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Bills turn focus on healthy players ready to step in and fill holes on injury-depleted defense

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Norman wouldn’t be back in Buffalo for a second stint if not for a rash of injuries depleting the Bills’ defense.What the veteran cornerback, however, made clear on Wednesday is he would not have signed to Buffalo’s practice squad a day earlier if he didn’t still regard the Bills as contenders, however banged-up they might be.Difficult as it will be to replace linebacker Matt Milano (lower right leg), cornerback Tre’Davious White (torn right Achilles tendon) and tackle DaQuan Jones (torn pectoral muscle), Norman placed his faith in Buffalo’s deep and disruptive defensive front as being a difference-maker.“Listen, man, regardless of anybody coming in or out, this defense is menacing,” said the 35-year-old Norman, who patiently bided his time this summer in waiting for the right opportunity in extending his career to a 12th season.“I mean, they got some grown men up front and nobody wants anything to do with them,” he added, referring to a defensive fron...

Conor McGregor back in testing pool but USADA says it’s splitting with UFC

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Former UFC champion Conor McGregor’s return to action helped trigger a split between the league and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which has been testing the league’s mixed-martial arts fighters for the past eight years.McGregor announced on social media this week that he is returning to the USADA testing pool — a step the 35-year-old fighter must take before returning to the octagon for the first time since suffering a leg injury in July 2021. McGregor was expected to fight Michael Chandler in December, though the timing of their meeting has been in flux because of the testing rules.USADA requires any athlete who has been out of action to submit to six months’ of testing and provide at least two negative tests before returning.In a statement Wednesday, USADA CEO Travis Tygart said the agency had been ‘clear and firm’ about those requirements applying to McGregor, who during the summer went on social media and said that because of the t...

No. 21 Notre Dame hopes to rebound from 2nd loss while renewing rivalry with No. 10 Trojans

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — History suggests No. 21 Notre Dame may already be out of the college football playoff picture.Still, coach Marcus Freeman insists there is plenty for the Fighting Irish to achieve this season.Notre Dame’s new quest will take place Saturday with an opportunity to face longtime rival No. 10 Southern Cal and reclaim the Jeweled Shillelagh the team lost last season after holding it for four straight years.“The best thing about this week is we have to get back to work and get prepared for a great opponent in USC coming in here Saturday night,” Freeman said. “We expect it to be an electric atmosphere, a great environment and a great opportunity for this program to use the adversity we faced this past week and to use it as energy and motivation.”Saturday’s game closes out a journey in which Notre Dame (5-2) has faced four ranked, undefeated opponents, all in prime time. They lost at home to Ohio State, rallied to win at Duke and then suffered a potential...

Un vuelo de British Airways tuvo que regresar a Londres justo antes de aterrizar en Tel Aviv

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

(CNN) — Un vuelo de British Airways que iba de Londres a Tel Aviv hizo un abrupto giro para devolverse poco antes de aterrizar en la ciudad israelí este miércoles, luego de que la aerolínea cancelara todos los trayectos a esa ciudad en medio de preocupaciones de seguridad.El vuelo BA165 procedente del aeropuerto Heathrow en Londres se acercaba al aeropuerto internacional Ben-Gurion de Tel Aviv cuando fue llamado de vuelta a la ciudad de despegue, según el sitio web de seguimiento de aviones FlightRadar24.British Airways confirmó a CNN que el vuelo fue cancelado poco antes de su aterrizaje en la ciudad del norte de Israel, que ha sido objeto de ataques con cohetes mientras se llevan a cabo intensos combates entre las fuerzas de Israel y Hamas.La aerolínea dijo que había suspendido los servicios hacia y desde Tel Aviv la tarde de este miércoles.Lo que los viajeros deben saber tras los enfrentamientos letales en Israel y Gaza“La seguridad es siempre nuestra máxima prioridad...

