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Florida rebounds from Kentucky debacle, handles Vanderbilt 38-14 in the Swamp

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Graham Mertz threw three touchdown passes, including two to Arlis Boardingham, and Florida handled Vanderbilt 38-14 on Saturday.The Gators (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from a 33-14 drubbing at Kentucky and avenged a stunning loss at Vanderbilt a year ago.Mertz and Boardingham came up big in the rematch. Mertz, who got knocked to the ground several times and once that forced him to miss two plays, completed 30 of 36 passes for 254 yards before giving way to Max Brown in the fourth. Mertz had scoring throws of 2 and 15 yards to the freshman tight end.Boardingham, who entered the game with six receptions for 51 yards, finished with seven catches for 99 yards and two end-zone celebrations.The Commodores (2-5, 0-3) have dropped five in a row, including three consecutive league games by at least 17 points each.Florida finished with 495 total yards, including 215 rushing. Montrell Johnson led the way with 135 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. ...

Griffin stretches his lead to 3 in Mississippi as he goes for first PGA Tour win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ben Griffin moved into position for his first PGA Tour victory with another bogey-free round Saturday for a 6-under 66, giving him a three-shot lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.Griffin got up-and-down for par on his final three holes, the last one from a bunker to the right of the 18th green. He made the 6-footer to keep his distance over Carl Yuan, who had a 67.At stake for Griffin is a spot in the Masters, starting the year at Kapalua for The Sentry and perhaps being frontrunner for PGA Tour rookie of the year.Griffin was at 20-under 296 and has not made a bogey in his last 37 holes, although he tempted fate a few times at the Country Club of Jackson. He hit only seven fairways and missed four greens, the most of any round this week.“I got myself out of position on a holes, maybe made the wrong decision,” Griffin said with a smile. “But I feel like one of the strengths of my game is scrambling. And I had to do that on a few holes. Otherwise, I pretty ...

Photos: Draft horse rescued from bog

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Friday night, multiple crews worked for several hours to rescue a horse trapped in a bog.It wasn't just a horse, it was a draft horse, which is a large horse bred to be a strong working animal, and it was trapped in the soft, spongy ground of a peat-rich wetland. How will Thornton keep its road-crossing turkeys safe? Crews shared photos of the rescue, in which the horse appeared to be trapped in the bog up to its neck, the rest of its body below the surface of the ground.Front Range Fire Rescue responded at approximately 6:37 p.m. and asked for help from the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority's Large Animal Rescue Team.Neighbors and crews worked together for three and a half hours to bring the horse to safety.Front Range Fire Rescue did not specify how the horse ended up in the bog but noted that once the horse was out, a Colorado State University veterinarian immediately treated the horse.

US officials raise concerns over Israeli intelligence after Hamas attacks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

(CNN) — American officials said Saturday they received no warning through intelligence that Hamas was preparing to attack Israel, leading to confusion among some at how Israel failed to detect signs of the rocket assault.The capability of Hamas to coordinate terrorist attacks on Israeli towns without detection has raised concerns about technological blind spots for US intelligence officials, a senior US intelligence official told CNN.US officials had been monitoring indications that tensions were escalating in recent months. But there was no tactical-level intelligence that alerted US officials that an attack of this size would happen on this day.The question for US and Israeli intelligence officials now is whether there were indicators that were missed – or whether Israel and the US failed to collect any information that would have helped predict the assault.Israeli and US officials will compile reports “in the coming days to see whether there were things missed or if the...

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde pushed the same buttons in ALDS Game 1 he has all season. They didn’t work out. | ANALYSIS

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

Brandon Hyde’s five seasons leading the Orioles have hinted how he might handle a playoff game. His postseason managerial debut in many ways aligned with what would be expected.Even during Baltimore’s rebuild, Hyde showed a devotion to matchups, seeking any platoon advantage available. Often in those early years, the right decisions backfired; the Orioles lacked the talent for even the most logical choices — say, bringing in a left-handed reliever to face a pocket of left-handed hitters — to be executed correctly.That’s certainly not the case with the 2023 Orioles, who won 101 regular-season games to claim the American League East title. But they fell to the Texas Rangers, 3-2, in Game 1 of the AL Division Series partly because the decisions he made, logical as they were, did not pan out.Twice, he brought in a left-handed pinch hitter to face a right-handed reliever with at least one runner on base; both were retired. He started a string of matchup...

