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Troy, Appalachian State ride hot streaks into the Sun Belt championship game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

Appalachian State (8-4) at Troy (10-2), Saturday, 4 p.m. EST (ESPN)Line: Troy by 5 1/2, according to FanDuel.com Sportsbook.Series record: Appalachian State leads, 8-3.WHAT’S AT STAKE?The Trojans are seeking their second straight Sun Belt Conference championship and consecutive 11-win seasons for the first time since 1995-96. The Mountaineers are trying to claim their fifth after winning at least a share of four in a row from 2016-19. They’re 2-1 in Sun Belt title games, losing to Louisiana-Lafayette in their last appearance (2021). Appalachian State has won five games in a row and Troy is riding a nine-game streak.KEY MATCHUPThe Trojans’ pass rush against Appalachian State’s blockers. The Mountaineers have allowed just 15 sacks, tied for the league low. Troy’s 39 sacks are second in the Sun Belt, and the Trojans have 20 over the past three games. Javon Solomon is tied for second in FBS with 14 sacks, including eight in the last three games. Richard Jibunor h...

No. 23 Toledo plays Miami (Ohio) for Mid-American Conference title, looking to run win streak to 12

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — No. 23 Toledo can accomplish two rare feats by winning consecutive Mid-American Conference titles and being ranked heading into bowl season.The Rockets (11-1, 8-0 MAC) have the opportunity to achieve both results when they face Miami (Ohio) in the MAC championship game Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit.Toledo has won 11 straight games since losing the season-opener at Illinois and has not won consecutive conference championships since it captured three straight from 1969-71. This is also the first season the Rockets have cracked the AP Top 25 since Nov. 22, 2015, when it was No. 24.“We’ve done a lot of things here that no other team in the history of the school has done and we want to continue to add to that legacy,” said coach Jason Candle, who has led Toledo to MAC titles in 2017 and last season. “This is what we talked about since back in January and a trip that we’re looking forward to make.”The matchup features Toledo with the MAC’s No. 1 scoring offense ag...

Denver weather: Cooler, cloudy with mountain snow

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Clouds push across most of Colorado on Thursday with much cooler highs in the upper 30s in the Denver weather forecast. Snow will then push into the western side of the state later in the night and linger into the weekend with a few different systems.Weather today: Cloudy and coolClouds continue to increase through Thursday morning and last through the afternoon. Even with a few pockets of sunshine, highs will only make it into the upper 30s. Denver activates severe weather shelter for Thursday night cold Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Nov. 30 Weather tonight: Mountain snow, cloudy skiesThe cloudy skies over Colorado will stick around Thursday night as light snow pushes into the high country. Temperatures in the metro will dip into the low 20s with light winds. Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Nov. 30 A winter weather advisory starts in the mountains at 5 p.m. Thursday and ends Friday at 11 p.m. The advisory could be extended if more snow falls into the...

Warmer Weather Set to Return

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

On this final day of November, which is also the last day of the Atlantic hurricane season, temperatures will be quite seasonable as we experience another pattern change heading into the weekend.Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s paired with low humidity and a beach breeze. With dry and comfortable conditions in place, that will make for great weather to watch the Christmas tree lighting at Miami City Hall this evening!Morning lows were cool and below average once again but will turn above average beginning tonight. Some inland areas did drop down into the mid to upper 50s this morning while much of the metro and coast was in the 60s.As high pressure shifts from the Southeast midweek to the western Atlantic late-week, that will commence a warming trend as winds veer back off the ocean. As that wind gradually gains more of a southerly component to it this weekend, that will allow for temperatures to continue to rise, peaking into the mid to up...

MDC honors 8 teachers at Endowed Teaching Chairs Awards

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

On Wednesday night, 7News Anchor Alex De Armas took center stage as the emcee for the prestigious 2023 Endowed Teaching Chairs Awards at Miami Dade College. As a former alumnus, De Armas had the honor of hosting the celebration, recognizing eight faculty members with the college’s highest honor.Initiated in 1992, this annual tradition has acknowledged over 300 MDC faculty members for their outstanding dedication to teaching and their embodiment of MDC’s mission. Peers carefully select honorees based on their demonstrated excellence in the field.During the event, sentiments echoed about the profound impact teachers have on students. “She’s a leader, a change maker and our first women president at Miami-Dade College Miss Madeline Pumariega,” announced De Armas at the event. “Madam president the floor is yours.” “Our teachers the first ones to see us,” said Pumariega. The gathering was marked by applause and acknowledgment, creating...

