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49ers report card: Purdy, explosive offense help Niners’ injury-depleted defense

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

Here is how the 49ers (10-3) graded in Sunday’s 28-16 home win over the Seattle Sehawks (6-7):PASS OFFENSE: A-Brock Purdy not only passed for 368 yards and two touchdowns, and he not only mixed in deep shots with smart checkdowns, he also produced his seventh straight game with a 70%-plus completion percentage, which is one shy of Joe Montana’s NFL record in 1989. He’s not taking a victory lap alone, saying: “I’m part of a special group.” That includes Deebo Samuel (seven catches, 149 yards; 54-yard go-ahead touchdown), Brandon Aiyuk (six catches, 126 yards; second-straight 1,000-yard season), and George Kittle (44-yard touchdown). Each of those three had a catch over 40 yards, but Purdy and coach Kyle Shanahan’s favorite strike was a checkdown that Samuel took 30 yards once Purdy went through his progression. The Seahawks sacked Purdy three times and hit him seven as the line adjusted with Jon Feliciano in at right guard for Spencer Burford.RUN OFFENSE: A-McCaffrey sped off 72 yard...

Is America is becoming a country of YIMBYs?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNNNew York  — Public support is building for changes to zoning codes and other laws that have dominated American housing policy for decades and restricted new development.A new Pew Charitable Trusts poll shows broad public approval for several policy initiatives that would make it easier to build new housing, especially apartments.The poll comes amid a severe housing shortage, a loose coalition of grassroots YIMBY leaders — short for Yes in My Backyard — and bipartisan housing policy reform efforts from Utah to Vermont.“The results reflect Americans’ broad concern about housing costs,” Pew Charitable Trusts researchers said in a report.The median home sale price in 2022 was $386,300, up 10.2% from 2021 and the highest on record, and housing construction has failed to keep up with demand. The US housing market is short some 6.5 million homes. Rents reached record highs last year, hitting $2,054, according to Redfin.The Pew poll found strong support for polic...

Golden Globes 2024: See the full list of nominees

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

The nominees for the 81st Golden Globe Awards were revealed Monday morning.The nominations staged a huge sendoff for HBO’s “Succession,” for which multiple cast members scored individual acting nominations, in addition to a best drama series nod, for a total of nine nominations. It was a good morning for everyone who took the time to do a Barbenheimer double feature, too. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” scored the most nominations of any film with nine and “Oppenheimer,” from director Christopher Nolan, scored eight.The 2024 Golden Globes will take place Sunday, Jan. 7 on CBS and Paramount+.See below for a full list of nominees.TELEVISIONBest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyBill Hader, “Barry”Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”Jason Segel, “Shrinking”Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyRachel Brosnahan, “The Marv...

One person injured in massive San Francisco fire

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

(KRON) – The San Francisco Fire Department is working on containing a massive fire on the 700 block of Masonic. Multiple buildings are evacuated with a partial floor collapse. According to SFFD, one person was rescued and transported to a local area hospital. Masonic Street between Hayes Street and Fulton Street is closed to traffic. Please avoid the area and find alternate routes.

French players Cornet and Cazaux receive wild cards for the Australian Open in January

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

French tennis players Alizé Cornet and Arthur Cazaux have been given wild-card entries for next month’s Australian Open, the French tennis federation said Monday.The 33-year-old Cornet, who is ranked 116th, will participate in the tournament for the 19th time in her career and make a record-extending 68th consecutive appearance at a major. She reached the quarterfinals for the first time in Melbourne last year — her best achievement at any major.The 21-year-old Cazaux is ranked 130th after climbing from 381st at the start of the year, and he goes into main draw first time at the Jan. 15-28 tournament. Cazaux has shown promise by winning one challenger series title and reaching three other challenger finals in 2023 — losing one of them to three-time major winner Andy Murray on grass at the Nottingham Open in June. The wild card deal is part of a swap arrangement with the Australian tennis federation, which will also receive wild cards for the clay-court French Open, to be held ...

