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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 19 points, Zhuric Phelps hit a go-ahead 3-pointer during an 11-0 run and finished with 12 points, and 22nd-ranked Texas A&M beat Texas Tech 72-67 on Sunday in the first meeting of the former conference rivals since 2012. Phelps' 3 with 7 1/2 minutes left made it 54-52 and put the Aggies (8-2) ahead to stay. His step-back jumper after hard contact with Tech's Kevin Overton capped the game-turning spurt. Jace Carter scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half as Texas A&M won its fourth straight game. Chance McMillian had 23 points with five 3s for Tech (7-2). Overton scored 14 of his 17 points before halftime, when he hit four 3s. Texas Tech played its second game in a row without leading scorer and rebounder JT Toppin (18.6 ppg/11 rpg) because of what the school said is a lower-body injury for the 6-foot-9 forward. Texas A&M made all eight of its free throws in the final 27 seconds, four by Taylor, while Tech made three 3s in the final minute. Texas A&M led 23-12 in the first half on a 3-pointer by Carter, that opened a 45-second exchange of two 3s each by he and Overton. The second 3 by Overton started a 9-0 run that got the Red Raiders within 26-24. The Aggies and Red Raiders played at least twice annually between 1958-2012 while members of the old Southwest Conference and then the original Big 12 before Texas A&M went to the SEC. Their first non-conference meeting since 1953 was at Dickies Arena, a neutral site. Texas A&M plays No. 8 Purdue in Indianapolis on Sunday. Texas Tech hosts Oral Roberts on Dec. 16. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 all season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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Sophia Romine’s wonderful goal from nearly 30 yards out propelled the Gophers women’s soccer team into the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament on Friday. Down 1-0 at halftime, sixth-seeded Minnesota staked a two-goal comeback to beat third-seeded South Carolina 2-1 in a second-round match in Chapel Hill, N.C. Minnesota (14-4-3) will play either No. 2 North Carolina or Santa Clara at 4 p.m. Sunday. Head coach Erin Chastain has brought the Gophers back to the third round of the national tourney for the first time since coach Mikki Denney Wright did it in 2010. The U’s comeback Friday included a penalty kick goal from captain Sophia Boman in the 57th minute. The PK was earned by a foul on leading scorer Khyah Harper in the box. Boman’s confident PK rippled the back of the net to make it 1-1. Romine, a graduate transfer from Wisconsin, has started every game for Minnesota this season. It was her fifth goal of the season. Related ArticlesThe Los Angeles Lakers ' decision to draft Bronny James , the oldest son of Lakers superstar LeBron James , with the 55th pick of the 2024 NBA Draft raised eyebrows and drew criticism in the moment. With the season now fully in swing, the team's handling of the younger James is drawing a new sort of criticism. The Lakers recently made the decision to have James play for the team's G-League affiliate, South Bay, but for home games only. When South Bay hits the road, James is called back up to the NBA roster. NBA legend and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley had some pointed criticism of the Lakers' plan, saying the situation was unfair to everyone from James, to his teammates, to the coaching staff. "The kid is not ready to play in the NBA," Barkley said in a recent appearance on The Bettor Angle . "He should be in the G-League so he can play basketball. "And also, this thing where he's only gonna play homes games. It's stupid, it's not fair to him. It's not fair to the team. Can you imagine the coach of that team? You come off a road trip and you have a player you haven't seen in a week or two. And then you probably feel like you gotta play him. I don't think they are doing Bronny any favors. They have just handled this thing very bad. It's a bad look for the Lakers. I really like everything LeBron has done. But it's a bad look for him [too], in my opinion." James' role for the Lakers has been extremely limited in his rookie season. In six games, he's played a total of 16 minutes and made one of his six attempts from the field. In his two G-League games, James has seen the floor much more. He's averaging 28.5 minutes per game but is only 4-for-19 from the field, including 0 of 6 from 3, with six assists, five rebounds and three steals. In late October, Lakers coach JJ Redick told the Associated Press that splitting James' time between the NBA and G-League squads has always been the plan. "The plan for Bronny to move between the Lakers and South Bay has always been the plan since day one," Redick said. "(General manager) Rob (Pelinka) and I have talked about that. LeBron's talked about that."