New billionaire heirs overtake self-made ones as $5.2 trillion wealth transfer begins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

London (CNN) — Billionaires minted in the latest year accumulated more wealth through inheritance than entrepreneurship for the first time since UBS started tracking the fortunes of the world’s richest almost a decade ago.And billionaire heirs are more likely than their parents to focus on the major opportunities and challenges facing the global economy, investing in sectors such as clean energy and artificial intelligence, the Swiss lender said in a report Thursday.“The great wealth transfer is gaining significant momentum as many billionaire entrepreneurs age,” Benjamin Cavalli, who oversees strategic clients in the global wealth management unit at UBS, told reporters.“This is a theme we expect to see more of over the next 20 years as more than 1,000 billionaires pass an estimated $5.2 trillion to their children.”UBS (UBS), which counts half the world’s billionaires as clients, found that $150.8 billion was inherited by 53 heirs over the 12 months to ...

Santos remains defiant as expulsion vote looms

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

 (CNN) — Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos has so far remained defiant in the face of a renewed effort to expel him from Congress after a damning House Ethics Committee investigation into the New York congressman.Santos has said repeatedly that he will not resign and will face an upcoming expulsion vote, which is on track to take place Friday. The congressman has announced plans for what he has billed as a news conference Thursday morning as the vote looms.Santos has survived previous attempts to remove him from the House, but momentum is building for the latest effort after the release of a scathing report from the House Ethics Committee earlier this month, which concluded that he “sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.”Santos announced that he would not seek reelection following the release of the ethics report, but he denounced the congressional inve...

Frenetic hurricane season comes to an end and gives experts a glimpse into next year’s potential

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

(CNN) — The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season ends on Thursday as one of the busiest on record, with a twist: Most of its storms veered into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.But with El Niño expected to end next year and global temperatures on the rise, forecasters say there’s “high potential” for an even more active hurricane season in 2024 and uncertainty around what that could mean for the United States.Record-high ocean temperatures this season ushered in above-average tropical activity and neutralized the effectiveness of a strengthening El Niño, which typically inhibits storm development in the Atlantic by ripping them apart with hostile upper level winds.By season’s end, 20 named storms, including seven hurricanes, came to life. Fortunately, only a fraction of these storms unleashed their fury on land.Three Atlantic storms made landfall in the US: Harold, Idalia and Ophelia. Idalia was the only hurricane to hit the US this year when it sla...

Sebastian Stan to star in new film ‘The Apprentice’ reportedly about Donald Trump

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

(CNN) — Sebastian Stan is… hired.Stan is set to star in an upcoming film titled “The Apprentice,” alongside Maria Bakalova and Jeremy Strong, CNN confirmed Wednesday via representatives for the film.The “Pam & Tommy” star is reportedly set to play a young Donald Trump in “The Apprentice,” according to Variety and IMDb. Variety also reports that Bakalova will appear as the late Ivana Trump, a business woman who partnered with then-husband Donald Trump on some of his most prominent real estate projects. The two divorced in 1992, and Ivana Trump died last year.Strong will portray Roy Cohn, according to the outlet. Cohn is a notorious lawyer and fixer who Trump considered a mentor early in his career.According to a synopsis sent to CNN by “Apprentice” executive producer Amy Baer, the Ali Abbasi-directed film “is an exploration of power and ambition set in a world of corruption and deceit.”“It’s a mentor-protege story that charts the origins of...

Five things we still need to learn about the 2023 Ravens

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:15:46 GMT

With the best record and scoring margin in the AFC and a 1 1/2-game lead in their division, the Ravens have aced their season to this point. And that’s with three maddening collapses built into their resume.But general manager Eric DeCosta and coach John Harbaugh did not assemble and hone this roster with the goal of looking good on the first weekend of December. The next two months will define them and especially quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has yet to come close to a Super Bowl in six otherwise dazzling seasons.With that in mind, what do we still need to know about the 2023 Ravens, who have already answered many of the questions we posed heading into the season? What flaws could be exploited, what traps set, to keep them from reaching their lofty goals? Here are five pressing questions as they look ahead to a difficult five-game stretch run and the playoffs beyond.Can they count on Ronnie Stanley?Stanley injured his right knee in the season opener and reinjured it in the R...