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fish plural HOUSTON (AP) — For a second straight season, the Houston Texans will be without Tank Dell to end the regular season and for the playoffs after the dynamic receiver suffered another major injury. Dell sustained what coach DeMeco Ryans called a “significant” knee injury on a 30-yard touchdown catch in Houston’s loss to Kansas City on Saturday . Though the team hasn’t officially ruled him out for the season, it seems unlikely that he’ll be able to return after he was hospitalized overnight following the injury. Ryans said Sunday that Dell had been released from the hospital and was heading back to Houston. He added that he was still being evaluated to see what the next steps would be. This injury comes after Dell fractured his fibula in Week 13 against the Broncos last season and had surgery on it the following day. “It’s tough to see guys get injured, the work that guys put in, how much they put their bodies on the line to play this game,” Ryans said. “It’s deeper than football. We are talking about real people who have real emotions and real feelings who are going through a tough time right now. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in that situation.” The AFC South champion Texans will have to regroup quickly with a visit from the Ravens coming on Christmas Day. Dell’s injury is another blow to a team that was already missing Stefon Diggs after the four-time Pro Bowl receiver sustained a season-ending knee injury in Week 8. Dell ranks second on the team with 51 receptions for 667 yards and three touchdowns behind Nico Collins, who has 909 yards receiving and six scores. Tight end Dalton Schultz has 482 yards receiving and two touchdowns and running back Joe Mixon 291 yards receiving and a touchdown grab. But with Dell and Diggs out, the Texans are thin at receiver. John Metchie, who has just 182 yards receiving this season, could fill in for Diggs this week, but his status is uncertain after he missed Saturday’s game with a shoulder injury. “There is a chance John could be back,” Ryans said. “I think he’s progressing, so we’ll see where he ends up on Wednesday.” Other options at the position are veteran Robert Woods, who has just 143 yards receiving this season, and Xavier Hutchinson, who nine catches. Quarterback C.J. Stroud, one of Dell’s closest friends, was distraught after Dell’s injury and remained upset after the game. He said it will be difficult for the team to bounce back after losing Dell to a serious injury again. “The easy answer is to tell you something to make everybody feel nice, but it’s not the truth right now,” he said after the game. “The truth is that it’s not easy seeing your brother go down like that. (Sunday) we’ll have to get recovery, get ready for Wednesday because it’s another big-time opponent. The Ravens are a great team. It’ll be a playoff atmosphere on Christmas Day.” What's working Stroud distributed the ball well Saturday, completing passes to six different players. Dell led the way with six receptions for 98 yards and Collins had seven receptions for 60 yards while being double-teamed often. With teams likely to place even more emphasis on stopping Collins with Dell out, Stroud will need to continue to spread the ball around against the Ravens. What needs help The Texans continue to struggle in the red zone and converted just 1 of 3 opportunities Saturday. This comes after they were also 1 of 3 in a win over the Jaguars in Week 13 and converted just 2 of 4 chances in a loss to the Titans in Week 12. “We had our opportunities, and it just comes down to as simple as guys being in the right spot,” Ryans said. “We just have to make the plays. We have to finish and that’s all it comes down to.” Stock up LB Christian Harris had seventh tackles and a sack against the Chiefs in his second game of the season after missing the first 13 with a calf injury. His sack was Houston’s 46th of the season, which ties a franchise record that was set last season. Stock down K Ka’imi Fairbairn missed an extra point Saturday. He’s been excellent from long range this season, making 13 field goals longer than 50 yards. But has struggled on shorter kicks, missing two from less than 30 yards before Saturday’s PAT miss. Injuries S Jimmie Ward injured his foot Saturday and could miss the rest of the season. ... G Shaq Mason injured his knee against the Chiefs and will likely miss Wednesday’s game. Key number 10 — Dell’s touchdown Saturday was the 10th of his career, tying Hall of Famer Andre Johnson for most TD catches by a Texans through their first two seasons. Next steps The Texans look for their first win over Baltimore since 2014 after five consecutive wins by the Ravens, including a 34-10 victory in the divisional round of the playoffs last season. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press