Oculis Holding AG ( NASDAQ:OCS – Get Free Report )’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $16.99, but opened at $17.40. Oculis shares last traded at $17.40, with a volume of 1,091 shares changing hands. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Separately, HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of Oculis in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $29.20. Get Our Latest Research Report on OCS Oculis Trading Down 0.6 % Oculis Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Oculis Holding AG, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops drug candidates to treat ophthalmic diseases. The company's lead product candidate is OCS-01, a topical dexamethasone optireach formulation, which is in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of diabetic macular edema; OCS-02, a topical biologic candidate that is in Phase 2b clinical trials for the treatment for dry eye disease; and OCS-05, a disease modifying neuroprotective agent for neurological damage with indications for glaucoma, dry age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, and acute optic neuritis. Recommended Stories Receive News & Ratings for Oculis Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Oculis and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold a former president accountable while he ran for another term. In court filings, Smith’s team emphasized that the move to abandon their prosecutions was not a reflection of the merit of the cases but a recognition of the legal shield that surrounds any commander in chief. “That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” the prosecutors wrote in one of their filings. Smith’s team said it left intact charges against two co-defendants in the classified documents case — Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira. The election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing Trump as he tried to reclaim the White House. He was indicted for plotting to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in 2020, an effort that climaxed with his supporters’ violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The separate case involving classified documents was widely seen as legally clear cut, especially because the conduct in question occurred after Trump left the White House and lost the powers of the presidency. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Agora, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Sony And Honda Set To Debut Collaborative EV Despite Trump Administration's Political HeadwindsThe Victorian Labor government is facing a political crossroads. or signup to continue reading Almost a decade since winning office, political analysts wonder if the state government must shed its skin to win an historic fourth term or whether it can coast off past achievements and electoral supremacy. Labor will find it difficult convincing Victorians it is a fresh government in 2026 purely because of how long it's been at the helm, political scientist Zareh Ghazarian says. "It will be 12 years old by the time the next election is due and there will be an 'it's time' factor that the government will really have to combat," the Monash University senior lecturer told AAP. Queensland Labor experienced the wrath of change-hungry voters in October, relinquishing its grip on power to the Liberal Nationals after almost 10 years. But RedBridge director Kos Samaras, who served as Victorian Labor's deputy campaign director from 2005 to 2019, suggested that result wasn't a perfect analogue. The leading pollster pointed out roughly 80 per cent of Victorian residents live in Melbourne, compared to Brisbane accounting for about 50 per cent of Queensland's population, and emphasised the Victorian capital's "rapidly changing" political landscape. "The two states are vastly different," he said. "Back in 2014 only around 26 per cent of the (Victorian) voters' roll was made up of Millennials and Gen Z were too young - it's now closer to 50 per cent if you combine Gen Z and Millennials. "This group of Victorians and particularly Melburnians are not really good hunting ground for the coalition and I'm yet to see any evidence that they are eating into that group, even with Labor's primary vote being so low." Nonetheless, Mr Samaras conceded Premier Jacinta Allan must reshape herself and her government after the economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation crisis. "She has to be drastically different to Daniel Andrews," he said. "What worked for him between 2014 and 2022, won't work for her." Mr Samaras, who is married to state Labor minister Ros Spence, and Dr Ghazarian both said Ms Allan had taken the "first steps" to differentiating herself with a recent blitz of housing policies. However, history won't be on her side when Labor heads to the polls in two years. The party has never won four successive Victorian state elections and will have been in power for 23 of the past 27 years. No Victorian premier who replaced their elected leader during a term has steered a