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Elway said Nix, the sixth passer selected in April's draft, is an ideal fit in Denver with coach Sean Payton navigating his transition to the pros and Vance Joseph's defense serving as a pressure release valve for the former Oregon QB. “We’ve seen the progression of Bo in continuing to get better and better each week and Sean giving him more each week and trusting him more and more to where last week we saw his best game of the year,” Elway said in a nod to Nix's first game with 300 yards and four touchdown throws in a rout of Atlanta. For that performance, Nix earned his second straight NFL Rookie of the Week honor along with the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award. “I think the sky’s the limit," Elway said, “and that’s just going to continue to get better and better.” In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, Elway also touted former coach Mike Shanahan's Hall of Fame credentials, spoke about the future of University of Colorado star and Heisman favorite Travis Hunter and discussed his ongoing bout with a chronic hand condition. Elway spent the last half of his decade as the Broncos’ GM in a futile search for a worthy successor to Peyton Manning, a pursuit that continued as he transitioned into a two-year consultant role that ended after the 2022 season. “You have all these young quarterbacks and you look at the ones that make it and the ones that don’t and it’s so important to have the right system and a coach that really knows how to tutelage quarterbacks, and Sean’s really good at that,” Elway said. “I think the combination of Bo’s maturity, having started 61 games in college, his athletic ability and his knowledge of the game has been such a tremendous help for him,'" Elway added. “But also Vance Joseph’s done a heck of a job on the defensive side to where all that pressure’s not being put on Bo and the offense to score all the time.” Payton and his staff have methodically expanded Nix’s repertoire and incorporated his speed into their blueprints. Elway lauded them for “what they’re doing offensively and how they’re breaking Bo into the NFL because it’s a huge jump and I think patience is something that goes a long way in the NFL when it comes down to quarterbacks.” Elway said he hopes to sit down with Nix at some point when things slow down for the rookie. Nix, whose six wins are one more than Elway had as a rookie, said he looks forward to meeting the man who won two Super Bowls during his Hall of Fame playing career and another from the front office. “He’s a legend not only here for this organization, but for the entire NFL," Nix said, adding, "most guys, they would love to have a chat with John Elway, just pick his brain. It’s just awesome that I’m even in that situation.” Orange Crush linebacker Randy Gradishar joined Elway in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, something Elway called “way, way overdue.” Elway suggested it's also long past time for the Hall to honor Shanahan, who won back-to-back Super Bowls in Denver with Elway at QB and whose footprint you see every weekend in the NFL because of his expansive coaching tree. Elway called University of Colorado stars Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders “both great athletes." He said he really hopes Sanders gets drafted by a team that will bring him along like the Broncos have done with Nix and he sees Hunter being able to play both ways in the pros but not full time. Elway said he thinks Hunter will be primarily a corner in the NFL but with significant contributions on offense: “He's great at both. He's got great instincts, and that's what you need at corner." It's been five years since Elway announced he was dealing with Dupuytren’s contracture, a chronic condition that typically appears after age 40 and causes one or more fingers to permanently bend toward the palm. Elway's ring fingers on both hands were originally affected and he said now the middle finger on his right hand is starting to pull forward. So, he’ll get another injection of a drug called Xiaflex, which is the only FDA-approved non-surgical treatment, one that he's endorsing in an awareness campaign for the chronic condition that affects 17 million Americans. The condition can make it difficult to do everyday tasks such as shaking hands or picking up a coffee mug. Elway said what bothered him most was “I couldn't pick up a football and I could not imagine not being able to put my hand around a football." AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
I got it! I had been looking for a theme or thread that is relevant to President-elect Donald Trump’s appointments to high-level positions. Today, after hearing about his recent selections, I think I found it. It is a multifaceted thread but seems to work. To get appointed there is firstly the requirement of complete fealty. This is assured and evidenced in a variety of ways, from large donations (often associated with family connections and pardons to yourself or family members) and a relationship of prior endorsement of the president-elect or a mutually beneficial business connection. Oh, I forgot, it also helps if you have been accused of sexual assault (usually of women) or have treated or used women in a despicable fashion. Since Trump wants no normal vetting of his candidates by the FBI, there is the obvious attempt to conceal any misdeeds not yet revealed by the media. I apologize, and I won’t waste your time going into details (after all, I try to keep my columns short and suggest that you just check the details yourself by googling the partial roster of felons, crooks, and low-lifes who will be running our government.) I think my favorite miscreant is Jared Kushner’s daddy, our soon-to-be ambassador to France. I won’t bore you with the facts about Jared being given billions of dollars by the Saudis and his total lack of experience as a hedge fund manager (and his over $100 million in fees to date, with no investments yet). Papa was in jail for almost two years (he pleaded guilty to 16 counts of tax evasion and lying to the Federal Election Commission and retaliating against a federal witness) but, as typical of Trump ‘s