Late Surge Lifts York Past Mount Marty MenSt. Louis owes a big debt of gratitude to Juli Niemann’s home economics professor. Niemann, a financial analyst whose voice and acerbic comments will be familiar to anyone who follows local TV and radio, first came to town as a home ec major at Fontbonne College. Her department chair could see, however, that this student wasn’t suited for a life of cooking and sewing. “I was essentially thrown out of home ec, and I owe that department chair everything,” Niemann recalled. “She told me, ‘Your talents are clearly not in this area.’” She changed her majors to economics and history, which would lead to a 55-year career in the financial industry. I spoke with Niemann, 78, as she was packing up her memorabilia-laden office at Smith Moore & Co. in Clayton and preparing to retire. Breaking into the brokerage business wasn’t easy for a woman in the late 1960s. More than one firm said they couldn’t hire her because she would probably just quit when she got married and had children. She finally got hired as a research assistant at Waddell & Reed in Kansas City, a job she heard about through a bridge-club friend of her mother. From there she would move to a succession of St. Louis firms, including Edward Jones and Stifel Nicolaus, before landing at Smith Moore 18 years ago. She broke other barriers along the way. As an oil and gas analyst, she was one of the first women allowed on a drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. “There was a thing about women being bad luck,” she said. Niemann also became an advocate for industry reforms at a time when insider trading was legal and conflicts of interest were winked at or even encouraged. When a rival analyst wrote a detailed report about an Atlantic Richfield restructuring before it was announced — and his firm turned out to be a heavy buyer of Atlantic Richfield stock — Niemann brought it to the attention of the Chartered Financial Analysts’ Institute, where she served on an ethics committee. “I said this selective disclosure has to end,” Niemann recalled. The CFA group adopted an ethics rule prohibiting the practice, which would eventually be outlawed by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. In St. Louis, Niemann was best known for frequent appearances on TV newscasts and for market reports and a call-in show on KMOX radio. She didn’t sugarcoat her opinions about local companies or local politics, and her bluntness made her some enemies. Legendary Emerson Chief Executive Chuck Knight, she recalled, bristled at her analysis of his accounting. She got under several politicians’ skin in the early 2000s when she criticized plans to raze 2,000 Bridgeton homes for a new airport runway. More recently, she lambasted city and county officials for the way they managed Rams settlement money. Niemann also was a go-to source for a couple of generations of print reporters. She helped reporters unwind the 1991 collapse of Y&A Group, a local engineering firm whose CEO disappeared amid bank-fraud charges. I quoted her dozens of times in my columns, on subjects ranging from local bankruptcies to broad market trends. Niemann was always well informed, concise and quotable. When executives of a bankrupt company were approved for big bonuses, she quipped , “The firemen who started the fire get paid to put out the fire.” When Donald Trump claimed that his social media firm would rival Twitter, Facebook and Google, Niemann told me , “This is David taking on Goliath and he doesn’t even have a slingshot.” Niemann also lent her financial skills to many nonprofit institutions, including the Girl Scouts, the Archdiocese of St. Louis and her alma mater, now Fontbonne University. She served as board member, treasurer and sometimes emergency chief financial officer. Three times, she said, she was involved in firing an organization’s president. Fontbonne trustees, she said, had stabilized finances but were unable to reverse a trend of declining enrollment. Niemann said she was sad to see the university announce that it will close in 2025, but proud that it took good care of students and faculty. Although she’ll no longer have a full-time job, Niemann doesn’t plan to withdraw from public life. She says she’ll continue her nonprofit work, continue to do speaking engagements around town, and continue to answer the phone when reporters call. “Wisecracks have served me well,” she told me. “My freshness date looms, but there are still plenty of things I want to do.” Politicians and CEOs, take notice: If you’re doing anything funny with the public’s or shareholders’ money, Juli is paying attention.

