the season with home games against New Orleans and the New York Giants. Should they earn the No. 1 seed in the conference, the Eagles could play up to two home games at Lincoln Financial Field in the playoffs.
Hurts recently celebrated two years since he was promoted to starter at the end of the 2020 season over the ineffective Carson Wentz. The Eagles' decision at the time to draft Hurts in the second round with the 53rd overall pick in 2020, when the Eagles had far more pressing needs, was a puzzler. But Wentz was traded to Indianapolis and the Eagles stuck with the 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up and watched him blossom into one of the best QBs in the NFL.
Hurts' 35 total touchdowns this season tied the franchise record set by Randall Cunningham in 1990. He threw two interceptions against the Bears after throwing only three total all season. But he rushed for three touchdowns for the second time in his career. He went 22-of-37 passing for 315 yards in Sunday's 25-21 win.
“When things are looking a certain way on the field or maybe it’s not what we want it to be, we stay together and we find a way to fix it,” Hurts said.
Now the Eagles likely will have to do the same as they prepare to play without Hurts.
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP)Madi Williams scored 14 points to go over 2,000 points for her career, Ana Llanusa also scored 14 points and No. 24 Oklahoma defeated Southern 76-50 on Sunday.
Williams needed eight points to become the eighth player in OU history to reach 2,000 career points. She reached the milestone with a jumper at 3:26 of the second quarter.
Williams had seven rebounds and four assists and Liz Scott had 10 rebounds.
Llanusa scored nine points in the third quarter as the Sooners (9-1), who led 35-28 at halftime, finally went ahead by double digits against a team with only three wins this season.
Southern (3-7) shot 44% and trailed only 20-19 through the first quarter. Oklahoma shot 47% in the second quarter but had six turnovers and scored only 15 points.
The Sooners improved to 20-0 under coach Jennie Baranczyk in non-conference games vs. unranked opponents.
Williams joins teammate Taylor Robertson in the 2K club. They are presently the only two teammates in Division I with 2,000-plus points each.
Genovea Johnson led the Jaguars with 11 points. Southern had only 11 turnovers compared to 23 by Oklahoma but both teams scored 14 points off turnovers.
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INDIANPOLIS (AP) — Jeff Saturday still believes the Indianapolis Colts made the right calls in Saturday's inexplicable loss at Minnesota.
The interim coach contends they didn't play too conservatively after taking a 33-0 halftime lead and has no regrets about trying a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-inches that came up short rather than attempting a long field goal to extend their lead late in regulation.
Regardless, the 39-36 overtime loss that capped the NFL's largest comeback in league history only added one more embarrassing chapter to a season most Colts fans would rather forget.
“I wouldn’t change any of it,” Saturday said of his decisions. “It is what it is, you’ve got to get it. The game is over if we get it. I’ll never back down from that call, I can assure you. I loved where we were. I felt that was how we were going to close the game out and unfortunately, we didn’t.”
That's certainly the way Saturday the player and his teammates would have approached it during their careers. Of course, back then, Peyton Manning was orchestrating his own comebacks.
But things have changed dramatically for a franchise that has been seeking stability at quarterback since Andrew Luck's sudden retirement in August 2019 and hasn't found a solution to their turnover disparity or inability to protect leads.
Now the Colts (4-9-1) find themselves on the edge of becoming the third AFC team to be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs while entering another uncertain offseason after a host of midseason changes.
Plus, the Colts must decide what to do with 37-year-old quarterback Matt Ryan — perhaps sooner rather than later given the circumstances. Saturday says Ryan will continue to start.
But even that will be up for debate after this season. After losing four straight since winning his head coaching debut at Las Vegas in early November, fans are clamoring for more changes and Saturday's clock management and play-calling have been heavily scrutinized.
And yet, Saturday still wants the job, and his players still want him in the locker room.
"He’s an awesome coach, filling in, doing the best he can,” Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly said. “I thought the challenges he put out there were awesome, and he’s got our back 100%. I love the guy.”
WHAT’S WORKING
Pass rush. Despite all the problems, Indy's defense has generally played well — especially the pass defense. On Saturday, they put Kirk Cousins under constant duress, sacking him seven times to give the Colts 39 and a top-10 ranking this season, pending Monday night's result.
WHAT NEEDS HELP
Finishing. Since Saturday replaced the fired Reich, Indy has blown fourth-quarter leads against Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at home, gave up the second-most fourth-quarter points in an NFL game (33) at Dallas and now has blown a 33-point halftime lead at Minnesota.
STOCK UP
Dayo Odeyingbo. Despite committing a key penalty, the second-year defensive end delivered the most productive day of his career. He entered Week 15 with 25 tackles and two sacks in his career. On Saturday he had five tackles, four solos, and matched his previous total for sacks.
STOCK DOWN
Ryan. While he had no giveaways this week, Ryan now holds the distinction of being the quarterback on the wrong side of the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history and the greatest comeback in regular-season history.
INJURIES
Jonathan Taylor, the 2021 NFL rushing champ, didn't even make it through the first series Saturday before re-injuring his ankle. Had Taylor played, it might have helped Indy ice a victory. Now it appears he could miss the rest of the season with a high ankle sprain.
KEY NUMBERS
460 — Even though it was obvious the Vikings would spend most of the second half throwing the ball, the league's No. 3-ranked pass could stop them. Kirk Cousins wound up throwing for 460 yards and four touchdowns.
NEXT STEPS
After massive collapses in two games, it's hard to know what to expect next. A sub-.500 record, Taylor's injury and Ryan's future are all forcing Indy to search for answers. Wins won't be enough at this point. Indy needs to start thinking about the future.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP)Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals never blinked.
Down 17 points early in the young quarterback’s first start against Tom Brady, the surging Bengals took advantage of uncharacteristic mistakes by the seven-time Super Bowl winner to shrug off a slow start and beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-23 for their sixth straight victory Sunday.
”When we get in these situations we never panic, we know somebody’s going to make a play,” Burrow said after throwing for four touchdowns in the second half to rally the defending AFC champions from a 17-3 halftime deficit.
”The last four weeks have all been tough wins, playing some really good teams and some really good defenses,” the third-year pro added. ”We’ve risen to the challenge just about every week. We continue to play well in big spots and guys are making plays in big spots. That’s exciting to see.”
Cincinnati (10-4) retained sole possession of first place in the AFC North, with Tre Flowers intercepting Brady to set up one touchdown and Logan Wilson sacking the 45-year-old quarterback to force a fumble that led to another TD.
”Just unforced errors. Two fumbles, two interceptions. You can’t win a game like that,” said Brady, who’s been intercepted four times in the past two weeks after only throwing three picks in the first 12 games of the season.
The first-place Bucs (6-8) lost for the third time in four games and wasted an opportunity to take a two-game lead in the NFC South over Carolina, Atlanta and New Orleans, who at 5-9 remain in contention for the division title despite being assured of finishing with losing records.
”Same old song. Bucs vs. Bucs. Play a good first half. Second half we come out and we shoot ourselves in the foot either by turnovers or penalties and (poor) field possession on special teams,” Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles said. ”The tale of two halves, and the half we played in the second half was Bucs vs. Bucs.”
Burrow began Cincinnati’s comeback from a 17-0 deficit with a field goal drive in the final 1:39 of the opening half. He threw scoring passes of 5 yards to Tee Higgins, 3 yards to Tyler Boyd, 8 yards to Ja’Marr Chase and 12 yards to Mitchell Wilcox.
Burrow finished 27 of 39 for 200 yards and an interception. After being outgained 261 yards to 83 while running just 20 plays to Tampa Bay’s 40 in the first half, the Bengals scored on drives of 13, 31, 13 and 39 yards with help from Bucs mistakes after halftime.
Brady lost for the first time in a 23-year career after leading by at least 17 points. He was 89-0 in such games before Sunday.
The league’s career passing leader was 30 of 44 for 312 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. He was sacked once, losing a fumble that Joseph Ossai recovered to put Cincinnati in position to go ahead 20-17 on Boyd’s TD catch and Burrow’s 2-point conversion throw to Higgins with 2:40 remaining in the third quarter.
Brady also fumbled, handing off to Leonard Fournette at his 39 late in the third quarter.
”The two fumbles were my fault. It was uncharacteristic,” Brady said. ”One of the interceptions was just a terrible throw. The other one, I got hit, the guy was laying on the ground and the ball landed in his arms.”
Burrow finished the Bengals’ eighth win in nine games with his scoring pass to Wilcox, capping a 62-yard drive that burned nearly seven minutes off the clock down the stretch.
Tampa Bay went from doing little right in a 35-7 loss to San Francisco to scoring on three of four first-half possessions, with Ryan Succop kicking 21-yard field goal on a drive that stalled at the Bengals 3 and Brady throwing TD passes of 1 yard to Russell Gage and 5 yards to Chris Godwin.
The second half was a different story, with the entire third quarter being played inside Tampa Bay’s 40-yard line and Burrow converting an interception, two fumbles and a botched fake punt into three touchdowns and a field goal to take control of the game.
”We got smacked in the mouth a little bit in the first half and then responded the right way,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. ”That’s a good win on the road against a team leading their division.”
JOE ON THE ROAD
Burrow has accounted for 21 TDs – 19 passing, two rushing – while only throwing five interceptions in eight road starts this season. He improved to 4-0 with 14 TDs – 11 passing, three rushing – against the NFC South.
INJURIES
Bengals: DE Trey Hendrickson (wrist) was inactive. Also played without CBs Mike Hilton (knee) and Jalen Davis (thumb) and TE Hayden Hurst (calf). … DE Sam Hubbard (calf) left in the second quarter and did not return.
Buccaneers: All-Pro RT Tristan Wirfs missed his third straight game with a high ankle sprain after being limited in practice and listed as questionable. … WR Julio Jones (knee), DT Vita Vea (calf), CB Jamel Dean (toe), and LB Carl Nassib (pectoral) were also inactive because of injury. … S Antoine Winfield Jr. (ankle) left briefly in the first quarter, finished the game.
UP NEXT
Bengals: at New England on Christmas Eve.
Buccaneers: at Arizona on Christmas night.
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Even before an epic final won by Lionel Messi and Argentina, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was calling it “the best World Cup ever” in Qatar.
There was clear self-interest to declare the success of a tournament that was politically fraught for most of the 12 years since the wealthy emirate was picked as host by a previous FIFA leadership broadly tainted by corruption allegations.
FIFA's fundamental role is to oversee global soccer's rules and make sure World Cups happen on schedule: Goal achieved, billions of dollars duly earned.
As ever with arguably world sport's most colorful governing body, there was much else going on.
ON THE FIELD
When the games begin focus shifts to the field, and FIFA got that early on day three when Messi and Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 in an upset for the ages.
One day later, Germany lost to Japan and then Brazil delighted the world in its first game against Serbia. Morocco picked up the baton and was the first African or Arab nation to still be playing on the last weekend of a World Cup.
Games were consistently compelling if not the best quality. These were not vintage Spain or Netherlands teams, and not even Brazil by the time of its quarterfinals exit.
