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Alker, Dawson tied for Schwab Cup lead on PGA Tour Champions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Steven Alker and Marco Dawson each made birdie on the par-5 18th hole Friday and each posted a 7-under 64 to share the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.The final PGA Tour Champions event of the year is missing Steve Stricker, who already has clinched the Schwab Cup and its $1 million bonus. Stricker stayed home in Wisconsin to be with his father, who was hospitalized earlier in the week.Still at stake is a trophy and a $528,000 payoff, one of the largest winner’s check on the year for the 50-and-older circuit.Runner-up in the Schwab Cup points list gets a $500,000 bonus, and Alker and Padraig Harrington are among those who have a chance to win that.Alker and Dawson were at 11-under 131.Harrington, the defending champion at Phoenix Country Club, had a 63 and was one shot behind along with Alex Cejka (64), Harrison Frazar (67) and Thongchai Jaidee (67).Dawson was only surprised to share the lead because he said he’s been dealing with muscular pain...

Browns rookie Dawand Jones out with injury; team will be without both starting tackles versus Ravens

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will have two backup tackles protecting him Sunday against one of the NFL’s nastiest defenses.That’s less than ideal.Cleveland ruled out starting rookie right tackle Dawand Jones for this week’s game at Baltimore because of shoulder and knee injuries, further depleting the Browns, who are already missing left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr.Jones missed his third straight practice Friday and was ruled out by coach Kevin Stefanski. The loss of Jones comes after the Browns (5-3) placed Wills on injured reserve earlier this week with a knee sprain suffered in last Sunday’s 27-0 win over Arizona.Stefanski wouldn’t reveal the plans to replace Jones, but James Hudson III and Geron Christian are among his most viable options. Another would be sliding All-Pro left guard Joel Bitonio to tackle, a move he made for two games in 2021.“We feel good about where we’re going,” Stefanski said when asked of the team’s plans. “Wo...

Lakewood man describes wrong-way driver encounter moments before head-on crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Lakewood man says he was almost hit by a wrong-way driver moments before the other driver crashed head-on into another vehicle.This happened near West 6th Avenue in Lakewood around 10 p.m. Thursday night. Montbello man in ICU after black widow spider bite Police have not released what led up to the crash, but said the accused wrong-way driver is 91 years old.Cody Fahrney tells FOX31 the wrong-way driver missed him by inches. He was one of the many drivers who called 9-1-1.“I was heading home, heading down west on 6th," said Fahrney. "Just cruising along minding my own business. People started flashing their lights at me in the opposite direction."I was thinking okay it may be a speed trap up ahead, so I kept on cruising along," Fahrney continued. "All of a sudden the person on side of me slams on their brakes."When he looked up, a car was heading towards him with no headlights on.“I whipped over, they flipped their headlights on right as I went by. Jus...

Commerce City Police seek driver, passenger of pickup that hit 2 women

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Commerce City Police Department is seeking a driver who hit a pair of women on Thursday night, injuring one seriously.According to the agency, overnight officers responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash in the 7000 block of Kearney Street. The incident was caught on security camera, which the agency shared to it's social media pages. 2 people wanted in triple shooting near 16th Street Mall Police found that two women were exiting an SUV in the residential area when a white F150 pickup truck backed up into the victims, hitting both of them at a "high rate of speed." Police report that both women were injured and one was seriously injured.There were at least two people in the pickup, one of whom fled on foot and the other who left in the truck. The Commerce City Police Department requests that anyone with information about the truck or either individual who had been in the truck call 303-289-3626.

North Andover HS senior killed, several teens injured in Lawrence crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

Authorities say an 18-year-old woman from North Andover was killed and several teenagers were injured Thursday night after a crash on I-495 North in Lawrence.According to Massachusetts State Police, the crash happened in the area north of Exit 100B, where a GMC Envoy driven by the 18-year-old was traveling.State police said it was around 9 p.m. when the Envoy appeared to veer into another lane at a high rate of speed and struck the side of a camper that was being pulled by a pickup truck.At that point, authorities said the Envoy’s driver then lost control and left the roadway, hitting a curb and guardrail before rolling over a steep slope.During the crash, police said the driver was ejected onto the road and struck by oncoming vehicles. A 17-year-old male passenger was also ejected and suffered minor head injuries.Meanwhile, two teenagers in the Envoy’s backseat, described as a 15-year-old female and 16-year-old female, suffered minor injuries. State police continued to ...

