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Vikings picks: Week 1 foe, the Buccaneers, opens the door for a good start this season for Minnesota

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

Dane MizutaniVikings 27, Buccaneers 17: There are going to be some wrinkles the Vikings need to iron out. Especially on defense. Luckily for them, the Buccaneers don’t seem all too invested in winning this season, which should make for a pretty easy game.John ShipleyVikings 24, Buccaneers 13: One of the worst losses of the Mike Zimmer Era in Minnesota was a 14-7 setback to Cleveland on Oct. 3, 2021. The Browns’ quarterback was Baker Mayfield, who made a handful of big passes but was otherwise miserable. The Bucs are in for a long season.Charley WaltersVikings 21, Buccaneers 10: This is the first time in years the Vikings will start a season without Dalvin Cook and Adam Thielen. Tampa Bay QB Baker Mayfield gets his last chance to be a starter — and falters.Related ArticlesMinnesota Vikings | The Loop NFL Picks: Week 1 Minnesota Vikings | Vikings star Justin Jefferson downplays contract talks: ‘My focus is on playing football’ Mi...

Two injured in crash on State Route 28 in Kingston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

KINGSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State Police say two individuals were injured in a crash on State Route 28 on Tuesday evening. One of the drivers, Steven Kapushy of Boiceville, sustained a neck injury and injuries to his left hand and right shoulder. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Investigations determined that Kapushy was traveling west when he moved into the passing lane, attempting to pass a 2012 Toyota operated by Steven Beckerman of Woodstock. At this moment, Beckerman attempted to make an unauthorized left turn and struck Kapushy's vehicle.A passenger in Kapushy's vehicle also sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The two were transported to Health Alliance for treatment. Beckerman was not injured. The investigation is pending.

Broncos CB Pat Surtain II looks forward to matchup against Raiders’ WR Davante Adams after last season’s heartbreaking loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

Very few wide receivers can make Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II look lost on the field. That’s why Davante Adams is one of the best in the business.In overtime of Denver’s Week 11 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, Adams faked left, turning Surtain around before cutting to the right corner where he caught a wide-open 35-yard touchdown pass to beat the Broncos, 22-16. Adams’ insane footwork and precise route running had Surtain flat-footed and many Broncos players in disbelief.“That’s the toughest thing about the position. … Sometimes stuff like that happens,” Surtain said on Thursday.Surtain might be a top-two cornerback in the game, but on that afternoon in November, Adams — who recorded 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns — reminded the 23-year-old that he is still a youngin’.Surtain doesn’t dwell on the past, one of the many reasons he has had success in his career. But if he wanted payback for Adams’ waving at Broncos fans in the end zone after leavin...

Denver police officer charged in 2022 LoDo shooting pleads not guilty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

The Denver police officer who in January was indicted on assault charges in connection to the July 17, 2022, shooting of five bystanders on a busy LoDo street pleaded not guilty Friday morning.A spokesperson for the Denver District Attorney’s Office in an email confirmed Brandon Ramos’ not guilty plea and said his trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 20, 2024.A grand jury indicted Ramos on 14 counts, including two counts of second-degree assault, six counts of third-degree assault, one count of prohibited use of a weapon and five counts of reckless endangerment, after he allegedly fired at a suspect in the direction of a crowd near 20th and Larimer in the nightlife district about 1:30 a.m. as bars started to close.Ramos’ decision to open fire in the direction of a crowd was “reckless, unreasonable and unnecessary,” according to the indictment.“To charge this officer with a felony crime, jeopardizing his career, his liberty for acting as he was trained, in the public interest...

Pac-12 chaos: Washington State, Oregon State take legal action against the conference over control of assets, voting rights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

The presidents of Washington State and Oregon State are taking the Pac-12 to court in order to gain clarity on voting rights and control of assets as the collapse of a century-old college sports institution veers toward an internecine feud.The only remaining members of the Pac-12 as of next summer, WSU and OSU filed a joint complaint Friday in Whitman County (Washington) Superior Court that seeks to determine the makeup of the Pac-12 board of directors following the announced departures of 10 schools, according to documents obtained by the Hotline.The Pac-12 and commissioner George Kliavkoff are the named defendants.Washington State’s Kirk Schulz and Oregon State’s Jayathi Murthy are not attempting to punish any of the outgoing schools or prevent them from leaving for the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten.Instead, they want declaratory judgment from the court regarding the makeup of the Pac-12’s board of directors, which has voting authority and control of the conference’s finances.Additional...

