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Derek Carr overcomes recent injuries and rough start, leads Saints past Panthers 28-6

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek Carr sounded determined not to dwell on any dysfunction evident within the Saints’ offense after New Orleans overcame three shaky quarters and did enough to defeat the team with the NFL’s worst record.Carr returned from a recent concussion and upper body injuries to throw late touchdown passes to Chris Olave and Jimmy Graham, and the Saints beat the hapless Carolina Panthers 28-6 on Sunday to pull back into a tie atop the feeble NFC South.“I’m not trying to be negative,” Carr said when asked about a heated exchange with center Erik McCoy following a sack on a third-and-2 play. “There really is nothing wrong,” Carr added. “We had a moment. I’ve had some of those moments in my 10 years a lot of times, with a coach, with a teammate, somebody. You always circle back and make it right and keep going.”McCoy said he wanted to offer a “public apology” for his “public disagreement” with Carr, and asserted that he and his QB remaine...

Morrow’s 27 points, 10 rebounds lead No. 7 LSU women over UL-Lafayette 83-53

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aneesah Morrow had 27 points and 10 rebounds as the No. 7 LSU women shook off some early lethargic play in an 83-53 win over UL-Lafayette on Sunday.Morrow and Angel Reese combined for 22 points in the Tigers’ 28-9 third-quarter run to break free from a halftime tie.“My goal is to get a double-double every night,” said Morrow, who had 53 double-doubles in 53 career games at DePaul the last two seasons before transferring to LSU. “I’m a double-double machine, and I’ve been that since my freshman year. I try to stay as consistent as I possibly can.”Reese finished with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Mikaylah Williams added 18 points and 11 rebounds, hitting all four of the Tigers’ 3-pointers.It was LSU’s first game in 10 days after taking a break for final exams. The Tigers (9-1) looked sloppy and out of sync for the entire first half and had to rally for a tie at the break.Displeased LSU coach Kim Mulkey yanked four of her five starters after the game’s first two min...

Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert sidelined, ruled out by finger injury in 2nd quarter against Broncos

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has been ruled out of Los Angeles’ game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday due to a finger injury that occurred late in the second quarter.The only other quarterback on the Chargers’ roster is Easton Stick, who had played two NFL snaps in five seasons with Los Angeles before he replaced the Bolts’ franchise quarterback against Denver. The Chargers trailed 10-0 at halftime.Herbert was 9 of 17 for 96 yards with an interception before being injured, apparently while he was taken down awkwardly by Denver’s Zach Allen after throwing a pass. Herbert had been sacked four times and hit six times during the Chargers’ first six possessions, with his teammates repeatedly missing their blocks against Denver’s pass rushers.Herbert, the sixth overall pick in the 2020 draft, has been famously durable in his career.He fractured the middle finger on his left hand late in the third quarter of a game aga...

Aidan Hutchinson makes a pair of glaring mistakes as the Lions’ defense struggles again

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Aidan Hutchinson was a big factor as the Detroit Lions jumped out to a fast start this season.That seems like a long time ago at the moment — for Hutchinson and the rest of Detroit’s slumping defense.The NFC North-leading Lions surrendered 18 unanswered points in the second half of a 28-13 loss to the last-place Chicago Bears on Sunday. Hutchinson jumped offside on a key play at the end of the third quarter, and then played a role in another Bears touchdown early in the fourth.Once a trendy Super Bowl pick, Detroit (9-4) dropped to 4-3 in its last seven games. It has allowed 28.7 points per game during the tough stretch.“I feel like we kind of lost our swagger and our confidence,” said defensive end John Cominsky, who had one of Detroit’s three sacks against Chicago. “When we played with that swagger and that confidence and guys are loose, I think that’s when we were playing our best ball.“So that’s got to be a point of emphasis, to have ...

Girona shows it’s a genuine title contender with 4-2 statement win at Barcelona to go top in Spain

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Girona made its strong case to be considered a genuine contender for the Spanish league title by beating Catalan rival Barcelona 4-2 on Sunday and overtaking Real Madrid at the top of the standings.Ukraine forwards Artem Dovbyk and Viktor Tsygankov teamed up for Girona’s opener, and Miguel Gutierrez, Valery Fernández and Cristhian Stuani scored a goal each to seal the away victory against the defending league champions. Robert Lewandowski and Ilkay Gundogan scored Barcelona’s goals.The statement win moved Girona two points ahead of Madrid, which drew 1-1 with Real Betis on Saturday. Barcelona dropped to fourth place, seven points behind its regional rival and five behind Madrid. Atletico Madrid regained third place with a 2-1 win over last-place Almeria to extend its winning streak at home in the league to 17 matches. Atletico has the same 34 points as Barcelona with a game in hand.Barcelona had never lost in six matches against Girona in the league, with f...

