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49ers force 2 late turnovers and hold on for a 30-23 rivalry victory over the LA Rams

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — More than a few San Francisco 49ers acknowledged they didn’t know a whole lot about many of the unsung players going against them for the rebuilding Los Angeles Rams.The Niners learned a bit more than they wanted to know Sunday while the Rams forced the Super Bowl contenders to dig deep to extend their remarkable winning streak in this rivalry.Brock Purdy passed for 206 yards and ran for an early touchdown, Deebo Samuel rushed for an 11-yard TD with 11:28 left and San Francisco hung on for its ninth consecutive regular-season win over Los Angeles, 30-23.Christian McCaffrey rushed for 116 yards and a score for the 49ers (2-0), whose only loss to the Rams since December 2018 was in the NFC championship game in January 2022. The Niners couldn’t pull away this time, but Isaiah Oliver and Deommodore Lenoir intercepted passes by Matthew Stafford in the second half to finish off the Rams.“I feel like those guys, a lot of them, you don’t know them,...

Prescott has 2 TDs, Wilson 3 picks in 1st start after Rodgers injury as Cowboys beat Jets 30-10

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb went into the home opener for the Cowboys without new sidekick Brandin Cooks, who injured a knee in his Dallas debut a week earlier.The team’s No. 1 receiver didn’t need a lot of help.Lamb set up both of Dak Prescott’s touchdown passes with big plays, Brandon Aubrey kicked five field goals in the 28-year-old rookie’s home debut, and the Cowboys beat the New York Jets 30-10 on Sunday.Zach Wilson threw three interceptions in his first start since Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending Achilles tendon injury as the Cowboys (2-0) finished a season-opening sweep of the New York teams. Dallas opened with a 40-0 rout of the NFC East rival Giants, while the Jets (1-1) were coming off an emotional overtime win over Buffalo after Rodgers was injured on the fourth snap of his New York debut.“I like how we’ve done it in different ways, so that’s good,” Dallas owner/general manager Jerry Jones said. “I do feel very good about that. I think ...

Daniel Jones throws for 321 yards, Giants rally from 21-point deficit to beat Cardinals 31-28

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — On the first play of the second half, New York quarterback Daniel Jones dropped back and heaved a 58-yard completion to rookie Jalin Hyatt over the middle of the field.The Giants had played some historically awful football this season until that moment. Instead of pouting, they started executing.Jones threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns, Graham Gano connected on a 34-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining, and the Giants rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to stun the Arizona Cardinals 31-28 on Sunday.“It’s about execution,” Jones said. “You can’t really afford to get emotional or think about anything outside of what your job is, and that’s to execute, focus on one play at a time and be in that play.”It was the biggest comeback win for the Giants since a 21-point rally in 1949 — also against the Cardinals. Arizona blew its biggest lead since 2011.The Giants (1-1) lost 40-0 in Week 1 against the Cowboys and didn’t look mu...

Opinion: Competition commissioner’s challenge to Rogers-Shaw merger wasn’t a waste of taxpayer money

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

Jennifer Quaid, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of OttawaMonths after rejecting the Commissioner of Competition’s application to challenge the merger between Rogers and Shaw Communications, the Competition Tribunal ordered the commissioner to pay nearly $13 million in costs to Rogers and Shaw.On Aug. 28, the tribunal ruled that the commissioner’s approach to block the merger was “unreasonable,” although the Competition Bureau stands by its decision to challenge it.Since the costs will be covered by the Competition Bureau’s tax-funded budget, some think the commissioner was wrong to challenge the merger. They argue the tribunal’s decision shows that Commissioner Matthew Boswell’s approach is ineffective and should be abandoned.However, this interpretation is incorrect. Awarding costs is not an indictment of the losing party. Typically in cases like this, the winner receives some compensation for the expenses they incurred while presenting their case. The losing party is required to ...

Woman lying in Aurora hospital parking lot run over, killed

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police say a woman who was lying down in a hospital parking lot was run over by a driver and killed.It happened Sunday morning in the parking lot at the Medical Center of Aurora, according to the Aurora Police Department. It's located at 1501 S. Potomac St. A future with legal MDMA in Colorado? There’s already a law on the books "The investigation revealed a woman was lying down in a lane of travel when she was run over by a Ford sedan going eastbound through the parking lot," police said in a release.The 55-year-old woman was pronounced dead on the scene. She will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office. The driver was a 35-year-old man who remained on scene.Police said neither speed nor alcohol are believed to be contributing factors. The crash remains under investigation.Anyone with information was asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP).

