Buffalo’s last playoff appearance was the 1999 wild-card game in Tennessee, the Music City Miracle. I was in my first year as team president of the Titans when Kevin Dyson scored the game-winning touchdown after catching a wild, cross-field lateral on a kickoff return. Little did Bills fans know it would be at least 17 years for their team, which was a playoff regular in the early 1990s, to make the postseason again....
This view starts with our current, tenuous situation: case rates are frighteningly high, few people have immunity and the vaccine rollout is grindingly slow. The virus, meanwhile, is changing. It has already mutated into versions that spread more quickly, may kill more efficiently and threaten to undermine the effectiveness of vaccines. The nightmare scenario: the virus mutates into a variant that renders current vaccines weakened or obsolete before the rollout reaches the 150 million or so people needed to achieve herd immunity, which would halt the virus in its tracks....
The 35-year-old engineer has a new responsibility this season as crew chief for Kurt Busch. Yeah, that Busch, the one who is known as a great driver with incredible racing talent and impeccable car knowledge but who can get a little — or a lot — excited on the radio during a race. Knost didn’t shy away from the job offer, his first crew chief job in what will be his seventh year at Stewart-Haas Racing after he joined Haas CNC Racing in 2008....
Kohberger, 28, was arrested in Pennsylvania on December 30 and the Moscow Police Department released a probable cause affidavit used in the arrest. Kohberger was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary in the fatal stabbings of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20. The affidavit states that on November 13, the day of the killings, Kohberger’s cellphone number pinged a cell tower near his apartment at 1630 Northeast Valley Road at 2:42 a....
“I was in the car with my mom, and all of a sudden, an 18-wheeler was in front of us,” Romero tells Verywell, detailing a 2012 accident. Romero did not appear to have any immediately life-threatening injuries, but because she has spina bifida, emergency room doctors were concerned about a potential whiplash injury. “They did lots of tests and said, ‘Your neck is fine, but we found spots in your lungs,’" she says....
T-Team’s new mid-season foreign signing Yannick N’Djeng is determined to help the team succeed in the second stretch of the season. The 27-year old forward has been signed recently by the Titans as replacement for Uzbek striker Farhod Tadjiyev. N’Djeng previously played for Espérance in Tunisia, and FC Sion in Switzerland. “Since my arrival here two weeks ago, I have become familiar and follow the team’s gameplan, not only during training but also in our three friendly matches previously....
Some 793,000 workers filed first-time jobless claims during the week ending February 6, the Department of Labor reported on Thursday morning. That’s more than 30,000 higher than what economists surveyed by Dow Jones had projected ahead of the report, CNBC reported. However, the new jobless claims were still down somewhat from the previous week, when they came in at 812,000. While new unemployment claims have declined significantly from their peak during pandemic-related shutdowns in the spring of 2020, they still remain at historic levels....
This week, San Diego became the hub of the baseball world. The Padres acquired Juan Soto, Josh Bell and Brandon Drury — three All-Star level players — before the trade deadline, and suddenly San Diego, a city that hasn’t seen a lot of baseball success in recent years, became Hitsville, U.S.A. On Wednesday, the Friars made sure that moniker was accurate. Yes, it was one game. And yes, it was the Rockies....
Davie, 64, was hospitalized shortly after New Mexico’s season-opening win over Sam Houston State on Sept. 1. He suffered a “serious medical incident” and was prompted by doctors to focus on his recovery. MORE: New Mexico’s Bob Davie hospitalized with ‘heart trouble’ after win vs. Sam Houston, report says “After receiving advice from my doctors and my wife, I wanted to make this decision now so our team and coaching staff could go into the weekend with clarity and consistency,” Davie said....
Neal’s new contract is for six years and is worth $5.7 million plus incentives. “We are committed to building a basketball program that is competitive nationally and emphasizes the integrity and values that define UNM athletics,” President Robert G. Frank said in a release. “Coach Neal has demonstrated that he not only meets but exceeds that expectation. We want to ensure that he is here to build a long term championship dynasty....
The central defender was playing for Mathare United until last year when his contract expired and speaking ahead of the new season, Kamura has thanked his former employers for giving him an opportunity to play and says a new challenge was important. AFC Leopards coach speaks highly of team preps “Yes, I’m happy to have joined this team, many players dream of playing for AFC Leopards so to me it is a good step forward....
Official venality, of course, is nothing new in India. But the most recent scandals involve increasingly large sums of money, encompass officials from coast to coast and seem to be occurring with greater frequency. Although India’s economy is posting its best numbers in a long time, the growth in business does not mean the country has broken the shackles of corruption–if anything, the temptations are all the greater as the trough gets bigger....
A bulletin issued on Friday advised Americans that the country is facing threats that have “evolved significantly” and become “increasingly complex and volatile” this year. The pandemic, social media and online forums exacerbated the problem, and the bulletin is set to remain in effect until August 13. “Violent extremists may seek to exploit the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions across the United States to conduct attacks against a broader range of targets after previous public capacity limits reduced opportunities for lethal attacks,” the Department of Homeland Security’s bulletin said....
Well, Stewart mostly will work indoors as the new general manager of the United States men’s national team, but wait until he gets to spend a January in Chicago. WORLD CUP 2018: Schedule, group matches, how to watch live Stewart spent 13 seasons in Holland’s Eredivisie, two seasons in Major League Soccer and played in three World Cups with the U.S. before working as a technical director and director of football affairs at three Netherlands clubs and lately as GM of the Philadelphia Union in MLS....
Smith left those in attendance at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles stunned after stepping on stage to strike the comedian across the face over a joke he made about Pinkett-Smith’s appearance in which he compared her to the title character from the Demi Moore film G.I. Jane. The incident sent shockwaves through social media, with any number of memes and viral videos emerging in the wake of the controversy....
The 18-year-old joins NYCFC on a contract through 2026, with the fee reported to be in the region of $12 million (£8 million), which would make Magno one of the most expensive transfers in MLS history. Magno’s arrival is a major coup for NYCFC, as the Brazil youth international has been linked with the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool in the past. What was said? “We’re delighted to bring Talles to New York City FC,” said sporting director David Lee in a club release....
In a recent press release, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said that while the number of overall shooting incidents decreased in September compared to the same month last year, the “overall index crime in New York City increased in September 2022, by 15.2% compared with September 2021 (11,057 v. 9,596).” “Five of the seven major index-crime categories saw increases, driven by a 22.7% increase in burglary (1,409 v. 1,148), a 21....
The New York Post first reported the incident, citing anonymous law enforcement sources, but Nathaniel Styer, the deputy press secretary for the New York City Department of Education confirmed the reporting to Newsweek. Styer told Newsweek that the items were found during scanning across three different schools at the Adams State Campus in Brooklyn. According to Styer, there are at least 1,000 students across all three schools where the metal detector scanning occurred....
People who get the shot at a city-run vaccination site will receive an incentive of $100 starting Friday. “When you get your first dose you will get a $100 incentive,” the mayor said at his daily briefing. “Can’t get better than that.” The announcement comes as a push to get more New Yorkers vaccinated amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the city caused by the highly transmittable Delta variant....
The new law changes possession of small amounts of marijuana from a low-level misdemeanor to a non-criminal violation. That means police can’t arrest people, but they can issue summonses that could lead to fines. The maximum penalty is $50 for possessing less than one ounce of cannabis and the maximum fine is $200 for holding between one and two ounces. While the law may seem like a progressive step, loopholes and issues left unaddressed mean many caveats remain that could disproportionately affect people of color throughout the state....