The drama rose with simultaneous group-stage games that carried Japan, South Korea and Croatia to the round of 16 and sent Germany and Belgium home.
All continents got teams into the knockout rounds, letting Infantino repeat his claim of soccer “becoming truly global for the first time.”
When the final was a true classic on Sunday, Argentina winning on penalties after a 3-3 draw, it left everyone except France feeling like they won.
POLITICS
It was a most political World Cup. Before a game was played there was scrutiny of Qatar for its human rights record, employment practices and a years-long boycott by neighboring states in which FIFA pushed for the Gulf region to share the tournament.
In the final weeks of preparation, Qatar pushed back more confidently against its critics – a process FIFA joined after teams and media arrived on site.
Infantino’s infamous “I feel gay, I feel a migrant worker” speech on Nov. 19 hit many of the host nation’s talking points that alleged western hypocrisy and racism.
FIFA gave assurances in private — to European teams about captains wearing anti-discrimination armbands; to fans about wearing rainbow symbols; to World Cup sponsor AB InBev about selling Budweiser beer with alcohol at stadiums – that started to collapse. Bonds of trust were severely strained.
Pre-tournament talk of being open to supporting a compensation fund and better resources for migrant workers in Qatar was mostly shut down.
Qatar’s World Cup was a state-run project and it seemed clear who was in charge.
When European women lawmakers came to games wearing the “One Love” armband, Middle East officials started sporting a Palestinian armband.
When an Italian field invader displayed European activist messages, days later a Tunisian man did the same with a Palestinian flag.
During the tournament, basic operational detail was hard to get and most requests were ignored. Routine briefings and news conferences at past World Cups, including Russia in 2018, did not happen.
A guiding principle seemed to be “never complain, never explain” for World Cup organizers.
FANS
The FIFA president is traditionally jeered at World Cup finals. It happened again on Sunday when Infantino was introduced for the trophy presentations.
Infantino also was booed when the TV broadcast showed him sitting in VVIP seats during the England-Wales game. Both countries had armband and rainbow issues with FIFA, while British media extensively covered migrant labor issues.
Though Argentina and Morocco fans traveled in big numbers, fewer than expected Europeans came to Qatar. The pre-tournament target was 1.2 million international visitors but the official total was less than 800,000 entering the final week.
Yet, when thousands of Morocco fans tried to arrive for an unexpected semifinal against France last Wednesday, several flights into Doha were canceled to limit numbers.
High-priced accommodation like tents and cabins also seemed to put off visiting fans.
Empty seats at kickoff for most games would steadily fill by halftime. There was evidence and anecdotes of residents in Qatar being taken to games and offered free tickets, and the host nation’s loudest cheer squad was fans brought from Lebanon and Syria.
When tournament attendance topped 3.4 million, it was unclear and went unanswered if the total included all the volunteers, catering and security staff who clocked in to work in stadiums.
MORE MONEY
This was a clear win for FIFA, despite a likely breach of contract issue to resolve with AB InBev.
FIFA reported higher than expected revenue of $7.5 billion for the four-year commercial cycle tied to Qatar’s World Cup.
The World Cup was a tougher sell in the past decade when new sponsors came only from Russia and Qatar — two often problematic host nations — and China while prosecutors in the United States, Switzerland and France ran corruption investigations targeting soccer officials.
A late run of sponsor signings for this World Cup included tourism in Saudi Arabia and Las Vegas, plus companies in the online gambling, cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors.
Most deals now expire and FIFA plans to cash in from staging a bigger 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, by offering sponsors huge local markets and more games being played mostly in high-yield NFL stadiums.
Infantino said on Friday that FIFA’s four-year forecast is for $11 billion through 2026. All 211 member federations will be getting millions more dollars from Zurich.
HIGH LIFE
FIFA leaders could stay in opulent Qatari hotels that opened just in time for the World Cup.
One base was the waterside Fairmont Hotel, nearly 40 stories high and shaped like a curved sword. It offered 18-karat gold tiles in the shower of some suites and a 56-meter (185-foot) high chandelier in the lobby.
Coupled with an unprecedented level of security at a World Cup, it added to the feel of FIFA isolating in an ivory tower.
While France’s President Emmanuel Macron went for a brief walkabout at the main market in Doha, Infantino almost never met ordinary fans.
One regular Infantino companion was a celebrity chef famed for painting gold leaf on steaks that costs hundreds of dollars at his restaurants.
The chef, known as Salt Bae, also seemed to breach World Cup protocol by holding the gold trophy when joining the Argentina players on the field on Sunday for post-game celebrations.
For veteran FIFA watchers, it was an apt final symbol for the World Cup in Qatar.
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DENVER (AP)Arizona quarterback Colt McCoy entered the concussion protocol after taking a hit to the helmet while diving for a first down early in the third quarter in the Cardinals’ 24-15 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
McCoy was tackled by Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton and his head went into the right leg of Cardinals offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum. McCoy briefly got to his knees before falling back to the turf.
McCoy stayed down for a moment as trainers checked on him and players for both teams gathered around the veteran QB. A cart was brought out to take McCoy off the field, but McCoy got up and walked toward the locker room on his own.
”You never like to see that. It has a tough impact, going out there and seeing them like that. But talking to our trainers, he’s doing better, so that’s good,” Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury said.
Beachum also left the game after the play but later returned.
McCoy was stepping in for Kyler Murray, who was lost for the season last week when he tore an ACL.
”Obviously last week, extremely tough and this week, tough again,” said J.J. Watt, who had three of the Cardinals’ seven sacks. ”That’s the reality of this league – injuries are a part of it.”
Trace McSorley replaced McCoy, who was 13 of 21 for 78 yards and an interception. McCoy also took a big hit to the midsection.
After replacing McCoy, McSorley led Arizona to a field goal to give Arizona a 9-3 lead, but the Broncos scored the next 21 points.
”When I first got in it was just operate the offense,” McSorley said. ”Move the ball, get us in position where we can get a field goal. That was my mindset going into it. First thing was hoping Colt was OK.”
McSorley finished 7 of 15 for 95 yards and two interceptions, the first of which Justin Simmons returned to the Cardinals 10. Denver scored two plays later to make it 24-9. McSorley led Arizona on a 78-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter.
The Cardinals (4-10) were eliminated from the playoffs.
”We’re in a very difficult spot,” Watt said. ”You’re not only playing for these last three games for this team, but you’re putting film on tape for next year as well. And it sucks. I don’t like having to stand up there and say that, but that’s the truth. You got to be a professional, do what you need to do because the reality is you’re playing for a job for next year.”
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have released veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins in advance of their Monday night game with the Los Angeles Rams.
Watkins had 13 receptions for 206 yards and no touchdowns in his lone season with the Packers. He hadn’t caught a single pass since Nov. 13, when he had three receptions for 47 yards in a 31-28 overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Green Bay also signed running back Patrick Taylor to the active roster from their practice squad on Monday.
The Packers (5-8) signed Watkins in the offseason as they attempted to restock at the receiver position following the trade of two-time All-Pro wideout Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. Watkins, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 draft, had played for the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 when Packers coach Matt LaFleur was that team’s offensive coordinator.
Watkins, 29, caught three passes for 93 yards in a Sept. 18 victory over the Chicago Bears. But he missed the Packers’ next four games with a hamstring injury and hasn’t been productive since coming back.
In seven games since his return, Watkins has totaled seven catches for 95 yards. He hadn’t caught any passes in Green Bay’s past three games and played a total of 11 snaps on offense over the Packers’ past two games.
Injuries have limited Watkins’ effectiveness since his career got off to a promising start.
Watkins caught 65 passes for 982 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie, and he followed that up with 60 receptions for 1,047 yards and nine touchdowns in 2015.
But he has exceeded 600 yards receiving just once in the seven seasons since. He hasn’t caught more than three touchdown passes in a season since 2017.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Patti's long journey at Pittsburgh could end with one more unlikely start. The senior quarterback is in the mix to play when the Panthers (8-4) take on No. 18 UCLA (9-3) in the Sun Bowl because Kedon Slovis entered the transfer portal.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said Monday that he is holding an open competition between Patti and freshman Nate Yarnell, who started in a victory over Western Michigan in September when both Slovis and Patti were out with injuries.
“Based on today’s practice, they will do it daily, but Nick Patti was on fire today,” Narduzzi said. “So, off of today, it’s Nick Patti. We’ll see what happens tomorrow.”
Patti started the Peach Bowl last year for Pitt after Heisman Trophy finalist Kenny Pickett opted out and completed 2 of 5 passes before leaving with a broken collarbone in the first quarter of what ended up being a loss to Michigan State.
Narduzzi did not go into details about the specifics around Slovis' departure. Slovis, a USC transfer, completed just 59% of his passes with 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
Narduzzi said he didn't consider going away from Slovis, whose numbers dipped in the second half of the season as Pitt became a more run-first team behind running back Israel Abanikanda.
“I love Kedon,” Narduzzi said. "Kedon is a great kid and did a nice job for us. He helped us in winning eight football games. I believe that at that point he was the best quarterback to lead our 2022 season.”
Who will be the best quarterback to lead the Panthers in 2023 is uncertain. Pittsburgh native Phil Jurkovec is transferring back home after spending time at Notre Dame and Boston College. Christian Veilleux, a backup at Penn State, is also transferring to Pitt.
Narduzzi declined to answer questions about either player, citing NCAA rules that won't allow him to comment on incoming players until the signing period opens Wednesday.
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LAS VEGAS (AP)The New England Patriots decided playing for overtime wasn’t enough. They avoided OT, but not in the way they intended.
On the final play of regulation, Rhamondre Stevenson took a handoff, found running room and gained 23 yards. Then he went off-script, flipping the ball back to Jakobi Meyers, who tried to keep the play alive by tossing the ball across the field – where Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones was waiting.
”At first, I thought, `Who’s around me?”’ Jones said. ”I felt myself stumble a little backwards, and then I was thinking, `Who do I pitch it to?”’
Jones grabbed Meyers’ bizarre, unnecessary lateral out of the air, stiff-armed Patriots quarterback Mac Jones to the turf and returned the ball 48 yards for a touchdown, giving the Raiders an improbable 30-24 victory on Sunday.
”I don’t know Chandler’s 40 time, but when you stiff-arm, (the player) goes down,” Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said. ”He made it to the end zone. It’s an unbelievable play.”
The wild finish bailed out the Raiders (6-8), who led 17-3 at halftime before allowing the Patriots to score 21 straight points. Las Vegas scored two touchdowns in the final 32 seconds and seriously damaged New England’s playoff hopes.
”We talk about situational football,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. ”We talk about it every week, but we obviously have to do a better job playing situational football and not making critical mistakes.”
Stevenson, who went to high school in Las Vegas, had 19 carries for 172 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown with 3:43 left that appeared to be the dagger.
But the Raiders answered twice in the final minute.
