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South Dakota State alone atop MVFC after beating South Dakota 37-3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Amar Johnson ran for pair of touchdowns and South Dakota State shut down South Dakota 37-3 on Saturday to take sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.The Jackrabbits (8-0, 5-0), ranked No. 1 in the FCS coaches’ poll, and the ninth-ranked Coyotes (6-2, 4-1) came in as the last two teams unbeaten in conference play. But it was South Dakota State emerging with its 22nd straight victory and 13th over a ranked team in that span. It was also the Jackrabbits’ 14th straight conference win.The Jackrabbits rolled up 473 yards offense and held South Dakota to 183, including just 50 on the ground. The Coyotes scored first on Will Leyland’s 50-yard field goal in the first quarter but the Jackrabbits dominated thereafter, leading 17-3 at halftime on touchdown runs by Jadon Janke and Johnson and the first of three Hunter Dustman field goals. Johnson’s second TD came midway through the fourth quarter and Angel Johnso...

Connor Watkins throws 4 TD passes, leads Villanova past Stony Brook 48-13

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Connor Watkins threw for 361 yards and four touchdown passes as Villanova rolled past winless Stony Brook 48-13 on Saturday afternoon.The Wildcats rolled up 556 yards of total offense, but Stony Brook dominated time of possession by more than 10 minutes with 294 yards of offense. TD Ayo-Durojaiye started the scoring for Villanova, punching it in from the 5-yard line five minutes into the game. Stony Brook tied the game on Casey Case’s 12-yard touchdown to Dez Williams, but Watkins threw back-to-back touchdowns to Jaaron Hayek, from 43- and 20-yards out. Jalen Jackson ran 44 yards for a touchdown, Watkins found Rayjuon Pringle with a 79-yard touchdown connection with 1:11 left in the first half and the Wildcats had a 34-7 lead.Watkins was 13 of 19 passing for 361 yards and Tanner Maddocks was 4 of 4 for another 37 yards. Pringle caught five passes for 196 yards and a touchdown. Jaylan Sanchez caught four for 103 yards and a 24-yard touchdown and Hayek had fi...

Albany cruises to 37-21 win over Maine

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Faysal Aden rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, Reese Poffenbarger passed for 324 yards and two scores, and Albany beat Maine 37-21 on Saturday.Albany (6-3, 4-1 Coastal Athletic Association) scored four touchdowns on offense. The defense forced three turnovers and scored a TD of their own.Aden, a grad transfer, recorded his first collegiate TD. Marqeese Dietz and Brevin Easton each had 125-plus yards receiving. Dietz caught seven passes for 150 yards and Easton scored twice.Brian Abraham had a forced fumble that he returned for a 68-yard touchdown to give Albany a 17-7 lead. Ori Jean-Charles, in his return to Maine, led the Albany defense with 10 tackles. Defensive lineman Joseph Greaney and defensive back Isaac Duffy each recorded an interception.Derek Robertson threw for three touchdowns but was intercepted twice for Maine (2-7, 1-5). Michael Monios caught 10 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the sea...

Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican officials raised the death toll to 39 on Saturday from Hurricane Otis, which struck the country’s southern Pacific coast including the resort city of Acapulco early Wednesday as a powerful Category 5 storm. Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said in a recorded video message with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador posted to the platform X that the probable cause of death for the 39 was “suffocation by submersion.” She said the victims had not yet been identified and that investigations continue.The new death toll was an increase of 12 over the initial tally of 27 announced Thursday. But the storm’s human toll was becoming a point of contention as local media reported the recovery of more bodies and López Obrador criticized opponents for trying to make it a political issue.Rodríguez also said the number of missing rose to 10. Hundreds of families have been awaiting word from loved ones.In Acapulco on Saturday, government workers and volunteers c...

Late Autumn snowstorm could spell trouble for leafy trees

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- As a fall storm blankets the Front Range with snow, arborists are already gearing up for a busy week ahead.At Ross Tree Company, General Manager David Boswell says he's preparing for significant damage if forecasted snow totals pan out. View the latest Weather Alerts in Denver and across Colorado on FOX31 "With all the leaves on the trees we may see a lot of failure around the metro area,” said Boswell.Certain types of trees, like maple trees, are especially susceptible this time of year, according to Boswell. Unlike ash and elm trees, which have mostly lost their leaves at this point, many maples are just starting to turn color. “Those leaves could potentially catch that snow, weigh those down, and if you have structural issues in the tree, it’s going to bring those branches down and cause a lot of issues and potentially a lot of failure around the community,” he said.He says routine pruning can alleviate some of those concerns, but says at this point, it's ...

