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NEW YORK (AP) — Having waited 63 years for an Ivy League football title, Columbia had to stand by for another 40 minutes. The Lions had beaten Cornell 17-9 but needed a Harvard loss against Yale to secure a share of first place on the season's final day. So Columbia players retreated to their locker room on a hill a few hundred feet from Wien Stadium to watch the game in Boston on TV as a few hundred fans remained and gazed at the gold-and-orange foliage of Inwood Hill Park glowing in Saturday's afternoon sun. When Yale recovered onside kick with seconds left to ensure a 34-29 Harvard defeat, players let out a scream and streamed back onto the field to celebrate, smoke cigars, lift a trophy and sing “Roar, Lion, Roar” with family and friends. Who would have thunk it? “You had the realization of, oh, I’m a champion, which is something that hasn’t been said here in a while,” co-captain CJ Brown said. Harvard dropped into a tie with Columbia and Dartmouth at 5-2, the first time three teams shared the title since 1982 — the conference doesn't use tiebreakers. “It was nerve-wracking, for sure, but definitely exciting because that's something that not a lot of people have experienced, especially here," running back Joey Giorgi said. There have been several top players at Columbia — Sid Luckman, Marty Domres, Marcellus Wiley among them — but the school is perhaps better known for owners such as the New England Patriots' Robert Kraft and former Cleveland Browns head Al Lerner. Columbia's only previous championship in 1961 also was shared with Harvard. That Lions team was coached by Buff Donelli, a former Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Rams coach who scored for the Americans in soccer's 1934 World Cup. Columbia set a then Division I-AA record with 44 consecutive losses from 1983-88, a mark broken by Prairie View’s 80 in a row from 1989-98. Since 1971, the Lions’ only seasons with winning records until now were 1994, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. Al Bagnoli, who won nine Ivy titles in 23 years at Penn, couldn't manage one at Columbia from 2015-22. He quit six weeks before the 2023 opener, citing health, and was replaced on an interim basis by Mark Fabish, his offensive coordinator. Jon Poppe, now 39, was hired last December after working as a Bagnoli assistant at Columbia from 2015-17 between stints at Harvard from 2011-14 and 2017-22, plus one season as a head coach at Division III Union College. He led the Lions to a 7-3 record overall, their most wins in a coach's first season since George F. Sanford's team went 9-3 in 1899. Poppe had wife Anna and 7-year-old daughter with him in the locker room watching the countdown to the title. “Sixty-three years of whatever into now,” he said. “Just seeing a lot of that history myself, personally. This is a hugely — a feeling of elation, seeing my dad on the field, a lot of emotional things with that.” Before a crowd of 4,224, quarterback Caleb Sanchez's 1-yard touchdown run put Columbia ahead in the second quarter. Giorgi's 1-yard TD run opened a 14-3 lead in the third and Hugo Merry added a 25-yard field goal in the fourth, overcoming three field goals by Alan Zhao. Giorgi rushed for 165 yards and finished his career with 2,112, second in school history. He and Brown missed what would have been their freshman season in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Given Columbia's athletic history — the most successful sport is fencing — it is not an obvious football destination. “I saw the dedication, whether it resulted in wins or losses,” Brown said. “I saw their dedication to the product that they put out on the field and also the athletic department, the facilities that we had here, the busses on schedule and stuff, I was like, OK, they care about their athletes. People here want to win and it doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past, it matters what we’re going to do now.” Poppe cited a mindset. “You get 10 opportunities, unlike other sports, it is a grind to play this sport and prepare the way we do just for 10,” he said. As the final whistle sounded in Boston, Brown noted an unusual initial reaction in the locker room. “It was like kind of awe when they recovered the kick,” he said. “It was a lot quieter than you would think it would be, but you could feel the joy and the elation.” They accomplished what more than six decades of their predecessors had failed to. As the players headed out, Poppe had a final word. “Day off tomorrow,” he said. 