HOUSTON (AP) — For a second straight season, the Houston Texans will be without Tank Dell to end the regular season and for the playoffs after the dynamic receiver suffered another major injury. Dell sustained what coach DeMeco Ryans called a “significant” knee injury on a 30-yard touchdown catch in Houston’s loss to Kansas City on Saturday . Though the team hasn’t officially ruled him out for the season, it seems unlikely that he’ll be able to return after he was hospitalized overnight following the injury. Ryans said Sunday that Dell had been released from the hospital and was heading back to Houston. He added that he was still being evaluated to see what the next steps would be. This injury comes after Dell fractured his fibula in Week 13 against the Broncos last season and had surgery on it the following day. “It’s tough to see guys get injured, the work that guys put in, how much they put their bodies on the line to play this game,” Ryans said. “It’s deeper than football. We are talking about real people who have real emotions and real feelings who are going through a tough time right now. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in that situation.” The AFC South champion Texans will have to regroup quickly with a visit from the Ravens coming on Christmas Day. Dell’s injury is another blow to a team that was already missing Stefon Diggs after the four-time Pro Bowl receiver sustained a season-ending knee injury in Week 8. RELATED COVERAGE Seahawks’ loss to Vikings sends their playoff chances tumbling Cook scores 2 TDs and Bills defense forces 3 turnovers in Buffalo’s 24-21 win over Patriots Cardinals fall short of playoffs for 3rd straight season with loss to lowly Panthers Dell ranks second on the team with 51 receptions for 667 yards and three touchdowns behind Nico Collins, who has 909 yards receiving and six scores. Tight end Dalton Schultz has 482 yards receiving and two touchdowns and running back Joe Mixon 291 yards receiving and a touchdown grab. But with Dell and Diggs out, the Texans are thin at receiver. John Metchie, who has just 182 yards receiving this season, could fill in for Diggs this week, but his status is uncertain after he missed Saturday’s game with a shoulder injury. “There is a chance John could be back,” Ryans said. “I think he’s progressing, so we’ll see where he ends up on Wednesday.” Other options at the position are veteran Robert Woods, who has just 143 yards receiving this season, and Xavier Hutchinson, who nine catches. Quarterback C.J. Stroud, one of Dell’s closest friends, was distraught after Dell’s injury and remained upset after the game. He said it will be difficult for the team to bounce back after losing Dell to a serious injury again. “The easy answer is to tell you something to make everybody feel nice, but it’s not the truth right now,” he said after the game. “The truth is that it’s not easy seeing your brother go down like that. (Sunday) we’ll have to get recovery, get ready for Wednesday because it’s another big-time opponent. The Ravens are a great team. It’ll be a playoff atmosphere on Christmas Day.” What’s working Stroud distributed the ball well Saturday, completing passes to six different players. Dell led the way with six receptions for 98 yards and Collins had seven receptions for 60 yards while being double-teamed often. With teams likely to place even more emphasis on stopping Collins with Dell out, Stroud will need to continue to spread the ball around against the Ravens. What needs help The Texans continue to struggle in the red zone and converted just 1 of 3 opportunities Saturday. This comes after they were also 1 of 3 in a win over the Jaguars in Week 13 and converted just 2 of 4 chances in a loss to the Titans in Week 12. “We had our opportunities, and it just comes down to as simple as guys being in the right spot,” Ryans said. “We just have to make the plays. We have to finish and that’s all it comes down to.” Stock up LB Christian Harris had seventh tackles and a sack against the Chiefs in his second game of the season after missing the first 13 with a calf injury. His sack was Houston’s 46th of the season, which ties a franchise record that was set last season. Stock down K Ka’imi Fairbairn missed an extra point Saturday. He’s been excellent from long range this season, making 13 field goals longer than 50 yards. But has struggled on shorter kicks, missing two from less than 30 yards before Saturday’s PAT miss. Injuries S Jimmie Ward injured his foot Saturday and could miss the rest of the season. ... G Shaq Mason injured his knee against the Chiefs and will likely miss Wednesday’s game. Key number 10 — Dell’s touchdown Saturday was the 10th of his career, tying Hall of Famer Andre Johnson for most TD catches by a Texans through their first two seasons. Next steps The Texans look for their first win over Baltimore since 2014 after five consecutive wins by the Ravens, including a 34-10 victory in the divisional round of the playoffs last season. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

Looking Into FirstEnergy's Recent Short InterestAn informal meeting of the Tribhuvan University (TU) Senate was held today at the initiative of Prime Minister and TU Chancellor KP Sharma Oli to address various challenges faced by the university and discuss potential improvements. The meeting, convened at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar, lasted approximately three hours. Representatives from university professors, employees, students, and public campuses, among other stakeholders, outlined sector-specific issues and proposed solutions. On the occasion, Prime Minister Oli instructed TU office-bearers to draft formal proposals outlining actionable solutions to the identified issues, following additional consultations with relevant stakeholders. These proposals are expected to include comprehensive discussions and incorporate the demands of all sectors. Chancellor Oli convened today's meeting in response to increasing disagreements between office-bearers and Senate members regarding the agenda presented at the December 12 Senate meeting. The members acknowledged this as the first meeting of its kind initiated at the Chancellor's level and expressed gratitude for the platform to share their views openly. After hearing the Senate members' suggestions, PM Oli urged TU officials to finalize the proposals for presentation in a formal Senate meeting after conducting thorough homework and reaching a consensus. Addressing concerns about misinterpretations of the December 12 Senate meeting on social media, the Prime Minister advised Senators to prioritize university reforms and problem-solving over media narratives. Clarifying his role, PM Oli emphasized that he had no personal interest in TU's affairs and urged all stakeholders to safeguard its reputation, dignity, and credibility. He underscored that the success or failure of the institution lies with the office-bearers and reaffirmed his non-interference in university appointments. "My sole concern, as Chancellor, is the welfare and progress of this institution. Viewing constructive suggestions as interference is surprising," he remarked. The Prime Minister also proposed forming a task force to further study and implement the recommendations of the Committee for Assessing TU's Movable and Immovable Property. He noted that additional studies were necessary, as the current report lacked sufficient depth. Additionally, he called for a reevaluation of the TU Service Commission's relevance if it fails to conduct regular examinations. The meeting was attended by Minister for Education, Science, and Technology and TU Pro-Chancellor Bidya Bhattarai, TU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Keshar Jung Baral, Ministry of Education Secretary Dr. Deepak Kafle, and other officials.

