Support Independent Arts Journalism As an independent publication, we rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, consider becoming a member today . Already a member? Sign in here. Support Hyperallergicâs independent arts journalism for as little as $8 per month. Become a Member When the political cartoon from which the film Join or Die draws its title was first printed by Benjamin Franklin, it was a call to unite American colonists in the dual purpose of self-protection and the bloody seizure of Indigenous land. It was 1754, the beginning of the French and Indian War, which Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz describes in her book An Indigenous Peopleâs History of the United States as âmainly a British war against the Indigenous peoples, some of whom formed alliances with the French.â The cartoon is a potent but highly malleable visual symbol that was later adopted by those fighting the British during the American Revolutionary War and, decades on, by both sides of the American Civil War. The apparent contradiction of a cartoon calling for unity being used by both sides gets at a key point in Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylorâs 2024 book Solidarity . Early on, Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor are careful to note that the idea theyâre exploring is a two-sided coin: âreactionary or counter-solidarity emphasizes given identities (usually racial, religious, class-based, or national identities) and aims to benefit a small group by excluding those who are different, transformative solidarity aspires to create systems that benefit everyone.â This book and the above documentary pair well, especially at this moment. Both explore critical aspects of what it means to come together at a time when ever more people are feeling deeply isolated and national politics have become fearsomely polarized. Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic. Daily Weekly Opportunities Join or Die is exactly what its tagline promises: âa film about why you should join a club.â But, of course, itâs about much more than that. Itâs part of a cresting wave of cultural production circling around the deeply intertwined issues of loneliness, isolation, shame, divisiveness, political intransigence, staggering inequality, mis/disinformation, and the expansion and emboldening of far-right groups motivated by baldly racist, sexist, heteronormative, and xenophobic ideals. The âdieâ in the filmâs title is not a metaphor. It is a literal invocation of statistics showing that people living in social isolation die earlier than those with stronger social bonds. The filmâs pitch is straightforward: get out there and get involved in some kind of club or group. Itâs the American way, they tell us using copious historical examples, and it may be the only thing that saves democracy, in addition to saving your life. The filmâs protagonists are two White men who come across as middle or upper class: an elder, bearded professor (Robert Putnam, author of the incredibly influential book Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community , published in 2000) and his former student, Pete Davis (who directed the film with his sister, Rebecca Davis). The film feels very self-conscious in its attempt to present itself as well-meaning, trying hard to strike a note of apolitical affability whose tone is one of assuring audiences that these menâs earnest desire to be helpful can cause no harm. I bring up this point not because I think the protagonistsâ race or class negates the message, but because there really is no such thing as an apolitical approach to talking about politics. The fact that they believed this strategy was necessary is, in my opinion, tied to the contemporary push for documentary filmmakers tackling difficult topics to be more âapproachableâ or lighter, to please funders and/or streamers by presenting their work as having a âbroad appeal,â which often translates to content that centers White audiences while skewing generic and politically muted in tone. I also raise this point because packaging matters in our consumer-driven culture. It indicates who the filmmakers and their funders consider to be their most important audience, a notable detail when the subject matter is bringing people together. The tactics used to advance these discussions are just as significant as the discussions themselves. Tactics are, in fact, a huge piece of the interlocked issues this book and film explore. How we talk to each other about thorny topics, and what approaches we do or donât take, have everything to do with our capacity to successfully form bonds and resolve our problems. A relevant essay on that very subject is Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kabaâs â How Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth? â While ostensibly about political organizing, the essay touches on something the Right seems to be better at publicly acknowledging than the Left: People are afraid to speak, afraid to risk presenting their ideas and feelings publicly, for fear of saying the wrong thing. The Right wraps this point in diatribes against political correctness or âwokeness,â exploiting fears to further divide everyone, but in my experience people on the Left carry their own fears of speaking and sense of isolation. When I facilitated a consciousness-raising group at the Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York