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Browns’ No. 1 defense faces toughest test of early season in Ravens’ dual-threat QB Lamar Jackson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Burrow got grounded in a rainy season opener. Kenny Pickett was forced to lean on Pittsburgh’s defense to score on a Monday night. Ryan Tannehill and the Titans were trampled on Cleveland’s home turf.Three up, three down.The first three quarterbacks to face the Browns’ No. 1 ranked defense this season all struggled to varying degrees. None were comfortable. All were under duress.Led by game-wrecking edge rusher Myles Garrett, Cleveland’s swaggering, swarming defense has been dominant so far, leading the NFL in virtually every prominent statistical category while playing at a historic level.First-year coordinator Jim Schwartz’s unit has passed every test.The toughest yet arrives Sunday.Lamar Jackson, Baltimore’s dynamic, dual-threat QB will stress Cleveland’s D with his arm and legs as the Ravens (2-1) visit in a game that will go a long way toward proving whether the Browns (2-1) are a legitimate threat in the AFC North....

Browns’ top-rated defense faces toughest test so far with matchup against QB Lamar Jackson, Ravens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

BALTIM0RE (2-1) at CLEVELAND (2-1)Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBSFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Browns by 2 1/2.SERIES RECORD: Ravens lead 35-13. LAST MEETING: Browns beat Ravens 13-3 on Dec. 22, 2022, in Cleveland.LAST WEEK: Ravens lost 19-16 to Colts in OT; Browns beat Tennessee 27-3.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Ravens 2-1; Browns 2-1.RAVENS OFFENSE: OVERALL (12), RUSH (5), PASS (24), SCORING (14)RAVENS DEFENSE: OVERALL (10), RUSH (8), PASS (11), SCORING (8)BROWNS OFFENSE: OVERALL (10), RUSH (4), PASS (21), SCORING (11)BROWNS DEFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (2), PASS (1), SCORING (1)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Ravens minus-2; Browns minus-5.RAVENS PLAYER TO WATCH: WR Zay Flowers. He’s already been targeted 25 times in his first three NFL games, and the rookie receiver has more than twice as many catches (21) as anyone else on the team. He’s averaging only 9 yards per reception, but Flowers has the speed and elusiveness to break a play after the catch. Is this the week it happens?BROWNS PLAYER TO W...

Bad behavior sparks new rules for CU Buffs home games

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Buffaloes fans are buzzing this season with coach Deion Sanders leading the team from the sideline. But along with the team's newfound shine comes inappropriate behavior from CU fans and new consequences. How to get sold-out CU tickets as prices skyrocket Originally, this meant an increased police presence at CU games, but that hasn't stopped fans from rushing the field after games and making death threats to rival teams. Now, fans who are acting inappropriately could be thrown out of the stadium, lose ticket privileges for the season and be referred to the school's student conduct office, according to CU.Starting with the Sept. 30 home game against the University of Southern California, students must follow these rules:No more QR codes; tickets will be scanned using NFC technologyAll student sports pass tickets must go through the "student-only" southeast entranceAll fans in the student section must be wearing a wristband given at the entranceStudent tic...

1 detained, 1 at large, 1 hospitalized after road rage shooting in SW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

Police are investigating what they described as a road rage shooting in Southwest Miami-Dade that has led to the closure of Bird Road and sent one person to the hospital.7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the incident in the area along Bird Road, near Southwest 112th Avenue, just after 5 p.m., Friday.Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene just before 4:45 p.m.According to investigators, when a man in a van confronted the driver of a BMW, the driver of the BMW pulled out and discharged a firearm.However, detectives said, the shooter missed the intended target and struck an innocent female. MDFR officials transported the injured victim to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in stable condition.Back at the scene, officers checked out several vehicles possibly involved in the incident. A black SUV was seen with its driver’s side window shattered.Bird Road remained shut down in both directions as of 7 p.m. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate...

Boston police seek help identifying person who used bullhorn, threw fliers in stores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

Boston police are turning to the public for help as they search for a person accused of multiple incidents in the are of downtown Boston and the Back Bay over the last few days, officials said.Police released a photo Friday of a person who they say has entered stores while speaking with a bullhorn and threw fliers around while harassing customers and intimidating store owners. Anyone with information about the person is asked to call D-4 Detectives at (617) 343-4683.Those wishing to assist in this investigation anonymously can do so by calling the Crimestopppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463).

