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Week 16 updates: Justin Fields, Cole Kmet and Khalil Herbert fuel Chicago Bears to 21-7 halftime lead vs. Arizona Cardinals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

The 5-9 Chicago Bears are playing the 3-11 Arizona Cardinals at Soldier Field in a Week 16 matchup.Here’s what you need to know.5 things to watch in the Bears-Cardinals game — plus our Week 16 predictionsHalftime: Strong running game fuels 21-7 Bears leadThe Chicago Bears rushed for 117 yards in the first half on the way to a 21-7 halftime lead against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Soldier Field.Running back Khalil Herbert rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and quarterback Justin Fields added 32 yards and a touchdown on the ground.Fields also completed 10 of 17 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers in the half. Bears tight end Cole Kmet had four catches for 107 yards.Fields’ 3-yard touchdown run gave the Bears a 7-0 lead with 6 minutes, 22 seconds to play in the first quarter. Fields’ 53-yard pass to Kmet on the first play sparked the drive.Kmet also drew a defensive holding penalty against Starling Thomas that negated a Cardinals sack...

Passengers stranded at Kitchener airport after Christmas Eve flight cancelled due to maintenance and no pilot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

Almost 200 people won’t be home for Christmas – or anywhere else for that matter – after their flight to Mexico was cancelled due to a series of missteps by Flair Airlines.The discount carrier was originally scheduled to leave from Region of Waterloo International Airport for Puerto Vallarta at 7 a.m. on Sunday. There was just one problem – the flight was forced to land at Pearson Airport in Toronto due to fog. Initially that caused a one-hour delay that eventually began to snowball.Marie Anthony was one of those scheduled to be on the original flight out of Kitchener.“And then every hour they kept delaying the flight by an hour, so we ended up waiting for almost four hours until they got a plane coming to Waterloo,” she tells CityNews.When the plane that was scheduled to take passengers south finally arrived, it was taken out of service due to a maintenance issue before finally being cancelled after the pilot reported he had reached his maximum h...

Driver critically injured after car and TTC bus crash in Scarborough

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

One person was critically injured following a head-on crash involving a car and a bus in Scarborough. Police say the crash occurred in the area of Sheppard Avenue East and Havenview Road around 5:30 p.m. Sunday.Paramedics tell CityNews the driver of the vehicle was taken to a trauma centre with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Police downgraded their condition to life-threatening later in the evening. Several passengers on the bus were treated for minor injuries with two of them eventually taken to hospital.

Broncos start Christmas Eve night against Patriots by hitting on several season-long themes, including an ominous offensive trend

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

The Broncos’ start to their Christmas Eve outing against New England was about as Broncos as it gets in 2023.They won the toss and deferred. The defense forced a turnover on the first play of the night when D.J. Jones came unblocked up the middle and smashed New England quarterback Bailey Zappe, forcing a fumble that set the offense up at first-and-goal at the 6-yard line.And Sean Payton’s offense continued its season-long struggle in goal-to-go situations, getting stoned on three rush attempts and a pass, including a fourth-and-goal failure from the 2-yard line.All of that added up to hit on several themes of the season, all in the first 1 minute, 42 seconds of action at Empower Field.No game day surprises. Denver entered Sunday mostly healthy and had no surprises on its game day inactives list.Outside linebacker Nik Bonitto (knee) led the inactives after he was ruled out Friday. Head coach Sean Payton said Bonitto is recovering well so far from an MCL injury sustained ...

Broncos 7, Patriots 3: Chad Ryland puts New England on the board with 33-yard field goal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

After a big loss to the Lions last week, the Broncos’ playoff hopes are razor thin entering Week 16. Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Patriots at Empower Field at Mile High.Live updatesSecond-quarter updatesRun, Russ, run (6:59 p.m.): A nice 14-yard quarterback scramble by Russell Wilson. That was followed by a big 12-yard gain by Jaleel McLaughlin. — Joe NguyenIt appears the Broncos are figuring out how to use Jaleel McLaughlin. — Matt SchubertField goal (6:54 p.m.): Chad Ryland nails the 33-yard field goal. Broncos 7, Patriots 3 with 13:30 to go in the first half. — Joe NguyenStalled out (6:54 p.m.): A decent Patriots drive stalls out inside the red zone. Hard to imagine this Pats offense getting into the end zone tonight. I’m thinning 14 points might be enough for the Broncos tonight. — Matt SchubertFirst-quarter analysis — Broncos 7, Patriots 0Matt Schubert, sports columnist: Marvin Mims Jr. is special. The Bronc...

