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Florida coach Billy Napier fires two assistants to begin defensive overhaul, AP source says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier began a much-needed defensive makeover by firing two assistants Monday.Napier parted with cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond and defensive line coach Sean Spencer two days after a season-ending, 24-15 loss to rival and then-No. 5 Florida State, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the coach nor the assistants had made the moves public.The Gators (5-7) lost five consecutive games to end the season and missed a bowl for just the third time since 1990. Defense was the biggest issue down the stretch, with Florida allowing 41.75 points a game in the first four of those losses.The unit was better in the finale against the Seminoles, who were playing without star quarterback Jordan Travis, but it was too little, too late to save the assistants.Defensive line, secondary and offensive line were Florida’s worst positions by far in 2023, and Napier ma...

Nikki Haley argues Donald Trump is always followed by ‘chaos’ before a large South Carolina crowd

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley argued Monday former President Donald Trump causes too much chaos to be successful in a second White House term, reiterating her argument about the GOP front-runner at a large town hall in her home state of South Carolina. The former governor and United Nations ambassador drew the largest crowd of her primary campaign so far as she tries to close the gap with Trump just weeks before the Iowa caucuseskick off the Republican nominating calendar. Haley invoked her former boss saying as she has before that she believes Trump was “the right president at the right time” but that the time is now right for a new generation in U.S. leadership.“I agree with a lot of his policies, but the truth is, rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him,” Haley said. “We have too much division in this country, and too many threats around the world to be sitting in chaos once again.”About 2,500 people attended the event at a satellite campus of the University of South Carolina a...

Browns’ QB carousel could turn again with Thompson-Robinson in concussion protocol

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns are again in quarterback limbo. The only difference this time is they have a more suitable — if not sustainable — backup plan.Paging Joe Flacco.With rookie starter Dorian Thompson-Robinson in concussion protocol after taking a brutal hit in Sunday’s loss at Denver, the Browns may make yet another switch and put their season — and playoff hopes — in Flacco’s capable hands.Cleveland signed the 2013 Super Bowl MVP last week as protection in case Thompson-Robinson either flopped or got hurt.And, wouldn’t you know it?In a season full of bumps and bruises for the Browns (7-4), Thompson-Robinson was knocked out of his third career start when Broncos linebacker Baron Browning levelled him with a high hit in third quarter of Cleveland’s 29-12 loss Sunday.Coach Kevin Stefanski offered no clues Monday about his QB plans heading into this week’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, but it appears his best option is to see what th...

NHL expands All-Star Weekend in Toronto, adding a women’s 3-on-3 event among the changes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has expanded its upcoming All-Star Weekend in Toronto to add a women’s 3-on-3 event and bring back the popular player draft.The league announced the new “NHL All-Star Thursday” in a press release Monday.Members of the new Professional Women’s Hockey League will take part in a game at Scotiabank Arena on Feb. 1. Four All-Star captains matched with celebrities will draft their teams for the skills competition on Feb. 2 and 3-on-3 tournament on Feb. 3.The NHL also will honor the 1967 Maple Leafs, Toronto’s last team to win the Stanley Cup, as part of the festivities.The women’s hockey involvement continues a recent trend of involving some of the best players in the world in NHL All-Star Weekend. Canada’s Sarah Nurse scoring on New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin was a highlight of the skills competition in 2023, and Kendall Coyne shined in the fastest skater event in 2019.The PWHL is set to start its inaugural season in January.“We can’t wait...

Driver wanted in deadly Denver hit-and-run on Speer Boulevard

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police in Denver are looking for the driver who crashed into and killed a man riding a motorcycle home from work.Nick Cordova was killed in the crash, which happened just after midnight on Saturday, Nov. 18. A driver was traveling westbound on North Speer Boulevard and crashed into Cordova, who was headed eastbound from his job at Blue Pan Pizza."The driver fled the scene of this crash without stopping, rendering aid, or leaving information required by law," Metro Denver Crime Stoppers said in a release.Police say the driver was in a white Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV with an estimated model year between 2002-09. It's missing the front bumper and should have front-end damage.A stock image of a Chevrolet Trailblazer distributed by Metro Denver Crime Stoppers, which seeks a similar vehicle in a deadly Nov. 18, 2023, hit-and-run crash (Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)The vehicle was last seen traveling southbound through the alley between North Grove and Hooker streets toward ...

