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Rypien and the Rams can’t get anything going without injured QB Stafford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams already had a losing record even before Matthew Stafford got hurt.Their performance in rainy conditions Sunday showcased how much worse they are without their veteran Super Bowl-winning quarterback.With Stafford unavailable because of a thumb injury, the Rams failed to reach the end zone against Green Bay’s injury-riddled defense. Brett Rypien took over for Stafford and went 13 of 28 for 130 yards with two turnovers as the Rams fell 20-3 for their third straight loss.“I’m not really sure what to think right now,” Rypien said. “All I know that that was clearly not good enough.”Stafford hadn’t practiced all week after spraining a ligament in his right thumb in a 43-20 loss at Dallas. Rypien said he didn’t learn for sure that he’d be starting until Friday but had a pretty good idea beforehand because Stafford couldn’t grip the ball.Rams coach Sean McVay said after the game that Stafford is making “good progress” in his recovery. The Rams (3-6...

Real Madrid held by Rayo Vallecano at home in Spanish league and drops to second place behind Girona

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Jude Bellingham couldn’t come through this time and Real Madrid was held by Rayo Vallecano in their Madrid derby on Sunday to drop to second place in the Spanish league.The 0-0 draw ended Madrid’s perfect record at home and kept it from joining Girona at the top of the standings after 12 rounds.Girona had moved three points clear with a 4-2 win at Osasuna on Saturday. Madrid would have taken the lead on goal difference by beating Rayo.Madrid controlled most of the match but couldn’t capitalize on its scoring opportunities, with both Bellingham and Vinícius Júnior unable to break through the Rayo defense.Vinícius had a goal disallowed for offside in the 66th. Bellingham had a few good chances but wasn’t able to find the target.Bellingham has participated in more than half of the goals by Madrid this season and arrived with 13 goals in his first 13 matches since joining the Spanish powerhouse from Borussia Dortmund this season. In the four games Bellingham fa...

Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Donovan Archambault was 11 years old in 1950 when he was sent from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana to a government-backed Native American boarding school in Pierre, South Dakota, where abusive staff forced him to abandon his community’s language and customs.Archambault emerged bitter from the experience and said he drank alcohol for more than two decades before he finally pulled his life together, earning a master’s degree in education and serving as chairman of the Fort Belknap tribes.“It was probably the most brutal time of my whole life,” Archambault recalled Sunday, “and it all stemmed from the trauma we suffered in the Pierre Indian School.”Decades after the last Native American boarding schools stopped receiving federal money, the traumas inflicted by the abusive institutions are getting belated attention through a series of listening sessions hosted by federal officials across the U.S.For over 150 years, Indigenous childr...

Northern Lights may be visible in DC area Sunday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

Virginia Aurora photographed with iPhone, March 2023(Courtesy: Greg Redfern) Virginia Aurora photographed with iPhone, March 2023(Courtesy: Greg Redfern) It’s a nice day in the D.C. area, weather-wise. But in the realm of Earth’s magnetic field, a strong geomagnetic storm Level G3 occurred that’s forecast to continue as a G2 storm. That could make an aurora (a.k.a. the Northern Lights) visible in the U.S. Sunday night, including the DMV region.According to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, northern U.S. states have a good chance of seeing aurora Sunday night, but the DMV region’s more southerly location makes it more “iffy.”Our best bet is to monitor the NOAA and space related social media sites like...

Record high temperature broken in Denver Sunday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Just one week after several days of snow and lows in the single digits, weather in Denver broke the record for the all-time highest Nov. 5 temperature.The highest temperature recorded in November was 80 degrees in 2006. How close is Denver to setting a November heat record? Sunday's record high was just two degrees short of the hottest temperature ever recorded during the month of November in Denver's history.Meteorologists expected high temperatures to hit 74 degrees Sunday, but it ended up hitting 78 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.The previous record for this day in history was 77 degrees, which was set in 2009 and tied in 2020.An average high in November is 52.1 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Colder temps and chance for snow later this week The recent above-average temperatures bring this month one step closer to becoming one of the warmest November's in Denver's history.However, it’s too soon to know if this will be o...

