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Panthers look to slow down Falcons versatile rookie running back Bijan Robinson

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

ATLANTA (6-7) at CAROLINA (1-12)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox.BETTING LINE: Falcons by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Atlanta 4-9; Carolina 2-9-2SERIES RECORD: Falcons lead 36-21.LAST MEETING: Falcons won 24-10 on Sept. 10, 2023, in Atlanta. LAST WEEK: Falcons lost to Buccaneers 29-25; Panthers lost to Saints 28-6. FALCONS OFFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (6), PASS (21), SCORING (24).FALCONS DEFENSE: OVERALL (11), RUSH (15), PASS (9), SCORING (12).PANTHERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (21), PASS (31), SCORING (30).PANTHERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (19), PASS (3), SCORING (31).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Falcons minus-4; Panthers minus-8. FALCONS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Bijan Robinson has 396 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns over the past four games. He totaled 63 yards from scrimmage and a score in Atlanta’s Week 1 home win over Carolina. The Panthers have struggled at times against the run and Robinson’s speed and quickness is of concern to Carolina. Panthers interim h...

Md. governor: 2024 will be ‘the year for military families’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)(AP/Susan Walsh) Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)(AP/Susan Walsh) Gov. Wes Moore (D) declared 2024 “the year for military families in the state of Maryland” on Wednesday, as he rolled out his first legislative priorities for the New Year.Moore’s administration will sponsor four bills in the 2024 General Assembly and support five others that aim to recognize the sacrifice of military families in the state and provide support.Moore, himself a veteran U.S. Army capt...

Levis and the Titans host the Texans, trying to win consecutive games for 1st time this season

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

HOUSTON (7-6) at TENNESSEE (5-8)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS.OPENING LINE: Titans by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Houston 6-7; Tennessee 6-7.SERIES RECORD: Titans lead 23-19. LAST MEETING: Texans won 19-14 on Dec. 24, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee. LAST WEEK: Texans lost 30-6 at the New York Jets; Titans beat Dolphins 28-27. TEXANS OFFENSE: OVERALL (9), RUSH (25), PASS (4), SCORING (13)TEXANS DEFENSE: OVERALL (20), RUSH (8), PASS (26), SCORING (16)TITANS OFFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (18), PASS (24), SCORING (25)TITANS DEFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (14), PASS (22), SCORING (17T)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Texans plus-8; Titans minus-6.TEXANS PLAYER TO WATCH: If rookie QB C.J. Stroud can’t play, Davis Mills will start. He struggled as the starter for most of the past two seasons, going 5-22-1 in 28 games, with 26 starts as the Texans were among the NFL’s worst teams. He is 1-2 with five touchdowns and two interceptions in three career starts against the Titans. Stroud...

Brewers acquire Taylor Clarke from Royals, who finalize Lugo’s $45 million, 3-year contract

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Right-hander Taylor Clarke was acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Kansas City Royals on Thursday for minor league pitcher Ryan Brady and infielder Cam Devanney.Clarke, 30, went 3-6 with a 5.95 ERA last season in 56 relief appearances and two starts. He struck out 65 and walked 24 in 59 innings.He has a 15-15 record with a 5.03 ERA in 183 big league games, including 22 starts. He pitched for Arizona from 2019-21 before spending the last two years with the Royals.Brady, 24, made 37 relief appearances with Class A Wisconsin and Double-A Biloxi last season. Devanney, 26, hit.271 with 11 homers and 47 RBIs in 103 games with Triple-A Nashville.Also on Thursday, the Royals finalized their $45 million, three-year contract with right-hander Seth Lugo. Lugo can terminate the deal after two years and $30 million.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Maryland man accused of assaulting woman after following her to Fairfax Co. from National Harbor 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

Police said that a Maryland man followed a woman to her Fairfax County home from National Harbor, assaulted her and tried to break into her house.It happened last Friday just after 12:30 a.m. in the 5700 block of Poplar Lane near Bailey’s Crossroads.Antiero Ebai Menyoli, 29, approached the woman after she left MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill and had short conversation before she drove home in her vehicle, police said in a news release.Police said the woman noticed a vehicle following her because of “one headlight being brighter than the other” and believed it was Menyoli.She tried to lose the vehicle before arriving home. It was there where police said Menyoli assaulted her. She broke free and ran inside her home. Police said he followed her and broke a glass panel in the woman’s door. He was not able to get in her house and then fled. He and the woman do not know each other, police said.Police identified Menyoli after an investigation and review of surveillance f...

Ken MacKenzie, only pitcher with winning record on 1962 Mets, dies at 89

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken MacKenzie, a left-handed reliever who was the only pitcher with a winning record on the expansion 1962 New York Mets, died Thursday. He was 89.MacKenzie died at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said.MacKenzie was 8-10 with a 4.80 ERA in 128 relief appearances over six seasons with the Milwaukee Braves (1960-61), the Mets (1962-63), St. Louis (1963), San Francisco (1964) and Houston (1965). After his playing career, MacKenzie coached Yale’s baseball team from 1969-78.Born in Gore Bay, Ontario, MacKenzie was a graduate of Yale, where he captained the baseball team and was second-team All-Ivy League in hockey. He was 19-6 in three varsity baseball seasons, going 6-0 against Harvard.“His signing with us makes him the lowest-paid member of the class of Yale ’56,″ Mets manager Casey Stengel once quipped.MacKenzie signed with the Braves in September 1956 and made his big league debut at San Francisco on May 2, 1960, allowing a hit to h...

Andre Braugher, estrella de “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, fue diagnosticado con cáncer de pulmón meses antes de su muerte

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

(CNN) — El actor Andre Braugher, quien murió a principios de esta semana a los 61 años, había sido diagnosticado con cáncer de pulmón unos meses antes de que falleciera, dijo este jueves a CNN su publicista Jennifer Allen.La noticia fue reportada inicialmente vez por el diario The New York Times.En el momento en que se anunció la muerte este lunes, Allen afirmó que Braugher había sufrido una “breve enfermedad” y precisó esre jueves que se trataba de cáncer de pulmón.Recordado por su papel en “Homicide: Life on the Street”, que lo llevó a ganar un Emmy, y por sus dotes cómicos en “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” de NBC, Braugher era un actor querido y conocido por muchos.Muere Andre Braugher, estrella de “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” y “Homicide: Life On The Street”, a los 61 añosTras su impresionante debut como soldado en la película de la época de la guerra de 1989, “Glory”, Braugher participó en decenas de producciones de cine y televisión a lo largo de su carrera.Braugher obtu...

Chiefs hoping to snap rare 2-game losing streak in visit to New England to play reeling Patriots

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

KANSAS CITY (8-5) at NEW ENGLAND (3-10)Sunday, 1 p.m., EST, FOXOPENING LINE: Chiefs by 8 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Kansas City 7-6; New England 3-10.SERIES RECORD: Kansas City leads 20-16-3.LAST MEETING: Chiefs won 26-10 in 2020.LAST WEEK: Chiefs lost to Bills 20-17; Patriots beat Steelers 21-18.CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (17), PASS (6), SCORING (11).CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (20), PASS (6), SCORING (3).PATRIOTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (28), RUSH (22), PASS (25), SCORING (32).PATRIOTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (3), PASS (15), SCORING (14).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Chiefs minus-7; Patriots minus-9.CHIEFS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Jerick McKinnon. Isiah Pacheco missed last week’s game with a shoulder injury and Clyde Edwards-Helaire, a disappointing 2020 first-round pick, was largely ineffective as his replacement. That means there could be more work for McKinnon, who specializes as a third down back catching passes out of the backfield. He averaged near...

Colorado Wine Board's 2023 holiday wine pairing suggestions

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The wine industry has boomed in Colorado since the first local wine production was recorded in 1890.Today, the Centennial State is home to over 170 licensed wineries, according to the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board, and is recognized by USA Today as home to the best wine festival in the country, the Colorado Mountain Winefest. Top spots to drink local hard cider around Denver Wine can be great for entertaining or can make an excellent gift, but the hard part is making a choice. Perhaps some recommendations from the Colorado Wine Board might help.The board listed the following local wine pairing suggestions for the holidays using winners from the 2023 Colorado Governors Cup.Alfred Eames Cellars 2019 Carmena: Lean meats such as Sirloin steaks, or cuts of Pork and Lamb with an herbaceous sauce like a Chimichurri.Balistreri Vineyards 2022 Syrah: Grilled vegetables like eggplant or portabella mushrooms.BookCliff Vineyards 2022 Syrah: Grilled fi...

Mount Blue Sky renaming act passes Senate committee

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:47:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Mount Evans Wilderness is one step closer to becoming the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness, thanks to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.On Thursday, the committee passed the act, referring it to Congress.Both U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet have been strong proponents of the bill. It's designed to no longer honor the second territorial Colorado Gov. John Evans, who "paved the way" for the Sand Creek Massacre on Nov. 29, 1864, according to a release from Hickenlooper's office. U.S. soldiers killed 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, many of them children, women and older individuals."Today's vote is an important step towards putting that dark chapter of our history behind us," Hickenlooper said.Mount Evans renamed Mount Blue SkyThe U.S. Board of Geographic Names announced in September a decision to rename Colorado's Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky, honoring the Cheyenne and Arapaho Native American tribes, also known as the Blue Sky People.O...