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49ers Studs and Duds: Purdy, 49ers’ offense purr in professional win over Bucs

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers bounced back with their win in Jacksonville last week.Sunday, they did something even harder — they didn’t fade.The Niners’ 27-14 home win over the Buccaneers wasn’t always pretty, but it was a strong performance on both offense and defense against a team with enough talent to keep things frisky late.Call Sunday’s victory professional, and it sends the Niners into a critical three-game stretch (at Seattle, at Philadelphia, vs. Seattle) with serious confidence that the ship has been righted.Here are the top three studs — and duds — from Sunday’s game: StudsBrock PurdyRelated ArticlesSan Francisco 49ers | Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ path to the Super Bowl is clear — go left San Francisco 49ers | Kurtenbach: Did we see the ‘real’ 49ers in Jacksonville? I think so San Francisco 49ers | 49ers Studs and Duds: Steve Wilks’ bye week changes bring immediate results in Niners...

Instant analysis of 49ers’ 27-14 home-sweet-home win over Bucs

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Now that the 49ers emphatically held serve on their home field, they’ll look to parlay Sunday’s 27-14 win over Tampa Bay into more success entering this season’s most daunting stretch.They certainly are in prime shape for it, judging from quarterback Brock Purdy’s statistically impressive air show, running back Christian McCaffrey’s rediscovered scoring knack and the defense’s prowess that might have to forge ahead without safety Talanoa Hufanga.For the second straight season, the 49ers (7-3) have just a four-day turnaround after playing the Bucs before visiting the Seattle Seahawks, this time for a Thanksgiving night affair with first place on the line. After that comes an NFC Championship Game rematch Dec. 3 at the conference-leading Philadelphia Eagles, before a Dec. 10 return to Levi’s Stadium to face the Seahawks and possibly decide the NFC West.The Bucs (4-6) offered a nice tune-up, especially for Purdy, who won his starting debut against them and Tom Brady...

Javier Milei será el próximo presidente de Argentina, por una amplia diferencia

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

(CNN Español) — Cinco meses después de comenzada la campaña electoral en Argentina, este domingo 19 de noviembre se definió finalmente la contienda en favor del líder populista de derecha, Javier Gerardo Milei. Por una amplia diferencia sobre su contrincante Sergio Massa, el economista logró el 55,8% y obtuvo 14.144.754 de los votos, con el 96,7% de las mesas escrutadas.En tanto, el candidato oficialista logró 44,2% y 11.216.664 de los sufragios.El voto en blanco fue de 1,55% y hubo una participación de 76,35%, un punto menos que en la primera vuelta.Resultados de las elecciones en Argentina 2023, en vivo: Milei será el próximo presidenteUna de las incógnitas de la fecha era qué pasaría con los casi 9.000.000 de votos de los partidos que quedaron afuera en la primera vuelta. En este sentido, La Libertad Avanza logró acumular arriba de 6.000.000 más de votos que en octubre, mientras que Unión por la Patria sumó poco más de 1.000.000.Minutos antes de que se dieran a conocer los ...

Safety Kareem Jackson returns from 2-game suspension with Broncos hosting Vikings

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Kareem Jackson returns from his two-game suspension and is set to step right back into the starting lineup Sunday night when the Denver Broncos host the Minnesota Vikings.His replacement, P.J. Locke, is inactive for the game with an ankle injury he sustained against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. Jackson drew a two-game banishment for an illegal hit on Green Bay tight end Luke Musgrave on Oct. 22. That was the fifth time this season he’d been flagged for unnecessary roughness.Denver’s other inactives are: linebackers Ronnie Perkins, Ben Niemann and Thomas Incoom along with center Alex Forsyth and defensive end Elijah Garcia.Inactive for the Vikings are: safety Lewis Cine; wide receiver Trishton Jackson; quarterback Jaren Hall; cornerback Akayleb Evans; linebacker Brian Asamoah II; tight end Nick Muse; and tackle Hakeem Adeniji.____AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

Bueckers has happy homecoming for No. 8 UConn in 62-44 win at cold-shooting Minnesota

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists for eighth-ranked Connecticut in her hometown, and the Huskies stifled Minnesota’s outside shooters on the way to a 62-44 victory over the Gophers on Sunday.Aaliyah Edwards scored 16 points and nine rebounds to help UConn (3-1) control the paint and conclude a strong week following a 92-81 loss on Nov. 17 to No. 14 North Carolina State. Bueckers, working her way back from a torn ACL in her left knee that kept her out of the 2022-23 season, shot 4 for 12 from the floor in 31 minutes. When she was subbed out for good in the fourth quarter, Bueckers received a loud cheer from the crowd of 10,689 at Williams Arena about 10 miles east of the suburb, Hopkins, where she was raised.The Huskies, who beat No. 20 Maryland 80-48 on Thursday, played their second straight game without star guard Azzi Fudd because of a knee injury she suffered in practice on Tuesday.Mara Braun had 12 points, eight rebounds and f...

