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Packers’ playoff hopes fade thanks to a defense that can’t get stops

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay’s defense has hit a wall — and so have the Packers’ playoff hopes.Six days after allowing Tommy DeVito to drive the New York Giants for a winning field goal as time expired, the Packers (6-8) got picked apart by Baker Mayfield in a 34-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.Mayfield threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns. Tampa Bay scored touchdowns on its first three second-half possessions, and Mayfield took a knee to end the game after the Bucs reached Green Bay’s 11 on their fourth and final series of the half.“They’re beating us,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “They’re outcoaching us. They’re out-scheming us and outplaying us, ultimately.”Just two weeks ago, LaFleur was fielding questions about Green Bay’s playoff hopes after the Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs to get to .500. On Sunday, LaFleur was asked about whether he’d fire defensive coordinator Joe Barry before the end of the season.“Now’s not the time for that, to be h...

Langer and son win another PNC Championship. Oosthuizen makes it 2 in a row in South Africa

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Bernhard Langer capped off his memorable, record-setting season by teaming with his son to post a 13-under 59 in 30 mph wind for a two-shot victory Sunday in the PNC Championship.Langer and son Jason, who works for an investment bank in New York, had 10 birdies in 11 holes to overcame a three-shot deficit early. Langer tied the PNC Championship record with his fifth win — three with Jason, two with older son Stefan. Raymond Floyd also won five titles.Tiger Woods and 14-year-old son Charlie tied for fifth after a 61. The highlight was Charlie chipping in for birdie on the ninth hole with a celebration that looked very much like his father, who could only smile.David Duval and son Brady finished birdie-eagle to be runner-up.The 66-year-old Langer, a two-time Masters champion, earlier this year set the PGA Tour Champions record with his 46th career victory. EUROPEAN TOUR AND SUNSHINE TOURHERITAGE DEL OMBRE, Mauritius (AP) — Louis Oosthuizen won the Mauritius Open f...

Real Madrid defender Alaba to undergo surgery after sustaining left knee injury against Villarreal

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defender David Alaba ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament on his left knee in his team’s 4-1 win over Villarreal in the Spanish league on Sunday.Madrid said after the match that Alaba will need to undergo surgery in the next few days. The club did not immediately say how long he is expected to be sidelined. It was the latest serious knee injury for Madrid this season. The club is already without goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and defender Éder Militão because of cruciate ligament injuries that are expected to keep them out of action for a long period. Eduardo Camavinga and Arda Guler also sustained knee injuries.Alaba’s left knee buckled while he tried to steal the ball from an opponent near midfield. He fell and immediately called for help while grabbing his knee. The 31-year-old Austria central defender wasn’t able to put weight on his left leg while being helped off the field by a couple of Madrid doctors in the 34th minute at the Santi...

Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley placed on long-term injured reserve

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Goaltender Pheonix Copley has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list by the Los Angeles Kings.Copley suffered a lower-body injury during Friday’s practice. He did not make the road trip to Seattle for Saturday’s game as the Kings defeated the Kraken 3-2 in a shootout.By going on the long-term IR, Copley will miss a minimum of 10 games. The Kings are third in the Pacific Division with 38 points and have gone 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.Copley is 4-1-2 with a 3.16 goals-against average in eight starts. Cam Talbot has been the primary starter and is second with a 2.02 GAA and seventh in wins with 13.David Rittich will serve as the backup with Copley sidelined. Los Angeles also announced that defenseman Jacob Moverare has been loaned to their AHL affiliate.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlSource

Bernhard Langer and son win PNC Championship. Woods finishes hopeful for next year

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was an 18-year-old senior in high school when he made his first cut in a professional event at a European Tour event in Thailand. That also was the first time he played with Bernhard Langer.Thirty years later, the ageless Langer is still going strong. Langer capped off his memorable, record-setting year when he teamed with his son, Jason, to produce a 13-under 59 in 30 mph wind for a two-shot victory over David Duval and his son.Langer tied the PNC Championship with his fifth title — three with Jason, two with older son Stefan — held by Raymond Floyd.Woods and 14-year-old son Charlie shot 61 in the scramble format to tie for fifth, a day that included one shot so audacious that Woods could only laugh. He missed the green on the nine hole at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club well to the left, and the son of the 15-time major champion chipped it in for birdie.It wasn’t just the chip-in — it was the stare, the sideways walk, the raised finger point, the ...

