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Bills’ midseason defensive additions CB Douglas and DT Joseph have made an immediate impact

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ defense is banged up. What else is new?A few things, actually.The significant contributions made by cornerback Rasul Douglas and defensive tackle Linval Joseph a mere three weeks following their arrival haven’t gone unnoticed.“It’s pretty remarkable to be honest,” safety Micah Hyde said, referring to Douglas, who had two interceptions and recovered a fumble in a 32-6 win over the Jets on Sunday. “Midseason, coming in and learning the playbook and being able to go out there and not just know what he’s doing, but to play fast is pretty impressive.”And then there’s the 35-year-old Joseph, who has combined to play 79 snaps to stabilize the middle of Buffalo’s defensive front.“It’s huge. It’s huge,” Hyde said. “For them to come in and step in and give us a little boost, a little energy is cool.”It’s a boost the Bills (6-5) certainly needed after adding the veterans over a two-day span to reinforce a defense missing three starters.Rasul, ...

ANÁLISIS | OpenAI tuvo una semana turbulenta: ¿Quién ganó y quién perdió?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

(CNN) — La crisis de liderazgo que afectó a OpenAI durante casi una semana terminó casi tan abruptamente como comenzó: con un anuncio conciso y críptico de la compañía que podría tener enormes repercusiones para su futuro.En cierto modo, el resultado fue un retorno al status quo: Sam Altman sería restituido como CEO, y quedó intacta la profunda y lucrativa asociación comercial de la compañía con Microsoft, que adquirió una participación de US$ 13.000 millones en la compañía incluso cuando ésta desarrolla su propia IA.Sin embargo, en otros sentidos, el acuerdo sigue siendo un momento decisivo para OpenAI y el campo de la inteligencia artificial en general.La semana turbulenta parece haber resultado en una gran victoria para Altman personalmente; defensores de la adopción generalizada de la IA; y algunas de las élites más establecidas del país. Y se produjo a expensas de los escépticos de la IA que, según muchos, fracasaron en su intento de adoptar una postura de principios a fa...

Edey’s 28 points, 15 boards power No. 2 Purdue past No. 4 Marquette for Maui Invitational title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Zach Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds to carry No. 2 Purdue to a 78-75 win over No. 4 Marquette in the championship game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday.The early-season matchup of undefeated teams did not disappoint in a tournament stacked with five programs ranked among the top 11 nationally.Edey, the reigning national Player of the Year, shot 11 of 19 from the field and led the Boilermakers (6-0) to their first Maui Invitational title.Purdue led by 15 early in the second half, but Marquette chipped away and pulled to 76-75 on a basket by Oso Ighodaro with less than a minute to play. Edey gave his team some breathing room with a right-handed putback of Braden Smith’s missed jumper for a 78-75 lead with 18 seconds remaining.Marquette had two chances to tie it, but 3-point attempts by Tyler Kolek and Kam Jones in the closing seconds failed to drop.Marquette was attempting to become the first squad to beat the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in The Associated Pr...

MDPD return to scene where officer was grazed by bullet in Miami Gardens shooting to gather additional evidence

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers late Wednesday afternoon returned to the scene where an officer was grazed by a bullet during a shooting in Miami Gardens. The Homicide unit requested some support and units arrived at the neighborhood, located at 154th Street and Northwest 19th Street. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where officers were going inside the home.According to MDPD, officers returned to the residence to execute a secondary search warrant at the home to gather additional items for their investigation. Homicide detectives took pictures of the everything at the scene, which include inside the home, outside the home, planters and the sidewalk. They also looked at surveillance video from other homes that are nearby and attempted to make contact with other residents who may have been home at the time. The shooting took place on Monday and two suspects were arrested. They were charged with attempted murder of a police officer.The officer has since been released from the hospital. P...

Families on edge amid delay in planned release of hostages held by Hamas 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

Families of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were on edge Wednesday as the planned release of dozens of hostages was delayed. Israel’s cabinet approved a deal on Tuesday to free at least 50 hostages during a four-day pause in the ongoing war with Hamas. Under the agreement, Israel must also release 150 Palestinian prisoners in a trade only for women and children on both sides of the conflict.The deal is structured such that, each day, a group of hostages will be released to be taken to a designated border point. As of Wednesday, though, at least one official said releases are not expected to begin until at least Friday. “I was hoping for a Thanksgiving Day miracle and my hopes were dashed,” said Boston-area resident Jason Greenberg. Greenberg said five of his family members were taken hostage when gunmen stormed into southern Israel back in early October. Greenberg said two family members are now dead.“I understand that this is the best deal that has be...