Carr converted a fourth-and-10 from the Las Vegas 19-yard line with a 12-yard completion to Mack Hollins just after the two-minute warning. That set up Carr finding Keelan Cole in the left corner of the end zone for a 30-yard TD with 32 seconds left. Cole’s left foot came down close to the boundary, but the call was upheld on review.
NFL senior vice president of officiating Walt Anderson told a pool reporter there wasn’t a clear enough replay to change the call.
”Had the ruling on the field been incomplete, we would not have been able to change that, either,” Anderson said.
Cole, still holding the ball in the locker room, wouldn’t debate whether he was inbounds.
But there was no arguing what this loss means to the Patriots, who had won five of six games to get into playoff position. New England (7-7) fell one game out of the final AFC playoff spot, and its last three games are all against teams that have either clinched or are in position for the postseason.
The disastrous final play cost Belichick a chance to beat his longtime assistant, Raiders coach Josh McDaniels.
”It’s probably the most insane ending I’ve ever been a part of,” McDaniels said. ”We’ll take it. We’ll take it for sure.”
Carr completed 20 of 38 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns. Josh Jacobs rushed for 93 yards on 22 carries as the Raiders ended a six-game losing streak to the Patriots dating to 2002.
The Raiders appeared to take control when they scored two touchdowns in the final 5:18 of the first half.
Darren Waller, who was activated Saturday off injured reserve, caught a 25-yard TD pass. It was Waller’s first game since injuring a hamstring on Oct. 10 at Kansas City. Waller moved into second place among Raiders tight ends with 3,304 yards receiving, behind Todd Christensen (5,872).
”I made the most of the opportunities I had,” Waller said. ”I ran efficient routes. The Patriots did a good job of disguising, so reading the coverage at the snap was a bit of a challenge. I feel like I did pretty well for the most part.”
Las Vegas added to the lead when Malcolm Koonce blocked a punt with 23 seconds left in the first half, and Carr completed a 5-yard scoring pass to Hollins with 4 seconds remaining.
Any thoughts of the Raiders cruising to victory ended quickly in the third quarter. New England cornerback Kyle Dugger jumped an out route to Davante Adams and returned the interception 13 yards for a touchdown.
Nick Folk’s 47-yard field goal with 1:21 left in the third quarter brought the Patriots within 17-13, and he made a 54-yarder early in the fourth to make it a one-point game.
NOTES
The Raiders’ streak of giving up touchdowns on 32 consecutive goal-to-go situations in the regular season ended when New England had to settle for a field goal with 11:51 left in the second quarter. The Patriots had a first down at the Las Vegas 2. New England entered the game with the NFL’s lowest red-zone touchdown percentage at 38.9%. … Koonce’s blocked punt in the second quarter was the Raiders’ first since Nov. 2, 2014 when Denico Autry blocked one against the Seattle Seahawks that Brice Butler recovered for a touchdown. … New England’s Josh Uche has 10 1/2 sacks in his past seven games.
INJURIES
Patriots: C David Andrews was helped off the field midway through the fourth quarter.
Raiders: G Dylan Parham (knee) and LB Darien Butler (rib) were injured.
UP NEXT
Patriots: Host AFC North-leading Cincinnati on Saturday.
Raiders: At Pittsburgh on Saturday night to mark the 50th anniversary (plus one day) of the Immaculate Reception game.
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LYON, France (AP) — American businessman John Textor completed his takeover of French soccer club Lyon on Monday.
The sale was initially set for September but was pushed back several times.
Under the deal, Textor’s Eagle Football is acquiring a stake of 77.49% in the club. The agreement with Textor’s Eagle Football Holdings provides for a capital increase of 86 million euros ($90 million).
“After four months of constructive negotiations marked by a common understanding with (president) Jean-Michel Aulas and all our partners, we are proud to reach this exceptional agreement," Textor said.
The American businessman made his fortune in digital media. It’s not the first time Textor has ventured into soccer. He also has stakes in Crystal Palace, Belgian second-division club RWD Molenbeek, and Brazilian team Botafogo.
Lyon’s run of titles from 2001-08 made it the powerhouse of French soccer. But after Bordeaux ended Lyon’s run in 2009, the club’s fortunes dipped.
Lyon finished eighth last season, 25 points behind champion Paris Saint-Germain.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP)Saints tight end Juwan Johnson talked about getting ”freaky” after making a catch near the goal line. Speedy rookie receiver Rashid Shaheed recalled his heart ”racing fast” when he knew part-time quarterback Taysom Hill was about to throw deep.
Andy Dalton and Hill combined to throw three touchdown passes to Johnson and Shaheed, and New Orleans beat Atlanta 21-18 on Sunday in the debut of Falcons rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder.
”We’ve got some weapons,” Dalton said.
Johnson, converted from receiver to tight end after being undrafted out of Oregon in 2020, had a career-high 67 yards receiving and caught both of Dalton’s scoring passes. Hill, a utility player who’s listed as a tight end, threw his second touchdown pass of the season on a 68-yard connection with Shaheed, who also was undrafted.
Johnson has a team-high seven TDs receiving. He and Shaheed, who has three TDs longer than 40 yards, have taken advantage of opportunities to complement more prominent offensive players like Chris Olave and Alvin Kamara.
”Juwan has done a lot of really good things,” Dalton said. ”Both touchdowns were good run-after-catch plays by him. So, I feel like he’s playing with a ton of confidence.”
Dalton drew laughter when he deadpanned that Shaheed, who had no official 40-yard time as a prospect out of Weber State, ”runs really fast.”
”We’ve had opportunities to take some deep shots with him and he’s come down with a lot of them,” Dalton added.
New Orleans (5-9) and Atlanta (5-9) remained mathematically alive in the anemic NFC South – a division led by Tampa Bay, which fell to 6-8 after losing to Cincinnati.
Atlanta was down by a field goal and threatening to score with less than three minutes remaining when Ridder hit Drake London over the middle for first-down yardage on fourth-and-5. But safety Justin Evans punched the ball from London’s grasp, and cornerback Bradley Robey snagged it out of the air to give New Orleans the ball on its own 39.
”It was a huge play in the game,” said Saints coach Dennis Allen, who oversees the defense. ”It’s not about: Do you stop the run? Do you stop the pass? Do you do this? Do you do that? It’s: Do you win? And that’s what we did today.”
The Saints kept the ball until failing to convert on fourth-and-short in Atlanta territory with 9 seconds left, and the game ended on Ridder’s scramble two plays later.
The Falcons had lost four of their previous five while season-opening QB Marcus Mariota played through what the team has described as a ”chronic” knee problem.
So, Atlanta coach Arthur Smith announced this week that he was elevating Ridder to starter and that Mariota would be placed on injured reserve.
Ridder completed 13 of 26 passes for 97 yards without an interception.
”Obviously you are going to have nerves and anxiety just getting out there for your first start in a crazy environment,” Ridder said, adding that he’d grade his performance a C-minus or a D. ”We executed in the run game, but obviously I didn’t do too well in the passing game.”
Rookie running back Tyler Allgeier helped the Falcons sustain drives with 139 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
”He’s an instinctive player – smart and hard to tackle,” Smith said. ”The first guy doesn’t bring him down, and as the game goes on, they don’t like tackling him.”
The Saints led 14-0 after two possessions, scoring first when Johnson turned Dalton’s short pass into a 19-yard TD by spinning through tackle attempts and diving for the goal line.
”I just tried to get freaky,” Johnson said. ”You really just got to have the attitude that you can’t be stopped.”
Hill’s deep throw down the middle to Shaheed came on the next series.
The Falcons cut it to 14-3 after stalling inside the New Orleans 10 and closed to 14-10 on Allgeier’s 5-yard run in the third quarter.
Johnson’s 22-yard TD catch from Dalton widened New Orleans’ lead to 21-10. But Atlanta closed to 21-18 on Cordarrelle Patterson’s 3-yard run and Allgeier’s 2-point conversion on a run with four minutes remaining.
PEES HOSPITALIZED
Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees was briefly hospitalized when he was run into by Shaheed as he fielded a punted ball during pre-game warmups. Pees, 73, was taken off the field on a stretcher but released from the hospital in time to fly home with the team.
INJURIES
Falcons: Running back Caleb Huntley left with an ankle injury in the first quarter. Smith said Huntley’s injury ”didn’t look good,” and that an MRI would be scheduled.
Saints: Did not report any injuries during the game but played a ninth straight game without top cornerback Marshon Lattimore (abdomen).
UP NEXT
Falcons: At Baltimore on Saturday.
Saints: At Cleveland on Saturday.
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WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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FROST ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
218 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation.
Isolated temperatures in the mid to upper 20s are possible
through the canyons of the Santa Monica Range.
* WHERE...Santa Clarita Valley, Ojai Valley, Central Ventura
County Valleys, Southeastern Ventura County Valleys, Santa
Monica Mountains and Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost can damage sensitive plants and harm pets if
left unprotected.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP)Justin Herbert had one simple message for his Los Angeles Chargers teammates with the game tied late in the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
”I got it.”
After Tennessee tied it with 48 seconds left on Ryan Tannehill’s 1-yard QB sneak, Herbert led the Chargers 52 yards in six plays, culminating in Cameron Dicker’s 43-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining and a 17-14 victory that bolstered Los Angeles’ playoff hopes.
”That’s what you want from your trigger man and that’s why I’m proud of him,” coach Brandon Staley said of Herbert, who had his third straight 300-yard passing game.
The Chargers got into field goal range when Herbert completed a 35-yard pass to Mike Williams along the right sideline. On second-and-4 from the LA 45 yard line, Herbert scrambled right, moved up and delivered a pinpoint pass in Williams’ radius after Williams pointed up while being covered by Greg Mabin.
Herbert spiked the ball with 15 seconds remaining, and Los Angeles then had a delay of game penalty and an incomplete pass. Dicker came on and booted his third game-winner of the season and second with the Chargers.
”I wasn’t even sure if I was in or out. I was just kind of in the moment, just trying to get the ball to the hash to the referee so we could get it clocked,” said Williams, who had four catches for 67 yards. ”And we was able to get it clocked, so I guess I was in. Everything’s good.”
With the win, the Chargers (8-6) moved into the sixth spot in the AFC after losses by Miami, New England and the New York Jets.
The Titans (7-7) have a one-game lead over Jacksonville in the AFC South but have dropped four straight games for the first time since 2015.
”We weren’t able to keep them inbounds for them to use some clock. That’s so critical right there,” coach Mike Vrabel said.
Herbert completed 28 of 42 passes for 313 yards but didn’t throw a touchdown for only the third time in 46 career games. It was his fifth game-winning drive this season and the 13th of his career.
”We have practiced two-minute drives all of the time in practice and all throughout camp. We know that we have special receivers, a great offensive line blocking and Mike Williams goes and makes the plays,” Herbert said. ”To be able to go through that and deal with as much adversity as we did today and not be able to score points and turnovers and things like that, for those guys to hang tough, believe in the defense and believe in each other, it was really good to see for us.”
Tannehill was 15 of 22 for 165 yards. He injured an ankle on Tennessee’s first drive but only missed one possession.