party to victory at the ballot box since Rupert Hamer succeeded Liberal icon Henry Bolte in 1972. "The reason Rupert Hamer succeeded was he projected himself as drastically different to Bolte," Mr Samaras said. "Rupert Hamer is the roadmap." The practical effects of Victoria's strained finances and rising net debt, forecast to hit $187.8 billion by mid-2028, are starting to pile up. Hospitals were told to tighten their belts before being handed a $1.5 billion one-year funding lifeline in August and the government has found itself fighting bitter pay battles with unions. It managed to end protracted negotiations with nurses and paramedics, but disputes with Victoria Police and Fire Rescue Victoria workers have landed in the Fair Work Commission. "These things take the shine off the government," Dr Ghazarian said. One of Labor's biggest "failures" over the past 10 years has been ignoring its traditional support base of lower-income workers, Mr Samaras added. "They're going to pay a price for it," he said. "The price they're going to pay for it isn't just one election, it's going to be multi-generational. "They're going to lose a lot of seats - I don't think they'll lose enough to lose government." Any blow will be softened by the substantial electoral cushion left by Mr Andrews, who led Labor to 56 of 88 lower house seats in 2022. It means the coalition must pick up at least 17 extra seats in 2026 to form a majority government, and Mr Samaras noted the opposition would likely need a 53 to 54 per cent two-party preferred result to end Labor's reign. As Opposition Leader John Pesutto awaits the outcome of a defamation trial brought by ousted MP Moira Deeming, Dr Ghazarian acknowledged much of Labor's fortunes could rest on the Liberals. "If they are able to appear to be a coherent group with a clear leader and free from internal bickering, then they may have a chance of a strong showing," he said. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. 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DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement AdvertisementPITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward has been on good teams before. Ones that have captured divisions. Ones that have won playoff games, though admittedly not in a while. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, now well into his dotage in his 14th season, can't quite remember having a group like the one that he plays on now. “We have a complete team,” Heyward said. A team that began the season riddled with question marks now finds itself steamrolling toward Christmas with everything on the table. Russell Wilson threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns, Heyward recorded two sacks and the Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 27-14 on Sunday even with leading receiver George Pickens watching from the sideline while missing the first game of his career due to a groin injury. While it took Wilson and the rest of the offense time to get going with the productive if volatile Pickens out of the mix, Wilson found his footing in the second half by connecting on touchdown passes to Pat Freiermuth and Van Jefferson as the Steelers (10-3) moved two games ahead of Baltimore for the AFC North lead with four weeks to go. Two weeks after a messy pratfall in the snow, Pittsburgh avoided being swept by the Browns for the first time since 1988 by taking advantage of the countless opportunities mistake-prone Cleveland (3-10) provided. Jameis Winston threw two interceptions, Dustin Hopkins missed two makeable field goals when the outcome was still in doubt and a series of ill-time flags added up to the Browns reaching double-digit losses for the 18th time since the franchise returned in 1999. “I don’t believe the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns,” Winston said. “I believe the Cleveland Browns beat the Cleveland Browns.” While Winston avoided the pick-6s that have dogged him throughout his career — including last week in Denver — but did little after hitting Jerry Jeudy for a 35-yard touchdown in the first quarter that gave the Browns an early lead. Winston finished 24 of 41 for 211 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Nick Chubb ran for 48 yards in his return to Pittsburgh after a devastating knee injury on the same field 15 months ago forced him to miss more than a year. Yet the Steelers kept Myles Garrett relatively in check after the defensive star racked up three sacks in Cleveland's snowy upset on Nov. 21 , and Pittsburgh's defense provided the spark that brought the offense to life. The surge began when Winston's screen pass intended for Chubb landed in the hands of 6-foot-4, 309-pound Steelers defensive tackle Keeanu Benton, who lugged his first career interception 11 yards. Najee Harris bulled over from 1 yard out five plays later to give the Steelers a lead they wouldn't relinquish. “That's what good teams do this time of year,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said. “Somebody