Zach Wilson leads Jets to 30-6 win over Texans in return. C.J. Stroud leaves late with a concussion

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson overcame a sluggish start, some big hits and a week of criticism and controversy by responding with the type of impressive performance the New York Jets have long been expecting.Wilson threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes in his return from a two-game benching, New York shut down C.J. Stroud before Houston’s star rookie quarterback left late with a concussion and the Jets ended a five-game losing streak with a 30-6 victory over the Texans on Sunday.“Winning is always fun and that’s what we want right there,” Wilson said. “That’s what we want every game to look like.”Wilson was 27 of 36 for 301 yards — his third career game of 300 or more yards — after sitting in favor of the since-waived Tim Boyle. And that came despite Wilson facing consistent pressure all game and being sacked four times.“The second half, I thought Zach probably played the best game of his career,” coach Robert Saleh said. “I thought he was outstan...

PGA Tour selects Fenway group among private investors. More talks planned with Saudis

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

The PGA Tour has narrowed its choice of potential investors to a new consortium led by Fenway Sports Group and said it would continue negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund as it races to meet a Dec. 31 deadline.The PGA Tour board — six players and five independent directors — sent an email to players Sunday afternoon to say Strategic Sports Group was the unanimous choice to further negotiate a potential partnership in the new PGA Tour Enterprises.The new for-profit company was at the heart of a framework agreement announced June 6 among the PGA Tour, European tour and the Public Investment Fund, the Saudi financial backing of LIV Golf.“We also anticipate advancing our negotiations with PIF in the weeks to come,” the board said in the email to tour membership. “Please know that while we can’t get into more details at this time, we are very confident in an eventual, positive outcome for all players and the PGA Tour as a whole.”The update came three days aft...

Pro-Israel flash mob at Miami Beach Convention Center, exhibit in front of Fillmore Miami Beach held during Art Basel

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

As Israel continues its aerial assault in Gaza, many in South Florida are raising their voices in support in a different fashion.An installation on display at Art Basel this weekend served as inspiration for another type of message.In front of a globe — a representation of the world — inside the Miami Beach Convention Center, organizers on Sunday staged what they called a pro-Israel flash mob.“Each individual bought a ticket, just like any other participant in Art Basel,” said organizer Karin Lang, “so they were observing the art, they were participating in the exhibition, and so, it wasn’t a group entrance and a group effort that came in to storm Art Basel.”The bloody terror attacks of Oct. 7 keep having an impact around the globe. For many, the fact that Hamas terrorists ambushed hundreds of people attending a concert was especially heartbreaking.“They took out a horrific attack on a music festival that was a festival for peace,̶...

We watched Nigel Farage dancing topless in a jungle so you didn’t have to

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

LONDON — Journalism isn’t a job, it’s a calling. That’s why, when Tory troubling right-wing populist and Brexiteer-in-chief Nigel Farage got sent to the Australian jungle to star in reality TV fixture “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!” POLITICO just had to answer.The long-running British show sees contestants shipped down under to face a host of gruelling tasks in a bid to triumph in a public vote and be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle, under the same rules the governing Conservative Party uses to pick prime ministers (editors please check).While Farage — just the latest British politician to try and become in any way likeable on the show — didn’t take home the crown, coming a respectable third on Sunday night, his stint in the jungle did offer plenty of eye-opening moments. And the show is a potential springboard back into the public eye for Farage and the Reform Party as a British election looms.We did our duty and gathered the “be...

‘Shaken’: Watertown homeowner speaks after attempted break-in caught on video

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:24:19 GMT

Watertown police are turning to the public for help as they work to identify a suspect in an attempted break-in caught on camera.Markus Arnold, who lives in the home on Laurel Street, said the video shows the man trying several times to gain access to the home.He said a foreign exchange student who is staying with him for a semester sounded the alarm.“She came home late from an event and thought maybe this person follower her home,” he said. “I think she was a little shaken.” Anyone with information about the person in the video is asked to call Watertown Police Det. Jenn Connors at 617-600-1310 or Det. Sgt. Kenneth Swift at 617-972-6539.https://twitter.com/WatertownPD/status/1733938253433037099This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.