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'I'm ready': Why Justin Fields believes Bears' offense can take a step forward in 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — As it is almost every year, the focus for the Bears starts with the man under center - and it's a big year for him. After showing progress in his second year in the NFL, Justin Fields now faces a 2023 season where he'll have a collection of new players in his second season in coordinator Luke Getsy's offensive scheme.It's also a year with some pressure, as his contract moving forward with the Bears has a lot weighing on the upcoming 17 games.So it's safe to say all eyes will be on Fields as the Bears open the 2023 regular season against the Packers at Soldier Field on Sunday at 3:25 p.m."I'm ready, ready to go," said Fields at his news conference ahead of the Week 1 match-up with Green Bay and their new quarterback, Jordan Love. As he's prepared to start the season, Fields believes the offense is in a position to improve from 2022, where they were 23rd in points (19.2 per game) 28th in total yards (307.8 per game). "Just our mindset," said Fields when asked what...

NJ business owner arrested, accused of using drone to drop green dye in nearby pools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

NEW JERSEY (WPIX) – A New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly dropping chemical dye into residential and commercial pools via the use of a drone, police said.Patrick Spina IV, 45, of Absecon, was charged with multiple counts of criminal mischief Friday in connection with several of the annoying, costly incidents, police said. Pool have a ‘chlorine smell’? Don’t swim in it Police in the city of Absecon were first made aware of such incidents on Aug. 13, when a homeowner noticed a drone hovering over their yard, the Absecon Police Department said."To the homeowner's dismay, a substance was dropped from the drone, turning the pool water an alarming shade of green," the department wrote in a press release.Police said several other incidents were reported at nearby pools, one of which involved a Quality Inn in Galloway Township. That particular incident caused damage to the pool's concrete base, they said.Sandra Woolstion, the general manager of the Quality Inn, told The New Yo...

LIVE: Televised hearing begins in Trump's Georgia election case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Televised court proceedings in the trial over an alleged scheme to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia kick off in Atlanta this week. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had scheduled arraignment hearings for Wednesday for Meadows, former President Donald Trump and the other 17 people charged last month in a sprawling indictment. By midday Tuesday, all of the defendants had filed paperwork pleading not guilty in filings with the court and waived their rights to an arraignment hearing.During an arraignment hearing, defendants have the right to have the charges against them read and to enter a formal plea. Trump pleaded not guilty in a court filing Thursday and Giuliani entered his plea Friday, with the rest of the pleas trickling in over several days.Meadows and four others are seeking to move the charges against them to federal court. But during a hearing last week on Meadows' reques...

Carl Nassib, first openly gay man to play in NFL games, retires after 7 seasons

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

(WTAJ) — The first openly gay player to appear in an NFL regular season game is calling it a career after seven seasons. Carl Nassib, 30, announced Wednesday on Instagram that he's walking away from the NFL. Nassib, who came out in 2021 while with the Las Vegas Raiders, said it's a "bittersweet moment." "It really feels like just yesterday starting out as a walk-on at Penn State. Football has given me more than I ever could have imagined. I can truly hang up my helmet for the last time knowing I gave it everything I had," Nasib said.In 2016, Nassib was drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Browns. He spent two seasons with the team before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018-2019, 2022) and two with the Las Vegas Raiders (2020-2021). In June 2021, Nassib publicly announced he was gay on Instagram. In August 2021, he said the response he received was "incredible" according to ESPN.While there were other NFL players who were open about their sexuality to the public, Nassib was...

Blue Starlite Drive-In to host Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' film screenings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It's not a cruel summer anymore! While Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour didn't make a stop in Austin, Central Texas fans will have a chance to see the pop superstar on the silver screen. Missed Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour?’ Here’s your chance to catch it in theaters Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In announced Sunday it will be screening Swift's upcoming "The Eras Tour" movie, slated for release on Oct. 13. The Austin-operated drive-in theater joins other cinemas displaying the tour film, including AMC, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Galaxy Theatres.Tickets are available online, with planned showtimes at Blue Starlite's downtown location on the rooftop of 300 San Antonio St. Blue Starlite said it'll operate as a "special 4-week engagement," with a limited number of tickets available each night.

