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ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow's home was broken into during Monday Night Football in the latest home invasion of a pro athlete in the U.S., authorities said Tuesday. No one was injured in the break-in, but the home was ransacked, according to a report provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Deputies weren't immediately able to determine what items were stolen. A person who is employed by Burrow arrived at the Anderson Township home Monday night to find a shattered bedroom window and the home in disarray. The person called their mother, and then 911 was contacted, according to the report. Deputies reached out to neighbors in an attempt to piece together surveillance footage. “Our investigators are exploring every avenue,” public information officer Kyla Woods said. The homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into in October. In the NBA , Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis had his home broken into Nov. 2 and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr.'s home was burglarized on Sept. 15 while he was at a Minnesota Vikings game. Portis had offered a $40,000 reward for information. Both the NFL and NBA issued security alerts to players after those break-ins, urging them to take additional precautions to secure their homes. In league memos previously obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL said homes of professional athletes across multiple sports have become “increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups.” And the NBA revealed that the FBI has connected some burglaries to “transnational South American Theft Groups” that are “reportedly well-organized, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones, and signal jamming devices.” Some of the burglary groups have conducted extensive surveillance on targets, including attempted home deliveries and posing as grounds maintenance or joggers in the neighborhood, according to officials. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After losing to San Francisco in the playoffs three of the last five seasons, the Green Bay Packers wouldn’t mind seeing the 49ers get left out of the postseason entirely. The Packers (7-3) could damage San Francisco’s playoff hopes Sunday by beating the 49ers at Lambeau Field. San Francisco (5-5) dropped to .500 after losing at home to the Seattle Seahawks, though the 49ers remain just a game behind the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West. “I think we’re motivated to keep winning more than anything,” Packers center Josh Myers said. “Obviously, they have knocked us out quite a bit. There’s that extra motivation behind it, but at this point, we’re just trying to churn out wins.” The 49ers will be playing this game without starting quarterback Brock Purdy, who injured his right shoulder in the Seahawks game. Although an MRI showed no structural damage, Purdy's shoulder didn't improve as the week wore on. Brandon Allen will start in Purdy's place. Green Bay is third in the NFC North and two games behind the Detroit Lions, but the Packers appear on track to at least earn a wild-card playoff berth. History suggests their path to a potential Super Bowl would get much clearer if the 49ers aren’t standing in their way. The 49ers trailed 21-14 in the fourth quarter before rallying to beat the Packers 24-21 in the divisional playoffs last year on Christian McCaffrey’s 6-yard touchdown run with 1:07 left. Now, it’s the 49ers who are struggling to protect late leads, as they’ve blown fourth-quarter advantages in three games against divisional opponents. “You could look at, ‘Hey, we’re three possessions away from being 8-2,’ but you can’t really live like that,” 49ers tight end George Kittle said. “Those are the mistakes that we’ve made to be 5-5. It’s not exactly where we want to be. It is frustrating. The nice thing is we have seven games left to go out there and play Niners football and take advantage of those opportunities.” Green Bay’s recent history of playoff frustration against the 49ers also includes a 13-10 loss at Lambeau Field in the 2021 divisional playoffs and a 37-20 road defeat in the 2019 NFC championship game. Even the Packers players who weren’t around for last season’s playoff loss realize what this game means. “I think one of the first meetings that I was in here, we had a conversation about the Niners beating us,” said Green Bay safety Xavier McKinney, who joined the Packers this season. “So I understand how important it is, and we all do.” Both teams must figure out how to convert red-zone opportunities into touchdowns. The 49ers are scoring touchdowns on just 48.8% of their drives inside an opponent’s 20-yard line to rank 27th in the NFL. The Packers are slightly worse in that regard, scoring touchdowns on 48.7% of their red-zone possessions to rank 28th. In their 20-19 victory at Chicago on Sunday, Green Bay drove to the Bears 5 without scoring on two separate series. Purdy isn't the only notable player who won't be participating in Sunday's game. San Francisco won't have four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Nick Bosa available after he hurt his left hip and oblique against the Seahawks. Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (hamstring) also have been ruled out. Kittle expects to play for the 49ers on Sunday after missing the Seahawks game with a hamstring injury. 49ers left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) is questionable. Green Bay’s defense feasted on turnovers the first part of the season, but hasn’t been as effective in getting those takeaways lately. The Packers have 19 takeaways – already exceeding their 2023 total – but haven’t forced any turnovers in their last two games. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hasn’t eased McCaffrey back into the lineup in his return after missing the first eight games with Achilles tendinitis. McCaffrey has played 91% of the 49ers’ offensive snaps the past two weeks. Jordan Mason, who rushed for 685 yards during McCaffrey’s absence, has just five snaps on offense the last two games. Shanahan said he’d like to get Mason more opportunities, but it’s hard to take McCaffrey off the field. Green Bay nearly lost to the Bears because of its third-down struggles on both sides of the ball. The Packers were 1 of 5 on third-down opportunities, while the Bears went 9 of 16. The Packers’ defense could have a tough time correcting that problem against San Francisco, which has converted 45.4% of its third-down situations to rank fourth in the league. AP Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow contributed to this report. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL‘Not once did I suspect...’: Nicole Saphier defends Pete Hegseth
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After losing to San Francisco in the playoffs three of the last five seasons, the Green Bay Packers wouldn’t mind seeing the 49ers get left out of the postseason entirely. The Packers (7-3) could damage San Francisco’s playoff hopes Sunday by beating the 49ers at Lambeau Field. San Francisco (5-5) dropped to .500 after losing at home to the Seattle Seahawks, though the 49ers remain just a game behind the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West.Ring girl Sydney Thomas shares message from Jake Paul she received at Mike Tyson fight
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The Tennessee Titans can't buy a win in 2024, as the team is 2-8 and is one of the worst teams in the NFL. Brian Callahan's squad has lost five of its last six games and will likely obtain a top-three selection in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Titans suffered their eighth loss of the campaign to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11 and will travel to NRG Stadium to square off against the Houston Texans in Week 12. Though many factors have contributed to an underwhelming season in Nashville, quarterback play has been Tennessee's Achilles heel this season. Will Levis has struggled with turnovers and erratic plays, while backup quarterback Mason Rudolph didn't do anything special during his time as the starter when Levis dealt with a shoulder injury. The Titans could select a quarterback in the first round of the draft this offseason, but there is no clear solution to the team's biggest issue currently on the roster. That said, ESPN's Ben Solak believes Tennessee should make a move for former New York Giants' signal caller Daniel Jones. The Titans are in a similar spot to the Panthers. There's a little more hope for Will Levis, but Tennessee should and will be investigating all quarterback options this offseason. If the Titans want to bring Jones in as a potential veteran bridge, they can sign him now and potentially give him a start or two down the stretch once they're mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. The Titans have been using Levis more in the designed running game as of late, and Jones would benefit from that usage -- but that seems more like an invention of necessity than what coach Brian Callahan sees as ideal for his offense. Jones might not be the best schematic fit in Tennessee right away, but he's pretty much a better version of Levis across the board right now, so he'd bring improvement to the offense immediately. The Giants released Jones on Friday after six up and down years. The former Duke standout was benched on Monday and dropped all the way down to QB4 on New York's depth chart before his release, per Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic. Jones has been uninspiring in ten starts this season, tossing eight touchdowns to seven interceptions with a 79.4 passer rating. The 2019 No.6 overall pick still has some talent, but his accuracy and ball security have regressed in 2024. Though Levis likely isn't the answer for the Titans at the sport's most vital position, acquiring Jones would be a terrible move from general manager Ran Carthon. Levis and Jones have many of the same flaws, and Tennessee already has a solid backup in Rudolph. The only logical reason for signing Jones is that the Titans would acquire a compensatory draft pick in April's draft if the former first-round pick signs with another team this offseason. But overall, Tennessee should stay far away from Daniel Jones.INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s more than just school pride and bragging rights to all that bellyaching over who might be in and who might be out of college football ‘s first 12-team playoff. Try the more than $115 million that will be spread across the conferences at the end of the season, all depending on who gets in and which teams go the farthest. According to the , the 12 teams simply making the bracket earn their conferences $4 million each. Another $4 million goes to conferences whose teams get into the quarterfinals. Then, there’s $6 million more for teams that make the semifinals and another $6 million for those who play for the title. Most of this bonanza comes courtesy of ESPN, which is forking over $1.3 billion a year to televise the new postseason. A lot of that money is already earmarked — more goes to the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference than the Big 12 or Atlantic Coast — but a lot is up for grabs in the 11 games