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Rookie Will Levis throws 4 TDs in his NFL debut as Titans beat Falcons 28-23

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rookie Will Levis threw for 238 yards and four touchdowns in his NFL debut, and the Tennessee Titans scored their most points since 2021 in beating the Atlanta Falcons 28-23 on Sunday. The Titans (3-4) capped an alumni weekend wearing Houston Oilers’ throwback uniforms down to an oil derrick logo at midfield with the old nickname in each end zone. Levis became the seventh rookie quarterback to start this season, the most rookies to start in the first eight weeks since the NFL merger, excluding the 1987 strike season. Six rookie quarterbacks started in that span in both 1971 and 2021. The Titans quarterback became the third rookie to start in the AFC South alone, joining Anthony Richardson and C.J. Stroud. Levis joined Marcus Mariota (2015) as the only quarterbacks to throw at least four TD passes in their NFL debuts — both for the Titans — since the merger in 1970. Two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons had two of Tennessee’s six sack...

Eddy Pineiro’s 23-yard FG as time expires helps Bryce Young, Panthers get 1st win over Texans 15-13

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young outdueled C.J. Stroud in a battle of the NFL’s top two draft picks, and Eddy Pineiro made a 23-yard field goal as time expired to send the Carolina Panthers over the Houston Texans 15-13 on Sunday for their first win of the season.Young, the No. 1 overall pick, threw for 235 yards and a touchdown. He led a winning 15-play, 86-yard drive that took more than six minutes off the clock in helping the Panthers (1-6) snap a 56-game losing streak in games they trailed at any point in fourth quarter, the longest in NFL since at least 1991.Carolina’s last fourth-quarter comeback win was Oct. 21, 2018, against the Philadelphia Eagles.Stroud, the second overall pick, was 16 of 24 for 140 yards and ran for a touchdown for Houston (3-4).The ending was filled with drama with the Panthers lining up for three different field-goal attempts.On a 38-yarder, Tavierre Thomas ran into the backfield early in an attempt to block the kick and ran into holder Johnny Hekker....

MATCHDAY: Atalanta visits struggling Empoli in Serie A. Villarreal at Granada in Spanish league

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Monday:ITALYAtalanta visits struggling Empoli in Serie A and is looking to move on from a Europa League match in which it allowed a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw at Sturm Graz. Fiorentina visits Lazio coming off a 6-0 rout of Serbian club Cukaricki in the Conference League and will be looking for continuity after highly touted striker Lucas Beltran scored his first two goals with the Viola. Lazio is coming off a disappointing 3-1 loss at Feyenoord in the Champions League.SPAINVillarreal tries to move further away from the relegation zone when it visits second-to-last Granada in the Spanish league. Villarreal is three points from danger and winless in its last five league games, with two losses and three draws. Its last league win was against last-place Almeria in September. Granada hasn’t won in seven consecutive games, with four losses and three draws.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Cousins throws 2 TD passes before leaving with injury in Vikings’ 24-10 victory over Packers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw a pair of touchdown passes before leaving with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Vikings beat the slumping Green Bay Packers 24-10 on Sunday.Cousins walked gingerly to the sideline after getting sacked on consecutive plays during a series that ended with Green Bay’s Karl Brooks blocking Greg Joseph’s 44-yard field-goal attempt. Jaren Hall, a rookie fifth-round pick from BYU, took over for the rest of the game.This marked the first Packers-Vikings matchup since 2006 in which both teams entered the game with losing records, but Minnesota got back to .500 on Sunday with its third consecutive victory.Now the Vikings (4-4) must wonder whether they’re going to have to try continuing this surge without Cousins, who went 23 of 31 for 274 yards. Cousins has never missed a game because of injury in his 12-year career, though he did sit out a game at Green Bay during the 2021 season because of a positive COVID-19 test.Minnesota’s ...

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130M global debut 

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

It hardly mattered that “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming this weekend.Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see the scary video game adaptation on the big screen, which made $78 million to top the North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.Universal Pictures bet on a day-and-date release on the weekend before Halloween, sending it to 3,675 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, while also making it available for Peacock subscribers, the subscription streaming service owned by NBCUniversal. The movie also opened in 64 markets internationally, where it’s expected to gross $52.6 million, giving the film a $130.6 million global launch – the biggest of any horror released this year.“It was an extraordinary debut,” said Jim Orr, the president of domestic distribution for Universal, who praised Blumhouse, the filmmakers and the studio’s marketing department for the targ...

