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Dalvin Cook signed with the Jets despite them giving the running back a ‘worst-case scenario’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Coach Robert Saleh was certain the New York Jets were about to lose out on signing Dalvin Cook.The then-free agent running back was visiting the team in July, with each side gauging the other’s interest, when the Jets presented what seemed like a potential deal breaker.“I feel like we put on a worst-case scenario,” Saleh recalled Saturday. “When he left, I was like, ’There’s no way he’s going to want to play here.’”The Jets told Cook, who’s coming off four straight seasons of at least 1,100 yards rushing in Minnesota, he could end up standing on the sideline a lot while other running backs played.New York also has Breece Hall, Michael Carter and rookie Israel Abanikanda in the backfield, so carries could be tough to come by, especially if offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett rides the hot hand in games.“And he still wanted to be here,” Saleh said. “It was laid out exactly and I was like, ‘Why would he want to be here the way...

Mariners’ George Kirby apologizes to manager Scott Servais for wishing for earlier removal

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

ST. PETERBURG, Fla (AP) — Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby apologized to manager Scott Servais for saying he wished he wasn’t sent back to the mound for the seventh inning of a 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay after reaching the 90-pitch mark.Servais said he talked with the 25-year-old right-hander “for a long time” both Friday night and Saturday morning.“He said ‘Skip, that’s not who I am,” Servais said before Saturday’s game. “We all know George is a very fiery — he’s a competitor. He’s learning. It’s an opportunity to learn moving forward. The biggest think with George is, we move forward. Love having him out there.”Seattle led 4-2 when Kirby returned to the mound in the seventh. After Taylor Wells grounded out, Jose Siri doubled and René Pinto followed with a tying homer on Kirby’s 102 and final pitch.“When you make mistakes that only affects yourself, it’s not that big of a deal,” Servais said. “But once it starts affecting other people, that’s kin...

Policía británica atrapa a sospechoso de terrorismo que se fugó de una cárcel en Londres

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

LONDRES – Un exsoldado que se fugó de un penal en Londres mientras estaba a la espera de juicio por cargos de terrorismo fue capturado el sábado, dijo la policía.Daniel Abed Khalife pasó cuatro días en fuga hasta que un enorme operativo de búsqueda consiguió atraparlo en Chiswick, al oeste de Londres.Khalife se escapó el miércoles de la prisión de Wandsworth en los bajos de un camión de reparto de comida. La fuga provocó una cascada de críticas ya que la oposición culpó al gobernante Partido Conservador de incompetencia. Cartas bombas: hallan sexto explosivo en una semana en España; iba dirigido a embajadora de EEUU Entre lágrimas y tristeza: Noruega lamenta a víctimas de tiroteo en festival del orgullo gay Khalife, de 21 años, está acusado de colocar bombas falsas en una base militar y de violar la Ley de Secretos Oficiales del país al recopilar información “que podría ser útil para un enemigo”.Fue expulsado del ejército br...

Will Howard passes for 3 TDs and runs for 2 others to lead No. 15 K-State past Troy 42-13

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Will Howard threw for three touchdowns and ran for two others as No. 15 Kansas State defeated Troy 42-13 Saturday. Howard threw touchdown passes of 9 yards to Jadon Jackson and 39 yards to Philip Brooks to help the Wildcats (2-0) to a 21-10 lead at half, and his 2-yard run late in the third quarter made it an 18-point game.Howard finished 21 of 32 for 250 yards and had eight carries for 33 yards.K-State held the Trojans (1-1) to 286 total yards a week after they gained 540 against Stephen F. Austin.Troy’s Gunnar Watson was 17 of 32 for 167 yards with a touchdown and interception.The Wildcats put the game out of reach with a nine-play, 76-yard drive capped by Howard’s 1-yard shovel pass to Treshaun Ward for a 35-13 lead. Troy had pulled within 14-10 with 52 seconds left in the second quarter on Watson’s 21-yard TD pass to Chris Lewis. Lewis made a dazzling one-handed catch in the end zone.Kansas State had a huge answer just before halftime whe...

All 4 Grand Slam trophies were at the US Open when Djokovic lost to Medvedev in the 2021 final

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — All four Grand Slam trophies were there. When Novak Djokovic played Daniil Medvedev in the 2021 U.S. Open final — the same two men who will meet Sunday in Arthur Ashe Stadium for the 2023 title — there was more than just the championship of that particular two-week tournament at stake, and the U.S. Tennis Association wanted to be prepared.Djokovic was attempting to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam by winning all four majors in a single season. So the USTA spent a little more than $50,000 to make sure insured versions of the trophies from the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon were on-site for a postmatch ceremony if Djokovic beat Medvedev that day (he did not; Medvedev’s lone Slam triumph so far came via a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory).“We knew it couldn’t be as simple as just a presentation of the U.S. Open trophy. It had to be bigger than that,” tournament spokesman Chris Widmaier told The Associated Press on Satu...

