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Brown sparks South Florida over Charlotte 48-14; Bulls eligible for bowl game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Byrum Brown threw four touchdown passes and ran for a score to help South Florida become eligible for a bowl game by closing out the regular season with a 48-14 victory over Charlotte on Saturday night.Charlotte (3-9, 2-6 American Athletic Conference) grabbed a 7-0 lead on the opening possession of the game when Joachim Bangda’s 2-yard touchdown run capped a nine-play, 71-yard drive. South Florida (6-6, 4-3) pulled even on Brown’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Sean Atkins. The tying score came one play after the 49ers failed to convert on fourth-and-1 at their own 10-yard line. South Florida regained the lead on a trick play when Atkins threw a 62-yard scoring strike to Kelley Joiner midway through the second quarter. The Bulls took a 21-7 advantage into halftime on Brown’s 4-yard touchdown toss to Joiner with 52 seconds left.Brown connected with Jaden Alexis for a 60-yard touchdown and the Bulls took a three-score lead just two plays into the third ...

Errson makes 25 saves, stops all 4 shootout attempts in Flyers’ 1-0 win over Islanders

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Samuel Errson made 25 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped four more attempts in a shootout, Tyson Foerster scored in the fourth round of the tiebreaker and the Philadelphia Flyers outlasted the New York Islanders 1-0 on Saturday night.Errson had his first shutout of the season and second in the NHL. He stopped Bo Horvat, Oliver Wahlstrom, Mathew Barzal and Kyle Palmieri in the shootout to help the Flyers snap a two-game skid.Ilya Sorokin made 40 saves for the Islanders for this second shutout of the season.In the shootout, Foerster skated in with speed and fired a shot past Sorokin on the glove side.“Usually after practice I mess around with (Carter Hart) and I do that move quite a bit,” Foerster said. “I was going with that move no matter what.”The Islanders had a scoring chance early on in the 3-on-3 when Simon Holmstrom was left alone in the slot, but the winger fired a wrist shot wide of the net. The Flyers best chance came after a chaotic sequence that ...

Finley throws 3 TD passes; Texas St. scores first 24 points and then holds off South Alabama, 52-44

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — TJ Finley threw three touchdown passes, Texas State scored the first 24 points of the game and then held off South Alabama for a 52-44 victory on Saturday night. Texas State scored 24 points in the first quarter and led 31-17 at halftime. Desmond Trotter threw four touchdown passes in the second half for South Alabama, the last one a 5-yarder to Jacob Hopper that capped the scoring with 1:02 left in the game. Finley completed 19 of 28 passes for 368 yards and threw scores to Ashtyn Hawkins, Kole Wilson and Donerio Davenport. Hawkins made five catches for 131 yards and Wilson had six for 102. Ismail Mahdi added 97 yards rushing and a score for Texas State (7-5, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference). Jahmyl Jeter also had a touchdown run. Trotter finished 19-of-22 passing for 220 yards. Carter Bradley was 18 of 24 for 183 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half for South Alabama (6-6, 4-4). The Jaguars put up 485 total yards while Texas State finished ...

TV Q&A: Will Streisand head to ‘Sunset Boulevard?’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

You have questions. I have some answers.Q: I had heard years ago that Barbra Streisand had bought the movie rights to the “Sunset Boulevard” musical. Do you know if she or anyone has plans to produce this project? I think the time should be now as Streisand is more than age appropriate for playing Norma Desmond. Hugh Jackman should be cast as the male lead to make a major billing impact. Let’s campaign to make this happen before it’s too late.A: Streisand, 81, has certainly gotten additional attention lately thanks to her much-praised memoir “My Name Is Barbra.” She has performed songs from the “Sunset Boulevard” musical based on the 1950 movie. And onstage the musical has enjoyed many revivals, with Nicole Scherzinger starring in a recent one.But it’s Glenn Close, 76, who remains “absolutely dogged” in trying to get the movie made, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has said. She first played Norma 30 years ago, won her third Tony Award for the role an...

Mysterious disease affecting dogs has owner worried

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

Dear Dr. John,I am getting worried about news reports about a respiratory disease that is spreading and even causing death in some dogs. Can you shed any light on what you might think the cause is and what kinds of things I should do to protect my dog? My dog is current on all her vaccines. What kinds of things should I be looking for, that could possibly suggest that she has contracted this weird disease and if she shows any signs what should I do? My veterinarian has cautioned me to just watch for any signs of coughing and to bring my dog in if anything seems unusual. C.W.Dear C.W.,Your concern is justified as this unusual respiratory disease afflicting dogs across the country in at least a dozen states has not yet been fully identified. Some sources report, and I think it is more likely, that the causative agent is of a viral etiology since antibiotics do not seem to be effective in treating the illness. Perhaps it is caused by a mutation from an already existing viral disease ye...

