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Dolphins’ Holland calls MetLife Stadium turf ‘trash’ after teammate Phillips injures Achilles tendon

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Miami safety Jevon Holland called the MetLife Stadium turf “trash” after teammate Jaelan Phillips injured his right Achilles tendon in the Dolphins’ 34-13 win over the New York Jets on Friday.Phillips was carted from the field late in the fourth quarter, a non-contact injury that reignited the turf-vs.-grass debate among players.“Since I’ve been in the league, I’ve heard the field is trash,” said Holland, whose 99-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first half helped lead Miami to the victory. “I don’t know the statistics or anything like that, but I do know turf does increase the chances of getting hurt.”Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon on the same field just four snaps into his debut with New York on Sept. 11. MetLife Stadium changed its surface — which had been widely criticized because of injuries — before this season. But players have continued to voice their displeasure with the new turf.Dolphins runnin...

D.J. Wagner scores 28, No. 16 Kentucky routs Marshall 118-82 for most points under John Calipari

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — D.J. Wagner scored a career-high 28 points, Antonio Reeves added 23 and No. 16 Kentucky routed Marshall 118-82 on Friday night for its highest-scoring game under John Calipari.Four nights after getting past Saint Joseph’s 96-88 in overtime, the Wildcats (6-1) shot 26 of 40 in the first half (65%) on the way to a 69-41 lead at the break, their highest-scoring half this season. They led 90-53 with 13:34 remaining, and it was just a matter of when they’d exceed the 115 points scored against Arizona State on Nov. 28, 2016.Kentucky tied the mark with 2:39 left on Reed Sheppard’s 3-pointer and broke it with 40 seconds left on another 3 from the left corner by reserve Joey Hart. Wagner, who had 13 points at halftime, scored seven in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the second half and soon surpassed his previous best of 22 against St. Joe’s. The freshman guard exited with 3:23 left after hitting 10 of 14 shots from the field, including two 3s, and 6 of 7 f...

Devin Booker’s 40 points leads Suns past Grizzlies 110-89

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points, Eric Gordon added 20 and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-89 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Friday.Jordan Goodwin and Grayson Allen finished with 14 points each for the Suns, who played without leading scorer Kevin Durant, a late scratch due to right foot soreness. It was the Suns’ sixth straight win, a streak that began when Booker returned from a calf injury.“It’s tough,” Booker said of not having Durant. “You can’t replace what he brings to the court. His scoring ability. His versatility on defense. It’s going to take a lot of extra from everybody else.”Santi Aldama led Memphis with 21 points, while Derrick Rose added 17, while missing only one of his nine shots. David Roddy contributed 14 points as the Grizzlies lost their third game in a row and remained winless at home this season.The win gave Phoenix a 3-1 record in the tournament, but left the team a game beh...

Sandfort scores 22 points, Krikke adds 19; Iowa beats Seton Hall 85-72 in San Diego

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, Ben Krikke had 19 and Iowa beat Seton Hall 85-72 on Friday night in the Rady Children’s Invitational. Iowa built a 14-point lead early in the second half. Al-Amir Dawes’ 3-pointer pulled Seton Hall to 75-70 with 2:40 left before the Hawkeyes sealed it at the free-throw line. Sandfort was 7 of 14 from the floor and made four 3-pointers. Krikke finished 8-of-10 shooting. Tony Perkins added 14 points and Patrick McCaffery 10 for Iowa (4-2), which shot 56% (31 of 55) from the field and made 16 of 19 free throws. Dre Davis scored 18 points to lead Seton Hall (4-2). Dawes added 14 points, and Jaden Bediako and Dylan Addae-Wusu added 11 piece. Bediako made the first bucket of the game for the Pirates only lead. Iowa opened on a 14-4 run and led 44-33 at halftime. Sandfort’s 3-pointer stretched the lead to 53-39 with 18:18 left. It was the Hawkeyes’ largest lead of the game. Both teams are at home on Wednesday. Iowa plays ...