supporters, was pardoned by Trump in the last days of his presidency and was a major donor to his 2024 campaign. What is appalling to me (and I don’t “appall” easily, being a criminal and civil litigator for decades) is what Charles Kushner did to retaliate against his brother-in-law for cooperating with the government. Charles hired a prostitute to seduce his sister’s husband (women are sometimes useful to Charles), a witness at the time in a federal campaign-finance investigation. He video taped it and sent a copy to his sister. What a guy—I wonder if the families still spend Thanksgiving together. This paragon of virtue will now be responsible for discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron on everything regarding NATO and European and French relations with the U.S. Another recent selection was Kash Patel as head of the FBI. His main qualification is that he believes that national law enforcement and much of the national security apparatus must be brought to heel since they have been part of the “Deep State” and must be held accountable for the improper investigations and prosecutions of Trump and his minions (most of the minions were pardoned or given executive clemency by Trump: Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, etc.). A Harvard Law School study of Trump pardons showed 84 out or 94 pardons had a personal or political connection to the president. Patel was a low-level prosecutor and public defender in the Department of Justice, with no management experience. In his book “Government Gangsters,” he has argued for dismissal the top management of the bureau, that journalists be investigated and prosecuted, and that the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters be closed. The independence of the FBI is crucial. This appointment is basically firing Mr. Wray, the current director. We will see what will happen to this appointee, who has stated: We will go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media. Yes, we’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections ... We’re going to come after you. Whether it’s criminally or civilly, we’ll figure that out. Just think, another four years of investigations into whether the 2016 election was stolen, after 63 separate cases in federal and state courts around the country determined there was not even substantial enough evidence to justify a fact-finding hearing. The final appointee I want to address was someone I wrote about in my last column , where I laid out his lack of qualifications and bizarre worldview. Pete Hegseth, the Fox News anchor nominated for secretary of defense, has been accused of assaulting a woman and then paying her a settlement, but I didn’t mention that, although I probably should have because he opposes women in the combat arms and his background may be relevant to how he would treat women in the military. Now we have more information, thanks to a letter from Hegseth’s own mother obtained by The New York Times : ... You are an abuser of women — that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth. ... but your abuse over the years to women (dishonesty, sleeping around, betrayal, debasing, belittling) needs to be called out. ... On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say... get some help and take an honest look at yourself... Mom Hegseth’s mother has admitted she sent it but did so in anger when he and his wife were going through a divorce. Just as information, active duty military members can be subject to prosecution for adultery under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The sordid details of Mr. Hegsth’s life can be easily googled, but my original article showed my concern that he successfully lobbied Trump to pardon military personnel who were tried and convicted after court martial of war crimes. Maybe he feels that military justice should only apply when he feels like it. If I were a woman (or a man, for that matter) in the armed services, or thinking of enlisting, this apparent abuser would not be my choice as an ethical secretary of defense. His qualifications are abysmal at best, but his morality and bias are equally disqualifying. Anyway, you can do more research yourself. It is fascinating reading, but the qualifications of those selected are equally terrifying.Formula 1 expands grid to add General Motors' Cadillac brand and new American team for 2026 season
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BBC Strictly fans admit ‘he needs to go’ after star makes blunder in quarter finalTROY, Ala. (AP) — Damien Taylor rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns, Matthew Caldwell threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Troy scored 21 points in less than two minutes in the fourth quarter to beat Southern Miss 52-20 on Saturday. Taylor went straight up the middle from 56-yards out to give Troy a 24-8 lead midway through the third quarter. He added a 35-yard scoring run for a 38-20 lead with 5:50 left in the fourth. On the ensuing possession, intercepted a deflected pass and returned it 31 yards for a 25-point lead. Southern Miss quarterback Tate Rodemaker was intercepted again and LJ Green returned it 49 yards to the Golden Eagles’ 16-yard line. Jordan Lovett capitalized on the short field by running it in from the 5. Taylor reached the 1,000-yard mark on the season for Troy (4-8, 3-5 Sun Belt Conference). Caldwell was 14 of 26 for 187 yards and he carried it seven times for 30 yards. Rodemaker threw for 234 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Southern Miss (1-11, 0-8). ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: and
