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Analysis: With expansion coming, good riddance to the 4-team playoff after unprecedented snub of FSU

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

There will be plenty to miss when college football undergoes myriad changes next season.A traditional Pac-12. Regional conferences and rivalries. The Rose Bowl kicking off on New Year’s Day, just about the time the New Year’s Eve hangover fades away.A College Football Playoff with not enough spots to accommodate deserving teams? Good riddance.“I hear a lot of the controversy about who should have been in and who shouldn’t have been in it,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said on ESPN. “It’s going to be fortunate that next year there will be an expanded playoff and a true champion. It’s just going to be better,” The final version of the four-team playoff produced a truly unsatisfying outcome Sunday when unbeaten Florida State was left out because, essentially, its starting quarterback got hurt.Top-ranked Michigan will face Alabama at the Rose Bowl in one Jan. 1 semifinal and Washington meets Texas in the other at the Sugar Bowl.Florida State was ...

Analysis: Patriots’ problems are bigger than quarterback, blame starts with Bill Belichick

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here.___The Patriot Way has lost its direction.Robert Kraft’s once-proud franchise is a disaster and Bill Belichick can’t fix it because he contributed to the mess.The New England Patriots fell to 2-10 following a 6-0 loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Chargers that saw their offensive futility sink to historic levels.They couldn’t score with Bailey Zappe at quarterback just like they couldn’t do much with Mac Jones.The Patriots have now lost three straight games in which the opponent scored 10, 10 and 6 points. It’s been 85 years since a team lost three straight games in which it allowed fewer than 26 points combined. The Chicago Cardinals gave up 20 points during a three-game losing streak in 1938.Football is the ultimate team sport but quarterbacks can make all the difference. Teams that find the right guy can become instant playoff contenders. See what C.J. Stroud is doing for t...

Suspects wanted after fleeing Aurora triple shooting

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are searching for the suspects allegedly involved in a triple shooting in Aurora early Monday morning. The Aurora Police Department tweeted about the shooting at 1:26 a.m. Officers responded to the area near Colfax Avenue and Clinton Street near the Delmar Parkway and North Aurora Division neighborhoods. According to police, three people were taken to the hospital with varying injuries. One person sustained critical injuries. Medina Alert issued for Jeep involved in deadly hit-and-run Police said the suspects were last seen running near 13th Avenue and Dayton Street.FOX31's Jim Hooley is at the scene where two cars, an SUV and a sedan, were being towed. It is not clear how those cars were involved. Colfax was closed in both directions for several hours but has since been reopened. There is a large police presence in the area while officers continue their investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913...

Medina Alert issued for Jeep involved in deadly hit-and-run

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are asking drivers to look out for a Jeep Grand Cherokee and its driver after they were allegedly involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Greeley.The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a Medina Alert at 3:45 a.m. Monday. 1 dead, 3 seriously injured in Aurora crash Sunday night According to CBI, at 12:03 a.m., a black Jeep Grand Cherokee (2017-2021) with an unknown license plate was traveling southbound on 8th Avenue approaching 24th Street in Greeley when the driver allegedly struck a bicyclist traveling westbound. *NOT PHOTO OF ACTUAL VEHICLE* Police are looking for a black Jeep Grand Cherokee (2017-2021) after the driver was allegedly involved in a deadly hit-and-run. (CBI)The Jeep sustained front-end damage and fled the scene without assisting the bicyclist.CBI said the cyclist died on scene.Now, police are looking for the car and the driver.Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Greeley Police Department at 970-350-9600 immediately.

Denver weather: More sunshine with warmer, breezy conditions

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Sunshine and mild temperatures return to the Denver weather forecast for the start of the workweek with a brisk wind.Weather today: Sunshine and 50sSunny skies are back across the Front Range and Eastern Plains Monday, with a brisk wind through the afternoon. High temperatures will be above average, topping out in the upper 50s. Kayaker goes missing in Grand County snowstorm The northern mountains could see some light snow with extra clouds this afternoon.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Dec. 4Weather tonight: Clear and coolSkies stay mainly clear Monday night as temperatures dip into the upper 20s. The brisk winds from the day will slow overnight at around 5-10 mph out of the southwest.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Dec. 4 Looking ahead: Warm and dry through ThursdayTemperatures continue to slowly climb to the 60-degree mark on Tuesday afternoon with plenty of sunshine. Wednesday looks great with abundant sunshine and above-average highs in the middle...