Orioles reliever DL Hall, who spent his summer away from competition, thrives in it in ALDS Game 1 loss to Rangers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

As the Orioles fought for an American League East title and the Triple-A Norfolk Tides similarly vied for a league crown, top prospect DL Hall was with neither ballclub. The left-hander, who debuted for Baltimore in 2022, instead spent six of his summer weeks in Florida at the team’s spring training facility to focus on strength training and rebuilding his velocity.He returned to Triple-A in late July, was called up to the Orioles in August and, on Saturday, turned in a strong relief performance in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Despite Baltimore’s 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers, Hall provided stability out of the bullpen, striking out three and not allowing a hit in 1 2/3 innings.“The ultimate goal was to get up here and be able to help these guys,” the 25-year-old Hall told The Baltimore Sun after the game. “It was a long road, obviously wish I could’ve been up here sooner, but it’s the end of the year and we got here...

Multiple acre brush fire breaks out near Lower Otay Lake

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

OTAY MESA, Calif. -- Cal Fire San Diego County crews are responding to a multi-acre brush fire near the Lower Otay Lake that broke out Saturday evening.As of 5:45 p.m., the fire had burned about 10 acres near Wueste Way in the community of Otay Mesa. The blaze has the potential for 20, the department said in a post on X.Difficult terrain for ground resource access is contributing to the possibility for growth, Cal Fire explained. Although, in a post around 5:30 p.m., the department said "Firefighters are making good progress."There is no threat to structures at this time and no evacuations have been initiated.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

San Diego mayor, advocates react to death of Israel sister city mayor in Hamas attack

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Mayor Todd Gloria and the city's Jewish leaders took to social media on Saturday to mourn the death of Ofir Liebstein, the mayor of San Diego's sister city in Israel, during the Hamas attack.Liebstein led the regional council of Shar'ar Hanegev, a city of roughly than 9,000 that borders the northeastern corner of the Gaza Strip. According to reports, he was killed in a shootout with militants Saturday morning."This morning I learned of the death of Mayor Ofir Liebstein," Gloria wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. "He led Shar’ar Hanegev in southern Israel and was killed defending his community. San Diego is a sister city of Shar’ar Hanegev and there are deep connections between our two cities."In succeeding posts, Gloria shared about Liebstein's last visit to San Diego in 2021 and the mayor's visit to Shar'ar Hanegev, along with photos of the two officials. Hamas attacked Israel and Netanyahu says his country is ‘at war.’ Follow live updates "Ofir was a f...

Police investigating alleged sexual assault at Ajax GO station

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

Durham police are investigating a sexual assault that reportedly occurred at Ajax GO station on Friday.At approximately 8:15 p.m., the victim was reportedly standing on the platform at Ajax GO station when he was approached by an unknown male.The victim and the suspect both left the area of the platform, and the victim was then reportedly sexually assaulted.The victim and suspect separated and both headed toward Toronto. Toronto police were contacted who then contacted Durham police.The suspect is described as male, Brown, 25-30 years old, 5’11” tall, 200 pounds, with a full beard. He was wearing a rain jacket and beige pants.The Special Victims Unit has taken over the investigation and is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Downtown Montreal reaches 100 millimetres of rain as warnings persist

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:46:24 GMT

MONTREAL — Rain drenched much of Quebec on Saturday, leading to minor flooding that partially submerged several roadways and seeped into some basements, says a meteorologist with Environment Canada.Since precipitation began Friday evening, Julien Chartrand says one hundred millimetres of rain have fallen on downtown Montreal and more is on the way.Just south of the city on Saturday, the weather station at the St-Hubert Airport in Longueuil, Que. recorded the province’s highest rainfall total of the day: 116 millimetres. Rainfall warnings remain in place across much of southern Quebec, from the region north of Ottawa to areas along the St. Lawrence River northeast of Quebec City.Environment Canada has said that another 30 to 40 millimetres of rain could come down on areas south of Montreal by Sunday morning.Chartrand says, less, between 20 and 30 millimetres, is expected in Montreal, itself, potentially bringing its Thanksgiving weekend rainfall total to between 120 and 140 mil...