Derrick Henry rushed for 104 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown. The two-time NFL rushing champion also went over 8,000 career yards in his 100th regular-season game.
Henry also had four catches for 59 yards, including a 37-yard reception off a screen pass in the second quarter that would lead to his 4-yard TD run off a direct snap to tie the game at 7.
”The division is still there, but personally, I could care less about that,” said safety Kevin Byard, who had an interception in the third quarter. ”It don’t look like we’re a team right now that’s going to beat anybody, so we’ve got to find a way to get back to work and beat Houston. That’s all we can really do at this point.”
LEADING THE WAY
Austin Ekeler scored his AFC-leading 14th scrimmage touchdown of the season early in the fourth quarter on a 3-yard run off right guard. On the play before his TD, Ekeler pinballed off two Titans’ defenders when it appeared he would be held for no gain and went 13 yards to the LA 3.
Ekeler finished with 70 scrimmage yards, including 58 rushing.
ANOTHER MILESTONE
Herbert has 4,019 passing yards this season and is the first player in NFL history with at least 4,000 yards in each of the first three seasons of his career.
GRINDING IT OUT
The Chargers got their fourth touchdown on an opening possession this season when Joshua Kelley went 1 yard off right guard to cap a 14-play, 68-yard drive.
Los Angeles, which came into the game with the league’s second-worst rushing game, ran it nine times for 33 yards on the series. That was their most yards on the ground on an opening series this season. It was also their most run plays to start a game since a late-season 2020 game against Atlanta.
TAKE IT AWAY
The Titans forced forced their first turnover in five games late in the second quarter when safety Joshua Kalu picked off Herbert’s pass intended for Williams.
Cornerback Roger McCreary deflected the pass and then tapped the ball back in bounds to Kalu.
INJURIES
Titans: CB Terrance Mitchell (hamstring) and OL Dillon Radunz (knee) left in the second quarter. CB Josh Thompson was ruled out with a concussion in the third quarter.
UP NEXT
Titans: Host the Houston Texans on Saturday.
Chargers: At the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 26.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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AIR QUALITY ALERT
Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service San Diego, CA
104 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...AIR QUALITY ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT...
The South Coast AQMD has extended a mandatory wood-burning ban for
residents in the South Coast Air Basin for Monday, December 19 to
Tuesday, December 20.
No-Burn days are declared to protect public health when levels of
fine particulate air pollution in the region are forecast to be high.
Smoke from wood burning can cause health problems. Breathing high
levels of pollution from wood smoke can cause breathing problems
(including asthma attacks), worsened lung and heart disease symptoms,
and may even increase emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
The No-Burn rule prohibits burning wood as well as manufactured fire
logs, such as those made from wax or paper in any indoor or outdoor
wood-burning device. This prohibition does not apply to communities
above 3,000 ft in elevation, households that rely on wood as a sole
source of heat, residences without nearby natural gas service, and
low-income households.
To view current and forecasted air quality levels, visit the South
Coast Air Quality Management District website at aqmd.gov or
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this air quality alert are available at www.aqmd.gov/advisory.
Coast Air Quality Management District website at aqmd.gov or download
the mobile app at aqmd.gov/mobileapp. Additional details for this
air quality alert are available at www.aqmd.gov/advisory.
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LAS VEGAS (AP)New England coach Bill Belichick uttered the same word 10 times during a postgame press conference that lasted a little more than four minutes.
”Mistake.”
It summed up the Patriots’ 30-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, with by far the biggest miscue coming on the final play of the game.
After falling behind 17-3 at halftime, the Patriots scored 21 unanswered points to take a 24-17 lead with less than four minutes remaining.
But Las Vegas – which came in 0-4 when leading by double digits at halftime, the first team since at least 1930 to lose four times in a season when leading by double digits at the half – answered with a pair of touchdowns in the final 37 seconds.
”Collectively made too many mistakes and gave up some big plays that were obviously the difference in the game,” Belichick said.
One mistake in particular handed the Raiders the win and knocked the Patriots (7-7) out of playoff position in the AFC.
With the game tied, New England running back Rhamondre Stevenson gained 23 yards on the final play before pitching the ball to wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, who then backtracked before heaving it toward quarterback Mac Jones. Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones snagged the ball, stiff-armed Mac Jones and raced 48 yards for the walk-off win.
”Obviously we made a mistake on it,” Belichick added. ”Made a mistake on the play.”
Both Stevenson and Meyers took responsibility, with each saying it was their job to take a knee and send the game to overtime.
”The play call was just a draw play – nothing more, nothing less than that,” Stevenson said. ”I’m supposed to know the situation. I’m supposed to know how much time is on the clock in critical situations and I failed to do that today.”
Stevenson said the play started with him, and had he never pitched the ball to Meyers, the ensuing touchdown would have never taken place.
Meyers said he was the one trying to be a hero by extending the play.
”That ain’t his fault. He gave me the ball, I got to be smart with it,” Meyers said. ”I thought I saw Mac open. I didn’t see Chandler Jones at the time. Just thought he was open, tried to get it to him, then let him try to make a play with it. But the score was tied, so like I said, I should have just laid down.”
Belichick pointed to plenty of mistakes earlier in the game.
A bad snap resulted in a blocked punt. A false start led to a New England punt with just over two minutes left. And the Patriots allowed the Raiders to convert a fourth-and-10 on their tying drive.
”Obviously we’ve got to do a better job playing situational football and not make critical mistakes in the game,” Belichick said. ”We need to try to eliminate all the mistakes that we made. You just can’t do this in this league. Got to work to eliminate those and continue to play the good football that we play, but we just had too many mistakes and too many bad plays to win. That was obvious.”
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
430 PM EST Mon Dec 19 2022
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...
WESTERN WINDHAM...AND BENNINGTON COUNTIES...
HAZARDS...A band of heavy snow which can rapidly reduce visibility to
less than a half of a mile.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 425 PM EST, a band of heavy snow was near
Argyle and Salem New York and Arlington Vermont. The band will move
gradually southeastward through 5:30 pm.
SAFETY INFO...
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.
LAT...LON 4274 7304 4274 7306 4290 7328 4294 7328
4294 7334 4313 7359 4315 7358 4317 7359
4318 7358 4322 7358 4324 7360 4326 7359
4327 7360 4334 7352 4306 7270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 311DEG 29KT 4322 7353
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WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
355 PM EST Mon Dec 19 2022
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations
of up to 3 inches.
* WHERE...Northern Oneida county.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions will impact the afternoon commute today. Snow could
accumulate quickly on roads late this morning through the
afternoon with snowfall rates of up to 3 inches per hour.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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COORD...4362 7509 4357 7523 4344 7545 4348 7581
4338 7587 4335 7566 4333 7566 4330 7531 4333 7527
4334 7509
TIME Y22M12D19T0600Z-Y22M12D19T1200Z
COORD...4346 7540 4347 7570 4345 7570 4348 7581
4342 7586 4331 7588 4331 7570 4329 7570 4331 7545
4337 7542
TIME Y22M12D19T1200Z-Y22M12D19T1800Z
COORD...4323 7577 4330 7576 4333 7581 4330 7581
4331 7588 4327 7586 4316 7588 4315 7579 4317 7576
4323 7573
TIME Y22M12D19T1800Z-Y22M12D20T0000Z
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches.
* WHERE...Southern Oneida county.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions will impact the afternoon commute today. Brief
snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour are occurring this
afternoon which will lead to snow covered roads and reduced
visibility of a quarter mile or less.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy lake effect snow band will continue
until late this afternoon and evening before shifting south.
Localized amounts up to 7 inches is possible.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to 4 inches.
* WHERE...Onondaga and Madison counties.
Localized amounts up to 5 inches is possible.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP)Atlanta Falcons rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder graded his performance as if he were still in college.
Fitting, perhaps, after his lack of professional experience showed in his NFL debut.
”A C-minus or a D,” Ridder said after a 21-18 loss to the struggling Saints on Sunday.
”It was really good in the execution of coming out of the huddle, getting the play called and getting to the line of scrimmage with plenty of time on the play clock,” said Ridder, a third-round draft pick whom the Falcons intend to start for the rest of the season in place of Marcus Mariota. ”Post snap, I felt like I obviously could have done better.”
Falcons coach Arthur Smith said Ridder was being too harsh after a game Atlanta felt it could have won despite trailing by 11 midway through the fourth quarter.
”He’s not scared of the moment,” Smith said. ”He’s poised. I like what he’s made up of. It says a lot about him.”
Ridder was an unimpressive 13 of 26 for 97 yards, but his biggest completion of the day – a 12-yarder to tight end Drake London on fourth-and-5 from midfield with just more than two minutes left – looked like it would put the Falcons in range for a tying field goal.
Instead, safety Justin Evans punched the ball out of London’s grasp, and cornerback Bradley Robey caught the fumble at the New Orleans 35.
”We’ve got to do a better job of ball security,” Smith said. ”They made a play and popped it out. We had a chance to go in there and possibly win the game or at least tie it.”
The Saints then ran out all but the final 9 seconds, creating a three-way tie for last – or second place – in the underwhelming NFC South at 5-9 along with the Falcons and Carolina Panthers.
Atlanta trailed 14-0 early and Ridder admitted he was too amped up at the start, forcing the ball deep instead of looking for open receivers on shorter routes.
”The execution was not where we wanted it to be,” he said. ”On some of those deep balls, I’ve got to give the guys a chance to go make a play. I tried to be too perfect and put it out in front of them when in reality all you have to do is give them a chance.
”Obviously you are going to have nerves and anxiety just getting out there for your first start in a crazy environment, but this is what all of us dream of coming into the NFL. There were a lot of emotions, but I settled in after that first drive.”
Ridder completed five passes on a 49-yard drive for a field goal that cut the deficit to 14-3 early in the second quarter. The Falcons then relied on their running game in the second half, when rookie Tyler Allgeier rushed for 86 of his career-high 139 yards and Atlanta piled up a season-high 231 yards on the ground.
Atlanta rushed on seven consecutive plays of a 75-yard touchdown drive to pull within 14-10 on its opening drive of the third quarter. After the Saints went back ahead 21-10, the Falcons capitalized on a good punt return and ran on all eight downs of a 32-yard drive to make the score 21-18.
The game ended when Ridder ran out of bounds with no time left after Smith said Saints linebacker Demario Davis foiled a potential hook-and-lateral play that started from the Atlanta 33.
The much bigger opportunity, though, had occurred on London’s fumble.
Ridder immediately ran over to him to offer encouragement.
”If he thinks that one play right there is what made and broke the game, that’s absolutely not true,” Ridder said. ”He made a lot of great plays. Obviously that one didn’t go the way we wanted it to, but I just told him don’t hang your head on that.”
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WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
428 PM EST Mon Dec 19 2022
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF ONONDAGA...SOUTHERN
ONEIDA...AND MADISON COUNTIES...