Johnston seeks volunteers for House1000 initiative

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston launched a new campaign to pair up with his House1000 initiative.The city's dashboard reports that just 311 people have been housed so far. 48 syringes, $6,300 worth of stolen bicycles found at Fort Collins homeless camp Johnston is asking for help to reach his target of housing 1,000 people by the year's end.Starting this past weekend, the volunteer initiative calls on citizens to sign up for shifts at various micro-communities and hotels where people are currently staying.Volunteer duties will include welcoming guests into their shelters, assisting with intake and bringing their belongings into the shelter, among other tasks.Volunteers are asked to wear comfortable clothing they don't mind getting dirty, sneakers and to dress for the weather. Denver neighbors fear vacant house fires with colder temperatures approaching There are two opportunities to take on a shift this coming week, Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and ...

Over $50K in toys given out at Santa in the Park in Aurora

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An estimated 2,000 people attended the fourth-annual Santa in the Park in Aurora, according to the Aurora Police Department.The event happened Saturday afternoon at Spencer Garret Park and included several holiday festivities, including a visit from Santa Claus. Neighbors near Denver migrant encampment worry for families with children APD gave a shout-out to the partners of the event:Amigos De MexicoWholly KicksWeeCycleChildren's Hospital ColoradoSECOR CaresCity of Aurora Office of International and Immigrant AffairsAurora Community ConnectionSTRIDE Community HealthOver 200 gifts and 1,100 pairs of shoes were given away, as well as more than $50,000 in children's toys.Baby supplies and free bus passes were also given away, and there were free haircuts provided at the event.

Shooting at teen party leads anti-teen violence advocates to speak out

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Four people were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning at a large house party in Aurora.“These kids are looking for something to do, and they have no supervision," said Lumumba Sayers Sr. who lost his 23-year-old son to gun violence back in August. House party in Aurora ends with multiple people shot None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, according to the Aurora Police Department.Sayers Sr. said he never wakes up from the nightmare that his son was killed back on Aug. 19, and now he does everything he can to make sure other parents don't have to go through the same.“You never wake up from it. Man, I miss my son every day," Sayers Sr. said. Sayers Sr. said this shooting over the weekend in Aurora was just an example of how parents and adults in the community need to step up, otherwise the crime will just get worse. “We are showing them there is a safer environment and to get them out of their comfort zones," Sayers Sr. said. "There is a...

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts for the second day as 12 climbers remain missing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities halted Monday the search for 12 climbers after Mount Marapi volcano erupted again, unleashing a new burst of hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, officials said.The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered earlier in the day — while searching for those missing — but attempts to relocate them were hindered by the renewed activity, West Sumatra’s Search and Rescue Agency head Abdul Malik said. The search operation would resume once conditions improved, he added.A video released by the agency showed rescuers evacuating an injured climber on a stretcher off the mountain and into a waiting ambulance to be taken to hospital.Marapi initially erupted on Sunday spewing clouds of hot ash.The volcano has stayed at the third highest of four alert levels since 2011, a level indicating above-normal volcanic activity, prohibiting climbers and villagers within 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) of the peak, said Hendra Gunawan, the head of the C...

Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:06:52 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced Monday.The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American personnel crashed last Wednesday off Yakushima island during a training mission. The body of one victim was recovered and identified earlier.The Air Force Special Operations Command said two of the five newly located remains have been recovered but their identities have yet to be determined. The joint U.S.-Japanese search operation is still working to recover the remains of three other crew members from the wreckage, it said.The search is continuing for the two people who are still missing, it said.“The main priority is bringing the Airmen home and taking care of their family members. Support to, and the privacy of, the families and loved ones impacted by this incident remains AFSOC’s top priority,” it said in a statement.The U....