
Collplant stock hits 52-week low at $3.56 amid market challengesBOSTON (AP) — Forty years ago, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie rolled to his right and threw a pass that has become one of college football’s most iconic moments. With Boston College trailing defending champion Miami, Flutie threw the Hail Mary and found receiver Gerard Phalen , who made the grab while falling into the end zone behind a pair of defenders for a game-winning 48-yard TD. Flutie and many of his 1984 teammates were honored on the field during BC’s 41-21 victory over North Carolina before the second quarter on Saturday afternoon, the anniversary of the Eagles’ Miracle in Miami. “There’s no way its been 40 years,” Flutie told The Associated Press on the sideline a few minutes before he walked out with some of his former teammates to be recognized after a video of The Play was shown on the scoreboards. It’s a moment and highlight that’s not only played throughout decades of BC students and fans, but around the college football world. “What is really so humbling is that the kids 40 years later are wearing 22 jerseys, still,” Flutie said of his old number. “That amazes me.” That game was played on national TV the Friday after Thanksgiving. The ironic thing is it was originally scheduled for earlier in the season before CBS paid Rutgers to move its game against Miami, thus setting up the BC-Miami post-holiday matchup. “It shows you how random some things are, that the game was moved,” Flutie said. “The game got moved to the Friday after Thanksgiving, which was the most watched game of the year. We both end up being nationally ranked and up there. All those things lent to how big the game itself was, and made the pass and the catch that much more relevant and remembered because so many people were watching.” There’s a statue of Flutie winding up to make The Pass outside the north gates at Alumni Stadium. Fans and visitors can often be seen taking photos there. “In casual conversation, it comes up every day,” Flutie said, when asked how many times people bring it up. “It brings a smile to my face every time we talk about it.” A week after the game-ending Flutie pass, the Eagles beat Holy Cross and before he flew off to New York to accept the Heisman. They went on to win the 49th Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. “Forty years seem almost like incomprehensible,” said Phalen, also standing on the sideline a few minutes after the game started. “I always say to Doug: ‘Thank God for social media. It’s kept it alive for us.”’ Earlier this week, current BC coach Bill O’Brien, 55, was asked if he remembered where he was 40 years ago. “We were eating Thanksgiving leftovers in my family room,” he said. “My mom was saying a Rosary in the kitchen because she didn’t like Miami and wanted BC to win. My dad, my brother and I were watching the game. “It was unbelievable,” he said. “Everybody remembers where they were for the Hail Mary, Flutie pass.” Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballThe NFL Network is reportedly considering whether to continue featuring ads on RedZone, a decision that has sparked significant backlash from viewers online. During Week 15 of the NFL season, fans were surprised by the presence of commercials on RedZone, particularly as NFL Network's Scott Hanson began the show with his well-known phrase: "Seven hours of commercial-free football starts now." According to Front Office Sports , the NFL Network is "undecided" about future RedZone commercials, although one source suggests the league may experiment with double-box ads in the final two weeks of the season. Terry Bradshaw secured Fox NFL role after simple gesture won over producer Andy Reid leaves Michael Vick reeling with FOX NFL Sunday message The insider also speculated that the NFL might delay until the 2025 regular season, at which point it would introduce RedZone advertisements more extensively. The introduction of ads to NFL's RedZone has left many fans disgruntled and considering abandoning the show, which was previously commercial-free. A fan on social media protested, "It's official, redzone has sold out. The commercial free era is over. what a shame,". Another voiced indignation by saying: "Not to be dramatic but red zone doing commercials now is such an indictment on the current state of things. They are choosing to ruin their reputation with their fans just so they can run a couple ads. Absolutely pathetic.." In response, a third individual lamented: "Redzone commercials the latest example of companies making a product worse for a few bucks just because they can and the consumer being completely impotent to do anything about it. sucks. your brand loyalty is just money for some company.". In light of the significant pushback from viewers, host