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Jaguars ‘have to do better’ with a pass rush that looks pedestrian for a second straight year

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jaguars coach Doug Pederson paused for roughly 15 seconds — it seemed like an eternity in a silent meeting room — before trying to explain Jacksonville’s lackluster pass rush against Houston.There wasn’t much to say since the Texans were without four starting offensive linemen and going with a rookie quarterback who had been sacked an NFL-leading 11 times in the first two weeks.“You can maybe point to several things, but we have to do better,” Pederson said. “It starts up front.”Two weeks after Josh Allen and Travon Walker combined for four sacks at Indianapolis — two of them because Allen ran Anthony Richardson out of bounds — Jacksonville’s pass rush returned to its pedestrian 2022 form in a 37-17 debacle at home to AFC South rival and previously winless Houston on Sunday.Neither Allen nor Walker nor anyone else got to rookie C.J. Stroud, who had extra time to throw for the first time this season. Stroud completed 20 of 30 passes for 280 yards, with two t...

MLB-leading Braves are dealing with an ailing rotation as the playoffs loom

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball’s best team has some major pitching concerns heading into the final week of the regular season.Two of Atlanta’s key starters — Max Fried and Charlie Morton — have landed on the injured list in recent days, raising questions about just who’ll be available for the Braves in the playoffs.Spencer Strider (19-5) and Bryce Elder (12-4) are the only two regular starters who appear certain to pitch in the NL Division Series, which starts Oct. 7.Strider remains confident in his team, no matter who is healthy for the playoffs.“This whole organization is something to marvel at,” he said. “It’s not like it’s just been 26 guys either. It’s been a whole group.”Allan Winans, who has bounced between the big leagues and Triple-A while the Braves dealt with a rash of pitching injuries this season, is among those who could get an unlikely start in the postseason.“Obviously, I would be pretty ecstatic about the opportunity,” Winans told ...

IndyCar’s return marks major comeback for 120-year-old Milwaukee Mile

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Once a fixture on the IndyCar racing circuit, the Milwaukee Mile lost its spot on the schedule and was in danger of closing altogether on multiple occasions.Now the 120-year-old facility is making a comeback as remarkable as any that drivers have staged on this 1-mile oval track over the years. IndyCar is returning to the Milwaukee Mile next year as part of a Labor Day weekend doubleheader just before the final race of the season.Roger Penske, owner of both IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, hopes this time it’s back for good and rattled off a list of motorsports greats who raced at the historic track.“You think of Rex Mays and (Tony) Bettenhausen and some of the greatest drivers — Rodger Ward racing up here,” Penske said Monday. “These are the great names in the sport. Always right after Indy they used to come, obviously would come here to Milwaukee and run. To me, it was just part of the DNA of the series. And we kind of lost that.”The track is ...

Steelers’ team plane makes emergency landing in Kansas City, no injuries reported

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ charter flight home following a Sunday night win in Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Kansas City early Monday.Team spokesman Burt Lauten posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that “everyone on the plane is safe and we are making necessary plans to arrive back in Pittsburgh later today.”KDKA-TV, which has a pair of journalists on the team plane, reported the plane landed in Kansas City just before 5 a.m. EDT. The station reported the plane was dealing with an oil pressure failure in one of the engines.The team was originally scheduled to arrive in Pittsburgh around 5:30 a.m. EDT after improving to 2-1 by holding off the Raiders.Veteran defensive tackle Cam Heyward had a little fun with the situation, joking on X with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift that the team needed a ride to Pittsburgh. Swift attended Kansas City’s blowout victory over Chicago on Sunday as a guest of Kelce’s.T...

Cientos de migrantes duermen en las calles de El Paso, Texas, mientras se anticipa que la cantidad siga aumentando

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

(CNN) –– Mientras la ciudad de El Paso, Texas, registra aproximadamente 2.000 encuentros diarios con migrantes, el director de un refugio advierte que la cantidad de personas que están durmiendo en las calles aumentó de un momento para otro y se espera que siga creciendo.Unos 300 migrantes se despertaron este lunes en las calles que rodean tres refugios en el centro de El Paso, según John Martin, subdirector del Centro de Oportunidades para Personas sin Hogar. Martin añadió que los migrantes también han empezado a acampar en un parque del centro.¿Por qué van a deportar inmigrantes indocumentados de la frontera con el nuevo acuerdo al que llegaron EE.UU y México? Esto es lo que sabemos“Creo que en unos pocos días superaremos la capacidad de los albergues para migrantes”, advirtió Martin.Según Martin, la mayoría de los migrantes que duermen en las calles son adultos solteros, ya que los refugios dan prioridad al alojamiento de mujeres y niños. Todos los refugios del centro, indicó, ac...

