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McLaughlin, Stidham lead the Broncos past the mistake-prone Rams 41-0 in preseason finale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Undrafted rookie Jaleel McLaughlin scored his fourth touchdown of the preseason and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam caught seven passes for 109 yards and a TD, leading the Denver Broncos to a 41-0 blowout of the Los Angeles Rams in the teams’ preseason closer Saturday night.Jarrett Stidham directed Denver to scores on its first five drives. Wearing white uniforms at home for the first time in 20 years, the Broncos built a 27-0 halftime lead after lighting up their mammoth new scoreboard, the gemstone of a $100 million offseason stadium upgrade. The game marked the Broncos’ first taste of success under coach Sean Payton, who grumbled over last-minute one-point exhibition losses at Arizona and San Francisco.The Rams (0-3) sat Matthew Stafford and several other starters the entire preseason.The Broncos (1-2) sat Russell Wilson and most of their starters, too. Wilson’s one TD toss of the preseason went to Jerry Jeudy, who is expected to miss several weeks af...

Mayfield shines in final tuneup for regular season; Buccaneers hold off Ravens 26-20

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Anthony Brown passes during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)(AP/Chris O'Meara) Baltimore Ravens quarterback Anthony Brown passes during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)(AP/Chris O'Meara) TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield looked comfortable in his final tuneup as Tampa Bay’s new starting quarterback, throwing a touchdown pass while playing less than a quarter in the Buccaneers’ 26-20 preseason-closing victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night.Mayfield...

Cowboys have wanted a developmental QB for years. That’s why they couldn’t pass on Trey Lance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trey Lance gives the Dallas Cowboys the developmental quarterback they’ve sought for years, and owner/general manager Jerry Jones didn’t feel the need for Dak Prescott’s approval to make the move.The Cowboys acquired Lance for a fourth-round draft pick in a trade with San Francisco on Friday, a day before the preseason finale against the Las Vegas Raiders. Lance wasn’t expected to join the club before the Raiders game.“He gives us an opportunity to do what we would always like to be doing,” Jones said. “It would be ideal with Dak to have a young, prospective, developing quarterback that could just be in the room.”The 49ers fielded offers for Lance after announcing that the 2021 No. 3 overall pick had lost the competition with Sam Darnold to be Brock Purdy’s backup. Jones said the Cowboys pounced.“We felt good about him with the evaluation we had for him at the draft,” Jones said. “We felt good about what we’ve seen, tape that he’...

Longtime 'The Price is Right' host Bob Barker dies at 99

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

Bob Barker, the longtime host of the gameshow "The Price is Right," has died at the age of 99.Barker's publicist Roger Neal confirmed his death early Saturday morning, saying that he died of natural causes in his Hollywood Hills home."It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World's Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us," Neal's statement read.Longtime friend of Barker and co-executor of the staunch animal activist's estate Nancy Burnet also released a statement regarding his passing:I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally. We were great friends over these 40 years, and he will be missed.FILE - The Price is Right show host, comedian Drew Carey, left, appears with longtime former host Bob Barker at the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles on March 25, 2009. B...

Evacuation order lifted after firefighters douse Maui brush fire near site of deadly Lahaina blaze

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — An evacuation order following a brush fire that burned 10 acres (4 hectares) on Maui was lifted by emergency officials Saturday.The fire prompted Maui authorities to temporarily evacuate residents Saturday from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes, before firefighters brought it under control.The Maui County Emergency Management Agency announced in a social media post that the evacuation ended at 5 p.m. and residents could return home.Firefighters doused flames from above using a helicopter and with hoses on the ground, said John Heggie, a spokesperson for Maui County’s Joint Information Center. Maui County said in an online post that the fire no longer posed an active threat but firefighters were working in the area and evacuees should stay clear until it was safe to return.The evacuation order had covered a small number of homes in the hills above Kaanapali resort hotels. It was not immediately clear how ...