Hanson extended an apology, "Hey everyone, as we kick off a great football weekend, I just wanted to take a quick second and apologize for using the commercial-free catchphrase at the top of the last show," he confessed. "I was conflicted about it beforehand. I had a tough decision to make, and I made the wrong decision, and I'm sorry. I try to be the best host I can possibly be. DON'T MISS: Robert Griffin III sends message to Netflix team after NFL Christmas broadcast Andy Reid confirms unwanted blow for Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs Bryce Underwood turns heads at first Michigan practice after alarming NIL deal "What we have shared together for 16 seasons on NFL RedZone is unlike anything else. I love it. I hope to do it for 16 more years. But being a great host means being accurate, being truthful, and having integrity. And so I hope you consider accepting this apology." In a notable deviation, Hanson refrained from using "commercial-free" in his usual introduction. Just one week after his broadcast blunder, he started Sunday's show by saying: "And you know what? You love RedZone football, we love RedZone football. So from now on it's... seven hours of RedZone football starts now." Despite the concerning change in his slogan, the most recent RedZone broadcast surprisingly went ahead without commercials. According to Sportico , the previous Week 15 commercials were actually just "tests", and a source has claimed that the NFL "does not currently have plans to test the ads again."SANTA CLARA — Jake Moody missed another goal attempt in Week 17, setting social media and talk radio ablaze. Time for the 49ers to get a new kicker, or at the very least some competition during training camp in 2025. Not necessarily, even if Shanahan threw his tablet on the sidelines in frustration after missing a 41-yard attempt in a 29-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins. “I believe we’ve got the right guy,” Shanahan said Thursday as the 49ers (6-9) began preparations to host the Detroit Lions (13-2). He’s showed that at times. I thought he showed that at times in his rookie year.I thought he showed that in being 12 of 13 to start the year and I think he’ll show that in the future.” But rest assured that Moody will be watched closely to see how he performs in the final two weeks of the season, beginning with a spotlight game on Monday night in a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship Game won 34-31 by the 49ers. Since the game is at Levi’s Stadium, Moody should enter with some confidence. He’s 23-for-30 on field goal attempts a 76.7 rate that’s unacceptable in today’s NFL, let alone for a kicker who was selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. But all seven of his misses have been on the road — one in Miami, two in Buffalo in the snow, three in Tampa Bay in the sunshine and one in Los Angeles. Which apparently came as news to Moody. “I actually didn’t know that,” Moody said. “That’s pretty interesting. I don’t think that necessarily has anything to do with it, being home or away. It’s just the misses, I’ve got to hit better kicks. It’s not any specific reason why I miss. I’ve just got to make sure I’m dialed in on my form.” Moody is 15-for-15 in field goal attempts at home, starting off 6-for-6 in the opener against the New York Jets. But Moody sustained a high ankle sprain on his right kicking foot in Week 5 against Arizona, missing three games as the 49ers cycled through Matthew Wright (also injured on a kick return) and Anders Carlson. “Since he’s come back, he hasn’t been as consistent, obviously,” Shanahan said. “I think a lot of it probably has to do with (the injury), just common-sense wise. Hopefully he can get to this offseason, heal up and find a stroke again.” Having a midseason injury was a “learning experience,” according to Moody. “Whether or not that was an issue, I don’t know. I’m still doing the best I can trying to keep everything that it was prior to the injury,” Moody said. “It’s not like you can really blame something.” Whether or not that was an issue, I don’t know. I’m still doing the best I can trying to keep everything that it was prior to the injury. It’s not like you can really blame something. While tempted to alter his approach and preparation, Moody thought better of it. He considers kicking similar to golf, and said it can take years for golfers to master a swing change. “In this business you don’t have that much time to try and dial something in and do big changes like that,” Moody said.”You’ve got to be consistent and not be changing too many things or you’ll be overwhelmed by everything.” While the 49ers may bring another kicker into camp just for an extra leg, Shanahan didn’t sound as if he was looking to set up a competition for No. 1. “I think