makes a play, the other side of the ball backs it up. That's what we're trying to do.” Cleveland had chances to keep the Steelers within sight, but Hopkins saw a 38-yard field goal at breezy Acrisure Stadium late in the first half sail wide left, then had a 43-yarder drift wide right early in the third quarter. “I need to find a good swing,” said Hopkins, who has an NFL-high nine misses. “The swing has been tough to find this year.” The Steelers scored on the ensuing possession when Wilson executed a perfect run-pass option by faking the ball to Jaylen Warren, rolling right and finding Jefferson wide-open in the end zone from 10 yards out to make it 20-7. Pittsburgh's Elandon Roberts stuffed Jerome Ford for a 5-yard loss on fourth down to end Cleveland's next possession, and Wilson connected with Freiermuth down the seam. The tight end stumbled into the newly painted yellow end zone to send the Browns back to Cleveland with a loss, just like they have during every regular season visit since 2004. It also sets the stage for a daunting finishing stretch for the Steelers, who face Philadelphia, Baltimore and Kansas City over the next three weeks, with two of the games coming on short rest. While Pittsburgh has quieted much of the noise that surrounded the team after a massive offensive overhaul in the offseason — led by the acquisition of Wilson — the Steelers understand the real test is still to come. “Why not test us before the playoffs, get a feel?” Freiermuth said. “They're all playoff teams we're playing, so it'll be great.” Browns: CB Mike Ford Jr. was placed in the concussion protocol in the first quarter. Steelers: DT Larry Ogunjobi (groin) left in the first half and did not return. ... DB Donte Jackson (back) exited in the third quarter. Browns: Host Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday. Steelers: Travel to cross-state rival Philadelphia next Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
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Byelection in Bathinda’s lone ward exposes cracks in AAPNebraska's Dylan Raiola talks key late hit on day he sets school freshman season passing markYPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — On a damp Wednesday night with temperatures dipping into the 30s, fans in sparsely filled stands bundled up to watch Buffalo beat Eastern Michigan 37-30 on gray turf. The lopsided game was not particularly notable, but it was played on one of the nights the Mid-American Conference has made its own: A weeknight. “A lot of the general public thinks we play all of our games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, not just some of them in November,” MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a telephone interview this week. “What it has done is help take what was a pretty darned good regional conference and has given it a national brand and made it a national conference.” When the conference has played football games on ESPN or ESPN2 over the last two seasons, the linear television audience has been 10 times larger than when conference schools meet on Saturdays and get lost in the shuffle when viewers have many more choices. The most-watched MAC game over the last two years was earlier this month on a Wednesday night when Northern Illinois won at Western Michigan and there were 441,600 viewers, a total that doesn’t include streaming that isn’t captured by Nielsen company. During the same span, the linear TV audience has been no larger than 46,100 to watch two MAC teams play on Saturdays. “Having the whole nation watching on Tuesday and Wednesday night is a huge deal for the MAC,” Eastern Michigan tight end Jere Getzinger said. “Everybody wants to watch football so if you put it on TV on a Tuesday or Wednesday, people are going to watch.” ESPN has carried midweek MAC football games since the start of the century. ESPN and the conference signed a 13-year extension a decade ago that extends their relationship through at least the 2026-27 season. The conference has made the most of the opportunities, using MACtion as a tag on social media for more than a decade and it has become a catchy marketing term for the Group of Five football programs that usually operate under the radar in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and New York. Attendance does tend to go down with weeknight games, keeping some students out of stadiums because they have class or homework and leading to adults staying away home because they have to work the next morning. “The tradeoff is the national exposure,” Buffalo coach Pete Lembo said. “You know November nights midweek the average fan is going to park on the couch, have a bowl of chips and salsa out in front, and watch the game from there." When the Bulls beat Ball State 51-48 in an overtime thriller on a Tuesday night earlier this month, the announced attendance was 12,708 and that appeared to be generous. There were many empty seats after halftime. “You watch the games on TV, the