Garoppolo won’t play against Chargers, leaving Raiders starting QB a mystery

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

Garoppolo won’t play against Chargers, leaving Raiders starting QB a mystery HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo was ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers because of a concussion, making the Las Vegas Raiders’ starting quarterback a mystery.Either 15-year veteran Brian Hoyer or rookie Aidan O’Connell will start in place of Garoppolo, who has been in concussion protocol after getting injured Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Raiders didn’t announce which one would get the nod.Also, the Raiders announced that starting cornerback Nate Hobbs will not play because of an ankle injury, and running back Brandon Bolden didn’t make the trip to Los Angeles because of personal reasons.Las Vegas coach Josh McDaniels was noncommittal when asked earlier in the week which quarterback he might go with against the Chargers.“I think everybody is going to get ready to go, and I think sometimes experience is a good thing,” McDaniels said. “It doesn’t mean that it’s going to determine how it’s going to go for one g...

Brady Cook throws for career-high 395 yards, No. 23 Missouri beats Vandy 38-21

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

Brady Cook throws for career-high 395 yards, No. 23 Missouri beats Vandy 38-21 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brady Cook threw for a career-high 395 yards and four touchdowns as No. 23 Missouri beat Vanderbilt 38-21 Saturday to continue the Tigers’ best start since 2013.The Tigers (5-0) opened the Southeastern Conference portion of their schedule with their fifth straight victory. That puts them two victories from matching 2013 when the Tigers won their first seven games en route to the SEC Eastern Division title and a berth in the conference championship.Peter Schrader ran for a TD that gave Missouri the lead for good early in the second quarter. The Tigers outgained Vanderbilt 532-300 with the Commodores not reaching 100 yards of offense until 7:19 left in the third. Kris Abrams-Draine ended that drive with an interception in the end zone, and Austin Firestone had the game’s lone sack with 5:42 left at the Vandy 19 to set up Cook’s final TD pass.Missouri won its fourth straight in this series and improved to 4-2 against the Commodores in Nashville...

Top-ranked South Dakota State beats 11th-ranked North Dakota 42-21 for 18th straight victory

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

Top-ranked South Dakota State beats 11th-ranked North Dakota 42-21 for 18th straight victory BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Isaiah Davis rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, Mark Gronowski had a touchdown rushing and passing, and top-ranked South Dakota State beat 11th-ranked North Dakota 42-21 on Saturday in a Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.South Dakota State (4-0), the defending Football Championship Subdivision champion, extended its school-record winning streak to 18 games dating to early in the 2022 campaign.Gronowski scored on a 1-yard run on the first possession of the game and Davis gave SDSU a 14-0 lead on a 6-yard run in the first quarter. Davis made it 28-7 with the lone touchdown of the third quarter.Tucker Large retrieved a punt that went over his head and eventually went the other way for a gain of 51 yards before being stopped by punter Luke Silvernale. Davis capped the 31-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown for a 35-7 lead early in the fourth quarter.Gronowski was 13 of 22 for 167 yards without an interception for South Dakota State.Tommy Schu...

UN Security Council to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

UN Security Council to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — UN Security Council to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs.Source

Toronto Blue Jays remain on the brink of a playoff spot after 7-5 loss to Tampa Bay Rays

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

Toronto Blue Jays remain on the brink of a playoff spot after 7-5 loss to Tampa Bay Rays TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays remained on the brink of a playoff spot after they lost 7-5 to Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays in 10 innings.Toronto (89-72) could still manage to back into a playoff berth on Saturday. A loss for Seattle against Texas would secure a wild card for the Blue Jays. Losses for the Mariners and Astros, who were set to play at Arizona, would guarantee Toronto the second of three AL wild cards and set up a best-of-three postseason series at Tampa Bay.“It’s hectic, it’s stressful and all that kind of stuff,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “But this is why you play. It’s exciting, it’s up and down, back and forth, all that kind of stuff. But at the end of the day we control our own fate, so that part of it feels really good.”Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero, who drove in a run in the 10th, said the Rays enjoyed sending a sellout crowd of 42,097 home unhappy.“It’s all good for us,” Caminero said through a translator. “We’re doing everything we can t...

