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The Washington Commanders made the Dallas Cowboys look like the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday’s 34-26 loss. Kicker Austin Seibert, who had provided perfect stability to Washington’s kicking game, missed a point after the Commanders went the distance to bring the game to a tie in the last seconds of Sunday’s game. In a game where no one could find a touchdown in three quarters, both teams combined to score 41 points in the fourth quarter in what will be one of the heart-wrenching games in Northwest Stadium history. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw for 275 yards with two touchdowns, along with a pair of interceptions. Running back Austin Ekeler carried Sunday’s run game with nine for only 22 yards. Wide receiver Terry McLaurin caught five for 102 yards and one touchdown. In a week where the Pittsburgh Steelers, who lead the AFC North, lost to the Cleveland Browns, ranked last in that same division, Sunday’s loss came just as shocking. It was also a reunion for Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, who served as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator for three years. On Sunday, however, he would watch his defense falter, and the Dallas defense would own the day. Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns. Receiver CeeDee Lamb caught ten for 67 yards. Commanders’ Ugly First Half: All Defense, No Conversions The Commanders punted three times in the first half , along with a missed 51-yarder by a returning Seibert . He finished the first half 1-1, making from 41 yards early in the first. The Cowboys had a blocked field goal, a missed field goal, and a fumble. However, they did finish the half with one successful field goal. In addition to the Commanders’ special teams victories in the first half, there were no conversions on any of those for points. Add in the three punts and the fumble, and you’d think the Commanders could have run away with the game , but that was not the case. Daniels was on the run the entire first half, completing nine for 57 yards. The good news is he’s also back on the rush, carrying three for 25 yards. Not much, but to see Daniels carrying a few was a good sign. The past couple of weeks after his rib injury, Daniels has been very conservative on taking off with the ball but looked comfortable Sunday. Running back Brian Robinson Jr. still had the most carries in the first half with five but only rushed for 25 yards. Second Half Brings More Action, Ends In Heartbreak Daniels set the pace for the second half with a 10-play drive comprised of three good third-down conversions that resulted in a 17-yard run-in by the rookie. The Cowboys responded with a successful drive of their own, going eight plays for 80 yards to finish with a six-yard touchdown throw from Cowboys QB Cooper Rush to receiver Jalen Tolbert, putting them ahead 10-9 thanks to a missed point after by Austin Seibert, a first for him this season. This was also the Cowboys’ first touchdown in the third quarter all season. To make matters even worse for the Commanders’ apparent confusing coverage, Rush threw 22 yards over the middle to tight end Luke Schoonmake r to extend the lead 20-9 with five minutes left in the game. Commanders Stall In Fourth With 3:02 left in the fourth, Daniels orchestrated a nine-play, 69-yard drive capped off with a five-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Ertz to bring it within five. Daniels would scramble to make the two-point conversion to bring it within three. There was hope for a second, but that fizzled away like a Thanos snap when receiver KaVontae Turpin, on the kickoff, muffed the catch, picked it up, and returned it for 99 yards. At 1:44 left in the game, the Commanders went for a 51-yard field goal attempt, which was successful, but failed at the onside kick. After the Cowboys failed to convert on downs, the Commanders, with under a minute left in the game, Daniels went 86 yards to receiver Terry McLaurin to bring the game to yet another miracle finish at 27-26. It would have taken the extra point to coast into overtime, but Seibert, who had missed an extra point late in the third quarter, missed the extra point for a second time. The Commanders would try another onside kick, which failed and resulted in another Cowboys score, extending the lead to 34. Daniels was once again put in the same position he was in when he hurled the ball more than 60 yards for their miracle Week 8 win against the Chicago Bears but would end this time with an interception. For the Commanders, the losing streak continues. For the Cowboys , Sunday’s win broke a five-game skid for them. Final Thoughts I have no idea what happened today with the Washington offense. They took no shots downfield, Robinson was ineffective, the offensive line was overpowered, and the playcalling was horrendous. You cannot try to play four quarters of football in the last quarter of the game. This was not Seibert’s fault, but it kinda was, considering extra points are literally right there at the goalpost. Nonetheless, there was more than enough blame to go around. This was an uncalled-for loss, especially with Dak Prescott out for the season. The Cowboys beat us with a backup, and he earned it. He played his game. We didn’t play ours. This article first appeared on Total Apex Sports and was syndicated with permission.A homeless man on George St in Sydney. File photo: Getty Nationwide, rough sleeping increased by 22 percent with New South Wales, the hardest-hit state, witnessing a 51 percent surge since 2020, according to a landmark report released by the Australian Homelessness Monitor on Monday. The proportion of employed people accessing homelessness services jumped from 11 percent to 15.3 percent in the five years to 2022-23, which experts said showed the housing crisis had made sleeping rough no longer confined to the most vulnerable. Older Australians make up the fastest-growing cohorts of those affected by homelessness. People aged 55 to 64 jumped by 15 percent in the past six years, while persons aged 65 or older spiked by 31 percent. Under-the-pump homelessness agencies have seen a 12 percent rise in their monthly caseloads since 2019-20, and three-quarters of those services reported it was significantly harder to find housing for clients than just a year before. Lead report author Hal Pawson said unaffordable rent prices were heaping pressure on to services while forcing more people to sleep rough. Of those needing homelessness services in the three years to 2023-24, 36 percent cited housing affordability. "Median rents have increased 51 percent since the pandemic and there has been only a marginal expansion of social housing," Professor Pawson said. "Many support agencies are at a breaking point. Staff are operating in a completely clogged system. People exit support services into the same homelessness they were trying to escape." NSW's surge in rough sleeping has been driven by an increase in regional communities, the authors found. Homelessness Australia CEO Kate Colvin called for more investment in homelessness prevention, along with more funding for housing programs. "Homelessness is no longer confined to the most vulnerable ... with the housing crisis forcing working families into homelessness, this should be a wake-up call for action," she said. "Funding for homelessness services has failed to rise to meet demand ... governments need to take immediate action and deliver an emergency homelessness investment so that when people reach out for homelessness support there is someone there to help them."spin-up 。

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It’s been a big year for Ryan Seacrest , whose 2024 career highlights have included his 22nd season as the host of American Idol (which will return on the 2025 TV schedule ) and taking over for Pat Sajak — one of the best game show hosts of all time — on Wheel of Fortune . The celebrations aren’t over yet, though, and come December 31, he’ll reach one more big milestone — two decades of hosting Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve . Seacrest marked the upcoming occasion with a social media montage, and good gravy, has it really been 20 years? Dick Clark was a huge figure in pop culture as a radio personality, game show host and, of course, American Bandstand . New Year’s Rockin’ Eve is a big part of his legacy, too, allowing people to watch the ball drop in New York City’s Times Square since he first produced the music special in 1972. Everything changed in 2004, when Clark suffered a stroke and was no longer able to host on his own. Ryan Seacrest has been there ever since, as you can see in the Instagram video below: A post shared by Ryan Seacrest (@ryanseacrest) A photo posted by on While it is kind of hard to remember a time when Ryan Seacrest didn’t hold every single hosting job available (that’s only a slight exaggeration), it’s also pretty unbelievable that for two whole decades the American Idol host has been leading us in “Auld Lang Syne.” I’m afraid when I wake up tomorrow, Pat Sajak will have been off of Wheel of Fortune for six years rather than six months. Speaking of the passage of time not making any sense whatsoever, did someone forget to start the clock on Ryan Seacrest’s aging process? I know Paul Rudd is the quintessential example of never aging , but how many people could you show a montage of like the one above — with a photo from each of the last 20 years — and have them look astoundingly the same? It wouldn’t work for me, that’s for sure. The nerve of this guy to have all these jobs and still find time to drink from the fountain of youth! I say this all in jest, of course, because you have to respect how much work Ryan Seacrest has put in to get such esteemed positions in the entertainment industry, and it would be hard to deny that he’s one of the best at what he does. That fact has never been more apparent than earlier this year when he was able to win over Wheel of Fortune audiences pretty handily when he started hosting one of America’s favorite game shows . One thing for viewers to be on the lookout for this year when they gather to watch the end-of-year celebrations is if and how Ryan Seacrest’s mini-New Year's feud with Andy Cohen will continue. This fall, the two hosts agreed to end their rivalry , but you never know when the excitement of the holiday might get the better of them. If you want to see Ryan Seacrest’s 20th year as the host of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve , tune in starting at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, December 31, on ABC. CINEMABLEND NEWSLETTER Your Daily Blend of Entertainment NewsEgyptian Stock Exchange Ends Week in Decline Amid Mixed Trading ActivityAs a Ghanaian player making waves in one of the world's most competitive leagues, Ayew's success serves as an inspiration for aspiring young footballers in his home country and across the continent. His dedication, determination, and continuous improvement demonstrate that talent and hard work can pave the way for success at the highest level of the game.