Mike McDaniel’s Dolphins are working on maintaining their standards, even with big leads

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — It may sound strange after the Miami Dolphins’ offense put up a historic performance during a game that was never in doubt, but coach Mike McDaniel believes his team responds well to adversity.“We talked at length all offseason just about adversity,” McDaniel said, “and sometimes adversity is having a score or two lead because you can let the atmosphere dictate your product. So what I saw from a lot of guys, and specifically when you’re talking about that type of production, that’s guys really taking it to heart — that we have one opportunity with this team in 2023, and we’re going to make the most of it and be unrelenting with our standards.”The Dolphins maintained those standards throughout their 70-20 drubbing of the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Miami recorded 726 yards of total offense, including 350 yards rushing, in the most impressive display of offensive firepower since McDaniel took over last year.Miami’s 70 points were the most in the NF...

Owner speaks out after surveillance video captures 2 suspects stealing boat from lot in West Park

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

Police are searching for two thieves after cameras captured them stealing a boat in South Florida. Now, the owner simply wants their boat back.From the surveillance video, the suspect was seen hitching a trailer with a 22-foot Sea Swirl onto the back of his Ford explorer, Sunday. “They came around again at 8:30, that’s when they took the whole boat, we can see footage of it,” said Angel Pinto, the boat’s owner. “We see a lady with black hair.”The black haired woman that was seen is accused of being the suspect’s accomplice. However, the suspect, a man, who was seen wearing a white fishing hat, jeans, a gray shirt and glasses, first came to the lot where the boat was being held in the middle of the day. “It was a 6:30 p.m. when we first caught them on camera in the footage,” Pinto said. “They started by cutting the gates and then the locks on the gates, and then he was just inspecting the boat.”The suspect was inspecti...

Battenfeld: Immigration crisis has Joe Biden and Democrats in a strangle hold

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

The immigration crisis appears to have a choke hold on Joe Biden and Democrats and threatens to damage even popular state politicians like Gov. Maura Healey.The latest polling shows only about two in 10 Americans approve of Biden’s handling of immigration, making it the most damaging issue to the president’s hopes of re-election – even more potent than his age, the economy or inflation.A new Washington Post poll found that 62% of Americans disapprove of his handling of immigration – up several points from earlier this year.What is the Democratic strategy? Right now the border is completely porous, and all the Democrats are doing is quietly panicking and trying to send Biden out to sea.The warning signs have been around for a while, and now it’s even worse.A poll in April of voters in seven swing states found 58% – both Democrats and Republicans – disapproved of the president’s immigration policy, and that was before the problems blossomed into a crisis and cities were swamped this s...

Biden, Trump to visit auto workers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Detroit Three automakers on Monday continued ahead of scheduled visits to Michigan from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.The visits were expected to put an even greater spotlight on the strike, now in its 11th day, against General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Jeep maker Stellantis NV. The Detroit-based union expanded the action to 38 GM and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states on Friday after initially striking at a single assembly plant at each company, the union’s first simultaneous strike against all three.Biden on Tuesday is expected to join a picket line in Michigan following an invitation extended by UAW President Shawn Fain. Trump is scheduled to visit an auto supplier in Clinton Township on Wednesday.“Those visits will bolster our credibility, because you have a former president, plus a current president speaking on our behalf,” said Wayne Barracks, 53, of Trenton, Michiga...

Ticker: Bay State rail grant up to $108B; Healey to overhaul clean energy permitting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:34 GMT

The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law.Among the grants, up to $108 million is on the way to Massachusetts for design and construction on the Inland Route Project.“These projects will make American rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, delivering tangible benefits to dozens of communities where railroads are located, and strengthening supply chains for the entire country,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.Other projects include $178.4 million to restore passenger service in parts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi along the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.Healey to overhaul clean energy permittingThe governor plans Tuesday to sign an executive order that will address the process by which clean energy projects and infrastructur...