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Rookie QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson rallies Browns to a last-second 13-10 win over Steelers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dustin Hopkins kicked a 34-yard field goal with 2 seconds left after Cleveland rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed four straight clutch passes, giving the Browns a 13-10 win Sunday over the rival Pittsburgh Steelers.Making just his second NFL start, Thompson-Robinson rallied the Browns (7-3) just days after Deshaun Watson was lost for the season with a shoulder injury.With the crowd chanting “D-T-R!” and Watson watching from Cleveland’s sideline in sweats, Thompson-Robinson, a fifth-round pick from UCLA, calmly completed his four passes for 29 yards to set up Hopkins.Last week, Hopkins kicked a 40-yard field goal as timed expired to beat Baltimore 33-31.The Browns have now beaten the Ravens and Steelers (6-4) in consecutive weeks for the first time in 15 tries. And Thompson-Robinson’s performance, though at times raggedy, has given Cleveland hope this season can still be special without Watson.The Steelers were outgained for the 10th st...

‘Fargo’ stars Joe Keery and Richa Moorjani discuss work on Season 5 of FX’s popular crime series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

Every season of FX’s “Fargo” brings a whole new story, cast and chaos to the show. Its fifth season is no different. We sat down with the two new stars of the show to find out what it was like working on the popular series on and off the screenJon Hamm (as Sheriff Roy Tillman): “There is no one else on God’s green earth who is a better enforcer of the laws of this land than Roy Tillman.”FX’s “Fargo” is back for Season 5, along with two new faces to the cast: “Stranger Things” actor Joe Keery and “Never Have I Ever” actress Richa Moorjani, who were excited to be on the hit show.Richa Moorjani (as Deputy Indira Olmstead): “I see a woman who outsmarted two kidnappers.”Joe Keery: “It’s a show that I was a fan of. Noah is a brilliant guy and an amazing director, obviously, but just like a fantastic writer. “Jon Hamm also joins this season’s cast. The “Mad Men” sta...

Wind and rain could make holiday travel ‘difficult’ NWS says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

Wind and rain could impact holiday travel both before and after Thanksgiving, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service.It will be below “seasonable” temperatures through much of the week in the Boston area, meteorologist Bill Leatham told the Herald, and both sides of the busy holiday travel season could be impacted by gusts and precipitation.“On Wednesday it will be fairly windy — 35 mph to 40 mph — could make travel a bit difficult with the rain,” he said.A weather system is developing, though not entirely formed, that could bring more rain over the weekend, Leatham said.“It’s kind of a toss up at this point, there could be a system that’s working its way up to the region, but it’s still kind of early. I know at this point we’ve got chances of rain for both days,” he said.The week will start off sunny but about 10 degrees below normal mid-November temperatures, Leatham said, with highs on Monday in the lower 40s and dropping into the 20s overnight aro...

Best of 60 field hockey: A fitting send-off for state’s top seniors

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

BOLTON – The field hockey season and its seniors’ high school careers came to an official close Sunday morning at Nashoba, but not without one last reminder of what the sport is losing from the state’s top graduating players.The two Massachusetts State Field Hockey Coaches Association Best of 60 Senior All-Star Games showed plenty of offensive firepower and defensive execution in a final hoorah, with Team Dark Green beating Team Neon Orange 5-2, and Team Neon Green playing Team Navy to a 1-1 tie.The top seniors from state title-winning programs, state finalists and a bevy of other contenders were randomized to comprise all four rosters, and the skill level was even across the field in both games.Reading senior Natalie Wall’s heart rate didn’t exactly climb when her Navy teammate Norah Bargatti (Westfield) tied the score late in the fourth quarter of their game, but certainly was pleased to be among the competition.“It’s low stakes, we just came out here to have fun,” she said, the d...

Bruins notebook: Players looking to impress special audience

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

An 82-game regular season schedule that lasts up to seven months can hold its share of forgettable games and road trips. But a trip that every player seems to look forward to is the one that many teams have been doing over the past decade or so, the family-based road trip.Sometimes it’s the mothers of players who tag along, other times it’s the siblings. When the B’s boarded their flight Sunday for their two-city Florida trip to Tampa and Sunrise, the players had their Dads in tow.Not only were there smiles all around after practice at Warrior Ice Arena on Monday, the players usually get an extra boost once the games begin.“I think the motivation is they want to play well in front of their parents, but they also want to give kind of a thank you of a performance, a thank you to the Bruins for being able to do something like this,” said coach Jim Montgomery. “Because it really is special to spend time with your Mom or your Dad. Last year it was the siblings. Your par...