stadiums all look like this,” Buffalo fan Jeff Wojcicki said. “They are not packed, but it’s the only game on, and you know where to find it.” Sleep and practice schedules take a hit as well, creating another wave of challenges for students to attend class and coaches to prepare without the usual rhythm of preparing all week to play on Saturday. “Last week when we played at Ohio in Athens, we had a 4-four bus ride home and got home at about 3:30 a.m.,” Eastern Michigan center Broderick Roman said. “We still had to go to class and that was tough, but it's part of what you commit to as an athlete.” That happens a lot in November when the MAC shifts its unique schedule. During the first two weeks of the month, the conference had 10 games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays exclusively. This week, there were five games on Tuesday and Wednesday while only one was left in the traditional Saturday slot with Ball State hosting Bowling Green. Next week, Toledo plays at Akron and Kent State visits Buffalo on Tuesday night before the MAC schedule wraps up with games next Friday and Saturday to determine which teams will meet in the conference title game on Dec. 7 in Detroit. In all, MAC teams will end up playing about 75% of their games on a Saturday and the rest on November weeknights. When the Eagles wrapped up practice earlier this week, two days before they played the Bulls, tight end Jere Getzinger provided some insight into the effects of the scheduling quirk. “It's Monday, but for us it's like a Thursday,” he said. Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler said he frankly has a hard time remembering what day it is when the schedule shift hits in November. “The entire week gets turned upside down,” Loeffler said. “It’s wild, but it’s great for the league because there’s two days a week this time of year that people around the country will watch MAC games.” AP freelance writer Jonah Bronstein contributed to this report. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballRivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara , has attributed the state’s triumph over recent political crises to divine intervention, acknowledging God as the ultimate liberator of the state and its people. Governor Fubara shared these reflections during the Christmas Ballad hosted by former Governor Dr. Peter Odili at his residence in Old GRA, Port Harcourt, on Friday evening. Reflecting on the political challenges, Governor Fubara stated that the crisis provided him with new insights into leadership. He added that the unwavering support of Rivers people strengthened his resolve to view the challenges as stepping stones rather than obstacles. “ And not just because I want to accept it, I get stronger in this course every day when I look at the support I am getting from the true Rivers people. “So, it is not me being strong. My strength is drawn from every one of you that is here. You gave me encouragement; you do the work for me; you make the calls for me. So, why won’t I stand up for you. “But we also believe strongly that the ultimate game changer, the ultimate liberator, and the ultimate fighter remains God Almighty. And because we have Him on our side, victory is assured,” Fubara said. The governor expressed optimism for 2025, assuring citizens of a prosperous year marked by progress and better governance. He noted the recent Christmas celebrations as a sign of brighter days ahead for Rivers State. Governor Fubara also emphasized the importance of maintaining integrity in governance, pledging to avoid actions that could tarnish the state’s reputation. He recognized the steadfastness of true leaders and well-meaning citizens who resisted pressures to surrender to tyranny. “ I want to thank everyone, and I assure you that we will continue to run a government that will uplift the image of the State. We will not be tyrants. “We will remember that what we are doing here today is a shift job and that one day, our time will be up, and we’ll leave for another person to take over. “And what is important is to allow the machine to keep running effectively so that when the other person comes, he continues with that steam for progress in the state. So, I thank everyone of you for your support, ” he said. Former leaders and key figures at the event praised Governor Fubara’s leadership. Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo , credited the governor for inspiring resilience during the political turmoil that rocked the assembly. Similarly, former Minister of Transport, Dr. Abiye Sekibo , applauded Fubara for blending his leadership style with the qualities of Dr. Peter Odili, making Rivers people proud. Dr. Peter Odili , in his welcome address, commended Governor Fubara for demonstrating fortitude and leadership during what he described as an unnecessary fight over the soul of the state. He said Fubara’s leadership had restored governance stability and improved the lives of civil servants and citizens, akin to the period before he left office in 2007. Justice Mary Odili presented gifts to Governor Fubara and his family, acknowledging his significant contributions as an emancipator for Rivers State. She pledged her family’s continued support for his administration. In a vote of thanks, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retired), Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), praised the Odili family for fostering unity through the gathering. He also commended Governor Fubara’s humility and dedication to the state, calling on leaders to continue supporting his administration for the collective progress of Rivers State.