Kathmandu, Dec 14: Deputy Secretary General of CPN UML, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has directed the party leaders and cadres to take ahead the party activities in an innovative manner. Addressing a programme organized by the UML Lamjung-Kathmandu Liaison Forum in the federal capital on Saturday, Gurung urged the party leaders to devote to expanding party organization and public agenda. "Make resolution of new work and take leadership accordingly," he said, stressing the need for honesty and dynamism. According to him, studiousness and industriousness lead to success, Gurung reminded. Gurung, who is also the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, said the attack against party leadership and government should be foiled effectively, which warrants activism from cadres. He observed that the awareness assembly organized by the party in the federal capital some weeks back was not satisfactory. So, time has come for the party to revive its strength.(RSS)The California Legislative Analyst’s Office projected a dismal fiscal outlook for the Golden State as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is anticipated to pour millions of dollars into fighting the Trump administration. The non-partisan budget watchdog released an analysis this week showing that while the state has managed to reduce its budget deficit by a massive amount since last year, the deficit is estimated to climb back up to a staggering $20 billion by 2026. “We anticipate the Legislature likely will need to address deficits in the future, for example by reducing spending or increasing taxes. In our view, this year’s budget does not have capacity for new commitments, ongoing ones,” the LAO’s report reads. FIVE DEMOCRATS IN PRIME POSITION TO BE FACE OF THE PARTY IN 2028 LAO analyst Gabriel Petek warned that state expenditures are growing by roughly 2.3% more than they have in previous years. He said expenditures are outpacing revenues by nearly 2%, making additional spending by California officials and agencies unwise. The LAO’s warnings come as Newsom pledged to do everything in his power to stop President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican agenda from touching California after he won the election earlier this month, signaling that pricy lawsuits are on the horizon. California sued the Trump administration more than 120 times between 2016 and 2020 during his first term in office. But with lawsuits coming at a heavy expense and the state headed toward a $30 billion budget deficit by 2027, California Republicans are pushing back against Newsom’s anti-Trump agenda. "California has a $2 billion deficit that’s projected to explode in the next few years, and Newsom’s solution is to spend another $100 million on lawyers to fight President Trump," the California state assembly’s Republican leader, James Gallagher, told the Washington Examiner. "You can’t lead the ‘resistance’ when you can barely pay the bills. It’s too bad Newsom is more focused on chasing headlines for his 2028 presidential run than actually running the state." BIDEN TO USE LAME-DUCK SESSION TO ‘TRUMP-PROOF’ LEGACY Newsom has had a rocky year steering fiscal matters over the past few years. During fiscal years 2021 and 2022, California generated unexpectedly high budget surpluses , largely because the “stock market was on fire.” “California gets a lot of tax revenue from stock market capital gains, and it kind of turbo-charged our revenue growth in those years,” Petek said. Lawmakers responded to the revenue gains by funneling expenditures into a host of one-time or temporary state programs. However, relying on an unpredictable and uncertain stock market for revenue rather than building a strong underlying economy promoting small businesses and job growth didn’t go so well for the Golden State. Downturns in the stock market in 2022 put California in a vulnerable fiscal situation, pushing lawmakers to reconsider the previous investments made into state programs. HOW KAMALA HARRIS PLOWED THROUGH $1 BILLION “We had slower revenue growth than we had had before, and we couldn't afford all of those temporary commitments that had been made based on the prior revenue anticipated revenue growth,” Petek reflected. Facing a $68 billion budget deficit this year, the California legislature slashed expenditures and many “temporary commitments” over the spring of 2024, resulting in an adjusted budget deal announced in June with a projected deficit of $2 billion. While the state’s fiscal situation appears far better at first glance now than it did at the start of the year, the Legislative Analyst's Office's latest report shows that California’s underlying economy is weak, setting it up for a lackluster fiscal outlook and massive budget deficit increases down the road. “We're seeing declining consumer spending. We're seeing an unemployment rate that's ticking up and very anemic, job growth, and the job growth we are getting is entirely attributable to government and healthcare, and so