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Browns’ Denzel Ward is out of concussion protocol and will play in Sunday’s opener against Bengals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns cornerback Denzel Ward cleared concussion protocol and will start Sunday’s season opener against Cincinnati, giving Cleveland’s secondary its best player as it tries to stop Joe Burrow and his trio of receivers.Ward had been sidelined with his fourth reported concussion in the NFL. The two-time Pro Bowl selection got hurt in an Aug. 26 exhibition in Cincinnati. He was limited to some individual drills earlier this week before practicing Friday.While the Browns will have Ward, they could be without starting safety Juan Thornhill, who is questionable with a calf injury.Cleveland signed Thornhill to a three-year, $21 million contract in March after he won a Super Bowl with Kansas City. Veteran Rodney McLeod would start if Thornhill can’t play.Ward’s return is important as the Browns get ready to face Burrow, who agreed to a five-year, $275 contract extension with the Bengals on Thursday. Although he’s only 1-4 in his career agains...

Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh may soon add another role to her resume: Olympic committee member

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh was proposed Friday to be a member of the International Olympic Committee.Yeoh, who won an Academy Award for best actress this year for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” was among eight potential new members who will likely be approved by their soon-to-be colleagues at a meeting next month in Mumbai, India.The IOC currently has 99 invited members, including a selection of royalty, sports officials, former athletes and leaders from politics and industry. Their main role in the Olympic movement is confirming hosts for the Summer Games and Winter Games that were pre-selected by the IOC administration and executive board.Yeoh also has ties to the United Nations, twice representing her home country Malaysia at its General Assembly, and as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. development program.Her strongest connection to sports is through her husband, Jean Todt, the former boss of the Ferrari team in Formula On...

5 teens charged with robbery, assault following Montgomery Co. football game brawl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have arrested and charged five teens with assault and robbery following a post-football game brawl outside of the Bethesda Metro station last week.The incident took place after the Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Walter Johnson football game on Sept. 1. The teens allegedly assaulted and robbed other teenage victims outside of the Metro station, police said. A video of the assault circulated on social media.Kharon Crosby, 16, of Bethesda, is being charged as an adult with armed robbery and second-degree assault. Two other teens, ages 15 and 16, have been charged as juveniles with robbery and second-degree assault offenses. Two 15-year-olds face first-degree assault charges, police said.A male victim, along with a parent, reported the assault to police the night of the incident.Detectives said they were able to identify the suspects with the assistance of Montgomery County Public School leaders.Police added that more arrests are expected in the case.Ear...

Austin Simmons is a 17-year-old Ole Miss QB garnering attention for his unique situation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

Quarterback coach Oliver Bozeman noticed something special about Austin Simmons when he arrived to a training session 30 minutes early and immediately begin his own pre-workout routine.While finishing a previous session, Bozeman saw Simmons, then in fourth grade, sprinting and stretching while he awaited his turn.“That was the first time that I’d actually ever seen that from a kid,” said Bozeman, who has trained NFL players from Michael Vick to Justin Fields. “I usually get that from pros — getting to sessions early to get in their stretching and different things like that.”Simmons was different. He’s a football and baseball player raised by a former football player turned coach, and he’s now garnering attention as one of the nation’s most unique recruits.While most teenagers have returned to high school by this time of year, the 17-year-old Simmons is enrolled at Mississippi after completing high school by his sophomore year.Simmons reclassified from the class of 2025 t...

Denver Broncos vs. Las Vegas Raiders: TV channel, time, what to know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Broncos regular season is finally here, and after a strong finish to the preseason they are hoping to start with a win against the Las Vegas Raiders. How to watch Raiders vs. Broncos on TVKickoff: 2:25 p.m.Channel: CBSKickoff between the Broncos and Raiders takes place Sunday at 2:25 p.m. at Empower Field in Denver. This is the first game of the season for both teams. What to expect from the Broncos: The FOX31 sports team weighs in Tickets for Raiders vs. BroncosAs of Friday afternoon, there are still tickets together throughout the stadium. The most affordable seats start at $100 for the upper corners of the stadium including sections 500, 518, 527 and 542.If you want to be closer to the action, seats in the lower bowl start around $250 through the Broncos website. Fantasy forecast Week 1: Raiders vs. Broncos Resale websites like StubHub also have plenty of seats available. They're generally listed around the same price ranges outlined above. Denver...

Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty steals G20 show as Biden and Trudeau cut lonelier figures

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

NEW DELHI — Forget Rishi-mania, it’s Akshata Murty who’s stealing the show at the G20.The U.K. prime minister’s wife, who happens to be the daughter of one of the richest men in India, arrived in New Delhi with him on Friday and has barely left his side since.Downing Street’s official picture reel is in overdrive with pictures of Murty. On Friday afternoon she joined Sunak to meet schoolchildren at the British Council, where she impressed U.K. officials by kicking her shoes off to play soccer.In the evening, Murty and Sunak were photographed arm-in-arm going out to dinner, after a reception with Indian business leaders was cancelled. On the couple’s official Instagram accounts, followers can find a photo of Murty helping the PM adjust his tie before they stepped off the plane.For a No. 10 Downing Street team keen to make Sunak’s first trip to India a success, Murty is a powerful diplomatic weapon. Her parents, the billionaire IT magnate N. R. Narayana Murty and his wife Sudha,...

New York AG’s office now says Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $3.6 billion in three separate years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

(CNN) — Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $3.6 billion in three separate years between 2011 and 2021, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office alleged Friday, significantly more than previously purported.The new figure, detailed in a court filing, dwarfs investigators’ previous allegation that Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year.Explaining the upward revision, the state attorneys said their accounting and valuation experts analyzed a number of factors a market participant might weigh when considering buying or selling property.“After factoring in these and other fundamental considerations that any informed buyer and seller in the marketplace would take into account, Mr. Trump’s net worth would be further substantially reduced by between $1.9 billion to $3.6 billion per year, which is still a conservative estimate of the extent of the inflation,” the state attorneys said, in part.Attorneys for Trump refuted the claim...

Cash App and Square down? Payment services are ‘steadily’ recovering after hours-long outages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands Cash App and Square customers were unable to access their accounts or send money Thursday and early Friday due to system outages impacting both payment services.Outage reports for both platforms picked up around the same time Thursday afternoon, according to data from outage tracker Downdetector. In the hours following, numerous customers took to social media to share error messages and frustrations about not being able to access their money.“Since around noon PT (3pm ET) on Thursday, sellers have been unable to access accounts or process payments due to a systems outage within Square,” Square wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, shortly before 7am ET Friday. “We know you trust us with your business, and these situations add challenges to running your operations. For that, we are truly sorry.”In a later update to its online status portal, Square said that its services were “steadily regaining their function...

Lucas: Here we go again with Trump, Biden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

The 2024 upcoming rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is like a replay of the Iran/Iraq War (1980-1988), a war in which most observers rooted for both sides to lose.This is what America is facing in 2024, and nobody likes it. Most people would like both men to go away.In the Middle East, after eight years of fighting, and a stalemate — and some one to two million casualties — both Iran and Iraq agreed to a United Nations settlement to end the war.It is too bad Biden and Trump cannot do the same. Where are the clowns at the UN when you need them?That settlement allowed both Iran and Iraq to claim victory, which they did, much like Biden and Trump both did in 2020.Biden won, of course, but Trump claimed that he won too, despite the results.So now both are getting it on again as both candidates have a lock on their party’s nomination even though no primary votes have yet been cast.Last week’s Wall Street Journal Poll, in a two-man race, had Biden and Trump tied at 46...

How Ozomatli turned its song ‘Moose on the Loose’ into a children’s book

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:54:54 GMT

After rocking a generation of kids with a children’s album back in 2012, Grammy-winning Los Angeles group Ozomatli are once again focusing on their young fans.But this time Ozomatli isn’t reaching the youth through music and is instead dropping a new children’s book.“For the band, this has been an interesting accomplishment and we’ll see what kind of movement it makes,” said saxophonist Ulises Bella about the group’s latest project, “Moose on the Loose,” a 32-page book that will be available on Sept. 19.Written by the band and illustrated by Germán Blanco, it follows the lyrics of the breakout song of the same title that appeared on the family-friendly album “Ozomatli presents Ozokidz” more than a decade ago.Los Angeles band Ozomatli is releasing the 32-page children’s book, “Moose on the Loose,” on Sept. 19. (File photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)Los Angeles band Ozomatli is releasing the 32...