New Minnesota PWHL team adds three big-time free agents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

Minnesota’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team doesn’t yet have a name, or even an official place to play. But general manager Natalie Darwitz does have her first three players — two of them with Minnesota ties.The team agreed to terms Wednesday on three-year deals with Team USA mainstays Lee Stecklein, Kelly Coyne Schofield and Kelly Pannek. Stecklein and Coyne Schofield each won national titles with the Gophers.Stecklein, 29, and Coyne Schofield, 29, were members of Minnesota’s former professional team, the Whitecaps, and helped it win the Isobel Cup in 2018-19 when the team played at TRIA Rink.Among them, Stecklein, Coyne Schofield and Pannek, 27, have six Olympic medals. Pannek, a Benilde-St. Margaret’s graduate, won national titles at Minnesota in 2015 and 2016, and Stecklein was part of the Gophers’ 2013 NCAA champions.Darwitz said Wednesday the team hasn’t nailed down its future home, or a team name but she is close to adding members to her operations staff, including a ...

St. Charles' Zumbehl Road reopens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - One of the busiest streets in St. Charles was set to reopen later Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.Part of Zumbehl Road has been under construction for the past three months. The good news is that city leaders will take the barricades down Wednesday morning.The $5.6 million project is upgrading the bridge and storm drains that have been falling apart for nearly 40 years. Crews have installed larger concrete culverts to replace old metal pipes, and they're also replacing the Zumbehl Bridge and sidewalk.While Wednesday marks a significant milestone in the 'Zumbehl Road Culvert Replacement Project,' we should mention intermittent lane closures will occur for a couple of weeks for construction on sidewalks and the surrounding landscaping. Fatal and officer-involved crash shuts down two I-70 WB locations In March 2018, MoDOT gave the bridge a score of 49.6%.Dan Mann, the head engineer of the city of St. Charles, called the bridge "structurally ...

Fatal crash closes westbound I-70 early Wednesday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Two different crashes shut down stretches of Interstate 70 westbound overnight in north St. Louis city and north county. The first crash was deadly. The second involved a St. Louis city police unit.The situation involving the police officer unfolded about 3:45 a.m. Police first told FOX 2 earlier Wednesday morning that a city officer was driving a marked police unit when the vehicle was rear-ended by another driver, causing the officer to lose control and hit the center median. Now St. Louis police officials say there was some initial miscommunication, and they have released new information.The police now tell us that the crash only involved a police unit and no other vehicle. Police now say that the officer lost control of his vehicle and hit the center median after striking some large debris on the highway. We’re told the officer’s injuries are minor but that he was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Bonne Terre mother nearly loses child to lead poisoning Several ...

Lake St. Louis woman dies in Lincoln County crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. -- A Lake St. Louis woman died early Wednesday morning in a Lincoln County crash. Saraya Sanders, 22, was pronounced dead at 2:13 a.m. by EMS personnel after her vehicle was found in a creek bed.The Missouri Highway Patrol says that Sanders was driving southbound on Route 47 north of Lindsay Road at around 11:40 p.m. She crossed the center of the road and overcorrected, hitting a guardrail, which sent her Nissan Altima airborne.The vehicle landed upside down in a creek. First responders were called to the scene and eventually pronounced Sanders deceased.

A pandemic-popular po’boy joint has closed in LoDo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:01 GMT

Kyle and Katy Foster are busy. Their cooking school, Stir, is popular and the space is almost fully booked for private cooking parties through the holidays. It’s a good problem to have, but it also means that the couple no longer has time for their passion project, Pirate Alley Boucherie.The sandwich joint, which served New Orleans-style po’boys, charcuterie boards and small plates in the Ice House building, 1801 Wynkoop St., is now closed, just a year after opening. (The Denver Post named it one of the 10 most notable Denver restaurant openings of 2022.)Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Frasca parent company opening Italian restaurant in Englewood Restaurants, Food and Drink | Longtime Italian bistro closes in Denver. “It just was not fun anymore owning a restaurant,” owner said Restaurants, Food and Drink | CBD coffee shop in Platt Park targets fall opening Restaurants, Food and Drink | ...