El contrato de 75.000 trabajadores está a punto de expirar. La huelga del sector salud más grande de la historia en Estados Unidos podría estar cerca

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

El contrato de 75.000 trabajadores está a punto de expirar. La huelga del sector salud más grande de la historia en Estados Unidos podría estar cerca (CNN) — El contrato de miles de trabajadores de la salud sindicalizados en cinco estados y la Ciudad de Washington, expirará este sábado a las 11:59 p. m. (hora del Pacífico), lo que podría desencadenar la mayor huelga de atención médica en la historia de Estados Unidos.Más de 75.000 empleados del sector salud que trabajan en cientos de instalaciones de Kaiser Permanente planean hacer una huelga del 4 al 7 de octubre si no se llega a un acuerdo laboral.Si bien la administración del hospital, los médicos y las enfermeras registradas no son parte del paro laboral, los expertos dicen que los pacientes de Kaiser Permanente, que es uno de los proveedores de salud sin fines de lucro más grandes del país, probablemente sentirían los efectos de la huelga.La mitad de la fuerza laboral de Kaiser Permanente podría ir a huelgaLos trabajadores que harían huelga en California, Colorado, Oregón, Washington, Virginia y la Ciudad de Washington son parte de una coalición de ocho sindicatos. Tra...

Zach Osborne’s 3 TDs lift road-warrior Colgate Raiders past Cornell, 35-25

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

Zach Osborne’s 3 TDs lift road-warrior Colgate Raiders past Cornell, 35-25 ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Zach Osborne threw for two first-half touchdowns and ran for a third in the fourth quarter to put Colgate in front and Christian Sweeney recovered a Cornell fumble in the end zone for insurance as the Raiders earned their first win, knocking off the Big Red 35-25 in a nonconference game on Saturday. The Raiders were on the road for the fourth time in five games to start the season, after losing games at Syracuse, Villanova and Holy Cross, as well as their home opener against Penn.Jameson Wang ran for two first-half touchdowns and Jackson Kennedy connected on a 34-yard field goal with two seconds left in the first half to give the Big Red a 17-14 lead at halftime. Osborne engineered a 17-play, 97-yard drive to take the lead to start the fourth quarter, dashing in from the 10 to make it 21-17 and Brendan Cassamajor punched over from the 1 to make it 28-17 with 5:48 left. Wang fired an 11-yard pass to Nicholas Laboy with under three minutes left to play, then ran fo...

Baylor stages remarkable comeback, ruins UCF Big 12 Conference debut, 36-35

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

Baylor stages remarkable comeback, ruins UCF Big 12 Conference debut, 36-35 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Baylor erased a 35-7 third-quarter deficit, scoring 29 unanswered points and taking the lead on a 25-yard field goal Isaiah Hankins with 1:21 left to play to beat Big 12 newcomer UCF 36-35 in the the Knights’ first conference home game on Saturday afternoon. The 28-point comeback marked the largest comeback in Baylor history.UCF drove to the Baylor 41-yard line, including a wild fourth-down scramble from quarterback Timmy McClain that saw him backtrack from the 30-yard line to slip a tackle in the end zone before finding R.J. Harvey at the UCF 46-yard line for a 16-yard gain.But Colton Boomer missed a 59-yard field goal as time expired, sealing UCF’s defeat.The Bears used two turnovers and four straight scoring drives to complete the improbable comeback, closing to 35-33 with more than six minutes to play after Caden Jenkins scooped up a fumbled snap and raced 72 yards for a touchdown.UCF raced to a 21-0 lead thanks to big plays from Johnny Richardso...

US 285 closed near Lowell Blvd. due to 5-vehicle crash

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

US 285 closed near Lowell Blvd. due to 5-vehicle crash DENVER (KDVR) -- Eastbound lanes of Highway 285 were closed Saturday afternoon at Lowell Boulevard due to a five-vehicle crash.The Denver Police Department said one of the vehicles involved did rollover. 1 killed, 2 injured in crash with RTD bus in Denver There were no serious injuries, but DPD said two people were taken to a hospital.

One dies in Aurora crash

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:34:47 GMT

One dies in Aurora crash DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora investigated a crash with serious injuries Saturday afternoon in the area of East Quincy Avenue and Parker Road.As a result of the crash, all northbound traffic on Parker Road at Quincy Avenue was closed as of 1:37 p.m., and expected to remain closed for several hours. All lanes were reopened shortly after 5 p.m. US 285 closed near Lowell Blvd. due to 5-vehicle crash According to the Aurora Police Department, multiple people were taken to hospitals with varying injuries, and one person died in the crash.Police said initial reports show that the sole occupant driving a BMW lost control while going south on Parker Rd., crossing the median and colliding with a Jeep in the northbound lane. The driver of the BMW died, and the three occupants of the Jeep were expected to recover, APD said.