Perfect Brock Purdy throws 3 TD passes to lead the 49ers past the Bucs 27-14

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy threw a 76-yard strike to Brandon Aiyuk for one of his three touchdown passes, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-14 on Sunday.Purdy also threw a 4-yard TD pass to Christian McCaffrey and a 3-yarder to George Kittle to help the 49ers (7-3) post a second straight lopsided win following a three-game losing streak. Baker Mayfield threw a TD pass for Tampa Bay (4-6), but the Bucs had no answers defensively against Purdy and the 49ers and lost for the fifth time in six games. Purdy finished 21 for 25 for 333 yards and became the first Niners quarterback ever to post a perfect passer rating in a game with at least 20 attempts.For the second straight week, the 49ers broke the game open with a big pass play from Purdy on the opening drive of the second half.He connected on a 66-yarder to Kittle on the second play of the third quarter last week to help fuel a 34-3 win at Jacksonville and then topped that this week.The Niners fo...

Abmas hits game-winner as No. 19 Texas outlasts Louisville 81-80 in Empire Classic

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Abmas hit a fallaway jumper at the buzzer as No. 19 Texas outlasted a stiff challenge from Louisville to earn an 81-80 victory Sunday in the Empire Classic.In a game with 21 lead changes and 14 ties, Abmas gave the Longhorns (4-0) the dramatic win off a successful inbounds play.“It felt like an NCAA tournament game,” Texas coach Rodney Terry said.Chandel Weaver inbounded to Brock Cunningham, who quickly got the ball back to Weaver. After Weaver passed to Abmas at the top of the key. Abmas moved to his right, made three dribbles and released a shot over Skyy Clark that cleanly went in.“We just kind of had a play where I started on the block, came up to get the ball and then it was kind of spread out,” Abmas said. “I was able to get my spot, a couple of dribbles and knock down the game-winner.”After making the shot, Abmas was mobbed by his teammates.Before Abmas hit his dramatic shot, Louisville held an 80-78 lead on a 3-pointer by Clark with 81 seconds left that s...

Raptors set franchise record with 44 assists, hand Detroit 11th straight loss

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 23 points, Scottie Barnes and Dennis Schroder each had 17 and the Toronto Raptors never trailed in beating Detroit 142-113 on Sunday, handing the struggling Pistons their 11th consecutive loss.Barnes led Toronto with nine assists as the Raptors recorded a franchise-record 44. Toronto finished with more assists than Detroit had made baskets (39).“Today was one of those games where the ball was on a string for us,” Toronto center Jakob Poeltl said. “Everybody was sharing the ball, everybody was moving well. You create a lot of easy shots that way.”Toronto’s previous record for assists in a game was 40, set Nov. 18, 2019 against Charlotte.The Raptors have dished out 25 or more assists in nine consecutive games, the second longest streak in team history. Toronto had a 10-game run of 25 or more assists in January 2020.Stanley Umude scored 19 points and Cade Cunningham had 18 for the Pistons. Detroit has the worst record in the NBA at 2-12 and has not w...

Overturning of ban potentially a non-factor in reduction of single use plastics

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

A Federal Court judge ruled on Thursday that the federal government’s blanket ban of single use plastics was unconstitutional, but the changes may already be underway. The designation of all “plastic manufactured items” being toxic was determined to be too broad by Justice Angela Furlanetto, but many experts say the ban of most of these products would hold up against legal scrutiny.Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has already said the Canadian government is strongly considering an appeal, and with the ban on certain items already coming into effect as of nearly a year ago, certain changes may remain regardless of a court decision. Dr. Myra Hird, a professor in Queen’s School of Environmental Studies, said the overturning of the ban isn’t surprising but it really may not make a difference in the effort to reduce single use plastics. She says Canada’s Bill S-5 receiving Royal Assent in June means that this recent overturning won’t necessarily bring ...

Denver weather: Rain and snow showers Sunday night into Monday

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:02:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will be colder with showers to start the week ahead of the return of sunshine the Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of Thanksgiving. Winter weather advisories will be in effect through Monday for areas above 7,500 feet. These areas could pick up 3-8 inches of snowfall. When paired with strong wind gusts reaching up to 55 mph, blowing snow could also limit visibility. All these factors will contribute to difficult travel. High wind watches are also set to go into effect Monday in eastern Colorado. Wind gusts at times will reach 60 mph.Weather tonight: Rain and snow showersSunday night, increasing clouds will be paired with light showers. Showers will start off as rain in the metro and then mix with snow early Monday morning. Higher elevations will cool faster and see a change over to snow faster. Weather tomorrow: Showers, much colderMonday will bring showers and much colder temperatures. While the Denver area will see a rain and snow mix, there will be ...