Orioles have clinched, now face Oct. 7 conflict with Billy Joel show at Ravens’ stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

The Orioles have conquered the American League East, but now face a conflict with a Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks concert scheduled at the Ravens’ nearby stadium on the same day they begin the American League Division Series.Major League Baseball has four division series games scheduled to start on Oct. 7. The concert is scheduled for that night at 7 p.m.The Orioles’ and Ravens’ stadiums sit on an 85-acre tract with shared, state-owned parking lots between them. It’s not workable to hold simultaneous events. A ballgame and concert would need to be scheduled hours apart, and even that could pose traffic or logistical problems.Major League Baseball, which is aware of the potential conflict, says the baseball game cannot be pushed to the next day — Oct. 8 — when the Ravens will be in Pittsburgh playing the Steelers.By clinching the American League East — and having the AL’s best record — the Orioles gained home-field advantag...

‘Varsity Blues’ college admission scandal redux: John Wilson gets only probation following successful appeal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

John Wilson, a businessman and the only Massachusetts resident charged in the sweeping “Varsity Blues” college admissions federal fraud case, had his prison sentence yanked and replaced by a year of probation after he was sentenced on a single tax-related charge.“After almost five years of being falsely accused and then wrongly convicted, my family and I are relieved to see our nightmare end. I have spent years defending my innocence and the reputations of my children. Today, it’s clear to all that I was telling the truth, I did not violate any laws or school policies,” Wilson, of Lynnfield, said in a statement shared Friday with media outlets.“While I may have been the one on trial, my children were the true victims of this prosecutorial overreach. Contrary to the false narrative put forward by prosecutors and repeated in the media, my children were extraordinary students and athletes who worked hard for everything they earned,” he added.Wilson in February of last year ...

Battenfeld: Lame-duck councilors look for revenge against mayor and Mass and Cass plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

There’s nothing more perilous in politics than defeated lame-duck elected officials with nothing to lose – and that’s what Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is facing right now.Two Boston city councilors bounced by voters in the preliminary election – and one who is about to leave on his own – are selfishly trying to torpedo Wu’s plan to clean up Mass and Cass.Scandal-scarred Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, who Wu snubbed during the election, seems especially bent on getting revenge on the mayor who endorsed his opponent in the preliminary.Defeated Councilor Kendra Lara, who lost her job because of slamming her car into a house while driving an unregistered vehicle without a license, is also opposing Wu’s Mass and Cass ordinance, calling it a “drastic” solution.It’s not drastic. No one will be thrown onto the street. People at Mass and Cass would be offered shelter and transportation as well as a place to store their belongings before their camps would be removed. And it’s not really new because t...

Crime Briefs: $70k viola snatched from Allston, Boston Police retrieve stolen vest, Dorchester pimp gets 5 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

Maybe the music just spoke to him.Boston Police are looking for a man they said ran off with a viola valued at $70,000 — and its black BAM Black Panther High Tech case valued at $1,300 — from an Allston apartment building at 120 Glenville Ave. in the early afternoon of Aug. 27.The case is distinctive as it sports three Boston University stickers, two of them spelled out and the other with just “BU” and smaller writing underneath, a Lord of the Rings sticker and a “Warning! Don’t touch!” sticker, as seen on the images provided by police. A BPD statement adds that there is a sticker for Vivant Vintage, which is a shop at the corner Lincoln and Franklin streets right across from the Lower Allston side of the footbridge over the turnpike.The suspect is described as a white man between 30 and 40 years old, between 5-foot-9 and 6-feet tall, of stocky build, light or patchy facial hair, dark-colored curly hair and dark blue tattoos on his forearms. The suspect was last seen at 3 p.m. on Se...

Orioles’ Adley Rutschman, Ramón Urías ‘under the weather,’ scratched from lineup day after AL East clinch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:00 GMT

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde put out a new-look lineup for Friday’s game, the first after Baltimore clinched the American League East. It received a couple of further alterations before first pitch against the Boston Red Sox.Hyde was already resting infielder Gunnar Henderson and outfielder Anthony Santander, but catcher Adley Rutschman and third baseman Ramón Urías joining them on the bench after the club said both players were “under the weather.” James McCann and Jordan Westburg, respectively, replaced them in the lineup.Thursday’s 2-0 victory secured the division and the top record in the AL for Baltimore, leading to a raucous clubhouse celebration. All that’s left for the Orioles to jockey for over their final three regular-season games is gaining home-field advantage in a potential World Series matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But Hyde said before Friday’s game his priority is sorting out players’ workloads in pre...