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Dana Holgorsen fired as Houston football coach after five seasons, AP source says

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Cougars fired football coach Dana Holgorsen on Sunday, a day after finishing his third losing season in five years, according to a person familiar with the move.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the firing hadn’t been announced. The Cougars ended the year with three consecutive losses, capped by a 27-13 defeat at UCF on Saturday. Houston was 4-8 overall and 2-7 in Big 12 play in its inaugural season in the newly configured conference.Houston’s disappointing finish, which included losses in five of its last six games, leaves the team out of a bowl for the first time since Holgorsen’s first season in 2019.He finished 31-28 in five seasons in Houston.The Cougars made a splash when they hired the 52-year-old Holgorsen away from West Virginia after eight seasons. No coach had willingly left a Power Five school for one outside of those conferences since the College Football Playoff was established in 2014.Houston’s best s...

Houston has fired football coach Dana Holgorsen after third losing season in five years, AP source says

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston has fired football coach Dana Holgorsen after third losing season in five years, AP source says.Source

Compradores motivados rompen récord de ventas navideñas en Black Friday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

(CNN) — Tanto si se amontonaban en tiendas físicas como si se movían entre pestañas y carritos virtuales, los compradores navideños participaron con entusiasmo en el Black Friday de este año.Las ventas minoristas, tanto en tiendas como por internet, aumentaron de un año a otro sin tener en cuenta la inflación, según el informe SpendingPulse de Mastercard, que señala que las categorías de ropa, joyería y restauración experimentaron aumentos considerables. Las ventas en tienda subieron algo más del 1%, mientras que el comercio electrónico lideró la subida con un aumento del 8,5%.Cuál es el origen del Black Friday y por qué se celebra en noviembreSin embargo, Sensormatic Solutions, que realiza un seguimiento del tráfico de compradores en las tiendas físicas, descubrió que las visitas del Black Friday aumentaron un 4,6% con respecto a 2022. Este es un cambio de tendencia para los minoristas, dijo la compañía, ya que el tráfico en persona ha bajado un promedio del 2,4% este año....

Bears-Vikings game could be a 2-person quarterback scramble with Fields and Dobbs both bound to run

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joshua Dobbs first discovered his ability to run with the ball — and fondness for it — when he started playing the sport as a 6-year-old growing up in Georgia. That scrambling speed and instinct for pass rush evasion are vital skills in the NFL these days, an unexpected jolt of energy for the Minnesota Vikings after the season-ending Achilles tendon injury to Kirk Cousins threatened to veer off course their bid for the playoffs.Sometimes there’s a simpler explanation, too.“There’s a lot of large individuals on the other side of the football, and it’s painful when they hit you, so it’s more of running not to have to be hit by those guys,” Dobbs said. “It’s always been part of my game, and now the key is always finding ways to make sure that aspect of the game is never lost.”Dobbs has 389 rushing yards this season, including his totals with the Arizona Cardinals before he was acquired by the Vikings in an emergency trade, that’s second only to Baltimore’...

Biden says 4-year-old American hostage Abigail Edan has been released by Hamas. ‘She’s free and she’s in Israel’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Biden says 4-year-old American hostage Abigail Edan has been released by Hamas. ‘She’s free and she’s in Israel.’Source

Garnacho scores acrobatic wonder goal for Man United to revive memories of famous Rooney strike

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho scored an acrobatic wonder goal in the Premier League on Sunday off a bicycle kick that revived memories of a similar strike by Wayne Rooney in a Manchester derby 12 years ago.With his back to goal, Garnacho met a deep cross from near the byline by Diogo Dalot with a flying overhead kick that sent the ball beyond Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and into the top corner of the net at Goodison Park.It came in the third minute of the match to give United a 1-0 lead.The goal had echoes of Rooney’s famous overhead kick against City in 2011 that secured a 2-1 win at Old Trafford.Garnacho looked astonished that he had pulled off the effort, which was slightly further away from goal than Rooney’s. The Argentina international ran off to deliver a Cristiano Ronaldo-style pirouette celebration in front of Everton’s fans.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence inactive against Patriots with hamstring injury

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence was inactive for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots because of a hamstring injury.Lawrence was hurt in the waning minutes of the Giants’ win over Washington last week and did not practice this week. He was listed as doubtful Friday.Lawrence has been a force on the defensive line, getting 41 tackles, 17 quarterback hits, four sacks and four tackles for loss. This is only the third time Lawrence has missed a game in his five-year career. He did not play on Jan. 2, 2022, because of COVID-19 and he was rested in last season’s finale to be ready for the playoffs.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

Angry Everton fans march to Goodison Park in protest at 10-point deduction in Premier League

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton fans marched in their thousands to Goodison Park ahead of the match against Manchester United on Sunday, protesting against the decision to dock the team a Premier League-record 10 points for breaching financial rules.Supporters on the march held up pink cards featuring the word “corrupt” and the logo of the Premier League, and chanted “We shall not be moved.” On one huge banner read the message: “Where there is power, greed and money … there is corruption.”There is widespread anger at the Merseyside club at the severity of the sanction handed out by a disciplinary commission for going less than 20 million pounds over the maximum losses allowed of 105 million pounds ($130 million) across a three-year period, according to the league’s profit and sustainability rules.This was Everton’s first match since the club received a punishment that many in soccer feel doesn’t fit the crime. It made for a hostile atmosphere inside Goodiso...

The Skeleton Park Arts Festival kicks off fundraising efforts for The Skeleton Press

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

The Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF) team has launched fundraising efforts to keep the beloved Skeleton Press going.The Skeleton Press is a quarterly paper serving the Skeleton Park neighborhood and surrounding area. They distribute over 6,000 issues throughout the Skeleton Park (also known as McBurney Park) neighborhood and the rest of the city each season. The Skeleton Press is unique publication, filled with content produced by community members.“Fortunately, there’s a lot of great writers in this neighborhood, also artists, illustrators, photographers. We’re an arts neighborhood and arts organization, so there’s a lot of content about that. And politics and neighborhood politics, but it’s just a really fun way for sharing ideas, sharing stories and also just kind of presenting a broad and diverse perspective of different people’s voices in this area,” explains Greg Tilson, Director of the Skeleton Park Arts Festival.The project originally launched...

Fragile Gaza truce appears to hold as Hamas release more hostages

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:23 GMT

The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to hold on Sunday as the Palestinian militant group freed 17 more hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners released from Israel jails, in a third set of releases under a four-day truce.The released detainees included 14 Israelis and and three foreign nationals, including the first American detainee. Some hostages were handed over directly to Israel, while others left through Egypt, the Associated Press reported.The U.S. said it hoped the pause in fighting would be extended.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office earlier Sunday received a list of the names of the hostages set to be freed and informed the families, Israeli media reported on Sunday. According to Haaretz, at least one of the hostages to be released was Russian and part of a deal between Hamas and Moscow. The exchanges are part of a four-day truce agreement brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. that started on Friday. Overall, Hamas is set to free...