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Hurts throws for 319 yards, Elliott’s 54-yarder lifts 4-0 Eagles past Commanders 34-31 in OT

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts threw for 319 yards and two touchdowns, and Jake Elliott kicked a 54-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Philadelphia Eagles to a 34-31 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday for their second straight 4-0 start.Elliott also kicked field goals of 41, 47 and 36 yards before booming the winner that sent the crowd into a frenzy.And kept the Eagles unbeaten.Not before a little-late game drama put the Eagles on the brink of being upset at home by the Commanders (2-2) for the second straight season.Hurts hit A.J. Brown for a 28-yard touchdown with 1:28 left in regulation for a 31-24 lead. Instead of killing the clock and trying for a winning field goal, the Eagles left enough time for Sam Howell to lead Washington to the tying score.Brown was flagged for taunting on his TD, giving the Commanders a boost. Washington started on the Eagles 36 and tied it when Howell hit Jahan Dotson for a 10-yard touchdown as time expired.Coach Ron Rivera went for the...

Tennessee receiver Bru McCoy has surgery to repair a displaced fracture of his right ankle

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee wide receiver Bru McCoy underwent surgery Sunday to repair a displaced fracture of his right ankle, the university announced.McCoy was hurt in the second quarter of the Volunteers 41-20 win over South Carolina on Saturday. He caught a pass from Joe Milton and his leg bent as he was tackled by two Gamecock defenders. His ankle was fractured and dislocated.He was carted off the field and taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center.“Bru and his family appreciate all of your prayers and support over the last 24 hours and in the days ahead,” the university said in a statement announcing the surgery. The 23-year-old had 17 catches for 217 yards and one touchdown in five games this year. He transferred to Tennessee last year after two years at Southern California. He had 52 passes for 667 yards and four touchdowns last year.No. 22 Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) has a bye this week. The Vols return to action at home against Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0) on Oct...

Jones, Stewart lead New York to first WNBA Finals in 21 years with 87-84 win over Connecticut

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 25 points, including five in the final minute, and New York earned its first trip to the WNBA Finals in 21 years with an 87-84 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.The former Sun star added 15 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Liberty, who will face defending champion Las Vegas in a matchup of the league’s two so-called “super teams” that starts on Oct. 8. League MVP Breanna Stewart led New York with 27 points and Betnijah Laney added 21 in the Game 4 clincher of the best-of-five series.MVP runner-up Alyssa Thomas had 17 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for Connecticut. It was her first triple-double of the post-season after recording a record six during the regular season. Tiffany Hayes had 15 points and DiJonai Carrington added 14 for the Sun, who were trying to make it back to the Finals for a second consecutive season. A 3-pointer from Stewart with 2 minutes left gave the Liberty a 77-75 lead. The New York fans chante...

Search underway for person missing in Chatfield Reservoir

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Crews were searching for a person who went missing in the Chatfield Reservoir Sunday afternoon.South Metro Fire Rescue told FOX31 that an adult paddleboarder was missing in the water. Multiple crews were on the scene diving and using drones to help search the area. Photos show Iron Fire narrowly missing homes in Moffat County A couple of hours into the search, SMFR said the command was shifting to Colorado Parks and Wildlife for continued "recovery operations."This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Searchers recover body of pilot of a small plane that crashed into a New Hampshire lake

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — Searchers have recovered the body of a pilot of a small plane that crashed into a New Hampshire lake Saturday night.The single-engine Cessna 150 crashed into Lake Winnipesaukee near Gilford, New Hampshire. according to the Federal Aviation Administration.The pilot was the only person on board the plane.Investigators conducted a search of the area Saturday night and were able to locate some debris. according to Sgt. Alex Lopashanski of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The pilot was not immediately located and the search was suspended until morning.Lopashanski said searchers renewed their search for the pilot Sunday and just before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday members of the NH Fish and Game Dive Team located the pilot in nearly 60 feet of water and they were able to recover him.The pilot’s name is being withheld pending notification of the family, officials said.Officials said they were first notified of the plane crash just before 8 p.m.The FAA and the Nation...

