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Today in Sports – Green Bay Packers play 1st APFA (forerunner to NFL) game; beat Minneapolis Marines

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

Oct. 231921 — Green Bay Packers play 1st APFA (forerunner to NFL) game; beat Minneapolis Marines, 7-6 at Hagemeister Park, Green Bay, Wis.1945 — Jackie Robinson signs a contract with the Montreal Royals, minor league farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers.1949 — Don Doll of the Detroit Lions intercepts four passes in a 24-7 victory over the Chicago Cardinals.1960 — Jim Martin of Detroit becomes the first kicker to kick two field goals over 50 yards in a game as the Lions beat the Baltimore Colts 30-17.1964 — Joe Frazier dominates German Hans Huber for an easy points win to capture the boxing heavyweight gold medal in Tokyo.1971 — Greg Pruitt rushes for 294 yards on 19 carries to lead the Oklahoma Sooners to an NCAA record 711 yards rushing and a 75-28 pounding of Kansas State.1976 — Pittsburgh’s Tony Dorsett rushes for 180 yards in a 45-0 rout over Navy to become the top career rusher in NCAA history with 5,206 yards.1988 — Dan Marino passes for 521 yards, three touchdowns and five inter...

Sports on TV for Monday, October 23

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, October 23COLLEGE GOLF9 a.m.GOLF — St. Andrews Links Collegiate: First Round, Old Course at St. Andrews Golf Links, St. Andrews, ScotlandMLB BASEBALL5 p.m.TBS — N.L. Championship Series: Arizona at Philadelphia, Game 6 (If Necessary)8 p.m.FOX — A.L. Championship Series: Texas at Houston, Game 7 (If Necessary)FS1 — A.L. Championship Series: Texas at Houston, Game 7 (If Necessary)NFL FOOTBALL8:15 p.m.ABC — San Francisco at MinnesotaESPN — San Francisco at MinnesotaESPN2 — San Francisco at Minnesota (ManningCast)NHL HOCKEY7 p.m.NHLN — Montreal at BuffaloSOCCER (MEN’S)3 p.m.USA — Premier League: Fulham at Tottenham HotspurVOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)9:30 p.m.ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Hentz vs. Team Edmond, Mesa, Ariz.TENNIS8 a.m.TENNIS — Vienna-ATP, Basel-ATP Early Rounds1 a.m. (Tuesday)TENNIS — WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai Round Robin3 a.m. (Tuesday)TENNIS — WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai Round Robin; Vienna-ATP, Basel-ATP Early ...

Lafayette Police shoot suspect reportedly stabbing father with knives

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Lafayette Police Department responded to an incident early Sunday that ended in an officer-involved shooting.The incident happened Sunday morning around 2:45 a.m.Officers were sent to a disturbance in the 2400 block of Waneka Lake Trail. When they arrived, they found an adult man "actively stabbing his father with knives," according to police.The officers tried to get the suspect to stop, but "ultimately had to shoot him."Medical treatment was given to the suspect and the victim and they were taken to a local hospital for treatment. No officers were injured in the incident.According to police, the suspect will face criminal charges when he is released from the hospital.Two officers fired their weapons at the suspect. They were placed on administrative leave, per protocol. The Boulder County Investigation Team will investigate the incident.

Denver Police respond to serious pedestrian crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department responded to a crash with serious injuries involving a pedestrian and a vehicle in the area of South Broadway and Alameda Avenue.Just after midnight Sunday, police reported that one person was taken to the hospital.Southbound Broadway was closed for a time at Alameda but later reopened.

Israel and Gaza cannot return to ‘status quo,’ US’s Blinken says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

As Israel prepares to launch a ground invasion on Gaza more than two weeks after the surprise attack by Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that Israel has “absolutely no intent” to govern Gaza again.“I think we know two things. We can’t go back to the status quo; they can’t go back to the status quo with Hamas being in a position in terms of its governance of Gaza to repeat what it did,” Blinken said during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”“At the same time, what I’ve heard from the Israelis is absolutely no intent, no desire, to be running Gaza themselves.”Since the Oct. 7 incursion during which Hamas militants stormed out of the Gaza Strip and killed more than 1,300 people while abducting as many as 200 more, Israel has commenced an aggressive counterattack, with casualties mounting among the civilian population of Gaza; additional Israelis have died as well.Israel has besieged the densely populated coastal region for almost two weeks, choking the flow of f...

