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49ers training camp: Brock Purdy hits ‘huge’ milestone. Will he play Saturday vs. Denver?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Jauan Jennings knew exactly how to describe Brock Purdy after a milestone in the quarterback’s comeback from elbow surgery.“Brock-star. We love him out there,” Jennings said Thursday.Purdy was out there practicing three consecutive days this week for the first time since his March 10 surgery, keeping him firmly on track to start the 49ers’ regular-season opener Sept. 10 in Pittsburgh.“Being able to go three in a row and get all the volume in and then being able to have my velocity stay on point today, for me, that was huge,” Purdy said on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “For my confidence, to make throws on a third day, with the strength and the intensity and all that with there my arm needs to be, it’s definitely getting there.”When it comes to preseason football, will the 49ers keep Purdy out of danger and not play him in Saturday’s game against the Denver Broncos at Levi’s Stadium? He and every othe...

Palo Alto license plate readers lead to arrests in Berkeley carjacking

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

(KRON) -- Five suspects were arrested in Palo Alto on Tuesday after a new automated license plate reader alerted police to a car that had been carjacked at gunpoint on Monday, the Palo Alto Police Department said. Officers also recovered a loaded firearm and turned three carjacking suspects over to the Berkeley Police Department.The vehicle, a black 2021 Toyota Corolla, was allegedly carjacked from its owner at gunpoint on Monday in Berkeley. The three suspects were armed with a black semi-automatic handgun, police said. Antioch police officers arrested by FBI, mayor says The following day, around 12:47 p.m., Palo Alto PD officers got a notification from the city's new automated license plate recognition camera system that the vehicle had entered Palo Alto.Patrol and undercover officers began searching for the vehicle and located it in a parking stall at Stanford Shopping Center. Undercover officers surveilled the vehicle, police said, noting that it was parked next to a white 201...

Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage out for the season with knee injury

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage will miss the entire season after tearing the patellar tendon in his right knee during a joint practice session with the New York Jets on Wednesday.Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles confirmed Gage’s injury Thursday after the team practiced on its own at the Giants’ training facility. The news was expected after Gage went down early in 7-on-7 drills with a non-contact injury that Bowles said Wednesday appeared “pretty serious.” Gage appeared to be in tears as he was carted off and tests revealed what he and the Buccaneers feared.Gage, who had 51 catches for 426 yards and a career-high five touchdowns last season in his first year with Tampa Bay, was expected to be the Buccaneers’ No. 3 wide receiver behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Second-year receiver Deven Thompkins and sixth-rounder Trey Palmer are among those who could compete for Gage’s spot, along with veteran David Moore and undr...

Colts players embrace reunion with Matt Eberflus during joint practice with Bears

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kenny Moore has been anticipating the final week of training camp ever since he knew it would end with two joint practices against the Chicago Bears.Sure, like many of his teammates Moore wants to return home after spending nearly three weeks at the Grand Park training complex in Westfield, Indiana.But he circled these practices for another reason; he was eager to spend some time with the coach who gave him his first big break five years ago, then-Colts defensive coordinator and current Bears coach Matt Eberflus.“I think about foundation, that’s where everything gelled not only with him, but everybody we had over that journey,” Moore said, following a pause and a smile to reflect on those early days. “Just to see him here in a place in the Midwest, to go out and compete and show him this is where it all started is pretty cool.”It’s also pretty a special moment for the two, who haven’t talked much since Eberflus t...

Auburn’s Freeze names Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne starting QB

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Transfer Payton Thorne has won Auburn’s starting quarterback job.Coach Hugh Freeze said Thursday that the Michigan State transfer is set to start for the Tigers in their opener Sept. 2 against Massachusetts. Thorne, who signed with Auburn in May, has been competing with returning starter Robby Ashford and redshirt freshman Holden Geriner.“The reason Payton is getting the nod is just the leadership ability and understanding of the offense,” Freeze said. “He’s been in some really good battles, and it just seems like he was more efficient in the decision-making to this point. Not that the others were terrible by any means. It was not just a slam-dunk.”Freeze and Thorne are trying to improve a passing game that ranked 119th in yards per game last season, averaging just 173. Ashford proved dangerous as a runner and completed only 49% of his passes while Tigers quarterbacks combined for just nine passing touchdowns.Inconsistent quarterback play has pl...

