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Browns QB Deshaun Watson to start versus Cardinals after missing most of month with shoulder injury

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson is going to try again.Cleveland’s quarterback, who was sidelined for all but 12 plays in four October games with a curious and confusing right shoulder injury, will start Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said following Friday’s practice.Watson has been dealing with a strained rotator cuff, an injury he first sustained on Sept. 24 against Tennessee. Watson missed three complete games and was on the field for less than one quarter on Oct. 22 against Indianapolis — his last start.On Thursday, Watson said he “jumped the gun” and came back too fast against the Colts.After throwing for three straight days of practice this week, Watson, the coaches and the team’s medical staff believe he’s ready again.“Everybody’s comfortable and certainly Deshaun’s comfortable,” Stefanski said. “He’s had a really good week of practice.”Watson, who was initially hurt on a running play while having his be...

Miguel Cabrera’s $30 million option declined by Detroit Tigers, making retiring star a free agent

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers declined their $30 million option of retiring star Miguel Cabrera on Friday and will pay a $8 million buyout that completes a $292 million, 10-year contract.Half of the buyout is deferred without interest.A 12-time All-Star and four-time batting champion, Cabrera is a two-time AL MVP. In 2012, he became the first AL Triple Crown winner since Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.The 40-year-old Cabrera finished with a .306 average, 511 homers and 1,881 RBIs in 21 seasons, playing for the Marlins for five years before finishing his career with the Tigers. Primarily a designated hitter, he hit .257 this year with four homers and 34 RBIs.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBSource

Student stabbed at George Washington High School

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A student was injured Friday afternoon at George Washington High School, where police were investigating a stabbing.The Denver Police Department posted at 3:39 p.m. that officers were investigating a stabbing in the 600 block of South Monaco Street Parkway. SkyFOX flew over the scene and saw officers responding to the school, with crime scene tape outside the school in the parking lot. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox A Denver Public Schools spokesperson said a student was hurt and transported to a hospital. Police said the stabbing victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries to the left arm and hand. A suspect was taken into custody.FOX31 has a crew headed to the scene. Check back for updates.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston talks city's response to migrants, homelessness

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is back from the nation's capital, where he and other mayors urged the federal government to provide more help for the migrant crisis. The city reports that 51 migrants arrived in Denver just Friday. Since December, more than 26,000 have been served by the city, and almost 2,000 are in shelters. The state of Texas just announced it has bused 6,600 migrants to Denver since May 18. Denver shutting down another migrant hotel shelter as crisis continues At the same time, the mayor's still pushing ahead with his plan to house 1,000 homeless people by the end of the year. He took some time to talk to FOX31 about the entangled emergencies.Johnston acknowledged Friday the city is in the middle of a dual crisis, but he's optimistic the city can tackle both and still meet goals."We're able to address both of these right now, and we are," Johnston said about the dual crises.Migrants under tarps and in tents in Denver (Rogelio Mares, KDVR)Fresh off ...

Photos: Denver Animal Shelter opens dog play yard thanks to donation

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Animal Shelter has a new play yard for pups in their care to gallivant outside thanks to Hugo, a Havanese dog adopted from the Denver Animal Shelter. Hugo's owner donated $12,000 in honor of their rescue dog to fund the enclosure.To thank Hugo and his owner, the area will be known as Hugo's Yard.Letting dogs play can also help with adoption since it socializes them with other dogs and humans. Shelter staff will also be able to learn more about adoptable dogs in the play yard, gauging their behavior to best match them to potential homes. Denver weather: Staying mild with afternoon sunshine “Pets at Denver Animal Shelter get amazing care while they wait for their forever homes,” said Bob McDonald, Denver Department of Public Health & Environment executive director. DDPHE oversees the shelter. “This new space provides more opportunity for shelter dogs to play outside in the fresh air which is important for their health and well-being,” said McDonald.De...

‘Succession’ and ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ star Alan Ruck crashes into Hollywood pizza restaurant

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

HOLLYWOOD, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Actor Alan Ruck, known for his roles in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Succession,” was allegedly behind the wheel of a truck that slammed into a Hollywood pizza restaurant on Halloween, police say.The crash happened at around 9:25 p.m. Tuesday evening, when a three-car collision resulted in Ruck’s Rivian pickup truck veering off of the road and slamming into the Raffallo’s Pizza building, located in the 1600 block of La Brea Avenue.Ruck, who famously starred as Cameron Frye in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” which ironically features one of the most famous car crashes in film history, was apparently uninjured in the incident.One person, a 32-year-old man, was hospitalized afterwards with injuries that are not considered to be serious, according to Los Angeles Fire Department.Surveillance footage from the pizza restaurant shows the moments that Ruck’s truck rear-ended another ca...

At least 69 dead as strong quake rocks northwestern Nepal, and officials say toll expected to rise

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, and officials said at least 69 people were dead and dozens more injured as rescuers searched mountain villages.Officials said early Saturday that the toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.The quake, which hit when many people already were asleep in their homes, was felt in India’s capital, New Delhi, more than 800 kilomters (500 miles) away.The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and occurred at a depth of 11 miles. Nepal’s National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center said its epicenter was at Jajarkot, which is about 250 miles northeast of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.The quake killed at least 35 people in Rukum district, where numerous houses collapsed, police official Narvaraj Bhattarai said over the telephone. Thirty injured people already had been brought to the local hospit...

Boston’s exam school admissions changes spelled out

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

After months of parents and School Committee members calling for information on the exam school admissions policy change, BPS has released a memo answering a number of questions — but leaving some still open.“Today you received a detailed memo explaining how the policy was developed, including the distribution of additional points,” Superintendent Mary Skipper announced at this week’s School Committee meeting. “We want to ensure that all members in the public have the historical context and rationale for the policy decisions and recommendations that were made by the exam school admissions Task Force and subsequently approved by this body.”The memo breaks down the timeline of how the Exam School Admissions Task Force developed the policy changes in 2021 and answers some specific questions and concerns raised by committee members and the public, including data on how the policy may have blocked poorer students at schools with more well off populatio...

Robert De Niro’s former top assistant says she found his back-scratching behavior ‘creepy’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

By LARRY NEUMEISTER (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro’s former top executive assistant said she found it “creepy” when the actor insisted she scratch his back, an example of behavior she found controlling and abusive before she quit her job in 2019, she testified Friday at a New York civil trial.In a full day of testimony, Graham Chase Robinson became emotional several times as she claimed that the trauma she endured before she quit working for De Niro in 2019 after 11 years has left her jobless and depressed.“I was having an emotional and mental breakdown. I wasn’t eating. I wasn’t sleeping. Couldn’t run. I was overwhelmed,” she told jurors in Manhattan federal court. “I felt like I hit rock bottom.” She said she suffers from anxiety and depression and hasn’t worked in four years despite applying for 638 jobs.“I don’t have a social life,” she said. “I’m so humiliated...

Deer hunting season is starting at Blue Hills Reservation: Park visitors ‘encouraged to wear bright colors’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:12:06 GMT

If you’re heading to Blue Hills Reservation this month, it’d be a good idea to put on some bright outfits.The Blue Hills Deer Management Permitted Archery Hunt will start on Monday, Nov. 6, according to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.The controlled deer hunt at Blue Hills Reservation in Milton lasts through Nov. 22, and the hunts will take place from Mondays through Thursdays.The archery hunt is part of DCR’s long-term effort to deal with the overpopulation of deer in the area.“The 2023 management plan utilizes controlled hunting as part of DCR’s efforts to manage the high deer densities within the state reservation,” DCR posted in an advisory ahead of Monday.“Permitted archery hunting is allowed in designated areas of the reservation,” DCR added. “Park visitors are encouraged to wear bright colors that are easily visible to others.”A total of 26 deer were harvested during last year’s archery hunt...