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-footballSeattle Seahawks receiver is DK Metcalf is just fine when he doesn't have the the ball because it means he gets to showcase his blocking skills. “I just look at it as a sign of respect that I’ve gained from other defensive coordinators and just continue to do my job with it as blocking or being a decoy,” the two-time Pro Bowler said. While opposing defenses have keyed in on Metcalf, other aspects of Seattle's offense have surfaced during its four-game winning streak. The run has the Seahawks (8-5) sitting atop the NFC West heading into Sunday night's game against the visiting Green Bay Packers (9-4). Geno Smith's new top target is second-year receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who needs 89 receiving yards for his first career 1,000-yard season. Smith-Njigba has 75 catches for 911 yards and five touchdowns, while Metcalf, often dealing with double coverage, has 54 catches for 812 yards and two scores. Metcalf says he feels the pride of a “proud parent or a big brother” when it comes to Smith-Njigba's success. Seattle's offense also got a boost from the ground game in a 30-18 victory over the Arizona Cardinals last weekend . Zach Charbonnet, filling in for the injured Kenneth Walker III, ran for a career-best 134 yards and two touchdowns. The Seahawks face another hot team in the Packers (9-4), who have won seven of nine. Green Bay's two losses over that stretch have come against NFC-best Detroit (12-1), including a 34-31 victory by the Lions on Dec. 5, which means the NFC North title is likely out of reach for the Packers. The Packers are well-positioned for a playoff berth, but that almost certainly won't come this weekend. They would need a win, a loss or tie by the Atlanta Falcons and a tie between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. Metcalf, who learned to block from his father, former Chicago Bears offensive lineman Terrence Metcalf, says he tries to take blocking seriously to set himself apart from other receivers. His priorities are simple when he's getting double-teamed and the ball goes elsewhere. “Trying to block my (butt) off and trying to get pancakes on defensive backs,” he said. When the Packers surged their way into the playoffs last season, quarterback Jordan Love was a major reason why. He had 18 touchdown passes and one interception during Green Bay's final eight games. During the last four games of this season, Love ranks third in the NFL with a 118.9 passer rating with six touchdowns, one interception and a league-best 10.3 yards per attempt. “I always feel like I can put the ball where I want to — and that’s part of it, too, having that confidence to be able to throw those passes,” Love said. “There’s always like I said a handful of plays that might not come off or be in the exact spot that you wanted it to or the throw might be a little bit off. So, that’s where you’ve just got to try to be at your best every play, be consistent and accurate as possible.” Green Bay’s pass defense has been picked apart the last two weeks. First, it was torched by Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins in a Packers win. Next, it allowed Jared Goff to complete his final 13 passes as the Lions rallied to victory. It won’t get any easier this week. Smith is second in the NFL in attempts, completions and passing yards and is fifth in completion percentage. “It’s been a remarkable turnaround for him in terms of just where he started,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “It’s not always where you start, but where you finish. And it tells me a lot about the person in terms of his resiliency and ability to fight through some adversity. He’s a dangerous quarterback.” The potential return of former All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) could help the Packers. Will the Packers break out their head-to-toe white uniforms? The last time Green Bay wore the winter white look was in a 24-22 win over Houston in October. The Packers asked fans to weigh in on social media . As for the Seahawks, they'll be sporting their “Action Green” uniforms. Metcalf is a fan. “I would say this about the Action Green, I love them personally in my opinion, but the big guys hate them. I don’t know why, don’t ask me," he said. “Hopefully, the Packers wear all white, so it’ll be a fun-looking game.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
