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Referees’ governing body admits ‘significant human error’ after Liverpool’s 2-1 loss at Tottenham

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The referees’ governing body in England admitted a “significant human error” after Luis Diaz had a goal ruled offside in Liverpool’s 2-1 loss at Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday.Diaz struck what he thought was an equalizer after Son Heung-min had opened the scoring in the Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) later admitted the mistake.“The goal by Luiz Diaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field team of match officials,” it said in a statement. “This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, however, the VAR failed to intervene.”The PGMOL said it would conduct a full review into the matter.That does not help Liverpool after it missed the chance to move to the top of the table following Manchester City’s surprising 2-1 loss to Wolverhampton earlier Saturday.Joel Matip’s own-goal deep into stoppage time handed T...

Ray Davis rushes for career-high 280 yards and scores 4 TDs, Kentucky dominates No. 22 Florida 33-14

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Ray Davis rushed for a career-high 280 yards and scored four touchdowns, including three in the first half, as Kentucky overwhelmed No. 22 Florida 33-14 on Saturday.The Wildcats (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) turned a matchup considered critical toward establishing an East Division challenger behind top-ranked Georgia into a rout before halftime thanks to Davis’ dominant day. The Vanderbilt transfer established a career rushing best with 206 yards before the break alone in addition to scoring runs of 3 and 75 yards, the latter virtually untouched after bursting through a hole on the left side. Davis also charged hard for a 9-yard TD reception that made it 10-0, getting a little assist at the goal line from guard Eli Cox. He added 2-yard TD run early in the third quarter on the way to a 26-carry day for the third-highest single-game rushing total in program history and the first 200-yard effort since Chris Rodriguez Jr. had 207 against Missouri in Sept...

Rahkeem Smith has receiving, kickoff return and punt return TDs in 48-10 Delaware State win

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Rahkeem Smith returned a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns and hauled in a 12-yard pass for a score as Delaware State rolled past Division III-member Virginia Lynchburg 48-10 in a battle of winless teams on Saturday.Romell Harris-Freeman’s 22-yard interception return for the Hornets tied the game at 7. Smith went 88 yards on a kickoff to put Delaware State ahead for good after the Dragons’ Avery Burch kicked a field goal for a 10-7 lead.The Hornets (1-4) took control with a 24-point third quarter, highlighted by Smith’s 12-yard reception from Marqui Adams and his 60-yard punt return.Smith had four catches for 67 yards, two kickoff returns for 121 and the punt return. Marquis Gillis ran for 102 yards on 16 carries and had three receptions for 38 yards.CJ Brooks was 15-of-33 passing for 137 yards and a touchdown but had the interception and was sacked five times for the Dragons.___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and htt...

Max Johnson throws 2 TD passes for Texas A&M in 34-22 win as Arkansas held to 174 total yards

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Johnson threw for 210 yards with two touchdowns, ran for 57 yards and had three second-half turnovers in his first start for Texas A&M this season as the Aggies beat Arkansas 34-22 on Saturday. Ainias Smith returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown and Chris Russell took an intercepted tipped pass 16 yards into the end zone for another score for the Aggies (4-1, 2-0 SEC). Le’Veon Moss ran for 107 yards.Arkansas (2-3, 0-2) was held without an offensive touchdown until KJ Jefferson’s 48-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Armstrong with 3:53 left. Those were the only passing yards after the first quarter for the Razorbacks, who were held to 174 total yards. That score was set up by Johnson’s second lost fumble, which came one play after a lengthy delay when Arkansas defensive lineman John Morgan III was taken off the field strapped on a stretcher. It wasn’t immediately clear how Morgan got hurt before he didn’t get up at the end of a ru...

Ray Davis runs for career-high and Kentucky dominates No. 22 Florida 33-14

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Ray Davis rushed for a career-high 280 yards and scored four touchdowns, including three in the first half, as Kentucky overwhelmed No. 22 Florida 33-14 on Saturday.The Vanderbilt transfer established a career rushing best with 206 yards before the break alone in addition to scoring on runs of 3 and 75 yards.Kentucky (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) totaled 398 yards against the SEC’s top overall and scoring defense, which entered the game yielding just 224 yards and 13.5 points per outing. The Wildcats also beat the Gators (3-2, 1-1) for the third consecutive time — their first such streak since winning four in a row from 1948-51 — and fourth in six meetings.Graham Mertz threw a 4-yard TD pass to Hayden Hansen just before halftime and a 9-yard score to Ricky Pearsall in the third quarter. Mertz completed 25 of 30 passes for 244 yards, but was sacked three times. He was also intercepted by Trevin Wallace.NO. 6 PENN STATE 41, NORTHWESTERN 13EVANSTON, Ill. (AP)...