that will play out between the opening round on Dec. 20 and the final on Jan. 20. In all, the teams that make the title game will bring $20 million to their conferences, all of which distribute that money, along with billions in TV revenue and other sources, in different ways. In fiscal 2022-23, the Big Ten, for instance, reported revenue of nearly $880 million and distributed about $60.5 million to most of its members. The massive stakes might help explain the coming from some corners of the football world, as the tension grows in advance of Sunday’s final rankings, which will set the bracket. Earlier this week, Big 12 commissioner which doesn’t have a single team higher than 15 in the rankings. That does two things: It positions the Big 12 as a one-bid league, and also threatens to makes its champion — either Arizona State or Iowa State — the fifth-best among conference titlists that get automatic bids. Only the top four of those get byes, which could cost the Big 12 a spot in the quarterfinals — or $4 million. “The committee continues to show time and time again that they are paying attention to logos versus resumes,” Yormark said this week, while slamming the idea of teams with two losses in his conference being ranked worse than teams with three in the SEC. The ACC is also staring at a one-bid season with only No. 8 SMU inside the cut line of this week’s projected bracket. Miami’s loss last week of the playoffs, a snub that ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said left him “incredibly shocked and disappointed.” “As we look ahead to the final rankings, we hope the committee will reconsider and put a deserving Miami in the field,” Phillips said in a statement. The lobbying and bickering filters down to the campuses that feel the impact. And, of course, to social media. One of the most entertaining episodes came earlier this week when went back and forth about whose team was more deserving. There are a few stray millions that the selection committee cannot really influence, including a $3 million payment to conferences that make the playoff. In a reminder that all these kids are going to school, after all, the conferences get $300,000 per football team that meets academic requirements to participate in the postseason. (That’s basically everyone). ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up . AP college football: and
Bitcoin hit a record high above $100,000 on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as U.S. president fuels expectations that his administration will usher in a friendly regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies. The world's largest cryptocurrency was last up 3% at $101,000. Since Trump's win on November 5, the price has surged around 45%, driven by a swathe of buying that has poured capital into U.S. bitcoin-backed exchange-traded funds. 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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service chief told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday that “much-needed reform” and accountability measures are underway in the wake of the agency’s “abject failure” on July 13, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire at a Butler County rally in one of two attempts on President-elect Donald Trump’s life during a turbulent campaign season. “I recognize we did not meet the expectations of the American public, Congress and our protectees,” testified Ronald Rowe, the Secret Service’s acting director, in the final hearing of the House task force investigating the assassination attempts, which also included a thwarted attempt at Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sept. 15. “The sniper ... the lone-wolf gunman, must be lucky once. The Secret Service must be perfect every time.” Rowe told the bipartisan 13-member panel that since taking over for Kimberly Cheatle, who resigned shortly after the Butler shooting, he has implemented a series of practical reforms. These include bolstering training and advance team security checks, streamlining communications, acquiring and using more equipment such as drones and ballistic counter measures, and improving hiring and retention to relieve an overworked agency grappling with a heightened threat environment. He also pledged to “be an agent of change” when it comes to the Secret Service’s culture — promising to find and cultivate strong leaders earlier in their careers, to “challenge previous assumptions” and to foster a “shared collective responsibility” that empowers agents and state and local partners at every level to raise security concerns or questions. “Our agency isn’t defined by one failure,” he said, but by learning from mistakes and answering “a call to duty with unwavering resolve.” While several members of the panel on both sides of the aisle, including chairman Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Butler, thanked Rowe for his service and leadership over the last few months, the director faced some pointed questioning and criticism from a few members who accused the agency of negligence and mismanagement. The hearing devolved into a shouting match when Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, who implied that Rowe should have responded more quickly as deputy director following the Butler shooting, asked Rowe about security during a 9/11 memorial ceremony this year. Fallon appeared to suggest potential security mishaps at the 9/11 memorial, and Rowe, who was a first responder at Ground Zero after the terrorist attacks, took extreme offense and accused Fallon of being “out of line” and using the 3,000-plus victims for politics. The two men then yelled and pointed at each other