FAAS stock touches 52-week low at $0.5 amid market challengesOn the first chill, semi-wintery day in late November, I hobbled with a friend to my local café for a latte and a muffin. My thoughts move towards how many years or—more direly—months are left for me to still be able to make this walk. I know I should just take the walk without reflecting about how much time I have left. I ought to try to live with the pleasure and pain of the moment and forget about reflecting on mortality and the future. However, for me it is very difficult to do—my mind won’t allow for it. Those thoughts rarely leave me at this point in my life. I also find myself flooded with all sorts of images and thoughts beyond my harping on how ephemeral life is. Past experiences keep on reappearing; images from my Bronx boyhood—far from an idyll with too many uneasy moments but nothing resembling a nightmare—sometimes emerge. I remember playing punchball in the mostly concrete backyard of my apartment house and stickball and football in the local park and later, awkwardly and with little pleasure, sitting at night on benches and cars and flirting with teenage girls from the neighborhood. Nothing dramatic occurred—just quotidian activities that I then gave little thought to. But these images from the past have resurfaced, including every face and name that spent two years attending the same classes in junior high with me. I knew few intimate details about most of my classmates, and I haven’t seen them for years, but they oddly and vividly turn up in my memories at this late date. I have a hard time figuring out why I recall those times with such exactitude. Possibly, I am trying to stop time and return to the past—a less complex, more innocent era, especially from this vantage point. Or in some unconscious manner, do I see the resurrection of these memories as providing some revelation about those adolescent years that has eluded me? On the next day, I go for breakfast with another friend, we talk about how dark the Trumpian political future looks (one of the few hopes I have is that he will make a mess of the economy and alienate his constituency), and then we shift abruptly into chatter about professional basketball and the fate of the Knicks. The latter is a subject that doesn’t weigh us down in any way, for it is pure escape with almost no effect on our lives. But thinking about and losing oneself in sports and films—though the latter is a passion that often demands a more subtle response than merely rooting for the Knicks—offers relief from my normal dark thoughts about the self and the world. Sitting in this café, I notice that most of the other customers are in their 20s and 30s—NYU students, people who do tech work or have Wall Street jobs—and I both envy and feel some despair about the years that they have ahead of them. The future seems bound by environmental disasters and a rise of right-wing populism that will endanger democracy and constrict culture (e.g., banning books, restricting abortion). Of course, history turns in unpredictable ways, and an age of social democracy may arrive where modest reforms may allow us to live in more equitable and just times. But, at the moment, everything looks bleak.UCF coach Gus Malzahn reportedly resigning to take Florida State OC job
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. “As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence. It’s an honor for General Motors and Cadillac to join the world’s premier racing series, and we’re committed to competing with passion and integrity to elevate the sport for race fans around the world," GM President Mark Reuss said. "This is a global stage for us to demonstrate GM’s engineering expertise and technology leadership at an entirely new level.” The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a U.S. Justice Department investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, would not approve the team initially started by Michael Andretti. Andretti in September stepped aside from leading his namesake organization, so the 11th team will be called Cadillac F1 and be run by new Andretti Global majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter. The team will use Ferrari engines its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition in time for the 2028 season. Towriss is the the CEO and president of Group 1001 and entered motorsports via Andretti's IndyCar team when he signed on financial savings platform Gainbridge as a sponsor. Towriss is now a major part of the motorsports scene with ownership stakes in both Spire Motorsports' NASCAR team and Wayne Taylor Racing's sports car team. Walter is the chief executive of financial services firm Guggenheim Partners and the controlling owner of both the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Premier League club Chelsea. “We’re excited to partner with General Motors in bringing a dynamic presence to Formula 1," Towriss said. “Together, we’re assembling a world-class team that will embody American innovation and deliver unforgettable moments to race fans around the world.” Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, will have an ambassador role with Cadillac F1. But his son, Michael, will have no official position with the organization now that he has scaled back his involvement with Andretti Global. “The Cadillac F1 Team is made up of a strong group of people that have worked tirelessly to build an American works team,” Michael Andretti posted on social media. “I’m very proud of the hard work they have put in and congratulate all involved on this momentous next step. I will be cheering for you!” The approval has been in works for weeks but was held until after last weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix to not overshadow the showcase event of the Liberty Media portfolio. Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive championship in Saturday night's race, the third and final stop in the United States for the top motorsports series in the world. Grid expansion in F1 is both infrequent and often unsuccessful. Four teams were granted entries in 2010 that should have pushed the grid to 13 teams and 26 cars for the first time since 1995. One team never made it to the grid and the other three had vanished by 2017. Story continues below video There is only one American team on the current F1 grid — owned by California businessman Gene Haas — but it is not particularly competitive and does not field American drivers. Andretti’s dream was to field a truly American team with American drivers. The fight to add this team has been going on for three-plus years and F1 initially denied the application despite approval from F1 sanctioning body FIA . The existing 10 teams, who have no voice in the matter, also largely opposed expansion because of the dilution in prize