Blassingame, Minnis give Idaho a 73-70 win over UCSD in OT

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Trevon Blassingame scored at the basket with 22 seconds left in overtime to give Idaho the lead and D’Angelo Minnis tacked on two free throws in the final seconds to lift the Vandals to a 73-70 win over UC San Diego Friday night in a game played at Seattle University. Julius Mims’ 17 points and 12 rebounds paced the Vandals (3-3). Minnis was 6 of 12 shooting, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line to add 15 points. Quinn Denker shot 5 for 16, including 2 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.Bryce Pope finished with 18 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Tritons (4-1). Francis Nwaokorie added 18 points for UCSD. J’Raan Brooks also had 12 points and eight rebounds.NEXT UPIdaho plays Wednesday against Denver at home, and UCSD visits Seattle U on Sunday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

How Prince William Co. used social media to warn teens about dangers of fentanyl

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

Prince William County announces success with their Fentanyl Exposed campaign, intended raise awareness of the dangers of fentanyl. (Courtesy, Prince William County Fentanyl Exposed Campaign) Prince William County announces success with their Fentanyl Exposed campaign, intended raise awareness of the dangers of fentanyl. (Courtesy, Prince William County Fentanyl Exposed Campaign) A campaign that aimed to inform kids and young adults about the dangers of fentanyl was successful in reaching many in Prince William County, Virginia, leaders there said.In July, the county announced the effort, called Fentanyl Exposed, to make young people aware of how dangerous fentanyl can be. It had been in the works since January, ac...

Lakewood childcare provider arrested for felony child abuse 

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

AURORA, Colo (KDVR) -- A Lakewood woman is facing felony child abuse charges after a child was seriously injured in her care. McKinley Slone Hernandez, 25, was arrested Thanksgiving night by Lakewood Police after an arrest warrant was issued Wednesday.  Man arrested for attacking migrants, killing 1 That child's mother, Stefanie Reichert, has been speaking with FOX31 since this incident happened and says it's every parent's worst nightmare. "She won't admit to anything," Reichert said. "All she's said is she was drinking, and he got hurt in her care."Reichert said Hernandez was a friend of hers and regularly watched her son along with others at an unlicensed Lakewood childcare facility at her home. She said Hernandez had agreed to watch her son overnight on Sept. 1, but texted her that evening saying something had happened."I received a text message from the suspect saying I needed to rush to St. Anthony's Hospital because my son had gone lifeless after a bath," say...

Italy confronts its toxic culture of violence against women

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

ROME — The killing of a 22-year-old student in Italy, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, has triggered a national outcry.Now even the country’s most entrenched political rivals — hard-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and left-wing opposition party leader Elly Schlein — have put aside their differences to campaign for change. This weekend, thousands of people are expected to gather in Rome and other major cities as part of what organisers say is a “revolution” under way in Italian attitudes to masculinity and violence against women and girls. A woman is murdered about once every three days in Italy. The national soul-searching followed the killing of Giulia Cecchettin, an engineering student at Padua university and the arrest of her former boyfriend Filippo Turetta. Tens of thousands took to the streets this week protesting Italy’s “patriarchal” culture and demanding the government improve women’s safety.Schlein extended an olive branch to Meloni over the issue, calli...

Quiz: Whose hair is it? Geert Wilders, Donald Trump, Javier Milei … or someone else?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

Geert Wilders, the far-right Dutchman who won Wednesday’s parliamentary election in the Netherlands, is known for many things, namely his anti-Islam views, his calls for his country to leave the EU, his fiery rhetoric on migration … and his coiffed blond locks.He’s the second distinctive head of hair to win over voters this week, following the far-right, chainsaw-wielding Javier Milei who was elected Argentina’s new president on Sunday.Both have been compared to Donald Trump — in part for their brash speaking styles, in part for their distinctive hairstyles.But they’re not the only politicians with memorable manes.Take our quiz below to see if you can recognize the person from their hair.Whose hair this is?<p>Write their name below.</p>Donald TrumpDonald J. TrumpTrumpWhose hair this is?<p>Write their name below.</p>Boris JohnsonBorisJohnsonWhose hair this is?<p>Write their name below.</p>Kim Jong UnKimWhose hair this is?<p>Write their ...

Brussels wants to beat the Pentagon at its own game on arms sales

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:09:55 GMT

Brussels is studying how European governments can sell weapons as easily as the Americans do. In the wake of the Ukraine war, EU governments have significantly boosted military spending — but the juicy arms deals have often gone to U.S. defense contractors at the expense of European companies.In order to claw back the initiative, the European Commission is raising the prospect of copying the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) scheme — a system where the Pentagon does the heavy lifting in securing arms sales by using the combined muscle of America’s industrial might and the political advantages of ties with Washington.Europe doesn’t have any equivalent — which puts EU champions like Airbus, Leonardo and Thales at a disadvantage.The European Commission is trying to figure out how to change that, according to an eight-page consultation paper seen by POLITICO. “Should an EU equivalent of the U.S. FMS-scheme be considered, building on government-to-government schemes...