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Carr throws 3 TD passes as Saints top Giants 24-6 to remain tied atop NFC South

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek Carr quieted the boobirds in the Superdome and Saints defensive players were the ones making Italian-style hand gestures after a season-high seven sacks. Carr passed for three touchdowns and the Saints largely stifled — and battered — quarterback Tommy DeVito in a 24-6 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.Saints defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon had three sacks and celebrated with the same pinched-finger gesture that Giants players had embraced in DeVito’s honor during a three-game winning streak that ended in New Orleans. “I’m from Philly,” Kpassagnon said. “We got a whole bunch of Italians out there. So, we’re used to Italian.”Meanwhile, Carr’s performance was a redemptive one for the first-year Saints QB, who was booed while struggling in recent home games. He connected on 23 of 28 passes for 218 yards without a turnover in one of his most efficient outings of his first season with New Orleans (7-7).And he did it without top receiver Chris ...

Pelicans set franchise record with 22 3-pointers, roll past Wembanyama, Spurs 146-110

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 29 points, Brandon Ingram added 26 and the New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record with 22 3-pointers in rolling past Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 146-110 on Sunday.Wembanyama had 17 points and 13 rebounds in front of former San Antonio All-Star Tony Parker, his childhood idol in France and later mentor. Wembanyama’s eighth consecutive double-double surpassed the previous NBA record by a teenager of seven straight set by Dwight Howard in 2005.The Spurs unveiled a Hall of Fame designation on Parker’s retired jersey during a halftime ceremony. Parker was inducted in August along with San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich and former Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, along with Pau Gasol, Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki.Parker’s ceremony was the only time Spurs fans at the Frost Bank Center were able to have a sustained celebration Sunday.Wembanyama kept his right arm aloft after draining a 3-pointer that cut New Orleans’ advantage to 58-49 ...

Strong winds, rain expected for DC area ahead of windy, chilly workweek

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

After a cloudy, dry Saturday with temperatures right around 50 degrees, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are bracing for a foggy and stormy Sunday, a windy Monday and a chilly Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.The National Weather Service is expecting anywhere from 1-3 inches of rain this Sunday and winds that could gust up to 30 mph by 10 p.m. — not to mention significant fog, which WTOP meteorologist Chad Merrill said will “limit visibility over the (Chesapeake) Bay and near the Potomac River, as well as along the east slopes of the mountains.”Winds are expected to pick up, accompanying the rain, around 8 p.m. Sunday, Merrill said. Gusts should reach 30 mph by 10 p.m., but the strongest gusts — 40 to 45 mph — are likely to occur between 8 a.m. and noon.“These strong winds combined with saturated soil will trigger a few trees with weak root systems to come down,” Merrill said.A few people can expect to be “in the dark by Monday afternoon,” but since the...

Upper level of FLL’s Terminal 1 evacuated as deputies investigate bomb threat; man detained

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

The upper level of Terminal 1 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has been evacuated while deputies investigate a bomb threat, authorities said.Broward Sheriff’s Office Airport District deputies responded to the terminal, located at 50 Terminal Drive, just before 5:30 p.m., Sunday.While investigating the incident, deputies detained a man for questioning.The upper level of the terminal was evacuated as a precaution, as the BSO Bomb Squad continues to investigate.Airport officials said the entrance to the Departures roadway is temporarily closed due to the ongoing investigation.FLL officials said drivers may still access the lower level road.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

‘I can do it’: 12-year-old Kansas student reflects on buzzer-beating shot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — The nail-biting end to a middle school championship game has been the buzz around Olathe. Mission Trail beat rival Prairie Trail with a buzzer-beater Thursday night. The score was 27-25 with just five seconds to go when 7th-grader Lucy Zimmerman made the game-winning shot.“They were guarding us pretty hard when we inbounded it. So, I passed it back to my teammate. She passed it back to me and I shot it,” Lucy said.Her coaches had a different play in place until the 12-year-old spoke up.“I told them just draw up a play. I can make the shot. I can do it!”This was Lucy’s second half-court game-winning shot this season and a remarkable end to her first year on the team.“We always tell her that as long as she plays hard, with a good attitude, and as a good sport we can live with the results,” Lucy’s dad, Jeff Zimmerman said as he reflected on her determination this season.The shot may have won the girls’ basketball team their 3rd consecutive championship gam...