Central wide receiver Kylen Thomas (4) is dragged down by a West Ouachita defender in the second quarter of the Division I non select regional game on Friday, November 22, 2024 in Central, Louisiana. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There is a lot to unpack along with the Thanksgiving turkey and all the other holiday trappings. Though this is not the state’s largest contingent, what lies ahead for Baton Rouge teams in the LHSAA’s football quarterfinal round is eye-catching. You’ve got shadows from playoff seasons past, one all-local game and some impressive first-time matchups. Here are some observations about the games involving BR's nine teams that advanced with regional wins either Thursday or Friday. Pick a game and make plans buy tickets now. New foe for Rebels Seems like somebody from Baton Rouge always ends up playing West Monroe in the post season. Zachary has played the Rebels multiple times, including a 2018 title game. Catholic High, too, over the years. Now it’s Central’s turn, but there is a twist. The fourth-seeded Wildcats (10-1) have the upper hand in seeding. West Monroe (7-5), a No. 21 seed, has taken a few lumps this season and travels to Central. Which adds to the intrigue. We meet again I Fourth-seeded Catholic (10-0) and No. 5 Rummel (9-2) have met plenty of times in the postseason. One I remember is the 2019 Division I final played at Tulane. The Raiders beat the Bears 14-10 in that one. Last year they met in the semifinals. Both teams have claimed LHSAA titles in recent years but the route to the Caesars Superdome is different this time. It’s the quarterfinals this time and the winner will likely match up with top-seeded Karr in the semifinals. Should be a great test for both teams. We meet again II Kentwood and Southern Lab have been Class 1A rivals and district rivals for a long time. The 12th-seeded Kangaroos lost to Southern Lab 13-8 in Baton Rouge in District 9-1A action back in Week 8. The No. 13 Kittens are the defending Division IV select champions. This is Kentwood’s first year as a select school. And this game will be played in Kentwood. It’s 70805 time Two north Baton Rouge teams from the same zip code, No. 13 Istrouma (9-3) and No. 5 Madison Prep (8-3), meet in a Division II select game at Olympia Stadium. This is the first time the football teams have met on the varsity level. Madison Prep is a Class 4A team, while MPA is 3A. So there is not much common ground. One thing both teams have is a playmaker at running back. Istrouma’s Kyree Paul ran 120 yards and two touchdowns in Thursday’s win over Haynes Academy. Madison Prep’s Alfred McKnight rushed for 180 yards and two TDs. We needed this I’ve mentioned rivalries or matchups we never knew we needed or wanted. It applies again this week with The Dunham School (11-0), the top seed in Division III select, hosting No. 9 Lafayette Christian (6-6). Most recently, Lafayette Christian flexed its muscles in Class 4A and Division II. Like West Monroe, LCA has taken some lumps this season. LCA graduated record-setting QB JuJuan Johnson, who is now at LSU playing another position. Dunham has the nation’s No. 1 2027 prospect in its QB Elijan Haven. The same is true for No. 7 Riverside (9-2) at second-seeded Ascension Catholic in Division IV select. Both teams have dynamic running backs — Dedric Lastie for Riverside and ACHS’ Chad Elzy Jr. And ditto that for Division II nonselect Opelousas and Plaquemine. The sixth-seeded Green Devils (11-1) have Tyrese Mosby, while No. 14 Opelousas (8-3) counters with D’Shaun Ford, who has multiple Power 5 offers. Finally, top-seeded St. James (8-2) hosts No. 9 Pine (9-3) in Division III nonselect. Not much common ground here, so it will be uncharted territory for SJHS.MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Attorney Andy Luger is stepping down soon as the top federal law enforcement official in Minnesota. As is custom for political appointees, he’s resigning to make way for a yet-to-be-announced successor chosen by incoming President Donald Trump. After serving under President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden appointed Luger, 65, to a second term that began in 2022. ADVERTISEMENT Luger spoke Thursday afternoon with MPR News correspondent Matt Sepic. This is a condensed version of the interview. In May of that year, you launched a violent crime initiative that focused initially on carjacking and gun cases, particularly machine guns. Where does that stand now nearly three years later? Has it been successful? We hear from defendants and community members that our initiatives are having an effect. Someone who commits a carjacking gets arrested and they’re in the car, one of the questions they ask the police is, is this going federal? Last year, you expanded that effort to focus on Minneapolis street gangs. Why was it important for you to make gangs a priority for federal law enforcement? Both north-side community leaders as well as law enforcement leaders said that following the murder of George Floyd and the riots that ensued, and the downturn in number of officers on the street, the gangs really saw an opportunity and took advantage of it. They began to become more violent against each other, which both affects them, affects the neighborhoods and innocent bystanders. What have you learned about Minneapolis gangs, and specifically their inner workings as a result of this