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During the Kansas City Chiefs’ Christmas Day game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was rumored that Taylor Swift made a low-key appearance in the crowd. During the Wednesday, December 25, game in Pennsylvania, several attendees claimed via social media that they saw Swift, 35, sitting in a private box wearing a white cardigan and her signature red lip . Swift, however, was not present at Acrisure Stadium on Wednesday. The attendee in question, a TikToker named Olivia , has since addressed the comparisons. “Today, I was at the Steelers [versus] Kansas City game for Christmas and I was sitting in a box seat with my best friend,” Olivia said in a video posted later on Wednesday. “We were having a really, really nice time. ... I would see a lot of people take pictures of me or wave to me. I would wave back, like, I didn’t want to be mean or rude. I was like, ‘Maybe they think I’m Taylor Swift?’ I can see it from far away.” Olivia said that a “staff member came up” to her when the game ended, stating that she was going viral on social media for presumably being Swift. “I’m sorry to the people that thought I was Taylor Swift, but yeah, everyone was like, ‘Is that Taylor Swift in the white sweater?’ It was me,” Olivia quipped. “There were a bunch of videos of me standing up or me sitting down or, like, talking to my friend. It was a whole thing.” #steelergame #taylorswift #cheifsvssteelers ♬ original sound – olivias.version13 She concluded, “I hope you had a really nice time otherwise, but very sorry about that one.” Swift has been a staple at Kansas City Chiefs football games since fall 2023 when she started dating tight end Travis Kelce . “When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” the Grammy winner told TIME in December 2023 . “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.” You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News This season, however, Swift has only made it to home games at Missouri’s Arrowhead Stadium. After Kelce, 35, and the Chiefs won 29-10 on Wednesday, Swift shared her support from afar. Swift dropped “likes” on several Instagram posts highlighting Kelce’s latest team milestone. He is now the team’s receiver with the most touchdowns, surpassing retired athlete Tony Gonzalez . “It’s everything to me. Tony’s been a mentor to me, he’s been there right there for me [with] any questions I’ve ever had,” Kelce said in a postgame interview. “I feel like I’m still trying to fill that guy’s shoes . He’s such an unbelievable competitor and I’ve got so much love for him. It’s an honor to be in conversations with him.”Nebraska's Dylan Raiola talks key late hit on day he sets school freshman season passing mark
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan's defense of the national championship has fallen woefully short. The Wolverines started the season ranked No. 9 in the AP Top 25, making them the third college football team since 1991 to be ranked worse than seventh in the preseason poll after winning a national title. Michigan (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) failed to meet those modest expectations, barely becoming eligible to play in a bowl and putting the program in danger of losing six or seven games for the first time since the Brady Hoke era ended a decade ago. The Wolverines potentially can ease some of the pain with a win against rival and second-ranked Ohio State (10-1, 7-1, No. 2 CFP) on Saturday in the Horseshoe, but that would be a stunning upset. Ohio State is a 21 1/2-point favorite, according to the BetMGM Sportsbook, and that marks just the third time this century that there has been a spread of at least 20 1/2 points in what is known as "The Game." Michigan coach Sherrone Moore doesn't sound like someone who is motivating players with an underdog mentality. "I don't think none of that matters in this game," Moore said Monday. "It doesn't matter the records. It doesn't matter anything. The spread, that doesn't matter." How did Michigan end up with a relative mess of a season on the field, coming off its first national title since 1997? Winning it all with a coach and star player contemplating being in the NFL for the 2024 season seemed to have unintended consequences for the current squad. The Wolverines closed the College Football