A plane hit powerlines over I-26 in North Carolina and burst into flames. Nobody was seriously hurt

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A small plane crashed on a western North Carolina highway and caught fire Thursday night, but the two people on board escaped life-threatening injuries, authorities said.A single-engine Diamond DA-40 crashed on Interstate 26 near Asheville Regional Airport around 8:15 p.m. with two people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration reported.The private plane was descending over I-26 to land at the airport when it hit power lines and a tractor-trailer, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said in a statement. The two people aboard the plane were able to get out before it caught fire, with only minor injuries. The driver of the truck was not hurt, the highway patrol said.The interstate reopened Friday morning, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.

High winds, heavy rain Monday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

A strong storm is headed towards New England, with heavy rain and gusty winds. Although rain is already falling across New England, the worst impacts from the storm have yet to arrive. Overnight, rainfall will steadily increase in intensity and become more widespread as the storm approached the area. The heaviest bands of rain are expected Monday morning, along with wind gusts increasing over 40mph for most. The highest gusts could exceed 60mph in spots, especially along the coastline and south of Boston. Power outages are a possibility as scattered wind-related tree damage commonly occurs with gusts over 50mph. The heaviest rain and wind will wrap up around lunch time as the center of the storm lifts off to the north. The storm wraps up late afternoon with conditions improving by the evening. Rainfall totals, although substantial, are expected to be about 1″ less than the previous system. Some localized flooding is possible, so do not drive through flooded roadways, and avoi...

Week 15 recap: Chicago Bears can’t hold a 10-point lead and lose 20-17 to the Cleveland Browns on a dismal day for the offense

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

Dustin Hopkins made a 34-yard field goal with 32 seconds to play to lift the Cleveland Browns to a 20-17 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.The Bears defense disrupted Browns quarterback Joe Flacco all day, including interceptions by Eddie Jackson, Tremaine Edmunds and Tyrique Stevenson.But Flacco came through when it mattered most.His 51-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper tied the game at 17-17 with 3 minutes, 18 seconds to play. Flacco threw a perfect pass between three Bears defenders to Cooper, who ran 25 yards down the right sideline to score.After the Bears offense had to punt on the following drive, Flacco threw two big passes to tight end David Njoku, the first a 31-yarder to get to the Bears 48-yard line. Then on third-and-15, Flacco hit Njoku with a 34-yard pass to the Bears 19.When Hopkins’ field goal sailed through the uprights, it stopped the Bears from nabbing their first three-game winning streak since December 2020.Flacco completed 28 of 44 passes for 37...

Russia, Ukraine exchange drone attacks

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine reportedly launched mass drone attacks at each other’s territories for a second straight day Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport.At least 35 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight over three regions in southwestern Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a post on the messaging app Telegram.A Russian air base hosting bomber aircraft used in the war in Ukraine was among the targets, according to a Russian Telegram channel critical of the Kremlin. The channel posted short videos of drones flying over low-rise housing in what it said was the Russian town of Morozovsk, whose air base is home to Russia’s 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment.Vasily Golubev, the governor of Russia’s Rostov province, separately reported “mass drone strikes” near Morozovsk and another town farther west, but didn’t mention the air base. Golubev said most the drones were shot down and and there were no casu...

Pope Francis celebrates 87th birthday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:36:37 GMT

ROME — Pope Francis turned 87 on Sunday, closing out a year that saw big milestones in his efforts to reform the Catholic Church as well as health scares that raise questions about his future as pope.Francis celebrated his birthday with cake during a festive audience with children Sunday morning, and there were “Happy Birthday” banners in St. Peter’s Square during his weekly noon blessing.One early present came Saturday, when a Vatican tribunal handed down a mix of guilty verdicts and acquittals in a complicated trial that Francis had supported as evidence of his financial reforms. The biggest-name defendant, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 5½ years in prison.“It was quite a year for a pope who’s obviously thinking about legacy and finishing up,” said Christopher Bellitto, professor of history at Kean University in New Jersey.Only seven popes are known to have been older than Francis at the time of their deat...