earlier this year, which was intentionally multiracial, intergenerational, and trans-inclusive, I chose Hayes and Kabaâs text as our initial reading precisely because I worried about how fears and judgment might prevent us from being present and open with one another. Many expressed gratitude that it was our first shared text, a possible indication that they felt some of those anxieties themselves. We humans are primates after all. Our programming is basic â we have deeply held fears about being ostracized, so much so that when we feel we have been rejected socially, it disrupts our overall brain function . But fears around speaking are not all that keep us apart. Join or Die proves to be a useful update to Putnamâs famous book Bowling Alone because it looks more broadly at the problem. Employing extensive data, the book showed a precipitous decline in community bonds, but it focused primarily on the period from the 1960s to the late 1990s. As the film reveals, if you stretch the period of analysis back to the late 1800s, the so-called âGilded Ageâ in the US, when wealth inequality had reached what was then believed to be a peak (hello soon-to-be trillionaires of the 21st century), and thousands upon thousands of immigrants were arriving in the country, you can see the beginning of a massive, decades-long increase in civic and community participation. That dramatic growth precedes the later decline discussed in the original book. A subtle but notable overlap between Join or Die and Solidarity is the work of the late Jane McAlevey. She appears as an occasional commentator in the film and Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor quote her and dedicate their book to her. A union organizer, scholar, and writer who died just this summer, McAlevey is widely respected for her practice of and writing on â whole-worker organizing ,â which acknowledges that workers are also members of communities outside the workplace, and the realities facing those communities need to play a role in union organizing. McAleveyâs commentary in the film is most salient when the filmmakers explore critiques of Bowling Alone , particularly that Putnam neglected to acknowledge that Americans have been intentionally divided from one another. As McAlevey says in the film: âI believe a deliberate strategy of cultivating individualism begins in the early 1970s, to roll back the gains [of] the Civil Rights Movement, the Womenâs Movement, and the Trade Union Movement, with a strategy of downgrading the concept of the communal and the collective, and elevating the idea that the individual is supreme. People do have less connections. What I try to argue is, it wasnât accidental.â Following up on this point, scholar of religion Eddie S. Glaude Jr. notes the ways in which public spaces where people would be inclined to meet new connections have faced deliberate disinvestment and disregard: âAfter Brown v. Board of Education , and after efforts to desegregate public recreation facilities like pools and parks, you see communities actually abdicate those spaces, they leave them, and then they complain about their tax dollars being used to pay for them.â Heather McGheeâs 2021 book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together , clearly articulates how racism and racist policies not only have divided Americans but are actually disadvantaging far more people than just the intended targets â in other words, racism is costing people of all races dearly, from student debt to limited access to decent healthcare; from attacks on voting to limited housing options, and more. One point that neither the film nor the book acknowledges is how the push toward the individual and away from solidarity among people facing similar issues is intertwined with people feeling personally responsible for their own isolation and loneliness, a painful byproduct of the false idea of meritocracies in which a person is solely responsible for their successes and failures. Our hyper-individualized society propagates the fiction that itâs an individualâs own fault that theyâre alone and, accordingly, something is wrong with them. I know this because Iâve felt it, and I know others who have as well. As Iâve written elsewhere , even with all the structural analysis in the world, the feeling of being alone is tough to contend with when our society teaches us that the solution is to either turn inward or to buy stuff, neither of which will solve the problem. One secret to the success of the Rightâs current message in the US is the recognition of peopleâs fears and isolation, offering up countless boogeymen as the cause and solution, rather than attending to the systems that are failing us all. Meanwhile, the Left hasnât done a great job of offering a collective vision of a path out. At screenings of my own documentary about US spaces that center LGBTQ+ women, I am often asked by audience members: What groups can I join? Where can I go? The most honest answer is that you have many options, and also very few. In Join or Die , we meet a few men who we later learn are members of an Odd Fellows lodge in Waxahachie, Texas. At the end of the film, we see them laughing, hugging, and working together to improve themselves and their town. Itâs precisely the kind of benevolent civic organization that Putnam boosts in his book. But the group has a few assets that a lot of other groups lack: access to a dedicated private space that they own (I cannot overemphasize the importance of this); a stated ethic of mutuality, along with a politic of nonviolence and non-discrimination; and a set of bonding rituals and traditions to embrace and carry on. Itâs the kind of group that Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor might define as being engaged in transformative rather than reactionary solidarity. Many people I meet who are seeking spaces of their own are hoping for communities similar in some ways to the Odd Fellows lodge. The trouble is they often look to consumer-reliant businesses like bars and bookstores to fulfill desires that have little to do with consumption. I recently came across a series of reading events organized by Reading Rhythms , where people are asked to pay $20 to sit together and read books individually while music plays, and they can later engage in optional conversations. Iâm sure these events are well-intentioned, but they illustrate how we often replicate systems that reinforce individualism over collectivity. Ultimately, participants are asked to pay a pretty high price to sit in a room and read on their own, with the possibility but no guarantee of connecting with others. To state the obvious, these events could easily be hosted for free or a nominal cost at venues like public libraries, parks, or community centers. So why arenât they? My impression from the Reading Rhythms website is that, in addition to the practical need to pay for spaces and labor, they feel the need to brand themselves and their events in order to garner attention, sponsorships, and additional funding. Branding and an online following may also allow them to offer more desirable âexperiences,â but all of this ultimately cultivates a consumer model more than it satisfies a desire for meaningful, sustained connection. So why arenât we all pushing for more publicly controlled spaces where events can happen without the high cost and need to âsellâ something? Resource- and info-sharing across loosely aligned groups, along with using and advocating for more and better local public spaces, could create avenues for meaningful involvement, civic engagement, and connection beyond handing over some cash and showing up. (An event series similar to the above called Quiet Reading seems to do some of this.) In the last essay of her collection Belonging: A Culture of Place , bell hooks writes about her rootedness in Kentucky, her family, and the models they provided for her. At one point, hooks says, âCommunities of care are sustained by rituals of regard.â I think a lot about that when Iâm attending yet another Zoom or in-person event where individuals lack the chance to be present with one another in any meaningful way. A few years ago I was teaching a workshop about artists and payment where I foregrounded the need for information sharing and solidarity, and an attendee asked why he should spend his limited time helping others (a genuine if telling question). Before I could stop myself I said something like: Why should anyone care about you and your work if you donât care about them? Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor present a more tactical perspective in Solidarity : â...the twenty-first century has witnessed the biggest protests, and the most popular petitions, in history, yet they have produced comparatively small effects. ... What might have happened had a larger fraction of the tens of millions who demonstrated been channeled into member-based organizations to work toward common goals?â This is where that malleability of the Benjamin Franklin cartoon that inspired the filmâs title comes back in. If so many of the events that promise collectivity are consumer-oriented or are protests without clear, ongoing organizing, there really arenât ways for people to join these efforts beyond showing up, which, on its own, is not enough. And we know well enough at this point that groups engaged in reactionary solidarity are all too ready and willing to provide longterm connection and involvement. Invitations into and ways in which people can find a place for themselves in a group are hugely important, and anyone interested in creating a more livable and welcoming world should be considering them. Whenever I spend time thinking about this topic, the words of bell hooks echo for me: New rituals of regard are needed. Join or Die is currently streaming on Netflix. We hope you enjoyed this article! Before you keep reading, please consider supporting Hyperallergic âs journalism during a time when independent, critical reporting is increasingly scarce. 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Joe Burrow is no longer talking about the playoffs after another loss by the high-scoring BengalsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) â Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell's stirring locker room tribute to his team last week at Seattle was respectfully interrupted by seven-year veteran right tackle Brian O'Neill, who flipped the script on the game ball awards by tossing one to the boss in honor of his second 13-win season in three years. The Vikings have obliterated even the most optimistic of external predictions for this transitional season, taking a sparkling 13-2 record into their matchup against the Green Bay Packers that has made O'Connell the current favorite for the NFL Coach of the Year award. âItâs a credit to who he is as a person, as a coach and as a leader,â tight end T.J. Hockenson said. âWeâre very fortunate to be able to play under him.