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Aaron Donald is still a Steelers fan. He’ll try to beat them when his hometown team visits his Rams

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kenny Pickett was an early-enrollee freshman at Pitt when he first met Aaron Donald, who still spends every offseason training at his alma mater.Although the teenage quarterback understandably didn’t become fast friends with the All-Pro defensive lineman, Pickett credits the Los Angeles Rams star with more help in his football career than even Donald realizes.“He kind of showed me the way, and showed me how to train and how to work,” said Pickett, now the Steelers’ starting quarterback. “From afar, I would just watch. I never really talked — just hellos — until I earned his respect to be able to talk to him a little bit more. But there’s a reason he is who he is, and he works hard. Showed me the ropes.”So if Pickett ends up becoming the 53rd NFL quarterback to be sacked by Donald on Sunday when Pittsburgh (3-2) visits Los Angeles (3-3), he might feel the slightest bit ambivalent about it.Donald might have the same mixed feelings during his third ...

Improved Raiders defense still has to prove itself against better offenses

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Given the lack of explosive offenses the Raiders have faced, how much credit should be given to what suddenly has become a shut-down defense is debatable.Las Vegas’ defense, though, is at least getting the job done — something that wasn’t the case last season when it was among the NFL’s worst.It’s the defense, in fact, that sealed victories six days apart. Amik Robertson intercepted a pass in the end zone on Oct. 9 against Green Bay, and on Sunday, Maxx Crosby and Bilal Nichols combined on a sack for a safety against New England.“We talk about being the reason we win, and that’s our goal as a defense,” Crosby said. “We’re playing better complementary football for two weeks, so you’ve got to keep that momentum going.”Those game-saving plays weren’t one-offs. The Packers and Patriots combined to score 30 points against Las Vegas, and each team was held to fewer than 300 yards of offense.“I think we’re connected mor...

Biden makes case for wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden in his fourth prime-time address to the nation Thursday night pitched the American public on the need to continue funding the wars in Israel and Ukraine.Israel continues to pound the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge. The long-expected ground invasion has not yet happened, but the country's defense minister has told troops to “be ready” to invade.Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel on Thursday from Gaza and Lebanon, and tensions flared in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Jim Jordan to support empowering temporary speaker Patrick McHenry: source Biden’s funding request is likely to be around $100 billion over the next year, according to people directly familiar with the proposal who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.A senior White House official told The Associated Press that Biden continued to develop his remarks on Thursday after working with...

'Gruesome' scene where woman found dismembered shocks neighbors at Aurora condos

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — The people who live at the Aurora condominium complex where a woman was found dismembered told FOX31 it’s usually a quiet place.But on Wednesday night, a gunshot broke the silence, and what followed was what Aurora Police say is one of the most disturbing things investigators have seen.“This is one of the most gruesome crime scenes they have had to respond to,” said Agent Matthew Longshore, public information officer for the Aurora Police Department.Parts of 62-year-old Elena Vonfeldt’s body were found both inside and outside the condo in a nearby dumpster. The condos are in the 18300 block of East Kepner Place. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police had gone to the unit looking for Vonfeldt. Police say her son told them she had gone to the privately owned condo on the second floor for work as a housekeeper and never to her other appointments later in the day.“So, her son drove to this condo, because he knew that’s where s...

In prime-time address, Biden declares support for Israel and Ukraine is ‘vital’ for U.S. security

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in a rare Oval Office address as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries.If international aggression is allowed to continue, Biden said, “conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world.”“Hamas and Putin represent different threats,” Biden said. “But they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy.”He said he would send an urgent funding request to Congress, which is expected to be roughly $100 billion over the next year. The proposal, which will be unveiled on Friday, includes money for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, humanitarian aid and border management.“It’s a smart investment that’s going to pay dividends for American security for generations,” Biden said.Biden ...

