By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Denny Hamlin failed again to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. He finished third in the race. Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. was second and missed on out on winning his second career Cup championship. Neither driver had enough for champion Kyle Larson.Â
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers did all they could defensively to help out Jordan Love in his first career start. Too bad for Love their special teams weren’t on board. In fact, the Packers were so bad on kicks and punts in a 13-7 loss
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals spent all day chasing and not catching the Browns. Cincinnati had three turnovers, including a costly interception by quarterback Joe Burrow in the first quarter, in a 41-16 loss to Cleveland. Burrow’s pass toward rookie Ja’Marr Chase was picked off by Denzel Ward, who
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs probably scrapped whatever defensive game plan they were pondering the moment they learned Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had tested positive for COVID-19 this week. There’s no way they would have blitzed the crafty MVP the way they did
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Ithaca, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say multiple bomb threats made over the weekend at Ivy League campuses were not credible. Cornell, Columbia and Brown universities had alerted students to threats Sunday and deemed campuses safe a few hours later. Evacuations were ordered in some buildings on the campuses. Yale reported a bomb threat two days
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — James Conner ran for two touchdowns and caught a 45-yard TD pass from backup quarterback Colt McCoy as the short-handed Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-17. The Cardinals were playing without quarterback Kyler Murray and receivers DeAndre Hopkins and A.J. Green
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — James Conner ran for two touchdowns and caught a 45-yard TD pass from backup quarterback Colt McCoy as the short-handed Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-17. The Cardinals were playing without quarterback Kyler Murray and receivers DeAndre Hopkins and A.J. Green
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — James Conner ran for two touchdowns and caught a 45-yard TD pass from backup quarterback Colt McCoy as the short-handed Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-17. The Cardinals were playing without quarterback Kyler Murray and receivers DeAndre Hopkins and A.J. Green
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Temperatures remain right around and just above seasonable for this time of year. This has made for comfortable conditions during the 35th Annual Greater Palm Springs Pride. If you’re out celebrating this evening for the final night, enjoy temperatures in the low 70s and overall dry conditions. KESQ Looking ahead toward the start of the
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers traded away three draft picks for Sam Darnold with the idea they could resurrect his career and he could develop into the franchise’s long-term answer at quarterback. Now it will be a surprise if Darnold can keep his starting job through the remainder
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, CNN Kyle Larson has won the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship, claiming the trophy after 312 laps of the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, on Sunday. Larson, 29, is the only Asian American to race full-time in NASCAR, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. He made the playoffs 2016-2019 while
Continue ReadingBy Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A first-of-its-kind study uses a new high-resolution climate model to highlight local climate-fueled extreme weather risks decades in advance — and the results aren’t good. The UK Met Office leveraged its 2.2 km resolution UK Climate Projection model to analyze future rainfall events. It is the first time researchers have
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders lost another game coming out of a bye week. This was far removed from a normal bye week, though. While preparing to face the New York Giants, Las Vegas was confronted with the tragedy of a fatal car crash involving
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders lost another game coming out of a bye week. This was far removed from a normal bye week, though. While preparing to face the New York Giants, Las Vegas was confronted with the tragedy of a fatal car crash involving
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders lost another game coming out of a bye week. This was far removed from a normal bye week, though. While preparing to face the New York Giants, Las Vegas was confronted with the tragedy of a fatal car crash involving
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Westcott, CNN A silent killer is spreading through Australia’s koala population, posing a threat that wildlife experts say could wipe out the iconic marsupial across large parts of the country. The culprit is chlamydia, a sexually transmitted bacteria that infects more than 100 million people worldwide annually and can cause infertility in
Continue Reading By GUERRY SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There were only so many mistakes the sloppy Saints could overcome. And a new starting quarterback on the heels of Jameis Winston’s season-ending knee injury was the least of their problems. New Orleans’ offense had drives stall because of penalties, dropped passes and and a very
Continue Reading By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings keep losing close games. Their latest collapse came Sunday, when they fell to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime after blowing a 14-point lead in the second half. Not long after Ravens star kicker Justin Tucker drilled a 36-yard field goal with 16 seconds left
Continue ReadingINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Linebacker Von Miller will not make his debut for the Los Angeles Rams against the Tennessee Titans. Miller is inactive with an injured ankle, the Rams announced 90 minutes before kickoff in the meeting of conference leaders. Los Angeles acquired Miller from Denver on Monday for two high draft picks, but
Continue Reading INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Linebacker Von Miller will not make his debut for the Los Angeles Rams against the Tennessee Titans. Miller is inactive with an injured ankle, the Rams announced 90 minutes before kickoff in the meeting of conference leaders. Los Angeles acquired Miller from Denver on Monday for two high draft picks, but
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