Brock Purdy participated in the start of Thursday's practice with the 49ers but the San Francisco starting quarterback was not on the field for the majority of the workout, casting doubt over his availability to play Sunday at Green Bay. Purdy is dealing with a right shoulder injury and the 49ers are also potentially without left tackle Trent Williams and Nick Bosa due to injuries. Bosa was listed as out of Thursday's practice with an oblique injury. Williams also didn't suit up Thursday. He played through an ankle injury last week after being listed as questionable. Purdy's typical Thursday post-practice media session was scrapped until Friday as the 49ers did not make any quarterback available. Kyle Allen would step in for Purdy as the starter if he can't play against the Packers. Run game coordinator Chris Foerster said the 49ers aren't where they want to be at 5-5 because they haven't won close games, not because of injuries. "Seven games left is like an eternity," Foerster said. "So much can happen. Do the math. What was our record last year? It was 12-5. I was on a 13-win team that was nowhere near as good as the team last year." With or without Purdy, Foerster said the challenge for the 49ers is not to give up the ball to a defense that has 19 takeaways. The 49ers have 13 giveaways this season. --Field Level Media
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Sharps technology CEO Robert Hayes acquires $10,072 in stockFormer Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer couldn't hide his disbelief over the wild ending of the Ohio State Buckeyes-Michigan Wolverines rivalry game on Saturday. After the unranked Wolverines pulled off a stunning 13-10 upset of the No. 3 Buckeyes, chaos ensued as players got into a huge fight. The brawl started when Michigan players attempted to plant their flag at midfield, which Ohio State players tried to stop, leading to the altercation. Police had to get involved to put a stop to the massive fight, with several players and bystanders finding themselves soaked in pepper spray. During the intense brawl, Meyer couldn't help but express his disappointment with how things turned out. The ex-college football coach, who is now serving as an analyst for FOX Sports, said that it was a "shame" things had to turn to violence. "I've been involved in the game for 50 years and I can't remember seeing something like that... there's no room for that." "I've been involved in the game for 50 years and I can't remember seeing something like that," Meyer said while the broadcast showed the brawl. "That's a shame. I saw James Franklin pull his players off one time when they were getting ready to fight and I did that one time -- There's no room for that." "I've been involved in The Game for 50 years and I can't remember seeing something like that... there's no room for that." @CoachUrbanMeyer reacts to the postgame altercation between Michigan and Ohio State ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/8XqqRmBbNZ Sure enough, Urban Meyer's message didn't go unnoticed, with many agreeing with his take and several others giving their two cents on the matter. "The postgame altercation between Michigan and Ohio State players was unacceptable. It's a reflection of the Ohio State culture, how it's built, and how they control their players' behavior. Change needs to be made at the top," a commenter said. Another one shared, "It was ugly." "I agree with this. Bush league stuff. The HC needs to address this internally and with the press," a third follower added. Others, however, were critical of Ohio State and pointed out that they could have handled things better. "No room for what? Celebrations on the field? Raising a flag after victory? Guess you've never watched the Olympics... Or OSU v Michigan 2022....." a critic shared. A social media user shared, "I don’t get why everyone gets so mad when teams fight. It’s football, it’s passion. Everyone love to see the teams fight, especially when it’s started because someone got their feelings hurt because they lost." Another commenter defended Michigan, noting, "The media is pushing the narrative that the Michigan player was going to plant the flag but all he did was walk with a flag he never made a move to plant it. Even if he was going to you know what would have stopped that, win the game OSU." © Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images For what it's worth, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day appeared to defend his players' actions in his postgame presser, saying that they wouldn't simply let a rival team disrespect them by planting a flag on their field. It remains to be seen what kind of punishment awaits both teams for the brawl, but as Urban Meyer suggested, such actions shouldn't be tolerated. Related: Laura Rutledge’s Husband Reacts to Her Post On College Football SaturdayTrump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don’t expect big revelations
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Before being elected as the first transgender woman to the US Congress, 34-year-old Sarah McBride said she expected hostility. A harsh national spotlight has fallen swiftly upon her. "They may try to misgender me, they may try to say the wrong name, they will do what we can predictably assume they might do," she told the TransLash podcast last month ahead of her resounding election victory on November 5. "They are going to do that to get a rise out of me and my job will be to not give them the response they want," the Democrat from Delaware explained. Ahead of her arrival in the House of Representatives on January 3, McBride was targeted by a resolution this week from a right-wing Republican colleague that would ban transgender women from women's toilets in the Capitol. "Just because a Congressman wants to wear a mini skirt doesn’t mean he can come into a women’s bathroom," South Carolina firebrand Nancy Mace wrote on social media as she led a highly personal campaign against McBride. House Speaker Mike Johnson, after initially seeking to buy time to debate the issue, came out in support of a ban, saying