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Cousins, Vikings aim to keep themselves protected vs. daunting Eagles defense

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins took the third down shotgun snap in the first quarter from the Minnesota 30-yard line and started his survey of the field.He patted the ball once, began his throwing motion and was toppled to the turf by blitzing Tampa Bay safety Antoine Winfield Jr. Winfield knocked the ball loose upon impact and fell on it at the 18, setting the Buccaneers up for a field goal that proved to be the winning margin in the season opener last week.As well as Cousins has typically performed on plays with an extra pass rusher, all it takes is one colossal whiff on a blitz such as Winfield’s and the whole game can go awry.“Voided zones as a passer, you always feel good about. I think the key is it being picked up,” Cousins said Tuesday with the Vikings in hastened preparation for their game Thursday at Philadelphia following that bitterly disappointing defeat to Tampa Bay. “It potentially gives an opportunity to take advantage, but there are pros and cons to just abo...

AP Sources: UAW may strike at small number of factories if it can’t reach deals with automakers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Leaders of the United Auto Workers union are considering targeted strikes at a small number of factories run by each of Detroit’s three automakers if they can’t reach contract agreements by a Thursday night deadline.The union’s leadership discussed smaller-scale strikes at a meeting on Friday, and local union leaders were told about the strategy on Tuesday afternoon, two people with knowledge of the moves said. The people didn’t want to be identified because they weren’t authorized to disclose details until President Shawn Fain updates workers Wednesday afternoon in a Facebook Live appearance.At the Tuesday meeting, Fain didn’t say whether the union would target vehicle assembly plants or component factories, one of the people said. Strikes at parts plants could force production halts at multiple assembly factories. He also didn’t say how many workers would walk off their jobs.The UAW wouldn’t comment Tuesday on its stra...

Manchester United announces Snapdragon as its new shirt sponsor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Snapdragon will be Manchester United’s shirt sponsor from the start of the 2024-25 season, the Premier League club said Tuesday.In a statement to investors, United did not specify the length of the deal or financial terms. Snapdragon will appear on the home, away and third kits of United’s men’s and women’s teams.The club’s current shirt sponsor is Team Viewer, which signed a five-year deal in 2021. Both sides had agreed last December on an option for the club to buy back the rights and look for a new long-term sponsorship deal.Snapdragon is part of Qualcomm Technologies, which is already a global partner of United. Its processors are used in products such as smartphones and gaming devices.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Child poverty jumped, income declined in 2022 as pandemic benefits ended

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.At the same time, the official poverty rate for Black Americans dropped to its lowest level on record, and income inequality declined for the first time since 2007, when looking at pre-tax income, due to income declines in the middle and top income brackets. Denver to spend nearly $49M on homeless housing plan: Here’s how it breaks down However, income inequality increased when using after-tax income, another result of the end of pandemic-era tax credits, according to Census Bureau reports on income, poverty and health insurance.The reports reflected the sometimes-conflicting factors last year buffeting U.S. households. Workers faced a robust jobs market, with the number of full-time employees increasing year over year, the share of wom...

Enjoy the taste of Havana at Miami’s Social 27 Supper Club

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

Cuban food is a must in the 305. And a new spot in Little Havana is mixing up the island taste.Social 27 Supper Club wants to give the cook in your family a break and see if their menu is as lip-smacking good.No reason to be anti-social at Social 27. Because they’re bringing up the foodie tempo.Justin Scherrer: “We want to have a place where anybody can come. Enjoy, relax, spend some time, eat some good food, listen to some good music. Social 27 is our love letter to Cuba.”And you can feel the love from the ambiance at this Calle Ocho spot. The murals and decor are all Cuban-inspired.From drinks to the food, the menu gives you a taste of Havana.Justin Scherrer: “our croquettas and caviar which is cod croquettes and we top it with a little Kaluga caviar. we have a beautiful tiradito, which we roast like a sofrito. And make it into a sofrito leche tigre. Pork belly chicharron, which is 24-hour roasted pork belly duroc.”Get your forks ready for the entree ...