â The Vikings can not only win the NFC North for a second time in three seasons, but get the No. 1 seed with a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC tournament if they beat both the Packers at home on Sunday and the Detroit Lions on the road next week. Don't expect the Vikings to ponder that possibility, though, as tantalizing as it would be. âIt can be a very tired clicheĚ to talk about going 1-0 until youâve systematically built your entire operation daily of just trying to do that every single day,â O'Connell said after Minnesota's eighth consecutive victory . âThese guys, itâs not a clicheĚ at that point. It becomes part of your football foundation and the makeup of your locker room, of your leadership, your coaching staff.â The Packers could be forgiven for being less than impressed by the impact O'Connell has made, for a reason beyond simply him coaching their biggest rival. Green Bay enjoyed even better out-of-the-gate success under coach Matt LaFleur, who was hired in 2019 and won 13 regular-season games in each of his first three years. Though they're in third place at 11-4, two games behind the Lions and the Vikings, the Packers too have secured a place in the playoffs even if they can't win their loaded division. They'll likely be the visiting team as long as they're alive this postseason. "I think that just all of us going against one another, itâs forced you to be at your best every week," LaFleur said. âYou canât afford a slip-up, just to keep up with everybody.â The road team has won each of the past three matchups in this series. The Packers are 0-4 against the teams with the top three records in the NFC: Detroit, Minnesota and Philadelphia. âWeâve got to be able to go win these games against the really good teams in the league and set ourselves up for the situation weâll be in for the playoffs,â quarterback Jordan Love said. Aaron Jones rushed for 93 yards on 22 carries for Minnesota in a 31-29 victory at Green Bay on Sept. 29. Released by the Packers for salary cap relief in favor of their premier free agency addition, the three-plus-years-younger Josh Jacobs, Jones just hit the 1,000-yard mark last week and can't hide from the significance of facing his former team. "They respect you because they were on your team or they've seen the work that you put in, but you want to gain their respect in another way from playing against them, like, âMan, this dude is really as good as I thought he was,â" Jones said. Jacobs, for his part, is fourth in the NFL entering Week 17 with 1,216 rushing yards for the most by a Packers player in a season since Ryan Grant (1,253) in 2009. The earlier matchup this season featured seven combined turnovers, four by the Packers and three by the Vikings. Both of these teams are among the NFL's best in the turnover department, with Green Bay at a plus-12 margin and Minnesota at a plus-10. The Packers have allowed a total of three sacks and have committed just two turnovers over their past five games. The Vikings are eagerly anticipating the return of second-year linebacker Ivan Pace, the sparkplug who has missed four games on injured reserve with a hamstring strain. Theyâll be cautious with him and the tricky nature of that injury, but getting Pace back in the middle of the action with fellow linebacker Blake Cashman would be a big boost to the play-calling options for defensive coordinator Brian Flores. âHe flies around. When he blitzes, heâs as impactful as anybody, and when you can really get him and Cash out there at the same time, they both can really play to their strengths,â OâConnell said. âTheyâre both really good blitzers. Cash is phenomenal in coverage and reading the quarterback, and when you can kind of pair those guys together, run and pass, thatâs when weâre at our best.â Brayden Narveson missed both of his field-goal attempts for Green Bay, from 37 and 49 yards, in the two-point decision at Lambeau Field in Week 4. The Packers released Narveson a couple of weeks later in favor of 11-year veteran Brandon McManus, who has gone 16 of 17 on field-goal tries including game-winners as time expired against Houston and Jacksonville. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
Uncapped India cricketer Rasikh Dar was signed by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for INR 6 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. Initially, Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad were engaged in a bidding war. Later on, the Delhi Capitals entered and opted to use a Right-to-Match card. However, Bengaluru cleverly raised their bidding price to INR 6 crore and bought Dar. I PL 2025 Mega Auction Day 1 Live Updates: Akash Madhwal Goes to Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.2 Crore . RCB wins the Bidding War for Rasikh Dar Rasikh Dar will wear #RCB colours âĄď¸ He's acquired for INR 6 Crore by @RCBTweets đ° Base Price: INR 30 Lakh Final Price: INR 6 Crore #TATAIPLAuction | #TATAIPL â IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024 (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)Opinion: President Jimmy Carter made wrong decision to call for a boycott of 1980 Moscow OlympicsMalik Nabers vents frustration after Giants' loss: 'It ain't the quarterback' | Sporting News
