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Raiders tight end Michael Mayer bounces back after getting knocked down early

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Rookie tight end Michael Mayer got knocked down. Again. And again.It was his first day in pads earlier this month, and Las Vegas Raiders pass-rush specialist Maxx Crosby was showing him what the NFL was all about.“I got embarrassed,” Mayer said this week. “That was definitely my ‘welcome to the NFL moment.’”Mayer, drafted early in the second round, showed he learned a lot from that day. He worked his way into the starting lineup in Saturday’s 34-17 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Rams and is in a battle with eight-year veteran and two-time Pro Bowler Austin Hooper for the position.“You can’t really be physically tough unless you’re mentally tough,” Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said. “He had an experience (with Crosby) that some would call fun, some would call educational, some would call not-so good. But that’s part of the NFL. I’d rather it happen in a practice than a game. I thought his response that day was really good. Didn’t let it get him do...

Michigan to give 4 assistants chance to act as head coach during Jim Harbaugh’s 3-game suspension

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will give four assistant coaches a chance to be head coach on game day during the three weeks Jim Harbaugh will be serving the school’s self-imposed suspension for violating NCAA rules.Michigan also announced Thursday that Harbaugh’s 84-year-old father, Jack, will be assistant head coach when the third-ranked Wolverines face East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green at home in September, and strength and conditioning coach Ben Herbert will add the title of associate head coach.The school handed down a three-game suspension to Jim Harbaugh earlier this week as it tries to get out in front of possible NCAA punishment related to an investigation of impermissible contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period.Harbaugh will only miss games, not practices. In is absence, defensive coordinator Jesse Minter will serve as head coach against East Carolina in the opener Sept. 2.The next week against UNLV, special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh, J...

Railroads resist joining safety hotline because they want to be able to discipline workers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads say a disagreement over whether they will be allowed to discipline some workers who use a government hotline to report safety concerns has kept them from following through on the promise they made back in March to join the program after a fiery Ohio derailment prompted calls for reforms.Unions and workplace safety experts say the idea of disciplining workers who report safety concerns undermines the purpose of creating such a hotline because workers won’t use it if they fear retribution. Programs like this one overseen by the Federal Railroad Administration are especially important in an industry like railroads where there is a long history of workers being fired for reporting safety violations or injuries, experts say. “Their opposition to this hotline — which only increases protection for public and workers — is just part of a decades-old effort to suppress reporting of injury and hazards so that they can appear to the public an...

The FAA will consider tighter regulation of charter flights that look more like airline service

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday they will consider tightening the rules on some air charter operators to bring them in line with regulation of passenger airlines.Airline unions applauded the move. They claim that charter operations can be used to sidestep federal safety regulations.The Federal Aviation Administration said it will begin rulemaking to cover “high-volume” charters that sell seats to the public and are “essentially indistinguishable” from airlines that offer scheduled service.The FAA said it has “adjusted its oversight” of charter flights as they have grown in size and frequency over the past 10 years. The agency said it will consider whether regulatory changes are needed “to ensure the management of the level of safety necessary for those operations.”Some charters, like those operated by JSX, use private terminals and passengers don’t go through the normal security screening. The operators tout the time savings compared with regular airline flights. Stan...

Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail on election charges, then is quickly released on $200,000 bond

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president.He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left. Unrepentant but subdued after the brief jail visit, he insisted as has repeatedly has that he "did nothing wrong" and called the case accusing him of subverting election results a “travesty of justice.”“If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election," he told reporters on the airport tarmac before boarding his plane.Trump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities, the fourth time this year, has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president, a...

Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president.He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left. Unrepentant but subdued after the brief jail visit, he insisted as has repeatedly has that he “did nothing wrong” and called the case accusing him of subverting election results a “travesty of justice.”“If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election,” he told reporters on the airport tarmac before boarding his plane.Trump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities, the fourth time this year, has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a f...

Mug shot of Donald Trump during speedy booking at Atlanta jail shows scowling former president

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

By ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press)ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president.He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left. A booking photo released by authorities shot Trump, wearing a navy suit and red tie, angrily scowling at the camera, his brows furrowed as he stares into the lensUnrepentant but subdued after the brief jail visit, he insisted as has repeatedly has that he “did nothing wrong” and called the case accusing him of subverting election results a “travesty of justice.”“If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election,” he told reporter...

Fred Lynn on Mookie Betts’ return to Fenway: ‘It’s gonna be very emotional’ for him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

CAMBRIDGE — One night every summer, the Oldtime Baseball Game takes over a diamond at St. Peter’s Field in Cambridge, Mass., to play ball in authentic uniforms and raise money for good causes.It was those old uniforms that piqued Fred Lynn’s interest when the Red Sox reached out and asked if he’d be the marquee guest for the 29th annual event on Thursday night.“They said it was ‘Old-time baseball,’ and that got my attention right away,” Lynn told the Herald. “They said it would be flannel uniforms, and I thought, who’s wearing that?”The uniforms are a staple of the annual summer game. Thick, heavy woolen fabrics bearing the names of teams long gone, and the numbers of players long retired, including an authentic Ted Williams outfit.Lynn didn’t suit up, but other former Red Sox stars who’ve joined the game in similar roles did, including Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens. But Lynn, who underwent double knee replac...

Retired police sergeant who killed 3 at California bar shot his estranged wife first, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

By EUGENE GARCIA, AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK (Associated Press)TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — The retired police sergeant who opened fire in a popular Southern California biker bar during a lively evening had traveled from Ohio to confront his estranged wife, whom he shot in the face before turning his gun on the crowd, authorities said.John Snowling killed three people, including his wife’s dining companion and a man who approached him as Snowling retrieved additional guns from his truck, and wounded six others, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said Thursday. He was fatally shot by deputies within minutes of the rampage.The shooting unfolded as a cover band entertained guests during the bar’s popular weekly spaghetti night. Some froze and others ran as bullets flew inside the bar before Snowling exited to the parking lot and continued to fire, witnesses and authorities said.As the shooting began, M Street band keyboardist Mark Johnson hid behind a speaker with his ...

Dozens of Trump fans spend day outside Georgia jail to show support when he surrendered

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:13 GMT

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and KATE BRUMBACK (Associated Press)ATLANTA (AP) — Hours before former President Donald Trump arrived at the Fulton County Jail to turn himself in on charges related to his efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss, dozens of his supporters had already gathered Thursday morning outside the facility. As afternoon passed into evening, demonstrators for and against Trump milled around outside the jail. There were more Trump supporters than opponents braving the intense Georgia summer heat, but the entire group was outnumbered by media near the Rice Street entrance to the jail, which was locked down tight. The number of people grew as the hour of Trump’s booking approached.As word spread that Trump was on his way, demonstrators lined security barricades outside the entrance, with people two to three deep trying to get a good view. Fulton County sheriff’s deputies blocked one end of the block outside the jail’s back entrance with ...