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Chargers’ Ekeler and Jets’ Hall are the dynamic backfield engines who power their offenses

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Austin Ekeler’s best decision last Sunday might have come off the field.The Los Angeles Chargers running back — an avid fan of fantasy football — plugged a productive playmaker into one of his lineups.Himself. “When you have yourself in fantasy, you never don’t start yourself,” Ekeler said with a big smile. “I always start myself in fantasy if I have myself.”Good call.Ekeler had 123 yards from scrimmage, including seven receptions for 94 yards, in the Chargers’ 30-13 rout of the Chicago Bears. “Probably a pretty good day,” he said of the fantasy implications.No doubt. And after missing three games with a high ankle sprain, the star running back is rounding back into his dynamic form.“It starts with their running game,” said New York Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, whose unit will be tasked with defending Ekeler on Monday night. “I know that sounds funny because when you talk about the Chargers, you talk about Justin Herbert, you talk ab...

Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel’s military announces it has surrounded Gaza City

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war late Sunday, while Israel’s military announced it had encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two.“Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters, calling it a “significant stage” in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group. Israeli media reported that troops are expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours.But the “new collapse in connectivity” across Gaza reported by internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org and confirmed by Palestinian telecom company Paltel made it even more complicated to share details on the new stage of the military offensive.“We have lost communication with the vast majority of the UNRWA team members,” U.N. Palestinian refugee agency spokesperson Juliette Touma told The Associated Press. The first Gaza outage lasted 36 hours and the second one for a few hours, complicat...

Luis Diaz scores in return for Liverpool as negotiations continue over his kidnapped father

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

LUTON, England (AP) — Luis Diaz returned to Liverpool’s team and scored a late equalizer in its Premier League match against Luton on Sunday, with his father still missing after being kidnapped by a guerrilla group in Colombia.Diaz had missed Liverpool’s last two games but trained since Thursday and was selected on the bench for the match at Kenilworth Road. He entered the game in the 83rd and scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to secure a 1-1 draw for his team.He revealed a T-shirt with the words “Libertad Para Papa” (“Freedom For Papa”) after the goal. “At the training ground he was fine, on the pitch he was fine, so that’s why he is here,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said ahead of the game.Both of Diaz’s parents were kidnapped in the small Colombian town of Barrancas last weekend, though his mother was rescued within hours by police. Colombia’s government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the...

AP Top 25: USC drops out for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time under coach Lincoln Riley and No. 15 Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year.The top nine teams in the Top 25 held their spots, led by No. 1 Georgia. The Bulldogs have now tied the second-longest streak atop the poll at 21 straight weeks, dating back to the middle of last season.Georgia received 49 first-place votes. No. 2 Michigan got nine first-place votes, No. 3 Ohio State had three and No. 4 Florida State had two.Washington remained No. 5, followed by Oregon, Texas, Alabama and Penn State.The last time the first nine teams in the poll went unchanged this late in the season was Nov. 19, 2017.Mississippi moved up a spot to a season-high No. 10.USC (7-3) lost to Washington on Saturday night in yet another high-scoring, defense-optional affair, and is now unranked after starting the season No. 6. Next week at Oregon, USC will play as an unranked team ...

POLL ALERT: USC drops out of Top 25 for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: USC drops out of Top 25 for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15.Source

Vikings rookie Jaren Hall out with concussion; newly acquired Joshua Dobbs in at QB

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Jaren Hall has been ruled out for the remainder of the game with a concussion against the Atlanta Falcons.Joshua Dobbs, who was acquired in a trade this week with the Arizona Cardinals, took over for the Vikings.Hall was tackled on a scramble at the Falcons 1-yard-line by Falcons defenders Jeffrey Okudah and Kaden Elliss late in the first quarter. Hall stayed down for a minute and was taken off the field by the Vikings trainers. He was taken back to the locker room where he was ruled out for the rest of the game.Hall, a rookie fifth-round draft pick out of BYU, was making his first start in place of Kirk Cousins. He led two drives before his injury. The first was a three-and-out that ended in a punt. His second was a 74-yard drive that led to a field goal.He finished 5 for 6 for 78 yards.Dobbs started last Sunday for the Cardinals. He played all eight games for the Cardinals, going 1-7. On his first possession against the Falcons, ...

Arvada Police searching for possibly armed shooting suspect

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Arvada Police Department asked people in the area of 63rd Avenue and Estes Street to stay indoors due to a large police presence and suspect search on Sunday afternoon.Arvada Police were working in connection with Westminster Police to find a suspect in a shooting in the 9800 block of Westcliff Parkway.Westminster Police said the victim and the suspect were known to each other and that there was no threat to the public.Arvada Police provided an update just after 1 p.m. and said the suspect may be in an apartment on 62nd Avenue between Estes and Dover Streets.Police were still advising nearby residents to stay indoors.APD also advised anyone in the area to call 911 to report any suspicious people in addition to staying indoors.FOX31 is working to gather more information. Updates will be provided as they become available.

Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of 13 leaders

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week’s meeting of the country’s 13 premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax.That focus comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last month a three-year pause on carbon pricing for home fuel oil, along with the expansion of a grant program to help some lower-income Canadians cover the cost of installing heat pumps.The relief is applicable only to the 10 jurisdictions where federal fuel charges apply, with British Columbia, Quebec and the Northwest Territories excluded because they collect their own fuel tax.Speaking from Halifax ahead of the meetings, British Columbia Premier David Eby said such unequal distribution of cost relief is unfair.“I don’t begrudge Atlantic Canadians the ability to get off home heating oil and not to have to endure those huge bills that come when the fuel truck shows up,” Eby said at a news confe...

More fruit pouches recalled because of illnesses linked to lead

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

(AP) - Federal health officials are expanding an investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children amid reports of more illnesses and additional product recalls.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has received reports of seven illnesses in at least five states possibly linked to contaminated puree.Two new companies, Schnucks Markets of St. Louis and Weis Markets of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, announced recalls of certain cinnamon applesauce products because they may contain high levels of lead. WanaBana of Coral Gables, Florida, previously recalled all lots and expiration dates of its apple cinnamon fruit puree. Here’s the average net worth of Americans by age. How do you stack up? Eating the contaminated products could result in “acute toxicity," FDA officials said. Parents and caregivers should not buy or serve the cinnamon applesauce products, which are sold through multipl...

How much does it cost to replace a windshield?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:31 GMT

(iSeeCars) - A broken or cracked windshield is one of the most common vehicle repair problems motorists face. According to Insurance Journal, 30% of all automotive insurance claims are windshield-related. Approximately 14 million windshields are replaced in America each year. Drive long enough, and you will suffer a broken, pitted, or cracked windshield. What Causes a Windshield To Need Replacement?Windshields don’t have a lifespan. They can last indefinitely unless something cracks or breaks them. Most windshield damage is caused by road debris, including small stones or other objects impacting the glass. These objects can fall from a vehicle ahead, or they can be kicked up by the tires of vehicles in front of you. At highway speeds, a small stone can crack or pit a windshield easily.Because damaged or cracked windshields are common, even in new or near-new vehicles, many owners feel there must have been a defect, or that the automaker opted to use poor quality glass. Based on...