India News Today Live Updates on December 27, 2024 : Agri-entrepreneurship scheme faces lukewarm response despite rural growthReigan Richardson's career-high 35 points propelled No. 13 Duke to a second straight win over a Top 10 team, as the Blue Devils beat No. 8 Oklahoma 109-99 in overtime on Wednesday in the championship game of the Ball Dawgs Classic at Henderson, Nev. Richardson connected on five 3-point shots and Ashlon Jackson, who was 4-for-6 from 3-point range, finished with 18 points for Duke (7-1). The Blue Devils made 56.3 percent of their shots from the floor and set a program record with 38 assists (on 40 baskets). Payton Verhulst made a game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime, and she wound up with a triple-double -- 29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists. Raegan Beers added 26 points for Oklahoma (6-1), which shot 51.4 percent from the field. The Sooners rallied from nine points down in the fourth quarter. They trailed 85-80 with 1:20 left, but Verhulst tied it at 94-94. No. 2 Connecticut 73, No. 18 Ole Miss 60 Paige Bueckers tallied 29 points to lift the Huskies past the Rebels in the title game of the Baha Mar Women's Championship at Nassau, Bahamas. Bueckers hit 11 of 17 from the field as part of UConn's 58.5 percent shooting. Azzi Fudd had 18 points off the bench. The Huskies (6-0), who have won every game by a double-figure margin, led 37-18 at halftime, but Ole Miss closed to within 52-46 by the end of the third quarter. Fudd scored five points early in the fourth quarter to help put the Huskies back in control. KK Deans led the Rebels (4-2) with 17 points. No. 6 Southern California 84, Seton Hall 51 JuJu Watkins put up 20 points to lead the Trojans past the Pirates in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational at Palm Desert, Calif. Kiki Iriafen's 15 points and Rayah Marshall's 14 points and 11 rebounds also propelled USC (5-1), which broke out to a 27-13 lead after the first quarter. Avery Howell added 14 points off the bench. Faith Masonius, who shot 11-for-21 from the field, scored 25 for Seton Hall (4-2). No. 7 LSU 82, No. 20 North Carolina State 65 Mikaylah Williams poured in 24 points and Aneesah Morrow racked up 20 points as the Tigers strolled to a victory over the Wolfpack in the title game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at Nassau, Bahamas. Flau'Jae Johnson added 16 points and Morrow also grabbed 15 rebounds. LSU (8-0), which led 42-29 at halftime, shot 52.7 percent (29 of 55) from the field. Saniya Rivers had 21 points to lead NC State (4-3), which shot 35.9 percent (23 of 64) from the field and was unable to take full advantage of LSU's 21 turnovers. No. 9 Kansas State 92, DePaul 66 Ayoka Lee scored 23 points on 11-for-16 shooting from the field and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Wildcats cruised past the Blue Demons in the third-place game of the Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nev. Serena Sundell provided 15 points and 11 assists and Zyanna Walker had 13 points for Kansas State (6-1). Temira Poindexter and reserve Taryn Sides both added 11 points. The Wildcats, who were coming off a loss to No. 13 Duke on Monday, rolled up a 53-32 halftime lead on the strength of 31 second-quarter points. Jorie Allen and Taylor Johnson-Matthews each scored 17 points for DePaul (2-5), which shot 33.3 percent (24 of 72) from the field. No. 14 Kentucky 76, No. 19 Illinois 53 Clara Strack poured in 25 points and collected 15 rebounds as the Wildcats got cranked up in the second half to beat the Wildcats at the Music City Classic in Nashville. Dazia Lawrence added 15 points for Kentucky (7-0), which won despite 5-for-28 shooting on 3-point attempts. The Wildcats attempted only two free throws. Adalia McKenzie scored 10 of her game-high 18 points on free throws for Illinois (6-1), which managed only nine points in the fourth quarter. --Field Level Media
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TikTok grants SF high school $3K for responsible social-media usePatients, staff and visitors have paid more than ÂŁ1 billion in hospital car parking fees in the past six years, with some NHS trusts making up to ÂŁ9 million a year from the charges. Latest figures show that in the last financial year trusts made ÂŁ243 million for charging people to park for work, attend appointments or visit sick relatives. This was almost 20 per cent higher than the ÂŁ192.5 million made the previous financial year but less than the record ÂŁ289 million set in 2019 before the outbreak of Covid. Of the ÂŁ1.15 billion total, ÂŁ847 million was paid by patients and visitors and ÂŁ304 million by staff going to work. The figures, compiled by the Liberal Democrats, also revealed huge discrepancies between the
New labor reform protects rideshare and other platform gig workersNetflix released its Christmas streaming viewership numbers on Thursday, saying that the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans matchups drew 65 million viewers across the United States. Netflix would be primarily competing with Amazon Prime's Thursday Night Football for streaming viewership numbers. This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. For more from Bleacher Report on this topic and from around the sports world, check out our B/R app , homepage and social feedsâincluding Twitter , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok .
Adani US indictment: 'US regulator SEC has no jurisdiction to summon a foreign national'TAMPA, Fla. (AP) â This isnât a week when coach Todd Bowles feels he needs to find the right words to ensure his Tampa Bay Buccaneers are motivated to face the last-place Carolina Panthers. The Bucs (8-7) have won eight of the last nine meetings between the NFC South rivals, including the past three with Baker Mayfield at quarterback. It hasnât exactly been smoothly sailing against the Panthers (4-11), though, for the three-time defending division champions. And, with at least a share of first place on the line Sunday, Bowles and his players say they are focused solely on rebounding from last weekâs disappointing loss to the Dallas Cowboys. âWe know itâs going to be a tough ballgame. It went overtime last time. Theyâre coached very well; they play very hard,â Bowles said, referencing Tampa Bayâs 26-23 win at Carolina on Dec. 1. âWe know whatâs at stake for us. It doesnât need to be talked about. Everybody understands that,â Bowles added. âWeâve got to clean up our own mistakes, and weâve got to play an error-free football game.â The Bucs are tied with Atlanta for the best record in the NFC South, however the Falcons (8-7) hold the tiebreaker after sweeping the season series between the teams. To claim a fourth straight division title, Tampa Bay needs to win remaining home games against the Panthers and New Orleans Saints while Atlanta loses at least once in the last two weeks of the regular season. If the Falcons hold on to win the South, the Bucs can earn a wild-card playoff berth if they win out and the Washington Commanders lose twice. Mayfield, who has resurrected his career since being released by Carolina two years ago, summed up the attitude in a resilient locker room. The Bucs have won four of five games following a four-game losing streak threatened their playoff hopes. âI keep saying it, this team has the mental makeup of a great team. We just have to continue to fight and find ways to win,â the quarterback said. âIf we donât take of business, we wonât be in the playoffs.â Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard cost his team the game four weeks ago against Tampa Bay when he fumbled on the second possession of overtime just after Carolina had reached field goal range. Mayfield responded by leading the Bucs back down the field for the winning field goal. The loss was devastating for Hubbard at the time, but he promised himself when the opportunity arose again heâd make the most of it. He did that this past Sunday, when he carried twice for 49 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown run in which he broke two tackles, in overtime to lift the Panthers to a 36-30 win over Arizona, knocking the Cardinals out of the playoff hunt. âIâd let it go, but itâs definitely been in the back of my head a little bit,â Hubbard said. âLike I said, when the next opportunity came, I told myself Iâm going to get it back for them. To be able to have them trust me in that opportunity again, and to have it in that way is a blessing from God.â Bryce Young has shown solid progress in his decision making, particularly when the pocket begins to break down. Last week, the second-year QB ran for a career-best 68 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown. Young was benched after two games this season, but since returning to the lineup has played better, restoring some faith that perhaps the No. 1 overall pick in 2023 can be the teamâs quarterback of the future. âJust time in the system and time as a team for us to come together,â Young said of why he has improved. âFor me, being able to get reps, and get time with everyone. Itâs just all of us being able to feed off of each other, and itâs been able to allow us to turn in the right direction.â The Panthers have been abysmal against the run, allowing nearly 200 yards per game on the ground over the last seven games. In the last meeting with Tampa Bay, Bucky Irving ran for a career-high 152 yards and a touchdown, so Carolinaâs defense has a good idea of what's coming Sunday. Mayfield has beaten Carolina three times since joining the Bucs in 2023. All of the meetings have been close, though, with the Panthers losing twice by three points and Tampa Bay settling for three field goals in a 9-0 regular season-ending victory that clinched its third straight NFC South championship last January. âWe know them well. They know us well,â Mayfield said. AP Sports Writer Steve Reed in Charlotte, North Carolina, contributed to this report. NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflAcademic research and BARMMâs developmentAP Trending SummaryBrief at 6:49 p.m. EST
