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Vikings ring in 2024 with embarrassing loss to rival Packers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

Green Bay Packers cornerback Corey Ballentine (35) intercepts a Minnesota Vikings quarterback Jaren Hall (16) pass to tight end Johnny Mundt (86) in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday Dec. 31, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. (40) tackles Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon (28) in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday Dec. 31, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell looks up at the scoreboard in the first quarter of a NFL game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday Dec. 31, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (33) hits a hole in the Minnesota Vikings defense in the second quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday Dec. 31, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Friends Lisa Meuwissen, left, from Woodbury and Tammie Pt...

Saratoga Springs welcomes 2024 with New Year's Fest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Saratoga Springs welcomed people to celebrate the start of 2024 with their three-day New Year's Fest. It's been called New York’s biggest New Year’s party north of Times Square by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.More than 3,000 people were expected to participate in the festivities. Local businesses became involved with a mix of free and paid events. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "It’s a great place to be and we love to foster the community. It’s a very symbiotic relationship that way so it’s really great," said Community Engagement Director of Death Wish Coffee, Eric Donovan.Family-friendly entertainment was offered inside and outside of the Saratoga Springs City Center. The event was secured by the Saratoga Springs Police Department, State Police, and other agencies. Shop Upper Madison Week to bring Pine Hills business "We’ve been planning for this event for the last few months. We have inc...

Police: Woman shot and killed in Cahokia Heights

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – Detectives in Cahokia Heights are spending the final hours of 2023 investigating a deadly overnight shooting. A woman was shot and killed in her car outside an apartment complex.Police said it happened around 11 p.m. Saturday at the Greystone Apartments off Old Missouri Avenue, in the 300 block of Greystone Drive. Neighbors said it’s an area that sees a lot of gunfire.As of late Sunday, no one has been arrested and police have not named any suspects or identified the victim.On the street, we could see a car riddled with bullet holes. Behind it was a second-story window that appeared to be shattered by gunfire.FOX 2 talked to three mothers off-camera who live on the street. They said they don’t feel safe in the neighborhood and that the gunfire needs to come to an end. They said they’d like to see police patrolling the area more often. Teen shot, killed during domestic disturbance in Lincoln County It’s a sentiment a nearby neighbor named Evelyn echoed.“The ...

XFL, USFL merge; Battlehawks to be part of new United Football League – Report

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The XFL and USFL finalized their merger and will become the United Football League for the 2024 spring football season.The UFL season begins on March 30, 2024, with the final champions from each league—the Arlington Renegades (XFL) and Birmingham Stallions (USFL)—meeting in the opener.Eight teams, five from the XFL and three from the USFL, will be part of the UFL. Missouri gives coach Drinkwitz a contract extension through the 2028 season A report in the Washington Post says the St. Louis Battlehawks have made the cut of XFL teams, along with the D.C. Defenders, San Antonio Brahmas, Houston Roughnecks, and the aforementioned Renegades. The USFL will keep the Stallions, Memphis Showboats, and Michigan Panthers.The remaining teams in both leagues will be dissolved, and players on those teams will be entered into a draft.The teams will be confirmed Monday on ESPN ahead of the College Football Playoff.

Avs dominate San Jose but need late goals from Valeri Nichushkin, Josh Manson to tally win

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

For the second time in three meetings this season the Colorado Avalanche dominated the game against San Jose in every area but the scoreboard, but found a way to prevail.Colorado dominated for at least 50 minutes, if not more, but needed late goals from Valeri Nichushkin and Josh Manson to grab a 3-1 win Sunday night at Ball Arena.“Just got goalie’d,” Avs center Nathan MacKinnon said. “But we stuck with it. It’s cliché, but we had a good attitude after two (periods). They don’t have a great record, so it can get frustrating when you’re not producing, but we stuck with it had a good third.”Nichushkin scored during a 6-on-5 situation after Miles Wood drew a penalty. MacKinnon, the extra attacker, sent the puck to Jack Johnson and he connected with Nichushkin for a one-timer with 3:29 remaining in the final period. Wood also helped create the game-winning goal two nights prior in St. Louis with his hard work prior to Devon Toews scoring. ...