Sailing milestone: A half-century of starts for a competitor in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Lindsay May will notch a first in the 78-year history of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race when he becomes the only sailor to start it 50 times — all of them consecutively — when it begins Tuesday in Sydney harbor.May, with three overall titles and one line-honors win, will navigate “Antipodes” in the expected 103-boat fleet in the annual race that will head down the New South Wales south coast and across often treacherous Bass Strait to the island state of Tasmania.The finish line of the 628-nautical mile (720-mile, 1,170-kilometer) race is at Constitution Dock in the state capital of Hobart.May’s sailing career began in 1973, when the-then 24-year-old stepped off his surf board and on to a yacht.“I never thought I would get to 50 and I had no idea what I was in for,” May said. “I had done very little racing. Then I went sailing here on the harbor with a mate of mine who was in the navy and I was just hooked.”In 2006, May and his crew won handicap honors as the skipper ...

Este dúo japonés que encabezó la lista de búsquedas de canciones más populares de Google en 2023

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

(CNN) — Fue el año en el que Taylor Swift y Beyoncé lanzaron giras mundiales, Olivia Rodrigo estrenó su álbum “GUTS” y Jason Aldean se sumó a la controversia por la guerra cultural en el género country. Pero según el resumen anual de Google Year in Search, fue un dúo japonés de música synth el que realmente despertó la curiosidad de los amantes de la música de todo el mundo en 2023.En una era en la que el K-pop ha estado a la vanguardia de las exportaciones musicales de Asia durante años, Yoasobi, que combina pegadizas pistas de sintetizador con espectáculos eléctricos en vivo y tradiciones anime, está liderando un renacimiento del J-pop.Su tema “Idol (アイドル)” apareció en una de las series de anime más importantes del año, “Oshi no ko”, y desató una tendencia de baile en TikTok japonés, llevándolo a la cima de la lista anual de Google en la categoría de canciones global.Yoasobi lideró búsquedas en Google (Li Zhihua/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images)Las canciones no son ne...

Mayfield throws for 283 yards, 2 TDs as surging Bucs beat reeling Jaguars 30-12 for 4th straight win

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns to help the NFC South-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Trevor Lawrence and the reeling Jacksonville Jaguars 30-12 for their fourth straight victory on Sunday.The Jaguars (8-7) lost their fourth game in a row, this time with Lawrence starting but struggling to find a rhythm after spending the past week in the NFL’s concussion protocol. The third-year quarterback threw a second-half TD pass to Calvin Ridley before spending the fourth quarter on the bench with what the Jaguars announced was a shoulder injury.A week after having a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in a road win at Green Bay, Mayfield threw a pair of TDs to Mike Evans in building a 20-0 halftime lead. In both cases, the Bucs cashed in on interceptions Lawrence tossed on two of Jacksonville’s first three possessions.Evans finished with seven receptions for 86 yards. The touchdown catches were his 12th and 13th of the season, and the 10th-ye...

Vikings miss Cousins more than ever after Mullens’ 4 interceptions in loss to Lions

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins had started all but two games in his six seasons for Minnesota, giving the Vikings rare continuity at quarterback before he went down in October with a season-ending Achilles tendon tear.On their fourth starting quarterback of the season, the Vikings are discovering the harsh reality of life without Cousins, the four-time Pro Bowl player who is already third in team history in passing yards.While Joshua Dobbs’ sudden emergence provided a temporary solution, the swinging door at quarterback now has Minnesota out of playoff position in the NFC. Nick Mullens threw for 411 yards and two touchdowns but also had four interceptions — and two fumbles the Vikings recovered — in the 30-24 loss to Detroit on Sunday.“I thought he was aggressive with his arm,” Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell said. “There were some opportunities that, even on some of those turnovers that happened, I thought there was some potential grass to maybe throw the ball away from defenders,...

Colts continue uneven pursuit of playoff berth with one-sided loss to Falcons

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:15:59 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — After blowing out the Pittsburgh Steelers last week to move into a tie for first place in the AFC South, the Indianapolis Colts were feeling good about themselves as they tried to chase down a playoff spot in AFC. One week later, the Colts seemed at a loss for answers after a dispiriting 29-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.“It is a week-to-week league. The wins don’t carry over and neither do the losses,” said Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew.The Colts had won four in a row before a 20-point loss to the Bengals on Dec. 10 halted momentum. But the Colts bounced back with a 30-13 rout of the Steelers, giving themselves optimism they would return to the playoffs for the first time since 2020.The solid play from the Steelers win carried over into the first possession of the game against the Falcons. The Colts went 75 yards in 13 plays, capping the drive with a 1-yard run from Jonathan Taylor. The Colts’ No. 1 back had missed three games with a thumb injury and appear...