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Vikings’ Justin Jefferson taken to hospital with chest injury after big hit
LAS VEGAS — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was taken to a hospital after being hit in the chest during a 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but he returned to Allegiant Stadium and then flew home with the team. “Feel pretty encouraged about the early...
NFL Week 14: Derek Carr overcomes recent injuries and rough start, leads Saints past Panthers
NEW ORLEANS — Derek Carr returned from a recent concussion and upper body injuries to throw touchdown passes to Chris Olave and Jimmy Graham, and the New Orleans Saints defeated the hapless Carolina Panthers 28-6 on Sunday. Alvin Kamara ran 9 yards for a touchdown as New Orleans (6-7) snapped...
Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory’s Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading. Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive, with...
Joe Flacco throws 3 TD passes, Browns pick Trevor Lawrence 3 times in 31-27 win vs. JaguarsVideo
CLEVELAND — Joe Flacco threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns in his home debut for Cleveland, and the Browns survived a late rally by Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 31-27 win Sunday. The 38-year-old Flacco, who was signed only three weeks ago by the Browns (8-5),...
Tylan Wallace’s 76-yard punt return in overtime gives Ravens 37-31 victory over RamsVideo
BALTIMORE — Tylan Wallace caught the punt cleanly — no easy feat on this wet day — then slipped to his left, spinning away from one potential tackler and racing past a couple of more while barely staying inbounds along the sideline. By the time Shaun Jolly came diving at...
Bronny James makes college debut for USC nearly 5 months after cardiac arrestVideo
LOS ANGELES — Bronny James made his college debut for Southern California on Sunday, coming off the bench nearly five months after he suffered cardiac arrest and making a huge block. James played six minutes in the first half, when the Trojans led 45-30 at the break. In his second...
Bronny James debuts for USC nearly 5 months after cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES — Bronny James had four points, three rebounds and two assists in his college debut for Southern Cal on Sunday, coming off the bench nearly five months after he suffered cardiac arrest to play in front of his superstar father LeBron James. The Trojans lost in overtime to...
Backup QB Jake Browning shines again as Bengals pound Colts
CINCINNATI — Jake Browning threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his second straight outstanding performance for the Cincinnati Bengals, who pounded the Indianapolis Colts, 34-14, on Sunday. With Joe Burrow out for the season because of a wrist injury, Browning has kept the Bengals (7-6) in...
Biden invites Zelenskyy to the White House amid a stepped-up push for Congress to approve more aidVideo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has invited Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress to provide billions more in aid to Kyiv in its war with Russia. The visit is intended “to underscore the United States’ unshakeable...
Star CBs Jalen Ramsey, Xavien Howard have Dolphins rolling
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jalen Ramsey and Xavien Howard have been talking about the impact they could have on the field together since before the Miami Dolphins even acquired Ramsey this past offseason. Now that the duo has shared the field for four games, the Dolphins are yielding positive returns...
Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. It poses new uncertainty for...
Military-themed brewery wants to open in a big Navy town. An ex-SEAL is getting in the way
NORFOLK, Va. — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden is at the center of a much different fight in Virginia, where plans for a military-themed brewery are drawing opposition over his alleged racist and homophobic remarks. Robert J. O’Neill has a small ownership stake...
Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 and damaged neighborhoodsVideo
NASHVILLE — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers cleaned up Sunday from severe weekend storms and tornadoes that killed six people and sent more to the hospital while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles and knocking out power to tens of thousands. Officials confirmed that three people, including a toddler, died...
Browns rookie RT Dawand Jones out, Joe Flacco elevated from practice squad
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns rookie right tackle Dawand Jones will miss Sunday’s game against Jacksonville with a knee injury, a blow to a team trying to stay in the AFC playoff hunt. Jones has played exceptionally well after moving into the starting lineup in Week 1, when Jack Conklin suffered...
LSU QB Jayden Daniels overcomes being outside CFP race to win Heisman Trophy with prolific seasonVideo
NEW YORK — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship. The fifth-year player, who transferred from...
Penn State rallies from 18 down in second half to defeat Ohio State 83-80Video
STATE COLLEGE — Ace Baldwin Jr.’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining cappped a rally from an 18-point second-half deficit, and Penn State held on to defeat Ohio State, 83-80, on Saturday night. After Baldwin’s 3-pointer — Penn State’s eighth of the second half — Bruce Thornton made two free throws...
NRA has surprising defender in free speech case before the Supreme Court: the ACLU
NEW YORK — In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, the National Rifle Association will be represented by frequent nemesis the American Civil Liberties Union in an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. The New York-based civil liberties group confirmed Saturday it will provide legal representation for the gun-rights...
Army holds on with goal-line stand in final seconds, beats Navy 17-11Video
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Army held its ground on a goal-line stand in the final seconds to send Navy mascot Bill the Goat — and Navy superfan Bill, the G.O.A.T. — home disappointed. Army linebacker Kalib Fortner scored on a fourth-quarter strip sack and then helped stuff quarterback Tai Lavatai inches...
Edwards helps West Virginia hold off Drexel 66-60Video
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jesse Edwards scored 16 points to help West Virginia hold off Drexel, 66-60, on Saturday. Edwards made 7 of 10 shots and grabbed five rebounds for the Mountaineers (4-5). Quinn Slazinski finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Seth Wilson came off the bench to score 11...
Liz Magill, University of Pennsylvania president, resigns as antisemitism testimony draws backlash
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing during which she was unwilling to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The departure of Liz...
New U.S. aid for Ukraine seems out of reach as GOP ties it to border security
WASHINGTON — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. The impasse is deepening in Congress despite dire warnings from the White House about the consequences of inaction as Republicans insist on pairing the aid with...
Police fatally shoot man who officers say charged them with knives in West Texas
LUBBOCK, Texas — Officers investigating a domestic disturbance fatally shot a man who they said ran at them with knives in West Texas, police said Saturday. Manuel Guillen, 34, died at a hospital following the shooting in Lubbock Friday night, police spokesperson Amber Edwards said. Edwards said the officers were...
Who is the Texas mother of 2 seeking an abortion?
AUSTIN, Texas — Kate Cox, a mother of two in Texas, became pregnant again in August but soon after learned devasting news: Her baby has a fatal condition and is likely to either be stillborn or die shortly after birth. The tragic circumstances have thrust Cox, 31, into the center...
Dozens of animals taken from Virginia roadside zoo amid investigation
NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. — More than 100 animals — living and dead — have been taken from a roadside zoo in western Virginia, according to court documents, as part of what state authorities are calling a criminal investigation. One search warrant executed Wednesday at the Natural Bridge Zoo in Rockbridge...
Thousands descend on NYC for Santa-themed bar crawl SantaCon
NEW YORK — Here come Santa Clauses. Again. Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the annual SantaCon charity pub crawl on Saturday. The booze-fueled stroll, which included no shortage of Grinches, elves and other Christmas-themed costumes, kicked off at 10 a.m....