Sweet 16: Marshfield has its day

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

Once the new MIAA football alignments came out, all eyes were on Div. 2 to see if a certain powerhouse squad was listed there.Sure enough, Catholic Memorial was one of 22 teams.That certainly irritated many schools who believed the Knights should have moved up to Div. 1 after dominating the Div. 2 scene the previous two seasons. Catholic Memorial captured the previous two state titles and won each of those eight postseason contests by at least 20 points, one of the eight victims being Marshfield.Thus when the tournament pairings came out this year, Marshfield found itself on the same side of the draw as Catholic Memorial. Few gave the Rams any chance of ending the Knights’ reign of terror, but they didn’t count on a group of young men from Marshfield rising to the challenge and stunning Catholic Memorial 52-40 to advance to the Div. 2 title game against King Philip.“Our kids deserve all the credit for this,” said Marshfield coach Chris Arouca. “They played really hard an...

Girls soccer all-star game honors coach fighting cancer

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

MIDDLEBORO — Natick’s girls soccer team accomplished just about everything imaginable this season, including capturing a Div. 1 state championship this past week.However, few knew that the team was playing every game with one collective goal — fighting for Assistant Coach Kari-Ann Daley, who was in the midst of her own battle with breast cancer.On Sunday, hundreds of athletes arrived on the campus of Middleboro High School to participate in the Eastern Massachusetts Girls Soccer Coaches Association’s running of the Rich Bourgelas Making Strides Against Breast Cancer All-Star Games, looking to raise awareness for a greater cause.At the end of the day, the Red Hawks saw much of their hard work rewarded. Natick coach Dave Wainwright was named the Div. 1 Coach of the Year during the ceremonies, while senior Kaitlyn Lebrun was named a 2023 All-American, a fitting end to an amazing campaign for Natick.“It was a great journey,” Wainwright said. “For us, it will be something that we’ll neve...

Probe into deadly NH shooting continues

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. — Investigators in New Hampshire were probing for answers Sunday as to why a man shot a security guard to death at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital moments before being killed by a state police trooper.New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Saturday that 33-year-old John Madore entered New Hampshire Hospital on Friday afternoon and killed Bradley Haas, a state Department of Safety security officer who was working at the front lobby entrance of the facility.Michael Garrity, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, said Sunday that the investigation into the shooting “is active and ongoing.”Autopsies determined that the cause of death for both Haas and Madore was multiple gunshot wounds, according to Formella’s office.In 2016, Madore faced assault charges that were later dismissed, according to a court summary of the case. The summary, without elaborating, indicates that a judge had ordered Madore to be transported from New...

There is light at the end of the tunnel, MBTA’s General Manager says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

Despite recent revelations that the state’s beleaguered transit system will require about $24.5 billion in investment before it’s in “state of good repair,” and ahead of a year’s worth of sporadic closures, the MBTA’s general manager nevertheless remains optimistic about the future.The hefty price tag required to bring the agency up to standard does not reflect money that will need to be raised immediately, GM Phil Eng explained, but does reflect the cost of providing a rebuilt and modernized transit agency. It will all pay off in the end, he said.“I wouldn’t have taken this role if I didn’t believe there is light at the end of the tunnel,” Eng told WCVB. “I am fully confident that we can, not only rebuild our workforce, which has been a big effort, but we can rebuild our infrastructure and we can rebuild it in meaningful ways.”Last week, the MBTA’s board of directors released a capital needs analysis and found that fixing the problems plaguing the T would cost $10...

Padres single-game tickets available for limited time during holiday presale

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:15 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Holiday presale tickets for the San Diego Padres 2024 season will become available this week.For a limited time, the MLB team will be giving baseball enthusiasts their first opportunity to snag single-game tickets. "Fans will be able to give the gift of the Padres this holiday season," the Padres stated in a news release announcing the holiday sale. CSI San Diego: What it takes to be a criminalist in America’s Finest City Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 21 and lasting through Monday, Dec. 4, tickets for Padres home games in 2024 will be available for purchase through this offer with the exception of Opening Day.This means fans can lock in seats to see the team compete against National League West rivals like the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, and Arizona Diamondbacks. The deal also includes Interleague opponents like the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago W...