No. 25 won over with a last-second touchdown in Piscataway, New Jersey on Saturday. Down 31–30, the Illini faced a 4th-and-13 with 14 seconds remaining in the game and were ready to attempt a go-ahead field goal from 58 yards. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano then called timeout to try and ice kicker . Moczulski actually kicked the ball wide left and approximately 15 yards short, but the attempt was negated by the timeout. After seeing how the kick went and given a chance to reconsider, Illinois coach Bret Bielema decided against the field goal try and opted to go for a first down. That choice ended up working out even better than Bielema likely imagined. PAT BRYANT SCORES THE GAME-WINNING TD ON 4TH DOWN! 😱 — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) Illinois quarterback connected with Pat Bryant for a 17-yard pass and a first down. However, Rutgers then couldn't tackle Bryant despite five defenders being nearby. The senior wideout then sprinted the remaining 23 yards to the right corner of the end zone for a touchdown with four seconds remaining. The Illini failed on a 2-point conversion attempt. Yet they got those two points anyway when Rutgers lateraled the ball out of bounds in the end zone on the ensuing kickoff. Some more angles of the Pat Bryant game-winning TD for 🎥 on Peacock 📺 — Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) Altmyer passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns on 12-for-26 passing. He also rushed for 74 yards and a score. rushed for an additional 58 yards and a TD on 13 carries. Bryant finished with seven receptions for 197 yards and a touchdown he'll never forget. Rutgers QB also passed for two TDs with 174 yards on 18-for-36 passing, while also rushing for 84 yards and two scores on 13 carries. led the Scarlet Knights with 122 yards rushing on 28 carries. caught six balls for 66 yards and a TD. Illinois improved to 8–3 overall with the victory and tied with for at 5–3. Rutgers dropped to 6–5 (3–5 in Big Ten) with the defeat.The game was tied at 7 in the second quarter when the Phoenix turned a fumble recovery into a field goal. That started a string of four-straight scoring possessions. Downing was 16 of 21 for 203 yards. Chandler Brayboy had 12 receptions for 118 yards with a score. Rushawn Baker ran for 106 yards for the Phoenix (6-6, 5-3 Coastal Athletic Association). Julian Bumper also had a 10-yard rushing touchdown on his only carry and Jamarien Dalton had a 30-yard receiving touchdown on his only catch. Freshman Cortez Lane returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown for the Aggies (1-11, 0-8), who lost their 11th straight. Justin Fomby threw for 190 yards and a touchdown pass to Daniel Cole and Shimique Blizzard ran for 87 yards and a TD. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25
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BLOUNTVILLE — The artwork of three Sullivan County Schools students will be on Christmas cards again for the holidays this year. The trio of students, one each from elementary, middle and high schools across the county, were chosen the tops in their age categories in the system's annual Christmas Card art competition. The three winners are Annabella Woods, a fifth grader at Holston Elementary School in Blountville; Amelia Green, a sixth grader at Sullivan Central Middle School in Blountville; and Elly Bowen, a ninth grader at West Ridge High School in Blountville. The county Board of Education at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, recognized the three for their work with a certificate, their original artwork framed and $10 in Pal’s Bucks spendable like cash at area Pal’s Sudden Service locations. OTHER RECOGNITIONS The board also honored: • Kim Moody for being named Tennessee School Nurse of the Year; • Leslie Watson for being Sullivan County Bus Driver of the Month for November. The monthly awards so far have recognized drivers Kourtney Baker in September, Dorothy Anderson in October and Waymond Manis in November.. Transportation director Justin Steffey started the recognition program; and • The Sullivan East High School Naval Junior ROTC or Reserve Officers Training Corps for its work in the Nov. 11 Veterans Day dedication of a new veterans memorial in Blountville. East NJROTC students Ethan Aliff and Damian Saucier, both seniors, lead the Pledge of Allegiance after a moment of silence at Tuesday night’s meeting. To view a vertical video of the pledge, go to the Kingsport Times News Facebook or Instagram reels online. Also attending the meeting Tuesday night with the NJROTC students was Major Chris Fain, senior naval science instructor at Sullivan East High. In addition, the board in its monthly Spotlight on Learning viewed a work-based learning video about WBL program at West Ridge and Sullivan East high schools, produced by two audio-visual WBL students from West Ridge. The two audio-video WBL students are Zak Elliot and Austin Keen, and their instructor is