that is not a foundation on which our office can project comfortably that we're going to have robust revenue growth going forward,” Petek said. HOW ELON MUSK HELPED WILL TRUMP BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE He warned that California’s move to expand commitments in recent years such as expanding its Medicaid program, which is called Medi-Cal, to cover noncitizens, has put it on a troubling path where expenditures outweigh revenues by concerning margins. “Our advice to the legislature is that they should conduct oversight of programs and take a take stock of what their main priorities are, and try to, you know, work on addressing that misalignment,” the LAO analyst concluded. California’s Democratic lawmakers have met the budget warnings with pledges to "show restraint with this year’s budget.” "It’s not a moment for expanding programs,” Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas said. With both sides of the aisle promising to make trims, it remains to be seen if Newsom will be successful in his pledge to combat the Trump administration with a barrage of costly lawsuits. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER As lawmakers consider the LAO's dismal fiscal outlook, Newsom visited Washington, D.C., earlier this month to lobby the Biden administration for funds as he seeks to target the incoming Trump administration. "Governor Newsom will advocate for key priorities to advance the health and well-being of all Californians — including disaster funding, the approval of state health care initiatives aimed at improving access to health and mental health care for Californians, and crucial climate waivers," his office said.

ATLANTA (AP) — Ethan Vasko threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth as Coastal Carolina became bowl eligible by beating Georgia State 48-27 for its sixth win of the season in the regular season finale on Saturday. The Chanticleers evened their season record at 6-6 with the win and finished 3-5 in the Sun Belt East. The loss leaves Georgia State (3-9) with just one win in eight conference games. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightingsLOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ signing of Blake Snell became official Saturday, adding the two-time Cy Young Award winner to front a starting rotation stocked with question marks. Snell, who will turn 32 next week, agreed to a five-year, $182 million contract that includes a $52 million signing bonus and $65 million in deferred salary. That deal was pending a physical which Snell passed. The 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner with the Tampa Bay Rays, Snell won the National League Cy Young in 2023 after going 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA for the San Diego Padres. He became a free agent last winter but stayed on the market well into March looking for a long-term deal that never materialized despite his Cy Young history. The Dodgers were involved with Snell at one point before he signed a two-year, $62 million contract with the San Francisco Giants that included an opt-out clause. He exercised that opt-out after going 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in an injury-interrupted season with the Giants. He had 145 strikeouts and just 44 walks in 104 innings. But he made just 20 starts due to two trips to the injured list with a groin injury (likely related to his late signing affecting his preparation for the season). The 20 starts were his fewest in a full season since his rookie year in 2016 (19 starts). Snell goes to the front of a rotation that includes a number of players returning from injury and/or surgery. Shohei Ohtani is expected to return to pitching after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery in September 2023. But his return to the mound will be delayed by surgery on his non-throwing shoulder following the World Series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto finished the 2024 season healthy but missed three months with a rotator cuff strain. Neither he nor Ohtani will be asked to pitch on less than five days of rest and the Dodgers are planning to go with a six-man rotation in 2025. Related Articles Tyler Glasnow’s 2024 season ended early with an elbow injury and his status for 2025 is uncertain. Tony Gonsolin will be returning from Tommy John surgery. Dustin May did not pitch in 2024 while recovering from his own elbow surgery and a torn esophagus. Emmet Sheehan is expected back at some point in 2025 after his Tommy John surgery. Clayton Kershaw is expected to re-sign at some point. But he underwent foot and knee surgeries in November and is not likely to be available for a full season. Walker Buehler and Jack Flaherty are free agents. The Dodgers will start the 2025 season early again with another trip to Asia. They are scheduled to open the regular season with two games against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and 19 in Tokyo.

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