Student arrested after bringing “realistic airsoft gun” to Commerce City high school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

A student at Lester Arnold High School in Commerce City was arrested after he brought a “very realistic looking airsoft gun” to school Friday morning, Commerce City police said in a news release.Real or fake— bring a gun to school and the charges will be VERY real. Details on what happened at Lester Arnold High School this morning are here pic.twitter.com/7QMpYfMuiZ— Commerce City Police Department (@CommerceCityPD) September 8, 2023Police were called just before 10 a.m. Friday with information that a student had a gun in their possession, the news release states.Officers responded and found the student, recovering the gun.“Although the investigation is ongoing, it does not appear the 16-year-old student threatened to use the gun or brandished it at another person,” according to the news release.The student is now facing three misdemeanor accounts, unlawfully concealing a weapon, disturbing lawful – educational institutions, and possession of an i...

NFL Picks: Josh Allen vs. Aaron Rodgers in Week 1, plus a very drop-y opener for Patrick Mahomes’ WRs in Kansas City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

Around the AFCDrop-fest at Arrowhead. The Chiefs had questions about their young receiving corps and assuredly did not like the early answers Thursday night in a 21-20 home loss to Detroit. Kadarius Toney dropped everything thrown his way. One tipped ball went for a pick-six. The Kansas City defense played well overall but couldn’t get a stop when it needed one most against Dan Campbell’s Lions. So, the defending Super Bowl champs are 0-1. What’s it mean? Only time will tell, but Sean Payton would do well to send a bottle of the expensive stuff to Campbell, his old tight ends coach.Burrow time. Joe Burrow had a scare early in training camp when he strained his calf, but the star Cincinnati quarterback appears to be ready to roll for Week 1. Not only that, but he’ll take the field an extremely wealthy man. Burrow reportedly agreed Thursday to a five-year, $275 million extension that comes with $219 million guaranteed and represents the largest contract ever au...

Some CU Boulder students struggle to find tickets to home football games

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

The excitement surrounding Deion Sanders and the University of Colorado Buffs’ first home football game on Saturday has led to an unpleasant reality for students: Attending games this fall will require more work, more luck or more money.Due to increased ticket demand for home football games, students who purchased a student sports pass must also go through a claim process to acquire tickets. A student sports pass costs $185, an increase of $20 from last year, and allows students to claim a ticket to home football and basketball games for the season.However, every student who has a sports pass is not guaranteed a ticket, and students without a sports pass can’t claim a ticket.“It definitely sucks,” Junior Morgan Klein said. “I’m so excited for this football season, especially for Coach Prime, but it sucks that its not open to everyone who got a sports pass.”Klein has a sports pass and began the claim process when it opened Sunday morning, joining the queue for tickets to the game aga...

Over 50 Albertsons stores in Colorado will be sold as part of $1.9 billion deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

Kroger and Albertsons confirmed on Friday this week’s reports that 413 stores will be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers as part of a $1.9 billion deal.The sale is meant to move the proposed $25 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons, respective parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway, forward.The deal with C&S includes 52 Albertsons stores in Colorado.Before the deal with C&S closes, Kroger may, in connection with securing Federal Trade Commission and other governmental clearance for its merger with Albertsons, require C&S to buy up to an additional 237 stores in certain regions. If more stores are added to the agreement, C&S will pay Kroger an additional as-yet-to-be-determined financial amount.No stores will shutter, all frontline employees will keep their jobs, existing collective bargaining agreements will be honored and associates will keep their health care, wages and pension benefits, according to Friday’s news release about the deal. Th...

Cyber Security Group: Operations Targeting Iranian Government Sites Were Internally Executed Within Iran

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

A prominent cyber security group has investigated operations against government websites in Iran and concluded that due to the structure of Iran's Internet and its separation from the global Internet, operations against government websites, including those belonging to state Radio and Television on January 27, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 7, 2023, and the office of the president on May 29, 2023 were conducted by infiltration and could not have been the result of penetration from outside Iran.In recent years, the Treadstone71 cyber security group has published several reports on the Iranian government and its cyber-attacks and has evolved as an authority in this field.The Treadstone71 report underscores that major attacks on the Iranian government sites were most likely carried out by penetrations from inside Iran, in particular by insiders who had access to these systems.Scores of the Iranian government’s most important websites, as well as online systems of the Tehr...