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4 things we learned from Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus, including the Montez Sweat ‘Tez Factor’ and Cairo Santos’ milestone

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus met with reporters Friday afternoon to recap his team’s 16-13 victory against the Carolina Panthers at Soldier Field.Here are four things we learned.1. Matt Eberflus said he gave the game ball from the win to the entire Bears defense.Eberflus had compliments to hand around for a defensive effort that held the Panthers and rookie quarterback Bryce Young without an offensive touchdown.He said linebacker T.J. Edwards, who had 12 tackles, “played really well” and noted a stat from Bears media relations said Edwards’ 112 tackles are the most of any player in team history through 10 weeks.Eberflus noted the three sacks of Young by defensive linemen Yannick Ngakoue, Rasheem Green and Justin Jones. He said new defensive end Montez Sweat, who had eight quarterback pressures according to NextGen Stats, has shown “The Tez Factor,” in which the entire defense is better when Sweat plays.“He’s helping our guys rush,...

Coach Jim Harbaugh banned from 3 games over sign-stealing allegations. Michigan asks judge for stay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

By RALPH D. RUSSO (AP College Football Writer)STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, escalating an extraordinary confrontation with college football’s winningest program over a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the sport.The school delivered on its promise to fight back in court a few hours later, asking a Michigan judge for a temporary restraining order that would allow Harbaugh to coach the Wolverines in their biggest game of the season so far.The discipline was announced less than 24 hours before kickoff at No. 9 Penn State. The second-ranked Wolverines (9-0) have a shot to win a third straight Big Ten title and the school’s first national championship since 1997.Michigan’s team plane landed in Pennsylvania shortly before the announcement. It issued a statement ridiculing the decision.“Like all members of the Big Ten Conference, we are e...

Brush fire burns 60 acres near Otay Mesa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A brush fire burned 60 acres near Otay Mesa Friday.No one was injured in the fire, dubbed the Border 36 Fire, Cal Fire San Diego said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Watch: Police chase ends in Carlsbad Once the fire broke out, it was moving in a southernly direction, towards the U.S.-Mexico border.No structures were threatened by the blaze.

Worried Chinese shoppers scrimp, dimming the appeal of a Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Shoppers in China have been tightening their purse strings, raising questions over how faltering consumer confidence may affect Saturday’s annual Singles’ Day online retail extravaganza.Singles Day, also known as “Double 11,” was popularized by e-commerce giant Alibaba. In the days leading up to the event, sellers on Alibaba and elsewhere often slash prices and offer enticing deals. Given prevailing jitters about jobs and a weak property market, it’s unclear how this year’s festival will fare. A Bain & Company survey of 3,000 Chinese shoppers found more than three-quarters of those who responded plan to spend less this year, or keep spending level, given uncertainties over how the economy is faring. That includes people like Shi Gengchen, whose billiard hall business in Beijing’s trendy Chaoyang district has slowed.“The current economic situation is lousy and it has affected my business, there are fewer customers than before,” said Shi, adding ...

4 men wounded in shootout over allegedly stolen car on Interstate 59 in Alabama

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A confrontation over an allegedly stolen car in Birmingham, Alabama, ended Friday in a shootout on a busy interstate that wounded four people, including two who had life-threatening injuries, police said.The shooting took place shortly after 4:30 p.m. on southbound Interstate 59 near the 20th Street Ensley exit, police said.“We believe that a group of individuals saw their stolen vehicle, or alleged stolen vehicle, and they began following that vehicle,” Officer Truman Fitzgerald said at a news conference.“This party sees their possible stolen vehicle and they took it upon themselves to confront this group. A shootout ensued between both groups,” Fitzgerald said.Two men who were inside the allegedly stolen car were taken to the hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries while two other men had non-life-threatening injuries and went to the hospital on their own, Fitzgerald said. Nobody else was injured, he said.All four men are considered suspects in ...

What 'The Saint of Second Chances' means to the Veeck family

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

CHICAGO — It's a documentary featuring one of the most famous families in baseball with plenty of history in Chicago - but it's hardly just about the game. That's because "The Saint of Second Chances" on Netflix deals with the son of a famous figure in the history of the game getting another shot in the game, giving that to others, while also connecting with his family through the love of baseball.Mike Veeck's journey in building the St. Paul Saints independent league team into a must-see squad is chronicled in this documentary directed by Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg. Set up like innings of a baseball game, viewers get the chance to see how the son of Bill Veeck, the Baseball Hall of Famer who was twice an owner of the White Sox, found his own way to be a master baseball showman.At the same time, it showed how he along with his wife Libby, son Night Train, and daughter Rebecca navigated this time. Mike would even get his show to return to baseball, but he would instead swi...

Search underway for man missing from assisted living facility in Chicago

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

CHICAGO — A search is underway for a man who went missing from an assisted living facility in Chicago on Wednesday, police say.According to Chicago police, 64-year-old Ishak Boulos was last seen in the 6300 block of North Bell Avenue in the city's West Ridge neighborhood.  2 dead, 1 injured after shots fired into car on South Side Police say Boulos, who has grey hair and brown eyes, stands 5-foot-6 and weighs around 180 pounds. Boulos was last seen wearing a grey puffy winter coat, a black winter hat with Coca-Cola print on it, and a pair of white gym shoes, police say. Chicago man charged in connection with fatal shooting in Douglas According to police, Boulos does not have a cellphone and has little money to get around. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of 64-year-old Ishak Boulos is asked to call the CPD Area Four SVU at 312-746-82514. Tips for police can also be filed at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

Veteran loses nearly everything, saves wife from burning New York home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

FORT HUNTER, N.Y. (WTEN) - A veteran saved his wife's life as fire ripped through their upstate New York home, but lost nearly everything else in the recent blaze, including the beloved family pet.David Stafford had just taken the dog out and returned to the house when he noticed an orange glow outside his kitchen window. He and his son went out to investigate and found the house on fire, with his wife and dog, Greta, still inside. “So, my son and I, when we went out, he was behind me [and] we got the ladders up, I got my wife out from the back garage porch,” recalled Stafford. “I tried to run around to the front of the house, but I already locked the doors for the night, and I couldn't get in to save the dog." Daughter Amber Berroa said her mom, who was sleeping before the fire broke out, called her from inside the burning home. “So, I answered it," Berroa recalled. "And she couldn't even get her breath to tell me ... all she kept saying was 'Amber there's a fire and I couldn't get...

Pet food recall grows: Babies sickened by salmonella in tainted kibble, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Health officials announced Thursday that multiple people, mostly babies, have been sickened after coming in contact with dog food involved in a growing recall over potential salmonella contamination.The same day, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the voluntary recall by Texas-based Mid America Pet Food now includes six types of cat food along with over 25 dry dog food products.So far there have been at least seven documented illnesses and one hospitalization tied to the dog food, spanning seven states: California, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky and Minnesota. Because many salmonella cases go unreported, the true number of cases may be higher, the CDC says. IRS announces 2024 income tax brackets – see where you fall "People in this outbreak got sick from touching recalled dog food, touching things like dog bowls that contained the dog food, or touching the poop or saliva of dogs that were fed the dog food," the Centers for Disease Contr...

Two injured after vehicle crashes into a Goodwill in southeast Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a Goodwill in southeast Austin on Friday, Austin-Travis County EMS told KXAN.At approximately 3:30 p.m., medics responded to a report of the crash at the Goodwill located on the 6500 block of Burleson Road.Two people were taken to the hospital, one with serious injuries and the other with non-life-threatening injuries, medics said.No other information was available Friday.