Playoff with a win over Washington on Jan. 8; several days later quarterback J.J. McCarthy announced he was skipping his senior season; and it took more than another week for Jim Harbaugh to bolt to coach the Los Angeles Chargers. In the meantime, most quality quarterbacks wanting to transfer had already enrolled at other schools and Moore was left with lackluster options. Davis Warren beat out Alex Orji to be the team's quarterback for the opener and later lost the job to Orji only to get it back again. No matter who was under center, however, would've likely struggled this year behind an offensive line that sent six players to the NFL. The Wolverines lost one of their top players on defense, safety Rod Moore, to a season-ending injury last spring and another one, preseason All-America cornerback Will Johnson, hasn't played in more than a month because of an injury. The Buckeyes are not planning to show any mercy after losing three straight in the series. "We're going to attack them," Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer said. "We know they're going to come in here swinging, too, and they've still got a good team even though the record doesn't indicate it. This game, it never matters what the records are." While a win would not suddenly make the Wolverines' season a success, it could help Moore build some momentum a week after top-rated freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood flipped his commitment from LSU to Michigan. "You come to Michigan to beat Ohio," said defensive back Quinten Johnson, intentionally leaving the word State out when referring to the rival. "That's one of the pillars of the Michigan football program. "It doesn't necessarily change the fact of where we are in the season, but it definitely is one of the defining moments of your career here at Michigan." AP Sports Writer Mitch Stacy in Columbus, Ohio, contributed to this report. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward has been on good teams before. Ones that have captured divisions. Ones that have won playoff games, though admittedly not in a while. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, now well into his dotage in his 14th season, can't quite remember having a group like the one that he plays on now. “We have a complete team,” Heyward said. A team that began the season riddled with question marks now finds itself steamrolling toward Christmas with everything on the table. Russell Wilson threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns, Heyward recorded two sacks and the Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 27-14 on Sunday even with leading receiver George Pickens watching from the sideline while missing the first game of his career due to a groin injury. While it took Wilson and the rest of the offense time to get going with the productive if volatile Pickens out of the mix, Wilson found his footing in the second half by connecting on touchdown passes to Pat Freiermuth and Van Jefferson as the Steelers (10-3) moved two games ahead of Baltimore for the AFC North lead with four weeks to go. Two weeks after a messy pratfall in the snow, Pittsburgh avoided being swept by the Browns for the first time since 1988 by taking advantage of the countless opportunities mistake-prone Cleveland (3-10) provided. Jameis Winston threw two interceptions, Dustin Hopkins missed two makeable field goals when the outcome was still in doubt and a series of ill-time flags added up to the Browns reaching double-digit losses for the 18th time since the franchise returned in 1999. “I don’t believe the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns,” Winston said. “I believe the Cleveland Browns beat the Cleveland Browns.” While Winston avoided the pick-6s that have dogged him throughout his career — including last week in Denver — but did little after hitting Jerry Jeudy for a 35-yard touchdown in the first quarter that gave the Browns an early lead. Winston finished 24 of 41 for 211 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Nick Chubb ran for 48 yards in his return to Pittsburgh after a devastating knee injury on the same field 15 months ago forced him to miss more than a year. Yet the Steelers kept Myles Garrett relatively in check after the defensive star racked up three sacks in Cleveland's snowy upset on Nov. 21 , and Pittsburgh's defense provided the spark that brought the offense to life. The surge began when Winston's screen pass intended for Chubb landed in the hands of 6-foot-4, 309-pound Steelers defensive tackle Keeanu Benton, who lugged his first career interception 11 yards. Najee Harris bulled over from 1 yard out five plays later to give the Steelers a lead they wouldn't relinquish. “That's what good teams do this time of year,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said. “Somebody makes a play, the other side of the ball backs it up. That's what we're trying to do.” Cleveland had chances to keep the Steelers within sight, but Hopkins saw a 38-yard