HAZARDS...A band of heavy snow which can rapidly reduce visibility to
less than a quarter of a mile. This band of heavy snow is producing
extremely heavy snow at the rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 426 PM EST, a band of heavy snow was over
Kirkville, or 10 miles east of Syracuse moving southeast at 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Onondaga, Syracuse, Clay, Cicero, De Witt, Sullivan, Van Buren,
Oneida, Lenox and Baldwinsville.
This includes the following highway exits...
Interstate 90 between 33 and 39.
New York Interstate 81 between 15 and 30.
SAFETY INFO...
Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this band of
heavy snow. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads
may lead to accidents.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the area. Please monitor
local media outlets and the National Weather Service for further
statements.
LAT...LON 4320 7628 4322 7626 4320 7622 4321 7608
4318 7601 4318 7594 4316 7592 4315 7587
4317 7579 4312 7551 4288 7558 4280 7584
4290 7646 4321 7648 4322 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 305DEG 16KT 4309 7595
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CHICAGO (AP)Javon Hargrave slung Justin Fields to the ground, and then celebrated by drawing a door with his hands and kicking it in.
Philadelphia’s defensive line is tough to stop – even with an offensive line.
Hargrave, Josh Sweat and Haason Reddick had two sacks apiece Sunday, helping the Eagles hold off the Chicago Bears for a 25-20 victory. A hustling Reddick also recovered a fumble along Philadelphia’s sideline, stopping a Chicago drive in the third quarter.
”First of all, we put in a lot of work. That’s first and foremost,” Reddick said. ”We feed off each other’s energy. That’s another thing. It’s like when one guy gets one, another guy gets one and the next thing you know we’re all getting sacks.”
While dynamic quarterback Jalen Hurts and his top targets have captured most of the attention, Philadelphia’s pass rush has played a key role in its NFL-best 13-1 record. The Eagles lead the league with 55 sacks.
The 28-year-old Reddick has a team-high 12 sacks in his first season with Philadelphia after he agreed to a $45 million, three-year contract in March. Hargrave, a 29-year-old defensive tackle, has a career-best 10 in his second year with the Eagles. The 25-year-old Sweat has a career-high 9 1/2 sacks.
Philadelphia has five players with at least six sacks on the season.
”We just out there fighting, because we know if we ain’t on time, one of the other dudes is going to get it,” said Sweat, who has six sacks in his last four games. ”So we out there fighting but at the same time just keeping our responsibilities so we take care of each other at the end of the day.”
Fields’ rushing ability presented a unique challenge for Philadelphia’s deep defensive line. He finished with 95 yards on 15 carries, including a nifty 39-yarder, but the six sacks and heavy pressure made life difficult on the second-year quarterback.
”You just got to make sure you don’t really get too high on your rushes or not leaving lanes and just really communicating with the defensive line just to try to keep him in the pocket,” Hargrave said.
Fields went to the locker room in the fourth for an IV because he was dealing with cramps, but he returned in time for Chicago’s next offensive series.
”I think they did a great job putting pressure on me today,” Fields said.
Philadelphia’s defensive line set the tone early. Sweat pulled down Fields on a third down on Chicago’s second possession, forcing a punt. Hargrave got his first sack on a third down the next time the Bears had the ball.
Reddick recorded his two sacks in the second quarter, and Sweat got his second of the afternoon right before halftime.
”I’ve been rushing well all year,” Sweat said. ”I’m just trying to find ways to shave off time to get there, and I think it’s just coming to me.”
Reddick, who played his college ball at Temple and grew up in Camden, New Jersey, also made a big play in the third. With Chicago in Philadelphia territory, Reddick recovered Velus Jones Jr.’s fumble before it could go out of bounds.
”We got one of the best D-lines in the league,” Eagles cornerback Darius Slay said. ”Guys are really eating, they eat good, so they never leave the game starving.”
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WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
358 PM EST Mon Dec 19 2022
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF OSWEGO AND NORTHERN
CAYUGA COUNTIES...
HAZARDS...A band of heavy snow which can rapidly reduce visibility to
less than a quarter of a mile. This band of heavy snow is producing
extremely heavy snow at the rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 357 PM EST, a band of heavy snow was
across southern Oswego County and northern Cayuga counties. The band
will remain nearly stationary through 6 p.m.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Oswego, Fulton, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Central Square, Mexico
Point State Park, Nine Mile Point, Battle Island State Park,
Brewerton, Hastings, Scriba, Volney, Constantia, West Monroe,
Palermo, Sterling, New Haven, Phoenix, Minetto, Mexico and Cleveland.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 32 and 34.
SAFETY INFO...
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.
LAT...LON 4316 7588 4320 7608 4327 7620 4322 7619
4320 7621 4324 7627 4322 7626 4320 7627
4323 7631 4323 7648 4318 7648 4332 7672
4334 7672 4336 7679 4343 7668 4355 7631
4338 7586 4333 7589 4332 7586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 320DEG 2KT 4338 7634
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions were stymied for most of the game, unable to get much going against the New York Jets.
One stunning play reminded everyone how dangerous an offense they are.
Goff threw a go-ahead 51-yard touchdown pass to Brock Wright on fourth-and-1 with 1:49 remaining, and the Lions held on for a 20-17 victory over Zach Wilson and the Jets on Sunday that kept them on pace in the NFC playoff hunt.
”A lot of these close games are starting to lean more toward us than them,” said Goff, who went 23 of 38 for 252 yards. ”That hasn’t always been the case around here. We fully believe in each other and know that somebody’s going to make a play to do something right.”
Coming out of the two-minute warning with Detroit (7-7) trailing 17-13, Goff looked to his left and found Wright wide open, and the tight end rumbled untouched until he reached the end zone. Defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins said the Jets thought Goff would sneak it.
And it came a few moments after Wright dropped a pass.
”I got back to him,” Goff said, ”and he fully redeems himself for that play earlier in the drive.”
Added Wright: ”I kept telling myself: `Reset. Finish.”’
That’s what the Lions, who entered fourth in overall offense after scoring 74 points and rolling up 902 yards in their previous two wins, have been doing as winners of three straight and six of seven after a dismal 1-6 start.
”You know you’ll be better,” coach Dan Campbell said. ”You just don’t know how it’s going to get there, or what it’s going to be. You do know if you start playing better football, you can rattle off some wins in a row.”
But the Lions certainly had to sweat this one out.
Wilson – who had an up-and-down return as the starting quarterback – and the Jets had one more chance to tie or win.
On fourth-and-the game from the Jets 40, Wilson rolled to his right and completed a 20-yard pass to Elijah Moore for a first down. Coach Robert Saleh then called a timeout with 1 second remaining.
The Jets (7-7) sent out Greg Zuerlein for a potential tying 58-yard field goal, but his kick went wide left – further damaging the playoff hopes for New York, which is looking to snap an 11-year postseason drought.
”We had our opportunities all game,” Saleh said, ”and we missed it.”
The loss came after it appeared New York was on its way to a comeback win of its own.
After Michael Badgley was short on a 54-yard field-goal attempt that would have extended Detroit’s lead, Wilson threw a go-ahead 1-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Uzomah with 4:41 remaining.
But New York’s defense, which had been solid the entire game even without an injured Quinnen Williams, couldn’t come up with a big stop.
”We’re all devastated,” cornerback D.J. Reed said.
Wilson, starting after being benched for three games, finished 18 of 35 for 317 yards with two touchdown throws to Uzomah – and an interception. Wilson played in place of the injured Mike White, who’s dealing with fractured ribs.
Saleh declined to say whether Wilson would start the Jets’ next game Thursday night against Jacksonville.
After a solid first two quarters, Wilson floated a pass early in the third to Moore that Jerry Jacobs easily picked off and returned 38 yards to the Jets 15.
But New York held Detroit out of the end zone and the Lions settled for a go-ahead 34-yarder by Badgley.
”You see how those three points came to bite us in the end,” Wilson said. ”I’ve got to take care of the football.”
After Wilson and the Jets went three-and-out on their first possession of the game, Kalif Raymond caught Braden Mann’s punt out of the end zone, eluded a few would-be tacklers – including a diving Mann – and raced 47 yards to the end zone to give the Lions a 7-0 lead.
The Jets tied it at 7 early in the second quarter when Wilson rolled left and threw deep right – reminiscent of his highlight-reel pro day toss while he was at BYU – to Uzomah for a 40-yard touchdown.
FOR KNAPPER
Saleh and several Jets coaches and staffers ran the stadium steps a few hours before the game in honor of late assistant coach Greg Knapp.
Knapp was on Saleh’s staff when he died on July 22, 2021, when he hit by a distracted driver while riding his bicycle in California. Several teams around the NFL are running stadium steps – one of Knapp’s pregame rituals – to raise awareness for distracted driving and raise funds for the The Coach Knapp Memorial Fund.
SPECIAL CAPTAINS
The family of the late Dennis Byrd served as honorary Jets captains for the coin toss. Byrd played for the team from 1989 until 1992, when he was paralyzed during a collision with a teammate during a game. Byrd eventually walked again, but was killed in a car accident in Oklahoma in 2016.
INJURIES
Lions: S DeShon Elliott injured a shoulder in the third quarter.
Jets: WR Denzel Mims left with a concussion in the first quarter and didn’t return. … WR Jeff Smith hurt a knee in the fourth.
UP NEXT
Lions: Travel to Carolina to take on the Panthers next Saturday.
Jets: Have a quick turnaround and face Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars at home Thursday night.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
424 PM CST Mon Dec 19 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal
flooding.
* WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island
Counties.
* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Tuesday
afternoon. For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 1 AM CST
Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow
beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could
be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may
experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also
occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State
Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can
sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water level at Brazos Santiago Pass has
been running nearly 1.5 feet above astronomical predictions...or
1.1 to 1.2 ft. MHHW. Webcams from South Padre Island confirm
that isolated minor coastal flooding is occurring. This should
continue until astronomical tide amplitudes decrease sharply
after midnight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
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CHICAGO (AP)Jalen Hurts had trouble feeling his hands. With bone-chilling wind whipping through Soldier Field, he even found it difficult to see. Some big hits only added to his pain.
None of that prevented him from leading the Eagles to their franchise record-tying 13th win of the season.
Hurts tied a career high by running for three touchdowns and Philadelphia outlasted the struggling Chicago Bears 25-20 on Sunday.
The Eagles came in with the best record in the NFL and walked away with a tighter-than-anticipated win. At 13-1, they matched the best start in franchise history, achieved previously by the 2004 team that reached the Super Bowl.
”The great teams, the great players, they find a way,” Hurts said. ”And I think collectively as a group, we all came together and found a way as a team. And I think that’s the biggest takeaway from this game.”
Chicago’s Justin Fields ran for 95 yards to reach exactly 1,000 on the season, joining Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson as the only quarterbacks to rush for 1,000 or more. He also set a franchise single-season rushing record for a QB. But the Bears (3-11) lost their seventh straight game – their worst skid since dropping eight in a row in 2002 to match a franchise record.
Hurts is also closing in on history as a ball-carrier. He has 13 rushing touchdowns, one short of the NFL record for a QB, set by Cam Newton during his rookie year in 2011.
