By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the decision says Zach Wilson will return as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback Sunday against the Texans in Houston. The No. 2 overall pick in April missed the past four games with a sprained posterior collateral
Continue ReadingFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia school system says it is returning two books to library shelves, two months after they were pulled for a formal review prompted by complaints that they contained obscene sexual material. Fairfax County Public Schools said in a news release Tuesday that committees reviewed both “Lawn Boy” and “Gender
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State football coach James Franklin has agreed to a new 10-year contract that will guarantee him at least $75 million through 2031. Franklin and Penn State’s Board of Trustees agreed to the terms, which include a yearly base salary of $7 million, retention bonuses
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Three Chelsea academy graduates scored in a 4-0 victory over Juventus that secured a place in the round of 16 of the Champions League. Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi all netted for the European champions. Timo Werner completed the rout that sent Chelsea
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Bill Virdon, who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to the 1960 World Series before enjoying success as manager of the Houston Astros, has died. He was 90. Virdon spent 12 years in the major leagues as a centerfielder. He won the 1955 National League’s Rookie of the Year Award with St. Louis before
Continue ReadingBy CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America EDINBURGH, Ind. (AP) — Federal officials are pushing back their timeline to resettle roughly 4,100 Afghan refugees who are still at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training post more than two months after they arrived there. Aaron Batt, Department of Homeland Security coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome,
Continue ReadingBy GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Matt Nagy denies he has been told he will be coaching his last game for the Bears on Thursday against the Detroit Lions. The Bears (3-7) are in the midst of a five-game losing streak and face winless Detroit (0-8-1) with Nagy now in his
Continue ReadingLILLE, France (AP) — In-form Canada striker Jonathan David scored a 12th goal this season as Lille beat Salzburg 1-0 in the Champions League to claim the top spot in their group. With two rounds of matches remaining, Lille has a one-point lead over the Austrian side in the tight Group G. Third-place Sevilla lags
Continue ReadingMALMO, Sweden (AP) — Zenit St. Petersburg quickly recovered from a late red card to draw its Champions League game at Malmo 1-1 with a stoppage-time penalty. But the Russian champion’s faint hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages are over. Soren Rieks gave Malmo the lead with a 28th-minute goal but also conceded the
Continue ReadingAURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting near a school in suburban Denver last week. Aurora police said Tuesday that the boy is suspected of driving one of the two cars believed to have been involved in the Nov. 15 shooting in a park
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The Family Access Network received a $25,000 grant from Safeway and Albertsons Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program to support work to mitigate hunger issues in Central Oregon.
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This year, the Bend Police Department redirected two traffic unit officer positions to be a dedicated DUII / Aggressive Driving Enforcement Team on afternoon shift hours.
Continue ReadingTOWSON, Md. (AP) — Terry Nolan Jr. scored a career-high 25 points as Towson got past Penn 76-61. Cam Holden added 20 points for the Tigers. Jordan Dingle led the Quakers on Tuesday with 21 points.
Continue ReadingESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Michael Almonacy had 18 points and six rebounds as Appalachian State beat Akron 57-45 in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Enrique Freeman led the Zips on Tuesday with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Algunos padres necesitan que la temporada de dar gracias llegue rápido este año. Cuatro de cada cinco padres que respondieron a una encuesta de la Universidad de Michigan Health dicen que los niños de hoy no están lo suficientemente agradecidos. Los padres que respondieron a la encuesta dicen que están enseñando
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — This year’s edition of The Game could come down to how well No. 6 Michigan can slow down the explosive offense of No. 2 Ohio State. The Wolverines are in the top 10 in several defensive categories, limiting opponents to just over 300 yards per
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Quenton Jackson had 15 points and five steals, lifting Texas A&M to a 57-50 win over Butler in the Maui Invitational. The Aggies led by 12 at halftime and kept it near double digits most of the second half before Butler chipped it down to 52-48 with
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little and the state’s top health official in what is likely their last coronavirus town hall of the year urged residents to get vaccinated or get the booster shot if they’re eligible. Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN, CATHY BUSSEWITZ and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — LBJ tried jawboning. Richard Nixon issued a presidential edict. The Ford administration printed buttons exhorting Americans to “Whip Inflation Now.’’ Over the years, American presidents have tried, and mostly floundered, in their efforts to quell the economic and political menace of
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN, CATHY BUSSEWITZ and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — LBJ tried jawboning. Richard Nixon issued a presidential edict. The Ford administration printed buttons exhorting Americans to “Whip Inflation Now.’’ Over the years, American presidents have tried, and mostly floundered, in their efforts to quell the economic and political menace of
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