Kiwanis of Little Havana host Mr. Red & Friends Holiday Drive kickoff party

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

It was a night of fun and giving for the Kiwanis of Little Havana.The annual Mr. Red & Friends Holiday Drive kickoff party was held Saturday night.DJ Irie and DJ Laz helped keep the party going all night long.For more than 45 years, the Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation has been hosting this meaningful event to help support children and families in need within the community.“Because of the very things they’re doing for the community and with the community, providing scholarships and adopting families towards the end of the year, turkey drive, toy drive, you name it. I want to be a part of it to help, specifically and specially, in my community, Miami, Florida,” said Alexander Arias, also known as Mr. Red.“It’s hometown, it’s all of us together, and together we’re going to make a change in this community,” said Ernie Portuondo, the event’s co-host.. “You watch is in the next couple of years. We’re going to make a...

1 dead, 12 injured after crash sends Metro bus into Seattle building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

(CNN) — One person died and 12 others were injured when a Metro bus crashed into a Seattle building after colliding with a car Saturday afternoon, authorities said.The crash at an intersection pushed the King County Metro Bus off the road, where it struck a woman and then slammed into a building, according to a Seattle Police Department news release.The woman was pronounced dead the scene, police said. She has not been identified.The driver of the sedan, a 31-year-old man, was pulled out of the car by firefighters and taken to a hospital in critical condition, the Seattle Fire Department said.Eleven passengers on the bus, including the driver, sustained non-life-threatening injuries from the collision and were in stable condition, authorities said. Eight of them were taken to a hospital.No one was inside the part of the building the bus crashed into, and there was no significant structural damage to the building, Seattle Fire said.Seattle Police said it appears the dr...

Ryan Blaney earns 1st career NASCAR championship and gives Roger Penske back-to-back Cup titles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ryan Blaney raced to his first career NASCAR championship on Sunday by banging his way past contender Kyle Larson in the closing laps at Phoenix Raceway to give Team Penske back-to-back Cup titles.The third generation racer is the first Ohio-born driver to win the Cup title and followed teammate Joey Logano, who won for Roger Penske a year ago. It was an amazing finish for Ford Performance, which struggled most of the season but came on late with Blaney, who won two of the final six playoff races.The title was the fourth in the Cup Series for Penske, but first time “The Captain” has consecutive Cups. His IndyCar program won back-to-back championships in 2016 and 2017 with Simon Pagenaud and Josef Newgarden.“What a year,” a tearful Blaney said after finishing second to Ross Chastain. “Congrats, RP. Thanks for giving me a shot.”He then noted how important it was to win for Penske; the 86-year-old was recently hospitalized with shingles and missed Blaney’s ...

Rain chances return Monday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

After a dry weekend, rain returns into the forecast late Monday night as a storm system moves in from the Midwest. Monday starts dry and cold for most, with temps in the 30s and 40s. By midday, clouds move in, keeping conditions rather chilly with the lack of sunshine. Clouds continue to build in after sunset, with showers arriving by midnight Monday night. Although a few showers are also possibly on Tuesday, there is only a 30% risk during the day as dry air cuts into the precipitation development ahead of the cold front.

Patriots WR JuJu Smith-Schuster takes blame for game-sealing INT in latest loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster dropped the pass that led to a game-sealing interception in Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Commanders.He took full responsibility for the play post-game.“It’s all on me. (Mac Jones) put the ball in a good position. I just have to make the catch, secure it, and now we’re in field goal range,” he said. “Obviously, I didn’t do that, and we fell short.”Recalling the play, Smith-Schuster remembered he found open space over the middle. Jones bounced in the pocket, while most of the Patriots pass-catchers labored off the line at Washington’s 41, gassed by a long fourth quarter. Jones rifled a late pass over the middle, which hit Smith-Schuster in both hands but instead found Commanders safety Jartavius Martin.“Middle of the field was open,” Smith-Schuster said. “Ran an in-cut. It was a good ball, went through my hands, interception. Game over.”Smith-Schuster tackled Martin at Washington’s 33-yard line, the...