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CHICAGO (AP) â Sam Darnold threw for 90 of his 330 yards in overtime to set up Parker Romo's game-ending 29-yard field goal , and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted the Chicago Bears 30-27 on Sunday after giving up 11 points in the final 22 seconds of regulation. Darnold threw two touchdown passes, Jordan Addison caught eight passes for a career-high 162 yards and a touchdown, and T.J. Hockenson had 114 yards receiving for the Vikings (9-2), who remained one game behind Detroit in the rugged NFC North. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Space Seed Holdings Explores Fermentation Technology Opportunities at the Tawau Blue Sustainability Forum
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While these developments are welcomed by the player community, many are still impatient for a quick resolution to the problem. Some have even resorted to creating and sharing their own workarounds and solutions to improve their performance in the game, such as using external programmable keyboards or remapping keys on their existing keyboards.Historically, teams are active on the day of the NBA trade deadline, making multiple trades â sometimes within a few minutes of each other â and overwhelming fans with trade information that makes it difficult to know what the heck is going on. The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets decided to give us all a break from that confusion by making an early deal, providing us ample time to absorb the change of scenery. The change? D'Angelo Russell going to the Nets with Maxwell Lewis and three second-round selections (2027, 2030, and 2031), and Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton going to L.A. Let's be clear immediately. No one here came out looking poorly, and both sides achieved what they wanted to achieve. If you're looking for grades, both scored a solid B+ on this one, and let's get into why. The Lakers are competitive, and they have two of the best players in all of basketball in Anthony Davis and LeBron James. They needed legitimate weapons around him, and Finney-Smith fits that bill as a diverse 6-foot-7 wing-big who can defend at a high level and connect on a high percentage of his 3-point attempts. At 31, Finney-Smith is hitting 43.5% of his 5.4 3 attempts per game, while covering everything from shooting guards to smaller centers, often with a high level of defensive discipline. It should come as no surprise the Lakers sorely needed a two-way player who could participate on both sides of the court for long stretches. Outside of Davis, the roster was loaded with players who had their primary skill geared toward either offense or defense, and with the acquisition of Finney-Smith, they finally found a player whom they can rely on for a potential deep playoff push. Giving up Russell, who's been borderline unplayable during certain periods of this season, is almost addition by subtraction. His defense has been problematic, and his offensive decision-making never seemed to mesh with new head coach JJ Redick. Of course, the Lakers had to pay for that upgrade by relinquishing draft equity, but did so without sacrificing a first-round pick, which is noteworthy. The addition of Milton gives the Lakers an instant-offense-type player off the bench who can see his minutes get extended in a pinch, if need arises. For Brooklyn, this is all about the Benjamins. Russell is an $18.6 million expiring contract who has little trade value, but the Nets are rebuilding. They knew they could lose Finney-Smith, who has a $15.3 million player option next summer, so they decided to get out ahead of that by acquiring a full-fledged expiring deal while securing three second-rounders to add to their draft capital. Russell has no immediate because of his play this season, so Brooklyn likely doesn't have an issue with him leaving for nothing in the 2025 offseason. That said, there's another component to this, which aids the Nets. It turns out Brooklyn has been surprisingly competitive this season (12-20), to the point where you can make a real argument the Nets have won too many games already. Russell as an indirect tank commander could be a low-key shrewd move, as the 6-5 guard isn't exactly an efficient offensive player, nor does he play the caliber of defense that helps you win games. The downgrade from Finney-Smith to Russell is substantial, and that's in large part why the Nets get the same grade as the Lakers, given their aspirations of picking high in the 2025 NBA Draft.
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