Jason Sanderford. OTHER ACTIONS As previously reported, the board, among other things: • Approved a bus conduct policy amended to specify that drivers must notify a school system administrator of the transportation director before removing a student from a bus for disciplinary issues; • Approved a more than $2 million LED lighting project through Excel Energy Co. that is guaranteed to pay for itself in electricity savings over nine years of low-interest loan payback; and • Joined an insulin lawsuit handed by the Frantz Group on behalf of school systems nationwide. The insulin lawsuit seeks compensation for alleged price-gouging for insulin in school district with self-insured health coverage. The attorneys will be paid only if the suit is successful out of proceeds of a ruling or settlement. All votes were 6-0 with Chairman Matt Price absent. Price did not attend the meeting, but came by before the meeting started and after a work session was done, because he was working in his capacity as a Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office detective to find two Sullivan Central Middle School students who went missing Tuesday after leaving the school. The two students, a girl and boy, were found, according to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation social media post shared around midnight. TBI and the sheriff’s office had sought the public’s cooperation in keeping an eye out for the missing teenagers. Stay Informed: Subscribe to Our Newsletter TodayPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending No. 24 Illinois to a wild 38-31 victory over Rutgers on Saturday. Illinois (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) was down 31-30 when it sent long kicker Ethan Moczulski out for a desperation 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to go. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano then called for a timeout right before Moczulski’s attempt was wide left and about 15 yards short. After the missed field goal was waved off by the timeout, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent his offense back on the field. Altmyer hit Bryant on an in cut on the left side at the 22, and he continued across the field and scored untouched in a game that featured three lead changes in the final 3:07. Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) gave up a safety on the final kickoff return, throwing a ball out of bounds in the end zone as players passed it around hoping for a miracle touchdown. Altmyer was 12-of-26 passing for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Bryant finished with seven receptions for 197 yards. Altmeyer put Illinois in front with a 30-yard TD run with 3:07 to go. He passed to Josh McCray on the 2-point conversion, making it 30-24. Rutgers responded with a 10-play, 65-yard drive. Athan Kaliakmanis had a 15-yard run on fourth down. He passed to running back Kyle Manangai for a 13-yard TD with 1:08 remaining. Illinois then drove 75 yards in eight plays for the unexpected win. Kaliakmanis was 18 for 36 for 174 yards and two touchdowns. He also had 13 carries for 84 yards and two TDs. Monangai had a career-high 28 carries for 122 yards. Kaliakmanis found Ian Strong for a 2-yard touchdown in the final seconds of the first half, and he scored on a 1-yard run to lift Rutgers to a 24-15 lead early in the fourth quarter. Illinois responded with Aidan Laughery’s 8-yard TD run, setting up the roller-coaster finish. The start of the second half was delayed because of a scrum between the teams. There were no punches thrown and the officials called penalties on both schools. Monangai become the third player in Rutgers history to rush for 3,000 yards when he picked up 4 on a third-and-1 carry early in the second quarter. The defending conference rushing champion joins Ray Rice and Terrell Willis in hitting the mark. Illinois: The great finish keeps the Illini in line for its first nine-win season since 2007 and a prestigious bowl game this season. Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights were seconds away from their first in-conference three-game win streak since joining the Big Ten in 2014. Illinois: At Northwestern next Saturday. Rutgers: At Michigan State next Saturday. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollNew York AG Letitia James Refuses to Drop Civil Case Against Trump, Even Post-InaugurationOn Wednesday at around 6pm, thousands of social media users in parts of the UK reported an outage with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The social media giant reported that a “technical issue” had left users unable to access its services. DownDetector, a website that monitors social media outages, says the three cities hit worst by the outage were London, Manchester and Glasgow. Other major cities hit hard by the blackout were Cardiff, Nottingham and Birmingham. Thanks for bearing with us! We’re 99% of the way there – just doing some last checks. We apologize to those who’ve been affected by the outage. — Meta (@Meta) By around 10pm on Wednesday, DownDetector UK said there had been 23,445 reports of Facebook outages, 11,466 Instagram outages and 18,646 on WhatsApp across Britain. In an update issued at 10.26pm on X, Meta said the problem was now nearly resolved. A spokesperson said: “Thanks for bearing with us! We’re 99% of the way there – just doing some last checks. “We apologise to those who’ve been affected by the outage.” Other parts of the world affected include Europe, Asia, South America and Australia, according to DownTracker. To find out if your area is affected, visit: .