Keeler: Russell Wilson’s likely divorce from Sean Payton has Broncos Country pointing fingers at Greg Penner. “You guys have got to stop doing this.”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

Should Russell Wilson be forgot and never brought to mind?“Right or wrong, I sort of thought we should stick with him,” Andrew Porter told me Sunday as he and son Jack took a took a break during the third quarter of Sunday’s Backup Bowl at Empower Field.“The season’s not perfect, but we’ve won some big games. And I would have rather seen us stick with (Wilson) and say, ‘You know, maybe this was bad money, but we’re the ones who gave him a very lucrative contract … we submitted that contract, and I think we’ve got to see it through.’ (Instead), the (Broncos) are benching him for two games, and they’re gonna eat, you know, $30 million of dead money next year and $35 million (the next) … I mean, you know, we sort of made this bed. We ought to lie in it.”While the Broncos were hammering the final nails into a grindy New Year’s Eve victory over a Chargers team with interim coach Giff Smith on the he...

Rose Parade spectators converge on Colorado Boulevard

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

While an estimated 1 million people are expected to hit the streets of Pasadena tomorrow for the 135th annual Rose Parade, thousands have already converged along Colorado Boulevard to camp overnight for the iconic event.  Surrounded by lots of her family and friends, young Andelin Clark is among the campers.  “It’s really fun,” Clark told KTLA’s Chris Wolfe, adding one of her favorite things to do during the parade is get the vehicles to honk.  People are allowed to start camping out on the side of Colorado Boulevard on New Year’s Eve, a tradition that many families across Southern California have held for decades.  “We always try to snag a flower that falls off the float,” Stacy King said. “Don’t tell anyone I said that because it’s against the rules. Don’t tell the police!”  Pasadena Fire Department Chief Chad Augustin explained that spectators camping out are required to stay behind the blue line in the street until 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.  Pasade...

Photos: New Year’s Eve 2024 is rung in with celebrations around the world

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year’s Eve across the globe Sunday as fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns.In Australia, more than 1 million people watched a pyrotechnic display centered around Sydney’s famous Opera House and harbor bridge — a number of spectators equivalent to one in five of the city’s residents.Some 90,000 police and security officers were deployed around France including along Champs-Elysees Avenue, where large crowds took in a multidimensional light show projected onto the Arc de Triomphe showcasing the history of Paris and sports on the menu for next year’s Summer Olympics in the city.In New York, people lined up early to nab a spot in Times Square for the midnight ball drop. Officials and party organizers said they were prepared to keep tens of thousands of revelers safe in the heart of Manhattan, as the city has seen near-daily pr...

SF Bay Area NYE Forecast: Will fog obstruct fireworks view?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- 2024 is right around the corner, and we are hours away from the new year! Many will celebrate the midnight ball drop by watching fireworks in San Francisco. Some will be outdoors for the New Year festivities. Going to be outside? KRON4 Weather Anchor Gayle Ong gives the latest Bay Area New Year's Eve forecast. Where to watch SF’s New Year’s Eve fireworks Isolated to scattered rain showers are forecasted for Sunday evening. The chance of rain tapers off by late Sunday night. San Francisco is looking mostly cloudy and dry around midnight around the fireworks along the bay. There will be dry conditions to start the New Year, with daytime temperatures expected to range from the upper 50s to the lower 60s. Unsettled weather will return by late Tuesday and continue into Wednesday. Another storm system will arrive later this week.  KRON4 Weather Radar Some of the best views to watch the San Francisco fireworks show include The Embarcadero, Twin Peaks, ...

Illuzzi: Liberal arts cuts hurt students & country

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:47 GMT

Want to help young people graduate into well-paying jobs and a lifetime of good citizenship? Across the country, colleges and universities are doing the opposite. Facing budget shortfalls and declining enrollments, schools – like SUNY Potsdam, Clarkson University, Warren Wilson College, Lesley University, and even West Virginia University – are slashing liberal arts programs to fund programs in STEM, business, social work, nursing, and the like.This strategy will backfire and hurt both students and the country.Let me explain.First, an education lacking in the liberal arts hurts our students – as citizens and human beings. My students are acutely aware we face grave challenges: climate crises, pervasive poverty, threats to democracy, racial and gender discrimination, and much more. They know they’re entering a profoundly unfair world. To take their money and turn them into assembly-line tools for existing jobs while ignoring the harms they know are coming to them and their children i...