you’ve got the wrong guy if you have to,” Shanahan said. “You do that when you don’t think you’re going to have a guy, but when those guys miss too much you go get a new one usually. And that’s what’s tough about the kicker position.” GREENLAW DONE FOR THE YEAR Shanahan hinted strongly Monday that linebacker Dre Greenlaw wouldn’t play in the last two games, saying he’d wait until talking to him before making it official. “He’s not going to play in these two games,” Shanahan said. “He understood.” Left tackle Spencer Burford (calf) did not practice and Shanahan thought there was a chance he’d be ready to face Detroit with Trent Williams and Jaylon Moore both on injured reserve. Left guard Aaron Banks (knee), who hasn’t yet been placed on I.R., did not practice and neither did edge rusher Robert Beal Jr. Those who were limited were safety Ji’Ayir Brown (ankle), running back Isaac Guerendo (foot/ankle). Nick Bosa (hip/oblique) was off the injury list. Veteran offensive lineman Matt Hennessey was added to the roster with Williams going on injured reserve, with Sebastian Gutierrez joining the practice squad. Shanahan will try to piecemeal an offensive line heading into Detroit, with newcomer Charlie Heck also in the mix. “We’ve got to mix and match a number of guys,” Shanahan said. The 49ers activated the practice clock on rookie linebacker Tatum Bethune, who has been out with a knee injury in hopes of getting him back before the end of the regular season. LIONS EXPECT 49ERS BEST SHOT Detroit Dan Campbell thinks last year’s loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game helped prepare them for taking another run at this season. “I think we’re really more mature,” Campbell told the Detroit media. “Every year you learn something about winning and losing. And when you take an `L’ like we did last year you learn from that . . . I think we’re much more prepared than at that time. You feel like you’re (prepared) but you get into that with a heavyweight that’s been there numerous times, you don’t always know. I think that as an experience has served us well moving into this year.” The Lions have also taken notice of what happened to the 49ers in 2022 when Brock Purdy tore the UCL in his throwing elbow in the NFC title game against Philadelphia and didn’t have a viable quarterback. Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was signed to the roster, giving the Lions three quarterbacks along with starter Jared Goff and backup Hendon Hooker. STAT WATCH — Tight end George Kittle (68 receptions, 967 yards) needs 33 yards receiving to reach 1,000 for the fourth time in his career and second in succession. With eight touchdown receptions, he his three shy of his career high of 11 in 2022. — Wide receiver Jauan Jennings (63 receptions, 856 yards) needs 144 yards in his last two games to reach 1,000 for the first time in his career. HIs six touchdown receptions are a career high. — Defensive end Nick Bosa has has seven sacks and needs three over the last two games for his fourth consecutive season in double figures. Bosa had 15 1/2 in 2021, 18 1/2 in 2022 (winning NFC Defensive Player of the Year) and 10 1/2 last season. First, Bosa is thinking about his eighth sack. “Just trying to get to the next one,” Bosa said. “But it would be cool.” — Defensive end Leonard Floyd has 8 1/2 sacks and needs 1 1/2 over the last two games to reach double figures for the second consecutive season and for the fourth time in his career. — Middle linebacker Fred Warner (117 tackles) needs 21 in his last two games to exceed his career high of 137 in 2021. Warner has exceeded 100 tackles in each of his seven seasons. — Quarterback Brock Purdy has 31 rushing first downs, three more than Colin Kaepernick had in 2013 and 2014.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 22 points, all in the first half, and Minnesota defeated Morgan State 90-68 on Sunday. Dawson Garcia had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Golden Gophers (8-5). Parker Fox scored 11 points and Frank Mitchell had 10. There were seven lead changes in the first four minutes before Minnesota moved out front with a 10-2 run to lead 22-13 and the Golden Gophers did not let up. They shot 59% in the first half and scored 55 points. Mike Mitchell led the way with 22 points on 8-of-8 overall shooting and 6 for 6 from 3-point distance. He went 0 for 2 in the second half. Minnestoa led 55-37 at the break. Minnesota cooled off in the second half, shooting 43% and scoring 35 points, but the Bears got no closer than 15 points. Minnesota’s largest lead was 27 points on two occasions, the second coming when Caleb Williams hit a 3-pointer for an 86-59 lead with 4 minutes remaining. Kameron Hobbs led Morgan State (6-10) with 25 points. He had six rebounds and four assists. Daniel Akitoby had 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Rob Lawson scored 11 points. There were only 11 turnovers in the game — six by Morgan State and five by Minnesota. Each team scored four points after turnovers. Minnesota, 0-2 in the Big Ten, hosts No. 21 Purdue on Thursday and Ohio State on Jan. 6.Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel gets 5-year contract extension
