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Cousins ramps up team-building with the Vikings, even with his own future unclear

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings reported for minicamp this week with a dress-up theme — sports jerseys — that came with a contest to award the most creative player.The assignment generated by quarterback Kirk Cousins spread through the entire organization, with roughly two-thirds of all staff wearing one to work on Tuesday — some current, some throwback, some random choices in between. “All Kirk’s idea,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said. “That was his whole deal, and the guys took it and ran with it.”Cousins chose a Georgetown-era Allen Iverson jersey. An assistant coach who wanted to needle his boss, whom O’Connell declined to name, found a replica of the head coach’s jersey from his college career at San Diego State. New Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy, in a head-to-toe Vancouver Grizzlies uniform featuring former point guard Mike Bibby, was declared the winner. Bibby happens to be Murphy’s uncle.Cousins has been taking small groups of teammates...

Robot umpires not likely to get MLB call-up for 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires likely won’t be ready for a big league call-up next season.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Automatic Ball-Strike System being used at Triple-A is not likely to be used in the big leagues in 2024.“I think there’s some sentiment among the group that we made had a lot of changes here,” he said Thursday following an owners meeting. “We ought to let the dust settle and there are clearly unresolved operational issues with respect to ABS. Despite all the testing, we still have some things that are unresolved.”Defining a computerized strike zone is among the issues.The independent Atlantic League trialed the ABS system at its 2019 All-Star Game and it was used in that’s year Arizona Fall League of top prospects. The ABS was tried at eight of nine ballparks of the Low-A Southeast League in 2021, then moved up to Triple-A in 2022.At Triple-A this year, half the games use the robots for ball/strike calls and half have a human making decision...

Casi 1 de cada 5 adultos estadounidenses fue diagnosticado con depresión y la prevalencia varía drásticamente según el estado, según los CDC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

(CNN) — La proporción de adultos estadounidenses a los que se les diagnosticó depresión varía enormemente en función de su lugar de residencia.Un nuevo informe publicado este jueves por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) revela que, en 2020, el 18,4% de los adultos estadounidenses dijeron que fueron diagnosticados con depresión alguna vez en su vida, pero, estado por estado, ese porcentaje de adultos oscilaba entre el 12,7% estimado en Hawái y el 27,5% en Virginia Occidental.“Hubo una variación geográfica considerable en la prevalencia de la depresión, con las estimaciones más altas de depresión a nivel estatal y de condado observadas a lo largo de las regiones de los Apalaches y el sur del valle del Mississippi”, escribieron en el nuevo informe investigadores de los CDC y del Instituto Oak Ridge para la Ciencia y la Educación de Tennessee.“Este informe proporciona estimaciones actuales de la ...

Live updates | Fowler sets US Open record, ties major record with 62

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the opening round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.___FOWLER SETS US OPEN RECORDRickie Fowler shot an 8-under 62 in the opening round of the U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club to break the tournament’s record and tie the best round shot in any major.Fowler matched the 62 Branden Grace carded in the third round of the 2017 British Open at Royal Birkdale.The 34-year-old Fowler, who grew up in Murrieta about 100 miles south of Los Angeles, has never won a major and didn’t qualify for the last two U.S. Opens.Fowler birdied four straight holes to jump into the lead. He bogeyed the par-4 17th before a run of birdies on the par-4 18th, par-5 first, par-4 second and par-5 third. He had birdies on eight of the first 12 holes but also two bogeys.Xander Schauffele was one shot back.___WHAT TO KNOW:— US Open a source of uncertainty on and off the course— US Open raises prize money to $20 million with $3.6M ...