4 things we learned from Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus, including the Montez Sweat ‘Tez Factor’ and Cairo Santos’ milestone

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus met with reporters Friday afternoon to recap his team’s 16-13 victory against the Carolina Panthers at Soldier Field.Here are four things we learned.1. Matt Eberflus said he gave the game ball from the win to the entire Bears defense.Eberflus had compliments to hand around for a defensive effort that held the Panthers and rookie quarterback Bryce Young without an offensive touchdown.He said linebacker T.J. Edwards, who had 12 tackles, “played really well” and noted a stat from Bears media relations said Edwards’ 112 tackles are the most of any player in team history through 10 weeks.Eberflus noted the three sacks of Young by defensive linemen Yannick Ngakoue, Rasheem Green and Justin Jones. He said new defensive end Montez Sweat, who had eight quarterback pressures according to NextGen Stats, has shown “The Tez Factor,” in which the entire defense is better when Sweat plays.“He’s helping our guys rush,...

Coach Jim Harbaugh banned from 3 games over sign-stealing allegations. Michigan asks judge for stay

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

By RALPH D. RUSSO (AP College Football Writer)STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, escalating an extraordinary confrontation with college football’s winningest program over a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the sport.The school delivered on its promise to fight back in court a few hours later, asking a Michigan judge for a temporary restraining order that would allow Harbaugh to coach the Wolverines in their biggest game of the season so far.The discipline was announced less than 24 hours before kickoff at No. 9 Penn State. The second-ranked Wolverines (9-0) have a shot to win a third straight Big Ten title and the school’s first national championship since 1997.Michigan’s team plane landed in Pennsylvania shortly before the announcement. It issued a statement ridiculing the decision.“Like all members of the Big Ten Conference, we are e...

Brush fire burns 60 acres near Otay Mesa

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A brush fire burned 60 acres near Otay Mesa Friday.No one was injured in the fire, dubbed the Border 36 Fire, Cal Fire San Diego said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Watch: Police chase ends in Carlsbad Once the fire broke out, it was moving in a southernly direction, towards the U.S.-Mexico border.No structures were threatened by the blaze.

Worried Chinese shoppers scrimp, dimming the appeal of a Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Shoppers in China have been tightening their purse strings, raising questions over how faltering consumer confidence may affect Saturday’s annual Singles’ Day online retail extravaganza.Singles Day, also known as “Double 11,” was popularized by e-commerce giant Alibaba. In the days leading up to the event, sellers on Alibaba and elsewhere often slash prices and offer enticing deals. Given prevailing jitters about jobs and a weak property market, it’s unclear how this year’s festival will fare. A Bain & Company survey of 3,000 Chinese shoppers found more than three-quarters of those who responded plan to spend less this year, or keep spending level, given uncertainties over how the economy is faring. That includes people like Shi Gengchen, whose billiard hall business in Beijing’s trendy Chaoyang district has slowed.“The current economic situation is lousy and it has affected my business, there are fewer customers than before,” said Shi, adding ...

4 men wounded in shootout over allegedly stolen car on Interstate 59 in Alabama

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:21:29 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A confrontation over an allegedly stolen car in Birmingham, Alabama, ended Friday in a shootout on a busy interstate that wounded four people, including two who had life-threatening injuries, police said.The shooting took place shortly after 4:30 p.m. on southbound Interstate 59 near the 20th Street Ensley exit, police said.“We believe that a group of individuals saw their stolen vehicle, or alleged stolen vehicle, and they began following that vehicle,” Officer Truman Fitzgerald said at a news conference.“This party sees their possible stolen vehicle and they took it upon themselves to confront this group. A shootout ensued between both groups,” Fitzgerald said.Two men who were inside the allegedly stolen car were taken to the hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries while two other men had non-life-threatening injuries and went to the hospital on their own, Fitzgerald said. Nobody else was injured, he said.All four men are considered suspects in ...