money and the billions of dollars they’ve already invested in the series. Andretti in 2020 tried and failed to buy the existing Sauber team. From there, he applied for grid expansion and partnered with GM, the top-selling manufacturer in the United States. The inclusion of GM was championed by the FIA and president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who said Michael Andretti’s application was the only one of seven applicants to meet all required criteria to expand F1’s current grid. “General Motors is a huge global brand and powerhouse in the OEM world and is working with impressive partners," Ben Sulayem said Monday. "I am fully supportive of the efforts made by the FIA, Formula 1, GM and the team to maintain dialogue and work towards this outcome of an agreement in principle to progress this application." Despite the FIA's acceptance of Andretti and General Motors from the start, F1 wasn't interested in Andretti — but did want GM. At one point, F1 asked GM to find another team to partner with besides Andretti. GM refused and F1 said it would revisit the Andretti application if and when Cadillac had an engine ready to compete. “Formula 1 has maintained a dialogue with General Motors, and its partners at TWG Global, regarding the viability of an entry following the commercial assessment and decision made by Formula 1 in January 2024,” F1 said in a statement. “Over the course of this year, they have achieved operational milestones and made clear their commitment to brand the 11th team GM/Cadillac, and that GM will enter as an engine supplier at a later time. Formula 1 is therefore pleased to move forward with this application process." Yet another major shift in the debate over grid expansion occurred earlier this month with the announced resignation of Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, who was largely believed to be one of the biggest opponents of the Andretti entry. “With Formula 1’s continued growth plans in the US, we have always believed that welcoming an impressive US brand like GM/Cadillac to the grid and GM as a future power unit supplier could bring additional value and interest to the sport," Maffei said. "We credit the leadership of General Motors and their partners with significant progress in their readiness to enter Formula 1." AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State has won a closely watched trademark fight over an online retailer's use of its vintage sports logos and images. A Pennsylvania jury awarded Penn State $28,000 in damages on Wednesday over products made and sold by Vintage Brand and Sportswear Inc., two firms co-founded by former minor league baseball player Chad Hartvigson. Penn State accused them of selling “counterfeit” clothing and accessories, while the defendants said their website makes clear they are not affiliated with the university. At least a dozen other schools have sued the defendants on similar grounds, including Purdue, Stanford and UCLA, Penn State said in its 2021 lawsuit. However, the Penn State case was the first to go to trial and seen by some as a test case in the sports merchandising industry. “It addresses an important issue with trademark law — whether or not the mark owner is able to prevent third parties from using its marks on T-shirts and paraphernalia without permission,” said Tiffany Gehrke, a trademark lawyer in Chicago who was not involved in the case. The verdict, she said, maintains the status quo, while a victory for Vintage Brand “could have shaken things up.” It followed a six-day trial in federal court in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, overseen by Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann. Defense lawyers declined to comment on the verdict and whether their clients planned to appeal. Penn State, in a statement, called its trademarks “critical” to the school's brand, and said it was grateful for the verdict. “The university appreciates this result as it relates to the many hundreds of licensees with whom the university works and who go through the appropriate processes to use Penn State’s trademarks," the statement said. Founded in 1855, Penn State adopted the Nittany Lion as its mascot in 1904 and has been using various images of the animal, along with the school's seal and other logos, for decades, the lawsuit said. The school now has more than 100,000 students at 24 campuses.
The Gophers have been working on a couple trick plays during closed practices in recent weeks. Unveiled Saturday, one worked to huge success and one didn’t pan out in a 26-25 loss to No. 4 Penn State. ADVERTISEMENT They busted out a double-reverse pass that resulted in a 21-yard touchdown from Max Brosmer to a wide open Jameson Geers in the first half to take a 17-10 lead at Huntington Bank Stadium. Then in the fourth quarter, the U called a throwback pass from Brosmer to left tackle Aireontae Ersery on second and goal from the 8-yard line. Brosmer intentionally threw it incomplete because Penn State’s All-America candidate, defensive end Abdul Carter, was waiting to make a tackle on the U’s athletic-but-massive lineman. “The reverse pass worked, so it’s a good call,” coach P.J. Fleck said postgame. “We were in the perfect defense for (the throwback pass). We practiced it all week. The only thing that they showed ... was pop (Carter) out. If he doesn’t pop out, there is nobody there. “It just didn’t come together,” Fleck continued. “It came together in practice. I love the call. I loved the look that we put it into. I would call it all over again based on the look that we had.” ADVERTISEMENT Brosmer shared that players were comfortable with the throwback call until Carter spoiled it. “Rather than taking a negative spot (by trying to complete it), we just went onto the next play,” Brosmer said. After the second trick play didn’t work, Brosmer’s third-down pass to Elijah Spencer fell incomplete and the U opted to kick a 26-yard field goal to make it 26-25 with five minutes left. “Kicking the field goal is the smart decision,” Fleck said. ADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .Analysis: Getting benched may have been best thing that happened to Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson