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Becton Dickinson & Co. stock underperforms Monday when compared to competitors despite daily gainsBOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Marcus Adams Jr. had 21 points in CSU Northridge's 72-69 overtime win against Montana State on Saturday night. Patrick McMahon split a pair of free throws to pull Montana State to 70-69 with 18 seconds left in overtime. Jordan Brinson made two free throws on the ensuing possession for the Matadors before Brian Goracke missed a 3-point attempt for the Bobcats to end it. McMahon also split a pair of free throws with two seconds left in regulation to tie it 64-all. Scotty Washington missed a 3 for the Matadors to force overtime. Adams also grabbed seven rebounds for the Matadors (6-2). Keonte Jones added 11 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and four blocks. Washington finished with nine points. Agbonkpolo led the Bobcats (3-5) with 21 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Tyler Patterson added 12 points for Montana State. Brandon Walker also had 11 points and five assists. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by and data from . The Associated PressNone
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Ahmad Robinson scored 25 points as Mercer beat Jacksonville 90-89 in overtime on Monday. Robinson had three steals for the Bears (3-3). Tyler Johnson scored 18 points while shooting 7 for 13 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds. Alex Holt had 14 points and finished 7 of 10 from the floor. The Dolphins (3-3) were led by Robert McCray, who recorded 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals. Kendall Munson added 14 points, six rebounds and two steals for Jacksonville. Zach Bell also had 13 points and two steals. Story continues below video The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Orlando City vs. New York Red Bulls live updates: Who will reach MLS Cup final?Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love played interception-free football for the first time this season during a home rout of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. The Packers' Thanksgiving night home clash with the Miami Dolphins offers a chance to be equally efficient. Just don't expect Love to scale back his approach in the meeting of playoff contenders. ADVERTISEMENT "I definitely am a guy who always wants those big plays, want to put that pressure on the defense and take some of those shots," Love said. Love threw for a season-low 163 yards on 13-of-23 passing to go with two touchdowns against the 49ers. Still, with Josh Jacobs (26 carries, 106 yards, three touchdowns) wreaking havoc in the running game, Love found opportunities to strike a balance. "Those are the lessons that I had to learn last year and I'll continue to learn: just when the right time (is) to take those shots," he said. "If guys get a step or we're in the right coverage versus just finding those completions. Because these check-downs and just finding those completions turn into big plays, as well, sometimes." Green Bay (8-3) is third in the rugged NFC North but holds a two-game lead in the loss column for the No. 6 seed in the conference playoff race. Winners of three straight, the Dolphins (5-6) are 1 1/2 games behind the Denver Broncos for the seventh seed in the AFC. "I think this is an awesome opportunity," Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said. "Being able to play Thursday night football, prime time on Thanksgiving." Tagovailoa continues to surge since returning from injured reserve in Week 8. With four touchdown passes during a 34-15 home win against the New England Patriots on Sunday, he has 11 TDs through the air against just one interception in his five games back. ADVERTISEMENT Tagovailoa dismissed the notion that chilly temperatures in Green Bay on Thursday could be enough to cool him. The Hawaiian-born signal-caller is 0-7 when the temperature is 40 degrees or lower. "To me, it's just a mindset," he said. "That's really all there is." Added Miami defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver: "I've never lost a game and thought, 'Guys, it was too cold outside.'" Miami boasts a versatile set of playmakers for Green Bay to defend. Running back De'Von Achane also is active in the passing game, as he made two touchdown receptions against New England. Among the Dolphins' receivers, wideouts Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle and tight end Jonnu Smith each have at least 41 receptions and 535 yards. The three have combined for nine TDs. Green Bay is hoping for another jolt from second-year linebacker Lukas Van Ness, whose strip-sack against the 49ers was the big play he said he needed for his confidence. It led to Jacobs' third TD. "I told myself I'm going to get off the ball, use my God-given abilities and just get in the backfield and make a play," Van Ness said. "So I think that's what I've wanted to do all year. I just need to continue that." ADVERTISEMENT The Dolphins said Wednesday that Hill, who has dealt with wrist and personal issues this week, does not have an injury designation and will play against the Packers. Cornerback Kendall Fuller (concussion) and linebackers Tyus Bowser (knee/calf) and Anthony Walker Jr. (hamstring) have been ruled out, and offensive tackle Terron Armstead (knee) is questionable. The Packers ruled out wide receiver Romeo Doubs (concussion), cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (hamstring) after they did not practice all week. Tight end John FitzPatrick (back), linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (ankle) and offensive lineman Josh Myers (pectoral) were listed as questionable. Miami leads the all-time series 10-6, but Green Bay has won five of the past six matchups. The teams' most recent meeting also came on a holiday, with the visiting Packers prevailing 26-20 on Christmas Day 2022. Green Bay won each of its previous November home games against Miami, in 2002 and 2018. ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .
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Leading figures in Victorian greyhound racing have responded to claims their industry is in danger after Sale Greyhound Racing Club announced plans to develop a race-capable “straight track” at regional Kilmany. The club purchased a plot of land earlier this year, with the track expected to be trial-ready in three years. Straight tracks differ from traditional circular tracks in that they can be safer for greyhounds, who do not need to run around a bend during a race. There are three in Australia. In a statement, Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) said it supported the latest initiative. “GRV applaud the club for this initiative, and supports their strategic plan,” the organisation said. “Greyhound racing in Victoria is on shaky ground, both ethically and financially. The industry has steadily lost its social licence due to mounting evidence of animal suffering and financial instability,” the AJP said. “Yet, Wellington Shire Council is considering approving a new greyhound racetrack in Kilmany, which would inevitably mean more greyhounds suffering and dying in Gippsland.” Animals Australia also voiced their concerns about the proposed track, referencing the passing of young black dog Paw Pierre in his seventh start at Sale on Oct. 6. “Only weeks ago, another greyhound was killed at the Sale Greyhound racetrack. Despite continued injuries and deaths, the greyhound racing industry wants to expand its operations to include another greyhound racing complex just kilometres from where Paw Pierre drew his final breath,” the organisation said. CEO of Sandown Greyhound Racing Club—Victoria’s premier facility—Adrian Scott, said everyone at the Sale Greyhound Racing Club would embrace the new straight track. “I would’ve thought it’s a positive thing for the area,” he told The Epoch Times. “It’s a [safer] straight-track facility. It’s still in its pretty early stages of planning. “As a club down there, I would’ve thought Sale is travelling as well as any racing club in Gippsland. It added that despite government bailouts, GRV has only been profitable twice in the past five years, using this to bolster its argument that the new facility at Kilmany should not go ahead. In GRV’s 2023-24 financial report, CEO Stuart Laing said the last financial year presented some significant challenges for his organisation. One of the biggest challenges was a 13 percent reduction in total wagering turnover, which was $2.98 billion compared to $3.43 billion for the previous financial year. “To ensure the future sustainability of the industry, GRV responded to the sharp revenue decline with a series of cost-cutting measures starting with ceasing Saturday morning race meetings from January 1, and revised prizemoney levels by reducing minimum stakes for the top grades of racing,” Laing said. “Despite those cutbacks, more than $70 million in total prize money and other benefits were delivered to participants, including bonuses, travel and starter fees, down about 5 percent on 2022-23, but up more than 11 percent on 2021-22. “Victoria remains the leading greyhound jurisdiction in Australia by some margin for total prizemoney returns.” “A lot of people are excited about it. We’ve got lots of good community sponsorship,” she told The Epoch Times. “We do lots of fundraising and have lots of race nights where everyone can come along. It’s not just about the racing–it’s about the community and jobs. “It [criticism of greyhound racing] is always frustrating, but you have to [laugh it off]. You can’t take it too seriously. “If you bite back at them, they’ll just bite back harder. So you have to focus on the positives and ignore as much of it as you can without getting into a debate with them.” Johnston added the Sale Greyhound Racing Club also educates its senior members of the region on the love and care greyhound breeders have for their dogs. “We do Probus talks about the greyhound industry, right from breeding and rehoming, a lot of things,” she said. “In 2023-23 alone, 619 greyhounds—nine percent of total racers—died from injuries, illness or natural causes,” it said. “This represents the highest euthanasia and injury rates in three years. “The proposed Kilmany track would add to these statistics, bringing suffering and death to even more dogs in our community.” In response, GRV said it has devoted time, money and personnel to injury prevention. “A Project Steering Group involving expert epidemiologists and veterinarians are investigating risk factors for specific serious race injuries, including variables unique to greyhound racing in Australasia,” it said. “The project aims to identify risk factors that predispose greyhounds to injury, with the potential to subsequently risk profile greyhounds to further reduce the incidence of racing injuries.” In another argument against the Kilmany facility, the AJP said the Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) figures were at an all-time low. “Rehoming costs soared to $7.2 million, yet 131 fewer dogs were rehomed last year,” it said. “This is an unsustainable and expensive program that doesn’t even come close to addressing the welfare crisis.” Statistics under GRV’S GAP activity for 2023-24 listed 1,171 greyhounds (first-time adoptions and total adoptions) were adopted, slightly down from 1,302 in 2022-23. But under GRV’s rehomed for the first time statistics (both Victorian and interstate-owned greyhounds rehomed for the first time via GRV’s GAP, and all Victorian-owned greyhounds rehomed for the first time directly by participants and through third-party organisations, and those retained as pets by participants) the figures were up. Under this data, 2,581 greyhounds were rehomed for the first time in 2023-24, compared to 2,557 for the previous financial year. Scott spoke glowingly of the GAP program despite the criticism it has received. “I think the Greyhound Adoption Program is as good as any animal welfare program in Australia,” he said. “I just think it’s been very well managed, and the direction they’ve taken with trying to rehome greyhounds has been spot on.”The ridiculous clown car that is the second Trump administration just gained another clown. He just named Dr. Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford to lead the National Institutes of Health. Eight weeks ago, when Stanford held a strange conference on future pandemic policy planning featuring a number of highly questionable "experts" who were basically COVID deniers and vaccine naysayers, several people surmised that this was just a performative exercise. What better way to audition, as it were, for a potential second Trump administration than to make a big show of your medical wisdom when it comes to pandemics, and what you would have done differently if another COVID came along. Stanford being a conservative institution and home to the right-wing Hoover Institution , they have on their faculty some folks who were more aligned with Trump and his anti-masker cohort, because of course Republicans had to make the pandemic political. One of those is physician and economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who co-authored a manifesto embraced by the right called the Great Barrington Declaration , a document that was penned out of fears for the economic collapse of the country under early-pandemic public health policies. The manifesto argued that young people should be allowed to roam free get infected, in order to achieve herd immunity and keep the economy humming, while the elderly and vulnerable should stay locked down. Setting aside the logistical problems of such a policy — what do families with elderly members do? — many other public health experts contended that such a policy would result in a half-million or more unnecessary deaths, with some young people having underlying conditions they may not even be aware of. It should also be noted that Dr. Bhattacharya, in an incredibly irresponsible move for a physician, jumped out ahead of the scientific community, which had not even reached a consensus at that point about how the virus was even spreading, to pen an opinion essay in March 2020 in the Wall Street Journal titled "Is the Coronavirus As Deadly As They Say?" In that essay, Dr. Bhattacharya predicted that the total death toll from the virus in the US might top out at 40,000, when it's actually been 1.2 million to date. Now, Dr. Bhattacharya has been nominated to be director of the NIH, where he would be in charge of a $48 million budget, answering to another jackass in the field of public health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for secretary of Health and Human Services. "Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard of Medical Research as they examine the underlying causes of, and solutions to, America’s biggest health challenges, including our Crisis of Chronic Illness and Disease," writes Trump on Truth Social, about his latest pick. As the New York Times reports , Dr. Bhattacharya is not a practicing physician, and he has previously "called for overhauling the N.I.H. and limiting the power of civil servants who, he believes, played too prominent a role in shaping federal policy during the pandemic." People like Dr. Bhattacharya have been getting more attention recently, as the Times notes, as public health officials continue to debate how the government's handling of the pandemic both succeeded and failed. Notably, many experts now agree that schoolchildren should not have been kept locked down at home as long as they were. But nonetheless, most experts remain firm in the belief that the only way to handle the uncertain early days of a pandemic like we had is through social distancing and masking, and ultimately a vaccine — something that RFK, if he's confirmed, finds suspect. A colleague of Dr. Bhattacharya's at Stanford, Dr. Pantea Javidan of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, called it "a platform for discredited figures who continually promote dangerous, scientifically unsupported or thoroughly debunked approaches to COVID." And Martha Louise Lincoln of San Francisco State University told Bay Area News Group last month, regarding the Stanford symposium and Bhattacharya's ilk, "It’s an election year, and [people are looking to prove themselves as potential advisors to a Trump administration who would] likely advocate weaker, cheaper public health protections that tolerate disease, ask little of government, and leave it to individuals to protect their own health.” Meanwhile, healthcare policy advocacy group Protect Our Care has come out saying Kennedy would be a danger to our healthcare system. Rep. Arvind Venkat, MD, a Pennsylvania congressman and a doctor who is a member of the group, put out a statement Monday saying of Kennedy, "Simply put, he is wholly unqualified and, frankly, dangerous to the public health and well-being of our country." Dr. Venkat added, "His comments and his activities in American Samoa that led directly to a drop in the number of individuals who received measles vaccinations, and as a result, 83 of our fellow Americans, primarily infants and children, died from a vaccine-preventable disease, measles." Speaking to Bay Area News Group, Dr. Bhattacharya sounded magnanimous about his views and differences of opinion with the mainstream scientific community. "Seeing people in public health discussing their different points of view honestly with each other, rather than trying to create an illusion of consensus,” he said, “is a step forward toward restored restoration of trust in public health.” Top image: Jay Bhattacharya speaks during the 2023 Forbes Healthcare Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 05, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)Could Dollar General stock price rebound after earnings?