TRADITIONAL CRAFT A Tboli weaver showcases her craft at Winaca Village in Tublay, Benguet, as part of activities for the World Ikat Textiles Symposium held in Baguio City early this month. —Joel Arthur Tibaldo/Contributor BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Domestic silk production is undergoing a revival in the provinces as international demand rises for natural dyes and indigenous fabric, experts said at this year’s World Ikat Textiles Symposium which was hosted by the Philippines for the first time in Baguio early this month. Piloted 42 years ago in Benguet province, sericulture hubs have been put up in the Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, southern Luzon and Northern Mindanao where mulberry plantations again flourish, said Julius Leaño, director of the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), in a talk he gave at the symposium. READ: Narda’s legacy: Reviving Cordillera ‘ikat’ Sericulture or silk farming is a technology that cultivates silk from the cocoons of silk moth caterpillars which latch onto mulberry branches. If the progress of mulberry silk farms continues as planned, the Philippines will be “silk sufficient” by the year 2030, employing 980 workers and earning P50 million in combined revenue, said Leaño, a published researcher specializing in textile chemistry. But technology has afforded Filipino scientists the means to harvest weaving fiber from other plants as part of a government-led textile innovation drive, he said, with the development of yarns from bamboo, or “kawayarn,” water hyacinth, bakong (Hanguana malayana in Cagayan province) and the common “saluyot” (jute). Some of these plants share the antimicrobial properties of yarn produced from pineapple, Leaño said. Research into the potentially new plant sources for yarn coincides with new product lines using domestic woven fabric, such as ikat shoes, he said. Ikat is a method of dyeing or coloring fabric in patterns before it is woven. Leading textile scholars like Joseph Lo of Singapore, Maria do Ceu Lopes da Silva of Timor Leste, Bina Rao of India and Mexican artisan Arturo Estrada Hernandez outlined ikat’s market growth and subsequent debates about authenticity among weaving cultures throughout the world. National Living Treasures Samporonia Madanlo and Barbara Ofonga, who champion traditional Tboli weaving, and Rosie Sula for Tboli chant were vocal about the way commerce has upended efforts to preserve their ikat traditions, which are tied to the culture’s spiritual roots. Indigenous ikat is generally woven by hand using handlooms, footlooms or backstrap looms and may take weeks or months to complete. But one of the biggest obstacles being solved by government sericulture initiatives is the supply of indigenous dyes and textiles, which has not helped efforts to keep the weaving knowledge alive among present-day indigenous Filipinos, according to University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio anthropology professor Analyn Salvador Amores. Amores heads the multidisciplinary program Cordillera Textiles Research Project (Corditex) of UP Baguio which has discovered and analyzed extant weaving techniques that are being reintroduced to Cordillera weavers who have long forgotten them. Corditex identified the chemical makeup of dyes used by Itneg weavers in Abra, tracked down the original plants and other botanical resources used to produce woven Cordillera garments, and even studied the music, diagrams and mythology associated with the old handloom weaving traditions. Amores said Corditex was also studying the region’s “textile value chain,” focusing on how the market, the local economy and the dwindling supply of raw materials had affected livelihoods and the protection of indigenous traditions when she first discussed the matter at the Cordillera Regional Handloom Conference in July. The full revival of the government’s sericulture program was institutionalized in Benguet back in 2015, alongside mulberry farms in Kalinga and Misamis Oriental provinces, according to PTRI senior researcher Cheryl Lopez at the July forum. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . Between 2017 and 2023, mulberry plantations had expanded by 1,563 percent, with silk cocoon production rising by 278.67 percent and raw silk production hiking by 760 percent, PTRI had said.
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