The Bears’ offense and QB Justin Fields are showing signs of growth

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears are showing growth on offense. And it’s not just Justin Fields.The Bears’ offense has put together two solid performances in a row and is looking more like the sort of unit it hopes to become.“It took a giant step,” receiver DJ Moore said. “Last week, like I said, all the stars aligned. This week, we want the sun to align with us.”The Bears (1-4) will try to keep moving forward when they host the Minnesota Vikings (1-4) on Sunday.They stopped a 14-game losing streak with a 40-20 win at Washington last week in which Fields and Moore led another big effort by the offense.The Bears racked up 451 yards against the Commanders after setting a season high with 471 the previous week against Denver, and their offense has jumped from 29th overall to 14th in that span.Fields is coming off his two best games as a passer with a combined 617 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception. He’s looked more comfortable throwing on the run a...

Iowa man sentenced to 2 life terms in death of 10-year-old girl whose body was found in a pond

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man was sentenced Wednesday to two life terms for killing a 10-year-old girl who was missing for eight months before her remains were found in a pond. Henry Earl Dinkins also will have to pay $150,000 in restitution to the mother of Breasia Terrell, The Quad City Times reports. The girl’s July 2020 disappearance led to huge searches by dozens of volunteers and numerous law enforcement agencies before fishermen found her body in March 2021 in a rural area north of Davenport. Last month Judge Henry Latham found Dinkins, 51, guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping. The life sentences he imposed are without parole. Prosecutors charged Dinkins with Terrell’s death in May 2021, alleging he kidnapped and then shot her to death. She had been staying the night with her half-brother and his father, Dinkins. Dinkins is a registered sex offender who was convicted of third-degree sexual abuse in 1990, when he was 17. Latham said the brother, who wa...

Planned purchase of old Louisiana shipyard put on hold amid questions from state financing panel

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Plans by the Port of South Louisiana to purchase what was once a major New Orleans area shipyard for construction of military vessels have been delayed. The port announced in January its intent to purchase the old Avondale Shipyard site from the current owner, port terminal operator T. Parker Host. However, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the purchase has been put off after port officials faced questions last month from the state Bond Commission. Members of the commission, which must approve government debt, had noted that the port had not provided detailed accounts of Host’s revenue at Avondale for previous years. Host bought the site in 2018, roughly four years after the shipyard that once employed thousands was shuttered. The proposed purchase would require more than $400 million in public financing.“With the full cooperation of the seller, we believe the delay is warranted to thoroughly consider points raised by the state Bo...

NH state police cruiser rear-ended on I-93 in Londonderry

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

Police were investigating Wednesday after a New Hampshire State Police cruiser was rear-ended in Londonderry, officials said. The New Hampshire State Police in a post on social media said the crash happened on the northbound side of I-93 while a trooper was working a detail. Police did not share any additional information about the crash but shared a photo of the damaged cruiser. New Hampshire State Police asked drivers to utilize caution in the area while their investigation continued.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Lynn commuter rail service coming back in December, 9 months ahead of schedule

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

Commuter rail service has been absent in the Bay State’s eighth largest city for over a year, but transportation officials say that will change in the coming months.A temporary platform at the Lynn commuter rail station is expected to be up and running in December, nine months ahead of schedule, the MBTA announced on Wednesday.The development, Lynn officials and representatives say, brings much needed relief to city residents who, since last October, have been taking a bus to Revere for subway service or Swampscott to hop on the commuter rail there.“Finally, Lynn residents will have commuter rail access back,” U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, said in a statement. “While it is simply unacceptable that Lynn residents have been without a safe, reliable, and affordable public transit option for this long, today’s announcement marks a positive step in the right direction.”Lynn station has been shuttered since Oct. 1, 2022, as the MBTA addresses deterioration issues and is in a years-long...

Second biggest US lottery prize is up for grabs in Powerball drawing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:47:48 GMT

By JIM SALTER (Associated Press)ST. LOUIS (AP) — After 35 straight drawings without a big winner, Powerball players on Wednesday are lining up for a shot at a near-record jackpot worth an estimated $1.73 billion.If winning numbers are drawn, it would be the second largest U.S. lottery prize, topped only by the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a player in California last November. The previous No. 2 was a $1.586 billion Powerball with three winners in California, Florida and Tennessee on Jan. 13, 2016.Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins. And wins in recent months have been few and far between.That didn’t bother those eager to plunk down their money for a long-shot chance at instant wealth.Robert Salvato Jr., a 60-year-old electrician, bought 40 Powerball tickets at a hardware store in Billerica, Massachusetts.“I would take care of family and give my cat that...