LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tahj Brooks ran for a season-high 188 yards and three touchdowns in the final home game for Texas Tech's all-time leading rusher, and the Red Raiders rolled to a 52-15 victory over West Virginia on Saturday. Texas Tech (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) kept alive faint hopes for a bid in the Big 12 championship game by winning at least eight games in the regular season for the first time since 2009 under the late Mike Leach. The Red Raiders scored at 50 points for the second week in a row and had a resounding response to consecutive home losses. “It was a big deal for us to play well at home,” coach Joey McGuire said. “Our last two home games, we’ve had incredible crowds that had great energy, that had our backs and we played really, really bad. We were embarrassed.” Garrett Greene threw an interception and lost a fumble on Terrell Tilmon's strip sack in the final three minutes of the first half as the Mountaineers (6-6, 5-4) raised more questions about the future of coach Neal Brown by falling behind 35-3 before the break. Behren Morton threw for 359 yards and two touchdowns, including a 31-yarder to Caleb Douglas to put Texas Tech in front 42-3 early in the second half. Josh Kelly had 150 yards receiving. “I don’t think the first half of football defines who they are, who they are as individuals, who we are as a team,” Brown said of the Mountaineers. “Not pleased with that.” McGuire, who will have his third winning record in three seasons, called timeout with 5:57 remaining and his team leading 45-15 to take Brooks out of the game. Brooks was mobbed by teammates as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. Brooks ran for at least 100 yards in all 11 regular-season games he played, breaking the single-season school record of 10 he shared with Byron Hanspard and Bam Morris. Brooks pushed his career total to 4,557 yards in his first home game since breaking Hanspard's 1996 school record of 4,219 yards two weeks ago at Jones AT&T Stadium. Two of Brooks' TDs came on 2-yard runs from direct snaps, and the other was a 37-yarder when he stumbled on a cut but stayed on his feet and bounced off defensive back Ty French. Brooks has 17 TDs rushing this season and 45 for his career. Brooks set up one of his short TDs with a 30-yard catch. Jahiem White ran for 124 yards with a spinning 21-yard touchdown for West Virginia, and Greene had a 15-yard scoring toss to Rodney Gallagher III. Greene threw two picks. West Virginia: A perfect season on the road in the Big 12 ended with a thud. The Mountaineers were 3-0 away from home in conference before allowing 29 second-quarter points followed by another TD just 2:12 into the third. Texas Tech: Tight end Jalin Conyers, one of Brooks' fellow seniors playing his final home game, made up a for a dropped pass in the end zone with a juggling, diving catch for 18 yards to set up Morton's 1-yard scoring toss to Mason Tharp. Conyers, an Arizona State transfer, also had a 2-point conversion run on a swinging gate play from the PAT unit. Both teams are eligible for bowl games. At game's end, Texas Tech's fate for a spot in the Big 12 title game was still up in the air. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballP’Nut the Squirrel’s owners to sue New York for killing beloved pets
There is an ongoing, concerted assault on public education. This statement was not generated to be alarmist nor sensationalist, but rather to illuminate some of the considerable tensions public educators and stakeholders are presently navigating. Cognizant of recent political developments, we must be vigilant in proactively safeguarding quality public education in Manitoba. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * There is an ongoing, concerted assault on public education. This statement was not generated to be alarmist nor sensationalist, but rather to illuminate some of the considerable tensions public educators and stakeholders are presently navigating. Cognizant of recent political developments, we must be vigilant in proactively safeguarding quality public education in Manitoba. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Opinion There is an ongoing, concerted assault on public education. This statement was not generated to be alarmist nor sensationalist, but rather to illuminate some of the considerable tensions public educators and stakeholders are presently navigating. Cognizant of recent political developments, we must be vigilant in proactively safeguarding quality public education in Manitoba. The implications regarding the outcome of the United States presidential election cannot be understated, as proposed educational reforms will have global reverberations. Project 2025, the now infamous 900-plus page policy framework designed to restructure the bureaucratic infrastructure of American democracy, appears to be on track to becoming a reality. Within the expansive document, there are highly controversial recommendations for the next administration to disrupt public education. These guidelines include dismantling the U.S. department of education; legislatively enshrining “parental rights”; expanding school choice (promoting faith-based and/or elite schools for affluent families); promoting “patriotic education”’; and rejecting “gender ideology and critical race theory.” Although U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has disavowed his associations with this policy framework, his comments have generally affirmed his allegiance to the authors’ intentions. These positions were succinctly encapsulated in his statement: “On day one, I will sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content on our children.” Educational reforms have begun across the United States, particularly in Florida, Arizona, Louisiana, Oklahoma, among other states. In Florida, teachers are now legally mandated (via state curricula) to teach the vocational “benefits” of slavery and are occupationally forbidden to engage in gender and/or sexual orientation discussions with students. In Oklahoma, teachers are legislated to teach the Bible as a part of public educational programming. Perhaps unsurprisingly, teacher demoralization, burnout and attrition are emerging issues in the United States. This trend is reflective of a worldwide phenomenon, as the United Nations continues to issue stark