Carr throws 3 TD passes as Saints top Giants 24-6 to remain tied atop NFC South

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek Carr quieted the boobirds in the Superdome and Saints defensive players were the ones making Italian-style hand gestures after a season-high seven sacks. Carr passed for three touchdowns and the Saints largely stifled — and battered — quarterback Tommy DeVito in a 24-6 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.Saints defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon had three sacks and celebrated with the same pinched-finger gesture that Giants players had embraced in DeVito’s honor during a three-game winning streak that ended in New Orleans. “I’m from Philly,” Kpassagnon said. “We got a whole bunch of Italians out there. So, we’re used to Italian.”Meanwhile, Carr’s performance was a redemptive one for the first-year Saints QB, who was booed while struggling in recent home games. He connected on 23 of 28 passes for 218 yards without a turnover in one of his most efficient outings of his first season with New Orleans (7-7).And he did it without top receiver Chris ...

Pelicans set franchise record with 22 3-pointers, roll past Wembanyama, Spurs 146-110

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 29 points, Brandon Ingram added 26 and the New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record with 22 3-pointers in rolling past Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 146-110 on Sunday.Wembanyama had 17 points and 13 rebounds in front of former San Antonio All-Star Tony Parker, his childhood idol in France and later mentor. Wembanyama’s eighth consecutive double-double surpassed the previous NBA record by a teenager of seven straight set by Dwight Howard in 2005.The Spurs unveiled a Hall of Fame designation on Parker’s retired jersey during a halftime ceremony. Parker was inducted in August along with San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich and former Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, along with Pau Gasol, Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki.Parker’s ceremony was the only time Spurs fans at the Frost Bank Center were able to have a sustained celebration Sunday.Wembanyama kept his right arm aloft after draining a 3-pointer that cut New Orleans’ advantage to 58-49 ...

Strong winds, rain expected for DC area ahead of windy, chilly workweek

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

After a cloudy, dry Saturday with temperatures right around 50 degrees, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are bracing for a foggy and stormy Sunday, a windy Monday and a chilly Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.The National Weather Service is expecting anywhere from 1-3 inches of rain this Sunday and winds that could gust up to 30 mph by 10 p.m. — not to mention significant fog, which WTOP meteorologist Chad Merrill said will “limit visibility over the (Chesapeake) Bay and near the Potomac River, as well as along the east slopes of the mountains.”Winds are expected to pick up, accompanying the rain, around 8 p.m. Sunday, Merrill said. Gusts should reach 30 mph by 10 p.m., but the strongest gusts — 40 to 45 mph — are likely to occur between 8 a.m. and noon.“These strong winds combined with saturated soil will trigger a few trees with weak root systems to come down,” Merrill said.A few people can expect to be “in the dark by Monday afternoon,” but since the...

Upper level of FLL’s Terminal 1 evacuated as deputies investigate bomb threat; man detained

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

The upper level of Terminal 1 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has been evacuated while deputies investigate a bomb threat, authorities said.Broward Sheriff’s Office Airport District deputies responded to the terminal, located at 50 Terminal Drive, just before 5:30 p.m., Sunday.While investigating the incident, deputies detained a man for questioning.The upper level of the terminal was evacuated as a precaution, as the BSO Bomb Squad continues to investigate.Airport officials said the entrance to the Departures roadway is temporarily closed due to the ongoing investigation.FLL officials said drivers may still access the lower level road.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

‘I can do it’: 12-year-old Kansas student reflects on buzzer-beating shot

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:27 GMT

OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — The nail-biting end to a middle school championship game has been the buzz around Olathe. Mission Trail beat rival Prairie Trail with a buzzer-beater Thursday night. The score was 27-25 with just five seconds to go when 7th-grader Lucy Zimmerman made the game-winning shot.“They were guarding us pretty hard when we inbounded it. So, I passed it back to my teammate. She passed it back to me and I shot it,” Lucy said.Her coaches had a different play in place until the 12-year-old spoke up.“I told them just draw up a play. I can make the shot. I can do it!”This was Lucy’s second half-court game-winning shot this season and a remarkable end to her first year on the team.“We always tell her that as long as she plays hard, with a good attitude, and as a good sport we can live with the results,” Lucy’s dad, Jeff Zimmerman said as he reflected on her determination this season.The shot may have won the girls’ basketball team their 3rd consecutive championship gam...