investigation and the trial a few months ago? This is almost incredible to say, but when you ask a member of the Highs, what’s their purpose, what are they doing, their answer is to kill members of the Lows. And when you ask a member of the Lows, what’s your purpose, why do you do this, their answer is to kill the Highs. It’s just that simple. ADVERTISEMENT You returned for your second term as U.S. attorney amid the FBI’s investigation into an alleged $250 million COVID fraud scheme centered around the Twin Cities nonprofit Feeding Our Future. After having prosecuted many different kinds of crimes over the decades in your career, what did you think when you first sat down and cracked open that case file? The day before the search warrants were executed in January 2022, I got a call from Joe Thompson, who’s the white-collar chief in this office, and he said, “When are you coming?” Because we were waiting daily for my confirmation. And I said, any day. And he said, “All right, well, watch the news Thursday.” I think it was pretty much from the day I got here, Joe Thompson and I with the FBI agents and others, talking about we need more people on this, and we’re going to turn this into one of the biggest cases this office has ever seen, because it had to be. After you step down, what happens with this case and all of the other pending cases that are in this office and the trials next year, half a dozen of them related to Feeding Our Future? We have been very careful in the months leading up to the election, knowing that I could leave if the election goes in a particular way, in plotting out what 2025 looks like, it could take a year or more to have a new U.S. attorney confirmed. They’ll pick up the mantle. They’ll make changes where that person sees fit, just like I did. But I got to believe the core mission of this office on violent crime and on Feeding Our Future and other large government fraud investigations that could ensue, I got to believe that’s going to go forward. ADVERTISEMENT What’s next for you? Under Department of Justice rules and my own sense of propriety, I’m not going to talk about my future while I still sit in this chair. I think the state of Minnesota deserves a full-time U.S. attorney (who is) focused on that, and that’s where I’m at. Somebody asked me earlier today in the office, will you retire? And I said, I really don’t know the meaning of that word, so I don’t plan on retiring. I will stay active in the law and in causes and ideas that I believe in, the most important of which is faith in our government institutions. I believe so much in our criminal justice system that I’ll be a vocal advocate for that system going forward. 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Dictionary.com Names "Demure" as the 2024 Word of the YearFARGO — North Dakota State University students are making the holidays a lot easier for children of all abilities. Playing with toys isn't possible at times for children with physical and motor disabilities. For the sixth year, NDSU students in the College of Engineering asked for toy donations for "Toy Adaptathon," and took the time to modify the original switches on the toys to a larger switch. This allows the toys to be easier to operate and more accessible for the children to use. They say it's important to spread the holiday cheer for everyone. "Everybody has a right to play with toys and based off of your needs. We have the ability to modify that through our technology, and we're very thankful for the engineering department with their ability to know how to do those things. So without them, we wouldn't be able," Molly McKinnon with NDSU's Center for Accessibility & Disability Resources, says. NDSU is partnering with area therapy groups to distribute the donated toys but encourages suggestions for any child in need of an adapted toy.
Abbeville Christian's Mims resigns as head football coachRight-wing activist Nick Fuentes has reportedly been charged with battery following an incident last month in which he allegedly maced an activist who came to his suburban Chicago home. A Berwyn Police Department report obtained by the Smoking Gun shows Fuentes was booked Nov. 27 — two weeks after the incident — and is expected to appear in court on Dec. 29. The booking took less than an hour, according to that report. Fuentes’s home address was posted online after he made chauvinistic comments on social media when Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. “ Your body, my choice. Forever ,” the 26-year-old provocateur tauntingly told abortion rights activists. That sentiment was not appreciated by many women, including local woman Marla Rose, who went to Fuentes’s Berwyn, Ill., home and asked why he made the remark. Rose’s husband provided video to the Daily News that seems to show the