3 Uber passengers dead; driver, other passenger in critical condition after violent crash in South L.A. 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

A car crash involving a speeding driver and a fully occupied Uber killed three people and left two others fighting for their lives early Saturday morning. According to preliminary reports from CHP, the multi-vehicle collision happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the Westmont neighborhood of Los Angeles near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Century Boulevard. The victims were identified as Juvelyn Arroyo, 23, Veronica Amezola, 23, and Kimberly Izquierdo, 27, by the L.A. County Coroner's Office.A white Mercedes-Benz sedan was traveling northbound on Vermont at a high rate of speed apparently trying to beat a red light, authorities said, when it collided head-on with a black Honda sedan driven by an Uber rideshare driver.The impact sent the Honda spinning into the road. Responding officers located at least one body that had been ejected from a vehicle lying in the street.According to preliminary reports from CHP, the crash happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the Westmont ne...

Bachmeier leads late drive to rally La Tech to 22-17 win, defense holds FIU to 4 passing yards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

RUSTON, La. (AP) — Freshman Jacob Fields turned his only touch into a 30-yard touchdown run with a minute to play to lift Louisiana Tech to a 22-17 season-opening win over Florida International on Saturday night.The Bulldogs pulled it out after being dominated in the first quarter before the defense shutdown the Panthers.After Fields, fifth on the depth chart but pressed into duty by injuries in the backfield, scored, Cecil Singleton sealed it with an interception. La Tech limited FIU to a program low four passing yards and just 75 yards rushing after the first quarter. Before the pick the Panthers had six 3-and-outs on seven drives.Hank Bachmeier, a Boise State transfer who threw 41 touchdown passes in four years, was 34 of 44 for 333 yards. He threw an early interception that led to a Panther touchdown but on the last two drives he was clutch.First he guided the Bulldogs into field goal range but Jacob Barnes missed his second field goal. However, the defense, which only allowed o...

Gauld leads Whitecaps to 3-2 victory over Timbers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored a goal in each half and added an assist to propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.Vancouver (9-8-7), which was coming off a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Leagues Cup, won two straight away from home in all competitions for the first time since July of 2017.Gauld staked the Whitecaps to a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute off an assist from Brian White. Vancouver took a 2-0 lead into halftime when White used a pass from Gauld in the 36th minute to score his ninth goal of the season.Portland (6-11-8) cut its deficit in half on a goal by Felipe Mora in the 53rd miniute. Dairon Asprilla assisted on Mora’s first netter of the campaign.Gauld picked up his ninth goal of the season, scoring on a penalty kick in the 60th minute to regain a two-goal lead for Vancouver.Evander da Silva Ferreira used an assist from Sebastián Blanco in the 85th minute to score for a sixth time this season an...

Heisman winner Caleb Williams throws 4 TD passes, leads No. 6 USC past San Jose State 56-28

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zachariah Branch caught a short pass from Caleb Williams and accelerated, turning defenders into turnstiles as he zigzagged downfield. The freshman then broke out Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic goal celebration for his first touchdown, leaping and twisting and screaming to the sky.The Heisman Trophy winner has a dangerous new teammate joining him for Southern California’s pursuit of championships.Williams passed for 278 yards and four touchdowns, and Branch made an electrifying debut with a 96-yard kickoff return and a 25-yard reception for touchdowns in No. 6 USC’s 56-28 victory over San Jose State on Saturday night.Branch was an immediate phenomenon in his first game out of Las Vegas’ Bishop Gorman High School, making four catches for 58 yards — none better than that catch-and-run for a score on a drive set up by his 35-yard punt return. Branch said he learned Ronaldo’s celebration while playing the FIFA video game.“I’ve been planning t...

Galaxy stay hot at home with 3-0 victory over Fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:01:30 GMT

CARSON CITY, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Boyd scored a first-half goal, Riqui Puig and Billy Sharp found the net after halftime and the Los Angeles Galaxy cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.The Galaxy (6-10-7) upped their unbeaten streak against the Fire to a club-record 13 against a single opponent. Chicago’s last victory over LA was in August of 2010.Boyd took a pass from Maya Yoshida in the 29th minute and scored for the fifth time this season to give LA a 1-0 lead at the half.Puig used an assist from Douglas Costa in the 72nd minute to score his fourth goal of the season for a 2-0 lead. Sharp subbed in in the 69th minute and scored his first career goal on a penalty kick in the 90th minute in the first appearance of his career to complete the scoring.LA has won three straight at home for the first time in a year after beating 2022 MLS Cup finalists Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia Union in their two previous home matches.Chicago (8-9-8) was forced ...