Lawsuit targets Healey shelter ‘cap’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is facing a lawsuit after the governor announced earlier this month that the state would no longer guarantee housing for those protected under the state’s right-to-shelter law.Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston filed the class action lawsuit Friday on behalf of three families the organization said are “on the brink of homelessness.”The lawsuit seeks an emergency court hearing and a temporary restraining order to stop the state from “undermining” the right-to-shelter law, a release from the organization said.Healey announced on Oct. 16 that the state’s emergency assistance shelter system was reaching capacity, and that the state may not be able to guarantee housing starting Nov. 1.Under a 1983 law, Massachusetts is the only state in the country that has a legal obligation to shelter unhoused families and pregnant women.The shelter system has been strained over the past year, as an influx of new immigrants has s...

Patriots’ latest loss shows recent offensive surge was just a fluke

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Patriots’ brief offensive revitalization was fun while it lasted. It also wasn’t real.After last week’s win over the Bills, we asked where that team came from. It was apparent where the team that lost 31-17 to the Dolphins was hiding. This was the same team that struggled over and over again through the first six weeks of the season.The Patriots struggled to move the ball in Sunday’s loss in Hard Rock Stadium, gaining just 218 total yards on 51 plays, and so many of the issues that plagued them in blowout losses earlier in the season tormented them once more in Week 8.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Mac Jones, Patriots can’t keep up with Dolphins in 31-17 Week 8 loss New England Patriots | Patriots quickly rule out Kendrick Bourne with knee injury vs. Dolphins New England Patriots | Patriots lose starting wide receiver to head injury in Week 8 vs. Dolphins New England...

No new tents, Wu says ahead of Mass and Cass enforcement push

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

Boston is ready to work with the people currently living at the corner of Mass and Cass when an ordinance banning camping there goes into effect, but the tents will come down, the city’s mayor reiterated this weekend.Residents there now have been notified of the new rule in several languages, according to the Mayor Michelle Wu. Any newcomers will be met by a coordinated team of social workers and law enforcement who will inform them new tents “won’t be able to go up.”“And if it is up, it will be asked to be taken down,” Wu told WCVB.The tent and tarp shelters now set at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, also known as Methadone Mile, will be struck starting November 1, when an amended version of Wu’s anti-camping ordinance takes effect.The plan is not to leave the dozens of people living there now, many of whom are struggling with drug or alcohol addictions or mental health conditions, with nowhere to go, Wu said. With city staff on the ground ...

Sweet 16: No joy in Everett

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

As soon as the pairings came out, there was one glaring omission.In Div. 1, Everett found itself on the outside looking in despite a 7-1 record. The biggest problem was that the Crimson Tide were victimized by being in the Greater Boston League, where many of the teams are in lower divisions and struggled with losing records. Four of the wins came against Revere, Lynn English, Malden and Somerville, who have a combined 6-26 record and were the last four teams in the Div. 3 power rankings.“I don’t want to speak too much today other than I feel really badly for the seniors,” first-year Everett coach Justin Flores said. “We were one of the best teams in the state (ranked eighth by the Boston Herald), we played two teams in the Catholic Conference, beat one of them (BC High) and lost a tough game against the other one (Xaverian) who is the second seed.“We can not control our league situation. But we are going to have to find a way to operate around this with the schedule. With the...

2023 MIAA state high school football playoff pairings

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:29:59 GMT

DIV. 1SEEDS: 1. St. John’s Prep (8-0); 2. Xaverian (6-2); 3. Needham (7-1); 4. Andover (7-1); 5. Lincoln-Sudbury (7-1); 6. Methuen (6-2); 7. Springfield Central (7-1); 8. BC High (5-3); 9. Taunton (5-3); 10. Central Catholic (3-5); 11. Natick (5-3); 12. Weymouth (6-2); 13. Franklin (5-3); 14. Westford Academy (5-3); 15. St. John’s Shrewsbury (3-5); 16. Leominster (4-4)FIRST ROUND – FridayGAME 1 – Leominster at St. John’s Prep, 6GAME 2 – Taunton at BC High, 7GAME 3 – Franklin at Andover, 7GAME 4 – Weymouth at Lincoln-Sudbury, 7GAME 5 – St. John’s (Shrewsbury) at Xaverian, 6GAME 7 – Westford Academy at Needham, 7GAME 8 – Natick at Methuen, 7FIRST ROUND – TBAGAME 6 – Central Catholic at Springfield CentralQUARTERFINALS – TBAGAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winnerGAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winnerGAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winnerGAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winnerSEMIFINALS – TBAGAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winnerGAME 14 – Game 11 win...