Abercrombie & Fitch facilitated ex-CEO’s sexual exploitation of men, lawsuit claims

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

New York (CNN) — Dozens of men have filed a class action lawsuit alleging Abercrombie & Fitch was complicit in a decade-long sex trafficking scheme carried out by the fashion company’s former CEO.According to the complaint filed Friday in federal court in New York, Michael Jeffries, who ran the company between 1992 and 2014, “used his role as CEO of Abercrombie to prey upon attractive young men who believed that Jeffries was going to hire them as an Abercrombie model.”Abercrombie & Fitch told CNN it does not comment on pending litigation.The complaint alleges Jeffries ran an expansive sex-trafficking operation, coercing and forcing young men to engage in sexual acts in exchange for money and promises of employment.The lawsuit states that, in a series of instances, one aspiring model was invited to multiple Abercrombie & Fitch casting events in New York, France and London, and was sexually assaulted at least seven times at these events. The model was allege...

Arnold Schwarzenegger admits he and Sylvester Stallone ‘tried to derail each other’ in their heyday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

(CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is owning up to a past feud with a fellow action star.The septuagenarian former governor of California visited the “Graham Norton Show” on Friday, where he admitted that he and Sylvester Stallone started out as major “movie rivals” before they became “fantastic friends.”“We were movie rivals, but we took the competitiveness to the extreme,” the “Terminator” star explained on the show.“We each had to have the best body, we had to kill more people in our films, and we had to have the biggest guns,” Schwarzenegger continued.“It got out of control, and we tried to derail each other,” he added.“Then, when we both invested in Planet Hollywood, we started flying around the world together to promote it and we became fantastic friends.”Both Stallone and Schwarzenegger found fame and fortune in Hollywood in the 1970s, with Schwarzenegger bursting onto the scene in 1970 with “Hercules in New York” and Stallone hitting it big in 1976’s Oscar-winning “Rocky.”I...

A look back at Elon Musk’s first year owning Twitter, in tweets

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

New York (CNN) — You’d be forgiven for failing to remember every twist and turn — every controversial post, weird office update, legal threat and policy rollout (and, sometimes, rollback) — that took place during Elon Musk’s first year owning Twitter.Since Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on October 27 of last year, he has not only rebranded the company as “X” but fundamentally changed what was once one of the world’s most prominent and influential platforms for real-time news and information. By extension, he’s also shifted the social media landscape writ large, as Twitter’s splintering audience seeks alternatives.Here’s a look back at some of the highlights of Musk’s year owning the company, told through tweets — er, Xs?October 2022Following a months-long legal battle attempting to extract himself from his agreement to buy Twitter, which Musk himself had initiated, Musk showed up at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters on October 26 carrying a bathroom sink. He twee...

Belgium’s terror attack blunders tarnish its upcoming EU presidency

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

BRUSSELS — Belgium had big plans for its upcoming Council presidency. But its handling of the October 16 shooting spree by Tunisian gunman Abdesalem Lassoued, which left two Swedish football supporters dead, has since led to a series of embarrassing revelations. Lassoued was living residing in the country as an undocumented migrant after Belgian authorities reject his asylum claim in 2020, and was known to law enforcement for “suspicious activities.” His country of origin, Tunisia, had even asked for his extradition — a fact missed by the country’s judicial system. Belgium’s justice minister quit while the country’s interior affairs and asylum and migration ministers had to appear twice before lawmakers to explain why they, too, shouldn’t resign. For Belgium it’s been an awkward lead-up to its Council presidency, having wanted to impress in those very areas where it has now clearly failed: migration and the fight against organized crime. At ...

Worcester State University shooting caught on camera leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:23:15 GMT

Shocking cellphone video shows the moment shots rang out during an altercation at Worcester State University early Saturday morning, leaving one person dead, another hospitalized, and police searching for the shooter.Officers responding to a reported altercation near the parking garage around 2:30 a.m. found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, according to state police. They were both taken to nearby UMass Memorial Medial Center, where one was pronounced dead. Their name has not been released.“Neither the victims or the suspected assailants are students of Worcester State University,” the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.University officials are now asking for the public’s help for photos and videos around the locations of Wasylean parking lot and Sheehan Hall. Worcester State’s homecoming and family day weekend are canceled. Officials said that there is no immediate threat to campus.This is a developing story; s...