Out-of-state group files civil rights complaints against University of Colorado

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A group based out of Rhode Island is bringing a legal complaint against the University of Colorado in Boulder and Denver, claiming the universities violated people's civil rights by participating in a federal program for students from underrepresented groups."We just started in February of this year, and we filed about 20 complaints wherever we see programs that, by their terms and conditions, discriminate on the basis of race," William Jacobson said. Suspended Aurora officer back to work after acquittal in Elijah McClain’s death Jacobson is the founder of the Equal Protection Project, a project within the Legal Insurrection Foundation based out of Rhode Island. The group brought civil rights complaints against each of the schools."If a student is Black, Hispanic, Native American in one or two other categories, that student is automatically eligible to apply. That doesn't mean they'll get the scholarship, but they're eligible. But if a student is not one of those c...

Boston City Council, Mayor Wu exploring cash payments to low-income families

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

The Wu administration is exploring a guaranteed basic income program for low-income families in Boston — basically cash payments — but concerns about cost, sustainability and the risk of creating a “benefits cliff” for qualifying applicants is giving the cabinet pause.Segun Idowu, the city’s chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, said Monday that there have been “a lot of discussions” about the potential policy shift, which would involve dishing out money every month to families living below the poverty line, but there are no plans in place for a pilot program.Data from other municipal pilot programs across the country, including how successful a short-term income boost is in lifting people out of poverty and whether it hurts or helps the local economy, will inform whether Boston moves forward with a similar effort, Elijah Miller, the city’s director of policy, said.“If guaranteed income is a way that we determine with our colleagues here is the way to go, it is so...

LEGOLAND California loses power, forced to close early

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad closed early Monday after losing power for about an hour, theme park officials said.Around 2:40 p.m., the power went out at the park, but it was restored an hour later, Christina Fillippis with LEGOLAND California emailed FOX 5 in a statement."There were no injuries or damage reported and any guests who were on rides at the time were safely evacuated," Fillippis said. Naked guy spotted on iconic Disneyland Ride The outage prompted the theme park to close an hour earlier (4 p.m.), according to the park.The City of Carlsbad posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that a power outage was reported in parts of northwest Carlsbad due a car accident.Guests will be able to return to the park within one year as part of its “Rainy Day Promise.”SEA LIFE Aquarium in LEGOLAND was also shut down temporarily on Monday, but it is now open until 6 p.m.

Conservative deputy calls MP ‘unhinged’ for linking Poilievre and Winnipeg killings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

SURREY, B.C. — Federal Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman is calling a Metro Vancouver MP “unhinged” for a social media post that questioned if there was a connection between Pierre Poilievre and a weekend shooting in Manitoba that killed four people.Liberal Ken Hardie, who represents the B.C. riding of Fleetwood-Port Kells, posted on Monday that the shooting that left four dead in Winnipeg was “beyond troubling” and asked if it was connected to a “burn everything down” attitude creeping in from the United States.His post on X, formerly known as Twitter, then referred to Conservative Leader Poilievre, asking if he was the “creep” on the Canadian side.Lantsman responded by referring to a previous instance when Hardie said Nazi propagandist Josef Goebbels would be proud of Conservative MPs, calling Hardie “unhinged then” and “unhinged now.”Conservative spokesman Sebastian Skamski said in a statement it wa...

Peru’s top prosecutor blames President Boluarte for deaths of protesters as political crisis deepens

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:21 GMT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s attorney general on Monday blamed President Dina Boluarte and her prime minister for the deaths of “several” anti-government protesters earlier this year, and charged them with first-degree murder before the nation’s congress in a procedure known as a “constitutional complaint.”A congressional committee must now review the complaint, which could lead to a trial if the charges are approved by a majority of the nation’s lawmakers.Peru’s constitution protects heads of state from most criminal charges while they are still in office. This means the complaint filed Monday against Boluarte would most likely initiate a trial after she finishes her term or if she is ousted from office through other means, such as an impeachment vote.Peru has had five presidents since 2016, with none finishing their terms, and two of them impeached by the nation’s powerful congress.The charges pressed against Boluarte deepen a political crisis that broke out last year foll...