field goal at breezy Acrisure Stadium late in the first half sail wide left, then had a 43-yarder drift wide right early in the third quarter. “I need to find a good swing,” said Hopkins, who has an NFL-high nine misses. “The swing has been tough to find this year.” The Steelers scored on the ensuing possession when Wilson executed a perfect run-pass option by faking the ball to Jaylen Warren, rolling right and finding Jefferson wide-open in the end zone from 10 yards out to make it 20-7. Pittsburgh's Elandon Roberts stuffed Jerome Ford for a 5-yard loss on fourth down to end Cleveland's next possession, and Wilson connected with Freiermuth down the seam. The tight end stumbled into the newly painted yellow end zone to send the Browns back to Cleveland with a loss, just like they have during every regular season visit since 2004. It also sets the stage for a daunting finishing stretch for the Steelers, who face Philadelphia, Baltimore and Kansas City over the next three weeks, with two of the games coming on short rest. While Pittsburgh has quieted much of the noise that surrounded the team after a massive offensive overhaul in the offseason — led by the acquisition of Wilson — the Steelers understand the real test is still to come. “Why not test us before the playoffs, get a feel?” Freiermuth said. “They're all playoff teams we're playing, so it'll be great.” Browns: CB Mike Ford Jr. was placed in the concussion protocol in the first quarter. Steelers: DT Larry Ogunjobi (groin) left in the first half and did not return. ... DB Donte Jackson (back) exited in the third quarter. Browns: Host Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday. Steelers: Travel to cross-state rival Philadelphia next Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLChina unleashes terrifying heavily armed robocop that can chase down suspectsSEANN Walsh lashed out at his Weakest Link co-stars and declared he was 'unfollowing them' after a disaster on the show. The comedian took part in a 'Party Special' of the BBC quiz but was left fuming after being voted off prematurely by his fellow celebrities. Seann had been the strongest link during the first round of the game but was voted out by his competitors after the second round. He was picked to leave by fellow competitors Babatunde Aléshé, Scarlett Moffatt and Richie Anderson . Even host Romesh Ranganathan said: "This is, for so many reasons, unbelievable. It was an incredible decision." Waving his finger in the air, Sean told the celebrities: "I'm unfollowing all of you!" READ MORE ON THE WEAKEST LINK Although Seann had answered one of his questions correctly, he had struggled with his second. Romesh had asked: "In politics , which motoring manoeuvre that refers to the driver of a vehicle changing direction is a term used for an abrupt reversal of policy?" Seann asked him to repeat the question, before hesitating and wrongly answering: "Indication." The correct answer was "U-turn". Most read in Reality Richie used the error as his reasoning for voting Seann out. "I think it was the time you took with the... I mean, you could have done a U-turn in that time!" he quipped. As the celebrities gasped, Seann hit back: "Very good." Looking annoyed, Seann told Romesh he had been "daydreaming" when he was asked the question. The actual weakest link for the second round was Ibiza Weekender and Celebrity Big Brother winner David Potts . David had been asked: "In fashion, the logo of which sportswear brand is officially known as a 'swoosh'?" He wrongly answered "Adidas". The correct answer is " Nike ". "I didn't know what a swoosh was. If you'd have said tick, I would have said Nike," David claimed to Romesh. Speaking to the camera after he was dismissed from the stage, Seann blasted David's 'swoosh' answer. He said: "I didn't feel I was the weakest link in the round. "I love David, but 'swoosh'? I would have got 'swoosh'. If you just make the noise it does the tick! Swoosh! Adidas?!" Unlike in many other countries, such as the US, HMRC allows cash prizes from competitions and the National Lottery to be tax-free. However, in order for the money to be seen as from a 'competition', there has to be a skill-based element, such as a quiz question, or the option of free entry. This is why some competitions ask incredibly simple questions that even a five-year-old could answer, as they are trying to get around the requirement to offer a free entry option. Former Gogglebox star Scarlett and radio and TV star Richie made it to the final round of The Weakest Link on Saturday night. Scarlett ended up winning the show following a sudden death round. She had been asked: "Which Prime Minister of the 21st Century has a surname that is an anagram of the word 'romance'?" Scarlett looked stumped before guessing: " David Cameron ?" READ MORE SUN STORIES She was stunned to be told it was the correct answer, meaning she had won £7,650 for her chosen charity , The Samaritans. Scarlett is an ambassador for the organisation.