warnings of a looming global teacher shortage. In the United States, the situation is dire in various jurisdictions, as some local school boards resort to hiring underqualified individuals (such as parental volunteers) to fill vacant positions. While many of us may assume we are immune from the escalating divisive rhetoric south of our border, I can assure that such manifestations have begun locally. These local developments include proposals for book banning; escalating threats and distrust toward teachers and school trustees; advancing the “parental rights” narrative; and residential school denialism. There are also ongoing advocacies to reform public school function. Bill 64, as an example, was proposed legislation to significantly restructure and disrupt Manitoba public school democratic governance. Of the proposed changes, perhaps the most notable revision pertained to large-scale amalgamations of school divisions (reducing Winnipeg to a single metro division), and replacing democratically elected trustees with government appointees. This recommendation was publicly presented as a means to bolster financial efficiency. However, had such legislation succeeded, the power and influence of educational trajectories would have been consolidated to an oligarchical few. For example, under this proposed framework, a single superintendent would have had the authority to oversee education of all children and youth for the entire city, being accountable to government appointees (rather than elected officials representing local community voices). Now more than ever do we need to support our public schools and our teachers. There is a disconcerting rise in the distrust toward our teachers, labelling these workers as politically laden proselytizers aiming to convert children and youth. As teachers, supporting our diverse Indigenous, racialized, LGBTTQ+, disabled youth is our legal and professional responsibility. Teachers are ethically and legally obligated to adhere to the Manitoba Human Rights Code and are tasked with ensuring school learning spaces are safe and welcoming to all children and youth. To remain silent and render students’ diverse identities invisible would be a breach of professional conduct and an ethical travesty. All students should be cherished, welcomed and celebrated for their authentic selves and should be reflected in public school programming. We must resist any reforms that compromise the sanctity of human rights or democratic infrastructures, but rather strive to bolster quality public education in Manitoba. Jordan Laidlaw is a teacher, union activist, Ph.D. candidate and member of People4PublicEducation. Advertisement AdvertisementJoseph-Aukuso Suaalii could be available to play against Ireland on Saturday after the Wallabies’ medical staff ruled out any structural damage to his wrist after the Test rookie appeared to injure it in Sunday’s 14-point defeat against Scotland. Suaalii hurt his right wrist after tackling Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu with only 30 minutes gone in the game. The centre immediately left the field after losing function in his arm and experiencing severe pain but is recovering well enough to take part in training this week in Dublin ahead of the Wallabies’ final Test of the year. Suaalii was only starting his second game for the Wallabies, after his impressive debut against England and an 18-minute appearance off the bench against Wales. The early loss of Suaalii made life even more difficult for the Wallabies, with three tries conceded in his absence. Second-rower Jeremy Williams is also available for selection for the Wallabies against Ireland after illness ruled him out of the matchday squad just before kick-off against Scotland. Williams’ return is timely given Will Skelton has returned to his club La Rochelle in France, due to the Ireland Test falling outside World Rugby’s designated international window. The Wallabies are the chosen opponents for the Irish Rugby Football Union’s 150th-anniversary celebrations and will hope for an improved performance after being so clinically dispatched in Edinburgh. Wallabies prop Allan Alaalatoa revealed the team’s bitter disappointment after the game in Edinburgh at losing the opportunity of playing for a Grand Slam on Saturday. “The feeling in there was tough, like no one said a word, you could see the body language of the boys straight after the game,” Alaalatoa said. “Because there was real belief, that we could win the Grand Slam and that came through the way that we prepared throughout the whole year and the way that the whole squad has contributed. “So that’s footy I guess, and it wasn’t our night ... so we push on to the next goal, which is to beat Ireland in Dublin.” Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii on the ground after getting injured. Credit: Getty Images The Wallabies conceded 14 penalties in Edinburgh, their second-highest total under coach Joe Schmidt, only bettered by 15 against South Africa in their first game of the Rugby Championship in July. Alaalatoa experienced not only the frustration of the team’s disciplinary errors, but also the failure of their defensive system, after the team missed 34 tackles. “Especially around that first half, it was probably just the quality of our tackle, just finishing off those tackles ... our discipline, which are things that we can control,” Alaalatoa said. “So that’s the message for us as leaders, and through the coaches as well, that the momentum we gave them was through things that we can control.” Like the Wallabies, Ireland have two victories and one defeat in November, winning against Fiji and Argentina and losing to New Zealand. Alaalatoa is aware of the scale of the challenge in Dublin, but is motivated by upsetting the form book. “(It’s) very important, Ireland obviously have been number one in the world for a while now, or number one and number two, and they’ve been a quality side for years, so we know how important this is, but I think more so for ourselves as well,” Alaalatoa said. “To come away three (wins) and one (defeat) will be awesome for our group. So, yeah, the boys are well aware of the challenge ahead, off the back of a short turn around. I’m sure the boys will prepare really well for it.” News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport sent every Monday. Sign up for our Sport newsletter .