that all single-sex facilities would be "reserved for individuals of that biological sex." McBride -- who wears knee-length dresses, not miniskirts -- issued a statement saying that she said would respect the rules "even if I disagree with them." "I'm not here to fight about bathrooms," said the politician and activist, who transitioned as a 21-year-old and told her parents on Christmas Day 2011. Donald Trump repeatedly raised transgender issues in the closing stages of his presidential campaign, with aides noting how questions around trans identity struck a nerve with swing voters. Two of the biggest issues -- at the heart of ongoing "culture wars" between conservatives and progressives -- are whether transgender women should be allowed in women's toilets and be admitted in women's sport. Mocking transgender athletes and "woke ideology," Trump promised to get "transgender insanity the hell out of our schools, and we will keep men out of women’s sports." McBride has long been an advocate for trans rights and she helped campaign for a law banning gender discrimination in her home state of Delaware, during which she was publicly called a "freak" and the "devil incarnate". "Listening to that was demeaning and dehumanizing for my child," her mother Sally told The Washington Post in a 2018 profile. "I still have a hard time coping with that." Undeterred, McBride rode the blows and was elected as the first US transgender state senator in 2020. She has been open about her mental health struggles growing up as a boy named Tim and the personal tragedy that has marked her life since, writing a memoir called "Tomorrow Will Be Different" in 2018. "I remember as a child praying in my bed at night that I would wake up the next day and be a girl," she told a TED talk in 2016. She first gathered major public attention with an open letter while a student leader at American University in Washington that announced her transition. She went on to encounter President Joe Biden and his family, also Delaware natives, when she became active in grassroots politics there. After interning at the White House under President Barack Obama, she secured an invitation to speak at the 2016 Democratic Party convention. The White House was also the scene of her first encounter with her late husband, Andrew Cray, a transgender man and LGTBQ+ activist. They married two years later shortly before Cray died from cancer. Knowing the attention she is destined for in the US Congress, she says her aim is to be an effective congresswoman focused on everyday voter priorities such as housing and inflation. But she knows she will be constantly pushed to be a spokeswoman -- and defender -- of the trans community. "I can't do right by the trans community if I'm not being the best member of Congress that I can be for Delaware," she told TransLash. "It's the only way that people will see that trans people can be good doctors, can be good lawyers, good educators, good members of Congress. I can't be there to put out a press release and tweet every time someone says something." adp/bgsHow to watch #4 Kentucky vs. Clemson men’s basketball: Time, TV channel, FREE live streams
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Direct Line founder Sir Peter Wood says Aviva must raise its offer By ALEX BRUMMER CITY EDITOR Updated: 16:50 EST, 30 November 2024 e-mail View comments Amanda Blanc needs to raise her bid for insurer Direct Line by 'several hundred million pounds' if the Aviva boss is to secure control of its rival, founder Sir Peter Wood says. Speaking to The Mail on Sunday from his Palm Beach mansion in Florida, near to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago, he also expressed frustration at Direct Line losing its way. 'I made it the world's most efficient insurance company', he said, describing how he eliminated the middleman in the form of the insurance broker. 'It's sad it's been run so badly. After I left, the HR department multiplied ten times. It didn't develop a female brand, multi-car or multi-family policies, and just seemed to go backwards.' Wood says staying off comparison websites was a mistake, adding: 'They should have made Direct Line a premier product, where people answer the phone immediately and you got an individual giving you personal attention.' Swoop: Aviva boss Amanda Blanc bid £3.3 billion for Direct Line RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Aviva purchase of Direct Line 'to push up prices' Direct Line shares surge as insurer rejects Aviva's £3.3bn... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP How to choose the best (and cheapest) stocks and shares Isa and the right DIY investing account He expressed sympathy for chief executive Adam Winslow's effort to turn it around, saying: 'He is trying to do a good job, but it's a three or four year job.' On Thursday, Direct Line rejected Aviva's £3.3 billion bid, whereby shareholders would receive £1.12p a share in cash and 0.28 of a new Aviva share for every Direct Line share held. DIY INVESTING PLATFORMS AJ Bell AJ Bell Easy investing and ready-made portfolios Learn More Learn More Hargreaves Lansdown Hargreaves Lansdown Free fund dealing and investment ideas Learn More Learn More interactive investor interactive investor Flat-fee investing from £4.99 per month Learn More Learn More Saxo Saxo Get £200 back in trading fees Learn More Learn More Trading 212 Trading 212 Free dealing and no account fee Learn More Learn More Affiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. These deals are chosen by our editorial team, as we think they are worth highlighting. This does not affect our editorial independence. Compare the best investing account for you Share or comment on this article: Direct Line founder Sir Peter Wood says Aviva must raise its offer e-mail Add comment Some links in this article may be affiliate links. If you click on them we may earn a small commission. That helps us fund This Is Money, and keep it free to use. We do not write articles to promote products. We do not allow any commercial relationship to affect our editorial independence. More top stories