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Giants QB Tyrod Taylor staying at hospital overnight for evaluation after injuring rib cage vs. Jets

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor was hospitalized with what the team said is a rib cage injury and he’ll remain there overnight for evaluation.The 34-year-old Taylor was injured midway through the second quarter of the Giants’ 13-10 overtime loss to the Jets on Sunday. He was taken to the hospital to be further evaluated.The Giants also lost tight end Darren Waller in the first half when he aggravated a hamstring injury that had limited him at practice all week.Taylor was running to his right and facing pressure when he raised his right arm to pass and the ball slipped out of his hand. Taylor plucked the fumbled ball out of the air, took a few steps and then was tackled for a sack by Quinton Jefferson and C.J. Mosley.Taylor stayed down for a few minutes as he was checked on by trainers, then popped up and jogged to the Giants’ sideline. Grimacing in pain, he took a knee and then headed straight to the locker room.“Prayers go out...

Steelers’ Johnson rips refs for no-call on hit that injured QB Pickett: ‘They should get fined’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers wide reciever Diontae Johnson called for the referees to be fined following Pittsburgh’s 20-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, a defeat in which quarterback Kenny Pickett left with a rib injury following a big hit.“They were calling some stupid stuff,” Johnson said. “They should get fined for making terrible calls. That’s how (mad) I am because they cost us the game. I don’t care what nobody says, they cost us the game.“(The referees) must’ve got paid good today or something,” he added. “(The referees) wanted (Jacksonville) to win. Everything was in their favor. They were getting every little call. But it is what it is.”Johnson’s displeasure centered around roughing the passer calls — one that was made against Pittsburgh and another he believes the officials missed, resulting in Pickett’s injury.In the first quarter, Pittsburgh’s Keanu Neal was called for roughing the passer on Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence during a ser...

Vikings’ Cousins leaves game in 4th quarter with what the team fears is an Achilles tendon injury

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has never missed a game because of injury in his 12-year career, a testament to remarkable toughness as well as good fortune.But his luck might have finally run out, putting Cousins’ season and the Vikings’ playoff hopes in jeopardy.Cousins, 35, left in the fourth quarter of his team’s 24-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday with what the team believes is an Achilles tendon injury.“We are fearing an Achilles injury,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said. “The severity of that, I do not know at this point, but I do know that’s what our fear is at the moment.”Cousins’ injury comes as he was in the midst of one of his best seasons. He had thrown 18 touchdown passes with only five interceptions and had sparked a three-game winning streak that got the Vikings (4-4) back to the .500 mark.Jaren Hall, a rookie fifth-round pick from BYU, took over after Cousins got hurt.“Our thoughts and prayers are with Kirk,” ...

Wilson, Simmons lead Denver Broncos to first win over Chiefs since 2015

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, Justin Simmons had two of Denver's five takeaways and the Broncos stymied an ill Patrick Mahomes in snapping their 16-game losing streak to Kansas City with a 24-9 win over the Chiefs on Sunday.The Broncos (3-5) were serenaded off the field to the sound of Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" blaring throughout Empower Field. Swift wasn't on hand to witness Travis Kelce's six catches for 58 yards and the awful day by the Chiefs (6-2). Snow, Spook and Swifties flood into Empower Field at Mile High for Broncos vs Chiefs The Broncos handed Mahomes his first AFC West road loss in beating Kansas City's quarterback for the first time in 13 tries.Denver made a 14-9 halftime lead hold up by controlling the clock and keeping Mahomes and Kelce cooling their cleats on the sideline in the second half. Kansas City had just three second-half possessions before getting the ball back for one meaningless snap at the end.The Chiefs punted, muffed ...

Protesters in Fort Lauderdale call for ceasefire in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

Protesters took to the streets of Fort Lauderdale to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.The crowd marched peacefully through the downtown area on Sunday afternoon. Participants chanted, held signs and waved flags.Among those protesting were Palestinians and the organization Jewish Voice for Peace. Together, they also called for an end to the occupation of Palestine.

