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Today in Sports – Week Ahead, November 24 – 30

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

Nov. 281906 — Tommy Burns fights to a 20-round draw with light heavyweight Jack O’Brien in a world heavyweight title bout in Los Angeles.1929 — Ernie Nevers rushes for six touchdowns and kicks four PATs to score all his team’s points, an NFL record, in the Chicago Cardinals’ 40-6 rout of the Chicago Bears.1948 — Dippy Evans of the Chicago Bears is the only NFL player to score two touchdowns on recovered fumbles in a 48-13 victory over the Washington Redskins.1969 — The New York Knicks beat the Cincinnati Royals 106-105 at Cleveland to set an NBA record with 18 consecutive victories.1981 — Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant becomes the winningest coach in college football history when the Rolling Tide beats Auburn 28-17 in the Iron Bowl. It’s Bryant’s 315th career victory, surpassing Amos Alonzo Stagg for most wins.1986 — The Celtics beat San Antonio 111-96 at Boston Garden to set an NBA record with their 38th consecutive homecourt victory.1992 — Bobby Bowden becomes the first major colleg...

Union Berlin’s Marie-Louise Eta set to become first female assistant coach in Bundesliga

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Marie-Louise Eta is set to become the first female assistant coach in the 60-year history of the Bundesliga when Union Berlin plays on Saturday.Union appointed Eta as assistant to interim coach Marco Grote following its dismissal of the popular Urs Fischer during the international break.Fischer led the team to unprecedented success over 5½ years, but Union is last this season after nine consecutive defeats. Grote and Eta were promoted from Union’s Under-19 team, which was third in both its domestic league and UEFA Youth League competitions before the senior team came calling. Their first game in charge is the home match against Augsburg, which is unbeaten in four games.Despite the fact Eta will be the first female member of a coaching staff in the league since the Bundesliga was formed in 1963, Union, as a club, only wants to focus on its precarious sporting situation.“It’s not a conscious decision for a woman. I think that almost discredits this decision,” Union presi...

This city will see the most snow on Black Friday

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Friday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert day and FOX31's meteorologists are expecting some serious inches across Colorado. Here's how much snow you can expect in your city.The National Weather Service already put out winter storm warnings throughout the state starting as early as Thursday afternoon and going until Saturday morning. Most of the snow is expected to hit on Friday making slick conditions for those going to the shopping malls. What to expect from the Black Friday snowstorm in Denver Pinpoint Weather snowfall forecast on Nov. 23, 2023 (KDVR)When it comes to the northern Front Range, Estes Park is expected to have the most accumulated snow by Saturday afternoon at 10 inches.Fort Collins and Boulder should also get shovels out, as the two cities are the next highest in snowfall totals at 7 inches in Fort Collins and 5 inches in Boulder.The Denver metro area won't get nearly as much snow, but there will still be cold temperatures and an expected 2 inches by Satu...

Sheriff: Marathon man arrested for threatening to kill deputies and attempting to disarm officer in Florida Keys

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

A 36-year-old Marathon man was arrested on Wednesday following an incident where he allegedly threatened to kill members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and attempted to grab a deputy’s firearm during his arrest. Lee Charles Quinn faces charges of battery, threatening a law enforcement officer, attempting to disarm a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in the 3800 block of the Overseas Highway in Marathon around 7:50 p.m. regarding an assault. Quinn, identified as the suspect, was located on 36th Street.During the arrest, Quinn reportedly threatened multiple deputies with death and made an attempt to grab and pull at the holstered service firearm of one deputy. He was unsuccessful in obtaining the weapon.As he was being taken into custody, Quinn reportedly resisted arrest by stiffening his body, pulling away from deputies and kicking the doors of a patrol vehicle while en route to the jail. No signific...

Travel experts expect nearly 3 millions passengers to pass TSA on Sunday, breaking records

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

The record breaking travel season continues.The Transportation Security Administration is reporting that more than 2.7 million travelers have passed through security on Wednesday, and that won’t even be the busiest expected day.Travel experts said that nearly 3 million passengers are expected to pass through TSA on Sunday, which would break travel records.The world’s busiest airport, Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, marked its busiest morning ever on Wednesday with a record breaking 32,00 thousand passengers by 8 a.m.

