Jaguars place QB Trevor Lawrence (concussion) on IRPatrick Mahomes praised Bryce Young for his gutsy performance in the Kansas City Chiefs' close victory over the Carolina Panthers. "I thought he played his tail off, man. He throws a really good football," Mahomes said, via Sports Illustrated's Ryan Phillips . After a 1-7 start to the season, the Panthers have won two of their last three games, including a loss on Sunday to the Chiefs by a walk-off field goal. "I think it's been cool to see him bounce back these last few weeks and play some great football, because I know he has it because I've seen it for a long time," Mahomes said, per Phillips. "He gave us a scare today, man. He played his tail off... He's been a great player for a long time and won a lot of football games." Young had a stellar day, nearly keeping pace with the three-time Super Bowl champion. The 23-year-old completed 21-of-35 passes for 263 yards, one touchdown and one fumble. On the other end of the field, Mahomes completed 27-of-37 passes for 269 yards, three touchdowns and one fumble. Mahomes' sentiments toward Young were shared with Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. "I think he did a heck of a job," Reid told reporter post-game. "Well-coached. He's lucky to have a red head over there, No. 14 (Andy Dalton) too, to help him out. A veteran player that kind of sees things the same way you do." Although Young and the Panthers hold a 3-8 record and sit last in the NFC South, the team is not throwing in the towel as they continue to show inprovement. The Panthers will look to bounce back from their tough loss as they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next Sunday at home.See what Nigerian governor did for resident sentenced to death for stealing fowl
Marvell Unveils Industry's First Coherent-lite 1.6 Tbps O-band-optimized DSP for Data Center Campus ConnectivityNone
UAP Or UFO? Object Sighting At Manchester Airport Sparks Speculation | WATCHMeta Stock Hovers Near All-Time High. Why Facebook Parent Is A Cyber Monday Winner.
A Show on Orphism Can’t Seem to Figure Out What That IsThe Dodgers are at it again. One year after they deferred more than 97% of superstar Shohei Ohtani's mega contract, and included deferrals in Will Smith's 10-year extension as well, the Dodgers added two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell with the help of more deferrals. Snell's deferrals aren't nearly as significant as those in Ohtani's deal. Los Angeles is deferring $62 million of his five-year, $182 million deal, enough to reduce the contract's impact against the luxury tax threshold. With the agreement, though, the Dodgers are now on the hook for even more money down the line as they continue to chase championships. Here's a look at the Dodgers' deferred contracts and how they align with MLB rules. MORE: How Blake Snell impacts Dodgers' 2025 payroll Dodgers deferred contracts, explained Player Total value Deferred money Percent deferred Shohei Ohtani $700 million $680 million 97.1 Will Smith $140 million $50 million 35.7 Freddie Freeman $162 million $57 million 35.2 Blake Snell $182 million $62 million 34.1 Mookie Betts $365 million $115 million 31.5 Five contracts on the Dodgers' payroll include deferred money, and more than 30% of each deal is deferred. Ohtani's deal is unique, however. All but $20 million of his $700 million mega contract is deferred, meaning he's making $2 million per year and will make $68 million without interest in each of the 10 years after the deal expires. Ohtani's deal still counts for more than $45 million against the luxury tax threshold, but deferrals allow the hit to be much less than the contract's $70 million annual value. Smith, Snell, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts are also on deferred deals, though less than half of each deal is deferred. Deferrals aren't all that brings down Snell's contract value against the luxury tax. His deal comes with a whopping $52 million signing bonus, putting the Dodgers on the hook for plenty of money immediately. Rather than counting for $36.4 million against the tax threshold, Snell's deal will count for $32-33 million. Yoshinobu Yamamoto's 12-year, $325 million contract does not include deferrals, but a signing bonus similarly reduced its hit against the tax threshold. MORE: First look at Dodgers' starting rotation with Blake Snell Are Dodgers deferred contracts against MLB rules? MLB's collective bargaining agreement has no limits on deferred money in contracts. There is no cap on total deferrals or the percentage of a deal that can be deferred, so the Dodgers aren't breaking any MLB rules with the way they've structured many of their largest contracts. The rules allow teams like the Dodgers to simply kick the can down the road to keep a team together or add other pieces in the short-term. While it might feel like Los Angeles has limitless money, the addition of Yamamoto might not have been possible without Ohtani deferring so much of his contract a year ago. In the end, it paid off with a championship. The Dodgers will be on the hook for plenty of money once these deals wrap up — Freeman's contract already has only three years remaining — but their hope is salaries (and revenue) will continue to rise, and $68 million in 2040, for example, won't be as much of a blow as it would be today. MLB deferred contracts list The Dodgers are the kings of deferred contracts at the moment, but they didn't invent the concept. Here's a