Houck leads Red Sox past AL East champion Orioles 6-1 in finale

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Tanner Houck threw six innings of one-hit ball and the last-place Boston Red Sox earned a split in the four-game series against the AL East champion Baltimore Orioles with a 6-1 victory Sunday in the regular-season finale.The Orioles have home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs and will host a Division Series opener starting Oct. 7.“I am really proud of how we played for six months,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “We didn’t play our best baseball game today, unfortunately, in the last game in front of the home fans. How well we played this year, home and away, is definitely something to be proud of.”Houck (6-10) did not allow a hit until Anthony Santander singled up the middle with two outs in the sixth. Houck had six strikeouts and three walks on 87 pitches.Boston finished 78-84, the same record as last year.The Red Sox were mourning former pitcher Tim Wakefield, who died at the age of 57.“The game is secondary. Tough day...

Thousands take part in 31st annual ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ walk in Boston

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

Thousands of Boston-area residents took part in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Boston to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.7NEWS is a proud sponsor of the event, which drew survivors, their families, and those touched by breast cancer and aimed to raise money for breast cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Participants could choose either a 2 or 5 mile route before celebrating at the Hatch Shell.Event organizers said thanks to the walk, the organization is on pace to raise its goal of $1.2 million.To learn more or donate Click Here.https://twitter.com/julianamazzatv/status/1708504177473626310

Orioles end historic regular season with 101 wins after 6-1 loss to Red Sox; will face Rays or Rangers in ALDS

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

For the previous six years — and 34 of the past 40 — this would’ve been it.The Major League Baseball regular season ended Sunday, with the majority of teams playing their final game of the year.Not the Orioles.They played their 162nd game Sunday afternoon — an inconsequential 6-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards — and unlike most years in the past four decades, baseball in Baltimore is far from over this fall.The Orioles, the American League East champions for the first time since 2014, get five days off — as many they’ve had the past eight weeks combined — after ending the regular season with the circuit’s best record at 101-61. The only team in the major leagues with a better mark are the National League-best Atlanta Braves, who entered Sunday 104-57.Baltimore will play the winner of the wild-card series between the American League’s Nos. 4 and 5 seeds. The Tampa Bay Rays, the team the Orioles beat out...

Ex-Saugus selectman guilty in $1.3M embezzlement scheme

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

A former Saugus selectman pleaded guilty to 18 counts of forgery, larceny and other charges related to an embezzlement scheme totaling more than $1 million last week, officials announced.Mark Mitchell pleaded guilty to five counts of larceny by scheme, six counts of improper campaign expenditures, three counts of forgery, three counts of false entries in corporate books and one count of publishing false or exaggerated statements, officials said. He was sentenced to 18 months in the House of Correction which will be followed by three years of probation upon Mitchell’s release, according to officials.The amount Mitchell will have to pay will be determined during a restitution hearing on Nov. 9, according to the Suffolk DA’s office. Mitchell embezzled the funds from the Boston Center for Adult Education, where he served as comptroller, officials said.Mitchell’s embezzlement scheme ran from 2011 to 2018, during which time he wrote checks to himself totaling $896,537, officials sai...

Biden renews push for Ukraine aid

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:30 GMT

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is running out, the president said in a warning to Congress.“We cannot under any circumstances allow American for Ukraine to be interrupted,” Biden said in remarks from the Roosevelt Room after Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a short-term funding package late Saturday that dropped assistance for Ukraine in the battle against Russia.“We have time, not much time, and there’s an overwhelming sense of urgency,” he said, noting that the funding bill lasts only until mid-November. Biden urged Congress to negotiate an aid package as soon as possible.“The vast majority of both parties — Democrats and Republicans, Senate and House — support helping Ukraine and the brutal aggression that is being thrust upon them by Russia,” Biden said. ...