When family holiday traditions change

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

Q: My ex and I do not have a formal holiday schedule because we both followed a religion that did not celebrate holidays. Our children have been brought up that way. Over the last year I have met and married someone who does not necessarily follow any religion but makes a huge deal out of Thanksgiving. Her family approaches it more as a family get together and it’s a very festive time.My children’s mom is adamant that we continue to approach holidays as we always did and will not allow the children to come with me to my in-law’s home, even though the parenting plan clearly designates this Wednesday through Sunday is with me. The kids are excited and really want to go. What’s good ex-etiquette?A: Well, of course the kids want to go to a festive celebration, especially if they are not used to it. It’s something new and exciting. And it is also understandable if mom is upset, but I’m not sure the courts would see it as she does. Let me explain…The faith in which you bring up your child...

Schoen: Congress avoided shutdown, lacks a plan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

With just a few days to spare, Congress managed to pass another stopgap spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown, but once again displaying the lack of a long-term plan to address the nation’s worsening financial situation.Moreover, the struggle to get the continuing resolution through the House of Representatives exposed deep divisions within both parties generally, and the GOP specifically, which make their control of the House tenuous at best as next year’s elections approach. The recent vote in the House saw more Democrats support new Speaker Mike Johnson’s continuing resolution than Republicans – 209 Democrats and just 127 Republicans voted ‘yes’ – while 93 Republicans opposed it, more than voted against a continuing resolution in September which cost former Speaker Kevin McCarthy his job. And while it is unlikely that Johnson will meet a similar fate as his predecessor, his dependence on Democrats has already angered the right-wing of his caucus, especially the House Free...

The perfect gifts for the adventurous traveler on your list

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

Looking for a holiday gift that makes travel more fun and manageable? Finding the just-right little (or big) present to up the ante for your loved ones’ favorite adventures is truly the gift that lasts. When they’re on that golf, hiking, skiing or whatever it is they love trip they’ll always think of you. Consider these for your active and adventure loving pal.A Transformative Travel Golf Bag: There are travel golf bags, and then there’s Sun Mountain’s Club Glider (https://www.sunmountain.com/). The Club Glider – which you can literally pull and weave through a busy airport using just your pinky finger – moves you from “lug” to “loving it” when it comes to bringing your clubs along. It’s part soft sided, part hard for club protection. The secret sauce is its kick-stand type extra wheels. Click them down and it pulls along with remarkable ease. Click them back and it’s ready to be checked. Home storage is great too: it folds into itself to stow away compactly. Expect attention ...

David Tennant is back as part of ‘Doctor Who’ specials

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

The Tardis has landed. If you have been following along, you know that Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Doctor has morphed into David Tennant’s 14th Doctor, who was also the 10th Doctor, a re-regeneration unheard of in the annals of the Time Lords. (Someone better informed than I might be aware of a precedent — anyway, it’s rare.) You can’t go home again, wrote Thomas Wolfe, but F. Scott Fitzgerald said you can repeat the past — of course you can.Indeed, the past repeats gloriously in “Doctor Who: The Star Beast,” the first of three 60th-anniversary specials which premiered Saturday that will end in a fourth, with the Christmas Day advent of Ncuti Gatwa as Doctor No. 15 in “The Church on Ruby Road.” (“Wild Blue Yonder” on Dec. 2 and “The Giggle” on Dec. 9 complete this anniversary series.) This is also the first episode of the beloved British franchise to appear under Disney+’s deal with the BBC to become its exclus...

Editorial: Biden’s policy on Iran is a mess

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:18:10 GMT

Iran is getting richer and increasingly dangerous during the Biden presidency. This has enabled the country to more aggressively arm its Middle East terrorist proxies who seek to destroy Israel.Earlier this month, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp blustered that Israel would face more attacks like the atrocities of Oct. 7. “Just as the al-Aqsa Storm came from a place the enemy did not calculate,” he said, “they must wait for other storms that will reach them from where they do not figure out.”At the same time, an Iranian military commander has told Hamas that his country will not allow Israel to “reach its dirty goals” of defeating Hamas, The Associated Press reported recently.It’s fair to ask how much the White House’s appeasement of Iran has endangered the region and emboldened bad actors who openly admit their goal of wiping Israel off the map.According to The Washington Post, the International Monetary Fund estimates that Iran’s foreign currency reserves have j...