Police: Driver, 17, killed in rollover crash after fleeing police, slamming into Florida City home

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

A chaotic chain of events in Florida City left a teenage driver dead after, police said, he slammed into a home while fleeing from officers.Miami-Dade Police units arrived at the scene of the rollover crash in the River Oaks townhome community, near Southwest 336th Street and 180th Avenue, Thursday afternoon.According to investigators an officer with MDPD Robbery Intervention Detail was at a gas station, located about 10 blocks away from the crash scene, and attempted to speak with the driver for an unknown reason.Police said the driver slammed the door of his car on the officer’s hand and fled, in the process striking a car in the parking lot. The woman behind the wheel is OK.Investigators said another RID officer tried to stop the driver, who was traveling at a high rate of speed.Moments later, the motorist made a U-turn, lost control of the vehicle and ran up in the grass outside of a home, flipping over several times before slamming into the wall of the home.The driver was...

Biden makes the case for wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine in primetime address

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

(CNN) — President Joe Biden tied the wars in Ukraine and Israel together during a primetime Oval Office address Thursday, making an impassioned appeal to the American people to support two fellow democracies that he says are facing existential threats.The president warned that the US and democracies around the world are at an inflection point amid a rising tide of threats from autocrats and terrorist groups. The United States plays a central role in allowing democracy to stand firm and the wars in Israel and Ukraine – while very different in the ways they are being fought and the history behind them – share critical factors in common.“Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy, completely annihilate it,” Biden said.“We can’t let petty partisan, angry politics get in the way of our responsibilities as a great nation. We cannot and will not let terrorists like...

A chorus of Democrats was asked to sing the praises of an Orioles stadium deal. There hasn’t been a chirp since.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

The Camden Yards applause reached a crescendo when the scoreboard screen showed Gov. Wes Moore pumping his fist and Orioles Chairman and CEO John Angelos clapping to celebrate a stadium deal described as keeping the Orioles in Baltimore “for at least the next 30 years!!”There hasn’t been so much as a chirp since from leading state Democrats, particularly those who may have to grapple in the next General Assembly session with a proposal to make additional funds available to the team.Political experts say few in his own party may be ready to publicly question Moore — a dynamic, new governor with many powers regarding state spending and decision-making — over the terms of the arrangement with Angelos, although a Republican legislative leader is expressing concerns.The deal became public during a Sept. 28 game, when a hastily arranged announcement appeared as a scoreboard message and the display cut to a feed from the owner’s box showing the governor ...

3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including Jimmy Garoppolo reportedly sitting out Sunday and Darnell Wright’s shoulder injury

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

The Chicago Bears coordinators spoke with reporters Thursday morning before practice as they prepare for the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday at Soldier Field.Here are three things we heard.1. It could be a battle of rookie quarterbacks Sunday.Multiple reports stated Thursday that Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not play because of a back injury he suffered in the Week 6 win over the New England Patriots.The Raiders could turn to either veteran Brian Hoyer or rookie Aidan O’Connell. Hoyer, who has been in the league since 2009 and started five games for the Bears in 2016, filled in for Garoppolo against the Patriots. O’Connell, the Stevenson and Purdue product who was a 2023 fourth-round pick, started in an Oct. 1 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers when Garoppolo was out.“We’re just studying both quarterbacks, studying their tendencies, whether they like to go downfield or like to throw the ball short,” safety Jaquan Brisker said. “We know they&...

Carroll Carroll high school football Week 8 preview: Ravens RISE High School Football Showdown comes to Liberty

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:24:33 GMT

Over the course of this season, the Ravens have been traveling to high school football games throughout the state, highlighting key matchups in several counties.This week it’s Carroll County’s turn as the Ravens RISE High School Football Showdown program makes a stop at Liberty for the Lions’ . matchup with Westminster set for 6:30 p.m. Friday.“It is an honor to have players who have reached the holy grail of football watching my team play on Friday,” Westminster senior lineman Jalen Jones said.As part of the program, current Ravens players will be in attendance for a pregame visit with each team and will help with the opening coin toss. Ravens cheerleaders, mascot Poe and Baltimore’s Marching Ravens will also be in attendance, Ravens director of public relations Tom Volante said in a release.The game will also be broadcast/streamed live on the Ravens YouTube channel.Elsewhere in the county, Winters Mill will look to add a homecoming victory to it...