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The ErgoChair Ultra looks like a standard office chair from a distance, but it’s anything but. Beneath the seat cushion on this bad boy, you’ll find a web of 3D-printed helical springs that provide a surprisingly lively bounce while still letting you sink into your seat. It may not have a billion points of adjustment, but it has a pleasantly pliable body joined to a confidently sturdy frame. I’ve had this chair for just shy of a month, and I profess now that I will struggle to get rid of it. It may not have the most bells and whistles compared to other similarly-priced chairs, but it’s perfect for my height with little adjustment. I relished the assembly process with this chair, which took less than five minutes, and I especially enjoyed using no tools whatsoever. I may have been a mechanic in a past life, but I can still get tired of using Allen wrenches. At $600, this chair plants itself firmly as a mid-range model, but the attention to detail that went into its engineering is top-notch. One of the biggest benefits of 3D printing designs is that you can optimize every millimeter of your product, and it’s evident that that work paid off when Autonomous’s team rolled their sleeves up and grabbed the TPE. My Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra review will help you decide if this is the best office chair for you or if you’d be better off with one that has more adjustment points. Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra: Cheat Sheet Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra: Specs Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra: The ups This chair is pretty darn comfy, but that's not all it has going for it. This chair was a blast from the moment I took off the packaging to right now, as I write this review while sitting in it. These are some of the big notes that really demonstrate how this chair shines. Seamless (and tool-free) assembly I didn’t get many pictures of the assembly process for this chair, and that’s because it happened so quickly that I questioned what steps were even worth documenting. All you have to do is connect the seat and backrest, drop the gas cylinder into its base, and attach the casters with your bare hands. No tools whatsoever. I spent far more time ripping off packaging than I did handling the hardware itself. This does come at the cost of a fairly bulky delivery, which I’ll elaborate on later, but I ultimately felt extremely satisfied putting this chair together. It was the fourth or fifth piece of large furniture I had assembled that week, and getting to forego yet another baggie of allen wrenches and cryptic instructions made my whole month. Next-level cushioning I was so blown away by the amount of comfort I experienced with this chair that I was curious to see exactly what was going on under the seat. Luckily, Autonomous sent me a cutout of another cushion so I could see what was going on with the innards. In short, it was a whole lot more and a whole lot less than I expected. The 3D-printed springs immediately under the top layer of foam are, in essence, the selling point for this whole chair. They’re laid out in a web that lines the entire seat, and they compress just a few millimeters to give you a tinge of energetic pliability without feeling like you’re sitting on a bunch of bumps. To bring the suspension in this seat to the next level, there’s also a considerable air gap between the array of springs and the bottom of the seat. It’s well over an inch of extra flex, and it allows the cushion as a whole to wrap a bit more thoroughly around your rump and let that dynamic cushioning do its work in multiple directions. A sturdy backrest When I first saw the backrest for this chair in person, I was expecting to be leaned back and plugged into the Matrix. This chair looks like alien technology, but this loud design has a purpose to its peculiarity: it’s an impressively redundant support system that keeps the mesh lining of the backrest from feeling flimsy or precarious. There’s no hard frame outlining the edge of the backrest, but rather six arms that grab onto a semi-malleable backing plate for the mesh. This means the edges of the backrest are just as soft as the middle, but there’s still enough structural support that you can properly sink your weight into this chair without worrying about compromising the decidedly impressive (for my size) lumbar support. Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra: The downs This chair is one of the comfiest I've ever tested, but I do have a handful of nitpicks related to what this chair offers in terms of adjustability at this price point. I also may be a special case, but I had a few frustrations with the delivery process in my tiny Philly apartment. Bulky delivery Before I go off about this detail, I should clarify that my apartment’s entryway is comically small and difficult to navigate. It cost me a lot of my good furniture when I first moved in. That said, it’s worth noting that a consequence of this chair’s quick assembly is that the large pre-assembled pieces come in a gargantuan box. I still have no idea how they got this thing into my mail room. After lugging this package (that’s far bigger than me) up the stairs to my apartment, I ultimately had to assemble this chair in my building’s hallway with an audience of about 15 Philadelphians going about their day. Luckily, I was only in the hallway for a few minutes, but I was looking forward to assembling this one in the comfort of my own office. Adjustability could be more intricate To Autonomous’s credit, this chair has plenty of the essential adjustments, and they all work well: seat height, seat fore-aft position, tilt angle, tilt tension, and armrest height all come standard. I had no problem dialing these in for my preferences within just a few minutes, and I’ve hardly had to fiddle with anything for the past few weeks. At this price, however, I do wish there were a few finer adjustments, especially relating to the backrest. The lumbar support on this chair is exceptional for me at my height (5’11”), but there’s no way to adjust its height or contour. Similarly, the backrest as a whole has no vertical adjustment. This lack of moving parts does make the chair feel wonderfully sturdy, but I’m sure that sturdiness would be less admirable to someone who doesn’t like where the lumbar bump sits relative to their back. For a quick fix, you can adjust the fore-aft position of the seat cushion and recline the chair as far back as it can go, but I’ve found this position far more frequently inspires naptime than a productive work session. Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra: Verdict Overall, the Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra is supremely comfortable out of the box compared to other freshly assembled chairs. It’s easy to get a good ballpark fit with this chair, and the seat itself is cushioned well enough that even a slightly subpar fit feels fantastic. The back is breathable thanks to its mesh lining, but it’s still sturdy thanks to its borderline-overbuilt spine. I’ve had this chair for just shy of a month, and it has consistently been the chair I’ve chosen for sitting when I don’t have obligations to test another model. That said, I worry how well this chair fits others who aren’t my size (5 feet 11 inches). The lumbar support on this chair is superb for me, but it’s not height-adjustable, which may prove a comfort hindrance to anyone who’s particularly short or tall.Colorado Avalanche (12-9, in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (10-7-2, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche are looking to extend a three-game win streak with a victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay has a 10-7-2 record overall and a 6-2-1 record in home games. The Lightning have scored 68 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 10th in NHL play. Colorado is 12-9 overall and 6-3-0 on the road. The Avalanche have an 8-5-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent. The teams play Monday for the second time this season. The Lightning won 5-2 in the previous matchup. Anthony Cirelli led the Lightning with two goals. TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has 11 goals and 17 assists for the Lightning. Emil Martinsen Lilleberg has scored goals over the past 10 games. Nathan MacKinnon has scored seven goals with 28 assists for the Avalanche. Sam Malinski has over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-4-2, averaging 3.4 goals, six assists, 3.4 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game. Avalanche: 7-3-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 2.9 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game. INJURIES: Lightning: None listed. Avalanche: None listed. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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A weird new roguelite on Steam blends the genres of tower defense autobattler and factory builder into a cute, if odd, synergy. In ShapeHero Factory you scrawl out little production lines on magical parchment to combine shapes to conjure heroes that then automatically defend a big crystal from hordes of little inkblot demons. The structure is a familiar roguelite setup where you travel from battle to battle on a node tree picking rewards like new research options and hero recipes for your factory. That means you've got a limited time to build a working production line that you'll then immediately put on the line against enemy hordes—and while you can tweak the line during battles, that means you're not supporting the heroes directly with your own ability to attack. Different heroes have unique behaviors—basic Units just walk at the closest enemy, while warriors hold up a shield to bash incoming foes and guard the core. Others have more temporary effects: Mages appear and call a storm of lightning, and archers show up and fire a big piercing arrow. Having produced more of these units pre-battle has them show up more frequently, and upgrades can improve their attacks or let more of them onto the field at once. Low-level warriors, for example, will provide an incomplete shield wall, while high-level warriors produced in large amounts will quickly form an uninterrupted ring after the wave's start. Spending some time with the demo was pretty neat, and showed that the game definitely has potential. There's a lot of attention to detail, for example, in the parchment backgrounds, hero classes, and font choices that evoke the Final Fantasy Tactics era of RPGs. I also loved how you customize your production and choices: You unlock new hero types to build, sure, but you also customize your own research tree by choosing segments to add. I picked faster production, for example, and combined that with a "Champion" hero type that only shows up once you can pump 50 normal units through its building. Developer Asobism intends to keep ShapeHero Factory in early access for about four months, during which they hope to add new research trees, new heroes, new relics, and more surprise events. They'll also add controller support and support for more varied resolutions. You can find ShapeHero Factory on Steam for $19, though it has a free demo you can try right now. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Ingo Rademacher is trying to take ABC back to court over his 2021 firing from General Hospital , and he’s bringing former co-star Steve Burton into it. Rademacher, who played Jasper “Jax” Jacks on the daytime drama for 25 years on and off, was fired in 2021 when he refused to follow the show’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. He sued the soap later that year claiming that he was fired because of his political views and not just the mandate. “I am entitled to a religious exemption against mandatory vaccination for COVID-19 on the basis of my deeply and sincerely held moral belief that my body is endowed by my creator with natural processes to protect me and that its natural integrity cannot ethically be violated by the administration of artificially created copies of genetic material, foreign to nature and experimental,” the actor wrote in an e-mail to Disney HR before his firing, according to Variety . Rademacher lost the initial suit in 2023 when a judge found that because General Hospital also fired Burton, who plays Jason Morgan in the series, this proved the decision was about the health mandate. Rademacher is resurrecting the suit now because Burton was rehired on the series in January 2024. Jason made his official reappearance in March of that year. In Radaemacher’s motion for a new trial, obtained by InTouch , his lawyer argues, “ABC’s re-hiring of Mr. Burton undermines its argument that Ingo’s political beliefs did not play any role in its decision to fire him—to ‘recast’ his role—in 2021...Judge Goorvitch credited ABC’s evidence that the political animus that the General Hospital producers showed toward Ingo was irrelevant because, like other people, including GH actor Steve Burton, it simply could not accommodate Ingo’s objection to COVID-19 vaccination and fired him only for that reason. “That argument was always specious. But it carries even less weight now, given the newly discovered evidence that ABC re-hired [Steve] for General Hospital but did not re-hire Ingo,” his lawyer continued. The documents also claim that GH will never rehire Rademacher because of his outspoken support for Donald Trump during the 2020 election. He hopes to get a new trial and a jury to evaluate his wrongful termination claim. A judgment on the motion is expected in the new year. Rademacher has opened up about how being let go from the show has affected him, sharing on Instagram in November 2023 that he’s been struggling with mental health issues since leaving the series. “To be completely honest, for the first time in my life, I’ve been faced with some mental health struggles. That’s not something I’ve ever had to face before. I’m a lot better now, but the first year was rough,” he said at the time . “On top of that, I really identified as my character on General Hospital for decades, and I could’ve been there and would’ve been there for many more decades to come,” he continued. “This isn’t a boo-hoo me post, it’s just honest. It’s where I’m at.” More Headlines:
