49ers camp: Ji’Ayir Brown eager to hunt with NFL’s most aggressive defense
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
SANTA CLARA — Safety Ji’Ayir Brown ran in hot pursuit of the 49ers’ ball carrier Saturday when he came upon an unlikely lead blocker: Trey Lance.Rather than blast Lance into oblivion — or into the sideline or further down the depth chart — Brown pulled up under the 49ers’ ordinance to not contact quarterbacks and thus allowed Lance to set a basketball-like pick.“Ah, you’ve seen that?” Brown said with a laugh after practice. “You don’t want to touch any quarterback in practice. I definitely did have to use a lot of restraint on that.”Come next Sunday, Brown can unleash his fury in his NFL debut, when the 49ers play their preseason opener at the Las Vegas Raiders, who also will host joint practices on Thursday and Friday.“That’s just my game. I think that’s everybody’s on the team,” Brown said of his physicality. “This is the most aggressive defense in the league, so I have to live up to that standard with t...Teen arrested in sexual assault near Concord BART station
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
CONCORD — A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection to an alleged rape near the Concord BART station Friday morning, authorities said.BART police reported that the assault happened in a BART parking structure shortly before noon Friday. An active investigation, including review of surveillance video, is currently underway, according to agency spokesperson Anna Duckworth.The suspect was arrested on suspicion of rape and brandishing a weapon, according to transit officials’ logs. He was booked Friday at Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall and issued a prohibition order, which bans him from entering BART property.Concord Police received the initial call about the incident, but alerted the transit agency around 11:45 a.m.No information about the victim’s age, gender or condition was released by authorities as of Saturday morning.Richmond day spa under investigation for bacterial illness, Contra Costa Health says
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
(KRON) -- A local health department is investigating whether two deadly cases of Legionnaire's Disease were linked to visits at a Richmond day spa, Contra Costa Health announced on Saturday. Road rage dispute on I-580 ends in gunfire in Tracy Two patients reportedly visited the Zen Day Spa in Richmond just days before they observed symptoms of their illness. CCH has taken water samples at the spa and will send them to a lab to be analyzed. Anyone who visited Zen Day Spa should be on the lookout for symptoms of Legionnaires' Disease and should seek immediate medical care if they notice anything unusual, CCH warned. Legionnaire's Disease is a bacterial infection that can be found in some fresh water ecosystems. However, the bacteria can also grow in other moist places like showerheads or hot tubs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People contract the illness by breathing in contaminated droplets of water in the air. Symptoms of the illness include: CoughS...Browns reliable tackle Joe Thomas finally gets biggest victory, enshrinement into Hall of Fame
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Joe Thomas got a victory bigger than anything possible on the field.Cleveland’s reliable left tackle, who never made the playoffs and endured so much losing, misery and turnover while playing 10,363 consecutive snaps over more than a decade with the Browns, was inducted Saturday into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.His personal Super Bowl.Cheered by a large contingent of barking Browns fans, Thomas, elected in his first year of eligibility, was presented by his wife, Annie, and their four children before delivering remarks that touched on family and his Midwest football journey.After unveiling his bronze bust on the stage inside Tom Benson Stadium, Thomas wrestled with emotions during a 20-minute speech that included some self-deprecating humor and playful jabs at his time suiting up for bad Browns teams.Cleveland went 48-119 in his 167 games, and Thomas’ .287 winning percentage is the worst of any of the Hall’s 369 inductees.Proudly wearing the n...Driver Scott Zeron and trainer Nancy Takter win Hambletonian with Tactical Approach
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Scott Zeron, harness racing’s newest “Money Man,” banked his third Hambletonian driving victory Saturday as Tactical Approach slipped through on the rail to win the $1 million trotting stakes by one length in a 12-1 upset.Zeron, only 34, is rapidly climbing the Hambletonian ladder. Hall of Famer John Campbell holds the driving record with six. Zeron’s previous Hambletonian winners were Marion Marauder in 2016 and Atlanta in 2018. He is rapidly building a reputation as a cool hand in harness racing’s richest races.It was the first Hambletonian win for trainer Nancy Takter, whose Hall of Fame father Jimmy Takter won the race four times.Starting from the outside post in the 10-horse field, Zeron saved all possible ground until deep stretch. At that point, Oh Well looked poised to claim the trophy for 3-year-old trotters. In a flash, Tactical Approach skimmed the pylons and was on his way to a last-to-first victory.It was the sixth win in 14 starts for the c...Verlander throws 7 solid innings to begin 2nd stint with Astros but loses 3-1 to Yankees
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander began his second stint with the Houston Astros by pitching seven solid innings, but he gave up a go-ahead homer to Jake Bauers that sent the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory Saturday.Gleyber Torres also went deep for New York, and Nestor Cortes struck out a season-high eight over four innings during an encouraging return to the mound following two months on the injured list.Verlander (6-6) allowed two runs and seven hits, losing a regular-season start to the Yankees for the first time since June 2015 with Detroit. He struck out four, walked two and fell to 10-8 against New York in the regular season.In his first start for the Astros since winning Game 5 of the World Series at Philadelphia last November, the 40-year-old right-hander averaged 94 mph on his 52 four-seam fastballs.“It was a battle, the first three innings,” Verlander said. “I was kind of all over the place control-wise. Not exactly sure why, but I was able to rein it in, make some bette...Earthquake shakes eastern China, no immediate reports of injuries or damage
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
BEIJING (AP) — An earthquake shook eastern China early Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The 5.5-magnitude quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Beijing, the Chinese capital, at 2:33 a.m. (1833 GMT), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The U.S. Geological Survey put its strength at magnitude 5.4.The official China News Service said firefighters and other emergency services were mobilized for possible relief work but no injuries or damage were immediately reported. CNS said train lines were being inspected for possible damage.Dezhou and the surrounding area administered by the city have about 5.6 million people, according to the city government website.The quake was centered about 10 kilometers (six miles) below the surface, according to the CENC.“The closer to the surface the earthquake is, the stronger you are going to feel it,” said Abreu Paris, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s...Médicos advierten sobre poner aceite de ricino en los ojos, popular tendencia en TikTok
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
El aceite de ricino se ha considerado durante mucho tiempo un remedio casero multiuso, utilizado como laxante, hidratante y para aliviar la congestión pulmonar. Ahora, algunas personas en TikTok afirman que utilizan el aceite de ricino para tratar problemas de visión.Los médicos advierten que es una forma de estropearse los ojos.Decenas de videos que han recibido millones de visitas muestran a personas frotando aceite de ricino sobre los párpados, a través de las pestañas y debajo de los ojos para ayudar a tratar problemas como la sequedad, moscas volantes, cataratas, mala visión, e incluso glaucoma.El aceite de ricino es un tipo de aceite vegetal que se obtiene prensando las semillas de la planta. Se utiliza desde hace miles de años en la medicina tradicional y popular para tratar diversos problemas, desde bronquitis a infecciones cutáneas.Se considera seguro como laxante, pero debido a sus efectos secundarios potencialmente graves, como vómitos y mareos, el aceite de ricino ya no ...EMERGENCY ALERT: Funnel cloud reported in north El Paso County
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — An emergency alert has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) following reports of a tornado Saturday afternoon, Aug. 5. Take shelter in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, per NWS. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or vehicle move to the closest shelter and protect yourself from flying debris, said NWS.Courtesy of Kevin ColacchioCourtesy of Kevin ColacchioCourtesy of Kevin ColacchioCourtesy of Gary LamontagneCourtesy of Vanessa Ribeiro-LawtonCourtesy of Vanessa Ribeiro-LawtonTornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Black Forest, Monument and Palmer Lake by NWS Pueblo.Check back with FOX21 News for more updates on this story.Hundreds receive new backpacks at Big Brothers Big Sisters back-to-school event in Lauderhill
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:18:33 GMT
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward helped children get ready to return to class at its annual back-to-school event in Lauderhill.The organization hosted hundreds of families at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Saturday.Participants were given backpacks filled with school supplies to help them start the new school year ready.“As you can imagine, starting the school year off right is the way we want all our kids to enter the school year,” said Malena Mendez, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward. “We’ve got lots of supplies. Thank you to the generosity of many sponsors.”Families were also treated to lunch and entertainment activities.Latest news
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