Jeter returns as Yankees honor 1998 team at Old-Timers’ Day, Boone booed by some

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Back at Yankee Stadium and hearing the cheers at age 49, Derek Jeter had some advice for the team he led to five titles.“I’m working on rebranding the name Old-Timers’ to something else,” he said. “When you’re playing, when you’re on the bench and you’re watching the game, and you could never see yourself being introduced at Old-Timers’, because you don’t ever think you’re going to get old, which — we are not old, right? We’re not old. Older. But, man, it’s a special feeling. The fans, what makes this organization great is the respect that they have for the history.”The former Yankees captain attended his first Old-Timers’ Day on Saturday as New York celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 1998 team that won 125 games. He was introduced last, just like Joe DiMaggio used to be. A recording of late public address announcer Bob Sheppard boomed: “Now batting, number two, Derek Jeter.”Jeter retired after the 2014 season with 3,465 hits, ...

Harrison, Henderson each score a pair of TDs as No. 5 Ohio State rolls over Youngstown State 35-7

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kyle McCord threw for three touchdowns in the first half, two of them to All-American Marvin Harrison Jr., and No. 5 Ohio State blew past Youngstown State 35-7 on Saturday.McCord, starting for the Buckeyes in his third year in the program, was 14 for 20 for 258 yards and also threw a scoring pass to Emeka Egbuka, a solid bounce-back against a lesser opponent after a shaky opener at Indiana last week. TreVeyon Henderson rushed for a pair of scores.Harrison was looking for a big day after only two catches for 18 yards and zero touchdowns in a lackluster offensive effort for the Buckeyes in the Week 1 win. He finished with seven catches for 160 yards — all in the first half.McCord won the starting quarterback job over Devin Brown the week before the opener. Brown got the first significant playing time of his career, completing 7 of 13 passes for 101 yards.Ohio State led 28-7 at the half. Youngstown State ate up half the third quarter with an 11-play drive, but tha...

No. 1 Georgia romps 45-3 over Ball State behind Mews’ punt return TD, 3 interceptions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 1 Georgia intercepted three passes and walk-on Mekhi Mews sparked the offense with a 69-yard punt return for a touchdown, leading the slow-starting Bulldogs to a 45-3 victory over Ball State on Saturday.The two-time reigning national champions were held scoreless in the opening quarter, but Georgia (2-0) finally got rolling with a 31-point outburst in the second period against the overmatched Cardinals (0-2).The 5-foot-8 Mews, quickly becoming one of Georgia’s most exciting weapons, took a punt at his own 31, shook off a couple of would-be tacklers, weaved past another defender and found a wall of blockers down the sideline.Mews also had a 47-yard kickoff return to start the game, but Georgia botched that opportunity when Peyton Woodring missed a chip-shot field goal from 28 yards.There was a bit of grumbling in the stands when Georgia’s offense, led by new starting quarterback Carson Beck, began sluggishly for the second week in a row.But Beck fin...

Shedeur Sanders, No. 22 Colorado beat Nebraska 36-14 in sold out home debut for Deion Sanders

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders accounted for three scores, Colorado’s defense forced four turnovers and the 22nd-ranked Buffaloes beat longtime rival Nebraska 36-14 on Saturday in the home debut of Deion Sanders at sold-out Folsom Field. After Coach Prime's team was the story of Week 1 with an upset of TCU, the Buffs showed it was no fluke.Shedeur Sanders threw for 393 yards and two scores, while running for another touchdown. He capped his 6-yard romp with the dance steps his dad made famous during his playing days.The Buffaloes (2-0) needed a moment to wake up given the early kickoff. But once they did, they were unstoppable. After punting on their first four drives, Sanders and the offense scored on seven of eight possessions to turn the game into a rout. The Buffaloes outgained the Huskers (0-2) by a 454-341 margin.The fans ran onto the field to celebrate with a second remaining. After a momentary delay, the official announced it was over and more rushed out.The contest f...

Florida Missing Child Alert issued for 14-year-old boy last seen in Liberty City

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:52:19 GMT

Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a 14-year-old boy who was reported missing from Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Saturday issued a Florida Missing Child Alert for Jose Bolanos.According to City of Miami Police, Bolanos, who is on the autism spectrum, was last seen on Friday around 4 p.m. in the area of the 1800 block of Northwest 55th Terrace.The teen stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs around 127 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and khaki pants.Officials urge anyone with information on Bolanos’ whereabouts to call FDLE’S Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse at 1-888-FL-MISSING (1-888-356-4774 or Miami Police at 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111.