Wednesday’s high school football scoreboard

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

ROUNDUPExcel/Burke has forfeited its annual Thanksgiving Day game to East Boston. According to Jet head coach John Parziale, the team will have an intrasquad scrimmage at East Boston Stadium tomorrow morning.Moronel Castro scored five touchdowns as KIPP (8-3) defeated Lynn Tech 45-19 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.Dhaethmy Dorival ran for more than 100 yards and two touchdowns as Billerica (9-2) defeated Chelmsford 27-13 in the Merrimack Valley Conference. … Aaron Chiocca took the opening kickoff to paydirt and returned an interception for a score, and Drew Eason tossed three touchdown passes, setting a new school record (62 career) as Methuen rolled to a 48-16 win over Dracut/Innovation.Caiden Montas ran for a pair of touchdowns as Blue Hills (8-4) defeated Bristol-Plymouth 22-6 in the Mayflower Athletic Conference.Aviren Chitpaseuth ran for three scores as Greater Lowell (3-8) defeated Lowell Catholic 42-6 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.Reign Stephens ran for a p...

Bruins grind out 3-1 win over Florida

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

The Florida Panthers went for a quick knockout on the Bruins on Wednesday but the B’s took their best shot, steadied their legs and came away with a hard-earned 3-1 victory at Amerant Bank Arena.Linus Ullmark (27 saves) was excellent early on and the B’s made a pair of second period goals hold up for the victory.The Panthers were without their Selke Award candidate Sasha Barkov but, considering the intensity with which the Panthers started the game, it was a very good win for the B’s after blowing a late lead and losing in Tampa on Monday.With Charlie McAvoy’s high, late hit on Oliver Ekman-Larson from October 30 still on their minds, the Panthers came out flying and physical, landing a couple of early hits on the B’s defenseman.Florida dominated the early going and, if not for Ullmark (15 first period saves), the B’s could have been chasing the game from the get-go. But after the Panthers got the first two power plays, the B’s penalty kill ...

Ravens WR Rashod Bateman expects to play vs. Chargers after appearing to injure foot during practice Wednesday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman was running a drill in practice Wednesday afternoon in Owings Mills when he suddenly tumbled to the ground.Bateman stayed down as trainers examined his left foot for a few moments. He then sat out the remainder of the drill and walked off under his own power before heading inside at the end of the 30-minute portion of practice that was open to the media. Bateman was flexing his foot before running the route on which he fell.Coach John Harbaugh said after practice that the injury doesn’t appear to be serious, “but we’ll see how he does tomorrow.” Bateman said his fall was “nothing,” that his foot is fine and that he’ll be out there Sunday night against the host Los Angeles Chargers.“It’s just something guys coming off injury deal with,” Bateman said. “I’ve been holding up strong all year. My foot’s a little tired so it’s gonna be rested a little bit.“My foot&#...

Everett runs away from St. Mary’s

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

EVERETT — Too many weapons in too many places.That was the problem for St. Mary’s in trying to shut down Everett on Wednesday night at Everett Memorial Stadium.The Crimson Tide racked up over 500 yards of total offense en route to a 56-28 win over the Spartans to compete a 9-2 campaign in coach Justin Flores’ first season.“I was happy to give these guys a chance to play on Thanksgiving,” Flores said about a matchup that was only put together in August.The Crimson Tide’s explosiveness was clear early and often. Despite the Spartans ability to grind down the clock during its possessions, Everett seemingly always had a response and turned a close game into a runaway with three touchdowns in a 2:52 span late in the first half.“They just have so many weapons,” St. Mary’s coach Sean Driscoll said.The teams had traded touchdowns early before Damian Lackland scored the first of his three rushing touchdowns to give Everett a lead it never lost.A 34 yard Carlos Rodrigues to Christian Zamor co...

‘I’ve seen it all.’ Coby White focuses on consistency amid Zach LaVine trade rumors and Chicago Bulls roster turmoil.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

Coby White has been here before.He’s no stranger to a roster rebuild. Or a coaching change. Or the overhaul of an entire front office. So when trade rumors began to swirl again this month, the Chicago Bulls starting point guard chose not to worry.“I’ve seen it all,” White told the Tribune. “A lot of people come and go. I’ve been through a whole change. It doesn’t really bother me. I really don’t even think about it. Live in the moment, stay in the present. At the end of the day, you gotta be prepared for anything.”Next to nothing remains of the Bulls team that drafted White with the No. 7 pick in 2019. Former general manager Gar Forman and former coach Jim Boylen were both fired 18 months into his arrival to Chicago. The ensuing years were defined by a full-scale rebuild as the Bulls brought in coach Billy Donovan and new players like DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vučević and Lonzo Ball.But during all that change, one thing has...