New pickelball facility opens in Coconut Creek

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

Pickleball in the summer? Sounds like a hot sweaty experience.But thanks to a new SoFlo facility, you can whack balls all day in air conditioned comfort.Jean: “It’s if tennis and ping pong had a baby.”Alex Miranda: “Is it hype? Is the hype real?”Jean: “The hype is real, Alex. Pickelball, A, is addicting, B, its fun, C it’s social.”And at the Diadem Pickleball Complex in Coconut Creek, its bigger…Jean: “The acoustics and the ceiling height, there’s no place like this anywhere. Even these players traveling the world, they walk in here, they have the same reaction.”Brighter.Jean: “We have fantastic lighting because this was a college basketball gymnasium for college volleyball.”And cooler then ever.Alex Miranda: “The main selling point?”Jean: “Man. I’d say the ridiculous good looking guy on the wall over there.”Alex Miranda: “Well, aside from him.”Beat the heat ...

Dylan Cease shines as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in Game 1 of a doubleheader

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

Dylan Cease finished the second inning by striking out Nelson Velázquez and Nick Loftin.He began the third by striking out Drew Waters and Nick Pratto.Cease had one of his better starts of the season’s second half, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-2, in Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Guaranteed Rate Field.Cease allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in 5 1/3 innings.“Today was solid,” Cease said. “I thought I commanded the ball pretty well, mixed it up good and the defense and offense played well. It was a good game.“I’ve been putting in a lot of work to make adjustments and I haven’t really seen a lot of results yet. But today is a step in the right direction.”It was his second time facing the Royals in the last week. He allowed four earned runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts and two walks on Sept. 5 at Kauffman Stadium.Cease allowed three solo home runs in that...

Revolution fire Richie Williams after Bruce Arena resignation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

The New England Revolution made wholesale changes in their coaching staff in the wake of head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena’s abrupt resignation on Saturday night.Clint Peay, head coach of Revolution II, will replace Richie Williams as interim head coach and he will be supplemented by Marcelo Santos as first assistant coach. In addition to Williams, the Revolution have parted ways with Arena’s two former assistant coaches. The Revolution released club legend Shalrie Joesph and Dave van den Bergh.The shakeup followed a series of team meetings on Tuesday morning involving Williams, the players, and members of team management at the Revolution’s training facility in Foxboro.Williams insisted during a 12:30 p.m. Zoom press conference that the team was onboard with moving forward with the status quo. Williams claimed the Revolution did not practice because they were tied up in meetings with the players, coaches, and team officials at the Revolution’s training facility.“We had b...

Lil Wayne and Olivia Rodrigo open the MTV Video Music Awards, NSYNC gives Swift night’s first award

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

By MARIA SHERMAN (AP Music Writer)Lil Wayne emerged to open the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards for a performance of his new single “Kat Food.” Immediately afterward, Olivia Rodrigo brought her “Vampire” music video set to the stage, before launching into her cheeky pop-punk single “Get Him Back!”Between the two tracks, snippets of her sold singles played aloud – symbolizing a move from her first record to her second.Tuesday’s show offered plenty of surprises in its opening moments, with the boy band NSYNC reuniting on the stage to present the first award for best pop video, which was given to Taylor Swift.In coordinating suits, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Chris Kickpatrick, and JC Chasez shared the stage with Swift, exchanging bracelets with her just as fans do at the superstar’s shows. “You’re pop personified,” she told the group.For the first time, only women are nominated in the show’s arti...

Healey to issue emergency declaration after rains batter homes, businesses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:02:16 GMT

The governor will declare a statewide emergency in order to free up cash for communities slammed by relentless rain that has left the likes of Leominster devastated.Gov. Maura Healey was due to meet with her gubernatorial counterparts in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday for a National Governors Association event, but instead was in Bristol and Worcester counties to survey the “real devastation” caused by severe storm systems.“I am preparing a declaration for a state of emergency that will be a statewide declaration,” she said alongside MBTA General Manager Phil Eng and other state and local officials joining her in Leominster to view the flooded city. “That will enable us to do certain things and further free assets and resources.”Healey was in North Attleboro earlier, where she said she was with a woman when she learned that flooding there had done enough damage to her home it would have to be condemned.“She had 6 feet of water in her basement last night,” Healey said.Rain Tuesday nigh...