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Colts face another stingy defense as Saints make a rare trip to Indianapolis

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (3-4) at INDIANAPOLIS (3-4)Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOXOPENING LINE: Colts by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: New Orleans 2-4-1; Indianapolis 4-3SERIES RECORD: New Orleans leads 9-5LAST MEETING: Saints beat Colts 34-7 on Dec. 16, 2019, in New Orleans.LAST WEEK: Saints lost to Jaguars 31-24; Colts lost to Browns 39-38.SAINTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (22), PASS (12), SCORING (21)SAINTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (12), PASS (4), SCORING (7)COLTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (10), RUSH (9), PASS (10), SCORING (6T)COLTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (22), RUSH (21), PASS (19), SCORING (30)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Saints plus-3; Colts minus-2.SAINTS PLAYER TO WATCH: LB Pete Werner. Normally, All-Pros Demario Davis or Cameron Jordan are the focal points of the Saints defense. This week, it’s Werner. The former Indy prep star leads the Saints in tackles (47) and his track record at Lucas Oil Stadium is virtually unbeatable. He won four straight Big Ten title games in the fac...

Short-handed Broncos try to snap 16-game skid to Chiefs and hand Mahomes 1st road loss in AFC West

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

DENVER (AP) — If the Denver Broncos finally figure out how to beat Patrick Mahomes and end their 16-game losing streak to the Kansas City Chiefs, don’t expect Sean Payton to be the life of the party.He was suprisingly surly after the Broncos held off the Green Bay Packers 19-17 last weekend for his first home win and snapped a streak in which they’d lost an NFL record 10 consecutive games when leading at halftime.Three of those blown leads came this season under Payton, who took exception when asked about it during an oddly combative postgame news conference.Mistakenly thinking a reporter said “your team” when he actually said “this team,” Payton retorted, “MY team hasn’t lost 10 straight,” then admonished the reporter to rephrase his question accordingly. Payton dismissed the redirected question about the Broncos “getting over the hump.”“It wasn’t OUR hump — it wasn’t OUR hump,” retorted Payton. “I’m saying that respectfully — it wasn’t our...

Police in Texas could arrest migrants under a bill that is moving closer to approval by the governor

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is closer to giving police broad new authority to arrest migrants and order them to leave the U.S. under a bill the state House advanced Thursday, putting Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on the path toward a potential new confrontation with the Biden administration over immigration. Tempers flared over the proposal in the Texas Capitol, where Hispanic Democratic lawmakers led hours of emotional protests over issues of race and the legality of the plan before House Republicans passed the bill on a party-line vote before sunrise.A similar proposal has already cleared the Texas Senate, meaning Republicans must now agree on a version before sending it to Abbott’s desk. “Our cries for help in the enforcement of existing federal immigration laws have been ignored by President Biden. We have had enough,” said Republican state Rep. David Spiller, author of the House bill. Two years into Texas pushing the boundaries of immigration enforcement — busing migra...

Buccaneers DT Vita Vea inactive while Mayfield, Godwin set to play; Bills elevate CB Josh Gordon

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting defensive tackle Vita Vea was inactive against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night because of a groin injury.Buccaneers starting quarterback Baker Mayfield (knee) and receiver Chris Godwin (neck) were active after being listed as questionable to play. Starting guard Matt Feiler had already been ruled out due to a knee injury.Tampa Bay (3-3) has dropped two straight and three of four.For Buffalo (4-3), starting defensive tackle Ed Oliver was set to return after missing one game with a toe injury.Cornerback Josh Norman was set to make his season debut after the Bills elevated the 12th-year player from their practice squad earlier in the day.Norman, who closed last season with Carolina, signed with Buffalo only two weeks ago to add depth to a defense that lost starter Tre’Davious White to a season-ending Achilles tendon injury. Norman was playing ahead of second-year cornerback Kaiir Elam.Elam, Buffalo’s 2022 first-round dra...

A history of New Zealand vs South Africa at the Rugby World Cup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A brief history of Rugby World Cup matches between New Zealand and South Africa before they meet again on Saturday in the final at Stade de France.1995 final: South Africa 15, New Zealand 12, ET in JohannesburgAt the end of apartheid, South Africa was readmitted to rugby and given two years to organize the World Cup. It pulled off a 16-team tournament over 30 days. The Springboks and All Blacks reached the final unbeaten. The Springboks shut down wingers Jonah Lomu and Marc Ellis, who each scored a record seven tournament tries and led 9-6 on kicks at halftime. New Zealand’s Andrew Mehrtens kicked a second-half drop goal and they finished regulation time 9-all. In extra time, the teams added penalties in the first half and, in the second, Joel Stransky landed his title-clinching second drop goal. President Nelson Mandela famously personified his attempts to reconcile Black and white South Africans by wearing a Springboks jersey and cap when he presented the trophy to ca...