Fire truck carrying Jokic, Murray hits police officer during parade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver Police officer was seriously injured after being struck by a fire truck during the Denver Nuggets parade Thursday.The incident happened near the end of the parade route at West 13th Avenue and Cherokee Street, DPD said.The officer was transported to the hospital and was in serious but stable condition with a serious lower leg injury. Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said the officer was trying to protect people that had made their way into the street in front of the fire truck.The officer's left leg was trapped under the fire truck until he was able to be extracted. A physician with Denver Health said the injury was limb-threatening.A still image from video taken along the Nuggets parade route shows the officer who was hit by a fire truck on the ground, June 15, 2023. (Image: Brian Willie)According to Denver Fire Department spokesperson Greg Pixley, the officer fell as the truck was turning and ended up with injuries caused by the fire truck.“This was a very ...

Natalija Jokic hit by beer can during Denver Nuggets parade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Nikola Jokic's wife was hit in the face with a beer can Thursday morning while riding on a fire truck in the Denver Nuggets championship parade.Natalija Jokic was with her husband and holding their daughter, Ognjena, on the truck when it happened around 11:18 a.m. Watch replay: Nuggets 2023 championship parade and rally in Denver Video from FOX31's broadcast shows what happened. Fans appeared to be tossing jerseys to players on the truck, as well as beer cans for them to drink.The can appears to bounce off someone else on the truck before hitting Natalija in the face. She then turns to her husband for a quick conversation before he looks up and shakes his head disapprovingly.A few minutes later, Natalija and Ognjena can no longer be seen on top of the truck.FOX31 has reached out to a Nuggets spokesperson for an update on Natalija and is awaiting a reply. Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a later news conference about a separate incident that cameras from the...

Pedestrian killed in overnight crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A pedestrian was hit and killed around Empower Field at Mile High in the early morning hours Thursday, the Denver Police Department said.The deadly crash happened at Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard after 3 a.m., the department said.Police said the driver remained on scene. The identification of the victim has not been released.

Sexual assault allegations surface against MMA fighter Conor McGregor at Miami Heat Finals game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor is facing serious accusations after a woman accused him of sexual assault during a Miami Heat game at the Kaseya Center, the site for Game 4 of the NBA Finals, last week.According to Ariel Mitchell, the victim’s attorney, the incident occurred following an interaction with Burnie, the Miami Heat mascot. In a letter addressed to McGregor, Mitchell alleged that after the encounter with the mascot, McGregor “elevated his aggressive, unprovoked, and outrageous behavior by violently sexually assaulting and battering this firm’s client in the men’s bathroom of the Kaseya Center.”In a separate letter to the NBA, Mitchell further claimed that McGregor “aided and abetted by the NBA and Miami Heat Kaseya Center security, had the victim physically forced via security into the men’s bathroom.”The victim alleges that McGregor aggressively kissed her and compelled her to perform oral sex. When she at...

2 endangered Florida panthers struck and killed by vehicles, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — Two endangered Florida panthers struck by vehicles in the same area have died.They’re the fifth and sixth panther deaths attributed to fatal collisions, out of six total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.The remains of a 5-month-old female panther were found last Friday along a rural road in Collier County, and then a 3-year-old female panther was found dead on Monday, less than a mile away from the first, wildlife officials said. Officials won’t know whether the cats are related until genetic analysis is performed.Florida panthers once roamed the entire southeast, but now their habitat is mostly confined to a small region of Florida along the Gulf of Mexico.Up to 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.

Biden announces Live Nation and Ticketmaster will allow consumers to see all fees up front

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:14:21 GMT

(CNN) — President Joe Biden announced from a White House roundtable on Thursday that entertainment giant Live Nation (LYV) and ticketing behemoth Ticketmaster have pledged to give US consumers the ability to see the full price of tickets up front, minimizing the frequently frustrating experience of watching additional fees add up late in the checkout process when buying online.The announcement came amid increased pressure on the industry from debacles over exorbitant ticketing fees and as the president has urged Congress to pass legislation targeting other hidden costs paid by consumers throughout the economy. It marked Biden’s latest effort to address kitchen-table issues as economic concerns remain top of mind for voters heading into the 2024 election.“The solution is what is called ‘all-in pricing’ and that’s where companies fully disclose their fees up front, when you start shopping, so you’re not surprised at the end when you check out,” Biden said at the White House event.“Pre...