CDC provides tips for safely enjoying Thanksgiving turkey

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

As people get ready to eat turkey on Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are offering some tips to help people do just that.According to officials, they are urging people to avoid rinsing or washing a turkey before cooking it because that can spread germs.The CDC also recommends not leaving the turkey on the counter because certain temperatures can cause bacteria to grow and to make sure to wash all dishes and utensils the raw turkey has touched.Finally, the CDC said that the stuffing’s center must reach 165 degrees fahrenheit for it to be safe to eat.

The Dutch Trump: Who is Geert Wilders and what does he want?

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

Geert Wilders, with his peroxide blond hair and fiery rhetoric, has long been one of the Netherlands’ best-known lawmakers at home and abroad. Nicknamed the Dutch Donald Trump, he is famous for his strident campaigning against immigration, the European Union and especially Islam. Now he’s in pole position to become the country’s next prime minister, after winning a shock victory in Wednesday’s general election. All he needs to do is persuade potential coalition partners in other parties to work with him. How hard could that be? Wilders started his political career as a member of parliament in 1998, first for the center-right VVD, where he mentored a young Mark Rutte, before quitting the party and setting up his own Party for Freedom in 2006. That makes him the longest-serving lawmaker in the Dutch parliament.He married Krisztina Márfai, a former Hungarian diplomat, in 1992. The couple do not have children, but do own two cats, Snoetje and Pluisje, who have the...

EU to deploy guards to bolster Finland’s border control activities

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

EU border agency Frontex said Thursday it plans to deploy 50 border guard officers and other staff, along with equipment such as patrol cars, to bolster Finland’s border control activities amid accusations that Russia is stoking an immigrant influx on its eastern border.The EU move follows the Finnish government’s decision to close all eastern border crossing points with Russia except Raja-Jooseppi from Friday night until December 23. The Finnish tabloid newspaper Iltalehti reported the situation on the eastern border has not improved and that there are signs that the crisis could escalate further, citing Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.“This significant reinforcement is expected to be on the ground as soon as next week,” Frontex said in a statement. Frontex currently has 10 officers on the Finnish borders.“Frontex’s support to Finland goes beyond logistics; it’s a demonstration of the European Union’s unified stand against hybrid challenges affecting one of its member...

MPs slam £168k bonus for key official in stalled plan to fix crumbling UK Parliament

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

LONDON – MPs hit out at a £168,000 bonus for one of the key figures working on a stalled plan to fix the U.K.’s crumbling parliamentary estate.David Goldstone, CEO of the Restoration & Renewal delivery authority tasked with developing options for refurbishing the Palace of Westminster, received the sum on top of his £311,000 salary last year, according to the body’s annual report.Six other executives from the authority received bonuses ranging between £45,000 and £86,000.But MPs from the cross-party public accounts committee expressed “surprise” at the award “given the slow pace of the program” as they wrote to Goldstone and other senior officials to request an update on restoration.Chairwoman Meg Hillier called it “staggering that so many questions remain unanswered” six years after MPs voted for a major restoration initiative.Plans for a massive refurbishment known as “R&R” have been plagued by a series of setbacks and delays since MPs first approved proposals to tem...

One victim killed, another wounded after overnight shooting in Cambridge

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:16:44 GMT

Authorities in Cambridge are investigating an overnight shooting that left one person dead and another wounded, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.Officials with the DA’s office said the victims were found early Thursday morning after officers were called to Central Square around 12:30 a.m.According to authorities, while responding to 10 Magazine St., officers found two individuals suffering from gunshot wounds near a black Tesla in the roadway.Both were taken to a Boston hospital where one of the victims, described as a 27-year-old female, was pronounced dead, while the other, a 26-year-old male, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.As an investigation into the shooting continues, the DA’s office asks anyone with information contact the Cambridge Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit, or submit tips anonymously at 617-349-3370 or online at cambridgepolice.org/TIPS.