far-right pundit opening his door and spraying Rose with some kind of liquid before seizing her phone as she dropped to the ground. The video ends with Fuentes stomping on the device. Rose’s husband told the Daily News at the time that he and his wife filed a police report and planned to hire a lawyer. Police in Berwyn, Ill., said neither party was initially cooperating in its investigation. They hadn’t yet seen video of the incident — which had to be retrieved from Rose’s damaged phone — so no charges were immediately filed. Well-known within MAGA circles for his toxic rhetoric, Fuentes became a national figure in November 2022 when he and rapper Ye dined with Donald Trump at the President-elect’s Florida home. In addition to insulting women in his online broadcasts, Fuentes has pushed racism and Holocaust denialism . ©2024 New York Daily News. Visit at nydailynews.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Diverging performances once again dominated the quarterly earnings of , with just three of the six lenders beating analysts’ expectations. The trend is likely to continue as banks with more exposure in the perform differently than those more concentrated in Canada, according to Maria-Gabriella Khoury, a senior director at Fitch Rating Inc. “The banks that have a heavier U.S. presence will need to manage future growth and potential credit impairments differently,” she said. “It’s just because of the different nature of both markets.” , Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and exceeded analysts’ expectations when the Big Six lenders released their fourth-quarter results this week, but the Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and missed estimates. Khoury said the Canadian banks generally posted robust results and their positioning is still solid and stable, but we will continue to see this divergence in performance, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “Diversification is always good and divergence is always good,” she said. “It makes for a really resilient banking system when you have a bit of diversification and divergence amongst these large banks.” RBC and CIBC were the standout performers and that was reflected in their rising share price during the week. RBC’s better-than-expected revenues were due to profits in its key business streams, while CIBC’s performance was driven by a lower-than-expected provision for credit losses (PCL) — the amount of money a bank keeps aside for potential bad loans. Despite the positive performance, RBC chief executive Dave McKay signalled a cautious outlook because of Canada’s constrained approach to immigration — the country is trying to reduce population growth in 2025 and 2026 through a net reduction of about one million temporary residents — and a new U.S. administration. “Things might be trickier,” Khoury said. “And I think that will be true for all the banks. But it was a signal from RBC that will kind of draw the theme for next year.” Incoming ’s proposed 25 per cent tariff on Canadian products was a key topic during many of the earnings’ calls, with McKay saying it’s important “not to overreact” to the threat. He expects political leaders to “appropriately” resolve the issue. CIBC chief executive Victor Dodig said it was more important for Canada to “control the controllables” and do everything it can to boost its struggling productivity numbers by providing incentives for entrepreneurs and capital to be focused on areas that matter, such as , technology and health care. “Our leaders need to be thinking about that,” he said. TD missed analysts’ expectations due to higher-than-expected expenses and a weaker performance down south in its first earnings announcement since U.S. authorities fined the bank US$3.1 billion and ordered it to cap its U.S. retail banking business for failing to monitor its activities. Analysts had expected TD to provide some more details about its future growth during the earnings call, but a lot of questions remain unanswered because the bank suspended its medium-term goals and promised to provide a new update in the second half of 2025. “It is perfectly reasonable for an incoming CEO to want to conduct a thorough strategic review, but these are no ordinary times for the bank, and we would have expected a little more guidance amid all the uncertainty,” Meny Grauman, an analyst at the , said in a note on Thursday. Given the U.S. sanctions, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. analyst Matthew Lee said he expects TD to focus on “deploying capital into the Canadian market and leveraging its significant retail network to win share (particularly in mortgages).” TD said its No. 1 priority is to focus on remediating their anti-money laundering (AML) program, which it has already started to work on. Khoury