Arrest made in connection with deadly stabbing of 78-year-old man in Mattapan

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

A Boston man has been arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing in Mattapan earlier this month, Boston police announced. The stabbing happened on Oct. 19 and left a 78-year-old man dead, according to police. Police said 29-year-old Marc Scutt was subsequently taken into custody murder warrant on Sunday near the corner of Tremont Street and Winter Street. Boston police said officers first responded around 11 a.m. Oct. 19 to a site on Rugby Road after receiving a radio call for a person stabbed. Once on scene, police said, officers found the victim suffering from life-threatening wounds. The victim was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Speaking with reporters at the time of this stabbing, the victim’s next door neighbor said he was shocked by the crime. The neighbor continued, describing the victim as generous and a man of faith who regularly attended church.Scutt is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Monday.

Judge reinstates gag order on Trump in federal election subversion case

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

(CNN) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal election subversion criminal case has reinstated the gag order she issued on the former president earlier this month.US District Judge Tanya Chutkan also denied Trump’s request to issue a long-term stay of the order – which bars the former president from publicly targeting court personnel, potential witnesses or the special counsel’s team – while his appeal of it played out.Chutkan’s ruling appeared in a brief docket entry Sunday evening. Details of her ruling were not yet available.Chutkan issued the order earlier this month after prosecutors raised concerns that the former president could intimidate witnesses or encourage harm against prosecutors through his public comments. Trump quickly appealed, and Chutkan temporarily froze the order on October 20 while special counsel Jack Smith’s team and Trump’s attorneys litigated whether it should be paused indefinitely during the appeals process.Trump now ...

Carrying heavy hearts, Lewiston residents come together and look forward after Maine’s dark day

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine – Bells rang throughout this city of shattered hearts after each name of the 18 victims shot and killed in last week’s mass shooting was read, one after one.Hundreds of locals, carrying heavy hearts, gathered at churches throughout the community on Sunday to grieve and process the “biggest challenge” it has faced.As residents shed tears and shared hugs, community members vowed Lewiston will not be defined by last Wednesday’s shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grille that killed 18 and injured 13.“In the days to come, as the world moves on, as the national media shifts its focus to the next crisis, we will stay together,” Lewiston native Tom Caron told a massive turnout of people, from near and far, at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul Sunday evening.“We will support each other through the tears, the shock, and the grief in this tight knit city of big hearts. … We can never allow Lewiston to be remembered for violence,” he said...

Man, 21, charged in fatal Melrose stabbing

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

A Melrose man is under arrest and charged with the stabbing death of an other man who lived in the same Ledge Street home he did.Nathan Baldi, 21, is charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon that caused serious bodily damage after allegedly stabbing James Percent, 47, to death during an altercation at the home, according to the Middlesex DA Marian Ryan’s office.Police were called when a Ledge Street resident reported an altercation at about 7:05 p.m., Saturday. Upon arrival, they found Percent unresponsive and suffering from an apparent stab wounds.Percent was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the DA’s office.According to police, an altercation initially broke out between Percent and a woman at the home. At some point Baldi, who also lives at the residence, got involved and the fatal stabbing occurred. Both Baldi and Percent suffered stab wounds, according to police.Baldi was hospitalized after the incident. He’s ...

2 killed, 18 injured in shooting at Halloween festivities in Tampa

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:13:24 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. — A man has been arrested in Tampa, Florida, in a mass shooting that erupted during Halloween festivities early Sunday. Two people were killed and 18 injured, police said.At least two shooters opened fire just before 3 a.m. in the Ybor City area, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said during a news conference at the scene. Later Sunday he said detectives arrested Tyrell Stephen Phillips, 22, in connection with the shooting. He was charged with second-degree murder with a firearm.“My heart goes out to the families,” Bercaw said in a news briefing posted online. He called the gun violence “extremely tragic” and said police would not tolerate it.Earlier, authorities said one suspect was in custody and at least one other was being sought, but Bercaw did not immediately say Sunday afternoon whether police were seeking anyone else after Phillips’ arrest.“We make arrests quickly,” Bercaw said in the briefing. “We have a sense of urgen...