Merrimack grinds out 17-7 win over Sacred Heart as defense rules the day

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Tre Jordan III returned an interception 35 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and Merrimack grinded out a 17-7 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday.Jordan took a tipped pass and weaved his way through several would-be tacklers on his way to giving the Warriors a 10-7 lead with 13 minutes to go. Donovan Wadley added a 45-yard rushing score with seven minutes remaining.Merrimack (2-3, 1-1 Northeast Conference) stayed on the ground with 56 rushes for 225 yards and Wadley led the way with 102 yards on 10 carries. Tyvon Edmonds Jr. had 28 carries for 82 yards. Two Warriors quarterbacks attempted only eight passes, completing none and throwing an interception while finishing with minus-18 yards.Sacred Heart (1-4, 1-2) outgained Merrimack 225-205. Each team had three turnovers. Rob McCoy threw for 129 yards but was intercepted twice and lost a fumble for the Pioneers. Arsheen Jiles returned a fumble 65 yards in the first quarter for the Pioneers’...

Man City’s perfect start in the Premier League is over. Spurs and Arsenal close the gap at the top

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City’s perfect start in the Premier League is over after a shock loss to Wolverhampton on Saturday, with rivals Tottenham and Arsenal taking full advantage.City’s lead at the top was cut to one point after it fell to a 2-1 defeat at Molineux, which ended its 100% record in the top flight this season.Tottenham moved up to second as Joel Matip’s own-goal deep into stoppage time secured a 2-1 win against nine-man Liverpool. Arsenal beat Bournemouth 4-0 and is up to third, behind Spurs on goals scored. City’s defeat came after Pep Guardiola’s side was knocked out of the English League Cup by Newcastle on Wednesday. It seems the defending champions are counting the cost of Rodri’s three-match suspension in the league after he was sent off against Nottingham Forest last week. The Spain international still has two more games to serve and will miss the clash with Arsenal at the Emirates next week. “Rodri is an importa...

1 killed, 2 injured in crash with RTD bus in Denver

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Denver responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a Regional Transportation District bus Saturday afternoon.The crash happened in the 4900 block of Race Street. Three people were taken to a local hospital. One passenger was later pronounced dead, the Denver Police Department said.RTD told FOX31 that no injuries were reported by the bus operator or by customers.Race Street was closed from 48th Ave. to 49th Ave. following the crash and reopened just after 2:30 p.m.

Powerball jackpot edges toward $1 billion ahead of tonight’s draw

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

(CNN) — What would you choose: A lump sum payment or 30 annual payments that get a little bigger every year?Either way, the winner of tonight’s Powerball drawing is going to be very, very rich.After Wednesday’s drawing became the 30th consecutive drawing without a grand prize winner, the Powerball jackpot has grown to $960 million, according to Powerball. That’s a cash value of $441.4 million.Depending on which state you live in, a one-time net payout would amount to approximately $278 million, on average, after taxes, according to USA Mega. With the growing annuity option, after taxes, you’d make about $20 million a year for 29 years, depending on the state.But your odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in about 292.2 million, according to the lottery.This is the Powerball’s second-largest jackpot this year and fourth-largest jackpot in its history.The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. ET Saturday from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Drawings are also streamed online.

Liberals in lead in Slovakia election, exit poll shows

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:03:14 GMT

An exit poll from Saturday’s election in Slovakia indicated the liberal, Western-oriented Progressive Slovakia was leading the leftist-populist Smer opposition party. Polls closed at 10:45 p.m. CET, with an exit poll from the Focus agency and the TV Markíza commercial station published minutes later.The exit poll showed Progressive Slovakia, led by Michal Šimečka, in front with 23.5 percent of the vote, followed by former Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer with 21.9 percent. By political custom in Slovakia, the front-runner gets the first chance at forming a majority in the 150-seat parliament. With the country profoundly polarized, that rule theoretically puts Šimečka, a former journalist and Oxford PhD, in a strong position to form a coalition for what would be his first term as prime minister. Saturday’s ballot is seen as pivotal to Slovakia’s democratic future, with Fico having promised to stop sending weapons to Ukraine, to block Kyiv’s potential NATO members...