The Golden Globe nominations announced, with ‘Barbie’ leading the way. Here’s everything to know

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

After scandal and several troubled years, the Golden Globes are ready for a comeback.The revamped group, now a for-profit endeavor with a larger and more diverse voting body, announced its nominations Monday for its January awards show.WHO’S NOMINATED FOR THE 2024 GOLDEN GLOBES“Barbie” tops all nominees with nine, while “Oppenheimer” followed closely behind with eight.Here are a selection of other nominees:Best drama movie: “Anatomy of a Fall”; “Killers of the Flower Moon”; “Maestro”; “Oppenheimer”; “Past Lives”; “The Zone of Interest.”Best actor in a television drama: Brian Cox, “Succession”; Kieran Culkin, “Succession”; Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”; Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”; Jeremy Strong, “Succession”; Dominic West, “The Crown.”Female actor in a television comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”; Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”; Elle Fanning, “The Great”; Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”; Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face...

‘Barbie’ tops Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine, closely trailed by ‘Oppenheimer’ with eight

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — ‘Barbie’ tops Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine, closely trailed by ‘Oppenheimer’ with eight.Source

Man United has to beat the odds and Bayern Munich to avoid Champions League elimination

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The odds are against Manchester United as the three-time European Cup winners battle to avoid early elimination from the Champions League. United faces Bayern Munich at Old Trafford on Tuesday and needs to end the German giants’ record 39-game unbeaten run in the group stages to have any chance of advancing to the knockout rounds. But even that might not be enough, with Erik ten Hag’s team sitting bottom of Group A and also relying on a draw between Copenhagen and Galatasaray in the group’s other game. “What I know is I never think of a negative scenario, we think positive, we know what to do, we have to win to stay in Europe, it’s about that,” the United manager said Monday. “We will prepare the team with that feeling, with that belief, we have shown in the last weeks when we are at our best we can do it.”Consistency has been the biggest issue for Ten Hag this season. That was perfectly illustrated last week when United produced one of i...

Chelsea’s $1B spending spree hasn’t worked out. Pochettino wants to go back in the transfer market

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

Chelsea has managed to do something few thought could be possible: Spend $1 billion on players and not get any better.In fact, there’s a case to be made that the team which still held the status of European champion as recently as 18 months ago has deteriorated after an unprecedented spending spree that stunned the soccer world.Approaching the halfway stage of the Premier League campaign, Chelsea is languishing in 12th place — sandwiched between Wolverhampton and Brentford — having finished last season in the exact same position.That despite spending $280 million in the summer of 2022, $350 million in January this year and more than $400 million in the most recent offseason.Turns out Chelsea might need to spend some more.“Our reality now is midtable,” Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said after the team’s 2-0 loss at Everton on Sunday that exposed many of its underlying problems. “And if we want to go up, we have to push ourselves.“When the transfer window opens, (we will) see wh...

Walk-off Wallace: Ravens punt returner goes 76 yards for TD in OT in a 37-31 win over the Rams

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:13:41 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Tylan Wallace caught the punt cleanly — no easy feat on this wet day — then slipped to his left, spinning away from one potential tackler and racing past a couple of more while barely staying inbounds along the sideline.By the time Shaun Jolly came diving at his feet near the 45-yard line, Wallace had Baltimore in decent shape for a field goal — but after stumbling a bit, he stayed on his feet and kept running.“I’m like, ‘I can’t go down right here. I made it this far,'” Wallace said.In his first game returning punts as a pro, Wallace ran one back 76 yards for a touchdown in overtime to lift the Ravens to a 37-31 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday, snapping the Rams’ three-game winning streak.Wallace became the fourth player in NFL history to score a touchdown on a punt return in OT. Xavier Gipson of the New York Jets also did it this season, on Sept. 11 against Buffalo.“It just feels great to be able to make a difference in the game and help the t...