Belgium unveils new security measures, justice chief after Brussels attack

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

The Belgian federal government is taking five short-term measures in response to information about the events leading up to last week’s attack in Brussels that left two Swedish nationals dead, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Sunday.The move follows the resignation on Friday of Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, who took responsibility for the failure of Brussels prosecutors to act on a request from Tunisia last year to extradite the attacker, Abdesalam Lassoued, one of its nationals. Lassoued was killed by Belgian police after the October 16 attack.Paul Van Tigchelt, former head of Belgium’s coordinating body for threat analysis, was named as the country’s new justice minister on Sunday.“The government accepts its responsibility,” De Croo said at a press conference announcing the measures to strengthen the country’s security apparatus and ensure a rapid and coordinated response to potential threats.Brussels public prosecutor Tim...

Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

(CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “fall back” one hour.On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight months in what is called Daylight Saving Time. On the first Sunday of November, at 2 a.m., clocks fall back an hour to standard time.The current March to November system that the US follows began in 2007, but the concept of “saving daylight” is much older. Daylight Saving Time has its roots in train schedules, but it was put into practice in Europe and the United States to save fuel and power during World War I, according to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Pro tip: It’s Daylight Saving Time, with singular use of “saving,” not “savings.”Reasons for Daylight Saving TimeThe US kept Daylight Saving Time permanent during most of World War II. The idea was put in place to conserve fuel and keep things sta...

Patriots make another controversial QB change based on Week 7 inactives

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots rookie Malik Cunningham will not dress for Sunday’s game against the Bills.Cunningham, who served as the Patriots’ backup quarterback behind Mac Jones last week, is listed among this week’s inactives.Bailey Zappe will back up Jones, while Will Grier will serve as the emergency third QB.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bill Belichick reportedly agreed to multi-year extension with Patriots before season New England Patriots | Sources project value for Patriots’ trade deadline candidates New England Patriots | Patriots activate CB Jack Jones in series of transactions New England Patriots | Four Patriots who should play bigger roles vs. Bills in Week 7 New England Patriots | Patriots-Bills preview: How Bill Belichick can upset Josh Allen and Buffalo QB Malik CunninghamQB Will Grier (3rd QB)WR Kayshon BoutteWR JuJu Smith-SchusterOT Calvin AndersonOLB Josh UcheD...

Red Sox free agent target Yamamoto reaches third straight Japan Series

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

The Boston Red Sox need pitching, and over the past year Japanese superstar Yoshinobu Yamamoto has loomed as one of the most tantalizing arms set to hit the market. The 25-year-old right-hander, a longtime teammate of Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida, has posted preposterous numbers throughout his career and is expected to become among the most highly coveted free agents of the coming offseason.Assuming this is his last hurrah in his native country, Yamamoto is certainly finishing his run in Japan on a high note.The Orix Buffaloes, Yamamoto’s current and Yoshida’s former Nippon Professional Baseball club, are back in the Japan Series for the third straight year. The Buffaloes fell short in 2021 before winning their first championship since 1996 last fall, and now Orix is looking to repeat as NPB champion for the first time since winning three straight titles from 1975-77.At the heart of Orix’s success has been Yamamoto, who is the two-time defending Pacific Leag...

Column: Low expectations are becoming the norm for the Chicago Bulls in Year 3 of the Big 3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:26:51 GMT

Jerry Reinsdorf’s credo for making fans happy will be put to the test once again as the Chicago Bulls prepare for the 2023-24 season opener.Winning championships is a laudable goal, no doubt, but the key to happiness is being in contention down the stretch, or so says the Bulls chairman.“I think the important thing to fans is, while they want you to win championships, they want to know that when they get down to the last month of the season you still have a shot,” Reinsdorf said at a symposium last spring. “You’re still playing meaningful games. If you can do that consistently, you’ll make your fans happy.”Thus, the quest for “meaningful games” in March begins Wednesday night at the United Center against the Oklahoma City Thunder.No one expects much out of the Bulls, who slid backward last season to a play-in spot and then made only minor changes to the roster in the offseason, signing forward Torrey Craig and point guard Jevon C...