New York taxpayers will cover costs of governor’s trip to wartime Israel

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office on Thursday announced taxpayers will cover the costs of her recent visit to wartime Israel, reversing course after a nonprofit was supposed to pick up the tab but has yet to receive clearance from a state ethics panel. The Democratic governor and a handful of staff and state police were in Israel last week, touring the country and meeting with officials and families displaced by the conflict. Hochul had sidestepped multiple questions on who funded the trip, with her office saying only that a nonprofit group pledged to pay and that an ethics panel was reviewing the arrangement. On Thursday, Hochul spokesperson Avi Small said the state will instead pay for the trip because the ethics board has not yet made a formal determination on the nonprofit group. He said the trip was initially going to be reimbursed by the UJA-Federation, a nonprofit that has previously paid for elected officials to travel to Israel. The cost of the v...

Springboks defending Rugby World Cup title against All Blacks in rare final showdown

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

PARIS (AP) — South Africa.New Zealand.New Zealand.South Africa.That’s how the last four champions line up on the Webb Ellis Cup.One of the Springboks or All Blacks will take it again in Paris on Saturday when they collide in the Rugby World Cup final for the only the second time.The first time was so iconic that a movie was made about it. Jonah Lomu was corralled, Joel Stransky hit the winning drop goal in extra time and Nelson Mandela wore a Springboks jersey and cap. It could only be 1995.The fates have prevented rugby’s legendary rivalry from featuring in another final until now, and even this was unexpected.It’s the first final in which both teams have lost a pool match. The All Blacks lost to France. The Springboks lost to Ireland. Stade de France rocked for both unsurprising results. But the old stadium was literally shaking on consecutive nights in the quarterfinals when the All Blacks stunned Ireland and the Springboks knocked out host France.The Springboks...

Live: Heavily armed police surround Maine shooting suspect's home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

Note: Live, unedited video from Bowdoin, Maine is streaming in the player above. Viewer discretion is advised. (Courtesy: WGME / Fox News Edge)LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Heavily armed police surrounded a home Thursday as they searched for a U.S. Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine.“You need to come outside now with nothing in your hands. Your hands in the air,” police shouted through a megaphone outside the home owned by suspect Robert Card’s relative near the town of Bowdoin.Dozens of law enforcement officials had descended on the property, with extended announcements calling for Card and anyone in the home to come out into the driveway. In most instances when police execute warrants — even for suspects wanted for violent crimes — they move quickly to enter the home.“The announcements that are being heard over a loudspeaker are standard search warrant announcements when executing a warrant...

Busload moved to transitional housing ahead of Denver encampment cleanup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A busload of people moved off the streets of Denver and into transitional housing from a site targeted by the city's House1000 initiative.They were leaving a large encampment and Curtis and 21st streets in downtown Denver Thursday morning. The encampment had received a notice saying all items would be removed from sidewalks next Tuesday. Mayor: Denver on track to get 1,000 homeless people into transitional housing But on Thursday, two days after the notices were posted, FOX31 saw a number of people voluntarily boarding a bus headed for transitional housing. Among them was Tracy Gulley.“I’m going to get me a place and I’m going to be taking me a shower and eating and sleeping right. And not worry about nothing else about myself,” Gulley said.Denver announced it will clear this homeless encampment at 21st and Curtis streets. (KDVR)Denver focusing on 'most vulnerable populations'This is the second encampment the city of Denver has focused on in Mayor Mike Johnston’s H...

Need help shoveling snow? Here's what you need to know

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- With snow expected this weekend, it might be time to dust off the old snow shovel. Most areas across the metro have rules when it comes to clearing sidewalks. In Denver, property owners must clear sidewalks within 24 hours after the snow stops falling. Denver to close 2 roads in LoDo this weekend Denver has inspectors to go out and mark sidewalks that haven’t been cleared. They will write citations if the sidewalk isn’t cleared after circling back. Business owners only have four hours to clear sidewalks. In Aurora, the 24-hour rule also applies unless the city declares a snow emergency, which gives you 48 hours."We connect neighbors with residents who are not able to shovel their own sidewalks," said Heidi Rodriguez of the Denver Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships.Denver's Snow Angels connects volunteers with those who are older, have a disability or can't afford to pay for a service. "We understand there's so many people out there who just need t...