expects other banks to take a look at their AML programs in the coming year as well. “It won’t just be TD,” she said. “We expect the banks to be looking at not just AML, but all operational risks and probably spending a bit more time, effort and money on shoring up operational risks.” BMO missed analysts’ estimates due to a much larger-than-expected PCL. The bank, which has suffered due to credit deterioration for most of the year, said those provisions have reached a peak. Analysts viewed this positively and believe the “worst is behind” the bank. “A cynical investor may still wonder if credit can’t continue to surprise for the worse,” Grauman said. “But what gives us additional confidence is the macro trends in the U.S., which have improved materially over the past few quarters, particularly in the wake of the Trump election.”Ademola Lookman says Atalanta ‘believe in ourselves’ and he is ready for the AFCON award, while Marco Carnesecchi encourages fans to ‘keep dreaming’ of the Scudetto La Dea truly are the form team in Serie A at the moment, as this was their ninth consecutive victory and they are temporarily top of the table, awaiting Napoli’s match against Lazio on Sunday. Charles De Ketelaere rose to against his former club, with Lookman left unmarked to meet a similar set-play move in a late winner, around the Alvaro Morata equaliser. “It’s a very important game against a very strong team that is doing well in the League. We performed well tonight, three big points and we continue like this,” “I think we just continue to play the way we play, match by match. We believe in ourselves as a team, so we continue like this and stay together.” Lookman was named Man of the Match against Milan, but the Nigeria international is also the hot favourite to be named African Player of the Year. “It’s an honour to be nominated for this prestigious award. Of course, anyone who is nominated would like to win it. It’s a dream!” Goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi was stood next to Lookman for the post-match interview and he saw greater maturity from Atalanta. “It’s a fantastic performance, a very tight game that was decided by incidents. We did very well to steer the match against Roma our way and we did the same this evening, that is very important game-management in a season that is so long,” noted Carnesecchi. “Now we take on Real Madrid and hope to secure early qualification for the Round of 16.” The fans in Bergamo were singing about the Scudetto, so do the players finally accept they are in the running? “At this moment we are really in great shape, so it’s only right that the fans dream and we can dream along with them. We already saw last season we can have our say, so the more we stick together, the better we can do.” Atalanta won the Europa League last season, the first piece of major silverware for the club under Gian Piero Gasperini.
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Florida Woman Arrested, Said 'Delay, Deny, Depose' On Call With Insurance Co.The findings are from the Jharkhand Assembly Election Study 2024 that was conducted by the Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi, between November 12-19, 2024. A total of 3,035 respondents were interviewed across 30 Assembly Constituencies and 150 polling stations of Jharkhand. Using multi-stage random sampling, this procedure ensured that the selected sample was fully representative of the cross-section of voters. The constituencies where the survey was conducted were randomly selected using the probability proportional to size method (adjusting the probability of choosing a particular constituency according to the size of its electorate). Thereafter, five polling stations were selected in each of the sampled constituencies using the systematic random sampling method. Finally, 40 respondents were selected at random using the systematic random sampling method from the electoral rolls of the sampled polling stations. Of these 40, we set a target of 20 interviews per polling station. Once we identified our sample, trained field investigators conducted face-to-face interviews using a pre-designed mobile App. The questionnaire was translated into Hindi. Though the sample is relatively small, the total number of voters interviewed represent the social reality of the voters in Jharkhand, i.e., the sample is truly representative with regard to the social composition of the State. Weights were applied to make corrections for under-representation of any social groups. Weights were also applied based on the actual result. The study was directed by Sanjay Kumar, Suhas Palshikar and Sandeep Shastri. Published - November 26, 2024 12:45 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 / Jharkhand / interview / survey / voting / Hindi / mobile phones