for nearly two full minutes until Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., pleaded with the chairman to shut the pair up as Fallon’s clock for questioning ran out. Rowe told Kelly the most glaring failure on July 13 was the “failure to recognize the significance of the AGR building,” from where Bethel Park gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from a roof within range of Trump’s stage. The Secret Service has said it failed to have an adequate presence in the area — and should have cordoned it off entirely — despite advance team concerns that did not make it up the chain of command or were not acted on. The preparation and handling of the Trump rally “underscored critical gaps in Secret Service operations,” Rowe acknowledged. “Let me be clear: there will be accountability and that accountability is occurring,” he said, noting the due process involved takes time and frustrates him. “But it is essential that we recognize the gravity of our failure.” Kelly, who was at the July rally and whose hometown is Butler, said the events that day and the investigations since “bring out the best of us and the worst of us,” describing the experience as “very emotional” for everyone involved. He said that many Americans “come up with conspiracy theories because they don’t get answers when they need it,” and the task force’s work has been to provide those answers and help prevent future failures. “We are suffering from a lack of trust and faith in our government,” he said. “We know you had questions. We got you the answers.” The task force earlier this year said it found security failures on three key fronts: the Secret Service failed to adequately plan for the Butler rally, creating confusion among local law enforcement partners; public access to the site less than 150 yards from the stage was poorly managed; and communications breakdowns — with agencies struggling with heavy radio traffic and unable to fully communicate across various channels — led to “information in a moment of crisis (going) through radio, texts and phone calls, way too slowly,” according to Kelly. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., said the assassination attempts marked a “need for significant reform” at the tactical level and “agency-wide,” noting the Butler shooting represented the closest a president’s been to being killed since then-President Ronald Reagan was shot while returning to his limousine outside the Washington Hilton in 1981. Green urged Rowe to find a way to instill greater urgency and solid leadership across the agency. “Your guys showed up that day and didn’t give a shit,” he said. “There was apathy and complacency, period. This is a leadership issue, a command climate issue, a culture issue.” Rowe pledged to review how the agency promotes its agents, with the aim of improving training and identifying potential strong leaders early on as opposed to simply promoting agents with the most years under the belts. A detailed report on the security failures, and recommendations by the task force, is coming within the next day or two, according to Kelly and the panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado. Since its inception in July following House approval and appointments made by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the task force reviewed almost 20,000 documents, interviewed hundreds of personnel from federal, state and local agencies, conducted site visits in Pennsylvania and Florida, and reviewed physical evidence from the assassination attempts at FBI Quantico. But Crow said the FBI did not provide key information, including records and interview transcripts, related to Crooks and his activities leading up to the shooting. “If their intent was to slow walk us ... they are sorely mistaken,” Crow said of the FBI and Justice Department, noting several members would return in the next Congress. “America deserves to know what happened with Mr. Crooks ... who he was talking to ... that is an important part of the story.” Asked by the Post-Gazette what reason the FBI and Justice Department gave for denying the task force’s requests for certain records, the congressman said the agencies claim the information cannot be shared pending an active criminal investigation. “We completely disagree with that,” Crow said. “We’re the first branch, and we have the authority to conduct oversight over all of government. Constitutionally we have that authority. We have members on the Intelligence Committee ... defense committees ... members who are regularly briefed and oversee our nation’s most sensitive secrets. So you cannot tell me that we can’t come up with a process to get information about an ongoing investigation and to treat that information properly and securely in a manner that’s consistent with their needs.” The FBI did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. In September, the FBI told the Post-Gazette that, “any suggestion the FBI is interfering with congressional efforts to look into the attempted assassination which took place in Butler, Pennsylvania, is inaccurate and unfounded.” “The FBI has been working closely with our law enforcement partners to conduct a thorough investigation into the shooting, and we have followed normal procedures in the handling of the crime scene and evidence,” the agency said at the time. “The FBI continues its painstaking work on the investigation to develop as complete a picture as possible of what led to the shooting, and we remain committed to maximum transparency as we continue to brief Congress and publish information for the public regarding the ongoing investigation.”
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