look at active contracts with deferrals. Current deferred contracts Player Total value Deferred money Team Shohei Ohtani $700 million $680 million Dodgers Mookie Betts $365 million $115 million Dodgers Stephen Strasburg $245 million $80 million Nationals Rafael Devers $313.5 million $75 million Red Sox Blake Snell $182 million $62 million Dodgers Freddie Freeman $162 million $57 million Dodgers Nolan Arenado $214 million $50 million Cardinals Francisco Lindor $341 million $50 million Mets Chris Sale $165 million $50 million Braves Will Smith $140 million $50 million Dodgers Christian Yelich $215 million $28 million Brewers Edwin Diaz $102 million $26.5 million Mets J.T. Realmuto $115 million $10 million Phillies While his MLB career is finished due to injuries, former Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg is still just five years into the seven-year deal he signed with Washington after the 2019 season. That deal includes $80 million in deferred money, the most of any active non-Dodgers contract. Rafael Devers, Nolan Arenado, Christian Yelich and J.T. Realmuto all have deferred money on their current deals, while Mets owner Steve Cohen included deferrals in deals signed by Francisco Lindor and Edwin Diaz. SN's MLB HQ: Live MLB scores | Updated MLB standings | Full MLB schedule Expiring deferred contracts Player Total value Deferred Team Chris Sale $145 million $50 million Red Sox Patrick Corbin $140 million $10 million Nationals Two contracts with deferred money recently expired. Chris Sale is starting a new deal with the Braves after his five-year deal originally signed with the Red Sox ended, while former Nationals starter Patrick Corbin is now a free agent. Both expiring deals contained deferred money, though Corbin's was only a fraction of the total value. Historic deferred contracts The total number of deferred contracts in MLB history isn't known, but here's a roundup of some of the most notable ever signed: Player Total value Deferred Team Bobby Bonilla $29 million $1.19M annually over 25 years Mets Chris Davis $161 million $42 million Orioles Ken Griffey Jr. $112.5 million $57.9M Reds Manny Ramirez $160 million $32 million Red Sox Max Scherzer $210 million $105 million Nationals Bruce Sutter $9.1 million $1.2M annually over 33 years Braves Bonilla has the most famous deferred contract in MLB history, as interest payments of $1.19 million will be paid to him by the Mets each July 1 until 2035, despite the deal being signed in 1991. Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter had a similar deal, however, as interest payments through 2022 allowed him to make much more than the $9.1 million original value of his contract. Max Scherzer, meanwhile, will be paid $15 million annually by the Nationals through 2028, while former Orioles slugger Chris Davis is on the books in Baltimore through 2037. The Reds made their final payment to Ken Griffey Jr. earlier in 2024, while the Red Sox will pay Manny Ramirez through 2026 after they agreed at the end of his tenure to spread out the remaining money on his deal.
South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies
Lucknow: Municipal commissioners heading the 17 civic corporations across the state would be responsible for shortlisting the agency that would carry out civil works under the Chief Minister Green Road Infrastructure Development Scheme (CM-GRIDS). Clarifying its stance after some local bodies pointed out that the order issued in the past did not specify who would be authorised to select the best bidder among the interested ones, the urban development department stated that executive heads of the corporations would act as the final authority to recommend the agency. Under the scheme, all the 17 corporations in the state could receive up to Rs 100 crore in a financial year to develop, retrofit or remodel existing roads to make them complete for all kinds of road users. Established last year in Oct to execute the works under CM-GRIDS, work on 50 different road stretches in the state is underway under the scheme. Prayagraj, which is gearing up to host the Maha Kumbh in January, is redoing eight road stretches, the highest among the 17 cities, followed by Lucknow, where work on seven such roads is underway. Earlier, the state govt in its order stated that two separate committees would be constituted in all the civic bodies to assess the technical expertise and financial standing of the interested agency. Some officials sought clarity from the govt. While the municipal commissioner was asked to preside as chairman over the technical evaluation committee, the chief engineer was asked to head the financial evaluation committee. "It was not clear who would have the final authority to select the bidder. Municipal commissioners would have the authority to select the agency and make the final recommendation," said a senior officer. Spanning over about 85 km in length, only carriageways having a width between 10 metres and 45 metres have been taken up. As the majority of the road carriageways having a right of way over 45 metres are classified either as state or national highways, the objective was to keep only key urban roads under the project. To be different from the other urban roads, green road infrastructure has to be developed only through eco-friendly technology such as FDR (full depth reclamation) or RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement), under which primarily plastic waste is used to construct the roads.
Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil insists he is happy to look fans in the face and take the criticism which comes his way after his team were jeered off after losing 4-0 to Everton at Goodison Park. It was the fourth time this season they had conceded four or more and the performance showed why they have the Premier League’s worst defence. When O’Neil and the players went over to acknowledge the visiting supporters there were boos for a run of two wins in 14 league matches. “Whatever the fans think of me, there is definitely no-none working harder than me and I will continue to do so until someone tells me not to,” said O’Neil, who is under increasing pressure with his side second bottom of the table. “I go over there to see them because I appreciate every one of the Wolves fans. They have given me unbelievable support since I arrived at the football club,” he said. “We managed to produce some unbelievable stuff last season with a team that was heavily tipped by most of the nation for relegation. We managed to enjoy it together. “Now it is tough. I was happy to go over there and look them right in the face and take any criticism they want to throw at me. “I accept responsibility for my part in that. Whatever criticism they want to throw at me will not change how I feel about them. “Everyone at this football club needs to do more. We will get back to be ready to fight again on Monday (another crucial game against West Ham, whose manager Julen Lopetegui’s tenure is hanging by a thread). “I will work with everything I have. I will back myself to get the most out of the group. I understand the drive for change (but) you never know how much of a percentage of supporters it is.” Veteran Ashley Young ended Everton’s 370-minute wait for a goal with a 10th-minute free-kick, his first league goal for more than two years, and on-loan Lyon midfielder Orel Mangala blasted home his first for the club to establish a 2-0 half-time lead. Two Craig Dawson own goals secured Everton’s biggest home league win since April 2019, but manager Sean Dyche insisted their issues up front were far from sorted. He said: “It’s our fifth clean sheet in the last eight so the consistency has been there in one degree, we just haven’t been scoring goals. That’s been the hardest thing to find consistently and we haven’t solved it yet. “Goals change everything, they change opinions. That’s what football is like.” The victory was hugely important in a month in which, having been hammered 4-0 at Manchester United, they face top-six sides Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest and undoubtedly eased some of the pressure on Dyche and his players. “I’ve told them how proud I am of them,” he added. “The challenges come thick and fast on and off the pitch and they just keep going. “It’s only a step and there are many more to go but it’s a good step and a positive step. “It’s a temporary moment in time because the next one is a big one (Saturday’s Merseyside derby).”
scientists have uncovered a significant Cold War relic buried beneath 's ice sheet: . This forgotten military base, originally constructed in 1959, lies hidden under 100 feet of ice. Its rediscovery by NASA during a routine research mission sheds light on an ambitious-and covert-military project from one of history's most tense eras. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the height of Cold War tensions, was envisioned as more than a remote military installation. Nicknamed the "city under the ice," it was part of Project Iceworm, a classified plan to deploy nuclear missiles capable of reaching Soviet targets. The base featured a sprawling network of tunnels stretching over 3,000 miles and housed firing positions for 600 nuclear weapons. While Denmark, which governs , was informed that the base was a scientific outpost, the true military objectives were kept secret until declassified in 1997. was designed to provide a strategic advantage in nuclear warfare, but its ambitious vision was ultimately thwarted by the shifting and unstable Greenland ice sheet. The facility was abandoned in 1967, with snow and ice accumulating over the decades, hiding its structures beneath layers of frozen history. NASA stumbled upon during a research mission in April 2024 while flying over Greenland. Scientists aboard a Gulfstream III jet were using UAVSAR (Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology to map the internal structure of the ice sheet. Instead of just finding ice layers, the radar picked up the base's structures. "We were looking for the bed of the ice, and out pops ," said , a cryospheric scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "We didn't know what it was at first." The radar system, which sends radio waves to map subsurface features, revealed detailed images of the base, including tunnels and buildings. The findings aligned with historical records, confirming the radar had located the long-lost base. This advanced technology offers a unique perspective on buried features, which can now be studied in greater detail than ever before. Environmental and Historical Significance While is a fascinating historical discovery, its reemergence also raises environmental concerns. With 's ice sheet melting at an alarming rate, scientists warn that the base's buried chemical, biological, and radioactive waste could eventually be exposed. The melting could release hazardous materials into the environment, posing significant risks. 's work with radar technology is not just about rediscovering the past-it's also essential for understanding the future. By mapping ice sheets in and , researchers can better predict their response to rising global temperatures and their impact on sea-level rise. "Without detailed knowledge of ice thickness, it is impossible to know how ice sheets will respond to warming oceans and atmosphere," explained. The rediscovery of serves as both a reminder of Cold War ambitions and a warning of the environmental consequences of human activity. While the base may have been forgotten for decades, its existence beneath 's ice sheet offers invaluable insights into history, climate science, and the challenges of managing long-term environmental risks. As researchers continue to study this frozen relic, its story will contribute to a broader understanding of our planet's past and future.The FAA approved of an Airbus plane capable of incredibly long flights