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Iceland votes for a new parliament after political disagreements force an early electionRALEIGH, N.C. -- CNN wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson that attacks its report that he made explicit posts on a pornography website’s message board. The network says Robinson presented no evidence that the network believed its story was false or aired it recklessly. The September report says Robinson, who ran unsuccessfully for governor this month, left statements over a decade ago on the message board in which, in part, he referred to himself as a “black NAZI" and said he enjoyed transgender pornography. The report also says he preferred Adolf Hitler to then-President Barack Obama and slammed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as “worse than a maggot.” Robinson, who was seeking to become the state's first Black governor, said he didn’t write those posts and sued in October, just before early in-person voting was to begin. While filing a dismissal motion Thursday in Raleigh federal court, attorneys for CNN said Robinson’s arguments suggesting he was the likely victim of a computer hacking operation that created fake messages would require a series of events that is not just “implausible, it is ridiculous.” Generally speaking, a public official claiming defamation must show a defendant knew a statement it made was false or did so with reckless disregard for the truth. “Robinson did not and cannot plausibly allege facts that show that CNN published the Article with actual malice,” attorney Mark Nebrig wrote in a memo backing the dismissal motion, adding that the lawsuit “does not include a single allegation demonstrating that CNN doubted the veracity of its reporting.” For Robinson, who already had a history of inflammatory comments about topics like abortion and LGBTQ+ rights , the CNN story nearly led to the collapse of his campaign. After the report's airing, most of his top campaign staff quit, advertising from the Republican Governors Association stopped and fellow Republicans distanced themselves from him, including President-elect Donald Trump. Robinson lost to Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein by nearly 15 points and will leave office at year-end. Robinson's lawsuit was initially filed in state court. It says, in part, that CNN chose to run its report based on data from the website NudeAfrica, which had been hacked several years ago and ran on vulnerable, outdated software. His suit claims the network did nothing to verify the posts. He's seeking monetary damages. Thursday's memo highlights the network's story, including a section where the CNN journalists showed how they connected Robinson to a username on the NudeAfrica site. As the CNN story said previously, the memo says the network matched details of the account on the message board to other online accounts held by Robinson by comparing usernames, an email address and his full name. The details discussed by the account holder matched Robinson’s length of marriage, where he lived at the time, and that both Robinson and the account holder had mothers who worked at a historically Black university, the memo says. CNN also said it found matches of figures of speech used by both the NudeAfrica account holder and in Robinson’s social media posts. “This is hardly a case where, as Robinson alleges, CNN ‘disregarded or deliberately avoided the truth’ rather than investigate,” Nebrig said, adding later that the network “had no reason to seriously doubt that Robinson was the author” of the posts. Robinson's attorneys didn't immediately respond to an email Friday seeking comment. The lawsuit says anyone could have used Robinson's breached data to create accounts on the internet. His state lawsuit also sued Louis Love Money, a former porn shop worker who alleged in a music video and a media interview that for several years starting in the 1990s, Robinson frequented a porn shop where Money was working and that Robinson purchased porn videos from him. Robinson said that was untrue. Money filed his own dismissal motion in the state lawsuit. But since then, CNN moved the lawsuit to federal court, saying that it's the proper venue for a North Carolina resident like Robinson and a Georgia-based company like CNN and that the claims against Money are unrelated.
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