Second day of joint practice sessions lead to plenty of scuffling between Patriots and Packers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots apparently have seen a little too much of one another over the past couple of days.About five minutes into their second joint practice session Thursday, three skirmishes already had broken out between Green Bay’s offense and New England’s defense. The coaching staffs gathered the teams in separate circles at one point to try to calm things down.“We’re competitive,” Patriots defensive back Jalen Mills said. “They’re competitive. It’s going to get chippy. It’s a joint practice. Guys out here trying to win jobs and show what they’ve got to the coaching staff. You know that. Coaches know that. That’s why (Patriots coach) Bill (Belichick) is who he is. He brought us together, calmed us down and we got back to work.”First, a couple of more fights broke out.One scuffle caused Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings and Packers linebacker Keshawn Banks to get removed from practice. Another confrontation resulted in someone ...

Dillingham adds a dose of enthusiasm in first season as Arizona State’s coach

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kenny Dillingham has made all the right moves since being hired as Arizona State’s coach, creating enthusiasm around the school and the community.Now the youngest coach in the FBS has to take it onto the field and try to turn around a program that needed a new direction. “We have to go out there and try to be the best version of us we can be,” he said. “That’s just trying to be successful. How we define success in our program is being the very best at whatever you’re doing all the time.”A Scottsdale native and Arizona State alum, Dillingham returned to his roots after the Sun Devils ended the Herm Edwards experiment after 4 1/2 seasons. Dillingham has gone through a rapid rise since being an offensive assistant at his alma mater from 2014-15, serving as the offensive coordinator at Memphis, Auburn, Florida State and last season at Oregon.The 32-year-old overhauled an Arizona State program that went 3-9 last season, bringing in more t...

Federal judge who ordered Southwest Airlines lawyers get religious-liberty training delays action

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has delayed his order that three Southwest Airlines lawyers attend “religious-liberty training” while the airline appeals the sanction to a higher court.U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr on Thursday issued a 30-day stay of penalties against Southwest for, he ruled, mostly disregarding a previous order in a case involving a flight attendant who says she was fired for expressing opposition to abortion.Southwest objected to the contempt sanctions, which include religious-liberty training conducted by a conservative Christian legal-advocacy group, Alliance Defending Freedom. The airline filed an appeal with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.Some legal experts have criticized Starr for ordering the Southwest lawyers to undergo training by a group that is aligned with a particular facet of one religion. The leader of Fix the Court, a small, nonpartisan group known mostly for monitoring the U.S. Supreme Court, filed a judicial-misconduct pe...

1 person shot at Santiago's restaurant in Commerce City

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Police say at least one person has been shot at Santiago's restaurant in Commerce City.The restaurant is located on E 72nd Avenue. Police are asking people to avoid the area.Police say the suspect is "outstanding but likely identified."Video from SkyFOX over the scene shows two firetrucks and about a dozen police vehicles. Police have blocked off at least one lane of Eudora Drive and at least one lane of 72nd Avenue.Also visible from SkyFOX is a white pickup truck that has police tape blocking it off, parked in the drive-thru lane.This is breaking news update. FOX31 has a crew on the way to the area. Updates will be posted as more information is available.

Denver weather: More hot temperatures

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay warm with highs in the 90s and a few chances for showers and afternoon thunderstorms. Weather tonight: Warm, breezyEvening showers will clear out tonight, and so will most of the clouds. Wind gusts will stay around 30 mph out of the south as low temperatures fall to the mid-60s. Weather tomorrow: Chance of thunderstormsFriday will start with sunshine and more hot temperatures. As highs climb into the mid-90s, clouds will build in ahead of the chance for a few showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Looking ahead: More highs in the 90sSaturday will start with sunshine, then the chance for showers and thunderstorms moves in by the afternoon as high temperatures climb back into the mid-90s. Mid-90s and sunshine will stick around the forecast Sunday into the start of the workweek. The next big chance will move in Thursday and Friday with an increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms, aiding in bringing temperatures back ...