Hurts finished with 61 yards rushing and has 747 this season. He completed 22 of 37 passes for 315 yards, shaking off two first-half interceptions while playing in temperatures recorded at 18 degrees Fahrenheit at game time.
”He can’t control a bad play earlier; he moves on to the next play,” coach Nick Sirianni said. ”It’s no surprise. That’s who this guy is. And we’ve seen that over and over again.”
Hurts could be in store for some cold playoff games in Philadelphia.
”It ain’t Chicago,” he said.
The Eagles’ do-it-all QB ran for a 22-yard touchdown in the closing minute of the second quarter and 1-yard TD early in the third that made it 17-6. Hurts added another 1-yard score and ran in the 2-point conversion with 4:20 left in the game to put Philadelphia ahead 23-13. But the Bears weren’t finished.
Fields – who hobbled to the sideline because of leg cramps on the previous possession and briefly exited the game – hit a wide-open Byron Pringle for a 35-yard touchdown that pulled Chicago within five with 2:43 remaining.
But the Bears didn’t get the ball back. After the two-minute warning, Hurts connected with A.J. Brown for 12 yards on third-and-6, allowing Philly to run out the clock.
Brown caught nine passes for a career-high 181 yards, including a 68-yarder that set up the final touchdown. DeVonta Smith had five receptions for 126 yards.
Haason Reddick, Josh Sweat and Javon Hargrave each had two of Philadelphia’s six sacks, helping the Eagles squeeze by after winning their previous two games by a combined 51 points.
Fields said he doesn’t intend to make 1,000-yard rushing seasons a regular occurrence for him. But he called reaching the milestone ”an honor.”
He broke Bobby Douglass’ previous franchise rushing record for a QB of 968 yards in a 14-game season in 1972. Jackson holds the NFL mark with 1,206 in his 2019 MVP season.
”I mean, I’m already deep into this year,” he said. ”So I might as well just try to get that record.”
Coach Matt Eberflus called Fields a ”special guy.”
”He’s doing an excellent job,” he said. ”He’s doing a really good job of leading our football team. I think it’s where he’s growing the most over the second half of the season. He’s just getting more and more confident as he goes.”
After passing for a season-high 254 yards two weeks earlier against Green Bay, Fields threw for 152 and two touchdowns.
David Montgomery ran for a touchdown for Chicago, which remained winless since a surprising victory at New England on Oct. 24.
JENKINS HURT
Bears right guard Teven Jenkins was carted off the field and taken to a hospital with a neck injury on the opening drive. Eberflus said Jenkins was responsive and able to move his hands after he was hurt blocking on a run by Montgomery.
”They just told me it’s encouraging,” he said. ”That’s all I got from the medical staff right now.”
The 24-year-old Jenkins, a second-round pick by Chicago in the 2021 draft, stayed face down after he was injured. The sideline emptied and players looked on in a semicircle as he was tended to by medical staff.
OTHER INJURIES
Bears WR Equanimeous St. Brown (concussion protocol) exited after a reception on the game’s opening drive. … LB Jack Sanborn (ankle) left after he was hurt making a tackle early in the third quarter. … CB Jaylon Johnson said he hurt his abdomen. … WR N’Keal Harry (back) missed the game after being listed as questionable.
UP NEXT
Eagles: Visit Dallas on Saturday.
Bears: Host Buffalo on Saturday.
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
218 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 10 to
18 inches along the crest and 4 to 8 inches elsewhere.
* WHERE...East Slopes of the Washington Cascades.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact travel along I-90 west of Ellensburg and
over the Cascades.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1, or
by visiting online at https://tripcheck.com for Oregon or
https://wsdot.com/travel for Washington.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12
inches.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In
Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 10 AM PST Wednesday.
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total
snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. For the Wind Chill
Advisory, very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as
20 below zero.
* WHERE...Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington.
* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 4 PM Tuesday to
10 AM PST Wednesday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, from 10 PM
Wednesday to 10 AM PST Friday.
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. The cold
wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little
as 30 minutes.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20
below zero.
* WHERE...Portions of central, north central and northeast
Oregon and central and south central Washington.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Wednesday to 10 AM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed
skin in as little as 30 minutes.
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HOUSTON (AP)Wearing shirts that read ”Conquered the West” and baseball caps commemorating their AFC West title, the Kansas City Chiefs celebrated winning the division for a seventh straight season after outlasting the Houston Texans in overtime Sunday.
Amid the jubilation, their star quarterback was quick to point out the feat was only the beginning of what they hope to do this season.
”When we start every season, the first thing we get told when we first walk in is let’s win the AFC West,” Patrick Mahomes said. ”That’s our first goal … (and) we accomplished our first goal.”
Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run in overtime and the Chiefs got three touchdowns from Mahomes in the 30-24 win.
The Chiefs (11-3) got the ball first in overtime but had to punt it away after Mahomes was sacked by Blake Cashman on third down. Texans quarterback Davis Mills fumbled on a scramble on Houston’s first play, and it was recovered by Kansas City’s Willie Gay on the Texans’ 26.
McKinnon, who also had a TD reception, dashed untouched into the end zone on the next play.
He said Mahomes reminded him before the play to keep two hands on the ball.
”I said: `I’m about to score,”’ McKinnon said. ”Juju (Smith-Schuster) looked at me and said: `I’ve got your block, bro. Just find me when you get out there’. And it worked out exactly like that.”
Houston (1-12-1) tied it at 24 on a 29-yard field goal with about five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The Chiefs had a chance to win it in regulation, but Harrison Butker’s 51-yard attempt was wide right.
Kansas City overcame two turnovers and a season-high 102 penalty yards to win for the seventh time in eight games.
Mills threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns sharing time at quarterback with Jeff Driskel. The Texans dropped their ninth straight game for their longest skid since losing the final 14 games of the 2013 season.
”That team out there has won one game but they’re not playing like that,” coach Lovie Smith said. ”They’re showing up every day, taking coaching, getting better and coming into the game and giving ourselves a chance to win.”
Kansas City’s streak of division titles is tied with the Rams (1973-79) for the second-longest in NFL history behind the Patriots, who captured 11 in a row in the AFC East from 2009-2019.
”I think one of the most difficult things in the National Football League is consistent success,” Kansas City owner Clark Hunt said. ”The rules are designed to make that difficult, whether that’s the draft or the salary cap. So, it’s a real testament to the job that general manager Brett Veach and coach Andy Reid have done over the last several years.”
The Chiefs trailed for much of the day and were behind by five early in the fourth quarter when Mahomes dashed in from 5 yards out. His 2-point conversion pass to McKinnon came next to give Kansas City a 24-21 lead.
Mahomes thew for 336 yards and had touchdown passes of 20 and 4 yards. He has 35 TD passes this season to become the fifth player in NFL history with 35 or more touchdown tosses in four or more seasons, joining Tom Brady (6), Aaron Rodgers (6), Drew Brees (4) and Peyton Manning (4).
Mahomes, who is from Tyler, Texas, and starred at Texas Tech, played his first NFL game in the state in his sixth professional season. The crowd was overwhelmingly made up of Chiefs fans, many of whom wore his No. 15 jersey. A handful donned his scarlet and black Texas Tech jersey.
The Chiefs piled up 502 yards to set a franchise record with their 19th straight game with at least 300 yards, and it was their ninth in a row with more than 400 yards.
Travis Kelce had 102 yards receiving and Smith-Schuster had 88 yards receiving for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs led 16-14 after a field goal early in the third and were driving again when Tremon Smith forced a fumble by Smith-Schuster that the Texans recovered near midfield. It wasn’t ruled a fumble initially, but Houston challenged the call and it was reversed.
Houston cashed in on the mistake when Mills threw a 12-yard TD to Jordan Akins on third down to make it 21-16.
Houston took a 7-0 lead when Mills connected with Teagan Quitoriano on an 8-yard TD throw late in the first quarter. That score was set up when the Chiefs were flagged for pass interference on third-and-10 two plays earlier to give the Texans a first down at the 4.
Mahomes connected with McKinnon for a 20-yard score on Kansas City’s next drive to tie it at 7-7.
Mario Addison forced a fumble by Isiah Pacheco later in the second quarter and the Texans recovered on the Kansas City 17. Two plays later Mills scrambled 17 yards for a score to put Houston on top 14-7.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught a 4-yard pass from Mahomes for a touchdown just before halftime, but the extra point sailed wide left to leave Houston up 14-13 at halftime.
UP NEXT
Chiefs: Visit Seattle on Saturday.
Texans: Visit Tennessee on Saturday.
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WFO PORTLAND Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
211 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 10 to 18
inches, with heaviest amounts above 3000 feet.
* WHERE...South Washington Cascades.
* WHEN...From noon Tuesday to midnight PST Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1, or visit
for Oregon: https://www.tripcheck.com
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)The Carolina Panthers have boasted the last few weeks about finding an identity on offense by playing smash-mouth football.
That identity was stolen on Sunday by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The run-happy Panthers, who racked up 223 yards on the ground in a 30-24 win at Seattle last week, were held to 21 yards rushing on 16 carries on Sunday – the fifth-lowest total in franchise history – in a 24-16 loss to the Steelers.
D’Onta Foreman, who has carried the load in the running game, was limited to 9 yards on 10 carries.
With no running game to lean on, Carolina’s play-action passing game was nullified and Sam Darnold only found the end zone once while being sacked four times.
The No. 3 pick in the 2018 draft made some nice throws at times, including going 6 of 7 for 92 yards on Carolina’s lone touchdown drive, which culminated in a 5-yard toss to wide receiver D.J. Moore.
But the positive plays were few and far between.
The Panthers converted 4 of 11 third downs and settled for three field goals in the second half.
”On the offensive side of the ball, we couldn’t create any momentum,” Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks said. ”Didn’t establish the run game at all. We’ve got to do a much better job in our protection and giving Sam an opportunity to be able to go through his progressions to get down the field.”
When the Steelers opened the second half with a 21-play, 91-yard touchdown drive that took 11:43 off the clock, the Panthers were down 21-7 – a tough spot for a run-first team.
Given their roster construction and instability at quarterback, the Panthers aren’t equipped to put up points in a hurry by passing.
”That was an emphasis (stopping the run) because we knew the running game that they had,” Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith said. ”The past couple of weeks we weren’t ourselves. That starts with a great week of practice, honestly one of our best weeks of practice in a awhile. So that’s where it started and set the tone for the game on the first drive.”
Wilks gave no reassurances that Darnold, who won his first two starts for Carolina, would start Saturday’s home finale against the Detroit Lions. He said after the game that everyone will be evaluated.
P.J. Walker is the other option at quarterback.
When the Panthers went to formations using an extra offensive lineman, the Steelers countered by bringing in DeMarvin Leal as an additional defensive lineman. They also brought a safety into the box, daring Carolina to beat them through the air.
”They did a good job of stopping our run game and getting pressure,” Darnold said.
Darnold expects teams will follow the Steelers’ plan to stop the run, but he insists Carolina can make adjustments.
”We are a better team than what we showed today,” Darnold said. ”Obviously, we have a short week, we have a game on Saturday. We have to watch the tape tomorrow, and then we’ll be watching some film of the guys we got. It was a tough one today and a lot to learn from but at the same time we have a short week, so we have to flush it quick.”
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WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
207 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 10
and 18 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Periods of
snowfall rates over 1 inch per hour likely.
* WHERE...Holden Village, Stehekin, and Stevens Pass.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the commute Tuesday morning and evening.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for
the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO NOON PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and
10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Mountain Road, Anatone, Cloverland Road, and Peola.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to Noon PST Wednesday.
could impact the Tuesday evening commute.
Periods of moderate to heavy snow will be possible Tuesday evening
and night impacting the Tuesday evening commute.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow expected. Total
snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. For the Wind Chill
Watch, dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low
as 30 below zero.
* WHERE...Pullman, Oakesdale, Potlatch, Plummer, Genesee, Colfax,
Uniontown, Tekoa, Moscow, La Crosse, and Rosalia.
* WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, from 4 AM Tuesday to 7 AM PST
Wednesday. For the Wind Chill Watch, from late Tuesday night
through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values may fall to extremely dangerous
levels. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely
become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult. The
hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening commute. The
dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin
in as little as 30 minutes.
Periods of moderate to heavy snow Tuesday and Tuesday night
impacting the Tuesday evening commute.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills
inside.
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total snow
accumulations between 2 and 4 inches, locally higher for
elevations above 3000 feet. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously
cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero.
* WHERE...Bonners Ferry, Deer Park, Newport, Northport, Priest
River, Orin-Rice Road, Flowery Trail Road, Tiger, Metaline, Athol,
Ione, Chewelah, Springdale-Hunters Road, Metaline Falls,
Schweitzer Mountain Road, Colville, Eastport, Fruitland,
Sandpoint, and Kettle Falls.
* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 4 AM Tuesday to 7 AM
PST Wednesday. For the Wind Chill Watch, from late Tuesday night
levels. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
in as little as 10 minutes.
Travel on roadways may become slick.
accumulations between 3 and 6 inches. For the Wind Chill Watch,
dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 30
below zero.
* WHERE...Worley, Fairfield, Post Falls, Rockford, Hayden, Coeur
d'Alene, Davenport, Cheney, Spokane Valley, Airway Heights, and
Downtown Spokane.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes.
The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed
skin in as little as 30 minutes. Wind chill values may fall to
extremely dangerous levels.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills as low
as 15 below zero. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind
chills as low as 30 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Ritzville, Coulee City, Ephrata, Quincy, Creston, Wilbur,
Othello, Harrington, Odessa, Grand Coulee, and Moses Lake.
* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Advisory, until 3 PM PST this afternoon.
For the Wind Chill Watch, from late Tuesday night through late
Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Exposed skin may become quickly frostbitten or frozen.
Persons are urged to stay indoors until conditions improve. If you
must go outside, dress in layers. Several layers of clothes will
keep you warmer than a single heavy coat. Cover exposed skin to
reduce your risk of frostbite or hypothermia. Gloves, a scarf, and a
hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
as 20 below zero. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind
* WHERE...Okanogan, Oroville, Omak, Waterville, Mansfield, Brewster,
Bridgeport, Badger Mountain Road, Tonasket, Disautel Pass, and
Nespelem.
* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Advisory, until 4 PM PST Tuesday. For
the Wind Chill Watch, from late Tuesday night through late
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Wind chill values may
fall to extremely dangerous levels.
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low
as 35 below zero.
* WHERE...Loup Loup Pass, Sherman Pass, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit,
Republic, Boulder Creek Road, Conconully, Wauconda, Twisp,
Winthrop, Methow, Inchelium, Mazama, and Chesaw Road.
* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values may fall to extremely dangerous levels.
Wrap pipes with insulation and seal windows to avoid loss of heat
from your home. Keep a slow steady stream of water running from
indoor faucets, and open cabinet doors to allow warm air to
circulate around inside pipes.
10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Periods of snowfall
rates over 1 inch per hour possible.
* WHERE...Leavenworth and Plain.
could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 8
inches, primarily above 2000 feet.
* WHERE...Lapwai, Clarkston, Alpowa Summit, Pomeroy, Lewiston,
Lewiston Grade, Culdesac, Peck, and Gifford.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 7 AM PST Wednesday.
could impact the Tuesday commutes.
Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road
conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)Dak Prescott sat sprawled on the Jacksonville grass, having been knocked to the ground while trying to make a game-saving tackle, and watched in disbelief as safety Rayshawn Jenkins sprinted by for a touchdown in overtime.
It was a helpless feeling that followed another costly mistake.
The Dallas Cowboys backed into an NFC playoff spot Sunday night when the New York Giants beat Washington, but their stunning collapse at the Jaguars could prove to be a pivotal moment for them this season.
Jenkins intercepted Prescott’s tipped pass intended for Noah Brown and returned it 52 yards for a score and gave Jacksonville a 40-34 victory Sunday that few saw coming.
”Yeah, frustration grows, obviously,” Prescott said. ”To end the game on a pick-6, yeah, it’s tough. It’s tough. It’s frustrating. … Obviously, I’ll learn from it and tuck it next time. It’s tough. It’s tough treading that line, trying to make a play, trying to be aggressive, and at the same time not putting the ball at risk.”
Prescott completed 23 of 30 passes for 256 yards, with three touchdowns and two second-half interceptions. The turnovers led to 14 points that helped the Jaguars rally from a 17-point deficit.
Dallas had won 39 in a row when leading by at least 17 points, and Prescott had been 30-0 as the team’s starter with that kind of lead.
”I take every loss on the chin,” Prescott said. ”I think that’s my job as a quarterback – to put us in positions to win and eliminate the mistakes and the potential chances to allow them to score after turnovers.
”That’s what’s frustrating about it, whether it’s a tipped ball, whether it’s an unfortunate interception, whatever it is. They all suck, and at the end of the day, I’ve got to do a better job, and that’s where it is.”
The Cowboys had won four in a row and looked as if they were well on their way to clinching consecutive playoff berths for the first time since the 2006-07 seasons. They scored touchdowns on two of their first three possessions and led 21-7 at halftime.
But third-quarter woes gave Jacksonville an opening. Dallas settled for a short field goal after having first-and-10 at the 12 and then Prescott threw his first interception. Equally troubling for Dallas was having a chance to seal the victory after forcing Trevor Lawrence to fumble with a minute and a half remaining and failing to pick up a first down.
Prescott even threw deep on third down, allowing Jacksonville to save a timeout for its game-tying drive that set up Riley Patterson’s 48-yard field goal at the end of regulation.
”We’ll just keep working and keep plugging,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said. ”I’m not going to sit here and just keep diving into it. I get the reason for the question, all that, but he’s trying to do it the right way that’s for sure.”
Despite the gut-wrenching loss, Dallas ended up landing a playoff spot thanks to the rival Giants and can rebound next weekend by beating NFC East champion Philadelphia. That would at least erase some of the sour taste left over from the franchise’s first game in Jacksonville since 2006.
”It’s about at this point building, trying to get better, trying to clean up our mistakes, learn from our mistakes and make sure that we’re just carrying momentum heading into week after week as we move forward to get into this postseason,” Prescott said.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP)The Tampa Bay Buccaneers led by two touchdowns at halftime and appeared poised to grab a two-game lead in the woeful NFC South.
But a second-half meltdown saw AFC North-leading Cincinnati storm back for a 34-23 victory on Sunday.
At 6-8, the Bucs are the lone team in their division with a chance to finish the regular season with a winning record. Carolina, Atlanta and New Orleans – all 5-9 – remain in the hunt for the division title and a playoff berth.
After playing at Arizona next Sunday, Tampa Bay closes out the season with games against the Panthers, who beat the Bucs earlier this year, and the Falcons.
”We have three games left to try and save our season,” Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles said.
Tampa Bay scored on three of four first-half possessions, including Tom Brady throwing touchdown passes of 1 yard to Russell Gage and 5 yards to Chris Godwin.
But Joe Burrow threw for four second-half touchdowns, keyed by Tampa Bay giveaways, as the Bengals (10-4) won for the sixth straight time.
In fact, the entire third quarter was played inside the Bucs 40.
The collapse started when a fake punt on fourth-and-1 at the Tampa Bay 26 went awry,
Running back Giovani Bernard, in the upback position, appeared surprised by a direct snap and fumbled the ball.
Bowles said the team had practiced the play all week.
”Miscommunication,” Bernard said. ”That’s something I did wrong, and that’s all there is.”
That miscue led to a field goal that cut the Bengals’ deficit to 17-6.
Brady then threw an interception, the first of four straight Bucs possessions that ended with turnovers. The 45-year-old quarterback lost two fumbles before throwing his second pick.
Burrow’s third TD strike of the second half, an 8-yard completion to Ja’Marr Chase, made it 27-17 just over three minutes into the fourth quarter.
Brady was 30 of 44 for 312 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions as he lost for the first time in his 23-year career after leading by at least 17 points. He entered 89-0 in those games.
”We’ve got a huge game coming up, so I know we keep saying it but it’s reality, we’ve got to go make it better,” Brady said.
Tampa Bay linebacker Lavonte David declined to talk in the sullen Bucs locker room. Teammate Devin White said the Bucs’ dominant first half is something to build on.
”You seen what kind of performance we can do,” the linebacker said. ”If we can put together those for four quarters, man, we’re one of the best teams in this thing. I truly believe that.”
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP)Ryan Tannehill has been playing on an injured right ankle for at least two weeks, and it got a whole lot worse when Khalil Mack rolled it into a thoroughly unnatural position while tackling the quarterback during Tennessee’s opening series Sunday.
”It felt awful,” Tannehill said. ”It felt probably worse than it looked. A lot of pain. Whatever the top reading on the pain scale is, it was that.”
After a long time in the injury tent and a cart ride to the locker room at SoFi Stadium, Tannehill improbably returned to the Titans’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers after missing just one series. He performed admirably despite taking four sacks, and he even rushed for what became the tying touchdown with 48 seconds left in a game Tennessee desperately wanted to win.
The Chargers’ 17-14 victory left Tannehill facing a long, uncomfortable plane ride back to Nashville with a swollen ankle and thinning chances for a favorable playoff position – or even a postseason berth at all.
Jacksonville is now just one game behind the AFC South-leading Titans (7-7), whose four-game skid is their longest since 2015.
”No question, this is not where any of us want to be,” Tannehill said. ”Obviously didn’t see it playing out this way, but it’s where we’re at, so we have to just keep pushing, charging forward and come ready to play next week.”
Tannehill acknowledged no concern that he won’t be ready to play when the Titans host Houston on Christmas Eve, but it’s clear that very few Tennessee players are fully healthy. The Titans already were missing seven presumptive defensive starters and a handful of key offensive players before they went to SoFi and incurred roughly seven additional injuries. Coach Mike Vrabel provided no postgame updates.
Tannehill spent a long time in the blue tent after his grotesque ankle roll, peeking out through the mesh vents to watch his teammates. When he got on a cart for the long ride to the medical evaluation area, even Tannehill thought his day might be over.
”It wasn’t a good feeling initially,” Tannehill said. ”(But) that crazy, intense pain calmed down after a little bit of time. Came in, regrouped a little bit and was going to go test it on the sideline, see where I was at. I was able to move a little bit. Felt like I could go in and be effective and move enough to protect myself and do my job.”
Tannehill passed for 165 yards and led two scoring drives, never complaining about the three fourth-quarter sacks given up by his two tackles. In the final minute, he took another hard hit when Derrick Henry and tight end Kevin Rader roughly shoved him into the end zone.
”Ryan is a tough guy, and he puts it on the line every day, no matter how he feels,” Titans center Ben Jones said. ”Every time he gets hit, it hurts us.”
It just wasn’t enough to keep the Titans in front when Los Angeles finally got its offense rolling for the winning field goal.
Lost in the offense’s struggles was a solid game by Tennessee’s occasionally porous defense against Los Angeles’ offensive playmakers. The Titans picked off two of Justin Herbert’s throws and held the Chargers quarterback without a touchdown pass for just the third time in his 46 career NFL games.
One of those interceptions was an immediate classic: With the ball at the Titans 25 in the waning seconds of the first half, rookie cornerback Roger McCreary followed Mike Williams into the corner of the end zone while Herbert uncorked a long throw over Williams’ head. McCreary leaped out of bounds and tipped the pass back to teammate Joshua Kalu, who caught it and toe-tapped in the end zone.
”I always wanted to do something like that,” McCreary said with a huge grin. ”How it happened in my head, that’s exactly the way it happened in the game. When I saw (Williams) wasn’t looking at the ball, I knew it was my chance to make a play, but I knew I wasn’t going to exactly catch it inbounds, so I saw my partner Kalu coming over, (and) being in an unselfish moment, I just passed it to him.”
The Titans’ sideline went crazy for the teamwork of McCreary and Kalu. Tennessee’s defense rode that momentum while shutting out the Chargers in the third quarter.
The momentum didn’t last, and the Titans are left facing a short week to figure out how to get it back.
”It’s bad,” McCreary said. ”Plays like that, people won’t never remember because we lost.”
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP)Quarterback Ryan Tannehill was out only one possession for the Tennessee Titans after he injured his right ankle during the opening series of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Tannehill suffered the injury after a 1-yard scramble up the middle on third-and-13 from the Titans 22-yard line. He was tackled by Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack and spent a couple of minutes on the turf while being looked at by trainers.
Tannehill went into the medical tent before being carted into the locker room. On his first series back, he led a six-play, 63-yard drive, capped off by Derrick Henry’s 1-yard run off a direct snap to tie the game 7-7 in the second quarter.
Rookie Malik Willis came in for Tannehill. This was the seventh game the third-round pick saw action in this season, including two starts when Tannehill was sidelined because of an ankle injury.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)Mitch Trubisky knew his grasp on the Steelers’ starting quarterback job was tenuous at best when he took the field on Sunday.
But the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft turned in one of the steadier performances of his NFL career, throwing for 179 yards and engineering three long touchdown drives as Pittsburgh held on to beat Carolina 24-16.
”I know what I can do in this league,” Trubisky said. ”It feels good to be able to get this opportunity and come through and to have my teammates trust in me.”
Trubisky was named the starter on Saturday after rookie Kenny Pickett was ruled out with a concussion.
He ran for a 1-yard touchdown and played turnover-free football, giving coach Mike Tomlin no reason to replace him with Mason Rudolph, who had split reps Trubisky this week in practice.
”He managed (the game) well,” Tomlin said. ”I thought he kept the ball off the ground. He played clean and had a high completion percentage. But it’s easier to do those things when you’re playing behind an effective run game.”
The Steelers ran for 156 yards and three TDs on 45 carries.
Najee Harris carried 24 times for 86 yards and a touchdown and Jaylen Warren added a 2-yard TD run for Pittsburgh (6-8), which has won three of its last four.
The Steelers held a 13-minute edge in time of possession and converted 12 of 16 third-down opportunities, while the Panthers were 4 of 11.
”Third down was horrendous to say the least – on both sides,” Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks said.
Despite the loss, the second-place Panthers (5-9) still control their own playoff destiny and will win the NFC South at 8-9 if they can beat Detroit, Tampa Bay and New Orleans to close the season. The Buccaneers (6-8) helped Carolina by losing at home to Cincinnati.
Wilks, in a much lower-key version of a famous rant by Jim Mora, said he doesn’t even want to think about the postseason.
”We’ve got to worry about trying to get ourselves right to win a football game,” Wilks said. ”I don’t want anybody in this building talking playoffs.”
Carolina’s modest successes this season can be traced to its strong running game led by D’Onta Foreman, but that was absent on Sunday.
The Panthers had averaged 191.6 yards rushing in their five wins, but managed just 21 yards on 16 carries – the fifth-lowest total in franchise history – as the Steelers stacked the box and dared Sam Darnold to beat them. Foreman had 9 yards on 10 carries.
Darnold finished 14 of 23 for 225 yards and a touchdown. But he was sacked four times, and the Panthers struggled in the red zone.
Tomlin said he ”threw a little schematics” at the Panthers to slow down their run game. Part of the strategy was using an extra big defensive lineman in 6-foot-4, 290-pound Marvin Leal.
Darnold said he expects to see more stacked boxes moving forward.
”With the way we’ve been able to run the ball, you see more one-high coverages,” Darnold said. ”When our chances come to be able to take shots up top, we have to be able to hit them.”
The Steelers came in having dominated the series, winning the previous six games by a combined margin of 213-80 with all of those wins by at least 10 points.
This one was much closer.
Trubisky led the Steelers on touchdown drives of 67 and 75 yards on Pittsburgh’s first two possessions with Harris and Warren scoring on short runs for a 14-7 halftime lead.
Pittsburgh got the ball to start the second half and put together a 21-play, 91-yard touchdown drive that took nearly 12 minutes off the clock, culminating in Trubisky reaching the ball over the goal line to score on a QB sneak. They converted three third downs on the drive.
”Extending those long drives was huge for us,” Trubisky said.
Carolina got a pair of field goals from Eddy Pineiro to claw within 21-13, but the Steelers put together another solid 43-yard drive that took more than five minutes off the clock to set up Chris Boswell’s 50-yard field goal, which made it a two-possession game with 1:04 left.
Pineiro’s third field goal, a 52-yarder, trimmed the lead to eight with 19 seconds left, but George Pickens recovered the onside kick.
WATT’S ELITE COMPANY
T.J. Watt’s first half-sack was the 75th of his 84-game career, making him the third-fastest player to reach that mark since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. Only Hall of Famer Reggie White (65 games) and T.J.’s older brother J.J. Watt (82) got to 75 in fewer games.
INJURIES
Panthers: CB C.J. Henderson sustained an ankle injury in the first half and did not return.
UP NEXT
Steelers: Host Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Panthers: Host Detroit on Saturday.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)Zach Wilson’s comeback story was going about as well as he and the New York Jets could’ve hoped.
There were big-time throws, a pretty touchdown and loud cheers from the MetLife Stadium crowd.
Then came the second half. And a devastating ending.
Wilson had a costly interception to open the third quarter and the offense mostly stumbled after a promising start in a 20-17 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday that dealt a huge blow to New York’s playoff hopes.
”Just the ups and downs of football,” Wilson said. ”In that moment of coming out there and throwing a bad interception, I gave up three points and put our defense in a bad situation there. You see how those three points came to bite us in the end.
”I’ve got to take care of the football.”
That has been a knock on Wilson since being drafted No. 2 overall last year out of BYU. But he has also shown flashes of being able to pull off athletic, off-schedule plays – and did so again at times in his return from being benched for three games.
”That boy battled,” wide receiver Garrett Wilson said.
But it wasn’t enough as the Jets fell to 7-7 with their third straight loss that has their playoff chances in dire straits.
”Everyone knows that we’ve got to win out,” coach Robert Saleh said. ”But we’ve got a quick turnaround. We’ve got a Thursday night game, we’ve got Jacksonville coming to town. They’re another high-octane offense.”
Saleh was then informed the Jaguars (6-8) beat Dallas in overtime.
”They won?” he asked. ”They’re feeling good about themselves.”
The same can’t be said of the sinking Jets, who controlled their playoff destiny just a few weeks ago.
And they might have let this one against the Lions slip away.
With the Jets having seized the momentum by tying the game at 10 on Greg Zuerlein’s 34-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, Wilson had been efficient and effective after being benched for three games to ”reset” his mechanics and mental approach.
He was 8 of 14 for 185 yards and a touchdown with a 125.6 quarterback rating through two quarters.
The Jets got the ball to open the third quarter and Wilson made his first big mistake, floating a pass to Elijah Moore that was easily picked off by Jerry Jacobs and returned 38 yards to the Jets 15.
After a tough stand by New York’s defense, Detroit settled for a go-ahead 34-yarder by Michael Badgley that made it 13-10.
”I thought he played well,” Saleh said. ”There’s ebbs and flows of a game. There’s always going to be things we can nitpick at, but he moved the ball, created explosive plays. Obviously, we’re going to watch the tape and everybody can be better from a technique standpoint, not just him.”
After that solid start, Wilson went 10 of 21 for 132 yards – and heard boos at times from the crowd – in the second half as the offense sputtered.
”I’ve got to be better, man,” he said.
But Wilson still had a chance to pull off a fantastic finish.
He threw a go-ahead 1-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Uzomah with 4:41 remaining, his second connection of the game with the tight end.
Jared Goff then threw a stunning counterpunch as he connected with Brock Wright for a go-ahead 51-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-1 with 1:49 left against a defense that had mostly stymied Detroit.
”We’re all devastated,” cornerback D.J. Reed said.
Still, Wilson and the Jets had a final chance.
His 22-yard pass to Garrett Wilson on third down kept the comeback alive. And on fourth-and-the game, he rolled to his right and completed a 20-yard pass to Moore on the left side for a first down.
Saleh called a timeout with 1 second remaining, but Zuerlein was wide left on a potential tying 58-yarder.
”Z’s obviously a hell of a kicker, but that’s not on him,” Zach Wilson said. ”We have to put him in a better situation there.”
Wilson started because Mike White wasn’t cleared by doctors to play after he fractured a few ribs in New York’s 20-12 loss at Buffalo last Sunday.
It would appear unlikely White would be able to go Thursday night against the Jaguars, but Saleh declined to say who would start that game.
”I don’t know if I’m prepared to answer that question right now,” he said.
Wilson also wouldn’t speculate as to whether he did enough to earn another start. And in a game that could go a long way in deciding New York’s postseason fate.
”I think that’s not up to me,” he said. ”For me, I think it comes back to how can I watch this film, how can I improve and can I keep trying to put our offense in the best situation to win? And I didn’t do that today.”
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