Toddler St. Jude patient now 5 years into remission and in the first grade

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

MEMPHIS, Colo. (KDVR) — Less than 5,000 tickets are left for the St. Jude Dream Home giveaway.FOX31 took a trip to the St. Jude’s campus in Memphis to learn the lifesaving impacts these ticket sales help fund. How St. Jude helped save a local child from cancer Some kids bring playing cards to show and tell, but not Olivia. Last year, the 7-year-old decided to share her port with her first-grade class. Olivia’s teacher captured the special presentation — and the admiration from her classmates.“Today, you would never know that she ever was a patient at St. Jude,” said Kacie, Olivia’s mom. “She’s full head of hair, full energy, full muscle strength, in school, you know, reading on an advanced level.”Diagnosed at 2 years oldFor Olivia, it’s been quite the journey to get to five years in remission. She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia when she was just 2-and-a-half years old.“Totally took us by surprise. And we spent about 33 months in and out of St. Jude,” Kacie said. “...

Bicyclist fatally struck by pickup driver in NE Miami-Dade hit-and-run

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

Police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck who, they said, struck and killed a woman who was riding her bicycle in Northeast Miami-Dade, then fled the scene.Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the hit-and-run at the intersection of Northeast 14th Avenue and 205th Terrace, just after 10 a.m., Sunday.Investigators said the 20-year-old victim was riding her bike when she was hit by a gold Toyota Tundra.Detectives said the driver of the truck fled in an unknown direction.Paramedics rushed the cyclist to Aventura Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.Police said the Tundra is a model between 2007 and 2013.If you have any information on this hit-and-run or the driver’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Dwayne Johnson surprises Deion Sanders as Colorado continues winning start to season

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

(CNN) — Hollywood star Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson reduced University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders to the brink of tears on Saturday, surprising him on the set of ESPN’s College “GameDay.”“Coach Prime is changing the face of college football and he’s doing it his way but he’s also doing it in a way that is galvanizing not only a town in Boulder, Colorado but also galvanizing an entire country,” the Rock said.“You’re going to make me cry, man,” Sanders replied before joking: “All recruits, did you hear what he said?”Before that, it had been Sanders praising the Rock, getting down onto his knees to welcome the actor onto ESPN’s show.The Colorado Buffaloes narrowly avoided an upset against the Colorado State Rams to take a double-overtime 43-35 win and extend their winning streak to 3-0 this season.Sanders’ son, Shedeur, masterminded a game-tying 98-yard scoring drive from quarterback in the last two minutes of regulation time before throwing two touchdowns in overtime to seal vi...

Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in a new daily high in recent times

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in a new daily high in recent times.Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that it detected the planes in the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. on Monday.China’s military regularly sends planes over waters south and west of Taiwan. The island’s Defense Ministry said that 40 of the planes detected Sunday and early Monday crossed the symbolic median line between Taiwan and mainland China.Taiwan is a self-governing island that is claimed by China. China has conducted increasingly large military drills in the air and waters around Taiwan in what some see as a campaign of intimidation.

Poland’s ruling party hopes call for German war reparations can swing election

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:23:07 GMT

CZĘSTOCHOWA, Poland — Agnieszka Majewska, a grandmother and retired shop worker from a village near Lublin in eastern Poland, has no doubt it is high time for Germany to compensate Poles for the murderous devastation it wrought during World War II.We are standing outside the Chapel of Our Lady at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa. It is packed with worshippers, as every day of the year. They kneel and pray where the young seminarian Karol Wojtyła — later Pope John Paul II — made a secret visit during World War II, when the occupying Germans banned pilgrimages to Poland’s most important shrine. There was good reason for the Nazis to fear such pilgrimages: The chapel houses the revered Black Madonna of Częstochowa, a four-foot-high icon credited by the Polish faithful with inspiring monks to defy a siege by a previous horde of invaders — the Swedes — in a near-miraculous victory in 1655. No intervention spared Poland from the carnage of the 1939-1945 war. Nearly 6 mill...